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Re: BFD Engine 1 Gets Super-Sized
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lugnet.town
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Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:46:56 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Allan Bedford wrote:
> > I was curious about the shutter-style doors on the side of the engine. Are they
> > based on the design of a real type of door? (in which case, ignore my comment
> > entirely) I was wondering if you ever considered using the 1x2 bricks with the
> > horizontal ridges on one side and vertical on the other. I'm fond of these for
> > the way in which they look like the roll-up doors on the sides of apparatus.
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> After I wrote this I thought that even though we don't see them open in your
> render, it's likely that you used that type of door for it's funtional value,
> rather than it's exact appearance. Is that a fair statement? :)
As a matter of fact, they're entirely cosmetic since I use up the potential
storage space to produce a half-stud inset. Making them functional wouldn't be
too hard though.
Will
Bricksburg Fire Department: http://www.bricksburg.org
GoB Bricksburg Depot: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=willhess
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| (...) See, even when I'm wrong... I'm wrong. ;) (...) I used the 1/2 stud inset on my Pumper #3 recently, to allow for the rigid hoses and the extension ladder: (URL) from the back of the cab to the very end of the truck is inset, with the exception (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jul-03, to lugnet.town)
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| (...) After I wrote this I thought that even though we don't see them open in your render, it's likely that you used that type of door for it's funtional value, rather than it's exact appearance. Is that a fair statement? :) Regards, Allan B. (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.town)
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