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Re: Chimney Mount of 396 Thatcher Perkins
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:24:15 GMT
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John Gerlach wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Hao-yang Wang writes:
> > Look at <http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0396/0396-09.html>, step 17.
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> > Instead of simply using a 2x2 brick to mount the chimney, the designers went
> > to a lot of trouble to insert a 1x2 tile there. Why? To make the chimney break
> > off easily?
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> > Cheers,
> > Hao-yang Wang
> There is a 2x3 plate that fits on top of the 1x2 plate in the next step. The
> studs from the 1x2 fit into the 'holes' of the 2x3, so the 1x2 tile is needed,
> otherwise the smokestack wouldn't fit on it at all.
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> JohnG, GMLTC
Right, if they used a 2x2 brick they would then need a 3x3 plate
which doesn't exist. Thanks!
/Eric McC/
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 | | Re: Chimney Mount of 396 Thatcher Perkins
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| (...) There is a 2x3 plate that fits on top of the 1x2 plate in the next step. The studs from the 1x2 fit into the 'holes' of the 2x3, so the 1x2 tile is needed, otherwise the smokestack wouldn't fit on it at all. JohnG, GMLTC (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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