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Re: LEGO element fonts
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 17:33:20 GMT
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That's so cool! I think I'll do that as well for the 3x3. As for the hanging
in mid air, I have my lettering raise (pushed out) by 1 stud. The slopes are
1 stud deep and are placed in front of the backgroud "wall". The rectangular
bricks 2 are studs deep and firmly built into the wall. Thus the slopes can
be somewhat easily "knocked" off because they're attached only by 1 stud.
SteveB
PNLTC

In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> > Slightly off topic I was thinking about LEGO fonts since building these
> > stores. It seems that a 3x3 grid including slopes seems to work reasonably.
> > The addition of plates and there is a lot od flexability. Any ideas on the
> > topic?
> 
> Well at one point I quickly through together an Alphabet out of LEGO.  All are
> 5 high and average about 5 wide.  I agree that some characters look good at
> smaller sizes.  Some letters like "S" really need to be 5 high for clarity if
> you are only using bricks.  It is definitely a challange with some letters like
> "M" and "W".  One of the hardest things is the width, hieght is much more
> easily adjusted using plates but width is much less flexible unless you go with
> a SNOT design and then the problem is reversed.
> 
> Any way here is my "LEGObet" for referance.
> 
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/legobet/
> 
> 
> Eric Kingsley
> 
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/



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(...) Well at one point I quickly through together an Alphabet out of LEGO. All are 5 high and average about 5 wide. I agree that some characters look good at smaller sizes. Some letters like "S" really need to be 5 high for clarity if you are only (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)

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