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Re: cramming details into 6 studs
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 15 May 2001 17:17:18 GMT
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James Brown wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> > But to Bryan's original point, he's asking about how to get windows 3
> > across. I guess I'd just advise that he went with the same approach I used
> > in my SW.... Use 3 2 wide windows. I stagger them by one plate in height, he
> > could stagger them by 1/2 brick in position to get the indented door effect
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> > The downside is that you get a 1 stud wide visible blockage (in my case,
> > blockage with another window frame). But I'd argue that for a subway car,
> > the windows make up most of the width. Having a 1 stud wide outside edge
> > (which you'd get if you went with 3 2 wide windows on an 8 wide body) would
> > to me anyway look funny. Maybe not quite as funny as having half the window
> > filled with the view of a window frame, though.
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> You could mostly avoid this (seeing the side wall through the back window)
> by using a thin wall immediately behind the window. That would mean that to
> see the wall through the window you'd need to be straight on to the car,
> *and* squinting. ;)
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> Another possibility is to use 1x2 clear bricks, although that means you've
> got a frame-less window, which might look odd.
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> Try using a pair of 1x2x2 thin walls sideways to the back to form a window
> (as so --> [] ). No glass, but you've opened up your color options.
That's a good option.
I bet there are some SNOT methods also - in fact, how about a 1x2 clear
brick on end, studs out. Cap it with a tile and attach it with to a 1x
plate on the bottom (against the door). The 1x plate and the tile form
the frame (with the tile also making the car side flush. It will be a
little tricky to make the door inset, but it could probably be managed.
One way would be to use a 2x2 tile and attach the SNOT portion to the
side wall as opposed to the door.
--
Frank Filz
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| (...) You could mostly avoid this (seeing the side wall through the back window) by using a thin wall immediately behind the window. That would mean that to see the wall through the window you'd need to be straight on to the car, *and* squinting. ;) (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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