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How much does an average LEGO brick cost to produce?
I know that LEGO bricks approximately sell for 10 cents per piece but what does it cost to make an average brick?
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Does knolling help or is it just part of the fun?
When building a new set, many people knoll their LEGO bricks before beginning the assembly.
My question is: Is there a actual advantage to knolling all the pieces or is it only a way to stretch the fun?
It seems to me that if the main advantage is…
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Need help identifying extra large Lego figure from 2003
I came across these LEGO figures at an estate sale and have had no luck trying to find out what they are called.
They are much larger than a regular minifig but have a shaped foot plate to attach to regular sized Legos. They can be squeezed down…
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Where are the electric pieces for 42029?
I was building LEGO 42029 Customized Pickup Truck, when I got to a page where I needed electrical parts, such as the battery box and the wires. I checked and these pieces were NOT included. Should they have been included? If not, where can I buy…
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What logos appear on Duplo brick studs?
Do all regular Duplo bricks have the word "Duplo" written on their studs? If not, what variations are there?
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What is the best system for lifting things without pistons?
I am building a big walker thing. It has a mining laser at the bottom that can be lifted on one half, and the other is attached to the vehicle.
However, I can't seem to find a way, because the hooks attached to the strings come off to easily. The…
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Building a 45 degree brace
I'm trying to reproduce my own house in Lego, and attached is a photo of the porch above my front door that is supported by a 45 degree wooden brace:
At my current scale, the vertical white wood with the '71' on it is one brick wide. What technique…
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Can I get LEGO compatible wheels 3cm in diameter or bigger?
I want to make a formula one car at least 30 cm in length out of standard LEGO parts. None of the LEGO wheels I have are big enough for this scale. Where can I get some big wheels that would look ok? The big tires here are too big. I looked on…
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How can I find LEGO bargains on eBay?
Sometimes I have been able to find some good deals on used LEGO sets, however most of the time I spend looking for sets is trial and error.
I usually search from Toys & Games > Construction Toys & Kits > Lego to weed out most of the clone brands…
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Is there a LEGO Tyre Shop set?
Is there a LEGO set of a tyre shop (garage)? In other words, a set with play features where tyres could be disassembled by a tyre-changing machine, with a lift for cars or bikes, and other tools for this kind of work?
If it does, please could you…
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How to close color Sensor properly?
I want to get data from the color sensor with Bluetooth. I can get data but when the program terminates, the color sensor dose not close even though I call function close() on the color sensor. The following code is what I did with EV3 Bluetooth…
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Is it possible to create your own wheel?
After my other question, i pretty much have a bicycle design all planned. My problem now is with wheels.
None of my LEGO wheels are big enough to work on a bike. And, the biggest ones are all pretty fat.
I was wondering if it would be possible to…
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What are these bricks with filled interior and holes/tubes going through?
I recently bought at haul and found a bunch of these regular sized bricks. Can anyone identify the for me?
They are 2x4 bricks, but with holes in the side of the bricks:
From: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Atc7p.jpg
It says Lego on the stud, but no…
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9v and Power Functions Hybrid?
I am building a train layout and I am running some of my track through a tunnel. I would like to know if I could hook up a 9v train motor at the opposite end of my train. The front will use Power Functions for the motor. Will this work together in…
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How do I get the Mindstorm EV3 software to recognize an NXT brick via Bluetooth?
I'm trying to program my NXT brick via the EV3 software over a Bluetooth connection.
I can connect it via USB (although that too failed initially, but has since been resolved; not sure why) but I'd really like to do it via Bluetooth as I could…
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