Help building Heliport H

[E1M1]

Hey,

 

for my MGS Shadow Moses Project I want to build the heliport.

But my one dimensional way of thinking does not give ma a chance to get these pieces forming a 6*8 helipad H which i can insert later into the frame ;-).

Does anyone have any ideas?

[MAB]

Have a look at this:

https://www.freelug.org/spip.php?article391

You might need to change the size of the insert to make it fit in with LEGO part dimensions.

[E1M1]

Hey thx for the reply.

I tried one of the techniques but i always get a small of set in Lego Digital Designer.

To get the white piece perfectly in the middle the right sequence is 4 tiles one brick, one white tile, and again 4 tiles one brick.

is this a real offset the Lego Digital Designer presents?

 

[MAB]

You should be able to do that, at least in real life.

A plate is 8 units high, a brick is 24 high and 20 wide.

See here (this is really handy when working out letters and so on):

 

 

So if you want to match 6 studs wide, this is 120 units. This could be achieved by 15 plates high, which is equivalent to your 4 tiles one brick, one white tile, and again 4 tiles one brick - it is essentially 7+1+7 plates. Have you tried building a stack of 14 plates plus a tile on top like that then rotating it? To reduce parts, you could also use 2 black 1x4 bricks, then a black plate and a white plate, then two black bricks and finally a black tile. I wouldn't worry too much about trying to connect it via technic pins. If this is going to drop into a slot of the correct size, then gravity will hold it in place, even if tilted.

[E1M1]

okay, the thx. the part reducing part comes at the end of the project.

so i have to take a look at the basement if i have some spare parts to give it a try in real life :).

So you mean basically something like this? (not part reduced)

Edited August 27, 2019 by E1M1
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[MAB]

Yes, in reality that middle should align properly and the whole thing should be 120x160 units, so will fit into a 6x8 stud hole.

[E1M1]

On 8/27/2019 at 9:32 PM, MAB said:

Yes, in reality that middle should align properly and the whole thing should be 120x160 units, so will fit into a 6x8 stud hole.

Hey is there a database that lists all lego parts and their dimension / LDU ?

Cause now i have to fit the H sign into the gap, the H sign has a height of 20 LDUs but the gap is 24 or 32 LDUs, depends on the number of brick i have to use.

so i need parts that add up to 24 LDUs and can connect to the bottom plate:

 

[E1M1]

never mind ^^ its, 2 layers and the brick heads of the base plate so 8+8+4 ;-).