Paul B Technic Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Hi all, As part of my train layout I am building a few buildings around it, I have built a couple so far and they look fairly good (I think) however last night I made a start on the office building and have ran in to a problem. Looking at the photos below you can see what I am planning on doing, building the office building up higher so that I can have parking under it. The issues is the weight of the office building will buckle / break the base plate I am using, putting a few loose breaks on it last night showed just how much this is happening. Any ideas / suggestions? I really don't want to build the whole bottom layer solid as that will not look as good. Paul Quote
medib Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 you might think about using PLATES instead of a baseplate for the floor of the office. And then use transparent (window) panels for the 3 walls around the "parking area", with the one side open to allow cars to enter and leave. Quote
lightningtiger Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Yes, plates - large ones linked together by shorter 2x? plates which will also help mount lighting too. How tall do you want it ? Will it be an open back or closed in modular style ? Brick On 'Paul B' ! Quote
rriggs Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Plates would be better than a baseplate as they are more rigid. Whether you use a baseplate or plates you really need to build a strong frame to support the building. Do you have any Technic beams you can use? Using these paired up and overlapped with pins securing them together you can build a strong, light frame using few pieces. Cheers Rog Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Use some technic beams pined together. Edited January 16, 2012 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
Paul B Technic Posted January 16, 2012 Author Posted January 16, 2012 Thanks for the suggestions. The building will be two stories in top of this so three total. Paul Quote
jth781 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Yeah i wouldent use a baseplate. Id use some 1x16 and baseplates like others have recommended. Quote
Jasper Joppe Geers Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 I'll go with alasdair i think. If you need a large square, the cheapest way is to use a baseplate, with long brick beams built on it, perhaps technic ones pinned together. Think of how a roof in reality is done. And how floors are done for example in the modulars. Perhaps that will help! :) Cheers, JJ. Quote
rriggs Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 Yeah, thanks Alasdair and Jasper for simply repeating what I wrote in the first place... Cheers Rog Quote
LegoSjaak Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 I would go with Alasdair, Jasper and rriggs ( ) if i were you Paul. But i think you should first just wander around on the Eurobrick Town-MOC-topics and see how other people construct buildings.. It would be boring to read how people re-invent the wheel each time... so.. first have a look around on this site. If there are any remaining questions, please ask them.. !! Well, that's about my opinion... Greetz, LegoSjaak Quote
meyerc13 Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 I think this is a good discussion. Having only come out of my dark ages in the past few years, large plates are difficult to come by. I've purposely bought a few sets for parts just because they had a good number of 6x16 plates. With some of the new Creator sets, there are even larger plates. However, if you don't have those large plates, it can be tough to build a roof/floor for a building. Quote
streifen Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 I think this is a good discussion. Having only come out of my dark ages in the past few years, large plates are difficult to come by. I've purposely bought a few sets for parts just because they had a good number of 6x16 plates. With some of the new Creator sets, there are even larger plates. However, if you don't have those large plates, it can be tough to build a roof/floor for a building. go to bricklink. all sorts of plates can be found there. also do not forget that you will need smaller-sized plates as u need to create openings for staircases and voids. so get a mix of sizes and work round your moc. alternatively, do a sketch of what you are thinking of building and then work out the sizes you need. Quote
JackJonespaw Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 You can probably look in your gray collection and find some good plates. Then just strengthen with brick underneath and do a bottom layer of plates. If you even have that many, Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 Yeah, thanks Alasdair and Jasper for simply repeating what I wrote in the first place... Cheers Rog Any time. Quote
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