>>11064252Funny you should mention an elevator.
I agree it seems a bit too open still but I wanted to be able to get my hands in there to play with it, I imagine several minifigs up on the platforms doing various tasks.
A few elevator ideas were considered, this was the one I ended up going with, I couldnt figure out how to make anything else work.
A gantry crane was also 100% considered, with a full X-Y track system, I tried a few initial ideas but anything I came up with ended up being short of doing it properly which it deserves, so I tabled that idea for now. I could have it hanging off one side but that makes the tower much less stable than it already is.
I think a version 2 would be some sort of side-loading double platform but I do not have the pieces to build a second large structure right now and pry won't for a while. I just had to replace my AC unit today so no huge Bricklink orders until I can recoup my savings. Fortunately I have a pretty massive one coming, but that won't have really any parts to help make a second tower to properly support a gantry crane.
I wanted to leave the front part relatively open. I want to be able to work on some big ass bots here.
