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How heavy is the LEGO Gold Brick?
25.65g (0.8246 troy oz)
14k Solid Gold LEGO Employee Brick 2x4 Brick in Display Box
This brick is 25.65g of 14K gold (0.8246 troy oz). The brick is the same size and shape as the original 2x4 LEGO ...
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Can LDD or Studio calculate the weight of your model?
Stud.io has that functionality, in the main menu select "Model", and then "Model information", select in the dialog the second tab "Physical information":
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How can I make my robot heavier?
Weights:
The 2 x 6 x 2 weight elements are pretty good.
Boat Weight
Train Weight
Magnets:
Train Magnets are also pretty dense, though not very large and are now rather pricey.
Rubber:
Any solid ...
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A query about the balance of the 42130 - BMW M 1000 RR model
Your front and rear wheel/tires are likely swapped. I didn't realize until I finished the entire set and had the same problem as you. Swapping the front and rear tires solved my issue.
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How heavy is the LEGO Gold Brick?
According to this Quora post, the volume of ABS in a standard 2x4 brick is 2.4824 cubic centimeters, which is 34.13g of 14k gold (assuming this brick is the same as standard mold).
Copied math from ...
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What is average weight of booklets (instructions) in %?
Bricklink has this information for most sets. If you search for the set number, you get several entries. The top one is the entire set, and has the weight for the full sealed box with parts and ...
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What is the fastest way to estimate the number of pieces in a large collection?
What a tricky (bricky!) question.
Let's estimate...
By Weight
So, can one estimate the number of bricks in a bag or box by weight?
In fact, they do weigh bags and boxes over at the factory to make ...
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A query about the balance of the 42130 - BMW M 1000 RR model
I do not have this issue. My model balances fine on that stand.
There are some elements behind the front wheel I leave out as they keep falling off (only attached on the studs of a couple of half ...
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How can I make my robot heavier?
A second EV3 with a battery pack is one of the best things you can add to the existing design, provided your robot has space to conveniently house it (but sumo robots typically do). It is actually ...
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How can I make my robot heavier?
Another alternative could be the mindstorms EV3 steel ball, it's fairly small and heavy.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=99948#T=C
Possible downside is: it is almost ...
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Can LDD or Studio calculate the weight of your model?
Step 1: Export your LDD model to a BrickLink wishlist.
Step 2: Move items from the bricklink wishlist to shopping cart(s) (i.e. find sellers).
Step 3: See the added weight of your BrickLink shopping ...
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What is the fastest way to estimate the number of pieces in a large collection?
If the parts came from sets then you can search bricklink.com for the sets, and it will then tell you how many parts is in each set. It is then just a matter of summing them up.
If the parts are not ...
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