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Question for large-scale builders...
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Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:53:17 GMT
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How do you deal with model flexing?
I'm working on a 6' ship right now, and would like to be able to support it
from a single point, but I don't think I can without having the ship look
like it was left in the sun too long. :(
Anyone have suggestions?
James
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| "James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message news:GB69Gt.DBz@lugnet.com... (...) Well, my Destroyer is pretty solid, I would venture to say it could be supported from one point. Then again, this ship is about 3-4' long, not 6'. My (...) (24 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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| James, I to am building a rather large scale spacecraft 3-4ft range. I had a problem with flex as well, my solution was to build the ship along a central "keel" much like a modern day ocean going vessel, I also divided the interior up into sections (...) (24 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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| My 5+ foot star destroyer relies on a honeycomb-like structure and 3 partial keels for strength. Almost every piece in the hull is structural since it interlocks with those around it and distributes the load. It's taking a real-long time to finish (...) (24 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) The Gibraltar is 5 feet long and sits on 6 landing struts, though I found out that the 2 front struts are not needed. The ship avoids flex by being light weight itself and having relatively even weight distribution. The biggest part of the (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Yup, apparantly. :) Thanks for all the feedback. I reworked about half of my central beam last night using some of the suggestions here, and it's working out much better; no flex at all, and I can't put enough weight on it to shear the beam (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.space)
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