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Re: Star Destroyer Domes
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lugnet.starwars
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Sat, 23 Nov 2002 20:01:26 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Stephen Juby writes:
> Like the gap between the ventral and dorsal sections it's only particularly
> noticeable if you look at it so the two are in line and you can see right
> through. I would say it's more noticeable than the ventral/dorsal crack if
> only because the v/d crack makes use of the shade inside, whereas the
> port/starboard one is where two grey sections are supposed to meet more or
> less seamlessly, so the near black of the shadey inside shows up more. It's
> especially noticeable just where the superstructure starts in fact, but even
> there it's not what I'd call glaringly obvious.
> As for the magnets, you may not be aware but in fact only the inside (as in
> closer to the centre line) side of the four main plates are held on by
> magnets, along the angled outside sides the four main plates actually attach
> to the framework on three hinges (as in three hinges to a plate). As such
> there is very little if any scope to shift the plates around to try and make
> the gap less obvious, they more or less just swing open and shut.
> If you have a good picture of the trench you can probably make out one of
> the grey "2x2 plate with holes" pieces which attach to the main plates just
> in front of the swivelling ion cannon (made from Town binoculars and two 2x2
> space radar dishes) That should give you an idea of how restricted the
> motion is.
Ah, I see. Yeah, I've looked at all the pictures in the folder linked to
recently, and noted the magnets along the spine and the angled attachment
method along the trenches for the plates, but I figured there would still be
some play, mostly because some pictures show the gap as huge, and some show
it as not so huge. Perhaps one was actually assembled partially incorrectly.
BTW, are there rigid connections for the plates at the rear of the ship? I
remember seeing peg/axel connectors (located underneath the plates, along
the back edge) that didn't hook into anything, and I assumed they must slide
into something on the beam near the engines.
-Greg "Fox" Cook
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| (...) The four main plates are only held rigidly along the outside. The reason for the peg connectors along the back on the underneath is to attach the four angled plates surrounding the engines, the main plates aren't connected to the back beam at (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Like the gap between the ventral and dorsal sections it's only particularly noticeable if you look at it so the two are in line and you can see right through. I would say it's more noticeable than the ventral/dorsal crack if only because the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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