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In lugnet.build.microscale, Mark Chan wrote:
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Marc Nelson, Jr. wrote:
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Mark Chan wrote:
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Cross posting my Town Hall from
lugnet.town to the Micro-Scale newsgroup. I didn’t even know we had such a
newsgroup - I just discovered it and there are some very nice models
here....
Now I really want to build my model with actual bricks - Mark
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Very nice! And I hope that’s dark red in the building - I’d love to be able
to get that much dark red in one set. Looks like you’re in the lead at the
moment!
A question: what are the 1x2 center-stud plates (the windowsills) sitting
on?
Marc Nelson Jr.
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Thanks Marc! (cool name, btw). The grey windowsill 1x2 center-stud plates (my
favorite piece) are sitting on top of another red 1x2 center stud plate to
get the 1/2 stud offset.
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Ah, I hadn’t thought of that. I was hoping there was some new plate I hadn’t
found that had hollow studs.
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One other useful trick is to put them on top of technic bricks. Usually 1x1
bricks turned sideways so the hole doesn’t face out. The hollow stud at the
top of a technic brick is perfect to center a 1x2 center stud (or standard)
plate into. I sometimes use 1x8, or 1xN technic bricks, fill the holes with
the small rivet, and then attach a sideways facing tile for some visual 2/5th
stud offset as well.
A technic brick or 2x2 window is also a perfect brick to “return” a 1/2 stud
offset back to the standard offset. Place the technic brick on top of the 1x2
center stud plate, and then you can center a standard 1x2 plate or brick on
top to return back to “normal”.
Check out my Union
Station for more examples, if you haven’t already seen it.
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I hadn’t - what a clever roof! Seriously, that’s the best thing I’ve seen in
months.
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P.S. I love your USS Constellation. The details on it are very creative. I
hope to be able to vote for it in Week 4. How did you get the plates to rest
at non-90 degree angles? I can’t seem to make LDD do it.
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You mean the click hinges? After you have placed the 2 halves of the hinge,
press H to bring up the hinge tool. Click on the part of the hinge you want to
move, then use the arrow keys to move the hinge. After you have the hinge where
you want it, you can attach other pieces to the hinge - the autoconnect will
attach them at the correct angle. You can also use the hinge tool to rotate
non-hinge pieces.
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I was thinking about entering a sailing ship, but I’d be hard pressed to top
yours. Looks like no Statue of Liberty for me either, since somebody used
that to win in Week 2. I had built a nice 32x32 size
Statue of Liberty with
pedestal that I was going to scale down by 1/2....
The entries keep amazing me by getting better each week. By Week 8, it’s
going to be unimaginably impressive.
Mark
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As for the Constellation, I
actually entered in Week 2, but I tried to edit the description after it was
moderated. Then it disappeared from the gallery. Whoops.
But thanks for the love!
Marc Nelson Jr.
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