What is an Erling brick?

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I have seen people refer to the "Erling brick" or "headlight brick" on LEGO forums. What kind of brick are they talking about?

What i want to know is why is the stud inset in the brick?
– J. Walker
Feb 7, 2013 at 16:22 — J. Walker, Feb 7, 2013 at 16:22

Zhaph - Ben Duguid · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-28 13:53:08Z

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I definitely know them as the headlight brick, and they look like this:

headlight brick geometry

HoMa's world of bricks has a nice page dedicated to this brick!

LEGO's Pick a Brick lists this as an "Angular Brick 1x1", Design ID 4070 (equivalent to the piece/part id).

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pcantin · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-26 14:10:11Z

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The Erling Brick: named by the LEGO Designer Erling Dideriksen, who invented this element in 1979.

answered Oct 25, 2011 at 20:19

pcantin

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The model shops refer to this brick as a "washing machine" brick :-)
– KevinS
Nov 16, 2012 at 6:01

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