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Re: Retraction about offset stud on box cars and stuff
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 3 Jul 2001 03:27:16 GMT
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cmasi@NOMORESPAMcmasi.chem.tulane.edu
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Jake McKee wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> > Some time ago I said that I didn't think that adding the ribbing details--a la
> > the 1/5 stud offset--was worth the extra bricks that it would cost me.[1] I
> > guess I was extrapolating from my own tries at a 1/2 stud offset (which were
> > less than satisfactory). The conversation about 1/5 stud offsets the other day
> > got me thinking about them. When I looked at the details of the 1/5 stud offset
> > construction, I though that it did not look that expensive special part wise. In
> > fact the only special parts that have to be the right colors are the tiles. The
> > technic stuff can be any color. So, to make a short story long, I decided to
> > give it a try. I built one side of a box car, and I must to say, if you haven't
> > tried a 1/5 stud offset go home an do it tonight!
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> Interestingly, I was toying with this yesterday. I was actually trying to
> see if I could get a similar method to work, but in a 4 or 6 wide config.
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> Does anyone have a .dat file that shows how this method work?
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> Jake
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> ---
> Jake McKee
> AFOL
> LUGNET Member #211
Jake,
I found the message
James Mathis asked...
Did you use this design?
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2007
I was inspired by Gianluca's original design for the odd offset, but ended
up with a different construction. I'm not sure my solution is "1/5" offset.
There was some discussion of the fractio, but I've since forgotten the result.
end quote
One side requires four studs, so fitting the design into a six wide car will
require some modifications. If you alternate supporting one side and then the
other, you should be able to get the design to fit.
Chris
--
See some of my LEGO creations at http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/
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| (...) Interestingly, I was toying with this yesterday. I was actually trying to see if I could get a similar method to work, but in a 4 or 6 wide config. Does anyone have a .dat file that shows how this method work? Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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