Help With White Cloth Carousel Top Section 22 x 18

Mos_Eisley · June 4, 2014

Does anyone have a Grand Carousel that could give me the exact measurements of the cloth piece? I've looked all over but can't find the exact dimensions. I'm making a carousel but I'm not going to spend $400 on the 8 cloth pieces.

Thanks!

Alpinemaps · June 4, 2014

I asked this question over on Eurobricks not too long ago. Here's the link to that thread.

I've considered doing something in cloth. But after buying a MF, I'm considering using bricks, and building it in a similar fashion - with the pieces that allow it to open up. If you look at the MF, and you see how the roof is constructed, that what I'm imagining that I want to do.

I haven't put it into practical application yet. I'm still assembling pieces for the GC to give this a go. I'm hopeful that I will find some time this summer to start prototyping this out.

jaisonline · June 4, 2014

i suggest buying 1 unit for exact measurements and texture. then make your replicas.

you can always resell the one you purchased as that element seems to always be in-demand.

too bad i don't have that set yet or would let you borrow one.

Mos_Eisley · June 4, 2014

I saw that thread on Eurobricks, but I'd really like the dimensions. I plan on printing on the cloth so I'd like it all figured out before I print. I guess I'll just a practice with paper to get the size.

Unfortunately, there's only one seller with this piece on BrickLink right now and you have to buy all 8.

Thanks for the responses!

grackleflint · June 4, 2014

Give me a couple of days to dig mine out and I'll scan it with a ruler to go by.

Alpinemaps · June 4, 2014

I think it was suggested (either here or on EB), that you could always sketch it out once you have it built, to get your dimensions.

I agree, that's a bit of a pain, but it's something.

I do agree that it's way too much money for the panels themselves. The sound brick is also way too expensive.

I'm going to MOC my GC a bit, and I play on hiding speakers and an iPod mini into the build so I can have carousel music playing.

Alpinemaps · June 4, 2014

Give me a couple of days to dig mine out and I'll scan it with a ruler to go by.

If you do that, you'll be awesome!

jaisonline · June 4, 2014

Give me a couple of days to dig mine out and I'll scan it with a ruler to go by.

Any chance you can trace around one onto a piece of photo / construction paper for him and mail it? that would give him exact . measurements and holes info.

grackleflint · June 4, 2014

I do agree that it's way too much money for the panels themselves. The sound brick is also way too expensive.

I'm going to MOC my GC a bit, and I play on hiding speakers and an iPod mini into the build so I can have carousel music playing.

If you can keep an eye on LEGO's parts site, you might be able to get the sound brick. About 3-4 months ago, the sound brick appeared as available for a few days and I managed to snag a couple for just $7 each plus shipping. Can't believe it's that hard to produce since it's just a regular sound brick with the carousel-specific music,

Mos_Eisley · June 4, 2014

Give me a couple of days to dig mine out and I'll scan it with a ruler to go by.

That would be awesome. BrickPicker would be the first place with the exact dimensions listed for the piece!

grackleflint · June 4, 2014

Any chance you can trace around one onto a piece of photo / construction paper for him and mail it? that would give him exact . measurements and holes info.

I'll scan it into a PDF file and post it so people can just print it out and "cut" it themselves. I'll do it on a black background so it should be pretty straightforward for people to trace it.

Mos_Eisley · June 4, 2014

I'll scan it into a PDF file and post it so people can just print it out and "cut" it themselves. I'll do it on a black background so it should be pretty straightforward for people to trace it.

Awesome, thanks!

Alpinemaps · June 4, 2014

If you can keep an eye on LEGO's parts site, you might be able to get the sound brick. About 3-4 months ago, the sound brick appeared as available for a few days and I managed to snag a couple for just $7 each plus shipping. Can't believe it's that hard to produce since it's just a regular sound brick with the carousel-specific music,

Never considered that. I think I'm going to have to stop by there a couple times a week, with my list of rare parts, just to check in. Wish I had known about it at the time.

knarrff · June 4, 2014

I'll scan it into a PDF file and post it so people can just print it out and "cut" it themselves. I'll do it on a black background so it should be pretty straightforward for people to trace it.

That would be really cool.

grackleflint · June 5, 2014

OK,

Here we go.

Dimensions

Height: 6 9/16 inches

Width (at bottom holes): 5 9/16 inches

I've attached a PDF and PNG of just the cloth top/sail so people can print it out and cut/trace their own.

Below, I've added Dropbox links to high resolution (300dpi) scans with horizontal/vertical rulers in PNG, PDF and PSD formats in case people want to play with them. All the files are larger than the 10MB max upload size so I have to use links.

Top/Sail itself

PDF

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5834740/LEGO%20Grand%20Carousel%20Sails/Sail.pdf

PNG

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