Joe Wreschnig

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Oct 27	comment	What are the characteristics of “Miniland” scale? @Java: Can you please find a citation for that? Micro-building is a very common Lego term; Lego themselves most recently used it in an MBA set, there is a micro-scale Flikr group at flickr.com/groups/microscale; there is a micro-scale category on MOC at mocpages.com/directory.php/51; etc.
Oct 27	comment	How are LEGO sets designed? I have a hard time believing any manufacturing process, even if kept primarily in European countries as LEGO has done, has not become cheaper and more flexible between 1940 and 2011.
Oct 27	comment	How are the LEGO instruction manuals made? Is this specifically about making the manuals (say, getting the breakdowns, printing, perhaps historically drafting), or about the whole conception-to-box product lifecycle? I read it as the former, which is not a duplicate.
Oct 27	comment	What are the characteristics of “Miniland” scale? Sorry, but your edit forces me to -1. As far as I know miniland scale is what is at the parks, and your first paragraph is about micro-scale. This answer is just getting wronger over time.
Oct 27	comment	Why did Technic bricks have holes in the studs? Sorry, this is a correct point, but -1 because it's not really an answer to anything - it would be better merged into someone else's answer as another example of the same design principle.
Oct 26	comment	What are the characteristics of “Miniland” scale? I too would like a citation for LEGO Architecture being "miniland" - I considered it micro-scale.
Oct 26	comment	Why are LEGO slope bricks textured? Not all slopes are textured - for example the 1x2x2/3 30° slope is not textured, nor are every non-linear slope I can remember. All the textured ones I can remember are 45° or greater though.
Oct 26	comment	What's the most cost effective and efficient way to buy bricks? Are you more interested in buying specific quantities of specialized bricks, or buying specific common bricks in bulk?
Oct 26	comment	Why did Technic bricks have holes in the studs? Ah, but what goes in the tiny hole in the pin on the underside of the 1x plates? :)
Oct 26	comment	What different bricks exist with studs on the sides? I'm still not sure about this question. Even if I restrict myself to bricks, I feel like it'll be long list, and one no one will learn anything from. No one approaches a problem like "How can I build SNOT?" or "What bricks have studs on the side?"- rather things like "How can I get an angle four studs wide and eight studs tall with a flat-ish surface?" or "Has Lego made a brick that will provide stability between these two specific parts?"
Oct 26	comment	Where are LEGO parts made? bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/49/… says there is also a factory in China for particular things, so this answer is not the whole story, or that answer is wrong...
Oct 26	comment	How many different colours of LEGO bricks are there? @Tiendq: The new Alien Conquest set makes very effective use of purple pieces for highlights.
Oct 26	comment	What's the largest LEGO construction ever? I'm not even sure this is really "trivia" - for Lego fans it is a guide to potential vacation spots.
Oct 26	comment	What's the largest LEGO construction ever? Please include some more information from the link in your answer, like perhaps the top size in each category.
Oct 26	comment	What different bricks exist with studs on the sides? Well, that's up to you and everyone else. It's received two close votes, but also two upvotes, and the site is what all the users make of it. I think questions along the lines of "I want this effect, how do I build it?" are going to be much more useful than "What effects exist of type X?" The former represent real problems people may Google for. The latter is only of interest to people who generally already know everything about Lego, and can never be completely answered because people keep inventing new things to do.
Oct 26	comment	What is an Erling brick? Please provide more information than just a link, like a description. If I don't know what the brick is, this answer is totally unhelpful without following the link.
Oct 26	comment	What kind of plastic are LEGO bricks made of? "Polycarbonate parts on the other hand have too much friction when in contact with other polycarbonate parts, making them extremely hard to disassemble. LEGO designers are fobidden to have PC parts put together in models." Details like this are exactly the kind of information I'm looking for on this site. Thank you!
Oct 26	comment	Why did Technic bricks have holes in the studs? My question is about the holes in the studs, not the holes in the sides of the bricks and on beams.
Oct 26	comment	Is there difference between different colors of LEGO axles? @BoltClock: Yep, I managed to figure out the differences between connector pegs when I was a kid. :) Which is why I always wondered if the axles had similar practical differences.
Oct 26	comment	Are nanoblocks compatible with other building bricks? Obviously they aren't going to fit right on top of a LEGO stud. But the question is about generally compatibility - for example, are they compatible with Diablock (for which there are LEGO-compatible adapters)? Are they compatible with Modulex, which is a Lego Group product incompatible with standard LEGO bricks but at the same scale? Are there any LEGO pieces which will serve as a hacky adapter?