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How to buy a lot of LEGO Technic bricks?
At first, I bought 6 lbs of LEGO Technic bricks.
however it was dirty and used. Also there were only holed bricks and I can't find many gears or axles.
I want to make Technic creations or MOC's, but I don't know how to get enough bricks to make it.
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Cutting a LEGO baseplate
I have a regular LEGO baseplate that I'd like to shave down to fit into a car travel kit. Does anyone have experiencing cutting a baseplate? I'd love tips on tools or technique!
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Does this 2x4 brick exist?
I've been working on a little history project to make a shadowbox/display-type thing of all of the major evolutions of the 2x4 brick over the years. (I know this can get really in-depth, and I'm trying to hit major changes only, to preserve my…
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What is this 11x6 white and dark grey motorized LEGO piece with blue buttons and a transparent blue panel?
My brother bought a big tub of LEGO recently and found this piece inside. He doesn't know what it is and we can't find anything about it online so we were wondering what it is. He says it isn't in any of the instruction booklets he received with the…
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Help identify large white wheels
Have lots of mixed pieces that we bought second hand. We have come across very large white plastic solid wheels, resembles sand buggy wheels, but think they must be space related as they are white. Pieces could be from early 80s and forward.I might…
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Where are these minifigures from?
In this image there are two army guys guarding:
But where were they bought? I'm curious to know where to get them myself.
Reply to Zhaph's Answer: (I don't have enough reputation.)
I'm well aware the minifigures and weapons are custom made, but I'm…
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What is this piece and what is its number?
Does anyone know what number piece this is?
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Building instructions: Robot Spider Pen by Ricardo Oliveira
Some time ago I found the following youtube video by Ricardo Oliveira of a small NXT plotter that crawls over a whiteboard. It has two strings that can be shortened through coils and with this, it controls its position on the whiteboard.
Here is a…
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Problems with New LEGO Cargo Train
My son's LEGO Cargo Train worked the first 10 minutes and then stopped. The batteries are new, Duracell, and both, the remote and the receiver, seem to be ok. Both of them have the green light on. Also they are fixed on the same channel, but the…
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How can EV3 Gyro sensor drift be handled?
EV3 robots can use a Gyro sensor to determine the direction the robot is heading.
The initial conditions are important. The sensor needs to be still and then the sensor reset.
However, once in a while the Gyro returns values that drift over…
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Which move block to use with Gyro?
We would like to make a series Gyro drive blocks. As a general rule what would be the benefits and drawbacks from using the move tank and move steer blocks?
My basic design is to read the gyro and compute the error from the desired direction the…
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Emerald Night Piston replacement + jamming issue
I'm just wondering if I can get replacement piston rods for my Emerald Night, since the rods are easily the least impressive part of the model. I'm wondering if there is a form of kit that can make the rods look more like one of a real train? (Shown…
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What is the best way to rebuild Lego sets?
My six year old son loves to build with LEGO bricks and has quite a few LEGO sets. Over time they have been disassembled, so we decided to try to rebuild some of them. We have the original instructions.
In order to make it easier to find the correct…
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How do I know if this wooden LEGO duck is real?
I bought this wooden duck and I am wondering if this is a real LEGO item.
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Looking for Adult LEGO
Possible duplicate of:
Are there LEGO sets designed for adults?
The pieces are smaller for higher resolution, the colors are not primary and there are more of them.
Does this exist? I had in mind the standard 4 by 2 brick becomes 8 bricks each…
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