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Re: Making new (Star Wars) parts
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Fri, 21 May 1999 18:45:22 GMT
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:3745616e.4303137@lugnet.com...
> [Forwarding to lugnet.cad.dev]
> 
> On Fri, 21 May 1999 07:56:50 GMT, Jaco van der Molen <jmolen@globalxs.nl>
> wrote:
> 
> [some snippage]
> 
> > Now that I have all classic sets and these 4 new ones, I can join the
> > quest to LDraw all those hefty new parts. Has anyone made / is anyone
> > making new parts? It would surely be nice to model them. Idea: I think
> > it would be handy to model the notched hinges in advance so we can use
> > them on all bricks and plates that use them. This way it should be
> > fairly easy to model these parts. I saw in the partstracker John
> > VanZwieten is allready working on these.


I'm on it.  I've got the serated edges finished, which I will shortly post to
cad.dat.parts for comments.  It was a challenge to decide just how to model
this one.  I wished I had a magnifying glass to really see the shape of the
teeth, but I don't, so I guessed.

I don't think the engine part has been claimed yet.  My "hack" is probably
worthless as a starting point, so anyone could take this one on.  It's a cool
part, but I want to do the hinges and the windshield first.

-John Van



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Making new (Star Wars) parts
 
(...) Can you package the hinges so they can released as primitives? I haven't checked all the sets, but I can think of 5 different hinge-parts off the top of my head. I have the feeling there are one or two more ... At least if the hinges are (...) (27 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad.dev)
  Re: Making new (Star Wars) parts
 
(...) I migth have a go at this piece, it has number 30360 embossed in it. But I'm not starting right now. And although I'm aware that most of you are desparately in need for this part, I strongly believe that this part needs some of the new (...) (27 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Re: Making new (Star Wars) parts
 
[Forwarding to lugnet.cad.dev] On Fri, 21 May 1999 07:56:50 GMT, Jaco van der Molen <jmolen@globalxs.nl> wrote: [some snippage] (...) (27 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad.dev)

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