/r/LegoTechniques
A subreddit for explaining and demonstrating building tips and techniques. Looking for a way to improve articulation of joints? Need an alternative method for joining bricks in different directions? Need ideas for building gearboxes or engines? This is the place to post ideas and ask questions!
This is not a subreddit to show off completed MOCs or finished creations. The idea behind this subreddit is to demonstrate techniques in building with Lego, give ideas for alternate methods, inspire ideas, and to answer related questions.
If you are stuck in the process of building a MOC and looking for ideas, this is the place to ask questions.
If you have found some interesting techniques for building, this is the place to explain them.
Explanations with pictures for how Lego mechanisms work are always welcome!!
/r/LegoTechniques
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I think there are some interesting techniques on this MOC used for the satellite dish and of course the inverted wheels. What do you think?
19:25 UTC
Motion In The Ocean Lego MOC
13:49 UTC
how to make a 10 sided wheel?
22:46 UTC
New LEGO MOC I designed. Can you guess the pieces I used to make the wings tilt?
19:44 UTC
I have build a entire historic LEGO city with a lot new building techniques. What do you think of this build?
11:40 UTC
This is surprisingly tight, but could it be legal?
My 2yo and wife were fiddling with the Duplo and showed me this. The chairs stick together surprisingly well, and I could see them work as some sort of snot connection if the other bricks aren’t too heavy.
The bench in the chair legs is just enough so they fit snugly, but don’t seem to bend each other out of shape. Did they accidentally discover something useful?
16:04 UTC
Mona Lisa
Hey! On the Mona Lisa puzzle, one of the faces is blowing a bubblegum bubble. If I want to add to the Mona Lisa lego set a bubble, how would you add the pink bubble in Lego? Thanks!
22:12 UTC
Cannot figure out this attachment
Stumped on THIS small segment.
I cannot figure out how to add the 3x3 and 1x2 dark grey plates (the attachment) to the door here. The second photo shows the other side of the same area.
It looks like a tile is against the wall, with 2 plates below it (so 3 layers total). I have tried some methods with bars, but I need an additional layer to do it. I tried using part#41682 but it seems to leave the attachment about a half-plate above where it should rest.
I've tried marrying part#15535 with a variety of jumpers, and no luck.
Any ideas?
Example
17:35 UTC
Why is a jumper used here?
Why not just use a 1x2? It doesn’t need to move or slide (#21255 Mineghast02).
12:02 UTC
I need help designing something!
I'm trying to design a life-size Shikomizue, which is essentially a sword hidden in a cane. But the blades that I design are too thick. When I build the hollow cane portion to hide the sword. The cane becomes super thick and it doesn't look clean. What is the thinnest I can make the sword. I also need help designing a hollow cane to hide it
00:03 UTC
Lego rigid hose (75c##) in bulk? (x-post question)
03:39 UTC
Can't find the correct connection to copy a MOC I've seen
I'm trying to build the amazing MMPR Zords that are feature HERE, and ran into a roadblock (of many) where I can't figure out how a connection is being made.
HERE are the photos of the model as a whole.
I am trying to figure out how the tusk goes together, specifically, how the barrel is attaching to the cone. I cannot figure out what is being used there.
Any ideas?
17:42 UTC
What’s the program everyone is using?
I’ve seen lots of digital models on here of people’s ideas, but I have no idea what program everyone is using.
16:57 UTC
Is this legal? Red plate covers distance of 6.003 instead of exactly 6
08:27 UTC
Creating a bend help please
Hi everyone, I am trying to create a stable slight bend in my lego design, that will be able to have flat tile on the outside of the bend. I have attached a couple of pics of the closest examples of the bend I am trying to achieve. The 2nd pic of the lightsabers, is also an example of what I mean with the flat tiles on the outside of the bend. Thank you in advance for your help.
19:03 UTC
Techniques for adding roof shingles to Monster Fighters Hanted House (10228)?
I recently ordered this beautiful old set, 10228 Monster Fighters Hanted House, which is en route:
The interior could use some more love, but that's easy enough (technically speaking).
Other than that, there's just one thing that I think it's really lacking: Detailed shingling on the roof!
A lot of recent sets have really made themselves stand out as truly beautiful with the roof shingling.
Examples:
The bookshop roof is especially lovely imo, and includes dormer windows like those on the Haunted House. But I'm really open to any techniques that might get similar affect.
At the more basic end, we mostly just have some plates facing outward on the roofs so that some loose tiles can be attached:
Suggested techniques?
I think if I can just affix plates facing outward on the roof, then I can decorate them with shingles however I see fit. But there are two complexities that come immediately to mind:
- Figuring out how to fit plates together flush while also covering the original roof shape
- Figuring out how to attach them with hopefully minimal remodeling of the interior
I'm going to see what I can come up with when the set arrives, but if anybody has advice or can point me to a relevant blog post or anything, it'd be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: Looking at Bookshop's instructions, I see that it is using clips and a bunch of stacked plates that just fold down vertically from the top and rest there, not fixed at the bottom or sides:
That should be easy enough for the flat faces of the roof, but the corners will be more complicated. Looking at Wednesday Addams gives some more insight about how things can be attached in the turret/corners:
But it seems like it's going to be black magic figuring out which wedge plates can fit together to produce a valid roof 😰
21:18 UTC
Build Idea
I have myself a customized Lego Creator Expert 10265 1967 Ford Mustang GT Fastback, and one of the custom things I gave to it was a tow hitch
And some time after that I thought "What if I made a trailer that can fit a Lego car like the Mustang on it?", and when the Lego Icons 10304 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 got released, I thought "What if I bought it and built a trailer for the Mustang to tow the Chevy around?"
So my question is, what bricks would I need to build a transport trailer for the 10304 Z28? (Please send the brick ID numbers)
18:51 UTC
How can I make a technic plate line up with the axle?
20:47 UTC
How do I make this angled wall connect? Afaik It should work irl but studio won't let me.
Trying to make an angled wall here and studio won't let me connect hinges except on one side.
21:03 UTC
How do I design a small HEPA filter and flush pivoting window
My wife wants me to make an MOC biosafety cabinet for herself and some of her friends/work colleagues, and I've run into two small issues.
- The first issue is a HEPA filter on the top of the inside of the cabinet. The only way I can think of doing it is with a grill plate and using an inverted flat plate (studs on both sides, 1 standard thickness or less thick). Does LEGO make inverting flat plates? If not, any ideas on how to design a HEPA filter on the bottom part of a LEGO plate? (It looks like a fine mesh irl.)
- The second issue is a window. I'm looking for a solution over 2x6, but at most 3x6 in size (landscape). I've found via bricklink that LEGO appears to make a 3x6 clear window and that could work. However, I would like the option to have the window pivot open roughly 3/4 or higher from the top of the window. Alternatively, it could slide up - which is what these cabinets have irl, but sliding seems practically impossible on a small build, unless there's a specific piece that does this. I tried a window, but my wife didn't like the colored rim on the bottom and I'm unsure if LEGO makes 3x6 (landscape) windows anyway. Is there a way to make a window that can pivot out or up that is relatively flush with the exterior of the cabinet? I don't want to have the window taking up one stud width on the exterior of the cabinet, nor do I want the top part of the window to have a large gap.
- While I'm asking, does LEGO make a normal scientist minifigure? The ones I've found are silly. I was hoping for something like the minifigures for city space.
Here's an image of it's design so far. It's not finished: it's primarily for helping me see the sizing.
Thank you for any input.
16:55 UTC