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Re: Help set a LEGO world record this weekend!
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lugnet.trains.org.scltc
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Sun, 17 Jul 2005 16:21:16 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org.scltc, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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That’s really cool. I was sort of surprised to see the stars attached rather
than embedded in the layers but I guess a lot of early flags (sewn) have
stars sewn on...
How is the flag going to be supported, it seems like it would put a lot of
bending moment on the flag pole...
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Larry-
We initially planned to embed the stars, but a number of reasons converged to
make overlaying them the best choice:
- Since we put a wave in the surface, the union is not flat and embedded stars would have been more complex.
- We wanted to make all the stars the same, so we could easily make instructions that the public could follow to build them. David designed a single 8.5 x 11 instruction sheet that contained both an exploded view and and actual size finished outline of all bricks that almost no visitor had troube with, despite a lot of SNOT.
- We wanted to keep the stripe construction uniform so the public could build without continuous instruction (just occasional quality control). In our chosen format, we only needed to substitue a hanger joint at one brick spot per star.
- did some samples, and the overlaid stars looked much more interesting (3D relief and shadow lines). A flat flag with embedded stars would have been a lot more work for a lot less payoff.
Regarding the flag pole, it’s reinforced with 3/4 inch steel pipe. We secured
the flag to the pole with 1/4 inch high tensile strength transparent aluminum
cord.
-Ted
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| (...) That's really cool. I was sort of surprised to see the stars attached rather than embedded in the layers but I guess a lot of early flags (sewn) have stars sewn on... How is the flag going to be supported, it seems like it would put a lot of (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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