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tinkering with docks
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:34:18 GMT
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Thanks to Jon's addition of the tip section to the Galactic Shipyard, I was
reminded that I wanted to work on some docking port ideas...
I had an idea in mind, but after seeing some of the other cool docks,
specifically William R Ward's system... I decided to work in that direction.
I have come up with a few ideas for a gender switching system, and while
this one I have on Brickshelf isn't the most user-friendly, it gets the idea
across well enough. As always, LMKWYT...
the folder:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5448
here is a brief explaination for a few of the images that need it:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=53845
image 1 is a view of the dock before insertion into a wall or floor (or
ceiling, natch).
I didn't build a sample brick wall section, since that's pretty obvious to
figure out.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=53846
image 2 is shows how it looks when imbedded into the upper hull of a ship.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=53851
shows how this is done using technic beams and the 1x1x1 technic bricks in
the outer four corners.
notes:
in this shape, they are more stable when docked at a 90 degree rotation to
each other. I am going to try to figure out a way to make them more stable
when docked directly.
the 2 long axles that connect the ports together are impossible to control
when pulling the ports apart, ie you never know what side they end up on.
The next version of this dock will fix that.
comments or ideas?
cheers!
Joel Kuester
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| (...) [...] (...) This is a very cool-looking design, and has a great playability factor. I think it shows a lot of promise. I do have a couple of concerns though... I have one concern though - the brackets you use to hold the Technic "L" pieces are (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) was (...) direction. (...) idea (...) Very cool. I really like how the pegs connect on the outside of the "tube". I prefer enough headroom for my minifigs to stand up though. This is only important when we're talking about ships with gravity (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) I like these ideas very much. So you're saying, this concept clamps around a hole in the wall or ceiling, not requiring it to be fastened by studs on the wall or ceiling? ~Trev (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.space)
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