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 07 '13 at 16:22 — J. Walker, Feb 07 '13 at 16:22

score 39 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 28 '11 at 13:53

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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).

edited Oct 28 '11 at 13:53

answered Oct 25 '11 at 20:31

Chris Jaynes

pcantin · Answer 2 · 2011-10-26T14:10:11.277

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

edited Oct 26 '11 at 14:10

answered Oct 25 '11 at 20:19

pcantin

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The model shops refer to this brick as a "washing machine" brick :-) – KevinS Nov 16 '12 at 06:01

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