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Re: Revision: BF 2003 LTC Container swap call for participation
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Fri, 18 Jul 2003 06:19:24 GMT
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

In lugnet.trains.org, Brian Darrow wrote:

I'd like to get in on the container swap,  representing the IndyLUG club.
Just let me know how many containers we'll need to build and bring.  I see
that the footprint is 4x8 but how many bricks tall are the contaniers?

Go with the standard container height, that's what everyone else did.

see, for example, set 4549:
http://library.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1464

specifically this page:
http://library.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=15912

Your containers do NOT have to use the expensive parts, such as the 4x8 partly
studded plate, thinwalls and container doors, that these do. They just need to
be dimensionally equivalent.

For example here is a design that is size equivalent but a lot cheaper to
build...

http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dat/models/?n=2024

I believe there are explicit instructions for one easily-made version
here:
http://www.ngltc.org/gallery/thumb.asp?Folder=61-ngltc_container


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TWS Garrison
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  Re: Revision: BF 2003 LTC Container swap call for participation
 
(...) I personally am not so keen on the use of the 4x4 plate on top, I think it best to mimic the stud/no stud configuration of the original 4x8 partly studded plate, as we did, although it increases consumption of 1xN tiles. However this is NOT a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
  Re: Revision: BF 2003 LTC Container swap call for participation
 
"TWS Garrison" <tgarrisBASSo@ISmath...urdue.edu> wrote in message [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Here are the instructions for the NCLTC container too: (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Train (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains.org)

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(...) Go with the standard container height, that's what everyone else did. see, for example, set 4549: (URL) specifically this page: (URL) containers do NOT have to use the expensive parts, such as the 4x8 partly studded plate, thinwalls and (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains.org)

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