ok guys i just read the snot snir windows article on lugnet and i just dont get it.
can anyone explain this technique a bit better. it makes me feel dumb and i no like that! : )
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I think Jojo explained it about as well as it can be explained.
The pictures were pretty self-explanatory, and the text was there to clarify anything that people might have questions about.
Anyway, I'll try.
Put two 1x1 plates and a 1x1 tile into a stack. Make a bunch of these stacks.
Put each stack onto a plate at a 45 degree angle and make a square shape with all of the stacks. Kinda like this:
0 = stud with nothing on it
$ = stud with stack of plates and tile on it
00$00
0$0$0
$0$0$
0$0$0
00$00
Now there will be room to fit a tile sideways in the gap between the bricks. Fill all of these gaps.
The window is done. Put it against a wall.
The pictures were pretty self-explanatory, and the text was there to clarify anything that people might have questions about.
Anyway, I'll try.
Put two 1x1 plates and a 1x1 tile into a stack. Make a bunch of these stacks.
Put each stack onto a plate at a 45 degree angle and make a square shape with all of the stacks. Kinda like this:
0 = stud with nothing on it
$ = stud with stack of plates and tile on it
00$00
0$0$0
$0$0$
0$0$0
00$00
Now there will be room to fit a tile sideways in the gap between the bricks. Fill all of these gaps.
The window is done. Put it against a wall.
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So that means, once you put the window against a wall, on one side you'll see the snot/snir window, and the other side, you'll see a plate at a funny 45 degree angle, right?rogue27 wrote:Now there will be room to fit a tile sideways in the gap between the bricks. Fill all of these gaps.
The window is done. Put it against a wall.
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Hey Teup,
He said on Lugnet that he used a trans yellow plate in the little pub scene. I think you could probably get away with taking it off and just let them stay by gravity or friction, but then it would be hard to transport the creation without all of the windowpanes falling out. Since I build mostly for the camera I'll sometimes have creations that aren't particularly sturdy like that.
Bruce
He said on Lugnet that he used a trans yellow plate in the little pub scene. I think you could probably get away with taking it off and just let them stay by gravity or friction, but then it would be hard to transport the creation without all of the windowpanes falling out. Since I build mostly for the camera I'll sometimes have creations that aren't particularly sturdy like that.
Bruce
Gumby wrote:So that means, once you put the window against a wall, on one side you'll see the snot/snir window, and the other side, you'll see a plate at a funny 45 degree angle, right?rogue27 wrote:Now there will be room to fit a tile sideways in the gap between the bricks. Fill all of these gaps.
The window is done. Put it against a wall.
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That is correct. You will basically have a creation that only looks good from one side. Ideal for taking pictures, but not ideal for displays where people could see what's on the other side of that wall.
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Ah yes, i suspected that option. In my experience 5 plates stacked and put on it's side is a little bit over 2 studs in width, which means in this case, the window would sit tight in between the walls. But if something does poke into it, thinks will get pretty messed upBruce N H wrote:Hey Teup,
He said on Lugnet that he used a trans yellow plate in the little pub scene. I think you could probably get away with taking it off and just let them stay by gravity or friction, but then it would be hard to transport the creation without all of the windowpanes falling out. Since I build mostly for the camera I'll sometimes have creations that aren't particularly sturdy like that.
Bruce
(And still I'm trying to figure out a way to make good windows like this one using a big pile of transparent 1x2x1 panels instead...)
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