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Re: tinkering with docks
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:31:12 GMT
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In lugnet.space, William R. Ward writes:
> "Joel Kuester" <septenemae@hotmail.com> writes:
> > 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...
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> I have one concern though - the brackets you use to hold the Technic
> "L" pieces are rather hard to come by. I don't think I have more than
> 1 of them, for example. Those are the ones used for some of the RES-Q
> string spools, right? How are they held on to the rest of the
> structure? I'd guess 2x2 Technic bricks with 2 holes, and those
> little half-peg thingys? Won't the brackets come off more readily
> than the axles?
actually I didn't plan on using this part in the final design, it was a fast
mockup of the idea. However, I was using this part:
'Technic Steering Arm with Connectors'
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/32069
its quite strong.
> How would you handle a vessel that has to brave the heat and fire of
> re-entry? You'd need either a big door to cover the whole thing up
> (very bulky) or a pretty significant change in design. I could
> imagine a female-only docking port that would mate with this, though,
> using the 1x2 bricks with axle holes instead of the peg holes used in
> my earlier design.
I am going to have the whole docking chunk slide outward from the hull.
That's why I want it to be compact. as for the 1x2 bricks with axleholes,
check out the second iteration of this idea:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=53869
this is getting much closer to what I want to use on my ships.
> > 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.
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> This is the big problem. How do you plan to fix it?
the new design fixed that :)
> I'm wondering if we aren't taking the wrong approach here. Your
> swiveling Technic bits are suggesting an idea to me. Perhaps
> something could be done by having Technic axles on one ship slide into
> corresponding pegholes on the other, on each side of the airlock...
> I'll try to come up with a model and post here.
cool, looking forward to it!
I just added 4 pics of the second port design to:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5448
cheers!
Joel Kuester
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| (...) I've never seen that part before. Interesting. But then, I don't have any of the "super cars". (...) That's going to be bulky... it probably won't work on anything but huge ships. :-( (...) Ah, yes. I like that a lot. Very clever. (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.space)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.space)
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