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Re: Factory Pictures Finally - Explanation of Curved roof
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Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:40:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason Spears writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jesse Alan Long writes:
> > How DID you curve the roof of your factory/warehouse?
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> > simply add some smokestacks and some of those yellow
> > and black striped LEGO plates, please?
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> > Jesse Long
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> Jesse I will take your 'demand'? of yellow and black striped tiles as a
> suggestion, and consider it when I get around the finishing the details. Thank
> you for the suggestion. But as far as smokestacks go, I have been to a number
> of manufacturing plants in my work, and I don't think it is needed nor
> explainable, as nothing in this little GoKart factory would warrent such an
> unsightly thing. Although you have now give me the idea for a processing plant
> with large smokestacks and soot everywhere, might be an interesting little
> building.
>
> As far as construction of the curved roof goes, it was a bit of a chore, I'll
> tell you. Others may have done it before and wouldn't find it a challange, but
> I found it tricky. The roof is composed of 6 large grey baseplates in a 2x3
> pattern. I used 2x8, 2x10 and 4x4 plates to connect the longest seem. You can
> see the pattern in this picture:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=57102
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> Then using 2x4 and 2x3 plates, I cover the other 4 seems. These smaller plates
> will allow the roof to bend without poping the plates off. The next part is a
> little tricky. When I put the roof on, I found it best to set the middle down
> on the peaks of the curves, seen here:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=57106
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> Then allow the long ends to bend. It will occasionaly want to bend into the
> building instead of to the walls, but once you get it bent in the right
> direction it is pretty easy. I built the wall with a lip that it can rest on
> and most of the force then goes out and not down. Finally I used 2x6 to keep
> the roof from popping up, which it does once in a while. Oh and here is a
> picture of me holding the roof right before I put it on Saturday.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=57601
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> Over the night with the plastic sheet over it, It buckeled and became less of a
> curve and more of a point. By design or mistake the roof is kind of strong, you
> can actually pull it (slide it) from one end or another to expose part of
> interior space. And some of you saw you can place some stuff on the roof, as
> seen in this picture:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=58547
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> The table wasn't very flat in that area, and since the factory splits into 6
> sections, connected with technic pegs, it kept cracking in that area. So after
> reconnecting the bricks in that area half a dozen times I decided it was best
> to make the crack look like it was by design. Hence the minifig repair crew.
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> Well I hope I was clear in describing the roof. Enjoy and play well.
> Jason
I am sorry that I criticized your building, I just had a horrible time
through high school and I do not wish to relive that same reputation.
Jesse Long
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