Building Masts and Spars, Help needed

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

Hello!

If one wants to avoif using the Lego-Masts, there seem to be few Options left.

Mainly the round 2*2 and 1*1 Bricks.

To stabilize Masts and Spars from those Bricks, one can insert Technic-Rods or Lightsabers.

However, as the Technikrods and Lightsabers are limited in Length, the Masts still can get very fragile.

So I wonder if it would be considered cheating to aplly some glue, or if there are other Ways to build Spars and Masts more stable.

Also, I wonder of there is any Brick available to make round Spars that are intermediate in Diameter, between the 1*1 and 2*2 round.

Regards,

Harlowe

[Admiral Croissant]

What I did for my ship, was using these, and fill them up with technix axles or hoses (or hoses with a thin iron wire in it.

For the thinner parts this and this part are very useful and stable.

You can find these on bricklink under the category 'technic connector'.

Good luck!

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

Thank you.

the First mentioned Bricks are the 2*2 round I was referring to. But the Idea with the Wire is brilliant.

The second pieces look great, but I suspect them to be exactly 1*1. Still they look way better than a stack of 1*1s.

Still looking for an intermidieat sized option. :(

I will have to build the mast quite stable, as the should ha a miniscule tilt to the rear, fixex in their Positions by the Rigging.

Harlowe

[Erdbeereis]

Since this is related to MOCs, I'll move it to the MOCs forum.

[Admiral Croissant]

Well I believe an intermediate brick isn't really necessary.

This ship was built with these, and this one with these, and both look great IMO.

But if you really want something else I wish you good luck, but I think it will be hard to find something.

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

Well, Sir,

I think an intermediate Size would be very nice to have. Considering the diffrent Parts of the Masts and Spars to be of diffrent sizes, and usually the individual Masts also diffrent, I'd prefer to have 3 Options rather than two.

I think minifig-Heads are about correct for the size, but may look quite ribbed when stacked. And I wonder if the are available in tan or brown.

Harlowe

[Horatio]

There is a reference for using minifigure heads as intermidiate pieces in the "Ultimate Lego Book" if you own it. It really doesn't look too bad, and they do make these pieces in brown, and black (if you want to use black. You can also find them in plain white and plain yellow, if you're building a naval ship).

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

You dont know if they are available in tan, do you?

Harlowe

[Admiral Croissant]

You dont know if they are available in tan, do you?

They are Link.

[Captain Charles F. Harlowe]

GREAT, thank you very much.

If I may ask another Question, what name would I have to search for, if I were seeking the negative roof Tiles?

Harlowe