I was wondering if there is a simple way to create a large circle or circular plates. I want to build a MOC of the Hero Factory assembly tower (In LDD first) but most of the pieces that form circles don't give enough clearance for a decently sized CCBS model. I was wondering if there were any bricks or techniques that would help for this specific MOC.
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2Similar question: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/976/how-do-i-build-a-curved-wall – mindstormsboi May 29 '20 at 21:45
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In the accepted answer in that question, you can see a wall made of these parts, these parts, and these parts. Try building it in LDD. – mindstormsboi May 29 '20 at 21:51
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3TL;DR: How to make a big circle-shaped PLATE, right? – Uli May 30 '20 at 06:21
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4...and if so, HOW big a platform? what's 'decently sized' mean? just some rough figure, any unit will do... – Uli May 30 '20 at 19:25
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Can you please specify what exactly you mean by CCBS? A quick google search tells that it stands for "Contract Contingent on Buyer Sale" but I'm not sure if that fits into your question. I might as well remove the acronym if no response comes soon enough. – mindstormsboi Jun 02 '20 at 11:47
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2@mindstormsboi: it's Character_and_Creature_Building_System – Uli Jun 02 '20 at 11:52
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1@Uli when I said "decently sized" I was thinking around a size to fit a set like Breez: 2227 or Surge: 44008 positioned to take up as much space as possible space since I want to treat this like an easel but for creating CCBS sets. – Medicinal Man Jun 08 '20 at 21:24
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@MedicinalMan Surge seems to be 17 cm wide and 23 cm tall, so let's say at least ø 20 cm for the platform? That's 25 studs. Or still bigger? As for the easel: will it be a fixed platform or a turntable, like say a pottery wheel...? – Uli Jun 10 '20 at 00:11
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1@Uli I'd need it to be larger, as I plan to have the platform go up and inward off of the base, as well as mount some CCBS parts on the walls (In order to mimic the tower in the show) so I'd need around 3 studs of space in each direction. – Medicinal Man Jun 10 '20 at 22:44
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@MedicinalMan Is it this one? LEGO Hero Factory - Full Trailer at 0:43, seen from above... – Uli Jun 11 '20 at 09:24
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1@Uli That's exactly what I meant with the platform shape but I also wanted to make enough space to mount parts on the wall like in the Breakout mini-movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTDpEJJVSLw – Medicinal Man Jun 11 '20 at 14:49
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The largest truely round base plates in the LEGO system fit in a 8x8 square. You can build them from two LegoPlate, Round Half 4 x 8 or from four quarters.
For a bigger (and thicker!) base plate there is a Duplo version of the above mentioned base plate, fitting into a 16x16 studs LEGO system square: LegoDuplo, Plate Round Corner 4 x 8 Double
EDIT: For a thicker base, you can use these bricks: Brick, Round Corner 10 x 10 with Slope 33 Edge. They make a base fitting into a 20x20 square.
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2What about https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6162&name=Brick,%20Round%20Corner%2012%20x%2012&category=%5BBrick,%20Round%5D#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0} – Mołot Jun 04 '20 at 14:37
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@molot Nice finding. I wonder how round this brick is, it seems¹ that for 4 studs it is just straight before the round contour starts. ¹I don't have one of them in my collection – Sir Cornflakes Jun 04 '20 at 14:48
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I don't have one either, so let's just leave it in comment for now, maybe someone else will be able to tell. Another question is, how round @medicinalman really needs it to be. – Mołot Jun 04 '20 at 14:50