Zhaph - Ben Duguid

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Ben Duguid works in London, UK as a Technical Lead for The BIO Agency, mostly delivering web sites on various Microsoft based platforms.

He has run internal training sessions helping other developers get up to speed in the technologies he knows about, and tries hard to get others to do the same.

For what it's worth he is an MCPD in ASP.NET 3.5, and is currently a Pro-Tem Mod on LEGO Answers

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2d	comment	Which resolution is necessary to print bricks with a 3D printer? See also this answer to Has anyone made their own custom LEGO bricks.
May 3	comment	What are the size of Lego Technic Parts? There's some notes on using the LDraw parts for 3D Printing on Is it possible to build LEGO bricks with a makerbot 3D replicator print
Apr 24	comment	Why are there “unique” characters in many sets? @Voitcus - but the ring is known to be unadorned, while the 3 are definitely adorned with a stone and I think that while the others were also decorated in someway most aren't available: the 9 are still with the Nazgûl, and Sauron had at least one of the 7.
Mar 25	comment	Is it legal to sell your mocs? Yes, I think item 3 would be the most concerning - provided you're not passing off the boxed set as anything remotely LEGO (similarly MegaBloks/KRE-O) endorsed/affiliated - there are a number of successful "Unofficial LEGO" books on the market - however it might also depend on the theme of the sets.
Mar 22	comment	What different series are or have there been designed primarly for girls? @ScottWylie I'm not sure if I want to include it this list, but MegaBlocs have launched a Barbie licence too :(
Mar 22	comment	What is the male:female ratio of gendered minifigures? Hmm, I notice that Mega Bloks are also now addressing the balance/jumping on the Friends band wagon with a Barbie licence: barbie.megabloks.com
Mar 13	comment	What is the male:female ratio of gendered minifigures? I did notice the Horizon Express set has exactly 50:50 ratio, including a female driver. Which is a start.
Feb 22	comment	What is the smallest LEGO component? @bungeshea Yeah, it looks like they're just using the "targeting scope" and visor options - for example in 9488
Feb 13	comment	What does EV3 stand for? @CarlSmith - As bungeshea states, we prefer "substantial" answers here, and I've had many cases where links into LEGO.com have died within months of my posting because they have updated the site, moved content around, etc.
Feb 12	comment	What is the rarest LEGO production element (colour/shape combination)? +1 for this - although I feel the question is a bit vague in this respect in that @mcqwerty didn't actually specify what "element" meant ;)
Feb 7	comment	What are the possible differences between LEGO elements? Cheers for the attempt at translation Joubarc - I'm not sure 1 or 2 really make sense at the moment, however I'm guessing this question is really about materials? Should 2 read "What materials are LEGO elements made from?" this would be roughly consistent with 4 which is asking about packaging materials, and often relates to colours as well...
Jan 30	comment	Lego Digital Designer Alternatives This is probably a duplicate of Good LEGO CAD Design Software with Technic elements and animation
Jan 25	comment	Which brands (fictional and non-fictional) have appeared in the Town/City theme? @Ambo100 - I've updated my answer - 3 Maersk trucks are listed under Town on Brickset, as is the Toys R Us truck. The Ferrari brand that Frankie mentions seems to exist under the "Racers" theme on BS rather than City - however I've listed out the "Not City, but Minifig scale" brands separately now.
Jan 25	comment	Which brands (fictional and non-fictional) have appeared in the Town/City theme? Good point Joubarc - corrected.
Jan 22	comment	List of Helpful Websites for Beginning Collectors Hello and welcome :) Just a little note to say that this question isn't a great fit for this site. Also, you've not really defined your aim in "collecting" LEGO - is it that you want to start building your own models (MOCs), are you looking at is as an investment, or is there a particular theme that you're interested in?
Jan 21	comment	Are all the Magnet minifigs now glued on and how should I remove them? Cheers zac, good to know - I'll give it a go next time :)
Jan 20	comment	What does EV3 stand for? @Ambo100 I'm not sure the numbers are incremental in that way - NXT started back at "1" effectively after versions 1, 1.5 and 2.0 of Mindstorms Robotics Invention System, so the 3 really comes from the fact that it's the 3rd generation (RIS, NXT and now EV3).
Jan 14	comment	Is the visual.ly infographic information about the minifigure reliable? Agreed about the hole statement being true initially - however our own Joubarc has had an official answer on that one
Jan 14	comment	What would be a simple trebuchet design at the Minifigure scale? I assume you're happy with a non-LEGO weight? Most elements are quite light unless you've got a few weight bricks lying around?
Jan 12	comment	How do I build a curved wall? @Chrissy See either of the other two answers - you need to use 1x1 plates and 1x2 jumpers to which will raise the tower up slightly, but will allow you to attach a few points to the baseplate - and fill the rest of the space with tiles. As for having a platform, you'd need to either have a few bricks sticking out inside the tower, or build some supporting towers inside.