(2019-10-03, 1:47)N. W. Perry Wrote: This model actually has a few such instances, as do some others from that early Expert Builder period, where connections are made that depend on the natural tolerance of the plastic and the spaces between bricks. I've been meaning to ask in another thread how others have gone about modeling these instances (for example, in the 850 Fork Lift, I made my own custom 2x2 brick that is 1 LDU too short and mixed it in with proper-sized ones, to allow a connection with one beam that's misaligned with another).
I usually just push the connecting axle further into u-joint ends. As long as the error isn't more than 10-15 ldu then its fine and you'd never know since the parts aren't transparent. See my 8448 model for an example.