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How can I motorize 42077 Technic Rally Car with LEGO Power Functions?
The new 42077 Technic Rally Car set looks really nice, and even has a built-in steering system which can be controlled by a gear on the top. There's also a fair bit of extra room inside, is there a way to add Power Functions elements to make it…
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Problem with "warping" of LEGO water
I was trying to imitate the cool water technique of Legopard on MOCpages.
Sadly, I found that when I did it on a large scale (about 46x46 pegs), the water tends to warp upward in the transverse direction, curling the edges. I cannot get my lake to…
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Is there a rock wall generator?
In Lego store, and on many photos on the Internet, I've seen vertical "rocky" walls made of slopes and simple 2x1 bricks. For example this one.
Is there a software that would take wall length and generate a semi-random rocky-looking wall? Something…
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What's the largest LEGO construction ever?
In terms of the number of bricks used.
Is this house, constructed by James May for the show Toy Stories, the biggest?
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Why are there 4 wires leading to the Power Functions LEGO train motor?
Does anyone know what the wires do?
If the Power Functions train motors are simple DC only 2 wires would be needed or is it more complex than that?
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Can we program Nxt2 in C++ under Visual studio 2010?
I'd like to know if it is possible to develop C++ software for NXT2 using Visual Studio 2010 as IDE. I know there are small online projects for NXT but I can't find nothing about NXT2.... Any suggestions would be more than welcomed
about libraries,…
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Do LEGO part counts on boxes include spare parts, brick separators and instruction manuals?
I bought some LEGO sets recently and was wondering (for no reason), if the part numbers that are shown on the outside of LEGO boxes include (along with the number of parts needed to build the set):
The number of spare parts,
The brick separator (if…
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Do LEGO prototypes have production numbers on them?
Basically I've found a rare prototype piece for sale, one of the red Vader helmets, and I want to make sure it s real. The description says that it has no production number printed, which makes sense because I'm not sure why a prototype would have a…
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How many different types of Lego bricks have been produced?
I was curious and wondering: How many different types of Lego bricks have been produced since the start of the company in 1949?
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Which buildings in the LEGO Island video game were based on real-world sets?
The Wikipedia article for Lego Island mentions 'Most of these buildings are based on real Lego sets in circulation at the time of release for the game.' I haven't played the game in a long time but the 6350 Pizzeria set reminds me of the Pizzeria…
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Are there any benefits to using PF motors instead of EV3 ones?
Can someone explain to me the key differences between PF motors and EV3 ones? I understand that EV3 motors are 'regulated', presumably meaning that you can control their rotational speed depending on the wheels attached and so on, but apart from…
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Please help identify this 1980's, very odd, Non-Lego brick!
I have one more mystery brick to share, and it is a strange one. This brick is FIVE studs long, and the width is comparable to a regular 2x4 Lego brick. The inner tubes are also comparable, but because of the slope, the brick's length is five…
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How do I take out this pin from an axle connector?
I have an axle connector with a blue pin stuck in it. How do I get it out?
It looks like this:
It's on very tightly. I tried removing it for 5 or so minutes, but it's too slippery.
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Is there a web service showing me the LEGO set with the most parts?
I'm interested in a challenge building a set with very much parts. I thought of the Unimog U400. But is there a webservice, where the sets are sorted by number of parts?
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Can someone please identify this 2x2 round dome part with 1 stud for us?
We're trying to identify the middle part in this picture. We would appreciate any help we can get.
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