I had to do some more tearing down and building up again last night. It's almost a wash on progress to where I was beforehand. About the only thing I got out of it was a layer of grey and then a better idea of where it's all going (well, the lower half anyway).
I had to extend the rear by 2 studs to accommodate a double-wheeled rear. Otherwise the wheel housing would stick out the back in very unpleasing way. Although now that I look at it, I should probably have the plate connected to the ramp's sidewall to make it more sturdy. Only that will cut down on the platform's width. *sigh*
Then I tore up the middle area to rework the rear door.
Awhile ago (actually, when I made the module of the first Portsmouth Game Day in '04) I discovered you could make a 6-wide airlock fit snug and flush to a wall, if you short the door by 1 plate and use a tile on the base.
But you can't do the same thing with a 4-wide. So the front, cockpit door has to sit outside the wall versus the rear door being part of the wall. I was okay with this until I went to put a layer of plates on top and realized the inverted slopes on the rear door were sitting higher than the inverts on the other.
It's too bad I suck so badly with preplanning, because just looking at this I see all these little changes I could make. Like the rear wheel housing. That grey strip of bricks in the back is all 2xns. I could strip it out and replace it with 1xn on the inside and fill the wheel-facing side with some kind of greebles at the very least.
And the flat plate holding the housing together over the rear wheels would be cool if it led to a second level door. There should definitely be handhold's and/or ladders around there for units to grab onto and pull themselves up, but it won't be a big deal if you've got nowhere to go.
Why do I only seem to get to build when the clock is ticking?
So, let's see: the lower level isn't even done. I'm short 2 tires for it to be a six-wheel. I have no interiors yet. I have two-days, and beyond all that, I still have to find the troopers and the truck from the original PARV game and build weapons for them all.
Oh yeah, piece of cake.
posted by Evil Wayne @ 2:15 PM
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