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Commuting communicator. Linus Bohman posts: 546 | Ventral greebling/detailing can be tough. I have had to combat it quite often with my past few MOCs. In retrospect, I realize that I have turned to three key pieces (excluding the half-pin): the 1x2 hinge top; the 2x2 boat stud and the 2x2 turntable top. The latter was easy to use when the goal was to achieve something technical looking, but with FIDO I discovered that the turntable top can be made to look even better with additional pieces clipped on it. After some experimenting, I discovered that many different things fit on it. Naturally, some of these hold better than others (and some only hold when rotated a certain way), but they should all be fine under certain circumstances. Many things that can hold a standard rod fit: The old droid body/space control Flippers Minifig hands Droid arms (on a moc) Many pieces that can hold a technic axle fit: Small axle piece Bigger axle piece Wheel Cog And there are also some miscellanious pieces that fit: Piston head End of an old-school hose Minifig plume* Steering wheel (on a moc) * As seen here, there are two kinds of turntable tops. This only works with the one that has a small hole in the peg. These are just a sample - I'm confident that many more pieces will fit on the turntable top (e.g. a technic pin). These are just some suggestions. Feel free to experiment further - it's quite an interesting piece. [ Edited Mon Mar 06 2006, 02:30AM ] Linus Bohman Brickshelf | flickr The Brother's Brick | ||
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Maker of Films Paul Kanter posts: 656 | This was very interesting. I didn't even know you could take those turntable tops off.  | ||
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Runs Bartertown Main Admin Dan Rubinposts: 1040 | Linus, thanks for doing all this experimentation with the turntable tops. While I've used them solo before, I've always been too lazy to try attaching stuff to them myself. -Dan NewBrickOrder Lego Ambassador | ||
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| AH posts: 253 | Really great. Bookmarked | ||
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Moonbase Commander Jon Palmer posts: 309 | That was great Linus. I wish more posts were like this. Thanks for the info. [ j o n ] [ z e m i . n e t ] | ||
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Official Builder of the Apocalypse Justin Vaughn posts: 691 | This is great. I just did a bunch of underside greebs yesterday (including a few of these). May have to go back and add another. I will definately keep this in mind for the future. Thanks! *Enjoy the Sauce!* Brickshelf | Flickr | ||
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Twist Ending Contributor Kevin Blocksidgeposts: 797 | This post rocks. Now if only it was easier to get the turntables off! Kevin Blocksidge Timely a few years ago | ||
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| Official Builder of the Apocalypse Justin Vaughn posts: 691 | Use something with a bar width to push the turntable clip from the bottom. Things like chainsaw bodies work great. *Enjoy the Sauce!* Brickshelf | Flickr | ||
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 Luke posts: 343 | Or just get a nail (or somethig) under the protruding stud. Works for me, anyway. "Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one." George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four | ||
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| Evil Thread Necromancer Anonymous Bitch posts: 133 | Kevoh said ... This post rocks. Now if only it was easier to get the turntables off! Attach a turntable bottom and push sideways. Of course that isn't always possible... "but then again, im pretty stupid to begin with..." --The Fuzzy Community Policeman ROSCO ~ Brickley Roscowicz Engineering | ||
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Roboforce apologist Jeff Dostie posts: 276 | I use a knife myself. A good knife can solve a lot more problems than most people give it credit for. Trust me, I know. *crazy stare* For as long as I can remember, NASA has been a lot like NASCAR. The science involved is quite impressive if you think about it, but as a televised event, only the crashes are worth watching. | ||
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Host of Nerds In Space Derek Almen posts: 1102 | Droid Commander said ... I use a knife too. Works well for prying up the larger plates. Of course that does cause scratching/denting usually. Ah well.I use a knife myself. A good knife can solve a lot more problems than most people give it credit for. Droid Commander said ... *runs in fear* Trust me, I know. *crazy stare*   "He's like a futuristic Speak 'n' Spell." -Me on iM.A.X. from NIS #14 | ||
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| jeremiah oatman posts: 11 | the grey turntable spinner tops can be removed by turning the turntable (the2x2 plate) over and pushing up through the plate with a rod or antennae piece, thereby dislodging the grey colored spinner... [ Edited Mon Mar 06 2006, 01:18PM ] | ||
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For Great Justice Chris McGrath posts: 557 | Whoa. Way to spruce up the Soren-greeb. But regarding the steering wheel usage you linked to, how the heck did you get them off the steering wheel base? I assume they're the same steering wheels commonly used in Town cars. This is not a signature, it's a personal statement on man's willful destruction of society! | ||
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| Commuting communicator. Linus Bohman posts: 546 | Ranger Snow said ... Whoa. Way to spruce up the Soren-greeb. But regarding the steering wheel usage you linked to, how the heck did you get them off the steering wheel base? I assume they're the same steering wheels commonly used in Town cars. It is quite difficult to get them off - I accidentally slaughtered two or three bases before I found a technique that worked for me. Very slowly and carefully prying the two pieces apart with a knife worked pretty well. Let me know if you find a better way. Linus Bohman Brickshelf | flickr The Brother's Brick | ||
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