Joubarc

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Former LEGO ambassador and LEGO zealot as a whole. If I could give negative rep for people writing "Legos", I would. It's going to be very hard not to suspend any offender though.

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1d	comment	Technic 8071 assembly problem The timelapse is interesting but goes way too fast... However, considering no-one posted a comment about a mistake, I find it hard to believe there is one.
May 14	comment	How to straighten 32L axles? Apparently you can soften plastic dice by putting them a few seconds in a microwave (check the "Real Life" section) - maybe it would help with LEGO, but I'm not sure I would want to try it myself (especially if the warm water approach works fine enough).
May 13	comment	How much GBP for a Lego Pick A Brick Large Cup? As it stands, this question is a very poor fit for this site - it's nothing you can't answer yourself by simply calling any one of the UK stores. Moreover, the price itself is likely to change, so this question is too localized in time. A better question would be for example to ask whether small or big cups are more interesting or how to fill them efficiently. That way, answers would also make an obligatory reference to prices.
May 11	comment	Any reasons for the introduction of the new-style raised arch? The key word in your last comment is "system" - LEGO likes that all its parts play nicely with each other, regardless of whether they actually use the combinations or not.
May 10	comment	Any reasons for the introduction of the new-style raised arch? Well maybe that's not the main reason, maybe it never is, but I still believe that if and when LEGO redesigns a part, then they'll usually considers all ways to use less plastic in the part. But yes, I agree that it's unlikely it's the only motive to redesign, especially given the cost of moulds.
May 10	comment	Any reasons for the introduction of the new-style raised arch? That's very interesting, I wonder if LEGO did actually think about it when they redesigned the part. Considering they usually try to consider as much parts interactions as possible, it's not impossible, but we have yet to see a set where they use it.
May 10	comment	Why are Lego sets put in such big boxes? The reason I heard most about big packaging is more in the line of "more impressive on shelves", but with a twist: the idea would be that the image of the model on the box should be as big as the model itself - which can lead to the problems you can imagine, especially with Technic. Looking at your sample, I feel the box on the left looks "better". Also, there's a marketing angle: customers may feel they get more for their money if the box is bigger, especially if there's another brand on the shelf which has lower prices...
May 8	comment	Factories that could make off-patent bricks? Maybe you could try to apply to be a LEGO Certified Professional yourself - that would sound logical to me.
May 7	comment	Factories that could make off-patent bricks? That's indeed important to know, I had no idea you where after this kind of volume (seriously, do you eat them or what?), and most of our answers aren't very useful in light of that - since you knew most of it already. But if even LEGO stores can't help, then I can see why you'd be looking at competitors. On the other hand, such a big volume makes it feasible for third-parties. You may want to check Big Ben Bricks for a start. Or seriously consider buy your own moulding machine (BBB might help you there too I guess)
May 7	comment	Is the Antikhythera clock design available as Open Source? This may sound patronizing, but did you try to contact the designer himself? There are contact informations at the bottom of his page (while you're at it, ask him to come post his answer here :-))
May 7	comment	Factories that could make off-patent bricks? That's probably the best way to go
May 6	comment	Why does Lego restrict the number of colors per shape? Do you have a reference for the fact that there are only 64 moulding machines? (References for the rest would also help covert your already excellent answer to a model one)
May 6	comment	Why does Lego restrict the number of colors per shape? No problem, I must admit his answer makes much more sense than mine - storage is indeed more of a problem than moulding itself, although I'm also surprised about only 64 machines.
May 5	comment	Why does Lego restrict the number of colors per shape? Very interesting answer, I just have some doubts on the "pretty much every set has at least one element that is unique to that set" - while this may be true for licensed sets, for examples, I don't think it holds for more "mundane" ranges, especially Creator and possibly Technic. In most of the cases, uniqueness is more on the minifigs IMHO.
Apr 23	comment	Old Lego movies I'd swear I saw one sometime ago, with some red-and-white character which could "dissolve" in the field or something.
Apr 23	comment	Why are there “unique” characters in many sets? Minifigs aside, I still think the worst case of this is 79000 - Riddles for the ring which contains a duplicate of the one ring. Seriously, there are two in the box. The *one* ring. And I suppose it's not limited to that box either.
Apr 23	comment	NXT Bluetooth “Failed!” when turning on Well, thank Philo, I feel his comment is more useful than my answer anyway (Philo, feel free to write a full answer of your own)
Apr 22	comment	NXT Bluetooth “Failed!” when turning on Well, on the other hand LEGO usually doesn't put any "bad juju" in its toys - they're meant to be safe for kids after all. So even if it, erm, bricked your brick, you'd probably still be able to get a replacement. But if you're in doubt, then by all means, contact the customer service first.
Apr 21	comment	NXT Bluetooth “Failed!” when turning on As I understand it, your question is more "What does the hidden button under the NXT battery?" rather than the bluetooth issue - is that correct?
Apr 16	comment	Colouring bricks with the sun I'm surprised to see "white and blue" as most damaged colours - I would have spontaneously liste light gray rather than blue. No question on white, though.