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What can this curved brick with square holes be used for?
I recently came across this piece:
What piece is it, and how can it be used?
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What are black sausage pieces used for in Crocodile Locomotive set 10277?
After assembly I have these 5 pieces left. Should I have put them somewhere? I can't find any missed step that would use them. So why are these there at all?
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Help identifying potentially two LEGO sets - Hogwart's and Star Wars?
I just received a LEGO Eiffel Tower set from a very generous neighbor. With the set, she included two other bags of LEGO pieces just in case the Eiffel Tower set was not complete and had pieces of it in those two bags. Well, those two bags also…
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Is it a stupid idea to buy every brick in an end of sale set?
There's a set I want that is currently available on eBay for around 8-10 x its original price.
I was wondering if I could just buy every piece needed and if you guys thought that made any sense whatsoever - be aware I'm expecting several 'you're…
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What's the purpose of 46834 & 46835 pieces (two wheels clutched into each other)
There is this strange wheel-like piece consisting of two pieces snapping into each other and offering to insert both axles from both sides, as shown in the first image.
What is the purpose of this part instead of just using a straight axle? I see…
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Homemade methods for interfacing a Servo with LEGO bricks
I'm looking for non-destructive way to structurally attach a standard servo with LEGO bricks. I'm interested in answers for either Large, Medium or Small size servos.
I'm using LEGO Mindstorm/Technic bricks to prototype all kind of robotic projects…
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Different brand, slightly bigger than Lego
I have a set of Technic bricks used by an academy for teaching robotics to children.
They are not compatible with Lego (I think that the pitch is 9mm instead of the 8.6mm of the original Lego design).
I would like to buy additional components, so I…
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What piece is this and what is its purpose?
I am very confused on what this is. The only numbers on it are 8-01 and I searched for this and nothing comes up.
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Feathered Headdress from the Islander, female figure
Is there a way to attach the feathered head dress from the Islander, Female figure to any other headpiece? (I'm trying to make a Vegas showgirl.)
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What is this 1998 lego piece for F-22?
Can someone help me identify what set this is from? I've tried searching multiple different things on Google and Bricklink and haven't been able to find this piece. It was in with a set of random pieces that was bought at a yard sale. The F-22…
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Do I really need to sign into Stud.io?
I recently installed Stud.io 2.0 on my MacBook. Is it absolutely necessary to sign in, or is that just so that you can save to the cloud and build with friends?
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Old RCX Wires Have Become Grey and Brittle
I have a LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System 2.0 (3804) that I acquired back in 2003 (17 years ago), and the wires have become grey and brittle.
The wires used to be black and smooth, and stayed that way for a solid 10 years until I stopped…
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Creating arrow patterns
What methods are there to creating convincing looking arrow patterns on walls and floors? (Without stickers or printed pieces)
My current solution is to use "relief" building with slope pieces, which looks pretty good but aren't flat:
This is…
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World Builder Game Units
Do official sets or models for units in the Lego games World Builder and World Builder 2 exist anywhere? I have great memories of this game (idk how many people here remember it) and I'd like to recreate the units.
Some example units are shown in…
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