Interested in building techniques? Then this is the tag for you.
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How should I model a Heroica Banquet hall?
My son had a great idea for his Heroica game: Convert one of the desks from the Fortraan set into a table with food, and then your Hero could stop there and eat to regain health.
I pointed out that ...
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How can I make a working pin tumbler lock?
I'd like to make a working pin tumbler lock out of LEGO bricks. I have already designed a key I'd like to use that should be compatible with five cylinder lock.
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Where do the pieces numbered 4255629 go in the Death Star (set 10188)
I just finished up the Death Star set, and while it comes with the usual smattering of leftover pieces, I've got two pieces numbered 4255629 (shown below) that never got used. I've scanned the manual ...
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How can I build Victorian Style windows?
How can I build Lego Victorian style windows, like those on the White House or Capital Building?
This is one style I have done, which, as far as I know, was an original idea by me:
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How can I make a brick-built wheelbarrow?
I'd like to make a brick-built wheelbarrow to fit on a construction site that can be held by minifigures hands. I've seen prefabricated Duplo/Fabuland wheelbarrows as well as a new wheelbarrow in a ...
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How can I create a visually appealing Castle wall from one colour?
I have a bag of hundreds of classic light grey 2x4 bricks, and 2x1 bricks.
How can I use these to make some interesting castle walls?
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Is there a good way to build a dome on the top of a building?
How can I build a dome on top of a building, similar to a state capital or something similar?
The building has a base of 16x24 studs.
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How should I model a Heroica scale castle bedroom?
My son has requested that we add a bedroom to our Heroica castle. I'm looking for some advice on the creation of the bed area.
The Microfig characters are 1x1x2, and the rooms are generally designed ...
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How much weight can a handle of Technic pegs and beams support?
Some Lego spaceships have handles attached, made out of Technic beam and pegs, and attached to the model using Technic bricks, pegs, and axles.
For example, 7644: MX-81 Hypersonic Operations Aircraft ...
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Is there a Technique or Algorithm for Building Spheres?
There are times when I would like to build a sphere or a dome like this one:
From Small Lego Sphere Project
While this example is great, I find it difficult to scale it to another size, whether ...
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How would you make a good pivot-arm suspension?
I once tried to make a 4 wheeled Lego robot using a pivot arm suspension system. The robot was motorized using 2 Mindstorm (2.0) motors (one one each side). I can't find and original picture but it ...
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What different bricks exist with studs on the sides? [closed]
(Partially inspired by this question.)
I have been wondering recently just how many different LEGO bricks there are with studs on the side.
Which LEGO bricks have studs specifically on the sides?
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