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Are there any LEGO base plates that are compatible with Duplo?
I'm thinking of making a LEGO table but my two children both use different LEGO sizes. My oldest uses normal LEGO and my youngest uses DUPLO. I'm wondering if there is a base plate that both types of LEGO bricks will work on?
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Technique for connecting a tile vertically next to a brick
I'm trying to create this effect, where a 1x1 half-circle tile seems to 'stick out of' a 2x2 brick at 90 degrees:
This is easily achieved with a 1x1 tile with light attachment, as seen here from the back:
However, that particular piece is quite…
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Why was the monorail system discontinued?
I'm a casual Lego enjoyer and decided to research some old sets and found out about the old monorail system.
My question is why was it discontinued? It was a pretty neat system and I could see something like it working well with modern themes…
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Is there a way to remotely operate the push-button light brick?
The push-button light brick seems to be popular with Lego at the moment, and included in quite a few sets.
I'd like to find a way of being able to operate it remotely, so that I can include the lights within a Cityscape and switch them all on and…
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Simplest/cheapest way to build a tensegrity model?
My daughter saw some beautiful and interesting tensegrity (tensional integrity) LEGO models on the Internet:
and she would like to get one for her birthday.
We've got a few Harry Potter LEGO sets at home, but the only chain I've found was from…
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What do the terms "vintage" and "classic" actually mean?
I often see terms like "vintage" and "classic" used to describe LEGO sets (especially on ebay, but I've seen them elsewhere, too). What do these terms mean? How strict is the definition?
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Need help to identify a piece - green, like a 1x2 plate with 4 angled cubes hanging off at odd angles
Can you please help me to identify this?
I have no idea what to do with it.
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Building a full-size lamp using LEGO bricks
On an episode of the TV show 'Home by Novogratz' they featured a real, working lamp that was made out of LEGO bricks. More specifically, the creator surrounded an existing lamp with the bricks, glueing them as he went.
Does anyone know if there are…
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Where can I find a list of all LEGO sets ever released
Can I get a full list of every set LEGO has ever come out with?
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What's the exact opacity and translucency of transparent bricks?
As answered in this question, transparent bricks are made of PC (polycarbonate) and as listed in this answer and on Brickipedia there are fourteen transparent colors:
40 Transparent (clear)
41 Transparent Red
42 Transparent Light Blue
43 …
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Have I got a mystery croissant lurking in my Lego collection?
I've loved every minute of a massive LEGO sort-out recently, but a mystery imposter lurked in there.
My kids swear blind that we've had these two types of croissant for over seven years, but I don't think it can be so. Surely LEGO never made two…
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Removing glue from Lego bricks
When I was five my Dad used some kind of a good glue to put together a set together so I didn't loose any pieces. Putting the ethics of that action aside, I want to split the bricks from another and remove the glue. I tried heating up the set in…
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What is this? Is it LEGO? Dark Green, detailed mouldings, roughly trapezoid shaped
I've been sifting through a few gifted bins of LEGO with a small percentage of trash and clone-brands stuff. I've had pretty good luck with finding new and strange LEGO pieces on bricklink, but this one has me stumped.
I don't see LEGO printed…
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What does imprinted information inside bricks mean?
I just randomly checked the imprinted information inside some of the bricks in my Lego sets and found that it varied.
I found several different types of information:
Most pieces have Lego copyright notice ie. (c) LEGO, but many others don't…
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What's the thing between the pant legs?
What is the piece that holds the pant legs together called? Is there an "official1" name? Or is there just a commonly agreed on term?
1Official meaning something mentioned, even in passing, by Lego in some way.
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