ibecks Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) I'm getting very close to having all the parts for Cafe Corner, but the dark bluish grey birds are proving tricky to find. I've been looking at potential replacements, preferably available in dark bley, and I came across the baby T Rex which I thought would look pretty awesome on a building. The problem is, I don't know the stud dimensions so I don't know if he'll fit. The space it needs to fit in is on a jumper plate with a 2x2 corner brick either side, then a 1 x 2 x 4 arch on top of those. Any alternative suggestions are very welcome! :) Edited February 3, 2012 by ibecks Quote
JackJonespaw Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 I'm getting very close to having all the parts for Cafe Corner, but the dark bluish grey birds are proving tricky to find. I've been looking at potential replacements, preferably available in dark bley, and I came across the baby T Rex which I thought would look pretty awesome on a building. The problem is, I don't know the stud dimensions so I don't know if he'll fit. The space it needs to fit in is on a jumper plate with a 2x2 corner brick either side, then a 1 x 2 x 4 arch on top of those. Any alternative suggestions are very welcome! :) Really? They are hard to find? On Bricklink they are only about 20 cents each. You could get them in Old Dk Gray, which is cheaper. Can you show a picture of where you want to fit it? Quote
ibecks Posted February 3, 2012 Author Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) Really? They are hard to find? On Bricklink they are only about 20 cents each. You could get them in Old Dk Gray, which is cheaper. Can you show a picture of where you want to fit it? I should have mentioned that I'm trying to get them from UK stores wherever possible, especially now I don't have many more lots to get. Nobody in the UK seems to have them at the moment. I've got some of the old gray birds but I don't think they'd fit in as well, colour-wise. I've actually found the baby T Rex in LDD and it looks like he won't fit :( I've been playing around with some other possibilities... Scorpion (in-joke with my running buddies) Standing Rat (I think I like him best) Micro Figure I'm also considering the minifig trophy/statuette, but I can't find that one in LDD. Anyone know how to find it or whether it would fit? Edited February 3, 2012 by ibecks Quote
L@go Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 I've actually found the baby T Rex in LDD and it looks like he won't fit :( I haven't got the baby T-Rex, but I tried with this, the "Dragon Baby 'Norbert'", and that's just a tiny bit too tall. I'm also considering the minifig trophy/statuette, but I can't find that one in LDD. Anyone know how to find it or whether it would fit? It fits without problems, but it almost looks a bit too tiny: It's possible that it would look better with a round 1x1 plate underneath it - I don't know. Quote
ibecks Posted February 3, 2012 Author Posted February 3, 2012 I haven't got the baby T-Rex, but I tried with this, the "Dragon Baby 'Norbert'", and that's just a tiny bit too tall. It fits without problems, but it almost looks a bit too tiny: It's possible that it would look better with a round 1x1 plate underneath it - I don't know. Thanks so much for trying that and posting pictures. It's really useful to see the scale of it. It does look a little bit too small in there, doesn't it? I think I'm going to go with some dark red scorpions and wait for something else to come along, unless anyone else has any bright ideas. Quote
IAmWillGibson Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Not that this'll add much to the conversation, but I just checked, and Baby T-Rex will definitely not fit in this configuration. Neither will an owl, teddy bear, or bat, should you have considered those. A baby chimp, however, fits perfectly, although doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Quote
ibecks Posted February 3, 2012 Author Posted February 3, 2012 Given that I'm about to put scorpions on it, I'm not sure 'making sense' is an essential part of this conversation! I think the zookeeper's chimp might have escaped and climbed up there, then she could be trying to tempt it down with a banana. Quote
Vindicare Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 I think the dark grey micro fig looks pretty neat. Quote
L@go Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 I think the dark grey micro fig looks pretty neat. Yeah... it's metallic silver, though - doesn't exist in dark gray :) Quote
Flipz Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Given that I'm about to put scorpions on it, I'm not sure 'making sense' is an essential part of this conversation! I think the zookeeper's chimp might have escaped and climbed up there, then she could be trying to tempt it down with a banana. YES. Do that with one of the scorpions, and have the "missing" scorpion lying on the roof (or sidewalk) where the chimp knocked it down. That would add so much life to the scene! Quote
ibecks Posted February 3, 2012 Author Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) A baby chimp, however, fits perfectly, although doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Inspired by this conversation... Edited February 3, 2012 by ibecks Quote
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