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A study of techniques based on the idea of improving on a technique I recently came across online. I was impressed by this other technique, but I wanted to try to close a small gap.
All techniques are based around this piece: www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2432 which I think we can call the "hipster cheese slope" because I was into them before they were cool.
1: Blatantly stolen from bricknerd: www.flickr.com/photos/bricknerd/8257985762/ - but even though that was 2 years ago I somehow overlooked it until recently.
2: My first attempt at improving on the design by lowering the headlight brick by half of a plate. This proved to me that the geometry would work like I thought it would (there may be a little strain on the cheese slope, but I'd say it's not enough to be a problem), but I wasn't happy with the clunkiness of the top. I don't think it's too hard of a SNOT problem to solve, but I thought working the other direction would be a better use of time/effort.
3: In this one the cheese slope is not attached anymore, but firmly held in place (and not going to go anywhere) thanks to a 1 x 2 panel ( www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4865 ). This one solves the geometry issue but isn't pretty enough for me because it uses a stud instead of giving a solid, mosaic-like surface.
4: A complete solution. I did switch to a 1x2 cheese slope so 54200 wouldn't fall into the 2432 while I was assembling it. You can probably tell how this was done - there's only one SNOT element and the math is all straightforward. There's a closeup in my previous photo: www.flickr.com/photos/dp3/16423154355/
IMG_6428
A study of techniques based on the idea of improving on a technique I recently came across online. I was impressed by this other technique, but I wanted to try to close a small gap.
All techniques are based around this piece: www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2432 which I think we can call the "hipster cheese slope" because I was into them before they were cool.
1: Blatantly stolen from bricknerd: www.flickr.com/photos/bricknerd/8257985762/ - but even though that was 2 years ago I somehow overlooked it until recently.
2: My first attempt at improving on the design by lowering the headlight brick by half of a plate. This proved to me that the geometry would work like I thought it would (there may be a little strain on the cheese slope, but I'd say it's not enough to be a problem), but I wasn't happy with the clunkiness of the top. I don't think it's too hard of a SNOT problem to solve, but I thought working the other direction would be a better use of time/effort.
3: In this one the cheese slope is not attached anymore, but firmly held in place (and not going to go anywhere) thanks to a 1 x 2 panel ( www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4865 ). This one solves the geometry issue but isn't pretty enough for me because it uses a stud instead of giving a solid, mosaic-like surface.
4: A complete solution. I did switch to a 1x2 cheese slope so 54200 wouldn't fall into the 2432 while I was assembling it. You can probably tell how this was done - there's only one SNOT element and the math is all straightforward. There's a closeup in my previous photo: www.flickr.com/photos/dp3/16423154355/