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  <row Id="1" PostId="2" Score="0" Text="Is this from the cockpit?" CreationDate="2011-10-25T19:46:32.287" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2" PostId="2" Score="0" Text="@BoltClock Yes it is. Sorry, should have mentioned that in the question. *edits*" CreationDate="2011-10-25T19:48:51.217" UserId="6" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3" PostId="5" Score="0" Text="I just checked BrickLink and there don't seem to be complete sticker sheet available.  All of the sets they have for sale all seem to have the stickers that are poor similar shape as too mine.  I will give Lego a try and cross my fingers." CreationDate="2011-10-25T19:53:17.037" UserId="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4" PostId="7" Score="0" Text="I believe the question is asking for the specific piece, not the set." CreationDate="2011-10-25T19:56:01.437" UserId="12" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5" PostId="11" Score="0" Text="Ahh, experienced researcher found the brick where I just found the set" CreationDate="2011-10-25T19:56:10.670" UserId="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7" PostId="7" Score="2" Text="@Rebecca - I expected that first identifying the set would help find the brick... See the last links" CreationDate="2011-10-25T19:58:06.173" UserId="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8" PostId="21" Score="11" Text="Perfect image..." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:02:12.473" UserId="22" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9" PostId="25" Score="1" Text="This answer is incorrect; only the first theme is a space theme. It also doesn't provide any information about the costs or what the online aspect is." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:03:40.340" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="14" PostId="25" Score="0" Text="@JoeWreschnig The first set is the only set that is out. And all of them in the set are the space theme whereas the old brickmaster program every other month you got a completely different series." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:07:22.737" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17" PostId="29" Score="0" Text="nor would it be likely to match any of your other bricks." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:08:53.233" UserId="43" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="21" PostId="25" Score="0" Text="The second set, which is out, is microbuild themed with an airport and race track - not space. (It does include a space shuttle, but those aren't &quot;space lego&quot; usually.) The next sets are robot, flight, creature, and car." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:13:19.810" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="27" PostId="42" Score="17" Text="+1 for ASCII art bricks. Also I think I once encountered an element that'd let you do this, but I can't remember right now..." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:24:48.140" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="28" PostId="42" Score="1" Text="@BoltClock see http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6/how-should-i-diagrammatically-represent-lego-bricks-in-questions" CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:25:15.547" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="30" PostId="11" Score="2" Text="+1 for Peeron. If you know the set, you should be able to find the piece there." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:26:18.467" UserId="50" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="32" PostId="51" Score="0" Text="Mindstorms and bluetooth? Do you have any links?" CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:28:01.180" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="33" PostId="13" Score="2" Text="You can convert your LEGO design to a virtual object! http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=56336" CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:35:08.700" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="39" PostId="74" Score="1" Text="Does this include special one-off bricks? I have seen some giant things that could be considered &quot;one brick&quot; in the Lego Store at the Mall of America, for example, but they're not things you could ever buy." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:50:21.793" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="40" PostId="74" Score="2" Text="Must be a baseplate.  Waiting for the ?x? count to come in..." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:50:33.430" UserId="42" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="41" PostId="72" Score="3" Text="I can vouch for this first hand - even hand hot water can warp bricks!" CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:51:21.340" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="43" PostId="74" Score="8" Text="Note that DUPLO isn't really an affiliate of LEGO, DUPLO **is** LEGO." CreationDate="2011-10-25T20:53:14.503" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="44" PostId="78" Score="2" Text="The rowboat from many Pirate sets is known to float, along with a couple of minifigs, treasure and other elements on board." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:00:32.730" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="45" PostId="84" Score="1" Text="A few years ago, there was an official building competition specifically centered around microscale models. The winning entries were made into real LEGO sets." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:01:51.277" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="47" PostId="26" Score="1" Text="they sure don't look the right size :P http://www.mynanoblock.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/slide-11.jpg Edit... oh wait that's the &quot;mini&quot; series" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:03:00.877" UserId="43" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="48" PostId="81" Score="0" Text="It's still pressed from a single sheet, so the *volume of plastic* is probably less." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:03:04.677" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="52" PostId="26" Score="0" Text="No, that's what I'm asking about. They appear about the same size as Modulex (although I've never used Modulex), and AFOL are a creative bunch - I wouldn't be surprised if someone figured out a way to integrate them with regular LEGO bricks as well." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:06:32.330" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="55" PostId="82" Score="1" Text="man, this was a beast of a baseplate. Also game in green as half of the lego football field." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:07:51.987" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="57" PostId="78" Score="0" Text="Could you use cling film (plastic wrap in the US?) as a seal between the bottom layer of bricks?" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:08:02.263" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="59" PostId="80" Score="4" Text="Bear in mind however that some shades are considered &quot;rare&quot; or &quot;exclusive&quot; and aren't available through Pick-a-brick. Also, some shades aren't listed - search for Element ID 4505990 and you find a cup with an exact colour of &quot;Warm Gold&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:10:07.100" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="60" PostId="78" Score="0" Text="Also, what about glue? (I realise this might not be so practical)." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:10:52.477" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="61" PostId="90" Score="1" Text="This question provides a link that includes Pantone colors.&#xD;&#xA;http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/75/how-many-different-colours-of-lego-brick-are-there" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:11:06.253" UserId="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="63" PostId="78" Score="19" Text="@UmberFerrule ***Gluing Lego?!?!***" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:11:53.227" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="64" PostId="90" Score="1" Text="Good catch, that went up while I was fetching the Wikipedia links for Pantone and RAL - I'd rather close as duplicate than delete, though, as I think this title is differently-searachable." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:13:38.247" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="65" PostId="89" Score="2" Text="There is also a brown variant of this red boat." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:14:11.903" UserId="48" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="66" PostId="92" Score="0" Text="Thats a good idea, but I was thinking of the elements of digital technology, like simple signal tracks, OR and NOT gates." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:14:26.607" UserId="60" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="67" PostId="78" Score="2" Text="Oh dear! Have I blasphemed?! ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:16:03.610" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="72" PostId="89" Score="1" Text="In fact, it comes in more than just two colors. Probably four or so (blue and black?)." CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:28:13.777" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="73" PostId="101" Score="1" Text="get you brother/sister/cousin to sort them ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:33:10.417" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="76" PostId="112" Score="2" Text="Thats a great link.. maybe someone could build a computer ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:43:15.203" UserId="60" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="77" PostId="113" Score="3" Text="[This Gizmodo post](http://gizmodo.com/5022769/exclusive-inside-the-lego-factory) covers the manufacturing process. (unrelated, but cool)" CreationDate="2011-10-25T21:46:55.680" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="82" PostId="50" Score="3" Text="You have the most interesting answer ATM, but do you know any good tutorials which could help me with the planning of such a project?" CreationDate="2011-10-25T22:05:51.593" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="83" PostId="45" Score="1" Text="Some inspiration on YouTube: [LEGO technic car with Power functions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rir3Qy1jEHI). Hats off to this chap!" CreationDate="2011-10-25T22:16:43.830" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="86" PostId="70" Score="1" Text="People seem to belive it's not the recommended way to clean LEGO, but I appreciate having some first hand real world experience and will use this method for really old and stained pieces." CreationDate="2011-10-25T22:45:33.850" UserId="51" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="88" PostId="127" Score="3" Text="My only issue with the drawers is that I've knocked those over and had to resort the contents before! Could be a good option if I connect it to a table or something!" CreationDate="2011-10-25T23:12:13.850" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="89" PostId="127" Score="0" Text="@tooshel Perhaps you could get ones that do not actually come completely out." CreationDate="2011-10-25T23:13:28.403" UserId="78" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="90" PostId="89" Score="0" Text="@PaŭloEbermann: The brown variant is actually more popular." CreationDate="2011-10-26T00:13:17.780" UserId="89" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="91" PostId="2" Score="1" Text="It's common for the pieces to have numbers printed on them. Try to see if the numbers are visible." CreationDate="2011-10-26T00:14:31.847" UserId="89" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="92" PostId="66" Score="2" Text="There are two variants of the Imperial Shuttle. Both rely on the SNOT design. {I have the newer version of the Imperial Shuttle.}" CreationDate="2011-10-26T00:16:55.683" UserId="89" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="94" PostId="122" Score="0" Text="I remember a funny article on this which shows how someone sorted their LEGOs as their collection grew over the decades... I'll see if I can find it." CreationDate="2011-10-26T02:32:27.520" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="95" PostId="97" Score="6" Text="This house was owned and built by James May. Legoland refused to move it and the building was dismantled weeks after construction was over.  The 3.3 million bricks were apparently give to charity. http://techcrunch.com/2009/09/22/james-mays-lego-house-has-been-demolished-try-not-to-cry/" CreationDate="2011-10-26T02:33:11.057" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="97" PostId="137" Score="3" Text="I don't recall any Bionicle spaceships, but who knows?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T02:47:46.533" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="98" PostId="113" Score="4" Text="Have you heard of [LDD](http://ldd.lego.com/)? There are also [other alternatives](http://alternativeto.net/software/lego-digital-designer/), such as LDraw. Also, check out [LEGO Cuusoo](http://lego.cuusoo.com/) - they are making us do the work for them! Clever." CreationDate="2011-10-26T02:51:37.023" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="99" PostId="120" Score="1" Text="Have any idea as to when that set came out?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T02:55:01.620" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="100" PostId="97" Score="1" Text="Isn't this 'off topic'? But not one to become a click-happy close-voter when given the privilege, I guess we could have a few 'fun' questions." CreationDate="2011-10-26T03:14:17.943" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="102" PostId="78" Score="1" Text="@fredley Sure, if you want to put 'angry eyebrows' on your giant LEGO robot of doom.  .\ _ /." CreationDate="2011-10-26T03:20:00.947" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="103" PostId="99" Score="11" Text="For those of us not in the UK, Milton Sterilising Fluid is a weak solution of bleach (sodium hypochlorite). Similar products in the US might be [Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface](http://www.clorox.com/products/clorox-anywhere-hard-surface-daily-sanitizing-spray/ingredients-and-safety/) or [Fantastik Cleaner with Bleach](http://www.scrubbingbubbles.com/Products/Pages/fantastik-all-purpose-cleaner-with-bleach.aspx)." CreationDate="2011-10-26T03:50:14.770" UserId="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="104" PostId="146" Score="1" Text="No spaceships *and* no relation to TECHNIC? If this was the answer you wanted, the question should have had better clues." CreationDate="2011-10-26T04:16:52.957" UserId="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="105" PostId="152" Score="1" Text="I saw that meaning before asking, but it didn't explain the way [tag:afol] tag is being used. Is there another meaning, or is the tag usage incorrect?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T04:22:04.510" UserId="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="108" PostId="152" Score="2" Text="The only question using that tag at the moment isn't really about adult fans." CreationDate="2011-10-26T04:27:54.157" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="113" PostId="57" Score="1" Text="See also [Lego cleaning techniques and tools](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/124/lego-cleaning-techniques-and-tools)." CreationDate="2011-10-26T04:36:58.783" UserId="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="117" PostId="158" Score="2" Text="The question was about full versus hollow stud, not about the fact that the hollow stud itself is pierced. That said, since LEGO is currently removing that particularity (going to a not-pierced hollow stud), I doubt it was done for safety. If it was, they wouldn't go back." CreationDate="2011-10-26T06:53:55.463" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="118" PostId="123" Score="0" Text="Are you talking about these [lego train weight parts](http://en.bricker.ru/parts/73090a/) ?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T06:59:21.860" UserId="108" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="119" PostId="151" Score="0" Text="... how is this question &quot;not constructive&quot;?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T07:08:57.577" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="120" PostId="82" Score="2" Text="Before that, the extra-large gray baseplate was 50x50, but nowadays only the 48x48 can be bought." CreationDate="2011-10-26T07:45:06.557" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="121" PostId="74" Score="1" Text="By &quot;no affiliate&quot;, I think he wanted to exclude things such as playtables or other furniture pieces, which would easily win." CreationDate="2011-10-26T07:46:17.413" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="122" PostId="97" Score="1" Text="@muntoo trivia is on topic in most SE sites" CreationDate="2011-10-26T07:52:56.653" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="124" PostId="155" Score="4" Text="I have a habit of stacking all my spare 1x1 round plates together, and I've certainly noticed that if I stack the transparent ones together they are harder to separate than the opaque ones." CreationDate="2011-10-26T08:42:17.340" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="125" PostId="152" Score="1" Text="I'd say that it was a case of incorrect tag use - perhaps the OP considers themselves an AFOL, and tagged it as such?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T09:02:12.730" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="126" PostId="76" Score="0" Text="Very nice - The crop was from a vehicle I found on the net - strangely enough I have many more that do not show up as mudguards - some of them are part of a &quot;chassis&quot; as well... I guess I will need to photograph them all :)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T09:05:07.420" UserId="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="127" PostId="133" Score="4" Text="I'd suggest that Miniland is **larger** than standard LEGO - the figure's heads in the Minilands at the parks are made of a number of bricks alone - and are larger than minifig heads." CreationDate="2011-10-26T09:10:12.403" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="128" PostId="161" Score="1" Text="What set was this from? Possibly a Belville one?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T09:10:48.233" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="129" PostId="151" Score="2" Text="First, it's really two questions. The first question is difficult to answer because it would be an enormous and constantly-growing list. Also, the second part is problematic, because there's no real answer - there are an infinite number of ways to SNOT build, and we have no idea whether or not a brick was &quot;designed&quot; for SNOT building. So I too have to vote to close." CreationDate="2011-10-26T09:31:47.257" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="130" PostId="146" Score="0" Text="@Dori, the holes in the beams do suggest a Technic aesthetic, though not compatibility." CreationDate="2011-10-26T09:48:40.777" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="131" PostId="94" Score="4" Text="Obviously they aren't going to fit right on top of a LEGO stud. But the question is about generally compatibility - for example, are they compatible with Diablock (for which there are LEGO-compatible adapters)? Are they compatible with Modulex, which is a Lego Group product incompatible with standard LEGO bricks but at the same scale? Are there any LEGO pieces which will serve as a hacky adapter?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:00:49.060" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="132" PostId="169" Score="0" Text="The only way to check differences would be to perform torsion tests, I think. A possible way would be to create torsion bars like Sariel used in [a recent tank build](http://sariel.pl/2011/09/t-72m/)." CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:00:55.783" UserId="108" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="133" PostId="149" Score="0" Text="Note: when I asked this question, the [tag:afol] tag was also on [What does the acronym MOC stand for?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/135/what-does-the-acronym-moc-stand-for)." CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:03:20.400" UserId="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="134" PostId="152" Score="0" Text="Thanks, all: I was wondering what it was I was missing, and the answer was that I wasn't!" CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:04:41.893" UserId="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="136" PostId="169" Score="0" Text="Be sure of the difference between axles and [connector pegs](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/116/what-are-these-zapfen-called-in-english/117#117) (and combinations of both)." CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:31:40.717" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="137" PostId="161" Score="1" Text="@tombull89 Yeah, my sister's: Bellville 5862" CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:32:29.863" UserId="105" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="138" PostId="175" Score="0" Text="Woah. That's quite a kit. Like to see the average build time for that." CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:33:14.697" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="139" PostId="45" Score="4" Text="This is probably my favourite all lego rc car - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHWDSnWk2jU" CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:35:40.687" UserId="83" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="142" PostId="174" Score="0" Text="Will humidity affect the blocks?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:42:34.613" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="143" PostId="50" Score="1" Text="I've added more details in 'Edit 1'" CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:44:56.483" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="149" PostId="174" Score="1" Text="since ABS isn't soluble in water this shouldn't have any effect. the only way i can think of is very humid air in combination with freezing temeratures wich could cause damage, but i'm nut sure about that. as long as you don't reach extreme conditions (wich shouldn't occur in a cubby anyway) theres no problem." CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:53:35.687" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="152" PostId="181" Score="0" Text="It's called a dustpan, not a shovel ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:57:00.380" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="153" PostId="181" Score="2" Text="thanks for the hint, i changed that - i'm not a native english speaker, so i just translated the german &quot;handfeger und schaufel&quot; ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T10:59:15.317" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="154" PostId="169" Score="0" Text="@BoltClock: Yep, I managed to figure out the differences between connector pegs when I was a kid. :) Which is why I always wondered if the axles had similar practical differences." CreationDate="2011-10-26T11:18:49.213" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="155" PostId="169" Score="0" Text="Hmmm my comment should have been under Sibbo's answer, since it seemed to be referring to pegs. So I posted in the wrong textarea :S" CreationDate="2011-10-26T11:20:04.303" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="156" PostId="151" Score="0" Text="Should I delete this question, then?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T11:30:57.017" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="157" PostId="102" Score="2" Text="I would love to work on that algorithm." CreationDate="2011-10-26T11:47:05.823" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="158" PostId="50" Score="1" Text="Thank you! I have never heard of Arduino. After checking out the main website it seems to be a solution I would enjoy a lot. I will probably start with the LEGO Power Functions and as soon as I get one of the Arduino boards I'll start playing with that." CreationDate="2011-10-26T12:19:03.427" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="159" PostId="50" Score="0" Text="Cool. When you get there, if you have any questions I'll be there" CreationDate="2011-10-26T12:23:38.413" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="160" PostId="189" Score="0" Text="4 studs wide seems not enough to put motor or clockwork. I meant 6 studs used in trucks, buses, SUV: they use large wheels. But this is useful info anyway." CreationDate="2011-10-26T12:29:32.593" UserId="112" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="163" PostId="191" Score="0" Text="Very similar to http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/155, but potentially different enough ;) That question notes that the Transparent bricks are made from a different type of plastic." CreationDate="2011-10-26T12:39:23.913" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="164" PostId="172" Score="11" Text="You are at a site where we do NOT store the LEGO but still play with it :)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T12:50:22.410" UserId="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="165" PostId="189" Score="0" Text="if you use the 1/2 bush and add an axle on your own, you can build your vehicle as while as you like - just depends on the axle you're using." CreationDate="2011-10-26T12:52:23.043" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="166" PostId="199" Score="1" Text="My question is about the holes in the studs, not the holes in the sides of the bricks and on beams." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:14:43.857" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="167" PostId="197" Score="9" Text="&quot;Polycarbonate parts on the other hand have too much friction when in contact with other polycarbonate parts, making them extremely hard to disassemble. LEGO designers are fobidden to have PC parts put together in models.&quot; Details like this are exactly the kind of information I'm looking for on this site. Thank you!" CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:19:25.117" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="169" PostId="197" Score="1" Text="`Rubber for tires` - Really? Actual tree rubber?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:25:07.807" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="170" PostId="197" Score="1" Text="@Fredley I honestly don't know about that (I had forgotten rubber can be natural) but it's most certainly synthetic. Let's not forget LEGO is the first tire producer in the world (in terms of tires produced per year)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:30:21.950" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="171" PostId="185" Score="4" Text="That's the kind of question I would expect from FreeLUG members when they're bored during an event." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:32:00.853" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="172" PostId="151" Score="0" Text="Well, that's up to you and everyone else. It's received two close votes, but also two upvotes, and the site is what all the users make of it. I think questions along the lines of &quot;I want this effect, how do I build it?&quot; are going to be much more useful than &quot;What effects exist of type X?&quot; The former represent real problems people may Google for. The latter is only of interest to people who generally already know everything about Lego, and can never be completely answered because people keep inventing new things to do." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:34:26.907" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="175" PostId="197" Score="6" Text="I'm pretty sure that the tyres are not made from real rubber, but some of the elastic bands used with Technic might be. Natural rubber does degrade over time, so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that it's another synthetic compound." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:39:41.560" UserId="72" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="176" PostId="197" Score="3" Text="LEGO tires do degrade over time. Well, at least in GBC modules they do." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:40:42.120" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="178" PostId="155" Score="1" Text="possible duplicate of [What kind of plastic are Lego bricks made of?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/191/what-kind-of-plastic-are-lego-bricks-made-of)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:43:33.487" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="180" PostId="97" Score="4" Text="I'm not even sure this is really &quot;trivia&quot; - for Lego fans it is a guide to potential vacation spots." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:50:01.583" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="181" PostId="151" Score="1" Text="I really want to answer this question, but I can't figure out where to start. The second part is almost impossible to answer (have you seen plates back-to-back, hold together with levers?), not mentionning that even LEGO used non-SNOT-specific parts to achieve a SNOT effect. And the first part... well, I guess a lot of parts can fit the bill, but maybe some others aren't as clear a case." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:51:33.677" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="182" PostId="197" Score="1" Text="@mikl Indeed - most of my original black rubber bands have degraded, although some of the newer sets have a different style of rubber band that seems slightly firmer, and are circular in their cross-section rather than square." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:55:13.840" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="183" PostId="182" Score="4" Text="Bigger chromed pieces were available in a [Special Edition Naboo Starfighter](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=10026-1). Shiny!" CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:55:55.963" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="184" PostId="29" Score="9" Text="Actually, designers do spray existing pieces when they need to use a not-yet-produced color in their test models. It's hard to speak of blasphemy when even supernatural beings do it." CreationDate="2011-10-26T13:59:14.663" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="185" PostId="151" Score="0" Text="@Joe Wreschnig: I've edited the question to make it specific to bricks." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:05:42.820" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="186" PostId="52" Score="0" Text="Bonus points for using your android phone accelerometer to determine the vehicle direction. Super fun to do, and the effect on people is great." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:09:59.483" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="187" PostId="203" Score="3" Text="I would have sworn it was still forbidden. IMHO this may be an exeption limited to such round plates." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:12:18.107" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="189" PostId="81" Score="1" Text="@fredley Techincally I believe they're injection moulded rather than pressed, and the thickness is usually consistent across the part..." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:16:51.347" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="191" PostId="180" Score="0" Text="I agree about the bare hands technique!  Also, my young dog is quite adept at finding the pieces." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:20:32.760" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="193" PostId="153" Score="0" Text="The bar with a claw on the end was changed, and it added functionality.  The edges of the claw were rounded and it can now be put into more positions." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:25:00.760" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="194" PostId="179" Score="0" Text="Probably - now you mention it, I remember using the Technic front loader shovel in a similar way - forgot about that though as it's been sitting in a box in the loft for too long..." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:26:41.997" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="195" PostId="180" Score="2" Text="I seem to remember Hoover made one specific model which was LEGO-friendly; that is, LEGO parts were supposed to go in another compartment. They even offered a small set with it." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:27:02.373" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="199" PostId="174" Score="16" Text="LEGO vampire minifigs in particular must NOT be exposed to direct sunlight." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:50:05.953" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="200" PostId="172" Score="8" Text="Indeed, keep playing, and don't make children. Keep your bricks for yourself." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:51:08.587" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="201" PostId="151" Score="1" Text="I go with Joe Wreschnig on this one. The list is too long because it covers any piece that is used in a SNOT way (which could be all pieces)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:51:30.257" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="202" PostId="146" Score="2" Text="What do you mean no relation to Technic? These holes are Technic holes in their own right; plus, they did even use the same motor, which made it a very cost-efficient way to get some when LEGO ditched ZNAP altogether. Sadly, these were usually the bad batch of motors." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:53:29.503" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="203" PostId="175" Score="0" Text="Average time I don't know, but the [record](http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/lego.html) is 1 hour 47 minutes and 9 seconds for a team of 6 persons." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:57:06.363" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="204" PostId="151" Score="0" Text="@pcantin I specifically wrote: &quot;bricks, not plates and/or other types of elements&quot;." CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:58:26.797" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="205" PostId="179" Score="10" Text="I use small children - well, it's usually their fault, so they might as well be tasked with picking them all up again!" CreationDate="2011-10-26T14:59:57.107" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="206" PostId="186" Score="5" Text="I've become more pragmatic as I've grown up: as a kid, there was a definite &quot;right way up&quot;, but as a grown up I've come to realise that some poses are only possible if you turn a hand upside down (for example, getting the binoculars to a Mini Figures face correctly)." CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:00:44.760" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="207" PostId="151" Score="1" Text="@PeterDC I think the complexity of the question is in the semantic.  What is a brick? To me a plate is a specialization of a brick, so when I read 'bricks' in your question I think of a lot of pieces.  To me this was confusing." CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:07:37.773" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="208" PostId="148" Score="11" Text="Gah, you mean I need to pull all my Star Wars LEGO models apart and rebuild them a number of times? Noooo!" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:10:35.783" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="209" PostId="209" Score="1" Text="Good call, I didn't think about &quot;multipart&quot; single bricks, although I think I can still trump that one with a different Technic controller hang on..." CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:12:56.937" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="210" PostId="156" Score="3" Text="Non-ferrous metals aren't magnetic... so a lack of attraction doesn't rule out the possibility of a metal being used ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:17:23.717" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="211" PostId="209" Score="0" Text="I think there's two categories: Single plastic-only piece and Single Lego element." CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:22:08.003" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="212" PostId="209" Score="0" Text="There you go, Electric Technic Control Centre with Yellow and Red Buttons ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:29:28.190" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="214" PostId="81" Score="3" Text="This is getting silly - I need someone to get all these pieces and weigh them, or measure their volume via displacement ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:35:41.873" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="215" PostId="209" Score="0" Text="Yes, and there's one sitting in a box in my loft. Was one of my brother's sets, lucky so and so ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:37:11.153" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="216" PostId="215" Score="0" Text="Sounds like an awesome idea!" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:37:17.953" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="217" PostId="81" Score="3" Text="A **LARGE** bounty will be awarded to anyone who does that!" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:38:15.547" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="218" PostId="215" Score="2" Text="Completely feasible, all you need is [the equipment](http://gizmodo.com/5022769/exclusive-inside-the-lego-factory) and you're good to go!" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:41:36.213" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="219" PostId="213" Score="0" Text="LEGO lists these as &quot;With Knobs&quot; on their Pick-a-Brick tools, i.e. &quot;1x4 With 4 Knobs&quot; (Design ID 30414), or &quot;1x1 With 2 Knobs&quot; (Design ID 87087). They call the Erling-Brick an &quot;Angular Brick 1x1&quot; (Design ID 4070). http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Pick-A-Brick-11998" CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:48:19.727" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="220" PostId="215" Score="1" Text="Nice question. I cast a lot with resin in RTV molds but I would like to know more about ABS casting (tips and tricks)." CreationDate="2011-10-26T15:53:41.670" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="222" PostId="215" Score="1" Text="Apart from those fans who contracted professional molds for new parts, no. Some have made milled, not molded, parts.  This question might be too open ended. For one, it is feasible if you have lots of money, but" CreationDate="2011-10-26T16:09:27.280" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="223" PostId="215" Score="0" Text="This question might be too open ended. For one, it is feasible if you have lots of money, so an answerable question could be Has anybody made a custom part using hobbyist equipment? Also Bricks is really too vague; it's very hard to make a brick, much harder than a sword or a gun." CreationDate="2011-10-26T16:15:58.813" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="226" PostId="218" Score="1" Text="http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/49/are-lego-minifigs-arms-supposed-to-come-off/162#162 says there is also a factory in China for particular things, so this answer is not the whole story, or that answer is wrong..." CreationDate="2011-10-26T16:35:17.030" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="227" PostId="151" Score="1" Text="I'm still not sure about this question. Even if I restrict myself to bricks, I feel like it'll be long list, and one no one will learn anything from. No one approaches a problem like &quot;How can I build SNOT?&quot; or &quot;What bricks have studs on the side?&quot;- rather things like &quot;How can I get an angle four studs wide and eight studs tall with a flat-ish surface?&quot; or &quot;Has Lego made a brick that will provide stability between these two specific parts?&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-26T16:40:56.353" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="234" PostId="158" Score="1" Text="I remember it happening around 1991. Seems to correlate with growth of toy safety concerns, and trial lawyers." CreationDate="2011-10-26T16:58:25.163" UserId="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="236" PostId="215" Score="0" Text="mikl: It's certainly &quot;feasible&quot; because LEGO does it. I tried to redirect your question a bit because I think you are looking for more practical advice." CreationDate="2011-10-26T17:03:51.693" UserId="4" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="238" PostId="207" Score="4" Text="Ah, but what goes in the tiny hole in the pin on the underside of the 1x plates? :)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T17:29:49.913" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="241" PostId="145" Score="1" Text="Forgot to ask, you didn't glue them, did you?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:15:39.127" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="242" PostId="146" Score="2" Text="@Dori I had forgotten most of the details since I haven't heard about it in 10 years." CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:25:34.787" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="243" PostId="218" Score="3" Text="Magnets, pens, watches and such have been made in China. These parts are sometimes different plastics from the rest of the line.  Collectible minifigs  also say Made in China." CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:37:09.947" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="244" PostId="225" Score="0" Text="Can you make your answer more specific? Bricks made on $ 100,000 printers interoperate with the real brick but sub $1000 printers produce bricks with poor tolerances." CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:41:43.160" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="245" PostId="159" Score="1" Text="This seems like it's correct. I'm going to do what Zhaph said and test it with a magnet." CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:43:17.620" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="246" PostId="225" Score="7" Text="LEGO itself uses 3D printers for prototyping, by the way." CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:47:00.237" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="247" PostId="228" Score="1" Text="This came in as I was typing the same answer and content!  +1 for prescience." CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:52:52.943" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="248" PostId="161" Score="12" Text="Your sister's, yeah, right :-)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:53:03.757" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="249" PostId="228" Score="0" Text="I'm surprised it didn't happen in the other direction, I'm usually quite a slow typist. Cheers, you'll beat me next time :-)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:54:00.277" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="250" PostId="223" Score="1" Text="These are the best containers I've used: http://www.harborfreight.com/24-divider-storage-container-94458.html -- Pull-out bins tend to be a hassle when you want an individual piece as you have to search for it." CreationDate="2011-10-26T18:56:14.160" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="251" PostId="233" Score="4" Text="Not all slopes are textured - for example the 1x2x2/3 30° slope is not textured, nor are every non-linear slope I can remember. All the textured ones I can remember are 45° or greater though." CreationDate="2011-10-26T19:17:44.213" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="252" PostId="159" Score="0" Text="i'm not 100% sure it's iron/steel, but it pretty much looks like because it's galvanized, wich won't make much sense on other metals. i'm looking forward to the results of your magnet-test." CreationDate="2011-10-26T20:34:55.323" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="254" PostId="197" Score="1" Text="Polypropylene is typically used for &quot;living hinge&quot; molded parts. I can find a cite for this." CreationDate="2011-10-26T20:44:50.763" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="255" PostId="197" Score="2" Text="ABS is not just one plastic: it is a copolymer and is extremely customizable by varying the inputs. There are frequently used commercial formulations though." CreationDate="2011-10-26T20:47:51.397" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="256" PostId="197" Score="2" Text="It's also worth recording that most clones are polystyrene, which is roughly half the cost and can't be made as elastic as ABS." CreationDate="2011-10-26T20:50:05.810" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="257" PostId="133" Score="1" Text="The Lego parks had the term Miniland first; can you cite its use outside the parks?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T20:56:45.163" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="258" PostId="224" Score="1" Text="Excellent. Thanks - did you know this or can you reveal your deduction?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T21:05:56.073" UserId="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="259" PostId="224" Score="0" Text="http://www.peeron.com/scans/6632-1/2" CreationDate="2011-10-26T21:16:22.627" UserId="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="260" PostId="148" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer! My lego blocks were thoroughly used. It feels like they lost any elasticity they had. ie I'm breaking my nails on them. Newer lego sets are soft and gentle and are undone pleasantly..." CreationDate="2011-10-26T21:32:35.377" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="264" PostId="30" Score="1" Text="This doesn't seem to answer the question as asked. Or  explain what advantage LDD has?" CreationDate="2011-10-26T22:24:42.643" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="265" PostId="133" Score="1" Text="I too would like a citation for LEGO Architecture being &quot;miniland&quot; - I considered it micro-scale." CreationDate="2011-10-26T22:27:36.100" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="266" PostId="237" Score="0" Text="Peeron lists them as &quot;Wheel 81.6x15&quot; 2903 (http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2903) and &quot;Tyre 81.6x15 Motorcycle&quot; 2902 (http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2902)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T22:33:45.177" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="269" PostId="117" Score="7" Text="I can't bring myself to edit this, so I'll just critique. I have more often seen those refered to as &quot;pins&quot; than &quot;pegs&quot;. Just a suggestion." CreationDate="2011-10-26T22:56:41.907" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="274" PostId="239" Score="0" Text="possible duplicate of [How are Lego sets designed](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/113/how-are-lego-sets-designed)" CreationDate="2011-10-26T23:35:27.113" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="275" PostId="119" Score="0" Text="Why is it less expensive? Lego almost went bankrupt from inventing too many new parts in 2005." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:07:32.980" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="279" PostId="211" Score="0" Text="Sorry, this is a correct point, but -1 because it's not really an answer to anything - it would be better merged into someone else's answer as another example of the same design principle." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:19:51.887" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="280" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="Sorry, but your edit forces me to -1. As far as I know miniland scale is what is at the parks, and your first paragraph is about micro-scale. This answer is just getting wronger over time." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:24:07.130" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="282" PostId="239" Score="0" Text="Is this specifically about making the _manuals_ (say, getting the breakdowns, printing, perhaps historically drafting), or about the whole conception-to-box product lifecycle? I read it as the former, which is not a duplicate." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:25:41.530" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="283" PostId="119" Score="4" Text="I have a hard time believing any manufacturing process, even if kept primarily in European countries as LEGO has done, has not become cheaper and more flexible between 1940 and 2011." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:27:40.153" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="284" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="@Erik Olson and Joe Wreschnig: I've clarified that. You're right: The Architecture sets are not built in any form of Miniland. They're Mini style. not Miniland style." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:28:31.110" UserId="89" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="285" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="@Joe Wreschnig: Nope. They're not called Micro at all, anywhere. They're called Mini. See here: http://search2.lego.com/exec/?q=micro&amp;pt=&amp;lang=2057&amp;cc=US&amp;u= and here: http://search2.lego.com/?pt=&amp;cc=US&amp;lang=2057&amp;u=&amp;q=mini&amp;x=0&amp;y=0" CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:30:14.960" UserId="89" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="286" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="@Java: Can you please find a citation for that? Micro-building is a very common Lego term; Lego themselves most recently used it in an MBA set, there is a micro-scale Flikr group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/microscale/; there is a micro-scale category on MOC at http://www.mocpages.com/directory.php/51; etc." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:34:07.713" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="287" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="By comparison, your &quot;mini&quot; link contains only three relevant results." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:35:30.740" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="288" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="@Joe Wreschnig: WTF are you talking about? I searched the entire LEGO.com for Micro and found nada. I searched the entire LEGO.com for Mini and found **nine-hundred-fifty-seven** results. Where'd you get &quot;three relevant results&quot; from? P.S. My official term w/957 results vs your 2 links: I believe the official term wins." CreationDate="2011-10-27T00:43:47.110" UserId="89" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="289" PostId="133" Score="1" Text="thanks for making it a bit clearer, i had also heard of micro-scale but knew that it was separate from this style of building. I know about the more official &quot;mini&quot; style too now." CreationDate="2011-10-27T01:06:59.207" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="290" PostId="97" Score="0" Text="MMIX? As in Knuth's MMIX?" CreationDate="2011-10-27T01:19:03.917" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="291" PostId="238" Score="10" Text="Sounds like it's in the same color family as [grue and bleen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grue_and_bleen)." CreationDate="2011-10-27T01:41:12.433" UserId="8" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="292" PostId="178" Score="0" Text="@Dori I had the *exact* same edit, but I hadn't clicked 'Save Edits'. :)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T02:40:02.947" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="293" PostId="168" Score="1" Text="For the 'charging station', I'll say it is impractical, unless you plan to leave your NXT on all the time. (Which I don't recommend doing, in case the battery fails or something.) It is a better idea to buy a backup battery." CreationDate="2011-10-27T02:43:16.097" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="295" PostId="239" Score="1" Text="I'm about to self answer myself. It may deserve it`s own question... you tell me. but the sets are built using Autodesk Maya.  The instructions are rendered. I should have some material to show... Let me check." CreationDate="2011-10-27T03:55:55.137" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="297" PostId="224" Score="1" Text="I don't know all of this by heart, no. For the red and black one, I searched for &quot;[mudguard](http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/psearch?query=mudguard&amp;limit=parts)&quot;, and for the blue one for &quot;bracket&quot; (I knew at least that). Sinc the black one did not have &quot;mudguard&quot; in it, I had to use another approach: look for a set which had it, knowing [ambulances](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=ambulance) would be a good start, and then look at the [inventory](http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/6680-1)." CreationDate="2011-10-27T04:22:06.650" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="298" PostId="239" Score="2" Text="Not a duplicate - the people making the manuals are not even the designers." CreationDate="2011-10-27T04:35:58.287" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="299" PostId="211" Score="0" Text="@JoeWreschnig Possibly. However, it does answer the part that in the question that says &quot;(Or am I wrong, and they were not introduced in Technic / Expert Builder?)&quot; - all of these that I have from my youth are like this, but I can't prove which came first." CreationDate="2011-10-27T06:13:32.333" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="302" PostId="156" Score="1" Text="Indeed, I oversimplified it, I guess I'll edit that in. But magnetic attraction will confirm it's a ferrous metal, and since I was pretty sure it's iron (as [confirmed](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/159) by oezi), I didn't want to bother thinking about other metals." CreationDate="2011-10-27T07:32:51.330" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="303" PostId="186" Score="5" Text="There's also a special position in which you can align both hands to grip the same utensil which requires the lower hand to be &quot;upside-down&quot;." CreationDate="2011-10-27T07:38:06.863" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="304" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="Ah, the joys of search results. There's a tab on the second of @JavaAndCSharp's links that contains 957 results, compared with the 4 models that were available in the GB shop - however most of those links do not talk explicitly about mini-models, but instead list the same 4 or 5 models. Poor indexing strategy really, they should be excluding the navigation from their crawls." CreationDate="2011-10-27T07:59:00.983" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="306" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="@Java: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/20201_Microbuild_Designer Official set. Still waiting for the cite. Don't just read numbers, actually look at the results please." CreationDate="2011-10-27T08:43:57.090" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="307" PostId="186" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph, Joubarc: Yep, those poses are the reason I've never been 100% sure." CreationDate="2011-10-27T09:05:01.977" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="308" PostId="256" Score="6" Text="This should really be broken up into questions along the lines of &quot;Is X compatible with Lego?&quot; or &quot;Can I make X compatible with Lego?&quot; Otherwise we will get each answer containing overlapping subsets, and we'll likely miss good advice on specific adapters or techniques. In general, we should _not_ be seeking CW questions or answers at this point in the site's lifetime." CreationDate="2011-10-27T09:12:47.070" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="311" PostId="189" Score="8" Text="If a gear doesn't fit, a rubber band belt would." CreationDate="2011-10-27T10:23:52.233" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="312" PostId="250" Score="1" Text="[This topic about LEGO-Alternatives](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/256/alternatives-products-compatible-with-lego/257#257) might be interesting for you, too. There are a lot, so it seems to be legal (but i'm not a lawyer)." CreationDate="2011-10-27T10:44:35.600" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="313" PostId="226" Score="0" Text="Any suggestions for retailers in the UK?" CreationDate="2011-10-27T10:54:06.177" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="315" PostId="226" Score="0" Text="AKRO seems to have the [kind of containers](http://www.akro.co.uk/plastic_takeaway_containers-(9766).php) I had in mind, but that's just from 5 minutes googling, I don't live in the UK." CreationDate="2011-10-27T11:13:09.787" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="316" PostId="252" Score="1" Text="As the other answers rightly point out, maybe there's not much LEGO can do about it anyway." CreationDate="2011-10-27T11:33:00.543" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="317" PostId="217" Score="12" Text="You mean, it's not mined?" CreationDate="2011-10-27T11:34:31.540" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="318" PostId="242" Score="0" Text="The battery pack uses the LEGO train transformer for recharging, it has a 5.5mm plug. To me it looks feasible to plug it in automatically, but it will need some fiddling." CreationDate="2011-10-27T11:35:21.833" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="319" PostId="129" Score="7" Text="LEGO does glue its own big display structures, but no self-respecting fans would do that." CreationDate="2011-10-27T11:36:56.247" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="320" PostId="242" Score="0" Text="@starblue: Exactly. That is what i was trying to say." CreationDate="2011-10-27T11:39:00.690" UserId="87" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="323" PostId="259" Score="3" Text="Not around anymore? I have a 2x5 right here! (At some time, they produced a [planning board](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=Mx15367) which my company still uses for operator shifts.)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T11:54:12.997" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="325" PostId="256" Score="0" Text="There are many different patents. The ones for the original bricks expired long ago, as patents expire after 20 years." CreationDate="2011-10-27T12:14:21.273" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="326" PostId="117" Score="2" Text="LDraw uses &quot;pin&quot; consistently, which is why it's more used by fans, but LEGO does indeed call them pegs (with less consistency, considering the 1 1/2 is a &quot;bush&quot;)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T12:29:45.457" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="327" PostId="117" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: Ah, I was wondering where the term &quot;pin&quot; came from." CreationDate="2011-10-27T12:30:36.657" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="328" PostId="117" Score="7" Text="At the time LDraw was started, internal LEGO names weren't publicly available, so James Jessiman had to start from scratch. I feel that he, and the ones who continued to expand LDraw after him, have done a way better job than LEGO; but on the other hand LEGO had no real reason to use an English-coherent naming scheme." CreationDate="2011-10-27T12:36:18.773" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="329" PostId="226" Score="0" Text="These clear plastic AKRO containers are commonly used in UK takeaways (takeout?)! I'd never thought of using them for this before now." CreationDate="2011-10-27T12:37:49.253" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="330" PostId="83" Score="0" Text="Has anyone tried using Vanish Oxi Action (or other oxygen based bleaches)?" CreationDate="2011-10-27T13:13:16.557" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="331" PostId="256" Score="0" Text="I agree with Joe; there's no one set of correct answers.  It's a wiki-type question, and is too early for this site." CreationDate="2011-10-27T13:33:26.850" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="333" PostId="262" Score="6" Text="I think at this point bley isn't really used in a derogatory way these days.  It's just Lego's current grey, and is often used to divine the difference between the &quot;old&quot; gray and the new one." CreationDate="2011-10-27T13:36:55.850" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="334" PostId="97" Score="1" Text="@Pubby8: As in Roman numerals for 2009, the year it was built. No connection. (Though the original MIX was also a numerical pun in Roman numerals.)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T13:37:49.810" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="336" PostId="258" Score="2" Text="Yes, but it seems to be a technique that is fairly recent for the company.  My question isn't about how Lego uses this technique, but about when they started using it.  I don't know of any definitive set when they began using this technique (it's been used by AFOLs for a long while)." CreationDate="2011-10-27T13:44:50.893" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="337" PostId="264" Score="2" Text="I beg to differ :) The race to lower the cube solving time is still on.  http://gizmodo.com/5850505/rubiks-solving-cubesolver-ii-finally-bests-humanity&#xA;&#xA;The plans for the tilted twister in your answer are awesome!" CreationDate="2011-10-27T13:45:24.980" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="338" PostId="264" Score="1" Text="The Tilted Twister is great!" CreationDate="2011-10-27T13:45:56.633" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="339" PostId="254" Score="0" Text="Awesome answer! Maybe you could add a bit about how LEGO themselves sort their bricks?" CreationDate="2011-10-27T13:48:31.373" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="342" PostId="242" Score="0" Text="+1 thanks for your answer - sadly i can only choose one as accepted so i let the votes decide" CreationDate="2011-10-27T14:33:54.327" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="343" PostId="245" Score="0" Text="+1 thanks for your answer - sadly i can only choose one as accepted so i let the votes decide" CreationDate="2011-10-27T14:33:59.473" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="345" PostId="147" Score="3" Text="+1 nice idea, but looks a bit overpowered - the LDD seems to be axactly what i was looking for." CreationDate="2011-10-27T14:39:05.927" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="351" PostId="256" Score="0" Text="This other SE question is relevant to the patent part : &quot;Are companies producing custom molded LEGO pieces legally entitled to do so?&quot; : http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/250/are-companies-producing-custom-molded-lego-pieces-legally-entitled-to-do-so" CreationDate="2011-10-27T15:38:25.527" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="360" PostId="273" Score="0" Text="I'd get mostly grey and black 1x4s and 2x4s, then 1x2s, 1x3s, 1x6s, and 2x2s. I would buy some 1x1s also, but those aren't great for making sound structures. (Ever tried to build a sturdy wall from 1x1s?) Anyhow, as I'm not real experienced when it comes to building large structures, I'll let this remain as a comment - unless ya'll think this should be an answer." CreationDate="2011-10-27T16:54:42.510" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="361" PostId="269" Score="1" Text="Found it! I shall not be insulted if you bow to the master of Google-Fu. :) Hey, I meant me!" CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:10:43.783" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="362" PostId="277" Score="0" Text="Superglue. I guarantee your minifigs' heads will never fall off again. And if they do, I will pay you $-100,000." CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:17:00.767" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="363" PostId="277" Score="3" Text="@PeterDC putting glue on Lego is illegal in many contries!" CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:19:16.100" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="364" PostId="277" Score="0" Text="Well, then, there's always the &quot;stick the neck in a fire, then remove it and put the head on real fast&quot; method." CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:23:26.703" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="366" PostId="245" Score="0" Text="No problem, since you asked more than one question and I answered only one of them, my answer shouldn't be the accepted one anyway." CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:26:43.357" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="367" PostId="277" Score="0" Text="That`s atrocious!" CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:28:17.647" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="368" PostId="277" Score="1" Text="Discard them (I can give you my address) and buy new ones." CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:30:42.960" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="370" PostId="277" Score="1" Text="before it turns into a trollfest, I'll test with liquid paper and let you know if I'm about to send you my torsos by mail." CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:35:19.213" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="371" PostId="215" Score="0" Text="Yeah, feasible should probably be extrapolated as “without spending thousands of dollars” :)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:43:09.780" UserId="72" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="372" PostId="273" Score="7" Text="This question is incredibly subjective. I use mostly 1x1 and 2x2 in yellow. Any answer is valid until you dream up a project for which it's not!" CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:44:36.067" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="373" PostId="225" Score="1" Text="Ah, yes – of course. There's little you can't do with 3D printers :)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:45:38.823" UserId="72" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="374" PostId="250" Score="1" Text="Technically: this is off topic (no legal questions on stack exchange)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:47:47.233" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="375" PostId="279" Score="4" Text="I own this book and it's fairly outdated. The 9V 2-switch Battery box required to power the 'gun' is a rare find. It was last sold as part of the 4094 [Motor Movers](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=4094-1) set in 2003" CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:56:25.227" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="376" PostId="279" Score="4" Text="It's also worth mentioning that the model required modified and non-Lego pieces so it wasn't fully brick-built. Youtube is a good place to look for inspiration." CreationDate="2011-10-27T17:58:04.257" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="378" PostId="280" Score="1" Text="This is most likely a better solution than liquid paper (too thick I'd guess)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T18:07:43.557" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="379" PostId="273" Score="3" Text="@ErikOlson I think it can be answered in a constructive way. There is a subjective part, but also an objective part relating to piece averages across sets. Experts know that there are a myriad of ways to build something, but they know that it is better to use piece A instead of B when building which is how ratios come about." CreationDate="2011-10-27T18:13:38.757" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="380" PostId="278" Score="1" Text="&quot;Loh-dah Doeser&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-27T18:24:18.603" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="381" PostId="278" Score="1" Text="@Pubby8: &quot;Ruh-bull&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-27T18:25:36.527" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="383" PostId="230" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure a cat will be any more interested in passing under its arches than using it as a scratching post though ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T18:34:23.473" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="384" PostId="278" Score="0" Text="Let me guess... &quot;-1 for nostalgia&quot;? Wait, that's not right..." CreationDate="2011-10-27T18:35:16.673" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="386" PostId="239" Score="0" Text="Alright, agreed. Not a duplicate." CreationDate="2011-10-27T19:13:04.803" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="387" PostId="230" Score="0" Text="Ok, maybe not so much passing under than deciding it's a funny place to take a nap." CreationDate="2011-10-27T19:17:06.917" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="388" PostId="280" Score="2" Text="The dab of paint was most certainly for aligning purposes so that the machines which added the arms knew which side was front. But anyway, adding a small layer of paint (fluid corrector might work too) should indeed do the trick." CreationDate="2011-10-27T19:18:31.017" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="394" PostId="282" Score="0" Text="Are tubs really a good deal? Some quick math puts the price per brick at $0.15 while bricklink is under $0.05" CreationDate="2011-10-27T19:56:27.460" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="396" PostId="273" Score="3" Text="Subjective questions are often parts of bad questions, but not all subjective questions are bad: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/09/good-subjective-bad-subjective/. In particular, this question is _fair and impartial, invites factual experiences, and is not mindless social fun_ (it solves a real problem). In turn, we need to make sure the answers _are long, explain why, and are backed by real experiences of expert Lego builders_. (I'm also not sure this is subjective - I bet if you did some number-crunching on the composition of sets, some interesting patterns could emerge.)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T21:06:40.510" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="398" PostId="250" Score="4" Text="@Erik: To the best of my knowledge that is not a SE-wide policy. While I am not usually a fan of legal questions on SE, there are very clear and specific court rulings in multiple jurisdictions about this exact issue. (I do think it could've been asked better - perhaps &quot;What is the status of the Lego brick patents?&quot; I might try to do a better edit later.)" CreationDate="2011-10-27T21:20:58.697" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="400" PostId="286" Score="1" Text="I've been getting a lot of inspiration for this sort of thing from the LEGO video games, which have quite a lot of &quot;destructible&quot; furniture/sets." CreationDate="2011-10-27T22:06:40.013" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="401" PostId="259" Score="2" Text="@Joubarc I meant that I didn't believe you could still buy them new. I am sure there are plenty of people who have there sets still." CreationDate="2011-10-27T22:06:48.717" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="403" PostId="269" Score="0" Text="Thank you!! I couldn't find it earlier on. Also, although thee picture show what is technically Duplo, it works brilliantly on Lego and Lego Technic." CreationDate="2011-10-27T22:17:03.013" UserId="138" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="404" PostId="290" Score="3" Text="What's the product number on the box?" CreationDate="2011-10-27T22:19:10.153" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="405" PostId="292" Score="0" Text="As for what mass-produced sets were made by fans so far, I know there are a number of them (I believe a couple of building/architecture sets) but I can't remember their names or product numbers right now." CreationDate="2011-10-27T22:24:09.537" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="412" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="@Joe Wreschnig: Yup. Looked at the results; they give 14 Lego sets in the 'mini' scale. As you pointed out, there is also a set {may be more than one} in the 'micro' scale. LEGO designers need to agree on one standard term. IMHO, these two scales are the same. Do you agree?" CreationDate="2011-10-28T02:10:22.493" UserId="89" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="414" PostId="282" Score="0" Text="[6177](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-Basic-Bricks-Deluxe-6177): 650 bricks for 29.99$. [3598](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=3598-1) was around 50$ for 2000 bricks. But these are official prices, sometimes you can get some for lower than that. But yeah, always check the prices is the way to go." CreationDate="2011-10-28T04:05:01.383" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="415" PostId="201" Score="0" Text="Curiously, plastics texts suggest placing a logo to hide the injection gate, which is typically on a stud.  LEGO does this (look for one or more logos with a blob in the center), but I have no idea if they pioneered it or just jumped on board. It is certainly part of their trade dress now." CreationDate="2011-10-28T05:02:41.090" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="416" PostId="211" Score="1" Text="The jumper brick was a contemporary of Expert Builder, and space sets used the hole by plugging a torch into it." CreationDate="2011-10-28T05:07:58.837" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="418" PostId="201" Score="2" Text="Oops, the gate was on a corner of the brick in the 1960s when it was made of cellulose acetate. So the stud logo came before the stud gate." CreationDate="2011-10-28T05:52:58.113" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="419" PostId="298" Score="17" Text="+1 for **Lego Unit is 1.6mm** - thats the important part, everything else is based on this." CreationDate="2011-10-28T06:03:20.330" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="420" PostId="227" Score="0" Text="True, molding complexity does influence cost more than quantity of plastic." CreationDate="2011-10-28T06:43:25.037" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="421" PostId="207" Score="0" Text="Television antenna spokes? Flower stems?" CreationDate="2011-10-28T06:53:17.400" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="422" PostId="290" Score="2" Text="You could use &quot;[offspring](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offspring)&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-28T06:53:37.973" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="423" PostId="304" Score="1" Text="I'm fairly confident they try to avoid it nowadays, but as you say, at the time they simply didn't care." CreationDate="2011-10-28T07:04:48.830" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="424" PostId="303" Score="1" Text="I just remembered James Mathis' [10025 - Santa Fe Cars I](http://peeron.com/inv/sets/10025-1) and [10022 - Santa Fe Cars II](http://peeron.com/inv/sets/10022-1) two more fan designed sets." CreationDate="2011-10-28T07:06:12.313" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="425" PostId="301" Score="0" Text="Good answer Erik, but your final sentence show us the problem that this question originally set out to answer: if you suggested I use a 3 bumper I wouldn't know what you were talking about, similarly for others if I were to say a 3 beam." CreationDate="2011-10-28T07:17:28.430" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="426" PostId="301" Score="0" Text="Should have said &quot;last paragraph&quot;." CreationDate="2011-10-28T07:20:08.283" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="427" PostId="305" Score="2" Text="The Space sets also released first in North America in 1979 while Europe got Castle. The [Idea Book 6000](http://peeron.com/inv/sets/6000-1) came out in 1980 depicting the full range to both sides.  In 1981 the distribution crossed over after Castle had test-marketed in a few cities in the US. The Castle sets like [383 Knights Tournament](http://peeron.com/inv/sets/383-2) got new 60xx numbers assigned at that time too." CreationDate="2011-10-28T07:23:01.527" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="428" PostId="300" Score="0" Text="My first Technic set (and last LEGO set before the dark ages) was the 852 helicopter, which had number 954 in the US. http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/852_Helicopter" CreationDate="2011-10-28T07:48:15.863" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="429" PostId="307" Score="1" Text="I found [this synopsis](http://www.historia.com.pt/legos/clones/texts/kiddicraft.htm) goes a lot further than what was generally known after the Tyco trial. There is even a thesis written on the topic." CreationDate="2011-10-28T08:02:55.550" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="432" PostId="303" Score="0" Text="Right, I had forgotten about these, I'll add them in, thanks." CreationDate="2011-10-28T08:13:40.557" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="433" PostId="301" Score="0" Text="Last couple of comments: 1) Thank you ever so much for supplying those links, I'd only found a couple of them previously. 2) As to the lack of sub-categories, I think that's more a hang-up of the web1.0 nature of those sites - it's hard to represent a hierarchy in a drop-down list - I'd see Brick, Round as a child of Brick for example." CreationDate="2011-10-28T08:17:37.310" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="435" PostId="303" Score="0" Text="Blacksmith Shop!!! I missed that." CreationDate="2011-10-28T08:22:35.973" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="436" PostId="290" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: I am tempted to put that in with my newly-earned edit privilege." CreationDate="2011-10-28T08:23:47.297" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="439" PostId="224" Score="0" Text="That is so strange - when I search for mudguard, I get single mudguards... Anyway, thanks" CreationDate="2011-10-28T08:35:41.140" UserId="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="441" PostId="290" Score="1" Text="If you do that, I will no longer have sets. (ducks)" CreationDate="2011-10-28T08:45:22.110" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="445" PostId="262" Score="0" Text="Not to mention it's short and recognized by everybody." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:11:39.703" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="446" PostId="313" Score="0" Text="They didn't say those were the first did they?" CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:18:42.477" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="447" PostId="312" Score="2" Text="Does it need to be LEGO-parts only? If so, good luck with that." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:21:22.657" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="448" PostId="317" Score="0" Text="No minifigs on the ISS?" CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:22:08.867" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="449" PostId="312" Score="0" Text="Mostly Lego will do. Video of Lego with solid rocket motor added on is also acceptable." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:26:41.857" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="450" PostId="313" Score="0" Text="@ErikOlson, nope, but they made a big thing about it, Lego under wrote the project, and nothing in the press stated that it had been done before &quot;These will join the following mini-figures in space&quot;." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:32:09.870" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="451" PostId="148" Score="3" Text="ABS are not necessarily the same formula. Many additives have come on the market in particular to combat UV and cracking." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:36:59.317" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="452" PostId="317" Score="1" Text="Not being yellow is no reason to exclude them from being Mini-figures ;) There are many &quot;non-yellow&quot; characters now, including non-licensed ones from the Minifigures range (Zombie, Werewolf, witch, vampire, etc.)" CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:37:24.637" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="453" PostId="148" Score="2" Text="Actually I was just checking my CA bricks and they are softer than my old ABS parts still." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:40:14.057" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="455" PostId="317" Score="1" Text="@ErikOlson - Not sure about minifigs - there's a video here of Duplo on the ISS: http://www.legospace.com/en-us/Videos/Default.aspx#354655" CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:41:14.617" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="456" PostId="312" Score="12" Text="All the time... oh, you mean sustained flight, not just projectile..." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:42:40.103" UserId="83" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="457" PostId="317" Score="0" Text="@Erik: not to my knowledge, but I could be wrong." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:42:45.063" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="458" PostId="312" Score="0" Text="That's not flight, it's falling. Model must generate at least some lift to win prize." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:56:14.037" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="459" PostId="262" Score="1" Text="Ok, edited to remove &quot;derogatory&quot;." CreationDate="2011-10-28T09:56:16.267" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="461" PostId="312" Score="2" Text="This (http://www.rcheliresource.com/video-lego-rc-helicopter/) is a Lego replica, scaled up.  Looks pretty cool." CreationDate="2011-10-28T10:19:09.950" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="462" PostId="209" Score="1" Text="I found this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXPkhjGwkg&amp;feature=related) with the Electric Technic Control Centre in use" CreationDate="2011-10-28T10:24:05.273" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="463" PostId="312" Score="1" Text="@Erik flying is just falling and missing the ground anyway" CreationDate="2011-10-28T11:09:02.217" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="464" PostId="312" Score="1" Text="What about hopping? I'm sure a hopping Technic model is doable, and that does generate some lift (ok, not much)." CreationDate="2011-10-28T11:11:38.113" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="465" PostId="297" Score="4" Text="Feel free to keep custody of the tag all by yourself :-)" CreationDate="2011-10-28T12:10:06.763" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="466" PostId="324" Score="1" Text="I hadn't thought about the town ones - good catch." CreationDate="2011-10-28T12:43:53.397" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="467" PostId="310" Score="0" Text="In space, but no minifig (in german): http://it-republik.de/jaxenter/artikel/Java-goes-to-space-0092.html" CreationDate="2011-10-28T13:09:50.717" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="468" PostId="323" Score="0" Text="This would be a good question for a CW answer, as the list is managable but it's unlikely any single person would get them all." CreationDate="2011-10-28T13:26:47.073" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="469" PostId="323" Score="0" Text="Do you want astronauts, or everything including aliens and robots?" CreationDate="2011-10-28T13:34:37.000" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="470" PostId="323" Score="0" Text="@Pubby8 Only astronauts (I'll edit the question)" CreationDate="2011-10-28T13:58:15.990" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="471" PostId="327" Score="0" Text="Both sound plausible – good finds :)" CreationDate="2011-10-28T14:26:29.657" UserId="72" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="472" PostId="329" Score="1" Text="You can see from the patent (http://i.stack.imgur.com/QRwhY.jpg) that the basic *design* hasn't changed markedly." CreationDate="2011-10-28T15:13:06.567" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="473" PostId="1" Score="4" Text="In our impressionable youth, my brother and I painted a few mini-figures and helmets. We had no real long term success with acrylics. Enamel paints worked better - I'll have a rummage over the weekend and see how badly scratched they are." CreationDate="2011-10-28T15:17:23.223" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="474" PostId="320" Score="5" Text="Looks cool, but I'd just be too darn afraid of losing my LEGO bricks. &quot;It's not coming back down!!!&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-28T15:24:45.380" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="475" PostId="324" Score="0" Text="I can't find the Apollo figure in that list(site). Still looking..." CreationDate="2011-10-28T15:27:38.467" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="477" PostId="324" Score="1" Text="@pcantin: That's under a the [Discovery theme](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?M=sp060)" CreationDate="2011-10-28T16:08:07.857" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="480" PostId="335" Score="1" Text="I wonder how much of a risk there is to slipping on a brick?  Especially considering most school have those very hard floors." CreationDate="2011-10-28T17:43:25.130" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="482" PostId="335" Score="5" Text="My students often use a cafeteria tray.  I introduced them, originally, to just keep the mess confined, sort of anchoring the activity, even if not everything stays on the tray.  A tray has an added benefit of providing a hard surface for building on, useful with carpet." CreationDate="2011-10-28T17:49:20.133" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="484" PostId="338" Score="1" Text="possible duplicate of [Do any programs exist that allow you to build own LEGO plans?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12/do-any-programs-exist-that-allow-you-to-build-own-lego-plans)" CreationDate="2011-10-28T18:10:41.773" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="485" PostId="338" Score="1" Text="Both Lego digital designer and Ldraw allow for the creation of CGI LEGO models. Additional software may be required for photo-real rendering" CreationDate="2011-10-28T18:13:00.617" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="487" PostId="262" Score="1" Text="The bley in the image above is what I'd call dark bley. The majority of the other bricks are grey and the 6x6 tile on the left is either light grey or light bley" CreationDate="2011-10-28T18:53:52.017" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="488" PostId="337" Score="1" Text="Is the electric hazard a real and documented hazard, or more of a perceived hazard?  I'm just sort of wondering if the voltage is ever high enough to cause any actual damage." CreationDate="2011-10-28T18:54:52.733" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="489" PostId="311" Score="4" Text="Ironically, bley is much less stone-like than the warmer earlier tone, which is one of the reasons I dislike as a castle-theme-favoring builder. On the other hand, I think the color cast is just fine for my space stuff." CreationDate="2011-10-28T18:57:16.720" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="491" PostId="335" Score="0" Text="I think this is a good tip, but not much of a safety issue." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:00:26.763" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="492" PostId="337" Score="2" Text="Electricity is such a minor issue. Kids won't get hurt unless they strip the wires and jam them through the skin into their chest next to their heart." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:02:46.010" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="493" PostId="338" Score="2" Text="Zhaph, digital imagery isn`t covered with plan making." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:06:10.520" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="494" PostId="204" Score="0" Text="According to the 2010 Company Profile presentation (http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/factsfigures/default.aspx) there are currently &quot;58 different colours&quot;!" CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:10:00.623" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="495" PostId="345" Score="2" Text="-1 This is subjective. If you want to be pure, be pure. If not, don't. If you're entering a contest then use whatever the rules are. It's as simple as that." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:15:52.953" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="496" PostId="345" Score="1" Text="I'm not asking about whether one _should_ be purist or not. I'm asking about the import of this philosophy. You apparently would answer &quot;it's not important at all&quot;, and I encourage you to express that as an actual answer, although I'd appreciate it if you could provide more depth into your reasoning. Thanks." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:19:26.163" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="497" PostId="345" Score="0" Text="I've edited it to try to have it focus on one question. I think some of what you want to know should be split into separate questions, although the one about other toys isn't really on topic." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:28:43.327" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="498" PostId="345" Score="2" Text="I don't mean to ask about other toys; I'm wondering if there's something special about Lego (either as a company or as a product) that encourages or prompts this philosophy, or whether it's just kind of an obsessive-fan thing that happens to appeal to Lego builders." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:32:24.790" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="499" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="I think those gates work only in small scale, because of the friction." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:33:08.563" UserId="60" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="500" PostId="204" Score="1" Text="Weird. I wouldn't be surprised if they couldn't tell for sure themselves, though. And maybe the 7 missing ones are reserved colours (there's no Maersk blue in the chart, for example), or maybe they reintroduced some between the chart and the company profile." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:42:28.707" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="501" PostId="311" Score="2" Text="It supposedly fits better with the other colors. Which may just be legolese for &quot;it's more shiny, so kids like it better&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:45:27.363" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="502" PostId="342" Score="0" Text="I'd tend to replace the first requirement by &quot;a LDraw file, created either with your favorite LDraw editor, or exported straight from LDD&quot;. Pov-Ray works too." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:47:23.787" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="503" PostId="329" Score="4" Text="The brick as it stands now hasn't seen structural changes since 1958, which is why LEGO celebrated the 50 years of the brick in 2008. The brick before 1958 didn't have the bottom tubes, which were part of the patent you mention." CreationDate="2011-10-28T19:53:18.990" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="504" PostId="283" Score="0" Text="I have something to contribute that does not justify an answer…As stated in (I believe) The Ultimate Lego Book (I've lost it so can't be sure, but it details the model maker/designer recruiter process), one of the stages a would-be designer has to go through is, when presented with a set of generic pieces, having to construct a model that is as imaginative as possible." CreationDate="2011-10-28T20:07:39.360" UserId="46" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="506" PostId="344" Score="10" Text="4. **Never aim projectiles at anyone's face.**" CreationDate="2011-10-28T21:03:29.807" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="507" PostId="337" Score="1" Text="Voltage is broadly unrelated to how dangerous electricity can be. http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-50.html. That being said, Lego's conductive bricks are very carefully designed to avoid exposure to the current. Definitely be careful around mains adapters, but the standard conductive bricks probably don't require any more supervision than the launchers or old-style knight weapons do." CreationDate="2011-10-28T22:08:43.513" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="509" PostId="346" Score="10" Text="Joubarc, I'm watching you, glue is **illegal** on Lego!" CreationDate="2011-10-29T01:47:56.450" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="510" PostId="346" Score="1" Text="I'd like to point out modifying minifigures using self-made props is ok to most. There are even shops that specialize in custom minifigures." CreationDate="2011-10-29T01:50:22.657" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="511" PostId="349" Score="2" Text="From the FAQ:&#xA;&#xA;You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face. Chatty, open-ended questions diminish the usefulness of our site and push other questions off the front page.&#xA;&#xA;Your questions should be reasonably scoped. If you can imagine an entire book that answers your question, you’re asking too much.&#xA;&#xA;If your motivation for asking the question is “I would like to participate in a discussion about __”, then you should not be asking here." CreationDate="2011-10-29T03:13:46.077" UserId="150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="512" PostId="352" Score="0" Text="Also, some beginner tutorials: http://www.blender.org/education-help/tutorials/getting-started/" CreationDate="2011-10-29T06:56:12.243" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="513" PostId="174" Score="3" Text="Humidity may be an issue for LEGO bricks with electronic functions, pneumatic cylinders and the older wheel bricks with metal axels." CreationDate="2011-10-29T07:06:55.567" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="514" PostId="138" Score="3" Text="You could note the grammatical conflict--I hear &quot;a MOC&quot; alot, given that people pronounce it as &quot;MOCK,&quot; but I personally say &quot;an MOC&quot; and pronounce it &quot;EM-OH-SEE.&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-29T07:08:03.277" UserId="20" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="515" PostId="342" Score="0" Text="I am surprised by the recommendation of LDD. LDD has a very limited part library, which shifts every few months. Surely LeoCAD, MLCad or the other myriad of real LDraw tools should be the starting point." CreationDate="2011-10-29T07:10:58.463" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="516" PostId="349" Score="3" Text="I don't think &quot;off-topic&quot; is the right close vote here..." CreationDate="2011-10-29T08:09:58.563" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="517" PostId="320" Score="2" Text="just take an airsoft-gun with you and shoot the ballons if it goes to high ;) - everything comes down sooner or later." CreationDate="2011-10-29T08:39:25.343" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="518" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="I think a better question would have been: How do we make [this bridge - with picture] more robust? With a picture of the bridge in question, or something like &quot;How would you go about about building a functional Cantilever bridge using the following components?&quot; and then tag it [tag:technique] or similar" CreationDate="2011-10-29T08:56:30.483" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="519" PostId="357" Score="6" Text="This might be better as a community wiki, as there are multiple correct answers." CreationDate="2011-10-29T14:05:05.410" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="521" PostId="357" Score="0" Text="I didn't know Lego bricks could break! I realize there is a theoretical limit but I've never seen damage." CreationDate="2011-10-29T14:21:08.030" UserId="147" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="522" PostId="45" Score="1" Text="Here's one I made last year. (http://phillipecantin.blogspot.com/2011/10/lego-rc-car.html)" CreationDate="2011-10-29T15:51:01.007" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="523" PostId="362" Score="0" Text="Some versions of the Technic turntable have more friction than others. If yours doesn't rotate freely, chances are that it needs some surgery. Unfortunately I'm not sure what exactly you need to trim, but I know you'll need to open if first." CreationDate="2011-10-29T16:46:04.277" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="524" PostId="349" Score="3" Text="I disagree that this is off topic.  I think Joubarc's answer is perfect.  The question is practical - I face this problem.  And although it is open ended, it is not inherently open ended, any more than any 'what is the best'  type of question, which are often asked and answer, for example, on stack overflow.  I do like Zhaph - Ben Duguid's suggestion as being significantly more constructive and less discouraging than simply closing this." CreationDate="2011-10-29T17:02:31.510" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="525" PostId="334" Score="1" Text="Why is this getting downvoted.  A down-vote without an explanation is very discouraging." CreationDate="2011-10-29T17:07:02.020" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="526" PostId="362" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc I tried two different Lego turntables with the same results. To be sure, I'll look into the part like you're suggesting.  Still, I think that there was way to much torsion (perpendicular to the turntable plane) applied to it and this is why I'm asking around for other design ideas (before I do this with non-Lego parts)." CreationDate="2011-10-29T17:08:29.727" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="527" PostId="362" Score="0" Text="Yes, another design might be better anyway, I was mentionning this just in case." CreationDate="2011-10-29T17:11:42.013" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="529" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="Pubby8 asked this http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/273/what-is-a-good-ratio-to-buy-bricks-in I feel that either these should both be closed, or neither should be." CreationDate="2011-10-29T17:29:37.517" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="530" PostId="346" Score="0" Text="@jfyelle I thought I heavily impied I was against glue, actually. But that's also something LEGOland park designers themselves use (and not any glue, they use methyl-ethyl-cetone (orthograph not guaranteed) which literally fuses bricks together). So, to each his own." CreationDate="2011-10-29T17:54:55.907" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="531" PostId="346" Score="2" Text="I was joking - maybe I should put smileys :)" CreationDate="2011-10-29T17:56:47.340" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="532" PostId="363" Score="0" Text="+1 you solution using round plates on a axle sounds really nice (the 1 axle- or peg-solution is so easy i can't belive pcantin hasn't thought of it himself)" CreationDate="2011-10-29T18:12:41.793" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="534" PostId="346" Score="7" Text="So I've been a LEGO purist **all my life** without realizing it (no third party modifications at all whatsoever)." CreationDate="2011-10-29T18:19:46.230" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="537" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="I think Lee DeLapp was just plain wrong. This question should not have been closed." CreationDate="2011-10-29T18:29:24.173" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="539" PostId="357" Score="1" Text="A single answer might be better as CW, if we are to build the list ourselves rather than find an external resource; not the question." CreationDate="2011-10-29T18:58:28.007" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="541" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="@ErikOlson and AscendlyJJ: At this stage (private beta), both of you should be able to vote to reopen this (I have done), or vote to close the others. Oezi's question as originally asked was even more off topic, being related specifically to programming mindstorms. Just commenting doesn't really help ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-29T19:18:28.653" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="544" PostId="365" Score="2" Text="If you want to be torough, your assumption about all studs being covered has de be rescinded. Indeed, some of the games make heavy use of the &quot;build your dice&quot; feature, and add or remove tiles _during_ the game itself. This adds a whole new dimension to the dice mechanics as event probabilities change over time, even if you ignore the unfairness introduced by the weight difference. Minimizing the unfairness can be of course by using only 2x2 tiles, but where's the fun in that?" CreationDate="2011-10-29T19:27:10.483" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="545" PostId="365" Score="0" Text="I don't think I've played a Lego game yet that allows empty die sides? Or perhaps I forgot - some of the games are fairly unmemorable. I'm also interested in any unfairness that may manifest for a plain die covered in 2x2 as well." CreationDate="2011-10-29T19:28:54.490" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="548" PostId="353" Score="2" Text="http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/220/whats-the-most-cost-effective-and-efficient-way-to-buy-bricks covers all bricks, and so Technic." CreationDate="2011-10-29T19:36:29.410" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="550" PostId="335" Score="4" Text="@Pubby8: You have obviously never stepped on the corner of a Lego brick in the middle of the night." CreationDate="2011-10-29T19:40:53.490" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="551" PostId="365" Score="0" Text="I don't expect much unfairness if all sides are covered by 2x2 tiles. From what? The paint? The LEGO dice is probably much more balanced than a regular Monopoly engraved dice. As for games where sides are built during the game, a lot of them do, and I think Lava Dragon is a good example: when you roll the dice, if there's room on the upper side, you may add a 1x1 tile of your color, then you can make as many moves as there are tiles of your color on that face (or something like that)." CreationDate="2011-10-29T19:51:44.210" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="553" PostId="345" Score="3" Text="By the way, being a zealot doesn't usually involve reason." CreationDate="2011-10-29T19:53:24.100" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="554" PostId="365" Score="0" Text="Indeed, Lego's manufacturing genius has probably resulted in an extremely fair die - but like I said in the question, a good answer will be something empirical or analytic, and not assumed. (Lava Dragon is one I haven't played yet.)" CreationDate="2011-10-29T19:54:35.847" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="555" PostId="363" Score="1" Text="This was my first option but it would have snapped under the weight of the two sides.  I've added a picture of the wheel size that I'm using.  Imagine that plus a motors and gears on each side plus the structure. The single axle design would not survive (unless it supplemented with some other support)." CreationDate="2011-10-29T20:47:03.783" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="556" PostId="363" Score="0" Text="I was thinking along the lines of a Slewing Bearing.  I've seen designs like that used for massive Lego tower cranes.  This gives me an idea [off to the Lego boxes]..." CreationDate="2011-10-29T21:09:43.613" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="557" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="I've added this as a meta topic for discussion http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/59/will-all-open-ended-questions-be-closed-i-certainly-hope-not" CreationDate="2011-10-29T21:28:16.960" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="558" PostId="375" Score="2" Text="I'm not sure I understand your design. Would this behave like a rocker-bogie suspension? (like the MER rovers).  I don't see which gears are really connecting. Can you clarify the sketch?" CreationDate="2011-10-29T22:26:48.043" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="559" PostId="349" Score="1" Text="Ok, I never saw a reopen on stackexcange before!" CreationDate="2011-10-29T23:50:32.010" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="560" PostId="375" Score="0" Text="@pcantin I don't know how to explain it other than the axles on one side spin the opposite direction of the other." CreationDate="2011-10-29T23:57:22.500" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="563" PostId="203" Score="0" Text="FYI For those of us no living in the US that link may or may not work. The set is Bucket Truck 8071 http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=8071-1" CreationDate="2011-10-30T03:18:08.437" UserId="83" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="564" PostId="320" Score="0" Text="That vid with the Bell-Boeing V22 is faked. The last shot at the end shows the setup, which I also think was faked. Sorry." CreationDate="2011-10-30T03:45:34.037" UserId="83" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="565" PostId="346" Score="5" Text="There's no badge for that, unfortunately." CreationDate="2011-10-30T09:21:38.813" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="567" PostId="378" Score="32" Text="&quot;Keeping lego away from children&quot; - I think that's the most cruel thing I've ever heard." CreationDate="2011-10-30T10:40:32.643" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="568" PostId="320" Score="3" Text="...wich is what i wrote: &quot;looks like [it] flys [...] but is suspended by wire&quot;" CreationDate="2011-10-30T11:05:23.877" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="571" PostId="377" Score="6" Text="Gluing Lego should be a crime :)" CreationDate="2011-10-30T12:46:34.943" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="572" PostId="380" Score="3" Text="I'm afraid I'm not clear about my question. :) I'm not asking for actual building tools, but for style guides. I'll update my question." CreationDate="2011-10-30T12:47:44.673" UserId="39" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="574" PostId="380" Score="4" Text="Ah, would you be talking about getting the right type of paper and printing and assembling it? If so, then this is certainly not a duplicate. :)" CreationDate="2011-10-30T15:14:54.930" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="575" PostId="386" Score="2" Text="Printing companies would be your best bet, although not many will print singles." CreationDate="2011-10-30T17:03:46.260" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="576" PostId="370" Score="0" Text="some times i just need an extra worm or motor, i will not buy a set just for 1 or tow pieces" CreationDate="2011-10-30T17:06:37.363" UserId="131" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="577" PostId="377" Score="0" Text="@pcantin Yea, I agree in theory, but I wasnt sure if it was necessary for certain things." CreationDate="2011-10-30T17:26:54.110" UserId="158" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="578" PostId="379" Score="0" Text="Very interesting.  I didnt even think about some of the internal support methods of reinforcement!  Thanks for the good infos!" CreationDate="2011-10-30T17:29:07.773" UserId="158" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="579" PostId="370" Score="0" Text="My mistake, I was under the impression you wanted to buy more parts. So yes, for spare parts, oezi's [answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/354) is better. I maintain that LEGO education could be interesting (but in Europe you'd have to find a resller first and it'd usually be too expensive), and eBay may have good surprises, but Bricklink is the way to go when you know what you're after. One last thing on motors: LEGO also sells them individually in the [Power Functions](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Power-Functions-ByTheme) section instead of the pick-a-brick one." CreationDate="2011-10-30T19:07:39.523" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="580" PostId="387" Score="4" Text="Actually, BrickLink will give you the weights for tiles too. A [2x2 is 0.48g](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3068b) and a [1x1 is 0.16g](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3070b) so the difference between one 2x2 and 4 1x1 is 0.16g. Which is not the highest unfairness you could have; as I said you can have empty sides, so the highest unfairness is empty side against 4 1x1 tiles, or a difference of 0.64g, or 8% of the total weight, which is bound to make a difference. Although usually when an empty side comes up you may add stuff on it so the situation is unlikely to happen." CreationDate="2011-10-30T19:46:48.430" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="581" PostId="380" Score="0" Text="That's what I meant. Sorry about the confusion. :)" CreationDate="2011-10-30T19:51:28.923" UserId="39" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="582" PostId="378" Score="2" Text="@Joe: ...and not quite serious! (I've aready bought my 7-year old more lego than I've ever owned myself) At the same time, I don't let him play with my vintage / collectors items. He just isn't ready." CreationDate="2011-10-30T20:25:44.167" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="585" PostId="223" Score="0" Text="@Pubby8 Please add that as an answer." CreationDate="2011-10-30T23:14:30.373" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="586" PostId="223" Score="0" Text="[Similar question?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/122/what-are-some-storage-options)" CreationDate="2011-10-30T23:14:43.057" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="587" PostId="223" Score="0" Text="@daviesgeek Yeah, I'd close my question as a dupe of that one." CreationDate="2011-10-30T23:29:46.987" UserId="130" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="588" PostId="127" Score="2" Text="I hate these things with a vengeance. You're constantly opening and closing drawers since the thing becomes unstable with more than one open at a time. Good for screws, not for Lego bricks." CreationDate="2011-10-30T23:42:11.587" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="589" PostId="99" Score="0" Text="I was about to answer that's it's usually hopeless, so it's good to see there's a solution, even if it's partial." CreationDate="2011-10-31T05:27:05.650" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="591" PostId="387" Score="3" Text="i've chosen to compare 2x2 against 4 1x1 because that was one of the things asked (&quot;a full studless plate on one side and four 1x1 studless plates on another&quot;). the difference in this cas eas also much more interesting as the dice gets filled quickly and as long as there are empty sides its obvious the weight-difference is much higher." CreationDate="2011-10-31T06:35:54.657" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="593" PostId="254" Score="0" Text="I wish I knew :-) The only designer workshop I've visited is the one in LEGOland Windsor. There they have huge drawers in their main office with one of each part in the drawer glue on a small baseplate on the front. I didn't see one open, but I suspect they are sorted by element AND color. In their stockroom, about every part is sorted similarly by element AND color; with huge boxes for common parts like bricks or plates while for smaller ones they have a gridlike arrangement of small open hobby boxes. Horizontal is shape, vertical is color (or the opposite, I don't remember for sure)." CreationDate="2011-10-31T08:02:30.453" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="594" PostId="122" Score="0" Text="What, a closet with no temperature-control whatsoever?" CreationDate="2011-10-31T08:06:39.187" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="596" PostId="122" Score="8" Text="@muntoo [this lugnet article](http://news.lugnet.com/storage/?n=707) may be what you are looking for. I just read it again, it's really worth it." CreationDate="2011-10-31T08:19:13.600" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="598" PostId="406" Score="2" Text="You might want to include the note that almost all parts have their element or part id embossed on the underside." CreationDate="2011-10-31T08:58:57.333" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="599" PostId="403" Score="6" Text="If only I could +2 for the edit - I'll ask my boys to try this evening after trick or treating ;)" CreationDate="2011-10-31T09:00:32.620" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="600" PostId="406" Score="2" Text="Actually, no, I don't want to do that as it's not really the point of this question and it has been covered in another question. However, you're quite right that I should have at least pointed to that corresponding question on [how to determine the name of a brick](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/154). I've added that." CreationDate="2011-10-31T09:07:56.753" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="601" PostId="403" Score="8" Text="After calculating it, I pictured my kid spinning like the Tasmanian Devil at 252rpm. I was laughing so hard I had a though time typing the edit." CreationDate="2011-10-31T10:18:32.740" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="602" PostId="404" Score="2" Text="The following question also has details of how to get hold of instructions for older sets: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/64/where-can-i-find-instruction-booklets" CreationDate="2011-10-31T12:05:22.827" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="603" PostId="335" Score="1" Text="A friend suggested this funny video on brick safety: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCBhyskisVNM&amp;h=pAQF-QzJqAQGn7AcJQeW_2ZCAg8-T_dznz6h4HuLprZTNJg" CreationDate="2011-10-31T13:04:45.840" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="604" PostId="416" Score="1" Text="I suppose the Vikings designer was in love with that part. I've only built 7020 and I didn't know about the others, but I guess the usage is similar in all sets: launch some form of missile using the spring power. But I think the magazine mechanism in 7020 is really a nice touch. Fire up to 10 projectiles without rloading!" CreationDate="2011-10-31T13:56:10.833" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="605" PostId="406" Score="2" Text="Also, once you have parts for at least one kit identified, use http://rebrickable.com/ to find other kits that you may also have had with those parts." CreationDate="2011-10-31T14:03:00.807" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="606" PostId="404" Score="1" Text="This previous question raises the problem of identifying kits from list of parts http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/102/is-there-anything-like-a-recipe-generator-for-lego" CreationDate="2011-10-31T14:42:24.143" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="607" PostId="99" Score="1" Text="I wonder how the plastic reacts with this solution.  Some products get into the plastic, reacts with it and can make it more brittle.  I would be careful before using anything else than natural soap and water." CreationDate="2011-10-31T14:49:47.643" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="608" PostId="99" Score="1" Text="No reaction at all - admittedly, Milton is the bleach of choice in the UK for cleaning kids toys etc., so it is pretty mild." CreationDate="2011-10-31T15:38:13.890" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="609" PostId="345" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: absolutely. I didn't have &quot;reason&quot; in the original phrasing of the question. While reason may not be involved on the part of the zealot, there are often certain features of an idea or cause which tend to attract a passionate response. Another related question might be &quot;What is it about Lego that attracts fanatics?&quot; (especially in this particular way)." CreationDate="2011-10-31T16:09:25.407" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="610" PostId="403" Score="0" Text="A nice display of structural strenght is seen on the Millenium Falcon lego set 10179-1 : http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=10179-1" CreationDate="2011-10-31T16:25:50.910" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="611" PostId="406" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc +1 for a good answer, I check out those links and I'm sure they will help with ID'ing the more obscure pieces." CreationDate="2011-10-31T17:28:06.027" UserId="170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="613" PostId="406" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Some of the kits I have date back to the early 1970's, and don't necessarily have part numbers embossed on them." CreationDate="2011-10-31T17:36:31.960" UserId="170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="614" PostId="406" Score="0" Text="@bakoyaro: good point, I shall make a mental note of that" CreationDate="2011-10-31T18:43:22.687" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="615" PostId="254" Score="2" Text="&quot;mixing parts which have as little in common as possible&quot; is a very good hint. Thank you!" CreationDate="2011-10-31T19:29:38.543" UserId="54" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="616" PostId="435" Score="1" Text="The hole in the stud of heads is actually going away now." CreationDate="2011-10-31T20:04:14.333" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="617" PostId="158" Score="1" Text="Well, I've seen enough references to this that it sounds likely, but then I don't get why LEGO would go back. I've sent the question to someone there in the hope of settling it once and for all." CreationDate="2011-10-31T20:28:11.807" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="618" PostId="436" Score="0" Text="You can put the magnets out of the buffer and swallow them... Seems not to work." CreationDate="2011-10-31T21:10:02.100" UserId="60" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="619" PostId="436" Score="2" Text="@Sibbo: I don't believe you can since ~2009. You have to break it to get the magnet out; anyone capable of breaking it is probably not going to swallow it." CreationDate="2011-10-31T21:14:28.593" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="620" PostId="436" Score="1" Text="Hm okay, my trains are about 5 years old..." CreationDate="2011-10-31T21:27:22.000" UserId="60" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="621" PostId="349" Score="1" Text="@ascendlyJJ: &quot;What's the best&quot; questions are such a pox on SO the word &quot;best&quot; automatically pops up a warning when asking a question! Please don't try to justify this question with that example..." CreationDate="2011-10-31T22:21:12.640" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="623" PostId="351" Score="1" Text="To prevent the stack-of-plate loophole, most Lego bridge contest now have a weight limit." CreationDate="2011-10-31T23:21:29.503" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="624" PostId="122" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Yes, that was it!" CreationDate="2011-11-01T00:05:24.083" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="625" PostId="134" Score="0" Text="I guess you could have a few 'blocks', but if you want a large number of one type of piece, it will be best to have most of your LEGO sorted by piece type. When you need more 'blocks', just build them. (Maybe have a LEGO Mindstorms Robot help you sort...? ;))" CreationDate="2011-11-01T00:07:42.627" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="626" PostId="402" Score="0" Text="When using big bins, use big, low ones. Good advise, and that one one of the less efficient methoed!" CreationDate="2011-11-01T07:13:40.350" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="627" PostId="436" Score="1" Text="@Sibbo: Joe is right, [magnets are fully embedded in buffers now](http://media.peeron.com/pics/inv/custpics/64415c01.1240282679.jpg), that's what I was talking about." CreationDate="2011-11-01T07:23:29.947" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="628" PostId="439" Score="2" Text="Indeed, there's a reason LEGO sets carry a &quot;not suitable for children under 36 months&quot; warning. All kids are different though and if they're still inserting things at 4 then adjust accordingly ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-01T08:46:52.013" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="630" PostId="379" Score="1" Text="It's also quite common to see Technic skeletons used inside of Lego builds to hang the rest of the pieces on.  Lego itself uses this technique in their larger UCS Star Wars sets." CreationDate="2011-11-01T13:57:45.733" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="631" PostId="377" Score="0" Text="I have had to use glue on MOCs when they received enough heat damage to the point where the clutch on the pieces fails to hold it together anymore." CreationDate="2011-11-01T13:59:23.983" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="633" PostId="445" Score="0" Text="I like this idea, considering how common this brick is. I'd have to try it for myself thought to see how well it works, especialy in tight spaces." CreationDate="2011-11-01T15:25:26.570" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="634" PostId="445" Score="0" Text="for me this works better because you only need a bit pressure and can pull very easy. when using a pillar like you suggested, you'll have to push relatively hard to avoid to slip of." CreationDate="2011-11-01T15:31:34.440" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="636" PostId="445" Score="0" Text="You don't have to push hard but it helps." CreationDate="2011-11-01T15:38:08.503" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="638" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="Don't both systems have a graphical programming language and how is the NXT more advanced?" CreationDate="2011-11-01T17:12:58.980" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="639" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="From what I remember, NXT is more event based and allows you to connect blocks non-linearly. It's hard to explain, but contains more features." CreationDate="2011-11-01T17:14:49.717" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="641" PostId="444" Score="7" Text="If I had a big enough lever I could move the world.  Clever!" CreationDate="2011-11-01T17:19:30.827" UserId="45" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="642" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="Two things: 1) RCX can also use pins, but as only 4 connection points.  2)You can use more than the graphical programming with RCX.  You can use NQC (C like programming) or straight C code (if I remember correctly, by using a third party library)" CreationDate="2011-11-01T17:30:27.777" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="643" PostId="448" Score="3" Text="@pcantin Please add that as an answer and delete the comment." CreationDate="2011-11-01T17:32:23.377" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="644" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="@pcantin I've always wondered, why can't NXT use other languages?" CreationDate="2011-11-01T18:29:34.803" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="646" PostId="449" Score="1" Text="My first inclination with this question was &quot;I swear there's a groove on the bottom...&quot; but then I checked the nearest model and there wasn't. I guess this is why." CreationDate="2011-11-01T18:48:05.473" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="648" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="@Pubbuy The NXT most certainly can use other programming languages, some of them even let you do it with the original firmware unlike the RCX! :)" CreationDate="2011-11-01T18:51:45.037" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="649" PostId="380" Score="0" Text="This was clarified not to be a duplicate after several people voted; unfortunately there is no way to rescind close votes. (On the other hand, an answer was accepted that doesn't jive with the clarification. So I have no idea, really.)" CreationDate="2011-11-01T18:54:00.607" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="651" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="@daviesgeek I don't know anything about NXT. This is why I didn't add this as an answer but it would prefer to add it to this answer (I will edit it, since it's a CW)" CreationDate="2011-11-01T19:17:01.607" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="652" PostId="119" Score="0" Text="There's a lot of efficiencies from new technologies – more precise, computer powered tools, less labour costs from using robotics for certain tasks – and I don’t think it was the creating of new parts themselves that brought them close to ruin, more the fact that they couldn’t sell them and burned a mountain of cash marketing failed products. Remember Galidor, Clikits?" CreationDate="2011-11-01T19:18:47.223" UserId="72" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="653" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="@HaydenStudios: Are you mad? The standard RCX firmware (the one loaded by the provided Lego-branded software, as opposed to the preloaded stub) was used with RCX code, NQC, and one other textual Lego-provided language that has been almost completely forgotten." CreationDate="2011-11-01T19:24:47.730" UserId="184" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="654" PostId="452" Score="1" Text="&quot;Sometimes a particular brick shows up in more than one bag.&quot; Perhaps that particular brick is used in more than one model (if the set features multiple models together)?" CreationDate="2011-11-01T19:28:23.827" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="655" PostId="158" Score="0" Text="Well, it was correct, actually — I'll add that to my answer." CreationDate="2011-11-01T19:38:18.803" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="656" PostId="449" Score="0" Text="I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this change." CreationDate="2011-11-01T19:51:02.470" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="657" PostId="445" Score="1" Text="That ascii-art is surprisingly simple and efficient. As for the answer, sometimes adding a brick opposite the your 2x12 plate helps too, as that brick will stay in place and you can lift the 2x12 plate as well as pulling it, producing a lever effect too." CreationDate="2011-11-01T19:53:08.207" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="658" PostId="449" Score="2" Text="Interesting, but doesn't answer my question." CreationDate="2011-11-01T20:01:21.630" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="659" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="@Kevin Cathcart: I stand corrected. I have never actually used the RCX with other programming languages before, but I really thought someone said on the [MindBOARDS](http://mindboards.net/) that you needed different firmware for NQC. Maybe it was just that there is an optional enhanced firmware like with NXC. Oh well. Anyway, that's besides the point. The point that I was trying to get across to Pubby was that there are alternate programming languages for the NXT as well. P.S. Would that &quot;forgotten&quot; programming language to which you are referring be LeJOS?" CreationDate="2011-11-01T20:02:27.823" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="660" PostId="448" Score="1" Text="No, I'm pretty sure the &quot;forgotten&quot; language I am refering to is &quot;MindScript&quot;, part of the retired Mindstorms SDK (back in the RCX only days). If I recall correctly, it was more capable than RCX Code, but less capable than NQC, so NQC quickly supplanted it. But it has most (all?) of a decade since I last did much with my RCX's so my memmory is a bit fuzzy on those details." CreationDate="2011-11-01T20:30:52.233" UserId="184" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="661" PostId="329" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc - Current 2x4 have thinner walls (with vertical &quot;ridges&quot;) than earlier 2x4 bricks from around 10-15 years ago.  This seems to have more rigidity as well as a reduction in the amount of plastic.  I'm not sure if it improves or reduces the clutch power." CreationDate="2011-11-01T20:35:50.090" UserId="65" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="662" PostId="454" Score="3" Text="&quot;Worth it&quot; is pretty subjective. &quot;What activities are there&quot; would be a better question." CreationDate="2011-11-01T20:36:05.833" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="663" PostId="335" Score="2" Text="[Direct link to above video](http://youtu.be/CBhyskisVNM) instead of linking through Facebook, which is a privacy concern." CreationDate="2011-11-01T20:41:25.170" UserId="194" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="664" PostId="60" Score="1" Text="I think http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/220/whats-the-most-cost-effective-and-efficient-way-to-buy-bricks is going to be our single canonical &quot;Here's how you find bricks to buy&quot; question." CreationDate="2011-11-01T21:02:33.473" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="665" PostId="454" Score="0" Text="Down voters please note the update to the original question" CreationDate="2011-11-01T21:39:29.433" UserId="170" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="666" PostId="443" Score="4" Text="There's actually a new Brick Separator coming that has an offset anti-stud that can be used for jumper plates.  Check out this Brothers-Brick article: http://www.brothers-brick.com/2011/10/05/new-brick-separator-adds-technic-axle-pusher-tile-removing-wedge/" CreationDate="2011-11-01T22:40:19.700" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="668" PostId="380" Score="0" Text="I thought there was a way to vote to reopen a question. Is there? Cause I'm not seeing one." CreationDate="2011-11-02T01:42:24.810" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="669" PostId="419" Score="1" Text="Thanks, this is a very good answer as well. Not sure if I'm going to change this to the accepted answer though..." CreationDate="2011-11-02T02:22:43.807" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="670" PostId="325" Score="0" Text="Just to put it out there, I have some old LEGO 9V train tracks that appear to have small oxidation spots on them. It makes the train run a bit unreliably, which does not exactly please my 6-year-old nephew." CreationDate="2011-11-02T03:14:35.153" UserId="187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="671" PostId="329" Score="0" Text="@CadeRoux — right, but it's not really a structural change. I think the clutch power should be the same, since they've left plastic on the part of the walls where the studs touch it. But they're less plastic, that's for sure." CreationDate="2011-11-02T04:56:09.440" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="673" PostId="470" Score="3" Text="Somehow, I'm not sure that helps with tiles on a baseplate. See also my comment on your [other similar answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/474)" CreationDate="2011-11-02T05:05:52.563" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="674" PostId="468" Score="1" Text="Considering LEGO tends to change the design of their web pages from time to time, I'm sure even a web automation will prove difficult, but I don't see any other way." CreationDate="2011-11-02T05:07:05.197" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="675" PostId="476" Score="3" Text="BTW: I'm of the opinion the real value in Lego comes from playing with it, not trading in it. But for the purposes of this question I'm just interested in the financial side of things." CreationDate="2011-11-02T06:48:52.237" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="676" PostId="479" Score="7" Text="It's indeed never easy, but usually the set which proves to be the best value are these which you just missed." CreationDate="2011-11-02T07:29:00.580" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="677" PostId="478" Score="0" Text="@oexi: Good ideas - probably better than the cotton buds I've used that leave muck right in the corners." CreationDate="2011-11-02T07:33:32.023" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="678" PostId="479" Score="1" Text="My research has been limited, but the resale price of the larger star wars or batman sets (original rrp over £75) is phenomenal." CreationDate="2011-11-02T07:59:44.567" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="680" PostId="443" Score="0" Text="@Grandpappy: That looks beautiful." CreationDate="2011-11-02T08:19:24.150" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="681" PostId="451" Score="1" Text="The difference between NXT 1.0 and NXT 2.0 is minor, so I wouldn't hold my breath for a NXT 3.0." CreationDate="2011-11-02T08:34:20.603" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="682" PostId="482" Score="1" Text="Cubs do indeed have this option, but there are conditions which limit its usage. In particular, there may be a limit in terms of number of different elements, so if you have to compromise between all members of the club to select the elements you'll order, it means most of the time you may not be able to get exactly what you want. And of course, while the club may be able to send a csv file (I'm not even sure about that), they'll have their own internal process to deal with. Ha, and it takes months, too, so it's a very diffrent route from the PaB." CreationDate="2011-11-02T08:52:29.710" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="683" PostId="449" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 I didn't think it would, honestly. If I had wanted to answer seriously, it would just have been a slightly different take on oezi's answer, which I think is the easiest." CreationDate="2011-11-02T08:56:51.217" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="684" PostId="469" Score="0" Text="RCX also had third party sensors (sonic range finders, IR range finders, ...).  I'll try to find a reference (...it was ten years ago)" CreationDate="2011-11-02T09:32:31.507" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="685" PostId="479" Score="4" Text="Which is why everyone is going to buy and not open the new large Star Wars sets, ensuring in 5-10 years they're worth... about the same as they are now." CreationDate="2011-11-02T10:19:44.693" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="686" PostId="482" Score="0" Text="+1 for the postal form idea; I hadn't even thought of that.  Another limitation with the BulkLUG route is the restriction that you aren't to resell the parts." CreationDate="2011-11-02T11:53:30.097" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="687" PostId="470" Score="1" Text="Sure, in the middle of a baseplate this wouldn't help.  But there is nothing in the question about baseplates." CreationDate="2011-11-02T11:58:00.137" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="688" PostId="487" Score="3" Text="Please do a simple research before asking a question." CreationDate="2011-11-02T12:26:51.357" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="689" PostId="489" Score="0" Text="&quot;Something that applies to Lego could be to not have large numbers of the same piece together in the same bag.&quot; Given the bags I have seen this is utterly false. Lego packaging is mostly automated, and it can be checked to a very high degree of accuracy by weight." CreationDate="2011-11-02T13:18:00.767" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="690" PostId="431" Score="1" Text="Just a note on the edit - neither of those techniques would work to answer the question &quot;How do I end up with studs together&quot; - both the levers and axles methods result in &quot;Studs facing out&quot;" CreationDate="2011-11-02T13:25:48.390" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="691" PostId="489" Score="1" Text="poka-yoke is not only for manual jobs but for automated systems (as stated in the page I linked to).  I'll remove my last sentence since it assumes that Lego as some manual packaging.  The rest is good I would be really surprised if they were not using an existing method like poka-yoke." CreationDate="2011-11-02T13:26:02.353" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="693" PostId="431" Score="3" Text="Right, I had stored the question in a corner of my mind where it evidently got corrupted (I need to tidy up the place sometimes). 4081b has the same isue, as a matter of fact. But most of the time it's more or less the same issue anwyay." CreationDate="2011-11-02T13:31:48.163" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="694" PostId="431" Score="0" Text="I know that feeling ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-02T13:32:51.830" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="695" PostId="494" Score="1" Text="I've seen pictures of a house on a beach which uses this technique with walls built entirely of 1x1 plates in various shades of grey, and in various orientations (thus not all aligned). I wish i could find it back, because the result was indeed superb" CreationDate="2011-11-02T15:03:51.403" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="696" PostId="494" Score="6" Text="Found it: [Old fishermans house near the shore, by Reinhard &quot;Ben&quot; Beneke](http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=69760), who probably pioneered the technique." CreationDate="2011-11-02T15:09:32.130" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="700" PostId="407" Score="0" Text="What is your source for the answer? First hand experience?" CreationDate="2011-11-02T15:22:21.757" UserId="67" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="703" PostId="407" Score="1" Text="Not first hand per se as I'm not a designer myself, but this information is gathered from conversations with some designers, and with people who attended fan workshops in Billund. The only thing I can't really remember having been told explicitely is the bargaining between teams; but it's true that the cost of a new element has to be supported once only. Again, elements which fit better within the system will be more readily accepted for production anyway." CreationDate="2011-11-02T15:40:50.857" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="704" PostId="494" Score="1" Text="Told you. Funnily enough, I just noticed now that there's a link to it in the article of Didier Enjary mentionned in the question. It's footnote [2], referred to right after the word &quot;SNIR&quot;." CreationDate="2011-11-02T15:46:46.233" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="712" PostId="467" Score="0" Text="I hadn't seen that yet.  It looks like they are keeping the technique to just a single stud in a single hole.  That's interesting!" CreationDate="2011-11-02T18:31:24.293" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="715" PostId="510" Score="0" Text="You beat me to it :-)" CreationDate="2011-11-02T19:09:46.617" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="716" PostId="487" Score="0" Text="@pcantin I did do some research before-hand. I knew of the brick republic website talked about in one of the answer, but it is only a distributor of some of the BrickArms line, and does not seem to have any of the flint-lock era type of guns that I described in my question." CreationDate="2011-11-02T19:14:44.210" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="717" PostId="488" Score="0" Text="I knew about BrickRepublic before, and it seems to have a nice collection. But, as I talked about in another comment, it does not carry the type of guns I described, sorry." CreationDate="2011-11-02T19:16:38.983" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="719" PostId="512" Score="2" Text="Purist solutions only?" CreationDate="2011-11-02T19:51:24.163" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="720" PostId="512" Score="5" Text="@Joubarc: Anything else would be cheating! ;-)" CreationDate="2011-11-02T19:59:00.497" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="722" PostId="488" Score="3" Text="If you're that picky, you can certainly afford the custom fees. ;p" CreationDate="2011-11-02T20:24:14.267" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="723" PostId="78" Score="2" Text="Lego boats like the ones shown below float, not because the bricks are buoyant, but [because the model displaces water.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_principle)" CreationDate="2011-11-02T20:35:44.060" UserId="276" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="724" PostId="510" Score="0" Text="It looks like it performs just as well as the old brick separator would with jumper plates. Until it's released and we know for sure that it works it's not viable for now." CreationDate="2011-11-02T20:48:17.683" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="725" PostId="126" Score="7" Text="Using the wrench: Mad skills." CreationDate="2011-11-02T21:08:17.633" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="726" PostId="126" Score="0" Text="Yep,not my mad skills though ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-02T21:16:00.157" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="727" PostId="510" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100: There have are already been a few on Bricklink, and they have been specifically designed with this task in mind. ut you're right, of course: we won't know for sure until someone publishes their experiences. Let's hope they're good, and that this tool lives up to its promise." CreationDate="2011-11-02T21:49:22.637" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="728" PostId="467" Score="3" Text="The technique isn't new this year: the The Emerald Night (which appeared in 2009) uses the single stud-in-a-hole technique for the details on its carriage." CreationDate="2011-11-02T21:53:06.940" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="729" PostId="520" Score="8" Text="I think you don't mean 'thin ice' (Polar bears can't walk on thin ice, they fall through because they are heavy), but 'iceberg', where the buoyancy required to keep the iceberg afloat is provided by displacing an equivalent mass of water. Still: *Wha??* That's the weirdest analogy ever." CreationDate="2011-11-02T22:27:58.533" UserId="47" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="730" PostId="505" Score="0" Text="Certainly a +1 for point 1 :)" CreationDate="2011-11-02T23:33:42.557" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="731" PostId="512" Score="2" Text="@Kramii There goes my Arduino answer..." CreationDate="2011-11-02T23:45:32.523" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="732" PostId="526" Score="0" Text="Worth noting that the units are millimeters in the descriptions, right?" CreationDate="2011-11-02T23:59:45.640" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="739" PostId="525" Score="0" Text="30mm diameter wheels seems small for a 30cm car, to be honest" CreationDate="2011-11-03T06:04:46.390" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="741" PostId="532" Score="2" Text="I must admit, however, that I can't comment on the quality nor usefulness of this book for the task in hand, as I have not actually seen a copy myself. Unfortunately, the cover price is just too high for something I wouldn't use that much. Nevertheless, I hope the link to the book will prove useful to  someone else." CreationDate="2011-11-03T07:21:56.980" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="742" PostId="531" Score="0" Text="Ok, thanks. There are a some of those on bricklink, but rather pricey. Do they fit a standard technics axle?" CreationDate="2011-11-03T08:48:19.173" UserId="284" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="743" PostId="525" Score="0" Text="You are probably right. I may have to scale it down a bit to fit the wheels." CreationDate="2011-11-03T08:49:50.387" UserId="284" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="744" PostId="526" Score="0" Text="Thanks. Do they fit a standard technics axle?" CreationDate="2011-11-03T08:50:42.803" UserId="284" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="745" PostId="519" Score="0" Text="Wow. Great answer.  I had not seen the slides before.  You are correct, the slides explicitly state that the use we're now seeing is legal." CreationDate="2011-11-03T14:09:05.820" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="746" PostId="207" Score="4" Text="[Spider](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/30238) legs, [plumes](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/4502b) (various sorts), Technic [chain links](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3711), [screwdrivers](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6246a), [universal join centre](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3326)" CreationDate="2011-11-03T14:32:41.573" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="747" PostId="535" Score="0" Text="[I was looking for that PDF](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/202), thanks a lot for finding it!" CreationDate="2011-11-03T14:34:51.837" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="748" PostId="505" Score="0" Text="There are also purists who won't modify their minifigs at all" CreationDate="2011-11-03T14:55:59.503" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="749" PostId="202" Score="2" Text="Just a clarification, my link was provided by @Kramii!" CreationDate="2011-11-03T15:13:36.067" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="750" PostId="537" Score="1" Text="That sounds incredibly ambitious. Do you have a model you would like to modify or are you building from scratch?" CreationDate="2011-11-03T15:48:41.643" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="751" PostId="537" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 actually I've seen a working model carrying 2 M-motors, train battery box and IR receiver." CreationDate="2011-11-03T16:11:43.963" UserId="112" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="752" PostId="537" Score="0" Text="I tried out rack and pinion steering but it didn't work to well for such small scale. It would be around 12 studs including the motor, and another 8 for the back end motor. Wouldn't work unless you had a bus." CreationDate="2011-11-03T17:24:08.630" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="753" PostId="202" Score="0" Text="There's nothing to be ashamed of, you know :-)" CreationDate="2011-11-03T17:33:13.317" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="754" PostId="539" Score="1" Text="There are some people out there doing brick printing, but as far as I know it requires flat surfaces." CreationDate="2011-11-03T17:46:46.203" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="758" PostId="212" Score="2" Text="I've recently seen a TV advert for these, and they are quite definite about the &quot;Travel in vehicle form, then **REBUILD** into robot form&quot;." CreationDate="2011-11-03T20:39:29.933" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="759" PostId="540" Score="0" Text="Indeed, most cars are 4 or 6 studs wide, but to get two minifigs next to each other you really need to be at least 8 wide." CreationDate="2011-11-03T21:14:54.600" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="762" PostId="532" Score="0" Text="You are right. It is a bit spendy. I imagine it would be an entertaining book to check out at the librairy." CreationDate="2011-11-03T22:09:52.987" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="763" PostId="480" Score="1" Text="While the format of the track has changed, the gauge and the size of the wheels has remained the same." CreationDate="2011-11-02T07:56:29.687" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="765" PostId="345" Score="2" Text="I guess I'll open a discussion on Meta later when I have a chance. This is actually an important part of Lego fan culture and there _is_ solid answerable theory behind the a great answer (which we don't have yet)." CreationDate="2011-11-03T22:34:19.780" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="767" PostId="550" Score="2" Text="I'm imagining a sorting table with a slotted back panel into which you drop the pieces and retrieve them from a series of collection trays. It's still sorting by hand, but it would accelerate the unbuild/sorting process. It would be great to see if anybody has done this." CreationDate="2011-11-03T23:11:40.403" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="768" PostId="552" Score="0" Text="Thanks! It's not quite what I have in mind, but thanks for your help." CreationDate="2011-11-03T23:12:39.717" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="769" PostId="553" Score="2" Text="I owned some old 1x2 light bricks. The light part fit into Technic holes. I didn't notice any heat issues with them." CreationDate="2011-11-03T23:15:16.920" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="770" PostId="345" Score="0" Text="http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/91/are-questions-on-the-sociology-of-lego-fan-culture-on-topic" CreationDate="2011-11-03T23:21:52.047" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="771" PostId="552" Score="0" Text="@MajorStakings How is this not helpful? The only difference with what you want is the output sorter (shoots instead of buckets)" CreationDate="2011-11-03T23:30:57.517" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="773" PostId="540" Score="1" Text="Here's an article on a related topic — Lego train width — which anyone who finds this question interesting will probably enjoy: http://archives.indylug.org/blogs/jeramy_spurgeon/archive/2006/11/02/The-Great-LEGO_AE00_-Train-Width-Debate.aspx" CreationDate="2011-11-04T00:37:54.167" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="774" PostId="540" Score="1" Text="Here's another train-related note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_model#cite_note-0" CreationDate="2011-11-04T00:39:32.200" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="775" PostId="557" Score="0" Text="The problem is I am quite skeptical about the catalog statement and that is what is commonly quoted on the net. Being skeptical, a &quot;used to be available&quot; on a website doesn't quite cut it for me. I opened plenty of sets in the 80s and looked quite thoroughly through catalogs and I don't ever remember such a statement. Surely if it existed one of the fanatics here would have spotted it." CreationDate="2011-11-04T01:01:35.027" UserId="300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="776" PostId="556" Score="3" Text="Just a bit of related nostalgia, [here is a photo](http://laura.gjovaag.com/lego/pics/letterone.jpg) of a &quot;Susan Williams&quot; letter." CreationDate="2011-11-04T01:09:03.067" UserId="300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="777" PostId="557" Score="0" Text="I'm pretty sure it was on the mini-catalogs that came with the sets, the same ones where you could special-order packs of bricks." CreationDate="2011-11-04T02:54:46.533" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="778" PostId="533" Score="3" Text="I don't care about the downvote, but I wouldn't mind an explanation about it either." CreationDate="2011-11-04T05:20:12.160" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="779" PostId="81" Score="2" Text="@Zhaph it's my understanding that baseplates are vacuum-formed. There is a mold involved but the sheet of plastic goes in whole." CreationDate="2011-11-04T06:49:24.367" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="780" PostId="81" Score="0" Text="@erikolson Fair enough :) that would have some impact then, and I imagine their automated factories wouldn't leave the plastic heating up long enough to sag into the middle for added thickness on the sides" CreationDate="2011-11-04T08:03:01.910" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="781" PostId="561" Score="2" Text="Indeed, we have had this discussion over on meta too:  http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9/do-we-use-lego-or-legos" CreationDate="2011-11-04T08:06:26.883" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="782" PostId="557" Score="0" Text="I'm fairly sure this used to be the message that appeared when you visited legos.com, now it just redirects to lego.com" CreationDate="2011-11-04T10:27:55.553" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="783" PostId="552" Score="0" Text="That's the video I was looking for. I like how this sorts beyond the colour of the brick." CreationDate="2011-11-04T10:31:41.070" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="784" PostId="557" Score="2" Text="Just a note, this doesn't answer my question. Although it is similar. It's a good answer, hence the upvotes, but it is not the right answer." CreationDate="2011-11-04T10:42:36.837" UserId="300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="785" PostId="561" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid - Yes, you did discuss the Lego/Legos thing, but I am specifically after a photo of the mythical insert/catalog. This doesn't actually answer my question." CreationDate="2011-11-04T10:44:26.260" UserId="300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="786" PostId="549" Score="1" Text="this questions reminds me of http://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/10910/88 ..." CreationDate="2011-11-04T12:46:00.430" UserId="223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="789" PostId="494" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc - I completely missed those footnotes :S" CreationDate="2011-11-04T15:27:14.993" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="791" PostId="552" Score="0" Text="@pcantin: I think the device in the video is awesome, but it seems somewhat limited by the number of elements types it can sort at one time and by the speed it can sort them. I'm picturing a sort by hand &quot;mailslot&quot; pigeon hole system that routes to dozens of trays at once." CreationDate="2011-11-04T17:40:04.247" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="792" PostId="552" Score="1" Text="@MajorStackings The hard part is not the output mechanism.  Recognizing the bricks is everything and this system is amazing at that (even using computer vision).  Once that's done, optimizing the speed can be done several ways and on several components (software, mechanical, structural).  One simple way to augment the speed would be to put many similar detectors in parallel but connected to the same input and output systems." CreationDate="2011-11-04T17:52:52.373" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="793" PostId="89" Score="1" Text="There are several other floating boat hulls (or small boat, inflatable boat, canoe...). Maybe it's worth mentioning that some  of them are are in many pieces (http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/psearch?query=boat+section&amp;limit=parts)." CreationDate="2011-11-04T18:39:42.610" UserId="305" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="794" PostId="505" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: I have found that people who view my collection, enjoy my minifig modifications more than the models I have built." CreationDate="2011-11-04T18:42:22.630" UserId="263" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="795" PostId="565" Score="3" Text="In the same line: Why is a plate 1/3 of the brick's height?" CreationDate="2011-11-04T18:50:20.133" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="796" PostId="522" Score="0" Text="Thanks! I'd say you are all correct! I haven't read the book yet, but the websites are great. I'm having a blast." CreationDate="2011-11-05T01:32:20.133" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="797" PostId="566" Score="9" Text="Thanks for your answer. Your explanation for the height of a plate is indeed quite convincing. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by studs fitting in the geometry though. Could you please elaborate ?" CreationDate="2011-11-05T04:10:56.980" UserId="305" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="798" PostId="522" Score="0" Text="I perused the websites &amp; read the book review. Does anyone know if the book shows the accessories that go with each minifig? The links show them bare handed." CreationDate="2011-11-05T06:40:31.847" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="800" PostId="566" Score="6" Text="@ghoppe: I'm confused. Didn't the bricks with holes in come *years* after the plates? Were Lego really planning that far ahead? OTOH, I can't imagine that the geometry you describe is a happy coincidence." CreationDate="2011-11-05T08:02:30.230" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="802" PostId="570" Score="3" Text="Not to mention [Legoland Windsor's Atlantis](http://www.legoland.co.uk/Explore/Whats-new/Atlantis-Submarine-Voyage/)" CreationDate="2011-11-05T10:35:59.340" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="803" PostId="254" Score="2" Text="Here also +1 for &quot;mixing parts which have as little in common as possible&quot;. Especially makes sense for parts that are rare." CreationDate="2011-11-05T13:48:03.740" UserId="195" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="805" PostId="572" Score="0" Text="Me either, on either the Bricklink inventory or Peeron inventory list." CreationDate="2011-11-05T22:24:03.177" UserId="320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="806" PostId="571" Score="0" Text="Only other thing I can think of is if this is a small part that snaps into another larger part and doesn't come out later, but I can't identify any candidates for that..." CreationDate="2011-11-05T22:32:50.217" UserId="320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="808" PostId="569" Score="3" Text="On that note, you may want to settle for normal bricks, perhaps avoid the printed ones. Possibly the older ones (like the old computer screen printed slopes) are less safe than newer ones, and forget any of the stickers." CreationDate="2011-11-05T23:29:43.943" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="809" PostId="571" Score="2" Text="The picture looks like the Technic Handle (http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=424) even though it does not appear in the Peeron parts list." CreationDate="2011-11-06T00:36:52.493" UserId="305" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="810" PostId="571" Score="1" Text="That looks like it, @Joel. Escalating your comment to an answer so I can include pics..." CreationDate="2011-11-06T03:46:27.547" UserId="320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="811" PostId="578" Score="4" Text="Thanks. We're getting closer. The obsessive compulsive side of me says I should build one. Rube Goldbrick, here I come." CreationDate="2011-11-06T05:47:03.840" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="812" PostId="573" Score="0" Text="You could power it with a LEGO compressor :-/" CreationDate="2011-11-06T16:13:36.990" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="813" PostId="573" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc could, but it defeats the idea of running from a pneumatic engine if you need another engine and power source to power it." CreationDate="2011-11-06T17:47:30.883" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="814" PostId="573" Score="0" Text="Hence the smiley. That said, it's not totally nonsensical if only for educationnal purposes." CreationDate="2011-11-06T18:02:05.980" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="815" PostId="293" Score="2" Text="No, already the pirates (and the blue-white or red-white anti-pirate forces) had cannons, pistols and rifles, and this was in the early 90's (or even late 80s)." CreationDate="2011-11-06T20:44:38.593" UserId="48" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="816" PostId="582" Score="0" Text="I am not sure about CO2... On a few occasions I have noticed &quot;snow&quot; coming out of my markers. When the marker gets some liquid CO2 from the tank (or from condensation?) it tends to shoot pellets faster with white jets of CO2 coming out of the muzzle. The way CO2 is expelled in violent successive releases might be why it happens. I'm not sure about what would happen if the gas was released uniformly. That's why I really would like to have an answer from someone who tried that kind of thing." CreationDate="2011-11-06T23:17:34.310" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="817" PostId="573" Score="0" Text="Sorry I wasn't attentive yesterday :)" CreationDate="2011-11-06T23:19:05.337" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="818" PostId="245" Score="2" Text="I think a wireless hamster wheel induction recharging station is in order! Simple to make, fun to watch." CreationDate="2011-11-06T23:19:54.590" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="819" PostId="582" Score="0" Text="Also currently this is more of an &quot;academic&quot; question as I don't intend to build one of these immediately... I might end-up buying one from LPEpower as I don't have the parts, the time, tools and experience of modifying the required parts to get one running properly. So before investing in parts that are heavily modified I want to make sure this is a viable/fun solution." CreationDate="2011-11-06T23:29:06.403" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="820" PostId="581" Score="1" Text="Thanks, Joubarc, for the official word. I couldn't find where these pieces are used in a quick scan through the PDF copy of the manual. Due to the fact they are missing from the 3rd-party lists, plus the fact that no gray pieces are available for sale anywhere, I doubt they are used. I'll update when I have finished building to confirm (might be awhile, I still have to replace 350 missing pieces!)" CreationDate="2011-11-07T04:00:07.910" UserId="320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="821" PostId="520" Score="1" Text="This answer's also not useful. &quot;Do Lego bricks float?&quot; &quot;Yes, as long as they weigh less than an equivalent volume of water.&quot; That's nearly question-begging." CreationDate="2011-11-07T11:09:50.417" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="822" PostId="325" Score="0" Text="Ooh, what colour are the spots? If it's steel, they should be  rust-coloured." CreationDate="2011-11-07T14:05:19.497" UserId="72" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="823" PostId="581" Score="4" Text="I've put the UCS Millenium Falcon together, and do not recall this piece at all.  My guess is that's its added to the instructions in error." CreationDate="2011-11-07T15:21:37.217" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="824" PostId="570" Score="0" Text="Legolan Billand also has an underwater exhibit with Lego in it." CreationDate="2011-11-07T15:22:39.213" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="826" PostId="547" Score="7" Text="You might consider using an LED imitation &quot;flameless&quot; candle. These come in different sizes that may fit your idea, and some even have a wax exterior." CreationDate="2011-11-07T16:16:00.273" UserId="84" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="828" PostId="581" Score="1" Text="Thanks, @Grandpappy. Yours is the voice we've been missing in this question so far, someone who has put the set together." CreationDate="2011-11-07T16:36:40.930" UserId="320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="830" PostId="588" Score="2" Text="I've tried this for my collection of 37 or so instruction booklets and it doesn't work for me. About 30 instruction booklets make up the size and weight of a phone book. This leads to the pouches sagging." CreationDate="2011-11-07T16:50:44.920" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="831" PostId="578" Score="0" Text="@MajorStackings: Perhaps a &quot;vibrating table&quot;-style mechanism starting with sorting screens like this?" CreationDate="2011-11-07T17:20:32.123" UserId="320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="832" PostId="548" Score="2" Text="ABS melting at 105C/220F is most likely the reason why LEGO discourage the dishwasher for cleaning bricks." CreationDate="2011-11-07T19:23:55.437" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="833" PostId="591" Score="2" Text="I must admit I have some doubts on the key design - the idea of the tumbler lock is that the key is a series of flats and gentle slopes so that the key pins can be pushed gently one way out of the way (against the strength of a spring, no less). I'd rather suggest two layers of 1xn plates, with 1x1 slopes above it or something." CreationDate="2011-11-07T19:40:00.263" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="834" PostId="591" Score="8" Text="Are you married to that key design? I don't see a good way to get that to slide into anything - the angle is too large and would catch the tumblers rather than push through. I would look at trying pieces like 54200 and 3044 instead, which still gives you 3 options per 2 studs = 243 possible 10 stud keys." CreationDate="2011-11-07T19:42:23.417" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="835" PostId="591" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: The key is half the problem. I can see why it wouldn't work. I tried your advice, but the cheese slopes don't align themselves." CreationDate="2011-11-07T20:15:42.793" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="836" PostId="155" Score="0" Text="PC resins are also more abrasive to molds." CreationDate="2011-11-07T21:29:17.687" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="839" PostId="598" Score="2" Text="Good demonstration, but I'd try to align the tumblers with the spot between two studs. Then you can use 3044 for a full brick height and 54200 (which you've used) for a 2/3 height, and pack 50% more tumblers in the same space." CreationDate="2011-11-08T00:15:41.043" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="840" PostId="199" Score="0" Text="I tried stuff with the beams and changed my super bad answer for this one" CreationDate="2011-11-08T01:17:03.743" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="841" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="That's the kind of design I had in mind (maybe not multicolor though ;-)). @JoeWreschnig I was assuming there was one tumbler per brick, every 8mm thus — which seems reasonable enouch to me. But a 1x1 plate instead of tile might be gentle enough to work, depending on the design of the pins." CreationDate="2011-11-08T05:11:04.260" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="843" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="I was referencing to my design of the key when I mentioned it wouldn't work. This is exactly what I understood when you explained it. It looks like the cylinders would get stuck about four studs from the left, perhaps the tile could be replaced with a cheese slope?" CreationDate="2011-11-08T10:33:05.397" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="844" PostId="598" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100 if you build your cylinders with rounded ends they will accept the imperfections.  you could use Technic axles and cap them with a Axle Towball (2736)" CreationDate="2011-11-08T11:17:22.180" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="845" PostId="606" Score="5" Text="Today I learned that Susan Williams is not a real person." CreationDate="2011-11-08T12:35:16.460" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="846" PostId="218" Score="1" Text="Lego has many products besides building sets, including but not limited to bags, pens, costumes, cups etc. The actual building sets are produced as Mikl answers." CreationDate="2011-11-08T13:54:01.423" UserId="354" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="847" PostId="45" Score="0" Text="@pcantin I like the form factor! very efficient!" CreationDate="2011-11-08T14:04:46.520" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="848" PostId="101" Score="4" Text="Worth a read: http://news.lugnet.com/storage/?n=707" CreationDate="2011-11-08T14:35:15.233" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="849" PostId="609" Score="0" Text="I knew I had to type faster ;-)" CreationDate="2011-11-08T15:42:53.870" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="850" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: A tumbler per stud would make the tumbler rise an amount I'm not sure how to match - whatever the rise is halfway (or more likely, a bit more than halfway) up a 2/3 block, which is not simply 1/3, but some weird number. The only way I see to make it work at all is to have the tumbler supported on a position of an exact and buildable height, which means the top of the bricks between the studs, not over the studs." CreationDate="2011-11-08T15:48:03.603" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="851" PostId="608" Score="5" Text="Hey! It's not even December, yet! I'll bet you're one of those naugty people who eat all the chocolates early, too! ;-)" CreationDate="2011-11-08T16:30:37.650" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="852" PostId="611" Score="0" Text="Yes! That's it. And the brinklink link will making identifying the rest way easier. Thanks." CreationDate="2011-11-08T16:31:28.523" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="853" PostId="606" Score="1" Text="@BoltClock For some reason, this makes me sad." CreationDate="2011-11-08T16:50:13.357" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="854" PostId="608" Score="1" Text="@Kramii I know! I wanted to build something but didn't have a lot of time. Lego should release a set like this for every month!" CreationDate="2011-11-08T17:04:15.847" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="855" PostId="611" Score="3" Text="Technically it's a Consular-Class Cruiser http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Consular-class_space_cruiser I'll get my coat..." CreationDate="2011-11-08T17:21:48.167" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="856" PostId="51" Score="0" Text="@Coyote I wish I had links! But since the NXT 2.0 supports bluetooth it should be possible to control it from a phone and I'm sure I've seen that (though it was probably too laggy)." CreationDate="2011-11-08T17:25:17.817" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="857" PostId="607" Score="2" Text="Question was about arms. What factory set specifically are you thinking of? Also, insertion once had to happen at birth, removal is the point." CreationDate="2011-11-08T17:52:27.193" UserId="66" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="859" PostId="608" Score="3" Text="I though basic Star Wars knowledge was mandatory in since 1981" CreationDate="2011-11-08T18:24:04.983" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="861" PostId="162" Score="0" Text="I can't add much more in the answer without really going off the topic of the question; I guess this topic should be a question fo its own. That said, LEGO has its own quality standards to maintain and they will sure want them enforced by all their partners. I think the main issue with these minifigs was that some were slightly translucent, but LEGO has had the exact same problem with regular bricks (when they started mixing the ABS and color themselves instead of buying colored ABS), so maybe the Chinese aren't to blame if they followed the LEGO recipe to the letter." CreationDate="2011-11-08T18:33:37.667" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="862" PostId="611" Score="1" Text="It found ir rather puzzling that LEGO would create a ship for which there's no picture. Nice find." CreationDate="2011-11-08T18:35:59.753" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="863" PostId="598" Score="1" Text="@JoeWreschnig yes, that's certainly going to be an important factor, and as a matter of fact the key and the tumbler should be designed together — even if one has ideas for keys, it's only when building the tumbler that it's possible to see if the idea will be practical or not. I'm curious enough to try it too, honestly, but I don't know when I'll find the time." CreationDate="2011-11-08T18:53:05.893" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="866" PostId="218" Score="0" Text="The collectible minifigs are made in China, I believe." CreationDate="2011-11-08T21:12:03.307" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="869" PostId="609" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc it's not always the fastest that's chosen ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-08T22:35:39.173" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="870" PostId="602" Score="0" Text="In the end I will build a system like this one.  When get to it I'll post a link to pictures." CreationDate="2011-11-08T23:45:11.807" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="871" PostId="615" Score="3" Text="Do you have a link to the rules?" CreationDate="2011-11-08T23:48:41.983" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="872" PostId="606" Score="3" Text="@LarsTech I feel like a legend just died." CreationDate="2011-11-08T23:55:01.043" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="873" PostId="615" Score="2" Text="Robo Pod would definitely be superior. I know this because it is green and it is robots." CreationDate="2011-11-09T03:56:33.733" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="874" PostId="617" Score="0" Text="Some of the &quot;combiner sets&quot; referenced in the wiki link above are in fact alternative builds. I don't think these should be counted... unless LEGO made instructions to build them, which I highly doubt." CreationDate="2011-11-09T04:21:46.900" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="875" PostId="616" Score="2" Text="I'll bet you're the only one combining bricks.se, Heroica and LDraw for the moment." CreationDate="2011-11-09T04:55:03.213" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="876" PostId="609" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid unless one is seeking enlightenment :-)" CreationDate="2011-11-09T05:01:37.687" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="877" PostId="615" Score="5" Text="Then, Special Edition Black Robo Pod is surely even better!" CreationDate="2011-11-09T05:03:05.380" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="878" PostId="616" Score="0" Text="Yeah but at the very least I can hope someone here sees something on another forum I missed. Although Heroica seems to have surprisingly little buzz on the Internet so far." CreationDate="2011-11-09T06:49:47.217" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="879" PostId="612" Score="0" Text="The arms of skeletons also come off easily." CreationDate="2011-11-09T12:08:17.183" UserId="40" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="880" PostId="615" Score="0" Text="Thanks for reminding me about this game.  My kids are now starting to get old enough that I can get it out again." CreationDate="2011-11-09T15:01:09.720" UserId="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="881" PostId="615" Score="2" Text="This is veering into B&amp;CGSE territory. The pieces are Lego but the question is entirely about game balance and play strategy." CreationDate="2011-11-09T15:18:02.140" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="882" PostId="615" Score="0" Text="@Joe Wreschnig I'm ok with that.  It's like you other question (http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/365/under-what-conditions-are-the-lego-boardgame-dice-unfair-and-by-how-much) and if we had the game rules we could answer this question. It would be cool to analyse this." CreationDate="2011-11-09T15:29:33.627" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="884" PostId="230" Score="2" Text="This set is almost impossible to move.  You have to have a board and steady arms." CreationDate="2011-11-09T16:15:29.267" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="885" PostId="230" Score="2" Text="@LarsTech it's not that bad, actually, as the three sections are separable.There are only 4 connecting studs between each section, the rest are tiles." CreationDate="2011-11-09T17:53:20.230" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="886" PostId="170" Score="0" Text="I can't wait to see when the answer to this question will change." CreationDate="2011-11-09T17:54:23.303" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="887" PostId="230" Score="2" Text="Unfortunately, I did not pay attention to the laws of gravity the first time I tried to move it.  It did not end well.  :-(" CreationDate="2011-11-09T18:00:38.097" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="890" PostId="620" Score="1" Text="Sadly, this is probably the best answer we'll get. However, if anyone has numbers (or even informed estimates) for any specific mainstream sets, I'd be interested." CreationDate="2011-11-09T21:47:33.403" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="891" PostId="620" Score="0" Text="I feel the same way." CreationDate="2011-11-10T04:54:41.403" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="892" PostId="623" Score="0" Text="Maybe [Peeron/PICSL](http://www.peeron.com/scans/) would be interested in hosting these?" CreationDate="2011-11-10T07:36:15.290" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="894" PostId="628" Score="0" Text="These are great - I'd almost wished they were separate answers so then I can upvote them all ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-10T18:19:55.323" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="895" PostId="628" Score="0" Text="Neat, but seriously, it needs a spider - no graveyard is complete without a spider." CreationDate="2011-11-10T19:03:30.180" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="896" PostId="616" Score="0" Text="I've just seen the value in this, and whole heartedly agree with the sentiments. Not sure how many &quot;typical&quot; players will be up to speed with LDraw though ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-10T19:03:35.253" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="897" PostId="628" Score="2" Text="@Joubarc: Spiders are actually a standard Heroica monster, so I didn't feel a need to add them. :)" CreationDate="2011-11-10T19:13:36.407" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="898" PostId="628" Score="0" Text="Come on... It needs slime creatures." CreationDate="2011-11-10T19:19:56.950" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="899" PostId="628" Score="0" Text="I'll need to check these games someday. (Honestly, I haven't been that impressed by the other LEGO games so far)" CreationDate="2011-11-10T19:40:58.603" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="900" PostId="628" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: As written they are definitely aimed at the 8-13 crowd. But there's enormous room for variant rules to make them more difficult and add depth." CreationDate="2011-11-10T19:45:06.960" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="901" PostId="628" Score="0" Text="My sons (4 &amp; 6) have been really enjoying the main Fortaan set, including playing as the monsters :) They're certainly better than some of the smaller games, although we've also really enjoyed Minotaurus" CreationDate="2011-11-10T20:09:20.020" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="902" PostId="573" Score="3" Text="Please take proper precautions! **The on-tank regulator of the compressed air tanks used for paintball typically output close to 800 PSI (55 bar)**, and even &quot;low-pressure&quot; tanks output around 400 PSI (27 bar). **You will absolutely need a secondary regulator** to avoid creating LEGO shrapnel!" CreationDate="2011-11-10T22:50:31.077" UserId="370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="903" PostId="565" Score="0" Text="Probably to simulate *real* bricks: each of their dimensions are a different length." CreationDate="2011-11-10T23:08:04.923" UserId="370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="904" PostId="573" Score="0" Text="@echoback I figured that out :)" CreationDate="2011-11-11T01:21:00.297" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="905" PostId="617" Score="0" Text="Should this include non-bionicle sets too?" CreationDate="2011-11-11T02:20:24.737" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="906" PostId="617" Score="0" Text="@Pubby8: If there are official instructions for combining with non-BIONICLE sets, I suppose they're fine." CreationDate="2011-11-11T03:49:36.430" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="907" PostId="617" Score="0" Text="I added in ThrowBot combiners. I don't know how to format it correctly." CreationDate="2011-11-11T04:42:50.747" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="908" PostId="617" Score="0" Text="@Pubby8: Oh, if you're referring to entire combiner sets that are outside the BIONICLE line, then no. Sorry I wasn't clear :S" CreationDate="2011-11-11T04:44:48.513" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="910" PostId="617" Score="0" Text="I'll remove it then. If a ThrowBot question gets made then there is always the revision history to go off of." CreationDate="2011-11-11T04:56:24.350" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="911" PostId="635" Score="8" Text="Maybe http://rebrickable.com/ is a what you're looking for." CreationDate="2011-11-11T06:47:45.140" UserId="305" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="912" PostId="232" Score="3" Text="we occasionally also do technic stickers indeed, currently I'm trying to reproduce the Ferrari set." CreationDate="2011-11-09T22:11:43.050" UserDisplayName="user368" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="913" PostId="636" Score="0" Text="Why's that not going to work? You've also got some 1x1 plates in there? Looks good to me." CreationDate="2011-11-11T08:35:12.063" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="914" PostId="636" Score="0" Text="I'll be honest, it took me some time to understand why too, so I'll let you search :-)" CreationDate="2011-11-11T09:30:18.393" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="915" PostId="607" Score="0" Text="I don't recall the exact product number of the boxes. But my point is, if you get to assemble it, I guess it is meant to be disassembled too." CreationDate="2011-11-11T09:36:18.753" UserId="354" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="916" PostId="630" Score="1" Text="It's boring, but when you need to cover a few tables with ocean, you get used to it very fast." CreationDate="2011-11-11T10:44:44.603" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="917" PostId="631" Score="5" Text="Transparent parts (slopes, tiles) work very well too" CreationDate="2011-11-11T10:45:30.060" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="918" PostId="631" Score="0" Text="Good call @joubarc" CreationDate="2011-11-11T11:14:59.973" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="919" PostId="635" Score="0" Text="this question looks like a duplicate of http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/102/is-there-anything-like-a-recipe-generator-for-lego" CreationDate="2011-11-11T12:52:12.187" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="921" PostId="464" Score="2" Text="The main Design By Me programme is shutting down on 16th January 2012 apparently: http://toysnbricks.com/lego-design-by-me-closes-on-january-16-2012/ The homepage of DbM is also announcing this at the moment." CreationDate="2011-11-11T13:03:52.440" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="922" PostId="636" Score="2" Text="Is that jumper fence supposed to use 1x1 plates? If so, wouldn't it require a 1x1 plate with a hole in the stud?" CreationDate="2011-11-11T13:34:19.933" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="926" PostId="636" Score="2" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid My guess it that the 1x1 can't connect to the 2x1 in the middle as they don't have hollow studs." CreationDate="2011-11-11T14:32:16.210" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="927" PostId="635" Score="0" Text="I don't think it's a duplicate; the main thing I was after was an app to keep inventory of all your LEGO blocks. But the last part of my question is similar to that one. Shall I remove that part?" CreationDate="2011-11-11T14:45:44.210" UserId="51" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="928" PostId="636" Score="1" Text="Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 and Pubby8 are correct, a 1x1 plate with a hollow stud doesn't exist. There is a [Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Open Stud](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/85861) which would be a suitable replacement, but it exists only in white." CreationDate="2011-11-11T15:08:58.707" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="929" PostId="636" Score="0" Text="Yeah, good catch there. The other option would be 3614 Plate 1x1 Round with Towball, but that's not ideal either: http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3614" CreationDate="2011-11-11T15:13:39.613" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="930" PostId="635" Score="0" Text="@Reven You could reference to the other question in the last part." CreationDate="2011-11-11T15:14:30.183" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="931" PostId="636" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid yes, but doesn't exist in black either" CreationDate="2011-11-11T15:25:46.470" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="932" PostId="636" Score="0" Text="True, just &quot;old grey&quot;" CreationDate="2011-11-11T16:03:58.177" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="933" PostId="637" Score="0" Text="Is this a questions for [super user](http://superuser.com/) ?" CreationDate="2011-11-11T16:29:36.660" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="934" PostId="464" Score="0" Text="A shame... that note wasn't there on the DbM page last week. With luck, Lego will improve the concept and come back with a better offering." CreationDate="2011-11-11T16:38:49.573" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="935" PostId="464" Score="0" Text="Nope, the announcement was along the lines of &quot;It was too complicated for kids to use. We suggest you use Pick A Brick, or our &quot;Hero Factory Recon&quot; service. Fixing it will make it too expensive&quot; :(" CreationDate="2011-11-11T16:45:15.520" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="936" PostId="637" Score="4" Text="No, I'd say Unix/Linux, Ask Ubuntu, or here, and this seems like the most on-topic place.. If we're going to absorb Mindstorms we need to support questions like this. But I don't think we need a `linux` tag." CreationDate="2011-11-11T16:54:32.543" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="937" PostId="640" Score="1" Text="The hub doesn't have any intelligence on its own and so can't work independently. It doesn't even have a power source, as a matter of fact. To be honest, compared to the NXT, is seems a bit pointless, but I suppose it's a good start for kids." CreationDate="2011-11-11T17:57:28.950" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="938" PostId="635" Score="2" Text="Personaly I would recommend SAP." CreationDate="2011-11-11T18:46:15.477" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="939" PostId="637" Score="1" Text="@JeoWreschnig: I don't think the Mindstorms tag is appropriate for this question; WeDo appears to be completely independent from Mindstorms." CreationDate="2011-11-11T18:51:41.097" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="940" PostId="635" Score="0" Text="Coyote, a link?" CreationDate="2011-11-11T19:05:41.873" UserId="51" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="942" PostId="623" Score="0" Text="I have removed my previous comments about where to host the instructions to clean this up a bit." CreationDate="2011-11-11T19:08:41.423" UserId="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="943" PostId="637" Score="0" Text="@retracile, you raise a good point. From this post that I came across (http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=261433), WeDo's relationship to Mindstorms is similar to Duplo's relationship to regular Legos." CreationDate="2011-11-11T19:30:18.737" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="946" PostId="623" Score="0" Text="This is a great answer. If you can add a bit more comparing how each pod is different then you have a good chance of winning the bounty I've started." CreationDate="2011-11-11T22:59:38.503" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="947" PostId="617" Score="1" Text="@Pubby8 Yea ThrowBots and Hero Factory are outside the straight up Bionicle storyline" CreationDate="2011-11-12T00:05:26.367" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="948" PostId="578" Score="0" Text="I was leaning towards a hand sorting device. I had a differnet concept in mind, but this is a great answer. Thanks." CreationDate="2011-11-12T01:04:37.180" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="949" PostId="85" Score="3" Text="My brother had that set as well. The body was actually three pieces, not one -- front third, middle third, back third. But each third was watertight and buoyant." CreationDate="2011-11-13T01:14:59.280" UserId="383" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="950" PostId="636" Score="0" Text="Forgot to mention - the Fortann set actually comes with a fence peice - http://peeron.com/inv/parts/30055" CreationDate="2011-11-14T09:56:18.153" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="951" PostId="636" Score="2" Text="Using fence elements to make fences? Where's the fun in that?" CreationDate="2011-11-14T10:49:58.050" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="959" PostId="654" Score="3" Text="Great answer -- thanks for taking the time. I'm sure many future Bricks users will benefit from it." CreationDate="2011-11-15T11:44:29.327" UserId="392" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="960" PostId="650" Score="0" Text="Cheers for this - are you suggesting that the multiplexer is a physical solution (unlike the electrical solutions proposed in the other answers)? If so do you have an example of one built that I could look at?" CreationDate="2011-11-16T14:32:20.897" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="962" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="I'd be happy to accept this as answer if it included more detail on  both the lock key and mechanism." CreationDate="2011-11-16T22:12:44.000" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="963" PostId="642" Score="0" Text="These PDFs appear to be missing a lot of instructions - the starter kit PDFs have only eight unit models but the advanced rules say each pod has over 25, from which you should select 10." CreationDate="2011-11-17T13:36:12.437" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="964" PostId="642" Score="0" Text="I downloaded everything I could find from LEGO at the time.  I must have missed something." CreationDate="2011-11-17T14:16:03.347" UserId="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="965" PostId="642" Score="0" Text="The Flash site had a &quot;Units Catalog&quot; with a &quot;Print All ___ Pod Plans&quot; button. You can still see the SWF at http://cache.lego.com/eng/flash/create/games/x-pod_playoff/xpod001.swf?sw20=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.lego.com%2Feng%2Fdownloads%2Fcreate%2Fgames%2Fx-pod_playoff%2F&amp;sw2=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.lego.com%2Feng%2Fflash%2Fcreate%2Fgames%2Fx-pod_playoff%2F but the button itself is no longer functional." CreationDate="2011-11-17T14:34:11.070" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="967" PostId="651" Score="4" Text="This doesn't answer the question. Tires don't have studs/tubes, and those are breaking because the rubber degrades naturally, whether or not it's left on the wheel." CreationDate="2011-11-17T16:20:41.850" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="968" PostId="655" Score="2" Text="Please provide some information about the app in the answer, such as its name and a brief description, not just an iTunes link." CreationDate="2011-11-17T16:24:29.370" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="969" PostId="651" Score="2" Text="the wheel breaks when removed from the tire. It is especially true when removing them from the smaller tire. Keeping them assembled is the only way to not break these.  &#xA;&#xA;Do you feel it is useful on a longevity question enough or do you want me to delete this. I do not mind." CreationDate="2011-11-17T16:59:53.067" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="971" PostId="642" Score="0" Text="@JoeWreschnig I seem to have all the models, however they are all very low quality black and white. Will post if nobody has the additional pdfs." CreationDate="2011-11-17T20:32:28.267" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="972" PostId="642" Score="0" Text="@Pubby: I scoured the Internet for over an hour today and had no luck. If those have the unit stats as well as the different levels, I'd say that's definitely worth the bounty. (The colors are weirdly off on a lot of the Play Off cards anyway.)" CreationDate="2011-11-17T21:37:22.263" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="973" PostId="625" Score="0" Text="That's pretty well the extent of my knowledge and instructions, so if anyone knows of any more models, be sure to add them, even if your knowledge isn't complete." CreationDate="2011-11-18T00:10:24.217" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="974" PostId="666" Score="8" Text="An African or an European minifigure?" CreationDate="2011-11-18T08:29:16.843" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="975" PostId="667" Score="0" Text="I was wondering about the path elements. It's more or less obvious where they mist be placed, but are there specific guidelines or rules as to how many you must place on a 6x6 or 8x8 plate? On a 6x6 plate for example, not all available slots must be filled, but is just 2 OK? What about just one? 8x8 plates seem to be for boss monsters, does that imply more path tiles need to be present? (I guess I'll need to buy one of these)" CreationDate="2011-11-18T10:08:12.007" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="976" PostId="667" Score="0" Text="No guidelines at all, but none of the official maps have two paths coming off the same side - so 1-4 total. How many you use is mostly about how many branches you want in the map." CreationDate="2011-11-18T10:35:34.383" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="977" PostId="667" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Nope, no real guidelines, it can be anything from a strip of paths down one side, an &quot;L&quot; shape or a block of 4 in the centre: http://heroica.lego.com/en-us/Products/Default.aspx#3860 I've also just noticed that for more room, they sometimes use a Tile 1x2 with 1 stud length-ways (see the waterfall room here: http://heroica.lego.com/en-us/Products/Default.aspx#3857)" CreationDate="2011-11-18T10:56:56.740" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="978" PostId="667" Score="1" Text="Yeah, I had noticed that bridge in Draida Bay and thought it was a nice touch - creating some illusion of danger and all. By The way, it also looks quite close to what I would have in mind for a bed: 2 1x1 round plates, then a 1x2 white tile, or 1x1 white tile with 1x1 cheese slope for the pillow. Anyway, thanks for the link, I hadn't realized there was a pdf with the rules there." CreationDate="2011-11-18T11:58:42.737" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="979" PostId="666" Score="0" Text="I assume you want the bounds for a standard minifigure without accessories and head-gear. Some items (eg. oxygen tanks, fedora hats) make quite a difference to minifig size." CreationDate="2011-11-18T12:50:18.703" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="980" PostId="666" Score="0" Text="@Kramii Yes, just the basic legs, body and head. I had forgot to mention that in the question. But if any one would like to give some bounds for a maximum amount of minifigure gear, that would improve the answer" CreationDate="2011-11-18T14:38:33.253" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="981" PostId="642" Score="0" Text="@JoeWreschnig You should post that cache site as an answer.  You can still download all of the rules and starter sets.  It's a shame that the units catalog is broken though." CreationDate="2011-11-18T14:46:26.923" UserId="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="983" PostId="666" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Since a minifigure can not be connected by the back of the legs and be in a fully flat position, its back has to rest on the studs at a slight angle. Like I mentioned in the question, minifigures are not exactly square :/" CreationDate="2011-11-18T16:11:37.657" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="984" PostId="666" Score="0" Text="What exactly do you mean by in recline? Lying down flat or at an angle?" CreationDate="2011-11-18T16:13:35.547" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="985" PostId="668" Score="0" Text="I did notice that the &quot;Print all&quot; option for the Wild pods seems to replace the last two (Vampire Bat and Wasp) with the last page from the Robo pods - did you see that?" CreationDate="2011-11-18T16:31:59.267" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="986" PostId="668" Score="0" Text="Yes.  If you click the advanced rules tab, click on the Units Catalog tab, and then select the pod and click on one of the units of the pod, it will print correctly." CreationDate="2011-11-18T16:37:11.260" UserId="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="987" PostId="668" Score="1" Text="I have no idea how you figured out the sequence of menu clicks necessary to make that work reliably, but it does. Thanks!" CreationDate="2011-11-18T18:06:20.393" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="988" PostId="668" Score="0" Text="Yep, it seems 3rd time lucky for me there." CreationDate="2011-11-18T18:36:20.863" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="989" PostId="669" Score="5" Text="Note though that the minifig head is wider than a 1x1 brick, which means a sitting minifig needs space behind it for the head - often achieved using a panel." CreationDate="2011-11-18T18:40:42.523" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="990" PostId="668" Score="1" Text="@JoeWreschnig For me the last page was replaced by the Aero Pod's last page (which was the first unit I had clicked on).  I figured if I could reset the page somehow I could click on the unit I was trying to print and get it to work." CreationDate="2011-11-18T18:54:01.943" UserId="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="992" PostId="670" Score="1" Text="Nice to see both the LDraw rendering **and** a picture. And you're right, a 1x3 bed is more suitable for microfigs. But hey, my own bed is too short for me, so no reason they wouldn't suffer the same fate." CreationDate="2011-11-18T20:30:20.867" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="993" PostId="670" Score="0" Text="Cheers, we made for a quick game this evening ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-18T20:40:31.683" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="994" PostId="671" Score="0" Text="Don't worry, I've got the tile with the pack ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-18T20:41:18.377" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="995" PostId="671" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc, 64647 is included with my Heroica part pack - from an unapproved version in the LDraw part library." CreationDate="2011-11-18T20:58:28.883" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="996" PostId="666" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Since lying flat without being connected by any studs is very similar to standing straight, I imagine those answers could be interchangeable. Lying at an angle with the back legs connected to studs, what I consider to be 'in recline', would be a very different answer." CreationDate="2011-11-18T22:54:17.267" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="998" PostId="671" Score="0" Text="@Joe I hadn't looked in unapproved parts, thanks for the tip" CreationDate="2011-11-19T05:30:06.513" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="999" PostId="671" Score="1" Text="Accepted purely for the four poster bed, (and the fact that it feels wrong accepting my own answer ;))" CreationDate="2011-11-19T09:42:52.200" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1000" PostId="670" Score="1" Text="So quick that you didn't even take the time to push the parts on the plate properly, or were you afraid you wouldn't be able to [remove the jumper easily](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/443)? ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-19T19:41:12.697" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1002" PostId="161" Score="5" Text="@Joubarc And we all know how many 'sisters' *you* have." CreationDate="2011-11-19T23:56:48.517" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1006" PostId="256" Score="1" Text="I think Joe's got the right idea... As appealing as One Big List might seem, questions on individual products are probably a *lot* more useful to folks researching the products available to them." CreationDate="2011-11-20T04:15:44.313" UserId="63" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1007" PostId="678" Score="5" Text="I would recommend option 2 first. LEGO does have a nice customer serviec and they'll probably replace it without discussion. However, they want want to ask for the faulty part to be returned, and if it has be tinkered with, they may not be super happy about it. Keep the soldering iron for when LEGO absolutely doesn't want to replace it (never)." CreationDate="2011-11-20T09:38:06.020" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1008" PostId="598" Score="2" Text="@Ambo100 There you go, I added an edit." CreationDate="2011-11-20T16:31:30.203" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1009" PostId="678" Score="0" Text="I disagree. Mine recently gave out when I was right in the middle of making a robot. I wanted to get back to building my robot as soon as possible, so I soldered it. It only took about ten to fifteen minutes to heat it up the soldering iron, disassemble the NXT, solder the capacitors, slightly reassemble it the NXT, test it, and finish reassembling it. It's really not that risky if you know what you're doing. I much prefer soldering it over having to wait a week or so." CreationDate="2011-11-20T17:48:08.293" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1010" PostId="678" Score="0" Text="As you said, &quot;if you know what you're doing&quot; (I sure wouldn't). Wait... you've only got one? ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-20T18:13:12.807" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1011" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="Neat! Now you'll need to build the door around it." CreationDate="2011-11-20T19:23:25.500" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1012" PostId="678" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc No, I have two NXTs. Sorry, I should've said &quot;one of mine&quot; Instead of &quot;mine&quot;. And now I understand better what you're saying." CreationDate="2011-11-20T22:21:10.073" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1013" PostId="650" Score="1" Text="Yes, it can be done as a physical solution. I will try to dig up some old photos (and perhaps take some new ones), however it will have to wait for tomorrow." CreationDate="2011-11-21T00:39:11.843" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1015" PostId="682" Score="23" Text="I have a memory - possibly false - of Lego boxes being labeled with ages like &quot;8-99&quot; in my childhood." CreationDate="2011-11-21T13:29:50.270" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1017" PostId="692" Score="3" Text="It might be worth mentioning that this all means (along with the answer to the other question) that 1 LDU = 0.4 mm." CreationDate="2011-11-21T16:42:21.843" UserId="176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1018" PostId="692" Score="0" Text="@Random832 consider it done." CreationDate="2011-11-21T16:59:14.620" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1019" PostId="650" Score="1" Text="I added 4 examples. I had to recreate 2 of them, since the original photos were either too blurry, or that the actual mechanism was hidden away inside the construction." CreationDate="2011-11-21T18:36:32.233" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1021" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="I like the solution, as I made something similar, but not near as compact as this in the past. (I used rubber bands to provide the spring effect though.) However what I didn't solve however was how to make it rotate nicely while still keeping the pins in the right position, so they wouldn't fall down when you rotate it. Any ideas to this?" CreationDate="2011-11-21T19:51:16.853" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1022" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="I thought of that.  Sliding a beam under the read rounded beam would do the trick.  The beam would be attached to the fixed part of the mechanism and, using LEGO elastics, would slide under the red beam when the mechanism rotates from under the driver pins. When the key is rotated back, that beam would be pushed out of the way, freeing the driver pins to move down.  The beauty is that, when the right key is in, all the driver pins are flushed (same height).  This is a lot easier to manage." CreationDate="2011-11-21T20:07:15.123" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1024" PostId="654" Score="2" Text="@Caleb you're welcome - if you feel it's the correct one, you may want to proclaim it by accepting it, too." CreationDate="2011-11-21T20:59:24.283" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1025" PostId="654" Score="2" Text="I usually avoid accepting an answer right away so as not to deter other answers. Looks like your answer is so comprehensive that nobody else has anything to add. ;-)" CreationDate="2011-11-21T21:07:53.053" UserId="392" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1026" PostId="654" Score="0" Text="Don't think I don't feel shame for asking you to do it - I too would appreciate other answers, but I don't think it'll happen here." CreationDate="2011-11-21T21:40:10.957" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1027" PostId="682" Score="1" Text="@Joe Wreschnig: I've seen those too!" CreationDate="2011-11-22T08:50:23.657" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1030" PostId="701" Score="2" Text="In a similar sense, a doughnut injected with jam through a syringe will create a piercing that will be very difficult to detect; especially after being covered in glazing." CreationDate="2011-11-22T16:31:51.083" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1031" PostId="466" Score="15" Text="+1, for defacing a LEGO brick to provide an answer. I imagine you could weigh it to find it's mass." CreationDate="2011-11-22T16:35:47.773" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1033" PostId="672" Score="0" Text="You have a good answer, but I was looking for multiple bounds, I have changed my questions to make that more clear." CreationDate="2011-11-22T23:56:09.723" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1035" PostId="702" Score="0" Text="What size do you want?" CreationDate="2011-11-23T03:32:11.300" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1036" PostId="702" Score="0" Text="Similar to the size I have in the picture." CreationDate="2011-11-23T03:35:47.463" UserId="413" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1040" PostId="663" Score="0" Text="After the answers here and much much browsing, I think Rebrickable comes closest to what I wanted, thanks for creating it. I don't know if I should credit this answer, as @Joel Cohen was actually the first to suggest Rebrickable in a comment... Help?" CreationDate="2011-11-23T07:27:59.927" UserId="51" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1041" PostId="703" Score="2" Text="Great... now I want to build a castle" CreationDate="2011-11-23T11:13:21.983" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1042" PostId="707" Score="0" Text="I presume it must be considering it has been rendered on [this](http://swooshable.com/snot/snot/plates-between-studs/) page." CreationDate="2011-11-23T12:37:35.917" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1043" PostId="707" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 I'm looking for a virtual building software (like LEGO Digital Designer or LDraw). Your link (even though I didn't know it and it's really cool) seam to be a SNOT technique listing" CreationDate="2011-11-23T13:02:16.240" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1044" PostId="707" Score="0" Text="That's right. I was hoping to find more information on what software was used. All I know for now is that it IS possible." CreationDate="2011-11-23T13:03:51.580" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1045" PostId="672" Score="0" Text="Sorry, yes I meant to come back with the response for sitting upright and reclined - will try and get that out tonight - wanted to ensure that front piece would fit across the hands without them sticking out." CreationDate="2011-11-23T13:04:04.677" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1046" PostId="707" Score="0" Text="...or it's Photoshopable :)" CreationDate="2011-11-23T13:13:13.583" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1047" PostId="703" Score="0" Text="No probs, glad to help :)" CreationDate="2011-11-23T13:35:11.073" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1048" PostId="710" Score="0" Text="Yes, I did use BrickSmith instead of MLcad, but the same principle of using a fine grid applies. Since neither checks for validity, you can do pretty much whatever you want (including impossible things)." CreationDate="2011-11-23T13:42:45.883" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1050" PostId="710" Score="0" Text="I'll have to check that out - it looks like a better default renderer. For simple things like this I can't be fussed opening in LeoCad, exporting to .3ds, and then setting up a scene in 3dsMax to render shineys ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-23T13:48:54.213" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1052" PostId="710" Score="0" Text="Hmm, scrub that, it's Mac based ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-23T14:29:43.053" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1053" PostId="710" Score="1" Text="Actually, BrickSmith is a LDraw editor only. I did the rendering with [LDview](http://ldview.sourceforge.net/) which appears to have a windows version too." CreationDate="2011-11-23T14:44:34.437" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1054" PostId="710" Score="0" Text="Yep, I've played around with LDView - most of my models on here are just screen grabs straight from MLCad." CreationDate="2011-11-23T15:52:37.920" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1056" PostId="709" Score="6" Text="Good visual explanation.  Amazing little brick." CreationDate="2011-11-23T16:57:21.630" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1057" PostId="709" Score="2" Text="Props to HoMa's World of Bricks for the image." CreationDate="2011-11-23T17:03:12.677" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1059" PostId="711" Score="0" Text="Related: [A good way to print images onto minifig body parts?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/539/a-good-way-to-print-images-onto-minifig-body-parts)" CreationDate="2011-11-23T17:17:10.007" UserId="84" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1061" PostId="711" Score="1" Text="@aedia: I was under the impression that question was about printing directly onto LEGO. It seems a little different to my question." CreationDate="2011-11-23T17:21:18.267" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1062" PostId="693" Score="0" Text="There are two votes to close - one claiming the question is &quot;ambiguous [or] vague&quot; and the other claiming it is &quot;too localized&quot;. Does anyone who voted to close want to bring up on meta why they think this isn't a good question?" CreationDate="2011-11-23T17:31:22.850" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1064" PostId="711" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 the water decals are 'stickers' .  It's not a way to print directly (like a printer would).  It's a form of stickers.  Like sticker sheets you can buy it in plain sheet (white or clear), print your design on it and stick it on your subject.  The advantage of the water stickers is that they will conform to the surface (it will look like it's painted on, but it's a sticker)" CreationDate="2011-11-23T17:39:25.377" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1067" PostId="541" Score="0" Text="Are these like transfers or are they more like the stickers you get in LEGO sets?" CreationDate="2011-11-23T17:48:28.157" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1068" PostId="709" Score="1" Text="I've never seen that brick used that way." CreationDate="2011-11-23T17:51:23.583" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1069" PostId="541" Score="0" Text="They are decals (transfers). the same stuff used for scale models." CreationDate="2011-11-23T18:06:13.293" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1070" PostId="541" Score="0" Text="That's a shame, the question I just deleted was about the  stickers that come with LEGO sets." CreationDate="2011-11-23T18:14:00.593" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1071" PostId="541" Score="0" Text="This question is about 'How to add an image to a LEGO minifigure'. @HaydenStudios covers paint, printing and stickers in his question. I guess if you need to know specifics about stickers and not transfers-decals you could ask that question, but your original question didn't sound like that (to me a least)." CreationDate="2011-11-23T18:53:54.663" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1072" PostId="522" Score="0" Text="I'm on the waiting list with the KING CO library system. Hoping to have a definitive answer soon." CreationDate="2011-11-23T20:06:08.107" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1073" PostId="700" Score="2" Text="Those were caused by hungry children. ;)" CreationDate="2011-11-23T20:51:43.650" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1074" PostId="673" Score="3" Text="I don't have an answer, but I do know this: the dimensions of basic bricks are multiples of 2 ldu. That means that any rectangular arrangement of bricks can't possibly have a gap of 1 (or any other odd number) ldu. Any solution to this problem will, therefore, involve bricks with odd dimensions or bricks placed at an angle (i.e. some kind of SNIR technique)." CreationDate="2011-11-23T22:32:20.487" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1075" PostId="673" Score="0" Text="Good thinking, but SNIR is not what I have in mind here, no angles other than 90° are required." CreationDate="2011-11-24T05:37:18.700" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1076" PostId="673" Score="0" Text="Perhaps we could use the fact that bricks are not *exactly* 20 ldu wide: they are actually 0.25 ldu short at each end (which means that an ordinary lego wall has gaps of 0.5 ldu between the bricks)? Or that the studs on system bricks are approximately 0.25 ldu lower thatn the holes on technic bricks?" CreationDate="2011-11-24T10:02:57.043" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1077" PostId="673" Score="0" Text="The fact that bricks are slightly shorter is not in my opinion a valid solution, as the distance between studs is what will ultimately be of importance. However, your idea using Technic bricks could actually work. I didn't think of that, but I have to admit it would be quite clever, not to mention you can go to 0.25 ldu offsets which is even better. See if you can work it out as an answer by having two red 2x4 bricks with a 1 ldu gap in between!" CreationDate="2011-11-24T10:14:51.407" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1078" PostId="702" Score="1" Text="You may want to include close-up pictures of the real windows too if you can find some." CreationDate="2011-11-24T12:19:31.647" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1080" PostId="716" Score="0" Text="Image credits belong to [Technicopedia](http://www.technicopedia.com/fundamentals.html)" CreationDate="2011-11-24T15:18:55.947" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1083" PostId="717" Score="2" Text="Wow, Considering that's the smallest Samsonite gear, the rest must be huge." CreationDate="2011-11-24T20:10:11.703" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1084" PostId="713" Score="0" Text="I wish there was studs on the black adapter part!" CreationDate="2011-11-24T22:05:10.983" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1085" PostId="717" Score="1" Text="I had some; the large of the yellow ones were about 3&quot; wide or so.  I don't have one on hand to measure so I can't be more specific than that." CreationDate="2011-11-24T22:22:22.890" UserId="295" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1086" PostId="717" Score="0" Text="The visible holes are spaced like studs on plates, so the largest red one is larger than a 2x10 brick." CreationDate="2011-11-25T04:59:36.280" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1087" PostId="720" Score="0" Text="Sounds ingenious, but I'm not entirely convinced. It's nearly like a continuous solution (I'm looking for a solution with pure stud connections), and the calculations must be horrible." CreationDate="2011-11-25T05:04:04.850" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1088" PostId="716" Score="0" Text="I loved the samsonite gears - they were much better for flexible geartrains. The photos are bringing back great memories" CreationDate="2011-11-25T11:05:59.767" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1089" PostId="716" Score="3" Text="This confuses old LEGO gears (positions 1, 3 and 5 with red in the center) with Samsonite gears (the uniformly colored ones in positions 2, 4, 6 and 7). I don't think they even mesh, but as I don't have Samsonite gears I can't check." CreationDate="2011-11-25T16:41:36.700" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1090" PostId="717" Score="3" Text="The red gear on the left is *not* a Samsonite gear. It is a European gear from the 1970s. This was different from the Samsonite ones (and incompatible with them)." CreationDate="2011-11-25T19:07:14.677" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1091" PostId="716" Score="1" Text="As @starblue says, there were actually 2 types of gears made in the 1970s. This page provides more info: http://www.miniland.nl/Historie/legoautos/samsonite/samsonite%20gears%20eng.htm" CreationDate="2011-11-25T19:09:11.163" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1092" PostId="716" Score="0" Text="@Kramii: Oh, wow. It looks like the actual Samsonite gears required   a technic pin or something similar. Any ideas on what I should call these gears?" CreationDate="2011-11-25T19:43:17.700" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1093" PostId="717" Score="0" Text="@ConcernedOfTunbridgeWells  They are not that big, the red, blue and yellow LEGO ones have an outer radius of 2, 3 and 4 studs, respectively. This translates to diameters of 32, 48 and 64mm (actually 2.7mm less so they can move freely)." CreationDate="2011-11-25T20:58:20.680" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1094" PostId="723" Score="1" Text="I wasnt sure of the correct tags, is someone able to edit appropriately...Wasn't able to create any yet either..." CreationDate="2011-11-26T01:17:24.597" UserId="343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1095" PostId="717" Score="0" Text="I had some doubts on the &quot;samsonite&quot; issue but I just assumed the question was correct and didn't bother to  check. My mistake." CreationDate="2011-11-26T06:05:26.660" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1096" PostId="717" Score="0" Text="@Starblue - my mistake.  I had lego gears, not the samsonite ones." CreationDate="2011-11-26T09:54:44.470" UserId="295" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1097" PostId="570" Score="0" Text="Nice pic. Looks like I have a project." CreationDate="2011-11-26T18:19:28.537" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1100" PostId="716" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100: See my answer, below." CreationDate="2011-11-26T22:13:36.260" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1102" PostId="731" Score="1" Text="I like the last one in particular, I think it very well suits the style the OP was looking for." CreationDate="2011-11-26T23:27:57.037" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1103" PostId="731" Score="0" Text="It's now second to last as I moved the stained glass example to the bottom." CreationDate="2011-11-26T23:46:35.843" UserId="432" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1104" PostId="631" Score="0" Text="Put the transparent on top of the blue baseplate and use different colors of transparent... you can get some very interesting effects that way" CreationDate="2011-11-26T23:48:21.677" UserId="432" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1105" PostId="84" Score="0" Text="LEGO are now bringing out a microscale version of their entire line (so far) of modular Cafe Corner sets" CreationDate="2011-11-26T23:50:02.003" UserId="432" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1106" PostId="702" Score="0" Text="The White House and Capital are technically both [palladium architecture.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladian_architecture#North_American_Palladianism)" CreationDate="2011-11-27T14:01:49.067" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1107" PostId="733" Score="0" Text="Related: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/537/132" CreationDate="2011-11-27T14:34:12.293" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1108" PostId="725" Score="1" Text="It sounds like you're looking for a lift. A pump is used to displace fluids." CreationDate="2011-11-27T14:49:01.540" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1109" PostId="733" Score="1" Text="How big will your car be?" CreationDate="2011-11-27T18:30:25.520" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1110" PostId="725" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Sorry if I used the wrong term - the guy in the video calls it a marble pump. If anyone can confirm that the correct term is something else, I'll be happy to change it!" CreationDate="2011-11-28T03:06:03.123" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1111" PostId="673" Score="1" Text="Yay, one more &quot;don't-care-to-explain&quot; downvote. Gotto love these." CreationDate="2011-11-28T07:39:55.730" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1112" PostId="731" Score="0" Text="Welcome Larry, good to see you here!" CreationDate="2011-11-28T07:49:15.977" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1113" PostId="725" Score="4" Text="GBC'ers always call that &quot;pump&quot;. Tha main characteristic of it is that balls are pushed (pumped) through a column, so the mechanism has to support the weight of a whole column of balls. A lift usually only supports the balls it's lifting. And for all intents and purposes, a stream of balls could even be considered as a fluid." CreationDate="2011-11-28T07:50:41.373" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1114" PostId="730" Score="1" Text="Philo's pump is great but blocks now and then, but that's part of the GBC joy, and considering it's one of the oldest GBC modules in existence (that hasn't had parts replaced), it's actually quite resilient. By the way, if you want to see Philo or a great GBC display, I heartily recommend Fana'Briques, end of June in Rosheim (France)." CreationDate="2011-11-28T07:55:24.570" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1115" PostId="736" Score="0" Text="Your last statement is right on the spot, and there is one such element. (Also, note that for a 2 ldu gap, the erling brick alone isn't enough as it only has dimensions that are multiples of four. That's why you need a half-brick (10 ldu) offset too, which is what the jumpers are for in my picture)" CreationDate="2011-11-28T08:19:20.550" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1117" PostId="673" Score="0" Text="I can only guess someone felt that there wasn't much practical use for the 1LDU gap? While I can't see the use, I can appreciate the technical challenge of achieving it." CreationDate="2011-11-28T08:54:42.147" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1120" PostId="673" Score="0" Text="Practical usefulness is debatable indeed. Very slow-sloped stairs, maybe? Even in the rare cases where it would be useful, continuous techniques are probably easier. So yeah, it's more for the challenge." CreationDate="2011-11-28T13:03:16.980" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1122" PostId="737" Score="1" Text="Full credits and my thanks go to Didier Enjary. I tried to have him come and answer himself, but he declined. Note that he also thinks the practical usefulness of the this is very limited." CreationDate="2011-11-28T13:29:20.977" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1123" PostId="737" Score="0" Text="That was a hard question :)" CreationDate="2011-11-28T13:37:47.980" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1124" PostId="737" Score="0" Text="It's even harder to judge the difficulty of a question when you already know the answer." CreationDate="2011-11-28T13:39:50.147" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1125" PostId="737" Score="0" Text="Well, I was impressed I could came up with the principle. I'm away on a business trip however and couldn't really afford to browse the bricks for a solution.  I'm sure I would have dismissed the puny fence.  By the way, for your crash, get yourself a standalone solid state hard drive and use syncback to backup your stuff." CreationDate="2011-11-28T13:47:29.160" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1126" PostId="737" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: That's truly brilliant! Many thanks for the posing this entertaining little puzzle. It's been bothering me for *days*. Now I'm *kicking myself*. The first time I ever came across SNOT it used these very same fences!" CreationDate="2011-11-28T13:50:27.590" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1127" PostId="673" Score="1" Text="From my experiments, I found that a 1 ldu offset is perfect for holding a piece of thick paper. So it does have its uses." CreationDate="2011-11-28T13:53:07.210" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1128" PostId="416" Score="0" Text="The Minifig Stand that appears in the Viking and Troll sets is black and not white like in the football set." CreationDate="2011-11-28T14:25:13.057" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1129" PostId="416" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100: as you can see on the photo in the question, football-sets include black _and_ white ones." CreationDate="2011-11-28T15:19:17.523" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1130" PostId="742" Score="0" Text="It is the size of a thin pencil lead." CreationDate="2011-11-28T16:45:48.840" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1131" PostId="742" Score="0" Text="A picture would be immensely helpful here. How thin is a thin pencil lead anyway?" CreationDate="2011-11-28T16:48:25.453" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1133" PostId="733" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 The first question is somewhat relevant, but I'm not asking for a motorized solution. To answer your second question, I don't know. This is more of a general question." CreationDate="2011-11-28T18:03:31.783" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1135" PostId="745" Score="2" Text="+1 for the info on plasticity. Of course, I'm horrified at the idea of sacrificing a perfectly good axle (especially when replacement gears so easy / inexpensive to obtain), but the logic behind your suggestions is irrefutable." CreationDate="2011-11-28T21:17:15.637" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1137" PostId="741" Score="7" Text="You may want to use a cloth bag, to be sure." CreationDate="2011-11-29T04:49:06.543" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1138" PostId="742" Score="0" Text="A thin pencil lead (in the US at least) is 0.5-0.7mm. The handle is much thicker than that." CreationDate="2011-11-29T14:13:59.787" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1139" PostId="747" Score="6" Text="I've physically compared a screwdriver to a lever. For the purposes of fitting through holes, the screwdriver is indeed *slightly* narrower than the base of the lever handle." CreationDate="2011-11-29T16:30:58.330" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1140" PostId="747" Score="4" Text="That's what I call dedication." CreationDate="2011-11-29T16:42:31.853" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1141" PostId="749" Score="1" Text="I had no idea that even existed." CreationDate="2011-11-29T17:19:33.537" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1143" PostId="187" Score="0" Text="I have this set and the gold bars are the kind that are not very reflective." CreationDate="2011-11-29T18:30:43.067" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1145" PostId="749" Score="4" Text="It comes with the Starwars Clone Troopers, along with a &quot;rangefinder&quot; type piece as well. It's a &quot;headlamp&quot; that attaches to a clones helmet. Rangefinder can be seen here: http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x1910 has a wider end than the screwdriver" CreationDate="2011-11-29T19:55:50.547" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1146" PostId="629" Score="0" Text="I'll probably be checking these out soon, but they look great!" CreationDate="2011-11-29T22:54:42.360" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1148" PostId="738" Score="0" Text="+1 great tips, particularly the divide into smaller portions of mishmashed bits" CreationDate="2011-11-30T05:55:04.677" UserId="343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1149" PostId="736" Score="0" Text="Don't thank me, it's all automatic. You got half of the bounty award because your answer was the most upvoted since the bounty started. Well, you were halfway there, so it makes sense :-)" CreationDate="2011-11-30T07:30:35.130" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1151" PostId="749" Score="1" Text="I have one of these and wondered what it was.  With four kids in the house, I suspect I won't have it for too much longer... :/" CreationDate="2011-12-01T02:16:41.943" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1152" PostId="709" Score="3" Text="There are a couple more uses as well.  Two Erlings one stud apart can have a horizontal brick connect them.  And you can use 8 to make a cube to which 2x2 plates can be attached (about the size of a Lego die).  Very useful parts!" CreationDate="2011-12-01T02:22:28.227" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1155" PostId="763" Score="2" Text="That's what I call dedication." CreationDate="2011-12-01T18:11:45.647" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1156" PostId="763" Score="0" Text="Ironically, the witch could be found by bar code, as Series 2 did differentiate by them - one UK retailer has a very religious MD, and they'd ordered their boxes without the Witch or Vampire figures :( But I've had very good success with the feel method, especially for the dwarf and gladiator figures in series 5" CreationDate="2011-12-01T18:43:18.440" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1157" PostId="761" Score="3" Text="I did not realize each box was guaranteed to contain a complete set.  However, I imagine 60 times X dollars/euros is more than buying a set on eBay." CreationDate="2011-12-01T19:21:54.720" UserId="453" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1158" PostId="761" Score="0" Text="Bumps and dots have been the least reliable in my experience." CreationDate="2011-12-01T19:24:37.263" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1159" PostId="761" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100: Given that TLG has moved away from the bumps and dots, those are more for historical interest (and an exhaustive answer) than practical use at this point." CreationDate="2011-12-01T19:30:01.717" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1160" PostId="763" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph Which religion prohibits vampires?" CreationDate="2011-12-01T19:39:39.950" UserId="176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1161" PostId="761" Score="0" Text="As far as I know, the contents of a box is fixed, at least for series 5 it is." CreationDate="2011-12-01T20:57:17.237" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1162" PostId="758" Score="8" Text="The most reliable method known is: open the bag." CreationDate="2011-12-01T21:18:39.713" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1163" PostId="763" Score="0" Text="I've no idea, but was told he was a Christian. It's certainly nothing I've ever heard mentioned in a sermon, but others beliefs may vary ;) All I know is they had a sign on the boxes stating that they didn't contain any witches or vampires, and when I asked how and why was informed about the barcodes and religion respectively." CreationDate="2011-12-01T22:31:30.883" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1164" PostId="756" Score="3" Text="&quot;The coolest toy on earth!&quot;" CreationDate="2011-12-02T10:01:57.120" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1166" PostId="187" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Oh, really? Mine are reflective. At least, I hope they still are. Haven't seen 'em for two years. :( So are yours like the LEGO Indiana Jones golden idol's material, then?" CreationDate="2011-12-03T04:48:26.277" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1167" PostId="769" Score="1" Text="I hadn't realized what the going rate for [pneumatics was on bricklink](http://www.bricklink.com/browseList.asp?itemType=P&amp;catString=159)." CreationDate="2011-12-03T21:13:36.143" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1168" PostId="770" Score="2" Text="I have tried disassembling one and there are three rings. In the bottom of the piston is a fairly wide ring made of rubber. Then comes a small spacer of ordinary plastic. At the top there is a fairly complex part made of rubber and sadly this is the one which is normally causing trouble. Getting a replacement for this one will be difficult... I will add a photo in the question." CreationDate="2011-12-03T22:46:21.060" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1169" PostId="769" Score="1" Text="Until recently no sets containing pneumatics had been produced for years, so they had become rather rare while still having demand. I thought it would have improved by now, but I guess stock is still low..." CreationDate="2011-12-03T22:49:55.113" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1170" PostId="684" Score="3" Text="Is this the model with the highest minimum age?" CreationDate="2011-12-04T16:23:06.480" UserId="189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1171" PostId="684" Score="1" Text="Well, I think it's the highest minimum age LEGO do - The Ultimate Collectors Edition Millennium Falcon was also a 16+, as does the Super Star Destroyer (http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Super-Star-Destroyer-10221)" CreationDate="2011-12-04T19:53:14.240" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1172" PostId="300" Score="5" Text="The two questions are different. This one is &quot;one set, two numbers&quot; while the other is &quot;two sets, one number&quot;." CreationDate="2011-12-05T07:56:31.887" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1173" PostId="773" Score="1" Text="[Bricklink](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=10188-1) lists only one such element, and [peeron](http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/10188-1) lists one, with one as extra. It's typical for LEGO to include duplicate of very small parts, and 1x1 tiles usually fit the bill. So there should only be one actually used in the set. I have no clue where though, just send me one and I'll try to find it :-)" CreationDate="2011-12-05T08:01:16.110" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1174" PostId="775" Score="0" Text="Thanks for offering me this opportunity to browse the manual (and yes, even if it's on page 4, I didn't find it at first so I had to go through it all) and drool at a great set I'll probably never have :-)" CreationDate="2011-12-05T08:29:16.440" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1175" PostId="775" Score="0" Text="Wow, that's a great catch.  That's funny, the figures were the one place I didn't look because they didn't have inventories, and that's what I was looking at.  Thanks again!" CreationDate="2011-12-05T12:21:02.500" UserId="153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1176" PostId="776" Score="3" Text="Either a part is screwed somehow, either you are." CreationDate="2011-12-05T12:45:15.250" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1177" PostId="775" Score="1" Text="I wasn't expecting it there either - just got lucky." CreationDate="2011-12-05T12:50:46.573" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1179" PostId="778" Score="2" Text="I did check one of the instruction books for an Exo-Force set that used one of these bricks, and it didn't include details of how to change the battery (e.g. http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/4499765.pdf)" CreationDate="2011-12-05T13:58:09.960" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1180" PostId="778" Score="1" Text="It's shown in the [Winter Toy Shop instructions](http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/4616181.pdf), albeit a different type of light brick." CreationDate="2011-12-05T14:03:10.353" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1181" PostId="711" Score="0" Text="I think this question is sufficiently different enough for me to undelete this question. I'm also desperate for an answer." CreationDate="2011-12-05T14:22:32.467" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1182" PostId="778" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100: I checked the instructions for several sets that include the brick, but there was nothing about the battery. And the I completely missed that on the Bricklink page. I promise I'll look more carefully next time!" CreationDate="2011-12-05T14:25:21.283" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1183" PostId="778" Score="0" Text="Not to worry. I presume it's something they've added since 2006 when Power Functions were released." CreationDate="2011-12-05T14:28:11.553" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1184" PostId="778" Score="1" Text="Yep, the Winter Toy/Post Office and the Lighthouse all use a different brick and include instructions for using a key/screwdriver type thing to open them. These Exo-force ones apparently didn't. The &quot;Minifigure with real torch/lightsabre&quot; also don't include instructions for replacing the battery in the minifig's body." CreationDate="2011-12-05T15:50:18.593" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1185" PostId="753" Score="9" Text="Megablocks - Ew!" CreationDate="2011-12-05T18:45:39.210" UserId="476" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1186" PostId="666" Score="3" Text="I go by the the old LEGO adage: What people don't see, they imagine. If you can't see the minifigures legs, you just need the space required to house the head &amp; torso in the model." CreationDate="2011-11-19T21:43:33.577" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1187" PostId="777" Score="3" Text="That's exactly what I needed to know. I've taken the liberty of pasting the info from that site into your answer to mitigate against potential link-rot." CreationDate="2011-12-05T21:50:41.183" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1190" PostId="774" Score="1" Text="Could you post a picture of your block diagram in LabVIEW?" CreationDate="2011-12-05T23:27:27.770" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1191" PostId="774" Score="0" Text="There, posted it. It will reflect this as soon as the edit is approved." CreationDate="2011-12-06T01:02:18.733" UserId="409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1192" PostId="777" Score="0" Text="That's very wise, hopefully I'll learn to do it myself one day." CreationDate="2011-12-06T07:53:23.230" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1193" PostId="510" Score="0" Text="It's now [available for sale](http://shop.lego.com/en-DK/Brick-Separator-630?_requestid=16994600) on the online shop." CreationDate="2011-12-06T08:17:40.147" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1195" PostId="566" Score="0" Text="From everything I've seen, the geometry is very well thought out and seems to cover all eventualities (or was just very lucky :o)" CreationDate="2011-12-06T10:18:12.937" UserId="475" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1196" PostId="776" Score="1" Text="You could also use a [heavy brick](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/123) instead of a light brick, there is no battery to replace." CreationDate="2011-12-06T10:41:14.243" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1197" PostId="466" Score="11" Text="Since when is defacing a LEGO brick worth +1? Heretic!" CreationDate="2011-12-06T10:43:55.553" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1201" PostId="781" Score="0" Text="What, in your experience, causes them to break most easily?" CreationDate="2011-12-07T13:38:38.587" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1202" PostId="781" Score="1" Text="I think there were two reasons. When used in building it was used to attach pieces which ended up being horizontal, so if there wasn't enough support underneath you could flex it at the corner of the &quot;L&quot; and break it. The second reason I believe is that I had all bricks in a big bucket, I think the act of sifting through the pieces may have put stress on the piece enough to bend it and it would break. If I had compartmentalized storage that may have saved some pieces." CreationDate="2011-12-07T13:47:35.963" UserId="309" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1203" PostId="684" Score="6" Text="I seen toy stores with toys arranged by age group, like 0-1, 1-3, 3-5, etc, etc. It's really embarrassing for clueless adults, like me, to buy a gift for a 1 year old and give it to a 5 year old kid. I presume LEGO is doing the same." CreationDate="2011-12-07T15:02:09.543" UserId="53" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1204" PostId="684" Score="0" Text="@J.PabloFernández That's probably part of the reasoning for sure :)" CreationDate="2011-12-07T15:10:15.563" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1205" PostId="785" Score="3" Text="Although this refers to RCX (The older version of Mindstorms) most of the advice still applies to NXT. The main differences can be found listed   [here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/446/what-is-the-difference-between-the-nxt-and-the-rcx)." CreationDate="2011-12-07T19:09:59.810" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1206" PostId="783" Score="0" Text="William: if you get an answer from the NI site, can you please post back here with what you find out? Emilie: it sounds like you work for NI. Is there any chance that an engineer would be able to answer the question here on this site?" CreationDate="2011-12-08T02:48:33.973" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1207" PostId="784" Score="5" Text="Many thanks for your help.  I've ordered the NXT 2.0 kit as suggested.  Can't wait for Christmas!  er - I mean, my _son_ can't wait for Christmas.  My son. Not me." CreationDate="2011-12-08T11:01:42.300" UserId="296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1209" PostId="789" Score="0" Text="I've seen the &quot;Education&quot; stuff.  I've wondered about getting some as a gift for school. Do you have experience with it?  Perhaps I should post this as a separate question!" CreationDate="2011-12-08T11:05:09.253" UserId="296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1210" PostId="789" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I've got no actual experience with it, to be honest. I know some universities use it around here, but I think the prices in Europe are a bit too high to consider it in other age ranges schools." CreationDate="2011-12-08T11:10:48.723" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1211" PostId="786" Score="0" Text="Speaking fo books, I can also recommend [The Mayan Adventure](http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Mindstorms-NXT-Adventure-Technology/dp/159059763X) which is oriented towards problem-solving and uses just the retail kit (version 1 though, so maybe you'll need a few extra parts). There's also [The King's Treasure](http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-MINDSTORMS-NXT-2-0-Technology/dp/1430224916/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1323342962&amp;sr=1-1) which is for version 2." CreationDate="2011-12-08T11:15:52.427" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1215" PostId="791" Score="0" Text="The mindstorms educational set can be seen here: http://education.lego.com/en-gb/products/mindstorms/9797/" CreationDate="2011-12-08T18:56:16.043" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1216" PostId="792" Score="3" Text="The software is sold separately so that you can purchase multiple licenses of it for each PC in the lab, or buy more sets without having to purchase the software again. Note also that the educational software is slightly different to the standard software as it can gather data from the NXT brick for processing" CreationDate="2011-12-08T18:59:08.427" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1217" PostId="792" Score="0" Text="Currently on my phone so editing's tricky, but the link for the educational version is: http://education.lego.com/en-gb/products/mindstorms/9797/" CreationDate="2011-12-08T19:02:01.960" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1218" PostId="792" Score="0" Text="The software is only slightly different? I'm surprised, since back in the RIS days the educational software was totally different, and in fact, many schools dumped it in favor of alternate langauges like NQC." CreationDate="2011-12-08T19:54:26.787" UserId="184" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1219" PostId="792" Score="0" Text="Ok, well, I'll rephrase that as &quot;The educational software is different to the standard software as it can also gather data from the NXT brick&quot; - I believe that the both versions of the NXT software are based on LabView - unlike the RIS software which *was* very limited in it's interface and options." CreationDate="2011-12-08T20:43:55.233" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1220" PostId="564" Score="5" Text="Whilst a solid block of ABS would sink, LEGO bricks are hollow. The issue of floating is displacement - this is how steel and iron ships float - they displace as much water than they weigh, and so are buoyant." CreationDate="2011-12-09T09:05:36.467" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1223" PostId="794" Score="0" Text="By the way, you don't need one transformer per battery." CreationDate="2011-12-09T17:49:17.930" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1224" PostId="795" Score="2" Text="If only I had the funds to do the science! http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/12/dont-be-afraid-to-use-the-science/" CreationDate="2011-12-09T18:28:34.637" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1225" PostId="795" Score="2" Text="Shouldn't we ask Jeff to back up his article and fund us?" CreationDate="2011-12-09T18:37:52.443" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1226" PostId="795" Score="0" Text="Good call we can but try - I know SF were after some funding for testing Raid 10 arrays ;)" CreationDate="2011-12-09T19:11:17.187" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1227" PostId="800" Score="2" Text="Hi Jofu, welcome to the site and thanks for the thorough research - we all know how tedious it can be to read such a manual without building it at the same time. Note, you don't need to pretend the set belongs to your son ;-)" CreationDate="2011-12-10T12:43:42.460" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1228" PostId="803" Score="1" Text="My white 10VDC battery pack arrived today.  It adds the same thickness as a studless beam, same as the 9VAC battery pack." CreationDate="2011-12-11T04:15:48.507" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1229" PostId="805" Score="2" Text="I can't really see this on a square plate, I'd suggest going for 8x16, table in the middle and paths around it." CreationDate="2011-12-11T08:16:23.513" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1230" PostId="799" Score="0" Text="As boring as this answer is for someone like me, I have to admit it's probably the only valid one. So I'll accept it, but that doesn't mean other more daring answers aren't welcome :-)" CreationDate="2011-12-11T08:24:47.517" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1231" PostId="806" Score="1" Text="With regards to size, maybe, but if it were on one plate (8x8 I guess) then you could use a few together to make a larger one. I'm also looking for recommendations on decoration - food or just plates ;)" CreationDate="2011-12-11T09:21:09.190" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1232" PostId="806" Score="4" Text="Sorry about that, I was hungry" CreationDate="2011-12-11T11:56:45.733" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1234" PostId="758" Score="3" Text="@Joubarc: I did that **for every single bag in every single set**." CreationDate="2011-12-11T18:54:46.397" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1235" PostId="808" Score="3" Text="How about 'What sets can be bag-built?' for a title?" CreationDate="2011-12-11T21:24:56.290" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1237" PostId="800" Score="7" Text="LOL...  Ok, you got me :D  But for the record, my son *does* believe it's his :P" CreationDate="2011-12-12T04:04:23.500" UserId="500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1238" PostId="809" Score="0" Text="I suppose we can exclude bigger sets (or sets with more than x pieces, with x to define), but there are a lot of small sets (such as the one you mention) which don't qualify, and that's a problem." CreationDate="2011-12-12T05:24:41.910" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1240" PostId="810" Score="3" Text="A drawing would be nice" CreationDate="2011-12-12T12:04:29.197" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1242" PostId="483" Score="0" Text="Hi. I'm new to Lego in adult age, and new to bricks.SE. Help me a bit please? So 9V and PF are compatible, right? I want to buy Maersk (PF) and good old 9V (from my dreams from catalogue of 1993)" CreationDate="2011-12-12T15:15:49.050" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1243" PostId="783" Score="0" Text="Yes, I'm the Social Business manager for NI. I keep an ear out for any mentions of our products. Unfortunately, I can't assign a support request from an external site directly to an NI engineer. William will have to go through our online support channel on the NI Support Forums. But it should be very easy to crosslink to the discussion forum thread when he gets an answer there." CreationDate="2011-12-12T16:05:54.267" UserId="481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1244" PostId="813" Score="0" Text="Perhaps click hinges - but normal hinges are too floppy. I am going to put together a drawing later (no scanner handy) to explain better what I want to achieve. That looks like an old hinge - the middle finger is missing." CreationDate="2011-12-12T17:50:18.070" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1245" PostId="818" Score="4" Text="The scary thing is, I have the first three on that list ;) Had small children when the UC version came out, so couldn't justify it :( And the 2011 one's close enough to the 2004 one that I can't really drum up the enthusiasm. Don't get me started on Slave I's though ;)" CreationDate="2011-12-12T18:07:49.467" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1246" PostId="816" Score="0" Text="Is [this](http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/support/files/default.aspx#Advanced) what you were looking for?" CreationDate="2011-12-12T18:08:12.050" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1247" PostId="483" Score="0" Text="@abatishchev Welcome to bricks.se! I was about to suggest you ask this as a question, but I see yoou [just did](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/814). But in short, the Maersk train is not even motorized to start with, so yes, you can motorize it with a 9V motor and tracks if you have them." CreationDate="2011-12-12T18:26:07.150" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1248" PostId="810" Score="0" Text="Can the two angled pieces be connected to one another? That would strengthen the overall structure." CreationDate="2011-12-12T18:46:50.990" UserId="444" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1249" PostId="806" Score="1" Text="Ok, this is weird. Which Star Wars reference?" CreationDate="2011-12-12T18:55:53.967" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1250" PostId="813" Score="1" Text="@DannyStaple: It shouldn't be floppy once it's built, since it forms an equilateral triangle it _should_  hold well." CreationDate="2011-12-12T18:56:49.610" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1251" PostId="816" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't mind finding it too, I'm stuck with 1.1 and I don't even have a clue where that CD actually is. And since my HDD crashed, I kinda need to reinstall it someday." CreationDate="2011-12-12T19:52:21.553" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1252" PostId="818" Score="2" Text="There is also a Millennium Falcon in the Star Wars advent calendar." CreationDate="2011-12-12T19:55:27.273" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1253" PostId="820" Score="1" Text="That should work. I'll have to dig around to find the 2x2 tops for the hinge, I definitely have cheese slopes  - if I can find grey or dark blue ones - I think the bottom assembly would be perfect." CreationDate="2011-12-12T20:13:58.397" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1254" PostId="806" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc Actually the reference is regarding two different scenes, both with the same phrase, &quot;delusions of grandeur&quot;. &quot;A Jedi Knight? Jeez, I'm out of it for a little while, everyone gets delusions of grandeur!&quot; - Han Solo and &quot;I'm standing here in pieces, and you're having delusions of grandeur!&quot; ― C-3PO Hope that clears things up!" CreationDate="2011-12-13T03:39:07.183" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1255" PostId="806" Score="3" Text="Ok, thanks. I have to admit I didn't intend a reference at all though :-) Maybe you've watched it too much?" CreationDate="2011-12-13T05:23:45.997" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1257" PostId="822" Score="1" Text="Thanks for proving me sooo wrong! Might be useful to safeguard this somewhere as LEGO isn't known for keeping old software available for long." CreationDate="2011-12-13T08:00:06.790" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1258" PostId="810" Score="0" Text="The triangle is Isoceles, but not equilateral. The two angled pieces are not at 90 degrees to each other." CreationDate="2011-12-13T10:14:48.447" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1259" PostId="825" Score="2" Text="Just to clarify are we referring to the dragons from [2507](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=2507-1) and [2521](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=2521-1)?" CreationDate="2011-12-13T12:57:07.357" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1260" PostId="826" Score="2" Text="I tend to buy a set for a certain feature and use the parts else ware (point 3). In some cases LEGO sellers on Ebay split sets into key components (like each carriage of a train) and sell each component at an inflated price." CreationDate="2011-12-13T13:01:17.300" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1261" PostId="822" Score="0" Text="Joubarc, you are quite welcome.  I was pleased and surprised that LEGO made the software available like that, too." CreationDate="2011-12-13T16:10:55.977" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1262" PostId="827" Score="2" Text="P.S. I want to propose `my-own-train` tag." CreationDate="2011-12-13T17:30:25.680" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1263" PostId="827" Score="0" Text="Not too sure what to answer, what kind of pros/cons are you looking for? I think the reasons for its lack of popularity may be quite subtle to pinpoint, too. Maybe it wasn't proposed by enough regular shops, or there was a lack of a complete set (since you had to buy a lot of things separately)... I don't know." CreationDate="2011-12-13T17:54:01.553" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1264" PostId="378" Score="0" Text="Not making any children is safer, IMHO" CreationDate="2011-12-13T19:03:48.227" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1265" PostId="827" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: Actually I just looking for any pitfalls, maybe that's really not bad items to buy, and looking overpriced Santa Fe are really overpriced." CreationDate="2011-12-13T20:12:40.847" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1266" PostId="172" Score="2" Text="Have you tried carbonite? It does wonder at protecting space smugglers from harm." CreationDate="2011-12-13T22:23:36.427" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1267" PostId="827" Score="0" Text="If only those had come out early in my &quot;HO train&quot;-phase instead of the middle of my DarkAge...." CreationDate="2011-12-14T01:31:16.117" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1268" PostId="806" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Me? Too much Star Wars? Well, now that I think about it, maybe that's actually quite possible... :P" CreationDate="2011-12-14T04:40:29.333" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1269" PostId="827" Score="0" Text="@abatishchev On a possible [tag:my-own-train] tag: Thanks for the suggestion, but to be honest the current pro-tempore mods feel it's not eally useful at the moment, considering it probably wouldn't be used that much, and the [tag:trains] tag isn't really overcrowded right now." CreationDate="2011-12-14T05:04:03.263" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1270" PostId="813" Score="0" Text="Not sure you can make a 60° angle with these, though. Seems too acute." CreationDate="2011-12-14T05:13:21.967" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1271" PostId="827" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: Got it. Sure, no problem. Maybe next year :)" CreationDate="2011-12-14T07:06:50.620" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1272" PostId="818" Score="1" Text="Just for curiosity, what is the difference between 4504 (2004) and 7965 (2011)?" CreationDate="2011-12-14T08:29:20.533" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1273" PostId="828" Score="1" Text="I may say _minus_, because I prefer less minifigs but more train details :) so that really felt as geared toward adults" CreationDate="2011-12-14T08:33:25.787" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1274" PostId="827" Score="0" Text="@retracile: What does &quot;HO train&quot; stand for?" CreationDate="2011-12-14T08:38:08.237" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1275" PostId="827" Score="0" Text="HO is a fairly common scale of model train, popular in the UK and (almost) identical with &quot;OO&quot; or &quot;Double O&quot; scale." CreationDate="2011-12-14T09:29:26.763" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1277" PostId="825" Score="1" Text="yes, the dragons of those sets are the ones i'm searching for" CreationDate="2011-12-14T10:30:08.960" UserId="510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1278" PostId="826" Score="2" Text="It is just that i'm not colelcting ninjago series, just dragons of any kind (expecially lego ones), so i should buy the sets and sell what i don't need" CreationDate="2011-12-14T10:31:31.907" UserId="510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1279" PostId="818" Score="2" Text="@abatishchev: A large difference in style, parts and overall price.  The minifigs are also more complex/detailed" CreationDate="2011-12-14T10:34:54.510" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1280" PostId="826" Score="2" Text="@Terix that's probably your best bet, the problem is that the dragons are brick-built, so I'm not too sure if people will sell them separately. Keep in mind there's probably not going to be any BrickLink entry for them, so it will be harder for sellers who would want to do that. Well, they may list the set and say &quot;warning, dragon only&quot; or something, but it won't be easy for you to find. So what I'm saying is, don't count too much on option 1." CreationDate="2011-12-14T19:07:22.700" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1281" PostId="818" Score="1" Text="@abatishchev: The outside designs are similar, but 7965 is about 30% larger and that space is used to have more &quot;happening&quot; on the inside. As Ambo100 said, the minifigs are also more detailed in 7965." CreationDate="2011-12-14T19:34:28.190" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1282" PostId="451" Score="0" Text="I thought it was released in 2006 . . . it's been out a long time." CreationDate="2011-12-14T21:31:41.690" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1283" PostId="834" Score="0" Text="10231 has 26 more pieces and was released the next year. I'd have to look into what pieces they are. Perhaps it's something promotional?" CreationDate="2011-12-14T22:02:56.523" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1284" PostId="835" Score="2" Text="It would probably be helpful if you added a link to the Red Cargo Train your are describing.  At least a set number." CreationDate="2011-12-14T22:17:54.140" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1285" PostId="836" Score="0" Text="Bricklink is solid gold for this kind of info. I wonder what kind of stability issues? And why did it go from 16+ to 14+? And why different names? More questions than answers!" CreationDate="2011-12-14T22:25:43.030" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1286" PostId="838" Score="0" Text="Wow. Now I really do want to get the Shuttle Expedition just to see how different it is while the build is fresh in my mind. Alas, my Lego budget was blown on trains! Seems it'll be around for a while though." CreationDate="2011-12-14T22:34:31.173" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1287" PostId="727" Score="3" Text="I created a short animation which demonstrates the marble pump in action and added a link to it in the answer." CreationDate="2011-12-14T23:57:19.887" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1288" PostId="835" Score="0" Text="@LarsTech Done. Though, I think the train itself is inconsequential . . . I wonder what brick could hold the light no matter what the application!" CreationDate="2011-12-15T01:01:41.507" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1289" PostId="727" Score="0" Text="@PeterDC Nice! Frankly, you could have made you own answer with that, considering the effort you put in making this." CreationDate="2011-12-15T04:57:50.380" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1293" PostId="727" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc No problem, it was the same as the design you found anyway, so I decided I would just add it onto your answer. Cheers! :)" CreationDate="2011-12-15T14:12:28.730" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1294" PostId="844" Score="0" Text="Looking at the picture it seems the wheelbase on the train motor is much wider than the Train Chase set. Maybe it's the pictures deceiving me again." CreationDate="2011-12-15T17:22:12.103" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1295" PostId="841" Score="1" Text="Are there different versions of the Erling? The ones I have don't have an open back." CreationDate="2011-12-15T17:24:28.530" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1296" PostId="844" Score="0" Text="Oh, and nice find on the product description . . . that's about as good a confirmation that it should work as I could get. Interesting that it's not on the box or description for the Western Train Chase." CreationDate="2011-12-15T17:26:35.920" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1297" PostId="841" Score="2" Text="@tooshel Not really, the &quot;Erling&quot; brick is the nickname of the brick illustrated above. However, there is a newer 1x1 brick with 1 stud, where the stud is not recessed, and that had a closed back. That's what Pierre Normandin used for the lights of that train, so you'll have to replace them. You could also use 1x1 Technic bricks if you have some." CreationDate="2011-12-15T18:23:00.950" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1298" PostId="844" Score="1" Text="All train elements in the Western Train chase are standard ones, including train wheels and magnets. The construction of the front is certainly a bit different, but I've seen people replacing that by a motor (9V, actually) without trouble. You could also motorize the first waggon, which may be easier to fit a battery box." CreationDate="2011-12-15T18:25:15.567" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1299" PostId="836" Score="0" Text="Actually the lower age requirement was the driving force behind the change, and that's why the model was deemed not stable enough as it was. It was just stable enough for 16+, not 14+. Anyway, see Kramii's answer which is authoritative." CreationDate="2011-12-15T18:29:00.153" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1300" PostId="846" Score="1" Text="Good answer but bad news. Seems like the train remote would work just as well. I think what I need is an IR transmitter for my phone or to program one of those universal remotes. But even then I'll have to press up up up up to get it to go faster and then down down to slow it down. Not great." CreationDate="2011-12-16T18:41:28.867" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1301" PostId="846" Score="0" Text="The train remote should be OK for speed, but steering is probably not going to be easy. One thing you could do is combine one of each, but that may be extreme. Note there is also a specific [PF car base](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=8184-1), but frankly it's not that great. Or, a NXT brick with a IRLink, then you can do pretty much what you want programatically." CreationDate="2011-12-16T19:26:50.817" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1302" PostId="847" Score="2" Text="Which train motor is it?" CreationDate="2011-12-16T22:43:59.533" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1303" PostId="847" Score="2" Text="Some programmable remotes are also learning remotes, so you could just put the remote in learning mode and point the train remote at it." CreationDate="2011-12-17T04:34:37.213" UserId="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1304" PostId="852" Score="4" Text="I'm sure it's just a bonus." CreationDate="2011-12-18T07:36:10.350" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1305" PostId="853" Score="12" Text="Although that makes sense, I think that's not totally correct, as I've never heard of an extra part missing, or of an extra extra part. I think the rationale is more than certain parts (1x1 round, cheese slope, technic pins...) are more likely to end up lost, and thus you get a replacement part right from the start. But it's always small parts, yes." CreationDate="2011-12-18T08:20:21.570" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1306" PostId="814" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph: Why `set-modification`? I don't modify anything. Just motorize a train, I'm sure it's not a modification, or this is a subject to discuss on meta, isn't it?" CreationDate="2011-12-18T08:46:22.127" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1307" PostId="814" Score="0" Text="Seems to be the preferred use; from the wiki for the tag: &quot;Set Modification questions are about modifying sets produced by LEGO. Modifications include Motorising existing sets&quot; but yes happy to discuss on meta" CreationDate="2011-12-18T11:53:25.733" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1308" PostId="853" Score="4" Text="A number of sets are known to have extra bits (the smallest usually) - at least according to their peeron inventory. Doing so to save on possible returns/support calls or reputation hits makes very good sense to me." CreationDate="2011-12-18T16:51:54.263" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1310" PostId="854" Score="21" Text="Throw the extra bits away? Never!" CreationDate="2011-12-18T20:36:02.010" UserId="374" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1311" PostId="846" Score="0" Text="Somehow that car base is going for almost $300 on Amazon. Crazy." CreationDate="2011-12-19T17:20:33.357" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1312" PostId="841" Score="0" Text="Turns out the Red Cargo train has a grey piece that was just a 1 unit brick with an extra stud on one side so it was way different from being an Erling. With 4 black Erling's and gutting the center of the train for wiring my lighted cargo train is complete! Front and back lighting and it is controlled from the other dial on the remote. Thanks." CreationDate="2011-12-19T19:36:00.453" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1313" PostId="134" Score="1" Text="Lots of great options here but this is the one that really made me think. I stacked the small parts like this AND THEN put them in a storage bin as described in other questions." CreationDate="2011-12-19T19:38:49.573" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1314" PostId="851" Score="0" Text="Varnish/Finish is mentioned in the 'previous answer' regarding Water Decals." CreationDate="2011-12-19T20:17:39.910" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1316" PostId="294" Score="0" Text="What about LEGO Halo? I don't see it on their website but the LEGO logo is written on some LEGO Halo models (Halo as in the MA video game)" CreationDate="2011-12-20T03:25:47.477" UserId="517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1317" PostId="294" Score="4" Text="@annonymously The Halo sets are made by MegaBloks, a &quot;compatible&quot; brick construction toy company. Have you got any links to LEGO branded ones? But either way they'd be covered by the &quot;avoid realistic weapons&quot; bit." CreationDate="2011-12-20T08:03:55.263" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1318" PostId="294" Score="0" Text="The SMG is pretty realistic in my opinion, but maybe it really is just megablocks." CreationDate="2011-12-20T08:41:53.687" UserId="517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1319" PostId="294" Score="0" Text="The stuff I could find is all AFOL made and generally uses weapons from BrickArms, a 3rd party creator of &quot;realistic&quot; weaponry. Indeed, TT Games stated (when the April Fools of the LEGO Halo game was doing the rounds): &quot;'Halo' is not a game that is age-rated for young players, and it's not appropriate for us to sort of recruit people into that experience.&quot;." CreationDate="2011-12-20T09:59:43.030" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1320" PostId="857" Score="4" Text="The Adventures theme is a great source of inspiration - I've never really looked at them before. You're certainly right about the facial hair!" CreationDate="2011-12-20T11:28:08.030" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1321" PostId="858" Score="4" Text="Heh, love the use of a double cape on the female singer :)" CreationDate="2011-12-20T14:01:58.733" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1322" PostId="858" Score="7" Text="These are great... except for the picture of a jet plane on the male carol singer's jacket. Apart from that, these would be a great for parts." CreationDate="2011-12-20T15:38:19.633" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1324" PostId="859" Score="2" Text="Older minifig legs had looser joints, since then minifigs have been stiffened so legs will stay in place when moved." CreationDate="2011-12-21T22:22:25.947" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1325" PostId="859" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100: When did LEGO make the change? I have a minifig on my keychain, and his legs are *really* floppy. I don't *think* I've had him more than a couple of years." CreationDate="2011-12-21T22:44:10.363" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1326" PostId="859" Score="0" Text="@Kramii if it's a keychain there's a good chance it's been made in china - check if there are rectangular cutouts under the arms. Plus, keychains are partially glued anyway, so just glue the legs as well." CreationDate="2011-12-22T05:55:39.563" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1328" PostId="862" Score="5" Text="This answer is CW: please feel free to extend it as appropriate." CreationDate="2011-12-22T09:55:48.773" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1329" PostId="862" Score="1" Text="Added IR Receiver, IR Seeker, Gyroscopic Sensor and notes to clearify that the Servo Motor also is a sensor (rotation)." CreationDate="2011-12-22T10:36:35.127" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1331" PostId="864" Score="2" Text="Related: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/170/132" CreationDate="2011-12-22T18:13:47.927" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1332" PostId="866" Score="1" Text="Hi Kathleen and welcome to LEGO Answers - thanks for joining :) I hope that the linked question &quot;What is the bely/blay color&quot; helps you distinguish between these colours. You may also find Peeron.com useful as well: http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/7150-1. As this set is fairly old, it uses the older, &quot;warmer&quot; greys rather than the newer bleys." CreationDate="2011-12-23T10:50:44.133" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1333" PostId="862" Score="1" Text="3rd party accessories should be separate." CreationDate="2011-12-23T16:37:29.833" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1334" PostId="866" Score="0" Text="This shouldn't have been closed. Two different questions, although the linked one is related." CreationDate="2011-12-24T04:12:49.057" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1335" PostId="862" Score="0" Text="The older RCX sensors and motors works just fine with NXT and the PF motors can also be used together with the NXT, either by cable (PF-&gt;RCX + RCX-&gt;NXT) or by using a IR sensor.&#xA;&#xA;Should we add those as well?" CreationDate="2011-12-24T12:49:40.470" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1336" PostId="48" Score="0" Text="I call these mudguards or wheel arches" CreationDate="2011-12-24T16:03:49.300" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1338" PostId="287" Score="5" Text="I remember back in the old LEGO Club days, there was a guy called Redini who would answer questions by club members. One of them asked a similar question, except phrased more simply: &quot;Why are LEGO people yellow?&quot; While the old LEGO Club site is nowhere to be found, forum posts from the same era quote his relevant answer verbatim... not sure if I should bother quoting it as an answer here since it was answered way before more minifig head colors appeared." CreationDate="2011-12-24T17:25:42.040" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1339" PostId="784" Score="0" Text="It's Chrismas Day, so now I'm on a precious break from my day job as a programmer.  How do I spend this hard-won free time, you ask?  ... PROGRAMMING, of course, with the new NXT 2.0.  Thanks again everyone for your advice  ;)" CreationDate="2011-12-25T11:52:09.767" UserId="296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1341" PostId="878" Score="0" Text="I'd illustrate, but I don't have NXT-G installed right now, and with the crappy connection I have, [downloading it](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/816) takes forever." CreationDate="2011-12-26T09:33:31.197" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1342" PostId="878" Score="0" Text="NXT-G doesn't quite work that way. It runs through a set of instructions once, unless it's placed in a loop." CreationDate="2011-12-26T10:46:27.297" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1343" PostId="878" Score="0" Text="Sorry, but you **can** have concurrent tasks by dragging additional beams from the center hub." CreationDate="2011-12-26T12:05:36.783" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1344" PostId="879" Score="1" Text="Wow, I haven't seen them in forever." CreationDate="2011-12-26T12:36:23.037" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1345" PostId="878" Score="0" Text="That's true but you will also need to place it in a loop, otherwise  it will run through each block only once." CreationDate="2011-12-26T12:39:28.250" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1346" PostId="878" Score="0" Text="Well yes, true enough — I didn't want to imply otherwise." CreationDate="2011-12-26T14:21:48.293" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1350" PostId="884" Score="0" Text="City or Star Wars, which year?" CreationDate="2011-12-26T19:28:29.507" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1351" PostId="887" Score="1" Text="I use the corner of the sticker sheet the same way you use the knife blade, but the knife is a better choice. I'm sure the rigidity of the knife helps with precision." CreationDate="2011-12-26T23:12:31.537" UserId="392" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1352" PostId="884" Score="0" Text="It's not just the yellow heads - the pink and brown ones from licenses also have faces printed on them." CreationDate="2011-12-27T11:52:32.300" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1353" PostId="885" Score="0" Text="Only the Scout Troopers tend to have eye sockets in their helmets, and the earlier sets had yellow heads with the &quot;large sunglasses&quot; printed on them: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3626bpse" CreationDate="2011-12-27T12:58:12.007" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1354" PostId="885" Score="3" Text="Also as storm troopers were &quot;descended&quot; from Clone Troopers, you saw quite a lot of them without helmets in episodes 2 and 3 - I know a lot of us older Fans don't like to talk about them, by they are there ;)" CreationDate="2011-12-27T13:00:11.820" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1355" PostId="892" Score="4" Text="Not fair! *My* copy of LEGO Loco only came with the manual in a big box, and no studded case or toy :( (have a +1 though!)" CreationDate="2011-12-27T17:06:56.753" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1356" PostId="892" Score="0" Text="Why thank you :) and yes I don't know why Lego stopped them. I also remember in particular they did a lego city hardback book, that came in a cardboard case with big yellow brick-esque studs on it, that also had a compartment for lego pieces that you could build along with throughout the book. Good times!" CreationDate="2011-12-27T17:13:34.167" UserId="46" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1357" PostId="892" Score="0" Text="Never seen that before. I can only imagine..." CreationDate="2011-12-27T17:17:44.370" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1358" PostId="893" Score="0" Text="90 Degrees = 0.25 Rotations. Using the drop-down box you can choose between Unlimited, Degrees, Rotations and Seconds." CreationDate="2011-12-27T19:25:39.570" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1359" PostId="893" Score="1" Text="Doesn't it come with an &quot;online&quot; tutorial on the disc that takes you through various topics?" CreationDate="2011-12-27T21:06:56.380" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1360" PostId="892" Score="0" Text="Yep, I've got a copy of LEGO Creator that came with a &quot;turbo&quot; motor trike (with flames coming out of the exhaust). They still make the hardback books with bricks, I got an Atlantis one for my son last summer." CreationDate="2011-12-27T21:12:29.787" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1361" PostId="893" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph, no it does not come with a tutorial." CreationDate="2011-12-27T21:50:17.337" UserId="506" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1362" PostId="893" Score="2" Text="@Ambo100  : rotations refers to TIRE rotations. But if I want to turn the *vehicle* I have to rotate one of the wheels (left or right) more than the other one to make the vehicle turn. And how *much* more depends on the turning radius of the vehicle. (I made the same mistake originally.)." CreationDate="2011-12-27T21:54:05.653" UserId="506" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1363" PostId="893" Score="0" Text="@ClayNichols: Ah. NXT-G supports that. You can use the Move block (not to be confused with the Motor block)" CreationDate="2011-12-27T21:58:48.947" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1364" PostId="894" Score="7" Text="It's certainly a very good looking duck." CreationDate="2011-12-27T22:06:17.870" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1365" PostId="884" Score="0" Text="Related: http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=2186" CreationDate="2011-12-27T22:25:14.210" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1366" PostId="896" Score="1" Text="Just to be clear, I have left the parts in the ~10 bags they came in, though a perfect answer would address the mixed-up-jumble case too." CreationDate="2011-12-28T04:01:42.243" UserId="147" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1367" PostId="884" Score="0" Text="Can you add a picture please?" CreationDate="2011-12-28T06:36:00.290" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1368" PostId="898" Score="4" Text="How many *different kinds* of bricks... or how many bricks in total? An all-time tally of all bricks ever made would probably be in the trillions." CreationDate="2011-12-28T08:05:21.103" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1369" PostId="899" Score="6" Text="While it is OK to post separate questions asking different things, there is no need to say things like &quot;I have yet another question&quot;. Just ask!" CreationDate="2011-12-28T08:08:02.040" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1370" PostId="891" Score="0" Text="Thanks, matthew.  This is the structure I've arrived at, and it seems to work, but I'm intrigued by @joubarc's idea of concurrency.  I'll have to try that out too." CreationDate="2011-12-28T11:13:45.543" UserId="296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1371" PostId="879" Score="2" Text="I can't say I miss them." CreationDate="2011-12-28T15:20:22.420" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1372" PostId="879" Score="1" Text="It's interesting though that they are still using the accessories - the latest Star Wars X-Wing (9493) uses the Technic Figure ski poles." CreationDate="2011-12-28T15:44:36.720" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1373" PostId="901" Score="0" Text="you accidentally your last sentance" CreationDate="2011-12-28T16:15:11.247" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1374" PostId="899" Score="2" Text="@BoltClock Ok, sounds good!" CreationDate="2011-12-28T18:12:56.140" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1375" PostId="898" Score="0" Text="Edited question to be less ambiguous." CreationDate="2011-12-28T18:14:08.057" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1376" PostId="894" Score="0" Text="Looks like according to [this article](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Duck) it was one of the first toys created by Lego." CreationDate="2011-12-28T18:17:06.727" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1377" PostId="885" Score="2" Text="LOL. You are right. Despite having built sets from the newer movies, I did block them from my memory." CreationDate="2011-12-28T18:44:25.933" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1379" PostId="903" Score="3" Text="Where did you find that number?" CreationDate="2011-12-28T21:40:04.690" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1380" PostId="733" Score="0" Text="My solution doesn't have to be motorised, you can use a gear or pulley wheel to manually adjust the wheel angle." CreationDate="2011-12-28T21:43:54.397" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1381" PostId="904" Score="0" Text="Please add a citation..." CreationDate="2011-12-28T22:08:06.707" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1382" PostId="904" Score="2" Text="I have got the info from this German news paper article: http://www.weser-kurier.de/Artikel/News/Politik/505073/Geschenke-Klassikern-auf-der-Spur%3A-Lego.html" CreationDate="2011-12-28T22:21:23.623" UserId="541" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1385" PostId="907" Score="1" Text="The iPhone (2007) and RCX (1998) are a generation apart. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's unlikely anyone has tried to connect the two devices." CreationDate="2011-12-29T11:26:38.747" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1386" PostId="910" Score="0" Text="if its the iPhone screen it probably has to do with the glare/glossiness of the screen" CreationDate="2011-12-06T21:59:31.550" UserDisplayName="Yoel" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1387" PostId="910" Score="0" Text="Yeah that's right" CreationDate="2011-12-07T10:40:58.477" UserDisplayName="peduarte" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1388" PostId="907" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 That's true..." CreationDate="2011-12-29T15:57:16.330" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1390" PostId="894" Score="0" Text="@daviesgeek: Yes, but they made many different wooden toys. Sadly the Wikia article doesn't give more than that." CreationDate="2011-12-29T19:46:45.247" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1391" PostId="883" Score="3" Text="+1 - Great answer and reasoning. But I still kind of miss them." CreationDate="2011-12-30T00:30:39.457" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1392" PostId="886" Score="1" Text="Wow, I never realized that they released sets in conjunction with the game. Although I imagine it would make sense..." CreationDate="2011-12-30T00:46:43.133" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1393" PostId="893" Score="2" Text="@Ambo100 - The Move block has a setting (with no actual value, just a slider range) for how sharply you want to turn, but you then tell it how far to move through that turn in WHEEL rotations. So you can't just say &quot;turn 90 degrees to the right&quot;. If you think about it, that makes sense b/c the &quot;brain&quot; doesn't know how wide the axle is, so it doesn't know how many rotations of a single wheel to make in order to make a 90d right turn." CreationDate="2011-12-30T06:08:00.887" UserId="506" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1394" PostId="886" Score="1" Text="@RedriderX: I believe the game was based of sets already in production." CreationDate="2011-12-30T11:53:27.423" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1395" PostId="917" Score="2" Text="Thank you. But unfortunately that link only supplies me with the printouts that where contained in the set (seven downloads for seven languages). What I need are those instructions that are only digitally in the NXT software." CreationDate="2011-12-30T12:04:03.377" UserId="546" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1396" PostId="917" Score="0" Text="too bad, sorry. but i'll leave my answer here for future visitors who might look for this." CreationDate="2011-12-30T13:03:41.310" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1397" PostId="886" Score="0" Text="Oh, yes I see. I'll be interested to see the answer to this question too." CreationDate="2011-12-30T14:07:49.857" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1398" PostId="901" Score="0" Text="Your last paragraph made a good point, I'd like to see what you were going to say after that." CreationDate="2011-12-30T17:06:41.000" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1399" PostId="884" Score="0" Text="@daviesgeek Not sure a picture would add anything . . . it's a head  piece made out of black pvc instead of yellow pvc with nothing painted on it." CreationDate="2011-12-30T19:28:50.517" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1400" PostId="913" Score="1" Text="Very good, detailed answer. This has helped a lot so far." CreationDate="2011-12-30T20:14:04.857" UserId="147" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1401" PostId="901" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100: I wish I could remember! The thing is ;-)" CreationDate="2011-12-30T21:09:33.177" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1403" PostId="919" Score="1" Text="Something like [this](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=bhol04)?" CreationDate="2011-12-31T16:11:20.467" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1404" PostId="919" Score="3" Text="Despite being rare, I doubt many people are looking to buy them." CreationDate="2011-12-31T21:22:01.263" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1406" PostId="927" Score="3" Text="Yes, sorry for the confusion.  The individual pieces are intact.  By 'damaged' I mean that they have become unmoored from the places they were supposed to snap into.  And when you try and snap them into place, other pieces become unmoored.  And in some cases I was not watching where exactly they became unmoored from.  But all of the pieces are still in very new condition.  Does that help clarify?" CreationDate="2012-01-01T18:04:30.437" UserId="555" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1407" PostId="926" Score="4" Text="I hope 'consigning the whole project to a rubbish bin' was purely metaphorical? I would cringe at the thought of perfectly good LEGO going to waste." CreationDate="2012-01-01T18:16:35.310" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1408" PostId="923" Score="1" Text="I think the bigger question is why does shop.lego.com remove products from it's index instead of just saying they are not sold anymore. Links at say, technic.lego.com will link to products on shop.lego.com that are not there anymore." CreationDate="2012-01-01T18:20:39.857" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1409" PostId="926" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100 - That option was originally considered, but met with virulent expostulations from my 7 year old.  I am going to accept your answer and attempt to rebuild it from square 1." CreationDate="2012-01-01T18:33:19.547" UserDisplayName="anon" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1410" PostId="925" Score="0" Text="A friend of mine also mentioned that putting a trans-clear brick into the stack might also be a good idea since they have a slightly different formulation." CreationDate="2012-01-01T20:13:37.920" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1411" PostId="925" Score="0" Text="I was trying to get a decent photo of my discoloured white clone troopers, that were in indirect sunlight behind modern double glazing - they are noticeably yellower than some of the other pieces. Infant as the discolouring is even across the elements it can't be purely sun damage." CreationDate="2012-01-02T11:03:52.427" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1412" PostId="924" Score="0" Text="I've got some white elements that are noticeably discoloured evenly across the element, so while it's not sun damage, some bricks/colours do change with age." CreationDate="2012-01-02T11:05:53.417" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1413" PostId="924" Score="0" Text="I never said bricks don't change color, sure they will do by aging - but that wasn't the question here and can't be avoided, aging always happens." CreationDate="2012-01-02T11:16:44.293" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1415" PostId="922" Score="0" Text="Nicely done! I did about the same to the train but I didn't raise the height. I had to gut the middle of the train and removed the minifig cabin area to accomidate the extra wires. I also put lights in the front and back. I noticed you must have raised the height of the conveyor belt too since it has to tip up and down to miss the height of the train." CreationDate="2012-01-02T22:20:28.023" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1416" PostId="846" Score="0" Text="What speed is &quot;on&quot;? Can you set the speed for what &quot;on&quot; means for that remote?" CreationDate="2012-01-02T22:52:12.400" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1420" PostId="846" Score="0" Text="&quot;on&quot; means full power (apply whatever the battery delivers). I don't think it's changeable in that remote, or at least I've never heard anyone who did try." CreationDate="2012-01-03T09:33:42.483" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1421" PostId="926" Score="1" Text="Lego is not a &quot;one time build&quot;-model. It's more like &quot;build and enjoy, and after a wile destroy and use the bricks to build something else of your own imagination and after a while find the instructions of the original set and build it again, this time with the enhanced complexity of finding all the original pieces&quot;-model. I'm afraid you just have to make the best out of it. With a big model like this, I understand your frustration, though - after a long building process..." CreationDate="2012-01-03T13:24:34.573" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1422" PostId="930" Score="3" Text="+1 for &quot;NEVER THROW AWAY LEGO BRICKS&quot;. If you really want to dispose of LEGO bricks, and you aren't bothered about selling it, at least consider giving them away. And if you're ever struggling to find someone... yes, I will pay the postage. ;-)" CreationDate="2012-01-03T15:50:34.583" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1423" PostId="932" Score="1" Text="If you have a large enough large tray this is even better for later portability, as well as containing the current bags pieces within the lip ;)" CreationDate="2012-01-03T16:06:32.630" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1424" PostId="933" Score="4" Text="This question seems to be more likely to be specific to a particular collector then something that would have much of a consensus. For example, Castle fans would probably value the older Castle sets more then the Space sets and a Classic Space fan would probably value the opposite. Heck, I know someone who values the Samsonite sets more then others, but that's his thing and it's interesting to see his collection." CreationDate="2012-01-04T02:51:41.390" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1425" PostId="905" Score="4" Text="Purely out of curiosity, is there a reason you want to use Creator rather then LDD or something else a bit more modern?" CreationDate="2012-01-04T03:14:51.823" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1426" PostId="933" Score="0" Text="@NathanStohlmann Everyone has their favorite set, but that doesn't mean it's worth a lot in the collector's market.  Some older sets are worth more than others simply because of high demand vs low supply — I'm simply interested in knowing what those sets are." CreationDate="2012-01-04T03:32:05.423" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1427" PostId="935" Score="2" Text="I have created the tag [set-information] as it seemed the best for the job. If anyone finds a better tag, feel free to remove mine and add the other!" CreationDate="2012-01-04T08:10:10.357" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1428" PostId="936" Score="1" Text="Quick unit conversion with Google: 272 grams = 9.59451765 ounces." CreationDate="2012-01-04T10:11:55.093" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1429" PostId="900" Score="0" Text="Accessories as in, sensors, motors, gear, books, official, unofficial etc?" CreationDate="2012-01-04T10:13:48.093" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1430" PostId="940" Score="1" Text="The police helicopter did actually feature in the game when you visited the station, there was a minigame to build the helicopter." CreationDate="2012-01-04T11:51:22.863" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1431" PostId="940" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100, I only thought you had to build the JetSki, not the Helicopter...but then again it was a good 13+ years ago so forgive me if I can't remember exactly." CreationDate="2012-01-04T11:59:40.113" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1432" PostId="941" Score="3" Text="Looking at the manual, that's quite a set. Probably better value than getting the Pnuematics set, the simple and powered machines set and another motor." CreationDate="2012-01-04T12:30:39.513" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1433" PostId="941" Score="0" Text="(I do mean the Unimog U 400)." CreationDate="2012-01-04T13:59:11.767" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1434" PostId="941" Score="0" Text="@tombull89 I guessed ;)" CreationDate="2012-01-04T14:00:29.813" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1435" PostId="941" Score="2" Text="Linear actuators seem to be cropping up in recent sets as an alternative to pneumatic pumps. It may be that linear actuators have a finer degree of control as well as reliability. I don't know for sure as I don't own any." CreationDate="2012-01-04T15:55:24.617" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1436" PostId="941" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Yep, I certainly remember the frustration with moving a crane arm using the pneumatic controls. The arm wouldn't move until you'd built up sufficient pressure, and then would overshoot the mark." CreationDate="2012-01-04T15:59:49.230" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1437" PostId="939" Score="0" Text="Lego Educattion/Dacta set are usually overpriced" CreationDate="2012-01-04T16:04:40.000" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1438" PostId="939" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100, yeah (from working in education) I kinda gathered." CreationDate="2012-01-04T16:23:06.367" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1439" PostId="834" Score="0" Text="I wrote to the Lego Group about the differences and they sent me the pieces to retrofit my set. Sweet! Thanks Lego!" CreationDate="2012-01-04T16:42:53.353" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1440" PostId="941" Score="2" Text="@Ambo100 From my experience that's exactly what is going on. The LAs provide such fine control that they're pretty spectacular really. Not quite as much fun as the pneumatics though. :-)" CreationDate="2012-01-04T18:32:03.623" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1441" PostId="900" Score="0" Text="Oh, sorry @Ambo100 I've edited the question to fix that." CreationDate="2012-01-04T18:46:35.340" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1442" PostId="936" Score="0" Text="Accepted this answer, as it is the clearest (and most upvoted)." CreationDate="2012-01-04T23:32:48.380" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1443" PostId="944" Score="3" Text="Cheers for that Eric :)" CreationDate="2012-01-05T07:26:12.703" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1444" PostId="945" Score="0" Text="Many bricks/elements are used in multiple themes, do you mean sets?" CreationDate="2012-01-05T09:15:39.150" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1445" PostId="945" Score="1" Text="Any such list would be constantly out of date." CreationDate="2012-01-05T09:19:28.757" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1446" PostId="946" Score="6" Text="If it's any help to your agenda, the first female Minifigure (a nurse) was released two months after the first male Minifigure, both in 1978. The precursor to the minifigure (the ones made out of bricks) also had male and female hair pieces in fairly even ratios (certainly I had about the same amount of both). But purely going by the Minifigures collections, male figures heavily outweigh female ones." CreationDate="2012-01-05T10:00:21.470" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1447" PostId="946" Score="2" Text="A lot of this is probably down to the market - Boys *tend* to prefer playing with (and watching) male characters (hence a lot of TV shows with male leads), while girls *tend* to accept playing/watching with either gender happily. This isn't to say that girls don't prefer to play with female characters, just that they tend to be more accepting of the imbalance. Certainly my sons are disappointed when we open a Minifigure packet and it's a lady in a dress." CreationDate="2012-01-05T10:03:03.243" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1448" PostId="946" Score="1" Text="Yeah, well, boys need to get over it. Maybe you need to talk to your sons about how not to be sexist." CreationDate="2012-01-05T10:09:21.830" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1449" PostId="946" Score="2" Text="I do, don't worry, that's also why I ensure we do occasionally pick one out - also they quite like the &quot;action girls&quot; - skaters, surfers, zoo-keeper etc., and that said, they seem to enjoy the Geisha head and hair - it's just the slope/dress they don't really like." CreationDate="2012-01-05T10:17:50.833" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1450" PostId="939" Score="0" Text="[BrickSet](http://brickset.com) has a [list of all Pneumatic Technic Sets](http://brickset.com/brickLists/?1586) as well." CreationDate="2012-01-05T11:07:33.577" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1451" PostId="935" Score="0" Text="Thanks, everyone, for all your help! I will be buying the set shortly! :)" CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:04:13.727" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1452" PostId="950" Score="0" Text="Thanks for that, very interesting - though in this case I want to keep a bunch of 'town' models connected as a street, but thanks anyway." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:34:01.723" UserId="565" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1453" PostId="950" Score="0" Text="[I have the same model](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ambo100/6635600189/in/photostream) from IKEA for displaying models and the small gaps allow a lot of dust to get into the models. The advantages having this particular display cabinet is that it can clearly display models and it's relatively cheap." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:35:58.630" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1454" PostId="950" Score="1" Text="@Ambo: There's a lot of guides on the Internet for putting in rubber stoppers or otherwise blocking the corners of detolf cases." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:39:46.373" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1455" PostId="950" Score="0" Text="@JoeWreschnig: Thanks, I'll have a look into that. I've found one example [here](http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/sixth-scale-action-figure-news-reviews-discussion/77896-improved-dust-proofing-ikea-detolf-glass-cases.html)." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:42:06.827" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1456" PostId="948" Score="0" Text="Expensive Star Wars sets in mint condition are generally a good investment. The only non-Star Wars set that comes close would probably be limited edition sets like the  10182 Cafe Corner, 10184 Town Plan and 10189 Taj Mahal." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:46:22.983" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1457" PostId="950" Score="0" Text="@Chopper3: If you need something wide you could take a look at IKEA's KLINGSBO line, but the price goes up quickly and personally I don't like the style as much. I think you also may need to take out the middle shelf to have the Emporium fit. Hopefully someone else has a better suggestion." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:48:39.573" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1458" PostId="948" Score="1" Text="I thought about the Taj Mahal when writing my answer and looked it up - it's not even close. $300 MSRP and you can still find it for under $1000." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:53:24.397" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1459" PostId="929" Score="0" Text="I don't have a problem with the downvotes, but would appreciate someone leaving a reason." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:54:34.580" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1460" PostId="902" Score="0" Text="-1: LEGO started producing sets of bricks in 1949, branded them LEGO Bricks in 1953. Whilst the bricks lacked the &quot;tubes&quot; that were patented in 1958, the earlier bricks are fully compatible with the modern ones." CreationDate="2012-01-05T12:57:31.690" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1461" PostId="941" Score="0" Text="so, how do the &quot;linear actuators&quot; work? Does it take rotational input and change that to linear? As for this picture for [8043 Motorised Excavator](http://www.thetoyshop.com/media/toyshop/products/Lego/Technic/Zoom/425652.jpg) I can't see how they are powered." CreationDate="2012-01-05T15:00:54.730" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1462" PostId="941" Score="1" Text="my god, just looked at the build manual for 8043...that's **insane** and brilliant." CreationDate="2012-01-05T15:07:58.460" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1463" PostId="925" Score="0" Text="The glass is less than 10 years old and it's east facing" CreationDate="2012-01-05T15:13:14.497" UserId="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1464" PostId="941" Score="0" Text="@tombull89 If you take a look with the Zoom feature on the LEGO Shop (http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Motorized-Excavator-8043) you should be able to see the bevelled gears and universal joints seen here: http://www.doodle.co.uk/UserFiles/Image/BevelGears.png http://www.doodle.co.uk/UserFiles/Image/CabArea.png http://www.doodle.co.uk/UserFiles/Image/UniversalJoint.png" CreationDate="2012-01-05T15:15:06.373" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1465" PostId="941" Score="0" Text="Note that the first image is from the alternative build &quot;Tracked Loader&quot;." CreationDate="2012-01-05T15:16:30.303" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1466" PostId="941" Score="0" Text="Crikey. I didn't think it was such tiny detail. /me adds 8110 and 8043 to &quot;want&quot; list." CreationDate="2012-01-05T15:48:59.753" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1467" PostId="941" Score="0" Text="@tombull89: [This](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&amp;v=kKgXaS84oQ0#t=25s) vending machine concept is powered by a home-made linear actuator. The Linear Actuator bricks sold by LEGO are smaller." CreationDate="2012-01-05T15:57:51.563" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1468" PostId="951" Score="6" Text="Yikes! The 12:1 ratio for City, which Lego has 100% creative control over and could easy just put in more women, is probably the most surprising/depressing.  This is very close to what I'm looking for - I'll leave the question open for a few days in case anyone can pull up good historical data, but otherwise this is a great answer." CreationDate="2012-01-05T16:14:02.210" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1469" PostId="946" Score="2" Text="I did a quick check of the released sets in the Freinds theme. There are 23 female figures and one male figure (Peter)." CreationDate="2012-01-05T16:21:28.663" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1470" PostId="945" Score="0" Text="@ Z-BD:I was thinking of general themes. Town/city. Castle. Space. etc. A set count would be gigantic." CreationDate="2012-01-05T16:42:40.120" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1471" PostId="947" Score="1" Text="Since there should be a concrete answer to this LEGO question, this seems the perfect site to seek the answer." CreationDate="2012-01-05T16:48:41.080" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1472" PostId="945" Score="0" Text="@ Joe: As of 1/5/2012" CreationDate="2012-01-05T16:49:28.007" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1473" PostId="947" Score="1" Text="That's what I thought about the categories one as well, but I was out voted ;)" CreationDate="2012-01-05T16:56:19.897" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1474" PostId="902" Score="2" Text="@Kramii: I never said the earlier bricks weren't compatible, but the *official* branding as &quot;LEGO bricks&quot; occurred, as you said, in 1953. Therefore, the sets I list above are the earliest I could find that could *officially* be called &quot;LEGO bricks&quot;. The company made other building sets earlier, as you point out, but called them by a different name (&quot;Automatic Binding Bricks&quot;)." CreationDate="2012-01-05T17:08:32.107" UserId="444" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1475" PostId="945" Score="1" Text="But it's nearly 1/6/2012! Why would I want your old list?" CreationDate="2012-01-05T18:36:14.287" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1476" PostId="947" Score="2" Text="Thanks! I checked all of your suggested links. I liked Bricksets theme browser best. It is an eye opener. I knew there were more themes than I could bring to mind, but I had no idea there would be so many." CreationDate="2012-01-05T19:48:56.667" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1478" PostId="925" Score="1" Text="So you're probably double glazed and will block nearly all of the UVA, but kind of hard to say on the UVB and will likely only get direct light in the room in the morning. Could be worse. Depending on your latitude the amount of discoloration you get might be seasonal. The closer to the equator you get the more even seasonally. I still think running the test with the stacks will give you the best indication for actual results. I'm not sure there's an easy way to say otherwise." CreationDate="2012-01-06T05:59:59.923" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1479" PostId="957" Score="2" Text="I love that, can't believe I've never seen something like it before." CreationDate="2012-01-06T09:36:37.053" UserId="565" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1480" PostId="948" Score="2" Text="Why oh why did I not put that set on my Christmas list years ago." CreationDate="2012-01-06T14:59:29.137" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1481" PostId="957" Score="0" Text="@Chopper3 - Something similar came up in this question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/568/are-lego-elements-safe-to-use-in-an-aquarium-with-fish" CreationDate="2012-01-06T16:30:14.810" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1482" PostId="959" Score="2" Text="Just curious, are they actually called  'minidolls' by LEGO? I do know that hairpieces are interchangeable and the neck of a Freinds figure can fit in the 'claws' of a traditional minifig." CreationDate="2012-01-06T18:19:45.223" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1483" PostId="959" Score="3" Text="Yes. http://aboutus.lego.com/en-US/PressRoom/CorporateNews/article/382374.aspx - &quot;Introducing the LEGO mini-doll figure&quot;" CreationDate="2012-01-06T18:21:28.817" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1484" PostId="959" Score="1" Text="Possibly with a hyphen: http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Stephanie-s-Outdoor-Bakery-3930 &quot;Includes Stephanie mini-doll figure&quot;" CreationDate="2012-01-06T18:24:25.417" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1485" PostId="964" Score="2" Text="Cheers Joe, exactly the sort of info I was after :)" CreationDate="2012-01-06T19:43:13.980" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1486" PostId="957" Score="1" Text="You can pick up used ones a lot cheaper on Craigslist than you would pay for custom made display cases. While not suitable for every model, they do provide a dust free enviroment when placed on a flat surface." CreationDate="2012-01-06T20:00:30.037" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1488" PostId="386" Score="0" Text="Since you mentioned DesignByMe - You should know that LEGO is discontinuing that program on January 16, 2012 so if you do want to take advantage of it you only have 10 days from now. http://designbyme.lego.com/en-us/FAQ/default.aspx" CreationDate="2012-01-07T02:53:07.647" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1489" PostId="137" Score="1" Text="@PeterDC The second to last year of Bionicle actually had three models that could be called spaceships (and were actually my favorite sets of the entire series): 8942 Jetrax T6, 8941 Roctoh T3, and 8943 Axalara T9." CreationDate="2012-01-07T02:59:50.080" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1490" PostId="966" Score="0" Text="Certainly sentimental value, at the moment they are going for around £150-£200, which is probably an order of magnitude more." CreationDate="2012-01-07T08:42:06.750" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1491" PostId="966" Score="1" Text="My sister and I saved our pocket money for Yellow Castle. How cool if that prediction comes true. Still have most of the pieces amongst the kilos of lego I hope :-)" CreationDate="2012-01-07T03:20:50.697" UserDisplayName="user568" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1492" PostId="966" Score="0" Text="http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=375-2 has some for sale" CreationDate="2012-01-07T08:50:06.143" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1493" PostId="967" Score="1" Text="Sadly this question was about the RCX brick, the previous generation from the NXT :(" CreationDate="2012-01-07T09:39:06.250" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1494" PostId="939" Score="0" Text="Ooo...cool! I didn't even know that Lego produced pneumatic sets!" CreationDate="2012-01-07T23:49:25.707" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1496" PostId="965" Score="2" Text="That, without a doubt, is pure awesome. I'd hope to see a re-release at some point, maybe even it could be fitted with power functions and automatic compressor...granted it would be expensive but my god it would be an awesome kit." CreationDate="2012-01-08T02:21:10.683" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1498" PostId="966" Score="1" Text="Just out of curiosity: is there anything unique about this set on a piece basis?  I never followed the castle series, but it looks like I can duplicate it (mostly) with just the bricks from my collection.  Minus the stickers, of course." CreationDate="2012-01-08T03:21:56.013" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1499" PostId="966" Score="1" Text="@LarsTech: The biggest issue would be finding pieces in the right color - e.g. yellow Slope Brick 75 2 x 2 x 3 Double Convex was only used in one other set even though the piece is common. On the other hand, nostalgia aside, it would probably look nicer in the modern mixture of grays and red highlights used for Castle sets." CreationDate="2012-01-08T16:02:24.770" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1500" PostId="723" Score="1" Text="Actually just noticed this in the instructions for one of the items...although it won't necessarily scale for a crate of Lego ![lego instructions](http://i.stack.imgur.com/KZ4Js.jpg)" CreationDate="2011-11-30T05:53:47.483" UserId="343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1501" PostId="974" Score="1" Text="Thanks, that should be the piece and, from looking at other pieces that were mixed with it (that I thought _totally_ unrelated), it definitely looks like that was the set it came from." CreationDate="2012-01-09T12:21:51.653" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1502" PostId="973" Score="3" Text="It's a Swivelling Door element, allowing for Skeletons to &quot;pop out&quot; and scare the knights ;) You can see a similar element in use here: http://www.peeron.com/scans/9376-1/7/" CreationDate="2012-01-09T13:14:25.233" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1503" PostId="973" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Yes I now see that, very cool. But sadly, I can't seem to find the door-frame to make this work. :(" CreationDate="2012-01-09T16:05:15.243" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1504" PostId="975" Score="0" Text="I think some fishtanks may be UV-protected or have treated glass...which might be a added bonus of the fishtank idea. Not massively effective, but better than nothing." CreationDate="2012-01-09T16:18:12.197" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1505" PostId="973" Score="0" Text="Keep rummaging, it might be in there :)" CreationDate="2012-01-09T17:49:13.960" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1506" PostId="851" Score="0" Text="@Bill, This would be a good answer for [this](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/539/how-do-i-print-images-onto-minifig-body-parts) question." CreationDate="2012-01-10T09:20:17.710" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1507" PostId="976" Score="0" Text="There are many ways to make a curved wall. The smallest full circle shaped wall can be [made using 84 1x2 Bricks](http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/53073). For this scale you may require 1x1 cylinders/cones or hinges." CreationDate="2012-01-10T11:35:48.503" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1508" PostId="976" Score="1" Text="That looks a bit stressful ;)" CreationDate="2012-01-10T12:09:37.887" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1516" PostId="987" Score="0" Text="Thanks! It was in fact sport-related. I've personally never seen this sets, neither live nor in catalog." CreationDate="2012-01-10T23:20:51.273" UserId="299" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1517" PostId="982" Score="7" Text="There goes my &quot;what's your smallest impossible-to-disassemble construction&quot; question..." CreationDate="2012-01-11T05:36:54.913" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1518" PostId="988" Score="6" Text="Science. It works. Thanks for sacrificing your bricks for this, wish I could + a few more :)" CreationDate="2012-01-11T07:57:04.793" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1519" PostId="988" Score="1" Text="I was thinking a toothpick wouldn't damage the bricks but be too brittle." CreationDate="2012-01-11T10:53:19.197" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1520" PostId="990" Score="5" Text="The actual theme was called Life on Mars. I have both sets." CreationDate="2012-01-11T11:36:22.710" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1523" PostId="990" Score="1" Text="Yes these should be the sets. I'm very surprised to find that I do in, in fact have most of the pieces of the Ankylosaurus. I shall bring it back to life!" CreationDate="2012-01-11T13:07:07.600" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1524" PostId="989" Score="0" Text="The snake from Harry Potter had *some* of those pieces, too." CreationDate="2012-01-11T14:04:36.903" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1525" PostId="989" Score="0" Text="@LarsTech Yes I actually did come across some Harry Potter tail pieces in my own(largely unsuccessful) searching." CreationDate="2012-01-11T14:57:07.890" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1526" PostId="994" Score="0" Text="That is wonderfully thorough, many thanks Kramii :)" CreationDate="2012-01-11T15:04:12.780" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1527" PostId="994" Score="7" Text="Also: yes buying more battle packs/small sets is a good way forward, however TLG need to produce more variety so I can bick up these odd characters. Seriously though, I'm not going to not buy a Hasbro version of Ackbar (even in the &quot;Vintage Collection&quot;) because I can get a LEGO one, I'm just not collecting the Hasbro figures any more - they won't fit with my LEGO sets ;)" CreationDate="2012-01-11T15:17:50.417" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1528" PostId="993" Score="0" Text="Seems my memory may be faulty - the bodies are glued to the legs :(" CreationDate="2012-01-11T15:20:57.380" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1529" PostId="990" Score="3" Text="@RedriderX: Just be sure not to fill in any missing pieces with [frog](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=LLCA31-1) [pieces](http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/7606-1) when you revive it. [Jurassic Park](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/) shows us it could have unintended consequences. ;)" CreationDate="2012-01-11T15:55:22.707" UserId="444" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1530" PostId="994" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: I quite agree with you regarding the Hasbro figures. Unfortunately, TLG's hands are tied in that respect :-(." CreationDate="2012-01-11T16:38:36.107" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1531" PostId="987" Score="0" Text="More from [Gravity Games series](http://www.brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Sports&amp;subtheme=Gravity%20Games)" CreationDate="2012-01-11T17:08:17.477" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1533" PostId="987" Score="1" Text="@tomash: Are you saying you found this part in a different set? I haven't yet been able to find any other set besides the two above that had a part like this." CreationDate="2012-01-11T18:32:08.053" UserId="444" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1534" PostId="995" Score="1" Text="Fantastic, cheers :)" CreationDate="2012-01-11T23:21:35.057" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1535" PostId="310" Score="0" Text="There was some LEGO on STS-134 mission but I have not find info about minifigs. Also I have not seen any report about LEGO actually been used during the mission. Just the press releases saying that LEGO will be launched. Anybody knows more?" CreationDate="2012-01-09T19:57:35.967" UserDisplayName="user576" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1536" PostId="834" Score="0" Text="@tooshel, that's pretty awesome." CreationDate="2012-01-12T12:35:47.437" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1537" PostId="905" Score="2" Text="Probably because Creator allows you to interact with models instead of simply view them. Do you know someone that shares lca models?" CreationDate="2012-01-12T12:03:01.857" UserDisplayName="user590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1538" PostId="905" Score="1" Text="Normally a statement like that on Wikipedia would require a citation - odd that it's missing... Anyway, digging around elsewhere, the Brick model files had more than just the model data - they had actions, etc. associated with them, so aren't the same format as the LDD elements. http://www.rockraidersunited.org/topic/2944-lego-creator/" CreationDate="2012-01-12T12:52:00.483" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1539" PostId="1000" Score="1" Text="Ah, yes, that's it. I remember 6773 as I had that copter with the transparent rotors. I also remember Tee Vee from the video game, an interesting combination of minifigure legs, a computer screen, and an aerial." CreationDate="2012-01-12T13:35:11.567" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1540" PostId="947" Score="0" Text="The count hovers right around 90 themes. I would have guessed 50." CreationDate="2012-01-12T16:19:03.067" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1541" PostId="947" Score="1" Text="@MajorStackings Don't forget that some themes also have sub-themes: http://brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Alpha%20Team lists two proper sub themes for Alpha Team, and City has around 13 core sub-themes, like Police, Fire, Space, Trains, etc. which you can see in the right hand column." CreationDate="2012-01-12T16:50:20.817" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1542" PostId="987" Score="0" Text="I remember both these sets, but I think I'd rather forget them." CreationDate="2012-01-13T00:26:29.413" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1543" PostId="1001" Score="1" Text="It doesn't look like a fleur de lys..." CreationDate="2012-01-13T02:01:18.117" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1544" PostId="1001" Score="7" Text="I think you may have stolen King Kahuka's tribal feather-thingy..." CreationDate="2012-01-13T05:22:53.780" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1545" PostId="342" Score="1" Text="@dannystaple LDD has an extended mode that you can turn on using a config setting to access a much wider range of elements: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=53760" CreationDate="2012-01-13T08:01:20.297" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1546" PostId="376" Score="0" Text="While I like the render, there's only a limited set of parts compared to LDraw lists, and things like MLCad/LeoCad etc. really help with lining up the parts properly, but I've yet to find a decent workflow that results in sensibly sized models in 3DS Max - the imports from LPub for example were always rather tiny :(" CreationDate="2012-01-13T10:53:40.127" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1547" PostId="999" Score="1" Text="Did not know about the City subtheme. Thanks!" CreationDate="2012-01-13T10:59:34.253" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1548" PostId="1001" Score="0" Text="@Coyote I was trying to think of something to liken it to. It kind of looks like the top half of a fleur-de-lis, if you squint your eyes." CreationDate="2012-01-13T12:50:14.583" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1549" PostId="1002" Score="4" Text="Thanks for the identification. I now completely remember these from the Lego Racers game." CreationDate="2012-01-13T12:51:31.587" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1550" PostId="376" Score="0" Text="you're supposed to model the missing parts yourself :) That make it a workflow that isn`t meant for all." CreationDate="2012-01-13T14:41:54.027" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1551" PostId="376" Score="0" Text="heh. True, but I'd rather spend the time working on my shaders and getting it to sit right on a photo background if I know others have produced a full set of models in something else ;)" CreationDate="2012-01-13T15:02:44.883" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1552" PostId="342" Score="3" Text="While the blender script sometimes works, the technique of importing an LDraw file into LeoCAD, then exporting it as either an obj or 3ds file and importing it into Blender has been MUCH more reliable from my experience. In the python script, bricks often get left behind, lack all of their verticies, or simply don't get imported. A massive contrast from the LEOCAD technique provided by PeterDC." CreationDate="2012-01-13T15:17:03.743" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1553" PostId="1005" Score="1" Text="That's it! Although I do not remember the the battery box being the tool chest, I thought it was built into the model and hidden behind the panels. After reading the reviews I see the model is 6 studs wide and the battery box was 4, so it's certainly possible. I'll have to see if I can find the manual somehwere." CreationDate="2012-01-13T15:25:09.640" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1554" PostId="1005" Score="0" Text="@tombull89: You're right about the battery box. The first image I found made it hard to tell what the width of the truck was. I'll update with a better picture." CreationDate="2012-01-13T15:29:08.227" UserId="444" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1555" PostId="1001" Score="0" Text="LOL, ok. PeterDC seems to be right... It's a feather ornament, it doesn't look like the ones on medieval helmets so it might be one of the tribal ones." CreationDate="2012-01-13T16:30:57.503" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1556" PostId="376" Score="0" Text="with the peeron measured colors and the &quot;Arch and design&quot; materials, you can get photorealistic plastics that are perfectly matching reality. with a calibrated background, you could get a an image that no one could tell it`s 3D. (I am assuming you have all the lego parts properly modeled, with the studs and lego embossing)" CreationDate="2012-01-13T19:15:17.893" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1557" PostId="1005" Score="4" Text="I found my copy of the manual and took a picture of stage 14 which shows the location of the battery box." CreationDate="2012-01-13T20:05:56.970" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1558" PostId="1006" Score="1" Text="The first step would be to find a some MegaBloks instructions, unless you're possibly looking for someone who's already done this?" CreationDate="2012-01-13T21:25:26.930" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1559" PostId="1006" Score="2" Text="The wording is confusing me. You want images of Megablok models built using LEGO bricks?" CreationDate="2012-01-13T22:44:23.413" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1560" PostId="1006" Score="0" Text="@Peter: Yep. Somebody must have done it. It is kind of tempting." CreationDate="2012-01-14T00:19:14.700" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1561" PostId="1006" Score="2" Text="@Pubby: Yes. I'd like to see examples of LEGO models constructed with Megablok instructions." CreationDate="2012-01-14T00:19:20.300" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1562" PostId="1009" Score="0" Text="Yep, you can just see a number of elements in the photo in my compatibility answer (http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/754/56) that I don't believe have a direct LEGO counterpart, from the hollow &quot;frying pan&quot; that Harry's holding, the 1x1 angular SNOT brick (the LEGO one is much thinner, and doesn't have a stud on both sides, but a hole on top), the rounded double lights and even the sloped brick they are attached to. I'll try and dig the model out and see if I can photo all the different bits." CreationDate="2012-01-14T07:46:46.587" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1563" PostId="376" Score="0" Text="Yep, I was using the Arch and Design materials, and the rest, but had had some difficulty getting the model to a decent scale if I recall correctly." CreationDate="2012-01-14T07:49:28.377" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1564" PostId="1010" Score="0" Text="Thanks for identifying it. I'm again having flashbacks of the Lego Racers game going through my head when I see these Exploration sets." CreationDate="2012-01-14T12:28:48.807" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1565" PostId="1010" Score="1" Text="After looking around on my own, I found that this head was used in _two_ different [types of minifigures](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3626bpb057&amp;in=M). I'll add this to the answer." CreationDate="2012-01-14T12:39:18.227" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1566" PostId="342" Score="0" Text="Since the &quot;Design by me&quot; product is to be removed by Lego, it makes a lot of sense to switch the config as the upload/pricing will be of little/no use again." CreationDate="2012-01-14T13:26:08.117" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1567" PostId="376" Score="0" Text="I believe LEGO does their boxes and manuals using Maya. I wanted to write about that but couldn`t find any publicly available information. Someone, somewhere has all the bits it takes :)" CreationDate="2012-01-14T15:41:26.650" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1568" PostId="376" Score="0" Text="Yes, lots of references to it on EuroBricks, not much else. Although I think I could just make it out in one of the &quot;behind the scenes&quot; videos recently." CreationDate="2012-01-14T17:48:09.113" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1569" PostId="1012" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the links.  I'll dig around on Brinklink to see if I can find the right combination of sizes(ratio) and of looks.  I'm also interested in the full wheel-tire BTW (not only the wheels)." CreationDate="2012-01-15T01:14:14.360" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1570" PostId="1017" Score="2" Text="This reminded me of an old BrickVista post where that guy build a Sojourner wheel out of Technic pieces http://www.brickvista.com/features/roverWheels/roverWheelsHome.html" CreationDate="2012-01-17T13:08:05.757" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1572" PostId="1014" Score="2" Text="This may sound like a dumb question, but have you made sure the batteries in the battery box are fully charged?" CreationDate="2012-01-17T19:01:18.053" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1573" PostId="1014" Score="3" Text="I haven't tried it yet, since, well, I haven't gotten the Toy Story Train yet. But with the Red Cargo Train the weight of the battery box is what gives the train traction. If you notice the wheels of the train motor have a rubber &quot;gasket&quot; that also helps with traction. And the Red Cargo Train is able to pull or push just about anything I put on the tracks. The magnets between cars break apart long before the power of the train gives out. I almost think you have a dud train motor." CreationDate="2012-01-18T00:24:05.330" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1574" PostId="1014" Score="1" Text="Oh, and if you do have a dud motor I'm sure Lego will replace it. Not sure how you prove it but give them time and they'll respond to an email." CreationDate="2012-01-18T00:26:44.263" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1575" PostId="1010" Score="1" Text="Thank you for editing it.  I was constrained by my (former) noob status and couldn't post pictures." CreationDate="2012-01-18T04:51:41.283" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1576" PostId="1023" Score="4" Text="Cheers, that's a bit wider than I was looking for I think, and sounds a bit stressful for some of my older bricks." CreationDate="2012-01-18T08:06:30.483" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1577" PostId="1010" Score="1" Text="Well, after this you're a n00b no more! Congratulations :)" CreationDate="2012-01-18T16:06:10.770" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1578" PostId="1024" Score="1" Text="As stated it sounds like your intent would be to produce all of the notes at once, but I'm guessing you actually intend to control which notes you want to produce individually?" CreationDate="2012-01-18T16:19:43.837" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1579" PostId="1024" Score="0" Text="@NathanStohlmann: Yes. I intend to blow air across all notes whilst having a piece of film cover most of the notes. It seems more efficient then having a motor go back and forth blowing each note individually." CreationDate="2012-01-18T16:27:48.970" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1580" PostId="1024" Score="0" Text="That does make some sense, though I've got an alternative in my answer." CreationDate="2012-01-18T16:34:38.677" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1581" PostId="1026" Score="0" Text="If you blow hard enough you can play a note from about 2-3cm's away. That would only blow a bunch of notes but with the film would be able to block it out." CreationDate="2012-01-18T16:37:59.220" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1582" PostId="1025" Score="0" Text="Using linear actuators would require a processor of some sorts to follow a program like a NXT brick. I'm looking for a more mechanical solution." CreationDate="2012-01-18T16:41:22.147" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1583" PostId="988" Score="0" Text="how about the tip of a mechanical pencil with the lead retracted?" CreationDate="2012-01-18T16:51:40.837" UserId="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1584" PostId="1025" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 by &quot;a more mechanical solution&quot; do you mean that you're happy to toggle switches, or that you want to build the equivalent of a music-box cylinder?" CreationDate="2012-01-18T17:19:32.380" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1585" PostId="988" Score="2" Text="@craigmoliver That would probably break/bend the tip. Try it! :)" CreationDate="2012-01-18T19:33:36.723" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1586" PostId="1022" Score="1" Text="Ouch, &quot;Protegez-vous&quot; is a Quebec (Canada) magazine - their headquarter country." CreationDate="2012-01-19T01:56:12.303" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1587" PostId="564" Score="1" Text="Yup.  But I'm not sure the brick connections are water tight.  I can imagine lots of designs using plates that will still let water into the &quot;hull&quot; I am more pointing out that you don't need to be all that water tight for the boat to actually float.  Sebastian Wahl's answer nailed it tho! :-)" CreationDate="2012-01-19T15:46:20.507" UserId="306" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1588" PostId="564" Score="1" Text="True - the fact that they aren't water tight was demonstrated very well by James May when he built his LEGO house, complete with wine glasses that leaked red wine everywhere ;)" CreationDate="2012-01-19T16:09:23.590" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1589" PostId="1025" Score="0" Text="I'm not quite sure what you had in mind by 'toggle switches'" CreationDate="2012-01-19T16:57:20.207" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1590" PostId="1028" Score="2" Text="I believe the bricks are physically identical." CreationDate="2012-01-19T17:58:47.237" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1591" PostId="1030" Score="0" Text="I like this solution the most as a I can blow air evenly up to 7cm wides. My only problem is the technical aspect of building such a device, like making the housing reasonably airtight and circular." CreationDate="2012-01-20T13:41:02.263" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1592" PostId="1030" Score="0" Text="I think you'll find that studs-up construction for the housing will give you enough air-tightness.  My concern would be if you could get enough pressure from it... I'm not sure how much it would take.  You might try experimenting with a hair dryer, shop-vac, and small fans and the like to see just how much air you'll need.  Building a squirrel-cage fan is a fun little project all on its own, too!  :)" CreationDate="2012-01-20T14:54:41.040" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1593" PostId="1029" Score="0" Text="how old are your motors? I have found there is a 'burn-in' period where the more you use them the closer two motors resemble each other." CreationDate="2012-01-20T18:27:38.733" UserId="605" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1594" PostId="1029" Score="0" Text="@enthdegree the motors are at least 3 years old. I'm working on a project for a university class that teaches basic programming, and the NXT platform is part of the class. I'm not sure how old the specific motors I'm using are, but they've been using the NXT platform for a while now." CreationDate="2012-01-20T21:43:13.780" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1595" PostId="934" Score="1" Text="There is no practical difference between the bricks in the NXT 1.0 and NXT 2.0 sets." CreationDate="2012-01-21T13:07:54.787" UserId="104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1596" PostId="1035" Score="0" Text="I won't be at work again until Tuesday, but when I am, I'll look and see if there are any functions that seem to do this properly in LabVIEW. If not, I may just have to write my own as you suggested. Thanks for the help!" CreationDate="2012-01-21T21:20:30.173" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1597" PostId="988" Score="2" Text="Remember that (at least the newer) axle joiners have holes in the middle, so once you have one out you can use a long tin object to push the other out. I'm wondering if you could use the notch in the 2m axles to do this without damaging it?&#xA;&#xA;I do not remember how I got it out myself when I experienced this paradox myself though. (I was like: hmm, if you do this you shouldn't be able to get it out... Oh snap...)" CreationDate="2012-01-22T14:53:46.043" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1598" PostId="1037" Score="46" Text="Glued lego? my heart breaks." CreationDate="2012-01-23T15:46:47.787" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1599" PostId="988" Score="0" Text="@pcantin Not the 0.7mm BIC Pencils, they've hooked me up plenty of times. http://www.amazon.com/BIC-Mechanical-Pencil-Medium-Pencils/dp/B00260X7F2" CreationDate="2012-01-23T16:01:21.793" UserId="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1600" PostId="1040" Score="4" Text="I think the question is referring to the axle friction, not the wheel on rail smoothness :-)" CreationDate="2012-01-23T23:39:48.867" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1601" PostId="1040" Score="0" Text="@RoryAlsop: I'm not quite sure what you mean by axle friction. Which particular piece are you referring to?" CreationDate="2012-01-24T19:21:28.937" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1602" PostId="1040" Score="0" Text="See @LarsTech's final sentence. It refers to the axle, not the wheel." CreationDate="2012-01-24T19:29:18.133" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1603" PostId="1042" Score="1" Text="The second one is particularly impressive, but both of those are minifig scale, not microscale." CreationDate="2012-01-24T21:29:10.163" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1604" PostId="1034" Score="3" Text="I recall in my school CDT classes we'd make bearings by drilling a hole through solid nylon and pass a fairly tight fitting metal axle through that which would tend to spin quite freely. I also have some old trains axle bricks that are clearly made of at least 3 parts - a black outer shell, a clear base, and then red &quot;tubes&quot; inside that the axles locked into. It's possible that the tubes are made from a slightly different plastic with a lower CoF than standard bricks (which use friction to lock)." CreationDate="2012-01-24T21:52:15.190" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1605" PostId="341" Score="2" Text="Yep, I can safely state that my LEGO bricks had been stored in a collection of cardboard boxes in both my parent's and then my own loft and are now enjoying a new life with my kids :) The only things that have not survived are the rubber bands and some of the older pneumatic tubes." CreationDate="2012-01-24T21:57:56.070" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1607" PostId="934" Score="0" Text="This should be on Stack Overflow, or something." CreationDate="2012-01-25T01:06:45.053" UserId="94" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1609" PostId="987" Score="0" Text="@gnovice - I found this part in bag of second-hand bricks, so there was no clue about origin set" CreationDate="2012-01-25T13:36:03.243" UserId="299" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1610" PostId="1042" Score="1" Text="oops. I somehow skipped &quot;microscale&quot;. I'd use the same techniques regardless." CreationDate="2012-01-25T13:44:41.493" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1611" PostId="934" Score="1" Text="@muntoo Happy to get your take on this on [meta - Are questions about programming NXT on-topic?](http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/q/132/56)" CreationDate="2012-01-25T16:47:57.173" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1612" PostId="1040" Score="0" Text="@RoryAlsop: I don't understand, It might help if I knew the piece or set in question." CreationDate="2012-01-25T19:15:56.123" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1614" PostId="1037" Score="7" Text="@Kramii I hear you! When LEGO bricks are used as a toy, the ability to take them apart and turn them into something else is an essential part of the experience. When used as a tool, however, the fact that they can come apart pretty easily can be a liability. It's not easy to think about bricks as consumable instead of reusable, but when you do there's a whole other world of things you can do with them!" CreationDate="2012-01-26T06:38:23.210" UserId="392" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1615" PostId="946" Score="2" Text="In a rather cheeky way, I refer the honourable gentleman to [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1052/56) &quot;My daughter loves to play with LEGO sets but she is really wants to play with pink or 'girl' LEGO&quot;, while we all do our best to educate our kids some things seem to get ingrained :(" CreationDate="2012-01-26T08:31:16.537" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1616" PostId="1040" Score="0" Text="@RoryAlsop: You mean that the question is about the way the axle turns freely in its plastic holder (the place where you might have a bearing in a humal-scale wheel), rather than the friction between the wheel and the track?" CreationDate="2012-01-27T10:38:02.170" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1617" PostId="1040" Score="0" Text="I think so, yes. @LarsTech - can you clarify." CreationDate="2012-01-27T12:02:41.830" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1618" PostId="1040" Score="2" Text="@RoryAlsop I don't know if the friction of the axle versus the friction of the wheel to the track are mutually exclusive.  This is actually a helpful answer, because even though I was focused on the axle rods, it could be that I was focusing on the wrong thing.  When you place a Lego wagon on a track, I'm amazed (easily apparently) by how well that wagon will glide over the track, especially on straight track.  I've always attributed it to the axles, but maybe there's more going on there.  I *might* have to consider rewording my question." CreationDate="2012-01-27T13:49:25.427" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1619" PostId="1058" Score="2" Text="Thanks Ambo100- I started researching to see what I could find. I always thought that by glueing LEGO elements it tainted them and  prevented recycling them and they had to go to a landfill. I'm happy to see that isn't true. It turns out that the best ABS bonding agent is Acetone or an ABS based glue that can bond the parts together without corupting the ABS plastic which allows fused LEGO models to become new LEGO elements. Awesome." CreationDate="2012-01-28T01:05:47.337" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1620" PostId="1038" Score="4" Text="This was a nice reference for me-http://www.mp3car.com/fabrication/93247-best-adhesive-for-bonding-abs-to-abs.html" CreationDate="2012-01-28T01:14:38.540" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1621" PostId="1058" Score="0" Text="Here is a point of reference- http://www.mp3car.com/fabrication/93247-best-adhesive-for-bonding-abs-to-abs.html" CreationDate="2012-01-28T01:16:23.530" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1622" PostId="522" Score="0" Text="Our library has declined to stock the book at this time." CreationDate="2012-01-28T03:18:21.000" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1623" PostId="1059" Score="1" Text="Thanks, I saw that when I was researching this. The class I'm working for has already started using their motors, so to do this they'd all have to disassemble their robots, which it's too late to do. I'm going to suggest it to the instructor for next year's class though." CreationDate="2012-01-29T04:38:32.860" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1624" PostId="275" Score="2" Text="You'll shoot your eye out!" CreationDate="2012-01-29T08:55:35.057" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1625" PostId="1061" Score="2" Text="Awesome. GIMP rocks. Let me make sure this method works (not that you're untrustworthy, I just want to be sure) and I'll accept it then!" CreationDate="2012-01-29T11:48:52.080" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1626" PostId="1053" Score="4" Text="I'm not sure where you got the idea that Clikits don't work with system. My partner and I have been adding them to our MOCs for the past year or so since we finally got some." CreationDate="2012-01-29T14:10:47.753" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1627" PostId="1053" Score="5" Text="Also, don't forget about Paradisa which was a full System theme from the mid-90's. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catID=71" CreationDate="2012-01-29T14:12:33.617" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1628" PostId="1061" Score="3" Text="This can also be done in Photoshop by cropping an image of a mosaic to the selected area, then applying the Blur -&gt; Average filter effect. From there you can change the image mode to an indexed colour using a Lego colour pallete." CreationDate="2012-01-29T14:57:01.040" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1629" PostId="1060" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 You have not gone unnoticed, you crafty tag-adding-person, you! :)" CreationDate="2012-01-29T15:13:10.517" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1630" PostId="1062" Score="4" Text="There are a large number of Star Wars themed micro-scale sets (a number of which they are re-releasing in the collectible planets with a minifig) that were based on larger sets." CreationDate="2012-01-29T19:20:43.217" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1631" PostId="1062" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: I know about those too, but they're sold as a set , like in a calender." CreationDate="2012-01-29T19:21:55.350" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1632" PostId="1062" Score="0" Text="Which ones do you mean are sold as a set - the Buildings or the SW ones? All of the sets listed in [Star Wars Minis](http://www.peeron.com/inv/theme/LEGO/SYSTEM/Star_Wars/Mini) were sold separately, and had larger sets they were based on." CreationDate="2012-01-29T23:00:51.437" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1633" PostId="1063" Score="3" Text="Are you running Win7 64bits?" CreationDate="2012-01-30T02:33:23.270" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1635" PostId="1068" Score="0" Text="Every single Star Wars mini on that page had a corresponding larger version, some had more than one scale." CreationDate="2012-01-30T11:35:46.347" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1636" PostId="1069" Score="0" Text="This post is Community Wiki, Please add any other sets you may know ." CreationDate="2012-01-30T13:04:38.843" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1639" PostId="1074" Score="3" Text="Check out [The Vertigo III on LEGO.com's NXTLOG](http://us.mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Community/NXTLog/DisplayProject.aspx?id=d951c84b-8a5b-4dd6-a79f-6b37b498d202). It is probably a pretty good example of what Dave's looking for." CreationDate="2012-01-31T17:09:23.267" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1640" PostId="1074" Score="1" Text="@PeterDC yep, that's exactly what I'm looking for! :)" CreationDate="2012-01-31T17:54:18.937" UserId="327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1643" PostId="24" Score="1" Text="Anyone tried WD40?" CreationDate="2012-02-01T09:28:07.080" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1645" PostId="1077" Score="2" Text="As Joshua points out, Acetone is a solvent that will dissolve ABS if left in contact with the elements for any length of time." CreationDate="2012-02-01T11:01:53.890" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1646" PostId="1062" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: Oh. I thought you meant [this](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=7958-1)." CreationDate="2012-02-01T14:26:45.190" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1647" PostId="24" Score="1" Text="@Kramii: [Relevant](http://diy.stackexchange.com/q/6226/2609)" CreationDate="2012-02-01T14:46:31.540" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1648" PostId="1079" Score="2" Text="Have you tried running the Mindstorms application in Compatibility Mode? Right-click on the shortcut, and click into the &quot;Compatibility&quot; tab, and set it to run as Windows XP (Service Pack 3)." CreationDate="2012-02-02T09:29:09.717" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1649" PostId="571" Score="0" Text="I just finished building the falcon, and (as we had already determined), these pieces were not mentioned anywhere in the building process. Now what do I do with this huge thing? :)" CreationDate="2012-02-03T00:42:27.917" UserId="320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1651" PostId="1048" Score="5" Text="Using a book about LEGO to store your LEGO decals in sounds perfect." CreationDate="2012-02-03T01:47:17.593" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1658" PostId="1079" Score="0" Text="I'll add it as an answer for you to accept then ;)" CreationDate="2012-02-04T09:38:36.527" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1659" PostId="1089" Score="3" Text="That's very sad :( I must say I've not noticed my old ones doing that yet - when you say &quot;storage&quot; what were they stored in, where were they stored and what sort of conditions have they been under?" CreationDate="2012-02-05T17:56:57.853" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1660" PostId="1091" Score="3" Text="Now I understand why the project was set up in Japan rather then somewhere closer to home like Denmark." CreationDate="2012-02-05T19:03:54.543" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1661" PostId="1093" Score="2" Text="Well here I would tend to say that axles are **not** ABS, which may explain why they are affected  differently. Not sure what material they are, though, or how to prevent this." CreationDate="2012-02-06T05:35:26.633" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1662" PostId="1093" Score="0" Text="Ah, yes I remember reading another recipe is used for flexible pieces such as axles." CreationDate="2012-02-06T13:18:57.770" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1663" PostId="1093" Score="0" Text="What is amusing is that this was written by you :)." CreationDate="2012-02-06T13:25:09.683" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1664" PostId="202" Score="1" Text="I have a [small creator set](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=5865-1) (5865) which calls for two clear 1x2 plates stacked on top of each other.  It is interesting however, that all three models have the plates stacked so there is no need to separate them." CreationDate="2012-02-06T14:32:01.223" UserId="14" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1665" PostId="1092" Score="0" Text="They were stored in the same conditions as the other bricks and were washed together with the rest of my collection. (more details on this edited into the question)" CreationDate="2012-02-06T18:52:59.583" UserId="657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1666" PostId="1093" Score="0" Text="I would dismiss #2. They were stored for +-15 years in plastic bags with other bricks (sorted by color) in a garage. I don't know about #1 if the plastic bags themselves could carry these chemicals (what would they be?)..." CreationDate="2012-02-06T19:00:51.987" UserId="657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1667" PostId="1095" Score="0" Text="I don't remember doing that at all. I remember playing a lot with these, building a bunch of mechanisms with gears." CreationDate="2012-02-07T10:49:16.010" UserId="657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1668" PostId="1100" Score="2" Text="thanks for responding. I've added some more details of the error. When the RIS software says its downlaoding firmware, I think it means downloading from the PC to the RCX, not from the net. Thanks for reminding me about the alternative firmware - I'd forgotten all about them. My reason for persisting with the combination of stock firmware and RIS environment is that I think the RIS visual programming language would be easier for my 7yr old to understand. As a developer I'm happy with C or Java based alternatives, but he would struggle!" CreationDate="2012-02-07T21:59:01.223" UserId="667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1669" PostId="1101" Score="2" Text="thanks for responding. Thanks for the pointers on compatibility. I hadn't appreciated just how old this h/w is. I chose XP because it was (as far as I know) the first version of windows with good built-in usb support. I'll try using the XP compatibility mode feature, which I'd also forgotten about. (I've tried installing the s/w under Win7 but that didn't work even when I tweaked the compatibility settings)." CreationDate="2012-02-07T22:07:23.843" UserId="667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1670" PostId="1101" Score="0" Text="True. I remember taking the Serial version back for a refund because I couldn't get it to work reliably with my PC, then bought the 2.0 USB based version a year or so later." CreationDate="2012-02-07T22:10:34.667" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1671" PostId="912" Score="2" Text="zhaph is right. no way to do it." CreationDate="2012-02-07T23:58:30.330" UserId="670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1674" PostId="1063" Score="0" Text="Or just Windows 7 - there are some [compatibility issues](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1079/56) with some of the software and Windows 7." CreationDate="2012-02-08T09:21:02.470" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1676" PostId="991" Score="0" Text="LEGO Alpha Team was a great theme with a not-so-great game (compared to Rock Raiders, at least) :/" CreationDate="2012-02-08T10:49:10.163" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1678" PostId="1116" Score="0" Text="I'm sorry, but the question specifically asked &quot;is there anything out there I could buy?&quot;. Unless the suction cups for the Vertigo III are for sale, this is not a valid answer. Sorry if I'm sounding harsh, but this is *not* one of the possible right answers." CreationDate="2012-02-08T12:26:09.450" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1679" PostId="1116" Score="0" Text="It looks like it is for sale under one of the Education links - the 9641 Pneumatic add-on set" CreationDate="2012-02-08T12:32:23.940" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1680" PostId="1116" Score="0" Text="@RoryAlsop: According to Peeron, 9641 doesn't include the suction cups. http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/9641-1" CreationDate="2012-02-08T13:30:31.907" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1681" PostId="1116" Score="0" Text="Ahhh - I take it all back then. Sorry for getting your hopes up." CreationDate="2012-02-08T14:02:07.027" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1682" PostId="991" Score="0" Text="@BoltClock, I liked the Lego Alpha Team game...made me think a bit. Never had the Rock Raiders game." CreationDate="2012-02-08T15:58:16.367" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1683" PostId="483" Score="0" Text="9V straight track is available in good quantities on Bricklink.com. It's a bit expensive, but it's definitely available." CreationDate="2012-02-08T16:40:51.553" UserId="668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1685" PostId="466" Score="2" Text="Makes sense that these would be galvanized steel since they were often used to balance the floating boats (e.g. 314, 4005, 4010, 4025, etc.) and could be reasonably expected to get wet and rust leaking out of the brick would look weird." CreationDate="2012-02-08T17:59:01.927" UserId="668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1686" PostId="1117" Score="0" Text="When you say 9V train motors, what do you mean?  Are you talking about these motors:  http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=590  If so, then what do you mean by &quot;convert RC/PF trains systems over to 9V motors&quot;?  The PF train motors and the 9V motors are basically two completely separate and distinct parts the perform the same function." CreationDate="2012-02-08T19:42:09.777" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1687" PostId="1117" Score="0" Text="Yes, I'm talking about taking the new PF trains and making them run on those 9V motors and ditching the PF remote control thing and PF functions. I don't know the size of the PF motors, how they work, if the base of the train is sized appropriately for the 9v motor to fit, etc." CreationDate="2012-02-08T20:32:22.280" UserId="668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1688" PostId="1117" Score="0" Text="Maybe I'm just being dense, but I see no reason why you can't just interchange them.  I feel like your question is something like &quot;Can I convert a Stanley Phillips screwdriver to be a Black &amp; Decker Phillips screwdriver?&quot;  They are two *completely* separate things that both perform the same functions.  They fit on the same tracks (obviously the 9V trains need the 9V track, but the dimensions are the same) and they take up more-or-less the same brick space.  You might have to do some minimal rebuilding to make them fit, but it shouldn't be substantial." CreationDate="2012-02-08T22:35:40.273" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1689" PostId="1117" Score="2" Text="I don't think you're being dense, but I don't think you're seeing my perspective... I've never even so much as seen a PF train in-person, so I have no idea how big the motors are. The question is mainly, will I completely have to redesign the motorized car, or  is the 9V motor a drop-in replacement, or something in between. It's not like the screwdriver thing you mention, it's more along the lines of are Stanley drill batteries compatible with Black &amp; Decker drill batteries, or is there some modification necessary to use one with the other (in keeping with the tools metaphor). :-)" CreationDate="2012-02-08T23:31:53.487" UserId="668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1690" PostId="1117" Score="0" Text="BTW, I don't know if I made this entirely clear: I only want 9V trains, I don't want any trains powered by batteries, but the new PF train models are quite nice and I would buy them except they run on batteries and so I would convert them to 9V motors if it's not a big deal to do so. If I have to completely redesign the motorized car, it's a lot less appealing." CreationDate="2012-02-08T23:34:11.753" UserId="668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1692" PostId="1117" Score="0" Text="Ahh, I understand.  It should be a fairly simple drop in.  Like I said, a little rebuilding might be needed, but not much.  If there is a particular set you are looking at, then you could get the instructions on BrickSet.  That would give you a good sense of compatibility with your 9V motors.  For reference, most PF trains use this motor: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=x1688a, which is nearly identical to the 9V one." CreationDate="2012-02-09T00:03:51.493" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1693" PostId="1119" Score="1" Text="There are converters available for serial to USB, I had to buy one last month for some networking kit." CreationDate="2012-02-09T11:42:16.380" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1694" PostId="1119" Score="0" Text="And example of one such converter can be seen here: http://www.maplin.co.uk/usb-to-serial-9-pin-male-adaptor-29968" CreationDate="2012-02-09T12:22:12.790" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1695" PostId="119" Score="1" Text="3D printing for prototypes probably helps reduce costs too, as real molds only need to be created for final version of parts." CreationDate="2012-02-09T15:02:43.737" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1696" PostId="118" Score="1" Text="[Mega](http://www.megabloks.com/) factories - gotta love the irony..." CreationDate="2012-02-09T15:04:11.863" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1697" PostId="1119" Score="0" Text="I've been trying to get an RCX to talk to a serial IR tower using a usb/serial converter - without success. More here: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1099/rcx-firmware-download-problem" CreationDate="2012-02-09T16:17:19.940" UserId="667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1698" PostId="782" Score="0" Text="The closest thing I could buy was an A4 Avery sticker sheet with four compartments per sheet. How can I cut out complex shaped stickers?" CreationDate="2012-02-09T16:46:53.247" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1699" PostId="782" Score="1" Text="For complex shape I use a Swivel Craft Knife (see the picture in the edit). It's really good for details and curves." CreationDate="2012-02-09T17:01:43.920" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1700" PostId="782" Score="1" Text="The hard part was finding the right template. Avery seem to have thousands of templates. I would have preferred to have printed from Photoshop but I ended up using Avery's online service to design my sticker. I was forced to use up all four stickers." CreationDate="2012-02-09T17:44:18.317" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1701" PostId="782" Score="1" Text="Here's the [final result](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ambo100/6847410911/in/photostream)" CreationDate="2012-02-09T18:06:05.793" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1703" PostId="1107" Score="1" Text="For such a small problem you shouldn't just buy another NXT, especially if it's the PC or Bluetooth dongle that is causing an error." CreationDate="2012-02-09T18:58:13.820" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1704" PostId="1107" Score="0" Text="Yes you're right." CreationDate="2012-02-09T19:06:31.830" UserId="670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1706" PostId="563" Score="2" Text="Awww, you guys are gonna make me break out my catalogs from the '80's, aren't you? I'll see if I can find some time to scan an authentic copy of my own, I should have around twenty or thirty lying around in the Lego room." CreationDate="2012-02-10T23:03:24.403" UserId="668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1707" PostId="1127" Score="0" Text="It looks like there is some sort of ribbing on the inside. Any chance you can get a better picture of that? It's likely where an official LEGO part number or at least a brand stamp might be." CreationDate="2012-02-11T03:22:32.833" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1708" PostId="1128" Score="11" Text="And that's a model answer if I ever saw one" CreationDate="2012-02-11T06:13:01.673" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1709" PostId="1127" Score="0" Text="@NathanStohlmann There is a LEGO brand stamp, but I think it is an older piece as it has no part number that I can see." CreationDate="2012-02-11T15:06:14.200" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1710" PostId="1130" Score="0" Text="Not necessarily just lightsabers, I think some of the minifigures use it to hold hair pieces too" CreationDate="2012-02-13T08:31:41.880" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1712" PostId="1135" Score="0" Text="Feel free to add or change tags as appropriate; I wasn't sure which ones would be best. Additionally, the first link is to Wikipedia: go ahead and switch that for the image listed there if it would be easier to read." CreationDate="2012-02-14T02:43:10.993" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1713" PostId="1136" Score="0" Text="♥ You could swap the four cheese slopes (54200) for two 2x1 double-sided slopes [(3044)](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3044) ♥" CreationDate="2012-02-14T10:31:34.100" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1714" PostId="1136" Score="0" Text="True, although I liked the subtle change in angle the cheese slopes give, with a slightly more rounded top." CreationDate="2012-02-14T10:37:19.373" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1715" PostId="605" Score="2" Text="Related: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/563/132" CreationDate="2012-02-15T09:44:20.143" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1718" PostId="1118" Score="1" Text="*&quot;there is no way for LEGO blocks to produce more LEGO blocks&quot;*, well, not _quite_ yet, soon though: see http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/10/legobot/ and http://www.makerbot.com/blog/tag/lego/ and http://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=lego&amp;sa=Search" CreationDate="2012-02-15T18:19:03.150" UserId="687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1719" PostId="1089" Score="0" Text="Take a close look at your Technic bricks from this collection; is there any indication of that kind of &quot;corrosion&quot; on the inside of any of the holes?" CreationDate="2012-02-16T04:51:04.733" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1720" PostId="1100" Score="3" Text="Even if you plan to use the regular LEGO firmware, you can upload it to the RCX using third-party utilities. Bricxcc has a [page of utilities](http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/utilities.html) which can probably help you there. At least you should be able to assert whether the brick itself may be defective or not." CreationDate="2012-02-16T10:30:50.893" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1721" PostId="1143" Score="2" Text="It might not be entirely accurate, but it seems the majority of parts found in [this search query](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=1&amp;q=old&amp;catLike=W&amp;sortBy=D&amp;sortAsc=A&amp;catType=P) are discontinued." CreationDate="2012-02-16T16:47:50.290" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1722" PostId="808" Score="2" Text="[Looks like there was a custom bag](http://legospace.com/en-us/Gallery/Default.aspx) built for the ISS model that was taken up to the station, which probably doesn't count: [Satoshi Furukawa with the LEGO Brick Kit aboard the ISS](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xyI8r.jpg)" CreationDate="2012-01-09T22:09:22.207" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1723" PostId="1143" Score="0" Text="That's a pretty good search query." CreationDate="2012-02-16T18:00:29.767" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1724" PostId="1143" Score="1" Text="Yes a good example of parts re-appearing are the Technic ski-poles that have reappeared on the latest X-wing model." CreationDate="2012-02-16T22:52:26.030" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1725" PostId="1143" Score="2" Text="The cost for producing an old element again is presumably lower than the cost to develop a new element altogether, as long as the molds still exist (monorail parts molds are rumoured to have been destroyed, for example)." CreationDate="2012-02-17T10:15:11.997" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1726" PostId="1144" Score="1" Text="Sadly asking for replacement parts isn't (wasn't) a guaranteed way to check as some parts are not available for replacement - I bought a damaged box from a supermarket that was missing a hinge plate [part:6134:4] . LCS were unable to supply a replacement as &quot;not all parts are available as replacements as the inventory we'd need to carry would be huge&quot;. This was some time ago, so things may have changed." CreationDate="2012-02-17T11:42:13.830" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1727" PostId="1144" Score="0" Text="Honestly, I translate what you were told as &quot;Sorry, that part is currently not in production&quot;. I'm fairly sure you can order most parts currently in production, with some specific exceptions. They don't have a separate inventory for replacement parts, it comes straight from their regular stock." CreationDate="2012-02-17T11:56:13.060" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1728" PostId="1144" Score="0" Text="Well, the part in question had been in almost constant production [since 1991](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?itemType=P&amp;itemNo=6134&amp;in=A&amp;v=0&amp;oV=Y&amp;colorID=5&amp;srt=2&amp;srtAsc=A) in the colour I needed :(" CreationDate="2012-02-17T12:48:16.477" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1729" PostId="1144" Score="0" Text="Hummm... indeed, that element doesn't look like it could have been out of production at any time. So either you managed to call at a time when it was not in production if there ever was such a time (maybe end 2005?), either I'm utterly wrong (it has happened before)." CreationDate="2012-02-17T13:05:24.177" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1730" PostId="1144" Score="0" Text="Either of those are possible - it was some time ago, and things may have changed - however I got the impression from the response that they generally had access to &quot;common missing elements&quot; and the stuff from Pick-a-Brick, which was much more limited than it is now - it was back around 2002/3/4 IIRC ;)" CreationDate="2012-02-17T13:24:30.380" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1731" PostId="819" Score="1" Text="I did this mod last night. The train motor is about $14, the battery box $13, the IR receiver $15. Assuming you have a remote control ($13) and batteries, you're good to go." CreationDate="2012-02-17T22:31:42.737" UserId="690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1732" PostId="480" Score="0" Text="I've poked around for 2nd-hand track, and it's all grossly more expensive than stuff straight from the Store. Lego is always a collectors item. You're prolly best off going straight for PF." CreationDate="2012-02-17T22:45:15.887" UserId="690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1733" PostId="1145" Score="0" Text=".........clever" CreationDate="2012-02-17T23:37:47.233" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1734" PostId="1145" Score="0" Text="That is probably the only heart necklace I'd ever wear. :)" CreationDate="2012-02-18T09:24:48.223" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1735" PostId="1147" Score="4" Text="For AFOLs, 10 bucks is not bad at all, but for kids, 10 dollars may well be a good amount of yearly income." CreationDate="2012-02-18T13:46:30.863" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1736" PostId="1146" Score="3" Text="Funny, I've heard some people claim that PF motors are actually quite resistant to water and even work when immersed, so maybe that's not the cause of your problem." CreationDate="2012-02-18T21:04:23.643" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1737" PostId="1149" Score="8" Text="As much as I would like to know the answer, I don't think this is a good question - purely speculative, will be obsolete by 2013, and there is basically no way you'd get an authoritative answer as LEGO would make sure to protect this kind of information as long as possible." CreationDate="2012-02-19T09:18:28.387" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1738" PostId="1150" Score="1" Text="Do you mean bending the actual arm, or rotating them within the shoulder socket?" CreationDate="2012-02-19T11:15:23.953" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1739" PostId="1149" Score="0" Text="perhaps you are right." CreationDate="2012-02-20T02:26:55.050" UserId="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1740" PostId="1152" Score="1" Text="AHA! I should've kept looking a little bit longer then.  This is pretty much what I was looking for.  Thanks! :)" CreationDate="2012-02-20T17:26:15.157" UserId="327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1741" PostId="1152" Score="0" Text="@DaveDeLong No probs." CreationDate="2012-02-20T17:48:20.923" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1742" PostId="1149" Score="3" Text="I suggest rephrasing the question: what plans have been announced? Does Lego have a schedule or patterns for this kind of thing? Those sorts of questions would invite good, constructive answers." CreationDate="2012-02-21T05:55:36.993" UserId="690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1743" PostId="795" Score="0" Text="You could add multiple motors (two motors per unit, plus B units!) and gear them up to shoot for higher speed. That way, you can burn out four motors at a time instead of just one. :)" CreationDate="2012-02-21T06:01:17.267" UserId="690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1745" PostId="946" Score="0" Text="There's worse than lady, there's C3P0" CreationDate="2012-02-22T01:07:09.567" UserId="95" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1747" PostId="1149" Score="0" Text="cool, edited, hopefully that will invite some answers" CreationDate="2012-02-22T22:53:07.877" UserId="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1748" PostId="1156" Score="7" Text="I'm tempted to answer &quot;All of them, depending on your imagination&quot;, but that's kind of a lazy answer." CreationDate="2012-02-23T07:46:31.420" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1749" PostId="1160" Score="10" Text="No offense, but on this site, it's _never_ &quot;just a Lego&quot;." CreationDate="2012-02-23T13:04:19.190" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1750" PostId="1162" Score="5" Text="I recently took the second route you suggested when sorting a collection of bricks I found at garage sale sources. There were some instructions included but one of the main reasons I took that route was because it seemed that there might have been more sets in the unsorted mess than the instructions along would have lead me to believe. I doubt that this is the case here however, as it seems that the questioner has kept track of what sets are (mostly) there." CreationDate="2012-02-23T13:11:55.390" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1751" PostId="1163" Score="3" Text="At official LEGO stores, [you actually can shovel bulk bricks](http://stores.lego.com/en-us/PickABrick.aspx)! Use the &quot;Locate a LEGO store&quot; bar along the top of the page to find a location near you." CreationDate="2012-02-23T13:17:15.713" UserId="85" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1752" PostId="1163" Score="5" Text="If you can find a Lego store, they can sell cases of bricks if you ask the manager.  They'll have to give you a price, but it's what the store itself uses to stock it's Pick-a-Brick wall." CreationDate="2012-02-23T14:32:48.927" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1753" PostId="1148" Score="3" Text="What?! Really? Are you serious? I should check to see if they'll replace my two busted motors! I thought if your Power Functions stop working you have to buy new ones yourself. I am definitely going to see what they've got to say." CreationDate="2012-02-23T15:18:07.450" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1754" PostId="1163" Score="0" Text="@Grandpappy: They're very difficult to find, I managed to grab the only bulk bag by getting there as soon as the store opened. They only do this after dismantling models used for display." CreationDate="2012-02-23T16:20:35.727" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1755" PostId="1164" Score="2" Text="We've got a nice [question about LUGBULK here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/757/56)" CreationDate="2012-02-23T16:42:01.420" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1756" PostId="1163" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 I think Grandpappy means the stock cases they use to fill the PaB walls, which presumably don't come from dismantled models but a big box in the back room somewhere ;)" CreationDate="2012-02-23T16:59:50.867" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1757" PostId="1164" Score="0" Text="Thanks refro, but pick-a-brick is just what I need." CreationDate="2012-02-23T18:28:28.357" UserId="702" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1766" PostId="1148" Score="2" Text="I'v had my share of replaced dead motors, so yes, I'm pretty serious. In any case, the only think you can lose is a bit of your time, since in most countries their customer service uses a free number." CreationDate="2012-02-24T08:50:38.310" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1767" PostId="1166" Score="3" Text="I seem to remember LEGOLAND (Windsor) shops being open for a few days in Christmas period free of admission charge - as the rest of the park isn't open then. Not sure if they still do it, but that's a good option (especially if they still offer free annual pass vouchers at a certain amount of purchase)" CreationDate="2012-02-24T09:02:02.820" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1768" PostId="1163" Score="0" Text="And if they don't have what you seek in stock, the store manager should be able to order it for you (depending on their willingness, I suppose). 2x4 bricks should be no problem." CreationDate="2012-02-24T09:03:59.697" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1769" PostId="1170" Score="4" Text="Not to forget all the accessories: clothes, outfits, watches, magnets, clocks, torches, etc." CreationDate="2012-02-24T11:15:31.047" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1770" PostId="1163" Score="0" Text="@Ambo1000: I wasn't referring to the bulk bag.  I'm referring to the cases of parts that they get shipped in for the Pick-a-Brick wall.  They're smallish cardboard boxes just heaped with parts.  It shouldn't be an issue of &quot;getting there early&quot; - all the Lego stores typically keep a stockpile of them in the back.  Pretty much what Zhaph said, I guess!" CreationDate="2012-02-24T16:34:15.307" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1771" PostId="1176" Score="0" Text="That's what I was referring to in the first sentence. I'm looking for uses for other Duplo pieces that aren't necessarily bricks." CreationDate="2012-02-24T17:51:33.563" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1773" PostId="1178" Score="9" Text="It almost begs the question &quot;Where are they now?&quot;.  I'm assuming the grandmother passed away." CreationDate="2012-02-25T23:23:07.380" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1774" PostId="1178" Score="0" Text="@LarsTech There's a set of (most of) them up in my loft mixed in with the rest of my System LEGO bricks ;)" CreationDate="2012-02-25T23:31:36.497" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1775" PostId="1179" Score="3" Text="I have a mast and rigging from [6270: Forbidden Island](http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=6270-1), I haven't really found them to be all that useful otherwise. Of course, that could just be my lack of imagination... ;)" CreationDate="2012-02-27T00:58:32.200" UserId="327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1776" PostId="1180" Score="1" Text="You might want to check out the question [How can I use more than three motors with one NXT brick](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/646/56)." CreationDate="2012-02-27T08:26:06.457" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1777" PostId="1178" Score="7" Text="Dearly de-parted grandma. May she rest in pieces. ;-)" CreationDate="2012-02-27T10:15:47.007" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1778" PostId="1179" Score="0" Text="Is the entire black part of the mast, except for the round base of the crow's nest, just one piece?" CreationDate="2012-02-27T13:44:10.757" UserId="710" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1779" PostId="1179" Score="5" Text="If you don't know what the parts inside look like, keep in mind you can check [an inventory](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=6285-1) of the set." CreationDate="2012-02-27T14:27:15.043" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1780" PostId="1181" Score="6" Text="Nice work on the TIE fighter - it proves that imagination is the only real limit" CreationDate="2012-02-28T05:34:46.830" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1781" PostId="1186" Score="0" Text="Curious, that list of sets is very wrong - the crowbar also appears in pretty much every [LEGO Game set](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?G=3857) that comes with a die as it's the best way to remove the 2x2 tiles from the faces." CreationDate="2012-02-28T17:40:36.533" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1782" PostId="1186" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: It's listed under [Gear](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=92585&amp;in=G) as it's a board game." CreationDate="2012-02-28T18:41:14.040" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1783" PostId="1185" Score="1" Text="You can flex the plate quite a bit before you do any permanent damage. I do this quite often when a piece is being stubborn." CreationDate="2012-02-28T19:06:09.470" UserId="668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1784" PostId="1186" Score="0" Text="Still seems to confuse things unnecessarily ;)" CreationDate="2012-02-28T20:12:23.270" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1785" PostId="1194" Score="1" Text="Here is the complete assembly of the staircase: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?P=40243c01" CreationDate="2012-02-29T19:40:52.887" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1786" PostId="1183" Score="0" Text="I don't think it will ever be upgraded to &quot;with groove&quot; since LEGO doesn't use that type of hinge any longer." CreationDate="2012-02-29T20:06:27.353" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1787" PostId="1196" Score="1" Text="[BrickSet](http://www.brickset.com) has information on how many pieces were in a set and it's RRP, which it then uses to calculate the average &quot;price per piece&quot; for that set in the right hand column." CreationDate="2012-03-01T07:53:53.787" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1789" PostId="1199" Score="6" Text="There are a number of reasons I'm sure, however looking at some of the &quot;new versions&quot; of some sets, often there are changes in building techniques (through the addition of new elements for example) which allow for either more accurate shapes or more structurally sound models. Also, while there might be some nostalgia in being able to buy the original yellow castle, I'd much rather have the new articulated horses that are coming with LotR than the original ones made from bricks ;)" CreationDate="2012-03-01T08:46:30.363" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1790" PostId="1202" Score="0" Text="Interesting set of links - I notice that the &quot;worst price per piece&quot; sets all seem to be the ones excluded from GeekMom's research - duplo and battery powered sets." CreationDate="2012-03-01T10:41:13.853" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1791" PostId="1203" Score="1" Text="This said, they also use some &quot;old&quot; parts in new sets. And I allways get a &quot;nostalgic kick&quot; when I see some old parts re-introduced in new sets." CreationDate="2012-03-01T13:59:00.000" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1792" PostId="1203" Score="0" Text="Hey, ask an adult which is cooler the new Joust or the Yellow Castle and I'd have to say that I really want the Joust - but that might be because I've still got all the bits for the Yellow Castle in my collection." CreationDate="2012-03-01T14:21:25.950" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1793" PostId="1203" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer. I guess maybe I just get to sobby with nostalgia compared to the rest of their market xD" CreationDate="2012-03-01T15:00:34.937" UserId="720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1794" PostId="466" Score="2" Text="I literally gasped when I saw this." CreationDate="2012-03-01T15:40:25.880" UserId="723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1795" PostId="1053" Score="5" Text="Seems as though Lego has just released a new Lego Duplo Princess series.  It is Duplo Disney princess themed.  It has Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White.  Themed lego for little girls now." CreationDate="2012-03-01T21:52:48.517" UserId="16" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1796" PostId="1194" Score="0" Text="The second I saw those I thought &quot;Harry Potter for sure.&quot;&#xA;&#xA;Called it!" CreationDate="2012-03-02T02:43:02.450" UserId="720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1797" PostId="1203" Score="0" Text="No problem, we'll just send yellow bricks your way, and you send us Jousts in return." CreationDate="2012-03-02T14:56:17.873" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1798" PostId="650" Score="0" Text="Cool! I linked to this in a blog post of mine." CreationDate="2012-03-03T15:42:01.930" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1799" PostId="1206" Score="3" Text="Consiering how much LEGO vehicles have inflated recently, it's quite true that a 4-wide monorail would be very weird in a city setting." CreationDate="2012-03-05T10:59:09.033" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1803" PostId="1210" Score="2" Text="So I suppose a meta question might be: Is BrickLink's catalog complete? My understanding is that the answer to that is actually no, though the number of exceptions is pretty small." CreationDate="2012-03-05T14:16:42.397" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1804" PostId="1210" Score="0" Text="@NathanStohlmann I don't know if it's 100% complete, but it certainly classifies some items under different keys so the list of sets an item appears in doesn't appear accurate." CreationDate="2012-03-05T16:30:35.247" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1805" PostId="1210" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid And the question is open-ended enough to not be a good question for this forum I suppose." CreationDate="2012-03-05T20:21:15.573" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1806" PostId="1210" Score="0" Text="@NathanStohlmann - I'm unsure - we've had a few questions along these lines which were quite successful but since then there's been the [recent blog post &quot;Let's play the guessing game&quot;](http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2012/02/lets-play-the-guessing-game/) which seems to imply they aren't great on the network - I'm still curious as to where these trees are from though." CreationDate="2012-03-05T21:00:06.843" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1807" PostId="1212" Score="4" Text="Have a look at [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/102/is-there-anything-like-a-recipe-generator-for-lego-models) -- it's probably what you're trying to find." CreationDate="2012-03-06T01:39:34.210" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1808" PostId="1212" Score="0" Text="@PeterDC That's helpful, but they only let you input pieces set by set, and most of my pieces don't come from sets (or if they did, I've long forgotten what sets they were). I'm looking for something that'll essentially let me build an inventory brick by brick." CreationDate="2012-03-06T01:45:32.707" UserId="732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1809" PostId="1212" Score="5" Text="Actually, if you have a [Rebrickable.com](http://www.rebrickable.com) account (I do), then you can add individual elements to a digital list of your collection. Also, it's free to sign up, so it's a pretty useful resource, in my opinion." CreationDate="2012-03-06T01:51:29.827" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1810" PostId="1212" Score="0" Text="@PeterDC Thanks! Could you add that as an answer?" CreationDate="2012-03-06T02:02:14.747" UserId="732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1813" PostId="1216" Score="3" Text="+1 Wow, You beat me to it by ten minutes AND did a better job of sorting the parts. However the Pie with filling was released [last year](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=col05-9)." CreationDate="2012-03-06T14:49:30.590" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1814" PostId="1216" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Ah! I figured there was at least one of those in the list. Should be fixed here in a second. Thanks for pointing it out." CreationDate="2012-03-06T15:51:10.043" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1815" PostId="1217" Score="1" Text="Good points about the Microphone and Custard Pie elements. The trans-clear Vial in the Laboratory set was similarly only released with a Collectible MiniFig." CreationDate="2012-03-06T15:55:24.563" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1818" PostId="539" Score="1" Text="If you want actual printing onto Minifigures there is http://brickprinter.com/" CreationDate="2012-03-06T17:51:34.043" UserId="734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1819" PostId="1216" Score="0" Text="Holey Moley! I had no idea there would be so many!" CreationDate="2012-03-06T19:19:58.070" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1820" PostId="1220" Score="0" Text="Indeed, it's really cool. Especially if bought separately, without cars I don't like. (Don't own Maersk, and haven't assembled yet recently bought used Santa Fe Locomotive)" CreationDate="2012-03-07T19:20:39.573" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1822" PostId="1227" Score="2" Text="Definitely Bricklink, specify &quot;Box Only&quot;; but I'm not sure whether that has a lot of success (depends on the set I suppose). Then again, I'm more of the keeps-the-bricks side than the keeps-the-box one." CreationDate="2012-03-08T12:48:57.913" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1823" PostId="1227" Score="2" Text="Gosh, people even sell the [opened poly-bags](http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=79754). Craziness." CreationDate="2012-03-08T12:58:45.847" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1824" PostId="1227" Score="0" Text="Well, they *try to* - notice there is no &quot;[Price Guide Info](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?O=8031-1)&quot; on that one, which means it hasn't been sold yet, while a the box of an UCS Yoda has been sold [last december for 29.99€](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?O=7194-1)... Okay, time to raid my attic I guess..." CreationDate="2012-03-08T13:18:39.500" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1825" PostId="1227" Score="0" Text="Meh, I never keep the boxes once I've built the models, clearly a tad foolish ;)." CreationDate="2012-03-08T13:35:41.480" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1826" PostId="1227" Score="1" Text="Thanks, guys.  Another mom told me her method of keeping track of systems, which is the one I adopted:  Cut off the front of the box and discard the rest of the box.  I sure wish I had NOT followed her way of doing things.  I do have a few of the large boxes still intact, and all of the instruction manuals are in mint condition.  Off to Bricklink!" CreationDate="2012-03-08T20:25:32.537" UserId="739" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1827" PostId="1227" Score="2" Text="Hu-oh... it looks like I'm won't be able to sell my empty UCS Yoda boxes - they are, in fact, not empty." CreationDate="2012-03-09T08:24:03.847" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1828" PostId="889" Score="1" Text="It almost seems like they want to make it look like a tight &quot;mask&quot; covering everything but the face." CreationDate="2012-03-09T08:40:34.730" UserId="746" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1829" PostId="1228" Score="5" Text="Will it blend, in other words?" CreationDate="2012-03-09T19:45:03.533" UserId="276" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1830" PostId="1240" Score="1" Text="Similar to [add the power functions to Western Train Chase](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/833/56) and [What parts are really required to motorize 10219 Maersk Train](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/814/56)" CreationDate="2012-03-10T11:13:51.160" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1831" PostId="833" Score="0" Text="Also similar to the [Motorising the Maresk Train](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/833/56) question." CreationDate="2012-03-10T11:25:14.313" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1832" PostId="1237" Score="1" Text="There's the [Hair Decoration, Star with Pin](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=bb541f), currently available in two Freinds sets in bright pink and orange. It's only a five point star. Sadly, all the other star pieces that I know seem to have five points." CreationDate="2012-03-10T12:25:16.187" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1833" PostId="1236" Score="0" Text="You can also use the Lightwave (.obj) exporter from LeoCAD and import that into Blender - note also that LeoCAD has the &quot;Minifig Wizard&quot; allowing you to create your Minifigs directly in there." CreationDate="2012-03-10T13:34:11.687" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1834" PostId="1241" Score="8" Text="I can't imagine that the tolerances would be as good as LEGO's - would probably be on a par with MegaBloks ;)" CreationDate="2012-03-10T13:38:26.380" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1835" PostId="1237" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100 Yep, we've noticed the same thing. Plenty of five pointed stars but this particular build (a Synagogue to go with the Cathedral and Mosque) really needs a six pointed star instead of a five." CreationDate="2012-03-10T13:57:04.570" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1836" PostId="1243" Score="1" Text="I've heard there are limitations to printing layer-by-layer as parts can be very brittle. How do home-made bricks compare to the real thing, is it even a viable option?" CreationDate="2012-03-10T15:44:33.473" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1837" PostId="1212" Score="0" Text="I guess not… I'll do it then." CreationDate="2012-03-10T17:23:35.503" UserId="732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1838" PostId="1240" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: You're right, thanks. But actually I'm trying to figure out what the difference between this two approaches. Seems that 1st is engine-inside-wheels, and 2nd - separated. Something like that." CreationDate="2012-03-10T19:10:51.843" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1839" PostId="1240" Score="2" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: I've updated my question to be more clear and specific." CreationDate="2012-03-10T19:28:00.180" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1840" PostId="1243" Score="0" Text="Good question - I really doubt that the precision of the printers are anywhere close to actual LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2012-03-10T19:57:12.513" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1842" PostId="112" Score="14" Text="Thanks for the link to my blog! By the way, you have my permission to use my images. I'm not really into the whole copyright thing so feel free to use them. Credit would be nice :)" CreationDate="2012-03-11T01:35:11.177" UserId="567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1844" PostId="1212" Score="0" Text="Sorry about that, I haven't been on SE for several days due to school. Sorry again for not being able to respond." CreationDate="2012-03-11T09:39:06.703" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1845" PostId="1212" Score="0" Text="@PeterDC Oh, no problem--please feel free to answer it yourself at any time, I'll be happy to remove my answer! :)" CreationDate="2012-03-11T13:04:35.700" UserId="732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1846" PostId="1253" Score="1" Text="Thanks! That were my thoughts, wanted to confirm. But how to treat trains that expects old on-track power? Hack it's construction and install PF engine + wheelpair?" CreationDate="2012-03-12T08:50:47.627" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1847" PostId="1253" Score="0" Text="I'm not familiar enough with the specific 9V trains to know how well this would work. I think the main issue would be accommodating the battery box." CreationDate="2012-03-12T15:36:29.733" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1848" PostId="99" Score="0" Text="A quick wash in a dilute bleach solution is not likely to harm the integrity of the plastic. A prolonged soak in a strong bleach solution, however, can leave pits in the surface of the ABS plastic and make it brittle." CreationDate="2012-03-13T03:03:32.843" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1849" PostId="1245" Score="0" Text="Not a huge fan of dremels, but it's a fair point about the flowers. We had also noticed the triangular plates with clips but the clip on front was a problem for the application.&#xA;&#xA;We're planning on giving the pulley a try but it might not work in this setting. Still, it's a great idea." CreationDate="2012-03-13T04:00:29.880" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1850" PostId="1245" Score="1" Text="A possible variation on the pulley would be to use some small element like a screwdriver or light saber blade inside the pins and then use two elastic bands to form triangles by stretching them around the pins. The gearshift solution looks OK head-on, but it is kind of messy from the sides." CreationDate="2012-03-13T05:28:28.163" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1851" PostId="1245" Score="0" Text="Would you have trouble keeping the elastic bands on the ends of the blades or screwdrivers? I wouldn't think there would be quite enough friction on their surfaces to keep them in place. Probably worth giving it a try though. It's certainly a refinement that's worth playing around with." CreationDate="2012-03-13T12:41:39.377" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1852" PostId="1245" Score="0" Text="The screwdriver handles are textured, so that might help. I don't have enough of them to try it out, though. They do not fit snugly inside the pin hole, so you would need to use the tension from the band to hold them in place. Kind of a tricky operation in such a small area, but if you're a micro builder, probably nothing new!" CreationDate="2012-03-13T13:46:58.300" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1853" PostId="1232" Score="0" Text="Hm. I'll have to look into this more. I need to be able to display dynamic text (e.g. results of data acquisition) on the screen, so there would need to be a way to generate RIC images dynamically." CreationDate="2012-03-13T18:01:02.850" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1855" PostId="1254" Score="5" Text="Note: I retagged this question with [history] instead of [identification], as you seemed to be asking about the history of the straight lettering than trying to identify something. Also, very interesting question -- can't wait see some answers!" CreationDate="2012-03-14T14:55:14.000" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1856" PostId="1256" Score="1" Text="Thanks, for some reason I didn't connect value to integral value, but looking at the int and float description it's quite obvious! When I use a decimal value as a parameter there is no compiler or runtime error; I believe C would just truncate a floating point number to an integer, ao I presume it would be the same in NXT for float to char?" CreationDate="2012-03-15T10:21:22.400" UserId="640" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1857" PostId="1256" Score="0" Text="I guess so - I can't say I've tried, but yes, there's possibly some implicit conversions going on." CreationDate="2012-03-15T10:29:22.653" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1858" PostId="450" Score="0" Text="That's an interesting piece I've never seen (nor have in my collection).  I wonder what made Lego abandon it?" CreationDate="2012-03-15T20:02:07.997" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1859" PostId="450" Score="1" Text="I imagine they stopped producing it because you can create the same slope with other available elements (like hinges), and those other elements provide a much wider range of building possibilities." CreationDate="2012-03-15T20:29:15.450" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1860" PostId="450" Score="0" Text="Maybe they didn't like the fact that the angles are not integer (53,13° at the bottom); but then again they have Technic beams with the same angles. I'm quite curious too as to why they stopped it.." CreationDate="2012-03-16T06:06:38.120" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1861" PostId="1063" Score="0" Text="You say that you are using a Bluetooth dongle.  The problem might be with the dongle itself; I would recommend that you borrow a friend's and see if that works." CreationDate="2012-03-16T21:07:45.283" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1865" PostId="1262" Score="1" Text="Ethics is always a personal taste and choice, isn't it?" CreationDate="2012-03-17T14:20:45.593" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1866" PostId="1265" Score="3" Text="Is that all the LEGO you've got, or are there other pieces to work with?" CreationDate="2012-03-17T20:48:38.457" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1868" PostId="1262" Score="2" Text="@abatishchev Not really - there are legal agreements covering the parts, so they should be followed - as some of these allow for derivative and commercial use, there are no real ethics involved. The LDraw Steering Committee ask for donations of time or money if you are profiting from the library, which is where &quot;ethics&quot; might come in to play. Personally if someone wants to convert all these files into a more &quot;native&quot; format for use in traditional modelling apps I'm sure people would be very grateful." CreationDate="2012-03-17T22:55:15.023" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1869" PostId="1268" Score="0" Text="How do I tell which parts are under which licenses?" CreationDate="2012-03-18T00:14:58.870" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1870" PostId="1267" Score="0" Text="Nice, I found a statement from LEGO saying they were able to reuse their own waste material, but nothing from them directly on whether this was possible at an individual consumer level." CreationDate="2012-03-18T06:21:11.280" UserId="640" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1871" PostId="1268" Score="0" Text="The .ldr or .dat files are text based, do you can open them and check the comment lines at the top. I've not checked but I'd assume that all the ones included in LeoCAD were the ones covered by the CC BY license." CreationDate="2012-03-18T09:59:25.080" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1872" PostId="1268" Score="2" Text="Note that the LDraw community has been actively working to remove non-CA parts, and there are only 5 left in [the latest release](http://www.ldraw.org/Article601.html). Not sure how up-to-date the LeoCAD parts library is, though." CreationDate="2012-03-18T10:23:00.183" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1873" PostId="1268" Score="0" Text="Somewhat out of date last time I looked ;)" CreationDate="2012-03-18T12:04:17.760" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1875" PostId="1268" Score="0" Text="Are 2d renderings of the CC-BY parts considered to be derivative works? Is attribution required for those 2d renderings?" CreationDate="2012-03-18T15:00:13.103" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1876" PostId="1262" Score="4" Text="In this case it's better to say &quot;legal&quot;, not ethic, imo." CreationDate="2012-03-18T15:24:19.377" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1877" PostId="1268" Score="0" Text="@PeterDC as I stated, and if you take a look at the linked page, 2D renderings are not considered derivative, however credit is appreciated, especially if being used for commercial works." CreationDate="2012-03-18T19:57:51.200" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1878" PostId="1265" Score="1" Text="@Miles, Zhaph - Ben Duguid is right.  You need to supply more information if you want an answer.  Are those Heroica sets all the Legos that you have?  Do you have more, but not want to use them?  Please clarify." CreationDate="2012-03-19T18:22:53.000" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1879" PostId="1" Score="0" Text="Note that, with spray paint, the paint might pool in the corners and crevices of the brick, so I would not use that if I were you." CreationDate="2012-03-19T21:51:10.363" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1880" PostId="24" Score="1" Text="I am posting this as a comment and not an answer because it is a brand name thing, but I personally use Goo Gone (tm).  The best technique tha I know of is to get the sticker(s) off with your fingernails or another hard object, and then use Goo Gone to get the residue off." CreationDate="2012-03-19T21:56:27.027" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1882" PostId="1270" Score="2" Text="From personal experience (which doesn't quite qualify as an answer), the games I tried left me with a feeling of being a bit too easy, or repetitive, thus having low replay value. Also, the competitive stance of all these games tends to get annoying." CreationDate="2012-03-20T15:32:52.033" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1883" PostId="1271" Score="1" Text="Good to know someone made coop rules for Heroica games (I didn't dare try these yet as I feared I would be disappointed), they sound much more interesting." CreationDate="2012-03-20T15:33:28.087" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1884" PostId="1265" Score="1" Text="The way I read the question, it does imply &quot;only parts from these sets&quot;. If not, it would just be formulated &quot;How can I make a LEGO Heroica scale fountain of youth?&quot;. Not everybody has a huge stash of LEGO parts, and we won't shy away from a challenge, will we? (well, I suppose I will since, I don't have any of the two :-/)" CreationDate="2012-03-20T15:39:08.657" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1885" PostId="1271" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc I've not tried the more advanced rules &quot;officially&quot; with my kids yet (4 and 7), although I've taken some of Joe's ideas and others - I've used Joe's Thief changes, and added a variant where the Druid can heal other characters over a certain distance - making it more of a true healer than it currently is. Works nicely when each player has multiple characters too." CreationDate="2012-03-20T15:46:16.803" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1888" PostId="1278" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the confirmation. Definitely makes it a worthwhile investment." CreationDate="2012-03-21T13:32:36.107" UserId="766" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1889" PostId="1278" Score="0" Text="No probs. Yes it's definitely a good investment :)" CreationDate="2012-03-21T14:02:59.750" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1890" PostId="1267" Score="2" Text="As for them reusing their own waste material, they do it quite a lot, and the percentage of plastic which ends up being actually thrown away is extremely small (not sure about the exact figure, unfortunately). Re-used plastic usually ends up in darker bricks, maybe even only the black ones." CreationDate="2012-03-21T14:39:49.203" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1891" PostId="1267" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc, Yep, reusing their waste, and moving towards a &quot;Zero Waste&quot; goal is very clearly covered in the sustainability reports." CreationDate="2012-03-21T15:22:23.737" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1892" PostId="1194" Score="0" Text="It is also found in the Lego Batcave (set number 7783)." CreationDate="2012-03-21T17:54:49.267" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1893" PostId="1283" Score="1" Text="We do acknowledge the existence of other building block toys here ;)" CreationDate="2012-03-21T19:20:59.307" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1894" PostId="1267" Score="1" Text="Still, it's rather frightening to be scolded because you touched some random glob of plastic laying around in the factory, just because it's going to be recycled and your fingerprints may hinder the moulding process (well, to be fair, it was only an issue with raw granulate, but since they start this kind of visit by saying &quot;don't touch anything&quot;, they never miss any opportunity to remind you of it, whatever you touch. Good thing walking on the ground is mostly OK)" CreationDate="2012-03-22T13:39:24.153" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1895" PostId="1284" Score="0" Text="It's not necessary, nor is it a particular good idea to apply coating to your LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2012-03-22T18:00:34.270" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1897" PostId="1284" Score="0" Text="If you want to consider a permanent construction, take a look at: [What glue should I use for permanent LEGO construction?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1037/what-glue-should-i-use-for-permanent-lego-construction), otherwise as Ambo100 states, take a look at the storage questions." CreationDate="2012-03-22T21:32:33.087" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1898" PostId="1284" Score="1" Text="You could invest in a nice shelving system to place completed ships for display - that seems like a better method than gluing or coating them." CreationDate="2012-03-23T00:02:25.700" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1899" PostId="1283" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: Construction sets, as in, K'Nex and Tinkertoys." CreationDate="2012-03-23T00:07:00.830" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1900" PostId="1279" Score="0" Text="If you are talking about the NXT, you can actually use assembly, C, or C++ to program it (see [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/694/738)).  I don't know about Scratch, though." CreationDate="2012-03-23T00:28:07.467" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1901" PostId="1264" Score="2" Text="This is kind of irrelevant, but remember that the parts for Lego train sets (as with all Legos) can be used for _many_ more things than what you bought them for.  You can swap pieces around with other sets or build something completely new.  So even if a Lego train set _does_ cost more than a model train set, you can use it for a lot more things than the other." CreationDate="2012-03-23T00:38:23.070" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1902" PostId="1283" Score="0" Text="True yes we do consider those pretty much off topic ;) however that doesn't stop us looking..." CreationDate="2012-03-23T01:10:05.343" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1903" PostId="1284" Score="1" Text="I disagree with the duplication.  The dupe is talking about unassembled bricks, and this question is clearly talking about completed models." CreationDate="2012-03-23T03:16:50.863" UserId="327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1904" PostId="1131" Score="5" Text="You are correct, but that fact does not prove that they fit together. As **@Joe Wreschnig** say in [his answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/46/171), many &quot;LEGO-compatible&quot; bricks are not compatible with DUPLO, although they have the same volume (and &quot;outer shape&quot;) as a LEGO brick." CreationDate="2012-03-23T07:26:51.630" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1905" PostId="1284" Score="2" Text="@DaveDelong I think we can all agree that as it's written this question is a bit ambiguous; it could also have been marked as a duplicate of: [How do you store your built models for long term display?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/949/how-do-you-store-your-built-models-for-long-term-display)" CreationDate="2012-03-23T07:54:47.540" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1906" PostId="1284" Score="2" Text="@DaveDeLong If the question is rephrased to be less ambiguous and less like either of the questions in the &quot;Linked&quot; list, I'll be happy to reopen and clear down these comments :)" CreationDate="2012-03-23T11:16:38.710" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1907" PostId="539" Score="0" Text="Ah, that's nice. But it doesn't have quite as much customability as I would like." CreationDate="2012-03-23T19:05:10.057" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1908" PostId="341" Score="0" Text="Seconded. I stored mine in a metal can for 8 years in a metal can, and then for another 7 or so years in a paper ream box and it stored pretty well. I would also point out that smoke wasn't issue for me (my parents smoke), but then again, it had a LONG time to clear out. I'm pretty sure I kept the bricks relatively cool, they were never in an attic or garage." CreationDate="2012-03-24T11:02:44.703" UserId="771" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1909" PostId="889" Score="0" Text="Indeed, those headgearless troopers seem to wear a balaclava. Is that intentional?" CreationDate="2012-03-24T18:23:51.517" UserId="189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1910" PostId="1241" Score="1" Text="Yes, but the quality would not be that good.  See this (my) [answer on a related question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1283/738)." CreationDate="2012-03-27T04:08:54.567" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1911" PostId="1019" Score="2" Text="This is a good image.  The OP wants a vector graphic, so I would recommend editing the image with the GIMP to get just the logo, than importing that as a bitmap into Inkscape and path tracing it into a vector image." CreationDate="2012-03-27T04:24:11.770" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1912" PostId="1286" Score="2" Text="Science for the win!" CreationDate="2012-03-27T07:31:06.500" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1914" PostId="1019" Score="1" Text="@InkBlend: I've updated my answer to include both a vector file and a high resolution image." CreationDate="2012-03-27T11:29:19.343" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1915" PostId="982" Score="0" Text="This is kind of a hacky answer, so I am posting it as a comment instead.  Get some glue, such as hot glue or craft glue.  Apply a _tiny_ amount to the end of a match, and then press that against the red axle.  Repeat with the other side and leave to dry overnight.  The next morning, use the matches (which have been glued onto the axles) to pull the axles out.  Remove the glue by snapping it off of the axles.  This only works if you use a glue that is not designed to work with plastic; that ensures that it will stick but come off relatively easily." CreationDate="2012-03-27T15:51:21.653" UserId="738" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1916" PostId="1286" Score="0" Text="Jeff, in your experiments, don't forget to test out the [other plastics](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/197/56) that are used in the manufacture of LEGO bricks - especially the transparent elements ;)" CreationDate="2012-03-27T17:52:37.950" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1917" PostId="1289" Score="1" Text="This is a hatch so that you can get at the inside of the tower, rather than a &quot;hidden&quot; hatch for a minifig?" CreationDate="2012-03-27T23:25:47.660" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1919" PostId="1289" Score="2" Text="It may even be easier to build your tower so that the top part of it can come of (resting on tiles on the lower part with maybe 1-2 studs to hold it in place), then you can access whatever you need by simply removing the top part. And, you can have additional layers if required." CreationDate="2012-03-28T09:18:33.287" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1920" PostId="1289" Score="0" Text="The idea is to hide a small MP3 speaker inside. I just need to get access to it and the player so I can turn it on." CreationDate="2012-03-28T12:34:06.643" UserId="733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1921" PostId="1289" Score="1" Text="Then I'd say the removable top is really the easiest to work with." CreationDate="2012-03-28T13:10:49.597" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1922" PostId="1271" Score="1" Text="I've played Creationary with adults only and it works well." CreationDate="2012-03-30T13:38:02.360" UserId="782" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1923" PostId="1287" Score="1" Text="Good question. You may also be interested in this: [Power Functions motor review](http://www.philohome.com/pf/pf.htm)" CreationDate="2012-03-30T16:48:41.593" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1924" PostId="1288" Score="2" Text="How did I not know about those developer kits before... that's fantastic!" CreationDate="2012-03-31T00:36:35.080" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1925" PostId="1288" Score="2" Text="They're tucked away on a little bit of the site that you don't notice ;)" CreationDate="2012-03-31T09:06:14.217" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1926" PostId="1178" Score="1" Text="There are now also even smaller figures used in the board games. Nanofigs?" CreationDate="2012-04-02T14:22:50.117" UserId="42" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1927" PostId="1178" Score="3" Text="@Lunatik Those are called microfigures or Microfigs for short :)" CreationDate="2012-04-02T18:51:04.943" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1928" PostId="1294" Score="1" Text="To back this up, I've also controlled 3 NXTs simultaneously from Windows with a single Bluetooth dongle, using a LabVIEW program with the LabVIEW NXT Toolkit." CreationDate="2012-04-03T03:47:09.557" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1930" PostId="1299" Score="0" Text="The instructions in these links could be adapted for the micro-figure rather then the minifigure, although they are more &quot;representations&quot; of figures." CreationDate="2012-04-04T22:05:44.780" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1931" PostId="1299" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid doh, I got the wrong figure type." CreationDate="2012-04-05T12:29:05.787" UserId="401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1932" PostId="1298" Score="3" Text="Whilst it's not in our sites interest to discuss drafting, I think it can be a very important tool for creative design. I think this is a good question for our site." CreationDate="2012-04-05T17:17:29.123" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1936" PostId="1303" Score="2" Text="Dave, Thanks for your answer. I'm afraid I was not clear enough. I'm not looking for a font that depicts Latin alphabet characters seemingly built out of LEGO bricks, but instead a font which code points map to drawings of LEGO bricks, plates and tiles. Similar to windings, but with LEGO part shapes instead of smileys.  I actually came across the various links you cite before posting my question." CreationDate="2012-04-07T15:11:44.057" UserId="796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1937" PostId="1303" Score="0" Text="@AlainPannetier *aha* that makes sense. I'll google around some more." CreationDate="2012-04-07T15:15:34.710" UserId="327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1938" PostId="1302" Score="1" Text="Am I right in thinking that you'd like a typeface that displays certain characters such as 'B', '4', or '$' as icons representing different bricks? I think it may be easier to resize images of bricks to fit your labels." CreationDate="2012-04-07T16:55:31.007" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1939" PostId="1302" Score="0" Text="Yes @Ambo100. This is exactly what I mean. In which case printing labels is just a matter of using a character map in a text processor.  That said, I can't seem to find it. I Might have dreamed it..." CreationDate="2012-04-08T03:42:30.070" UserId="796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1940" PostId="118" Score="3" Text="&quot;This video has been removed by the user. Sorry about that.&quot;" CreationDate="2012-04-08T11:51:30.897" UserId="315" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1943" PostId="1306" Score="1" Text="Are you an AFOL? Are they, or something similar?" CreationDate="2012-04-09T13:12:57.390" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1946" PostId="1300" Score="0" Text="That's a great idea. I just started one - http://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Adult-Fans-of-LEGO" CreationDate="2012-04-09T22:02:45.530" UserId="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1948" PostId="1307" Score="6" Text="COuld you add a picture of your model and fitting, or find a picture of the model and indicate where you are putting the motor in?" CreationDate="2012-04-10T08:52:34.863" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1953" PostId="1310" Score="3" Text="I had a similar experience.  My wife and I had a great time at Legoland (I've been to the one in Billund and Florida).  However, my wife wasn't as interested in examining the models as I was." CreationDate="2012-04-11T15:59:06.503" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1954" PostId="1315" Score="2" Text="Does this happen for all the motors you have? The problem could be there. I've had a motor which only ran in one direction (it did kind of get tortured before that, admittedly), for example. In any case, the customer service should be able to help you." CreationDate="2012-04-14T18:57:27.277" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1955" PostId="1317" Score="3" Text="The two in the Architecture set are ones I was looking at, also because of the high parts count. I didn't know about the Tower Bridge, though, which does seem very interesting. About what I'm going to do with them after I build them, keeping them for display is what I have in mind *at the moment*, which is why I really liked the Architecture set. I guess I'll look at more Creators and Technics, then. Thanks for the input, it's greatly valued!" CreationDate="2012-04-15T19:05:09.997" UserId="809" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1957" PostId="1320" Score="4" Text="Since that's utterly boring, I suggest we just start calling the thing what it actually is: a thong. Or a speedo." CreationDate="2012-04-18T08:46:24.520" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1958" PostId="1320" Score="4" Text="@Joubarc Like the [Beach Troopers](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Beach_trooper) from the LEGO Star Wars games?" CreationDate="2012-04-18T09:39:55.393" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1959" PostId="1320" Score="1" Text="And surely it's only a thong/speedo they are a different colour from the the legs, otherwise it's just waistband and flys/hips." CreationDate="2012-04-18T09:43:30.990" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1962" PostId="1307" Score="1" Text="It's very difficult to visualise the problem without knowing specifically how the motor and battery pack were installed. Normal (System) Lego bricks are compatible with Technic beams, the studs of a brick are designed to fit into the holes of a Technic beam." CreationDate="2012-04-21T15:04:27.313" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1963" PostId="1328" Score="0" Text="Cheer's Craig, very helpful detail :)" CreationDate="2012-04-24T04:33:00.597" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1964" PostId="1327" Score="3" Text="I had seen someone running two motors into each side of a diff gear or similar, can't remember if they were PF or others though... I'll see what I can find ;)" CreationDate="2012-04-24T04:36:05.807" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1965" PostId="1327" Score="0" Text="In any case, you'll want to make sure to use the same kind of motorization for both power points - to make sure they run at the same speed." CreationDate="2012-04-24T07:27:04.017" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1966" PostId="1332" Score="1" Text="After seeing that, I think I'll prefer not to push my luck in this one (I mean seriously! look at the cracks!). +1 +V, well done!" CreationDate="2012-04-24T15:28:55.023" UserId="830" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1967" PostId="1306" Score="1" Text="Please read the meta topic: [Should questions about LEGO events, themeparks and other things unrelated to building be allowed?](http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/q/203/132)" CreationDate="2012-04-26T10:22:24.787" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1969" PostId="1309" Score="6" Text="Over the years the design of the bricks has changed in terms of the internal reinforcement of the bricks (as seen from the underside of the brick), so you'd definitely have to measure yourself." CreationDate="2012-04-27T05:01:44.450" UserId="829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1970" PostId="1334" Score="1" Text="Are you able to connect to the NXT brick when the original firmware is loaded (rather than the RobotC firmware)? Have you got any other BT devices that you can pair with (i.e. a phone/headset/etc) just to check it's not an issue with the BT hardware?" CreationDate="2012-05-01T08:55:00.553" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1973" PostId="1342" Score="0" Text="Cheers Bebs, and thanks for the full disclosure ;)" CreationDate="2012-05-03T13:42:53.630" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1974" PostId="1309" Score="7" Text="The best way to get an accurate weight measurement is to weigh a larger number of blocks and divide the total weight by the number of blocks." CreationDate="2012-05-04T08:44:43.840" UserId="839" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1975" PostId="1335" Score="1" Text="Is there a reason you cannot print them yourself?" CreationDate="2012-05-04T13:42:18.020" UserId="401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1976" PostId="1346" Score="0" Text="Thanks Joubarc.  I did want the coordinates of the stud slots themselves and I ended up working this out in a way you described.  It turns out it's something like: x = 63.9411, y = 321.45 (assuming first stud is at (0,0) - not very nice integer numbers." CreationDate="2012-05-07T01:18:23.360" UserId="842" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1977" PostId="1324" Score="2" Text="Out of curiosity, what language are you using? RobotC, LabVIEW, NXT-G?" CreationDate="2012-05-07T03:45:10.033" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1978" PostId="420" Score="0" Text="is there any citation for the claim &quot;It seems quite likely that this was a deliberate attempt to prevent people from building tanks and military vehicles&quot;?" CreationDate="2012-05-07T06:18:34.053" UserId="463" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1979" PostId="420" Score="1" Text="well, I can find a LEGO exec repeating this on camera in [this video](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8ibuo_james-mays-top-toys-1-3_fun) at 8:36 -- Jorian Murray &quot;Lego Ad Exec&quot; says &quot;[the founder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Kirk_Christiansen) was a pacifist and he absolutely did not want LEGO to be used for wargames, and that's why when it was originally launched, they just worked with few primary colors.&quot; Not totally happy with this source though." CreationDate="2012-05-07T06:24:01.567" UserId="463" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1980" PostId="1346" Score="1" Text="Well circles are so that it was more or less a given that you wouldn't get nice integer numbers; but on the other hand you can probably find places where studs are close enough that the parts may fit. Although not exactly related, you my want to read [this](http://www.brickpile.com/track-layout-geometry/) to see track geometry examples which work by being close enough." CreationDate="2012-05-07T19:16:52.647" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1981" PostId="1355" Score="2" Text="I have to disagree on that somewhat, or at least try to add some undertone. The tubes do indeed capture the studs, but not by themselves: the studs are (usually) captured between tubes, or between tubes and brick walls; they don't &quot;insert into&quot; them in conventional builds. Also, not all parts feature tubes, so what would you call the underside of a 1x1 brick?" CreationDate="2012-05-09T07:46:44.933" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1982" PostId="1349" Score="1" Text="Note that while LU had a number of LEGO models in it, the world as a whole wasn't made of LEGO elements - the landscape was still a standard &quot;terrain mesh&quot; type of thing." CreationDate="2012-05-09T09:26:49.427" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1984" PostId="1359" Score="0" Text="I've heard that one too" CreationDate="2012-05-11T05:03:40.460" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1986" PostId="1332" Score="2" Text="Did they ever publish the structural designs for the upper floor joist? Would be interesting to see how they made the structure strong enough." CreationDate="2012-05-11T15:18:54.643" UserId="850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1987" PostId="1358" Score="1" Text="See also [How to find out if an element is out of production](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1141/)." CreationDate="2012-05-11T15:39:46.187" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1989" PostId="1332" Score="0" Text="Not sure, I'll have a look around." CreationDate="2012-05-11T17:04:28.740" UserId="489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1991" PostId="1151" Score="0" Text="I tried this on a minifigure with the hands cupped like in [this](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/185/132) example. It's actually possible to swing the arm 360° without the arm bending too noticeably out of it's socket." CreationDate="2012-05-13T17:26:55.327" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1992" PostId="62" Score="1" Text="And if you want to know in which sets it's still in use, you can then use the [&quot;In Sets&quot; search feature](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3626bp01&amp;in=S&amp;viewSum=Y) and browse by year. It's still in use nowadays (But it's bound to change from hollow to recessed stud some day, I suppose)" CreationDate="2012-05-15T14:44:37.827" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1993" PostId="761" Score="0" Text="Could you try to update this for Series 6?" CreationDate="2012-05-18T01:54:35.023" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1994" PostId="1370" Score="4" Text="Hi, welcome to LEGO Answers :) This site often works best when you're asking a single answerable question - and you appear to have 2 or 3 questions in here: &quot;Why can't I remote control my NXT?&quot;, &quot;How should I programme the robot for simple motion over Remote Control?&quot; and &quot;What does the `Action` button do in the Remote Control panel?&quot;. Please feel free to ask them separately :)" CreationDate="2012-05-18T13:51:51.090" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1996" PostId="1372" Score="0" Text="The LEGO Group have now started posting the latest issues of LEGO Club and LEGO Club Jr online, with the competition and member photos removed." CreationDate="2012-05-24T08:06:23.200" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1998" PostId="1254" Score="0" Text="@JoshuaDrake : bounty rules aren't very flexible, you can read them in full [here](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16065/how-does-the-bounty-system-work). In short, if there's no answer, the bounty will not be awarded or refunded." CreationDate="2012-05-25T13:23:17.997" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="1999" PostId="1375" Score="1" Text="The &quot;without tiles&quot; part seems difficult, and puzzles me a bit - why not?" CreationDate="2012-05-26T17:25:27.883" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2000" PostId="1375" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc: I don't have enough tiles in the right colour, I can probably get rid of that as it might be too much to ask." CreationDate="2012-05-26T17:26:39.390" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2001" PostId="1376" Score="1" Text="I've considered the first option briefly before but the second idea sounds more interesting. I have many spare cheese slopes I can use but I would probably have to use tiles for the majority of the wall." CreationDate="2012-05-26T17:33:44.607" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2002" PostId="1381" Score="0" Text="Glad your site is back up now - at the time I'd linked to Keshav's post, the link to your original blog was dead :( I'm also not sure what you mean with the decoupled comment - it looks to me that you can indeed move the input rods back out and effect the output, due to the hinging effect on the levers." CreationDate="2012-05-29T20:13:11.457" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2004" PostId="1319" Score="0" Text="I know that the website says it is only for older versions, but have you tried `posreg.h`?" CreationDate="2012-06-01T12:58:34.823" UserId="401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2005" PostId="1319" Score="2" Text="Also, would you mind posting your sample code?" CreationDate="2012-06-01T12:59:00.393" UserId="401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2006" PostId="1374" Score="1" Text="Aside from the dynamic nature of NXT programming, is there anything in particular you were hoping to gain from this method of driving the RCX?" CreationDate="2012-06-01T13:10:11.417" UserId="401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2007" PostId="1374" Score="0" Text="Captain Obvious Says: &quot;You would need to simulate input that the RCX understands. That would likely entail having knowledge of all RCX compatible sensors at the level documented for the rotation sensor as linked from the forum thread that you linked.&quot;" CreationDate="2012-06-01T13:14:14.343" UserId="401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2008" PostId="1385" Score="1" Text="bonus points if you measure by volume." CreationDate="2012-06-01T17:52:13.103" UserId="178" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2010" PostId="1385" Score="1" Text="@antony.trupe I can hear them calling me from the other room...&quot;Build me...build me....&quot;" CreationDate="2012-06-01T20:32:09.473" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2012" PostId="1374" Score="0" Text="@JoshuaDrake Aside from the fun of the challenge of getting it to work, I was hoping to gain the 3 extra motor outputs and 2 extra sensor inputs of the RCX for 'the price of' one NXT sensor input." CreationDate="2012-06-02T19:11:39.137" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2013" PostId="1374" Score="0" Text="@JoshuaDrake Exactly, and that is what I was hoping to find help with by posting this question." CreationDate="2012-06-02T19:13:24.423" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2014" PostId="1374" Score="0" Text="You may have better luck over on http://electronics.stackexchange.com" CreationDate="2012-06-04T12:59:28.750" UserId="401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2015" PostId="1390" Score="7" Text="Black is also cheaper to produce (especially considering most recycled bricks end up there), which may explain in part its popularity." CreationDate="2012-06-04T13:05:53.497" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2016" PostId="1324" Score="2" Text="@nhinkle, I don't mean to be patronising, but it does say NXC in the title. (**N** ot e **X** actly **C**) (not a very helpful site, but [this](http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/nxcdoc/index.html)'ll do)" CreationDate="2012-06-04T17:30:14.573" UserId="697" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2017" PostId="1324" Score="0" Text="@ACarter whoops... totally missed that somehow. I guess my mind translated it to `nxt` somehow." CreationDate="2012-06-04T20:31:53.217" UserId="179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2018" PostId="1391" Score="0" Text="I had considered the option of using a motor output and purchasing a rotation sensor, but as I said, I was hoping to achieve the control of the RXC, (and possibly communicating back to the NXT) by connecting the sensor ports with a converter cable.&#xA;I was hoping for tips on the programming of the NXT regarding _simulating_ a sensor. As I mention in a comment on the question, trying to achieve control ‘sensor input to sensor input’ is partly for the fun of the challenge, but it looks like that is probably just not possible." CreationDate="2012-06-04T21:37:20.027" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2019" PostId="902" Score="4" Text="@Kramii:  Godtfred Kirk Christiansen himself refered to the bricks with interlocking that was patented in 1958 as the &quot;real&quot; Lego brick (ref: [1958 timeline](http://brickfetish.com/timeline/1958.html))." CreationDate="2012-06-05T09:29:18.237" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2020" PostId="1391" Score="0" Text="I fear it's not possible with just the converter cable - since the output port of the NXT will output a voltage and the input port of the RCX will be looking for a resistance (and possibly outputting a voltage of its own which will probably be a problem). Or something. But then Joshua's right, this is more a question for electronics.se" CreationDate="2012-06-05T09:38:13.220" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2021" PostId="1356" Score="0" Text="I think &quot;slot&quot; would be more descriptive of an open spot in a construction where a particular part fits." CreationDate="2012-06-05T09:38:51.737" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2022" PostId="1350" Score="1" Text="Interesting question. To help finding a good term, it would be useful with a good example to use this in a phrase. Do you have an example of use in a natural context?" CreationDate="2012-06-05T09:42:02.323" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2023" PostId="1393" Score="0" Text="The set you bought from Walmart, was it the exact same one or another set in the LOTR line of products?" CreationDate="2012-06-05T16:22:17.687" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2024" PostId="1393" Score="0" Text="Different, got Gandalf and Shelob from Toys r Us, Orc Army from Walmart." CreationDate="2012-06-05T17:10:45.330" UserId="823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2025" PostId="1394" Score="2" Text="Oh wow, I just checked it - there's just a lot of extra parts for Shelob attacks.  Wow, I didn't know they cataloged these!" CreationDate="2012-06-05T17:14:27.213" UserId="823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2027" PostId="902" Score="2" Text="I stand corrected. +1" CreationDate="2012-06-06T06:11:47.313" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2028" PostId="1396" Score="4" Text="Please don't take this the wrong way, but could you provide some evidence supporting your statement that &quot;Spare parts are consistent between identical sets&quot;. I am sure that this is the case also, but in the interests of keeping this site factual it may be helpful to provide supporting evidence where available." CreationDate="2012-06-06T13:50:47.470" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2029" PostId="1396" Score="2" Text="@mcqwerty: I wrote to LEGO customer services and I've included a quote from their response in my answer. Thanks for making the answer better!" CreationDate="2012-06-06T20:25:41.773" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2030" PostId="1401" Score="1" Text="hmm, tricky one. Obviously the combination of yellow head and hands, probably (just) the original minifig face, but beyond that it gets a bit more ambiguous..." CreationDate="2012-06-07T19:02:20.990" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2031" PostId="1401" Score="1" Text="Presumably you would consider a printed torso or legs to be different from an unprinted on in the same base colour? Preliminary research shows that once again Black Torsos are just in the lead (165 in 124 sets) above White Torsos (162 in 104 sets) and Red (146 in 97), but it's the combinations of arms and legs that throw it... Lots of Knights though and quite a few police and firemen..." CreationDate="2012-06-07T19:13:06.810" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2032" PostId="1401" Score="1" Text=":) Yes. Painted details count as a different piece. I'm looking forward to your answer!" CreationDate="2012-06-07T19:37:46.157" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2033" PostId="1324" Score="0" Text="what do you mean by &quot;smoother limit&quot;? do you mean what kpt said, that the motor slows down before reaching the angle limit?" CreationDate="2012-06-09T02:41:08.597" UserId="882" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2034" PostId="1401" Score="0" Text="There should be some way to get this from bricklink or peeron. I bet on a red torso" CreationDate="2012-06-10T16:51:24.570" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2035" PostId="1410" Score="1" Text="How would I import pieces? I have a version of LDraw with the old technic motors but when I try to set that as the default LDraw folder, it says that there's no image folder" CreationDate="2012-06-10T20:15:43.860" UserId="885" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2036" PostId="1410" Score="0" Text="Never mind. I didn't set the types to display from base types to all types. I found the 9V mini-motor. But the problem now is that the model is missing its casing" CreationDate="2012-06-10T20:29:07.510" UserId="885" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2037" PostId="1410" Score="1" Text="@AlexYan I have not used the software, but a google search took me to this forum post:http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30348&amp;st=30. The advice that may help you is &quot;the error is generally risen when you have chosen a destination folder for the Part Library different from the default c:\lDraw and you already have the c:\lDraw folder on your HD.&#xA;To fix the problem, use the &lt;File&gt;.&lt;Setup Directories&gt; option to choose the correct folder you install the part library to.&#xA;If you can't remember it, search your hard disk for the &quot;Conns&quot; folder. Its parent folder is the correct one!&quot;" CreationDate="2012-06-10T20:29:17.713" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2038" PostId="1408" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I was thinking either Space or Knights - the Classic Castle came with 8 blue knights for example, with breastplates and helms for decoration..." CreationDate="2012-06-11T10:45:10.220" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2039" PostId="1408" Score="0" Text="Which begs the question, should we count a set with multiple instance of the same minifig as one? (Not to mention some of the space sets are actual duplicates for different markets)" CreationDate="2012-06-11T10:50:18.237" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2040" PostId="1408" Score="0" Text="Hmm, good question - the Blue Knight configuration might have appeared the most times due to being in there 8 times, but he was only in 1 or 2 sets..." CreationDate="2012-06-11T11:59:54.853" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2042" PostId="1350" Score="0" Text="It was an analogy to demonstrate how you can plug an API into your website. So, the statement went something like &quot;You have a LEGO piece (representing the API) with it's studs and you need to attach it to your website, so you need do build the [underbits/tubes/stud receptacle] to plug the API into.&quot;" CreationDate="2012-06-12T02:20:06.117" UserId="848" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2043" PostId="1400" Score="1" Text="Thanks, have you got any brick that doesn't have copyright statement?" CreationDate="2012-06-12T09:22:05.297" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2044" PostId="1411" Score="1" Text="Wow. Didn't know that. I'll take a look" CreationDate="2012-06-12T23:14:11.583" UserId="885" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2045" PostId="1419" Score="2" Text="Hi Suzy, if you take a look at [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/753/56) you'll see a few examples of how they work together." CreationDate="2012-06-13T14:52:46.833" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2046" PostId="1410" Score="3" Text="@AlexYan I'm the author of SR 3D Builder.&#xA;If you have any trouble or question just email me and I will try to help you Sergio" CreationDate="2012-06-13T21:32:25.640" UserDisplayName="user891" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2047" PostId="753" Score="9" Text="There's an obvious ethical incompatibility" CreationDate="2012-06-14T07:13:51.570" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2048" PostId="1424" Score="1" Text="Well found and good luck with the build :)" CreationDate="2012-06-17T09:03:22.787" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2049" PostId="1424" Score="2" Text="I'm only missing 1 wheel (2x 64711) for the MSL rover so I'll order that online.  It won't slow me down too much since I'll start with the small rover and build my way up.  I'll probably document the build (or show the result) on my blog." CreationDate="2012-06-17T11:57:46.593" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2051" PostId="1400" Score="2" Text="@Tiendq - The leg elements from Chinese made minifigures don't have the © LEGO statement on the bottom of the toe that normal legs have on the right leg. And I can't seem to find one on the heads with the hole in the stud." CreationDate="2012-06-24T20:24:58.627" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2052" PostId="1430" Score="1" Text="Greate answer! I'd still like to see something that uses the 'tank' tracks that you get with various kits though (big digger, snow plough). Also it seems that Mattracks simple bolt to the hub where the wheel goes (probably with an adaptor plate) so I was expecting to simply slip any solution onto a shaft. Would that work?" CreationDate="2012-06-25T09:57:00.330" UserDisplayName="user899" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2053" PostId="1433" Score="0" Text="Thanks for posting that Dale. Would it be possible for you to add a little more context to this answer? Thanks." CreationDate="2012-06-25T21:17:07.723" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2054" PostId="893" Score="0" Text="Unless you're using a compass sensor, they easiest way to figure out how to make a 90° turn is by trial and error." CreationDate="2012-06-26T12:36:28.480" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2055" PostId="1432" Score="0" Text="It's very difficult tell without getting a closer look at the set but it looks like they may be using curved track parts to build the bridge (I also thought these could be straight bricks under stress). As it's a Samsonite set it may be connected with specially designed pieces." CreationDate="2012-06-27T20:10:09.910" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2056" PostId="1337" Score="2" Text="Note that some of the DUPLO sets include shovels, flags, and other small items which could be dangerous.  So stash those bits away for a couple years..." CreationDate="2012-06-29T02:11:33.917" UserId="913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2057" PostId="1438" Score="2" Text="I'd recommend using a paint brush - larger, and ca, be very soft too." CreationDate="2012-06-29T06:18:36.780" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2058" PostId="1436" Score="0" Text="Would be nice to have some tool which combine both compressed air and vacuuming" CreationDate="2012-06-29T06:19:12.863" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2059" PostId="1436" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc You might be onto something there!" CreationDate="2012-06-29T07:44:37.187" UserId="489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2060" PostId="1436" Score="0" Text="Some of the more advanced ones can reverse the flow of air to generate that sort of effect. Alternatively just reverse the batteries ;)" CreationDate="2012-06-29T08:06:13.740" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2061" PostId="1438" Score="1" Text="I'd considered that option but felt there was still a danger of floating dust..." CreationDate="2012-06-29T08:08:50.587" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2062" PostId="1437" Score="0" Text="Wow, that is quite impressive." CreationDate="2012-06-29T08:40:16.360" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2063" PostId="1437" Score="0" Text="I guess some of them work like the old universal remotes where it can learn the codes needed by pointing the original at it? Depends how configurable the app is for linking commands together, i.e. motor 1 forward/reverse etc." CreationDate="2012-06-29T08:43:27.230" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2064" PostId="1435" Score="1" Text="Anything wrong with a quick submerge in water? You shouldn't have to take them apart if you only care about surface dust." CreationDate="2012-06-29T14:42:18.053" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2065" PostId="1430" Score="1" Text="@ClaraOnager I'll see if I can find any instructions for that model, and check the connections. I'll also try and dig out a few more bits of my Technic collection and have a better go at it ;) As to the other tracks, the end result would probably be similar, but you'd have a bit more control over the size due to the flexibility of the track sizes." CreationDate="2012-06-29T20:33:11.010" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2066" PostId="1436" Score="1" Text="I've tried a handheld car hoover but it doesn't have enough suction power. Instead I've been using a Dyson Animal vacuum to get rid of most of the dust." CreationDate="2012-06-29T21:19:22.667" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2067" PostId="1435" Score="3" Text="@Pubby Drying models can take a long time and damage stickers. I find it doesn't get rid of the deeply ingrained dirt." CreationDate="2012-06-29T21:22:00.060" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2069" PostId="1363" Score="2" Text="I saw [this](http://i.stack.imgur.com/xlOpq.jpg) picture on [failblog.org](http://failblog.org). There is a high likelihood that it has been photoshopped but maybe someone can identify the instruction sheet it is from and verify if it is fake or genuine." CreationDate="2012-06-29T18:24:17.463" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2070" PostId="1442" Score="4" Text="You may want to contact the LEGO customer service about this, even if they don't have a fix ready at least they'll know about the problem." CreationDate="2012-07-02T07:19:51.873" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2072" PostId="1450" Score="0" Text="7750 was also one I could think of, and indeed the [4 new ones on sale now](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?S=7750-1) are priced quite high (which isn't a guarantee they'll sell). By the way, although it's the only set that contained the large train wheels, these were also available as spare parts." CreationDate="2012-07-04T06:25:38.280" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2073" PostId="933" Score="0" Text="As a rule of thumb and as can be seen in the various answers, unopened sets will usually fetch a higher price (which makes next to no sense to me, but I'm not much of a collector myself)" CreationDate="2012-07-04T06:27:53.940" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2074" PostId="1363" Score="7" Text="@mcqwerty - It's real, you can find it on page 62 in [book 2 of the instructions (pdf)](http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/4561749.pdf) of the set [8038 - Battle of Endor](http://www.brickset.com/sets/8038-1/The-Battle-of-Endor). (And that was fun to search, thanks for the challenge!)" CreationDate="2012-07-04T07:14:51.227" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2076" PostId="1450" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc - Thanks, I should have mentioned the spare parts. They are also very expensive considering they are just two sets of wheels per pack." CreationDate="2012-07-04T16:07:11.067" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2077" PostId="1432" Score="2" Text="Are you mainly interested in reconstructing the bridge exactly as it was in the photo, or constructing one that looks like it using the old rail pieces? Based on the parts available at the time (at least to the public) it does not appear the bridge in the photo is fully connected. Instead, it seems the &quot;supports&quot; are fitted around the railbed as decoration. Using modern pieces, though, it would not be hard to duplicate the appearance of the bridge and also make it structurally sound." CreationDate="2012-07-04T17:13:32.053" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2078" PostId="1432" Score="0" Text="@62Bricks - It doesn't have to be exact. I am interesting in understanding how it is constructed using the pieces from the time, even if the rail pieces are just decoration. But for my build I can use any pieces available pre-1994. (This is a self-imposed limit on my classic town layout). As Ambo100 pointed out, the bridge in the photo may be using specially designed pieces and I'm particularly interested in discovering what they may be." CreationDate="2012-07-04T18:13:50.970" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2079" PostId="1432" Score="1" Text="I don't believe there are any special pieces used. I think the rails are simply attached by the ends on plates. The structure has been built &quot;sideways&quot; and then placed on top of the simple bridge made with bricks and plates connected by the tracks on which the train runs. This is a technique you can see in other photographs from the same era." CreationDate="2012-07-04T19:28:28.403" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2080" PostId="1453" Score="1" Text="Nice work there :)" CreationDate="2012-07-04T21:03:35.170" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2081" PostId="1453" Score="0" Text="@62Bricks - Wow! Wish I could give more than one upvote. Thanks!" CreationDate="2012-07-04T21:28:16.670" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2083" PostId="1454" Score="2" Text="Generalizing the question, are RC and PF compatible?" CreationDate="2012-07-06T13:13:03.390" UserId="172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2085" PostId="1455" Score="2" Text="That about sums it up; in addition, note that the motor itself has a different connector, so you could still use it with the newer PF elements, but you'd need a [conversion cable](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=8886-1)." CreationDate="2012-07-08T07:04:08.803" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2087" PostId="1456" Score="1" Text="I couldn't find a link for the one sold at RadioShack, but [Cyber](http://www.joker-group.net/technology/index.php?page=cyberclean&amp;language=english) [Clean](http://www.cyberclean.net/cleaning/) looks like what you describe - and it does indeed look like it could be a good solution for LEGO too. If I can find some, I'll definitely try it. Read also [this thread](http://www.fbtb.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&amp;t=2134) on fbtb, people who tried it there seem to find it useful too." CreationDate="2012-07-11T07:34:34.740" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2088" PostId="1463" Score="1" Text="Hi Ivan, if you take a look at [my answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/100/56) to the linked question, you'll see that The LEGO Group recommend using a Mild Bleach for disinfecting your bricks." CreationDate="2012-07-14T10:26:13.697" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2089" PostId="1393" Score="1" Text="`If this is idle speculation, I'll delete the post...` Even if not true (and it doesn't seem to matter which retailer we buy from), it's a great question. &quot;_Might I get **more pieces** at a certain retailer?_&quot; Especially since your question solicited @mcqwerty to share the &quot;extra brick inventory&quot; link and @Ambo100 to get Consumer Services information." CreationDate="2012-07-14T18:22:45.167" UserId="937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2090" PostId="1461" Score="4" Text="Basically, &quot;fantasy&quot; themes such as this one usually stay for a few years, then get replaced by others. There may be similarities, though, such as being related to space &amp; aliens, or fight against evil (exo-force to Ninjago), and some series do last a bit longer, but in a nutshell if you like some theme you shouldn't wait too long before buying some. I'd tend to prefer buying a bit more of a given theme and skipping others rather than trying to get a bit of everything." CreationDate="2012-07-17T08:47:24.150" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2098" PostId="1130" Score="1" Text="Four words: orange transparent chainsaw mohawk. Can't have a haircut more awesome than that :)" CreationDate="2012-07-20T00:50:27.897" UserId="950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2099" PostId="333" Score="2" Text="When I asked this question, I was finishing up a blog entry on the topic, which incorporated some of the answers given here.  You can see the final article here: http://www.ascendly.com/page/lego-safety-how-not-to-choke-break-a-tooth-lose-an-eye-or-throw-out-your-back/" CreationDate="2012-07-20T01:23:13.440" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2100" PostId="1370" Score="0" Text="Would you please provide a link to one of the videos?" CreationDate="2012-07-20T17:19:57.407" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2101" PostId="781" Score="0" Text="I too had a few of these pieces break, but not many other pieces. This is only wild speculation on my part, but it may be to do with a combination of two things: Design - Mine cracked horizontally between the studs across the hole, which is probably the weakest point due to the least amount of plastic. Sun exposure: My classic Space sets that used these pieces have quite a lot of fading and maybe the UV exposure made them brittle." CreationDate="2012-07-20T18:30:29.207" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2102" PostId="1480" Score="4" Text="Yes, be very careful with acetone as it's been shown previously to ideal for melting bricks together" CreationDate="2012-07-21T10:05:14.980" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2103" PostId="1479" Score="5" Text="Unfortunately, knowing **which** kind of glue was used might be a crucial piece of information. And some may be impossible to remove altogether (Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone like [they use in LEGOland parks](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1038/99), for example, as it fuses bricks together)" CreationDate="2012-07-21T20:18:40.593" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2104" PostId="1479" Score="1" Text="See also [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/165) regarding glue." CreationDate="2012-07-21T20:28:36.273" UserId="922" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2105" PostId="1460" Score="3" Text="I think by 'crane' they are referring to the hook. The hook can be moved by rotating the winch tied to the string. Looking at the [instructions](http://www.peeron.com/scans/7823-1) there doesn't appear to be any other possibility." CreationDate="2012-07-22T20:03:09.140" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2106" PostId="1460" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100 - I understand your thinking here but why would they specifically mention 'container ships' rather than just talk about the cargo on the rail cars? Also, they don't mention 'lowered' only 'raised, this fact coupled with the otherwise seemingly pointless hinge on the end of the gantry still makes me think they are referring to this ability to raise the hinged end of the gantry. Maybe there is a 'Lego scene' out there somewhere in an old catalogue or instruction book that shows this set loading a container ship that would solve the mystery? :-)" CreationDate="2012-07-22T20:33:48.563" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2107" PostId="552" Score="0" Text="The device in the video is fantastic but is that a UV light it uses to illuminate the bricks for identification? Nooooo! The enemy of the blue/white/light grey brick! But just don't sort your bricks too often and it should be ok :-)" CreationDate="2012-07-22T22:56:40.810" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2108" PostId="1482" Score="1" Text="Do you have access to the Rotation Sensor at all? You might be able to do some internal calibration prior to the main run?" CreationDate="2012-07-24T11:15:10.603" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2109" PostId="1488" Score="4" Text="+1, Lego is very good about providing replacement parts for pieces that were missing from a newly purchased set." CreationDate="2012-07-24T22:01:19.090" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2110" PostId="1488" Score="4" Text="@JW8 True, but I did try using a set ID from one of the minifigure packets on the part replacement site but they don't do replacement parts for them." CreationDate="2012-07-24T22:06:46.000" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2111" PostId="1488" Score="0" Text="got it - I've never replaced parts from the minifig packs before, only the usual sets." CreationDate="2012-07-24T23:46:16.457" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2112" PostId="1482" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Yes, I do, but it hasn't helped much. My motor is weak at low power (4-12-ish), it would turn at a reliable speed so I increased the power of the motor and added a small gear to power a larger one." CreationDate="2012-07-25T20:24:12.100" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2113" PostId="1489" Score="1" Text="Not a definitive answer, but I really doubt the hardware is similar enough 10+ years later that you can just re-flash some firmware." CreationDate="2012-07-26T00:50:41.620" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2114" PostId="1489" Score="1" Text="Actually, it's the exact same hardware." CreationDate="2012-07-26T06:26:28.537" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2115" PostId="1493" Score="1" Text="As an aside, this change is probably still ongoing. New molds will be done that way (I assume to save on plastic), but replacing existing molds which still function perfectly just for this would be too expensive, so you'll still find both types in recent sets. No idea when it began, though." CreationDate="2012-07-26T18:27:19.140" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2116" PostId="1493" Score="0" Text="In my 2012 star wars sets 9492, 9493 and 9495, the plates have hollow &quot;posts&quot; and the bricks have all solid posts, so I guess basically I have 2 questions, 1: when did they start to introduce the hollow posts? and- 2: did they stop using hollow posts for bricks or are they still phasing solid posts out?" CreationDate="2012-07-26T18:57:43.360" UserId="961" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2117" PostId="1493" Score="1" Text="Pictures? Not sure what you mean." CreationDate="2012-07-27T01:11:06.293" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2118" PostId="1493" Score="0" Text="Basically I was answering 2. : still phasing out. But they probably won't force it, so it can take an awful lot of time. Also, while we AFOLs make a distinction between both versions, LEGO doesn't internally - as long as two parts have the same functionality, they're treated as identical." CreationDate="2012-07-27T05:49:56.007" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2120" PostId="1493" Score="5" Text="Here's a pic of 1x6 plates as an example:- http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6226/dsc01854il.jpg" CreationDate="2012-07-27T15:16:11.757" UserId="961" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2123" PostId="1490" Score="2" Text="I confirm that Bricxcc can upload firmware to the RCX (in tools menu)" CreationDate="2012-07-30T09:57:55.813" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2124" PostId="1501" Score="1" Text="As a rule of thumb, &quot;I tested it and it does run&quot; is a pretty sure bet if's safe as well. LEGO wouldn't release electrical stuff that could be used in a wrong way by kids." CreationDate="2012-07-30T19:23:19.193" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2125" PostId="1502" Score="0" Text="Nothing like an official quote from LEGO, I just can't help wondering why they say &quot;most&quot; of the 9V elements." CreationDate="2012-07-30T19:24:01.123" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2126" PostId="1502" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc - Yes I wondered that myself! Maybe the subject for another LEGO Answers question :-)" CreationDate="2012-07-30T19:35:46.283" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2127" PostId="1503" Score="1" Text="There's a couple of questions in here: There's already a good answer on [Planning Large Structures for Transport](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/129/56), which covers some of the basics, so it might be better to focus on &quot;how to build a sturdy terrain section&quot; - the composition planning is a whole other area ;)" CreationDate="2012-07-31T12:22:05.550" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2128" PostId="1506" Score="1" Text="Nice suggestion in the link, but involves gluing LEGO which is seen by many users of this site as a crime!! :-)" CreationDate="2012-08-03T19:12:49.057" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2129" PostId="1509" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the interesting link but I'm not sure it really answers the question. However I think the buffer designs will be useful for other projects." CreationDate="2012-08-03T23:39:22.853" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2130" PostId="1509" Score="1" Text="I thought the question, as you asked it, was how to get an end-of-the-line at the train station. My suggestion, then, was to simply add a buffer right outside, and call it a day. Was that not the question you wanted answered? (I know it wasn't the answer you were expecting but I figured it could be a useful stop-gap.)" CreationDate="2012-08-04T13:14:04.890" UserId="978" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2134" PostId="1481" Score="1" Text="If no one comes up with anything here, you could write an email to LEGO directly and ask for the images. They might be able to help you: http://service.lego.com/en-us/contactus/" CreationDate="2012-08-04T19:39:03.517" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2135" PostId="1506" Score="2" Text="@mcqwerty: and I agree. I changed the text around the link to express this..." CreationDate="2012-08-04T19:56:11.890" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2136" PostId="1500" Score="1" Text="Thanks for this. I've applied these patches, and that's when the errors actually started. I think I've found the way forward here, the NXC environment: http://nxc.ruby4kids.com/nxc-language-reference. My son is still a little young for even the graphical IDE, so the raw programming environment is perfect for us." CreationDate="2012-08-05T02:46:26.547" UserId="968" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2138" PostId="175" Score="0" Text="Any other place besides amazon where i can buy this set for a lesser price? I remember when it was launched, it was sold for $250. Not sure why they stopped manufacturing this and why the prices sky rocketed. Also, is it still worth spending $1k for such a architecture." CreationDate="2012-08-09T13:32:32.173" UserId="989" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2139" PostId="1514" Score="3" Text="Any additional details you remember? Colour would definitely help, as well as an indication of the size." CreationDate="2012-08-13T09:06:53.230" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2140" PostId="1460" Score="0" Text="At least the same catalog **does** have a [cargo ship](http://peeron.com/catalogs/1988/medium/23/?id=77). I assume raising the hinged part allows the crane to stick out further and maybe reach far enough to load a ship, but it's strange anyway." CreationDate="2012-08-13T09:26:50.860" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2141" PostId="1519" Score="5" Text="LEGO definitely favors the &quot;with groove&quot; option as it's easier to remove. Since they aim their toys at kids, they wanted to remove the frustration linked with the difficulty to remove non-groove tiles. All new tiles have grooves, so when buying some, you can pretty much forget about non-grooved ones unless you've a very good reason to (completing an old collector set for example). By the way, even &quot;jumper plates&quot; are grooved now." CreationDate="2012-08-18T06:00:31.130" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2142" PostId="101" Score="0" Text="Related: [Has anyone automated the LEGO hand-sorting process beyond &quot;pawing and piling&quot;?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/550/has-anyone-automated-the-lego-hand-sorting-process-beyond-pawing-piling)" CreationDate="2012-08-18T14:22:05.887" UserId="996" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2143" PostId="443" Score="0" Text="@Grandpappy They seem to be including the new brick separator in a few sets now - especially larger ones." CreationDate="2012-08-18T20:31:08.480" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2144" PostId="1515" Score="0" Text="I don't really remember any more details. I think it was mostly one color, red or black.&#xA;&#xA;The Test Car linked above might be it. I can see it has a moveable seat, and I think I remember that. &#xA;&#xA;The three models linked all look like ones we (me and kids) could make with our existing stockpile.&#xA;&#xA;Thanks for the help." CreationDate="2012-08-19T11:21:07.003" UserId="651" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2145" PostId="1518" Score="4" Text="All modern LEGO sets now use the groove ones. The without ones haven't been sen new for a long while." CreationDate="2012-08-21T20:27:31.023" UserId="697" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2146" PostId="681" Score="0" Text="As an example of the programming logic running on another device, my [nxt floppy-disk machine](https://retracile.net/blog/2011/06/05/15.30) used Python on a laptop to control an NXT running the standard firmware." CreationDate="2012-08-23T18:30:01.903" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2147" PostId="1526" Score="1" Text="Do you also have a PC with a Linux install?  That is how I'm using my old RCX 2.0.  If you do I'll put up an answer with the Linux info." CreationDate="2012-08-26T12:55:34.197" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2148" PostId="1521" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the info. I'm not sure it quite coincides with this piece, however, because it's not a waffle-bottom plate, it's a circle-bottom, and the circle-bottom plates didn't come along until 1963 in Europe, and waffle-bottom plates were still the norm for this size plate in the US and Canada until the early 70s. So it's from 1963 or after. While the switch to ABS in Europe was in 1963, Samsonite still had some CA pieces in sets into the late 60s. Do you have any other pieces with this logo from a known set?" CreationDate="2012-08-26T16:32:57.487" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2149" PostId="711" Score="0" Text="Some printing shops and specialized sellers like we are can also let you print stickers with them. We use LEGO stickers like materials that are also computer cut." CreationDate="2012-08-26T12:20:00.927" UserId="1015" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2150" PostId="1531" Score="2" Text="There's only one servo (SV) motor." CreationDate="2012-08-28T13:30:35.090" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2151" PostId="1524" Score="0" Text="Fortunately there are no cats in the house. What about displaying them?" CreationDate="2012-08-28T14:19:05.170" UserDisplayName="user899" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2152" PostId="1524" Score="0" Text="Well I wouldn't go as far as to say &quot;display&quot; and &quot;preserve&quot; are incompatible, but it's certain if you want to display them you'll have to sacrifice some protective measures. Light, obviously, but you can at least make sure it's not sunlight. Also, you're likely to display them in a standing upright position, which as I said can cause a settling problem. Your best bet is probably to build cases (glass, plexiglass?) which encase the boxes tightly, but how to do that is a question probably better suited for [Home Improvement](http://diy.stackexchange.com/). Or transparent wrapping foil, maybe?" CreationDate="2012-08-29T06:13:46.027" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2153" PostId="1524" Score="0" Text="Yeah I was wondering if something along the lines of a deep picture frame would be doable" CreationDate="2012-08-29T08:03:45.397" UserDisplayName="user899" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2154" PostId="1531" Score="1" Text="Nice video! It looks like it's REALLY SLOW." CreationDate="2012-08-29T16:11:56.250" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2155" PostId="921" Score="2" Text="no. they will not. only megablocks may." CreationDate="2012-08-29T22:29:11.700" UserId="1023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2156" PostId="1537" Score="1" Text="Not putting anything heavy on the boxes seems a very valid point. I'm a bit curious about your statement that LEGO boxes are meant to be stacked. As far as I know, LEGO boxes are actually seldom stacked; rather, they are bundled together in bigger boxes which are themselves stacked, so the boxes themselves don't have to support a lot of weight. Is this something you read somewhere? If so, a reference would be neat." CreationDate="2012-08-30T09:55:59.860" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2157" PostId="1537" Score="0" Text="I meant that they were meant to be stacked on each other. LEGO box on another LEGO box will not cause damage." CreationDate="2012-08-30T18:45:08.770" UserId="1023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2158" PostId="1534" Score="5" Text="Related useless factoid: the racks on the [DUPLO](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6392?img=32857) [bridges](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6393?img=32858) are compatible with standard Technic gears." CreationDate="2012-08-31T06:28:12.960" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2159" PostId="1391" Score="1" Text="Yet another not-quite-what-you-asked-for solution: make a NXT robot that will push buttons on the RCX. Or, better, on the RCX remote if you have one. Bonus points if your NXT robot resembles a hand." CreationDate="2012-09-07T06:49:19.153" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2161" PostId="1548" Score="2" Text="You can vary the speed if you use an old 9V transformer, or the PF battery (with yet another adapter cable)." CreationDate="2012-09-10T04:27:53.453" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2162" PostId="1545" Score="1" Text="Which size are you aiming at?" CreationDate="2012-09-10T09:30:28.473" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2163" PostId="1545" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc - I'd assume Heroica/Microfig scale." CreationDate="2012-09-10T09:50:49.117" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2164" PostId="636" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc: That's the spirit. Great idea for building fences in this answer. Using finished molded fence bricks takes the fun out of it. You could of course use a 1x1 without stud on the first one, and just have the last 3 part bit standing loose (don't breathe...)" CreationDate="2012-09-11T11:33:12.580" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2165" PostId="1550" Score="0" Text="I'll have to take a look inside my Troopers..." CreationDate="2012-09-11T12:01:26.233" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2166" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="Where does the adapter cable come from for using RCX motors with the NXT brick?" CreationDate="2012-09-13T21:35:31.897" UserDisplayName="user1045" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2167" PostId="448" Score="0" Text="@JamesLauer - They were previously [sold by LEGO themselves](http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/products/8528.aspx#8528). You may have better luck on [BrickLink](http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?q=8528) or [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Converter-Cables-LEGO-Mindstorms-NXT/dp/B003BCD3BM)." CreationDate="2012-09-13T23:05:04.717" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2171" PostId="1511" Score="2" Text="Are you talking about brick-built monorails, or the official LEGO monorail?" CreationDate="2012-09-18T22:00:08.577" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2172" PostId="1511" Score="0" Text="I'm asking about LEGO element monorails :)" CreationDate="2012-09-18T22:25:23.307" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2173" PostId="1511" Score="0" Text="As far as the official LEGO monorails go, I don't think I've ever worried about replacing the tires because of wear.  The load on the tires is really low (LEGO bricks don't weigh that much, after all).  The bigger problem is age.  LEGO's rubber doesn't age that well (I find), so depending on how you care for them, you may have to replace them once every few years.  Other people may have different experiences." CreationDate="2012-09-18T22:31:09.593" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2175" PostId="1511" Score="0" Text="@Nick2253 That sounds like the makings of an answer. I'm planning on asking this question at the Brickcon convention next month. The monorail guys put a lot of miles on their models." CreationDate="2012-09-18T22:36:40.450" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2177" PostId="1428" Score="0" Text="Are you in close proximity to a wireless device (2.4 GHz)?  Both bluetooth and wifi use the same frequency spectrum, so a conflict between the two may be a reason why you're having connectivity difficulties." CreationDate="2012-09-19T22:47:08.213" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2179" PostId="1557" Score="5" Text="Rather similar to our first ever question: [How do I change the color of a brick](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1/56)" CreationDate="2012-09-24T20:06:24.063" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2182" PostId="1560" Score="0" Text="Do you mean [this](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32064) part? I could imagine that would work. If you don't have enough you could just place one at each end and at regular intervals along the way." CreationDate="2012-09-29T13:51:43.283" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2183" PostId="571" Score="0" Text="Hi I have just been going through my Lego and sorting brick. I have been working on 10179 and found that I was missing the above piece as well. I went onto Lego to order replacement parts and it does not appear on the listing." CreationDate="2012-08-17T12:52:58.410" UserDisplayName="user995" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2184" PostId="637" Score="0" Text="I'm using the LEGO WEDO HUB with pure JAVA controlling the USB (Linux, Mac, Win), if someone is interested please write back" CreationDate="2012-09-22T15:05:15.373" UserId="1057" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2185" PostId="637" Score="0" Text="Yes please.  A link to sources would also be useful..." CreationDate="2012-09-24T15:54:48.757" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2186" PostId="1560" Score="0" Text="Yes, that's exactly what I meant. I didn't have a computer with me at [Skaerbaek](http://www.fanweekend.dk/) I didn't bother adding an image or link - that's fixed now." CreationDate="2012-10-02T14:29:28.720" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2187" PostId="1559" Score="0" Text="As a side note, I'm not sure these axles were ever intended as real Technic parts and I'm fairly confident they won't handle a lot of torque (considering even shorter axles can easily twist when using a PF XL motor)." CreationDate="2012-10-02T14:31:08.423" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2188" PostId="1559" Score="1" Text="There's still value in getting them straight, even if it's just for the visual aspect.  I might also try using them in a high-speed-low-torque application, or maybe put a bunch of worm gears on them to create a leadscrew or something." CreationDate="2012-10-02T17:57:55.863" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2189" PostId="678" Score="1" Text="@HaydenStudios As Joubarc said, I would swap the two steps around, especially if your answer is to be valuable for future visitors to this question." CreationDate="2012-10-03T17:05:25.390" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2190" PostId="1566" Score="1" Text="Perhaps I phrased my question a little off. I want to know if there's any LEGO like bricks that's _not_ compatible with LEGO." CreationDate="2012-10-04T00:26:50.193" UserId="1072" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2191" PostId="1566" Score="2" Text="Both questions have merit, so you may want to edit your original question to ask for both." CreationDate="2012-10-04T04:43:58.243" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2192" PostId="679" Score="2" Text="If you're into robotics, why not join the [Robotics Proposal](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/40020/robotics)?" CreationDate="2012-10-06T20:17:45.283" UserId="1075" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2193" PostId="362" Score="1" Text="If you're into robotics, why not join the [Robotics Proposal](http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/40020/robotics)?" CreationDate="2012-10-06T20:19:21.163" UserId="1075" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2195" PostId="1569" Score="1" Text="At first I thought you were speaking of the electr(on)ic part of things, but now I think you may rather be after the physical assembly to LEGO parts - right?" CreationDate="2012-10-07T14:58:31.417" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2196" PostId="1569" Score="2" Text="@Joubarc Yes I'm talking about the physically attaching servos and LEGO bricks together. I'll clarify and add a image to help." CreationDate="2012-10-07T15:34:40.980" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2197" PostId="501" Score="3" Text="I've done this a dozen times the last fortnight, works well. Don't put in tumble dryer after though, as the paint scratches onto other bricks and ruins them. Airing cupboard overnight works well." CreationDate="2012-10-07T16:40:08.950" UserId="1077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2199" PostId="1572" Score="1" Text="But you were asking about real monorail parts originally, right? That said, GBC modules which use fast-spinning wheels &amp; tires to propel balls are also subject to tyre disintegration, very similar to what your pictures show." CreationDate="2012-10-08T11:21:21.050" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2200" PostId="339" Score="0" Text="On very large structures, too much pins might make it harder to assemble - so don't put too many of them. You can also use technic axles for a less tight connection. This is especially important if the display tables you have to put your models on are not properly aligned. Sometimes, you can use no connection altogether and just lay your modules next to one another. You'll see small gaps, but it makes the job of assembling/disassembling way easier." CreationDate="2012-10-08T11:24:33.047" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2201" PostId="1572" Score="0" Text="Actually, I was asking about rubber wheeled LEGO monorails in general." CreationDate="2012-10-08T15:18:07.250" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2203" PostId="1573" Score="1" Text="I think this would be better posted as its own question, rather than as an answer here..." CreationDate="2012-10-09T21:56:38.520" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2204" PostId="1575" Score="2" Text="See also: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/287/132" CreationDate="2012-10-13T14:08:15.033" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2206" PostId="1578" Score="2" Text="Similar to [How should I go about selling $3k worth of unsorted LEGO sets?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1160/789)" CreationDate="2012-10-14T15:33:49.330" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2207" PostId="1149" Score="0" Text="It's already here, see the answer about Horizon Express ^^" CreationDate="2012-10-15T08:52:49.110" UserId="935" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2208" PostId="1576" Score="4" Text="Technically the NBA ones were licensed ;)" CreationDate="2012-10-15T11:09:25.427" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2209" PostId="1576" Score="5" Text="Color me wrong on that one" CreationDate="2012-10-15T11:51:38.480" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2210" PostId="456" Score="0" Text="I think saying &quot;there is not going to be a NXT 3.0&quot; is quite speculative, even if your reasoning makes a lot of sense and I admit I would tend to agree to it. That said, even if there was a NXT 3.0 coming, no-one at this point would know when and what, so waiting for it is indeed pointless." CreationDate="2012-10-16T14:48:54.460" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2211" PostId="1586" Score="5" Text="If the question is 'How would you measure this?', you would probably be able to get some help from [Physics.SE](http://physics.stackexchange.com/). I would assume you would need a fairly sensitive light sensor to detect the differences in reflected light." CreationDate="2012-10-16T15:56:01.047" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2212" PostId="1588" Score="2" Text="I can tell you a 2X4 Duplo Brick generated in MLCad is 63.5mm x 31.7mm x 23.4mm. I'm not sure about the space between studs and additional tube walls." CreationDate="2012-10-16T16:20:31.993" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2213" PostId="1588" Score="0" Text="If a lego brick has 11.2mm height incl. knob - how come duplo is not 22.4mm? Looks like the dimension without additional space is 64mm x 32mm x 24mm." CreationDate="2012-10-16T17:31:15.907" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2214" PostId="1588" Score="0" Text="Theoretically you could figure all of it by reading [the corresponding LDraw file](http://www.ldraw.org/library/official/parts/3011.dat) but that's not going to be easy, as you'll also need to fetch subfiles and so forth. I'll try to contact the part author, that may be faster." CreationDate="2012-10-16T18:53:36.327" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2215" PostId="1588" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: thanks. I have not managed to used LDraw (with LDCat) on Linux yet. The LDraw download website seems to be broken or outdated." CreationDate="2012-10-17T09:12:02.637" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2216" PostId="1589" Score="0" Text="Are you going to build [something like this](http://blog.makezine.com/2008/09/21/lego-aircraft-carrier/)?" CreationDate="2012-10-17T09:28:24.223" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2217" PostId="1594" Score="0" Text="You mean this one: [What is the bley (blay) color](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/238/56)?" CreationDate="2012-10-17T10:39:52.217" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2218" PostId="1593" Score="4" Text="This was covered in [What is the bley (blay) colour](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/238/56)" CreationDate="2012-10-17T10:40:43.403" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2219" PostId="1589" Score="0" Text="Holy smokes! I've got a Lego pirate ship (it's my brother's actually). It's the Black Sea Barracuda." CreationDate="2012-10-17T13:52:09.310" UserId="951" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2220" PostId="1594" Score="0" Text="Yeah, that's the one, I knew it existed" CreationDate="2012-10-17T14:42:47.903" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2222" PostId="1028" Score="1" Text="can we connect nxt 1 with nxt 2?" CreationDate="2012-10-17T11:26:36.403" UserDisplayName="user1100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2223" PostId="1595" Score="4" Text="I'm not so sure if it's as easy as 'cleaning' the windshield. A scratch leaves a lasting physical mark on the brick." CreationDate="2012-10-17T15:46:23.820" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2224" PostId="456" Score="0" Text="@HaydenStudios - Well I was at a toy store just now, and the guy said mindstorms 3.0 will be out next year (2013). So ahm, why would you say there is not going to be an NXT 3.0 ? You might argue that you didn't know this in Nov 2011, but then you probably never had any idea about the future of this system, and maybe you shouldn't make such strong claims without backing it up with evidence / references." CreationDate="2012-10-17T03:10:43.000" UserDisplayName="user1097" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2225" PostId="456" Score="0" Text="I've update the question's title to state that this question was asked on November 2011 to avoid any other confusion. I think @HaydenStudios's answer is not wrong, as that's relevant as of the date that this question was asked." CreationDate="2012-10-17T14:44:23.993" UserId="18" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2227" PostId="1481" Score="1" Text="I contacted LEGO customer service and got this reply: &quot;We wish we could provide pictures of your older LEGO® train set but unfortunately, they aren't available through us. There is hope though, Peeron.com is website run by a group of LEGO fans that contains information on LEGO sets, replacement parts, building instructions and more. It’s not affiliated with the LEGO Group but we know from other fans that it has a good collection of older building instructions to download, discontinued pieces to purchase, and great set information.&quot;. Of course I had already checked Peeron." CreationDate="2012-10-17T23:17:35.340" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2229" PostId="1602" Score="0" Text="In addition of odd-looking pieces, you may want to have a look at the minifigs, too. Some of them are unique to some sets, which should help a lot, but trying to identify them might be a pain." CreationDate="2012-10-18T04:04:25.733" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2230" PostId="1604" Score="0" Text="Interesting, but these are about former 9V connectors, not PF ones" CreationDate="2012-10-18T19:14:32.403" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2231" PostId="1604" Score="0" Text="Oh, I was not sure so I asked [how both connectors differ](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1605/1090)." CreationDate="2012-10-18T20:18:58.987" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2232" PostId="1608" Score="1" Text="Do you refer to the lamp including a light emitter (LEGO light brick) or just the stand? For furniture you may better ask another question." CreationDate="2012-10-19T18:54:58.827" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2233" PostId="1605" Score="0" Text="You'll have to check the voltages and the power interconnects for each system, but if you look at the Wikipedia articles, it appears that Lego has standardized on the Power Functions system for all its new products (2009 and later).  See http://powerfunctions.lego.com/en-us/ElementSpecs/Default.aspx" CreationDate="2012-10-19T20:28:32.613" UserId="276" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2234" PostId="1614" Score="0" Text="IS it good enough to make money from? Would you charge people to watch or just have ads? Take a look at [Battle of the Brick](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFB60NnsGrI)." CreationDate="2012-10-22T09:54:55.087" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2236" PostId="1621" Score="0" Text="Great link! Luckily the older motor isn't the REALLY OLD 9V Train version (seems to be a weaker RC Train version that was sold with only one set according to brinklink). All I know is this is very confusing. Even the new train motors are 9 volts, right?" CreationDate="2012-10-22T16:19:59.400" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2237" PostId="1621" Score="1" Text="Yes, the LEGO company has been using 9V for a while now. The RC motor came with two train sets in 2006: [7897](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=7897-1) and [7898](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=7898-1), but that system was a transition between the old 9V-through-track trains and the new PF ones, the only thing they kept were the plastic-only rails. Note that due to the Technic nature of wheels, you can also use other Technic motors - such as they did for the Emerald Night." CreationDate="2012-10-22T18:47:44.680" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2238" PostId="1624" Score="3" Text="Do you mean, parts that fall on the floor, or more likely, parts that fall into your creation and you can't reach?" CreationDate="2012-10-23T11:44:52.280" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2239" PostId="1621" Score="0" Text="Oh, so to power the Emerald Night you didn't use a regular train motor? Interesting." CreationDate="2012-10-23T16:32:07.617" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2240" PostId="1624" Score="2" Text="Parts that fall into the creation itself. My Lego Churches are very tall and are often taller than my arm or hand is long. So it's not easy to reach in to get a stray part. Worse if I happen to have a need for that part." CreationDate="2012-10-23T20:18:45.630" UserId="733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2241" PostId="1621" Score="3" Text="Indeed the official way (as in, there are instructions for how to do so) is with a PF XL motor which is lodged in the cabin and powers one set of the big wheels. I suppose how the wheels are arranged would make it difficult to use a regular motor (and I don't think the PF one existed at that time). That said, you could also modify the tender to put a regular motor or two in it, but then you have to push the locomotive itself and it's prone to derailing if the wheels aren't rearranged seriously." CreationDate="2012-10-24T07:51:33.520" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2242" PostId="1624" Score="0" Text="Yeah, that's what I thought, and shaking the church upside-down is probably not an option either :-)" CreationDate="2012-10-24T07:52:36.733" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2243" PostId="1581" Score="0" Text="That's what I ended up doing using 4 wires in a CAT 5 cable. Thanks for the advice!" CreationDate="2012-10-24T14:40:54.013" UserId="80" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2244" PostId="1606" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much! I didn't realize the &quot;still in production&quot; part, appreciate the link." CreationDate="2012-10-24T17:55:03.267" UserId="1095" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2245" PostId="1628" Score="1" Text="I think only you can answer your second question, since you're the one building it." CreationDate="2012-10-25T19:53:39.520" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2246" PostId="1594" Score="0" Text="You forgot to close it :)" CreationDate="2012-10-25T19:55:01.360" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2247" PostId="1629" Score="0" Text="Thank you very very very very much for your answer. It is very useful as the starting point to go." CreationDate="2012-10-27T13:33:34.710" UserId="1116" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2248" PostId="1623" Score="5" Text="I really, really would not recommend building something which involves cutting LEGO as the first step..." CreationDate="2012-10-27T13:56:51.833" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2249" PostId="1631" Score="1" Text="The socket could power lights, indeed, but as far as I can remember the official way to power lights was through the extension port of the transformer (as seen in the [instruction manual for set 7867](http://www.peeron.com/scans/7867-1/4)). My question is not really what one can do with the socket, but why did LEGO put it in there in the first place since there seemed to be no official use for it (unless someone can point to a link showing otherwise), and considering it was capped as to say &quot;don't use this, folks&quot;." CreationDate="2012-10-29T10:42:26.617" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2250" PostId="1631" Score="0" Text="It was capped because it's AC and putting your trains on it would backfire.  I found the set I have, there where 4, not 2 : http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7867" CreationDate="2012-10-29T10:43:44.837" UserId="1122" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2251" PostId="1631" Score="0" Text="But I see your point, indeed the manual doesn't tell you to use it in the front but on the side, I do remember my dad (the engineer) telling me it was ok to use on the lights, knowing the plug wouldn't survive my curious hands :)" CreationDate="2012-10-29T10:45:50.000" UserId="1122" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2252" PostId="1631" Score="1" Text="Unless your dad worked for LEGO, he doesn't count as official :-)" CreationDate="2012-10-29T10:49:50.463" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2254" PostId="1631" Score="0" Text="Cheers!  Didn't know this gem existed in the SE family till today.  Wish I had more time to play with my mindstorms sets." CreationDate="2012-10-29T11:00:19.083" UserId="1122" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2255" PostId="9" Score="0" Text="Seems to be US only" CreationDate="2012-10-30T14:29:12.430" UserId="217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2256" PostId="1633" Score="1" Text="I would say that vintage has a slightly wider meaning that just relating to wine: &quot;a period in which something was made or was begun&quot; is another definition, and fits better with the use of &quot;Vintage Clothing&quot; &quot;Vintage LEGO&quot;, etc." CreationDate="2012-10-30T15:45:05.670" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2257" PostId="1633" Score="3" Text="I've never heard anyone call the recent winter sets as &quot;classic&quot;" CreationDate="2012-10-30T17:46:42.410" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2259" PostId="1636" Score="1" Text="See this question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/214/how-are-lego-bricks-categorized" CreationDate="2012-10-31T16:42:48.427" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2260" PostId="1636" Score="2" Text="@pcantin I agree, this questions title is very similar but Jakob seems to be asking about the specific parts of a standard brick and not the names of individual bricks." CreationDate="2012-10-31T22:35:27.307" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2261" PostId="1616" Score="0" Text="The brain holding an image? Not sure I agree with the first sentence - how we experience motion differs a lot from individual to individual and where in our view stuff is actually moving. People in high-speed situations can often tell the difference up to and beyond 100 FPS... not that 100 FPS is a good target for stop-motion though - 15 FPS seems to be the norm." CreationDate="2012-11-01T13:22:00.877" UserId="935" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2263" PostId="1568" Score="3" Text="Isn't that... *cheating*?" CreationDate="2012-11-02T19:26:45.270" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2264" PostId="1317" Score="1" Text="Having recently done Robie House, I must discourage anyone from trying it as their first set. It is very impressive when finished but the majority of building it, using hundreds of red 2x1 plates, is incredibly _boring_ and hard on fingers. The modular buildings are likely better to start with. (I wouldn't call the Architecture line &quot;challenging&quot;, but they do tend to show off non-trivial techniques using only simple bricks. Fallingwater, for example, disassembles to show the various layers; even a simple one like the Empire State Building shows off half-stud offsets for its shape.)" CreationDate="2012-11-02T21:17:34.043" UserDisplayName="user23" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2265" PostId="1595" Score="0" Text="You can carefully use a lighter to gently melt the plastic, but I would only use this as a last resort." CreationDate="2012-11-02T22:49:35.310" UserId="1131" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2267" PostId="1644" Score="1" Text="How much power has the motor been programmed to run at?" CreationDate="2012-11-03T17:46:16.227" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2268" PostId="1644" Score="0" Text="Programmed for 100% in all blocks." CreationDate="2012-11-03T18:13:37.433" UserId="396" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2270" PostId="1638" Score="0" Text="Hi, and welcome to LEGO Answers :) Are you running a [64bit version of Windows 7?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1526/56)" CreationDate="2012-11-04T22:49:29.363" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2272" PostId="1642" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I also read &quot;nibbles&quot; and &quot;knobs&quot; but &quot;studs&quot; seems more common. By the way the studs go *between* a tube and a wall (or this little additional wall thing for new bricks). I extended my question for more features." CreationDate="2012-11-05T08:47:22.233" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2273" PostId="183" Score="0" Text="This is what my brother and I did as children" CreationDate="2012-11-05T16:13:14.953" UserDisplayName="user899" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2274" PostId="1648" Score="0" Text="Ok, **stud** (or **knob**), **tube**, **pin** and  **wall** should name the basic features of a simple brick. The little support walls at the bottom could be called **splines**." CreationDate="2012-11-06T08:11:27.153" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2276" PostId="1350" Score="0" Text="See also this question for naming other features of a brick: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1636/is-there-an-official-lego-terminology-for-the-features-of-basic-pieces" CreationDate="2012-11-06T08:13:34.747" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2277" PostId="1595" Score="0" Text="Never tried this on LEGO, but I used to build plastic model kits and you can get a purpose made kit of micro mesh pads which you can use to essentially gently sand the scratches off. This works very well on see through plastic windows, but I'm not sure what would happen if your window was tinted." CreationDate="2012-11-02T12:15:51.477" UserDisplayName="user1129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2279" PostId="1595" Score="0" Text="peanut butter and toothpaste. rub them onto the windshield, and then wipe of and wash with water and soap. (the soap doesnt really matter, it will just get the smell off) that solution works for most scratches, i think it works for plastic. ;)" CreationDate="2012-11-02T18:31:07.563" UserId="1023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2280" PostId="1651" Score="2" Text="While we prefer tested solutions, a brief Google does show that Novus could be a good fit for the polycarbonate plastic that is used in transparent elements :)" CreationDate="2012-11-06T17:52:29.267" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2281" PostId="1650" Score="1" Text="To add to this answer, I would also suggest looking at [The Free Universal Construction Set](http://fffff.at/free-universal-construction-kit/). While they don't provide anything for integrating legos and servos specifically, there's a lot of examples of how to integrate Legos with non Legos components (some of which might make integrating a servo easier.)" CreationDate="2012-11-06T19:06:40.137" UserId="396" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2285" PostId="467" Score="1" Text="See pages 11-12 of Jamie's presentation in Kramii's answer - you'll see that 1 stud in 1 Technic hole is OK, provided a few other rules are respected; more studs isn't as it would be too hard for children to pry apart." CreationDate="2012-11-08T09:12:01.447" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2286" PostId="1655" Score="0" Text="nice search idea" CreationDate="2012-11-08T09:18:02.500" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2287" PostId="1656" Score="1" Text="I doubt that, and to be honest I'm not sure it has any interest - the NXT firmware is tailor-made for the NXT, and there are enough people replacing it with something else to show that they don't even consider it very good to start with - so why would anyone to port it to something else is a mistery to me." CreationDate="2012-11-08T12:41:41.220" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2288" PostId="1656" Score="1" Text="There is a huge community built around the NXT-programming software. Now imagine if I could code for the NXT using any of the many (robotics oriented) programming tools for the NXT then upload it to cheaper and more extensible hardware? Wouldn't that be a great idea?" CreationDate="2012-11-08T17:04:39.580" UserId="1139" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2289" PostId="1657" Score="0" Text="But in none of these cases has anyone made an Arduino/Pi firmware which would be compatible with the one on the NXT, right?" CreationDate="2012-11-09T07:46:54.807" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2290" PostId="1656" Score="0" Text="The huge community may not be as huge as the programming communities for Arduino/Pi/etc. That said, most of the NXT programming community uses other firmwares to start with. I'll grant you that the idea is intruiging, but I honestly doubt anyone has considered going in that direction yet (feel free to do so, I'm curious ;-)" CreationDate="2012-11-09T07:48:41.310" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2291" PostId="1657" Score="2" Text="Exactly right. There is no LEGO NXT firmware that works on other devices than the original LEGO NXT brick. Since @frazras was also interested in accessing the wealth of hardware available in the generic electronic community,  I've added a couple of alternatives." CreationDate="2012-11-09T12:28:11.800" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2292" PostId="1649" Score="0" Text="Where has it been verified?" CreationDate="2012-11-11T14:27:15.997" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2293" PostId="1649" Score="0" Text="Don't know. There's a photo(shopped) 3.0 box floating around (identical to the 2.0 cover with the exception of the gold version number), above the comment &quot;The truth is – We have not heard anything from LEGO. LEGO typically announces new product releases to distributors and re-sellers months in advance.&quot;, and there's nothing on the LEGO press site yet..." CreationDate="2012-11-12T17:43:39.180" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2294" PostId="1659" Score="1" Text="Not directly or even officially. See [How can I wirelessly connect connect the NXT and an iOS device](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/652/56) for more details." CreationDate="2012-11-14T01:02:39.580" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2295" PostId="1660" Score="1" Text="Cheers for letting us know :)" CreationDate="2012-11-14T17:11:55.507" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2296" PostId="681" Score="0" Text="[Not eXactly C](http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc) is a good language to learn when transitioning from LEGO's NXT-G to text-based programming." CreationDate="2012-11-14T21:30:00.143" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2297" PostId="1652" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the pics. I bet you've gained a ton of build time by reducing your sort time. I like the size of the footprint of your device as well . It's much smaller than the behemoth I have in mind." CreationDate="2012-11-15T00:18:55.093" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2298" PostId="44" Score="6" Text="The model shops refer to this brick as a &quot;washing machine&quot; brick :-)" CreationDate="2012-11-16T06:01:34.863" UserId="870" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2299" PostId="1663" Score="1" Text="Nice catch, where did you find that?" CreationDate="2012-11-16T08:06:01.660" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2301" PostId="1543" Score="0" Text="On a business level, my observation is that if something is critical to a business then it's difficult to create a sufficiently explicit and flexible outsourcing contract that also makes it cheaper than doing it in-house.  If LEGO needs mold X rebuilt urgently, would their contract allow for that?  In house they could just ask the employees to work overtime, and failing that get management to do it." CreationDate="2012-11-17T04:33:32.710" UserId="1136" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2302" PostId="573" Score="0" Text="The biggest issue with lego pneumatics is the hoses. They tend to fly off before anything else does. I got a new pneumatics set a few days ago and i can get my whole system to 97PSI before the pipes pop." CreationDate="2012-11-16T22:24:21.463" UserDisplayName="user1159" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2303" PostId="1659" Score="2" Text="Well if you had another computer you could connect it by using a desktop app like LogMeIn or Onlive Desktop , otherwise there are official way to program nxt app on iPad :(" CreationDate="2012-11-16T03:59:33.083" UserDisplayName="user1158" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2305" PostId="1634" Score="4" Text="As for the definition of vintage. I tend to think of early sets like the original [town plan](http://i.imgur.com/6phru.jpg) with more realistic trees, vehicles that you couldn't put together or take apart and buildings made out of standard white and red bricks." CreationDate="2012-11-18T18:11:38.353" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2306" PostId="1638" Score="1" Text="hi. no, I'm running 32bit version. sorry for the late reply" CreationDate="2012-11-19T05:28:26.947" UserId="1128" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2307" PostId="1672" Score="0" Text="I agree with 'build' and 'building' has a general term.  That's what I use even when I'm building an actual Set." CreationDate="2012-11-20T00:15:09.820" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2308" PostId="1672" Score="1" Text="So I guess if there is no official term, than whatever is the most commonly used terminology would be the answer which seems to be just 'build'.  It makes sense, but I'll let this one sit just a little in case something else comes up." CreationDate="2012-11-20T01:46:38.333" UserId="1145" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2309" PostId="1671" Score="5" Text="I would tend to understand &quot;official&quot; as &quot;given by LEGO itself&quot; - which isn't even the case for &quot;MOC&quot;." CreationDate="2012-11-20T07:50:33.433" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2311" PostId="1676" Score="5" Text="You should check this question http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1486/is-it-possible-to-obtain-a-replacement-part-for-a-collectible-minifigure" CreationDate="2012-11-21T22:50:39.187" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2312" PostId="1677" Score="1" Text="Contacting the customer service is always the proper way to go in case of incomplete sets. You could also try directly from where you bought the box." CreationDate="2012-11-23T09:48:54.040" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2313" PostId="1676" Score="1" Text="Just wondering, was there any indication that the box had been previously opened?" CreationDate="2012-11-23T09:50:48.143" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2314" PostId="1682" Score="0" Text="These videos are definitely worth viewing." CreationDate="2012-11-26T08:10:07.990" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2315" PostId="1687" Score="0" Text="10219 is from pierre Normandin" CreationDate="2012-11-26T08:26:50.657" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2316" PostId="1682" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc - I think you meant to comment on Kramii's post ;)" CreationDate="2012-11-26T09:32:04.677" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2317" PostId="1682" Score="0" Text="Well, you talked about them too, didn't you?" CreationDate="2012-11-26T09:34:20.303" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2318" PostId="1682" Score="0" Text="Oh, yes, I suppose I did - I just didn't post any links, and forgot I'd mentioned them ;)" CreationDate="2012-11-26T09:35:31.057" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2319" PostId="451" Score="0" Text="As of November 2012, the rumour of a NXT 3.0 is getting so thick that it's not going to be a rumour for much longer, so yes, you may as well wait." CreationDate="2012-11-26T09:51:41.660" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2320" PostId="1687" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: You're quite right of course. Thanks for picking this up." CreationDate="2012-11-26T12:04:11.347" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2322" PostId="451" Score="0" Text="Well, the question as it **is** too localized (specific moment in time), and I don't think you'll get more meaningful answers anyway. When the NXT 3.0 eventually comes out, the question as it is written will be moot; it would need to be rephrased (by asking to compare both versions maybe) but it'll probably easier to just ask another question." CreationDate="2012-11-26T13:59:21.863" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2323" PostId="1683" Score="2" Text="Saying that the future version will be compatible is highly speculative (as is calling it NXT 3.0). For example, while there is some compatibility between Mindstorms RIS and Mindstorms NXT, they are quite different systems. While stepping from NXT 1.0 to NXT 2.0 was basically a refresh (using the same central brick), there is no saying at this time that it will be the case for NXT 3.0, and since the central unit will be different, all bets are off. There's not even any certainty they'll use the same cables (although that would seem a reasonable thing to do)" CreationDate="2012-11-26T14:03:14.287" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2324" PostId="1679" Score="3" Text="Thank you, it's good to know HiTechnic is certified by LEGO. Are they the only third party company certified by LEGO, or is it standardized that if you make NXT compatible parts you have to be certified by LEGO?" CreationDate="2012-11-27T22:48:24.113" UserId="1145" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2325" PostId="1679" Score="1" Text="@LynneaTaylor As far as I'm aware HiTechnic is the only certified manufacturer for Lego NXT Sensor products." CreationDate="2012-11-28T16:56:27.153" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2326" PostId="1586" Score="1" Text="Do you want an homemade method for doing this at home?" CreationDate="2012-11-29T03:18:35.990" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2327" PostId="1241" Score="0" Text="The MakerBot Replicator 2 produces surfaces with 100 micron precision according to MakerBots website." CreationDate="2012-11-28T23:21:49.347" UserDisplayName="user1174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2328" PostId="1692" Score="0" Text="Are you using a fresh, non-rechargeable battery? It could be that the monorail doesn't have enough forward momentum to push the button all the way." CreationDate="2012-11-29T08:15:28.130" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2329" PostId="1693" Score="2" Text="Depending on the contest, non-LEGO material might be explicitly excluded - unless you hide it in your pocket or something." CreationDate="2012-11-29T08:19:21.747" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2330" PostId="1692" Score="1" Text="I am using a fresh battery. I've also tried powering the motor with a 9v train controller, and the behavior is the same." CreationDate="2012-11-29T11:32:29.240" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2331" PostId="1693" Score="0" Text="Assuming of course that it is an accepted countermeasure in that competition. :)" CreationDate="2012-11-29T12:25:51.180" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2332" PostId="1692" Score="0" Text="Using a 9V train controller is a better idea than a fresh battery, so we can probably rule out the motor not getting enough power. However, it could still be weak on its own, but it's also true these monorails never went really fast to start with. A mechanical issue maybe? Is it hard too push the motor switch manually? If it hasn't been used much, maybe it needs some wear &amp; tear." CreationDate="2012-11-29T15:24:14.173" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2333" PostId="1692" Score="0" Text="Also, does the problem happen on both sides? If you turn the motor around, I mean? I know these are fairly straightforward questions, but I can't think of anything else at the moment (hey, at least I'm not asking if you [turned the switch correctly](http://www.peeron.com/scans/6990-1/29))" CreationDate="2012-11-29T15:31:01.360" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2334" PostId="1692" Score="0" Text="That's a good point. I updated my question to include this information." CreationDate="2012-11-29T15:47:12.163" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2335" PostId="1694" Score="0" Text="I would tend to agree with all of this, and we've established that non-hollow tubes still exist as of today for various manufacturing reasons - but we still don't know when they started using hollow ones, which was the original question." CreationDate="2012-11-30T07:51:26.260" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2336" PostId="1696" Score="1" Text="how much degrees should the axle turn back at least and how long should this status last? is a simple &quot;tap&quot; (just a few degrees lasting ~0.1 seconds) enogh to unblock?" CreationDate="2012-11-30T13:20:56.450" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2337" PostId="1695" Score="2" Text="I really like this kind of brain teaser" CreationDate="2012-11-30T13:46:04.220" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2338" PostId="1674" Score="1" Text="Those wall-mounted plastic bins in the second example are actually used in professional [LEGO model workshops](http://www.flickr.com/photos/rabidnovaracer/3733471573/in/faves-ambo100/). They're hard wearing and very easy to use but they can also be very pricey!" CreationDate="2012-11-30T15:40:32.533" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2339" PostId="1697" Score="0" Text="Very valid points in favor of antistuds, I can't believe I completely forgot about tiles and other smooth or partially smooth parts" CreationDate="2012-11-30T18:07:44.400" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2340" PostId="1696" Score="0" Text="That should be enough, since moving a few millimeters backwards should free the balls. Anyway, I guess we'll probably be able to adjust that when a solution is found, but it does need to move a few millimeters at least." CreationDate="2012-11-30T18:10:02.400" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2341" PostId="1694" Score="0" Text="I was answering question #2 (ref comments).  If we are going to have more questions like this, it would be helpful to get some current or former employees to join the group and respond.  The original question will not have a simple answer.  As a manufacturing process that would have needed to be developed, the TLG likely &quot;used&quot; solid posts long before they started shipping solid posts.  Additionally there would have been a lag between shipping and customers seeing them." CreationDate="2012-12-01T14:10:11.177" UserId="1118" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2342" PostId="1694" Score="0" Text="I believe that hollow studs likely appeared long before hollow posts and the manufacturing process development required to achieve the hollow stud, led to the further improvements required to implement the hollow post.  So what the original poster seems to really want for question #1 is a history with milestone dates for some indeterminate purpose.  I'm better with the &quot;why&quot; on this than the &quot;when&quot;." CreationDate="2012-12-01T14:13:27.010" UserId="1118" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2344" PostId="1699" Score="0" Text="From what the video shows, this is indeed exactly what I'm after. Not very compact, but one has to applaud the fact you improvised around parts you don't have." CreationDate="2012-12-02T16:38:47.013" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2345" PostId="1699" Score="1" Text="I'm toying with this and I think I'll be able to adapt it for my module - short notes on your possible improvements in the meantime: 1. is a given; 2. should work, I'm using a 8t gear on a pin with friction which works similarly; 3. or anything remotely similar tended to jam the mechanism for reasons I have no clue about. And you're very very right on the important points you mention; the gearing on the unblocker path is nothing short of crucial." CreationDate="2012-12-02T19:25:08.707" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2346" PostId="1699" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: I updated my answer - i got a Differential today so i was able to built a smaller prototype." CreationDate="2012-12-02T20:09:45.717" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2347" PostId="1699" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I'm using the same gears and I don't think it can get much more compact than that. Weirdly enough, yours turns more slowly, but I suppose there's unseen gear reduction on the motor side?" CreationDate="2012-12-03T08:04:36.897" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2348" PostId="1699" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: I'm using a Worm Screw to drive it because i wanted it to be slower so it's easier to see how it works exactly." CreationDate="2012-12-03T09:00:01.323" UserId="17" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2349" PostId="1698" Score="0" Text="The pieces you depicted have hollow studs which could also count as antistuds ;-)" CreationDate="2012-12-03T15:11:12.493" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2354" PostId="1709" Score="0" Text="I have tried all of the above, to no avail. I'm talking about a *non-commercial* barding, one that has never been in store." CreationDate="2012-12-05T17:39:11.870" UserId="1184" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2357" PostId="1710" Score="0" Text="Thanks for covering all the aspects (tracks, motors, remotes)." CreationDate="2012-12-06T08:19:33.843" UserId="920" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2358" PostId="1709" Score="0" Text="Then, to be honest, you probably can't buy it anywhere." CreationDate="2012-12-06T09:50:39.093" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2359" PostId="1709" Score="0" Text="@The Lego Company. Hear this desperate cry!" CreationDate="2012-12-06T09:52:16.520" UserId="1184" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2360" PostId="1703" Score="2" Text="It sounds like you have the wrong NXT release.  Where did you get that v2.1?  Can you give the link?" CreationDate="2012-12-07T01:44:07.840" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2362" PostId="1586" Score="0" Text="@jakob Any more info you could give us?  If you answer the questions from Ambo100 and I we could move forward with this question." CreationDate="2012-12-07T17:22:00.750" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2363" PostId="1586" Score="0" Text="I don't want to measure this but I'd like to have some numbers, charts, technical specifications etc. to know how light from specific LEDs would be changed." CreationDate="2012-12-07T20:05:53.367" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2364" PostId="1722" Score="3" Text="Thanks! That's with regard to Mindstorms and NXT. What about the train motors (http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-Power-Functions-Train-Motor-88002) connected to IR receiver and battery box? Still safe for all three elements?" CreationDate="2012-12-07T20:31:49.500" UserId="657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2365" PostId="1722" Score="3" Text="The trains motors have Nylon gears too.  I'll edit the answer." CreationDate="2012-12-07T21:45:16.777" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2366" PostId="1723" Score="2" Text="Thanks for answer. Four pieces of tape does narrow the gap about the right amount to make the monoswitch function properly. I had actually considered something like this as a solution, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't fix the wrong part. If it's really the switch on the motor that is the problem, I'd hate to narrow the gap on the monoswitch so that a good motor won't even fit through it. I'd love to hear what you would recommend as a permanent fix." CreationDate="2012-12-08T13:58:02.707" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2368" PostId="1723" Score="0" Text="I unfortunately don't have another motor to compare with. The monoswitches don't look visually worn down. I have compared the pins on my motor to pictures of others around the net, and I think they may be somewhat rounded off." CreationDate="2012-12-08T14:56:32.540" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2369" PostId="1723" Score="0" Text="Good.  How about the switch faces? Are they worn?  Is there a groove?" CreationDate="2012-12-08T15:37:03.510" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2370" PostId="1723" Score="0" Text="They don't look worn down." CreationDate="2012-12-08T15:45:56.183" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2371" PostId="1723" Score="0" Text="@jncraton There you go. Hopefully the epoxy will do the trick.  Let us know how it turns out." CreationDate="2012-12-08T19:50:05.767" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2372" PostId="1702" Score="1" Text="I'm on Mac and using Firefox, the link works for me. Does the rest of the lego site work? You might need to geta current version of flash player." CreationDate="2012-12-03T20:27:20.930" UserDisplayName="user1181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2373" PostId="1702" Score="0" Text="Hmmm.  I've tried with Safari and Firefox and get the same result.  The rest of the site seems to work.  I'm in Canada, does that make a difference?" CreationDate="2012-12-03T21:18:04.697" UserId="1178" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2374" PostId="1702" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't think so. The box doesn't say US only. It took a while to load when I tried it sat morning but now it opens fine. Are your cookies turned on? It remembers the codes I've already entered. http://starwars.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx?domainredir=lego.com" CreationDate="2012-12-03T23:08:57.550" UserDisplayName="user1181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2378" PostId="1723" Score="2" Text="I put a bit of epoxy on each end of the motor switch and filed it back down to a point. This seems to have resolved the problem. Thanks!" CreationDate="2012-12-09T21:23:08.253" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2381" PostId="1715" Score="2" Text="The question is not about the merits of playing on the floor but about what to do to pick up pieces once they're on the floor.  On the other hand, I also prefer to build on the table so I don't lose pieces." CreationDate="2012-12-10T03:19:03.930" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2382" PostId="269" Score="1" Text="Shouldn't be too hard to make an automated Mindstorms robot doing just that" CreationDate="2012-12-10T08:17:46.363" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2383" PostId="1725" Score="1" Text="There are a number of parts in the current Monster Fighters and Lord of the Rings sets that would translate very easily to a Western theme so this strikes me as a very good explanation" CreationDate="2012-12-10T16:49:07.783" UserDisplayName="user899" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2384" PostId="1725" Score="0" Text="The &quot;western&quot; theme is a licensed one, actually (Lone Ranger), so I'm too sure if my explanation holds there" CreationDate="2012-12-10T17:40:49.490" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2385" PostId="1730" Score="0" Text="Are you setup to use NQC?" CreationDate="2012-12-10T19:22:42.143" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2386" PostId="1730" Score="0" Text="no, I have to use RCX Code" CreationDate="2012-12-10T19:24:30.377" UserId="1201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2387" PostId="1730" Score="3" Text="Please state clearly what problems you have as well as what you have tried." CreationDate="2012-12-11T16:20:54.637" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2388" PostId="1730" Score="0" Text="I used: ON motor B then Set Direction Bv then Set Power B(8) and the bot is shooting but non stop. How to make it drive then shoot two times if it hits something or shoot if it sees a black spot?" CreationDate="2012-12-12T02:59:33.293" UserId="1201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2389" PostId="1713" Score="1" Text="Same on Brickset, according to which &quot;[we can all see it's an MTT](http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=4979)&quot;. I'll be honest, I don't who &quot;we&quot; is, but it sure doesn't include me either." CreationDate="2012-12-12T15:37:09.933" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2390" PostId="1717" Score="1" Text="Also see: http://robotics.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/nxt" CreationDate="2012-12-13T02:47:27.550" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2391" PostId="1733" Score="0" Text="On the Maersk front, don't forget they also released the Maersk Train the following year." CreationDate="2012-12-13T11:27:58.957" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2392" PostId="1732" Score="0" Text="This is fairly similar to [How do I know when current sets will retire](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/923/56)" CreationDate="2012-12-13T11:30:06.557" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2393" PostId="1733" Score="1" Text="Indeed - since the &quot;no more maersk blue&quot; situation had been resolved for the reissue, there was no problem any longer to do other maersk sets." CreationDate="2012-12-14T07:51:57.037" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2394" PostId="923" Score="0" Text="See also the related question: [How long are Star Wars exclusives usually in stock for?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1732/)" CreationDate="2012-12-14T07:53:09.893" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2395" PostId="1738" Score="3" Text="Welcome to the site. This answer does give a lot of information (The relatively short answer from McKay already refers to the same vehicle with more details and links).  If this is your first time on a StackExchange site I invite you to read the FAQ (link at the top right). This will show you how you can ask and answer questions." CreationDate="2012-12-15T14:51:51.720" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2396" PostId="1739" Score="4" Text="I support the idea of getting a big set first.  Personally when I got back into LEGO Technic (for the purpose of using it with MindStorms) I got the 4x4 Off Roader (#8466, 1134 pieces)" CreationDate="2012-12-15T18:13:07.630" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2398" PostId="1498" Score="1" Text="I'm in the same boat. 10.7.5, retail, file broken 1003, tried the patch, even uninstalled everything, reinstalled from ISO, and tried the driver and tried the patch. Nada. I was really hoping the answer wouldn't be NXC. I'll certainly try that, but I guess I'll call tech support Monday. Ideally I'd like to use NXT-G like everyone else. This is lame." CreationDate="2012-12-15T23:25:30.383" UserId="1214" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2400" PostId="1741" Score="1" Text="Although I would point out that dropboxes can disappear at will, so this link may not be around forever - and as this isn't coming from an official source (mentioning in a chat room that it came from LEGO tech support is not the same as getting it directly from them) - so please ensure you have up to date Anti-Virus software in place before downloading and installing any file from the internet." CreationDate="2012-12-17T10:31:44.160" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2401" PostId="1743" Score="0" Text="With the way I run my trains, there's no way I'd allow any minifig to sit on the yellow seats. Wait, yes I would :-/" CreationDate="2012-12-17T18:35:35.540" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2402" PostId="1744" Score="0" Text="&quot;PEOPLE&quot; in a 1979 brochure http://www.peeron.com/catalogs/1979/medium/12/?id=96" CreationDate="2012-12-18T14:22:40.307" UserId="1217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2403" PostId="1736" Score="0" Text="@ewelina does this help in any way?" CreationDate="2012-12-18T14:30:00.100" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2404" PostId="1750" Score="6" Text="Totally, building meta-bricks and then building the ball out of them is a sure way to introduce many weaknesses. Single layers of bricks arranged in a way as random as possible should be better." CreationDate="2012-12-20T08:25:28.673" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2405" PostId="1748" Score="3" Text="Replacing bricks by plates could also strengthen the structure" CreationDate="2012-12-20T08:26:39.857" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2406" PostId="758" Score="0" Text="I've also read of people trying to weight them (with high precision, I guess it makes sense), and someone with access to an x-ray machine used it successfully." CreationDate="2012-12-20T10:41:33.770" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2407" PostId="1748" Score="3" Text="I wish I had 500,000 bricks to test some theories" CreationDate="2012-12-20T12:43:31.943" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2408" PostId="1747" Score="3" Text="I'm sure I've read somewhere that they had to do it in one take, as it would've taken too long to re-assemble the models again!" CreationDate="2012-12-20T15:08:04.803" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2409" PostId="1143" Score="0" Text="Given that the molds get worn out and need to be replaced after so many production runs, I think you can safely assume that a part is out of production if it hasn't been used in a set for at least 10 years - maybe less.&#xA;&#xA;Lego do have an internal 'bible' of parts that designers can use, but they haven't published this." CreationDate="2012-12-20T15:17:43.377" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2410" PostId="1752" Score="0" Text="Yes, I know it's more fun to not know what it is until you open the bag but it's not always true e.g. my kid often want only a specific minifig and what if I have to open 5, 7 bags to get correct one for him :). Thanks." CreationDate="2012-12-20T15:22:41.883" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2411" PostId="1751" Score="0" Text="LEGO shops in my town can still mark which minifig in which bag of series 7. Thanks." CreationDate="2012-12-20T15:25:04.047" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2412" PostId="1749" Score="1" Text="You may find some extra info in this related question; http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/758/is-there-a-reliable-way-to-determine-what-minifigure-is-in-a-lego-minifigures-se" CreationDate="2012-12-20T15:35:20.707" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2413" PostId="1749" Score="0" Text="I was also asking a theoretical question about this subject: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1724/is-lego-testing-the-market-with-the-minifigure-series" CreationDate="2012-12-20T15:37:09.587" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2414" PostId="1752" Score="0" Text="@Tiendq Indeed, but that's the point - you have to purchase more to get the one you want - it's always been this way from sticker books, cigarette cards, whatever." CreationDate="2012-12-20T16:38:24.433" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2415" PostId="1754" Score="12" Text="+1 for 'clutch power' - hadn't realized it was a term used for more than the character" CreationDate="2012-12-21T01:33:34.753" UserId="1145" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2418" PostId="1751" Score="0" Text="True, there are still some ways to identify later series minifigs, but they may be less reliable or time-consuming. For the first two seasons it was ridiculously easy with the barcodes, especially with a smartphone." CreationDate="2012-12-21T08:16:23.117" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2419" PostId="1752" Score="0" Text="it's also sometimes more fun to do something if you've experienced difficulties or frustrations along the way. For instance if computer games were really easy to complete or win no-one would play them! :)" CreationDate="2012-12-21T11:40:01.320" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2420" PostId="1756" Score="10" Text="I have to say that, unless there was already data available, my plan was to build a robotic rig to test this." CreationDate="2012-12-21T13:54:35.360" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2421" PostId="1758" Score="0" Text="Good points but, for this one, I'm focussing on the mechanical wear instead of the ageing effects" CreationDate="2012-12-21T13:57:22.287" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2422" PostId="1760" Score="3" Text="Will all the lights be reachable by a mechanical path (i.e. through the hollow buildings) or will some lights be only reachable by a flexible wire (i.e. snaking a cable to them)?" CreationDate="2012-12-21T14:23:12.373" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2423" PostId="312" Score="1" Text="I've often wondered whether you could get a 100% Lego helicopter to fly (or at least hover). I suspect that it'd be too heavy if it needed to include the batteries (even rechargable ones), but if you powered it by a wire connected to a battery on the ground it might work...?" CreationDate="2012-12-21T11:38:25.533" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2424" PostId="1702" Score="1" Text="The Star Wars pages (and many others on the LEGO site) are very heavily Flash based, are you able to view other Flash powered sites with any of your browsers? Do you see the flash animation on [Adobe's site](http://www.adobe.com/go/gffooter_adobe_flashplayer_uk)?" CreationDate="2012-12-22T07:41:45.023" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2425" PostId="1762" Score="1" Text="What level of precision do you need?" CreationDate="2012-12-22T16:10:21.177" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2426" PostId="1763" Score="0" Text="Thanks for doing the measuring! Since I don't have an approriate tool, that's already helpfull. Actually I was hoping someone does now the exact values as they are weill known (and alredas answered in this forum)." CreationDate="2012-12-22T19:19:55.153" UserId="569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2427" PostId="1761" Score="2" Text="If this post is from an e-mail you received from LEGO please state so, I've placed the contents of the message in a quote so it doesn't appear to be attributed to you." CreationDate="2012-12-22T19:39:26.653" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2428" PostId="1746" Score="2" Text="I think I audibly gasped when I saw that.  It still makes me cringe - all that beautiful work." CreationDate="2012-12-23T01:30:41.790" UserId="1145" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2429" PostId="1756" Score="6" Text="You must start this right away and give your results!" CreationDate="2012-12-23T01:31:39.887" UserId="1145" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2430" PostId="1748" Score="2" Text="I thought they could have done it stronger if they'd had more time too.  It would be awesome if the great LEGO minds here came up with more things for the Mythbusters to test with LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2012-12-23T01:35:03.770" UserId="1145" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2431" PostId="1590" Score="3" Text="I use liquid frisket for art too.  It's an excellent suggestion since it is easy to come by and also removable." CreationDate="2012-12-23T01:39:35.347" UserId="1145" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2434" PostId="1750" Score="1" Text="absolutely right. i don't buy that experiment of theirs for 1 second." CreationDate="2012-12-26T03:07:51.443" UserId="951" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2436" PostId="1084" Score="0" Text="I tried the above but still couldn't make Bluetooth connect on a Win7-32 laptop, although the connection was working fine to a Mac (I would have stayed with the Mac but wanted to use Robot-C which is PC only). The error was -142016, I think.&#xA;I then tried a connection with the USB cable (which worked); after that the Bluetooth connection also worked. It didn't need compatibility mode settings." CreationDate="2012-12-27T18:12:17.207" UserId="1236" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2437" PostId="1690" Score="3" Text="Yeah, the problem with the filter is that it's aimed at filtering out sets that are too complicated for young kids.  So you set the filter for 14+, and it shows you all the sets that a person 14+ could build: all of them." CreationDate="2012-12-27T21:13:00.200" UserId="735" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2438" PostId="1690" Score="1" Text="Indeed, it seems to work that way, I hadn't noticed that. Makes you wonder what the point of specifying the minimum age, then." CreationDate="2012-12-28T05:10:15.377" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2439" PostId="1484" Score="4" Text="Can't believe I'm upvoting an answer with the word &quot;glue&quot; in it" CreationDate="2012-12-28T12:44:40.873" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2440" PostId="1774" Score="0" Text="That sounds reasonable. I'm just curios: Where did you find this?" CreationDate="2012-12-28T14:49:43.037" UserId="569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2441" PostId="1774" Score="2" Text="Sorry, should have included a reference:&#xA;Chapter 1 of&#xA;THE UNOFFICIAL LEGO®	TECHNIC BUILDER’S GUIDE&#xA;Paweł “Sariel” Kmiec&#xA;&#xA;This is a great technic reference and doubles as a primer on mechanical engineering. Available as a free ebook in pdf form." CreationDate="2012-12-28T15:17:05.347" UserId="1237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2442" PostId="1774" Score="1" Text="PS For fun, you can also look at CAD representations of the pieces. For example, Google Sketchup, free version. You can download technic pieces into it from the marketplace and measure in the app. Assuming you trust these to be authentic and faithful renderings. You get the same dimensions I quoted above. The stud proportions are actually quite important to keep in mind when designing models." CreationDate="2012-12-28T15:23:24.140" UserId="1237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2443" PostId="1760" Score="0" Text="Either would be ok, I think - though the cable would probably offer some more flexibility. My main concern is how to engineer the mechanism to press the switch." CreationDate="2012-12-28T15:59:32.603" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2444" PostId="1779" Score="2" Text="It's buggy software. What OS are you using? Can you post a screenshot?" CreationDate="2012-12-29T09:34:51.570" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2446" PostId="1765" Score="1" Text="+1 I was just about to edit what I thought was a typo until I looked it up. You really did mean it's a ATtiny chip. :)" CreationDate="2012-12-30T02:34:32.437" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2447" PostId="1765" Score="0" Text="In this case, an ATtiny13.  I love working with this chip.  I'm going to get some surface mounted ones to make even smaller projects." CreationDate="2012-12-30T13:16:15.000" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2448" PostId="1777" Score="8" Text="'Crawler' is a good name then... :)" CreationDate="2012-12-30T16:51:16.523" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2449" PostId="1777" Score="1" Text="I think you need to find your own solution for the two (identical) motor blocks. There should be enough space to rebuild this with an XL motor or use other gear transmission ratios." CreationDate="2012-12-30T18:51:13.160" UserId="569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2450" PostId="1777" Score="0" Text="YES! I didn't think what &quot;crawler&quot; really meant until after I had it put together . . . and, yeah, I've seen some videos where people are disappointed with the torque and the differentials. I have one XL motor and I'm about to order another!" CreationDate="2012-12-30T22:45:22.830" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2452" PostId="1785" Score="2" Text="Why oh why did Lego get rid of them!?!?  Maybe is was the un-Lego-like remote. It's funny because I remember seeing these a long time ago and when I got into Lego later I was amazed there were no real remote control cars. This is why I need to buy all the cool sets as soon as they come out! Anyway . . .  I think the PF XL motor would work well too . . . my fear is that I'll break some gears but that's the price to pay for a powerful and fast &quot;crawler&quot;." CreationDate="2012-12-31T18:13:10.580" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2453" PostId="1785" Score="1" Text="Oh, and another option is the PF XL motor with a gearbox so I can change speeds. http://sariel.pl/2011/02/2-speed-heavy-duty-linear-gearbox/" CreationDate="2012-12-31T18:45:58.093" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2454" PostId="1785" Score="0" Text="Indeed, I love that remote, I'm so glad I actually have 2 sets.  Found them on ebay at the time, pretty suspicious person selling it but hey ;-)&#xA;&#xA;Those motors are really awesome." CreationDate="2012-12-31T18:49:04.270" UserId="1122" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2455" PostId="1785" Score="1" Text="You could actually crash the car in a way big lego pieces broke in half, so it was pretty fast, we played with them at work and some couldn't handle it ;-)  There is a big diff between the mechanincal power the PF XL and the RC one, but as always: lego isn't about receiving exact answers, but about posing the questions to figure out by experiment ;-)" CreationDate="2012-12-31T18:57:08.637" UserId="1122" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2456" PostId="1628" Score="0" Text="Don't current photocopiers do that kind of job easily? If your company doesn't have one handy, you can probably ask for another company to do the job. I think it's a very interesting question, but since it appears to be for a professional environment, I have some doubts as to the feasibility of it with LEGO - at least with the reliability required." CreationDate="2013-01-01T10:21:11.607" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2460" PostId="1628" Score="0" Text="I am also with the same idea... but not with LEGO.. Did you complete the project? If we can discuss it will be good.." CreationDate="2013-01-01T17:10:04.473" UserId="1251" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2461" PostId="1791" Score="0" Text="Do you have any graphics to help understand what you're proposing?" CreationDate="2013-01-01T20:09:55.803" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2462" PostId="1791" Score="0" Text="So as I understand it, this uses the Linear Actuator - http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=61927c01 - to actually push the light button? Won't there be a problem with the travel of the actuator being much longer than the travel of the light switch button?" CreationDate="2013-01-02T11:18:49.160" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2463" PostId="1794" Score="0" Text="Hadn't thought of using the cam - an interesting idea. The motor would have to go pretty slowly (or be geared down) to be able to use it accurately. Or alternatively the servo motor might be easier." CreationDate="2013-01-02T11:20:03.990" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2464" PostId="1791" Score="3" Text="Shouldn't be a real issue if it's only the end of its travel, the rest of it can be made before hitting the switch" CreationDate="2013-01-02T12:34:13.000" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2465" PostId="1795" Score="0" Text="Related to [How many different colours of LEGO bricks are there?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/75/how-many-different-colours-of-lego-bricks-are-there), but specifically for current colors." CreationDate="2013-01-02T12:36:41.580" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2466" PostId="1797" Score="0" Text="That's not a bad idea - but I do have a stack of the push button lights, and they seem a lot brighter too." CreationDate="2013-01-02T15:18:02.340" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2467" PostId="1796" Score="0" Text="That's great, thanks. Do you know if all the Friends colours are on that chart?" CreationDate="2013-01-02T15:19:28.847" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2468" PostId="1796" Score="0" Text="Nope, and it's a good question. I found some more info, see my edited answer." CreationDate="2013-01-03T08:03:00.517" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2469" PostId="1799" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the detailed answer. It brings material to explore and ponder over before making a choice. I will take the time to explore the options. Have you noticed the headphones hat makes your avatar looks like a demon?" CreationDate="2013-01-03T09:31:03.667" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2470" PostId="1799" Score="1" Text="Now that you mention it, indeed. I guess I should take the time to make a correct avatar though before worrying about what putting an hat on does to it :-)" CreationDate="2013-01-03T13:51:12.243" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2471" PostId="1796" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that's very helpful. I'll try do a bit of my own research and come up with a more up-to-date list. I'll share the results if I do so." CreationDate="2013-01-03T14:20:48.483" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2472" PostId="1800" Score="3" Text="It's interesting to note that LEGO is going towards less types of connections; for example, shutters now using a standard clip connection." CreationDate="2013-01-04T09:27:31.847" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2473" PostId="1802" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the response, though not the complete answer I was looking for (upvoted!).  I did contact them a while ago via Twitter, as it seems the &quot;go-to&quot; avenue for many who have quality issues with items or prefer a direct customer service response.  I'll try the link and update this question when I receive a response; I am very responsive with StackExchange communique, so I won't keep this question hanging for too long." CreationDate="2013-01-04T15:16:01.190" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2474" PostId="1560" Score="1" Text="I tried this, with 32 of those bricks, and left one of most egregiously bent axles in it for about 2 weeks.  I couldn't tell that it made any difference.  I'll try the hot water approach next." CreationDate="2013-01-04T17:17:16.090" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2475" PostId="1663" Score="1" Text="While I found this photo online, I actually own one of these.  Mine is a bit nicer, not nearly as worn." CreationDate="2013-01-04T21:43:20.983" UserId="870" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2476" PostId="1802" Score="3" Text="I forgot to mention, but can also call them directly (the phone number is on the box, I believe), if you prefer that way - the response will at least be instantaneous. Again, while you can expect replacement parts very fast, whatever effect it might have on their internal production, you'll not be able to see. But a phone call might give you some insight on what they're doing, if you reach someone chatty enough." CreationDate="2013-01-05T07:45:35.053" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2477" PostId="1773" Score="1" Text="Hummm... take a picture, frame &amp; display it, and disassemble the kit :-) (and if you can't even store the pile of parts as itself, send it to me or something)" CreationDate="2013-01-05T18:39:16.697" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2478" PostId="1804" Score="1" Text="Very neat idea, beats a picture :-/" CreationDate="2013-01-05T18:39:38.350" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2479" PostId="1802" Score="1" Text="There is a Uk version - under Contact Us-&gt;Bricks and pieces. I am giving this a go now, and I'll let you know how it went. It looks like they ship replacements with no problems!" CreationDate="2013-01-05T20:27:57.357" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2480" PostId="1805" Score="0" Text="Well this all sounds like toy examples. The machines for demonstrating principles of physics, engineering and structure come closest. There should be online video tutorials for learning with Lego :-)" CreationDate="2013-01-05T21:39:22.490" UserId="1090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2481" PostId="1804" Score="1" Text="It must be very impressive in person" CreationDate="2013-01-05T21:56:06.557" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2482" PostId="1500" Score="0" Text="I just installed the latest NXT-G2.0 on Lion - 10.7.5 - and it was REALLY borked - wouldn't resize right, threw random errors, generally almost worked but not quite.  I would resize the outer window, and the program area would get smaller!&#xA;&#xA;Then I installed the &quot;Software 2.0 fix (mac)&quot;... and now I see &quot;Error:  a required file is broken&quot; - it's even more broken." CreationDate="2013-01-06T04:51:43.507" UserId="1259" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2483" PostId="1498" Score="0" Text="Jesse - I'm in the same boat as well.  See my comment under &quot;There are a number of Mac patches&quot;.  I had hoped to be able to use NXT-G on this Mac... this is really irritating.  WHY doesn't it even give the FILENAME of the &quot;required file&quot;?!?!?" CreationDate="2013-01-06T04:57:39.057" UserId="1259" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2484" PostId="1798" Score="0" Text="You might also want to check out our question on [cost comparison](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1264/56) too - although I've seen a video of a very impressive Mindstorms controlled LEGO train set, if it's really an automated train set you're after I'd probably have to recommend a DCC or similar HO set - they're certainly going to be simpler to set up and configure." CreationDate="2013-01-07T01:04:41.823" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2485" PostId="1773" Score="3" Text="Seriously, isn't this an awesome problem to have?" CreationDate="2013-01-07T03:03:15.390" UserDisplayName="user1262" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2487" PostId="1666" Score="0" Text="FYI, your link to LUGBULK requires additional authentication to access." CreationDate="2013-01-07T12:07:06.833" UserDisplayName="user1262" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2488" PostId="451" Score="3" Text="And as of January 2013, the next version of Mindstorms, Mindstorms EV3, [has indeed been announced officially](http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-gb/News/ReadMore/Default.aspx?id=476244)" CreationDate="2013-01-07T12:30:44.007" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2489" PostId="451" Score="1" Text="Note that even this announcement doesn't mean you shouldn't buy current NXT2.0 sets - there are still good reasons to do so, price being one (especially if LEGO dumps his current inventory at some point, which is possible), and  retrocompatibilty being another." CreationDate="2013-01-07T12:32:26.000" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2490" PostId="1683" Score="1" Text="Well, apparently all elements, central unit, sensors, and motors are new, but the connectivity is the same and LEGO confirmed the old sensors would work with the new EV3." CreationDate="2013-01-07T12:33:55.810" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2491" PostId="1649" Score="2" Text="And now that it's been announced officially, we see it's not for 2013Q1 either but for &quot;second half of the year&quot;" CreationDate="2013-01-07T12:34:26.667" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2494" PostId="1794" Score="0" Text="Another weird idea: modify your buildings so that, when placed close together, one building pushes on the button of the next building. If you have a row of them, that means you can light them all by squeezing the row on both ends. Granted, maybe it's not such a good idea after all, but you can ponder on the theme. The general idea is to translate the mechanical part so that it's easier to access, and for all buildings at the same time. You could also modify them so that pulling a small wire/rope lights the brick, then tie all ropes together and give one single pull." CreationDate="2013-01-07T15:10:22.267" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2495" PostId="1800" Score="1" Text="There have been attempts in the LDraw Lego CAD systems to do a parts connection database. I'm yet to hear of them getting to something workable." CreationDate="2013-01-07T15:21:07.657" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2496" PostId="1803" Score="0" Text="When you say brick hinges - I presume you mean these - http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/1133-1." CreationDate="2013-01-07T15:26:52.123" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2498" PostId="1804" Score="1" Text="that's pretty awesome." CreationDate="2013-01-08T08:55:23.023" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2500" PostId="1805" Score="1" Text="I've also build a small stand to hold my phone securely in the dashboard of my car when I'm using it as navigation aid, so I wouldn't underestimate the adaptability of LEGO for similar jobs. At the other end of the range, there's even been a [full desk](http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/desk.html) - not a machine, but fully functional." CreationDate="2013-01-08T10:59:50.933" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2501" PostId="1805" Score="0" Text="I've seen pinball machines too. The thing is - if such things are somebodies passion - then stuff that assists in them could arguably be &quot;Useful machines&quot;." CreationDate="2013-01-08T11:04:38.377" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2502" PostId="1790" Score="1" Text="There are two brilliant brick sorters built by akiyuky, one for [standard bricks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lZ9rSZwDzE&amp;list=PLDFC65EDBF1D05D23&amp;index=1), and another for [Technic axles](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM9qGZCc4DY&amp;list=PLDFC65EDBF1D05D23&amp;index=12)." CreationDate="2013-01-08T17:37:27.557" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2503" PostId="1813" Score="0" Text="Hi Dirk, welcome to bricks.se, nice to see you and your expertise here!" CreationDate="2013-01-09T05:10:26.250" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2504" PostId="1814" Score="2" Text="WiFi Dongle? Great!" CreationDate="2013-01-09T09:13:33.693" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2505" PostId="1814" Score="0" Text="Yes, I updated with a link to its product sheet" CreationDate="2013-01-09T10:24:22.290" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2506" PostId="1814" Score="0" Text="As I understand it, the existing NXT can't be controlled from iOS Apps, as Apple doesn't allow pairing with untrusted devices. Given that Lego have said it'll be possible to control the EV3 from an iOS, we can presume they've solved this. However does this also mean that third-party (non-Lego) apps will be able to communicate with the EV3 too?" CreationDate="2013-01-09T15:48:56.677" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2507" PostId="1814" Score="0" Text="I didn't know about that restriction from Apple - what do they mean by &quot;non-trusted devices&quot; in this context? It it's a matter of approval process, maybe LEGO did the necessary paperwork this time - they do have some iOS apps, so I guess their relation with Apple isn't too bad" CreationDate="2013-01-09T17:58:42.837" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2508" PostId="1817" Score="10" Text="Why would you doubt a source called retardzone?  Sound perfeclly legit." CreationDate="2013-01-09T22:18:47.237" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2509" PostId="1818" Score="0" Text="Maybe by &quot;a hole on the top of their head&quot;, they actually mean the recessed stud, which does have a hole in it." CreationDate="2013-01-10T12:19:57.207" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2510" PostId="1818" Score="2" Text="They specifically mention the purpose of being able to breath through it though, and a recessed stud doesn't fit that description." CreationDate="2013-01-10T12:35:57.330" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2511" PostId="1820" Score="0" Text="Do we know if the retail set comes with a castor wheel?" CreationDate="2013-01-10T22:32:22.957" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2515" PostId="1820" Score="0" Text="As far as I know, the castor wheel is just a component made up of small Technic pieces. The main part you would need is the actual small wheel, which I do not think is included in the retail set. It's hard to know at this point in time; we will have to wait until the parts list is published" CreationDate="2013-01-10T23:07:05.657" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2516" PostId="1820" Score="1" Text="I think the caster is the right-most piece in the diagram of the educational set.  Building casters for the NXT was a real pain, so I'm hoping that both sets include it!" CreationDate="2013-01-10T23:43:36.643" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2517" PostId="1818" Score="0" Text="The 'hole' statement, as far as I know, was true originally but the reasoning behind it must have been revised." CreationDate="2013-01-11T00:37:24.053" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2519" PostId="1023" Score="2" Text="I also want to make a castle tower (round) with 1x2 bricks, but how do you attach it to a baseplate or attach some sort of platform on top of it, to allow turrets and minifigs?" CreationDate="2013-01-10T22:47:37.700" UserDisplayName="user1272" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2520" PostId="1023" Score="1" Text="I wonder if you can have a smaller radius with 1x2 log bricks instead. The look might be great in any case." CreationDate="2013-01-11T09:07:57.910" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2521" PostId="1771" Score="0" Text="It's worth adding to this that LEGO knows that people want certain parts and can't get them, which is why a lot of the new sets aimed at adults (Tower bridge, architecture, Sopwith Camel, etc) often come with a lot of a specific part. eg: the Sopwith Camel comes with 63 3x1 tiles in dark green. I wouldn't be surprised if a set comes out with a ton of dark red parts at some point, specifically to appease people like the OP." CreationDate="2013-01-11T13:31:15.097" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2522" PostId="1771" Score="0" Text="Well, that's what I implied in my last paragraph - a lot of designers are AFOLs themselves and do indeed know what AFOLs want, so they can push for it in their design. Now, maybe it also happens at another level within LEGO, but I really feel the designers are the primary responsibles for that. That said, there are quite a few sets which use Dark Red intensively these days." CreationDate="2013-01-11T13:48:45.913" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2523" PostId="1822" Score="2" Text="Most of the facts and figures are also available in the [The LEGO Group Company Profile](http://cache.lego.com/r/aboutus/-/media/About%20Us/Media%20Assets%20Library/Company%20Profiles/ts.20120420T123711.Company_profile_uk.pdf) which has a section on the minifugre. They too state only mention the &quot;first minifigures are launched for the themes &quot;Town, Space and Castle&quot;, and also has the &quot;two months after&quot; notice for Nurses." CreationDate="2013-01-12T12:19:37.980" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2527" PostId="1826" Score="1" Text="Do you mean Truck instead of Trunk? And which motor are you referring to when you write &quot;motors on the IR Receiver&quot;?" CreationDate="2013-01-12T23:50:24.497" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2528" PostId="1826" Score="0" Text="Soory I didn't even noticed that typo :)" CreationDate="2013-01-12T23:55:58.293" UserId="1276" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2529" PostId="1826" Score="0" Text="And the moter is the small technic motor." CreationDate="2013-01-12T23:56:26.140" UserId="1276" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2531" PostId="1829" Score="2" Text="I assume you're happy with a non-LEGO weight? Most elements are quite light unless you've got a few [weight bricks](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/123/56) lying around?" CreationDate="2013-01-14T22:04:16.973" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2533" PostId="1829" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Good point. I'm adding this to the question. Thanks!" CreationDate="2013-01-14T22:11:16.223" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2534" PostId="333" Score="2" Text="Also, wear shoes at all times." CreationDate="2013-01-15T08:38:11.200" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2535" PostId="1828" Score="0" Text="Although this isn't a very easy solution, it is one. Unfortunately that Lego has been so neglectful of their Mac-based customers. Thanks for the detailed write-up. I found some of this information elsewhere also. We were able to get things working using a bootcamp installation on our iMac." CreationDate="2013-01-15T11:13:05.127" UserId="1234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2536" PostId="1829" Score="1" Text="Does it need to be functional?" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:07:10.773" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2537" PostId="1829" Score="3" Text="Just as a bit of information, minifig scale isn't terribly restrictive as a trebuchet can be relatively massive compared to people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Trebuchet_at_Warwick_Castle,_2009.jpg" CreationDate="2013-01-15T12:30:58.427" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2538" PostId="1829" Score="0" Text="@jncraton That's right. That gives more freedom for your design." CreationDate="2013-01-15T14:51:13.890" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2539" PostId="1829" Score="10" Text="@Joubarc Off course it needs to work.  We have a castle to attack." CreationDate="2013-01-15T14:52:48.960" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2540" PostId="1830" Score="0" Text="Since you found the part in the booklet, could you specify its number as well?" CreationDate="2013-01-15T15:46:01.367" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2541" PostId="1830" Score="3" Text="Nevermind, I'll go and assume you're speaking about [4654448](http://www.brickset.com/parts/?part=4654448)" CreationDate="2013-01-15T15:48:14.190" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2543" PostId="1829" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 No specific problem. I could build one and I could also design one for my kids.  I'm looking for other design(s) and (most probably) get really good ideas out of them. My kids and I will build 4 or more and it would be cool to have different ones." CreationDate="2013-01-15T23:12:51.747" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2544" PostId="1769" Score="2" Text="Why do they need to be cut? Duh, because they would be too long otherwise." CreationDate="2013-01-16T08:29:26.330" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2545" PostId="1769" Score="1" Text="Well, I guess I could have gnawed them instead, LOL." CreationDate="2013-01-16T13:12:12.680" UserId="1145" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2546" PostId="1832" Score="5" Text="Did you read [Wookiepedia](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page)? All of it?" CreationDate="2013-01-16T19:55:22.107" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2547" PostId="1832" Score="0" Text="But, all joke aside, LEGO is likely to focus on visual Star Wars rather than obscure expanded universe reference, so I can see why you restricted your question to the films and Clone Wars." CreationDate="2013-01-16T19:57:27.737" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2548" PostId="1832" Score="4" Text="Actually, there are some sets that take place using expanded universe that LEGO did make, such as the sith sorceror/warrior ship from the old republic." CreationDate="2013-01-16T20:43:59.603" UserId="2292" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2549" PostId="1832" Score="1" Text="@CBredlow There's [quite a few](http://brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Star%20Wars&amp;subtheme=Expanded%20Universe) more then that" CreationDate="2013-01-17T01:17:52.367" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2550" PostId="1832" Score="0" Text="EU sets seem to mostly be based on (Old Republic) video games" CreationDate="2013-01-17T01:18:39.433" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2551" PostId="1836" Score="4" Text="Not that it hasn't been [made in LEGO by fans](http://mocpages.com/moc.php/175408) - and there's a (smaller) [one on Cuusoo](http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/16795) too. But seeing the fragility of the center section (seriously, who does design spaceships that way?), I'm not sure LEGO would be willing to make an official one. It's not so much swooshable as explodable." CreationDate="2013-01-17T08:15:12.790" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2552" PostId="1826" Score="0" Text="Fresh batteries may help, too - ever noticed how TV remotes tend to exhibit the same behaviour with worn out batteries?" CreationDate="2013-01-17T09:17:25.613" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2553" PostId="1832" Score="0" Text="@bungeshea Ah I forgot about the Rogue Shadow! Need to buy that one. Given enough Lego, [anything in possible](http://www.fbtb.net/features/interview-erik-varszegi/)." CreationDate="2013-01-17T10:58:31.173" UserId="2293" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2554" PostId="1836" Score="2" Text="There hasn't been too many of the rebel cruisers (i'm lumping all of the ships larger than a fighter together) made by LEGO.  THere's that one transportish ship they take from Hoth that wasn't used." CreationDate="2013-01-17T13:12:19.273" UserId="2292" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2555" PostId="1836" Score="1" Text="The podracers are an obvious one, I should have thought of that." CreationDate="2013-01-17T20:14:31.983" UserId="2291" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2557" PostId="1841" Score="0" Text="do you have a link for LEGO Group's statement of backwards compatibility with NXT?" CreationDate="2013-01-19T12:58:33.463" UserDisplayName="user1262" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2558" PostId="1843" Score="0" Text="...and presumably the number 3 comes from the fact it's the successor to [NXT 2.0](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms_NXT_2.0)?" CreationDate="2013-01-19T13:33:28.123" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2559" PostId="1840" Score="1" Text="It should be possible to run use some elements from the RCX system by using a converter. See: [Can I use RCX sensors and motors with the NXT brick?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/712/can-i-use-rcx-sensors-and-motors-with-the-nxt-brick)" CreationDate="2013-01-19T13:49:04.160" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2560" PostId="1841" Score="1" Text="I do not think that TLG have actually announced it on their website, but all of the articles on tech blogs say so. (The tech blogs have received their info from LEGO's announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.) This guy who was invited by LEGO to beta test the new product says so [on his blog](http://botbench.com/blog/2013/01/07/lego-mindstorms-ev3-announced/)" CreationDate="2013-01-19T21:31:18.063" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2561" PostId="1843" Score="2" Text="@Ambo100 No, I don't think so. EV3 is *not* NXT, it's a completely different line. See [this post on the Mindboards forums](https://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/mindboards/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=1623&amp;start=10#p15702) and all following posts for more info" CreationDate="2013-01-19T21:36:53.357" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2562" PostId="1843" Score="7" Text="@Ambo100 I'm not sure the numbers are incremental in that way - NXT started back at &quot;1&quot; effectively after versions 1, 1.5 and 2.0 of Mindstorms Robotics Invention System, so the 3 really comes from the fact that it's the 3rd generation (RIS, NXT and now EV3)." CreationDate="2013-01-20T00:29:32.813" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2563" PostId="1847" Score="2" Text="NXT bricks, yes, but you can pretty much forget about the software being able to program a RCX brick" CreationDate="2013-01-21T08:03:14.407" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2564" PostId="1848" Score="0" Text="The mobile apps will only be able to control the robot, perhaps remotely execute programs, nothing much more then that I think" CreationDate="2013-01-21T09:30:20.583" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2566" PostId="1847" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Sorry, I meant NXT 1.0 and 2.0 bricks. Although, there's really no difference…" CreationDate="2013-01-21T09:31:29.927" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2568" PostId="1847" Score="0" Text="Indeed, none whatsoever as fara s the brick is concerned" CreationDate="2013-01-21T19:13:31.687" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2569" PostId="1848" Score="2" Text="But the beauty of it is, how long before a fan creates his own app to do just that? It's certainly doable in some way, even if not fully mimicking the LEGO software" CreationDate="2013-01-21T19:13:55.757" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2570" PostId="994" Score="0" Text="Excellent and complete answer." CreationDate="2013-01-22T14:36:59.617" UserId="2301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2572" PostId="1802" Score="0" Text="Of note, I added an image of the broken parts." CreationDate="2013-01-23T23:06:00.437" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2573" PostId="1841" Score="2" Text="Ah, LEGO have just released an [EV3 FAQ page](http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/News/ReadMore/Default.aspx?id=476781) that confirms these facts" CreationDate="2013-01-24T09:37:48.600" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2574" PostId="1848" Score="0" Text="Yep - I'm looking forward to loads of iOS and Android apps which have innovative interfaces allowing people to control, receive data from, and even program their EV3 bricks." CreationDate="2013-01-24T13:05:51.717" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2575" PostId="1855" Score="1" Text="Don't you mean SNCF?" CreationDate="2013-01-24T16:01:18.727" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2576" PostId="1855" Score="0" Text="I don't think any of these have been in town/city themes" CreationDate="2013-01-24T19:39:00.617" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2579" PostId="1856" Score="0" Text="You're right about the 'Star of Life' not being entirely fictional. Although it's also not solely owned as an identity of any particular real-world organisation as I understand it, so it's arguably more of a generic symbol. Oh and I'd forgotten about the early Red Cross bricks!" CreationDate="2013-01-25T15:07:30.323" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2580" PostId="1856" Score="0" Text="Those 12V train stickers are interesting - they definitely include some real world companies (including British Rail and the Danish State Railways). Were any of those ever produced as printed bricks, I wonder?" CreationDate="2013-01-25T15:09:06.763" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2581" PostId="1855" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I've updated the question to add Maersk to the list, and also to note that Ferrari wasn't technically part of City (though I've kept it in as it's clearly compatible)." CreationDate="2013-01-25T15:18:39.890" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2582" PostId="1855" Score="0" Text="The Horizon Express is clearly inspired by the SNCF early TGRs, but as it isn't actually identified as such I've left it off the list." CreationDate="2013-01-25T15:20:26.333" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2583" PostId="1857" Score="1" Text="Of course! How did I miss that? Set 10156 seems like the most recent example I can find, but I'm sure there are others. I've added it to the list in the question." CreationDate="2013-01-25T15:21:36.440" UserId="1224" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2584" PostId="1802" Score="0" Text="I've had similar problems with other ball sockets.  I posted a picture a while ago about this exact problem: http://www.flickr.com/photos/grandpappy/3988584161/" CreationDate="2013-01-25T22:29:13.097" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2585" PostId="1829" Score="0" Text="I occasionally use the rubber wheel tires for small weights. They work pretty well if you need something kinda heavy. I don't know if you want to use them 'cause they don't exactly look super pretty..." CreationDate="2013-01-26T18:18:00.063" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2586" PostId="1829" Score="0" Text="If you don't need to worry about aesthetics, you could also use a small battery box" CreationDate="2013-01-26T18:18:32.623" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2587" PostId="1616" Score="0" Text="I believe that minimatt is talking about persistence of vision (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_of_vision)" CreationDate="2013-01-26T19:09:20.150" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2588" PostId="186" Score="1" Text="I have always done it the left-hand way except for those few exceptions." CreationDate="2013-01-26T19:11:10.973" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2590" PostId="1857" Score="0" Text="Didn't think about LEGO either, I guess it was too right under our noses." CreationDate="2013-01-27T20:39:10.117" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2592" PostId="1865" Score="1" Text="Even when simply placed next to another, tiles give a great effect, thanks to the bezel. Check [this house](http://news.lugnet.com/announce/moc/?n=3926) for a basic example" CreationDate="2013-01-29T08:27:42.637" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2594" PostId="1865" Score="0" Text="The gaping and color of the &quot;Bricks&quot; give a good allusion that its looks like a Brick Wall." CreationDate="2013-01-30T00:18:44.620" UserId="1276" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2595" PostId="1867" Score="1" Text="This is probably a duplicate of [Good LEGO CAD Design Software with Technic elements and animation](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1409/56)" CreationDate="2013-01-30T13:21:41.307" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2596" PostId="1865" Score="0" Text="Related: [How can I add additional detail to large walls?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1397/how-can-i-add-additional-detail-to-large-walls)" CreationDate="2013-01-30T16:48:21.297" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2597" PostId="1863" Score="0" Text="Since the brick was produced (some time last year) it can be found almost everywhere, it's already appeared in many official LEGO sets and MOC's and it's getting [cheaper over time](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?P=98283&amp;colorID=69)" CreationDate="2013-01-30T16:53:28.727" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2600" PostId="323" Score="2" Text="I sometimes play with my Star Wars Clone Troopers as astronauts." CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:51:40.510" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2601" PostId="189" Score="0" Text="@Pubby You know they do make LEGO technic belts." CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:54:44.143" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2602" PostId="1779" Score="0" Text="maybe if you contact LEGO they'll send a replacement" CreationDate="2013-01-31T22:56:35.657" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2603" PostId="375" Score="2" Text="would you mind trying to design it on LDD and posting pictures?" CreationDate="2013-02-01T00:02:48.100" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2604" PostId="1870" Score="3" Text="It's a time-tried classic" CreationDate="2013-02-01T20:33:12.980" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2605" PostId="1870" Score="1" Text="Yes. I have tried that but I would like ideas more how to make the actual claw and how to make it open and close. Also the claw needs to be pretty sturdy and it needs to have good grip." CreationDate="2013-02-02T16:55:13.437" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2606" PostId="1867" Score="3" Text="_&quot;And LDD is discontinued so I doubt Lego will make an EV3 update.&quot;_ The [DESIGN byME service](http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/subpages/designbyme/) was discontinued January 2012, but I believe Lego Digital Designer is still being supported." CreationDate="2013-02-03T14:26:32.000" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2607" PostId="1316" Score="0" Text="I've found the technic set with lots of moving parts, gears, and power functions are the most challenging and the most fun." CreationDate="2013-02-03T19:02:41.567" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2609" PostId="1871" Score="0" Text="Well... I guess that would work... But I don't really like the part where to grab something it has to extend even more." CreationDate="2013-02-03T19:12:22.470" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2610" PostId="1874" Score="3" Text="What type of LEGO motor do you have? Also, what do you mean by 'it broke'?  Does it turn slowly or not at all? Can you turn it by hand?" CreationDate="2013-02-04T17:41:12.613" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2611" PostId="1879" Score="0" Text="So I should try to find an older model? Seems kind of silly they would remove functionality... Is there then an advantage to even using the second model? Faster speed / detection, faster data transfer, or is it same but with less color support?" CreationDate="2013-02-04T22:06:25.867" UserId="2329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2612" PostId="1879" Score="0" Text="This simplification is probably is link to two factors: the sensors design itself and (most probably) keeping it simple for the target users.  Do you need a wide range of color sensing?" CreationDate="2013-02-04T22:52:42.120" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2613" PostId="1879" Score="0" Text="It would help but I figured out a way to reduce the colors needed. Thanks for your help!" CreationDate="2013-02-05T03:45:31.050" UserId="2329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2614" PostId="1877" Score="1" Text="Maybe I forgot about the &quot;easier&quot; part of the question, though" CreationDate="2013-02-05T07:41:46.253" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2615" PostId="1863" Score="0" Text="They're fairly widely used in the 'Friends' series" CreationDate="2013-02-05T12:06:29.267" UserDisplayName="user899" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2616" PostId="1779" Score="0" Text="to be clear, you're speaking on the software platform on your computer, right? not the brick itself?" CreationDate="2013-02-05T19:38:56.343" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2617" PostId="1871" Score="0" Text="@J.Walker I've built another model claw that doesn't extend, but it's not as reliable as the extending claw (and requires many, many more pieces). I'll see if I can make any more improvements before I share the design." CreationDate="2013-02-05T20:07:04.273" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2618" PostId="1883" Score="2" Text="Note: this question has been translated from Dutch, feel free to check the original Dutch wording in the [first revision](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/revisions/1883/1). Also, if you have some elements of answers linking to Dutch-speaking sites, I guess that's even better... Answering in Dutch might be fine too provided there's an English translation as well." CreationDate="2013-02-06T14:35:54.753" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2619" PostId="1883" Score="0" Text="Hallo Maxime en welkom op deze site. Helaas is de site zelf voor engelstaligen bedoeld. Ik denk dat je vraag wel interessant is voor iedereen, en daarom heb ik het vertaald, maar ik vreese dat meeste antwoorden zullen in het Engels zijn. Nog iets, ik zie dat je een student, gelieve te noteren dat je meer dan 13 moet zijn om aan de site deel te nemen (ik weet niet echt welke leeftijd de studenten van een Technasium school hebben). En, ja, eigenlijk moet je wel zo veel mogelijk in het Engels kunnen deelnemen - vraag misschien hulp aan je leraar Engels." CreationDate="2013-02-06T14:41:00.713" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2620" PostId="1883" Score="0" Text="Cheers for the attempt at translation Joubarc - I'm not sure 1 or 2 really make sense at the moment, however I'm guessing this question is really about materials? Should 2 read &quot;What materials are LEGO elements made from?&quot; this would be roughly consistent with 4 which is asking about packaging materials, and often relates to colours as well..." CreationDate="2013-02-07T00:19:44.810" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2621" PostId="1883" Score="1" Text="I agree that the first two questions are a bit bizarre, but I'm confident the translation is fairly accurate. That said, being a school assignment, I trust the question may be deliberately vague in order to see what answers the students will come up with. And even as such, question 2 can certainly be answered (eg. bricks, plates, technic beams, gears, axles, wheels, whatever) - question 1 make admittedly less sense (especially the &quot;other&quot; which puzzles me, there may be some introductory text we're missing)" CreationDate="2013-02-07T09:22:34.457" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2622" PostId="39" Score="2" Text="What i want to know is why is the stud inset in the brick?" CreationDate="2013-02-07T16:22:02.953" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2623" PostId="1075" Score="0" Text="Seriously? A RAZOR BLADE ON LEGO BRICKS?!?! I don't care how old they are! They are LEGOS! You must respect them!!!!!!!!" CreationDate="2013-02-07T16:33:27.927" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2624" PostId="1075" Score="0" Text="@J.Walker I tried a couple of methods from the other answers to to this question and [one of them](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/35/132) suggested using a knife." CreationDate="2013-02-07T18:54:14.933" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2625" PostId="1888" Score="2" Text="I guess the first step would be to identify what the stuff actually is (the only idea that comes to mind being cat urine, since an unguarded box of small LEGO parts could be mistaken for a litter box by some); and then whether is comes of or not - I supposed you've tried [regular cleaning options](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/124/99) already? And are you sure it's orange spots, not simply [sun-yellowed bricks](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/83/99)?" CreationDate="2013-02-10T21:00:34.370" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2626" PostId="1890" Score="1" Text="Agood example of &quot;part of sets produced not to be sold&quot; would be the [green BURP](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=6082&amp;colorID=6&amp;in=A), as it's only been used in that one set which was only given to Vestas employees (not that some didn't make it to the market, of course, and I've seen the green BURP in bulk actions in some rare instances). Barring that, I believe that at some point LEGOland parks did have access to more elements in alternate colours, but that probably doesn't count either since these weren't supposed to be released to the public." CreationDate="2013-02-11T08:26:05.460" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2627" PostId="1888" Score="1" Text="If it's really rust stains, [oxalic acid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalic_acid) may be worth trying..." CreationDate="2013-02-11T08:32:01.973" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2628" PostId="1888" Score="0" Text="So far I tried a warm soapy water scrub with a soft toothbrush... Still have orange stains. Thankfully, there was no litter box aroma. I shy away from those yard sales. ;)" CreationDate="2013-02-11T23:32:53.263" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2629" PostId="1891" Score="1" Text="Agreed, I think the mast rigging is a good candidate. I think printed elements are acceptable but since both the radar and the mast rigging are both from the same set, I suppose it doesn't make any difference. Interesting point on the minifig - I would say that since it is made up of parts, then I would say the minifig as a whole doesn't count even though it is only used in that one set." CreationDate="2013-02-12T02:30:13.287" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2630" PostId="1893" Score="3" Text="@jncranton I never thought of the old HO scale vehicles. I suppose we should also consider the [Pull-Along Duck from 1935](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?G=pullduck), there can't be many of those still around." CreationDate="2013-02-12T02:43:40.073" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2631" PostId="1890" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Nice example, I have updated the question to include it. (Now I want to go and buy some Green BURPs!)" CreationDate="2013-02-12T02:51:08.693" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2632" PostId="1893" Score="0" Text="+1 for this - although I feel the question is a bit vague in this respect in that @mcqwerty didn't actually specify what &quot;element&quot; meant ;)" CreationDate="2013-02-12T11:31:08.367" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2633" PostId="1879" Score="1" Text="The EV3 sensors are not compatible with NXT. Only the motors are. http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/News/ReadMore/Default.aspx?id=476781" CreationDate="2013-02-13T03:27:37.987" UserId="1065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2639" PostId="1894" Score="1" Text="How could I forget about the white minifig female hair... (although in all fairness I've seen some sold at auctions a few years ago, and these were even provided by LEGO itself)" CreationDate="2013-02-13T08:21:51.980" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2647" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="How did I miss that duplicate?! Sorry." CreationDate="2013-02-14T02:30:44.167" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2649" PostId="1903" Score="0" Text="In the last case, since the rotation point is centered on the plate, it means you can attach steps one to another easily, either at the end (replace the 1x2 tile by a 1x1 tile and a 1x1 plate on which the next step is attached) or closer to the center if you prefer. Note however that this fixes the angles and that it probably won't be exact at the end of the stairs." CreationDate="2013-02-14T08:19:34.153" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2651" PostId="1906" Score="0" Text="It looks like your hunch about the 1x1x5 bricks may be correct. I checked bricklink, and these don't seem to exist in medium blue." CreationDate="2013-02-16T14:07:11.843" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2652" PostId="1905" Score="1" Text="Your example of 7346 seems very bizarre indeed since it would also mean one less part in the set, reducing the production cost." CreationDate="2013-02-17T10:31:59.957" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2654" PostId="1909" Score="0" Text="You may get a decent answer for some characteristics, but bare in mind is that old moulds are often in use at the same time as newer ones, and that the overlap can last many years." CreationDate="2013-02-18T09:33:44.427" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2655" PostId="1907" Score="1" Text="The designers are certainly the key actors in picking the parts required for the set they are designing, but they aren't free from constraints, far from it. As such, the example of the 1x2x2 bricks in 7436 is really weird since the designer had to face the extra cost of including an additional part instead of just using some more regular 1x2" CreationDate="2013-02-18T15:20:33.363" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2656" PostId="1906" Score="0" Text="A non-existing part is certainly a good reason for the 1x1x5, but the 1x2x2 makes no sense whatsoever to me." CreationDate="2013-02-18T15:22:19.837" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2657" PostId="678" Score="0" Text="I tried this unfortunately without any success. After the first attempt the flickering lines disappeared and the screen was all dead. I gave it another try, and the flickering came back!" CreationDate="2013-02-18T19:59:35.057" UserId="2356" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2658" PostId="1911" Score="0" Text="Aha!  I knew there was a reason for the angle on the lift arm.    Thank you.  &#xA;&#xA;I did try connecting a number of angle bricks (of the same type) together with axles to see if I could make a complete circle, and it didn't work.  I'll have to try again; maybe my axles are bent." CreationDate="2013-02-19T15:34:53.693" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2659" PostId="1911" Score="0" Text="Try shorter axles :-) - that said, it works fine with #3 (16 sides) #4 (8) and #6 (simple square, obviously), but it won't work with the #5 one. And #2 might take a loooooong time, but there at least bendy axles will actually help." CreationDate="2013-02-19T15:42:00.530" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2660" PostId="1911" Score="0" Text="Ah.  It must've been the #5 ones I was working with.  Thanks again : )" CreationDate="2013-02-19T16:58:50.327" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2661" PostId="1888" Score="0" Text="Does it happen to look anything like [this](http://i.imgur.com/ZgxBodJ.jpg)?" CreationDate="2013-02-19T19:08:49.623" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2662" PostId="1888" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Quite simular. Sorry, I should have posted an image. I'll do that soon." CreationDate="2013-02-19T21:44:04.090" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2663" PostId="1912" Score="0" Text="I distinctly remember the studless beams before 1998; I kind of always associated the studless look with Technic." CreationDate="2013-02-20T00:31:31.623" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2664" PostId="1831" Score="0" Text="Oooh, I hadn't seen the new one. I like the introduction of the + peg; I always had to fish out a + rod for pushing those out." CreationDate="2013-02-20T00:54:51.320" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2665" PostId="1915" Score="4" Text="Sariel being quite the Technic expert, his book is certainly worth reading. Would be nice to have him here, too :-)" CreationDate="2013-02-20T08:42:27.887" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2666" PostId="1914" Score="0" Text="You may want to contact experienced BrickLink or eBay sellers, since they routinely do that kind of thing." CreationDate="2013-02-20T08:43:38.213" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2667" PostId="1916" Score="0" Text="`I don't see any other part left that needs to be updated from even to odd`: The studded frames (4x4, 4x6, 6x8) have so far given only the 5x7 studless frame (the 5x11 can be considered as a derivative of 5x7). Bigger frames would be nice to fit in PF motors..." CreationDate="2013-02-20T09:54:08.963" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2668" PostId="1916" Score="0" Text="Good catch about the frames, I hadn't thought of these and there's indeed room for more of these. Maybe even a cubic one? (5x5x5?)" CreationDate="2013-02-20T10:22:04.120" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2669" PostId="1914" Score="0" Text="Are there any of those on this site?" CreationDate="2013-02-20T14:31:57.803" UserId="2362" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2671" PostId="1914" Score="0" Text="I have no idea, but I suppose if there are, they will answer..." CreationDate="2013-02-20T15:40:54.097" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2672" PostId="1905" Score="2" Text="@Joubarc Maybe the 1x2x2 happened to be available to the designer in the right color, and the designer decided to include a couple for the sake of &quot;getting the piece out there&quot;? It's not really important to this set but I could see it being useful, and it's a fairly rare piece..." CreationDate="2013-02-20T16:01:40.780" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2673" PostId="1916" Score="0" Text="Interesting.  I'd often thought that the holes in the beams should be better centered.  Is there any reason that the studless beams can't be made with an even number of holes?  I must say that, while vertically reinforcing a part with the older system took some thought, building up or rotating 90 degrees was straightforward, without using any special joiners." CreationDate="2013-02-20T16:29:10.810" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2674" PostId="1915" Score="0" Text="I've been meaning to get ahold of that book." CreationDate="2013-02-20T16:29:28.690" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2675" PostId="1915" Score="0" Text="Yes! Sariel and the book are great. LOTS of things I've wondered about are answered in that book. It's inspiring to read about what's possible (and even impossible). That's why I link to the book whenever possible . . . every reader of this site interested in Technic/Mindstorms should get it." CreationDate="2013-02-20T20:17:48.347" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2676" PostId="1917" Score="1" Text="That doesn't quite seem as a real question so far... (but I'm fairly confident you can reformulate once you have the answer)" CreationDate="2013-02-20T20:34:10.990" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2677" PostId="1916" Score="0" Text="Right, as long as you kept studs up, everything was easy, and you could argue some constructions were actually easier, but at the cost of one degree of freedom. I suppose Sariel's book (see [Tooshel's answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1915/99)) details the pros and cons much better." CreationDate="2013-02-20T20:38:05.603" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2678" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="Sorry man I was in a rush! Panic! I'll fix it after my presentation tonight. And, I do have the answer so I'll post that too. Sometimes in asking the question and having to think about it you come up with the answer on your own." CreationDate="2013-02-20T23:26:35.153" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2679" PostId="1917" Score="1" Text="Well [it's ok to ask and answer your own question](http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/07/its-ok-to-ask-and-answer-your-own-questions/) but you'll certainly want to rewrite the question so that it looks like one." CreationDate="2013-02-21T07:57:31.853" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2680" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Okay, it's fixed. You can further change it if you want (you're a moderator!) but if you have other suggestions I'll fix it further. And I should add some pictures . . . describing these things is difficult and a picture would make it way easier. I just hope this kind of question is relevant here . . . I was going to post in the electronics SE too but figured it out before I got to that." CreationDate="2013-02-21T17:51:34.310" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2681" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="Editing questions to make them better isn't limited to moderators, quite the contrary - everyone is welcome to contribute in that way, too. That said, the question &amp; answer looks fine to me now." CreationDate="2013-02-21T18:54:24.623" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2683" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc And you STILL added your own answer! You are all over the place! Of course your answer is good too and adds great links. And the graphics from that site are perfect." CreationDate="2013-02-21T22:21:39.263" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2684" PostId="1921" Score="0" Text="I did a bit more reading and most servo motors are a three wire affair and that's what got me thinking I was missing a wire. I didn't add my pin wires to all 4 wires on the pf connector because for all the other motors they are not used and they just get in the way. Luckily I had parts to make a new connector . . . although RIP to one of my Lego LEDs :(. And these links are wonderful reads I hadn't seen before so thanks!" CreationDate="2013-02-21T22:27:08.913" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2685" PostId="749" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid LEGO aren't distributing those pieces with the newer ARC trooper gear" CreationDate="2013-02-22T02:50:27.813" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2686" PostId="1921" Score="0" Text="Just a thought, you may want to sacrifice extension cables instead of leds." CreationDate="2013-02-22T09:42:17.600" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2687" PostId="749" Score="0" Text="@bungeshea Yeah, it looks like they're just using the &quot;targeting scope&quot; and visor options - for example in [9488](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=9488-1)" CreationDate="2013-02-22T09:58:22.297" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2688" PostId="1879" Score="0" Text="The NXT 1.0 sensor is a light sensor, it does not differentiate colors - only 100 shades of light. The 2.0 sensor can be used in &quot;raw&quot; mode (in NXC for example) where it could distinguish many colors, and it can *also* be used as a light sensor generating a 0-100 value. Therefore, there was no removal of functionality :)" CreationDate="2013-02-22T14:08:36.263" UserId="581" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2689" PostId="1921" Score="1" Text="Oh, I've sacrificed plenty of extension cables . . . but I ran out! And not even the Lego Store carries them." CreationDate="2013-02-22T19:46:06.293" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2690" PostId="749" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid I think they dropped the others in favour of the new mimi-blaster pistols and cloth leg and arm armour" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:27:23.827" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2691" PostId="749" Score="0" Text="Plus, they're used for Mandalorians: [9496](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=9496-1)" CreationDate="2013-02-22T20:28:47.353" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2693" PostId="147" Score="2" Text="Are there any LEGO part libraries compatible with Solidworks?" CreationDate="2013-02-23T20:00:56.837" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2694" PostId="147" Score="0" Text="I found this site with at least some info on LEGO in SolidWorks. I heard about using SolidWorks with LEGO from someone else, and I don't actually have any experience with SolidWorks. Neverthereless, here's the site: http://www.solidworks.com/sw/education/10039_ENU_HTML.htm" CreationDate="2013-02-24T05:14:08.780" UserId="98" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2695" PostId="1925" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that's at least one important part of the question answered - and I fear the rest won't be anyway." CreationDate="2013-02-25T07:51:41.427" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2696" PostId="1925" Score="0" Text="Being an EU-based company, TLG design may well design their boxes for local EU-based markets first - where there is no need for a piece count - and then adjust the designs for other markets later. This is pure speculation, of course." CreationDate="2013-02-25T14:12:56.637" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2697" PostId="1901" Score="0" Text="I wonder how this US requirement to accurately state the number of pieces sits with this statement from LEGO customer services: &quot;When it comes to spare parts, it is random what pieces are included in which sets&quot;, relating to the spare parts included with each set. They must mean the parts are random, but the count is consistent. From [this post](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1396/789) by @Ambo100 in another LEGO Answers question." CreationDate="2013-02-25T18:24:38.593" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2698" PostId="1901" Score="1" Text="Which if you ask me is a bit weird considering the extra parts seem to be extremely consistent" CreationDate="2013-02-26T07:48:24.867" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2699" PostId="994" Score="1" Text="I thought that the elements were glued to the studs and therefore tried using acetone to dissolve the bond of the glue, this didn't work at all and now I know why. Thanks for the info on the ABS bond process TLG used" CreationDate="2013-02-27T01:06:26.640" UserDisplayName="user2381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2700" PostId="1933" Score="0" Text="Well, it holds plugs, right?" CreationDate="2013-02-27T07:42:32.340" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2701" PostId="1930" Score="9" Text="You may want to clean up the question by removing speculative bits in it; as it is now it's quite hard to figure out what it is you're actually asking." CreationDate="2013-02-27T07:59:32.173" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2702" PostId="1934" Score="0" Text="So basically it serves to hold plugs in place when they aren't plugged in anything, typically when extending wires. Contrast with the [alternate build for set 7745](http://www.peeron.com/scans/7745-1/20) where the plugs just lie there inelegantly. In a way, I suppose you could compare this part to the new [pneumatic connector](http://www.brickset.com/parts/?part=4648927) which holds pneumatic tubes firmly into place. Of course, electricity tends to make wires move less." CreationDate="2013-02-27T09:28:21.383" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2703" PostId="1934" Score="0" Text="Also, notice the coloured plugs and tiles. As the plug holder holdes the plug connecting to the motor into place, you can safely remove the ones coming from your control center, and you won't have any problem knowing which one goes where thanks to the colouring scheme." CreationDate="2013-02-27T09:32:13.273" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2705" PostId="1930" Score="3" Text="AFAIK, relatively few bricks are made in China." CreationDate="2013-02-27T10:37:56.170" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2707" PostId="1930" Score="0" Text="As @Kramii mentioned, my understanding is that most of the parts coming from China are textile parts like the capes and strings." CreationDate="2013-02-27T13:52:10.183" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2708" PostId="1888" Score="0" Text="UPDATE: Buried the bricks in question while building for this weekends display. Will need to wait to disassemble MOC before a pic can be posted." CreationDate="2013-02-27T15:23:00.363" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2709" PostId="1364" Score="1" Text="I'm fairly confident they do so at some stage in the process and, but even that doesn't seem to ensure all errors are eradicated. However, it sometimes can lead to errata sheets being added to the box when reprinting the instructions fully isn't an option anymore." CreationDate="2013-02-27T15:46:45.423" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2710" PostId="1930" Score="3" Text="Some very special parts (licensed headgear, big dinosaurs) may also be produced there, but definitely no regular bricks whatsoever." CreationDate="2013-02-27T15:48:38.963" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2711" PostId="1935" Score="0" Text="So it's not a serial propertie or something like that ?" CreationDate="2013-02-27T17:36:44.927" UserId="2372" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2712" PostId="1934" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Indeed - this attention to enabling the wires to be connected and disconnected is likely due to this being a dacta set and so will get a lot of use. Those coloured plugs are also unique to this set as far as I can tell." CreationDate="2013-02-27T18:36:46.207" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2713" PostId="896" Score="0" Text="You might wwant to clarify the title. As it is, it is hard to tell what you are asking based on the title and it sounds a little broad." CreationDate="2013-02-27T21:39:17.413" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2714" PostId="1950" Score="3" Text="As such, this question isn't exactly a good fit for this Q&amp;A site, as it's too generic in nature and doesn't give information on what you actually tried. The best way for you to learn is to start using the Mindstorms kit and following the instructions (LEGO did a good job with it so that children should be able to start by themselves without help). If at some point you encounter a specific issue which you can't solve by yourself, then you'll probably be able to ask a more specific question. The [FAQ](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/faq#close) explains which questions should be asked here." CreationDate="2013-02-28T08:14:02.173" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2715" PostId="1537" Score="0" Text="What great storage ideas! There are a lot of lego loving kids in our family, so I'm going to have to share these ideas." CreationDate="2013-02-28T11:21:15.637" UserDisplayName="user2402" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2716" PostId="1952" Score="0" Text="Books are indeed a very good starting point, I'd also recommend [The King's Treasure](http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-MINDSTORMS-NXT-2-0-Technology/dp/1430224916/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1362061201&amp;sr=1-5). Although I've only read the previous one (Mayan Adventure) from James Kelly, I found it very educational." CreationDate="2013-02-28T14:45:46.750" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2717" PostId="1935" Score="0" Text="I was figuring that color didn't matter just like my example about steal vs aluminum . . . but since there are THAT many different colors I'm starting to wonder. It's like minifigs where it's the same character but with a different facial expression and/or costume. Now I'm starting to wonder if it's a part of the &quot;story&quot; that goes with Bionicle." CreationDate="2013-02-28T16:49:39.990" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2718" PostId="1945" Score="0" Text="I've [re-worded your answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/posts/1945/revisions) because I think you've made some valuable points. Participially about sorting (and stacking bricks) and how a comfortable building environment can help." CreationDate="2013-02-28T20:01:02.100" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2719" PostId="1955" Score="1" Text="Interesting. Still, considering B&amp;N didn't invent the info, it probably means the set was in development at some point and LEGO did scrap or postpone it. The fact that number 21015 hasn't been attributed (yet?) tends to prove that too. So we still don't know even in which stage of the development process that set was, or really anything that could have happened to it or not within LEGO." CreationDate="2013-03-01T08:24:45.557" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2720" PostId="1955" Score="0" Text="I appreciate the input. I'll still keep an eye out if it does come out, but, disappointed that my hopes were up for nothing." CreationDate="2013-03-01T19:06:46.240" UserId="2399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2721" PostId="1954" Score="2" Text="I saw this same problem yesterday, but at some point during the day it stopped happening, and I haven't seen it again. Perhaps a problem on the server end?" CreationDate="2013-03-02T00:56:25.290" UserId="642" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2722" PostId="1956" Score="0" Text="Yeah, tell that advice to my 6-year-old.  Thanks for your input.  In my opinion, your piece-specific answer trumped the prior answer as it really does address the true underlying question about this particular piece." CreationDate="2013-03-02T22:14:46.883" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2723" PostId="1954" Score="1" Text="Checked the application this evening and the issue is no longer occurring.  It must have been an issue with their servers because I hadn't changed anything on my router or computer since I created this posting.  In fact, I contacted LEGO customer service and they instructed me to change some firewall settings, but I knew that wasn't the issue because my other Apple Computer was working just fine.  I am going to respond back to the LEGO customer service email and inform them that their error handling should be more informative, especially if it an issue with their servers." CreationDate="2013-03-04T05:06:11.563" UserId="2379" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2724" PostId="1961" Score="4" Text="The first one isn't true any longer - they can only order parts which are currently in production (for sets thus). Note they may still have some stock of older parts produced in colours never released in sets; but new part orders are strictly limited." CreationDate="2013-03-04T08:52:14.903" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2726" PostId="1953" Score="51" Text="Now that's dedication" CreationDate="2013-03-05T10:14:46.667" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2727" PostId="1479" Score="0" Text="And why do we even have a tag [tag:glue] anyway?" CreationDate="2013-03-06T07:42:20.333" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2728" PostId="1935" Score="0" Text="Nope, the Visorak's canisters are not presents in the story, some of them like the Toa Mata, Piraka, Bohrok, Rahkshi or the Vahki are, but not Visorak's." CreationDate="2013-03-06T12:46:33.293" UserId="2372" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2729" PostId="1961" Score="3" Text="I remember reading somewhere about how some participially large models (like the [LEGOLAND Windsor Dinosour](http://imgur.com/7vp3n0j)) had steel frames for support." CreationDate="2013-03-06T18:43:16.387" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2732" PostId="951" Score="0" Text="I did notice the [Horizon Express](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=10233-1#ui-tabs-3) set has exactly 50:50 ratio, including a female driver. Which is a start." CreationDate="2013-03-13T18:04:44.343" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2733" PostId="1972" Score="1" Text="But that's using Microsoft Robotics, **not** the native NXT programming environment, right?" CreationDate="2013-03-14T13:35:05.033" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2735" PostId="1975" Score="4" Text="While MEK is indeed what LEGOland parks use, keep in mind that it does indeed fuse bricks together (don't even think about disassembling the model, ever); and more importantly that its fumes are dangerous." CreationDate="2013-03-15T08:04:05.510" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2736" PostId="1976" Score="2" Text="I'm not sure a simulator would be able to properly mimic the physical aspects of a robot; but it's an intriguing idea. Sadly, I don't know if anyone has ever done this." CreationDate="2013-03-16T10:00:46.113" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2738" PostId="1925" Score="3" Text="We can only guess, but in my experience dealing with other large companies, the philosophy seems to be not to exceed the legal requirements. They are advised by their legal departments to do what the law requires but no more than that." CreationDate="2013-03-18T15:15:58.493" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2739" PostId="1981" Score="1" Text="nice one, I didn't know about the 3 ldu bracket" CreationDate="2013-03-18T20:32:25.163" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2740" PostId="1498" Score="0" Text="Yep. Same boat. Lego software has always been spotty, so I guess I'm not surprised. Kid is bummed, though." CreationDate="2013-03-18T22:14:53.237" UserId="729" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2741" PostId="1741" Score="0" Text="This seems promising, but yea, LEGO linking to their own software via dropbox seems a little suspect." CreationDate="2013-03-18T22:15:54.280" UserId="729" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2742" PostId="1498" Score="0" Text="Note: LEGO does not sponsorize, endorse or probably not even read this site, so saying things like &quot;LEGO, I hope you're listening.&quot; is pointless. If you want LEGO to listen, you best bet is always to speak to them directly, via their customer service." CreationDate="2013-03-22T08:55:44.173" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2743" PostId="1984" Score="0" Text="Yes, thanks, obviously sets that include the power functions can use the power functions. But I'm looking for other sets that can also take power functions." CreationDate="2013-03-22T10:35:12.503" UserId="2451" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2746" PostId="1987" Score="3" Text="Not certain what your question is concerned about.  Are you talking about counterfeiters or about other brands like Megabloks and Kreo trying to get a piece of the pie?" CreationDate="2013-03-24T20:07:15.300" UserId="2379" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2747" PostId="1987" Score="3" Text="Sorry, I mean in terms of keeping up with what the competition is putting out." CreationDate="2013-03-25T08:01:10.570" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2748" PostId="1991" Score="0" Text="Yes, I think item 3 would be the most concerning - provided you're not passing off the boxed set as anything remotely LEGO (similarly MegaBloks/KRE-O) endorsed/affiliated - there are a number of successful &quot;Unofficial LEGO&quot; books on the market - however it might also depend on the theme of the sets." CreationDate="2013-03-25T12:48:40.817" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2749" PostId="1996" Score="0" Text="I didn't realize there's a forum for that, I'll try that. But I fear I won't be able to get several dozens of one piece this way." CreationDate="2013-03-26T10:13:11.377" UserId="2453" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2750" PostId="1991" Score="3" Text="The only thing that I would add to this otherwise excellent answer is a link to TLG's official statement on copyright, trademark, and fair use http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/legal-notice/fair-play/&#xA;&#xA;As long as someone does not run afoul of those terms you're pretty much in the clear. Do note that most of those terms do refer to &quot;non-commercial&quot; use though so be careful how you apply them." CreationDate="2013-03-26T13:16:36.453" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2753" PostId="1992" Score="0" Text="I was under the impression that BrickLink could be used for clone brands too, but I was wrong: [LEGO Products Only](http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=103&amp;viewType=). And it goes on explicitely to: _Other brand products such as MegaBloks are not allowed on this site_" CreationDate="2013-03-29T07:57:28.083" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2754" PostId="1984" Score="0" Text="I understand. Perhaps my response wasn't clear. This search brings up both those sets that include Power Functions accessories AND those sets which have the Power Functions option (but do not come with the accessories). You have to look at the descriptions to see which is the case. It is not a list of only those with the option, but it narrows it down to the point that you can easily find them." CreationDate="2013-03-31T16:55:14.647" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2755" PostId="2004" Score="3" Text="http://www.bricklink.com/storeSettings.asp?viewFrom=P is a direct link." CreationDate="2013-04-01T09:11:18.963" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2756" PostId="2006" Score="4" Text="Seeing how LEGO parts are injection molded, I'd say it's because the mold has to be moved away from the part without damaging it. So if the recess weren't there, the mold would just plow through the part in question." CreationDate="2013-04-02T08:57:04.783" UserId="2453" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2757" PostId="2008" Score="2" Text="Another good (if maybe more subtle) example of this is the [pin joiner](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/75535) which [now has a slot in the middle](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/62462). That slot is similar to the recess seen in the other parts, in that it simplifies the moulding process greatly. (The previous version required two sub-parts to be assembled together, which is even worse than a mould with moving parts)" CreationDate="2013-04-02T11:46:19.373" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2758" PostId="2003" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that's very informative, but why would having a lip improve grip compared to full-bottom bricks (&quot;The reason for the change may have had something to do with the fact that the old full-bottom bricks did not grip very well.&quot;)?" CreationDate="2013-04-02T18:44:56.097" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2759" PostId="2004" Score="0" Text="Not only that, it shows the weight of each part (brick type) — brilliant, thanks :-)" CreationDate="2013-04-02T19:04:49.113" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2760" PostId="1776" Score="0" Text="Last one helped:&#xA;run console, sudo su and mv Fantom.framework/ fantom.framework" CreationDate="2013-04-02T21:03:25.700" UserDisplayName="user2467" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2762" PostId="2013" Score="2" Text="COBI also has some male:male plates, 2x2 and 1x4 at least." CreationDate="2013-04-05T09:03:41.397" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2763" PostId="1700" Score="1" Text="The durability of LEGO products usually outlasts anything they do digitally, and this is no exception - as of april 2013, the action has long ended and the page to enter the code doesn't exist anymore. As such, this question isn't likely to help future visitors, hence the closing." CreationDate="2013-04-05T09:34:31.337" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2764" PostId="2003" Score="1" Text="The poor gripping power may have been what prompted them to look for a new design is what I meant, and during that process they decided to make the bottom of the 1x1 round more like the standard tube on the bottom of most bricks. It may also have been the switch to ABS plastic that prompted the design change. The trend in piece design in the 60s and 70s was to add functionality and increase the gripping strength - adding slots in the round corners, changing the 1x1 round base, adding tubes to hollow bricks, getting rid of the &quot;waffle bottom&quot; plates, etc." CreationDate="2013-04-05T19:27:42.787" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2766" PostId="2014" Score="1" Text="Or you could just sell all old greys/browns to some fanatic." CreationDate="2013-04-09T05:04:34.437" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2767" PostId="2019" Score="0" Text="This sounds like it could be a hardware problem. Do you by any chance have access to a RCX remote (or NXT with IRLink) to see if you can run programs that way? Can you actually download programs without trouble? (I'm not sure anymore if the standard RIS interface allows to start a program remotely, but if it does, you should try it too)" CreationDate="2013-04-09T05:08:55.063" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2768" PostId="2013" Score="3" Text="+1: Some excellent points that I had overlooked. I've deleted my own answer as it is just plain wrong." CreationDate="2013-04-09T11:33:31.453" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2769" PostId="1998" Score="1" Text="I've had good results with the gentle application of 800 wet and dry paper, followed up with T-Cut (car colour restorer)." CreationDate="2013-04-09T15:48:45.027" UserId="62" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2772" PostId="2022" Score="5" Text="Thanks for pointing out that resource. I would recommend that you include more than just a link, though. As it stands, this doesn't provide an answer to the question. Answers should be able to stand on their own without the need for external resources." CreationDate="2013-04-10T12:27:20.663" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2773" PostId="2024" Score="0" Text="Thanks. You mean on one axle use those two gears, but what about the other axle? What gears would you recommend? Also, worm screws aren't really what I'm looking for, as they reduce speed dramatically. And I have already added a differential (the old one, since I only have of that type)." CreationDate="2013-04-10T21:12:19.653" UserId="2342" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2774" PostId="2022" Score="0" Text="@jncraton You're right, it's not exactly an answer to the question of what Lego uses ,but this is the best information i found on the subject and i didn't want to copy/paste the entire page" CreationDate="2013-04-10T22:08:30.300" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2775" PostId="2024" Score="0" Text="I meant, use both gears on both axles, for a total of 4 gears" CreationDate="2013-04-11T17:59:14.823" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2776" PostId="2028" Score="1" Text="These are great. I followed the links at the bottom of Enjary's wonderful guide and ended up at some old Brickish Association newsletters. Good stuff there, too." CreationDate="2013-04-12T02:16:42.930" UserId="2482" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2777" PostId="2027" Score="0" Text="I've heard great things about the LEGO Ideas Book, but had never seen the No Starch Press offerings. Thanks much!" CreationDate="2013-04-12T02:18:39.987" UserId="2482" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2778" PostId="2027" Score="0" Text="I second No Starch, especially the trio of books from Yoshihito Isogawa." CreationDate="2013-04-12T05:53:23.160" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2779" PostId="2025" Score="0" Text="See also the question [How does one get a job as a LEGO designer?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/283/99)" CreationDate="2013-04-12T06:55:58.420" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2781" PostId="2030" Score="1" Text="I'm very grateful for this. And I could not agree more.   In the end, these resources are things I want to have absorbed *myself* so that I can help nudge him along whatever paths he opens up for himself through play and experimentation - it's to know what to put in front of him when play makes him hungry for that kind of learning. But that approach, too, can get in the way of the kind of learning you're talking about here, so I'm very glad for your response!" CreationDate="2013-04-12T11:55:18.760" UserId="2482" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2782" PostId="2027" Score="0" Text="Isogawa's books look really great. Both of my sons *love* playing with their grandmother's Dacta Technic collection. She's a grade school teacher and brings them home with her for summer vacation." CreationDate="2013-04-12T12:03:07.953" UserId="2482" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2783" PostId="2032" Score="2" Text="Can you please post a screenshot of your current program?" CreationDate="2013-04-13T11:10:31.260" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2784" PostId="2034" Score="5" Text="Interesting, but somehow I don't think anyone has ever been perverse enough to study this thoroughly." CreationDate="2013-04-14T11:05:13.760" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2785" PostId="1659" Score="0" Text="No, you can't, but some apps let you control the motors and read the sensor data; like the NXT Remote." CreationDate="2013-04-15T11:08:37.453" UserDisplayName="user2493" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2786" PostId="2036" Score="0" Text="Thanks, it looks like all colours tend towards yellow. I wonder what about yellow itself... As summer's coming, I'll do some experiments :)" CreationDate="2013-04-15T12:47:39.307" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2787" PostId="2034" Score="1" Text="I admit it sounds perverse, but I got the idea from the observation that white bricks are much more plentiful and varied compared to bricks of earthy colours — and yellow is a terrible approximation of skin tones!" CreationDate="2013-04-15T12:51:11.350" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2788" PostId="2034" Score="0" Text="Or even turn bley to old grey :)" CreationDate="2013-04-15T12:54:46.473" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2789" PostId="2036" Score="2" Text="TheBrickBlogger, can you re-dye bricks which have been previously dyed?" CreationDate="2013-04-15T12:57:11.100" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2790" PostId="2031" Score="2" Text="BrickLink has a huge collection of [sticker sheets](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=1&amp;catString=160&amp;sortBy=Y&amp;sortAsc=A&amp;catType=P&amp;v=2) which can be used for inspiration. My answer from a [previous question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1019/132) explains how you can obtain decals from existing sticker sheets." CreationDate="2013-04-15T13:00:42.430" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2791" PostId="1953" Score="1" Text="Did one side give out more than the other, or are they both equally worn?" CreationDate="2013-04-15T18:11:09.110" UserId="2529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2792" PostId="1953" Score="10" Text="Because there was rotation in the movement, it worn for one position but sticks a little when turned 180deg" CreationDate="2013-04-15T18:27:07.880" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2793" PostId="2036" Score="1" Text="I'm surprised to see &quot;white and blue&quot; as most damaged colours - I would have spontaneously liste light gray rather than blue. No question on white, though." CreationDate="2013-04-16T06:25:01.940" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2795" PostId="1953" Score="4" Text="@pcantin lol. I saw your test posted on my local LUG site. I rushed over here to post it, but somehow, you already knew about it..." CreationDate="2013-04-18T14:49:13.110" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2796" PostId="1953" Score="16" Text="I'm riding this wave of visitors for 3 days now.  This story is going around the whole net (ArsTecnica, Make blog, Arduino.cc, ... ). The cool thing for us, is that it created a massive flow of hits on our LEGO SE.  I hope that many people join us on this site.  What a promotion." CreationDate="2013-04-18T15:11:00.160" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2798" PostId="1953" Score="5" Text="@pcantin I think it would be very interesting to try out your device on a cheaper LEGO imitation brand brick and see if the brick wears out with significantly fewer repetitions." CreationDate="2013-04-19T02:00:32.043" UserId="2592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2799" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="@ulmangt This is definitely an option when I do the next test rig." CreationDate="2013-04-19T02:06:35.320" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2800" PostId="2042" Score="0" Text="As I understand it, your question is more &quot;What does the hidden button under the NXT battery?&quot; rather than the bluetooth issue - is that correct?" CreationDate="2013-04-21T10:23:53.003" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2801" PostId="2036" Score="0" Text="Gnubie, I have never tried re-dying an already dyed LEGO element - unless you count adding a second coat - which works fine. I don't see why it couldn't be done, but I suspect at some point there is going to be some build-up." CreationDate="2013-04-21T17:14:54.550" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2805" PostId="2043" Score="0" Text="So, I guess it is a &quot;master reset&quot; which is on a deeper level than the &quot;technic reset button.&quot;  I will give it a shot and let you know if it helped.  Otherwise, I suspect there is an issue with my bluetooth card.  Obviously, it is on a microprocessor-to-bluetooth chip issue as it will not function on a level that would indicate that the micro is able to configure the bluetooth chip.  Thanks! I really appreciate the assistance." CreationDate="2013-04-22T03:03:44.280" UserId="2601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2806" PostId="2043" Score="0" Text="BTW: I am not talking about the reset button through the mounting hole under the USB port.  There is another button inside the battery compartment that is only accessible if you remove one of the batteries.  I just read one of the links you posted and it suggested that the trick is to use the reset button I referred to as the button in the &quot;Technic hole&quot; in the manual on pg. 60.  Tried that--it didn't work.  There is no reference to the button I'm talking about in the manual and so I figure it is &quot;Bad Juju&quot; to press it unless I know exactly what it does." CreationDate="2013-04-22T03:22:14.183" UserId="2601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2807" PostId="2043" Score="0" Text="Well, on the other hand LEGO usually doesn't put any &quot;bad juju&quot; in its toys - they're meant to be safe for kids after all. So even if it, erm,  bricked your brick, you'd probably still be able to get a replacement. But if you're in doubt, then by all means, contact the customer service first." CreationDate="2013-04-22T06:49:34.637" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2808" PostId="2045" Score="0" Text="Rough dimensions would be useful here. How big are your &quot;small rocks&quot;, for example?" CreationDate="2013-04-22T08:20:28.360" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2809" PostId="2045" Score="0" Text="@Kramii Thanks for the comment, i've tried to clarify the size now" CreationDate="2013-04-22T08:24:08.123" UserId="2602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2810" PostId="2046" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the reply. Do you know what gears fit to those smallest chain links you posted?" CreationDate="2013-04-22T11:27:21.427" UserId="2602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2811" PostId="2046" Score="0" Text="To my knowledge, all LEGO gear teeth are the same size (regardless of the overall size of the piece) and they fit that chain." CreationDate="2013-04-22T11:33:15.933" UserId="2434" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2812" PostId="2046" Score="4" Text="You are correct that the teeth on all of the non-bevel gears will work, but the small 8 tooth gear doesn't work well on the ends due to the minimum radius of the chain." CreationDate="2013-04-22T12:06:36.463" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2813" PostId="2043" Score="1" Text="No, the button located under the battery pack is there to make the brick know that it is powered by a rechargeable battery pack. The battery pack has a pin that presses this button, this changes the battery charge level voltage thresholds to adapt to different technology." CreationDate="2013-04-22T12:25:52.330" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2814" PostId="2047" Score="1" Text="The miscellaneous extra pieces are always for the lightest pieces that are beneath the resolution of their scale." CreationDate="2013-04-22T23:24:49.743" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2816" PostId="2043" Score="0" Text="Yes--I agree that LEGO does not put &quot;bad juju&quot; in its toys--just geek terminology for something that might create way more effort than it's worth.  In fact, I am extemely impressed with LEGO's ideals and committment to quality (if the rest of the world would have the same mindset we would all be in a better place).  Thanks again, Joubarc." CreationDate="2013-04-23T04:05:54.953" UserId="2601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2817" PostId="2043" Score="0" Text="Well, thank Philo, I feel his comment is more useful than my answer anyway (Philo, feel free to write a full answer of your own)" CreationDate="2013-04-23T06:51:29.453" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2818" PostId="2048" Score="2" Text="+1: It seems very odd that all the figs are missing: assuming this was bought as a new set, this strongly suggests that the set has been tampered with." CreationDate="2013-04-23T08:49:14.967" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2819" PostId="1994" Score="0" Text="Are you sure it is not legal to say &quot;it's made of Lego(r) bricks&quot;? If I make a table, I can (I think) say it's made of wood, or that building is made of SuperConcrete Ltd.'s concrete and so on." CreationDate="2013-04-23T11:44:57.553" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2820" PostId="2052" Score="0" Text="Well, the marketing point of view is now clear. But somewhat it is not good for me. If I bought the guy you put on the 1st picture, it's ok, there can be two, if I get another one. But if I have two Darth Vaders one is completely useless. I'd like eg. a clone trooper instead, that's always not enough of them. My policy (I have no marketing experience -- that's why I ask) would be to put main characters in small sets and minor in the larger ones. Poor children would buy smaller, while rich -- smaller and larger. Thanks for the answer." CreationDate="2013-04-23T13:04:53.720" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2821" PostId="2050" Score="9" Text="Minifigs aside, I still think the worst case of this is [79000 - Riddles for the ring](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=79000-1) which contains a duplicate of the one ring. Seriously, there are two in the box. The ***one*** ring. And I suppose it's not limited to that box either." CreationDate="2013-04-23T13:37:34.540" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2822" PostId="2051" Score="0" Text="I'd swear I saw one sometime ago, with some red-and-white character which could &quot;dissolve&quot; in the field or something." CreationDate="2013-04-23T13:42:01.870" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2823" PostId="2050" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc You need to have (at least) two of them. If you'd had one, it couldn't &quot;rule THEM all&quot; :) But it can be a spare part" CreationDate="2013-04-23T13:42:50.687" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2824" PostId="2051" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Can be. I remember there was also something like morphing plane." CreationDate="2013-04-23T13:43:27.550" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2825" PostId="2052" Score="2" Text="It would be nice if you didn't have to get duplicates, but in the mean time, there's a good secondary market for used figs. You can sell your duplicates, and buy the ones you don't have on sites like eBay and Bricklink." CreationDate="2013-04-23T14:25:27.727" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2826" PostId="2050" Score="0" Text="I don't mind getting extra minifigs. I usually break down the parts of the minifig and use the body parts to create different characters." CreationDate="2013-04-23T15:40:34.740" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2827" PostId="1994" Score="0" Text="Sure it's legal.. I said ASIDE from that." CreationDate="2013-04-24T07:41:18.123" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2828" PostId="2052" Score="1" Text="Secondary market aside, A person might want a Darth Vader in more than one MOC. Or have a Vader clone in some Star Wars spoof." CreationDate="2013-04-24T07:47:50.593" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2829" PostId="2052" Score="1" Text="Good point. An extra Vader could even have some use in non-spoof MOC as well: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darth_Vader_(clone)" CreationDate="2013-04-24T10:22:36.483" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2833" PostId="215" Score="0" Text="BrickLink is a good website where you can get all sorts of different lego e.g. some that were out for a year then vanished can still be brought here, as well as a selection of [Custom Parts](http://www.bricklink.com/browseCustom.asp) - a lot of these appear to be regular parts that have been &quot;chromed&quot;." CreationDate="2013-04-25T13:48:26.880" UserDisplayName="user2614" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2834" PostId="2060" Score="0" Text="Seems legit (seeing the headlight brick example in the presentation slides). Just one question: is .12mm equal to 3/10LDU? That seems odd (I'm still a beginner in technical LEGO stuff)" CreationDate="2013-04-29T05:04:48.820" UserId="2617" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2835" PostId="2060" Score="0" Text="You are correct that .12mm is the same as .3 LDU, and this does seem like a strange offset. My guess is that this decision was made in order to create the absolute minimum difference between these parts. I'm guessing that most children who build with these parts have never noticed this minor inconsistency." CreationDate="2013-04-29T13:36:16.207" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2836" PostId="1940" Score="1" Text="I found that places with white walls work better for IR communication. The fluorescent lights can in some instances completely mess-up with the IR networks, but most of the time when there is no line of sight the signal is transmitted by reflection from the walls and ceiling. A solution a friend uses now is to setup a white ceiling over his installations in large open spaces. The ideal solution would be mirrors, but they are expensive and cumbersome. His preferred solution for shows remains a white waxed fabric. I hope this will help you for your future installations." CreationDate="2013-05-02T10:27:37.437" UserId="29" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2837" PostId="2066" Score="2" Text="possible duplicate of [Exact dimensions of studless Technic beams](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1762/exact-dimensions-of-studless-technic-beams)" CreationDate="2013-05-02T16:43:17.763" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2838" PostId="2060" Score="0" Text="Great answer. I never knew about that offset. Thanks!" CreationDate="2013-05-02T18:04:17.200" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2840" PostId="2065" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the pointers.  Unfortunately, 10K of bricks isn't nearly enough and I routinely wipe the whole inventory of item on bricklink.  I'm sort of expecting to have make a fresh mold, but it would certainly be nicer to avoid it." CreationDate="2013-05-02T21:31:16.773" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2841" PostId="2065" Score="0" Text="I also just noticed this wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_clone which might help." CreationDate="2013-05-02T21:36:20.123" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2842" PostId="2065" Score="0" Text="Have you tried asking about this at a Lego store? They almost always have basic 2x4 bricks in the PaB wall, and I'm pretty sure they are able to order them by the case for you." CreationDate="2013-05-03T01:02:18.157" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2843" PostId="2067" Score="1" Text="There's some notes on using the LDraw parts for 3D Printing on [Is it possible to build LEGO bricks with a makerbot 3D replicator print](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1241/56)" CreationDate="2013-05-03T10:09:30.140" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2844" PostId="2067" Score="0" Text="Thx Ambo100, i made this image usign CATIA. i didn't wanted to spend too much money on trying different configuration. :)" CreationDate="2013-05-03T12:22:52.227" UserId="2627" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2845" PostId="2068" Score="0" Text="Although I've already talked with LEGO, I hadn't heard of the LUGbulk program.  I could be an option, thanks." CreationDate="2013-05-03T17:04:06.163" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2846" PostId="2065" Score="0" Text="I've utilized the LEGO stores extensively, but their inventory is quite unreliable for the quantities I'm interested in, even when ordering them ahead of time." CreationDate="2013-05-03T17:22:38.007" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2847" PostId="2068" Score="0" Text="Ahem. The first rule of LUGBulk is Don't talk about LUGBulk prices. ahem." CreationDate="2013-05-04T06:20:45.433" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2848" PostId="2068" Score="0" Text="I double checked the rules, and they don't say anything about confidentiality." CreationDate="2013-05-04T06:50:04.690" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2849" PostId="2068" Score="1" Text="The dollar value limit on member participation in LUGBulk will limit 2x4s to about 2500 per annum; this is nowhere near the quantity the poster is pursuing." CreationDate="2013-05-04T22:36:32.687" UserId="1136" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2850" PostId="2004" Score="0" Text="Remember to allow for packaging materials; 30% of the weight is a rule-of-thumb some people use." CreationDate="2013-05-04T22:38:04.697" UserId="1136" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2851" PostId="2068" Score="0" Text="When I mentioned the LUGBulk price, my intent was merely to provide a cost comparison, as in, Lego is willing to sell 2x4 bricks below 10 cents a piece. I didn't mean to imply that LUGBulk would be a good way to get 10k+ bricks." CreationDate="2013-05-05T05:48:15.870" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2852" PostId="2031" Score="1" Text="Your question is vague. Are you having difficulty with inspiration, artwork, printing or something else? What do you want &quot;LEGO clipart backgrounds&quot; for, and what do you think they are?" CreationDate="2013-05-05T12:30:57.423" UserId="1136" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2854" PostId="2070" Score="0" Text="Very interesting answer, I just have some doubts on the &quot;pretty much every set has at least one element that is unique to that set&quot; - while this may be true for licensed sets, for examples, I don't think it holds for more &quot;mundane&quot; ranges, especially Creator and possibly Technic. In most of the cases, uniqueness is more on the minifigs IMHO." CreationDate="2013-05-05T19:50:28.413" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2855" PostId="1892" Score="0" Text="+1 for your answer, but Josh's storage consideration angle caused me to swap my acceptance." CreationDate="2013-05-05T22:47:22.993" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2856" PostId="1892" Score="0" Text="No problem, I must admit his answer makes much more sense than mine - storage is indeed more of a problem than moulding itself, although I'm also surprised about only 64 machines." CreationDate="2013-05-06T04:33:04.940" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2857" PostId="2070" Score="0" Text="Do you have a reference for the fact that there are only 64 moulding machines? (References for the rest would also help covert your already excellent answer to a model one)" CreationDate="2013-05-06T04:34:32.650" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2859" PostId="2073" Score="0" Text="That's probably the best way to go" CreationDate="2013-05-07T11:53:55.467" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2860" PostId="2074" Score="3" Text="This may sound patronizing, but did you try to contact the designer himself? There are contact informations at the bottom of his page (while you're at it, ask him to come post his answer here :-))" CreationDate="2013-05-07T11:56:02.930" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2861" PostId="2075" Score="0" Text="I updated the question to clarify that I buy a bunch from the stores now, but they sort of struggle buying more than 10 boxes at a time.  Its sort of hit-or-miss, which is a tough way for me to run a business." CreationDate="2013-05-07T13:37:50.007" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2862" PostId="2073" Score="0" Text="The boxes are great for, say 5 boxes at a time, but stores have limits on what they are able to get.  So, I'm hoping to find a better and more reliable source." CreationDate="2013-05-07T13:51:28.860" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2863" PostId="2075" Score="1" Text="That's indeed important to know, I had no idea you where after this kind of volume (seriously, do you eat them or what?), and most of our answers aren't very useful in light of that - since you knew most of it already. But if even LEGO stores can't help, then I can see why you'd be looking at competitors. On the other hand, such a big volume makes it feasible for third-parties. You may want to check [Big Ben Bricks](http://bigbenbricks.com/products/products.html) for a start. Or seriously consider buy your own moulding machine (BBB might help you there too I guess)" CreationDate="2013-05-07T14:48:08.883" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2864" PostId="2075" Score="0" Text="I haven't tried eating them - sounds grisly.  In my classes, each student gets their own kit so they don't have to share.  They get a 1.5 litre box of 2x4s, and a 1.5 litre box of 2x2s, which for a class of ~16 kids ends up being about 9,000 bricks.  Each simultaneous coach and/or school needs their own set - so it adds up quickly. You can see a picture here: http://www.ascendly.com/page/jj-rohrer-ascendlyjj-23/" CreationDate="2013-05-07T15:34:05.303" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2865" PostId="2064" Score="0" Text="I think it's worth taking Mega Bloks into consideration here. Although &quot;compatible with Lego&quot; is a bit of a stretch, they are indeed a cheaper Lego brick but with astoundingly low quality. If you're looking for cheap bricks for students to learn structural techniques from, I'd give them Mega Bloks (along with a rubber mallet, so they can tap together the defective blocks that refuse to fit together)." CreationDate="2013-05-07T19:29:05.937" UserId="567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2866" PostId="2075" Score="1" Text="Maybe you could try to apply to be a LEGO Certified Professional yourself - that would sound logical to me." CreationDate="2013-05-08T04:22:30.883" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2867" PostId="2074" Score="0" Text="`Why? Because it would be cool` good enough for me." CreationDate="2013-05-08T12:55:51.203" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2868" PostId="2064" Score="1" Text="I'm actually more concerned about quality than price." CreationDate="2013-05-08T15:16:34.223" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2869" PostId="1370" Score="0" Text="I also am trying to do the same thing. The remote control access is not avaliabale on 2.1 either. Worst answer ever. Did anyone ever find out how to add the remote function?" CreationDate="2013-05-08T23:17:39.057" UserDisplayName="user2636" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2870" PostId="2079" Score="0" Text="Good point. The box for the Technic Unimog is really big and they could have likely got away with a box that was 25% smaller." CreationDate="2013-05-09T09:59:34.440" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2871" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="Nope, that's the joke. The recess is only 2/3 of a plate high (or 2/9 of a brick). So the plate sticks out. And you are right that the studs don't touch the arch, so the plate sticks out *and* doesn't stay in place." CreationDate="2013-05-09T12:01:18.427" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2872" PostId="2077" Score="0" Text="If I remember correctly, the old arch (the right one) is empty inside, so if it's placed on another brick the studs would go inside. Is the new one also empty?" CreationDate="2013-05-09T12:03:50.883" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2873" PostId="2077" Score="0" Text="@Voitcus: yes, it is empty as well. In fact if you look at them from the bottom at a straight angle, the two parts look absolutely identical." CreationDate="2013-05-09T12:06:42.430" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2874" PostId="2082" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the info, +1 for you. As you've written, this problem is seen by the Lego Group. I think making the parts move is making them &quot;work&quot; in worse conditions, normally it is solved by some foam or any other flexible material." CreationDate="2013-05-09T12:45:42.633" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2875" PostId="2082" Score="1" Text="This is terrific. On top of saving the environment, this will also save many of us a lot of closet space." CreationDate="2013-05-09T15:02:38.847" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2876" PostId="2082" Score="5" Text="The reason I heard most about big packaging is more in the line of &quot;more impressive on shelves&quot;, but with a twist: the idea would be that the image of the model on the box should be as big as the model itself - which can lead to the problems you can imagine, especially with Technic. Looking at your sample, I feel the box on the left looks &quot;better&quot;. Also, there's a marketing angle: customers may feel they get more for their money if the box is bigger, especially if there's another brand on the shelf which has lower prices..." CreationDate="2013-05-10T06:09:07.040" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2877" PostId="2081" Score="1" Text="That's very interesting, I wonder if LEGO did actually think about it when they redesigned the part. Considering they usually try to consider as much parts interactions as possible, it's not impossible, but we have yet to see a set where they use it." CreationDate="2013-05-10T06:24:42.963" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2878" PostId="2083" Score="0" Text="If you mean &quot;cost reduction&quot; by using less plastic, I can't agree with you. I suppose this brick is not very often and less material here seems nothing. However, perhaps RegDwight could compare weights of the two bricks? I'm pretty sure it's not more than 1-2 grams, and as I [asked in another question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2079/why-are-lego-sets-put-in-such-big-boxes) it seems there are larger possibilities to reduce production costs." CreationDate="2013-05-10T06:39:40.183" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2879" PostId="2082" Score="0" Text="That's the reasonable answer, but when I open the box and see just two small bags of parts... Disappointing! But maybe I am not the typical customer :)" CreationDate="2013-05-10T06:43:19.027" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2880" PostId="2083" Score="0" Text="Well maybe that's not the main reason, maybe it never is, but I still believe that if and when LEGO redesigns a part, then they'll usually considers all ways to use less plastic in the part. But yes, I agree that it's unlikely it's the only motive to redesign, especially given the cost of moulds." CreationDate="2013-05-10T08:35:24.387" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2881" PostId="2081" Score="1" Text="This is fascinating. It never occurred to me to even check this combination. Unlike with [6091](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6091) and [6005](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6005), which form a useful structure together, this combo here is obviously useless other than for a wall pattern. Most importantly, I first got the slope in Flo’s V8 Cafe, which was introduced only last year where I live, or in 2011 according to BrickLink. In other words, TLG held back the complement to the new raised arch a whopping two or three years. Why that would be, escapes me." CreationDate="2013-05-10T11:34:14.567" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2882" PostId="2081" Score="0" Text="Ah, but of course we also have the Slope, Curved 2×4×2/3 No Studs, [with](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=88930) and [without](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=61068) bottom tubes, which got introduced in 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Still not a combination that I have seen used anywhere, but at least that's now a whole system of (at least) four parts, and the years start to make sense now. And of course TLG can always build upon this to introduce more parts in the future. Really interesting. Still, going by the year, the 2×4×2/3 slopes must be the actual answer." CreationDate="2013-05-10T12:08:13.277" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2883" PostId="2081" Score="0" Text="The key word in your last comment is &quot;system&quot; - LEGO likes that all its parts play nicely with each other, regardless of whether they actually use the combinations or not." CreationDate="2013-05-11T10:51:01.100" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2887" PostId="1562" Score="0" Text="I brought a bowl of water to a boil in the microwave, waited for it to stop boiling, then poured into a tumbler, then soaked the bent half of the axle in the water for 2 minutes, then &quot;quickly&quot; put the 32 cross-hole bricks on it and set it up as Jourbarc described, and let it sit for a couple of nights.  The axle, while still noticeably bent, appears to be less bent than it was.  After I've applied this technique to the rest of the bent axles, I may attempt a second application." CreationDate="2013-05-14T00:50:10.167" UserId="202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2888" PostId="1562" Score="0" Text="Apparently you can [soften plastic dice by putting them a few seconds in a microwave](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RandomNumberGod) (check the &quot;Real Life&quot; section) - maybe it would help with LEGO, but I'm not sure I would want to try it myself (especially if the warm water approach works fine enough)." CreationDate="2013-05-14T04:17:33.673" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2889" PostId="1763" Score="0" Text="Thx for the dimensions, Philo did you measure other parts?" CreationDate="2013-05-15T09:52:37.420" UserId="2627" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2890" PostId="2094" Score="0" Text="Let me guess... the minimum resolution that allows 0.1 LDU accuracy? (Since there are [1 LDU offsets](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/673/how-to-make-a-1-ldu-offset) and also [0.3 LDU offsets](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2057/why-cant-i-reproduce-this-sd-card-box-in-ldd#comment2835_2060)) in the world of LEGO?" CreationDate="2013-05-15T15:53:17.130" UserId="2617" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2891" PostId="2082" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc that is an interesting twist, and originally that may well have been the case, but right now that reason is as bogus as any other. The Town Hall is actually *smaller* than its picture on the package. Same for the VW Camper Van. And the R2-D2 on the package is almost twice its actual size — in *one* direction, but we are talking about a 3D model, so you are led to believe it would be 8 times larger overall. I lost count of how many people were underwhelmed by my R2-D2 after having seen the package. And these are not the only sets like that, the list goes on." CreationDate="2013-05-15T18:14:19.887" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2892" PostId="1807" Score="0" Text="+1! Had to catch my armchair tightly to not to fall down laughing! :] Your _four-brick-keyboard-supporter_ certainly deserves Nobel Price or at least ten +1!" CreationDate="2013-05-15T19:52:11.883" UserId="1083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2893" PostId="2095" Score="0" Text="That's reasonable, I was thinking about this, too." CreationDate="2013-05-16T06:52:17.067" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2894" PostId="2094" Score="2" Text="See also [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1283/56) to Has anyone made their own custom LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2013-05-16T08:39:32.667" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2895" PostId="2096" Score="0" Text="Most are not. Most are 100 micrometers. Would it be sufficient?" CreationDate="2013-05-16T14:15:57.327" UserId="2652" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2896" PostId="2096" Score="0" Text="The tolerance is given in the question. A child must be able to connect the bricks and they must not fall off. Which resolution is needed to achieve this?" CreationDate="2013-05-16T14:25:31.707" UserId="2652" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2897" PostId="2096" Score="0" Text="Goven that all teh dimensions in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lego_dimensions.svg are in 100 micrometer increments, in theory I'd say 'yes'. In practice, I'd want to try it out on a borrowed printer before sinking large sums of money into it." CreationDate="2013-05-16T18:14:02.317" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2898" PostId="2096" Score="1" Text="I don't understand the question. TLG have done tons of research on this, and they are a business so they don't want to be wasting money. So if they settled for the tolerance of 10 micrometers, then a tolerance of 100 micrometers is obviously not enough. Simple as that." CreationDate="2013-05-17T11:19:41.047" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2899" PostId="2081" Score="0" Text="So yeah. If you can add the 2×4×2/3 slopes to the answer, mentioning that they were released at the same time as the arch, I will accept. In fact I can edit that info in myself, if that's too much hassle for you." CreationDate="2013-05-17T11:23:49.390" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2900" PostId="2097" Score="3" Text="Sorry, this is hogwash. You take one buzzword, *downsizing*, and then you exaggerate everything about it out of all proportion. The bottles example is utter nonsense, and the &quot;tens of millions pounds&quot; is probably the most striking instance of something you only just invented on the spot, but it's by far not the only one. The whole answer reads like pure speculation assembled out of thin air as you go along. I'd suggest to drastically tone it down, providing references for all the egregious claims, and going away with the claims you cannot prove." CreationDate="2013-05-18T15:06:55.693" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2901" PostId="2097" Score="5" Text="More to the point, though, *downsizing* is not a term that applies in the first place. Downsizing, by (any) definition, does not describe a status quo; it only describes a *change*. Like, taking the Town Hall that has 2800 parts, and then silently reducing it to 2300 parts, without changing the package size. That simply does not happen with LEGO. Also, upon closer examination you will find that all the typical reasons for downsizing listed in your answer do not actually apply to LEGO as much as you make it sound, and some do not apply *at all*, in point of fact." CreationDate="2013-05-18T15:38:32.427" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2902" PostId="2097" Score="0" Text="Interesting answer, but this is bricks.se, psychology.se is a different site." CreationDate="2013-05-19T14:27:49.697" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2903" PostId="2097" Score="0" Text="@RegDwight: **Everything** I wrote in this answer are true facts, based on verifiable sources, mostly books and articles on influence and manipulation. My **only** mistake was, that (since I'm Pole) I used a word &quot;_downsizing_&quot;, we use in Poland to describe mentioned mechanism. Since it has clearly English-based meaning, I assumed, that it exists also in English. Turned out I was wrong. As I checked right know, this word is not used in English in the same meaning as in Polish. I can't find proper English word for this meaning of &quot;_downsizing_&quot; in Polish. A &quot;_cut-off_&quot;, &quot;_reduction_&quot;?" CreationDate="2013-05-19T19:42:07.690" UserId="1083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2904" PostId="2097" Score="0" Text="@RegDwight: I'm not talking about reducing number of elements from 2800 to 2300 parts without changing the package size. I'm talking **exactly** about OP's question and what is presented on image in following answer -- packages much bigger than should be, according to contents. I have only Polish references ([here](http://www.plastech.pl/wiadomosci/Downsizing-czyli-manipulacja-opakowaniami-komentarz,n5187) and [here](http://www.silakobiet.pl/node/5623)), which are pretty useless here. However first has, on second picture, an exact example -- contents of &quot;_Kret_&quot; are only 40% of bottle size." CreationDate="2013-05-19T19:42:53.927" UserId="1083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2905" PostId="2097" Score="0" Text="@RegDwight: About mentioned &quot;_British Airways olives_&quot;. I was writing from memory about event that took place nearly thirty years ago. So my mistake was that I highly overestimated &quot;_the effect amount_&quot;. It was _only_ £350,000/year in case of British Airways ([here](http://tinyurl.com/ba-olives-1)) and only $40,000 in case of American Airlines ([here](http://tinyurl.com/ba-olives-2) and [here](http://tinyurl.com/ba-olives-3))." CreationDate="2013-05-19T19:46:21.127" UserId="1083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2906" PostId="2097" Score="1" Text="I think that trejder's point of view is ok (not because I'm a Pole too :-) ), but in Josh's answer in fact there is the same thing, but less about this &quot;manipulation stuff&quot;. I think TLG is not &quot;the only honest (big) company in the world&quot; and is manipulating its customers as any other." CreationDate="2013-05-19T20:08:28.910" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2907" PostId="1453" Score="0" Text="@62Bricks - I have updated my question with info about the problems I faced trying to build the bridge. I think LDraw may have allowed some impossible connections." CreationDate="2013-05-19T22:27:11.363" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2908" PostId="1453" Score="0" Text="It's difficult to tell how this was done in the original picture, but it looks like you might be able to work around the issue by adding a 1x1 round plate under one of the rails that are colliding." CreationDate="2013-05-20T00:11:57.200" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2909" PostId="1453" Score="0" Text="@jncraton - I came to a very similar conclusion and saw your comment when I came back to update my question. I have credited you in my second edit. Thanks!" CreationDate="2013-05-20T02:02:35.183" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2910" PostId="2099" Score="0" Text="The timelapse is interesting but goes way too fast... However, considering no-one posted a comment about a mistake, I find it hard to believe there is one." CreationDate="2013-05-20T20:22:52.183" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2911" PostId="2099" Score="0" Text="I have this set and didn't encounter any problems. Not at this step, not at any other. (Unlike with easily a dozen other sets, where the instructions *were* wrong, in point of fact, in all kinds of ways and for all kinds of reasons, so I know LEGO aren't impeccable.) And everything was functioning properly when it was assembled. Sadly I've long disassembled it, so I don't even know what all these gears did anymore. And of course I don't remember by heart if my instructions actually looked the same as in the image above, so I guess I will have to check that to be completely sure." CreationDate="2013-05-21T10:12:51.177" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2912" PostId="2099" Score="0" Text="Yes - that's pretty much the same image. Lifting the gear out doesn't help. It's really in the way! :-)" CreationDate="2013-05-21T18:18:55.017" UserId="2662" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2913" PostId="2100" Score="0" Text="I've added pictures. I hope this makes my problem clearer." CreationDate="2013-05-21T18:20:09.473" UserId="2662" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2914" PostId="2098" Score="1" Text="I have now realised my error. the smaller sub-assembly was incorrectly put together. The manual is correct. Thanks to all for your help." CreationDate="2013-05-21T18:25:26.433" UserId="2662" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2916" PostId="2100" Score="1" Text="Indeed it does. Your small part (the one with the white beam) looks like it's mirrored from what it should be. The 11L beam should be on the right side, not the left one." CreationDate="2013-05-22T04:25:19.273" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2917" PostId="2098" Score="0" Text="Well that's actually a nice concept for a contest (I mean, we're all tired from build-in-the-bag, right?): mirror building!" CreationDate="2013-05-22T04:26:21.933" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2919" PostId="2064" Score="0" Text="It looks like the best answer is 'nobody does it as well as LEGO' - thanks to all of the other suggestions.  I'm trying to talk to corporate LEGO and I might put in a cuusoo suggestion." CreationDate="2013-05-22T13:35:29.810" UserId="92" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2920" PostId="2106" Score="0" Text="I was hoping for a relatively complete list. I was assuming that there were a few basic styles which were all compatible and then a bunch of outliers. For example, looking through the Bricklink search you provided, it looks like there are a lot of containers which have 4 studs on top. I assume these are compatible, but I don't have any of them, so I have no idea if they actually fit together." CreationDate="2013-05-22T14:07:03.733" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2921" PostId="309" Score="2" Text="There's a new one out: &quot;[The BrickGun book](http://www.brickgun.com/)&quot; - see [this review on Brickset](http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=6566)" CreationDate="2013-05-23T04:20:03.400" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2922" PostId="2109" Score="0" Text="Ugh, I literally just figured it out. Thanks for your help :)" CreationDate="2013-05-23T12:44:16.093" UserId="2666" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2923" PostId="2109" Score="2" Text="Also would have upvoted but not enough reputation..." CreationDate="2013-05-23T12:45:00.767" UserId="2666" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2924" PostId="2106" Score="0" Text="I see what you mean. Yeah, if the tubs were produced around the same time (you can check the date of production at Bricklink), you can safely assume they are compatible with the tubs that look similar in size and shape. If you still have doubts, I would suggest contacting the seller(s) who have them listed and ask them to make sure the tubs can nest together nicely. I don't know any other way to check. I have never seen a comprehensive list like that. Maybe it's time to make one. ;)" CreationDate="2013-05-23T17:54:18.537" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2925" PostId="1608" Score="0" Text="These guys will do it for you... http://www.etsy.com/shop/MRBrickDesigner" CreationDate="2013-05-23T16:52:35.657" UserDisplayName="user2668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2926" PostId="1016" Score="1" Text="I found the link to download the NXT EDU 2.1f3 patch, the original one was broken. Download [here](http://cache.lego.com/r/education/-/media/LEGO%20Education/Home/Downloads/Software/Updates/MINDSTORMS/ts.20120301T163616.NXT%20EDU%2021f3%20for%20Windows.zip) for windows." CreationDate="2013-05-23T04:34:45.393" UserId="2667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2928" PostId="2112" Score="4" Text="Hi florent - as this site is English speaking, can you please translate your question. This will give you the best opportunity to have your question answered." CreationDate="2013-05-25T23:02:39.160" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2929" PostId="2112" Score="0" Text="Using Google Translate and wttching the video makes me (ever the pessimist) think it's really a poor fit for LEGO Technic. With that in mind, there are a ton of LEGO masters that do things that just boggle my brain..." CreationDate="2013-05-26T06:47:05.210" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2930" PostId="2112" Score="1" Text="Hi Florent, and welcome to bricks.se - you'll notice I translated your question, as the operating language for this site is English. I hope you'll get answers, but bear in mind they'll be in English as well. If you need help from French-speaking LEGO enthusiasts, I suggest you contact the French-speaking LEGO association [Freelug](http://www.freelug.org)." CreationDate="2013-05-26T10:34:08.007" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2931" PostId="2114" Score="0" Text="Although this question is specifically about new sets, the answers in the question flagged as duplicate are valid even if that one is about an older set. Besides, the solution goes for any product you buy: not satisfied? Go to your reseller and explain the problem. Failing that, contact the producer. The LEGO customer service is very friendly and their number is on the box you bought." CreationDate="2013-05-27T04:16:48.647" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2933" PostId="2112" Score="0" Text="@RedDwight - I learned something today, thanks to you." CreationDate="2013-05-30T06:51:21.787" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2934" PostId="1453" Score="0" Text="Ah - one of the pitfalls of virtual building. I recall messing with that angle a long time trying to get things to look right and I missed that collision. Sounds like the round plate fix will work." CreationDate="2013-06-01T21:49:58.683" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2935" PostId="1166" Score="0" Text="From a conversation with a store manager: US based retail stores (Lego Store) are able to order bags of specific bricks for their PaB walls. They do not have access to the full range of parts that online PaB offers.  _If_ you time it correctly and know the mgmt, they can order a bag (or more) for you.  Legoland Discovery Centers (mini theme parks) also have PaB but with a smaller selection and at a higher cost ($10/100g)" CreationDate="2013-06-03T13:29:50.203" UserDisplayName="user1262" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2936" PostId="1609" Score="0" Text="Seems when the lamp falls down of your desk, you can't &quot;repair&quot; it manually but need to send it to the customer service ;-)" CreationDate="2013-06-04T20:02:14.427" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2940" PostId="2124" Score="1" Text="I don't think this question should have been closed." CreationDate="2013-06-11T00:07:21.897" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2941" PostId="1608" Score="0" Text="I would be careful not to use a bulb that gets very hot. I accidentally warped some of my bricks doing that." CreationDate="2013-06-11T00:11:17.590" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2943" PostId="2045" Score="0" Text="Or, you could use rubber bands." CreationDate="2013-06-11T00:18:35.783" UserId="2311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2946" PostId="2128" Score="0" Text="I don't know the difference, but I do know that when I was cleaning a bunch, only one brand floated. Can't remember which, sorry." CreationDate="2013-06-13T23:37:44.690" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2947" PostId="2128" Score="0" Text="Could be down to the manufacturing process rather than the materials - we've [seen](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1429/56) [before](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/162/56) that elements made in China have had issues with colour matching/quality which TLG has been addressing." CreationDate="2013-06-14T08:17:52.030" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2950" PostId="2128" Score="0" Text="If I remember well, the LEGO elements which had a production issue were due to LEGO mixing it too much color with their colorless ABS when they started mixing colors themselves (before that, they bought colored ABS); so I would tend to believe that less ABS makes the part seem less good, which could be the case with MegaBloks" CreationDate="2013-06-15T09:58:51.057" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2951" PostId="2124" Score="0" Text="One interesting project would be to build a manufacturing process, e.g. use the 18 motors to automate the production of little Lego cars or planes. It's a big project though, I once started building a factory to assemble little Lego planes with the Lego sets from a summer camp I was working at, but the kids started complaining that I was using up all the pieces :)" CreationDate="2013-06-15T10:46:36.210" UserId="567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2953" PostId="2127" Score="0" Text="Thanks for that. I'm trying to motorize my R2D2, a motor for each leg (tank tracks), a motor for the head and lights" CreationDate="2013-06-19T02:52:11.667" UserId="2384" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2954" PostId="2130" Score="0" Text="I don't think your guess is correct - I know for a fact that LEGO does reuse as much as possible of the discarded plastic when moulding new bricks, and it is said to be functionally equivalent to new ABS granulates, except it's already coloured (hence they use it only for darker bricks, typically black). However, it could be that they make sure the proportion of recycled plastic is below a certain threshold level. It is possible that the perceived quality difference may be due to purity of the plastic, but I'd bet more on precision in the moulding process being different." CreationDate="2013-06-19T08:25:07.630" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2957" PostId="2127" Score="0" Text="No problem. That sounds like a fun project. Good luck!" CreationDate="2013-06-19T14:00:55.653" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2958" PostId="2151" Score="1" Text="I would have thought it was simply supposed to mimic the anchor hole, but since 6280 has an anchor and it's not even attached through there, it's not a really good explanation" CreationDate="2013-06-20T04:06:36.093" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2959" PostId="2151" Score="1" Text="Looks like an anchor hole to me too. Now I really want a copy of 6493." CreationDate="2013-06-20T06:20:32.293" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2960" PostId="2151" Score="0" Text="Well, it looks too small for canon. Perhaps the piece designer intended it as an anchor hole, but the set designers didn't use it that way? Perhaps it was modelled on a real ship's bow?" CreationDate="2013-06-20T09:11:22.390" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2961" PostId="1976" Score="1" Text="I think you might be able to do something like this with Microsoft Robotics Studio. Here is a video that appears to do what you want: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcETVcobqfc" CreationDate="2013-06-20T15:27:43.233" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2962" PostId="1232" Score="0" Text="RIC files can take parameters and display accordingly. RIC fonts are based on this idea, they take the character to draw as the first parameter, which then causes them to display the proper character.&#xA;The extended NXT firmware has a special function which uses such a file to automatically display all characters. You can do it yourself pretty easily if all characters are the same width though.&#xA;I'm the author of RICcreator, a slightly more modern alternative to nxtRICEdit" CreationDate="2013-06-20T15:38:10.340" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2963" PostId="1232" Score="0" Text="I'm the author of RICcreator, a slightly more modern alternative to nxtRICEdit, so I should be able to answer about anything about the RIC format if you need help. (constantly hitting enter ruined this comment... -__-)" CreationDate="2013-06-20T15:45:07.663" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2967" PostId="2152" Score="1" Text="Hi @mj_ - you might well find some of the related questions (over on right) helpful, especially [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/99/56) recommending a mild solution of detergent suitable for cleaning nappies/diapers." CreationDate="2013-06-20T19:34:35.910" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2970" PostId="2083" Score="0" Text="About the 1x5x4 arch, according to comments on [this photo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/7548577@N03/8313702381) LEGO may revert to the old version somewhere in the future" CreationDate="2013-06-22T10:21:48.727" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2976" PostId="965" Score="0" Text="holy mamma that is one awesome set" CreationDate="2013-06-27T21:57:31.610" UserDisplayName="user2795" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2979" PostId="2169" Score="0" Text="I will check out the other sites you suggested. What is annoying is of course the ads at the end of the instruction books are what my son is basing his desires on, and they seem to be very out of date." CreationDate="2013-06-28T11:46:32.057" UserId="45" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2980" PostId="2171" Score="0" Text="I think the key point that I have learned from yours and jncratons responses is that Lego retires sets pretty hard and rolls over to new versions much faster than I ever expected." CreationDate="2013-06-28T20:28:56.930" UserId="45" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2982" PostId="2172" Score="2" Text="you may want to omit the &quot;gluing&quot; part - it may have people flee in disgust and it's not really relevant to the question anyway" CreationDate="2013-06-29T08:33:48.367" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2983" PostId="2172" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Thanks for the comment, i am doing it since regular stepper motors powered by an arduino needs to have a &quot;starting&quot; lego brick attached to their rod that spins" CreationDate="2013-06-29T08:35:14.277" UserId="2602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2984" PostId="2172" Score="0" Text="That said, this question is very similar, if not a full duplicate, of [Strongest gear configuration](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2023/99)" CreationDate="2013-06-29T08:43:18.353" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2985" PostId="2180" Score="4" Text="Are we sure Steve Hassenplug didin't set up a dummy account to pose this question? :P" CreationDate="2013-07-02T01:29:45.223" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2986" PostId="2179" Score="2" Text="By the way, if you're after strong connections, I would also suggest replacing your grey Technic pins, which are frictionless, by black ones, which will lock the beams better into place. The difference might not be huge, but it may help." CreationDate="2013-07-03T14:31:05.047" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2987" PostId="2179" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Thanks! A really really good tip" CreationDate="2013-07-03T14:33:20.207" UserId="2602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2989" PostId="2180" Score="0" Text="@gev I really can confirm i'm not him, yes :-)" CreationDate="2013-07-06T11:01:13.153" UserId="2602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2990" PostId="2180" Score="0" Text="I guess we'll just have to trust you... I mean, what else is there? :)" CreationDate="2013-07-09T07:02:51.537" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2991" PostId="2188" Score="0" Text="Seeing the other answer so far is about Christmas, and this one is about Easter, I propose the next one should be about, say, Halloween." CreationDate="2013-07-09T07:52:00.190" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2995" PostId="2047" Score="0" Text="I very much doubt that - the extra parts are always very consistent across all instances of a set; if the part was too small for the scale resolution, there would be some variation. And I'm fairly confident LEGO can afford very precise scales anyway. I know [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/853/99) contradicts me, but I can't agree with its accepted answer." CreationDate="2013-07-09T12:55:52.743" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2996" PostId="2190" Score="0" Text="I just wish they'd be available globally" CreationDate="2013-07-09T17:32:35.363" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2997" PostId="2190" Score="0" Text="And, you forgot Halloween." CreationDate="2013-07-09T17:32:52.193" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="2998" PostId="2072" Score="0" Text="does your math account for the fact that the shape isn't technically triangular?" CreationDate="2013-07-09T19:37:11.103" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3000" PostId="2190" Score="0" Text="Didn't realize they have a limited distribution." CreationDate="2013-07-09T21:33:38.270" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3001" PostId="2072" Score="2" Text="It takes into account the triangular part of the slope only, not the small recess required to allow the stud connection which is present in all slopes, if that's what you're talking about. That's why I substract 4ldu and the height difference between the bottom and top of the triangle is 12ldu. I did neglect the smoothing of the angles, though." CreationDate="2013-07-10T06:32:43.383" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3002" PostId="2193" Score="1" Text="So if the track elevates at 2 plates per straight piece, then in order to reach 12 bricks high I'd need about 2.3m of track in one direction. Hm, that's pretty long." CreationDate="2013-07-10T13:17:00.950" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3003" PostId="2193" Score="0" Text="Indeed. It works for larger hobbyist layouts, but that's a lot of track for a typical child's layout. If you go with monorail track, it has dedicated incline pieces and a center cog which allow for much steeper grades. You can reach 10 bricks high with about a half meter of track." CreationDate="2013-07-10T17:58:58.153" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3004" PostId="2200" Score="1" Text="Please note that this site is just a community of LEGO fans and is not affiliated with the LEGO company in any way; if you want a straight answer from the LEGO company, you should contact their own [customer service](http://service.lego.com/en-us/contactus/) to ask your question. That said, welcome to bricks.se!" CreationDate="2013-07-12T14:09:09.870" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3005" PostId="2200" Score="0" Text="I've edited your question to make it a better fit for our Q&amp;A format, and so that it doesn't talk to LEGO directly. Also, I remove the part about re-issuing a set, which I feel is another question - [one which already has some answers](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1199/why-doesnt-lego-bring-back-old-series-as-they-were-in-the-day)" CreationDate="2013-07-12T14:16:38.820" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3006" PostId="2206" Score="0" Text="That's definitely it - funny how the black parts look more grey than black, though, but that's 1995 for you" CreationDate="2013-07-14T17:50:54.357" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3007" PostId="2206" Score="1" Text="The black parts still look more grey than black in the printed instructions!" CreationDate="2013-07-15T17:00:34.360" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3008" PostId="2206" Score="0" Text="all the parts in the instructions are outlined in black, so the inside of the black parts are colored a little bit lighter. this way you can see details like open or solid studs" CreationDate="2013-07-15T22:56:12.210" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3009" PostId="2171" Score="0" Text="The City\Police subtheme does seem to go through quite a rapid refresh, there seems to be a new police station every year." CreationDate="2013-07-16T19:57:33.493" UserId="34" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3010" PostId="1841" Score="2" Text="Also, have a look at [this article on Robot Square](http://robotsquare.com/2013/07/16/ev3-nxt-compatibility/) about EV3 and NXT compadibility." CreationDate="2013-07-16T23:37:26.533" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3012" PostId="2178" Score="0" Text="It did turn out to be a 9V motor, thanks!&#xA;I've now built the structure itself (everything in this image: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=4299452 ), and now I'm not too sure about whether or not the arm's weight is enough to make it close itself, since even after trying to loosen it up a bit, it definitely doesn't seem to be able to close itself. The arm reaches out and shuts the machine down just fine- it just doesn't retract. I'd rather not add weights to it, or anything like that, and now I'm curious as to how he got it to work..." CreationDate="2013-07-17T18:09:17.293" UserId="2801" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3013" PostId="2178" Score="0" Text="Note that there are actually two versions of that motor ([71427 until 2002, then 43362](http://www.philohome.com/motors/motorcomp.htm)). Not sure if it would make a difference, but since the mechanism has to make the motor rotate and the newer one (43362) has more internal friction, maybe it would work better with the older version." CreationDate="2013-07-17T18:52:18.560" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3014" PostId="2209" Score="0" Text="Because they are not colourful to children?" CreationDate="2013-07-19T15:12:35.623" UserId="2617" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3015" PostId="2198" Score="0" Text="Since you've thoroughly narrowed it down to the brick itself, you'd probably be safer to contact the [LEGO customer service](http://service.lego.com/) to ask for a replacement" CreationDate="2013-07-19T16:35:52.197" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3016" PostId="2214" Score="0" Text="I have found a file that may help. [Here it is](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1908/2835). I haven't looked at it yet. I'll add it as an answer if it is right." CreationDate="2013-07-20T02:35:25.843" UserId="2835" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3019" PostId="2218" Score="3" Text="Not all parts are available from the online page, especially rare or unusual parts - I'm not surprised the capes or parts of a Troll wouldn't be there. As for the parts missing in your box, well, if they're in the instructions, they should be in the box, period. Check their part IDs in the parts list at the end of the instructions, and call the customer service with that info." CreationDate="2013-07-22T07:14:30.970" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3020" PostId="2206" Score="0" Text="Yes, I believe that is it. Uncommon part, but still available in the current LDD lineup." CreationDate="2013-07-22T10:41:09.613" UserId="2734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3021" PostId="2221" Score="0" Text="Its called a Nnenn cause a famous Lego fan with that username and he was known with that as avatar" CreationDate="2013-07-22T14:38:56.613" UserId="2447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3022" PostId="2223" Score="0" Text="Well, what I still don't get is how is it used to store." CreationDate="2013-07-23T02:39:36.337" UserId="2734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3023" PostId="2226" Score="1" Text="Could you add a picture?" CreationDate="2013-07-23T05:55:45.700" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3025" PostId="2223" Score="0" Text="The rubber bands are simply wrapped around it when you buy the set. I believe it can help preserving the band by stretching it to a point where it won't degrade over time, but I'm not too sure of the physics involved here, or even if that's even remotely true. One of the reasons I doubt that is that I think LEGO doesn't use the part much anymore and ship rubber bands in small cardboard boxes (like [capes](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2218/99)). So the hypothesis &quot;not to lose them&quot; seems to be a better one." CreationDate="2013-07-23T06:16:26.403" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3028" PostId="2226" Score="0" Text="I tried too but it says I need a reputation of 10 so it will be a while before I can add one." CreationDate="2013-07-23T14:00:22.213" UserId="2840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3030" PostId="2226" Score="2" Text="I uploaded an image of blocks with the mystery umbrella/smiley/anchor(?) logo. The blocks don't have any other indication on them of manufacturer, although based on the collection they were found in, I would estimate they were sold in the mid-1980s." CreationDate="2013-07-24T04:02:56.513" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3031" PostId="2222" Score="4" Text="Lesson learned: Never let anything from the box out of your sight until the model is completed." CreationDate="2013-07-24T20:25:40.187" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3033" PostId="2238" Score="0" Text="Awesome!  Thank you so much that was a really fast and helpful answer :)" CreationDate="2013-07-24T23:39:18.270" UserId="2845" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3034" PostId="2214" Score="0" Text="[Peeron](http://peeron.com) sounds just like what you're looking for. You can add sets to your account, and view how many of a certain piece you own, and in what colours." CreationDate="2013-07-20T03:10:47.493" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3035" PostId="2214" Score="0" Text="Peeron USED to be awesome. Then, one day, I came home with some new sets and Peeron HAD NO CLUE. That was about three years ago, and the only sets I've added since then are the architecture sets, since they were seriously easy to remember. So, currently I'm adrift in the inventory department. *frump*" CreationDate="2013-07-20T05:41:17.933" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3037" PostId="2226" Score="1" Text="Yes, that's the logo! As for an information I'm still looking but coming up with nothing. They don't feel like a megablok does they feel more like a duplo but that's about all I know about them." CreationDate="2013-07-25T13:29:13.920" UserId="2840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3038" PostId="2240" Score="5" Text="Very complete answer, even if it lacks pictures ;-) My first thought was for the Space Police alien, didn't know his name was Frenzy." CreationDate="2013-07-25T13:50:21.407" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3039" PostId="2240" Score="4" Text="I could edit it to add pictures. What's the maximum, anyways?" CreationDate="2013-07-25T14:17:13.423" UserId="2734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3042" PostId="2228" Score="0" Text="It seems from your question that you want to convert a continuous circular motion from the motor into an up and down motion with a range of 5cm - is that correct?" CreationDate="2013-07-26T16:43:59.263" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3045" PostId="2247" Score="3" Text="When looking at the inventory of one of the LEGO games ([as if you were missing a part](https://service.lego.com/fr-be/replacementparts/#WhatBrick/3874)), you can see these are clearly labeled &quot;MICRO FIGURE&quot;" CreationDate="2013-07-27T06:35:40.797" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3046" PostId="2247" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc - I wouldn't know; I don't own one.  I've only seen them on the covers, like on Minotaurus." CreationDate="2013-07-27T06:41:51.967" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3047" PostId="2249" Score="0" Text="+1 Good answer on usability. Was going to ask about utility in a separate question." CreationDate="2013-07-27T06:42:51.987" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3048" PostId="2217" Score="0" Text="I use Rebrickable and have found the site-owner to be very friendly and open to feedback. As you point out, the philosophy is to help build sets, not to catalog each variation of a piece. For that reason, the site originally did not distinguish between some colors such as the &quot;old&quot; and &quot;bley&quot; tones of gray. I see the site now does distinguish between them, but unfortunately for me I had entered the bulk of my collection before that." CreationDate="2013-07-27T13:22:52.520" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3049" PostId="2247" Score="0" Text="I don't mean the inventory in the instructions (they don't name parts anyway, just part IDs); but the online inventory which has part names as known by LEGO. Unfortunately my link doesn't work directly, you'll still need to enter your age and country, then &quot;my set is missing a piece&quot;, then a set number (3874 for example), then when you click on on of the microfigs you'll see their name. Interestingly, the red one is named &quot;BABY&quot;, though." CreationDate="2013-07-27T13:45:44.327" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3050" PostId="2247" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc All the microfigures in #3838 are listed as BABY, but Microfigure seems to be the most commonly used word to refer to this piece." CreationDate="2013-07-27T18:41:06.770" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3051" PostId="2247" Score="0" Text="Once again we face the mysteries of LEGO part naming - and once again they elude us." CreationDate="2013-07-27T19:51:48.263" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3052" PostId="2252" Score="1" Text="A significantly smaller scale one, built this summer during a FreeLUG meeting, with no other tools than a ladder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HYkZNR_ryc" CreationDate="2013-07-29T08:34:46.263" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3053" PostId="2243" Score="0" Text="The original Mindstorm's had the &quot;Vision Command&quot; extension that enabled you to use a LEGO-ised webcam with your RCX brink - however the USB cam needed to be attached to the PC, which rather limited the movement, and then the VC software interfaced with the RCX for you." CreationDate="2013-07-29T10:10:34.060" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3054" PostId="2249" Score="0" Text="Yep, they are cropping up more and more as statues as well - even within the Games theme, the Heroica sets have featured a few plain grey ones as statues." CreationDate="2013-07-29T10:16:14.663" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3055" PostId="1306" Score="0" Text="Apparently, there's a possibility that you'll [be turned away if you don't have any children with you](http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/legoland-dream-dies-for-man-63-over-rule-that-adults-must-be-accompanied-by-kids-1.1358249) - check with the park you wish to visit before buying." CreationDate="2013-07-29T10:37:04.157" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3056" PostId="2243" Score="0" Text="What do you want to do? The NXT processing power and memory is limited after all. Do you want to have the webcam connected directly to the NXT, or will it be connected to a computer? If you go with the latter it is highly language specific, as you need libraries to interact with the NXT and the webcam. If you need the first I think NXTCam is the only option currently." CreationDate="2013-07-31T11:53:56.900" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3057" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="Check out the dIMU sensor which provides both accelerometer and gyroscope for all three axises in one sensor. It doesn't have a nice casing though." CreationDate="2013-07-31T11:59:46.830" UserId="332" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3058" PostId="2243" Score="0" Text="The latter, most probably. While I haven't thought through it, I was thinking if I could use a phone to capture an image. For example, the brick will trigger an app on the phone via Bluetooth (or something else?). The app will switch on the camera, take the picture and do something with it. Or if I use a webcam, it may just stream a video to my computer or something. This maybe just one of the things that can be done. I don't know." CreationDate="2013-07-31T12:37:54.513" UserId="2808" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3059" PostId="2251" Score="0" Text="Yeah. But the communication can only be between the brick and NXTCam right? I can't do complex processing on the brick. I need a computer to do that." CreationDate="2013-07-31T12:40:08.133" UserId="2808" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3060" PostId="1801" Score="1" Text="You can get those on Bricklink and they can be very cheap to get." CreationDate="2013-07-10T06:08:08.477" UserDisplayName="user2818" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3061" PostId="2240" Score="0" Text="@Fikko3107 no max, you just need the ability to add pictures (which you have)." CreationDate="2013-07-31T21:56:21.857" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3062" PostId="2255" Score="0" Text="I was asking about packages (boxes), not bricks" CreationDate="2013-08-01T06:13:05.080" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3063" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="[dIMU Inertial Motion Sensor link](http://www.dexterindustries.com/dIMU.html)" CreationDate="2013-08-01T07:33:03.933" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3071" PostId="2259" Score="0" Text="I found out that the Educational Software is available now, for a price. The Home Edition software is available free on Sept 1, 2013. First Lego League teams who buy the EV3 kit get a team license of the EV3 software." CreationDate="2013-08-02T15:37:03.973" UserId="2860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3072" PostId="2262" Score="0" Text="Do you know if they make sense when they are not in pairs?" CreationDate="2013-08-04T10:37:11.887" UserId="2862" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3073" PostId="2262" Score="2" Text="Can you expand on &quot;make sense&quot;? I have seen one half used by itself in both MOCs and official sets such as http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=6857-1 mostly as fork/hub connection for motorcycles." CreationDate="2013-08-04T15:23:35.697" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3074" PostId="2262" Score="1" Text="While they go nicely together, they are not pre-assembled, so they are to be considered as individual parts which can be used independently. I didn't know it even happened in an official LEGO set, though - nice catch" CreationDate="2013-08-04T18:31:52.550" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3075" PostId="2262" Score="0" Text="I think I just meant if they are functional as individual parts, like you can get some other kind of rotation. I found them as 4 pairs in a flee market so I don't really know where they came from." CreationDate="2013-08-04T22:34:29.637" UserId="2862" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3076" PostId="1479" Score="0" Text="Put them in fire. Sure, it will melt the LEGO parts bricks but it will also get the glue off." CreationDate="2013-08-05T13:54:47.107" UserDisplayName="user2867" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3077" PostId="2268" Score="3" Text="For people answering, feel free to also assess the issue of animal odors (sadly enough, a box full of small LEGO parts looks very much like a litter box to some cats)" CreationDate="2013-08-06T07:04:11.760" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3078" PostId="2275" Score="0" Text="Lego sells Technic parts packs through their Education line. See my comment for further detail." CreationDate="2013-08-06T21:50:28.640" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3079" PostId="2275" Score="1" Text="That's a great point. I forgot about the education line. I tend not to think of those as Technic since they aren't really part of the theme. They also tend to be very expensive for what you are actually getting." CreationDate="2013-08-06T22:32:08.570" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3080" PostId="2281" Score="2" Text="Older 2M axles didn't have these grooves, and sometimes they can be a real pain to remove from parts which don't allow them to be pushed from the other side, so I'm fairly confident too that's the reason, similar to how grooves have been added to tiles. Considering it's alse less plastic, I wouldn't be too surprised if LEGO chooses at some point to modify the other axles the same way." CreationDate="2013-08-07T08:58:25.903" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3081" PostId="2284" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I also found it at http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/5213 under part 5213. Aren't the part numbers standardized by Lego?" CreationDate="2013-08-08T04:57:19.237" UserId="2878" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3082" PostId="2284" Score="1" Text="The part numbers are standardized, but many of the parts are hand-entered into these third-party databases. Someone made a mistake, unless Lego released two versions of the set (not unheard of). Lego's official inventory pages (https://service.lego.com/en-us/replacementparts?#WhatBrickBuy/8364) often do not include brand new or rare parts." CreationDate="2013-08-09T01:40:39.067" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3083" PostId="2286" Score="1" Text="If you later buy a retail kit, however, you should be able to use the software which comes with it to control both kits." CreationDate="2013-08-09T07:15:22.693" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3084" PostId="2286" Score="1" Text="...but retail version - as of this writing - has not blocks to use ultrasonic or gyro sensors that come with EDU version." CreationDate="2013-08-09T08:00:06.267" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3085" PostId="2286" Score="0" Text="You may also want to check [What is different between the EV3 Home and Educational sets?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1819/99) (Philo, since what you just said isn't mentionned in that particular Q/A, you may want to go there as well and add what you know)" CreationDate="2013-08-09T12:34:50.767" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3086" PostId="1820" Score="0" Text="I've made this post into a community wiki. Please feel free to update with new information" CreationDate="2013-08-09T22:10:38.450" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3087" PostId="2290" Score="2" Text="And if that doesn't work, unbit nails should do the trick" CreationDate="2013-08-10T07:18:48.403" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3088" PostId="2288" Score="0" Text="There was an X-pod game?! I have to admit finding them late, but wow... a game?" CreationDate="2013-08-10T09:56:37.773" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3089" PostId="2290" Score="1" Text="My son has the old brick separator which doesn't have a sharp end.  He tried a spear point, which really seemed promising.  I managed to pry it off with a crowbar similar to what Ambo100 [suggested](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2291/2866), however." CreationDate="2013-08-10T19:20:05.690" UserId="2866" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3090" PostId="2291" Score="2" Text="We did manage to get the band off with the [#400626 Screwdriver/Spanner](http://www.brickset.com/parts/?part=400626) which has a broad sharp edge.  It took a little prying to dig it between the rim and band, but once I got under it, the band popped right out.  Thanks!" CreationDate="2013-08-10T19:28:39.987" UserId="2866" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3091" PostId="2292" Score="0" Text="Could you please give us a picture of the program you tried? If you can't embed it in your post yet, please provide a link, we'll edit it in." CreationDate="2013-08-11T09:21:01.360" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3092" PostId="2288" Score="1" Text="Considering the x-pods didn't use too specific parts, it's possible you can build them using parts from recent sets." CreationDate="2013-08-11T09:25:46.580" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3094" PostId="1126" Score="2" Text="Brickset has moved them to a subtheme of [Promotional -&gt; Monthly Mini Model Build](http://www.brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Promotional&amp;subtheme=Monthly%20Mini%20Model%20Build)" CreationDate="2013-08-14T06:53:34.790" UserId="931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3095" PostId="2298" Score="0" Text="Great answer! I wasn't aware of the Avengers polybags." CreationDate="2013-08-14T11:37:32.760" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3096" PostId="1126" Score="0" Text="@GregChabala Thanks, I've fixed the link." CreationDate="2013-08-14T13:52:54.480" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3097" PostId="2299" Score="0" Text="No Technic sets so far but it's interesting." CreationDate="2013-08-21T07:27:17.193" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3098" PostId="2316" Score="1" Text="Thank you for your answer (I vote up for try and providing interesting link). Unfortunately, that's not I'm asking for. The movies were made by Lego in 1980s. There were absolutely no minifigures -- characters were made from &quot;normal&quot; bricks (they were larger of course)." CreationDate="2013-08-22T16:29:05.987" UserId="2488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3099" PostId="2273" Score="0" Text="I actually ended up buying 9398, it includes two less power-functions units compared to 41999 but that was not available to me." CreationDate="2013-08-23T06:48:03.400" UserId="2862" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3100" PostId="2313" Score="0" Text="This has [been asked on the brickset forums](http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/755/hagrid-s-hands) but, without answer so far - let's hope someone finds some insight about this" CreationDate="2013-08-23T06:55:17.230" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3101" PostId="2273" Score="0" Text="I'm pleased you found something that meets your needs." CreationDate="2013-08-23T20:03:20.817" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3102" PostId="2310" Score="2" Text="And even &quot;Erling&quot; might be more of a fan nickname than an internal one, but it's hard to know for sure." CreationDate="2013-08-26T04:20:07.993" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3105" PostId="2329" Score="1" Text="Already answered: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/666/what-are-the-practical-bounds-of-a-minifigure" CreationDate="2013-08-28T02:40:13.207" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3107" PostId="2332" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, his head's still stuck." CreationDate="2013-08-28T13:05:14.603" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3108" PostId="2333" Score="0" Text="It wiggles but it won't come out. The neck keeps slipping out of the head before the helmet comes off of the head." CreationDate="2013-08-28T13:59:21.107" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3109" PostId="2295" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-MINDSTORMS-EV3-31313" CreationDate="2013-08-28T14:10:12.027" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3112" PostId="2336" Score="0" Text="I wonder if someone sells some premade easy-to-disolve glue, but an homemade solution sounds even better" CreationDate="2013-08-29T18:39:02.620" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3113" PostId="2331" Score="2" Text="Can you post a photograph of this so that we can understand the problem better?" CreationDate="2013-08-29T21:27:13.370" UserId="791" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3115" PostId="2331" Score="0" Text="@AndersonGreen The sugar liquid answer by awe worked." CreationDate="2013-08-29T21:36:35.863" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3117" PostId="2294" Score="0" Text="It is the terminating which causes the problem. The easiest solution, which is not included in your answer, is to check the box &quot;Wait till Completion&quot; in the motor block." CreationDate="2013-08-30T15:26:49.090" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3118" PostId="2294" Score="0" Text="Right, I didn't have access to the program so I forgot about that possibility" CreationDate="2013-08-31T06:01:24.913" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3119" PostId="1524" Score="0" Text="Well shoot, if you want to display it, send it off to the Action Figure Authority and have them grade it and seal it in carbonite: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2007-LEGO-STAR-WARS-10179-UCS-MILLENNIUM-FALCON-2ND-EDITION-GRADED-AFA-9-5-/321057358932?pt=Building_Toys_US&amp;hash=item4ac0828454" CreationDate="2013-08-31T22:43:26.923" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3120" PostId="2286" Score="2" Text="You may now download and add gyro and ultrasonic sensors blocks for retail software. See eg. http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/ev3-blocks/gyro/" CreationDate="2013-09-01T06:53:53.573" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3121" PostId="2294" Score="0" Text="Glad to be of assistance :)" CreationDate="2013-09-01T11:56:54.430" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3122" PostId="2301" Score="0" Text="My education core set did not contain a charger or a software download link. If you have a link to download the software, can you help send it to me or post. Thanks" CreationDate="2013-08-30T03:31:52.827" UserDisplayName="user2922" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3123" PostId="1331" Score="1" Text="I've always wondered." CreationDate="2013-09-02T23:37:09.340" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3125" PostId="2351" Score="0" Text="@jncraton A straight duplicate I'd say. I wonder how I've missed that question." CreationDate="2013-09-03T15:33:33.310" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3127" PostId="2348" Score="0" Text="Okay, this would be good for in the future if it happens again." CreationDate="2013-09-03T21:33:17.783" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3134" PostId="76" Score="0" Text="I've spent about half an hour yesterday looking for this on Bricklink and failed miserably. Thanks!" CreationDate="2013-09-05T09:33:48.113" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3136" PostId="2364" Score="0" Text="The link is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobi_(building_blocks)" CreationDate="2013-09-07T10:56:17.287" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3138" PostId="2366" Score="0" Text="Thank you! When I look at the sets where 111b is used I recognize some which I had, so I guess it makes them original ones after all. They are strangely soft and easy to bend, not to mention there is this horizontal 'joining line' going around the whole piece, subpar quality to other Lego pieces. This made me think the ones I have might not be real Lego." CreationDate="2013-09-07T13:21:45.307" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3139" PostId="2366" Score="1" Text="Nope, that's normal. Really. I've got a whole bin of them. :-)" CreationDate="2013-09-07T14:05:19.540" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3140" PostId="2367" Score="7" Text="Looks to me like the bits of plastic you get inside a pen, that make it click..." CreationDate="2013-09-08T11:03:59.770" UserId="697" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3141" PostId="2334" Score="0" Text="8886 | (8871 &amp; 8528) http://powerfunctions.lego.com/en-us/faq/default.aspx" CreationDate="2013-09-08T17:56:34.667" UserId="2862" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3142" PostId="2356" Score="0" Text="Thanks - seems like the only option until/if Lego release the manuals as PDF downloads." CreationDate="2013-09-09T04:10:13.157" UserId="2937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3143" PostId="2368" Score="1" Text="The link you give is to arranging your build area, but you ask about storage. The two are not always the same - many of us store a lot of Lego and have a &quot;build area collection&quot; that's smaller." CreationDate="2013-09-09T05:26:57.167" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3144" PostId="2368" Score="0" Text="@Ӎσᶎ I didn't realize that people keep separate stashes for immediate building and for long-term storage. It's a good thing to know." CreationDate="2013-09-09T09:02:06.560" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3146" PostId="2367" Score="0" Text="@ACarter I've dismantled a lot of pens in my life and they've all looked a bit different, not to mention that any axle fits perfectly in the axle hole and the bushes fit perfectly on the axle, at least I think so. I'll check it again when I am home." CreationDate="2013-09-09T14:24:23.703" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3148" PostId="2367" Score="0" Text="Do the teeth mesh properly with LEGO gears? If not, it is not LEGO." CreationDate="2013-09-09T14:42:56.870" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3150" PostId="2229" Score="1" Text="if only the gear racks weren't so hard to come across!" CreationDate="2013-09-09T15:12:58.090" UserId="697" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3151" PostId="2367" Score="0" Text="@Kramii http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=x1307 for example doesn't mesh" CreationDate="2013-09-09T17:04:48.580" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3153" PostId="2229" Score="3" Text="Indeed. They're fairly affordable on Bricklink, though: http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?colorID=86&amp;itemID=697" CreationDate="2013-09-09T19:20:35.027" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3155" PostId="822" Score="0" Text="For others, this answer also works/has instructions for mac." CreationDate="2013-09-10T21:53:54.523" UserId="2948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3156" PostId="1194" Score="0" Text="Also found in the Hobbit &quot;Barrel Escape&quot; set. In that set though, it's locked in place, so it can't be opened or closed magically like it's supposed to in the Harry Potter sets." CreationDate="2013-09-11T05:27:44.643" UserId="2734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3157" PostId="899" Score="2" Text="You'd think it would be number #1, but, nope." CreationDate="2013-09-11T16:26:25.313" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3158" PostId="2380" Score="0" Text="That's what it looked like to me as well." CreationDate="2013-09-12T20:37:10.753" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3159" PostId="2356" Score="1" Text="Building instructions of 31313 retail set official models are now available: http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/community/bi/" CreationDate="2013-09-13T11:06:50.537" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3160" PostId="2385" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer. I may end up using another color, but I was hoping to avoid this if possible. I didn't mention this in the question, but this is a microscale creation, and in several places the roof is only 1 or 2 bricks high, so I didn't feel that color variations would look as nice as they do in larger minifig scale creations." CreationDate="2013-09-14T11:54:49.140" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3162" PostId="2383" Score="1" Text="Whilst this is useful information in its own right (I must admit I had no idea ths facility existed), you should be aware that the RRP of a set and its resale value can be quite different. An extreme exmple is 10179-1: Millennium Falcon. Its RRP was $500, but it can go for several times that on the second hand market (the cheapest sealed one on Bricklink is offered for about $1,700 a I write. No guarantee it will sell at that price, but still)." CreationDate="2013-09-15T04:02:13.640" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3163" PostId="2369" Score="0" Text="Awesome photo! So, basically, it boils down to two options: a lot of organiser boxes, and the remaining excess stashed assembled like in Evil Mad Scientist blog post (or not) in a remoter place?" CreationDate="2013-09-15T06:30:40.520" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3165" PostId="2383" Score="1" Text="Correct, but the RRP is a good median estimate for what one might consider their entire collection worth.&#xA;&#xA;Ultimately it comes down to having an in-depth knowledge of one's collected sets before estimating what the total sale value might be.&#xA;&#xA;It is worth mentioning that if one was to sell an entire collection in bulk, it's reasonable to expect that it would not fetch as high a price as it might if it was sold either in parts or per set. The key here is 'used'; it will never fetch the same price as 'new' so a buyer may likely negotiate a better sale price for a bulk collection of used LEGO." CreationDate="2013-09-15T11:00:40.057" UserId="2837" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3166" PostId="2381" Score="0" Text="Yes, my sister actually bought this set recently so I've got a good idea of how they look. However, that's doesn't quite answer the question...But yes, I admit they're quite similar." CreationDate="2013-09-15T11:14:28.913" UserId="2734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3167" PostId="2380" Score="0" Text="Really? I feel like the top is a bit too smooth, and there's a slight curve between the lip and the top and the lip to the bottom that kind of smooths it out. Plus, I find it slightly unlikely for designers to tamper with official bricks. But yeah, currently this is the most plausible answer, but I'll stick around for other opinions first." CreationDate="2013-09-15T11:16:54.873" UserId="2734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3168" PostId="2369" Score="0" Text="Or you can have a build area and big boxes. Ok, another option: big boxes, optionally with zip-lock bags containing sorted parts. I don't know anyone who actually does big boxes full of loose parts, but it's possible. The box+bag option is very compact, where drawers or organiser boxes end up with a lot of wasted space. I do the box+bag approach, except that I have a box of (Technic) wheels. Plus the shelves you see in the photo. Technic tends to be pretty high volume - lots of big parts." CreationDate="2013-09-16T07:17:02.033" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3169" PostId="1460" Score="0" Text="Perhaps it is a translation issue? Does anyone have a non-English copy of the same catalogue? Is the wording any different?" CreationDate="2013-09-16T08:52:13.570" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3170" PostId="2369" Score="0" Text="I have quite different experience with technic size, but then again my collection is still pretty small. Technic takes about half of the pieces I have and less than third of the space used." CreationDate="2013-09-16T11:27:42.710" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3171" PostId="2394" Score="8" Text="This post is 100% right re the generational thing. I have sets from 20+ years ago that my 2.5 year old son and I are playing with right now." CreationDate="2013-09-16T14:37:20.250" UserId="951" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3173" PostId="1460" Score="0" Text="If it's a translation issue and they meant &quot;ship container&quot; instead of &quot;container ship&quot;, then Ambo100's suggestion makes even more sense - they would just mean you can lift/lower containers, and the meant the same containers as found on the cargo ship. I looked at the instructions again and the whole hinge thing just doesn't make that much sense, except to ease building." CreationDate="2013-09-16T19:23:36.303" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3175" PostId="2369" Score="0" Text="Yeah, admittedly I have rather lots of Technic... http://www.moz.net.nz/lego/roadtrain2/" CreationDate="2013-09-17T22:09:23.383" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3176" PostId="1652" Score="0" Text="My tennis racquet based one is for sorting mostly Technic, where I have a lot of sub-1x1 parts and very few studded parts, so it works pretty well for that. Rob has it now so it'd be interesting to see how it works with non-Technic." CreationDate="2013-09-17T22:20:23.813" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3177" PostId="2401" Score="0" Text="PS: how did you get to that conclusion? Part number or just knowledge? I could not find _6009407: Pull-Back 4X8X2/3_ anywhere on the part" CreationDate="2013-09-18T16:44:19.997" UserId="24" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3178" PostId="2401" Score="3" Text="The part is from 2011 so it is most likely in a 2011/12 set. I knew there were some pullback cars with ferrari. After a quick use of google and a short look in the instructions -&gt; voilà" CreationDate="2013-09-18T16:48:55.563" UserId="2968" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3179" PostId="2403" Score="0" Text="One of my concerns is that since the gear is metal it may wear away the teeth on the track. Is there an oil (perhaps vegetable?) that won't attack the plastic?" CreationDate="2013-09-19T00:16:28.707" UserId="2969" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3182" PostId="2403" Score="0" Text="Yes, vegetable oil would make a good lubricant as it does not wear away plastics or rubbers when applied." CreationDate="2013-09-21T14:31:21.987" UserId="2898" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3184" PostId="2415" Score="0" Text="Does the part have any numbering / lettering?" CreationDate="2013-09-24T13:19:34.573" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3188" PostId="1659" Score="0" Text="Search inxtg-lite in apps store" CreationDate="2013-09-29T23:09:19.113" UserDisplayName="user2996" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3189" PostId="2316" Score="0" Text="Ah... Can't help you there; I wasn't even born then." CreationDate="2013-09-30T22:58:09.360" UserId="2903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3190" PostId="2431" Score="0" Text="We've covered [circular walls here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/976/56) too ;)" CreationDate="2013-10-02T08:59:45.690" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3191" PostId="2428" Score="3" Text="+1: In this case you're quite right. In general, however, it is worth noting that LEGO isn't always marked as such (Minitalia components, for example), and that the list on Brickset isn't quite definitive." CreationDate="2013-10-02T13:47:15.637" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3192" PostId="2435" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Brick Answers. Unfortunately, I don't think we can answer your question as it stands: it isn't really a question with a specific answer, so it isn't a great fit for this site. Moreover, I'm not sure how other people's answers to this question could help you find what you're looking for? That said, if you can rephrase / expand on your question so that it is a better fit for the site, we'll do what we can to help." CreationDate="2013-10-03T15:06:33.997" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3193" PostId="2435" Score="0" Text="BTW: http://www.classic-space.com/forum/ may be a useful resource." CreationDate="2013-10-03T15:08:18.927" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3194" PostId="2435" Score="0" Text="I guess I am looking for ideas on where to look for sets. And it does not have to be Classic Space - I just used that as an example." CreationDate="2013-10-03T15:14:19.663" UserId="2957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3195" PostId="2435" Score="0" Text="The problem is that the things sold at garage sales or whatever varies from place to place and from month to month. Even the types of outlet varies considerably by geography. New Zealanders tend to prefer Trade Me over eBay, for example. Your best bet is probably to ask around locally, or use the big international sites like BrickLink." CreationDate="2013-10-03T15:29:58.627" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3196" PostId="2435" Score="0" Text="And yes, we're LEGO Answers. I knew that really... ;-)" CreationDate="2013-10-03T15:30:44.553" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3197" PostId="2435" Score="2" Text="I may go against the current here, but I think the question has merits - a lot of people seek to buy older sets, to complete collections or out of pure nostalgia; and I for one feel it would be nice to have a good compilation of means to achieve that.  Yes, the question is broad, but iconic enough that it shouldn't be a problem. The question and existing comments already show good elements of answer." CreationDate="2013-10-04T04:44:26.053" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3198" PostId="2435" Score="2" Text="And, @KenCenerelli, welcome to Bricks.se no matter how the question turns out! :-)" CreationDate="2013-10-04T04:45:08.917" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3199" PostId="2435" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc: Interesting point. Let's go meta! http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/257/shopping-questions" CreationDate="2013-10-04T09:24:29.843" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3200" PostId="2435" Score="0" Text="Thanks everyone for taking the time to view this thread. I hope it can spur some discussion. Also thanks to Joubrac for the welcome." CreationDate="2013-10-04T12:55:25.913" UserId="2957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3202" PostId="2406" Score="1" Text="I believe a lot of creator sets would fit your description; they tend to be good packs of assorted parts." CreationDate="2013-10-04T14:33:39.997" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3204" PostId="2444" Score="0" Text="how is the string going to stop the wheels?" CreationDate="2013-10-05T15:31:25.290" UserId="3016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3205" PostId="2444" Score="2" Text="I added an extra image to my answer to try to make this a little clearer for you. I'll be honest though, since this seems to be for some sort of educational assignment or competition, I don't want to give you a complete perfect answer. This is the basic concept. You'll need to adapt it and improve it to work for you." CreationDate="2013-10-05T15:47:50.783" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3206" PostId="2444" Score="1" Text="The general concept is that the reel on the wheels is consuming string from the other reel as the wheels turn. Once there is no additional string left, the wheels are forced to stop turning (or break the string)." CreationDate="2013-10-05T15:55:16.443" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3207" PostId="2444" Score="0" Text="Thank you. How long did it take you to come up with this?" CreationDate="2013-10-05T16:20:09.537" UserId="3016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3208" PostId="2432" Score="0" Text="Same problem here. Looks like on the NXT you need to move the firmware file to a directory in the lego mindstorm software directory and click on update firmware in the NXT software." CreationDate="2013-10-04T22:14:32.600" UserDisplayName="user3013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3209" PostId="2433" Score="0" Text="Is the computer in question capable of receiving Bluetooth messages?" CreationDate="2013-10-05T17:38:16.007" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3210" PostId="2444" Score="1" Text="You're welcome! It didn't take long. I've seen this sort of thing before." CreationDate="2013-10-05T18:39:48.357" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3211" PostId="2443" Score="1" Text="Ah, September, when the USA kiddies go back to school and start posting their homework questions." CreationDate="2013-10-05T22:27:28.453" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3212" PostId="2443" Score="2" Text="Well, I'm not from the US and this is not a homework question. Even though I'm good with maths I'm extremely bad at construction so that's why I'm using legos." CreationDate="2013-10-05T23:00:24.667" UserId="3016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3213" PostId="2444" Score="0" Text="Cool, like an old cassette tape!" CreationDate="2013-10-07T08:06:40.133" UserId="489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3214" PostId="2445" Score="2" Text="You should be able to switch back to the original firmware without too much trouble - whether it's as simple as removing the SD card, or if [there's a more involved process](http://www.lego.com/en-gb/mindstorms/mindstormservices/firmware-download-page/?assetid=%7BA4FFCBDA-FC2C-44F6-A876-B8A7DE7F2720%7D), I couldn't say." CreationDate="2013-10-07T15:37:15.913" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3215" PostId="2448" Score="2" Text="Hi there an welcome :) A couple of points: You [should be able to comment on the responses on this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/comment): &quot;Please note that you can always comment on your own posts, and any part of your questions. However, commenting on other people's posts is a privilege.&quot; (but updating your question with more info is good too!). Secondly, your question on cutting base-plates should be asked as a separate question - you'll get a better response, and more rep ;)" CreationDate="2013-10-08T10:43:11.433" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3216" PostId="2448" Score="1" Text="Ah, thanks!  That first tip also prompted me to realize that I can vote on answers to my own questions, which means I can &quot;reward&quot; people for their helpful responses :D" CreationDate="2013-10-08T13:46:46.553" UserId="3014" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3217" PostId="2449" Score="0" Text="Excellent, thanks!  I'll definitely look into that!" CreationDate="2013-10-08T13:47:45.807" UserId="3014" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3219" PostId="2445" Score="3" Text="already tested it, right. removing SD card was enough :)" CreationDate="2013-10-08T18:31:12.683" UserId="3017" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3220" PostId="2269" Score="3" Text="this will permanently affect the bricks via the &quot;whitening&quot; reaction, which is not what most people want when they're cleaning their bricks. What will they be like after 10 or 20 &quot;cleanings&quot;?" CreationDate="2013-10-09T04:50:37.433" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3221" PostId="2456" Score="0" Text="I would tend to try with the regular LEGO software too; if even that fails it may mean your NXT brick itself is defective. If you have the opportunity to test another brick, it's of course even better." CreationDate="2013-10-09T14:54:31.807" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3222" PostId="2456" Score="0" Text="Have you tried downloading the file using BricxCC or NeXT Commander?" CreationDate="2013-10-09T21:27:09.977" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3223" PostId="2455" Score="0" Text="I remember attending LEGO exhibitions at the Meier and Frank department store in Portland, OR in the 1970s. These were exhibits of large-scale models similar to those at LEGOland. I do not recall if the exhibitions were officially LEGO-sponsored or not." CreationDate="2013-10-10T03:54:20.347" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3224" PostId="2449" Score="2" Text="Bricklink is definitely what you're looking for.  Here's a deep link to the Bricklink parts listing: http://www.bricklink.com/browseTree.asp?itemType=P.  Just go down on the left and you'll see Duplo parts.  Go slow on Bricklink, it can take a while to get the hang of." CreationDate="2013-10-10T19:37:07.523" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3225" PostId="2455" Score="0" Text="+1. Although BrickCon is the longest consecutively running yearly Lego Con in North America, I'm not sure that it was the first fan organized Lego convention." CreationDate="2013-10-10T22:33:07.117" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3226" PostId="2269" Score="0" Text="How many cleanings do you need? You clean them once, then take care of them properly." CreationDate="2013-10-11T03:37:53.777" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3228" PostId="2456" Score="0" Text="I tried NeXT Commander. I was able to get a connection, but downloading always failed. I haven't tried BricxCC." CreationDate="2013-10-11T09:39:36.853" UserId="3023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3229" PostId="2456" Score="0" Text="This is a project for school, and we've only got access to MATLAB to program our NXT with. We haven't received a license for the Lego software or LabView for that matter so I'm a little stuck... or is the Lego software license included in the 9696 pack?" CreationDate="2013-10-11T09:41:28.813" UserId="3023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3230" PostId="2457" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the tip, but I'm not sure if I've gotten access to the official LEGO software. Is this maybe included in the 9696 pack? The thing is, this is a school project, where we've only aquired licenses for MATLAB, so I don't even have access to LabView... But how is NeXTTool different from the LEGO software other than it lacking a GUI :P" CreationDate="2013-10-11T09:44:20.793" UserId="3023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3231" PostId="2457" Score="0" Text="Oh, I was thinking you got the retail version with NXT-G on a CD-ROM. Well, I suppose they're not too different; it's just I'm not too familiar with NeXTTool, although I do use NeXTScreen a bit." CreationDate="2013-10-11T11:06:26.370" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3232" PostId="2251" Score="0" Text="@PrateekKulkarni Use Bluetooth and Java." CreationDate="2013-10-11T14:30:53.793" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3233" PostId="1703" Score="2" Text="You could also try updating Microsoft Visual. A lot of people have this problem for various Windows applications." CreationDate="2013-10-11T14:35:17.627" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3234" PostId="2269" Score="2" Text="If you have kids (or, like Imbrium, pets) they will get dirty again. Over 20 years even if you only clean them every year or two they will end up getting cleaned 10 times. Assuming they survive that long." CreationDate="2013-10-11T21:50:46.893" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3235" PostId="2461" Score="1" Text="In case you lose the CD, here is a link to an ISO image: http://esd.lego.com.edgesuite.net/digitaldelivery/mindstorms/6ecda7c2-1189-4816-b2dd-440e22d65814/public/MINDSTORMS%20NXT%20Retail%20MacWin.iso" CreationDate="2013-10-12T18:19:34.793" UserId="2850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3237" PostId="2464" Score="3" Text="One thing to bare in mind is that some LEGO gears exist in several variants, each of which may have different torque limits. The following tutorial cites some of these differences: http://sariel.pl/2009/09/gears-tutorial/" CreationDate="2013-10-14T11:18:31.250" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3238" PostId="1463" Score="0" Text="Soaking the parts in a 50/50 mix of warm water and white vinegar works as well - it cleans, removes odors and disinfects without leaving any residue." CreationDate="2013-10-14T22:27:14.420" UserId="3014" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3239" PostId="2242" Score="0" Text="Some [Bionicle sets](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=50900&amp;in=S) featured pre-made [ripcord](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=50900) [propellers](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=50899b) as well - not sure that counts, though." CreationDate="2013-10-15T16:56:17.177" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3241" PostId="2466" Score="2" Text="Actually it is quite possible to break gears when using very high gearing ratios. See http://www.firstroboticscanada.org/main/wp-content/uploads/LEGO-Gears.pdf . It gives some circumstances in which the author has broken gears, though it doesn't include any actual torque measurements." CreationDate="2013-10-16T05:52:46.337" UserId="3031" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3242" PostId="2466" Score="0" Text="There are more elements to breaking gears than torque, like pressure and speed." CreationDate="2013-10-16T11:17:36.323" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3243" PostId="2473" Score="0" Text="Great answer! I hadn't thought about the fact that this change prevents the gear from sliding into the holes in bricks." CreationDate="2013-10-17T01:13:55.967" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3244" PostId="2473" Score="0" Text="While I remember, this is at least the fourth variant, the first three being fairly subtle and not significant. This and the new red sliding one are quite different to the first three." CreationDate="2013-10-17T01:21:54.427" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3245" PostId="2472" Score="0" Text="I only have an NXT brick.  The question concerned using EV3 software to create a program and download the program to an NXT brick.  The NXT needed newer firmware." CreationDate="2013-10-17T02:14:06.760" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3246" PostId="1854" Score="1" Text="I suppose NASA would be on the outskirts of the Town/City theme, but there it is..." CreationDate="2013-10-17T04:44:14.413" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3247" PostId="232" Score="0" Text="oh! it would be my very happy day if you could make replacement stickers for set 6450!&#xA;http://bricks.argz.com/part/6450stk01 for reference. I certainly would buy these." CreationDate="2013-10-16T19:55:35.217" UserDisplayName="user3037" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3248" PostId="2457" Score="0" Text="I'm going to mark this as the answer, because I gave the NXT to my teacher, who in turn reset it, and he probably used the official LEGO software to do so. Thanks for your response!" CreationDate="2013-10-17T12:21:51.697" UserId="3023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3249" PostId="2457" Score="1" Text="@cazyius You can reset it without the software... but it won't work until you use the software to put on the new firmware, which you were correct in this aspect - LEGO NXT Firmware has a special encoding that can only be done with the NXT-G environment (which means that you have to get LEGO's help when you make your own firmware)." CreationDate="2013-10-17T15:10:36.830" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3250" PostId="2472" Score="0" Text="The NXT won't take programs from the EV3 programming environment!" CreationDate="2013-10-17T15:12:06.070" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3251" PostId="2474" Score="0" Text="This question is a bit confusing - you're using which programming software and putting this on which brick? NXT or EV3?" CreationDate="2013-10-17T15:13:57.787" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3252" PostId="2474" Score="0" Text="EV3 software on my laptop. NXT hardware (brick). The only way to use the NXT Light sensor is with a Raw Sensor block." CreationDate="2013-10-17T23:39:28.187" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3253" PostId="2474" Score="0" Text="Page 29 of [link](http://www.firstlegoleague.org/sites/default/files/Challenge/TeamResources/NaturesFury/2013EV3Programming.pdf) says 1300 to 2300 and that brighter is less than darker." CreationDate="2013-10-17T23:50:03.307" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3254" PostId="2478" Score="1" Text="I did build this radar but find it quite limiting. The vertical brick was too long, hence unstable and the wire got twisted around it.&#xA;One more thing, it can't be adapted onto a car." CreationDate="2013-10-19T04:31:20.273" UserId="3041" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3255" PostId="570" Score="0" Text="Even if they are safe, will they remain pristine, though, i.e. how do you keep them from turning mouldy?" CreationDate="2013-10-20T11:07:26.070" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3256" PostId="2480" Score="0" Text="Thanks, Ӎσᶎ. I was referring to just the house. I agree that the house walls are strongest with studs up, but the walls and beams (I mean the horizontal elements holding up the second storey) can have different orientations. It's true that the beams will also need to support downward force from the floor and objects placed on it, but would the bending moment or tension at the bottom part of the beam be a bigger concern?" CreationDate="2013-10-20T11:17:20.833" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3257" PostId="570" Score="0" Text="Not sure about that, but I suppose some cleaner fishes might help - although they might have trouble reaching some places. I'm afraid your best bet there is to remove your creation to clean it regularly." CreationDate="2013-10-20T19:33:33.873" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3258" PostId="2480" Score="1" Text="The tension at the bottom of the beam would probably be dealt with best by layered plates, and by extra layers of plates rather than any attempt to hold it together with vertical members. I think that trying to resolve those forces into bending moments on Lego pieces would be risky - ABS/Lego is not very strong, the whole idea is to use big beams. It's like the cardboard cathedral in Christchurch in that respect - the shock value comes from using an unusually weak material to build a house. The price you pay is very thick walls and floors compared to wood or steel." CreationDate="2013-10-20T21:04:55.130" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3259" PostId="2483" Score="2" Text="Note that if you don't need wireless, the USB daisy-chain connection is a very convenient way to make several (up to 4 if I'm not mistaken) bricks work together - as you only need to create one program in which you can simply address all ports of all bricks." CreationDate="2013-10-21T17:17:35.907" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3260" PostId="2483" Score="2" Text="It shouldn't be too much different from the NXT's Bluetooth capabilities, from what I perceive." CreationDate="2013-10-21T22:00:24.707" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3261" PostId="2482" Score="0" Text="Nice video.  What are the typical raw sensor readings that you get?" CreationDate="2013-10-22T01:48:40.430" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3262" PostId="2472" Score="0" Text="Actually, the NXT does accept programs written in EV3-G. It did require a firmware upgrade." CreationDate="2013-10-22T01:51:57.637" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3263" PostId="2484" Score="2" Text="Is this &quot;five minutes&quot; measured while a program is running, or from the beginning of the NXT brick startup?" CreationDate="2013-10-22T06:34:11.077" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3264" PostId="2482" Score="0" Text="We usually see around 2200 for black and 1300 for white." CreationDate="2013-10-22T12:14:02.613" UserId="3048" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3265" PostId="2482" Score="1" Text="I just tested our light sensors on the NXT and get raw value readings of around 590 for black and 350 for white. Our light sensor myblocks work the same on the NXT as they do on the EV3 and convert the values to numbers between 0 and 100. We found that adding a Round block set to nearest at the end of the light sensor myblock equation helps when using this on the NXT. It didn't like the decimal numbers for some reason. Hope this helps." CreationDate="2013-10-22T14:07:39.423" UserId="3048" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3266" PostId="2486" Score="0" Text="I'm guessing this is not a Mindstorms question. If it were, I'd suggest the original RCX motor, a loop of string around two pulleys, making the on/off button a touch sensor." CreationDate="2013-10-23T23:36:58.830" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3267" PostId="2486" Score="3" Text="do you want one bell ping per button press, continuous ringing while button pressed/switch on, or some other pattern? The answers vary. And what bell will you use, since Lego don't AFAIK make a metal bell. Or do you mean a piezoelectric buzzer (or similar)?" CreationDate="2013-10-24T00:03:06.083" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3269" PostId="2488" Score="3" Text="An interesting question - Note that LEGO has produced Shell sets since 1992, including 2556 Ferrari Formula 1. http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=2556-1 This was, I believe, a promotional set actually sold at Shell stations." CreationDate="2013-10-24T11:35:06.433" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3272" PostId="2407" Score="0" Text="Some more information about this type of damage can be found in this answer from another question http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/739/how-can-i-fix-a-flattened-gear/745#745" CreationDate="2013-10-26T15:08:41.007" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3273" PostId="2339" Score="0" Text="You can try the iPad version NXT-G.&#xA;More stable than osx version." CreationDate="2013-10-25T09:15:33.513" UserId="3045" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3274" PostId="2492" Score="0" Text="The PF lights are LEDs. They're just cast into a more stud-shaped form rather than the dome-shape that 5mm LEDs use." CreationDate="2013-10-27T08:35:44.697" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3275" PostId="2492" Score="0" Text="That's correct. I've updated the answer to make that more clear." CreationDate="2013-10-27T12:26:54.417" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3276" PostId="1456" Score="0" Text="I did try it since then, and for that kind of usage (built model which you don't want to take apart), I would tend to say it's very good - just press it on the model around, and it captures (most of) the dirt. The only downsize I see if the limited life of the stuff, so you'll need to replace it after a while, sooner if your models are very dirty." CreationDate="2013-10-27T14:47:00.767" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3278" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="I did run into one case of a MyBlock taking unusual amounts of memory. It turned out to be that adding the MyBlock to a program before closing the source program used to create the MyBlock caused the memory usage to explode. Can you check to see if this explains the memory increase you're seeing?  I tested 10 blocks and the memory usage NXT-G vs EV3-G was nearly identical." CreationDate="2013-10-27T18:22:29.070" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3280" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="I tested the following - All in kb unless otherwise noted Square up myblock - NXT 3.3 EV3 12 Move forward myblock - NXT 2.2 EV3 5 Pivot left myblock - NXT 1.6 EV3 4 Move block - NXT 2.4 EV3 5 Motor block NXT 1.1 EV3 4 Color sensor - NXT .9 EV3 2 Wait block - NXT .7 EV3 390b Switch block - NXT .6 EV3 3 I then created a program with all listed blocks – NXT 8.1 EV3 21&#xA;All myblocks had been created previously and no source programs were open when the myblocks were added." CreationDate="2013-10-27T21:16:23.047" UserId="3048" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3282" PostId="2494" Score="1" Text="I just checked out your blog post from the link above. I was only testing the initial use of a block. It's interesting to see that the two programs end up with similar memory usage in the long run. That's great news for all of the NXT-G users who want to try out EV3 software." CreationDate="2013-10-28T11:20:54.820" UserId="3048" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3285" PostId="2498" Score="3" Text="yes, but there's a giant counterweight so it's not lifting the weight of the model, which is what the question is asking for." CreationDate="2013-10-29T10:23:47.120" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3286" PostId="2496" Score="0" Text="You may want to check out [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2087/56) to &quot;Do any programs exist that allow you to build your own LEGO manuals&quot; - it points to [LIC (LEGO Instruction Builder)](https://code.google.com/p/lic/)" CreationDate="2013-10-29T10:36:40.093" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3287" PostId="2087" Score="1" Text="Many thanks for this RegDwight - hopefully more people will see this answer and learn about a great tool." CreationDate="2013-10-29T10:39:19.683" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3290" PostId="2498" Score="0" Text="It's definitely cool, but it doesn't really fly." CreationDate="2013-10-29T22:21:44.737" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3293" PostId="2339" Score="1" Text="iPad has no USB and doesn't support bluetooth. Even if NXT-G was available, how would it connect to a NXT brick?" CreationDate="2013-11-01T19:21:29.587" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3296" PostId="2506" Score="0" Text="Possibly. But that answer didnt come up in google when I was searching. I think its two different questions with the same answer." CreationDate="2013-11-02T22:38:08.823" UserId="3066" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3298" PostId="2504" Score="1" Text="Actually, a purchase from the Build-a-Mini tower only needs to total 15 pieces: the types don't matter. For instance, I bought my sister about 12 minifigure heads and a few other minifig parts as a gift, and the staff were totally fine with it. You're also allowed to change the individual torsos and pants to suit your liking. A double peg-legged set of legs, or a mermaid torso with hooks for hands are no problem!" CreationDate="2013-11-04T06:26:31.953" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3303" PostId="733" Score="1" Text="I'm confused: the OP explicitly states in comments that he's not looking for a motorised solution, but an approved edit includes motorisation as a requirement?" CreationDate="2013-11-06T04:23:07.220" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3307" PostId="733" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I took pcantin's comment below over the OP's comment above." CreationDate="2013-11-06T23:41:10.173" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3308" PostId="733" Score="0" Text="Wow sorry. I haven't been keeping up with this question. I'm going to edit my question to include both motorized and non-motorized solutions…" CreationDate="2013-11-07T18:26:24.293" UserId="142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3309" PostId="2514" Score="3" Text="Which programming language is this?" CreationDate="2013-11-08T05:07:54.840" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3310" PostId="1498" Score="0" Text="I'm in the boat too, my mindstorms has been like this since early june. Tried tons of sites, never worked. Re-downloaded it 4 times, and tried different downloads 7 times." CreationDate="2013-11-08T02:34:50.117" UserDisplayName="user3075" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3316" PostId="2524" Score="0" Text="They are fairly large, but have sadly been surpassed by others. The 94.8x44 balloon (the middle one in Sebastian Wahl's answer) beats the 24x43 one in that set :(" CreationDate="2013-11-10T22:18:25.273" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3319" PostId="2301" Score="0" Text="I am planning to buy one for myself( age: 25+) , I am gonna buy it for first time and education set looks more appealing to me ( Gyro, 2 touch and more parts). Please suggest which one I should buy then" CreationDate="2013-11-12T11:54:01.227" UserId="3088" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3321" PostId="2530" Score="1" Text="There might well be a &quot;legitimate&quot; way to achieve this build, but we have to be open to the possibility that the builder is &quot;cheating&quot;. Many MOCers are happy to use &quot;non-purist&quot; techniques that wouldn't be acceptable in official LEGO models. For some, that includes modifying parts or using non-LEGO components. It is possible that the designer of this particular construction has used unorthodox methods. Do you have any other examples of work by the same builder? If s/he is a serial part-modifier then I wouldn't be surprised if that is what is going on here." CreationDate="2013-11-13T09:36:38.783" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3322" PostId="2531" Score="1" Text="Bar elements don't seem to fit through the hole in 3829c01 as noted in the question. You might be thinking of 30663. That part is commonly attached using bar elements." CreationDate="2013-11-13T12:52:39.200" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3324" PostId="1803" Score="1" Text="There are various window / glass / shutter combinations,  door / frame combinations and wheel / tyre combinations too." CreationDate="2013-11-13T14:49:56.703" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3325" PostId="2486" Score="0" Text="@Ӎσᶎ I'm going to assume the question asker is going to use a metal bell since he/she would like to use a motor. It would be helpful to have those other points clarified." CreationDate="2013-11-13T16:34:05.957" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3326" PostId="2532" Score="0" Text="As to the design, that's completely up to you and dependent on the construction of your bell tower. I'd be more capable of answering your question if you gave some more details." CreationDate="2013-11-13T16:36:37.737" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3327" PostId="2529" Score="0" Text="That's what I thought, when the Bricklink name referred to the the, 'inside stud holder,' I hadn't connected it to the tiny notches inside the brick, I was looking for a tube of some kind." CreationDate="2013-11-13T19:23:12.627" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3330" PostId="1803" Score="0" Text="...and propellers on shafts, and stickers. Lots and lots of stickers." CreationDate="2013-11-13T21:16:37.837" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3331" PostId="2531" Score="0" Text="Yup. &quot;Bar 4L&quot; can't get through &quot;3829c01&quot; steering wheel. I tried. Thanks for helping anyway :)" CreationDate="2013-11-14T16:04:20.987" UserId="3091" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3332" PostId="2534" Score="2" Text="Do you have a picture?" CreationDate="2013-11-14T19:18:49.767" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3333" PostId="2531" Score="0" Text="I'm fairly confident he forced the wheel to make it fit" CreationDate="2013-11-14T20:55:45.577" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3334" PostId="2530" Score="0" Text="IE, where do these pictures come from?" CreationDate="2013-11-14T20:56:24.733" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3335" PostId="2331" Score="0" Text="That happened to me too!" CreationDate="2013-11-15T01:12:44.307" UserId="3095" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3337" PostId="822" Score="0" Text="Seems to be [here](http://service.lego.com/en-us/helptopics/products/themes/mindstorms/mindstorms-nxt/nxt-software-download) now" CreationDate="2013-11-16T12:58:13.117" UserId="3097" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3338" PostId="2536" Score="0" Text="Do you have any particular dimensions in mind?" CreationDate="2013-11-16T19:27:25.693" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3339" PostId="2541" Score="0" Text="Thank you. Thinking about swapping out the 12v motor in my 2 old trains for new remote ones. I have read 12v is the superior system, but i am concerned about the lack of expansion. Thanks for your help." CreationDate="2013-11-17T06:11:29.197" UserId="3099" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3340" PostId="822" Score="0" Text="It might be a good idea to include those instructions as part of your answer - link-only answers are frowned upon." CreationDate="2013-11-18T05:48:10.703" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3342" PostId="2541" Score="0" Text="Nice digging, I have been looking for that article &amp; picture, but without much success" CreationDate="2013-11-18T17:07:47.127" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3344" PostId="2536" Score="1" Text="Added dimensions to my request." CreationDate="2013-11-19T00:47:12.270" UserId="2346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3346" PostId="2536" Score="0" Text="LEGO do supply a black thread in a number of their sets - usually for [cranes](http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Mobile-Crane-MK-II-42009)/lifts." CreationDate="2013-11-20T11:28:00.263" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3349" PostId="2561" Score="0" Text="Can you describe the result you're trying to achieve?  I don't understand the &quot;mix of two&quot; part." CreationDate="2013-11-22T02:41:11.857" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3350" PostId="2561" Score="1" Text="I'm building a robot that will draw specific lines on a popsicle stick. The stick is on a table that moves up and down. The pen is attached to something that makes it move left and right, forward and back. I can achieve a straight line… but for a diagonal line I have run into trouble." CreationDate="2013-11-22T02:53:52.160" UserId="3120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3351" PostId="1871" Score="0" Text="I would prefer a different model from this to demonstrate a claw but this is good to. A three fingered claw would be a better model for a robot but this is the perfect model for a non-robot claw it's cool!" CreationDate="2013-11-21T20:42:05.520" UserDisplayName="user3119" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3352" PostId="2563" Score="0" Text="Both answers helped, thanks! It was just a little thing I had to change in the command… now to get the exact angle of diagonal I want is a whole other story :P" CreationDate="2013-11-23T02:50:15.650" UserId="3120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3353" PostId="2567" Score="0" Text="Thank you, Ӎσᶎ.  I'm not at all opposed to taking the parts out of the tackle box -- it never even occurred to me that one might be able to count them otherwise.  Its just that when I have more than a dozen pieces of one type, I want to be able to count them quickly after I've gotten them out of the box, just to check that the quantity is right.  That paper you linked to looks very interesting." CreationDate="2013-11-24T06:42:27.220" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3354" PostId="2574" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer, makes sense. I came across Sariel at YouTube and was instantly impressed. I'm most likely getting his book at some point. Thanks for the other reference. I'm now considering getting the LEGO 4x4 Crawler Set 9398." CreationDate="2013-11-25T05:32:53.480" UserId="3123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3355" PostId="2574" Score="0" Text="Sariel's book is great. Great examples and a good reference." CreationDate="2013-11-25T05:49:27.813" UserId="3126" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3357" PostId="2573" Score="0" Text="thank you for your answer!&#xA;I´ll see I´ve to get the CD-Rom...at first I´ll look for it in an Europe shop, if I find one. Thaks!" CreationDate="2013-11-25T09:24:56.310" UserId="3125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3358" PostId="2571" Score="0" Text="So any ideas as to how to get move steering/move tank blocks to drive in reverse?" CreationDate="2013-11-26T08:55:17.133" UserId="3124" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3360" PostId="2579" Score="1" Text="Which will get you close, but sadly not all the way there - the outer corner pieces are plates, not bricks, but I can't seem to find any real parts like that - the closest I got is a [full quarter circle](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/30565) :( The centre tile is usually in 4 parts in the game, but even like that doesn't appear to actually exist." CreationDate="2013-11-26T15:52:41.723" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3361" PostId="2579" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid You're right, the required parts don't actually exist. I think the parts I've suggested are the best you can do." CreationDate="2013-11-26T16:38:09.767" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3362" PostId="2582" Score="0" Text="Awesome! Thank you so much, I've been wanting to rebuild this one for a while now to place it on my desk. THANK YOU!!!" CreationDate="2013-11-26T19:54:05.957" UserId="3116" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3363" PostId="2584" Score="0" Text="How secure is this kind of connection? I'd almost think that it'd work better the other way around, with a DUPLO base and a generous amount of extra LEGO 2x4s that can be used to build a foundation for any LEGO structures. Though a look at google seems to indicate that most large DUPLO baseplates don't have the hollow pegs that allow for compatibility." CreationDate="2013-11-27T05:34:14.880" UserId="176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3364" PostId="2577" Score="0" Text="Not all LEGO parts are ABS, far from it; there are 10-20 different material used depending on the usage. As the baseplates are slightly more flexible, I'd wager they are actually not ABS. I don't think PVC or Vinyl have been used at all, though." CreationDate="2013-11-27T08:57:08.313" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3367" PostId="2588" Score="0" Text="Fantastic. So simple when you know how!" CreationDate="2013-11-28T15:00:05.227" UserId="3124" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3368" PostId="2292" Score="0" Text="For a Text Block, which displays text or images on the LCD panel, it is important the add a Wait Block after the Text Block, to give time to view the LCD panel before the program ends.  Wait for 10 seconds should help." CreationDate="2013-11-28T15:51:15.967" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3369" PostId="2260" Score="0" Text="NXT-G definitely can not be used to program the EV3 brick." CreationDate="2013-11-28T15:54:47.980" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3370" PostId="2568" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the reply.  I especially love the idea about grouping and counting the remainder." CreationDate="2013-11-29T04:24:01.437" UserId="388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3371" PostId="2577" Score="0" Text="I did not say all Lego parts are ABS; I specifically mentioned &quot;rigid plastic&quot; Lego elements. Obviously I am not counting the molded rubber pieces, the strings, the capes, etc. (I concede that, upon further research, the transparent Lego elements may not be made from ABS.) The baseplates are, in fact, ABS, and they are only more flexible because they are thinner than other Lego elements.&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;Brickowl thinks they are made of ABS: http://brickowl.com/catalog/lego-baseplate-32-x-32-3811" CreationDate="2013-11-29T05:54:16.627" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3372" PostId="2577" Score="1" Text="Well let me rephrase then: &quot;Not all **rigid** LEGO parts are ABS&quot;, and that's why I had doubt about the baseplates. I also believe the molding process of baseplates might be different as well (done in sheets), which may require a different plastic. Granted, your brickowl link is the only indication we have so far, but since they seem to put &quot;ABS&quot; on everything (even [transparent bricks](http://brickowl.com/catalog/lego-transparent-brick-1-x-4-3010) which are known to never be ABS), I'm not too sure I'm willing to trust them either." CreationDate="2013-11-29T09:32:21.857" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3374" PostId="2595" Score="0" Text="This question is a little ambiguous, there's almost 2 questions being asked here, 1) how do I get the instructions, 2) how do I use the code. I believe the OP thinks that they're the same question. The gev answer below is the simple answer to the question #1, question #2 is what the duplicate says it is. I'm going  to edit the question to make it actually the question I have, and the duplicate question has, namely #1" CreationDate="2013-12-01T18:16:03.310" UserId="1044" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3377" PostId="2606" Score="1" Text="Rascal is a meta-language, a language to write languages in. Have you had a look at the repository https://github.com/DavyLandman/TuringLEGO/blob/master/BitFlipper.nxc Maybe one can load nxc files onto the nxt. Also you can try asking the repository owner via email." CreationDate="2013-12-03T10:54:41.177" UserId="3156" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3378" PostId="2606" Score="0" Text="Right, I'll check the BitFlipper. Sending the owner an email was my first action, thank you for commenting !" CreationDate="2013-12-03T11:40:33.550" UserId="3151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3380" PostId="2606" Score="0" Text="Actually, you can't *build* a turing machine, as it require an infinite tape." CreationDate="2013-12-03T15:13:08.250" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3381" PostId="2610" Score="0" Text="The UK site does not ship outside UK&#xA;http://shop.legoeducation.com/gb/page/terms-24/ and the problem with the US site is twofold:&#xA;- There are two distributors in my country. One sells toys for daycares, it does not have the gyro. One has their catalogues behind password access.&#xA;- Trying to order at the US site to get the shipping charge estimate, I cannot enter any meaningful information since it will only accept a US state and phone number. If nothing turns up I will go for the ebay listing. Long live the third-party entrepreneur. :)" CreationDate="2013-12-03T18:48:46.900" UserDisplayName="user3160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3382" PostId="2610" Score="0" Text="The same goes for Belgium as well, actually; buying directly from LEGO is not possible and official distributors usually only deal with schools." CreationDate="2013-12-03T18:54:00.593" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3383" PostId="2605" Score="0" Text="You may want to check with the LEGO customer service if they can help; it could be that the part itself is available. In any case, give them a call, they're usually very friendly. Also, note that since we're very early in the life of EV3, it could be that options are limited at the moment but may expand in the future. I fully expect the battery to be available on shop@home, for example, and I don't see why the gyro sensor wouldn't be." CreationDate="2013-12-03T18:55:29.243" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3384" PostId="2610" Score="0" Text="I just called the 800 number to find out if there is a process for shipping overseas and was politely told that they &quot;avoid it if at all possible.&quot; They really should take that option out of their Shipping Wizard." CreationDate="2013-12-03T19:07:49.587" UserId="3048" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3385" PostId="2605" Score="0" Text="I can't comment since I signed up for real with another address than earlier. Thank you both for the help, I will contact customer service to show interest. I probably have to go with ebay anyway to get it before Christmas." CreationDate="2013-12-03T19:18:04.030" UserId="3161" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3387" PostId="2595" Score="0" Text="I don't think he was asking how to build the figures everyday. He is asking where do you go to use the code in the figures to see the SUPRISE they have. I tried to find out where to input it online and had the same issue nowhere to put it. Help please" CreationDate="2013-12-03T16:11:35.683" UserDisplayName="user3159" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3388" PostId="2596" Score="0" Text="Well, now that the original post has been modified to hell and back, my 'Answer' makes no sense at all. :P" CreationDate="2013-12-04T06:20:05.743" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3389" PostId="2620" Score="0" Text="The clock ! that's obvious now that you mention it !" CreationDate="2013-12-04T10:12:06.243" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3390" PostId="2606" Score="0" Text="&quot;Alan Turing's original model has an infinite tape, but LEGO had a slight problem supplying infinite bricks.&quot;, from (http://www.legoturingmachine.org/). Even though it serves as an awesome model." CreationDate="2013-12-04T11:44:29.923" UserId="3151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3392" PostId="2622" Score="3" Text="Why do you need to know?" CreationDate="2013-12-06T05:50:26.810" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3393" PostId="2622" Score="0" Text="That shouldn't be too hard to measure; I mean, I distinctly remember learning the topic at school... long ago..." CreationDate="2013-12-06T18:00:47.670" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3394" PostId="2624" Score="0" Text="&quot;click, click ...&quot; is a sign the firmware has gone bad or has never been installed.  So replacing the firmware is the only option.  &quot;Port B motor drives at full speed.&quot;  Does anything else work?  LCD panel visible?  Can you download programs?  Any chance the Port B wiring connection has crossed up wires?  If the LCD panel is visible, there are a set of menu options to View the Rotation sensor on Port B.  Does that change when the Port B motor is turned by hand?" CreationDate="2013-12-06T19:24:36.087" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3395" PostId="2627" Score="0" Text="That's exactly it. The sticker matches, and I recognize some of the other pieces, such as that ladder, the big green cones, and those wheels. Sadly, I threw out the wheels when I was first sorting the parts because they looked like remnants of some other toy mixed in with this lot. Oh well." CreationDate="2013-12-07T04:07:11.680" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3396" PostId="2627" Score="5" Text="Sadly? But.. it's MEGABLOKS.  *grin*" CreationDate="2013-12-07T08:52:41.383" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3397" PostId="2625" Score="0" Text="The flex track can't flex more than regular curves, so you can probably ignore these. I'm not sure whether points are worse, though. As far as I remember, caboose you chose as illustration already has some slight friction, so it's probably very close to the limit, although it still rolls. So the answer probably depends on how much friction you're willing to accept." CreationDate="2013-12-07T11:08:40.553" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3399" PostId="2602" Score="0" Text="Although &quot;cheese slope&quot; seems to be the more common term now, they are also sometimes called &quot;cheese wedge slopes,&quot; which refers more clearly to the origin of the name." CreationDate="2013-12-08T02:10:33.393" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3400" PostId="2630" Score="1" Text="The Shell logo re-appeared as early as 2004 in the [Ferrari](http://www.brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Racers&amp;subtheme=Ferrari) themed sets with the [Ferrari F1 Racer](http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=8362-1). It has since been the favoured fuel brand for Ferrari sets, up until 2012 when the last set was released." CreationDate="2013-12-08T16:10:53.740" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3402" PostId="2625" Score="0" Text="The flex track appears to be able to [flex at a sharper angle](http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28322) than the fixed curve pieces." CreationDate="2013-12-08T17:08:10.773" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3403" PostId="2488" Score="1" Text="As an aside, it could be that LEGO has deals with some of these companies for the raw material it uses as well - it's a petrol byproduct after all." CreationDate="2013-12-08T18:16:05.233" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3404" PostId="2631" Score="1" Text="What hardware/software are you using (NXT, EV3, etc..)?" CreationDate="2013-12-08T20:20:54.727" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3405" PostId="2627" Score="1" Text="@gev Yeah, it's megabloks, but I am still annoyed when I have an incomplete something. Anyway, MB isn't ALL bad. They have a few parts that Lego could do well to copy, and I'm sure I accidentally sorted some MB parts into my main collection. If they can fool me, then they must be good enough, right?" CreationDate="2013-12-09T02:06:58.023" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3406" PostId="2627" Score="0" Text="True enough. While my sample size is pretty small (one medium size HALO set and some random bricks elsewhere), it's pretty uniformly worse than even Kre-O and Cobi bricks. I agree that I'd love to see some of their designs copied by LEGO." CreationDate="2013-12-09T06:52:08.263" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3407" PostId="2633" Score="2" Text="The book doesn't REQUIRE anything. It shows you examples. Take it from there, and extrapolate and build something similar, but with the pieces you have. Alternately, if you really want the special pieces (which I somehow doubt you do), you could buy them from sites like Bricklink." CreationDate="2013-12-09T10:06:18.703" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3408" PostId="2633" Score="0" Text="The problem with any idea book such as this is that it will always require pieces you don't have, unless it comes with all the pieces for all the creations it has inside. Maybe you should buy a couple of the Creator sets; they have lots of generic bricks and plates as well as &quot;specialized&quot; pieces such as hinges, clips, etc. Plus they come with instructions for alternate models that can be built with the same kit. If you want a challenge, build the alternate models without following the instructions." CreationDate="2013-12-09T14:05:08.733" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3409" PostId="2634" Score="3" Text="Rebrickable is a good idea, but let me say that unless your collection is seriously huge, or you are lucky and someone uploaded an &quot;alternate model&quot; creation based on a kit you already own, you will never find creations that fit in your collection. I have hundreds of sets totalling over 40,000 pieces and I can build almost nothing on rebrickable without making serious substitutions. Not to mention that the OP is looking for creations made primarily out of basic bricks and most creations on rebrickable are quite complex." CreationDate="2013-12-09T14:06:48.867" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3410" PostId="2637" Score="0" Text="Oh man, what a great and detailed answer. Thanks a lot." CreationDate="2013-12-09T18:03:41.260" UserId="3163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3411" PostId="2637" Score="0" Text="BTW, do you know if the train station in the foreground is really another build of 7822?" CreationDate="2013-12-09T18:04:44.047" UserId="3163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3412" PostId="2637" Score="0" Text="I noticed that 7710, 7720, 7730 and 7750 are mixed in to three trains. They don't appear individually." CreationDate="2013-12-09T18:10:19.000" UserId="3163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3413" PostId="2637" Score="1" Text="Regarding the alternative build of 7822 question: The station at the back is indeed an alternative of 7822 as can be seen on the back of the box, see [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1743/789) to my question. As for the other build, I would guess it is another alternative build of the 7822, but I can't find any reference to it on the box or in the [instruction manual](http://www.peeron.com/scans/7822-1)" CreationDate="2013-12-09T19:01:40.327" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3414" PostId="2633" Score="0" Text="hi @Mr.ShinyandNew安宇, I am a bit new to this, what is exactly a creator set ? it is just one of these boxes that provide pieces to build something very specific (like a boat or an airplane) ?" CreationDate="2013-12-09T22:30:37.493" UserId="3111" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3415" PostId="2488" Score="0" Text="For completeness, Lego Cars inspired by the second movie feature the brand *allinol*" CreationDate="2013-12-10T08:16:55.017" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3418" PostId="2633" Score="0" Text="The Creator sets are a theme that Lego produces. Most of them say &quot;Creator&quot; on the box and these are the ones with the alternate model instructions. [shop.lego.com link](http://shop.lego.com/en-CA/Creator-ByTheme). You can browse the sets on [Brickset](http://brickset.com/browse/themes/?theme=Creator) and see scans of the instructions. For example, [this Eagle set](http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=31004-1) comes with [instructions to make a scorpion or a beaver](http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6036223.pdf)." CreationDate="2013-12-10T14:05:46.033" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3420" PostId="2314" Score="0" Text="I assume these are small, battery operated LEDs? In which case heat shouldn't be too much of an issue - LEGO used to use the older style tungsten bulbs, so it should be fine." CreationDate="2013-12-10T18:57:55.600" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3421" PostId="2633" Score="0" Text="so if I understood correctly, a &quot;Creator&quot; set provides pieces for a main model, and in addition describes few alternative models that can be made with the same (sub)set of pieces, correct ?" CreationDate="2013-12-10T21:13:01.243" UserId="3111" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3422" PostId="2647" Score="0" Text="Except that even that head was included in sets as early as 1993 according to bricklink..." CreationDate="2013-12-11T08:15:13.583" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3423" PostId="2647" Score="1" Text="@gev - fixed the link." CreationDate="2013-12-11T09:57:09.850" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3424" PostId="2647" Score="0" Text="+1, but I'm going to say (arbitrarily perhaps) that Quirrell / Voldemort doesn't count, because it's not two different faces / emotions of the same person, it's a head that actually has two faces (canonically even). I'll update my question to make this more clear." CreationDate="2013-12-11T14:06:46.340" UserId="1044" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3425" PostId="186" Score="3" Text="I think the most recent [Hagrid minifigure](http://brickset.com/minifigs/?m=hp111) also supports this point of view, since he clearly has thumbs, and when these are oriented correctly, the flat side of his hand is upwards." CreationDate="2013-12-11T15:22:41.520" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3426" PostId="185" Score="2" Text="On the other hand, are we actually discussing anatomical correctness of minifigures?" CreationDate="2013-12-11T15:24:15.700" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3427" PostId="2647" Score="0" Text="I have reviewed the answers given, and have looked at Bricklink again to check every set that every yellow-skinned minifigure head came in." CreationDate="2013-12-11T22:20:53.440" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3428" PostId="2647" Score="0" Text="I have reviewed the answers given, and have looked at Bricklink again to check every set that every yellow-skinned double-sided minifigure head came in.  (I ignored all non-yellow as they must have been made later.)   The earliest if could find (and that I can remember buying) that match the emotions criterion are: 3626bpx116 and 3626bpx117 from 'Spiderman' and 'Studios' 2002/2003" CreationDate="2013-12-11T22:27:10.053" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3429" PostId="2633" Score="1" Text="That's correct Sergio.  They have a lot of &quot;core&quot; pieces are are really great for a wide variety of other models.  You can check out the Creator sets at Lego's website: http://www.lego.com/en-us/creator/products/all-models" CreationDate="2013-12-12T15:57:27.977" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3430" PostId="2651" Score="0" Text="Adding good pictures and changing the title of your question (to be more specific) will greatly improve the chances your set is identified." CreationDate="2013-12-12T16:42:25.267" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3432" PostId="2653" Score="0" Text="Definitely a good start, but I'm a bit dubious as to why a 1983 set would contain a 1984 catalogue though." CreationDate="2013-12-13T07:59:53.697" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3433" PostId="2651" Score="1" Text="George, since you can't add pictures yourself yet, could you add a link to a pic so that we can edit it in? Also, it's likely the catalogue isn't a full one and shows mostly sets of the same theme as the box, which woudl help, so if you can tell us more about it would be great." CreationDate="2013-12-13T08:12:15.973" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3434" PostId="2651" Score="0" Text="For the inches-impaired ones about us, the dimensions in centimeters are more or less 45,75 x 28 x 6" CreationDate="2013-12-13T08:14:00.167" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3435" PostId="2657" Score="0" Text="Im not looking to replace a single part but rather cheaply replace almost the entire kit with out having to re-buy the electronics, but thanks over all for at least attempting to help." CreationDate="2013-12-13T16:09:25.803" UserId="3201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3436" PostId="2644" Score="0" Text="Where did you find the code? I have the Advent Calendar 2013 box, but I don't see any codes printed anywhere." CreationDate="2013-12-14T23:50:33.847" UserDisplayName="user3205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3437" PostId="2644" Score="0" Text="They are on the 'instruction' flap for that day." CreationDate="2013-12-15T07:58:42.207" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3439" PostId="2509" Score="0" Text="I've got a similar question. I think it can be merged with the main question.&#xA;If I have single user license: 1. Can I reinstall EV3 software on the same computer after OS reinstall? 2. Can I install EV3 software on another computer if I uninstall EV3 from the first one?" CreationDate="2013-12-16T07:01:23.967" UserId="3207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3443" PostId="2675" Score="0" Text="I'm fairly confident that's the reason. There was a hole in [12v gray sleepers](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=767) as well, by the way." CreationDate="2013-12-17T05:19:18.987" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3444" PostId="2673" Score="7" Text="Throw-away piece? Throw-away piece? You don't throw away LEGO parts!!!" CreationDate="2013-12-17T05:19:51.397" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3445" PostId="2644" Score="0" Text="Thanks, gev, but I must have a defective box because there are no instructions on the back of the flap!" CreationDate="2013-12-17T05:17:26.990" UserDisplayName="user3205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3446" PostId="2673" Score="3" Text="Indeed, you keep those pieces to keep your rail bits in line in storage." CreationDate="2013-12-17T07:06:22.010" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3447" PostId="2644" Score="0" Text="I'd like to see pictures of that!" CreationDate="2013-12-17T07:13:39.587" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3448" PostId="2629" Score="0" Text="I had the code, but instead of having the head, torso, and legs, I had two legs and a head." CreationDate="2013-12-16T19:13:50.857" UserDisplayName="user3209" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3449" PostId="2660" Score="0" Text="I second the Brickset answer - Huw began photographing minifigures only a couple of years ago. Be aware that the Brickset photos are all copyrighted since it is for use on their own site, but they are amongst the best available. http://www.brickset.com/miscellaneous/articles/minifigPhotography/" CreationDate="2013-12-17T07:12:17.273" UserId="2837" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3450" PostId="2675" Score="0" Text="I suppose it makes sense with the curved rail pieces since they don't clutch directly on to a baseplate in the way straight pieces do. It" CreationDate="2013-12-17T10:33:32.633" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3452" PostId="2675" Score="3" Text="Given that even a large track layout doesn't weigh much, and the train itself does, the track can slip around quite a bit as the train goes around corners, unless the track is secured to the surface or weighted down with attachments. I am fairly sure that this is what that hole is for. It's even tapered, to fit a screw head or nail head flush." CreationDate="2013-12-17T14:08:55.503" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3454" PostId="2680" Score="0" Text="A lot of LEGO sets will be out of stock in the run up to Christmas, particularly buckets/tubs of LEGO." CreationDate="2013-12-17T19:32:26.787" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3455" PostId="2682" Score="1" Text="possible duplicate of [How to sort complete sets from box of unsorted LEGO](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1598/how-to-sort-complete-sets-from-box-of-unsorted-lego)" CreationDate="2013-12-17T20:08:29.927" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3456" PostId="2673" Score="2" Text="I bet you keep the bit in the middle of the coin sprue too :) .  Seriously though, use a longer metal piece to hold more tracks together.  The plastic holder is just a waste of space, and seeing as it's crimped on the end it *looks* bitten.  No bite marks in my collection thank you." CreationDate="2013-12-17T21:49:33.047" UserId="81" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3457" PostId="2675" Score="1" Text="Yeah, the countersunk nature of the hole makes me pretty certain this is for screws/nails.  Not sure why I didn't think of it earlier :)" CreationDate="2013-12-17T21:50:35.770" UserId="81" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3458" PostId="2682" Score="2" Text="post a picture, or a link to the picture if you can't post it. From the amount of pieces, style and color, it won't be too hard to figure out the series, the approximate year, and then the set." CreationDate="2013-12-17T22:05:58.277" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3459" PostId="2687" Score="0" Text="Great suggestions! Yeah I thinking about going with the City theme, since we have an HO scale train set we put up each year and that seems like a good compliment for the train set." CreationDate="2013-12-18T15:27:15.210" UserId="3220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3460" PostId="2682" Score="3" Text="Basically, _ask us_, we seem to be pretty good at that game :-) But yeah, a picture is kinda mandatory" CreationDate="2013-12-18T18:14:39.457" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3461" PostId="2693" Score="0" Text="Yes I'm talking about the engine. Is this working with electricity?" CreationDate="2013-12-19T17:04:23.103" UserId="3228" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3462" PostId="2693" Score="2" Text="Air engine runs on compressed air. Or with a straw if you blow hard enough :)" CreationDate="2013-12-19T17:25:58.183" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3463" PostId="2693" Score="1" Text="This does technically run on air, but the air has to be compressed. This is often done using an electric compressor." CreationDate="2013-12-19T18:06:18.047" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3464" PostId="2690" Score="1" Text="This is a pretty good idea, if you have the patience to accurately enter in all the parts, and provided you can adequately describe the parts in the first place, not to mention finding the right colours. I usually find it easier to locate parts by first finding a set of mine which has the part, then searching the inventory of that set, which is the opposite of what you've suggested. So, points for this being a valid algorithm, but I doubt it is practical." CreationDate="2013-12-20T18:54:34.983" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3465" PostId="796" Score="0" Text="From where one can buy such charger/transformer? I would be obliged if you can provide a URL. Thanks." CreationDate="2013-12-20T20:07:55.377" UserId="3163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3466" PostId="796" Score="0" Text="Well, as I said, the trick is to find one which outputs 10v DC, which isn't so common. See the kind of thing I have in mind [on amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-Cable-ACD477-Universal-Supply/dp/B000Z31G3M/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1387614972&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=universal+12v+adapter), for example. Notice it doesn't do 10v indeed, so you'd have to use 12v - and the price may be cheaper than the LEGO one, but since you only need one most of the time, maybe it's safer to just buy the LEGO one and be sure you won't have any problems at all." CreationDate="2013-12-21T08:41:19.147" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3470" PostId="2702" Score="0" Text="Sadly, our helmet is flipped 180 degrees from your picture. All I see is the round top and nothing else." CreationDate="2013-12-22T22:16:27.273" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3471" PostId="2702" Score="0" Text="I added a suggestion for your specific situation." CreationDate="2013-12-22T23:01:50.310" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3472" PostId="2702" Score="9" Text="Going the extra mile and drill your own part to show what you mean merits an extra applause (even if I'm against drilling whatsoever, of course)" CreationDate="2013-12-23T05:13:14.113" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3473" PostId="2698" Score="0" Text="@StephaneDelcroix : Hahaha thanks. Funny that Darth Vader is cleaning the Death Star ;)" CreationDate="2013-12-23T11:56:05.557" UserId="3177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3474" PostId="2699" Score="0" Text="Ah Alright. By the way, why was this marked as duplicate? I understand that the method is similar... but I asked for a travel case too." CreationDate="2013-12-23T11:56:53.000" UserId="3177" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3475" PostId="9" Score="0" Text="They'll be bringing the line over to Germany soon. I recently participated in translating the instructions for three kits, and other accompanying materials, from English into German." CreationDate="2013-12-24T01:43:07.690" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3476" PostId="378" Score="0" Text="&quot;Don't play with lego on the floor where it can be stepped on&quot;. That's more for your own safety. Walking barefoot on small lego pieces hurts. A lot." CreationDate="2013-12-24T06:58:13.827" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3478" PostId="2709" Score="0" Text="There should be information on what to do in case of missing pieces at the end of the booklet" CreationDate="2013-12-26T06:49:30.703" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3479" PostId="2709" Score="6" Text="I can't speak to quality control on this specific set, but if you ever find your set is missing pieces, you can easily get them replaced free of charge at https://service.lego.com/en-us/replacementparts#BasicInfo" CreationDate="2013-12-27T03:09:25.037" UserId="82" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3480" PostId="2709" Score="0" Text="Rather similar to the other [questions on missing parts](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1676/56)..." CreationDate="2013-12-27T10:43:12.940" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3481" PostId="402" Score="1" Text="That yellow organizer case you have on the right in the top picture, that seems to be a nice thing. It appears that you can re-organize the sections in it. Do you mind posting the URL of that or something similar? Thanks." CreationDate="2013-12-27T21:55:04.447" UserId="3163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3482" PostId="2709" Score="3" Text="In six years of collecting vigorously I've had missing parts, wrong parts, miscolored parts, broken parts. As your collection is growing, you will inevitably bump into these issues. Not a biggie. TLG's support is spectacular, and there's an easy-to-use form on their website just for such cases." CreationDate="2013-12-28T01:02:37.260" UserId="168" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3483" PostId="2705" Score="0" Text="Can we assume he used the blade as a lever?" CreationDate="2013-12-28T10:38:20.390" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3484" PostId="402" Score="0" Text="I got this at a renovation centre.  Google this: Stanley 17-Compartment Small Parts Storage Organizer" CreationDate="2013-12-28T14:48:28.093" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3485" PostId="2705" Score="2" Text="Yes. The blade was used as a lever. Since I failed to mention that I wanted to get the helmet out safely and would ask how to do that here, I ended up with a proud teen and a couple of scratched elements..." CreationDate="2013-12-28T20:30:25.037" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3486" PostId="2713" Score="0" Text="The hardware is most certainly identical, so I don't see why you wouldn't be able to change the firmware at will. Actually, I wonder if it isn't the exact same firmware to start with." CreationDate="2013-12-29T08:45:32.293" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3487" PostId="2716" Score="0" Text="Well, it's not really of structural importance, as the 4 x 6 plate in step 2 holds them together. I had the scanned instructions already, but was wondering if on the box, any of the alternative builds sometimes pictured used it." CreationDate="2013-12-29T20:12:53.897" UserId="51" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3488" PostId="2716" Score="0" Text="Well, it will, to some degree, keep the 1x6 technic beams from coming off the plate above when too much pressure is applied from above. Without that axle, I see the 1x6's coming off all too easily." CreationDate="2013-12-29T23:15:20.630" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3489" PostId="225" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc, reference?  Not that I don't believe you, but it'd be cool to read about." CreationDate="2013-12-30T19:37:25.163" UserId="3250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3490" PostId="2709" Score="0" Text="Yes after years of collecting I have seen a few extra/missing parts.  The same opera house also needed a few plates and a telescope that I had to take from my existing stock.  I was wondering about the 35 left-sided/34 right-sided pieces on what should be a symmetrical build.  I will read through the instructions again to see if my mirrored-building technique with opposite sides has confused me." CreationDate="2013-12-30T21:32:18.030" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3491" PostId="1780" Score="1" Text="Could you summarise the content of the links in this answer, and provide the links for further references ? That'd make a better answer" CreationDate="2013-12-31T09:02:33.800" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3492" PostId="225" Score="0" Text="Sorry, this isn't something I read on the web, but witnessed firsthand. LEGO Benelux once lend BeLUG a prototype of [8294 Excavator](http://brickset.com/detail/?set=8294-1) to show at an event, and the linear actuators in there weren't fully functional, but prototype parts which had clearly been 3D printed. I may have seen this on other occasions as well, but that example was very obvious." CreationDate="2013-12-31T09:23:32.657" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3493" PostId="225" Score="1" Text="Well, nothing a good search can't handle, apparently... here you go: [LEGO Turns Design Concepts into Working Prototypes using Objet 3D Printer](http://blog.stratasys.com/2012/02/16/lego-turns-design-concepts-into-working-prototypes-using-objet-3d-printer/) - the video provided by LEGO is very interesting." CreationDate="2013-12-31T09:25:09.507" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3497" PostId="2716" Score="0" Text="if they'd put a plate under those beams to keep them in place the vehicle would have no ground clearance (or possibly negative clearance). You could always build it and find out..." CreationDate="2013-12-31T22:49:39.367" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3498" PostId="2721" Score="2" Text="Yay for Science! Nothing like the experimental approach. :)" CreationDate="2014-01-02T07:42:11.147" UserId="51" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3499" PostId="2728" Score="0" Text="Wow!  Thanks so much.  Based on what he told me about them, I bet that's exactly it." CreationDate="2014-01-02T22:31:04.967" UserId="3267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3500" PostId="1577" Score="0" Text="The distance for one stud is 8mm (2 times the radius plus the distance between them). For example, a 1x1 brick is 8mm square, while a 1x2 brick is 16mm the long way. That is why 5 plates equals 2 studs: 5 x 3.2mm = 2 x 8mm = 16mm." CreationDate="2014-01-04T01:48:17.373" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3501" PostId="2730" Score="0" Text="a decent alternative... something quite sticky, but not permamnentley so." CreationDate="2014-01-04T10:36:16.300" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3502" PostId="1577" Score="0" Text="@oddtodd You are totally right and I have made the fix.  I have no idea where that 6.4mm came from.  Thanks for caching this mistake. (...and I'm like, I need a coffey)" CreationDate="2014-01-04T14:41:33.393" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3503" PostId="2711" Score="0" Text="It was exactly what I need! I build it! Thank you!" CreationDate="2014-01-05T15:09:28.630" UserId="3255" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3504" PostId="2735" Score="2" Text="Most of the times it's not really a matter of number of extra pieces but what they are. If a set uses 9 different colors of 1x1 round plates, for example, you'll get an extra for each color no matter what? So, what are the extras?" CreationDate="2014-01-07T05:08:13.327" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3505" PostId="2733" Score="7" Text="While some retired sets tend toward the price of gold, most do not. Sure it's easy to find retired sets selling at many times their original price, but LEGO depends on VOLUME sales, and they have number-crunchers that let them know when it's time to let go. Plus, if they never retired anything, there would be no room for NEW sets." CreationDate="2014-01-07T07:03:17.097" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3506" PostId="2733" Score="1" Text="Because their storage is limited, but creativity is unlimited, I think so :D" CreationDate="2014-01-07T14:51:36.347" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3507" PostId="2631" Score="0" Text="[ObGrammarJoke] Why does the bot have to be coloured?" CreationDate="2014-01-08T08:44:23.793" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3508" PostId="2484" Score="2" Text="You might want to try updating the firmware on the NXT brick." CreationDate="2014-01-08T21:59:47.620" UserId="3285" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3509" PostId="2749" Score="2" Text="As you can expect, the answer to this will most certainly be &quot;yes&quot; in most cases as there's always a chance of scratching the parts. However, you could argue that getting bricks dirty is what diminishes their value to start with (some would go as far as saying opening the box is already a bad idea :-))" CreationDate="2014-01-09T07:13:25.560" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3510" PostId="407" Score="2" Text="You may also want to read designer [Mark Stafford's interview](http://www.brothers-brick.com/2009/01/11/from-lego-fan-to-lego-set-designer-the-mark-stafford-interview-part-1/) which provides a lot of insight on this as well - including the reason why the Technic axle 4 is more expensive." CreationDate="2014-01-09T08:15:10.277" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3511" PostId="2743" Score="0" Text="Try uninstalling and then reinstalling the NXT programming software. That might help." CreationDate="2014-01-08T21:53:00.863" UserId="3285" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3512" PostId="2746" Score="0" Text="I do have the Education set.. &#xA;Could you guide me on how to find the output?&#xA;I own both, but EV3 would be preferable." CreationDate="2014-01-09T23:31:49.723" UserId="3203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3513" PostId="2666" Score="0" Text="What is the last code for the last guy in the advent calendar. Four codes and five guys. How do we get the fifth guy to open?" CreationDate="2014-01-09T13:35:32.743" UserDisplayName="user3290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3514" PostId="407" Score="1" Text="When Jamie Berard came to Brick Fiesta in Houston in 2012, he mentioned the bargaining between teams. This was demonstrated in part by one of the prototypes had the conical hat for the wheel covers for the latest incarnation of the Sopwith Camel (10226)." CreationDate="2014-01-10T20:49:46.373" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3515" PostId="2755" Score="0" Text="Have you contacted the Lego Group through their support center?  I would start there, especially since they have advertised sensors as being compatible." CreationDate="2014-01-11T13:24:53.503" UserDisplayName="user1262" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3518" PostId="2750" Score="1" Text="The UK store (with prices) can be found here: http://shop.legoeducation.com/gb/category/lego-mindstorms-education-ev3-22/ - I believe it also covers Germany. As these are not really &quot;retail&quot; the prices for the UK are listed both including and excluding tax. As per [my answer on licenses](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2510/56), the site license covers all computers at a single location." CreationDate="2014-01-13T01:18:31.260" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3519" PostId="2758" Score="3" Text="Oof. The title sounds like you're trying to solve _my_ hair loss problem. Is that intentional?" CreationDate="2014-01-14T07:57:18.090" UserId="3266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3520" PostId="2758" Score="1" Text="no Jan ! if I was talking about you, I would have set the 'Jan' tag, not 'friends' ! :)" CreationDate="2014-01-14T08:03:26.987" UserId="2998" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3522" PostId="2758" Score="2" Text="Here I was, poised flag as spam...  but NOOOOOoooo..." CreationDate="2014-01-14T09:14:37.947" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3524" PostId="662" Score="0" Text="Simply go onto your Ipod/Iphone/IPad and search up Cydia in the app store. Now in Cydia search up LegoDrive currently today 7/31/2013 it is the the 3rd item on the list." CreationDate="2013-07-31T20:49:02.653" UserId="2857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3525" PostId="2761" Score="3" Text="My eyessssssss!" CreationDate="2014-01-15T15:49:58.507" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3526" PostId="2760" Score="0" Text="For commercial reasons, TLG doesn't usually publish plans for their future lines. We can sometimes make an educated guess, but we can rarely know for sure." CreationDate="2014-01-15T16:16:54.240" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3527" PostId="2761" Score="0" Text="So there's hope for LEGO to get Star Trek.  You know, after Star Wars ends.... yeah..." CreationDate="2014-01-15T19:47:54.643" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3528" PostId="1603" Score="0" Text="Some you need to take them apart and take out dust and dirt in the gears check out youtube there is some there that's what I'm doing what now" CreationDate="2014-01-16T00:15:43.233" UserDisplayName="user3305" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3529" PostId="2624" Score="2" Text="Receiving no response from the customer service seems unusal as these guys usually have an excellent track record of helping customers. You may want to try calling them directly using the free number for your country. Let them know that you never received a response to your two queries, this may give them the chance to fix what went wrong there." CreationDate="2014-01-16T08:21:07.170" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3530" PostId="2669" Score="1" Text="Rex implied he tried that multiple times already" CreationDate="2014-01-16T08:28:35.710" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3531" PostId="2760" Score="0" Text="I know, but there's always small leak about that kind of stuff :)" CreationDate="2014-01-16T13:19:35.970" UserId="3301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3533" PostId="2768" Score="0" Text="There are also former LEGO designers, like Mariann Asanuma. you can find her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Model-Building-Secrets/112066427547 and if you want to skip straight to her site: http://modelbuildingsecrets.com/" CreationDate="2014-01-17T09:45:01.660" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3534" PostId="2768" Score="0" Text="Great!Big thank you!I actually managed to find some contacts in LinkedIn. Won't steal your designers for too long, promise!" CreationDate="2014-01-17T10:25:06.627" UserId="3307" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3535" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="Haven't, but will. Thank you!" CreationDate="2014-01-17T10:25:34.020" UserId="3307" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3536" PostId="2761" Score="0" Text="There's a [bit of the history here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2241/56) - however I'm sure there was also some crossover with LEGO and MegaBloks, although that may have been more at the retailer level than officially." CreationDate="2014-01-19T22:58:53.590" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3537" PostId="2521" Score="0" Text="There's also the spanner (http://www.brickset.com/parts/?part=400626) which is used for removing tiles from dice in LEGO games." CreationDate="2014-01-20T09:47:09.713" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3538" PostId="636" Score="0" Text="I only just realized that the first version isn't impossible to build any more, since there is a [new version of the jumper plate](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=15573) which allows for a regular stud to be connected in the middle of the underside. Yay!" CreationDate="2014-01-20T11:03:11.427" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3539" PostId="2521" Score="0" Text="Fair enough. Some games include the Crowbar instead: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=92585" CreationDate="2014-01-20T21:13:07.670" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3540" PostId="2631" Score="1" Text="@gev Ba-dum Tish!" CreationDate="2014-01-21T10:02:29.650" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3542" PostId="2123" Score="1" Text="one of those mesh drain covers that minimizes hair and other small objects from going down the drain could possibly help...but still a risk of something going wrong" CreationDate="2014-01-22T03:48:49.523" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3544" PostId="2673" Score="0" Text="I'm just saying, I used on of these in a MOC once." CreationDate="2014-01-23T15:04:59.973" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3545" PostId="2774" Score="0" Text="I've used a program called WinRail that again is probably overkill for what you need, but was great for me with Brio, HO/OO and Scalextric. I know it has some LEGO elements in it, I'll check tonight if it has DUPLO as well..." CreationDate="2014-01-24T14:53:24.403" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3546" PostId="2775" Score="2" Text="BlueBrick work!  It's not perfect, but it's free and open source which is really great!  Thansk a lot!" CreationDate="2014-01-25T18:58:33.313" UserId="3301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3547" PostId="2778" Score="0" Text="Yeah, new stickers are not an option.  At the time of this posting, there is 1 lot on BL for Joker's Ice Cream at $200.  Frustrating..." CreationDate="2014-01-25T19:04:00.350" UserId="3331" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3548" PostId="1263" Score="5" Text="I don't understand the phrase &quot;unwanted bricks&quot;" CreationDate="2014-01-25T23:53:31.300" UserId="3333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3549" PostId="2780" Score="1" Text="+1 I had the exact same question in mind when I saw a person selling pounds of Lego bricks. His answer is similar to the answer below, and he also mentioned that he gets a lot from his family and friends, as they know that he does this stuff." CreationDate="2014-01-27T19:44:14.783" UserId="3163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3550" PostId="2781" Score="0" Text="Great answer +1. I could not understand how it can be a lucrative business. Anyone who owns Lego, knows its worth very well. In addition, buying it from others and then selling it, wouldn't that make the profit margin less? I do agree that it is not an easy task." CreationDate="2014-01-27T19:46:19.743" UserId="3163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3551" PostId="2784" Score="0" Text="I struggled with backwards-compatibility with NQC myself. A couple months ago I made the switch to leJOS, so far its been great." CreationDate="2014-01-27T19:57:45.333" UserId="567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3554" PostId="2790" Score="2" Text="You will have less leakage with a double wall of 1xN bricks, but IME it still leaks (I've built boats rather than ponds, but the result is the same)" CreationDate="2014-01-28T22:29:13.377" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3555" PostId="2792" Score="1" Text="Cunning plan there Windfire, that should work nicely. An alternative to the carrier bag would be clingfilm/film wrap." CreationDate="2014-01-28T23:37:55.027" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3556" PostId="2790" Score="1" Text="What if you used those really short ones in a brick-layer formation (half on one block, half on the next)?  Shouldn't that remove the bigger holes?" CreationDate="2014-01-29T02:22:10.810" UserId="2472" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3557" PostId="2790" Score="2" Text="lego water has to be blue. yours is boringly transparent. +1 for science" CreationDate="2014-01-29T14:05:55.127" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3558" PostId="2784" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your response Keshav. I'd ideally like to stick with NQC but even leJOS is giving me issues. Despite setting up the PATH variables correctly, I keep getting &quot;clang: error: no input files&quot; errors when running Ant. Fiddling around with the main build.xml and build.properties files also does not seem to work" CreationDate="2014-01-29T17:30:52.127" UserId="3335" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3559" PostId="2796" Score="0" Text="What are your Project `References` ?" CreationDate="2014-01-30T16:32:31.710" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3560" PostId="2796" Score="0" Text="The References are only the `MonoBrickFirmware.dll`" CreationDate="2014-01-30T16:55:16.693" UserId="3284" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3561" PostId="2795" Score="0" Text="I have some doubts about the gluing and scanning part, to be honest - as I understand, designers will indeed first make their model with actual bricks, going through several iterations depending on unknown factors (cost, target audience, marketing, whatever); but I believe they'll make a digital version of it (with what I suppose is some in-house software similar to an LDraw editor) when they hand it over for the next steps. That said, since Ulrik Pilegaard stopped working for LEGO in 2004, it's possible the method has changed and they did in fact work the way you say back then." CreationDate="2014-01-31T10:54:00.397" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3562" PostId="2795" Score="0" Text="@joubarc Thank you for your comment, I do realize that they most likely do it a different way. Thats why I had included 'at least that is how they used to do it'. However, that being said, I will edit the post and include another line explaining how this way is most likely not in use anymore." CreationDate="2014-01-31T11:00:04.513" UserId="3320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3563" PostId="2801" Score="1" Text="There's also an article on the LDraw site on [how files represeting official models should be created](http://www.ldraw.org/article/593.html) which hints at a repository, but doesn't link to it..." CreationDate="2014-02-02T09:49:32.730" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3564" PostId="2802" Score="0" Text="The wrench is also supplied (usually in red) in the LEGO Games sets as a handy way to remove the faces (2x2 tiles) from the die." CreationDate="2014-02-03T10:11:42.190" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3565" PostId="2802" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid The ones [supplied in games](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4006&amp;in=G) were also black. They were indeed later replaced by a red part, but a different one: the [crowbar](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=92585&amp;in=G), which has a similar tapered end. In general, both do help remove tiles from just everywhere, but I wonder if that was the intend when the part was created for 1979 sets." CreationDate="2014-02-03T14:38:11.780" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3566" PostId="2802" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc Good point, you're right it's a red crowbar now." CreationDate="2014-02-03T15:52:14.800" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3567" PostId="2803" Score="0" Text="Okay, but that raises more questions: Is it supposed to represent a screwdriver for minifigures' &quot;use&quot; (in which case it's even more disproportionately large) or for humans (in which case, to drive what screws)?" CreationDate="2014-02-03T20:38:36.547" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3568" PostId="2803" Score="0" Text="It's intended as a screwdriver for minifigs. As a human tool, it has been included in the Games line for removing tiles from dice. I'm not aware of any instance where this was intended as a usable screwdriver." CreationDate="2014-02-03T21:53:07.053" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3569" PostId="2804" Score="0" Text="Find useful article about motors: http://www.philohome.com/motors/motorcomp.htm but there are no answers on my questions." CreationDate="2014-02-04T16:03:09.550" UserId="3207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3570" PostId="2803" Score="0" Text="I think what feels a bit unsatisfying is that it seems bizarre as a screwdriver.  While I normally have a suspension of disbelief when it comes to the proportions of minifigures and their handheld tools, it doesn't work for me here since in the real world, screwdrivers are not normally the size of wrenches.  It's odd that they chose to create a combination that, AFAIK, does not commonly exist.  If they wanted minifigures to have a screwdriver tool, a separate piece would have been much better." CreationDate="2014-02-04T20:02:00.473" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3571" PostId="2807" Score="0" Text="Is that beyond the instructions listed from pages 34 onwards in book 2?" CreationDate="2014-02-04T20:57:44.640" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3572" PostId="2803" Score="1" Text="I agree. This seems to be a particularly strange decision considering that there is a separate screwdriver tool for minifigs (although it didn't appear until 1995). http://peeron.com/inv/parts/6246a" CreationDate="2014-02-04T21:39:27.860" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3573" PostId="2813" Score="0" Text="We made sure to use the correct motor ports when checking view and running the program. We will try refreshing the firmware." CreationDate="2014-02-07T17:05:20.517" UserId="3370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3574" PostId="1091" Score="1" Text="Purdue Pete got 10k in less than 36 hours: http://brickset.com/article/4566" CreationDate="2014-02-10T05:36:33.140" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3576" PostId="2817" Score="0" Text="Would you like the 6x6 plate to rotate on some kind of axis, or would it suffice to have some kind of coaster system that you rotate by holding the 6x6 plate and turning it yourself?" CreationDate="2014-02-11T16:59:17.713" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3577" PostId="2818" Score="1" Text="There are several different turntables, the one linked is somewhat old and might be hard to find. Bricklink has a category list: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&amp;catString=40" CreationDate="2014-02-11T23:06:04.410" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3578" PostId="2818" Score="0" Text="That's a great point. I assumed from the question that it would be helpful to use gears to directly control the turntable, but if that isn't important than many other turntables could do nicely. I updated the answer to include the newer studless Technic turntable as that should be easier to find, allows direct drive, and isn't in the turntable category that you linked to." CreationDate="2014-02-11T23:19:51.077" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3579" PostId="2818" Score="0" Text="That's annoying. The Technic Turntables are in the generic Technic list: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=4&amp;catString=36&amp;catType=P (there are small ones that also allow geared drive)" CreationDate="2014-02-12T00:15:20.607" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3580" PostId="2817" Score="1" Text="A simple, brutal solution if you want motorisation would be a round plate that has an axle hole, attached to an axle attached to the motor." CreationDate="2014-02-12T00:17:25.460" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3581" PostId="2821" Score="0" Text="For 3rd-party product support you might find it quicker to contact HiTechnic via their [support form](http://www.hitechnic.com/support)." CreationDate="2014-02-12T17:20:58.160" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3582" PostId="2819" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, this may be a question which we will have a hard time to answer. However, you may be interested to know that Nathan Sawaya, LEGO Certified Professional, once made a [heart model for an hospital](http://brickartist.com/gallery/heart/?tag=large). I suppose contacting an LCP for this might be overkill, but it might inspire your kid - although it probably doesn't need to be so accurate for a school project." CreationDate="2014-02-12T20:40:14.080" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3583" PostId="82" Score="0" Text="Also in Blue, plus some rare ones that were never in sets: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4186" CreationDate="2014-02-13T03:00:46.763" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3584" PostId="2824" Score="2" Text="ooo, soccer stadium base. nice." CreationDate="2014-02-13T03:02:33.693" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3585" PostId="2826" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for your quick response. You were right! Found the piece on ebay." CreationDate="2014-02-13T08:44:35.183" UserId="3391" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3586" PostId="2826" Score="0" Text="I've moved the text above the image to make it easier to see ;)" CreationDate="2014-02-13T18:34:24.287" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3587" PostId="2825" Score="2" Text="since you started probably knowing the set number, a search for [&quot;lego 8070 part list&quot;](https://www.google.com.au/search?q=lego+8070+part+list&quot;) will take you to the [brickset inventory](http://brickset.com/inventories/8070-1) very easily." CreationDate="2014-02-13T21:17:04.153" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3588" PostId="2825" Score="1" Text="The very first step you can do if you knwo the set number is go through [the LEGO customer service](https://service.lego.com/fr-be/replacementparts#WhatProduct) where you can type the set number and see its inventory. If your part is there and is in green, you can order it directly from LEGO (usually for free if the part is broken). In this case it wouldn't have helped as the part in question is not currently in production (appears in red), but at least it helps you identify the part as well." CreationDate="2014-02-14T05:11:01.600" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3591" PostId="2831" Score="1" Text="Note that that particular interlocking method was also considered by LEGO as evidence by [this picture taken in the LEGO museum](http://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-moose/3907276097/in/set-72157622407019674) and presents some advantages in my opinion (if using hollow studs); it was also used by [Tente](http://www.latenteteca.com/cazando-mitos-de-tente-vs-lego/) but the larger studs make them mostly incompatible with LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2014-02-14T10:54:47.407" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3592" PostId="2823" Score="0" Text="For smaller assemblies, a 2x2 round brick is probably more than you'll ever need as it has a cross hole in the middle" CreationDate="2014-02-14T11:00:13.693" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3593" PostId="2828" Score="0" Text="There's a couple of suggestions in [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/42/56) where people have answered the opposite of the original question." CreationDate="2014-02-14T11:07:32.080" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3594" PostId="2823" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: I was thinking of that too, but the OP said that &quot;existing 2x2 lego part is not big enough&quot;, so I didn't suggest that." CreationDate="2014-02-14T12:17:43.573" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3595" PostId="2831" Score="0" Text="I've always thought ATC had to use this because LEGO patented their mechanism." CreationDate="2014-02-14T15:14:44.040" UserId="3397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3596" PostId="2831" Score="0" Text="Sadly, the only ATC at that link is in the SKU, and the bottoms of those bricks looks like regular LEGO." CreationDate="2014-02-14T20:45:57.863" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3597" PostId="2823" Score="0" Text="I thought he meant the turntable, but you're probably right" CreationDate="2014-02-14T21:19:24.260" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3598" PostId="2829" Score="0" Text="In addition, you can also use technic pegs to join bricks base to base.  This is an, 'illegal technique,' however, as forcing the peg into the tube will weaken/bend the plastic slightly and make it weaker in the future." CreationDate="2014-02-14T21:37:12.970" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3599" PostId="2828" Score="0" Text="Technic bricks can easily be attached with the studs in different orientations. Or minifig hands can be used to attach plates back to back with no gap if you don't need a lot of stiction." CreationDate="2014-02-15T12:31:37.867" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3603" PostId="2856" Score="0" Text="Does S@H count as a 'store' in this case? Brickset says it was available there for 15 months. http://brickset.com/sets/7666-1/Hoth-Rebel-Base" CreationDate="2014-02-17T01:18:38.680" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3605" PostId="2196" Score="1" Text="You have a lot, and I like them all, you maybe can make some official sets out of your pieces. There is a page where it counts your inventory and pieces and tells you what officials sets you can build with that. I don't remember the link now but oddTodd has it, you may click on it. My answer, you can put the &quot;Rancor Pit&quot; and &quot;Jaba's Palace&quot; together, I mean, the palace above the &quot;Rancor Pit&quot; and you can make the famous scene when Luke falls into it. Good luck!!!" CreationDate="2014-02-17T12:15:02.713" UserDisplayName="user3431" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3606" PostId="2856" Score="0" Text="Well, brickset may be wrong gev, that was an exclusive set, with an exclusive minifigure &quot;k-3po&quot; So, look in another info source." CreationDate="2014-02-17T12:20:58.250" UserDisplayName="user3432" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3607" PostId="2856" Score="0" Text="@Marcelobarrantes &quot;S@H&quot; is LEGO's online store (&quot;Shop at Home&quot;) and as such sells LEGO &quot;[Exclusives](http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Exclusives-ByCategory)&quot; quite legitimately." CreationDate="2014-02-17T13:02:26.223" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3609" PostId="2858" Score="0" Text="The latest Storm Trooper figures do have faces printed on them (as [I pointed out in my answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/889/56)). And without wanting to spoil anything too much, I suggest you check out Episode II: Attack of the Clones (feel free to skip Episode I until much, much later) ;)" CreationDate="2014-02-17T13:09:35.390" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3613" PostId="2864" Score="1" Text="Sorry, it is not a connection issue -- it is the cable itself physically preventing the motor from turning (I added some wording to the question to try to clarify)." CreationDate="2014-02-18T15:50:26.353" UserId="3435" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3614" PostId="2870" Score="1" Text="Hi Jessica, you might find some of the suggestions on [What glue should I use for permanent LEGO construction](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1037/56) to be a good starting point. I'm not sure exactly which hinge piece you mean, but one of solvent based suggestions should help :)" CreationDate="2014-02-19T22:19:11.607" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3617" PostId="2871" Score="0" Text="@jncraton: Thanks so much for correcting grammar errors :)" CreationDate="2014-02-20T12:40:29.357" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3618" PostId="2871" Score="0" Text="It's no problem. :)" CreationDate="2014-02-20T13:13:54.333" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3619" PostId="2873" Score="0" Text="So it's about 30% on production/manufacturing cost, more than I've thought. I've also heard that paper box often costs 10% of set price, and ABS plastic is cheap so it's surprisingly that box might cost more than bricks inside it :). Thank you." CreationDate="2014-02-20T13:32:11.803" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3620" PostId="2774" Score="1" Text="Rather belated response - No, my WinRail10 instance only had LEGO Trains and LEGO 9V Trains, but I think the points were off in both of those - at least, they don't match the points I've floating around somewhere." CreationDate="2014-02-20T22:28:30.950" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3621" PostId="2878" Score="1" Text="I think you should restructure your question so that it we can apply the answers to a broader audience, this question seems to me like it will only bring answers that will fit your situation.  you should ask something like &quot;How would you figure out the worth of a Lego Figure?&quot; or &quot;what kind of information is needed to determine the value of a certain set of Legos?&quot;" CreationDate="2014-02-21T22:18:44.647" UserId="3247" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3622" PostId="2447" Score="1" Text="I would also strongly recommend the rechargeable battery LEGO 45501." CreationDate="2014-02-22T09:40:42.893" UserId="895" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3623" PostId="2881" Score="0" Text="This is possibly a duplicate of [Repairing LEGO minifigure torso cracks/damage](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1478/repairing-lego-minifigure-torso-cracks-damage)" CreationDate="2014-02-22T21:26:01.350" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3624" PostId="2096" Score="1" Text="@RegDwight _Not_ as simple as that, since we're talking about commercial production vs DIY. Lego (and any other manufacturer of _anything_) can't afford to check each piece by hand, so their tolerances need to be much smaller than those of someone printing a couple of bricks at home. Even at 100 bricks a day, that would still allow you to check each brick and recycle any bad ones." CreationDate="2014-02-23T20:22:18.220" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3625" PostId="2883" Score="1" Text="The inventory of parts provided for sets on [Bricklink](http://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562) show which parts are considered extra. It might be possible to calculate which extra parts are the most common across the database of sets." CreationDate="2014-02-23T21:07:32.120" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3628" PostId="2890" Score="1" Text="That would be fitting that it goes with a 4.5 volt train sets. There were some other assorted parts in the lot that also appear to potentially be the remnants of a motorized train set." CreationDate="2014-02-24T04:14:17.667" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3629" PostId="2883" Score="1" Text="It's highly variable. I've had some sets with some of the smaller piece and ZERO spares. On the other extreme, the 2013 Star Wars advent calendar had up to THREE spares of the usual pieces and even bigger than usual (cups, beards) pieces, bringing the total number of pieces to nearly 150% of the number stated on the box." CreationDate="2014-02-24T08:31:02.817" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3631" PostId="2894" Score="0" Text="I had that crane set. I'd cry, but aside from nostalgia value, my lost childhood LEGO collection is a drop in the bucket compared to what I have now. :P" CreationDate="2014-02-24T08:51:36.887" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3632" PostId="809" Score="0" Text="Some of the bigger sets will have one bag per part of the set, for instance [this train set where the platform can be build from one bag](http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6012198.pdf)." CreationDate="2014-02-24T08:59:02.830" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3636" PostId="2894" Score="0" Text="Nice work figuring it out! I recognize several other unusual parts in my collection such as the string wheel winch, odd shaped hinges and baseplates which makes me even more confident it's a correct match. :)" CreationDate="2014-02-24T17:10:56.130" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3637" PostId="1069" Score="1" Text="I added some, but there lots more in the Creator theme." CreationDate="2014-02-25T09:33:27.510" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3638" PostId="1062" Score="0" Text="The problem with this question, is to decide which sets are actually mini/micro versions of other sets, and which sets are made after the same _original_, but just on another scale. With the _Mini Modulars_ it's obvious they're based on the bigger sets. But _Star Wars_ sets have been made in a range of scales, some of which happen to be micro. Do these count? And crocodiles are crocodiles, so does [20015](http://brickset.com/sets/20015-1/Crocodile) count as a smaller version of [5868](http://brickset.com/sets/5868-1/Ferocious-Creatures)?" CreationDate="2014-02-25T09:41:31.167" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3639" PostId="2905" Score="1" Text="The missing bit is the actual weight. (I have this part)." CreationDate="2014-02-25T12:04:41.550" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3642" PostId="2887" Score="1" Text="thank you Zhaph-Ben for the edit. I couldn't figure out how to make the nice quotation box on the android app editor." CreationDate="2014-02-25T16:35:34.857" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3643" PostId="2887" Score="0" Text="PS: the url of that FAQ is http://lego.gizmodo.com/5019797/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-lego" CreationDate="2014-02-25T16:36:41.660" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3644" PostId="2919" Score="0" Text="The Harrier was the first one that came to my mind as well, based on this picture. But, as can be seen in ![this picture](http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/AdditionalImages/6912-1/6912_alt2.jpg), the _Super Soarer has exhausts on its tail, which the Harrier decidedly doesn't. I've added a picture showing this to the question." CreationDate="2014-02-25T19:55:41.607" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3646" PostId="1441" Score="2" Text="So... maybe add a Post-it note to remind yourself?" CreationDate="2014-02-25T22:30:03.343" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3647" PostId="1441" Score="0" Text="@gev that's probably a good idea. Next time I build it I'll try to remember to make the post-it." CreationDate="2014-02-26T03:49:55.333" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3648" PostId="2396" Score="0" Text="Could be a part of some other motor, too." CreationDate="2014-02-26T07:03:52.057" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3650" PostId="2901" Score="0" Text="Hmm, the new ones clearly look more &quot;realistic&quot; if that's what you're after, but I personally find the original ones to be more useful in a &quot;sticky piston&quot; kind of way ;) And when you add in the bulk needed for the pegs, you're only saving in one dimension..." CreationDate="2014-02-26T10:39:12.177" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3651" PostId="2887" Score="0" Text="It's all about [knowing the markdown](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/editing-help#simple-blockquotes) which still works in the app ;) But yes, it's certainly more bare metal when you're in the app." CreationDate="2014-02-26T10:50:59.043" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3652" PostId="2901" Score="1" Text="Also, the old piston allowed to attach something to the top of it. I once made a space ship go up and down that way. But I _really_ miss the studs on the side of the connector, they were very useful. Those connectors use with a 1x10 plates made for nice barriers, to name just one use." CreationDate="2014-02-26T10:57:16.727" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3653" PostId="566" Score="0" Text="It was a part of an [old logo](http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091120142823/lego/images/c/c2/1965_logo.png), with the five bands signifying the five 2x2 plates needed to get a 2 brick width." CreationDate="2014-02-26T11:00:21.333" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3654" PostId="1671" Score="2" Text="Mocking? (Come on people, _it's right there!_)" CreationDate="2014-02-26T11:09:56.667" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3656" PostId="2916" Score="0" Text="I think &quot;inspired by&quot; is a more accurate question - there are a number of aspects of this model that are &quot;similar to&quot; but not identical to real planes." CreationDate="2014-02-26T11:42:21.123" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3657" PostId="2919" Score="1" Text="The lack of armaments probably comes from the fact that LEGO tend [not to go in for &quot;war&quot; directly](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/291/56) as well as the fact that [someone else](http://www.character-online.com/products/Character-Building/HM-Armed-Forces/) owns the license for &quot;HM Armed Forces&quot; based construction toys" CreationDate="2014-02-26T11:46:13.257" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3658" PostId="2908" Score="1" Text="The Creator figure look very similar to the ones in the [Jack Stone](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Jack_Stone_(Theme)) theme." CreationDate="2014-02-26T17:26:43.007" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3660" PostId="2921" Score="0" Text="Your input about packing technique is especially helpful. Thanks!" CreationDate="2014-02-26T21:49:30.660" UserId="3367" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3662" PostId="2931" Score="1" Text="What kind of phone? Different models have their charging ports on different sides." CreationDate="2014-02-27T04:02:30.080" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3664" PostId="2929" Score="2" Text="Could you expound a bit on this difference between &quot;L-gauge&quot; and the new narrower one? While I have a handful of train sets, I've never really run any of them on track, but I have a lot of LEGO train buddies and have never heard them talk about this discrepancy." CreationDate="2014-02-27T07:51:17.567" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3665" PostId="2932" Score="1" Text="Bright green 2x4 brick and blue round 2x2 exactly like in my photos. This is it." CreationDate="2014-02-27T10:24:14.110" UserId="3397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3667" PostId="2929" Score="2" Text="Narrow track is just 4 studs wide, whereas regular LEGO track is 6 studs wide. The range of narrow track is currently limited to curves and slopes: no points, cross-overs nor even straight narrow track(!) has appeared in sets to date. Here is an example of the narrow track: http://rebrickable.com/parts/85976/Train+-Track-Plastic+-Narrow+-Curve" CreationDate="2014-02-28T09:38:10.727" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3668" PostId="1069" Score="1" Text="There was also the micro Rebel Blockade Runner, included in 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer" CreationDate="2012-02-01T02:33:56.110" UserId="637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3670" PostId="1908" Score="2" Text="This is great! I've been looking for something like this to create a &quot;cross match&quot; application, basically an app that would take inventory of the sets that you currently own(and underlying pieces), and compare it against other sets you do not own to see if you can fulfill any other sets (or get close) and therefore not have to buy that set again. Just use the pieces you have. You wouldnt happen to have an updated version of this extract, would you? Some 2014 sets my son has arent in here. Thanks!" CreationDate="2014-03-01T22:37:30.720" UserDisplayName="user3488" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3671" PostId="2953" Score="0" Text="You don't mention if you know the source of the pieces in question, but I see you are in the US. If these are bricks purchased in North America, they probably date from the 1960s, when LEGO sets were first sold in the US and Canada." CreationDate="2014-03-02T15:19:16.880" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3672" PostId="2953" Score="1" Text="yes, they are from the US. many of the pieces came from a collection at a thrift store. Some may have come from relatives as well" CreationDate="2014-03-02T16:35:45.437" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3673" PostId="1908" Score="4" Text="I've updated my link and added a note about getting this data directly from Rebrickable. If you aren't familiar with Rebrickable, you should check it out. It sounds like it does exactly what you are trying to do." CreationDate="2014-03-02T22:31:52.447" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3675" PostId="2962" Score="1" Text="Apparently the number atfer the &quot;/&quot; (48,60...) seems to be the number of pages" CreationDate="2014-03-03T20:26:32.530" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3676" PostId="2962" Score="1" Text="Also, the page itself says:&#xA;Building instructions labeled &quot;NA&quot; or &quot;V39&quot; may be printed on US standard letter size paper (8½ in × 11 in, 215.9 mm × 279.4 mm).&#xA;Building instructions labeled &quot;IN&quot; or &quot;V29&quot; may be printed on EU standard A4 paper (210 mm × 297mm, 8.3 in × 11.7 in.)" CreationDate="2014-03-03T20:28:13.070" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3677" PostId="2971" Score="0" Text="None of these seem to fetch too high a price - admittedly, that's not necessarily an indication of their rarity, but since the demand isn't particularly high it's still possible to get some relatively easily. Good find, though - and welcome to bricks.se!" CreationDate="2014-03-04T20:10:12.253" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3678" PostId="2962" Score="0" Text="Based on Jobarc's comment, it appears the numbers with plus signs between them after the slash, eg `68+4` (72) and `80+4` (84) are number of pages as well, though I'm not sure why in some cases they break out the numbers with an extra sheet (4 pages) separate" CreationDate="2014-03-04T23:26:57.920" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3679" PostId="2584" Score="0" Text="You're right - the DUPLO baseplates don't really allow System bricks to connect, while the System -&gt; DUPLO connection is quite good." CreationDate="2014-03-05T11:33:49.040" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3680" PostId="1178" Score="0" Text="The pieces used to make the arms have later been used in Classic Space sets. It can be seen [here](http://letsbuilditagain.com/instructions/6882/)." CreationDate="2014-03-06T08:55:09.660" UserId="3375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3681" PostId="2977" Score="0" Text="See also [Is it safe to try different firmwares on EV3](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2445/56)" CreationDate="2014-03-06T14:04:24.470" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3682" PostId="2981" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your kind answer, David. I have followed your suggestion and have submitted an issue for the 802.15.4 protocole support" CreationDate="2014-03-07T15:31:45.923" UserId="3510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3683" PostId="2877" Score="1" Text="In my sensor tests today I found that the ultrasonic sensor just returns 255 if there is no value to return (cable unplugged, or just no answer ready yet). So just filter those out – `while ((i = SensorUS(IN_1)) == 255) {}` should do the trick. Maybe that helps increasing reliability?" CreationDate="2014-03-08T22:46:30.587" UserId="3518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3684" PostId="2546" Score="2" Text="Could you please summarise the answer (or, possibly, copy (with permit of the ETHZ people) it in its entirety) here, in case the link goes dead? Not assuming any external resources is a part of what makes a great StackExchange answer." CreationDate="2014-03-08T22:52:52.060" UserId="3518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3685" PostId="2877" Score="0" Text="Oh I didn't know that! Thanks for sharing!" CreationDate="2014-03-09T11:24:00.673" UserId="3089" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3686" PostId="2986" Score="2" Text="Can add details (in your answer) about how this cable is made before referring to this external link?" CreationDate="2014-03-09T15:00:39.603" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3687" PostId="2981" Score="0" Text="Could you please specify shat do ou mean when you say that you &quot;We are not quite to the point that we support &quot;all the Robot EV3 functionalities&quot;? What functionalities are missing at this time? Is there any work around? Could you please let me know if it will be show stopper for me?&#xA;&#xA;Thanks in advance," CreationDate="2014-03-09T18:36:25.483" UserId="3510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3688" PostId="2988" Score="1" Text="Perhaps you could expand the answer by explaining to OP how to register as a seller? The question seems to stem from this lack of understanding." CreationDate="2014-03-09T21:13:48.573" UserId="3520" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3689" PostId="2989" Score="0" Text="Brickset.com has a feature that I can't yet see on rebrickable, a way to easily get a list of &quot;Not Owned&quot; sets here: http://brickset.com/mycollection/sets Plus, you can change the format of the set lists." CreationDate="2014-03-09T21:19:03.140" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3690" PostId="2991" Score="2" Text="Might as well use Kalman filters." CreationDate="2014-03-06T15:08:22.330" UserDisplayName="TZakrevskiy" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3691" PostId="2992" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the info!  We don't have one of the laser-based distance sensors, so I guess we're outta luck.  We might try what @TZakrevskiy recommended.  I'd vote up for your solution, but I don't quite have enough reputation." CreationDate="2014-03-07T00:31:44.013" UserDisplayName="Amndeep7" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3692" PostId="2989" Score="0" Text="The specific reason that I didn't mention Brickset is that while it has really excellent set collection features it has no real capacity for general part management. The question explicitly asks about parts management which would seem to disqualify Brickset then. Thanks for mentioning it though." CreationDate="2014-03-10T01:55:23.437" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3693" PostId="2989" Score="1" Text="Ah yes... good point. I sure wish Peeron was still up to date. It's weird.. every time I go there new stuff has been added... though now the last added is from 1 January. So sad." CreationDate="2014-03-10T06:42:44.343" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3694" PostId="2988" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the info. I did think about this as a possible solution, but then again I thought that registering as a seller would require some pay-pal or bank account or more personal data. So the first comment is totally in place. Am I wrong about these, what are the requirements to register as a seller?" CreationDate="2014-03-10T08:54:20.643" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3695" PostId="2989" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the answers. I do use Brickset sometimes, I added the sets I own and update this list often but haven't used any of the other features and couldn't find some sort of part catalogue there. Because essentially what I need is to keep a list of single bricks I got from Bricklink or some lots. Rebrickable seems promising, I have visited that site few times but didn't have a clue it has this feature. Will check in detail when I get home so this will probably be accepted answer." CreationDate="2014-03-10T09:01:35.407" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3696" PostId="2991" Score="0" Text="Are the items you're tracking moving at all (i.e. other robots) or are they static? If they are static you could just discard the results based on your current speed and previous changes in distance..." CreationDate="2014-03-10T10:14:53.193" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3697" PostId="2988" Score="0" Text="I went looking this morning and you start the registration from http://www.bricklink.com/regCountry.asp?a=SN where you select your country. The next page has quite a lot of information to input, but does not actually require that you input any financial information immediately. I set up my store a long time ago so cannot proceed on that form, and the help files don't have enough detail so it is unclear when or if you have to register your PayPal account or if that prevents entering inventory." CreationDate="2014-03-10T12:56:07.250" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3698" PostId="2989" Score="0" Text="@gev - I had completely forgotten that Peeron had parts inventory management! I haven't seen anything official but it seems like they are doing inventory updates quarterly these days. Rebrickable does appear to be updated more regularly but perhaps you could add another answer with Peeron as an option?" CreationDate="2014-03-10T13:04:15.897" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3699" PostId="2991" Score="0" Text="What is essentially happening with the robots is that we're using them to locate small, scattered, stationary canisters which we then need to capture and move to a corner of the 'field.' Consequently, the current algorithm is to basically move to somewhere in the center, rotate and take samples (non-continuous, btw) of the distances it sees, and then try to go for the best choice. Consequently, the objects that I'm trying to find are static (though there is another robot on the field at the time). However, the robot is not moving at the time either. We just want to reduce the error we get." CreationDate="2014-03-10T18:23:02.200" UserId="3521" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3700" PostId="2989" Score="0" Text="I will check out Peeron too on the weekend (even thou it looks like someones first HTML test from the 90s), thank you for the suggestion." CreationDate="2014-03-11T10:39:49.530" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3701" PostId="709" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 The Cusoo Delorean uses them in [this configuration](http://1drv.ms/1nNAF7t)" CreationDate="2014-03-12T20:01:34.020" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3703" PostId="2981" Score="1" Text="&gt; We are not quite to the point that we support &quot;all the Robot EV3 functionalities&quot;&#xA;&#xA;means that we are pretty much re-writing the drivers from the ground up. We are getting ready to do a release soon (week or two maybe) that will allow you to use most sensors. Motor support is still in development, but we will have minimal support at least. You can have a look at the wiki at the link I provided to see how to use everything." CreationDate="2014-03-13T20:51:44.783" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3704" PostId="2997" Score="0" Text="http://brickfanatics.co.uk/pythagorean-theorem-in-lego/" CreationDate="2014-03-14T20:02:29.530" UserId="3494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3705" PostId="2997" Score="1" Text="I've un-deleted this question because I believe others may benefit or wish to add to this question. If you have discovered a solution, feel free to add it as an answer to this question." CreationDate="2014-03-14T21:39:44.050" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3707" PostId="2997" Score="0" Text="I did come up with some solutions, but trying to come up with mathematically ways of scaling it to larger baseplates is where I am getting stuck." CreationDate="2014-03-16T16:37:12.960" UserId="3494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3708" PostId="3004" Score="0" Text="Are you asking what happened to the NXT software robot plans? The ones that were animals, humans, machines, or vehicles?  One my pc, there is one animal, a scorpion.  It is located at file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/LEGO%20Software/LEGO%20MINDSTORMS%20NXT/engine/EditorVIs/Academy%20Content/activities/animals/scorpion/01/slide-inst.html" CreationDate="2014-03-17T00:50:31.593" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3709" PostId="3011" Score="1" Text="Set 8074 confirmed. Inventory and building instructions available here: http://peeron.com/inv/sets/8074-1" CreationDate="2014-03-17T19:08:34.637" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3710" PostId="3012" Score="0" Text="Perfect! Thanks a lot! Do you have any tricks or dedicated search engine to identify them, or do you just remember?" CreationDate="2014-03-17T19:55:11.090" UserId="3544" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3711" PostId="3016" Score="0" Text="Appears in the movie as background scenery could count :)" CreationDate="2014-03-17T22:05:15.807" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3712" PostId="3012" Score="1" Text="From the size and style of the model, I felt it could be a model from one universal box. A quick browse in the proper section of peeron database gave the answer... Other useful databases are Brickset http://brickset.com/ (among other things it lists official building instructions from modern sets) and Bricklink http://www.bricklink.com/. Old building instructions are available here too: http://www.brickfactory.info/" CreationDate="2014-03-18T07:37:06.890" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3713" PostId="2989" Score="0" Text="It appears rebrickable is usable for what I needed, thus this answer is accepted. Although there are some options missing but I haven't had the time to inspect whole website in depth so I might have missed them." CreationDate="2014-03-18T11:02:25.827" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3714" PostId="2988" Score="0" Text="I will check this option too although if it requires paypal to accept payments that will be a problem because only paying via paypal is supported in my country." CreationDate="2014-03-18T11:04:46.067" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3715" PostId="3016" Score="0" Text="FYI, [6339](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/6339_Shuttle_Launch_Pad) also appeared in Stargate SG-1 season 1 episode [Cold Lazarus](http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s1/106.shtml). You can see it in [this screencap](http://www.gateworld.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=17&amp;pid=150702#top_display_media)." CreationDate="2014-03-19T19:55:42.190" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3716" PostId="3004" Score="0" Text="Yes. That sort of thing. I figured there would be more available. However I haven't been able to find any." CreationDate="2014-03-20T17:41:14.360" UserId="3533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3717" PostId="3021" Score="1" Text="What specific kinds of documentation are you looking for?" CreationDate="2014-03-20T18:51:13.100" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3718" PostId="3026" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the idea Nathan.  I really need it to help stabilize the connection between the &quot;front&quot; and &quot;back&quot; sections." CreationDate="2014-03-21T11:11:39.107" UserId="2346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3719" PostId="3026" Score="0" Text="Even losing those two pin connections should give you enough stability to tie the front and back together based on the rest of the instructions I was looking at. It's worth a try anyway. Besides, in the worst case there is always BrickLink, right?" CreationDate="2014-03-21T16:25:42.787" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3720" PostId="3027" Score="0" Text="You might want to checkout the question [How can I use more than three motors](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/646/56) which might solve your motor problem. Not sure if you can multiplex sensors though :(" CreationDate="2014-03-21T16:28:18.477" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3721" PostId="3027" Score="0" Text="Looking for the sensors!  I can gear up motors but how to get sensor values?! Thanks anyway though!" CreationDate="2014-03-21T19:13:06.287" UserId="3089" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3722" PostId="3026" Score="0" Text="Implemented and worked brilliantly!" CreationDate="2014-03-22T19:26:44.830" UserId="2346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3723" PostId="3032" Score="1" Text="Can you add a picture of the screen?" CreationDate="2014-03-23T00:49:43.363" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3724" PostId="3031" Score="0" Text="Mold design is most certainly not the reason as I can't imagine these molds being less complex" CreationDate="2014-03-23T08:01:35.337" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3725" PostId="1241" Score="0" Text="See the referenced answer by InkBlend; precision of normal lego pieces out of box is under 10 microns. The quality you can get from a 100 micron printer is not going to work as well as a real piece. Once we have 10x precision for the 3D printers, things might change." CreationDate="2014-03-24T06:51:41.647" UserId="3560" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3726" PostId="3037" Score="6" Text="Not the Kragle! ;)" CreationDate="2014-03-24T09:43:59.337" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3727" PostId="3041" Score="0" Text="Good spot - I was trying to place those Skeleton heads too - they're on the snowmen." CreationDate="2014-03-24T17:46:15.537" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3729" PostId="3041" Score="1" Text="I think the first 2 bags are from [6118: Wheels and Tyres](http://brickset.com/sets?query=6118). This set has the same number of the small (8x) and bigger (6x) yellow wheels." CreationDate="2014-03-24T18:47:22.157" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3730" PostId="3041" Score="0" Text="Hi Joost, and welcome to LEGO Answers - you can edit your answer to include the updated info from your comment - I'd also be happy if you added in my answer if you think it's correct - I'll delete mine, and we'll have a single definitive answer then ;)" CreationDate="2014-03-24T21:24:36.150" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3731" PostId="3042" Score="0" Text="Thnak you guys, you are the best." CreationDate="2014-03-24T23:36:06.397" UserId="3563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3732" PostId="3042" Score="0" Text="It was definitely 4635." CreationDate="2014-03-24T23:36:30.637" UserId="3563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3733" PostId="3042" Score="0" Text="Community figures also correct.  Wheels probably bought an extra set (my wife insisted on them, now I recall).  Hell of a lego team archeologists!!!" CreationDate="2014-03-24T23:37:41.370" UserId="3563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3734" PostId="3042" Score="1" Text="I've combined all this into [Joost's answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/3041/56) so that you can accept a &quot;single good answer&quot; ;)" CreationDate="2014-03-25T00:31:40.830" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3735" PostId="3043" Score="0" Text="I haven't noticed any slippage (yet, I've been testing on hard surfaces with lots of traction), but what I did notice is that the bearing value in beacon mode for the infrared sensor isn't a value I can base my calculations on. It's not degrees. I'm not sure what type of measurement it is." CreationDate="2014-03-25T01:02:46.280" UserId="3558" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3736" PostId="3043" Score="0" Text="As dfrevert said, tracks MUST slip to turn, it's impossible otherwise. The IR sensor returns an indication of the difference of illumination received by the two internal receivers, this is by no way an angle. Same of thing when used as a distance sensor, it gives an indication based on strength of IR echoed to the sensor, so it is not linear and repends on reflectivity of target." CreationDate="2014-03-25T08:58:11.127" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3740" PostId="3048" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I’ve always used http://bricks.argz.com to find all the instructions I needed as PDFs." CreationDate="2014-03-28T07:52:45.523" UserId="3544" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3743" PostId="3049" Score="0" Text="One possible reason for using something other than the motor encoder is to account for the slippage - if you don't know how much your tracks are slipping, telling the motor to turn 20 degrees isn't going to result in a 20 degree output." CreationDate="2014-03-28T10:06:42.850" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3745" PostId="3057" Score="0" Text="Well put. I kept mulling it over but couldn't put my finger on it...." CreationDate="2014-03-31T04:52:35.797" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3746" PostId="3057" Score="2" Text="The smaller pieces you describe would indeed be useful, too." CreationDate="2014-03-31T11:29:13.450" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3747" PostId="3049" Score="0" Text="agreed, but the constraint on the question was encoders only. and since tank drive is a inherently a skid drive, accounting for the slippage correctly is not really possible without something like a gyro or external reference.  In any case in practice, slippage of the pivot points on smooth regular surfaces is not an issue unless pushing something." CreationDate="2014-04-01T02:07:12.537" UserId="1237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3748" PostId="3060" Score="0" Text="Where abouts in the shop are you seeing those?" CreationDate="2014-04-01T13:43:25.730" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3749" PostId="3062" Score="0" Text="Hmm, I imagine there will be eventually - I'm guessing MS offered to release the Windows one as LEGO hadn't released the &quot;Commander&quot; app on their platform. LEGO did release a BlueTooth Developer Kit and Mobile Application Software for the NXT so it's probably coming." CreationDate="2014-04-02T16:10:09.570" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3750" PostId="3062" Score="0" Text="Taking a look at the code in the Windows API, there are no external dependencies - so assuming you have access to the Bluetooth ports on iOS/Andriod, there should be nothing stopping you porting this to your platform of choice with a little effort - the main &quot;API&quot; is in the [Lego.Ev3.Core](https://legoev3.codeplex.com/SourceControl/latest#Lego.Ev3.Core) namespace, which is pulled into the Phone/Desktop/WinRT projects that provide the communication wrappers that are then used by the sample projects - the Desktop project has the added excitement of Brian's WIImote support ;)" CreationDate="2014-04-02T16:19:39.403" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3751" PostId="3060" Score="0" Text="During the checkout and final page. Yeah, I just bought those :)" CreationDate="2014-04-02T16:24:08.647" UserId="657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3753" PostId="3062" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid how about Xamarin would it work on iOS" CreationDate="2014-04-03T12:18:04.183" UserId="3595" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3754" PostId="2981" Score="0" Text="Hello David,&#xA;I've seen that you have updated the motor’s functionality and I am wondering if you could let me know which release I should download and experiment to be able to use this motor. &#xA;Thanks in advance for your answer" CreationDate="2014-04-04T08:56:04.530" UserId="3510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3755" PostId="2981" Score="0" Text="My latest release is [here](https://github.com/dlech/ev3dev/releases), although it does not have Ralph's latest motor driver changes yet. It does have basic motor control though. If you have any more questions about ev3dev, just post a new issue on github." CreationDate="2014-04-04T15:19:46.227" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3757" PostId="13" Score="0" Text="If you have a 3D model of the real world object, you could check out this question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/3074/is-there-a-way-to-convert-a-3d-model-into-a-lego-sculpture/3075#3075" CreationDate="2014-04-07T18:37:17.493" UserId="3541" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3758" PostId="3073" Score="0" Text="NXTs can jump to the latest version of EV3 software.  That version is downloadable from Lego." CreationDate="2014-04-07T21:33:50.937" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3760" PostId="2878" Score="2" Text="pictures would be good too..." CreationDate="2014-04-10T01:21:26.453" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3767" PostId="3088" Score="0" Text="That's the answer, after 15 years the memory gets a bit foggy." CreationDate="2014-04-18T16:52:43.070" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3768" PostId="3086" Score="0" Text="As the two given answers attest, I was indeed imagining this." CreationDate="2014-04-18T16:54:10.960" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3770" PostId="3091" Score="0" Text="It would be helpful if you provided more than just a link." CreationDate="2014-04-20T06:57:13.643" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3772" PostId="3098" Score="0" Text="Is the light sensor pointed forward?, down?, on a turntable?" CreationDate="2014-04-22T21:30:03.620" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3773" PostId="3099" Score="0" Text="I want my robot to follow the light.To track where there is light. when the brightness is more than 80% to stop and to move a third motor 30 degrees." CreationDate="2014-04-22T21:46:18.637" UserId="3647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3774" PostId="3098" Score="0" Text="forward.for example I want ιτ to follow a lens" CreationDate="2014-04-22T21:47:54.217" UserId="3647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3775" PostId="3099" Score="0" Text="i thing that its beter to use two light sensor to rotate my motors." CreationDate="2014-04-22T22:33:06.603" UserId="3647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3776" PostId="3099" Score="0" Text="&quot;two light sensors to rotate my motors&quot;?  I'd suggest using just one light sensor and getting that to work before jumping to two." CreationDate="2014-04-23T00:53:33.003" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3777" PostId="3099" Score="0" Text="One light sensor pointed forward suggests that the robot should at regular intervals, stop turn right, turn left, and compare those light sensor values and compare to make sure the robot is still headed in the right direction. Start with just that.  Spinning in a circle and finding the brightest value would be a next step." CreationDate="2014-04-23T00:56:35.043" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3778" PostId="3099" Score="0" Text="I made that with the spinning.my problem is that i cant do my robot to turn in to the light beam of light.i manage to start when it realize the light or to stop.but it cant turn right or left in the beam." CreationDate="2014-04-23T01:25:47.827" UserId="3647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3779" PostId="3099" Score="1" Text="if i use two sensors and compare the values of the light beam i thing its more easy.if you think something let me know." CreationDate="2014-04-23T01:29:55.437" UserId="3647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3780" PostId="3098" Score="0" Text="Depending on the design of your robot, you may not need the third motor. Just move the left and right motor in opposite directions." CreationDate="2014-04-23T12:09:02.377" UserId="3375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3781" PostId="3098" Score="0" Text="no..the third motor I want it for other use.how to move the motors in the light beam with one sensor?it is not difficult to make my robot to turn.it is difficult to turn into the light." CreationDate="2014-04-23T12:16:52.183" UserId="3647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3784" PostId="3108" Score="4" Text="Thanks, BrickBlogger. But I would argue that if you need a written guide and/or video tutorial, then it's most likely not easy to use. (Maybe instead of &quot;easy to use,&quot; I should say &quot;intuitive&quot;.)" CreationDate="2014-04-24T21:06:23.257" UserId="3653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3786" PostId="3107" Score="1" Text="That's actually a VERY short list. Doesn't even have Japan , or South Africa, or any country in Africa/ Middle East etc. I'm guessing this is more than just a customs issue.  Because as I said, Legos are sold here, and online stores will sell other goods to Israel." CreationDate="2014-04-25T06:45:05.963" UserId="3656" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3787" PostId="3107" Score="0" Text="It is a short list - and you're right, it's probably more than a customs issue, it's probably a logistics issue as well (although it does have South Korea on there which is interesting)." CreationDate="2014-04-25T12:56:12.190" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3788" PostId="3107" Score="0" Text="I wonder if those are countries that Denmark has Free Trade laws for, and must ship to them directly, as apposed to being able to sell the rights to sell legos to a specific supplier.&#xA;&#xA;I also just noticed that the screenshot implies, that not all lego products will be shipped to all those countries." CreationDate="2014-04-25T13:37:05.407" UserId="3656" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3789" PostId="3106" Score="3" Text="It took me a lil while to figure out but once I did, I love bricklink. I couldn't live without it to be honest. Invest the time to figure it out, it'll be worth it if you need various parts &amp; pieces as much as I do." CreationDate="2014-04-24T23:03:46.443" UserDisplayName="user3660" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3790" PostId="3108" Score="0" Text="Also: BrickLink 2.0 is in the works and I suspect (ok, hope) it will be more intuitive." CreationDate="2014-04-25T20:53:14.327" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3791" PostId="3110" Score="0" Text="The last update of NXC is 2011, I'm not sure it's still maintained.  LeJOS seem to be updated frequently, I'll probably try this one.  Thanks" CreationDate="2014-04-26T00:02:59.993" UserId="3301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3792" PostId="3108" Score="0" Text="Good point. I can appreciate that. In my experience BL was easy to use from the beginning; I could find and buy the parts I wanted. However the site is quite robust and there are ways to take advantage of advanced functions. There are whole books written about how to use eBay, so BL is no different in this regard. The video and the guide are just ways to shorten the learning curve for new users." CreationDate="2014-04-26T17:11:04.253" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3793" PostId="3116" Score="0" Text="And the USB port is a slave type one, not a host, so you can't connect a device (printer) to NXT." CreationDate="2014-04-27T05:38:52.770" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3794" PostId="3108" Score="0" Text="I'm amused that your response to &quot;bricklink is hard to use&quot; is a flat contradiction." CreationDate="2014-04-27T23:13:38.990" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3795" PostId="3108" Score="1" Text="BrickBlogger: I think eBay -- though not the prettiest of sites -- is easy to use in that if I'm looking for a &quot;16GB iPad Mini with 3G&quot;, I can type that into the searchbar and I'll find _relevant_ results. On BL, if I want to find a 2x2 yellow block, how do I go about looking for that? I _wish_ I can just type that into the search bar, but it's not that _easy_. With eBay, it's easy to get started, but will take time to get to Pro status; with BL, it seems like it'll take a while just to get started..." CreationDate="2014-04-28T17:10:51.467" UserId="3653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3796" PostId="3118" Score="0" Text="Just a head's up: We've had some [discussions in the past](http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/q/203/56) about whether questions about the parks are On or Off Topic, so I'm leaving this one for now ;)" CreationDate="2014-04-28T22:19:08.623" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3799" PostId="3125" Score="0" Text="Thanks, BrickBlogger. QQ: do you think the new Flickr enhances or takes away from the experience (compared to the previous version)? I heard some people were not happy that they removed the commenting-on-photo feature..." CreationDate="2014-04-29T17:44:00.863" UserId="3653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3800" PostId="3120" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the information! Yeah I knew it would be a long train ride so we're likely going to stay overnight locally (probably will spring for the Legoland hotel). A surprise that there aren't many unique items to get, that's a disappointment. I'll probably still buy a T-shirt! Thanks again." CreationDate="2014-04-29T18:13:29.417" UserId="2701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3801" PostId="3121" Score="1" Text="Ah good to know. I went to the Westchester, NY mini-legoland and was shocked at how expensive the LEGO was there, was hoping the Danish Legoland was different. So perhaps I'll buy some LEGO at the large Copenhagen LEGO store instead. Thanks!" CreationDate="2014-04-29T18:15:19.737" UserId="2701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3803" PostId="3125" Score="0" Text="You can still comment right on the photos just fine. Just put your mouse over the picture and a little box will open up, drag it wherever you want it, and you can add your note. It works the same way as before. ;)" CreationDate="2014-04-30T14:25:25.833" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3804" PostId="3129" Score="0" Text="I would like to simplify my question. Im in the center, I made some movements, I just want to return to my starting position. I dont have a compass sensor. I read this could be possible with motor decoding but Im lost in this area..." CreationDate="2014-04-30T20:18:59.727" UserId="3663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3805" PostId="3127" Score="2" Text="Similar question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1399/what-does-imprinted-information-inside-bricks-mean?rq=1" CreationDate="2014-05-01T09:41:48.383" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3806" PostId="3132" Score="0" Text="Thanks. This seems useful. So there is really no way with the stock software?" CreationDate="2014-05-01T19:29:22.883" UserId="2353" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3807" PostId="3132" Score="0" Text="No, as far as I know that is hardcoded into the firmware, and none of the firmware replacements do anything to improve it" CreationDate="2014-05-02T00:15:49.497" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3808" PostId="3129" Score="0" Text="I can't seem to find the related documentation on retrieving the measurements of the encoders on the motors. But you could always approach the problem by keeping track of every movement the robot has made from the known starting position. Then when you have to turn around, you can simply replay the stored movements with the rotations inversed. So for example if you stored F10, R90, F25, L60, F20, you'd have to turn around (L180) and then follow your way back: F20, R60, F25, L90, F10." CreationDate="2014-05-02T12:27:11.070" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3809" PostId="3102" Score="1" Text="This always turns right if there's not enough light. I'd suggest that when you lose the light source your robot should: 1 turn left a bit, 2 store the current light value, 3 turn right twice of the amount in step1, 4 check if the current light value is higher or lower than the stored one. If higher than the light is probably to the right side, so it can just go forward. But if the stored value is higher, you need to turn back to the left the same amount as in step3 and keep going that way." CreationDate="2014-05-02T12:37:51.313" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3810" PostId="1829" Score="0" Text="The set [Knight's Stronghold](http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6059) includes a functioning, if dinky, trebuchet." CreationDate="2014-05-03T01:21:26.497" UserId="3687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3811" PostId="1320" Score="0" Text="I just call it a belt" CreationDate="2014-05-03T12:24:58.773" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3812" PostId="3136" Score="0" Text="Thanks. Did they use the same pieces for these trees http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiberium_blue/8621407311/in/photostream/? In that case I can't see how it is connected to the 1x1 Round Brick." CreationDate="2014-05-04T09:18:26.533" UserId="3688" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3813" PostId="3135" Score="0" Text="Ah, found the source of the header/banner: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mark-of-falworth/sets/72157638713690815" CreationDate="2014-05-04T14:04:38.970" UserId="3688" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3814" PostId="3125" Score="0" Text="Have you used the new Flickr interface? There's no way to allow you to add comments directly into the photo itself. From what I've heard, many lego builders were pretty peeved by this feature removal..." CreationDate="2014-05-05T07:08:08.443" UserId="3653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3815" PostId="3136" Score="1" Text="I think they are the same tail pieces, and bits are connected using [Bar 4L (Lightsaber Blade / Wand)](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=30374)..." CreationDate="2014-05-05T08:17:13.970" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3816" PostId="3140" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, I would have to agree, I might just have to order three of each colour periodically and see what I get." CreationDate="2014-05-05T12:26:10.217" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3817" PostId="3136" Score="0" Text="Great! In addition to the `Bar 4L` elements, I see some Reddish Brown tubes/hoses in the link from my previous comment (they seem to be cut in different lengths). Would you happen to know the name/description of this element as well?" CreationDate="2014-05-05T12:53:47.933" UserId="3688" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3818" PostId="3142" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot for your reply. Yes, currently using PowerFunctions." CreationDate="2014-05-05T17:48:46.450" UserId="3691" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3820" PostId="3128" Score="0" Text="Looks like you're right. Thanks for the detailed analysis and pointers to Von Neumann's machine." CreationDate="2014-05-05T21:20:47.483" UserId="3677" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3821" PostId="3145" Score="2" Text="Indeed. They used to slap a sticker on the cup reminding you of that fact, but they quit doing that a few month ago." CreationDate="2014-05-06T05:53:00.343" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3822" PostId="3136" Score="1" Text="The hoses are probably: [Hose, Rigid 3mm D.](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&amp;catString=528)." CreationDate="2014-05-06T06:03:26.290" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3823" PostId="3125" Score="0" Text="I use the new Flicker and personally, I like it. I don't think people need to be able to comment on the photo themselves. I remember that on the old Flicker, someone would always put a giant comment over the entire photo and cover up all of the other comments. Sure, the comments directly on the photo are good for pointing out cool parts, but I don't think it was a very good feature." CreationDate="2014-05-06T23:49:38.733" UserId="3693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3824" PostId="3108" Score="0" Text="If you search for &quot;Catalog Items&quot;, you can usually find the brick you want then you put the Brick Number into the Items for Sale search to find it." CreationDate="2014-05-06T23:51:32.493" UserId="3693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3825" PostId="3075" Score="0" Text="I have had much success with LSculpt and it can create models in great detail unlike your sculpture (although, it runs slower when you do that)." CreationDate="2014-05-06T23:57:16.563" UserId="3693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3826" PostId="2972" Score="0" Text="While I've actually seen these Nilo products, this does NOT answer the Original Poster's question." CreationDate="2014-05-09T06:13:40.250" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3828" PostId="3145" Score="0" Text="I think it's 75p in UK stores for a large cup." CreationDate="2014-05-10T16:33:21.923" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3829" PostId="3152" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that 1x1 plate element crossed my mind but I didn't see what part to connect it to. However, does this mean that the end of the `Bar Holder with Clip` can't be used as stud?" CreationDate="2014-05-11T22:59:33.517" UserId="3688" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3830" PostId="3152" Score="0" Text="@Ailurus - Indeed - I think think the &quot;Bar Holder&quot; part of the description implies you can only insert a Bar into it :(" CreationDate="2014-05-12T12:00:13.080" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3831" PostId="3149" Score="0" Text="Obviously, they'll have been glued to remain in that configuration - as the cheese slopes won't have anything to hold them otherwise." CreationDate="2014-05-12T12:07:00.113" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3832" PostId="3152" Score="2" Text="I tried connecting the Bar Holder with Clip to a brick and a plate, and it is too large to be used as a stud. Obviously, you can stick a bar into it (like Zhaph said)." CreationDate="2014-05-13T15:13:18.257" UserId="3693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3833" PostId="3160" Score="0" Text="You can see an exploded view of the mini-doll in [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/964/56), because it comes from a press-pack it doesn't show the arms detached as that's not encouraged ;)" CreationDate="2014-05-13T18:19:41.197" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3834" PostId="3160" Score="0" Text="In fact, re-reading [that question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/959/56) I'd say this was a duplicate :(" CreationDate="2014-05-13T18:24:54.817" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3836" PostId="957" Score="0" Text="Isn't that, like, overkill-level heavy?" CreationDate="2014-05-14T13:09:02.700" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3839" PostId="3167" Score="0" Text="Fab! I love the spiral staircase. I hadn't thought of making a lift. And I think that would be perfect. :-) thank you!" CreationDate="2014-05-18T20:19:34.393" UserId="3723" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3840" PostId="2994" Score="0" Text="I am still on Retail/Retail, and have not had a problem with Bluetooth" CreationDate="2014-05-18T20:58:45.393" UserId="3689" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3841" PostId="3173" Score="0" Text="Can you post a screenshot of the function?" CreationDate="2014-05-18T21:57:46.793" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3843" PostId="3176" Score="0" Text="Hi Calin - that's the &quot;home edition&quot; unfortunately, which doesn't have the data logging and other capabilities of the Education edition." CreationDate="2014-05-20T09:07:41.213" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3844" PostId="3178" Score="3" Text="Hi Matthew, and welcome to LEGO Answers. It would be good if you could add the contact details you've included here on your [Public Profile](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/3730/matthew-gould). In general (a bit like Wikipedia) self promotion isn't encouraged ;)" CreationDate="2014-05-20T17:11:38.740" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3845" PostId="3188" Score="1" Text="I say there's no hard and fast number, just &quot;when she's ready&quot;, and I have faith that you will know that better than anyone else, Chris." CreationDate="2014-05-26T05:47:48.287" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3847" PostId="3191" Score="0" Text="Thanks @David, yes, I also discovered the cut/paste of the blocks removes the black wires.  Will let them know." CreationDate="2014-05-27T07:46:52.943" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3849" PostId="3189" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the suggestions. Dry graphite is unlikely to work as the pistons had  got a little damp due to my son blowing into them!" CreationDate="2014-05-27T11:32:42.623" UserId="3689" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3850" PostId="3187" Score="0" Text="My kid is 3. I think I'm... er he's at the right age." CreationDate="2014-05-27T16:43:19.150" UserId="951" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3851" PostId="3192" Score="2" Text="Since you didn't link a source, I will: http://bloks.hyperboards.com/action/view_topic/topic_id/1292" CreationDate="2014-05-28T07:49:36.360" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3852" PostId="3195" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much, makes sense! I will test it tomorrow in the lab!" CreationDate="2014-05-30T11:30:41.160" UserId="3663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3853" PostId="530" Score="2" Text="I've recently purchased quite a few of these tip-out bins from Global, and they are VERY nice. I feel they are worth the extra money - great for small bits and specialized pieces. They are easily stackable and have holes on the back for mounting." CreationDate="2014-05-30T13:27:51.207" UserId="3750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3854" PostId="3195" Score="0" Text="When I look here http://www.lejos.org/p_technologies/nxt/nxj/api/lejos/nxt/Motor.html rotateTo() also has boolean immediate return. Will try both versions in few minutes." CreationDate="2014-05-31T09:17:03.690" UserId="3663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3855" PostId="3195" Score="0" Text="So `Motor.A.rotateTo(40 , true);` works but I couldn't find it without you, thanks!" CreationDate="2014-05-31T09:35:28.017" UserId="3663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3856" PostId="3195" Score="0" Text="I'm glad this worked for you! I've updated the answer to include the info from your comments in case someone else runs into this problem." CreationDate="2014-05-31T13:02:10.863" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3857" PostId="2892" Score="0" Text="The 4 x 4 corner brick really isn't useful, and can almost always be substituted with other bricks. Given its limited utility, I imagine that replacing old moulds just isn't cost effective." CreationDate="2014-06-02T08:20:33.713" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3858" PostId="3200" Score="0" Text="The robot is way too far from perfect calibration :) because it has lots of sensors and cables on it unfortunately it isn't well calibrated. Im thinking of other ways like calculating the distance to walls and finding the center, when the distances are equal I assume I will be in the middle, but an assumption..." CreationDate="2014-06-02T09:13:59.263" UserId="3663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3859" PostId="3204" Score="2" Text="&quot;Brick width is 0.8, brick height is 0.96 and plate height 0.32.&quot;: These are dimensions of bricks in centimeters..." CreationDate="2014-06-02T11:30:42.973" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3860" PostId="3204" Score="0" Text="Good catch, indeed we've covered those nicely on [What are the dimensions of a LEGO brick](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/288/56), but it's nice to see that internally LDD is using real world units as well - makes converting easier ;)" CreationDate="2014-06-02T11:47:26.050" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3861" PostId="3204" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the info and link, just what I was after =) I've been building a max part library for a while by doing exactly that - importing parts in .3ds and completely rebuilding them for best use in max... hopefully have something fun for others to play with one of these days" CreationDate="2014-06-02T12:57:50.757" UserId="3754" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3862" PostId="3200" Score="0" Text="It isn't a bad idea... in fact Montecarlo localization works with a similar idea... just rememeber EV3/NXT Ultrasonic sensors only reach 2m at most." CreationDate="2014-06-02T20:10:04.193" UserId="3753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3863" PostId="3200" Score="0" Text="The room is a square 90 x 90 cm, another mate on the project is trying to implement the Montecarlo but till now no success..." CreationDate="2014-06-02T20:37:05.757" UserId="3663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3864" PostId="3198" Score="5" Text="I'm going to guess a combination of poor-quality inputs (a common complaint about printed booklets is black/dark grey/light grey confusion), and a poor process for turning print artwork into PDFs (I suspect they use the default settings instead of forcing PNG/GIF instead of JPEG). Really they should use cbr format direct from CAD instead since that's actually designed for pages of line art." CreationDate="2014-06-03T00:49:44.697" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3865" PostId="3208" Score="1" Text="You might want to take a look at the answer to [What are all the different accessories for an NXT](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/862/56) for &quot;1st party&quot; options, or [What are all the 3rd party accessories for an NXT](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/972/56). As you can see in the [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2610/56) LEGO now sell an official Gyro Sensor for the EV3, but I believe you'll need to use the Educational version of the software to access this sensor." CreationDate="2014-06-03T08:44:42.260" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3866" PostId="3209" Score="0" Text="Do you still need to use the Education version of the software to use the Gyro Sensor? I see it's now available stand-alone from the LEGO Shop." CreationDate="2014-06-03T08:46:32.597" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3867" PostId="3209" Score="2" Text="For a while, blocs needed to use gyro or US distance sensors on home edition are a available for download. Gyro: http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/ev3-blocks/gyro/ and US-sensor: http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads/ev3-blocks/ultrasonic/" CreationDate="2014-06-03T12:38:55.877" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3868" PostId="3209" Score="0" Text="Cheers, good to know :)" CreationDate="2014-06-03T12:41:44.270" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3869" PostId="3108" Score="0" Text="@rioforce - But how do you know the brick number?" CreationDate="2014-06-03T13:58:42.453" UserId="1075" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3870" PostId="3185" Score="0" Text="The movie doesn't need to leave theatres before Lego makes sets for it. Lego had a license for the first two Spider-Man movies in the early 2000s and their sets were released before the movie, as are most movie tie-in sets." CreationDate="2014-06-04T14:27:32.163" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3871" PostId="3198" Score="1" Text="Indeed, but more people probably have a PDF reader installed than a CBR reader - and typically a .CBR file is significantly larger than the equivalent comic in PDF form ;)" CreationDate="2014-06-05T10:18:40.337" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3872" PostId="3210" Score="3" Text="Another cost consideration: Better quality PDFs (or other formats) would require more storage and bandwidth  - which would also impact customer download times, etc." CreationDate="2014-06-05T10:20:40.687" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3873" PostId="3197" Score="0" Text="Thanks, Tien. Just checking -- do you personally prefer BO over BL? Or are you just saying it's a _decent_ alternative?" CreationDate="2014-06-05T17:42:33.663" UserId="3653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="3874" PostId="3197" Score="0" Text="@Gabe Let's say, if I want to buy some pieces I'd check BO first, then BL (of course I know the chance I found them on BO is less than BL :))." CreationDate="2014-06-06T04:24:53.317" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4875" PostId="3214" Score="0" Text="I don't see the word &quot;LEGO&quot; anywhere in the write-up...?" CreationDate="2014-06-08T23:47:30.083" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4876" PostId="4213" Score="0" Text="I agree. Too bad these knockoffs are polluting eBay." CreationDate="2014-06-09T13:23:55.593" UserId="951" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4879" PostId="4220" Score="1" Text="Do you have a picture of what you have so far?" CreationDate="2014-06-10T08:38:25.460" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4880" PostId="4220" Score="0" Text="I can add one tomorrow. Right now it's past my bedtime. :)" CreationDate="2014-06-10T08:47:17.783" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4881" PostId="4220" Score="0" Text="I think I can see the problem, I'll add a temporary render for now ;)" CreationDate="2014-06-10T09:11:25.560" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4882" PostId="4220" Score="0" Text="From that pic it seems like not even a half-plate resolution will be perfect, but better. A quarter-plate offset might do the trick." CreationDate="2014-06-10T09:29:16.447" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4883" PostId="2868" Score="0" Text="An interesting application to be sure :)" CreationDate="2014-06-10T11:53:33.327" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4884" PostId="4224" Score="0" Text="Looks good, but how long of a slope could you make like this?" CreationDate="2014-06-10T19:49:06.887" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4885" PostId="2896" Score="3" Text="One thing I've noticed is that many models go one step further: not only are certain parts in unrelated colours, but sometimes all the parts of that size/shape are the same colour, making it easier to find the part in the pile of unused parts." CreationDate="2014-06-10T20:14:01.100" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4886" PostId="4225" Score="1" Text="Why do you need v1.28?" CreationDate="2014-06-10T21:42:26.110" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4887" PostId="4225" Score="2" Text="@DavidLechner I borrowed a brick with 1.28 on and I have to give it back with the same version." CreationDate="2014-06-10T22:51:10.750" UserId="3663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4888" PostId="4226" Score="1" Text="I dont want any enhancements only plain normal 1.28?" CreationDate="2014-06-10T22:51:56.070" UserId="3663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4890" PostId="4227" Score="0" Text="Ahah! I knew Erling bricks were involved, but didn't have the time to dig deep enough ;)" CreationDate="2014-06-11T08:45:58.613" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4891" PostId="3213" Score="1" Text="We've covered some [repair](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1037/56) [techniques](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2870/56) already here which should work for light use - but you may find that no repair will give you the full torque allowance the part had previously." CreationDate="2014-06-11T08:51:28.070" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4892" PostId="3213" Score="0" Text="Also, you could use the two pin holes to attach a gear to the wheel, and use that to support the axle." CreationDate="2014-06-11T08:52:45.693" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4898" PostId="2334" Score="0" Text="How does this accomplish anything? The cables are incompatible. Bad answer and non-helpful. @guestguy123's answer was better, even without details (which I added)." CreationDate="2014-06-13T18:15:28.943" UserId="3773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4899" PostId="3214" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/3182/how-do-can-i-tell-if-minifigures-are-custom-made-or-lego-originals" CreationDate="2014-06-14T13:05:45.240" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4900" PostId="3108" Score="1" Text="@Rocketmagnet - you can search the BrickLink Catalog by part type. Like for example you are building something and you run out of 2x4 red tiles. You go to BrickLink, you go to the Catalog section, look up Tiles, and it will be right there. From then you just pick the color you want and you are ready to order. :)" CreationDate="2014-06-14T21:52:01.773" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4901" PostId="2781" Score="2" Text="@Farhan - It isn't necessarily true that people who own LEGO know how much it is worth. Maybe they do, maybe they don't. Just depends on who they are and how they aquired it. Also, just like with everything else, it is not always about the money. Some people just want to clean house and get rid of stuff and they don't have the time to research what they have or sell it in the most ideal way. They are happy if you help them get rid of it all. I was reading a post on reddit about someone finding an almost new LEGO set in the dumpster!" CreationDate="2014-06-14T21:58:43.093" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4902" PostId="3125" Score="0" Text="@Gabe - That's funny. I guess they rolled out (or more accurately; taken away) that feature greadually, because I was still able to use commenting just fine when I first responded to your question. But I just checked again and now I can't...)c:" CreationDate="2014-06-14T22:03:00.940" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4903" PostId="2988" Score="0" Text="@PSIXO - As I'm already registered I can't go back to the registration screen, but BrickLink doesn't take any of your financial information. BrickLink is operated completely separately from PayPal or other payment methods. It is up to you, as a seller, to choose your payment options later, and even then you will have to send out invoices manually, or instruct the buyer how to pay through their chosen payment method. So the point is you don't need to give BrickLink any sensitive information." CreationDate="2014-06-14T22:09:00.127" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4904" PostId="3125" Score="0" Text="Okay, I just checked again and this is really weird; there are pictures where I can directly comment on the photo, and there are some where I can't. So I think this is controlled by the person who uploads the photo. I haven't uploaded anything for a while, so I'm not sure, but the point is there are definitely photos I can comment on. And not just old ones, but newly uploaded ones as well." CreationDate="2014-06-15T01:06:35.540" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4905" PostId="2506" Score="0" Text="that's why it says your question already has an _answer_ somewhere else. :-)" CreationDate="2014-06-15T08:39:04.653" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4906" PostId="4242" Score="0" Text="Is that the only purpose of this part?" CreationDate="2014-06-15T16:02:57.613" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4907" PostId="2988" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the info. I didn't have the time to test out the Bricklink &quot;Hidden Seller&quot; approach but based on what you say I guess things a was considered whit would not be a problem." CreationDate="2014-06-15T17:49:58.687" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4908" PostId="4242" Score="4" Text="As far as LEGO is concerned? I think it's safe to say &quot;yes&quot;. Unofficially? Well, imagination is a dangerous thing." CreationDate="2014-06-15T19:56:12.410" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4909" PostId="4242" Score="0" Text="@SQB I guess you could use it anywhere you need a steering wheel and have a 4x4 space to fill instead of the usual 2x2 space." CreationDate="2014-06-16T09:02:12.747" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4910" PostId="4242" Score="0" Text="The other _Turbo Chopper_ were in there, too. What an ugly model!" CreationDate="2014-06-16T09:16:05.303" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4911" PostId="2699" Score="0" Text="@Artemisia - It's better to ask two single questions especially when they are very distinct, rather than have one question with two very different aspects which might result in two people answering each part, and no real way to mark either one as &quot;the answer&quot;. For some suggestions on transporting models, see [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/129/56)" CreationDate="2014-06-16T10:37:54.537" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4913" PostId="4240" Score="0" Text="Dude, that's the piece of resistance!" CreationDate="2014-06-16T18:28:11.063" UserId="3780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4915" PostId="4247" Score="3" Text="Thanks, it's a method I've tried. I've found it usually works better if you _don't_ push the cross axle perpendicularly (into the empty centre of the connector) as in the image. Rather aim for the black connector's outer edge from an angle (about 20 degrees). I agree that using cross axles is better than the orange brick separator." CreationDate="2014-06-17T13:44:43.323" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4916" PostId="4247" Score="0" Text="@Gruber Looks like you are right! So it suits you or not?" CreationDate="2014-06-17T13:49:30.407" UserId="3759" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4917" PostId="4247" Score="0" Text="This method is good, but it doesn't solve the hardest cases. One thing I'm going to try is to see if heating up the plastic in hot water is going to make things easier. Once separated, perhaps washing these black connectors can remove residues or filth that increase friction?" CreationDate="2014-06-17T13:52:47.390" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4919" PostId="4247" Score="0" Text="Indeed, LEGO used to recommend building a tool with two axles, an angle element and two bushes for just this event." CreationDate="2014-06-17T14:49:24.183" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4921" PostId="4249" Score="0" Text="Do you have a link to the page on Bricklink where these new-style pins are sold? Thanks." CreationDate="2014-06-18T06:33:02.260" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4922" PostId="4249" Score="1" Text="@Gruber I edited it into your question but the edit hasn't been approved yet. Sorry I didn't realise that: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2780  and click &quot;lots for sale&quot;" CreationDate="2014-06-18T07:35:11.670" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4924" PostId="4250" Score="0" Text="I've considered building a pigeon hole sorting station inside a stepvan. I'm not sure if it would ever pay for itself though." CreationDate="2014-06-19T00:39:22.597" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4925" PostId="4248" Score="1" Text="My preferred method is the last one, but instead of using a Technic brick, I use a half width beam. The stick blocks the pin as it does with the full width brick, but once the stick is removed, the pin is very easy to pull out from the beam." CreationDate="2014-06-19T11:35:43.720" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4926" PostId="4252" Score="0" Text="Heh, I didn't know." CreationDate="2014-06-20T05:54:04.007" UserId="3759" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4927" PostId="4252" Score="0" Text="Awesome, thanks! This should at least get me started." CreationDate="2014-06-20T21:36:44.623" UserId="3786" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4928" PostId="4255" Score="2" Text="you are awesome!!!! I'm going to try that now...now just have to scrounge enough flat duplo plates 2x4 to fill the top :) thanks! The reason for this is that that top has solid rounds and not the originall duplo round to connect to the system so your idea worked when I placed the flat duplo on top first and then use the regular system bricks :) so I am figuring if I get a could of duplo base plates and put them on top first, the table would be good to go I think :)" CreationDate="2014-06-21T14:09:23.463" UserId="3790" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4929" PostId="4255" Score="1" Text="Marisabel, that sounds like a plan! You can get some quite large DUPLO plates on BrickLink so you don't have to work with a lot of smaller ones (4x8, 6x12, 8x8 and 8x16). It is just something to consider investing in in the future. You can find them here:  http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=2&amp;pg=1&amp;catString=487&amp;catType=P" CreationDate="2014-06-21T14:22:15.747" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4930" PostId="4257" Score="0" Text="It worked! I could swear I had tried buffering=0, but clearly I was wrong." CreationDate="2014-06-21T21:20:47.607" UserId="3783" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4931" PostId="4263" Score="1" Text="i found it to be more like 3 weeks around the holidays" CreationDate="2014-06-24T03:29:06.493" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4933" PostId="4263" Score="1" Text="Yes, around the holidays pretty much all orders get delayed." CreationDate="2014-06-24T15:25:24.403" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4934" PostId="2189" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100: I don't think this is a duplicate question. The referenced question asked how to best store new unopened boxes to preserve their value, while this one asks how to store already opened boxes. Perhaps the title can be rephrased to better reflect the difference." CreationDate="2014-06-26T06:28:22.707" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4935" PostId="456" Score="0" Text="I apologize for posting this really late, but I feel that I need to post this for posterity. Prior to January 2013, LEGO didn't specify what their next kit was, people just assumed it was an NXT 3.0 since rumors of such had been floating around the past 3 years. But it turned out that it was announcing the next generation, the EV3, not a newer version of the NXT. So my prediction was correct that the NXT 2.0 would be the last NXT kit." CreationDate="2014-06-28T18:24:11.600" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4936" PostId="4254" Score="0" Text="Don't forget to accept the answer if it works for you!" CreationDate="2014-06-28T18:59:00.337" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4937" PostId="4270" Score="0" Text="Do you just mean &quot;in studs/bricks&quot; or are you after the actual dimensions in mm?" CreationDate="2014-07-01T09:04:43.170" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4938" PostId="4270" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid sorry I should've specified that.  I'm after the dimensions in mm." CreationDate="2014-07-01T09:05:20.203" UserId="3802" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4939" PostId="4269" Score="0" Text="The last one seems to be the best one." CreationDate="2014-07-01T17:41:47.270" UserId="3801" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4940" PostId="4271" Score="0" Text="Yeah, but it's hard to see pieces. Thanks anyway" CreationDate="2014-07-01T17:42:17.657" UserId="3801" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4941" PostId="4271" Score="2" Text="What do you mean hard to see pieces? If you explain your question better I could probably help." CreationDate="2014-07-01T18:20:59.307" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4942" PostId="4273" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Looks like disassemble it is the way to go, and then I can post those photos when selling too." CreationDate="2014-07-01T18:28:59.877" UserId="3806" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4943" PostId="4273" Score="0" Text="Yes, that is a good idea. Buyers like to see a neatly arranged set of parts in zip-lock baggies. It indicates that you have taken good care of the set and will likely get a higher sale-price too. Good luck with the sale! :)" CreationDate="2014-07-02T02:52:50.850" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4944" PostId="4277" Score="0" Text="I read your question and really can not understand what you are asking. I suggest you to add some images to illustrate because many others will find this explanations confusing but might give you an answer if you illustrate." CreationDate="2014-07-03T10:25:30.240" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4945" PostId="4277" Score="0" Text="I said I will upload a photo. The mobile app can't do that. Can you wait a few hours?" CreationDate="2014-07-03T10:27:38.847" UserId="3809" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4946" PostId="4277" Score="1" Text="@TorbenGundtofte-Bruun: I've added a photo to illustrate (4), based on your description. Is that what you had in mind?" CreationDate="2014-07-03T11:20:45.093" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4947" PostId="4277" Score="1" Text="Thank you @Kramii, that's right! I've swapped it for my own now." CreationDate="2014-07-03T11:30:43.787" UserId="3809" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4948" PostId="4279" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your suggestions they are quite helpful. I searched on Bricklink and found some of these stores but this format of search results is much easer to read (how did you get it in this format). This store in the UK does seem promising and I am going to send her the link. I visited it earlier once but didn't know they are UK based (it's obvious of course but it wasn't relevant to me back then). Are there any other stores in Europe that you know of? Some preferably in Austria or Germany." CreationDate="2014-07-03T15:16:19.713" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4949" PostId="4279" Score="0" Text="To answer your first question, my preferred method of searching on BrickLink is to use Catalog Items, instead of Items for Sale search. For example in the case of Amidala, I would type Amidala in the search box at the top of the BrickLink front page, but switch the drop-down menu next to it from Items for Sale to Catalog Items. The search will give me the results. Then I click on the one I want (in this case the Amidala Minifigure). Under the item details there will be a link to the rigth titled Price Guide info. If you click on that, you will get the sceen you were looking for." CreationDate="2014-07-03T16:10:15.110" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4950" PostId="4279" Score="0" Text="In regard to your second question, there are many-many stores in Europe. On this page you can see all of them categorized by country: http://www.bricklink.com/browse.asp" CreationDate="2014-07-03T16:14:22.933" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4951" PostId="4282" Score="3" Text="Please note that LEGO Answers is not affiliated with The LEGO Group. I have edited the question to reflect that." CreationDate="2014-07-04T22:55:36.007" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4952" PostId="1586" Score="3" Text="There are more transparent colours than what's posted in this question. The optical characteristics vary a lot between parts. It depends on the age of the part, its condition, and what kind of part it is. Also the parts are not manufactured to precise optical characteristics, so any two batches of parts of the &quot;same&quot; colour might have different properties. I'm not sure you can get a crib sheet for this, you'd be better off just experimenting with the bricks you get." CreationDate="2014-07-05T02:01:51.210" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4953" PostId="4255" Score="1" Text="You can use the large bricks such as the [12x24](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=30072) to build the surface of the table. This will give it better stability and should bind correctly to the underlying duplo, plus it saves time in assembly." CreationDate="2014-07-05T02:10:04.970" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4954" PostId="145" Score="0" Text="I don't have an answer, but the feel of Llegos today (2014) is not the same as it was when I was a kid (1970s). The bricks today &quot;slide together&quot; (dynamic friction) while my old bricks &quot;chattered&quot; (stick and slip static friction) and clicked when you pressed them together. My feeling is that the newer bricks have more of a flexible plastic, but perhaps it is just the surface is smoother due to better machining tolerances." CreationDate="2014-07-07T06:28:06.990" UserId="3819" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4955" PostId="4285" Score="0" Text="Thanks - looks interesting... I'll investigate when I get a spare moment, which unfortunately won't be any time soon.  Thanks for your time :-)" CreationDate="2014-07-07T08:06:39.307" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4956" PostId="4289" Score="5" Text="Hi, and welcome to LEGO Answers - I think you'll find the answer to your question here: [Cleaning between the studs](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1435/) :)" CreationDate="2014-07-07T21:08:51.557" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4958" PostId="4280" Score="1" Text="Note that the Minecraft sets are predominantly 1x1 tiles, which may limit their usefulness." CreationDate="2014-07-07T21:25:49.480" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4961" PostId="203" Score="0" Text="I'm not seeing that construction anymore in the most recent (we own) sets. It looks like it has been replaced by half-pin inserted into technic holes, and the end of the half-pin is used as a stud." CreationDate="2014-07-08T09:20:08.990" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4963" PostId="4291" Score="0" Text="[Time lapse of Tommy Williamson (BrickNerd) building the ExoSuit.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv4wjI1bRTI) So looking forward to August 1." CreationDate="2014-07-09T07:02:26.020" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4965" PostId="203" Score="0" Text="That's interesting.  I don't think that would be as strong a connection, and it inverts the direction of the stud - the stud would face away from the hole, instead of in the hole." CreationDate="2014-07-10T21:52:36.740" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4967" PostId="1608" Score="0" Text="You can find affordable lego built lamps here: http://brickablocks.com/shop/16-lamps Those kenney Lamps are way expensive! These are much more affordable, and are also custom crafted in the USA." CreationDate="2014-07-10T15:26:46.490" UserDisplayName="user3830" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4968" PostId="4269" Score="2" Text="If you're going to list fan-made digital minifig creators, you may as well mention the LUN Minifig Wizard: http://legouniversenews.forummotion.com/h2-lun-minifig-wizard&#xA;&#xA;The Mini-Mizer uses a ton of custom parts, so if you're looking to design a minifig that you might want to buy, it's not best for you." CreationDate="2014-07-12T01:05:51.230" UserId="3693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4969" PostId="4303" Score="0" Text="The one on the left is [6511-1: Rescue Runabout](http://brickset.com/sets/6511-1/Rescue-Runabout)" CreationDate="2014-07-13T03:39:10.473" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4972" PostId="4285" Score="0" Text="Maybe I should have looked at the website a bit earlier - didn't realise you needed a spare SD card (which, despite being professional IT, I don't actually have)... oh well, will have to wait a bit longer" CreationDate="2014-07-13T07:55:38.150" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4973" PostId="4306" Score="0" Text="Thanks @tl8, I wasn't aware of that part, although not entire sure how it would be tighter, as the 1x3 part would just be replace 1x2 and two 1x0.5" CreationDate="2014-07-14T08:04:09.947" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4974" PostId="4307" Score="0" Text="Yes, @Mσᶎ I think you're right, it's going to be pretty difficult to stop this. I guess I need to take the slop (wasn't aware of that term) into account" CreationDate="2014-07-14T08:05:24.923" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4975" PostId="4307" Score="4" Text="one reason for my answer was to drop a bunch of those terms in so you can search for solutions more effectively :)" CreationDate="2014-07-14T08:22:36.740" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4976" PostId="4308" Score="0" Text="Washer... brilliant!!  As you mention, not exactly &quot;orthodox&quot; but hey, that's got to work!  Will let you know how I get on :-)" CreationDate="2014-07-14T10:53:59.170" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4977" PostId="4308" Score="0" Text="Perfect, works like a charm :-)" CreationDate="2014-07-14T12:07:34.427" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4978" PostId="2785" Score="1" Text="5 months late but... I would argue that this is not a duplicate since the question linked to asks about the EV3 being backward compatible with NXT sensors and motors, whereas this question is vice versa; it asks about the NXT having forward compatibility with the EV3 sensors and motors, which is addressed in neither the linked question nor its answers. I went ahead and edited the question to be more clear, as well as nominated this for re-opening." CreationDate="2014-07-14T18:45:38.080" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4979" PostId="4306" Score="3" Text="The 'old' worm gear is not exactly 2. It is more 1.9. Additionally, there is no friction on the gear so it slides a lot. The newer one is exactly 3 and has plenty of friction that reduces sliding." CreationDate="2014-07-15T00:11:01.780" UserId="3126" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4980" PostId="4306" Score="0" Text="Ahhh... that would definitely explain it.  I will look at getting a few of the new ones, but for now zovits suggestion of a small washer is working perfectly for my current needs. Thanks for your time  :-)" CreationDate="2014-07-15T06:47:37.460" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4981" PostId="4317" Score="0" Text="Sorry to break it to you, but the block you linked to for NXT-G doesn't work. If you try to import it via the block import and export wizard, it won't import. The author of the block even acknowledged this and apologized, and said that he probably wouldn't fix it since he has way to many different versions of things on his computer. I would cite my source on where he said this, but that forum seems to have recently gone down..." CreationDate="2014-07-15T19:11:27.313" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4982" PostId="4318" Score="2" Text="How broad is your definition of, 'pieces?'  Would a Technic frame still count as a Lego tower, or are we talking about only basic bricks stacked flat?" CreationDate="2014-07-16T20:38:24.927" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4983" PostId="4318" Score="0" Text="Are you limited to generic pieces or can you use custom parts; for example pieces used to create walls and wall corners in Castle?" CreationDate="2014-07-16T22:13:44.077" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4984" PostId="4318" Score="0" Text="@JoshDM you mean BURPs? I was thinking either 32 long axles or the unfortunately rare [2635 crane leg parts](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2635pb01) because they're tall and pyramidal already." CreationDate="2014-07-17T02:18:45.457" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4985" PostId="4320" Score="0" Text="yeah, GWR are quite specific and rule out basically anything using Lego Technic parts. Technic cranes often top 4m using truss frames of liftarms, but GWR doesn't allow that either (even if you use &quot;technic brick with holes&quot;). It's stacked bricks or nothing." CreationDate="2014-07-18T00:05:15.450" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4986" PostId="4320" Score="1" Text="I have done some research into this as well. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/20528/1/Lostroh_LegoTesting_2012.pdf Might be helpful" CreationDate="2014-07-18T00:29:33.387" UserId="3126" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4987" PostId="4319" Score="0" Text="Couldn't find the axles easily, this one will have to wait until I unpack the collection (after we move, hopefully in not too many months time)" CreationDate="2014-07-18T00:30:23.490" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4988" PostId="4320" Score="0" Text="Actually, the 3.5km limit is easily reachable just by making the pyramid wider. If the base was 3.5km on a side and tapered straight to a point at 3.5km high it'd be pretty stable. And heavy. And use a lot of Lego." CreationDate="2014-07-18T00:31:37.257" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4989" PostId="4320" Score="0" Text="But building a pyramid would also result in more than the supported 4000N of force on the bottom - so you wouldn't really manage to reach the upper limit as the bricks would crush at a lower height..." CreationDate="2014-07-18T10:42:50.113" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4990" PostId="4322" Score="1" Text="The research from the OU indicated that the 1x1 bricks would be stronger than a 2x2, which in turn were stronger than a 2x4, presumably due to the greater amount of &quot;wall&quot; to surface area." CreationDate="2014-07-18T10:51:06.600" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4991" PostId="4320" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: Not necessarily. Building a pyramid would cause less load on each of the bottom bricks compared to a straight tower with the same height. If the pyramid is built solid, the inner bricks would also have additional support from the side, most likely increasing the weight they can carry before breaking." CreationDate="2014-07-18T10:54:52.190" UserId="3846" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4992" PostId="4223" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I ended up using leJOS. Thanks anyway." CreationDate="2014-07-18T18:54:17.127" UserId="2808" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4993" PostId="1831" Score="0" Text="Page 3 of book 1 of the [instructions](http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6029680.pdf)." CreationDate="2014-07-18T20:11:48.520" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4994" PostId="4324" Score="0" Text="Please provide a screenshot of the EV3 program.  I suspect the sensor port number is the problem.  The EV3 does some work in the background to get this to work automagically." CreationDate="2014-07-18T20:26:30.713" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4995" PostId="4331" Score="0" Text="Please, a screenshot or two." CreationDate="2014-07-20T19:33:53.533" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4996" PostId="4331" Score="0" Text="Hi @dfrevert, of course - that is something I should have done up front - apologies.  Hope the explanation is clear, please let me know any more clarification is needed" CreationDate="2014-07-21T08:26:19.737" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4997" PostId="4337" Score="0" Text="Well, that would certainly explain it. Nicely found @David, thanks :-)" CreationDate="2014-07-21T19:50:33.363" UserId="3741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="4999" PostId="4344" Score="1" Text="That's terrible. There are lots of people bidding on those items and it's a pity that they're getting robbed." CreationDate="2014-07-24T01:01:39.460" UserId="951" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5000" PostId="4344" Score="1" Text="In terms of the knock-off minifigs, these are all over the place, including [Amazon](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolverine-Custom-Minifig/dp/B00JKX9UFO) through sellers." CreationDate="2014-07-25T13:48:25.813" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5001" PostId="4344" Score="1" Text="@mj_ Indeed - there apparently is no end to either human greed or human foolishness :(" CreationDate="2014-07-25T13:50:05.807" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5002" PostId="4346" Score="4" Text="Can you add a picture?" CreationDate="2014-07-26T04:33:05.113" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5003" PostId="4346" Score="0" Text="Note: if both pieces are transparent, be aware that that plastic binds to itself and LEGO doesn't allow certain connections in official builds, for that reason." CreationDate="2014-07-27T01:05:43.010" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5004" PostId="4350" Score="0" Text="You seem to have something odd going on in the mark-up of your website resulting in a rather massive table of white text on a white background, which is considered a little suspicious by some, as if you're hiding something?" CreationDate="2014-07-28T10:56:27.427" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5013" PostId="4356" Score="2" Text="It's the Wright Flyer:&#xA;http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/4222843.pdf&#xA;&#xA;It's the rule of posting on SE - I found it almost immediately after hitting submit." CreationDate="2014-07-29T01:37:31.007" UserId="3872" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5015" PostId="4364" Score="1" Text="Thank you for such complete information.&#xA;&#xA;So the &quot;clean&quot; solution is to use either the 7.4V set 8878, either rechargeable AAA batteries that have less than 1.5V each." CreationDate="2014-07-30T08:15:15.377" UserId="3875" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5016" PostId="4364" Score="0" Text="Similar topics come up regularly on various forums, like [this one](http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=98327)" CreationDate="2014-07-30T10:07:43.587" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5017" PostId="4365" Score="2" Text="Hi Terix, this question is probably not a great fit here on LEGO Answers as it's really only answerable with Opinions. As [TheBrickBlogger points out](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/4367/56) if you post about the specific issues you're having we can give you some better answers." CreationDate="2014-07-30T18:49:02.227" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5018" PostId="4371" Score="2" Text="Many other acronyms used by LEGO nuts: http://www.brothers-brick.com/lego-glossary/" CreationDate="2014-07-30T22:13:07.437" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5019" PostId="4367" Score="0" Text="I added more details of what I'm trying to accomplish, maybe my question now is more clear :)" CreationDate="2014-07-31T15:11:52.013" UserId="510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5020" PostId="4365" Score="0" Text="I've added more details to narrow down my issue, hope it makes a better question." CreationDate="2014-07-31T15:13:21.567" UserId="510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5021" PostId="4379" Score="0" Text="There is any way to know all the sizes of built sets either in cm or knobs? I have all the sets stored away because lack of space and would be easier to avoid opening everything to check sizes." CreationDate="2014-07-31T22:08:00.813" UserId="510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5022" PostId="4379" Score="1" Text="Official Lego website has all instructions for download as PDF, Brickset.com has a database of most sets that can be used to find pictures and instructions from other sites." CreationDate="2014-07-31T22:25:25.767" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5023" PostId="4367" Score="1" Text="I looked at your updates to the question. Yes, that is going to be a challenge because unless you virtually build all those sets it is going to be hard to work around them in LDD. May I ask why you want to create this project virtually? Usually for very large projects like this people just build them in real life. Landscaping is not that difficult to tie buildings together; some grass, some trees, a river, a couple of roads... you don't really need LDD for any of that." CreationDate="2014-08-01T00:59:42.727" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5024" PostId="4367" Score="1" Text="As far as your question in regards to each of those sets, you should be able to figure out the size by looking at the picture of each set and counting the studs of the foundation." CreationDate="2014-08-01T01:02:22.533" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5025" PostId="4367" Score="1" Text="Here is a link to an article I wrote some time back about building a Medieval Village, including landscaping. You might find it helpful: http://thebrickblogger.com/2012/08/guide-to-building-a-lego-castl-village/" CreationDate="2014-08-01T01:07:50.837" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5026" PostId="4367" Score="0" Text="I need to know the size of the MOC because before building it, I need to build the furniture that will hold it in place :) Now I don't have the space to keep it, maybe I will build it when I'm almost ready to go with the project, but now I need to still figure it out. I downloaded all the manual pdf and counted all the studs. I need glasses now, but this step is done :)" CreationDate="2014-08-01T02:28:15.480" UserId="510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5027" PostId="4367" Score="1" Text="Since your project is going to be very large, I would suggest that you work with contstruction paper. You can draw out the outlines of the castles and other various buildings, and you can also plan out the baseplates. This should help you build the furniture that will hold it all." CreationDate="2014-08-02T15:49:45.687" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5028" PostId="4367" Score="1" Text="Also, I might suggest that you may want to make that furniture modular. In otherwords, instead of making one large table, make i.e. 4 smaller ones that can be configured in different ways. This way you can always expand our layout, or make it smaller, or configure it differenently, depending on your needs." CreationDate="2014-08-02T15:51:21.290" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5029" PostId="1074" Score="0" Text="That link got broken in Fall 2013 when the MINDSTORMS website updated, so here's a fixed link: http://www.us.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/community/robot?projectid=d951c84b-8a5b-4dd6-a79f-6b37b498d202" CreationDate="2014-08-03T14:55:20.133" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5030" PostId="4386" Score="0" Text="Sorry there is no tag for FLL so I chose the lego group because its the closest to my question, if someone can create a tag for FLL that will be great." CreationDate="2014-08-04T00:55:38.910" UserId="3853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5031" PostId="1115" Score="0" Text="Really late, but... I thought the power adapter wasn't removed until the RIS 2.0. And I'm almost certain that there was no RCX 1.1, but rather a 1.0." CreationDate="2014-08-04T21:19:57.890" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5032" PostId="1115" Score="0" Text="Hmm, indeed - the [Wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms#RCX) now refers to the 1.0s as being without the power adaptor (&quot;In version 2.0 (as well as later 1.0s included in the RIS 1.5), the power adapter jack was removed.&quot;). I'll need to check the one I've got at home - it's definitely a 1.5 set and I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a power adaptor and isn't marked 2.0" CreationDate="2014-08-05T09:29:22.613" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5033" PostId="2958" Score="1" Text="Just noticed this - &quot;clear&quot; bricks would never be made in ABS because it can't be made transparent ;)" CreationDate="2014-08-05T09:46:00.577" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5034" PostId="4386" Score="0" Text="I fear that this is likely to be considered &quot;too localised&quot; as it's only going to be a valid question for the next few months :(" CreationDate="2014-08-05T09:48:21.520" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5035" PostId="4386" Score="0" Text="Will be repeated every year right?" CreationDate="2014-08-05T10:51:01.527" UserId="3853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5036" PostId="4386" Score="0" Text="Yes, but this question is specifically asking about 2015 - you've already pointed out that it was in different locations last year." CreationDate="2014-08-05T12:59:41.270" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5037" PostId="4386" Score="0" Text="Hmm, just remembered that we [removed Too Localised last year](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/185102/33051). This may well be closed as Off Topic at some future point when it's no longer relevant though." CreationDate="2014-08-05T13:11:01.213" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5040" PostId="4398" Score="0" Text="Last time I checked, [the LDraw All-In-One installer](http://www.ldraw.org/article/104.html) comes with a bunch of sample official models." CreationDate="2014-08-06T18:07:44.080" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5041" PostId="4391" Score="0" Text="Ah, very good! I didn't realize there was documentation on LDD files, and that it came closer than .ldr files to what randomblink was asking for. I'll go ahead and edit my answer to acknowledge this." CreationDate="2014-08-06T18:12:29.260" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5045" PostId="4399" Score="1" Text="So, specifically, you're looking for a way to automatically look up part+colour existence for a list of parts?" CreationDate="2014-08-08T00:28:09.263" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5046" PostId="4404" Score="2" Text="You should add more details to your answer like describing the format and your references" CreationDate="2014-08-08T01:09:41.750" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5047" PostId="4404" Score="0" Text="Woo, War Kings! (I blame and thank autocorrect)" CreationDate="2014-08-08T07:28:35.680" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5048" PostId="1324" Score="0" Text="Yes, I mean the motor slows down. The line of code I suggested would be to slow because of inertia of the model." CreationDate="2014-08-08T08:35:28.243" UserId="811" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5049" PostId="4404" Score="0" Text="I think they are Mould Ids rather than &quot;batch&quot; numbers specifically..." CreationDate="2014-08-08T09:45:31.920" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5050" PostId="4399" Score="0" Text="Yes, and also the sets that I would have to buy if possible." CreationDate="2014-08-08T17:22:10.993" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5051" PostId="4403" Score="0" Text="This looks interesting, I would have to learn how to program with a website API, but I'm sure I con do that if I find some tutorial sites." CreationDate="2014-08-08T17:27:33.667" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5052" PostId="4403" Score="0" Text="@Windfire Here is something to get you started. You'll need an API key from rebrickable. http://jsfiddle.net/a1j39rtx/" CreationDate="2014-08-08T21:26:41.360" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5053" PostId="4400" Score="0" Text="There are many Apps available on the App store that can scan barcodes and export the data via e-mail/dropbox etc. However your main problem will be latency. Unless you're prepared to program your own app ([as David suggests](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/4401/132)) it may be worth considering other options." CreationDate="2014-08-09T15:50:30.050" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5054" PostId="4403" Score="0" Text="That could help..." CreationDate="2014-08-09T19:45:35.250" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5055" PostId="4409" Score="0" Text="Nice, but I'm going to guess that the middle of a baseplate is still going to flex a lot unless you take care as to how you remove elements from it." CreationDate="2014-08-10T09:26:11.830" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5056" PostId="4409" Score="2" Text="If you use technic plates with the holes, you might not even damage any pieces at all." CreationDate="2014-08-10T22:44:38.253" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5059" PostId="4406" Score="2" Text="There was no deal with the original designer to limit production to one run...he was very disappointed when it was...Perijove's Mom" CreationDate="2014-08-12T14:48:35.120" UserDisplayName="user3906" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5061" PostId="4417" Score="0" Text="What color is the marker and the piece of plastic?  What type of plastic?  Most Lego pieces are ABS plastic, but I think the clear pieces are something else." CreationDate="2014-08-12T19:55:10.977" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5062" PostId="4409" Score="1" Text="My only immediate concern would be the edge of the table then." CreationDate="2014-08-13T01:39:01.877" UserId="3900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5063" PostId="4411" Score="0" Text="This is a good idea, except the table will be 4' by 8'.  Harder to clamp and distribute weight, but not impossible." CreationDate="2014-08-13T01:40:19.693" UserId="3900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5064" PostId="4410" Score="0" Text="The problem I foresee with velcro would be the uneven &quot;lumps&quot; where the velcro straps would be." CreationDate="2014-08-13T01:41:12.410" UserId="3900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5065" PostId="4406" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I agree it's a drag that these things get artificially limited like that." CreationDate="2014-08-13T06:55:27.513" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5066" PostId="4422" Score="0" Text="Similar: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1578/how-to-sell-massive-vintage-and-unsorted-lego-collection-with-manuals and http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1160/how-should-i-go-about-selling-3k-worth-of-unsorted-lego-sets" CreationDate="2014-08-13T08:59:35.800" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5067" PostId="4421" Score="0" Text="Without reading the existing answer from Grandpappy that also refers to Dry erase markers, I'm not sure what you mean?" CreationDate="2014-08-13T11:22:13.323" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5068" PostId="4422" Score="0" Text="@Kramii - I agree that this is very similar to [How should I go about selling $3k's worth of unsorted LEGO](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1160/how-should-i-go-about-selling-3k-worth-of-unsorted-lego-sets), but I can't in good conscience close as a dup. with your excellent answer here ;) Perhaps if you were to include this in your answer there..." CreationDate="2014-08-13T11:56:31.920" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5069" PostId="4410" Score="1" Text="I have used velcro on baseplates and it wasn't lumpy or uneven. Velcro comes in different shapes, sizes and thickness. There are some that are very thin but still have enough grip. If you add enough it is fine. I used the small dot kind that is very thin on 32x32 baseplates; at the corners, few on the sides sides and few in the middle. If you do full strips of the thicker Velcro on all sides and a larger piece in the middle it should even be more stable and should still be fine (not lumpy). If you're interested I would suggest to check with your local craft/hobby store and see their selection." CreationDate="2014-08-13T13:11:47.977" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5070" PostId="4422" Score="2" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: I took the other question to be about the nature of the LEGO (mostly unsorted sets), whereas this one is more about good places to sell. For this reason, I don't think they're quite the same question, even though they are related. If we need to discuss this further, I suggest we take it to meta." CreationDate="2014-08-13T15:20:31.620" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5071" PostId="4429" Score="1" Text="I'm going to guess that part of it is that the 19% sales tax is included in the EU but in the US sales taxes are normally applied only when you purchase (partly because they vary depending on your location). So a US purchaser might find state, county and city taxes applied." CreationDate="2014-08-14T12:40:57.680" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5072" PostId="4429" Score="0" Text="That is correct. In addition consider the market; LEGO's number one and largest marketplace is the USA. They can afford to keep their prices low because they sell huge volumes. Also there is competition; LEGO is considered an expensive toy here as well, compared to other brands. If they would go any higher they would loose their customers." CreationDate="2014-08-14T14:48:10.527" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5073" PostId="2958" Score="2" Text="Yes, you're right - Edited that to make it more, uh, clear." CreationDate="2014-08-16T01:33:58.540" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5074" PostId="4429" Score="1" Text="Western Europe is LEGO's largest market, not the US. http://www.theglobalcmo.com/lego-global-marketing/" CreationDate="2014-08-16T01:52:25.687" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5075" PostId="4431" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I guess the fact that the base price without taxes is similar implies that LEGO slashes its profit margin in the U.S., to offset the effect of import tariffs. I found [this article](http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g191-c1484/United-States:Sales.Tax.html) helpful too." CreationDate="2014-08-18T07:28:41.727" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5076" PostId="4431" Score="0" Text="Perhaps, but LEGO has a factory in Mexico, which has a free trade agreement with the US and Canada. Also, labor costs in Mexico are much lower than in Western Europe." CreationDate="2014-08-18T11:13:47.983" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5077" PostId="4431" Score="1" Text="Each state with a sales tax has its own law about whether sales tax has to be collected for online sales. For example, I live in a state that has a sales tax, but my state says that online retailers only have to collect the tax if they have some kind of physical presence in the state. There is no LEGO store in my state, so when I make a purchase at shop.lego.com, no sales tax is collected. On the other hand, there is an Apple store in my state, so online purchases from Apple are taxed. Some retailers, like Amazon, collect sales tax for all states, regardless of the local law." CreationDate="2014-08-18T11:35:32.363" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5078" PostId="4432" Score="3" Text="Are you looking for Duplo or regular Lego?" CreationDate="2014-08-19T03:35:26.677" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5079" PostId="4431" Score="0" Text="So this shows how Lego prices in Europe roughly match US prices in the US, but sadly Canada gets screwed, with before-tax prices that are 20-30% higher than the US even factoring in the exchange rate." CreationDate="2014-08-19T03:53:14.370" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5080" PostId="4434" Score="0" Text="I Still can't figure out how to search for the string 'N' (search term includes single quotes) in bricklink" CreationDate="2014-08-19T08:44:49.590" UserId="3333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5081" PostId="4437" Score="0" Text="Great, thanks @Huw Millington for the quick id!" CreationDate="2014-08-19T13:24:02.517" UserId="3927" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5083" PostId="4434" Score="1" Text="The BrickLink search bar is quite dated and doesn't work too well. In the case of this particular torso what I would have done is to go to the Catalog Tab, than right under it click the Colors Tab, then scroll down to Yellow, click on the first number (which is the number of parts in that color). Then click on Minifig Torso, and sort the results by Thumbnail Gallery. There are only 52 minifig torsos ever made in yellow, so it is really easy to scroll through them. In most cases searching by color like this is a great option." CreationDate="2014-08-19T14:14:14.340" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5084" PostId="4431" Score="1" Text="Actually, Canada's base prices are very close to those in the US after you factor out the 5% VAT and using the current exchange rate of 1.09 CAD to USD. I have added more columns to the spreadsheet that show, on average, US base prices are 93% of Canada base prices (converted to USD)." CreationDate="2014-08-19T23:07:09.110" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5085" PostId="4439" Score="0" Text="I even think that part of the launcher is visible at the top of the picture" CreationDate="2014-08-20T17:45:39.777" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5086" PostId="4434" Score="0" Text="Didn't know you could search by color that way!. Always frustrated me that the torso description usually doesn't contain the main color. Thx" CreationDate="2014-08-21T11:55:19.580" UserId="3333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5088" PostId="4442" Score="0" Text="possible duplicate of [Will Mindstorms EV3 be backwards compatible?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1838/will-mindstorms-ev3-be-backwards-compatible)" CreationDate="2014-08-21T18:37:02.630" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5090" PostId="4414" Score="0" Text="While you specifically ask for the RIS software, this was not the only software LEGO distributed with the RCX brick. There were also LEGO Education sets marketed to schools that included a graphical programming tool called ROBOLAB, which was an add-on to a program called LabVIEW. [LabVIEW](http://www.ni.com/labview/buy/) is an expensive program, but is available to educators at a discount. The [ROBOLAB Add-on](http://www.legoengineering.com/program/robolab/) is free." CreationDate="2014-08-22T00:01:01.820" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5091" PostId="4414" Score="0" Text="It is true that that is software packaged with some RCX sets, but I didn't list it here since it was educational software rather than retail software. And like you said, it was an add-on to expensive 3rd party software. Nonetheless, if someone includes a link to download that in their answer, I won't count any points off." CreationDate="2014-08-22T02:39:29.640" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5092" PostId="4414" Score="1" Text="Something to consider is that LEGO released the RIS software [in different languages](http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=46439)." CreationDate="2014-08-22T10:42:10.823" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5093" PostId="4457" Score="1" Text="good link, I've seen more info on how the LEGO parks glue their models, [here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1037/what-glue-should-i-use-for-permanent-lego-construction/1038#1038) but this one mentioned they spray models with a clear UV coating, and gave some outside display lifetime estimates (5-7 years) also mentions salt water shot blast refurbishment method.  Thanks" CreationDate="2014-08-22T13:47:35.070" UserId="3934" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5094" PostId="4442" Score="1" Text="The question asks &quot;is it as accurate as the EV3 light sensor?&quot; The EV3 has a Color sensor.  There are important differences, like the ability to turn on/off the 3 color lights.  I'm not editing because the main question is about the Light sensor." CreationDate="2014-08-22T19:25:41.860" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5095" PostId="4414" Score="0" Text="Quite right. I was thinking about that when I first wrote the question. I guess just it's preferable that the submitted download links are for English versions." CreationDate="2014-08-22T21:54:38.660" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5096" PostId="4446" Score="0" Text="Maxx is the user i got the part from. He has little info on the part. He has a pic of the part to the left here https://www.flickr.com/photos/maxx361/5494084763/" CreationDate="2014-08-23T15:08:01.383" UserId="3039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5097" PostId="4446" Score="0" Text="Bayer also stamps letters on the test bricks not the LEGO logo like i have mention above." CreationDate="2014-08-23T15:14:43.200" UserId="3039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5098" PostId="4446" Score="0" Text="Some test bricks do have the LEGO logo on them." CreationDate="2014-08-23T16:35:22.973" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5099" PostId="4446" Score="0" Text="It may or may not be a test brick is not an answer. I ask for some detailed info and you just gave speculation and a source that has already gave all the info he knows. From the source we have so far this is NOT a test brick. Im sorry to get kinda rude but i want to get to the facts, speculation has been done for a while now. I would like to hear from someone who knows about this part." CreationDate="2014-08-24T03:10:25.597" UserId="3039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5100" PostId="4446" Score="1" Text="And asking for details on a piece for which you have not posted an image, and not indicating where you got it and what you already know about it is not a sincere question. Sorry to be rude, but if you are not going to provide complete information, you're going to get speculation." CreationDate="2014-08-24T05:12:30.700" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5101" PostId="4458" Score="0" Text="+1 I think BrickEngraver was the company we used when we did the Brick Fiesta convention, and they turned out really nice." CreationDate="2014-08-25T15:06:12.903" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5102" PostId="4444" Score="2" Text="Check out another post here: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1037/what-glue-should-i-use-for-permanent-lego-construction/1038#1038  that asks a specific question about glue." CreationDate="2014-08-25T15:07:53.380" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5103" PostId="4455" Score="0" Text="Not bad. It doesn't completely fulfill all the criteria for any of the stages of thoroughness, but it does cover some of all three. If nobody provides a better answer in the next three days then I'll award the 50 bounty to you." CreationDate="2014-08-25T21:05:07.010" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5104" PostId="4462" Score="2" Text="more comment, it's the face on &#xA;twn203: Queasy Man (10244)" CreationDate="2014-08-26T06:39:52.460" UserId="3914" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5105" PostId="2229" Score="0" Text="The gear racks were quite common on the early Technic cars with steering." CreationDate="2014-08-26T10:55:12.187" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5106" PostId="4465" Score="1" Text="Is there a numerical limit to the sensor block? It seems 86,400 seconds between each function is quite a long time." CreationDate="2014-08-26T22:54:30.297" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5107" PostId="4459" Score="1" Text="Related: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1798/simplest-approach-for-rail-sets-automation" CreationDate="2014-08-26T22:58:04.423" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5108" PostId="4465" Score="0" Text="86400 seconds is a long time for an NXT.  I think mine shuts down after ten minutes of inactivity.  If it can be set to never shut down, how long do the batteries last?" CreationDate="2014-08-27T13:00:08.490" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5109" PostId="1336" Score="1" Text="Be honest. You're buying these for yourself? or your son? :) If for yourself, don't bother. Duplo is incredibly frustrating to play with if you're used to Lego. If for your son, I suspect at 1 he won't be that into it, but eventually he'll figure it out. But there's no hurry, and it won't scratch your lego itch." CreationDate="2014-08-27T23:49:26.217" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5110" PostId="4455" Score="0" Text="Well, I went ahead and awarded the bounty to this question. Not quite ready to select it as the accepted answer, though. I still encourage others to provide a more complete answer if possible." CreationDate="2014-08-28T01:28:41.963" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5111" PostId="4455" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I have created the answer as a community wiki specifically in order to facilitate future expansion / correction by anyone else." CreationDate="2014-08-28T09:38:19.117" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5112" PostId="1338" Score="0" Text="Lol, this pic is epic :D [Flower Teething Rattle](http://i.stack.imgur.com/gBHA5.jpg)" CreationDate="2014-08-27T23:55:46.247" UserId="3953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5113" PostId="4445" Score="0" Text="If you have any additional information about where you came across this part, any pictures, etc. that you can include in your question (rather than in the comments to an answer), that might help others supply more information." CreationDate="2014-08-28T16:24:43.280" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5114" PostId="4474" Score="0" Text="Nice, but I'm sure that it was two pieces each letter, using a slope and a 1x1 brick.  I'll look through the rest of the archive just in case there is something else that fits." CreationDate="2014-08-28T18:38:49.363" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5115" PostId="4474" Score="0" Text="Thinking it through, it would have been sometime around the Futuron era, late eighties.  I've checked on bricklink and the sets look right for what I remember from the magazine promotions." CreationDate="2014-08-28T21:52:12.273" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5117" PostId="4484" Score="0" Text="That's great thanks so much... Definitely the race 3000 pieces, just putti together.... Still have a heap of pieces and cars... Not sure if this is a set or to...." CreationDate="2014-08-30T10:20:42.660" UserId="3957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5118" PostId="85" Score="0" Text="It's actually a three-piece hull: bow, stern, and.. uh.. middle. My brother and I had two of these and one fire boat. Made a great trimaran." CreationDate="2014-08-30T19:45:55.427" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5119" PostId="4486" Score="0" Text="If you simply need more motors(or sensors), check out this other question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/3027/how-to-use-two-nxt-bricks-for-3-motors-and-4-sensors/3030#3030" CreationDate="2014-08-31T13:27:18.003" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5120" PostId="4486" Score="0" Text="There are also some suggestions for this sort of thing on this question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/646/56" CreationDate="2014-08-31T19:55:28.480" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5121" PostId="4486" Score="2" Text="Do these functions (grabbing/lifting/moving) _need_ to be run simultaneously or can they be run in order?" CreationDate="2014-08-31T22:15:27.417" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5122" PostId="4486" Score="3" Text="Typical solutions involve staggering functions, so at the limit of one motions travel the other motion starts. For example, combine lifting with gripping by making the lift happen when the grip stalls (many older crane grabs work this way)" CreationDate="2014-09-01T03:07:00.773" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5125" PostId="1478" Score="1" Text="Do you think Crazy Glue (aka: Kragle) would do the trick, it worked in the LEGO Movie" CreationDate="2014-09-04T22:15:47.650" UserId="3979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5126" PostId="4497" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much. I've checked there is a gyro sensor in ev3 education core set." CreationDate="2014-09-05T14:56:04.380" UserId="3977" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5128" PostId="4499" Score="0" Text="Those are great sites!  I'd never seen them before.  Thanks for sharing those - definitely useful." CreationDate="2014-09-05T21:22:13.663" UserId="3975" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5129" PostId="4500" Score="0" Text="I've never noticed that!  I'll have to check some of my pieces!" CreationDate="2014-09-06T18:44:05.173" UserId="3975" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5130" PostId="4382" Score="0" Text="Not clear whether &quot;I used PID for NXT-G&quot; means you wrote a PID in NXT-G for use on an NXT, or you bought a 3rd party PID control for use with an NXT.  Let's assume you want to write the program.  A starting point is: http://e-fisica.fc.up.pt/edicoes/8a-edicao/projectos/robo-sensorizado-com-lego-mindstorms/documentacao/PID%20Controller%20For%20Lego%20Mindstorms%20Robots.pdf (from a google search for &quot;PID NXT&quot;)." CreationDate="2014-09-06T20:58:44.903" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5131" PostId="4497" Score="0" Text="If my answer was useful to you, please consider marking it as accepted. Thank you!" CreationDate="2014-09-09T09:23:37.033" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5132" PostId="4490" Score="0" Text="If this answer was useful to you, please consider marking it as accepted. Thank you!" CreationDate="2014-09-09T09:24:31.903" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5133" PostId="4441" Score="0" Text="If this answer was useful to you, please consider marking it as accepted. Thank you!" CreationDate="2014-09-09T09:39:52.330" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5134" PostId="3197" Score="0" Text="FYI, I've been adding some custom items to sell on BO and found some issues with it although those are seller's issue: inventory management is hard and far less intuitive than website interface, help document is incomplete, and support is poor." CreationDate="2014-09-09T09:46:57.807" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5139" PostId="3029" Score="0" Text="Just wondering, does this also exclude Duplo and other Lego brick-like products? Note that Quatro are a LEGO product (albeit discontinued), and they are compatible with Duplo (and indirectly to Lego bricks). It seems to meet the criteria outlined in [this question](http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/38/should-we-accept-questions-on-all-construction-toys-or-just-lego-compatible-sys/42#42)." CreationDate="2014-09-13T05:35:44.030" UserId="3555" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5140" PostId="3029" Score="0" Text="Also note that there is a dedicated Quatro page at brickset.com: http://brickset.com/sets/theme-Quatro" CreationDate="2014-09-13T05:43:36.247" UserId="3555" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5141" PostId="2261" Score="0" Text="I just realized this is the piece used for legs in AT-AT walker 8129." CreationDate="2014-09-13T14:49:20.053" UserId="2862" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5142" PostId="3029" Score="0" Text="You are absolutely right. I mistook Quatro as a non-LEGO brand and I apologise. I have re-opened your question and if it is any consolation I have placed a bounty on your question in the hope that you will get an answer." CreationDate="2014-09-13T18:49:05.073" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5143" PostId="4514" Score="0" Text="The compatibility is actually not very good. Everything fits, but the softness of the Quatro makes it all a bit too loose to build anything useful. All very useful info though, thanks." CreationDate="2014-09-14T00:27:18.173" UserId="3555" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5144" PostId="4514" Score="0" Text="One of the design choices for LEGO is that the pieces have to mate well, but never **too** well. So, they will err on the side of easier to pry apart. This is going to be more of an issue for their sets intended for younger players. I suspect colour mating is probably more of a concern for LEGO when introducing related brands, and this speaks to using the same material processes." CreationDate="2014-09-14T00:29:17.843" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5145" PostId="3029" Score="0" Text="No worries! I don't think Quatro were very popular :)" CreationDate="2014-09-14T00:40:57.333" UserId="3555" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5146" PostId="4514" Score="0" Text="Actually the colors are not very good either! I've sent an email to Lego, maybe they will find someone who can say?" CreationDate="2014-09-14T00:42:44.887" UserId="3555" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5147" PostId="4515" Score="0" Text="You are going to have to explain a little better than that.  If all you are looking to do is connect two neighboring pieces, you can use something like http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=43857 or http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32140" CreationDate="2014-09-14T06:33:22.840" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5148" PostId="4515" Score="0" Text="Hey, Nick tks for responding back.&#xA;if u look at the youtube video I want the long thing to be elevated but also connected to the square base... something like TitanFall (video game) orbital shooting cannon..kind of setup.. I think the youtube video pretty much sums it up..." CreationDate="2014-09-14T07:04:01.247" UserId="3996" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5149" PostId="4511" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this enlightening explanation. Do you have any references for this, so we can read deeper if needed? Also, do you know of any example program using the RGB sensor in full mode?" CreationDate="2014-09-14T11:20:48.833" UserId="3518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5150" PostId="4502" Score="0" Text="What do mean by direct command? Do you want to, using code running on the EV3, communicate directly to the EV3 bluetooth module?" CreationDate="2014-09-14T13:54:35.157" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5151" PostId="4511" Score="1" Text="Sure. I learned most of this by reading the source code for the EV3. The timing happens in the [d_analog](https://github.com/mindboards/ev3sources/blob/master/lms2012/d_analog/Linuxmod_AM1808/d_analog.c) device driver. I haven't got to the part where it actually computes the colors though. It's in there somewhere." CreationDate="2014-09-14T17:22:21.643" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5152" PostId="4511" Score="1" Text="For an example, have a look at the [Mindcuber source code](http://mindcuber.com/mindcuber/mindcuber-source.html). It does it's own figuring of colors by converting them to HSV and then sorting them." CreationDate="2014-09-14T17:25:56.627" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5153" PostId="4514" Score="0" Text="Ah, this is an indication of how much they might have had to change the recipe. I still weakly maintain that it is ABS, if only because this plastic has well-known qualities and is very very stable. But I look forward to any confirmation." CreationDate="2014-09-15T15:47:05.827" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5154" PostId="4516" Score="1" Text="Yep, and if you use a worm gear you'll have a built in locking mechanism." CreationDate="2014-09-16T11:06:56.687" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5155" PostId="1607" Score="1" Text="Page linked to is showing 'Product not available'" CreationDate="2014-09-17T09:53:15.873" UserId="3400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5156" PostId="4511" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I will accept this as answer (feel free to move those comments into the answer body), even though the Mindcuber source is not Open Source it’s enough to read it to write a documentation for the sensor." CreationDate="2014-09-17T12:31:50.610" UserId="3518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5158" PostId="4523" Score="0" Text="A screenshot of the lower right corner of the EV3 software running on your PC/Mac would help.  There is a collapsible panel there that should list EV3/NXT(s) connected.  Also, the NXT has to be ON." CreationDate="2014-09-19T01:27:24.983" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5159" PostId="4502" Score="0" Text="There are bluetooth commands to drive the motors directly, without the help of ev3 use a program, but there is no documentation about them. I get some commands from source codes of any libraries, I can control motors ev3 by set velocity and power, but I can't control this by step or degrees" CreationDate="2014-09-19T10:36:28.963" UserId="3986" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5160" PostId="4525" Score="0" Text="I'll buy that as an explanation, thanks for the answer." CreationDate="2014-09-19T17:48:46.160" UserId="4006" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5161" PostId="3029" Score="0" Text="I don't have an exact answer for you, but if you are willing to perform a little destructive testing, you can probably get your answer.  This page (http://www.boedeker.com/burntest.htm) explains how to determine a type of plastic based on burning/melting it." CreationDate="2014-09-19T21:05:20.883" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5164" PostId="4531" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I have searched for this software since I bought the RIS v2.0 set. Now I'm happy :)" CreationDate="2014-09-21T22:49:53.973" UserId="4009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5165" PostId="4530" Score="0" Text="Would make sense as under the hood LEGO seemed to use the Logitec cameras for both LEGO Studios and Vision Command." CreationDate="2014-09-22T17:47:50.640" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5166" PostId="4532" Score="0" Text="possible duplicate of [Is there any other way to program the Lego Mindstorms NXT other than the provided software?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/679/is-there-any-other-way-to-program-the-lego-mindstorms-nxt-other-than-the-provide)" CreationDate="2014-09-22T22:17:53.327" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5167" PostId="4532" Score="3" Text="I disagree. This question is about converting source files from other programming languages into a format readable by NXT-G, not asking what programs exist as an alternative to it." CreationDate="2014-09-23T00:50:14.873" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5168" PostId="4523" Score="0" Text="Update: it now connects via the USB cord but not via Bluetooth even though I can connect on the same machine with the old NXT software.  I'll include a screenshot when I get a chance." CreationDate="2014-09-23T12:59:01.597" UserId="381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5169" PostId="4538" Score="0" Text="Are the robotic arm (motor) and the gyro sensor connected to the same EV3 brick? If two EV3 bricks, the programming is more about the communication protocol between the bricks." CreationDate="2014-09-24T17:54:37.423" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5172" PostId="4539" Score="0" Text="sadly it covers mostly constructions using 'studded' (pieces) while EV3 uses studless beams." CreationDate="2014-09-25T09:07:48.647" UserId="4013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5173" PostId="3182" Score="2" Text="China is making tons of the knockoffs. They have created the Marvel minifigures (Ironman, etc), also made the Knights series. They are even copying items from 3rd party custom accessories companies like [Modern Brick Warfare](http://modernbrickwarfare.com &quot;Modern Brick Warfare&quot;) that sell custom molded parts for lego minifigures. Amazon and eBay are flooded with these cheap off brands. Don't support them!" CreationDate="2014-09-24T15:34:02.270" UserId="4015" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5174" PostId="4539" Score="0" Text="Ah - didn't know that, so thanks for saying that :) I'm mostly a system builder myself. This is supposedly the largest technic blog as far as I know:&#xA;&#xA;http://www.technicbricks.com/&#xA;&#xA;Maybe you'll have better luck there?" CreationDate="2014-09-25T19:55:59.323" UserId="4016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5175" PostId="4514" Score="0" Text="Someone from Lego got back to me and confirmed that they do use ABS. I never would have thought! Thanks greatly for the additional info." CreationDate="2014-09-25T23:20:57.950" UserId="3555" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5176" PostId="4514" Score="0" Text="My total guesswork and ridiculous interest in materials science has paid off handsomely!" CreationDate="2014-09-26T14:11:04.653" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5177" PostId="4544" Score="0" Text="This happened to me a long time ago. I ended up just getting a new one to replace it. I'm wanting to say that disassembling a motor beyond a certain point makes it impossible to reassemble, so I'm not sure how practical it would be to repair a motor." CreationDate="2014-09-27T11:44:11.767" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5178" PostId="4538" Score="0" Text="Yes, the gyro and the motor are on the same brick.  I am considering getting another ev3 brick, as I could easily see how to program that setup." CreationDate="2014-09-28T00:27:42.847" UserId="3285" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5181" PostId="4316" Score="0" Text="This exactly. Do you really need to have the camera connect to the NXT? It is much easier to just physically attach a completely separate webcam on your creation that handles the whole streaming itself over some wireless connection (e.g. a separate Bluetooth, an existing WiFi or some proprietary protocol)." CreationDate="2014-09-30T11:11:29.220" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5182" PostId="4523" Score="0" Text="Could you get a chance? Or have you been able to solve the problem by yourself? If so, please share with us what you learned." CreationDate="2014-09-30T15:22:25.357" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5183" PostId="1196" Score="0" Text="You also have to factor in the LEGO bricks like the NXT intelligent brick, which costs $150 alone." CreationDate="2014-09-29T06:41:08.967" UserDisplayName="user4028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5184" PostId="4553" Score="0" Text="I considered the single jumper approach but thought it would be too ... I'm not sure. Too tight to turn? Too easily knocked out of its frame?" CreationDate="2014-10-01T21:22:22.600" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5185" PostId="4553" Score="0" Text="If you plan to build more of the wall on each side and maybe above you will add strength to the frame. It actually isn't as difficult as I expected to turn the wall but the turntable is certainly easier to turn." CreationDate="2014-10-01T21:27:02.173" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5186" PostId="4553" Score="0" Text="I like the idea of using the pillar piece. I have a bunch of those, I just wonder if I'll have the right colours. Otherwise, I would probably have stuck a 6L bar in side the 1x1 round bricks." CreationDate="2014-10-01T21:31:22.313" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5187" PostId="4523" Score="0" Text="**Update:** It will now recognize via USB but not via Bluetooth.  I'm not sure what changed.  I've updated the question to target Bluetooth only." CreationDate="2014-10-02T01:42:57.897" UserId="381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5188" PostId="4554" Score="0" Text="This solution looks nice but your prototype is only 1 plate shorter than mine. It does look like it should be possible to make it shorter though. And I like that it's the door that's rounded instead of the wall; in some circumstances that will be a huge structural advantage." CreationDate="2014-10-02T12:48:28.840" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5189" PostId="4554" Score="0" Text="It should be possible to make this a little shorter. One simple way would be to build a full size Technic brick into the floor rather than the half size one that I used. This would allow you to flip the pin at the bottom the other way around and allow the platform that the minifig is standing on to be lowered down to the level of the ground. That assumes that you have space to build into your floor, though." CreationDate="2014-10-02T13:23:30.083" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5191" PostId="4554" Score="0" Text="I played around with this solution and found a couple of issues. For one, I don't have enough technic beams to make this work, but that's not a flaw in the solution itself. The bigger flaw is that the ledge where the minifig stands can only stick out by one stud or else the door can't swing all the way open. I need at least 1.5 studs to fit a fig or else they lean awkwardly. (My use case is that the fig is a statue, not a character). Also due to my lack of technic pieces I can't build it well AND have a platform. It'd still be a great solution for a swivel wall with no platform though." CreationDate="2014-10-03T04:31:54.570" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5192" PostId="4553" Score="0" Text="I built a prototype of this type of swivel door and in my prototype I find that the door no longer smoothly fits between the round bricks; it rubs too much and bends the round bricks outward.I can't figure out why, though." CreationDate="2014-10-03T04:33:41.830" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5193" PostId="4553" Score="0" Text="That's very strange. I can't think why that is when both your wall and mine are 1x6." CreationDate="2014-10-03T11:48:44.723" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5194" PostId="4554" Score="0" Text="If you need more space on the platform, you could use 7 wide beams for the door rather than 5. While being bigger than your original design, this should give you plenty of space for your statue." CreationDate="2014-10-03T15:02:20.053" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5195" PostId="4556" Score="0" Text="Glad to hear you could fix your problem with electrical tape. I doubt that will help this &quot;Faulty NXT Motor&quot;, since &quot;very stiff to rotate manually&quot; is an indication of broken gears inside to motor." CreationDate="2014-10-03T15:57:14.017" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5196" PostId="4557" Score="0" Text="This works and offers some interesting possibilities for the outward facing side, on account of the snot construction. But the back side of it doesn't look as nice and is rather clearly a door. Maybe that could be disguised better, by using a 2x4 plate with two pin holes underneath instead of just one, and then extending technic tubes up to the top, and building the same structure (but non functional) on the other side. _considers_" CreationDate="2014-10-03T19:36:59.837" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5197" PostId="4557" Score="0" Text="I tried this construction. It's promising, but ultimately doesn't work for me. When I build it your way, with the hinge set on a jumper, I don't see an easy way to attach it at the top of the door and that makes the door too flimsy. When I use a 2x2 tile with a pin on it, this moves the door half a stud forward and then it rubs too hard against the frame and can't really be opened." CreationDate="2014-10-03T19:51:22.163" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5198" PostId="4556" Score="0" Text="Mine was also &quot;stiff to rotate&quot; until I fixed it" CreationDate="2014-10-03T20:09:27.393" UserId="3992" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5199" PostId="4553" Score="0" Text="I tried mixing your solution and mine: using my 2x4 turntable solution at the bottom and a single jumper at the top. It turns in between as easily as our respective solutions. Somehow, adding the turntable seems to decrease the friction of the edge of the door on the round 1x1s. I've tried several times and none of them turn as freely (and with as little friction on the frame) as my original solution. Am I imagining it? I can't figure it out." CreationDate="2014-10-03T20:23:40.793" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5200" PostId="4557" Score="0" Text="Fair enough, the, 'back of the door,' problem could be solved with inverse tiles (http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=11203), the attachment at the top of the door could be a half-peg onto one of those rods underneath the 1x? plates, but the stiffness is still a problem, maybe some more SNOT with some L-panels (http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4865). mounted on a sideways 1x? plate." CreationDate="2014-10-03T22:08:22.090" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5202" PostId="4557" Score="0" Text="I worked out that an upside-down plate would function as a bottom hinge, this design is still not perfect." CreationDate="2014-10-04T18:08:44.553" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5203" PostId="4564" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I appreciate my question being answered and you have contributed to my LEGO City layout!" CreationDate="2014-10-05T04:22:26.110" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5204" PostId="89" Score="0" Text="Yup, I have one red and one brown of the boat shown above and they came with a 1990's pirate set. Don't remember which one though." CreationDate="2014-10-05T06:07:57.137" UserId="4043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5205" PostId="4571" Score="0" Text="just found out about lego ideas book expensive" CreationDate="2014-10-05T08:20:49.687" UserId="4045" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5207" PostId="4571" Score="0" Text="You might consider checking out the LEGO Adventure Book. There are two volumes available now, and they are full of interesting ideas (I wrote a review on the first one here: http://thebrickblogger.com/2012/12/lego-book-review-the-lego-adventure-book/.) They are not only City related, but many of them are. Also, if you like LEGO's own designs, you can download instruction books on LEGO's website and use those for inspiration. They are available here: http://service.lego.com/en-us/buildinginstructions/." CreationDate="2014-10-05T14:00:34.763" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5210" PostId="4575" Score="1" Text="I know that he's young, however even if he misses the point, it'll still be worth it since it's something we'll do together. He thinks that &quot;inflation&quot; is a bad guy we need to put in jail :)." CreationDate="2014-10-05T19:40:13.407" UserId="951" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5211" PostId="4577" Score="0" Text="I get the over current shutdown using different computers and cables. I will contact Lego. Thanks" CreationDate="2014-10-05T20:52:52.053" UserId="4047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5213" PostId="833" Score="0" Text="You could motorize the train car. You just cannot attach lights." CreationDate="2014-10-05T05:52:39.973" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5216" PostId="4580" Score="1" Text="A pure mechanical strain gauge seems more in the spirit of Lego. And more likely to work and be robust. I suspect you could make a simple &quot;spring balance&quot; type gauge quite easily using a rack piece and an 8T gear, with either rubber bands or suspension print parts. Add a cardboard circle as backing and &quot;calibration&quot; just consists of adding weights and marking points on the dial." CreationDate="2014-10-06T21:31:07.553" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5218" PostId="4574" Score="1" Text="Why not use a pressure sensitive adhesive such as Blu-tack instead of glue? That way you can still re-use your bricks and strain gauge." CreationDate="2014-10-07T19:00:03.123" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5219" PostId="4531" Score="0" Text="I managed to obtain also the expansion 9736 Exploration Mars but I lost my installation CD and as the expansion 9731, I can not find the software to download on the Internet. Can you also help me on this?" CreationDate="2014-10-09T10:02:49.430" UserId="4009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5220" PostId="4531" Score="0" Text="I'm afraid that RIS 2.0 and Vision Command are the only RCX-era software I physically possess, so I can be of no more help than anyone else. Sorry." CreationDate="2014-10-10T00:56:13.810" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5226" PostId="4510" Score="0" Text="If you intend on building a NXT submarine, check out these projects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYT3hTpNT4E and http://hackaday.com/2012/08/14/lego-rov-without-a-tether/" CreationDate="2014-10-15T15:34:06.943" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5227" PostId="4586" Score="0" Text="@Phav, is this helping?  I can refine the answer if it is not clear." CreationDate="2014-10-15T21:04:16.227" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5229" PostId="4586" Score="0" Text="Your answer is clear. I just notice that from your answer. Thank." CreationDate="2014-10-16T10:00:35.440" UserId="4059" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5234" PostId="4603" Score="5" Text="Standard LEGO brick are probably *not* the right toy if you need to glue them.  I would look at LEGO Duplo bricks, which are specifically designed for younger kids.  Then you wouldn't have to glue them." CreationDate="2014-10-17T20:37:17.887" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5235" PostId="4604" Score="2" Text="Actually, Elmer's *is* in fact a PVA-based glue." CreationDate="2014-10-18T00:15:02.077" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5236" PostId="4604" Score="0" Text="Yes, I believe Glue-All is a PVA glue, but a number of their other products aren't (for example ProBond or Kragle I mean Krazy Glue)" CreationDate="2014-10-18T07:00:39.050" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5237" PostId="4596" Score="0" Text="I think the question is referring to original LEGO PF pieces and not third party parts." CreationDate="2014-10-18T14:41:06.903" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5238" PostId="4593" Score="0" Text="LEGO Education still sells a Pneumatics set https://shop.education.lego.com/legoed/en-US/catalog/product.jsp?productId=9641&amp;isSimpleSearch=true" CreationDate="2014-10-19T12:50:09.133" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5239" PostId="4609" Score="0" Text="Good idea about the wheels. I'll try that, and then get back to you." CreationDate="2014-10-19T12:51:36.370" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5240" PostId="4608" Score="1" Text="Is this a human-size riding bike, or a smaller scale model?" CreationDate="2014-10-19T14:18:25.690" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5241" PostId="4608" Score="0" Text="A model. I sure don't have enough pieces to do a human size one. :)" CreationDate="2014-10-19T14:26:51.460" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5242" PostId="4609" Score="0" Text="Perfect! Just a note, i had to use those 4-part sticks in a regular round hole, or else it wouldn't turn. I had at first used a double part stick, half round and half split, but the round part fit too tightly to spin." CreationDate="2014-10-19T17:52:37.257" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5243" PostId="4610" Score="0" Text="I agree that a real gear and chain would work best, but i was looking to do it with common pieces that i already have, like in ihavnoclue's answer. Thanks anyways." CreationDate="2014-10-19T18:16:45.150" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5246" PostId="4600" Score="0" Text="Same here. Upgraded my MBAir (late 2013) to Yosemite and now can't connect over bluetooth to the brick (EV3) anymore..." CreationDate="2014-10-19T21:57:46.377" UserDisplayName="user4087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5247" PostId="4600" Score="0" Text="Same, my EV3 bluetooth no longer works with Yosemite :-(" CreationDate="2014-10-20T00:01:54.473" UserDisplayName="user4088" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5248" PostId="4609" Score="0" Text="I'd suggest that the Link Treads are probably a little wide for a bike, the Link Chain that Ambo100 mentions would be better, but rubber bands are easier to obtain." CreationDate="2014-10-20T08:23:45.100" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5249" PostId="4606" Score="0" Text="Lego isn't exactly age-inappropriate for 4 year olds." CreationDate="2014-10-20T20:58:33.677" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5250" PostId="4604" Score="0" Text="I'm fairly sure that the difference between Lego Juniors is build complexity, and not such much difference in choking hazards." CreationDate="2014-10-20T21:00:04.780" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5251" PostId="4606" Score="0" Text="According to the LEGO group store, Duplo is the preferred toy for 3-4 year olds." CreationDate="2014-10-20T21:01:04.967" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5253" PostId="4606" Score="4" Text="Duplo is suitable for 3-4 years old, but they also have the Juniors line which is for 4-7 years old. And it isn't a question of product safety; most 4 year olds are not putting the lego in their mouths. It's a question of age-appropriate themes and build complexity." CreationDate="2014-10-20T21:15:15.500" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5254" PostId="4617" Score="2" Text="A similar question recently asked about gluing baseplates to a wooden table, and the technic plates with holes were suggested; that would give the same effect as this brick but in the vertical orientation." CreationDate="2014-10-20T21:18:20.913" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5255" PostId="341" Score="0" Text="Mine survived 30 years in a cardboard box in a hot (occasionally more than 100F) garage. Even the strings, manuals, pneumatic tubes &amp; springs are still intact &amp; functional." CreationDate="2014-10-20T22:06:27.710" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5256" PostId="4604" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 True, but they are [aimed at 4 year olds](http://www.lego.com/en-gb/juniors/about): &quot;LEGO® Juniors is designed to give children **age 4-7** a great first experience with the LEGO® brick through iconic, fun and Easy to Build models.&quot;" CreationDate="2014-10-21T09:03:48.203" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5257" PostId="4615" Score="0" Text="See also this question on [Gluing baseplates to wood](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/4408/56). The slight difference here is that neither of the surfaces are porous - (props to @Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 for the reminder)." CreationDate="2014-10-21T09:18:24.350" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5258" PostId="4554" Score="0" Text="What part of this isn't doable with standard LEGO pieces?" CreationDate="2014-10-21T11:32:26.833" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5261" PostId="2972" Score="0" Text="Who ever this &quot;gev&quot; person is... Your comments are very rude and completely out of line. I actually found the users here to be very helpful and will be looking up the Nilo brick mat myself! They DID answer the original question and offered solutions to those of us searching." CreationDate="2014-10-21T15:20:21.593" UserDisplayName="user4094" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5262" PostId="2972" Score="1" Text="While not meeting the request for a &quot;baseplate&quot; I think the Nilo Brick Mat could indeed be an answer if you're after a &quot;one or the other&quot; solution. That said, [System Baseplates work nicely for both sizes](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2584/56), and will out-last your DUPLO interest ;)" CreationDate="2014-10-21T16:24:25.237" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5264" PostId="4625" Score="0" Text="Do you mean less than 1-2 RPM?  As written, you're indicating greater than 1-2 RPM." CreationDate="2014-10-21T18:50:13.943" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5265" PostId="4625" Score="1" Text="Yeah, I mean &lt;1-2RPM (or around)." CreationDate="2014-10-21T19:10:11.833" UserId="4095" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5266" PostId="4621" Score="0" Text="you mean the 1970's, right ?" CreationDate="2014-10-21T19:44:07.720" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5268" PostId="4621" Score="1" Text="Makes sense as there was also wheels and tracks in the haul. Thanks a lot." CreationDate="2014-10-22T05:17:17.753" UserId="3929" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5271" PostId="4618" Score="0" Text="Unchecking &quot;iPhone/iPad/iPod&quot; do the trick. Thanks a lot!" CreationDate="2014-10-22T07:04:19.653" UserId="4053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5272" PostId="4618" Score="1" Text="Please consider accepting David Lechner's answer if it solved your problem." CreationDate="2014-10-22T09:33:49.103" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5273" PostId="4618" Score="0" Text="Hi, as Kramii states, it would be really beneficial for everyone if you can accept Davids answer (click the little check mark below the vote count) - David and you will both get some rep, and other people will know what worked for you :)" CreationDate="2014-10-22T09:36:55.277" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5274" PostId="4554" Score="1" Text="If you're asking why I used Technic parts, it's because they provide a very compact, sturdy, and nearly frictionless way to create a pivot point at the top and bottom of the door. They are also rounded on the ends, which prevents the door from binding." CreationDate="2014-10-22T12:41:00.933" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5275" PostId="4629" Score="0" Text="Does it behave in a similar way if you use different ports for the motors?" CreationDate="2014-10-22T13:59:16.597" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5276" PostId="4629" Score="0" Text="Without more information, it seems like one of the following is to blame:  bad ports, bad motors/devices, bad wires, bad power, or bad NXT.  The easiest way to test these would be to create simple programs and test things one at a time." CreationDate="2014-10-22T14:13:39.610" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5277" PostId="4621" Score="1" Text="You're welcome.&#xA;@Stephane, no I mean the 1990's, it was still in basic building sets in the late 1980's and the early 1990's." CreationDate="2014-10-22T15:16:48.023" UserId="4052" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5278" PostId="4632" Score="3" Text="This might be a question better suited for Stats.SE or Math.SE." CreationDate="2014-10-22T16:19:04.653" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5279" PostId="4588" Score="0" Text="This is just speculation.  Do you have any sources to back this up?  Also, please try cleaning up your grammar and spelling." CreationDate="2014-10-22T16:22:15.400" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5282" PostId="4628" Score="0" Text="Sadly, a 24:1 doesn't resolve my problem. Maybe i can add some other gear using worm gear as the input." CreationDate="2014-10-22T18:18:32.073" UserId="4095" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5283" PostId="4628" Score="0" Text="Then by using two of these assemblies you can achieve 576:1 reduction. Or if that is too much, you can get another gear either before or after this setup for an additional 2:1 or 3:1 reduction." CreationDate="2014-10-22T18:43:27.920" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5284" PostId="4636" Score="0" Text="I was thinking more along the lines of &quot;this building is like a script&quot;, but your ideas seem to work with that as well." CreationDate="2014-10-22T19:37:51.603" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5285" PostId="4637" Score="0" Text="While that indeed works visually, i'm not sure it conveys the message of a loop." CreationDate="2014-10-22T19:55:03.903" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5286" PostId="4621" Score="0" Text="oh, I remember them in the early 80's." CreationDate="2014-10-22T20:17:06.387" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5287" PostId="4638" Score="0" Text="So it's true! Thank you for your verifications, Zaph and Nick. Very much appreciated. FYI, I'm using this to explain the complexity in large data sets. i.e. if six Lego blocks can connect in this many combinations, how many ways can six humans connect? Traditional Taylorist management theory says one! That leaves lots of possibilities unexplored." CreationDate="2014-10-22T20:33:58.160" UserId="4101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5288" PostId="4638" Score="1" Text="@Bonifer people connect simultaneously in much simpler ways than Lego bricks (Sam knows Bob or not) and in much more complex ways (Sam has heard that Bob is not very nice, but from someone Sam thinks is unreliable). There's not a good match to the Lego &quot;one stud to the left&quot; relationship modelling." CreationDate="2014-10-23T03:04:31.127" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5291" PostId="4324" Score="0" Text="Is the EV3 like the NXT where the sensor part for the program consists of 3 blocks motors on, wait until, motors off (used to be motors unlimited, wait until, stop)? Without the stop block I have never managed to get sensors to work." CreationDate="2014-10-23T09:01:40.293" UserDisplayName="user4104" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5292" PostId="4618" Score="0" Text="Vote up requires 15 reputation... which I do not have" CreationDate="2014-10-23T12:27:45.403" UserId="4053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5293" PostId="948" Score="0" Text="This is by far my favorite set that I've got on display.  Also, I agree with the answer.  It's got the highest markuped value." CreationDate="2014-10-23T21:56:28.867" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5294" PostId="4643" Score="4" Text="Without pictures, there's not really a whole lot to go on." CreationDate="2014-10-23T22:28:26.517" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5295" PostId="4643" Score="0" Text="I did some research on the program, and there's a lot of material on the ALSC website, include, for example, this toolkit:  http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/Juniors%20Librarian%20Toolkit_September_FINAL.pdf" CreationDate="2014-10-23T22:31:48.500" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5296" PostId="4643" Score="7" Text="I suspect that the intention is that the exact sets don't matter, and they may even vary between kits. Because those pieces are going to end up really mixed very quickly, so either you're going to spend a lot of time policing and sorting, or you'll end up with one big pile of pieces. Personally I would resign myself to that now and move on..." CreationDate="2014-10-24T01:12:21.953" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5297" PostId="4643" Score="1" Text="I think @Mσᶎ pretty much has the right idea. creativity gets messy and there's little point in attempting to catalog the exact element mix." CreationDate="2014-10-24T07:44:11.547" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5299" PostId="4531" Score="0" Text="Hello again. I managed to obtain the installation CD of 9736 Exploration Mars. I shared on the &quot;Multi Software Download&quot; -&gt; http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4414/where-can-i-download-the-software-for-old-rcx-era-mindstorms-sets" CreationDate="2014-10-25T18:57:03.207" UserId="4009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5301" PostId="4653" Score="0" Text="Does writeSync (or anything else) return an error? Can you post a link to the entire XCode project?" CreationDate="2014-10-25T22:01:54.443" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5306" PostId="4653" Score="0" Text="Link to git repository: https://github.com/mclientx/direct-commands-over-bluetooth.&#xA;writeSync returns kIOReturnSuccess. Delegates rfcommChannelOpenComplete, rfcommChannelQueueSpaceAvailable and rfcommChannelFlowControlChanged are invoked but not rfcommChannelWriteComplete." CreationDate="2014-10-26T09:08:28.963" UserId="4053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5307" PostId="3023" Score="1" Text="The software at 11:15 is Sketchup." CreationDate="2014-10-26T20:35:18.660" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5310" PostId="4638" Score="0" Text="This number is probably too high. Some arrangements will be symmetrical such that switching the brick colours doesn't give a new creation, just a rotation of the previous one." CreationDate="2014-10-27T18:41:11.137" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5312" PostId="4665" Score="1" Text="Ew! No metal bits!" CreationDate="2014-10-27T22:11:08.050" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5313" PostId="4665" Score="0" Text="Why not? It's been quite successful for me." CreationDate="2014-10-27T22:12:25.793" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5314" PostId="4665" Score="6" Text="Because metal damages our precious ABS bits." CreationDate="2014-10-27T22:14:19.730" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5315" PostId="4659" Score="0" Text="EV3 software?  or NXT?" CreationDate="2014-10-27T22:44:49.883" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5317" PostId="4573" Score="1" Text="There appears to be a [known issue](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/4598/56) with the Bluetooth stack in Yosemite. Until this is resolved, you won't be able to pair the EV3 with a Mac." CreationDate="2014-10-28T07:40:03.173" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5318" PostId="4440" Score="1" Text="You need to be careful with Acetone though, as it [will melt the ABS used to make the bricks](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1286/56) if left for too long." CreationDate="2014-10-28T09:07:05.157" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5320" PostId="4663" Score="0" Text="Looks like a comment to me." CreationDate="2014-10-28T17:58:44.877" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5322" PostId="4621" Score="0" Text="@Laz75 According to the BL page you posted, it seems most of these kits with these parts were released in the 70s, with only a tiny handful of kits in the 90s having these in them." CreationDate="2014-10-28T19:55:40.803" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5324" PostId="4644" Score="1" Text="It's a self answer - Amanda tried a couple of suggestions, but found that Araldite Rapid to be the best solution to the problem ;)" CreationDate="2014-10-29T09:29:18.747" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5325" PostId="4621" Score="1" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 you're absolutely right, that's why I wrote &quot;until&quot;!&#xA;&#xA;The white ones though, the ones in the picture, are actually only from the 1960s amd 1970s, you're right." CreationDate="2014-10-29T20:21:23.097" UserId="4052" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5326" PostId="4674" Score="2" Text="10 mph means that train is going really fast. In scale, that's approximately 380 mph!!!" CreationDate="2014-10-30T02:54:39.723" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5327" PostId="4674" Score="2" Text="Yes, but I like to think of it as 574.8 km/h (just like the real TGV!)" CreationDate="2014-10-30T03:01:31.803" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5328" PostId="4674" Score="3" Text="Even if speeding up the motor were possible (which I'm ambivalent on), I doubt that you'd be able to use it at that speed on Lego track. Once again, issues of scale come back to bite you. A small .1mm lip would be the equivalent of almost 4cm lip in real life. Which is well outside the rail specs and would put the train at high risk for detailing. Though Lego has very tight tolerance, I don't think they are tight enough for that speed." CreationDate="2014-10-30T03:08:43.380" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5329" PostId="4659" Score="0" Text="Are you able to summarise your program or post a picture of it?" CreationDate="2014-10-30T09:06:01.430" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5330" PostId="4674" Score="1" Text="10mph is nearly 4.5 metres / second. You're going to need a lot of track..." CreationDate="2014-10-30T09:53:00.923" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5331" PostId="4676" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer. I already have the curve radius problem that you speak of completely eliminated using this technique:  http://www.holgermatthes.de/bricks/en/smooth-curves.php." CreationDate="2014-10-31T00:07:35.083" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5333" PostId="4674" Score="0" Text="Nick2253: It has been done before with a 9v motor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DZnSroTRLA. I was just trying to figure out how I can do the same with a PF motor." CreationDate="2014-10-31T00:14:54.650" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5334" PostId="4676" Score="1" Text="While that may be &quot;smooth&quot; from our perspective, that is incredibly tough from the trains perspective. The gaps and angles there are simply unacceptable for a train moving at 10 mph" CreationDate="2014-10-31T00:17:57.333" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5335" PostId="4676" Score="1" Text="if someone want to check the computation, or play with variables: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%2810miles+%2F+%2836.8mm++PI%29%29%2F60" CreationDate="2014-10-31T07:40:52.080" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5336" PostId="4674" Score="4" Text="You also need to remember that there are really two scales at work with LEGO trains: One is the true &quot;Minifigure&quot; scale, and the other is the actual train build scale: Most real world trains are wide enough to fit two sets of two seats in a carriage (four people and an aisle), while LEGO trains barely manage 1 seat wide. The gauge of the track does not match the scale of the people." CreationDate="2014-10-31T09:08:43.700" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5337" PostId="4636" Score="0" Text="@Scimonster If the answer was useful for you, please consider accepting it, unless there is some information you still wait for, in which case I'll be happy to amend it." CreationDate="2014-10-31T10:49:20.883" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5338" PostId="4636" Score="0" Text="I'm just waiting to verify that this works. I will be holding the class next week, and will try it out then." CreationDate="2014-10-31T10:50:29.990" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5339" PostId="4674" Score="0" Text="@TaylorGarrett That train isn't going even remotely close to 10mph.  I don't think it's going faster that 5mph, since it looks like I could easily out-jog that train." CreationDate="2014-10-31T14:13:18.047" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5340" PostId="4677" Score="0" Text="The reason those cars can reach 12km/h is because they are ridiculously overbuilt.  Imagine a car that looked like that in real life, and you'd get something like a dune buggy with 2-3 ft wide wheels.  However, it would be really hard to reach that speed with a scale-accurate vehicle because you've got relatively imprecise (in-scale) LEGO tolerances to deal with." CreationDate="2014-10-31T14:16:31.467" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5341" PostId="4657" Score="1" Text="Also, depending on the laws in your area, you could be complicit in the credit card fraud by accepting a package in this scheme.  At the very least, you may owe the defrauded individual the value of the LEGO set you've obtained as a result of the fraud.  As in, the full paid value of the set.  And the only restitution you would have would be to go after the fraudster." CreationDate="2014-10-31T23:15:33.337" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5342" PostId="4638" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 is right.  It's difficult to guess how many different brick configurations are radially symmetric.  However, it's safe to assume that the number is fairly low, because the only possible configuration would have to be 90 and/or 180 degrees rotationally symmetric.  90 degree symmetric sets would have 1/4 as many combinations, and 180 degree symmetric sets would have 1/2 as many combinations." CreationDate="2014-10-31T23:23:34.713" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5343" PostId="4657" Score="1" Text="In the US at least I don't believe it works this way. For sets bought directly from LEGO with  fraudulent, the most that was done to the recipients (who did pay their real money on eBay), was to request they send the product back and try to get eBay to reverse the purchase due to fraud. The person who was ripped off is not given a refund by LEGO, but instead they have to report the fraud to their bank and request a charge back be processed. The name of the recipient can't be given to the CC victim, only to police at written request. The recipient is  a victim as well, not a perpetrator." CreationDate="2014-10-31T23:26:57.763" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5344" PostId="2913" Score="0" Text="Related: [Help Identifying a LEGO plane](http://aviation.stackexchange.com/q/9441/65)" CreationDate="2014-11-01T00:30:24.113" UserId="3163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5345" PostId="4684" Score="2" Text="A picture would significantly help identification.  Also, your minifigure may in fact not be one figure, but a composition of different figures.  We are talking about LEGO after all." CreationDate="2014-11-03T01:09:53.757" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5346" PostId="4681" Score="0" Text="So, is the problem that the train is coming off the track, or the track is coming apart?  I'm not sure what you mean by &quot;...the whole things falls down.&quot;  Also, what happens if you don't have the flex track?" CreationDate="2014-11-03T01:17:44.650" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5347" PostId="4687" Score="1" Text="Thanks oddTodd, that looks exactly like him. Maybe someone was tossing old parts and he was just stuck together with what they had" CreationDate="2014-11-03T02:47:26.157" UserDisplayName="user4131" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5348" PostId="4687" Score="3" Text="That's an impressive bit of detective work!" CreationDate="2014-11-03T09:37:49.413" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5349" PostId="4576" Score="0" Text="Sorry, but Pairing the EV3-Brick isn´t possible, because it isn´t listed in the Bluetooth-objects." CreationDate="2014-10-27T18:39:31.713" UserDisplayName="user4115" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5351" PostId="4680" Score="0" Text="I using Java and moreover, I notice that when I connect my EV3 by Bluetooth with my Laptop the motor is not rotating smoothly like when I write the program in compile it directly with Brick itself. Can you explain it to me?" CreationDate="2014-11-03T12:00:38.913" UserId="4059" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5353" PostId="4680" Score="0" Text="Also - where are you seeing the error coming from - is it when you try and instantiate the `EV3ColorSensor` or when you instantiate the `RemoteEV3`? Both of these appear to be able to throw the error you're seeing. One other thing: according to [this thread](http://www.lejos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&amp;t=6896#p24914) it might be more efficient to use the `createSampleProvider` method when dealing with remote bricks and sensors." CreationDate="2014-11-03T12:14:34.780" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5354" PostId="4680" Score="0" Text="There is no error in the first run but when I run it the second time it throws the error that it is unable to open the port. I think because I cannot close the color sensor." CreationDate="2014-11-03T12:17:00.587" UserId="4059" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5355" PostId="4680" Score="0" Text="Yes, I got that part - I'm really asking if there's any more information on the error about where in your codebase the exception is being thrown - there are two possible lines that can throw that - in your pasted code these are lines 1 and 4 - I was hoping there would be stack trace (especially if this is happening on your Laptop rather than on the Brick)." CreationDate="2014-11-03T12:19:14.810" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5356" PostId="4643" Score="0" Text="While I agree that Mσᶎ is probably right, there can be some value in having some instructions that can be made from the supplied kits so that the kids have something they can start from." CreationDate="2014-11-03T12:36:14.993" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5357" PostId="4680" Score="0" Text="I post that exceptions but can you help me with one more problem? I use RMIRegulatedMotor but it is not smoothly rotating the motor. Can I use RegulatedMotor with remote control?" CreationDate="2014-11-03T13:02:45.050" UserId="4059" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5358" PostId="4680" Score="0" Text="Hmm, looking at your stack trace, it seems to be throwing at `RemoteEV3.createRegulatedMotor` rather than on your EV3ColorSensor - this doesn't appear to be called by the RemoteEV3 constructor, but something in your `main` block?" CreationDate="2014-11-03T14:31:49.277" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5359" PostId="4690" Score="1" Text="Yes, taking the locomotive off the track did help with that troublesome layout. But the same locomotive works fine at other times. I have a weighted 2x6x2 brick from an old fishing boat, I'll see if I can work it into the design." CreationDate="2014-11-03T14:58:07.427" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5361" PostId="4681" Score="1" Text="@Nick2253 What happens is that the front wheels of the locomotive derail, and on that locomotive they are constructed in such a way that the entire wheel truck can turn and sway significantly. Once the wheels are off, it's a matter of seconds before the locomotive falls over. The track stays together, primarily _because_ it has so many flex pieces here and there to provide some tolerance to the flexing that occurs. The thing is, most of the time the flex track works just fine, even long stretches of flex track aren't an issue." CreationDate="2014-11-03T15:01:19.993" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5362" PostId="4690" Score="0" Text="Hmm, and it's not like a standard loco where you could flip the tender and loco around due to the massive cow-catcher..." CreationDate="2014-11-03T15:03:33.840" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5363" PostId="4690" Score="2" Text="I think your observation about the coupler applying force at the wrong angle is probably correct. I may have to bite the bullet and just rebuild the entire locomotive, but until now I never realized how tricky it was to make it work reliably. It would probably be easier to have my floor redone with hardwood instead of carpet." CreationDate="2014-11-03T15:14:11.673" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5364" PostId="4690" Score="0" Text="Yes, that seems to be the considered opinion among other model train geeks - more so with the standard Hornby couplers where they are basically fairly thin loops pushing against each other ;)" CreationDate="2014-11-03T15:16:47.183" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5365" PostId="4681" Score="0" Text="I'm wondering if the flex track is causing more problems than it fixes.  If you allow the track to move with any vibration from the train, sure, the track may not come apart, but that means that the track is also no longer dampening the vibrations from the train, which could be allowing the train to jump the track.  Non-sequitur: maybe you need to add some more weight above the front axle.  Try something like: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=73090b" CreationDate="2014-11-03T15:26:20.420" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5366" PostId="4680" Score="0" Text="You mean I don't close the motor sensor properly?" CreationDate="2014-11-04T02:16:55.587" UserId="4059" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5367" PostId="4680" Score="1" Text="I got the problem, I think I don't close the motor sensor that lead to above problem. Thank Zhaph For pointing out the problem." CreationDate="2014-11-04T03:31:32.513" UserId="4059" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5369" PostId="4696" Score="0" Text="Looking at your code, you're telling the motors to go at a speed of 300, then pause execution for 500ms, then you're telling the motors to stop, before continuing around again. Due to delays in communication you'll probably find that this will cause a stuttery motion that you might not notice when running it on the device." CreationDate="2014-11-04T09:40:20.043" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5371" PostId="4696" Score="0" Text="Perhaps if you moved the calls to `stop` out of the `while` loop, then the motors would keep running until the colour id was 7." CreationDate="2014-11-04T09:41:38.163" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5372" PostId="4696" Score="0" Text="I am so stupid with this function. Thank for your suggestion." CreationDate="2014-11-04T14:41:00.760" UserId="4059" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5373" PostId="4696" Score="0" Text="Pair programming for the win - often it just needs another pair of eyes ;)" CreationDate="2014-11-04T15:39:00.267" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5379" PostId="4636" Score="0" Text="In the end the kids were able to understand without the LEGOs, but you had a good method anyways. I might use it next time. :)" CreationDate="2014-11-05T15:18:52.777" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5380" PostId="2688" Score="0" Text="Try disabling antivirus software." CreationDate="2014-11-04T22:08:17.127" UserId="4136" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5381" PostId="4687" Score="4" Text="@JustinCase to some people the point of Lego is that you can mix and match the pieces, and that's how they use it. Not everyone just buys it, assembles it according to the instructions, then displays it." CreationDate="2014-11-06T00:35:33.407" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5382" PostId="4676" Score="0" Text="The stalling torque on an XL PF motor is 40 N.cm so to get 10x the speed, it would be 1/10 the torque, or 4 N.cm, or 0.04 Nm. Without knowing the mass of the wheel its hard to go further with those calculations though. *In a perfectly efficient frictionless world of course.*" CreationDate="2014-11-06T16:32:23.560" UserId="4139" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5383" PostId="933" Score="0" Text="On the basis that this question appears to be devolving into a list of people posting their one or two set suggestions, and user23 has sadly moved on, I'm going to turn this into a Community Wiki and merge some of these answers." CreationDate="2014-11-07T09:06:23.470" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5384" PostId="948" Score="0" Text="Cloud city, in 2005 it cost $100. Now for a new set it costs at least $1000" CreationDate="2014-11-06T22:11:09.620" UserDisplayName="user4141" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5385" PostId="4678" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the suggestion! This really helps. I plan on purchasing an XL motor and some gears (like the ones in the picture in the link that you posted) and get my train going! Thank you! You have gave the answer that I was looking for! Installing this in my train will be not a problem at all." CreationDate="2014-11-08T04:22:38.130" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5386" PostId="4674" Score="0" Text="I think you would say otherwise after watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-h-BKMfpGU" CreationDate="2014-11-08T04:26:26.680" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5387" PostId="4708" Score="1" Text="Most Lego kits have small parts. How old is your son? If he's old enough not to put the pieces in his mouth, just get a basic bricks set. He'll grow into the tiny pieces soon enough. He'll be 4 or 5 before you know it." CreationDate="2014-11-09T03:45:11.133" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5388" PostId="4711" Score="0" Text="isn't this exactly what the question was trying to avoid - most of the bricks in that set are 2x2 or smaller" CreationDate="2014-11-09T09:04:33.983" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5389" PostId="4717" Score="0" Text="That is exactly what I need.  Thanks, @jncraton!" CreationDate="2014-11-09T23:14:55.880" UserId="4151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5390" PostId="4717" Score="2" Text="For the record, this part is also one of the two glued halves forming the old pin joiner (http://brickset.com/parts/design-75535). Its LEGO reference is 6221 (http://brickset.com/parts/design-6221)" CreationDate="2014-11-10T09:45:12.177" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5392" PostId="241" Score="0" Text="The largest wheels are on the 8466" CreationDate="2014-11-08T18:19:44.200" UserDisplayName="user4149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5393" PostId="4562" Score="0" Text="I have never encountered this piece before, but what I do when I find pieces that I cannot identify, I first look at the studs. Obviously yours does not have any studs, so what I would do is either check inside the element, or look it up online. If more than one source says it is, then case closed. If you cannot identify it even after searching, you should talk to a brick specialist. That's all I can tell you. Hope this helps." CreationDate="2014-10-05T04:20:14.527" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5394" PostId="4717" Score="1" Text="@Ender If this answer helped you, you should [mark it as accepted](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/accepted-answer) to let others know that it's solved, and to give jncraton a bit of an extra thank you." CreationDate="2014-11-10T21:17:48.100" UserId="4084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5396" PostId="4711" Score="0" Text="I guess so. My point is that it's the closest to what he is looking for." CreationDate="2014-11-11T03:29:27.813" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5397" PostId="4717" Score="0" Text="I know!  My excuse is that I couldn't mark it as the answer as I didn't have enough score (or maybe I clicked on the &quot;Vote up&quot;?...now I'm not sure anymore).  I was waiting to get some more points to do it, and I did it.  Thanks for helping me remember anyway!" CreationDate="2014-11-11T04:40:19.490" UserId="4151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5398" PostId="4719" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the tip. I've found command opOUTPUT_GET_TYPE = 0xA0 in bytecodes.h and parameters which it takes http://topikachu.github.io/python-ev3/OutputLibrary.html." CreationDate="2014-11-12T06:32:00.180" UserId="4053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5399" PostId="4721" Score="0" Text="It sounds like you are unfamiliar with how the light sensor works.  First off, it's not directional.  Secondly, it detects all light, including ambient light, so your LED may not be bright enough to even register on the light sensor." CreationDate="2014-11-12T16:20:05.303" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5400" PostId="2334" Score="0" Text="As of Nov 2014, the top link doesn't work.  And, honestly, I don't think this was ever a valid solution." CreationDate="2014-11-12T16:47:58.763" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5401" PostId="4721" Score="0" Text="A few things:  The light sensor has to be pretty close to something in order to be very functional.  How close will the other robot be?  How much ambient light would there be in the room?  Do you have more than one light sensor?  Also, you would probably get much more reliable/feasible results using an ultrasonic sensor.  Is there a reason why you must use light?" CreationDate="2014-11-13T02:35:56.417" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5402" PostId="3193" Score="0" Text="This is correct. Lego does not have a licensing agreement with Sony who owns the movie rights to Spider-Man. They currently Spider-Man sets based only on Marvel IP. (Note that the &quot;Amazing Spider-Man 2&quot; designation for the Comic-Con exclusive from 2013 does not actually name that film anywhere on the package.)" CreationDate="2014-11-13T04:29:41.067" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5404" PostId="4724" Score="1" Text="In relation to both these questions, I'm guessing the main issue is the Rack and pinion nature of the steering - you really need to use a servo motor for the steering, where it only travels between a limited number of degrees, and can return to &quot;home&quot; when you release the control." CreationDate="2014-11-13T10:21:13.157" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5406" PostId="2334" Score="0" Text="@Nick2253 The top link has since rotted. I've updated it to the new location." CreationDate="2014-11-13T22:18:12.033" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5407" PostId="4733" Score="0" Text="Well, I take it you are telling me that the M motor is faster. Now that I think about it, the M motor isn't the fastest motor that LEGO has made. The 9v 2838 motor is by far, much, much faster. http://www.philohome.com/motors/motorcomp.htm" CreationDate="2014-11-15T02:22:34.283" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5408" PostId="4733" Score="1" Text="@TaylorGarrett L and M motors have the same unloaded rotation speed (380rpm) which is faster than the XL (220rpm), however they both have lower torque, which means that they will stall under lower loads than the XL." CreationDate="2014-11-15T23:10:11.757" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5410" PostId="4736" Score="1" Text="This is a duplicate of your previous question.  You shouldn't open multiple questions to solve the same problems.  Update your existing question and respond to some of the questions in the comments and you will get a better answer." CreationDate="2014-11-17T22:37:44.923" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5411" PostId="4736" Score="0" Text="I've moved your image into your original question for you." CreationDate="2014-11-18T10:36:51.180" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5412" PostId="4739" Score="1" Text="follow this: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4622/is-it-possible-to-edit-a-my-block-input-parameter-value/4689#4689" CreationDate="2014-11-19T06:28:27.933" UserId="4132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5413" PostId="4724" Score="0" Text="Do you really need an EV3? The RC car chassis is a fairly common LEGO construction, complete with an infrared remote. If you need it to be programmable, you can still stick an EV3 with its motors and sensors on top of the standalone car chassis." CreationDate="2014-11-19T07:37:58.560" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5414" PostId="4742" Score="0" Text="I have always made the connection to the Mosquito." CreationDate="2014-11-20T03:35:37.387" UserId="3126" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5415" PostId="4743" Score="0" Text="forgot to mention that I snipped that image from the youtube video - not my work ;)" CreationDate="2014-11-21T02:38:04.053" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5416" PostId="4735" Score="1" Text="You could also use an extension plate (2x4 or 2x8) underneath the motor, so that you can plug the PF extension cable on it." CreationDate="2014-11-21T12:37:29.933" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5417" PostId="4745" Score="0" Text="This answer would have been better as a comment to another answer. As is, it does not actually answer the question." CreationDate="2014-11-22T02:15:34.143" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5419" PostId="4748" Score="4" Text="Also, the instructions usually have a 'ruler' on that page of instructions so you can measure it even without a beam or brick of that length." CreationDate="2014-11-23T10:25:26.423" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5421" PostId="4754" Score="2" Text="Do you mean the LEGO technic bricks or the EV3 control brick and sensors? Please be a bit more specific." CreationDate="2014-11-25T09:55:37.770" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5422" PostId="4754" Score="1" Text="I could only find the size of the servo motors:&#xA;Large servo motor: 14x7x5 modules -&gt; 112x56x40 mm&#xA;Medium servo motor: 3x4x9 modules -&gt; 24x32x72 mm" CreationDate="2014-11-25T13:25:56.447" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5423" PostId="4758" Score="1" Text="Agreed. Most of the time alignment is the issue, and clamping pieces will just break them." CreationDate="2014-11-25T19:54:34.487" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5425" PostId="4768" Score="0" Text="You're welcome. I absolutely loved this book, and was always fascinated by the plotter. I don't think that it is any coincidence that I enjoy a career as a programmer, and would site this model as one of the inspirations behind my vocation. I'm delighted to be reminded of it all." CreationDate="2014-11-26T15:47:17.313" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5426" PostId="4768" Score="0" Text="Sadly, I'm not certain that the model in the book was by Larry Page. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Page) says that Page designed his LEGO plotter whilst at University. The Idea Book was published in 1980 when Page would have been about 7 years old. I don't doubt that a prodigious 7-year-old might come up with a clever LEGO design, but I'm not sure that he would be at University by that age." CreationDate="2014-11-26T16:09:59.897" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5427" PostId="4768" Score="0" Text="I agree. I assume the post in which I read about it probably had the wrong picture (which is the one I've included here), nonetheless, the link you provided was the one I happened to be looking for, thanks again." CreationDate="2014-11-26T16:13:08.683" UserId="4204" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5428" PostId="4745" Score="0" Text="Looks like it answers the question just fine to me." CreationDate="2014-11-27T00:48:14.020" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5429" PostId="4771" Score="1" Text="Sadly those rough spots are where plastic pins used to stick out but they're been broken off your parts. Those were part of the support/tipping mechanism on the train model." CreationDate="2014-11-27T03:49:06.693" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5430" PostId="4773" Score="5" Text="Almost all the Technic sets still have instructions for a second model (online rather than printed). I suspect the problem is that sets and parts have become more specific so it's harder to make a decent B model, especially with the smaller sets. 100 parts, half of which are minifigs, just doesn't give a set designer many options." CreationDate="2014-11-27T03:50:53.213" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5431" PostId="4775" Score="4" Text="I'm referring to the instruction-less alternate builds, which were commonly displayed on the back and sides of the box." CreationDate="2014-11-27T05:45:55.710" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5433" PostId="4779" Score="1" Text="I have the Unimog set, but it definitely did not include any parts like this, neither in red nor in yellow. After looking through the official snow plough instructions, I also never saw them being used." CreationDate="2014-11-27T10:59:43.713" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5434" PostId="4775" Score="1" Text="@JoshDM I do believe that the LEGO Company has stopped displaying instruction-less builds, but sometimes you still see alternate views or unfoldings of the same build." CreationDate="2014-11-27T12:53:11.457" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5436" PostId="4772" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I did wonder if they were train related. Thanks for the Bricklink reference. I hadn't been able to find them." CreationDate="2014-11-27T09:58:42.653" UserDisplayName="user4210" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5437" PostId="4780" Score="1" Text="For the large linear actuator you can also used this specialized part (http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=61905) but unfortunately it's rare and expensive" CreationDate="2014-11-27T15:03:03.837" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5438" PostId="4774" Score="1" Text="Hi Charlene - you might find &quot;[In what ways are LEGO and MegaBloks Incompatible?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/753/56)&quot; useful as well." CreationDate="2014-11-27T15:33:43.803" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5439" PostId="4775" Score="2" Text="Have they given a reason why?" CreationDate="2014-11-27T17:01:04.180" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5440" PostId="4780" Score="0" Text="Thanks! I edited my question to specify that it's the large linear actuator." CreationDate="2014-11-27T18:54:23.947" UserId="4209" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5441" PostId="4775" Score="2" Text="I believe the parents complained that there weren't instructions provided for the alternative models, so Lego stopped showing them.  I don't know if anyone can confirm this factoid, but I'm sure I read it once somewhere." CreationDate="2014-11-27T21:53:16.267" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5442" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="I have updated my answer to include the [first official mirror LEGO piece](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/750/132)." CreationDate="2014-11-29T18:16:12.287" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5444" PostId="4784" Score="0" Text="Are you able to post an image of the assembly and perhaps an image of the instruction page?" CreationDate="2014-11-30T14:19:50.447" UserId="750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5445" PostId="4784" Score="1" Text="i Have added a image of the instruction page on the main post. the orange arrows show the parts which are not aligning. we had disassmebled the assembly to few steps back. will assemble back and send a images." CreationDate="2014-11-30T15:39:33.057" UserId="4189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5446" PostId="4650" Score="0" Text="That's unfortunate.  It looks like Lego is no longer supporting the NXT software on Yosemite so Mac users will no longer have Bluetooth as an option for NXT." CreationDate="2014-11-30T17:43:46.163" UserId="381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5447" PostId="4786" Score="0" Text="Cheers for letting us know you solved it :)" CreationDate="2014-12-01T16:33:33.303" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5448" PostId="4785" Score="2" Text="This sounds like the job of a master LEGO builder, but I'm sure you can do it too! This does sound like an expensive project, however." CreationDate="2014-12-02T02:15:50.373" UserId="4036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5449" PostId="4787" Score="0" Text="For power values (first columns) I get responses:&#xA;  0 =&gt; 07000000 02000000 00,&#xA;  1 =&gt; 07000000 02000000 00,&#xA;  2 =&gt; 07000000 02000000 40,&#xA;  3 =&gt; 07000000 02000040 40,&#xA;  4 =&gt; 07000000 02000080 40,&#xA;  5 =&gt; 07000000 020000a0 40,&#xA;  6 =&gt; 07000000 020000c0 40,&#xA;  7 =&gt; 07000000 020000e0 40,&#xA;  8 =&gt; 07000000 02000000 41,&#xA;  9 =&gt; 07000000 02000010 41,&#xA; 10 =&gt; 07000000 02000020 41,&#xA; 11 =&gt; 07000000 02000030 41&#xA;but I'm not able to interpret them." CreationDate="2014-12-02T07:32:37.053" UserId="4053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5450" PostId="4790" Score="2" Text="Short answer: no. Look at SBrick on kickstarter, for example, who are currently jiggling dimensions to get molded parts to fit with Lego pieces. There's lots of &quot;a few microns off and try again&quot; going on. Or hit shapeways and see all the lego-compatible parts there, maybe even throw your designs on and get some printed to see." CreationDate="2014-12-02T08:46:03.443" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5451" PostId="4790" Score="3" Text="To clarify, are you trying to get custom pieces created, or custom sets created?  If pieces, the LDRAW files are grossly insufficient.  You'd be better off taking 3D scans of the LEGO pieces as a start.  If sets, look at what Brickmania does:  buys bulk new LEGO, and then repackages it into their own boxes with their own instruction manuals." CreationDate="2014-12-02T15:56:14.327" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5452" PostId="4794" Score="2" Text="I'm guessing a small rod (Bar 3L) or similar? Possibly trimmed/halved." CreationDate="2014-12-02T17:14:37.820" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5453" PostId="4794" Score="0" Text="The only small rods I have are 4L, and even they don't fit tightly onto the 2x2 round plate. In my quick build the top stays on relatively ok, but it is not a normal strong Lego fit and the top of the djembe will fall off if you hold the model under an angle." CreationDate="2014-12-02T17:56:07.310" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5454" PostId="4794" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: You are probably right - the Bar 4L (#30374) fits into the X of the 2x2 round plate. As there is no &quot;Bar 3L&quot; in the Lego catalog (according to BrickLink) it is likely a 4L bar trimmed down to the right length. I have updated my answer with this info." CreationDate="2014-12-02T18:03:59.337" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5455" PostId="4794" Score="2" Text="I would use a [#6246a small screwdriver](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6246a) to hold the top to the base of the drum." CreationDate="2014-12-02T18:12:25.773" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5456" PostId="4794" Score="0" Text="@PGmath that's what I originally suggested in my post, see `the best I have figured out so far is to stick a tool screwdriver (#6246a) inside, but this doesn't secure the top 2 round pieces very well.`" CreationDate="2014-12-02T18:41:32.343" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5457" PostId="4790" Score="0" Text="Thanks Nick! To start I'm using standard LEGO pieces but in the future I may want non-standard ones." CreationDate="2014-12-02T18:41:52.003" UserId="4225" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5458" PostId="4794" Score="0" Text="I found the right bar! It is a Friends magic wand [#87994pb01](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=87994pb01). Updating this in my answer." CreationDate="2014-12-02T18:49:56.717" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5459" PostId="4794" Score="2" Text="@PhilB.: Actually, there is a generic Bar 3L too: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=87994" CreationDate="2014-12-02T19:28:59.373" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5460" PostId="4771" Score="0" Text="http://lego.brickinstructions.com/en/lego_instructions/set/125/Tipper_wagon has a good example (picture) of how those parts are used." CreationDate="2014-12-02T23:08:21.300" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5462" PostId="4794" Score="0" Text="The 3L was used in the Dwarf Warrior minifigure as I recall - his axe handle was shorter than the classic light saber/Harry Potter wand." CreationDate="2014-12-03T09:21:20.780" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5463" PostId="4794" Score="0" Text="Thank You!!! I have ordered and will post pic. Once again Thank You :-)" CreationDate="2014-12-03T10:31:59.393" UserId="4226" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5465" PostId="4785" Score="0" Text="I would say that [bricklink.com](http://www.bricklink.com/) is one of the best places to buy bricks from." CreationDate="2014-12-03T19:53:36.790" UserId="2379" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5466" PostId="4794" Score="1" Text="I just tried this build with a 3L bar and it doesn't fit. The bar sticks out the bottom enough that you can't put the cone onto a stud, not even a hollow stud like the one on your jumper." CreationDate="2014-12-03T20:47:52.143" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5467" PostId="4794" Score="0" Text="The screwdriver works fairly well if you push it up until it secures the dish to the round plate, and then only a little bit of the handle pokes downward but it's enough to attach the dish to the cone." CreationDate="2014-12-03T20:52:21.890" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5468" PostId="4794" Score="0" Text="The screwdriver trick works so-so, it doesn't really secure the dish to the round plate very well (at least not on my try-out build). As suspected by Zhaph - Ben Duguid and myself, there might need to be a little trimming done on the 3L Bar :(. Thanks for trying it out @Mr. Shiny and New :)" CreationDate="2014-12-04T00:12:12.753" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5469" PostId="4804" Score="2" Text="Can you provide some more details on what it is that you are trying to do? Perhaps some pictures of what you have tried already and where you are running into trouble?" CreationDate="2014-12-04T14:50:33.760" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5470" PostId="4804" Score="1" Text="I add picture later, because at this moment I am on work and I have only phone. I want build castle door but I have problem how to connect chains to the axle, not axle endings, but aprox. 4 studs from axle end." CreationDate="2014-12-04T15:01:26.650" UserId="4236" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5471" PostId="4805" Score="3" Text="You might want to add an extra 2x2 round plate to the top of the plate w chain to prevent the chain from coming loose - so sandwich the chain between the two plates" CreationDate="2014-12-04T19:48:17.443" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5472" PostId="4809" Score="0" Text="Do you get this for all Programs you try to run, or just this one?" CreationDate="2014-12-05T10:23:26.927" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5473" PostId="4812" Score="0" Text="I used the usb  cable" CreationDate="2014-12-06T07:30:36.767" UserId="4243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5474" PostId="4809" Score="0" Text="All the old programs work except for this one." CreationDate="2014-12-06T07:32:06.820" UserId="4243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5475" PostId="4812" Score="0" Text="Hmm, I assume you've tried deleting it from the EV3 and re-loading it?" CreationDate="2014-12-06T08:22:16.037" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5476" PostId="4812" Score="1" Text="I just learnt that the error occured because of another program had a similar name." CreationDate="2014-12-06T08:39:45.637" UserId="4243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5478" PostId="4818" Score="1" Text="I like this, replacing the 1x5 plates with technic connectors number 1 (http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32013) and putting  a rubber band round it makes it a serious possibility." CreationDate="2014-12-07T23:01:45.583" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5479" PostId="4816" Score="3" Text="&quot;LEGO Legolas&quot; makes me chuckle every time." CreationDate="2014-12-08T00:48:13.553" UserId="707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5480" PostId="4816" Score="0" Text="This is fundamentally the same as [Minifigure Torso Cracks](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2881/56). While waiting for your replacement, you may find the answers to [Repairing LEGO minifigure torso damage](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1478/56) helpful to minimise further damage :)" CreationDate="2014-12-08T10:54:11.693" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5481" PostId="4822" Score="0" Text="to clarify, I only can use LabView, unfortunately we can't use C++ or Java." CreationDate="2014-12-08T15:40:40.153" UserId="4252" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5482" PostId="1175" Score="1" Text="Update: I recently (Dec 2014) checked with my local (US - Cincinnati) Lego Store and they still sell full boxes of PaB items (Except the really small items such as 1x1 round tiles). Current price in my store is $100 per box." CreationDate="2014-12-09T13:16:35.003" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5483" PostId="4820" Score="1" Text="If you mount your assembly on a 2x2 rotating tile (3679 &amp; 3680) you have both - playability and good looks :)" CreationDate="2014-12-09T14:23:43.657" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5484" PostId="4820" Score="1" Text="It would rotate better, but there is still a poor connection because of the band as a primary component.  If I used the concept that stickers are 'legal' I could increase the diameter of the heads by applying layers until I have a perfect fit, but that doesn't seem fair somehow." CreationDate="2014-12-09T14:30:23.633" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5485" PostId="4820" Score="0" Text="To that point, if I was building for a child, I would definately use Philo's design.  As it is, I should build two helicopters, one with each design, and see what I think." CreationDate="2014-12-09T14:33:14.520" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5486" PostId="4820" Score="0" Text="I mounted the assembly on a technic peg in a 2x2 round brick on a turntable.  It spins very well, but the blades are at different angles every time it stops." CreationDate="2014-12-09T14:42:08.533" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5488" PostId="4816" Score="1" Text="LEGO Legolas's lass lets LEGO Legolas lasso lots of LEGO lasses." CreationDate="2014-12-10T19:42:45.807" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5489" PostId="4828" Score="0" Text="You might also find [How can I use more than 3 motors with one NXT brick](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/646/56) useful :)" CreationDate="2014-12-12T16:39:32.577" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5492" PostId="4829" Score="0" Text="Pleygo is not at all related to summer camps, though. A summer camp buys you daycare and teachers and structured activities. You could buy a bastketball for a few dollars and send your kid to Lego camp; that way he gets to play ball all year instead of just one week and the savings can pay for the Lego camp." CreationDate="2014-12-15T18:22:03.113" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5493" PostId="4843" Score="4" Text="Note: Lego Answers is not affiliated with The Lego Group. We are a fan site, answering your questions." CreationDate="2014-12-16T05:46:29.040" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5494" PostId="4838" Score="0" Text="See also: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2780/where-do-bulk-lego-sellers-on-ebay-get-their-bricks" CreationDate="2014-12-16T10:10:19.963" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5495" PostId="4838" Score="0" Text="And also [What's the most cost effective and efficient way to buy bricks?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/220/56)" CreationDate="2014-12-16T10:44:15.353" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5497" PostId="4849" Score="0" Text="Not sure if this is a duplicate - as far as I know the principle is slightly different for EV3s. If using LeJOS, you can connect the EV3s via USB and make one the slave and the other the master. I'm not sure how to do this with the standard Mindstorms software though, which is likely what is used in this contest (I assume it is the FLL :) )." CreationDate="2014-12-17T12:32:05.940" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5498" PostId="4850" Score="0" Text="oh - and [BrickPicker](http://www.brickpicker.com) is also a good reference point for assessing the value of a (current or retired) set and can give you a decent indication of the value of the set you are considering to bid on." CreationDate="2014-12-17T17:30:16.017" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5499" PostId="4851" Score="2" Text="I was going to say don't keep them in the same place as your keys but I realise how stupid that sounds. I'm just curious, do you know what Minifigure it is?" CreationDate="2014-12-17T20:13:23.170" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5501" PostId="4849" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. It's tagged [tag:nxt] there's nothing else to say that this is using EV3s." CreationDate="2014-12-17T22:06:25.240" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5503" PostId="4851" Score="1" Text="Yep, I have to say I've resigned myself to replacing my keychains every year or so as they tend to lose their hands and printing." CreationDate="2014-12-17T22:13:08.090" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5504" PostId="4851" Score="0" Text="I actually lost a hand on this one and then my wife mysteriously found it in the back seat of her car a few months later. It's a shame they have to be replaced instead of just 'retired'." CreationDate="2014-12-17T22:26:10.343" UserId="4297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5507" PostId="4852" Score="1" Text="Did you try USB or Bluetooth or both?" CreationDate="2014-12-17T22:48:29.320" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5511" PostId="4849" Score="1" Text="I hadn't seen the tag - you're absolutely right, it is tagged as #nxt. So yes, looks like a duplicate." CreationDate="2014-12-18T01:17:52.273" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5512" PostId="4855" Score="2" Text="Have you tried something like this? I figured this would be the answer but I was hoping to hear something a little more definitive with relation to using on a minifig of some kind." CreationDate="2014-12-18T21:45:43.990" UserId="4297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5513" PostId="1090" Score="0" Text="LEGO Cuusoo was rebranded and relaunched as [LEGO Ideas](https://ideas.lego.com)" CreationDate="2014-12-21T14:10:03.810" UserId="3298" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5514" PostId="4822" Score="0" Text="As a general note, LabVIEW is a dataflow-driven language, rather than OOP or procedural.  Just like OOP is a great aid for certain situations, using a dataflow-driven language is helpful for control system programming." CreationDate="2014-12-21T17:29:20.597" UserId="879" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5515" PostId="4859" Score="1" Text="@Zaph - Disappointing to hear, but certainly beats finding out the hard way. I'll pick up some plastic cement next time I'm at Hobby Lobby. Thank you for your time." CreationDate="2014-12-21T19:30:14.150" UserId="4305" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5516" PostId="4822" Score="0" Text="see what I didn't realize before is I can make my own blocks with the Ev3. That's how I have other &quot;Programs&quot; to execute." CreationDate="2014-12-22T14:41:16.707" UserId="4252" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5517" PostId="4858" Score="5" Text="You mention the &quot;collectible&quot; nature of the item. I can assure you that after you glue it, the only collector who'll want it is you. Nothing devalues a building toy like glue." CreationDate="2014-12-22T19:57:25.910" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5519" PostId="4862" Score="0" Text="i think it is this one, i found a small hatchet and what looks like that lattice part of the car too! thank you" CreationDate="2014-12-23T22:40:13.110" UserId="4311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5520" PostId="4779" Score="2" Text="I guess Jono is referring to an older Unimog-set. The 1981 set 8848. ![lego 8848](http://media.peeron.com/pics/inv/setpics/8848-1.1119047204.thumb2.jpg)" CreationDate="2014-12-24T07:38:53.863" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5522" PostId="4573" Score="0" Text="It works now, with the latest version (1.1.1) of Mindstorms." CreationDate="2014-12-24T12:15:08.670" UserId="4048" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5523" PostId="4573" Score="0" Text="Sweet, glad it's sorted :)" CreationDate="2014-12-25T06:59:51.750" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5526" PostId="4875" Score="2" Text="My first thought is: Is everything seated completely? It's amazing how fast tolerances can add up. One way to check those tall pieces is to get 5 regular bricks (anything of brick height) and stack them up and compare height to the seemingly problematic 1x2x5 light grey pieces, which should be equal." CreationDate="2014-12-26T05:55:14.423" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5529" PostId="4870" Score="0" Text="I'm having the same issues... All looks right, remote and receiver on same channel but nothing is working. Should there be a light on the top of the battery box that goes in the train?" CreationDate="2014-12-26T04:32:15.077" UserDisplayName="user4328" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5530" PostId="4870" Score="1" Text="yes, the battery box has a green square button that, once pressed, makes a green LED shine. If pressing the button does not turn on the light, make sure you have inserted the AAA batteries properly into the battery holder - they go in 3 at a side (there are 2 sides) and they all face the same direction (so all + markings are on the same side), not alternating as with many other devices." CreationDate="2014-12-26T04:48:18.670" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5531" PostId="4870" Score="1" Text="Thanks PHIL B... I have the battery box out at the moment, and it shows the two outer ones go opposite to the middle one...is that right?" CreationDate="2014-12-26T04:59:39.720" UserDisplayName="user4328" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5532" PostId="4870" Score="1" Text="@Dan, apologies, your setup is correct - I got confused with the bulky AA battery box used in Technic Lego - my son got both a 4x4 crawler with the AA box as well as a 60052 Cargo Traîn with the AAA box for Christmas hence the confusion :)" CreationDate="2014-12-26T14:22:54.853" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5533" PostId="4882" Score="0" Text="thnx , exactly whar i needed" CreationDate="2014-12-27T17:41:13.357" UserId="4333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5534" PostId="4885" Score="0" Text="Oh and here is an example of how you could add working lights to the front of the train - but you would need to work the cables into the design somehow - http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=100657" CreationDate="2014-12-28T19:05:32.617" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5535" PostId="1930" Score="0" Text="Considering Lego is the world's largest toy-maker, they have grown 15% per year for ten years, and AFOLs make up only about 5% of their revenue, I think your entire last paragraph needs to be reconsidered." CreationDate="2014-12-29T06:41:51.210" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5536" PostId="4888" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much Philo. Just another question from someone who has very limited physics knowledge. What exactly do you mean by &quot;0 to 100% duty cycle&quot;? Would you be so kind and write a very simple algorithm? Thank you!" CreationDate="2014-12-29T17:27:41.920" UserDisplayName="user4343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5540" PostId="4890" Score="0" Text="Hmm, ribbons like that do make sense to me, the wheels would stay on something that wide better than a string or similar.  I'll look about for winches.  Fortunately the 3 year old is imaginative so as long as it's in the ballpark it should be okay!" CreationDate="2014-12-29T20:39:31.247" UserId="4344" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5542" PostId="4890" Score="0" Text="Now that I think about it, our [train set](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Deluxe-Train-Set-10508) has exactly the winch you're talking about - not usable as a track but definitely usable as pulling device, if my child will let me use it :)" CreationDate="2014-12-29T21:16:32.563" UserId="4344" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5543" PostId="4873" Score="0" Text="I believe it's cheaper because originally to use all the sensors you had to purchase the Education version of the software as well... I believe the more recent updates to the home software now support the additional sensors in the kit, so it's just the data logging you're missing out on." CreationDate="2014-12-29T21:34:23.727" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5544" PostId="4779" Score="1" Text="Oh, so there was an older Unimog... Thank you for the clarification." CreationDate="2014-12-30T07:18:03.123" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5545" PostId="197" Score="1" Text="I love legos too :D" CreationDate="2014-12-30T12:32:27.813" UserDisplayName="user4351" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5546" PostId="4891" Score="4" Text="I sincerely wish I understood what you were asking here, but I just don't get it. Are you trying to make a minifig look pregnant? I would generally ask for photos of what you have tried already, but in this case, I must admit that I'm a bit hesitant - I don't want to frighten the children! Please do clarify, what movements does the &quot;fetal carrier&quot; restrict (and what is one of those, anyway?) And why, oh why, did you put your the mother in a &quot;pen&quot; that looks like a jail cell? The mind boggles. :-) BTW Welcome to this site. I hope you find it useful." CreationDate="2014-12-30T14:14:45.837" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5547" PostId="4888" Score="0" Text="The duty cycle percentage is the ratio between powered time over cycle period. Eg. here, a 30% duty cycle at 1200 Hz means 250µs on / 583µs off." CreationDate="2014-12-30T15:20:46.977" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5549" PostId="4891" Score="5" Text="This is the absolute strangest question I have seen here. I don't even know what to start. Fetal carrier, pen, jail-cell, pieces coming off violently during birth, pregnancy dome???!!! This makes me scared! :(" CreationDate="2014-12-30T15:56:52.303" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5550" PostId="4888" Score="0" Text="Hi Philo. Thanks for your replay. I just created a code in Phyton based on your explanation (see the edited question) but unfortunately it still does not work. Would you help me by reviewing it and making the necessary adjustments? I would be very thankful for that." CreationDate="2014-12-30T20:11:21.420" UserDisplayName="user4343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5551" PostId="4895" Score="0" Text="damn, missed it by 10 minutes." CreationDate="2014-12-31T06:16:54.223" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5552" PostId="4890" Score="0" Text="Looking good :)" CreationDate="2014-12-31T11:48:40.357" UserId="4345" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5554" PostId="4892" Score="3" Text="See [Pulling Power of LEGO Trains 1966 till 2009 (Systems: 4.5V 12V 9V IR)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6BfTlY4rcQ)" CreationDate="2014-12-31T15:55:23.493" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5555" PostId="4775" Score="2" Text="This is the sort of info I'm looking for.  Needs more research to back it up, but I'll accept any answer with a sourced variant on this comment info." CreationDate="2014-12-31T17:34:26.440" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5556" PostId="4796" Score="0" Text="excellent answer, though did you mean 3 yrs old in that next to last sentence? my 4 year old and his friends love lego jrs sets...seem age appropriate for age 4 to me. on the other hand many 3 yr olds dont have the dexterity for little legos nor the attention span to follow the directions. but they like the lego figures and vehicle bases...so a lego jr spiderman car would be ok for a 3 yr old imo...lego jr batcave not so much." CreationDate="2015-01-01T06:10:57.457" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5557" PostId="4900" Score="0" Text="Yep, looks like a match." CreationDate="2015-01-01T07:36:23.603" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5558" PostId="4895" Score="0" Text="ahh, yes, that is it. The new legs will go fabulous with the legless old style minifig torso I already had in my collection before this acquisition. :)" CreationDate="2015-01-01T07:41:10.580" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5559" PostId="4888" Score="0" Text="Problem is that I am not Python savvy... Might be a physical  interface problem too?" CreationDate="2015-01-01T18:05:23.597" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5561" PostId="4904" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the response, but it seems like a solution should be possible without special parts (I don't own this missile part) and it seems like a solution should be possible that works 100% of the time." CreationDate="2015-01-02T15:29:43.750" UserId="4357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5562" PostId="4903" Score="0" Text="The Lego trains have something like &#xA;[this](http://lego.brickinstructions.com/07000/7939/053.jpg). It's not a solution for your problem yet though, as the actual &quot;clicking on/off functionality is in the battery holder brick." CreationDate="2015-01-02T16:36:25.440" UserId="3375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5563" PostId="4904" Score="1" Text="Fair enough.  I'll have another think." CreationDate="2015-01-02T18:04:35.937" UserId="3065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5564" PostId="4903" Score="0" Text="And I think the cycling happens electronically as opposed to mechanically since, at least on my train motor, the button always returns to the &quot;undepressed&quot; state." CreationDate="2015-01-02T18:17:24.613" UserId="4357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5570" PostId="4905" Score="1" Text="Is there any chance you could include a picture of the figure in question?" CreationDate="2015-01-03T17:35:38.070" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5571" PostId="4907" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot Zeph and Joost ! Unfortunately I cannot add a picture." CreationDate="2015-01-05T11:12:20.013" UserId="4360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5572" PostId="4907" Score="0" Text="Loost, could you explain a little more detailed what you mean by &quot;...add the different blocks you want in your MyBlock to the editing screen, select them&quot;   My problem that I cannot find that symbol  &quot;connection, or connector &quot;  which is displayed in figure 16 -2" CreationDate="2015-01-05T11:14:42.390" UserId="4360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5573" PostId="4907" Score="0" Text="Joost, could you explain a little more detailed what you mean by &quot;...add the different blocks you want in your MyBlock to the editing screen, select them&quot;   My problem that I cannot find that symbol  &quot;connection, or connector &quot;  which is displayed in figure 16 -2   You can also explain in German if that makes it easier , thank you again !" CreationDate="2015-01-05T11:28:08.157" UserId="4360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5575" PostId="4891" Score="0" Text="I have voted to close as &quot;unclear what you're asking&quot;. Please edit your question to clarify and to provide more context." CreationDate="2015-01-06T17:23:55.880" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5576" PostId="4891" Score="0" Text="What about using one of those pieces that goes over the head peg so you can attach a backpack, except hang it on the front side and attach a dome that way instead?" CreationDate="2015-01-06T17:30:24.103" UserId="4376" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5577" PostId="4907" Score="0" Text="I tried to clarify my answer. I hope this will explain how to create the My Block and how you get the connection block" CreationDate="2015-01-06T19:10:36.750" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="5579" PostId="4900" Score="0" Text="Are lego jumbo bricks of any notable value? or are they not worth any more than other used lego products?" CreationDate="2015-01-07T00:39:31.680" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6576" PostId="4907" Score="0" Text="Joost,  thank you very much for answering so detailed. Great help !! I will try your steps and let you know how it works." CreationDate="2015-01-07T09:51:04.947" UserId="4360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6577" PostId="4920" Score="2" Text="I'd hazard a guess at glue or Blu Tack..." CreationDate="2015-01-07T10:13:04.487" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6578" PostId="4891" Score="0" Text="I've removed the elements of the question relating to the pen/crib as they don't seem relevant to the main part of the question. I'm assuming that you're also looking for a sort of &quot;easy access display area&quot; to hold this minifig which might be better suited to a different question." CreationDate="2015-01-07T11:27:09.447" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6580" PostId="5921" Score="2" Text="I don't have a huge quantity of those parts, but the ones I have, of various ages, do not fit on any of my minifig's hips. The studs on the hips are thicker than the regular studs." CreationDate="2015-01-07T19:37:58.030" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6581" PostId="5920" Score="2" Text="I can't get neck brackets to fit over the minifig hip studs." CreationDate="2015-01-07T19:56:14.157" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6582" PostId="5921" Score="0" Text="I don't have these brackets at all so I'm not able to check it out. A standard 2x1 brick will fit over the studs on the hips. But you did check it with brackets right?" CreationDate="2015-01-07T21:30:47.977" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6583" PostId="5921" Score="1" Text="I tried several brackets on my newest and oldest (30 years old) minifigs at hand. None fit." CreationDate="2015-01-07T21:33:29.097" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6584" PostId="5921" Score="0" Text="Ah, I see. Well, we remain in mystery then at least for now." CreationDate="2015-01-07T21:35:51.767" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6585" PostId="4880" Score="5" Text="It looks like it came from a dog's mouth. Poor minifig has seen some hard times." CreationDate="2015-01-08T04:49:34.570" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6586" PostId="5920" Score="0" Text="Hmm, curious I'll have another go - I'm sure I've done something similar in the past..." CreationDate="2015-01-08T11:57:39.067" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6587" PostId="5921" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 How close are they to fitting?  Would a small amount of modification allow them to fit?  That might be what we're looking at." CreationDate="2015-01-08T16:31:24.853" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6588" PostId="4903" Score="0" Text="The technical name for what you're looking for is a *latched push button*.  You might try *latching* instead of *latched*, and you might try *switch* instead of *push button*, but *switch* will also give you a lot of toggle switch results, which isn't what you want." CreationDate="2015-01-08T16:35:56.340" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6589" PostId="4903" Score="0" Text="If you are referring more specifically to the pen mechanism, you are looking for a *bistable cam system*.  You can, of course, also search for *pen mechanism*, which gave me lots of pretty pictures from Google." CreationDate="2015-01-08T16:38:45.390" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6591" PostId="5921" Score="0" Text="@Nick2253 On my older minifig they fit slightly better; I can jam the bracket down about 1mm. If the leg studs or the bracket were shaved a bit, it could be made to work, but I'm not willing to test that." CreationDate="2015-01-08T21:03:38.523" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6593" PostId="4892" Score="0" Text="@LarsTech - any chance you could post that as an answer, possibly with a short summary?" CreationDate="2015-01-09T16:51:10.800" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6594" PostId="4900" Score="0" Text="Not a lot of Jumbo Bricks sell, but bricklink shows they sell for around $3 each" CreationDate="2015-01-09T18:07:17.650" UserId="3934" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6595" PostId="4694" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot! I had to resort to the cable because the bluetooth wasn't working. I'm so happy the the update fixed it!" CreationDate="2015-01-10T23:16:18.550" UserDisplayName="user4077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6596" PostId="4611" Score="0" Text="The new update v1.1.1 for the programming software fixes the issue. See below." CreationDate="2015-01-10T23:17:10.467" UserDisplayName="user4077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6597" PostId="5925" Score="3" Text="Can you be more detailed in your question? What have you tried to do, what is LabVIEW telling you, what have you already researched on the Internet and how is your situation different than what you can find on Google and the likes?" CreationDate="2015-01-11T16:05:50.653" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6599" PostId="5935" Score="1" Text="Nice find, Niels." CreationDate="2015-01-12T10:38:41.437" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6600" PostId="5939" Score="1" Text="Are you looking for something that's actually load bearing?  Or just something that's aesthetically &quot;close&quot;?" CreationDate="2015-01-12T14:53:40.513" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6601" PostId="5938" Score="2" Text="Often, the stores will let you pack the minifig packages with the same part, as long as the total number of pieces comes out to be the same as if you had built the figs." CreationDate="2015-01-12T14:55:50.590" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6602" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="Something aesthetically close, it doesn't need to bear any load." CreationDate="2015-01-12T15:28:48.900" UserId="4192" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6603" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="Have you checked if you elevate or lower the bottom connection by one plate will that allow you to connect the horizontal plate at the top. It may adjust the angle a bit, but at some point the two should connect." CreationDate="2015-01-12T15:47:24.383" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6604" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="I've had a play around but it's kind of tricky in LDD, and I haven't managed to get anything to work yet. I suppose it'd be easier with real bricks but I don't have any of these kinds, and was hoping it might have been a 'solved problem' !" CreationDate="2015-01-12T15:48:44.083" UserId="4192" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6605" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="It's a good idea to have at least one or two of most pieces around so you can experiment with them in real life. LDD is not the best to figure out if two pieces would fit. The pieces you are using here are not expensive, so it may be worth to get some to play around with the angles." CreationDate="2015-01-12T17:38:23.370" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6606" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="I don't know that those bricks are the best - that's part of the point of my question, I guess. I was hoping to get pointers as to what bricks work for this kind of thing too. They may not be expensive individually but adding postage (there's no store nearby) adds up :(" CreationDate="2015-01-12T17:43:11.750" UserId="4192" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6607" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="Yours look like a reasonable solution. I would approach the problem the same way as you did. Perhaps also trying out hinge plates besides just hinge bricks. That way you could smooth down the top with tiles, and also you have more room for adjustments for the angles and connections." CreationDate="2015-01-13T00:13:58.433" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6608" PostId="5939" Score="4" Text="If you are just going for something aesthetically close, and not load bearing, why do you need the hinge piece on the top?  Just push the long hinge plate up in to the &quot;awning&quot; and then your problems are solved." CreationDate="2015-01-13T00:36:59.663" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6609" PostId="5938" Score="0" Text="Agree with what's been said here: It's pretty standard to let you put any 15 pieces from the build-a-minifig stand into the container for the $9.99 price." CreationDate="2015-01-13T01:41:00.250" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6611" PostId="5927" Score="0" Text="This is impressive. Thanks. I was hoping for something smaller and with fewer pieces, but this is definitely an example of a working mechanism." CreationDate="2015-01-13T13:48:05.890" UserId="4357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6612" PostId="5941" Score="2" Text="We already have some pointers for [contacting a designer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2767/56) and it's been pointed out that [LEGO don't really take suggestions](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/4591/56) for new products other than through Ideas." CreationDate="2015-01-13T14:58:00.493" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6613" PostId="5928" Score="0" Text="ev3dev isn't exactly a Mindstorms IDE, but the Linux link is interesting, thanks. It's disappointing that Windows is still involved though." CreationDate="2015-01-13T20:12:27.373" UserId="4358" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6614" PostId="5928" Score="1" Text="Windows should not be needed for anything that I suggested." CreationDate="2015-01-14T01:57:55.653" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6615" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="Nick2253 has a good point.  Or you can not use plates at all, and just use a rod with one end stuck in a tile with clip." CreationDate="2015-01-14T21:59:39.577" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6616" PostId="4827" Score="6" Text="Manufacturing LEGO-compatible items does not open you to litigation.  Manufacturing patented items would.  Considering that most of LEGO's patents expired, especially on their basic bricks, that shouldn't be a problem.  As long as you don't infringe the LEGO trademark, you would be fine." CreationDate="2015-01-15T17:01:44.180" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6617" PostId="5924" Score="1" Text="I had a bucket of Tyco bricks as a kid, and it came with the minifig the OP posted.  It may have come in sets, but my bucket was just the general &quot;use your imagination&quot; bucket of 500 or so pieces.  http://s3item.bookooinc.netdna-cdn.com/s400_478e0c9ebadfd64537eae47475689.jpg" CreationDate="2015-01-15T18:26:26.717" UserId="5402" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6618" PostId="5948" Score="2" Text="You'll need to clarify some things.  First, how are you powering your robot arm?  What gears are you using?  Have you tried other gear ratios to increase torque?" CreationDate="2015-01-16T05:52:17.147" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6619" PostId="5949" Score="3" Text="Proper down gearing (and strong structures) can indeed make wonders... See this tiny LEGO RCX robot lifting and moving a 44kg load: http://www.philohome.com/hoist/hoist.htm" CreationDate="2015-01-16T08:10:32.837" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6620" PostId="5948" Score="0" Text="Similar to: [How can a lego-mindstorm robot lift something very heavy](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/5947/56)" CreationDate="2015-01-16T10:23:07.043" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6621" PostId="5947" Score="3" Text="The key factors are torque (using the techniques in [VolleyJosh's answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/5949/56)) and counter-balancing - to ensure that your robot doesn't tip over if you're trying to &quot;pick it up&quot; with a crane or arm based robot." CreationDate="2015-01-16T10:32:59.767" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6622" PostId="5948" Score="1" Text="Are you able to provide some pictures of what you've tried so far?" CreationDate="2015-01-16T10:39:44.780" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6623" PostId="5947" Score="1" Text="Perhaps a picture of your robot may help make suggestions more specific." CreationDate="2015-01-16T14:09:05.033" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6624" PostId="5921" Score="0" Text="What about putting the lady in a dress by using a slope instead of legs? It does restrict movement, but the brackets would then work." CreationDate="2015-01-16T14:20:18.867" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6626" PostId="4827" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I should have been more clear. You're right- the LEGO patents are largely expired, which is what I was referring to by &quot;you would probably win&quot;. However, if you used the word LEGO anywhere in relation to you product (including such things as &quot;works with LEGO&quot; or &quot;LEGO compatible&quot;), there would be some risk. They have sued a few companies and won- mostly Chinese companies manufacturing knock-offs. They do have design patents that cover certain bricks / brick features, so you'd have to carefully avoid those." CreationDate="2015-01-16T19:19:45.383" UserId="4257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6627" PostId="4893" Score="0" Text="As a follow up to this - my child loved the concept, and proceeded to remake it five or six times before moving on as children do." CreationDate="2015-01-16T22:57:06.540" UserId="4344" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6628" PostId="5950" Score="3" Text="This.  You almost never will get traction with a major corporation about adopting your (significant) ideas (because, among other reasons, they'd have to pay you for them - even if you don't want payment); but there's nothing special about 'plastic blocks' such that you couldn't make your own competing (and, more importantly, compatible) product, and then perhaps eventually Lego will see your idea and either make their own, or buy your idea/company." CreationDate="2015-01-16T22:59:50.397" UserId="4344" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6629" PostId="1919" Score="0" Text="How did you end up sending the pulses? I couldn't get the servo to respond to neither `analogWrite()` nor the Servo library's `write()`. From some Googling, I got the impression that this is because Arduino's built-in PWM frequency is 500 Hz while the PF servo expects 1150 Hz. I'll try &quot;manual&quot; PWM to get the frequency that's needed. Also, it's still not clear to me whether the PWM is on both C1 and C2 or just on whichever is not LOW." CreationDate="2015-01-18T04:33:58.573" UserId="5411" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6631" PostId="1919" Score="0" Text="@AtesGoral Wow! It's been a long time since I looked at this. All of my code is on github if that helps. https://github.com/tooshel/androdino/tree/master/arduino Another notable problem I had was the 9 volts from the Lego power pack would end up as about 6 volts by the time it went though the Arduino Motor Shield so I had to rig up an extra Lego power pack with only 3 batteries and aluminum foil for the other three, and make another custom cable that put the two batter packs in serial. Yeah, it was crazy. Thank goodness for sbrick!" CreationDate="2015-01-19T17:06:44.783" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6632" PostId="1919" Score="0" Text="Oh my goodness! I hadn't heard about SBrick. I think I'm going to order one soon :) In the meantime, I'm still trying to solve my problem with Arduino because I'm basically doing it as an electronics learning exercise instead of powering up an actual model. I'll see if the voltage drop is the cause of the problem. Thanks!" CreationDate="2015-01-19T17:42:40.947" UserId="5411" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6633" PostId="5957" Score="4" Text="I have thought of that, but the OP's photo definitely looks more neon color than yellow. Especially at the edges. It could be just picture quality though. Trans-yellow is definitely easier to find. You linked to the one with frosted interior, and there is also the regular one listed here: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?P=3001&amp;colorID=19" CreationDate="2015-01-20T15:57:59.777" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6634" PostId="5955" Score="4" Text="So basically, the better path is to sell this one brick for $50 on bricklink.com, and then use the money to buy a larger quantity of the same brick in trans-yellow for ~$2 each :)" CreationDate="2015-01-20T19:23:15.913" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6635" PostId="5955" Score="1" Text="I guess that could work, although as a collector myself, I would never part from a brick like that. It is ultra-rare! :)" CreationDate="2015-01-20T21:07:40.660" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6636" PostId="5960" Score="0" Text="I guess the LEGOLAND, the PaB and the test bricks you mention make sense - I don't see how individual bricks are being handed out at events though ..... You'd think that running a specific mold in a different color would be expensive and hence used more than a &quot;rare&quot; amount" CreationDate="2015-01-21T04:19:37.693" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6637" PostId="5969" Score="0" Text="Oh? Bricklink says it was in [three sets](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3024).&#xA;&#xA;granted, one of those sets is a monthly mini model build.&#xA;&#xA;OTOH, Bricklink says 6 different colors of 1x1 plate came in only one set each. Of those, the Maersk blue only had two in a set from 1980." CreationDate="2015-01-22T08:14:39.480" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6638" PostId="5968" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I filed a complaint through [Bricks and Pieces website](https://service.lego.com/en-gb/replacementparts#BasicInfo) and hope to receive new parts within 10 days. [This blog post](http://gimmelego.blogspot.se/2011/03/bigand-finished.html) discusses quality problems with tan pieces." CreationDate="2015-01-22T08:43:34.760" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6640" PostId="5975" Score="2" Text="If you can, adding an image or link to some would really help in determining what the problem is." CreationDate="2015-01-22T13:46:11.583" UserId="2637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6642" PostId="5975" Score="0" Text="I've sometimes found that the larger plates (6x6 and up) have a tendency to warp slightly over time, meaning they often don't stick together well." CreationDate="2015-01-22T14:18:45.917" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6643" PostId="5969" Score="0" Text="I didn't realize they re-released it! Brickset still lists it as only coming in the one set from 10 years ago, and when I went looking to buy some last year, they were $1+ each on Bricklink.&#xA;&#xA;Anyway, I think a much more interesting answer to this question than a rare one-off piece for a licensed set is a common color and common part that in combination are rare." CreationDate="2015-01-22T14:57:11.610" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6644" PostId="5972" Score="0" Text="Yes, they look great! Can they be made to get fixed in any set position? Is it possible to make a user defined rigid net of  convex hull like Fuller domes?" CreationDate="2015-01-22T17:28:11.260" UserId="5427" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6646" PostId="5963" Score="0" Text="What operating system are you running on your PC?" CreationDate="2015-01-22T22:54:04.227" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6648" PostId="5965" Score="0" Text="I've installed RIS v2.0 from cd into my other computer (notebook), withouts any problems, than downloaded and instaled drivers for converter rs 232 to usb. Ris 2.0 is working fine but doesn't see my IR tower (serial). I've changed battery for new one and still nothing." CreationDate="2015-01-22T14:13:48.770" UserId="5426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6649" PostId="5965" Score="0" Text="I've tried with RIS v2.0 - there is a problem with quicktime, I don't know why.&#xA;Than I.ve tried with ROBOTC for RCX and tower is lighting green when I'm downloading firmware but there is communicate that there is no connection with brick. Maybe I'll try to change battery in tower?? What do you think??&#xA;Regards" CreationDate="2015-01-22T08:47:47.003" UserId="5426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6650" PostId="5965" Score="0" Text="You say it says there's some problem with quicktime? You need to make sure you have a version of quicktime between 4.0 and 6.4 installed, otherwise you'll get this error." CreationDate="2015-01-22T13:42:15.573" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6651" PostId="5960" Score="1" Text="We had a similar question about [Milky White with Sparkles](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/4445/56) bricks." CreationDate="2015-01-22T23:08:05.413" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6652" PostId="5979" Score="0" Text="Your photo looks like a perfect match as to the type of figure, but I've never heard of Soldier Bear before and was unsuccessful in finding any information or pictures using soldier bear as one of my search keywords. Do you have any additional information about the brand, packaging, etc?" CreationDate="2015-01-22T23:40:14.720" UserId="3189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6653" PostId="5979" Score="0" Text="Uh.. no. My bro keeps it in a second-hand box. If it helps, the set contains 3 (maybe originally 4) soldiers, a tank, a palm tree, and a small fortress. No pieces bear (hehe, bad pun) a brand name." CreationDate="2015-01-23T01:55:16.960" UserId="4280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6654" PostId="5972" Score="0" Text="There are several style of [hinges](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=2&amp;catString=22&amp;catType=P) available. The first 5 listed on that link are nice, and adding Hinge Plate 1 x 4 to the mix might give you everything you need. Anyway, tons of hinges to explore..." CreationDate="2015-01-23T08:12:28.910" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6655" PostId="5969" Score="0" Text="At this point, I'd be interested to see what mcqwerty has to say, what with all this new activity and STILL without a chosen answer." CreationDate="2015-01-23T08:15:54.490" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6659" PostId="5984" Score="0" Text="Relevant: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1838/will-mindstorms-ev3-be-backwards-compatible" CreationDate="2015-01-24T17:25:44.623" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6661" PostId="3130" Score="0" Text="Robotic Virtual Worlds does support the building of your own environments through the &quot;Level Builder&quot; tool, but I don't believe it supports importing your own robots yet - although the [RobotC team were talking about it in 2013](http://www.robotc.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=67&amp;t=5826&amp;p=24000&amp;hilit=model+importer)." CreationDate="2015-01-25T22:30:48.897" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6665" PostId="5991" Score="2" Text="Welcome to this site! I hope you don't mind, but I've edited your question slightly to make it slightly less subjective, and therefore a better fit for this site." CreationDate="2015-01-27T14:42:07.453" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6666" PostId="5990" Score="2" Text="I don't think BrickPrinter sells used Pad Printers - are you suggesting they should bulk order from them? Even second-hand multi-colour pad printers seem to be listing around £2,000+" CreationDate="2015-01-28T12:31:00.280" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6668" PostId="5947" Score="0" Text="Don't forget to come back and mark an answer as accepted if you like it." CreationDate="2015-01-29T22:18:56.790" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6669" PostId="5995" Score="0" Text="That's slang for the full &quot;Micro Figures&quot;, I believe.  I'm referring to the tiny figures that are featured in the video." CreationDate="2015-01-29T23:55:41.170" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6670" PostId="5996" Score="1" Text="I think they would still want to distinguish between the trophy-based &quot;Micro-Figures&quot; and these &quot;Micro-Scale&quot; figures.  I agree that &quot;Nano&quot; is off the table." CreationDate="2015-01-29T23:57:42.340" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6671" PostId="5995" Score="1" Text="LEGO fans call them nanofigs, whereas LEGO refers to them as micro-figs. They are about 3/4th of the height of microfigs, and very-very tiny." CreationDate="2015-01-30T03:28:17.927" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6672" PostId="5995" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger - I think your comment should be upgraded to an official answer :)" CreationDate="2015-01-30T12:16:04.227" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6673" PostId="5995" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger - so if LEGO calls them micro-figs, what do they call the armless ones used for their board games?" CreationDate="2015-01-30T17:52:17.527" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6674" PostId="5999" Score="0" Text="+1 Nice, backed up with evidence, and I like it. However, the ultimate answer will end up being what either LEGO or the overall community determine." CreationDate="2015-01-31T04:44:39.413" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6675" PostId="5999" Score="0" Text="It's going to depend on whether this becomes a common practice or not. They call Voodoo Jack &quot;Mini Jack&quot;, so we might see the pieces called &quot;Mini Captain America&quot;, etc., in the inventory for this." CreationDate="2015-01-31T15:34:59.660" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6676" PostId="5995" Score="1" Text="My guess is that since LEGO retired the board-games they decided to recycle the name. They do this regularly with retired elements and colors, so it wouldn't be a first." CreationDate="2015-01-31T16:37:21.410" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6677" PostId="6003" Score="0" Text="Updated the question." CreationDate="2015-02-01T13:27:41.307" UserId="3688" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6678" PostId="6006" Score="1" Text="I never noticed any problem with it. Do you have a picture of your model." CreationDate="2015-02-02T20:22:00.080" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6679" PostId="6007" Score="3" Text="Hi Bethany, you should be able to press the small picture frame icon when you edit your post and upload an image to your post. It's possible that as a new user this option wasn't initially available." CreationDate="2015-02-03T09:58:55.517" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6680" PostId="5968" Score="0" Text="I have received the replacement parts now, no questions asked. The accompanying letter apologized and told me not to hesitate contacting Lego again should any new problems arise." CreationDate="2015-02-03T11:25:44.770" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6682" PostId="5968" Score="0" Text="Awesome! Yes, LEGO's customer service is excellent. :)" CreationDate="2015-02-04T14:37:39.850" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6685" PostId="3134" Score="0" Text="This is fundamentally a variant of [How to remember initial position of a robot and return to it](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2973/56) albeit with the NXT." CreationDate="2015-02-04T21:24:20.067" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6686" PostId="6016" Score="1" Text="This is fundamentally a variant of [How to remember initial position of a robot and return to it](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2973/56) and [Return a robot to it's start position](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/3134/56)..." CreationDate="2015-02-04T21:25:25.087" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6687" PostId="6015" Score="0" Text="Your interpretation is correct :). Hmm, the part about the tolerance is interesting. I was hoping to fit a &quot;Hand Pirate Hook&quot; in the cavity, sounds like there's still some hope." CreationDate="2015-02-04T22:29:52.630" UserId="3688" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6688" PostId="6005" Score="0" Text="YOU DID! Solved! One piece in a wrong position and everything locked. Thanks a lot!" CreationDate="2015-02-05T20:05:42.757" UserId="5461" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6689" PostId="6005" Score="3" Text="@Cezar Then you should also mark this answer as the correct one to give Joost proper credit!" CreationDate="2015-02-06T09:30:53.703" UserId="5472" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6690" PostId="5996" Score="0" Text="I'm pretty sure it's hard to trademark a phrase like &quot;nano-figure&quot;. If Lego already has &quot;minifigure&quot; and &quot;microfigure&quot; then &quot;nanofigure&quot; seems pretty reasonable. I'm not sure some other brand's use of the generic term &quot;nano&quot; would be infringed." CreationDate="2015-02-06T16:08:22.013" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6691" PostId="5999" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't consider the &quot;microfig&quot; from the LEGO board games to be &quot;microscale&quot; as you've noted; it's really only approximately 75% the size of a regular minifig, which would still be considered a &quot;giant&quot; per the LEGO definition of microscale that you've posted." CreationDate="2015-02-06T17:14:05.750" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6692" PostId="5999" Score="0" Text="Depends on your interpretation I guess. I understand &quot;microscale&quot; to mean literally anything smaller than minifig scale. I don't think I've ever seen a build scaled for microfigs, though." CreationDate="2015-02-06T17:17:46.833" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6693" PostId="5920" Score="1" Text="They do not fit. The leg pegs are slightly larger than a stud. (This is also why the use of slopes as skirts results in a loose connection.)" CreationDate="2015-02-06T18:06:56.410" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6694" PostId="4891" Score="0" Text="Kit Z Fox, the neck bracket does not fit over the pants peg." CreationDate="2015-02-06T18:14:33.007" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6695" PostId="6019" Score="1" Text="This version cannot bend her legs, unfortunately." CreationDate="2015-02-06T18:16:27.007" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6696" PostId="5934" Score="0" Text="Or just use one remote and switch its channel to match the train. Red 1, Blue 1, Red 2, Blue 2, etc." CreationDate="2015-02-06T19:07:18.157" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6697" PostId="5921" Score="0" Text="You would be able to see those brackets, both from the side as well as the front in the corners of the dome. That's clearly not what is being used here." CreationDate="2015-02-06T21:02:15.707" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6698" PostId="6023" Score="0" Text="Are you referring to the EV3 T-Rex from [The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Laboratory](http://www.nostarch.com/ev3lab) or a different robot?" CreationDate="2015-02-09T11:21:43.757" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6699" PostId="2334" Score="3" Text="Just to confirm (as auselen's link to the FAQ points out) this *is* the LEGO approved way of connecting PF Mindstorms parts." CreationDate="2015-02-09T11:52:49.893" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6700" PostId="6022" Score="1" Text="Hi Joetest - I assume the powerpack you're referring to is [4506078: Batterybox 4X11X7](http://brickset.com/parts/4506078) - but I'm not sure which motor you mean - where did you get the part numbers from? In which case, it's probably a duplicate of [How to use Power Functions with Mindstorms EV3?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2325/56)" CreationDate="2015-02-09T11:54:21.653" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6701" PostId="2639" Score="1" Text="Thank's for give much pict, this help for create simple using lego." CreationDate="2015-02-11T23:31:58.880" UserDisplayName="user5489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6702" PostId="6034" Score="0" Text="Do you have a picture by any chance?" CreationDate="2015-02-12T23:52:56.477" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6704" PostId="6023" Score="1" Text="I'm referring to the EV3 T-Rex from Lego Mindstorms EV3 Laboratory from Daniele Benedettelli." CreationDate="2015-02-13T01:52:15.883" UserId="5477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6705" PostId="6034" Score="0" Text="I believe you are referring to a set numbered 3305, not 3005." CreationDate="2015-02-13T02:58:18.707" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6706" PostId="6035" Score="0" Text="Yes it is thank you so much. I could only find the shell branded wrapper with searching." CreationDate="2015-02-13T14:57:54.040" UserId="5491" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6711" PostId="1865" Score="0" Text="That looks like the pieces that have knobs on the sides are used for the walls, then flat plates are placed on the knobs." CreationDate="2015-02-13T23:26:43.220" UserId="5402" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6712" PostId="6036" Score="1" Text="I've used credit cards or library cards for this kind of thing,  but you need enough room for it. Protip: credit cards can also help straighten bent CPU pins." CreationDate="2015-02-14T04:21:29.903" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6713" PostId="6044" Score="2" Text="Do you mean the [HiTechnic Motor Controller](http://www.hitechnic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/HiTechnic-Motor-Controller-Specification.pdf) or something else?" CreationDate="2015-02-14T17:38:37.090" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6714" PostId="6048" Score="0" Text="I don't think this'll work - the wings are going to be about 7 inches long. But maybe I could stabilize it with some other pieces hidden" CreationDate="2015-02-14T21:20:01.517" UserId="5480" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6715" PostId="6051" Score="2" Text="Confirmed, though it is missing a center hub and is thus difficult to use. The next in size that does have one is 59521 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=59521" CreationDate="2015-02-15T10:00:09.987" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6716" PostId="6057" Score="0" Text="i'm going to change my question to include just lego parts" CreationDate="2015-02-16T01:39:48.867" UserId="4331" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6717" PostId="6057" Score="0" Text="You can make screwjacks out of LEGO..." CreationDate="2015-02-16T01:40:51.563" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6718" PostId="6057" Score="0" Text="How do you make screw jacks out of legos?" CreationDate="2015-02-16T01:42:03.710" UserId="4331" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6719" PostId="6057" Score="0" Text="Well the key components are in this [Worm Gear Pack](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=9854-1). I'm sure the individual pieces can be had cheaper than the one set of these for sale on BrickLink." CreationDate="2015-02-16T01:51:13.513" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6720" PostId="6057" Score="0" Text="but the process of making it though..." CreationDate="2015-02-16T06:29:23.773" UserId="4331" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6721" PostId="6057" Score="0" Text="Come on, that's the fun part, figuring it out!" CreationDate="2015-02-16T08:45:56.143" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6723" PostId="6049" Score="1" Text="See also the related question: [What are the largest Technic-compatible tires on the market?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/235/56) - although that is specifically asking for tires." CreationDate="2015-02-16T10:07:30.400" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6724" PostId="2873" Score="1" Text="Not 23m DKK but 23,095m DKK, which is a thousand fold more! In USD, that would be $3.5 billion.&#xA;And from 2013 report, the revenue was 25,382m or $3.9 billion." CreationDate="2015-02-16T10:35:50.107" UserId="5500" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6725" PostId="2873" Score="0" Text="Good catch @Ron1 - I've updated the figures - however the percentages haven't really changed." CreationDate="2015-02-16T14:14:15.003" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6726" PostId="6057" Score="0" Text="for technic I meant the remote controllers and such the electronic stuff" CreationDate="2015-02-16T21:06:19.937" UserId="4331" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="6728" PostId="6062" Score="0" Text="I'll look into this, though I'm worried it might be far too thick to use." CreationDate="2015-02-17T02:02:26.533" UserId="5480" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7730" PostId="2993" Score="2" Text="There's also a small program called [Brick Wizard](http://thebrickwizard.com/). It does the same as Brickficiency, but faster (and have generated better results for me, but that may vary)." CreationDate="2015-02-17T22:37:48.003" UserId="4016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7731" PostId="6067" Score="1" Text="But are there any technic pieces that are at this angle?" CreationDate="2015-02-18T10:37:29.677" UserId="5480" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7732" PostId="6067" Score="0" Text="I don't know of any pieces that achieve exactly such an angle, but you can build a frame that provides one. For example, you could alter this structure to result in a slightly different angle from 90°: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=94689&#xA;I've also found this simpler, but less sturdy solution: http://www.dagsbricks.com/2013/11/lego-techniques-on-angles.html" CreationDate="2015-02-18T10:44:25.507" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7735" PostId="6071" Score="3" Text="The bricks are higher!? This is a problem if you want to mix basic sets. Very good feedback!" CreationDate="2015-02-18T16:39:45.440" UserId="3482" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7736" PostId="6065" Score="0" Text="The track seems to last quite a while.  There are people in my LUG who have been using the same track for over a decade of pretty routine displays.  Those same guys are currently working on using 3D printing to create something to build a mold on.  It seems to be working pretty well for them, so far." CreationDate="2015-02-18T22:03:33.650" UserId="125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7737" PostId="6064" Score="2" Text="Why do you need to inventory the parts?  Is it for custom building purposes?  I'm also curious what programs you've downloaded, and what specifically you found undesirable in each one." CreationDate="2015-02-18T22:22:28.767" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7738" PostId="6064" Score="1" Text="May be duplicate of http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/635/is-there-any-application-to-keep-an-inventory-of-owned-sets-and-pieces" CreationDate="2015-02-18T22:23:38.813" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7739" PostId="6067" Score="0" Text="The issue here is that the wing digital is not attached to the fuselage, but to a flat stub of a wing. So any such frame would be too thick." CreationDate="2015-02-18T23:23:16.497" UserId="5480" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7740" PostId="6065" Score="0" Text="I am hoping to use something like Autodesk to make a prototype, then get the files into STL format and send it to a 3D printer.  The 'teeth cogs&quot; are just a few millimeters between each one.  I am sure there will be many renditions before I get it right.  It would be great to be able to make a cross track, but that could be a challenge right in the center of the X.  I will start with straight and curves first." CreationDate="2015-02-19T05:45:42.230" UserId="5507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7741" PostId="6074" Score="1" Text="Are the standard BanBao bricks higher? Suppose you build a house and and mix lego and banbao bricks, will it be possible to build walls?" CreationDate="2015-02-19T13:00:56.837" UserId="3482" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7742" PostId="6071" Score="2" Text="I just visited to my local toy store in the Netherlands and found a couple of the small sets for only 0.49 euro, so I bought one. Quality of the bricks is improved in respect to my other 2 sets, bricks stay together. The hinge now stays in position. The size of the bricks didn't change. They are still higher than lego bricks." CreationDate="2015-02-19T14:33:19.813" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7743" PostId="6076" Score="1" Text="I would suggest posting this question on the leJOS forum - I've seen many similar issues coming by there and you will get a better and faster response there - leJOS is not official LEGO software and is hence not fully within scope of this forum. The leJOS forum is here: http://www.lejos.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=17" CreationDate="2015-02-19T18:23:08.183" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7744" PostId="6064" Score="0" Text="you could write a Lego&amp;reg; database..." CreationDate="2015-02-21T15:11:49.203" UserId="5493" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7746" PostId="6079" Score="1" Text="I don't think the habit of using designer initials was already there then; I'd rather wager the LL stands for Legoland as that's how boxes where themed at that time." CreationDate="2015-02-21T20:37:05.310" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7747" PostId="6079" Score="0" Text="Good point Joubarc, I've updated accordingly :-)" CreationDate="2015-02-22T09:37:22.873" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7751" PostId="6093" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer. However, I want to point out that the HiTechnic IR Receiver seems to have EV3 blocks already: www.hitechnic.com/downloadnew.php?category=38" CreationDate="2015-02-25T15:23:55.663" UserId="5523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7752" PostId="6098" Score="0" Text="Hum, I have been triying. Let me try to upload that XML file with IDs, its a very counterintuitive web page" CreationDate="2015-02-26T16:35:46.593" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7753" PostId="6098" Score="0" Text="I agree - it takes some getting used to. What I do is I generate my list in a spreadsheet (Excel, OpenOffice) and have a formula that generates the XML tags for each brick. I then paste the XML file into the textbox on the Wanted List page, and from there on it is fairly easy sailing." CreationDate="2015-02-26T16:51:42.943" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7754" PostId="6098" Score="0" Text="Well I am having a problem while creating the XML file. It doesn't find any of the IDs in the catalogue. However, if a manually pick any of them and go to the search bar and search in the catalogue there is never a problem. Is there something I need to take into account while creating the XML? I knwo that IDs like `306223` are 4dig piece 2dig colour, so I can break down that ID into ID and colour for the XML but I have no idea of what to do with `6037390`." CreationDate="2015-02-26T16:54:47.227" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7755" PostId="6098" Score="1" Text="Let me open a new more specific quesion." CreationDate="2015-02-26T17:10:36.837" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7756" PostId="6097" Score="0" Text="Also take a looke at: &quot;[How can I minimize the number of merchants for given set of requested bricks?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/555/how-can-i-minimize-the-number-of-merchants-for-given-set-of-requested-bricks?rq=1)&quot;" CreationDate="2015-02-26T17:30:04.637" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7757" PostId="6098" Score="0" Text="6037390 is 3007 in black, according to Bricklink: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3007&amp;ccName=6037390" CreationDate="2015-02-26T17:44:23.827" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7758" PostId="6098" Score="0" Text="Yes, but the whole point of the question is so I dont need to manually go putting then one by one, and unfortunately, I dont have the 3007 black info, just the other. Check my other question to see additional problems in the XML" CreationDate="2015-02-26T17:48:59.657" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7759" PostId="6098" Score="0" Text="@Ander: Maybe you should try BrickOwl, and specifically their import function (http://www.brickowl.com/wishlist/import). I have not worked with it, but perhaps this works better for the list of IDs you have." CreationDate="2015-02-26T17:55:08.060" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7760" PostId="6098" Score="0" Text="It seems interesting, however that would need me to use some other software where I would need to insert probably mnually or again programing another format and then load theyr formats and then use what Brickowl would give... It seems not the most straigthforward way! however thanks for the tip ;)" CreationDate="2015-02-26T18:08:09.000" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7761" PostId="6101" Score="0" Text="I see, but the catalogue translates 3062 properly when searched manually. Again, I am losing the point if I need to manually search for everything!" CreationDate="2015-02-26T18:36:59.387" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7762" PostId="6101" Score="1" Text="Yes - totally annoying. At this point I don't know either how you can go from your ID numbers to the ones used in Bricklink without first looking them up and translating them. And I do not understand why Bricklink allows you to search for a 7-digit ID, but cannot upload it in the Wanted List functionality. Sharing your frustration here, but perhaps someone else on this forum can answer the question for you. A quick google search showed many ways to upload 4/5-digit IDs, but nothing on the long IDs you have." CreationDate="2015-02-26T18:57:47.063" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7766" PostId="2852" Score="1" Text="You can build [a similar design](https://www.flickr.com/photos/legomonster/4531528223/in/faves-ambo100/) which I find is stronger (but slightly larger) using cheese slopes and a plate and brick of the same size. It can also be built with [two plates and cheese slopes](https://www.flickr.com/photos/legomonster/4532163942/in/set-72157621862416111)." CreationDate="2015-03-01T19:31:34.377" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7768" PostId="6087" Score="0" Text="At the first one you can clearly see the difference in stud size caused by the different distance at the corner in the top." CreationDate="2015-03-02T16:46:26.033" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7769" PostId="6110" Score="0" Text="Yeah, sort of..." CreationDate="2015-03-03T18:24:46.230" UserId="5545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7770" PostId="6110" Score="2" Text="What have you tried so far, and what parts of building a spaceship are difficult to do?" CreationDate="2015-03-03T18:27:04.887" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7771" PostId="6109" Score="0" Text="Could you be more specific with what you are looking for and what you've tried?" CreationDate="2015-03-03T18:37:29.303" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7772" PostId="6110" Score="0" Text="Specifically, whats hard is the bottom." CreationDate="2015-03-03T19:31:21.350" UserId="5545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7773" PostId="6109" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100: Really, nothing... But I've been going through stuff in my head." CreationDate="2015-03-03T19:32:09.970" UserId="5545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7774" PostId="6110" Score="2" Text="If you overlap your bricks and make the base 1 stud smaller in all dimensions than the layer above it, you should get a really solid sloping bottom for a spaceship when using 2x4 bricks. It will look blocky, but given the appeal of Minecraft that should not be an issue nowadays :)" CreationDate="2015-03-03T19:35:17.217" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7775" PostId="6113" Score="0" Text="+1 for Lego floor :) Yes, it sounds like they are the vehicle car base and not train base?" CreationDate="2015-03-05T14:56:18.360" UserId="5550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7776" PostId="6113" Score="0" Text="As far as I can see they are same parts, where 10 are old version (till 1992) and the other 20 [Duplo Chassis 2X6](http://brickset.com/parts/6045958) the updated version (from 1993 - now)" CreationDate="2015-03-05T16:04:45.730" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7777" PostId="6113" Score="0" Text="There is a simmilar looking part that can run on corresponding duplo tracks [Duplo Train Base 2 x 6 with Red Wheels and Swiveling Coupling' (4559cx1)](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/4559cx1). I don't know if Lego released different types of track over the years, and if they are all compatable with each other." CreationDate="2015-03-05T16:13:47.997" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7778" PostId="6113" Score="0" Text="The car base w/ hitch fits, but it more loose than the train base." CreationDate="2015-03-05T17:03:00.683" UserId="5550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7779" PostId="2048" Score="3" Text="The store *may* help you, but TLG advises stores to direct missing-piece issues to LEGO Customer Service, instead of the store handling the return. Customer Service can *usually* send out the missing parts, but returned/exchanged items typically end up back on a shelf for someone else to purchase as incomplete.  And yes, the Minifig issue was likely the result of someone else buying the set, taking out the Minifigs for personal use (or lucrative resale), and returning the item. TLG will ask for  info that helps determine if the problem is with manufacturing or at a certain store." CreationDate="2015-03-06T03:21:30.450" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7780" PostId="1677" Score="0" Text="It's *very* unlikely the TLG will charge you for missing pieces, even if they're are expensive. In fact, if the cost to replace the individual pieces is too high, then they're more likely to just ship you an entire new set from their own local warehouse. Unless a specific customer is constantly having &quot;incomplete&quot; sets and abusing the system, there should never be a risk of being charged for replacement pieces." CreationDate="2015-03-06T03:23:41.440" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7781" PostId="1488" Score="1" Text="While they don't replace specific parts for CMF (because of the nature of their production), they may offer to send you a new mystery pack. You may not get the same figure, but the next one should be complete." CreationDate="2015-03-06T03:47:25.537" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7782" PostId="1677" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge The page has been updated since I last used it properly (some 10 years ago - and this question and my answer are also quite old) and is probably now covering the &quot;I want to buy a piece&quot; but there used to be an upfront disclaimer that there may be charge if certain limits were hit - conceivably ordering over half a set might be considered rather excessive ;). Going through the process now, although most of the figure parts are out of stock there was no indication that I'd be charged for it." CreationDate="2015-03-06T10:47:46.210" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7783" PostId="1677" Score="2" Text="My experience as an employee was in the 2011 through 2012, so what I said would have applied for the timeframe of your answer. Any time I dealt with a set missing an excessive amount of pieces I just express shipped a whole new set. Policy could be different now, as TLG is growing and needs to reduce costs, but their customer service capabilities are likely still outstanding. I just left the comment, since the answer was old but the question still relevant." CreationDate="2015-03-06T10:58:01.187" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7784" PostId="1677" Score="1" Text="Yes, it certainly seems that they do err on the side of believing everyone's honest :) Which is a pleasant and nice thing." CreationDate="2015-03-06T10:59:41.903" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7785" PostId="6114" Score="1" Text="... or sometimes LEGO. http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6115/what-logos-appear-on-duplo-brick-studs" CreationDate="2015-03-06T19:43:13.553" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7790" PostId="6121" Score="0" Text="Hi Logan - any chance you could include a currency in your answer - 400-1500USD is fairly different to 400-1500GBP and is very different to 400-1500DKK ;)" CreationDate="2015-03-09T10:28:40.437" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7791" PostId="6045" Score="0" Text="A long time ago in an university club we once managed to hack an RCX cable into an RCX compatible LED, built a frame to mount it into a LEGO structure, wrapped a clear flexible plastic &quot;wire&quot; in tinfoil and duct tape (to minimise light loss) and built another LEGO structure for the other end that held an NXT light sensor. After a bit of programming we could send information from the RCX to the NXT via the optical cable. the only downside was the speed: we could only manage about 1 bit per second. Maybe someone could improve on this concept?" CreationDate="2015-02-18T10:15:20.340" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7794" PostId="6124" Score="1" Text="Thanks! I happen to follow Akiyuki on YouTube, but I had completely forgotten about this video of his. I'll look into making it...sometime..." CreationDate="2015-03-12T13:56:35.330" UserId="5505" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7795" PostId="6109" Score="0" Text="It depends on the scale and how &quot;rough&quot; you're willing the final product to be - here's a [Sailing ship built purely from 2x4s](https://twitter.com/Zhaph/status/539244369493393408)" CreationDate="2015-03-12T18:38:03.270" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7796" PostId="6124" Score="1" Text="Hmm - if you're willing to take the time though surely this is a prime candidate for machine learning as well: you train it with some known bricks first and let it build its understanding of different bricks from there ;)" CreationDate="2015-03-12T18:45:28.133" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7797" PostId="6124" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid that would be my first choice too.  I would also cross that with a web brick database like BrickLink to automate linking new found shapes with existing brick names." CreationDate="2015-03-12T21:58:50.637" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7798" PostId="6127" Score="1" Text="Do you have a photo of your build. Looking at the instructions the whole assembly looks stable, especially from sub step 5, when the large curved piece is placed." CreationDate="2015-03-13T02:48:09.133" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7800" PostId="4775" Score="0" Text="I would also hazard a guess that for brand sets part of the deal was that alternate models weren't allowed for copyright reasons - for example, a Star Wars X-Wing set can only build an X-Wing. Lego then probably made all sets follow the same design pattern for their own brand cohesion." CreationDate="2015-03-15T22:58:01.107" UserDisplayName="user3509" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7803" PostId="6132" Score="0" Text="Is this a duplicate of your [previous question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/6009/56) - or have you switched from NXC to RobotC? Are you using the interactive servo motors or the medium/large servo motors?" CreationDate="2015-03-17T11:51:23.673" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7804" PostId="6132" Score="0" Text="Also - can you post an example of what you have tried - RobotC should support sending [specific angles to servos](http://www.robotc.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=5764&amp;sid=ca6339af082e78c7d4c4d3b856e76c71#p5764) assuming you've configured them correctly..." CreationDate="2015-03-17T11:54:15.863" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7805" PostId="6132" Score="0" Text="You can also look at [LeJOS](http://www.lejos.org) - its API for sure allows a motor to turn a specific amount of degrees through the rotate() method. On an instance of a regulated motor this should give you a very accurate rotation." CreationDate="2015-03-17T12:16:06.683" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7806" PostId="6134" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer. Normally (like on brick parts) the number on it represents the parts' lego item ID. But the paper's item ID is not the number print on it, so its kind of strange." CreationDate="2015-03-18T03:11:01.520" UserId="3914" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7807" PostId="6139" Score="0" Text="Just note that there is no 2x4 panel either .... 2x3 is the biggest." CreationDate="2015-03-18T13:47:11.327" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7808" PostId="6141" Score="2" Text="Oh come on, that third part you listed is clearly a tile, not a plate. :)" CreationDate="2015-03-18T18:46:25.263" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7809" PostId="6141" Score="0" Text="@gev I included it because some people don't use the terminology as strictly as others do :)" CreationDate="2015-03-18T18:48:36.950" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7810" PostId="6141" Score="0" Text="Crazy non-standards-following people! Ah, chaos, sweet chaos." CreationDate="2015-03-18T19:14:07.153" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7812" PostId="6129" Score="1" Text="Hi Emily, which phone are you using?" CreationDate="2015-03-19T23:08:09.857" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7813" PostId="6141" Score="1" Text="So, as I guessed before, there wasn't a quick way to get the info I need by just one click... need some effort to dig them out with existing website features. Thanks." CreationDate="2015-03-20T08:24:36.563" UserId="5595" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7816" PostId="6135" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all the responses ... very interesting about using Duplo blocks ... never thought of that. My only concern is that I need the sharp edges of Lego blocks for this build ... if I'm remembering correctly from my childhood, do Duplo blocks have more rounded edges? I've found a bunch of what are being advertised as 2x2x4 blocks on ebay ... try searching &quot;2x2x4 lego brick&quot; are these people simply incorrect and they are actually 2x2x3, or are these just rare pieces from specific kits? Thanks!" CreationDate="2015-03-20T21:17:20.840" UserDisplayName="user5603" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7817" PostId="6135" Score="0" Text="The pictures I see on [ebay](http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X2x2x4+lego+brick.TRS0&amp;_nkw=2x2x4+lego+brick&amp;ghostText=&amp;_sacat=0) are 2x2x3 bricks being advertised as 2x2x4. Not sure if the &quot;x4&quot; is perhaps marketing speak for the fact that there are 4 studs on the top, but they are clearly (also visible on the picture) only 3 bricks high." CreationDate="2015-03-21T00:27:38.090" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7818" PostId="6135" Score="0" Text="Oh and note that some use the deceiving perspective of putting a brick flat to show that it covers 4 studs on a base-plate, but that doesn't mean that they are also 4 bricks high as the width to height ratio for a LEGO brick is not 1:1." CreationDate="2015-03-21T00:30:12.117" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7819" PostId="6151" Score="0" Text="While not as big as the ones in the accepted answer, these may be more available due to the larger number of sets they appeared in." CreationDate="2015-03-23T09:31:02.460" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7820" PostId="6147" Score="3" Text="Are there any other steps to this? Ideally we're looking for substantial answers that provide a bit of detail - possibly mention libraries or API calls?" CreationDate="2015-03-23T09:40:31.530" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7821" PostId="237" Score="0" Text="Part 2903 is also more common, It exists in 23 sets, including the RCX series which was fairly popular at the time it was released." CreationDate="2015-03-23T18:04:15.257" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7822" PostId="6152" Score="0" Text="Related: [What is the largest Lego kit commercially available](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/170/132)" CreationDate="2015-03-23T22:26:17.653" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7823" PostId="6152" Score="1" Text="@ambo100 I saw this, but my question is not the largest by dimension, but the largest by the number of pieces in a lego and a lego technic set." CreationDate="2015-03-24T00:01:03.483" UserId="5610" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7824" PostId="6152" Score="3" Text="Well the question Ambo mentioned talks about the set with most pieces, Taj Mahal. The most pieces for an actual Technic set is 42009: Mobile Crane MK II." CreationDate="2015-03-24T09:56:09.763" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7825" PostId="6156" Score="1" Text="I don't know the specific material, but it's likely nickle or aluminum.  You can't go wrong with those.  If you want to the best material, you would probably want to look into plating." CreationDate="2015-03-24T20:22:30.607" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7826" PostId="357" Score="0" Text="I had a leg peice break. I never have had this happen." CreationDate="2015-03-26T00:57:31.510" UserDisplayName="user5619" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7827" PostId="6162" Score="0" Text="I would think that both 100k resistors connected to the VCC5V are pull-ups, and that the 100k connected to ground is a pull-down resistor. For the MotorA diagram this would make sense - it would keep the tacho line high if there is no signal on TACHOA1. My electronics knowledge is not (yet!) high enough to understand the combined pull-up/pull-down in the TACHO/INT diagram (perhaps there is a MOSFET somewhere that switches between pull-up/pull-down?). Regarding MA1 - are you sure this is an input? Perhaps it is an output powered by VCC5V? Curious to learn more." CreationDate="2015-03-26T12:37:29.843" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7828" PostId="6162" Score="0" Text="Oh - and you might get a better answer by cross-posting this to [electronics.stackexchange.com](http://electronics.stackexchange.com)" CreationDate="2015-03-26T12:38:25.260" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7829" PostId="6156" Score="2" Text="Or buy an [extension cable](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-Power-Functions-Extension-Wire-20-8871) and cut it in half." CreationDate="2015-03-26T17:34:50.407" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7833" PostId="6166" Score="0" Text="1.I'm completely agree with the first answer.  Indeed the voltage divider is   used to detect the TACHO0 pin connection status.&#xA;2. Yes MA1 is connected to the one of the motor driver signals. I can guess that this is also used to detect the motor pin status. For example if a 2 wire motor (which doesn't have TACHO signals) is connected to the port then the TACHO input voltage divider (left schematic) will show 2.5v but TACHO1 input will show 0 or 1. &#xA;This allows to detect 3 situations. Motor with TACHO interface is connected, motor witout TACHO is conected, nothing is connected.&#xA;This make sens." CreationDate="2015-03-27T08:23:47.400" UserId="5615" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7834" PostId="6170" Score="0" Text="That dropbox link is locked - gives access denied page when trying to view" CreationDate="2015-03-29T19:12:17.097" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7835" PostId="6170" Score="0" Text="Fixed; migrated to brickshelf. Should be live soon..." CreationDate="2015-03-29T22:12:33.307" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7836" PostId="6172" Score="0" Text="Sorry I didn't make it clear first. Maybe new picture will help?" CreationDate="2015-03-30T09:45:49.897" UserId="3914" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7837" PostId="378" Score="0" Text="If I wouldn't have played with LEGO when I was a kid most likely I would be an engineering PhD student in one big university of the UK. LEGO are the ones that brought me here, so **Keep LEGO close to children**" CreationDate="2015-03-30T09:48:33.050" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7838" PostId="6172" Score="1" Text="I am not so sure about it, but could it be flex hose cut to size? http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=78c02 You should probably ask the creator directly :)" CreationDate="2015-03-30T09:50:39.743" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7839" PostId="6172" Score="0" Text="You can see the cut hose technique in other MOCs in the series, especially [here](https://www.flickr.com/photos/legocy/16384530492/in/photostream/) and [here](https://www.flickr.com/photos/legocy/16197822918/in/photostream/)" CreationDate="2015-03-30T10:35:39.870" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7843" PostId="6177" Score="0" Text="How can i get orange color??" CreationDate="2015-03-31T19:45:46.510" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7845" PostId="6178" Score="0" Text="Currently I am working Lego robot that solves 2x2x2 Rubik's cube, Thanks!" CreationDate="2015-03-31T20:01:56.117" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7846" PostId="6178" Score="0" Text="You can add more thresholds and tweak them in order to get even more colors." CreationDate="2015-03-31T20:55:57.453" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7847" PostId="1480" Score="4" Text="Please, DO NOT USE acetone!!! I used it on some legos and the lego pretty much MELTED. DO NOT USE ACETONE!!!" CreationDate="2015-03-31T22:05:41.043" UserDisplayName="user5633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7848" PostId="6181" Score="0" Text="While I think [Thaddeus Hughes](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/6183/56) has the answer it might help if you could also post some sample inputs and outputs (i.e. &quot;for R255, G128, B0 I'm getting H0, S0, V0&quot;, etc.) - are you getting an HSV of 0? or some wildly different values" CreationDate="2015-03-31T22:58:21.023" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7849" PostId="6181" Score="0" Text="Also, note that [HSV and HSL are not quite the same](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV), and instead of calculating V (as `var_Max`) you should calculate L (as `0.5(var_Max + var_Min)`)" CreationDate="2015-03-31T23:05:47.410" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7853" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="I am using NXC language. Thanks for searched bug in my code. I forgot to mention that the raw value is greater than 255, maybe I had to divided it with 1024, because I read somewhere that these values increase in 1024." CreationDate="2015-04-01T06:50:41.317" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7854" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Should my variables to be float?" CreationDate="2015-04-01T07:07:16.563" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7855" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="When I cross the red color my values are: H35 S0.04 L0.80. Whats wrong??" CreationDate="2015-04-01T07:14:41.333" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7856" PostId="6180" Score="0" Text="Funny - bricklink doesn't show the faucet as belong to any other set than [a few airplane sets](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=69c03&amp;in=S) - it was the component I went to search for and it didn't find the 730-2 set." CreationDate="2015-04-01T12:46:49.957" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7857" PostId="6180" Score="0" Text="Yes, I found that Brickset doesnt show it too, that's why I turned to Peeron, where I found this set." CreationDate="2015-04-01T12:48:10.997" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7858" PostId="6180" Score="0" Text="Figured it out - the same tap has 2 entries in Bricklink, [here](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=69c01&amp;in=S) is the other one. 69c01 is the old 'light gray' and 69c03 is the new 'light bluish gray', hence the difference" CreationDate="2015-04-01T12:48:32.193" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7859" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Hue looks good. Varianles should be float." CreationDate="2015-04-01T13:13:07.163" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7860" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Verify that the coloe sensor is in the right spot (about 1.5 studs away) and nothing like direct sunlight is hitting it." CreationDate="2015-04-01T13:16:46.847" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7861" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Still nothing !" CreationDate="2015-04-01T14:19:25.963" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7862" PostId="4908" Score="0" Text="Are you still working on this?  How far did you get?" CreationDate="2015-04-01T15:22:03.533" UserId="5470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7863" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Please post the code that gets the raw data from the color sensor." CreationDate="2015-04-01T15:32:02.663" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7865" PostId="6181" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this belongs on http://codereview.stackexchange.com/" CreationDate="2015-04-01T17:39:26.687" UserId="592" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7866" PostId="6181" Score="1" Text="@Nick2253 - I think this would be off topic at Code Review: [They explicitly don't want](http://codereview.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic) questions about &quot;Troubleshooting, debugging, or understanding code snippets.&quot; - they go on to require that code samples in questions &quot;work as intended&quot; (but need improvement). It's more on-topic at StackOverflow (I have some code and it doesn't work), but we should be able to answer this here ;)" CreationDate="2015-04-01T20:46:59.273" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7869" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="I've post my code down." CreationDate="2015-04-02T07:24:15.823" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7870" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Check my most recent edits dealing with how to get better color sensor values." CreationDate="2015-04-02T11:07:18.143" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7874" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="My S and L values are less then 1, H is going to 60" CreationDate="2015-04-02T17:17:52.540" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7875" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Your code produces s and l values scaled from 0 to 1, that is what it should do." CreationDate="2015-04-02T23:17:54.320" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7876" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Yes I now that but how can I get it from 0 to 100(%)??" CreationDate="2015-04-03T08:57:33.410" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7877" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="My H and L values are wrong! S is good!" CreationDate="2015-04-03T09:08:47.497" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7878" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Just multiply each by 100." CreationDate="2015-04-03T10:31:23.387" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7879" PostId="6069" Score="0" Text="Their new banbao bricks are much better than wayback and much better quality. The banbao bricks are compatible with lego and much cheaper !" CreationDate="2015-04-01T22:24:53.830" UserDisplayName="user5637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7880" PostId="6196" Score="2" Text="That looks very unusual for a LEGO piece. Are you able to locate the LEGO logo or a number?" CreationDate="2015-04-04T18:58:44.483" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7882" PostId="6196" Score="1" Text="I don't recognize this as LEGO either - looked at Clikits and Znap and none of it matches what you have. Also, the 1/4&quot; and 1&quot; sizes you mention are very unlike LEGO. Do you have any examples of pieces that fit with this piece? Pictures would be great." CreationDate="2015-04-04T20:30:59.047" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7884" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Can you sand me HSV range for red and orange color that sensor can't mix." CreationDate="2015-04-06T18:12:19.840" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7885" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="No; it's hardware specific. Make a program that prints out the HSV value that the sensor sees, scan the cube by hand, take note of the color, and make thresholds based on that." CreationDate="2015-04-06T21:31:46.427" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7886" PostId="6198" Score="0" Text="Thank you SirRobin. You have solved my mystery! Now I can let go of it! I have been on so many sites trying to find what set it is from. I really didn't even consider that it wasn't a Lego." CreationDate="2015-04-06T22:19:48.083" UserId="5646" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7887" PostId="759" Score="0" Text="Especially when people put them on the wrong sized pole :(" CreationDate="2015-04-07T02:31:32.643" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7888" PostId="357" Score="2" Text="Easy one: the space helmet." CreationDate="2015-04-07T07:51:44.507" UserId="3157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7889" PostId="6202" Score="1" Text="Can you share the initialization code and show where it seems to be looping? Most of us will not have the example code you refer to." CreationDate="2015-04-07T17:05:40.083" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7891" PostId="6199" Score="1" Text="Without a statement from TLG it is impossible to say. The inspiration behind the elements could be the classical elements of earth, air (lightning), fire and water (ice), but this is pure speculation without an answer from LEGO themselves." CreationDate="2015-04-08T04:00:14.127" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7892" PostId="6202" Score="0" Text="Phil, I would like to send the vi., but how? I don't see an &quot;attach file.&quot; Tony" CreationDate="2015-04-07T20:49:07.937" UserDisplayName="user5661" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7893" PostId="6202" Score="0" Text="You can add an image file (if you have made a screenshot - assuming this is what you mean with &quot;vi&quot;- visual) by clicking on the little picture icon above the editor when you click &quot;edit&quot; on your post. Or you can upload the image somewhere and then include it as a link like so: [Screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/UNnUeCX.png)" CreationDate="2015-04-07T21:33:08.377" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7894" PostId="1479" Score="0" Text="Don't remove the glue at all. What your dad glued up back then is now a relic." CreationDate="2015-04-07T20:47:17.960" UserId="2813" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7895" PostId="6207" Score="0" Text="This question about NXT could maybe help you: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/3027/how-to-use-two-nxt-bricks-for-3-motors-and-4-sensors" CreationDate="2015-04-08T10:42:58.357" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7896" PostId="6208" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot. I considered using a variable to track it, but I wanted to know if there was a simpler, more intuitive way. Your script is probably better than what I could have come up with." CreationDate="2015-04-08T18:16:06.323" UserId="5662" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7897" PostId="6207" Score="0" Text="That would work, but I'm aiming for a solution with the software so I don't have rely of external implants." CreationDate="2015-04-08T18:17:08.740" UserId="5662" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7898" PostId="6203" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer, very useful information. If and when I find the time I'll try to do it myself. Hopefully to be continued..." CreationDate="2015-04-08T20:01:47.240" UserId="5658" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7899" PostId="6209" Score="0" Text="Have you tried switching the motors? I assume you have separate motor for the left and right wheels. If you switch the motors, does it still curve and if it does, is it curving to the right (indicating a problem with the timing of your program) or to the left (indicating a problem with the rotation speed of one of your motors)?" CreationDate="2015-04-08T20:26:08.900" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7900" PostId="6209" Score="0" Text="Have you tried running the motors on different surfaces such as carpet/wood to see if they react differently?" CreationDate="2015-04-10T06:57:14.860" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7904" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="values of red and orange are almost the same!!" CreationDate="2015-04-11T11:40:19.533" UserId="5630" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7906" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Yes; they aren't too far apart. If you find that problematic, use RGB." CreationDate="2015-04-11T16:00:12.947" UserId="5616" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7907" PostId="6201" Score="2" Text="As a starting point we've listed out the [all the trains since 2003 here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1149/56)" CreationDate="2015-04-13T11:54:22.053" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7911" PostId="6235" Score="1" Text="For what it's worth, the &quot;underwater&quot;-themed AlphaTeam sets also had this piece, but in black." CreationDate="2015-04-15T18:17:50.943" UserId="879" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7912" PostId="6239" Score="2" Text="I have no experience with this, but have you tried putting a magnifying glass in front of the sensor?" CreationDate="2015-04-17T13:47:27.643" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7913" PostId="6219" Score="1" Text="Interesting. I got the same result as you. I guess LEGO has missed to map this VI palette function to the corresponding brick primitive. I don't see a way to fix this. To learn that you can't use the full VI Palette for your own blocks is quite disappointing, I'm sure you are not the only one trying to enhance the existing function library. Especially string operations like find, split, etc. are really missing. I hope LEGO is going to fix this problem, since I really like the concept of EV3-G, but the possibility to enhance the function library will be quite essential." CreationDate="2015-04-16T14:00:40.357" UserId="5702" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7914" PostId="6243" Score="0" Text="Is there an easy way to find the make-and-take kits there?" CreationDate="2015-04-17T20:50:00.563" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7915" PostId="6246" Score="1" Text="Seems like this could be a solution: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2815/5687" CreationDate="2015-04-20T08:41:36.010" UserId="5687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7916" PostId="6246" Score="0" Text="I believe the data logging component is actually a feature of the Firmware for the EV3 brick, in conjunction with some additional capabilities of the main software to load additional modules." CreationDate="2015-04-20T09:13:08.980" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7917" PostId="6093" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve - I'm not sure that there is - the HiTechnic IR Receiver doesn't yet have an EV3 block, but their other two IR sensors (the seeker, which looks for IR sources, and the IRLink, which sends commands to other IR receivers) do." CreationDate="2015-04-20T09:22:10.710" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7919" PostId="6241" Score="0" Text="&quot;What can I use these buckets for rather than storing LEGO bricks?&quot; Do you want to use these buckets for uses other than storing LEGO or storing stuff in general?" CreationDate="2015-04-20T16:03:18.510" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7920" PostId="6245" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Hours after submitting this question, we searched for &quot;08 3F&quot; and we've found the answer. Anyway, thank you, this specification could be somewhere in the LEGO NXT documentation (at least we didn't find it)" CreationDate="2015-04-22T01:55:27.863" UserId="5708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7921" PostId="6247" Score="1" Text="I certainly wouldn't go so far as to arrange everything perfectly, but I have been known to sort into piles of size and colour - once I know it's a pile of dark green 1x2's that's enough, they don't all have to line up perfectly." CreationDate="2015-04-22T10:00:22.957" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7923" PostId="6247" Score="0" Text="My wife knolls but I don't.  The guys on Tested.com sometimes do it it too (ex: https://youtu.be/785pkNzwIQw?t=12m16s)" CreationDate="2015-04-22T10:39:48.067" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7924" PostId="6253" Score="1" Text="Here is a reference for the 10 cents per brick claim: http://www.wired.com/2014/08/lego-cost/" CreationDate="2015-04-22T22:11:10.990" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7925" PostId="6263" Score="0" Text="Hi David, and welcome to LEGO Answers. We're looking for long answers that provide some explanation and context - and not just links to another site - if you could include a copy of your key image that would help immensely (i.e. step 2). Thanks :)" CreationDate="2015-04-27T10:11:26.097" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7926" PostId="6241" Score="0" Text="anything!  I just don't want to throw them in the landfill/ocean or have them sitting around taking up space.  They no longer work for storing/organizing lego bricks so I want to give them another purpose." CreationDate="2015-04-28T06:59:58.280" UserId="5706" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7927" PostId="6197" Score="0" Text="I can't really help, since you've done everything I would have done. The RXTX Java stuff is famous for being very version sensitive across deployments. My only advice is, assuming the DLL you have works for Windows 7, make sure you pass the full, quoted path of the RXTX DLL to Java via &quot;-Djava.library.path&quot;. Also: architecture counts! If you are using the 32-bit VM on 64-bit WIndows, you need to be 32-clean with all libs." CreationDate="2015-04-28T19:08:59.677" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7928" PostId="6197" Score="0" Text="To follow-up on my comment, the &quot;official&quot; RXTX 2.1.7 Windows binary package seems to be 32-bit only. So, if you are using that, make sure you are using a 32-bit Java runtimes when running stuff that needs gnu.io.*" CreationDate="2015-04-28T19:35:37.017" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7930" PostId="6274" Score="0" Text="Can I ask why you would want to use Powershell to download your Bricklink orders, when you can already download them in  XML/CSV?" CreationDate="2015-04-29T16:24:07.490" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7931" PostId="6274" Score="0" Text="Well I want a programmatic way of doing it, so I can download my orders automatically once a month and consolidate them because every now and again bricklink removes the order details from the site. I also want to sync it with an online note taking app so I can keep track of what orders I have revived and what I am waiting for because of where I stay postage can take up to 2 months." CreationDate="2015-04-29T18:10:47.683" UserId="3839" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7932" PostId="6274" Score="0" Text="So I will upload the outstanding orders to a webpage like evernote and add a few custom columns to make it easy for my wife or me to go to a website see hay these orders are outstanding look for the tracking webiste (cause they vary from shipping location) click the link and see where it is." CreationDate="2015-04-29T18:10:52.367" UserId="3839" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7934" PostId="6278" Score="0" Text="Hi;  I dont' want to ID mark every part, I want to ID mark every box where I put the certain item." CreationDate="2015-04-30T14:07:14.527" UserId="5737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7935" PostId="6278" Score="0" Text="Ok - then never mind my edit." CreationDate="2015-04-30T14:11:54.787" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7937" PostId="6280" Score="0" Text="It's a LEGO minifig head with a headdress on .... Can you be more specific about what piece you need identified?" CreationDate="2015-05-01T01:18:39.313" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7938" PostId="6285" Score="2" Text="The person behind this link says they have software and cables to interface with this device: http://lgauge.com/" CreationDate="2015-05-01T20:29:51.757" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7939" PostId="6282" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much! I had a feeling it wasn't official lego, but that is okay for what I am needing it for. My dad collects nativity, and I wanted to make him a nativity for christmas, but I plan to spray paint all the pieces the same color, so actually this is awesome cuz I really hate to ruin real legos. Makes a great head piece for a shepherd." CreationDate="2015-05-02T03:29:14.820" UserId="5741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7942" PostId="6279" Score="1" Text="Perhaps something like [this](https://www.flickr.com/photos/matijagrguric/6050861052/in/album-72157627449889664/)?" CreationDate="2015-05-03T17:22:13.400" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7943" PostId="6281" Score="0" Text="This would be a good solution, except for the colours.  I am creating a white house." CreationDate="2015-05-03T22:51:19.893" UserId="5740" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7944" PostId="6284" Score="0" Text="This definitely looks gorgeous, but will cramp the interior.  I really like this solution though." CreationDate="2015-05-03T22:53:50.837" UserId="5740" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7945" PostId="6295" Score="0" Text="I have seen that , but you have to be a seller to use it . I am only a buyer ." CreationDate="2015-05-06T04:39:40.413" UserId="3839" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7946" PostId="1236" Score="0" Text="I just did a video using the same method as InkBlend. It worked well for me and here is the link https://youtu.be/kIbvFUuAoLU" CreationDate="2015-05-06T07:43:29.377" UserDisplayName="user5759" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7950" PostId="6264" Score="0" Text="I'm marking this as the &quot;accepted&quot; answer 'cause I don't think there's a better one available." CreationDate="2015-05-06T23:08:22.687" UserId="5717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7952" PostId="6302" Score="0" Text="Wow...that's amazing how you can do that.  Is that just from your general knowledge or do you have a way to search?  I couldn't see the numbers on the lego pieces and didn't even know what to call them to search for them.  Thank you for such detailed information...that's amazing :)." CreationDate="2015-05-07T14:02:11.500" UserId="5762" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7953" PostId="6303" Score="0" Text="It was to easy. I was probably very tired yesterday :) Thanks!" CreationDate="2015-05-07T18:34:25.620" UserId="5687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7954" PostId="6302" Score="0" Text="Thanks :) Once you have a pretty good understanding of how parts are organized on sites like Bricklink, it's not really too hard to determine what sets they come from." CreationDate="2015-05-07T18:57:47.907" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7955" PostId="6306" Score="0" Text="May 10? So in 2 days?" CreationDate="2015-05-08T05:51:44.833" UserId="5687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7956" PostId="6306" Score="1" Text="Oops. that was supposed to be 1 May. I've corrected it." CreationDate="2015-05-08T15:14:52.597" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7957" PostId="6308" Score="0" Text="I could not find much concrete information about charitable activities using the links provided, but corporate buzz words and pictures of happy people were abundant. I guess I have to dig deeper or contact my local Lego office." CreationDate="2015-05-10T16:54:53.517" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7958" PostId="6308" Score="1" Text="Assuming you are looking at getting LEGO to sponsor/assist with a local charitable program (and not a big global reach effort), I think you should talk to LEGO close to you, and find out what criteria they use for sponsoring events. This should give you guidelines as to whether your idea would qualify for sponsorship/donations. The LEGO Foundation seems to be more aligned with larger programs (I can see a tie-in with Unicef on their website)." CreationDate="2015-05-10T16:59:54.140" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7959" PostId="6310" Score="2" Text="Oh the memories! I had that front-end loader :)" CreationDate="2015-05-10T23:37:30.540" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7961" PostId="75" Score="1" Text="Maybe if you quantified 'recently'. There have been some new colors in the past few years, especially with the Friends line. There are also 'old' colors in new shapes, like the pink and purple leaves in the Elves line." CreationDate="2015-05-12T08:29:28.407" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7964" PostId="6314" Score="1" Text="We should probably update one or other of the answers on [How many different colours of LEGO bricks are there?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/75/56) - however the Peeron list is updated as colours are seen, so it should have them all, sadly it doesn't seem to have date ranges on there for &quot;first/last seen&quot; although you can find one per-part: http://www.peeron.com/inv/colortable/3004?ip=0" CreationDate="2015-05-12T12:02:58.767" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7965" PostId="6311" Score="0" Text="Many thanks for pulling those together and persevering with our &quot;new user limits&quot; - I've added those links into your answer for you :)" CreationDate="2015-05-12T12:19:59.203" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7966" PostId="6321" Score="0" Text="Thank you.  I'm really bad at figuring out these parts.  I guess the number I found on it wasn't the part #.  When I searched for green pieces...nothing like this large fuselage showed up. Thanks again :)." CreationDate="2015-05-13T01:35:33.263" UserId="5762" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7967" PostId="6319" Score="0" Text="Here's an interview with the author of that image: http://www.newelementary.com/2015/03/lego-colour-chart-reference.html&#xA;&#xA;It's a fun read on how the flickr stream and image came to be." CreationDate="2015-05-13T06:27:32.937" UserId="4016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7968" PostId="6318" Score="5" Text="And the 2 stud version was often used to secure the old 9V motor (http://www.bricklink.com/PL/71427c01.gif?0) that had two grooves on each sides, allowing it to be removed easily." CreationDate="2015-05-13T08:08:14.083" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7969" PostId="6324" Score="0" Text="Sorry, don't know how to post my code, here's a link: http://i.imgur.com/OR2uAMP.png&#xA;Also I have a video demonstrating what happens to the hand after the multiplication(If you wanna see)." CreationDate="2015-05-13T17:22:13.653" UserId="5782" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7970" PostId="6324" Score="0" Text="I'm not at all well-versed in the spaghetticode that comes from LEGO's EV3 software, but conceptually, isn't the &quot;take the absolute value&quot; part unnecessary and even wrong? Shouldn't you be moving B the difference between A and B so that B' = B+ (A-B) = A ?" CreationDate="2015-05-13T18:29:39.297" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7973" PostId="6324" Score="0" Text="That's why I used the variable 'moveDist', to save the B' value. The absolute value is used for comparison (A threshold), if I don't do so, the hand will keep on shaking." CreationDate="2015-05-14T10:23:43.827" UserId="5782" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7974" PostId="6324" Score="0" Text="Ok I see that now - couple of more things: You need to clarify what the issue is: is it that movements seem to be mirrored but passing -1 * MoveDist does not seem to reverse the movement? or is it that `but the second motor keeps moving on his own.` - i.e. motor B keeps making movements even if motor A does not register any movement (or movements below your '6' threshold)?" CreationDate="2015-05-14T11:27:20.367" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7975" PostId="6315" Score="0" Text="Those blocks only seem to work with version 2.1 - I get an error when I try and use them with 2.0. I will try and provide more details later." CreationDate="2015-05-14T13:52:19.757" UserId="5774" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7976" PostId="42" Score="0" Text="Wouldn't [the one ring bind them all?](http://brickset.com/parts/design-11010)" CreationDate="2014-02-26T11:25:35.477" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7979" PostId="4912" Score="0" Text="I have the same problem, did you find a solution?" CreationDate="2015-05-15T13:50:55.150" UserDisplayName="user5794" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7980" PostId="6331" Score="0" Text="You can also find bundles of curved rails on eBay like [this one](http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-4-x-Lego-City-train-railroad-curve-track-for-RC-PF-7939-7895-79111-53400-/321736588928?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4ae8febe80). $8 for 4 tracks. Just make sure you don't get the 9V rails - they will work but since they are no longer produced, they come at a premium price." CreationDate="2015-05-15T18:01:31.427" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7981" PostId="6333" Score="0" Text="Wow, that second technique is really interesting that I have never seen before. Thanks for sharing!" CreationDate="2015-05-15T20:52:14.557" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7982" PostId="6311" Score="0" Text="I think the Space Shuttle was only in Lego Island 2. Some of those fan made buildings for Lego Island are spot on." CreationDate="2015-05-16T17:54:34.987" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7984" PostId="6327" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the reply, appreciate it. Won't be able to test it until next Wednesday, only then I can give my feedback. One thing, the 'slave' motor, in my project, is desired to move in 180 degrees, does the 'On' mode treat that aspect?" CreationDate="2015-05-17T16:28:12.853" UserId="5782" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7985" PostId="6336" Score="1" Text="Have you read this post: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4529/vision-command-and-exploration-mars-software-for-mindstorms-ris-2-0? Someone says that you can use a Logitech driver to get the camera to be recognized." CreationDate="2015-05-17T18:29:59.613" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7986" PostId="6327" Score="0" Text="I want it to move by the given degree and then stop. The ev3 help says: &quot;The motor will run until it is stopped or changed by another block&quot;." CreationDate="2015-05-17T20:22:50.090" UserId="5782" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7987" PostId="5969" Score="0" Text="@gev I am here, watching and enjoying the conversation. I'm not sure there is a 'correct' answer since it depends on even more factors than listed in my original question." CreationDate="2015-05-18T02:29:07.413" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7988" PostId="6327" Score="0" Text="Since the angle difference is the &quot;power&quot; input of the slave motor, it will only move untill the difference is zero. So it will follow exactly your &quot;master&quot; motor. If that master stays within 180°, the slave will, too. And don't worry about the timing, one loop cycle in above program takes only ~1ms. So the deviation is checked and corrected ~1000 times per sec." CreationDate="2015-05-18T13:01:25.030" UserId="5702" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7989" PostId="6341" Score="0" Text="Also: If you absolutely need more Modulex product: http://minibricksmadness.com/" CreationDate="2015-05-19T07:13:34.550" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7990" PostId="6285" Score="1" Text="I had already found the site mentioned by jvd. It contains lots of useful information about the Interface A.&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;What I wanted was to find the original software, especially the LEGO TC Logo for IBM (MS-DOS)." CreationDate="2015-05-19T11:31:35.647" UserId="4009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7991" PostId="6315" Score="0" Text="Can you provide more details about the error..." CreationDate="2015-05-19T19:41:39.790" UserId="4009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7992" PostId="2195" Score="1" Text="The link to Lego's track planning tool seems to be broken." CreationDate="2015-05-20T14:09:09.533" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7993" PostId="6350" Score="0" Text="That's a cool video!" CreationDate="2015-05-21T15:49:03.430" UserId="5816" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7994" PostId="6334" Score="0" Text="Does the error say which path? It may be a read-only file or a directory." CreationDate="2015-05-21T19:07:20.987" UserId="162" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7995" PostId="6327" Score="0" Text="I tested the code and unfortunately it didn't help." CreationDate="2015-05-21T19:56:54.573" UserId="5782" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="7996" PostId="6351" Score="0" Text="If you want the blocks, feel free to ask." CreationDate="2015-05-21T20:00:45.537" UserId="5782" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8000" PostId="1460" Score="0" Text="I have this set. They probably meant to write &quot;Shipping Containers&quot; can be loaded, not Container Ships." CreationDate="2015-05-23T08:52:38.227" UserDisplayName="user5825" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8001" PostId="6363" Score="0" Text="Have you looked at BrickLink or BrickOwl yet? BrickOwls Wishlist feature allows you to fiddle and optimise the (whole) price. Additionally, if you have the part numbers, you can call Lego and they might be able to ship all of them directly." CreationDate="2015-05-25T23:38:37.173" UserId="3126" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8002" PostId="6363" Score="2" Text="See also: [How can I minimize the number of merchants for given set of requested bricks?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/555/56)" CreationDate="2015-05-26T09:58:09.183" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8004" PostId="6367" Score="0" Text="You nailed it gev, thank you for the quick response (so much for the guidance/recommendation on not posting comments like +1 or thanks). Peeron doesn't have an inventory, etc for this set, 8098-1, although its listed as a set from 2010. Now, off to find out how much I'll have to pay for 10 of those tires !" CreationDate="2015-05-26T21:17:04.370" UserId="5834" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8005" PostId="6368" Score="0" Text="I'm assuming you're  using [9V rail](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/9V), is that correct?" CreationDate="2015-05-28T15:03:44.393" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8006" PostId="6363" Score="0" Text="Here link to BrickOwl Wishlist mentioned by @tl8 http://www.brickowl.com/wishlist" CreationDate="2015-05-28T20:53:44.657" UserId="5840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8007" PostId="2896" Score="1" Text="its interesting that even on the BTTF and Ghostbusters that do have the parts list that they still do that - the BTTF wheel catchers were both red and blue." CreationDate="2015-05-29T00:40:52.187" UserId="5841" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8008" PostId="4848" Score="1" Text="Now all you need is instructions for the rest of us (just kidding)!" CreationDate="2015-05-29T05:49:16.313" UserId="5816" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8013" PostId="5930" Score="0" Text="Did you ever do the android app as I need a way to read sensors and controls motors from android to multiple ev3" CreationDate="2015-05-31T17:16:44.093" UserId="5470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8014" PostId="6380" Score="0" Text="Great, thanks! Unfortunately 6153b won't cut it here. I'm happy to settle for the windscreen, even if it means using a old-style part." CreationDate="2015-05-31T18:19:00.690" UserId="5606" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8015" PostId="3086" Score="0" Text="I remember this too..." CreationDate="2015-05-31T18:45:11.790" UserId="5606" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8016" PostId="5930" Score="1" Text="I did, although you'll have to devise a protocol for controlling stuff since I just used raw socket IO. I'll get a link to the android project if I still have it" CreationDate="2015-05-31T18:48:46.303" UserId="5381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8017" PostId="5941" Score="0" Text="Re-opened as the duplicate suggestion recommends using ideas, and Oskar's aware of that and that's it's not really appropriate." CreationDate="2015-05-31T20:37:22.217" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8019" PostId="6379" Score="0" Text="Maybe a bit later than the late 90-s, I have lots of these in early 2000-s sets..." CreationDate="2015-05-31T21:31:24.570" UserId="5638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8020" PostId="6241" Score="0" Text="Theoretically you could use them as an inner support structure for large scale buildings like mountains or warehouses. I have no experience with it but it would technically keep such a large build 100% LEGO, while reducing its cost and weight." CreationDate="2015-06-01T09:51:23.210" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8022" PostId="5930" Score="0" Text="Thank you, any help would be awesome, I really want to communicate between multiple EV3 and a Android tablet but 1 step at a time :)" CreationDate="2015-06-01T15:09:39.587" UserId="5470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8024" PostId="5930" Score="1" Text="[Here's](https://github.com/PeterMitrano/EV3-Android-Controller) the project on my github. Hope it helps!" CreationDate="2015-06-01T15:31:20.427" UserId="5381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8025" PostId="6380" Score="2" Text="No shame in using older/retired LEGO elements. There are many great parts that have been retired, but they can still add nice details and make your creation even more unique. :)" CreationDate="2015-06-01T18:34:29.377" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8026" PostId="5930" Score="0" Text="I think your upload failed man, no src there!" CreationDate="2015-06-02T13:26:46.443" UserId="5470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8027" PostId="6381" Score="3" Text="See [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/64/52) for advice on where to get instruction booklets for the inevitable repairs." CreationDate="2015-06-03T14:26:47.480" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8028" PostId="5930" Score="1" Text="link is fixed now" CreationDate="2015-06-04T01:10:01.933" UserId="5381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8029" PostId="6381" Score="2" Text="Carefully. Ba dum tish." CreationDate="2015-06-04T22:35:54.620" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8030" PostId="5930" Score="0" Text="Did you ever work out how to read sensors, if you could work that out WOW, so useful to people!" CreationDate="2015-06-05T13:45:23.070" UserId="5470" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8031" PostId="6381" Score="2" Text="Take a photo before moving models. If bits fall off, you'll know where they go." CreationDate="2015-06-05T18:40:25.207" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8032" PostId="6388" Score="3" Text="This video shows you how to make a Rubik Cube look like LEGO rather than actually being made out of LEGO." CreationDate="2015-06-06T19:28:36.247" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8033" PostId="6391" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much ! btw, maybe you have an idea of another set? Thanks again!!" CreationDate="2015-06-08T11:07:25.053" UserId="5865" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8034" PostId="6391" Score="1" Text="It's been quite a long time since either myself or a close relative of mine was 5.5 years old, so I don't really know what are his interests and skills. In my opinion, LEGO enthusiasts can be grouped in three categories: Builders, Players, Collectors. These might overlap though. I seriously doubt your son would be a collector (as in keeping sets in mint condition, behind glass), so that leaves builder (builds, expands, invents, alters models) and player (roleplaying with figures and models). These two tend to enjoy different sets, but a good compromise surely can be found." CreationDate="2015-06-08T11:45:45.807" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8036" PostId="6393" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much ! but the two models seems for me too much easy and the latest models are really very expensive..." CreationDate="2015-06-09T05:02:50.493" UserId="5865" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8038" PostId="6393" Score="1" Text="The car models I suggested are of the same difficulty add the ones you asked about. They should also be comparable prices. The two Creator expert fairground rides are expensive but definitely not easy. However, the older sets are usually much more expensive than the later sets. If you can find them at a good price, they'll do just fine. But there is little technical difference between the creator car models on a yearly basis. They just refresh the model with new colors or updated parts." CreationDate="2015-06-09T12:49:46.287" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8042" PostId="6398" Score="0" Text="This would be great if it somehow reset itself when the two did spin at the some speed, but it will act like a fixed gear at times when it shouldn't" CreationDate="2015-06-09T15:50:47.260" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8043" PostId="6393" Score="0" Text="@ Nr, Shiny - Thank you very much! I'll take one of them" CreationDate="2015-06-10T05:46:22.057" UserId="5865" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8044" PostId="6403" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your inspirations, especially the triangle structure with beams. As i mentioned in question #2, the toughness using beams with holes will depends on the pegs. Do you worry about the pegs toughness? Btw i dont really need so airtight, as i will make higher air pressure inside, so most dust will be forces outwards." CreationDate="2015-06-11T13:33:20.620" UserId="5874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8045" PostId="6403" Score="0" Text="More important. I understand using beams with holes and pegs will have high toughness *in terms of its own weight*. However, in thr case of a PC case, the main weights come from the PC parts, which most are heavy iron. Although using classic bricks will make the structure itself heavier, but if it can make the case a bit stronger, should we consider it?" CreationDate="2015-06-11T13:38:48.077" UserId="5874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8046" PostId="6403" Score="1" Text="The pins connecting the beams are quite strong, due to their cylindrical shape that is further reinforced by axial ridges. There are a few professional-quality reports on the strength of these connections, one mentions that two beams connected by two pins required over 100N force (10kg) to pull apart lengthwise: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3550991/LegoTesting.pdf&#xA;The other shows likewise: http://eprints.usq.edu.au/20528/1/Lostroh_LegoTesting_2012.pdf" CreationDate="2015-06-11T13:40:11.927" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8047" PostId="6403" Score="0" Text="As for the strength of the case, since you mentioned handles, I suppose you will move it, in which case forces will be acting on it in various directions. The Technic connection system was mainly designed with such forces at mind (opposed to the System line, where the inspiration was building blocks that only have to resist gravity). You can test this easily by building something smaller, like a basket from System and Technic parts and observe the difference in size, weight and supporting capacity." CreationDate="2015-06-11T13:47:29.910" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8048" PostId="2635" Score="0" Text="http://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO%C2%AE-Ideas-Book-Daniel-Lipkowitz/dp/1405350679 LEGO ideas book?" CreationDate="2015-06-11T18:57:10.593" UserId="5876" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8049" PostId="70" Score="0" Text="I've used this method and had great results, that being said I don't use hot water, or dishwashing soap, just water." CreationDate="2015-06-12T21:44:34.193" UserId="5665" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8050" PostId="5930" Score="0" Text="This was a school project from a while ago, and I don't even own the robot anymore. So,  no I didn't do that, but you should be able to figure it out given my sample" CreationDate="2015-06-14T19:00:52.207" UserId="5381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8051" PostId="6402" Score="0" Text="This seems very broad, and also a near-duplicate of [your other question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6401/strongest-lego-structuce-1-pillars). Perhaps split them into shorter, simpler questions that describe exactly what you want to do like &quot;how do I make a strong box&quot;, &quot;how to I add handles to my box&quot;. Or combine them into one &quot;how do I make a computer case&quot;. The extremely general &quot;what's the strongest structure&quot; is impossible to answer unless you define &quot;strongest&quot;. Using mechanical engineering terms there would be best so we don't have to explain those to you." CreationDate="2015-06-15T10:18:33.713" UserId="3536" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8053" PostId="6428" Score="0" Text="As far as I'm aware, there isn't such a service. [Akiyuki designed a LEGO part sorter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lZ9rSZwDzE) that sorts bricks by identifying the shape and weight of the brick. If you can get an accurate reading of a pieces weight in milligrams that should help you get a more accurate identification." CreationDate="2015-06-20T17:44:21.327" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8054" PostId="6428" Score="0" Text="[LDraw](http://www.ldraw.org/parts/latest-parts.html) distribute a library of most LEGO parts in 3D. You may also be interested in the [Signal Processing](http://dsp.stackexchange.com/) Stack Exchange site." CreationDate="2015-06-20T17:48:44.357" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8056" PostId="6434" Score="1" Text="We here at bricks.stackexchange.com don't represent the Lego company. We cannot answer this question for you." CreationDate="2015-06-22T19:13:17.150" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8057" PostId="6434" Score="4" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it can only be answered by the Lego company." CreationDate="2015-06-22T19:13:38.200" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8059" PostId="6437" Score="0" Text="If you have no experience in coding, why are you set on programming the NXT in C#? There are other options, such as using [LeJOS NXJ](http://www.lejos.org/nxj.php) which helps you program the NXT using Java, arguably the language C# was largely modeled after ....." CreationDate="2015-06-23T11:38:00.967" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8063" PostId="6434" Score="1" Text="LEGO do already have a sustainability report (see my [answer here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1267/56)) and LEGO's environmental pages here: http://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/responsibility/environment/goals" CreationDate="2015-06-23T14:52:17.437" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8064" PostId="6435" Score="0" Text="@Ana You're welcome. There are, of course, infinitely many other ways to do it. But this is using one of the newer, available-in-stores techniques. And using different pins to hold the plates together allows you to have looser or stiffer trap doors." CreationDate="2015-06-23T14:56:49.343" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8065" PostId="6293" Score="4" Text="What OS are you using (Windows/Mac)? And what is the path that it told you to look for?" CreationDate="2015-06-23T17:19:39.870" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8066" PostId="1428" Score="0" Text="Ha! I missed the `12. Thought you asked this today. ;-)" CreationDate="2015-06-23T17:59:27.993" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8067" PostId="6438" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot for the suggestion, i really appreciate that ." CreationDate="2015-06-24T09:11:00.343" UserId="5915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8068" PostId="6438" Score="0" Text="You are welcome! If any answer proved useful to you, you can upvote it with the upward pointing arrow on the left side. Or if you think an answer is the correct one for your problem, you can also mark it with the check mark as accepted, signaling the future readers which solution works." CreationDate="2015-06-24T09:11:43.277" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8069" PostId="6403" Score="0" Text="Sorry for the late reply. Thank you very much for your informative helps. I have settled using Tachnic to build the structures. I will choose your answer as the solution. You are the first one to reply and point out the Tachnic direction. It is especially appreciated that, in your added paragraph, you have pointed out Regular Brick Structures will break easily when forces are applied in different directions. In real life, the direction of forces will not precisely fit into one axis. However Technic is tough on this. In addition, quoting reports of experiences is also highly appreciated. Thanks" CreationDate="2015-06-25T02:10:33.917" UserId="5874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8070" PostId="6405" Score="1" Text="Sorry for my late reply. And thank you very much for your answer. It is really impressive that you actually build a model and do experiments for me. I am now designing my computer case with the Technic frame. Your ideas of removable frame and side panel opening inspired me a lot. I would really want to accept your answer as the solution too. But sadly I can only choose one. Your answer definitely worths upvotes +++. Hope you will give me some ideas of the Handle and Joints (probably with experiments) in the future ;)" CreationDate="2015-06-25T05:40:27.727" UserId="5874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8071" PostId="6403" Score="0" Text="You are welcome, please post a link to the result when you are finished with it, I would love to see the final model." CreationDate="2015-06-25T05:42:23.090" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8072" PostId="6403" Score="0" Text="Sure! I would love to share my BIG PROJECT too!" CreationDate="2015-06-25T05:59:06.310" UserId="5874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8074" PostId="6405" Score="0" Text="my pleasure - as @zovits already mentioned - let us know how it turned out :)" CreationDate="2015-06-25T08:52:43.100" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8077" PostId="6405" Score="0" Text="Sure! My pleasure too!!" CreationDate="2015-06-25T16:36:45.553" UserId="5874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8078" PostId="6447" Score="0" Text="Thanks again David.A little weight on the wheels did the job. Like magic.. Motivation was to be able to program exact courses using arcs and line segments." CreationDate="2015-06-26T00:44:44.773" UserId="5912" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8080" PostId="6450" Score="0" Text="Ok so basically with a box of 60, there should be at least two complete sets, but not guaranteed to be three?" CreationDate="2015-06-26T13:18:43.930" UserId="5923" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8082" PostId="6456" Score="0" Text="We need more details - what motor are you running, which rechargeable batteries are you using? I have been running an EV3 on rechargeables (Duracell) for a while and get at least 2+ hours out of them - continuously powering 2 medium motors. So what you describe is not normal for standard Lego motors." CreationDate="2015-06-27T00:40:43.090" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8084" PostId="6456" Score="0" Text="&quot;Best&quot; is a subjective term that we try to avoid. See http://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask. It would be better if your reworded your question as something like &quot;What are the differences between using Alkaline and NiMH batteries with the EV3? (And are there other types of batteries that work with the EV3?)&quot;" CreationDate="2015-06-27T01:14:16.140" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8086" PostId="6458" Score="5" Text="The difference between alkaline and NiMH is not so clear: Good NiMH have a discharge curve flatter than alkaline so they may actually last longer (even if initial performance is lower than alkaline). See http://www.philohome.com/batteries/bat.htm." CreationDate="2015-06-27T05:35:24.247" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8087" PostId="6456" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner sorry for that. I edited the question." CreationDate="2015-06-27T06:09:38.510" UserId="5709" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8088" PostId="6450" Score="0" Text="Based on the current released boxes yes. At the moment its 3 sets again. Both Simpsons series and series 12 &amp; 13 have 3 complete sets." CreationDate="2015-06-27T07:53:11.003" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8092" PostId="6460" Score="0" Text="Are you sure it's LEGO? The green bricks in the background don't look like they are LEGO." CreationDate="2015-06-27T12:37:27.063" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8093" PostId="6460" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Yes I am sorting a big box and separating the Lego from the non Lego the stuff in the background is some non lego" CreationDate="2015-06-27T12:47:45.797" UserId="5930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8094" PostId="6460" Score="0" Text="You mentioned you couldn't find a number, can you find the LEGO logo on the piece anywhere?" CreationDate="2015-06-27T13:01:09.697" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8095" PostId="6447" Score="0" Text="What is the best solution? would a fabric surface like a pool table work better? What about using sandpaper or a wire brush on the wheels?" CreationDate="2015-06-27T17:33:50.557" UserId="5912" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8096" PostId="6447" Score="0" Text="I have heard second hand that using sandpaper to rough up the wheels does increase traction. It should be noted though that for anyone participating in FIRST LEGO League or another competition that prohibits the modification of LEGO parts, this is against the rules. &quot;Best&quot; is a subjective term, so you will have to experiment and come to your own conclusion." CreationDate="2015-06-28T00:45:12.747" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8097" PostId="6422" Score="0" Text="now I wonder how much torque can go through a [universal joint](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=62520c01)" CreationDate="2015-06-28T14:31:20.290" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8099" PostId="6451" Score="0" Text="Related to: [What's the difference between these hole shapes?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/4277/56)" CreationDate="2015-06-29T20:44:44.853" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8100" PostId="6464" Score="1" Text="If you're able to share an image of what you've managed to build of that step, we might be able to diagnose the problem :)" CreationDate="2015-06-29T20:55:54.517" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8101" PostId="6467" Score="0" Text="I'd say it depends on the brand and quality of the bricks.  I've seen this happen with Megabloks, but LEGO seems to be higher quality than most other bricks.  What brand of bricks are you using?" CreationDate="2015-06-29T22:52:48.010" UserId="5402" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8102" PostId="6467" Score="0" Text="I am only using official Lego blocks and plates. It's just so strange how these gaps/spaces are showing up about 15 brick heights down, so it's really too hard to un-do everything to reach these spots. And I really can't figure out why I can't even things out in other places. It starts out level &amp; then suddenly it's no longer level. My fingers are raw from tearing out and re-building. Anyway... Thanks for answering! I'd include a picture if I could." CreationDate="2015-06-30T01:58:05.053" UserId="5937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8103" PostId="4277" Score="1" Text="See this answer for more info: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/6462/5687" CreationDate="2015-06-30T05:52:39.950" UserId="5687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8105" PostId="6467" Score="1" Text="Are the bricks old? I've seen older bricks and plates getting warped, but newer (say, roughly 1985 and forward) generally holds up well. If we had an image we might be able to see if you're putting stress on some of the bricks, since that can also be a cause of disfigurement." CreationDate="2015-06-30T06:23:53.440" UserId="4016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8106" PostId="6467" Score="0" Text="Are you building on a hard surface, or soft?" CreationDate="2015-06-30T08:36:08.697" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8107" PostId="6466" Score="0" Text="This gets my vote as possibly the most fiddly construct in an official LEGO set, but it sure is worth it once you manage to get it together." CreationDate="2015-06-30T09:36:42.727" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8108" PostId="6467" Score="3" Text="A photo might help us diagnose the issue." CreationDate="2015-06-30T11:14:36.540" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8109" PostId="6467" Score="3" Text="Lego bricks are built to certain tolerances. Maybe your structure is large enough that rounding errors are creeping in?" CreationDate="2015-06-30T16:06:30.620" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8111" PostId="6467" Score="1" Text="@LegoPatient Let me know if there is anything I can help you with in order to get a picture posted, since it would make the question much clearer (Are there vertical or horizontal spaces? How big or regular they are? Are the parts otherwise lined up?) and we could help you more efficiently." CreationDate="2015-07-01T07:27:12.993" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8112" PostId="6473" Score="0" Text="Heh, beat you by *that* much.. probably the time it took you to type a fuller explanation. :)" CreationDate="2015-07-01T10:10:40.270" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8113" PostId="6473" Score="0" Text="Oh now look at you with your fancy pictures! :)" CreationDate="2015-07-01T10:19:18.160" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8114" PostId="6474" Score="2" Text="Hard to argue with results, but I'm reluctant to apply metal tools when plastic will do. :)" CreationDate="2015-07-01T10:23:11.520" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8115" PostId="6472" Score="1" Text="Thank you for your fast tip! I found a solution and posted it below." CreationDate="2015-07-01T10:24:35.107" UserId="5946" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8116" PostId="6473" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your fast tip! I found a solution and posted it below." CreationDate="2015-07-01T10:24:57.723" UserId="5946" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8117" PostId="6474" Score="0" Text="The results were good. I tried to take a photo of the inside but it was too blurry and dark. I don't have the laser beam but would for sure use it before the metal tool which is not round. SO my tip might help out those without the full lego brick set up." CreationDate="2015-07-01T10:29:14.183" UserId="5946" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8118" PostId="6475" Score="0" Text="You wer a great help sorry if the question didn't make sens I was half asleep wen I wrote it" CreationDate="2015-07-01T18:43:20.473" UserId="5936" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8119" PostId="6471" Score="1" Text="always used muh teef in such conditions ;)" CreationDate="2015-07-02T07:21:16.977" UserId="5638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8120" PostId="6471" Score="0" Text="Finger nails typically work for me lol!" CreationDate="2015-07-02T10:11:17.690" UserId="3802" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8121" PostId="6474" Score="2" Text="Please use allen wrenches, not torx." CreationDate="2015-07-02T10:49:36.587" UserId="5950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8123" PostId="6479" Score="2" Text="Is it NXT or EV3?" CreationDate="2015-07-03T00:45:12.130" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8124" PostId="6479" Score="0" Text="It is espected that the file on the brick is smaller then the one on your computer. This is because they are two different files: the one on your computer is the programming code that you see in the graphical environment; the one on the brick is special machine code that has been compiled from your program." CreationDate="2015-07-04T23:58:49.323" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8125" PostId="6483" Score="0" Text="Thanks for answer. I guess you mean 3.2 mm wide and 2.0 mm deep? I don't know LDraw. But I guess these are the correct dimensions." CreationDate="2015-07-06T01:59:10.430" UserId="5874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8126" PostId="6483" Score="0" Text="That's correct. I misplaced my decimal converting to millimeters originally, but the correct dimensions are ~3.2mm wide and ~2.0mm deep." CreationDate="2015-07-06T14:00:49.567" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8127" PostId="1646" Score="0" Text="Wouldn't the interior cavity and the knob need to have a clearance tolerance? Both the cavity and knob could not be 4.8 so either the knob is smaller or the side wall thickness is thinner to make for a larger opening. If you go by the graphic on Mr. Cailliau's website the side wall is 1.2 leaving a cavity of 5.4 based on the 7.8 overall dimension (8-.2=7.8). This leaves a tolerance of of .6 which is rather large. If you were to use Mr. Cailliau's clearance of .2 between mating parts the clearance diameter would be 5.2 leaving a side wall thickness of 1.3. Alternatively we could reduce bot by ." CreationDate="2015-07-05T15:40:09.220" UserDisplayName="user5955" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8128" PostId="6156" Score="0" Text="How is your design going? I'd be very interested in purchasing a large quantity of a PCB (SMD or thru-hole) version of this connector. Philbot." CreationDate="2015-07-06T16:06:14.293" UserDisplayName="user5957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8129" PostId="1646" Score="1" Text="The stud height disagreement can be easily settled by examining a 1x1 headlight brick: The face with the headlight stud is inset by the 1.6mm base unit from the theoretical no-play boundary of the brick. If the stud was 1.6mm high, we should have no problem placing another brick in front of the headlight face. Even if the stud was 1.7mm high, the 0.1mm play would still allow this feat, albeit with a very tight fit. Experience shows, howerver, that we can't fit another standard brick in front of a headlight brick, indicating that the headlight stud (which is hollow, so no logo involved here) ha" CreationDate="2015-03-02T20:41:56.717" UserDisplayName="user5544" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8130" PostId="6156" Score="1" Text="I hope to have a tested samples in 5-6 weeks. Will let you know when I have it." CreationDate="2015-07-07T09:45:40.263" UserId="5615" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8131" PostId="6480" Score="2" Text="Somehow I think that what Lego bricks will be made out of will be low on the list of concerns. Of greater concern: how will The Lego Group ship anything anywhere? How will food be transported anywhere? How will humans move about on the earth without gasoline-powered cars, trucks, airplanes, ships? Will the global economy crash? What will we eat? Etc..." CreationDate="2015-07-07T18:45:46.303" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8132" PostId="6490" Score="0" Text="Thank you for detailed answer and testing! When you installed the 2nd instance of retail EV3 - does it take the same amount of disk space as the 1st one? If so, it doesn't look quite efficiently." CreationDate="2015-07-07T20:22:52.717" UserId="3207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8133" PostId="6490" Score="0" Text="No, it installed it in the same place on top of the existing install, so essentially, it just added another language. The other files are not duplicated." CreationDate="2015-07-07T22:34:05.317" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8136" PostId="1921" Score="0" Text="@tooshel necro-comment: the Lego Store seems to carry [extension cables](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-Power-Functions-Extension-Wire-8886) now at a somewhat reasonable price compared to normal Lego prices.. I don't feel too bad about cutting one of them up as I get two usable wires out of each" CreationDate="2015-07-10T01:44:49.917" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8137" PostId="6241" Score="0" Text="I wish I had enough Lego to justify something like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPDolqztmBc)" CreationDate="2015-07-10T01:48:04.487" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8138" PostId="6505" Score="1" Text="Here's an answer Ambo100 posted:  &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2572/where-can-i-get-rcx-1-0-software" CreationDate="2015-07-10T03:08:44.643" UserDisplayName="user5969" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8139" PostId="1480" Score="0" Text="@Kaylee yes, for images look towards the end of the [this article](http://thebrickblogger.com/2011/01/lego-glued-magnet-removal/)" CreationDate="2015-07-10T03:58:36.113" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8140" PostId="6480" Score="0" Text="What about recycling old LEGO bricks?" CreationDate="2015-07-10T13:25:33.377" UserId="3507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8141" PostId="4676" Score="0" Text="The PF XL motor is a bad choice for a direct RPM comparison, as it's more built for axle-bending torque instead of pure speed (yes, you can use gears to change the two, but you aren't doing so in your comparison) - a faster motor such as the 2838 (old,  9v motor) reaches 4k RPM, the buggy motor reaches 1700 RPM, which is much more in-line with the 2k RPM of the train motors themselves. Even the E-motor is close to 800 RPM and makes more sense in a comparison if you want a fast motor RPM." CreationDate="2015-07-10T13:58:22.910" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8142" PostId="6508" Score="0" Text="sorry but I don't like or trust this program." CreationDate="2015-07-10T19:11:11.253" UserId="5967" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8143" PostId="6504" Score="0" Text="What's wrong with this?" CreationDate="2015-07-10T22:49:07.970" UserId="5967" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8144" PostId="6510" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer, but I did not mean literally unbreakable. I was mostly asking for techniques other than glue to harden the model." CreationDate="2015-07-11T08:52:19.127" UserId="5970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8145" PostId="6514" Score="0" Text="Not what I am looking for, you failed to mention the 11949 part" CreationDate="2015-07-11T14:44:22.077" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8146" PostId="46" Score="2" Text="JANGBRiCKS has a nice video explaining this: http://youtu.be/abdZ2pSnde0" CreationDate="2015-07-11T15:28:32.507" UserId="5976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8147" PostId="6508" Score="0" Text="Well I have often used it in my high school with students so don't know why you should not trust it. The firmware is an RCX problem, has nothing to do with brickcc." CreationDate="2015-07-11T20:30:14.280" UserId="5958" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8148" PostId="6511" Score="0" Text="Cheers, hope she treats it well!" CreationDate="2015-07-11T22:46:08.177" UserId="5965" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8151" PostId="1476" Score="0" Text="Hmm, two 2x2's would weigh more than one 2x4 (2.42g) - generally the density of the element would increases as the size decreases because more of the volume is taken up by the thicker sidewalls." CreationDate="2015-07-13T12:34:22.913" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8152" PostId="1476" Score="0" Text="So that means that if you were to make a life-size Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, you would need at least 2x-3x times that many then, around like 40,000-60,000 pieces, if you take into account his helmet, his long flowing purple cape and his boots and his gloves. That's my goal, actually. I plan on giving this LEGO artist, Nathan Saway a run for his money." CreationDate="2015-07-11T23:05:39.613" UserDisplayName="user5981" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8153" PostId="6509" Score="0" Text="I think, as @zovits mentioned in their answer, you should clarify what kind of model you are building and what kind of damage you expect it to withstand. Also keep in mind that some pieces are more fragile than others. Finally, consider that the Lego company just glues models when they want them permanently assembled." CreationDate="2015-07-13T13:53:34.570" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8154" PostId="6522" Score="0" Text="Err.. In that top-down view, the turned wheels are parallel, not Ackermann" CreationDate="2015-07-13T14:12:52.580" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8155" PostId="6522" Score="0" Text="Close to paralell, but not exactly. You can see more clearly if you check the length of the steering rods compared to the main support beams that the rods are 1-1 stud shorter." CreationDate="2015-07-13T15:45:48.563" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8156" PostId="6522" Score="0" Text="Ah, [your right](http://content.screencast.com/users/slapshot136/folders/Jing/media/63e3d056-a4b4-49d9-b7fa-b9106d0e2cab/2015-07-13_1336.png) - but what exactly is that wheel hub from the top-down view image or the animated gif, as it's not the one with dual pre-attached knobs like the one I was thinking of (and I don't think the video one actually shows ackermann steering either)" CreationDate="2015-07-13T17:40:03.923" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8157" PostId="6522" Score="0" Text="The setup shown in the gif uses the 8880 Supercar's wheel hubs, the first item in this inventory: http://www.toysperiod.com/lego-set-reference/technic/model/traffic/lego-8880-super-car/ The top-down view seems to use wheel hubs built from individual pieces. The ball joints are obscured by the support beams so I can't say for sure whether they are a single piece or built but the steering linkage is clearly built from individual pieces." CreationDate="2015-07-14T08:35:24.880" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8158" PostId="6523" Score="2" Text="I don't know who bothered to down-vote this answer, but even Iain Heath likes this method. http://www.brothers-brick.com/2013/06/30/50-shades-of-bley-iain-heaths-mad-lego-science/" CreationDate="2015-07-14T09:25:10.747" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8159" PostId="1" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't paint any of the mating surfaces. Mask those off to protect them from overspray (if spraying)." CreationDate="2015-07-14T16:01:33.147" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8161" PostId="6526" Score="0" Text="This is not EV3 and does not use LabVIEW, but maybe you can use it as a reference to develop real time Bluetooth communication between two systems: http://www.philohome.com/nxtjoystick/joystick.htm" CreationDate="2015-07-15T07:51:01.290" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8162" PostId="6532" Score="0" Text="I just submerged the entirety of the lower part of the Unimog's pneumatic crane (all switches and many of the connections), then powered it up and tried it out. I did the same with every part of the pneumatic system, and found that there was no air leakage anywhere. I am thinking that the problem could be deterioration with the seals inside the cylinders, but this seems unlikely given the storage conditions: dry, 60-70 degrees, no sunlight, no exposure to chemicals or other contaminants- and the fact that all three cylinders failed rather than just one or two." CreationDate="2015-07-15T14:42:29.083" UserId="5992" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8163" PostId="6532" Score="0" Text="There is still the possibility of either stuck cylinders or deteriorated seals. Can you feel or otherwise sense air escaping the cylinders? If not, then they seal well, but might be stuck. In this case can you move them by hand? If they can move under pressure and while being assisted, then they might need just a few (or a lot) of these assisted cycles to even the lubrication inside." CreationDate="2015-07-15T16:01:40.430" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8164" PostId="6533" Score="0" Text="Any comment on using the bevel to drive the rack?" CreationDate="2015-07-15T17:14:44.670" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8165" PostId="6533" Score="0" Text="You can certainly do that, I can easily imagine a setup with a vertical servo, a gear attached to its shaft, and a rack turned 90 degrees to the side. The only problem I could imagine is when in the extreme positions the plane of the rack could move away from the shaft, possibly disengaging the gear." CreationDate="2015-07-15T19:12:36.003" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8166" PostId="6533" Score="0" Text="Any way to drive the rack without having to rotate it? (as that's kind of the point of a bevel gear.. to change the plane of the torque)" CreationDate="2015-07-15T19:13:50.240" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8167" PostId="6533" Score="0" Text="Honestly I haven't seen this kind of setup, but it could work. I wouldn't bet on it though. If you have more space in your vehicle you can also try using two universal joints at 45 degrees each and see if their backlash is less than the two bevel gears'." CreationDate="2015-07-15T19:19:58.890" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8168" PostId="6533" Score="1" Text="I haven't seen the setup either and haven't been able to assemble a decently sized and right-distance one yet, which is why I am asking - two universal joints seem to have more backlash than the 12t double bevel joint though" CreationDate="2015-07-15T19:40:48.543" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8169" PostId="4886" Score="0" Text="Did you need to raise the voltage levels to 5v or 9v, or were you able to control it via 3v3 directly from the pi?" CreationDate="2015-07-16T22:32:58.017" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8170" PostId="6540" Score="0" Text="Why is the speed relevant? (as opposed to difference in speed between front/rear) at what speed would it become relevant? under what situation would the front/rear be moving at different speeds?" CreationDate="2015-07-17T03:03:28.253" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8172" PostId="6544" Score="5" Text="[Sariel's video explains it](https://youtu.be/bq-nColRWj0?t=281) - they aren't used in the A model, but if you scroll down into the [comments](http://content.screencast.com/users/slapshot136/folders/Jing/media/7aad6afe-ba55-4337-b4a6-5475bcde628e/2015-07-16_2314.png), it's explained that they are for the B model" CreationDate="2015-07-17T03:16:37.000" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8173" PostId="6533" Score="0" Text="You could make the rack double wide, like a fine trailer home." CreationDate="2015-07-17T10:08:28.817" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8175" PostId="6544" Score="0" Text="@user2813274 - You should probably post this as an answer - I know we prefer longer answers if possible, but I think there's not much more to it here ;)" CreationDate="2015-07-17T21:26:45.200" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8180" PostId="1908" Score="2" Text="Thanks for posting this. This is a very suitable solution." CreationDate="2015-07-22T02:11:20.123" UserId="6013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8181" PostId="6515" Score="0" Text="Hi Paul, and welcome to LEGO Answers. We're a little different here in that we're [not a discussion site](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/tour) but are a Q&amp;A site - we're great at answering questions that have clear, definitive answers. Do you have a specific question about letsgoplay.co.uk (for example quality of customer service, etc.) that isn't covered by their site already?" CreationDate="2015-07-22T08:31:28.090" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8182" PostId="2432" Score="0" Text="I don't really believe that ev3 firmware can be ran on NXT, but... Has anyone tried to copy ev3 firmware and import it with NXT software?" CreationDate="2015-07-21T20:12:59.447" UserDisplayName="user6011" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8183" PostId="6517" Score="1" Text="You were lucky that the snap fit joints didn't break. I attempted basically the same thing in order to strap a PF plug to such a motor and broke about half of them in the process. Had to use super glue to put everything back together." CreationDate="2015-07-22T16:02:28.967" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8184" PostId="6285" Score="3" Text="If you goal is only to be able to use it, it seems faster to hack it using an Arduino and than control it through USB." CreationDate="2015-07-23T01:38:55.227" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8185" PostId="6551" Score="0" Text="How did you know that my next question was going to be what the pressure angle is?" CreationDate="2015-07-23T17:08:16.303" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8186" PostId="754" Score="5" Text="I've had a similar experiences with polish Cobi brand (which is also sold via Best-Lock in USA), where while technicaly compatible with Lego a lot of pieces were slightly too small (so it was impossible to separate them) or slightly too large (so they stayed loose). What was worse, they often had flash left and from time to time wouldn't fit other bricks from the same set! It was over 10 years ago though so since then they might've improved but given those experiences I'd rather stick to LEGO personally." CreationDate="2015-07-24T09:56:44.510" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8189" PostId="6565" Score="0" Text="What EV3 model have you built, is it one of your own or one from the instructions provided with EV3?" CreationDate="2015-07-25T15:54:04.437" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8190" PostId="6563" Score="0" Text="I have made a few edits to your question. If you have any specific information please include them in your question. e.g. Are you scaling your building to fit minifigures? Do you have a particular budget? What have you tried?" CreationDate="2015-07-25T15:57:27.340" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8191" PostId="6567" Score="0" Text="Thanks for that. I'm only thinking of using these as part of my storage system. I primarily use 3700 series Plano storage, and these boxes have a similar footprint so they'd fit on my shelves nicely. I was thinking I could use them for awkward large pieces such as battery boxes, BURPs, train track, etc." CreationDate="2015-07-25T18:36:21.090" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8192" PostId="6249" Score="3" Text="One advantage to knolling is you can find out if there are pieces missing BEFORE you start building." CreationDate="2015-07-25T19:25:47.463" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8193" PostId="6568" Score="6" Text="Is is this that you are looking for?  http://lgg.epfl.ch/publications/2013/lego/ Description matches, but not the name (Dolphin)..." CreationDate="2015-07-26T08:03:50.867" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8194" PostId="6565" Score="0" Text="The formulla race car" CreationDate="2015-07-26T15:09:29.710" UserId="6018" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8195" PostId="6569" Score="0" Text="Its the remote from the ev3" CreationDate="2015-07-26T15:10:35.200" UserId="6018" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8198" PostId="6569" Score="0" Text="Ah. Of course it is. Sorry about that. I've updated my answer." CreationDate="2015-07-26T16:12:46.587" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8200" PostId="6567" Score="1" Text="That's a good solution. If you don't have to depend on these boxes and they are just part of your storage system (as you mentioned), then yeah, they can be a nice supplementary option. They are well-made and strong, and they are stackable. Plus they do look very LEGO-ish. In my opinion they are a lot more practical than those awfully designed storage boxes that are made to look like LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2015-07-26T19:29:39.690" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8205" PostId="6578" Score="0" Text="Not too concerned about backlash, but doesn't that imply more friction as well (looseness, not meshing tightly)? or is the smallest gear (8t) the most efficient, because of it's size? would putting two of them in parallel help lower the friction or raise it?" CreationDate="2015-07-28T17:56:16.590" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8206" PostId="3075" Score="0" Text="Do you know where Dolphin resides these days?" CreationDate="2015-07-29T08:21:55.960" UserId="5840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8207" PostId="6578" Score="0" Text="I'm not a mechanical engineer, so don't sue me if I get it wrong, but I think the looser the gears mesh the less friction is between them. Parallell gear setups would seem to have increased friction, but again, I could be mistaken." CreationDate="2015-07-29T09:20:44.340" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8210" PostId="3075" Score="0" Text="@tommy.carstensen It appears they changed the name of it. Here's the new link http://lgg.epfl.ch/publications/2013/lego/" CreationDate="2015-07-30T02:44:34.643" UserId="3541" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8211" PostId="6568" Score="2" Text="@Philo - this looks like the right answer, why don't you make it an actual answer?" CreationDate="2015-07-30T10:22:20.583" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8213" PostId="6532" Score="0" Text="I have checked all of the hoses and connections, there is no leakage from the actuators, hoses or any of the connections. I have actuated them by hand many times to even the lubricant (olive oil), but no dice. the one small actuator on the claw is especially sticky. I can think of no conceivable answer to why they should be acting like this, and its driving me nuts. Please Help!" CreationDate="2015-08-01T22:17:17.667" UserId="5992" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8220" PostId="6590" Score="0" Text="I'm trying to write my own framework in Objective-C:&#xA;1) WiFi for iOS based on GCDAsyncSocket and GCDAsyncUdpSocket&#xA;2) Bluetooth for OS X based on IOBluetooth.&#xA;&#xA;For better understanding this helped me a lot: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24253509/using-c-to-get-data-from-a-lego-ev3-sensor.&#xA;&#xA;I'm using Lego Mindstorms EV3 Home Edition Software with EV3 brick connected via Bluetooth and PacketLogger for capturing sended/received commands." CreationDate="2015-08-07T10:42:52.903" UserId="4053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8221" PostId="6595" Score="0" Text="Can you be more specific about a particular a part of the problem you are facing?" CreationDate="2015-08-08T13:37:54.603" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8222" PostId="6599" Score="1" Text="Can you post a picture for those of us that don't have the book?" CreationDate="2015-08-10T03:16:32.317" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8225" PostId="1084" Score="0" Text="didn't work for me had the same problem...........d" CreationDate="2015-08-06T16:47:33.230" UserDisplayName="user6044" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8226" PostId="1084" Score="0" Text="If you have any further details of what you're running, and what sort of errors you're getting we might be able to help further?" CreationDate="2015-08-10T17:53:36.670" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8227" PostId="6602" Score="0" Text="thanks,could be. I have some random bags but these 3 are all consistent so I assume they go together. the grey and blue and bubble definitely match, if it is the star wars set, would the red ones be on the interior?" CreationDate="2015-08-11T06:20:54.880" UserId="6064" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8228" PostId="6602" Score="0" Text="Yes, see the first few pages of the instruction manual: http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6015581.pdf" CreationDate="2015-08-11T06:35:58.880" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8230" PostId="6602" Score="0" Text="You are welcome :) You can also tick the mark by the answer to indicate that it was useful to you, this will show others that this question already has an answer." CreationDate="2015-08-11T07:03:17.033" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8232" PostId="6605" Score="0" Text="Aha, interesting.  I could not launch any of our cars with it properly (they go off sideways), but maybe the race cars have the appropriate shape in the back." CreationDate="2015-08-12T12:59:52.153" UserId="6068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8234" PostId="6611" Score="0" Text="possible duplicate: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1578/how-to-sell-massive-vintage-and-unsorted-lego-collection-with-manuals" CreationDate="2015-08-14T00:20:28.147" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8240" PostId="6619" Score="4" Text="Can you elaborate on your answer by explaining the process or the major steps?" CreationDate="2015-08-14T22:52:57.203" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8243" PostId="709" Score="1" Text="The first use I personally encountered was in 6394: See the top left corner in step 7 of the instructions: [Metro Park &amp; Service Tower](http://peeron.com/scans/6394-1/8/)" CreationDate="2015-08-16T09:43:05.573" UserId="6069" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8245" PostId="589" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately the app has been removed from Google Play after a complaint from Lego Group." CreationDate="2015-08-16T21:10:59.507" UserId="6088" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8246" PostId="6624" Score="3" Text="possible duplicate of [Where can I find instruction booklets?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/64/where-can-i-find-instruction-booklets)" CreationDate="2015-08-17T14:47:42.320" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8247" PostId="6629" Score="0" Text="Just to add to your answer, the smileys tend to be found in the special Creator sets, such as the modular buildings and the winter scenes. Most other themes use more customized heads with different facial expressions or facial hair, etc." CreationDate="2015-08-17T15:23:39.323" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8249" PostId="6618" Score="0" Text="ail, @Joost I synthesized your comments into the answer, hope you don't mind." CreationDate="2015-08-17T15:49:21.283" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8250" PostId="6624" Score="2" Text="It would only be a duplicate if the OP was asking for instructions for a released set, but as I looked for it, it seemed to be either a fan model or a video game &quot;character&quot;, so likely no official instructions exist." CreationDate="2015-08-18T06:22:08.067" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8255" PostId="6629" Score="3" Text="For some reason, I always found the original smiley face more attractive than the custom faces, which are frequently aggressive. As a kid, I never had issues pretending the smiley face to be angry but - as a grown-up - I have a hard time pretending that the aggressive custom faces are friendly." CreationDate="2015-08-20T02:33:24.120" UserId="5844" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8257" PostId="6599" Score="0" Text="I believe David was asking for a picture of the blocks you're trying to locate, rather than a picture of the book." CreationDate="2015-08-25T09:26:11.630" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8258" PostId="6646" Score="0" Text="This looks like an early version of the 7865 motor." CreationDate="2015-08-27T05:07:52.337" UserId="5816" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8259" PostId="6647" Score="0" Text="Apart from looking prices up on BrickLink, putting them online for sale requires an intent to sell" CreationDate="2015-08-27T05:21:58.253" UserId="5816" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8260" PostId="6645" Score="0" Text="There's a site called brickpicker.com that could be used as a rough guide for what sets are worth. Like Gev said - you really have to find the right buyer though." CreationDate="2015-08-27T11:36:35.490" UserId="4016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8261" PostId="6649" Score="1" Text="I have since sold my 12V motor so I can't try this, but if one connects a voltmeter to the bogie motor, and watches the current, based on what you've said, there'd be a slight reading. Is this correct?" CreationDate="2015-08-27T14:39:39.280" UserId="5816" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8262" PostId="4455" Score="0" Text="StackExchange is the Best. I was astonished seeing that even a Lego site exists!!! I found the software for my old Mindstorms Robotics Invention System 1.5. Running it on a VM with XP and my godchild and mysel are happy!" CreationDate="2015-08-27T16:25:59.287" UserId="6121" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8263" PostId="4455" Score="1" Text="These moments are the reason why I love StackExchange :)" CreationDate="2015-08-27T16:28:44.007" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8264" PostId="6652" Score="0" Text="A battery of Coke-bottles pressurized to 8 bars with an outlet via a filter- and relief-valve adjusted to 3 bars might be a good idea." CreationDate="2015-08-28T08:31:49.563" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8269" PostId="2312" Score="0" Text="Great. Finally I managed to download the firmware to RCX 1.0" CreationDate="2015-08-29T06:36:22.573" UserId="6121" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8271" PostId="6657" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the explanation. Following your idea, I tried to attach the frame via an offset along an axis, and found the problem you described. I tried to play with various ways to attach the frames, but LDD keep crashing. I re-installed LDD twice, same story, super frustrating!  I exported the model and imported into LDraw &amp; LeoCAD. But the EV3, large motors, tires, rims, power joint &amp; ball are all gone." CreationDate="2015-08-30T22:56:18.827" UserId="6134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8272" PostId="6657" Score="0" Text="I want to see if the restriction is artificial on LDD's part, so I tried to build a 3D lattice grid of frames (like a cage) enclosing the motor by orienting the frames in all 3 principal directions, but LDD keep crashing. I want to see the geometry allows attaching the frames in various principal orientations." CreationDate="2015-08-30T23:05:15.077" UserId="6134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8273" PostId="1937" Score="0" Text="Don't you contradict yourself here? They never use old pieces, and they don't use new pieces?" CreationDate="2015-08-31T06:01:26.430" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8274" PostId="210" Score="0" Text="While a bag solves the OP's problem, the bricks rapidly become mixed with dust, hair and other filth. So, from one problem to another." CreationDate="2015-08-31T06:27:01.533" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8275" PostId="6658" Score="3" Text="The white round brick isn't part of this piece and can be taken off." CreationDate="2015-08-31T12:02:31.193" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8276" PostId="6643" Score="1" Text="**Related:** [Do any programs exist that allow you to build your own LEGO manuals?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12/do-any-programs-exist-that-allow-you-to-build-your-own-lego-manuals)" CreationDate="2015-08-31T12:19:41.447" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8277" PostId="6661" Score="0" Text="I have used non-scented Febreeze as well on some bricks that smelled badly (I got a batch of bricks from eBay from a smoker's home). Did the trick for me (with washing afterwards)." CreationDate="2015-08-31T13:55:19.583" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8279" PostId="2087" Score="1" Text="This looks great. Is there a Linux port somewhere?" CreationDate="2015-09-01T09:15:30.143" UserId="6117" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8281" PostId="6665" Score="0" Text="Thanks Phil, talking with an IP lawyer is probably necessary anyway, I was just wondering if some LEGO fans might have dealt with similar issues in the past regarding, e.g., the sale of MOCs, as a result of which they might be able to shed some light on this. And thanks for the link." CreationDate="2015-09-01T22:11:42.517" UserId="6141" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8282" PostId="6666" Score="0" Text="Thanks, this is more or less in line with what we were thinking as well; some paranoia on their part as well as a somewhat premature &quot;don't do this&quot; reply, while what we are trying to do is probably no violation of their FUP at all if we stick to the guidelines laid out within their policy. As far as image copyrights are concerned: we thought about that as well, so we have to take a look at how, e.g., online (canvas) printing services handle this." CreationDate="2015-09-01T22:15:31.790" UserId="6141" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8283" PostId="6649" Score="1" Text="@CJBS yes. If you have a small LED you might see some light (if it's connected the right way round)." CreationDate="2015-09-01T23:02:26.820" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8284" PostId="6665" Score="0" Text="Plenty of Etsy stores use LEGO to make jewelry and other items for sale, including one run by a former LEGO professional builder." CreationDate="2015-09-01T23:22:32.273" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8285" PostId="6667" Score="2" Text="Nice MinuteBot base you have there. ;)" CreationDate="2015-09-01T23:26:14.387" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8287" PostId="6668" Score="6" Text="If you had a picture of the piece it would make things so much easier. Or if you could tell us some more about it, like does it have studs, inverted studs, pin holes, axle holes, does it have some kind of texture or print? What kind of set does it belong to or where did you see it?" CreationDate="2015-09-02T17:09:49.397" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8288" PostId="6664" Score="0" Text="AFAIK, there's no way they can legally stop you from reselling the bricks, so long as they aren't marketed using the LEGO TM, because they can't stop you from selling your own property, but try Law.SE. There's a reason all the fan sites use Brick or something in the name, instead of LEGO. However, if they object to your site they can choose to stop selling to you. Note that only appointed, official builders ever get bulk discounts or shipments, as LEGO expressly does not want to be supporting reseller businesses. I fielded many similar inquiries during my time with LEGO S@H Customer Service." CreationDate="2015-09-04T06:53:16.347" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8289" PostId="6672" Score="1" Text="+1 bonus point for getting that deducted from the OP's fuzzy description :)" CreationDate="2015-09-04T13:51:55.003" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8290" PostId="6668" Score="1" Text="Adding a picture for part identification is definitively a must." CreationDate="2015-09-04T15:11:48.267" UserId="2301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8291" PostId="6664" Score="0" Text="Aside of the question, I think you may post here the URL to your service, as illustrative purpose of course." CreationDate="2015-09-04T15:18:29.743" UserId="2301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8293" PostId="6674" Score="1" Text="If [this](https://www.bricklink.com/PL/3626bp02.jpg?0) is the minifig head in question, then as TheBrickBlogger says, ordering from Bricklink would be best, it's [available for pennies](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPG.asp?P=3626bp02&amp;colorID=3)." CreationDate="2015-09-04T18:23:33.623" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8294" PostId="6672" Score="1" Text="I got lucky. I acquired several a while back and had to find out what they were and went digging on BrickLink. Still haven't figured out what to do with them..." CreationDate="2015-09-04T20:16:04.903" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8295" PostId="6680" Score="3" Text="Can you post a picture?" CreationDate="2015-09-04T20:36:28.887" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8296" PostId="6675" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the reply. I wish I could do BrickLink, but I have no bank account or anything (I'm 13). I think I might try the sanding down idea on the neck if desperate, or maybe on the bottom of the head so it fits down the tube thing on the torso all the way. I did the nail varnish thing though. I think it kind of helped but you can still see the chew marks a bit. I put some on the inside so atleast the head is the right tightness now (it got loose after the &quot;surgery&quot; again since it was the only girl head I had back then)." CreationDate="2015-09-04T20:44:07.173" UserId="6151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8297" PostId="6674" Score="0" Text="Yeah that's the right head, like I said below though I can't order from their since I'm pretty sure it's illegal due to age restrictions. But thanks for the answer. Atleast I know the part number now." CreationDate="2015-09-04T20:56:04.507" UserId="6151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8299" PostId="6679" Score="0" Text="Also see http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/6456/3498" CreationDate="2015-09-05T14:24:53.683" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8300" PostId="6674" Score="0" Text="Are you able to ask a parent or guardian to help you?" CreationDate="2015-09-05T16:57:41.020" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8301" PostId="6645" Score="0" Text="There's a guy named Michael Todd, goes by Bruno, who lives outside of San Diego. He's built up one of the largest private collections of Lego memorabilia, if you will, in the world. He has purchased plenty of stuff from the 50s and 60s over the years, and he'd be a great resource to reach out to with a question like this. He has recently opened a museum in conjunction with the San Diego Toy and Doll Museum in Poway, CA. You can contact him through his website: [http://www.lgauge.org/contact-us/](http://www.lgauge.org/contact-us/)" CreationDate="2015-08-28T04:07:24.853" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8302" PostId="6682" Score="0" Text="But Lego battery pack has 7.4v 2200mAh, is almost the same with 6 nihm batteries" CreationDate="2015-09-05T19:10:15.330" UserId="6153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8303" PostId="6682" Score="0" Text="There is actually a wide variation among NiMH batteries. See http://www.philohome.com/batteries/bat.htm for some LEGO related battery comparisons." CreationDate="2015-09-06T00:18:04.447" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8304" PostId="6674" Score="0" Text="Probably not. My parents hate buying online and would definitely not buy a replacement head (I can already hear my mom saying &quot;Oh, it's just a small scratch!&quot;). Besides, I have kind of come to accept that there isn't much I can do." CreationDate="2015-09-06T21:48:32.907" UserId="6151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8307" PostId="1926" Score="0" Text="That's funny... all my visorak have black canisters and colored lids..." CreationDate="2015-09-07T02:52:05.800" UserDisplayName="user6158" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8310" PostId="6693" Score="0" Text="I don't suppose you could upload a clip to YouTube or something so we can hear the exact sound?  Which LEGO sponsored video games exactly?" CreationDate="2015-09-08T06:01:58.870" UserId="5857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8311" PostId="6694" Score="1" Text="Spot on! Apparently, the EV3 is not backwards compatible with the NXT command set and doesn't tell you if you try. When I mentioned &quot;the developer documentation&quot;, I meant the NXT Bluetooth developer kit from the Mindstorms site, but what I should have read was the EV3 firmware developer kit. Thanks!" CreationDate="2015-09-08T08:16:40.300" UserId="6160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8312" PostId="6684" Score="0" Text="if you can smell smoke on people you'll smell it on the bricks.And it's very hard to remove the smell, even after the visible residue has gone. That's why some sellers say &quot;smoke free&quot; in various ways. But overall your question cannot be answered, it's far too broad. There's no &quot;average&quot;, what matters is the specific bricks you buy from a specific seller. Buying old, rare parts you will take what you can get and that may be prettysad parts. But common parts are often very good. It depends on the seller." CreationDate="2015-09-08T10:12:53.170" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8313" PostId="6696" Score="0" Text="Not seeing the source for the fact that the PWM signal is 9v, and having the signal voltage at the same level as the motor voltage would be something quite unusual - have you tested it with 9v and it worked? have you looked at the c1/c2 lines under an oscilloscope to verify the voltage levels from a standard lego controller?" CreationDate="2015-09-08T19:49:38.083" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8314" PostId="6693" Score="0" Text="@brandaemon - Gandalf 'talking'; http://youtu.be/ghUZUpN9rks; 0:38" CreationDate="2015-09-09T00:34:39.507" UserId="6162" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8315" PostId="6696" Score="0" Text="Yes, it is unusual and yes I have looked at it with an oscilloscope. On other power functions motors, C1 and C2 are actually used to drive the motor itself and the 9V and GND pins are not used at all. So, of course, C1 and C2 are full battery voltage since they power the motor. The servo motor just takes advantage of this existing mechanism as a means of transmitting a variable signal from the controller to the motor." CreationDate="2015-09-09T00:50:17.213" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8316" PostId="6693" Score="1" Text="If you want I can post this as an answer, but I don't think it's a stock sound effect.  Rather, Traveler's Tales records mumbling/grunting gibberish as its style of minifigure speech.  I'd recommend taking a microphone and just making up your own sounds for your animation." CreationDate="2015-09-09T01:34:33.373" UserId="5857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8317" PostId="6698" Score="2" Text="There's [a third pizza element](https://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=4150pb165&amp;name=Tile,%20Round%202%20x%202%20with%20Pizza%20Pepperoni%20Pattern&amp;category=%5BTile,%20Round,%20Decorated%5D#T=C) which is on a different colour tile and with a different print." CreationDate="2015-09-09T15:00:44.520" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8318" PostId="6699" Score="6" Text="If you need justification to choose one over the other, it's probably easier to make a minifig hold the 6102555 piece than it is to hold the other piece." CreationDate="2015-09-09T15:01:48.360" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8321" PostId="6701" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the clarification - I have looked at the level converter boards, but I didn't see any that go all the way up to 9v, 5v or 5.5v seems to be the common stopping point, and I imagine that the servo would still work with mostly drained li-ion batteries (2s ~ 6v or so) - any idea what the lower bound of the input voltage is like?" CreationDate="2015-09-10T20:04:48.760" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8322" PostId="6703" Score="0" Text="even with a digital caliper, I am not having much luck measuring sub-millimeters due to the roundness of the surfaces" CreationDate="2015-09-10T20:05:42.337" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8323" PostId="6704" Score="6" Text="Can you share a picture of the minifig? Or even better - comparing it with a confirmed LEGO minifig to show the perceived differences?" CreationDate="2015-09-10T20:07:27.500" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8324" PostId="6706" Score="2" Text="Have you tried contacting LEGO support? They might be interested in this issue, seeing that they explicitly state their site supports Chrome. Is installing / using another browser out of question? I have just tried using the latest Firefox and it seems to work just fine." CreationDate="2015-09-11T06:12:47.753" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8325" PostId="6701" Score="0" Text="Level converters are for converting logic levels, not for converting low-current commands to drive a load. That's what H-bridges are for. So the circuit you are looking for is an H-bridge. The L298N I used expects 5V TTL inputs, but the input is considered high from 2.5V on so they can be driven with 3.3V outputs and this normally wouldn't need level converters. However I found that the PWM ouputs of the Beaglebone were not clean, so the amount of time the signal is above 2.5V does not match the required duty cycle, hence the level converters to &quot;clean&quot; the signal." CreationDate="2015-09-11T06:53:13.527" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8326" PostId="6693" Score="0" Text="Have a look at Brotherhood Workshop, he manages to create a type of gibberish talking by simply mangling how he speaks English" CreationDate="2015-09-11T09:04:19.283" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8327" PostId="6693" Score="2" Text="@Dopapp You won't find Gandalf in a Harry Potter game" CreationDate="2015-09-11T09:04:57.567" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8328" PostId="6707" Score="0" Text="A note on the lego page says &quot;The web-based MINDSTORMS 3D Building Instructions are not supported by all browsers, as it uses WebGL Technology&quot;. I have confirmed by going to https://get.webgl.org/ that webgl still works in Chrome 45. I guess the note is inaccurate." CreationDate="2015-09-11T12:45:20.563" UserId="3435" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8329" PostId="6701" Score="0" Text="so I use an H bridge to convert the PWM signal to 9v for the C1/C2 lines for a servo motor?" CreationDate="2015-09-11T17:58:48.000" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8330" PostId="466" Score="5" Text="I don't know whether to upvote this answer for being correct, or downvote for cutting lego bricks apart. This sort of experiment would never get past the ethics panel in my household." CreationDate="2015-09-11T18:31:48.287" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8331" PostId="6693" Score="0" Text="@brandaemon - could you please add your comment as an answer? It solved my question." CreationDate="2015-09-12T01:06:05.133" UserId="6162" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8332" PostId="6693" Score="0" Text="@Dopapp this may clear the confusion: https://youtu.be/nGR8EHL6nkI" CreationDate="2015-09-12T01:30:15.380" UserId="5857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8333" PostId="6707" Score="0" Text="Yes, it's about 10 versions out, mentioning Chrome 35 I believe. Agree the Chrome itself supports WebGL, but I guess there's some other logic they are testing for that isn't working." CreationDate="2015-09-12T11:31:44.387" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8334" PostId="6156" Score="0" Text="how are the samples doing?" CreationDate="2015-09-13T05:21:48.497" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8335" PostId="6712" Score="0" Text="Are you planning to commission a builder to create something, buy it from them and auction it off? Sorry, but I haven't yet heard of Catawiki or its Lego auction. Is it some kind of a special event?" CreationDate="2015-09-14T08:07:18.000" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8336" PostId="6712" Score="0" Text="Sorry for the confusion. Catawiki is an auction website with over 100 auction categories, one of them being Lego. Users can offer up their lots for auction but these will have to be approved by the Auctioneer. This expert will identify the set, determine whether it meets the minimum requirements for the auction (estimated value, completeness, description, pictures etc) and arrange an attractive list of lots every week. I understand the word &quot;build&quot; in my question is rather ambiguous in a Lego setting. I will edit it immediately." CreationDate="2015-09-14T08:35:53.073" UserId="6171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8337" PostId="6712" Score="0" Text="Ok, this makes the question pretty clear, thank you for your edit :)" CreationDate="2015-09-14T09:53:16.870" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8338" PostId="6701" Score="1" Text="Yes, you should use an H-bridge so that you don't have to connect the mass of your RPi to the 9V mass, thus avoiding any current surge that could damage your SBC (loads are active components!). The output circuit using a FET in the page linked-to by David Lechner would also work but you would need a more complicated setup to rotate the servo in both directions. An H-bridge (which is just four MOSFETs and diodes) plus logic gates, like what the L298N provides in an IC package, is easier and requires less PWM outputs (the RPi's don't have many). The LEGO IR receiver V2 uses a  DRV8833 from TI." CreationDate="2015-09-14T09:59:10.247" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8339" PostId="6712" Score="0" Text="Does the auctioneer needs to be local? Where is this position open?" CreationDate="2015-09-14T15:35:15.167" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8340" PostId="6713" Score="4" Text="My hovercraft is full of eels!" CreationDate="2015-09-15T03:25:13.053" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8341" PostId="5935" Score="3" Text="Oh, I wanted to show off with the &quot;ancient&quot; 8480 Shuttle from 1996... http://lego.brickinstructions.com/08000/8480/056.jpg" CreationDate="2015-09-15T19:56:36.240" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8342" PostId="6715" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the perspective. 42008 Service Truck was indeed one of the sets I was looking at as well, specifically for the Pneumatics (though the AROCS has more and better Pneumatics). LEGO Education also has a WeDo related set that gives a full Pneumatics package with tank, switches etc. - that's the alternative I'm looking at. Mindstorms EV3 is already part of my curriculum - pricey but totally worth the money." CreationDate="2015-09-15T20:20:01.513" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8343" PostId="6712" Score="2" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's a recruiting ad" CreationDate="2015-09-15T23:38:14.330" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8344" PostId="6712" Score="0" Text="At the moment Catawiki only requires the expert to live within the European Union (preferably in NL, BE, FR, DE, IT, SP or UK ). The job is done from home and at flexible hours." CreationDate="2015-09-16T12:13:48.527" UserId="6171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8345" PostId="6717" Score="1" Text="It's most likely a promotional model. The door and frame shown on the bottom model was produced between 1973 and 1980. It very much looks like a promotional model from the 70's, as does the first model." CreationDate="2015-09-16T18:00:53.043" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8346" PostId="5935" Score="0" Text="This seems to be a case of &quot;Legal then, illegal now&quot; as per pages 27-29 of the [earlier mentioned presentation](http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pdf). The deck mentions that single stud in hole connections are allowed, but not multiple studs (slide 11-12 of the same deck) - BTW, your picture immediately took me back to my childhood - I built that roadgrader several times as a child. Amazing how one's memory works :)" CreationDate="2015-09-18T02:00:04.690" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8347" PostId="126" Score="1" Text="Just note that the first technique is officially an &quot;illegal&quot; build as per [this presentation](http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pdf), so Use With Caution :)" CreationDate="2015-09-18T02:06:55.903" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8348" PostId="126" Score="0" Text="Indeed, however [it used to be acceptable](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/5935/56), and if I'd done it via only one stud that would be fine if a little less secure." CreationDate="2015-09-18T06:09:43.707" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8349" PostId="6719" Score="0" Text="Are you thinking about these? http://brickset.com/sets/368-1/Taxi-Garage and http://brickset.com/sets/361-1/Tea-Garden-Cafe" CreationDate="2015-09-18T12:15:46.457" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8350" PostId="6719" Score="0" Text="Yep, that's them. Cannot really trace the white houses, they had so many of them in those years. But if you scan a bit more you might be able to get some clues. They should also have lots of building instructions, so you can try to get them back to the original state if you want." CreationDate="2015-09-18T19:10:06.783" UserId="5911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8351" PostId="6719" Score="0" Text="Apart from the wall and roof colors the buildings don't seem to match. The floor plans and the locations of windows and doors are quite different from the sets." CreationDate="2015-09-19T09:54:50.173" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8352" PostId="6721" Score="0" Text="You beat me by 1 minute! Anyways - all bags have a date of 2011 on them - I guess that's when the current set bags design was made. I have a couple of recent (2015) bags with exactly the same number." CreationDate="2015-09-19T20:57:10.487" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8353" PostId="6721" Score="0" Text="That looks right! You guys are awesome. Thank you!" CreationDate="2015-09-19T22:35:28.047" UserId="6195" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8354" PostId="6723" Score="0" Text="it should also be known that the unit beeped successfully and the software let me know the download was finished when I downloaded the firmware to the RCX 2.0" CreationDate="2015-09-20T22:26:35.523" UserId="6197" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8355" PostId="1278" Score="0" Text="You should note however that Power Function motors and accessories that can be found in large TECHNIC sets won't work with Mindstorms without the addition of (expensive) adapters." CreationDate="2015-09-21T16:01:36.880" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8356" PostId="6730" Score="0" Text="I don't see how this changes my case. &#xA;the problem is that the pointer increment when fgetc is called. &#xA;&#xA;I have decided to just hardcode the solution, as it doesn't seem like that the structure of how the values are outputted doesn't change." CreationDate="2015-09-22T08:53:55.480" UserId="6201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8357" PostId="6730" Score="0" Text="Then you can try to rewind the pointer one character using fseek: http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/nxcdoc/nxcapi/group__cstdio_a_p_i_gabea819317fe740c7376ca24eaf1225c6.html" CreationDate="2015-09-22T09:05:33.243" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8358" PostId="6730" Score="0" Text="Firmware version =&lt; 1.28 .. I don't have the rights to update them." CreationDate="2015-09-22T09:49:38.463" UserId="6201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8359" PostId="6730" Score="1" Text="What are you trying to achieve then? If for example you know you won't have too many values in the text file you could read the whole file into a string and perform the separation in your code with array access to all characters. If this is not possible then you have to resort to character level manipulation: read a char, if it is not a separator then append it to the current buffer, if it is a separator then take the content of the current buffer, do soemthing with it and empty the buffer for the next item." CreationDate="2015-09-22T10:20:20.897" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8360" PostId="6731" Score="0" Text="What steps did you take to diagnose the error? E.g. are you sure the file is there? Are you sure it has the correct content? Have you tried adding debug messages to find the exact line where failure occurs?" CreationDate="2015-09-22T11:15:44.167" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8361" PostId="6731" Score="0" Text="All debug messages chrashed after `road[i][j] = temps`&#xA;&#xA;The .txt file is on the nxt" CreationDate="2015-09-22T11:28:20.200" UserId="6205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8362" PostId="6732" Score="0" Text="it does look like to work.. Problem is, when i try to run &#xA;`TextOut(0,LCD_LINE1,road[1])` it doesn't output anything..." CreationDate="2015-09-22T12:08:58.357" UserId="6205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8363" PostId="6732" Score="0" Text="So i am bit unsure if it actually do what it is supposed to do?" CreationDate="2015-09-22T12:16:15.640" UserId="6205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8364" PostId="6732" Score="0" Text="I guess that is because `road` is a 2D array, so `road[1]` is still an array, not a string what TextOut expects." CreationDate="2015-09-22T12:16:36.190" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8365" PostId="6732" Score="0" Text="how would you convert a char array into a string using the nxc syntax. Doesn't seem to be any function capable of doing so.." CreationDate="2015-09-22T12:32:55.713" UserId="6205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8367" PostId="6732" Score="0" Text="You could use the `fgets`function to read string values from your file: http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/nxcdoc/nxcapi/group__cstdio_a_p_i_ga66a374bc9be9c7172e77d7fb314aa5c2.html Keep in mind though that `fgets` reads until it hits an end of line or an end of file character, so you will need to break your input file to lines or read the whole file as a string and then perform slicing." CreationDate="2015-09-22T13:33:41.537" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8369" PostId="6732" Score="0" Text="I have to store in a 2d Char array, at it makes it easier to now the position of the robot based on the char array." CreationDate="2015-09-22T16:24:42.180" UserId="6205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8371" PostId="6731" Score="0" Text="Don't forget that `#import &quot;road.txt&quot;` [creates an implicit byte array](http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/nxcdoc/nxcapi/import.html) named after the filename (in this case `road`) when it loads the file if you don't specify a name for the array - you're then redefining that 1d array into a 2d char array - that might be the issue - try removing the `#import` directive." CreationDate="2015-09-23T10:22:37.313" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8372" PostId="1355" Score="0" Text="The underside of a 1x1 brick? How about &quot;The square version of the tube that is the bottom of a 1x1 round brick&quot;?" CreationDate="2015-09-23T16:17:32.807" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8373" PostId="6734" Score="9" Text="Can you add some pictures? It's very difficult to determine what exactly you are looking at based on descriptions only. Also - are you sure they are LEGO - in other words, is the LEGO logo printed on these bricks?" CreationDate="2015-09-24T00:48:16.480" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8374" PostId="6108" Score="0" Text="That's too bad :( It'd be pretty sweet to be able to control it and also run a background program.&#xA;You sure that's not possible?" CreationDate="2015-09-24T03:58:25.617" UserDisplayName="user6212" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8375" PostId="6738" Score="0" Text="Oh! I was looking for those wheel holder bricks when I researched my answer - you found them!" CreationDate="2015-09-25T00:43:21.263" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8376" PostId="6738" Score="2" Text="Oh, I was under the impression that &quot;slants&quot; means something inclined or sloped. But it is clearly possible that OP was thinking about &quot;slats&quot; instead and just mixed them up or made a typo." CreationDate="2015-09-25T10:04:37.347" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8377" PostId="6742" Score="1" Text="Have you tried reformatting the SD? It should only contain a single FAT32 partition. Also check it's not a SDXC card, as they are not supported" CreationDate="2015-09-26T13:57:37.913" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8378" PostId="6742" Score="3" Text="Have you looked at the [leJOS EV3 forum](http://www.lejos.org/forum/)? This question gets asked (and answered) there on an almost daily basis." CreationDate="2015-09-26T14:14:19.100" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8379" PostId="6743" Score="0" Text="According to the download page, all the instructions are included in the kit. Have you check around the installation to see if there are any `readme.txt` files or HTML/PDF documents included?" CreationDate="2015-09-26T18:31:32.037" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8381" PostId="6744" Score="0" Text="I feel your pain. I was once given the task of cleaning a computer that was in a fire. It was filled with soot and we used copious quantities of non-conductive cleaning solvents to try to fix it. However, it was ultimately futile. If you have a lot of pieces, it might be worth it to just claim it on your insurance. Either way, good luck!" CreationDate="2015-09-29T13:53:31.457" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8383" PostId="6753" Score="2" Text="You could easily photocopy the back side of such a case and use the copy as a template, just like in this post: http://www.element14.com/community/thread/44326/l/photocopy-as-a-drill-template" CreationDate="2015-09-30T06:09:21.007" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8384" PostId="6755" Score="1" Text="Pardon me, but if you can't use LEGO motors then why are you asking here?" CreationDate="2015-09-30T12:57:36.977" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8385" PostId="6755" Score="1" Text="Please be more specific: Do you want to make a remote controlled car out of LEGO, but without using LEGO motors, and you want to know how to interface LEGO powerfunctions with external motors? For this you might want to take a look at @Philo 's excellent page on [Power Functions](www.philohome.com/pf/pf.htm). You'd need to source 9V motors from somewhere and make your own cables (or modify existing LEGO cables). If that is not what you're looking for - please explain your question in more detail." CreationDate="2015-09-30T14:23:58.957" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8386" PostId="6756" Score="1" Text="That's a thorough answer. I cringe when I see people drilling lego pieces, but will let it slide for the red axle, because who doesn't have millions of those. Also, one nitpick: the motor pack you mention has a glaring flaw that I only noticed after buying two of them: there is no remote control in it. You need to buy the remotes separately, and you'd need two of them to control two motors." CreationDate="2015-09-30T14:59:27.083" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8387" PostId="6756" Score="0" Text="That's a great point. I updated the answer to include a note about also needing to purchase the IR remote and receiver separately." CreationDate="2015-09-30T15:28:01.343" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8388" PostId="6759" Score="0" Text="I like the idea of hiding pieces, but with a 1 year old in the house it's just not safe. This time next year I could probably trust her not to try tasting any of it." CreationDate="2015-10-01T08:33:15.267" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8389" PostId="6762" Score="0" Text="I'm looking into the same, but not yet far enough advanced to have done a lot of research. One thought I had is to see if it is easier to make a connection with the old 9V connector present at the bottom of [this official conversion cable](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/LEGO-Power-Functions-Extension-Wire-8886). Did you consider this as an option?" CreationDate="2015-10-01T12:28:30.417" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8390" PostId="6762" Score="0" Text="I haven't really started to look at how I could do it myself either, just searched for existing solutions. The old 9V connectors might indeed be easier but then extension cables would still be needed for modern PF motors and there would be no way of controlling a PF servo which needs all four lines. I guess I will start making experiments at my local hackerspace with pins inserted in a 3D printed socket." CreationDate="2015-10-01T12:49:54.950" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8391" PostId="6568" Score="0" Text="There is this available from LEGO which may prove useful: http://ldd.lego.com/en-gb/" CreationDate="2015-10-01T15:46:38.473" UserId="3528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8392" PostId="6759" Score="1" Text="I like @zovits idea of treasure hunts - especially since you'll be doing the same afterwards - searching for hidden/missing pieces every day your children play with LEGO :)" CreationDate="2015-10-01T17:19:30.250" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8393" PostId="6766" Score="1" Text="I like the idea of a space bag, or castle bag etc. I've been identifying the kits by finding unusual pieces and searching peeron and brickset and I think I have done pretty well at spotting which pieces are only in a few sets. The &quot;build a set and complete it' idea is great, I'll have o wait until he's a little more mature though. At 3.5 if he sees the huge stash I have and I take it away, that'll be pretty upsetting." CreationDate="2015-10-02T20:24:04.823" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8394" PostId="6776" Score="2" Text="Could you please post the code you are using? Maybe we can spot the bug that way together." CreationDate="2015-10-05T15:17:14.923" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8395" PostId="6776" Score="2" Text="A picture would be helpful too." CreationDate="2015-10-05T16:25:16.323" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8397" PostId="6767" Score="0" Text="Just because it's a sealed bag doesn't make it a full set. Most sets have lots of bags in the box." CreationDate="2015-10-05T18:42:52.757" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8399" PostId="6780" Score="5" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because we are not the Lego Group and some of these questions can only be answered by contacting them. Some of the questions might be answered by a google search though." CreationDate="2015-10-05T18:48:05.263" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8400" PostId="6780" Score="1" Text="None of us on this website is affiliated with the LEGO company, so we can't answer these questions. You could, however, ask LEGO directly, via their customer service: https://wwwsecure.us.lego.com/en-us/service/" CreationDate="2015-10-06T09:37:23.443" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8403" PostId="6781" Score="0" Text="The reason these parts were not showing up in LDD is because they are included in the LDD Extended theme. To activate, navigate to (View&gt; New Themes &gt; LDD Extended) in Lego Digital Designer." CreationDate="2015-10-07T18:08:11.500" UserId="3494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8404" PostId="6776" Score="0" Text="I'll try to put up a picture soon..." CreationDate="2015-10-07T18:09:27.997" UserDisplayName="user4077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8405" PostId="6784" Score="0" Text="Yes, I have heard a couple of those episodes. They were OK." CreationDate="2015-10-09T06:47:29.780" UserId="5687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8406" PostId="6780" Score="0" Text="Most of these Exchange websites prefer one question per post." CreationDate="2015-10-09T17:05:16.307" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8410" PostId="6771" Score="1" Text="All Sorted is the only one I could find." CreationDate="2015-10-10T02:35:50.530" UserDisplayName="user6243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8413" PostId="6354" Score="2" Text="Ruud, thanks for your answer, it was exactly the problem I was having. I went through two remotes and couldn't figure it out." CreationDate="2015-10-11T19:51:00.563" UserDisplayName="user6281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8414" PostId="6790" Score="0" Text="I've been collecting resources for a while. Here's one about medieval microscale: http://swooshable.com/buildingschool/micro-scale-castle-building-techniques" CreationDate="2015-10-12T06:30:53.320" UserId="4016" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8415" PostId="6762" Score="2" Text="I've got a working CAD file for the socket. I 3D-printed it with PLA filament and the connector snaps in nicely. The next step is to put actual electrical contacts in there. Still looking for options as to how to make durable contacts. Will share the model when I have some time." CreationDate="2015-10-12T08:07:43.307" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8416" PostId="6762" Score="0" Text="When you share - make sure to put it somewhere easily accessible (if you're willing to do so) and post the link (plus a short description) as an answer to this question - as it is truly an answer to your own question." CreationDate="2015-10-12T15:27:07.183" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8417" PostId="6791" Score="2" Text="My concern about removing the sticker would be getting it back on again." CreationDate="2015-10-12T18:38:00.260" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8418" PostId="6801" Score="4" Text="LELE ended up in the minus because `*&#xA;* Every &#xA;single &#xA;point deduced &#xA;twice&#xA;for &#xA;unfathomably&#xA;dishonourable cloning&#xA;.`. They go as far as producing sets with the name 'The LELE Movie', obviously the same logo as 'The LEGO Movie' with just the first two letters cut and pasted over the 'GO' part." CreationDate="2015-10-13T18:20:38.627" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8419" PostId="6801" Score="0" Text="And the dangerous thing is - when I check the LELE block sets on Aliexpress, they look quite good - at the photos, but I won't risk buying." CreationDate="2015-10-13T18:30:04.353" UserId="6285" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8421" PostId="6803" Score="0" Text="I'm going to chime in that at least with the EV3 Gyro, there is a weird glitch where if the Gyro is moving/turning at all when you start your program, it will think that that is &quot;normal&quot; movement, and throw your system that's using the Gyro out of whack.  I'm not sure if the Hitechnic has that problem as well." CreationDate="2015-10-14T18:56:29.700" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8426" PostId="6448" Score="0" Text="Kitchen towel did the trick for me. Just adds enough clutch for the torso to grab the head." CreationDate="2015-10-15T06:23:14.030" UserId="6291" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8427" PostId="6804" Score="1" Text="@Cyril, fixed your answer to include all pictures." CreationDate="2015-10-15T07:17:25.980" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8428" PostId="6804" Score="0" Text="Nice work with your mold! Scavenging the pins from a DIP socket is a clever solution. I have yet to check that this will work with the other side of the connector." CreationDate="2015-10-15T07:26:53.827" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8429" PostId="6804" Score="0" Text="@chicks  : the site doesn't let me post more than 2 pictures for each answer.Now i can't post anymore pictures (i have some more of the finished thing)" CreationDate="2015-10-15T08:32:26.127" UserId="6288" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8430" PostId="6804" Score="0" Text="@Shadocko , if you could post you CAD file, it would be nice" CreationDate="2015-10-15T10:38:24.977" UserId="6288" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8431" PostId="6804" Score="0" Text="@Cyril If you create a composite picture of 4 or 6 of your individual pictures together, you can put 2 composite pictures in one single answer (ideally the one that already has upvotes). The remaining answers can then be deleted. A little more work, but it'll make the answer much cleaner." CreationDate="2015-10-15T12:26:35.827" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8432" PostId="6804" Score="0" Text="@Cyril, I will post the file when I have some time at home" CreationDate="2015-10-15T12:39:42.383" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8433" PostId="6809" Score="1" Text="The 'Find more building instructions online' description under the alternative model is misleading, I tried looking at LEGO.com/Juniors and I couldn't find _more_ instructions, only the ones that came with the set." CreationDate="2015-10-15T13:29:56.147" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8436" PostId="6818" Score="2" Text="Wow, it surely is, no doubt! The sad part is that ... I live two/three kilometers from the Minitalia Park! ^^'&#xA;Thank you very much for the information and the links!" CreationDate="2015-10-17T09:01:43.953" UserId="6256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8437" PostId="6819" Score="0" Text="Wow, it surely is, no doubt! The sad part is that ... I live two/three kilometers from the Minitalia Park! ^^'&#xA;Thank you very much for the information and the link!" CreationDate="2015-10-17T09:01:58.273" UserId="6256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8439" PostId="1905" Score="1" Text="That plane nose would be ideal for some custom bullet train models as well." CreationDate="2015-10-18T05:58:37.647" UserId="6298" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8441" PostId="6804" Score="0" Text="@Shadocko , there are  no reasons  you couldn't apply this trick to reproduce the other side of the connector. Even with 4 electrical contacts if you wish.The toughest point would be to do both sides.Tough but not impossible to my mind, by molding the two halves independently , soldering electrical junctions together, and cleanely  joining the 2 halves with resin or glue." CreationDate="2015-10-18T07:30:00.123" UserId="6288" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8442" PostId="6411" Score="1" Text="LEGO doesn't seem to be that kind of a company....." CreationDate="2015-10-18T10:53:56.227" UserId="5439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8443" PostId="6827" Score="1" Text="Another missing motor is the [PF Servo motor](http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=99498c01&amp;idColor=86#T=C&amp;C=86) from 2012 - only appeared in a few sets so far." CreationDate="2015-10-18T15:21:00.967" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8444" PostId="6826" Score="1" Text="Roughly how big of a rubber band do you need?" CreationDate="2015-10-18T17:23:50.357" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8445" PostId="4380" Score="1" Text="I had a model using parts 18947 and 18948 built into a mechanism as shown on this page: http://www.newelementary.com/2015/01/lego-technic-new-parts.html (look for the picture on the right that says &quot;NEW&quot;). Unfortunately, someone had replaced the longer axle I had for driving on both sides with 3L axles. Using a pair of paper clips on opposite spaces on one of the 3L axles and applying pressure inward, I was able to pull it out and disassemble the model." CreationDate="2015-10-19T19:10:47.640" UserId="155" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8446" PostId="6832" Score="2" Text="As shown in the inset, the wheels had a metallic axle that snapped into the holes. Because they were modular, you could use wheels in whatever configuration you desired." CreationDate="2015-10-19T21:07:51.157" UserDisplayName="user6305" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8448" PostId="6829" Score="0" Text="WRO only allows LEGO PRODUCTS... :(" CreationDate="2015-10-20T17:12:08.710" UserId="5439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8451" PostId="6835" Score="0" Text="The &quot;possible duplicate&quot; explicitly excludes LEGO Architecture while this question is open-ended." CreationDate="2015-10-21T14:24:46.430" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8452" PostId="6835" Score="1" Text="you might also want to check out the [Technic](http://www.lego.com/en-us/technic) line of LEGOs which are more challenging than the typical brick-focused sets you are probably familiar with." CreationDate="2015-10-21T15:22:02.380" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8455" PostId="6841" Score="1" Text="Welcome to StackExchange! Can you clarify what you are using to program the Mindstorms EV3? What you want to do is definitely possible (provided speeds are not too high) but how to do it depends on the program you use (e.g. LEGO's programming suite, or LeJOS, or ev3dev)..." CreationDate="2015-10-21T18:05:33.210" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8456" PostId="6839" Score="1" Text="Nanoblocks are nowhere as good as LEGO. Clutch power is pretty weak and any piece bigger than 1x1 allows pieces under it to slide around." CreationDate="2015-10-21T18:10:30.403" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8457" PostId="6841" Score="0" Text="pretty sure its called &quot;lego mindstorm education ev3 software&quot; for students." CreationDate="2015-10-21T18:10:48.157" UserId="6317" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8458" PostId="6840" Score="0" Text="I like the reference to LEGO Architecture (didn't include it in my answer as it was IMHO already mentioned in the other post), however, it doesn't meet the &quot;The pieces are smaller for higher resolution, the colors are not primary and there are more of them.&quot; criteria (you could argue if tan and white are not primary, but the &quot;there are more of them&quot; clearly indicates the OP wants to have many more colors/shades of a given color)." CreationDate="2015-10-21T18:13:02.103" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8460" PostId="6840" Score="0" Text="I am happy to admit that I ignored the color part of the question and focused more on the adult aspect.  IMHO LEGO has done great on [embracing color diversity](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Colour_Palette) and [there is a vibrant market for pieces in all colors](http://www.bricklink.com/browseTree.asp?itemType=P).  It would be great to see more *sets* aimed at AFOL, but the LEGO Architecture series is the closest thing to that that I know of." CreationDate="2015-10-21T19:34:30.320" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8461" PostId="6840" Score="0" Text="I am in full agreement with the last part of your statement." CreationDate="2015-10-21T22:38:15.543" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8462" PostId="6843" Score="6" Text="Welcome to Stack Exchange! Looks like part of your question got cut off - can you edit and complete it?" CreationDate="2015-10-22T00:53:32.717" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8463" PostId="6846" Score="0" Text="I noticed that 1x1 bricks and (especially) 1x1 slopes tend to crack a lot more. It does look like cost-cutting, although it's possible that the material used for certain colors may be at fault (light blue cracked for me more than other colors)." CreationDate="2015-10-22T02:46:27.840" UserId="5844" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8464" PostId="6846" Score="1" Text="@llegobego: When you say &quot;newish brands&quot;, are you talking about new components or bricks made by companies other than LEGO? Also, you probably know that StackExchange sites generally discourage opinion-based answers. A good answer to this question will site evidence." CreationDate="2015-10-22T07:48:17.153" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8465" PostId="6839" Score="0" Text="[Pixelblocks](http://www.amazon.com/Pixelblocks-Fantasy-2000-Block-Set/dp/B000BITRVE) also fit your theme." CreationDate="2015-10-22T13:19:54.423" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8466" PostId="6846" Score="0" Text="See: http://makezine.com/2013/04/17/stress-testing-lego/ The author intends to go further, but I wonder if he will compare eras of bricks? But, yes, an answer to this question will require more than anecdote." CreationDate="2015-10-22T15:22:53.247" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8467" PostId="6843" Score="0" Text="Related: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/682/why-does-lego-have-a-maximum-age-limit" CreationDate="2015-10-22T16:48:46.753" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8468" PostId="6841" Score="0" Text="If you're sorting bricks with a fixed width and variable length such as beams, axles and certain bricks you might be able to build a purely mechanical solution such as [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlCSlJuD65A)." CreationDate="2015-10-22T16:54:23.070" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8469" PostId="6850" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Stack Exchange! The people answering questions here are mere fans of LEGO, not actual LEGO employees - you'd do better asking your question via [the official LEGO support site](https://wwwsecure.us.lego.com/en-us/service). Good luck with your FLL challenge!" CreationDate="2015-10-22T21:46:22.370" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8470" PostId="2162" Score="0" Text="If you have any more information about Bayer, I would love to talk with you. I collect their test bricks, and the more bricks we find the more questions we have. Bayer was still making test bricks for Lego as recently as 10 years ago? My email is in my profile. Thanks! :)" CreationDate="2015-10-23T03:15:13.020" UserId="4244" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8471" PostId="6843" Score="0" Text="The &quot;three and under&quot; warning is related to laws regarding selling toys that contain choking hazards. There is (supposed to be) more strict laws regarding those toys sold for the three-and-under set, and LEGO is both indemnifying themselves if your toddler chokes on a brick for the &quot;wrong age&quot;, and lowering the testing and certification costs associated with toys for younger children. Once your kid understands not to try and eat toys, regular LEGO bricks are perfectly safe. Though, if they accidentally take out their eye whilst playing, you will not be able to _easily_ make a legal claim." CreationDate="2015-10-23T13:16:43.987" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8473" PostId="6850" Score="0" Text="If you lay the bags flat and spread out the pieces, they *do* fill the bags. When put in bags that can be flatter (but use more plastic), it means thinner boxes can be used, which reduces paper used. TLG actively tries to reduce box size and other resource uses to move towards more green practices." CreationDate="2015-10-24T09:49:12.270" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8474" PostId="6857" Score="1" Text="Hi and welcome to Bricks.SE! If you haven't done so, please take a look at this question and the answers to it, as they might apply to your question as well: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6843/why-do-lego-sets-have-age-ratings" CreationDate="2015-10-24T15:34:34.857" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8475" PostId="6857" Score="4" Text="http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/682/why-does-lego-have-a-maximum-age-limit has a few answer to this" CreationDate="2015-10-24T16:59:57.020" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8477" PostId="6858" Score="0" Text="This line looks like as if the author didn't know Duplo was also made by LEGO: &quot;Despite numerous competitors, including Duplo and Mega Bloks&quot;" CreationDate="2015-10-25T11:54:31.913" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8478" PostId="6860" Score="0" Text="thanks for the links, I've taken a few ideas... The best tutorial that I've found by a mile (the official ones are awful IMO) is this one : http://www.stemhq.org/custom-blocks  Not strictly related to the post I guess but it's been helpful for me so maybe others can use it....I wish that I could use the Java functionality and such but it'd throw everything out of reach for the rest of the group, I'm having to do all the work as it is :/" CreationDate="2015-10-25T18:18:23.190" UserId="6334" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8480" PostId="6850" Score="0" Text="Generally the question in the title and the question in the body should match. It makes it much easier to find answers when searching. This would be better asked as two questions." CreationDate="2015-10-26T15:38:32.473" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8482" PostId="6863" Score="2" Text="Can you post a schematic of your setup? Smoking breadboard connectors is not a good thing - and, 6.5V shouldn't cause any smoking unless you are pushing excessive Amps through the wires. Also, check http://philohome.com/pf/pf.htm for all the wiring details regarding LEGO PowerFunctions motors - for the servo you need both GND+VCC as well as C1 and C2. The motor won't move if you only use C1 and C2." CreationDate="2015-10-26T19:50:56.590" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8483" PostId="6863" Score="0" Text="My setup: RPi #16 - C1, RPi #12 - C2, 6.5V - VCC + GND" CreationDate="2015-10-27T19:58:46.687" UserId="6337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8484" PostId="6863" Score="0" Text="so you have VCC connected to 6.5V and GND to the GND of the same 6.5V source? You will also need to connect GND to the RPi GND, otherwise there is no common reference between the VCC and the C1/C2 pins. Finally - the motor was made to run with 9V DC - it would be best if you tried a 9V source first." CreationDate="2015-10-27T23:32:13.430" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8485" PostId="251" Score="0" Text="A little nitpicking - &quot;exact copies&quot; would include &quot;LEGO&quot; in tiny print on top of studs. You are not allowed to do that." CreationDate="2015-10-28T11:47:59.910" UserId="2289" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8486" PostId="6863" Score="0" Text="ok thank you now it works. there were two faults... i tried 12V and now the servo turns around. and i inverted the GND and VCC of the servo -&gt; no smoke anymore." CreationDate="2015-10-28T19:21:27.337" UserId="6337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8487" PostId="6865" Score="0" Text="To many people of all ages the point of Lego is that you take models apart and build new things. Otherwise it's just an over-priced plastic kit that doesn't look as good as the competition (from Tamiya or Revell, for example)" CreationDate="2015-10-28T22:48:20.860" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8488" PostId="6862" Score="0" Text="+HelmutWunder Agreed!" CreationDate="2015-10-29T03:19:33.890" UserId="5439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8489" PostId="6863" Score="0" Text="I've converted my comments to an answer." CreationDate="2015-10-29T11:50:13.373" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8490" PostId="1832" Score="0" Text="Wikipedia has *[List of Lego Star Wars sets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lego_Star_Wars_sets)*." CreationDate="2015-10-29T17:19:45.433" UserId="371" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8491" PostId="6865" Score="0" Text="I teach Lego Robotics and speak with parents that are, without exception, all upset that all the models have been taken apart. You see, the parts are put in several large bins and can never be sorted. When you have a 6 year old you'll understand...  Kijiji always has ads from parents selling buckets of disorganized Lego parts because they have given up. I do agree that Lego is overpriced, but I disagree that the kits do not look good. Some do, some don't." CreationDate="2015-10-30T00:32:10.403" UserId="5656" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8495" PostId="6872" Score="3" Text="Sets with more pieces or a higher age range will be more challenging.  If he's into Star Wars he'll probably be excited to get any of them.  http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1317/6174 explains a bit more in general about choosing sets." CreationDate="2015-10-31T03:00:46.270" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8499" PostId="6879" Score="1" Text="Note that it's possible to undo the screws holding the wires into the plugs and replace the electrical wire part with whatever you like - longer, shorter, pretty colours, whatever you like. The main thing is making sure you don't lose the screws." CreationDate="2015-11-01T20:58:52.707" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8500" PostId="6655" Score="0" Text="&quot;this&quot; is a broken link." CreationDate="2015-11-02T05:03:06.570" UserId="6127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8501" PostId="6877" Score="2" Text="I tried it before but it did not help. Is there another way?" CreationDate="2015-11-02T08:31:02.363" UserId="4243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8502" PostId="6655" Score="0" Text="Link is updated now." CreationDate="2015-11-02T16:58:42.310" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8503" PostId="6878" Score="0" Text="I did some research (http://www.philohome.com/nxtmotor/nxtmotor.htm), and at the same time I was tinkering with the speed in seconds setting via a PID. The speed in seconds reached 60rpm at a value between 37 and 38.&#xA;&#xA;The websited I mentioned before says the full-battery motor with no load is capable of ~160rpm, and the 37.5% of 160rpm is 60rpm, While this may be a coincidence and needs further testing, it could be a valid hypothesis to state that **the speed in seconds represents a percentage of the max rpm**" CreationDate="2015-11-02T21:15:33.683" UserId="6351" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8504" PostId="6882" Score="0" Text="Can you post information about the crash (usually can be found in Console.app)? I installed NXT 2.0 software recently on a new MacBook, but I think it was before I upgraded to El Capitan. The installer supposedly doesn't work on Yosemite either, but it worked for me, so maybe there is hope for El Capitan as well." CreationDate="2015-11-02T23:10:00.370" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8505" PostId="6879" Score="0" Text="Thank you @M(something?). I'm handy with a screwdriver so fixing ones myself are no problem - if I had enough parts. I'm looking at a bag of LEGO from my own childhood and most cables are incomplete... (yes, even missing the pins and the screws) so I need complete replacements. Maybe 11yo me wasn't good at taking care of small things. Maybe that's why I never had a hamster? :-)" CreationDate="2015-11-03T08:30:33.057" UserId="3809" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8506" PostId="6879" Score="0" Text="darn, I hoped the photo was of your cable. I had the same problem, but took the motor into an electronic supply place so I could try all the likely looking plugs and eventually found some. They were much cheaper than official Lego ones :)" CreationDate="2015-11-03T10:01:56.247" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8508" PostId="5938" Score="0" Text="In Canada, they are $12.99 a pack." CreationDate="2015-11-03T02:39:16.183" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8509" PostId="6872" Score="0" Text="See also [Why does LEGO have a maximum age limit](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/682/56)" CreationDate="2015-11-03T12:52:09.853" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8510" PostId="6879" Score="0" Text="That photo is my cable. But it's the only complete one I have, and not in best condition either :-/" CreationDate="2015-11-04T09:40:54.850" UserId="3809" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8512" PostId="5961" Score="0" Text="I have some of that. It's a asian brand that consists of blocks with not studs, but rods." CreationDate="2015-11-03T02:36:33.610" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8513" PostId="6902" Score="0" Text="Can you give at least an overview of what are you trying to achieve and what is the current approach you are using? Even better would be a copy of the actual program (for debugging purposes - the competition is another matter)." CreationDate="2015-11-04T20:05:22.423" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8514" PostId="6902" Score="0" Text="sure... so we are trying to 1. make the robot start from south wall of FFL table and x degree straight 2. turn right y degree using one large motor 3. go straight z degrees straight after turning 4. come back all the way to south wall by tracing back step 3, 2 &amp; 1" CreationDate="2015-11-04T21:08:09.417" UserId="6370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8515" PostId="6902" Score="0" Text="we are using EV3 Mindstorm software, which is a drag and drop programming like scratch .... not sure how to attach code here." CreationDate="2015-11-04T21:16:13.957" UserId="6370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8516" PostId="6902" Score="0" Text="You can take a screenshot of your program and post the image. Also see http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6209/nxt-motors-curving-to-the-right" CreationDate="2015-11-05T04:49:08.193" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8517" PostId="6900" Score="0" Text="No, it is not because of motor block." CreationDate="2015-11-05T08:34:28.183" UserId="5956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8518" PostId="6907" Score="0" Text="Are we counting all the way down to single page instruction sheets?&#xA;&#xA;Then we have the wire spiral-bound instructions for the Imperial Star Destroyer (10030) that are roughly 12&quot;x16&quot; and over 200 pages..." CreationDate="2015-11-05T09:12:07.073" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8519" PostId="6902" Score="0" Text="Okay, and what is happening instead? Does your robot veer off a tiny bit, over- or undershooting the distance by a few cms, or does something completely different, like turning in the other direction or spinning in one place?" CreationDate="2015-11-05T19:54:27.810" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8520" PostId="6907" Score="0" Text="What problem are you trying to solve? As phrased the answer to your question is &quot;yes, there are other sizes&quot;." CreationDate="2015-11-06T00:30:45.067" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8521" PostId="6902" Score="1" Text="@ImXyz please edit your steps, code, and any other details into the original question so that it is more complete" CreationDate="2015-11-06T15:37:02.110" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8522" PostId="6907" Score="0" Text="There are many sizes. It would be difficult or impossible to list them all." CreationDate="2015-11-06T21:05:31.710" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8523" PostId="6263" Score="0" Text="[adding images](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2133/whats-the-recommended-syntax-for-an-image-with-a-link) is a great way to make an answer come to life :)" CreationDate="2015-11-06T21:25:39.847" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8524" PostId="6905" Score="0" Text="It seems to be working for two NXT bricks" CreationDate="2015-11-06T21:46:16.247" UserId="6371" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8525" PostId="6918" Score="1" Text="Possible duplicate of [What was the first set produced by The LEGO Group?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/899/what-was-the-first-set-produced-by-the-lego-group)" CreationDate="2015-11-06T22:16:27.163" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8526" PostId="6918" Score="1" Text="I want to know when Lego was created." CreationDate="2015-11-06T22:18:05.453" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8527" PostId="6919" Score="2" Text="You have only answered the first question. You can improve your answer by adding more information about the other questions. Links can break, so you shouldn't rely on following them to provide the actual answer." CreationDate="2015-11-07T01:44:09.780" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8528" PostId="6918" Score="2" Text="The answer to your first question is in that link, plus a lot of other information. I suspect your secondary questions are unanswerable." CreationDate="2015-11-07T02:59:25.603" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8529" PostId="6907" Score="1" Text="I'm planning to help organise a friend's stash of Lego as a surprise, and I know he has different types including City, Technic and Exoforce.  I'm wanting to plan ahead so I have the right size boxes." CreationDate="2015-11-07T07:06:57.437" UserId="6373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8530" PostId="6907" Score="1" Text="Moz - my question is 'What are the measurements of the different Lego instruction booklets?&quot;" CreationDate="2015-11-07T07:10:15.463" UserId="6373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8531" PostId="6916" Score="2" Text="LEGO's website for Mindstorms is well designed and a perfect stating point (http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms).  Since this information is readily available on the Web through minimal research, I recommend browsing the Stack Exchange Help section to better understand the format of this site (http://bricks.stackexchange.com/help)." CreationDate="2015-11-07T16:05:54.797" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8532" PostId="6917" Score="0" Text="This is brilliant! A compact fordable version would be awesome.  This way you can get it out only when sorting." CreationDate="2015-11-07T16:10:07.780" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8534" PostId="6922" Score="1" Text="That is everything I wanted to know, good job! Well said." CreationDate="2015-11-08T01:00:06.777" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8536" PostId="6925" Score="0" Text="You might want to share the exact error you get, and what you are doing when you get this error." CreationDate="2015-11-08T22:37:40.290" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8537" PostId="6925" Score="0" Text="@jdv &quot;File error&quot; on the NXT, literally... here, take a look - http://imgur.com/kzjuc0N" CreationDate="2015-11-09T00:25:32.160" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8538" PostId="6925" Score="0" Text="This might be the size of the memory in use at runtime. Does a super simple &quot;turn a motor, beep, turn the motor&quot; test program work? Is this the only program on the brick?" CreationDate="2015-11-09T01:43:08.303" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8539" PostId="6927" Score="1" Text="Umm, I used BricxCC 3.3.8.9 to compile and transfer the program." CreationDate="2015-11-09T11:43:32.910" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8540" PostId="6925" Score="0" Text="@jdv It could be a memory error, because I've got a bunch of other stuff on there. I'll check a simple program later." CreationDate="2015-11-09T11:44:01.370" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8541" PostId="6925" Score="0" Text="Scratch the possible memory problem. I deleted huge amount of stuff, and the error is still exactly the same." CreationDate="2015-11-09T11:47:23.700" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8542" PostId="6925" Score="0" Text="It's a bit of a hail-mary, but really make sure you don't have an array or other struct eating up all the free memory. This is why I recommend trying a really simple &quot;flash the LED&quot; equivalent, prove that works and go from the known to the unknown. We want to rule out, completely, the very common cause of this error: memory exhaustion." CreationDate="2015-11-09T14:19:55.003" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8544" PostId="6907" Score="1" Text="@Skippy without knowing what sets your friend has there's no way to tell what size boxes you'd need. Even within a theme the instruction booklet size varies considerably. I put my instructions into binders, using letter-size page protector sheets. Some of my instructions are taller than the sheet, that is, they are bigger than 8.5&quot;x11&quot;. Not to mention the Architecture and Ideas books which are square-bound like a paperback novel and quite thick (and all different sizes)." CreationDate="2015-11-09T18:15:38.597" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8545" PostId="6924" Score="0" Text="Thx!&#xA;Good idea with the menu and subprograms, will try that." CreationDate="2015-11-10T00:10:39.330" UserId="6391" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8546" PostId="6927" Score="0" Text="Oh. Ok. Um. I haven't got anything else." CreationDate="2015-11-10T08:23:10.817" UserId="6382" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8547" PostId="6930" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Stack Exchange! This question already has an elaborate answer here: [What's the most cost effective and efficient way to buy bricks?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/220/whats-the-most-cost-effective-and-efficient-way-to-buy-bricks)" CreationDate="2015-11-10T12:52:01.007" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8548" PostId="6930" Score="0" Text="Hi @PhilB., I believe my question is a little different as the other question is asking where to get small quanities of very specific bricks whereas my question is asking about large bulk quantities of general common bricks." CreationDate="2015-11-10T13:48:18.150" UserId="6393" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8549" PostId="6930" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the edit and clarification - posted an answer below" CreationDate="2015-11-10T15:31:17.050" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8550" PostId="6934" Score="0" Text="Awesome, I'll check it out" CreationDate="2015-11-10T20:17:19.193" UserId="6301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8551" PostId="6913" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the tip, We are resetting all the motors and sensors after each step and that have improved the reliability of the runs..." CreationDate="2015-11-10T22:12:56.677" UserId="6370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8552" PostId="6929" Score="0" Text="We are resetting all the motors and sensors after each step and that have improved the reliability of the runs.. we created myBlock with the reset of all the motors and sensors.... and added my bloc after each step" CreationDate="2015-11-10T22:14:47.463" UserId="6370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8553" PostId="6930" Score="0" Text="See also: [Is it possible to buy a bulk of 1000s of basic bricks (mostly 2x4)?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1163/56)" CreationDate="2015-11-10T23:03:42.660" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8554" PostId="6916" Score="0" Text="We also set up a reasonable intro on our [tag wiki page](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/tags/mindstorms/info)" CreationDate="2015-11-10T23:07:19.130" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8563" PostId="6929" Score="0" Text="Very interesting! We will definitely try this. Thx for sharing." CreationDate="2015-11-11T22:22:49.463" UserId="6391" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8564" PostId="6944" Score="0" Text="I'm not familiar with the &quot;bossa&quot; driver. Do you mean the &quot;Fantom&quot; driver available at http://lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads?" CreationDate="2015-11-12T00:09:25.113" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8565" PostId="6945" Score="0" Text="Maria, Welcome to stack exchange. Since this is the same question as your previous question, can you add this picture to it and close this question? Your other question already has an answer :)" CreationDate="2015-11-12T00:25:17.257" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8567" PostId="6945" Score="0" Text="Maria, if this came in the same batch as your other posts, I assume it comes from the same set and you should close this question and add the picture to the already answered question. If it did not, this is a valid Q - just let us know." CreationDate="2015-11-12T00:28:08.580" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8568" PostId="6945" Score="0" Text="This came in a different batch, Phil. - and thank you again for your previous id!!" CreationDate="2015-11-12T00:29:41.170" UserId="6401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8569" PostId="6945" Score="0" Text="On second thought - there are no green plates in 60004 Fire Station, so this package comes from another set. The problem is - these bricks are very common so difficult to determine which set they came from." CreationDate="2015-11-12T00:30:00.177" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8570" PostId="6945" Score="1" Text="I cannot figure this one out - the 6x12 in bright green only comes in 16 sets (according to [Bricklink](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3028&amp;in=S&amp;colorID=36&amp;ov=Y)) and none of those sets have 1x2 bricks with technic holes in them, in black. Did this all come from one sealed LEGO-labeled bag?" CreationDate="2015-11-12T01:33:45.007" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8571" PostId="6945" Score="1" Text="Oh and yes, this bag is from the same set - builds parts of the main garage." CreationDate="2015-11-12T01:35:50.767" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8572" PostId="6950" Score="0" Text="Yeah almost no sets ever have that many light-bley 2x4s" CreationDate="2015-11-12T14:27:10.640" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8573" PostId="6950" Score="0" Text="Also the Technic [pin/axle connector](https://rebrickable.com/parts/32013) is in almost no sets in both red and yellow, and the sets they DO appear in look unlikely to have a polybag with just one of each in it." CreationDate="2015-11-12T14:36:27.653" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8574" PostId="6940" Score="0" Text="The head reminds me of the freckled boy face from a few years ago. Also it's worth pointing out that while these are official Lego pieces, this particular arrangement is strictly unofficial." CreationDate="2015-11-12T14:46:21.783" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8575" PostId="6931" Score="0" Text="FWIW my understanding is that in North America the Lego stores are no longer selling whole boxes of pick-a-brick elements." CreationDate="2015-11-12T14:47:44.697" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8576" PostId="6917" Score="1" Text="Thanks! My wife asked me to build my son a storage system for his Lego collection in late 2014. I spent days searching the internet for an idea like what Major Stackings mentioned in his post here. My wife sent me all sorts of Pinterest ideas, but I knew he wouldn't keep any of those organized because they all involved large containers spread all over the place, or stacked on top of each other. He actually uses this desk as an all-in-one sorting, storage, workspace, and display system." CreationDate="2015-11-12T15:13:41.460" UserId="6375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8577" PostId="6950" Score="0" Text="Thank you, everyone - we'll add it to our 'general' Lego box and try be creative with it :)" CreationDate="2015-11-12T18:13:07.610" UserId="6401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8578" PostId="6530" Score="1" Text="I fear that after &quot;oiled it with vegetable oil&quot; you've ruled out help from Lego, and you've done something few of us have ever done. Typically vegetable oil oxidises and turns sticky when exposed to air, so you may need to clean that off and use silicon grease like the stuff Lego uses." CreationDate="2015-11-12T21:47:01.367" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8579" PostId="6950" Score="0" Text="Can you please link to where you found this information, since your answers seem so definite that you're using a database rather than memory. That helps us all learn how to answer these questions ourselves rather than just coming back here hundreds of times with new photos. Thanks." CreationDate="2015-11-12T21:48:39.217" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8582" PostId="6950" Score="1" Text="@Mσᶎ I downloaded the files from https://rebrickable.com/downloads and converted them to a local database which I queried to find the information." CreationDate="2015-11-12T21:51:17.410" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8583" PostId="6950" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge I didn't realise those inventories were so readily available, thanks for that." CreationDate="2015-11-12T21:55:13.793" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8584" PostId="6950" Score="0" Text="@Mσᶎ I didn't either, but found it through http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1781/is-there-a-freely-downloadable-set-and-part-dataset" CreationDate="2015-11-12T21:56:22.043" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8585" PostId="6954" Score="4" Text="&quot;if it quacks like a duck, maybe it is a duck&quot;" CreationDate="2015-11-12T23:00:16.380" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8586" PostId="6954" Score="3" Text="I've never seen a LEGO wooden duck with an upturned bill like that, or without the platform base. It could be, but I highly doubt it. That said, an antique toy expert could help ID it" CreationDate="2015-11-13T00:38:20.603" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8587" PostId="6930" Score="1" Text="Retailers often sell large sets of basic bricks for Black Friday, especially Wal Mart. One year it was 1600 bricks for $30 USD" CreationDate="2015-11-13T00:43:05.227" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8588" PostId="6645" Score="0" Text="Your numbered sets might not be worth much. Your other sets would be best ID'd with a picture. Also, LEGO has never made Beatles products. Those have been made by off-brands and private sellers that make customized products. Your wooden blocks are also not LEGO bricks either, and thus probably have little value outside of standard wooden block value." CreationDate="2015-11-13T02:11:19.000" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8589" PostId="6954" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge The [LEGO Museum](https://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-moose/3933002990/in/album-72157622407019674/) has a few more variants of the wooden duck (left, second shelf down). Some of them don't appear to have a platform but it's clear there was a lot of variations in the design." CreationDate="2015-11-13T12:00:57.423" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8590" PostId="6954" Score="0" Text="@Ambo Nice. Some very similar" CreationDate="2015-11-13T12:59:06.263" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8591" PostId="6950" Score="0" Text="And I use the &quot;Catalog Item&quot; search on [Bricklink](http://www.bricklink.com) to do my sleuthing :)" CreationDate="2015-11-13T14:00:35.170" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8592" PostId="2087" Score="4" Text="google closed code.google.com but it seems the original author moved the project to github and is working on it again https://github.com/remig/lic" CreationDate="2015-11-13T22:42:51.437" UserId="6411" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8593" PostId="2087" Score="1" Text="@ℝaphink did you try running it on Linux? On my Debian machine it worked fine after installing the packages python-qt4, python-qt4-gl and python-opengl" CreationDate="2015-11-13T22:49:44.020" UserId="6411" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8595" PostId="6967" Score="0" Text="He got 20+ sets including a fire station and some blue boxes. Not sure if that is what you call a small collection? I've sorted them by colour and the sorted black and grey into the three groups. Seems like a good start. Sorting by part must take a lot of boxes?" CreationDate="2015-11-14T18:13:20.847" UserId="6275" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8596" PostId="6967" Score="1" Text="Heh, some people would call 20 sets a good day at the LEGO store. That said, at least one LEGO nerd I know keeps his collection mostly sorted by color and uses ziplocks to keep the parts sorted too, so he basically has large boxes of a given color with a bunch of baggies in it." CreationDate="2015-11-14T19:44:00.023" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8597" PostId="6967" Score="0" Text="I like the ziplocs inside boxes idea!" CreationDate="2015-11-15T00:51:54.693" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8601" PostId="6943" Score="1" Text="Accepting this answer just because it was the first and it has the most upvotes. All entries were great additions. Thanks to all participants!" CreationDate="2015-11-16T22:05:17.373" UserId="6398" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8602" PostId="6944" Score="0" Text="for some reason it is installing a bossa driver instead of the the lego drivers" CreationDate="2015-11-16T22:36:12.233" UserId="6400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8603" PostId="6963" Score="1" Text="the problem is the computer wont recognize the brick after i did that" CreationDate="2015-11-16T22:38:06.763" UserId="6400" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8604" PostId="6954" Score="1" Text="Note that the pull-along wooden duck was a very popular toy at the time. Without any markings on the toy or any evidence of another nearly identical copy attributed to Lego, why would one think this particular example was a Lego design?" CreationDate="2015-11-17T04:07:30.187" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8607" PostId="6711" Score="1" Text="Aah, the old days :)" CreationDate="2015-11-19T07:33:49.730" UserId="6319" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8610" PostId="6966" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure &quot;six year old&quot; and &quot;everything in ziplock bags&quot; is going to work. Bigger plastic containers would be more likely to work IMO." CreationDate="2015-11-20T01:42:09.647" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8612" PostId="6966" Score="0" Text="Sure - containers would do fine. My local Kroger (I'm in the US) sells plastic shoe-storage boxes for $1 per piece - ideal for storing a good amount of bricks." CreationDate="2015-11-20T02:07:08.277" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8613" PostId="6967" Score="0" Text="FWIW if you have a lot of really small parts a final sifting using a tennis racquet or similar can split the last layer into two groups which helps a lot." CreationDate="2015-11-20T02:18:21.593" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8614" PostId="6981" Score="2" Text="That's kind of impossible to answer beyond &quot;Depends on your skill level&quot;." CreationDate="2015-11-20T23:50:28.197" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8615" PostId="6980" Score="0" Text="That sensor is likely designed to measure the magnitude of noise, like clapping, but not provide access to an audio stream as desired above." CreationDate="2015-11-21T02:45:41.457" UserId="931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8616" PostId="6980" Score="0" Text="ok, understood. but maybe it can be adapted. it would come down to the details of the interface &amp; driver etc." CreationDate="2015-11-21T04:09:45.530" UserId="3529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8617" PostId="6984" Score="0" Text="Have you tried reloading the firmware? See http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6944/lego-mindstorms-nxt-bossa-driver-prevents-firmware-upgrade and http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/644/how-can-i-get-my-nxt-to-turn-on-all-it-does-is-softly-click and http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2624/nxt-brick-will-not-update-firmware" CreationDate="2015-11-21T19:23:15.707" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8618" PostId="6985" Score="0" Text="USB or serial tower?" CreationDate="2015-11-22T04:21:28.410" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8619" PostId="6986" Score="0" Text="What is a &quot;Lego custom one piece crew&quot;? Are you talking about a service that makes custom minifigs? In that case - check out [minifigs.me](http://minifigs.me)." CreationDate="2015-11-22T12:57:14.430" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8621" PostId="6985" Score="0" Text="USB tower. I've found there is a driver for W7, because without that driver the tower simply doesn't work. But I guess these driver would not work under wine. Here is the way on windows7: http://www.legomindstormsrobots.com/lego-minstorms/lego-mindstorms-ris-windows7/" CreationDate="2015-11-22T22:50:20.283" UserId="6432" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8622" PostId="6985" Score="0" Text="Yeah, USB under Wine is going to be an adventure. This is a situation where a COMx based tower is going to be easier. Unless you really need RIS, I'd probably just switch to BrickxCC (if this runs on Linux( or NQC and side step the whole thing." CreationDate="2015-11-23T01:37:29.697" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8623" PostId="6992" Score="0" Text="Per (2): http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1261/are-lego-bricks-recyclable" CreationDate="2015-11-23T03:02:10.647" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8624" PostId="6992" Score="5" Text="Two comments: First, this is website is not affiliated with the Lego company. Second, please separate your two questions into different posts." CreationDate="2015-11-23T03:03:10.667" UserId="2405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8625" PostId="6992" Score="1" Text="Note that (1) is probably unanswerable, as no one here works for LEGO, or is privy to their logistics decisions. Best to contact LEGO directly." CreationDate="2015-11-23T03:03:53.533" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8626" PostId="6940" Score="0" Text="Freckled boy face probably refers to this face: [http://img.bricklink.com/P/3/3626bpx19.gif](http://img.bricklink.com/P/3/3626bpx19.gif) / [Bricklink page](http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=3626bpx19&amp;idColor=3#T=C&amp;C=3)" CreationDate="2015-11-23T15:01:42.613" UserId="3515" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8627" PostId="6994" Score="1" Text="The door is actually incorrect. The OP's picture shows a smaller version than the one you listed. The larger door - as you correctly mentioned - doesn't come in black. The smaller door however does. You can also clearly distinguish the two doors from the different mold around the hinges. The smaller door was retired in 2008. See here: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=30223&amp;in=S" CreationDate="2015-11-23T15:27:44.063" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8628" PostId="6994" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger - wow, somehow I missed that door in my search. Will update my answer with credits to you!" CreationDate="2015-11-23T15:49:15.757" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8631" PostId="6983" Score="0" Text="Oops - made a conversion mistake there - should have been 5hrs 30mins, so total build is somewhere between 6 and 6.5 hours assuming my assumptions are correct" CreationDate="2015-11-23T18:15:36.190" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8632" PostId="6984" Score="0" Text="I've tried all of those things.  Pt simply, windows is not recognising the brick at all.  I've plugged it into computers that it's worked with before, and computers than have never had it plugged into it, with and without the NXT software.  I think I've tried all combinations of options." CreationDate="2015-11-24T02:32:57.347" UserId="6430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8633" PostId="6985" Score="0" Text="I've tried BrickxCC as well: the tower doesn't communicate either. Mayba there is a linux version of BrickxCC, because the recently installed runs under wine as well. So or I shell by an COMx based tower, or try under W7." CreationDate="2015-11-24T12:12:08.433" UserId="6432" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8634" PostId="6984" Score="0" Text="On the Raspberry Pi (or other Linux computer), if you have the NXT connected (and the NXT is on and clicking), in a terminal, run `lsusb`. What is the output of this command. If the NXT is not listed there, what is the output of `dmesg | tail`?" CreationDate="2015-11-24T15:50:28.540" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8635" PostId="6984" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the replies. I tried that already, and got a blank. I've tried a couple of USB cables, and can now only surmise that the issue might lie with the USB port on the brick." CreationDate="2015-11-24T15:52:41.593" UserId="6430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8636" PostId="6994" Score="0" Text="I'm glad I was able to help. Great detective work on figuring out which sets they are likely from! :)" CreationDate="2015-11-24T16:33:32.367" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8637" PostId="6998" Score="0" Text="Hello Amy! Do you know if this was a City set (blue box background), a Technic set (Darker box (gray/black) with Technic on it) or a box marked &quot;Expert&quot;?" CreationDate="2015-11-24T19:21:36.993" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8638" PostId="43" Score="0" Text="I'd *hardly* call LDD &quot;ideal for this job&quot;... As soon as models are more complex than bricks linearly stacked on top of each other (and none of the fun models work that way) it easly screws up and spews out nonsensical garbage..." CreationDate="2015-11-24T20:24:14.633" UserId="6411" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8639" PostId="1924" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately LPub seems to be quite dead with the last commit being made in 2006 http://lpub.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/lpub/LPub/Source/ and the author taking 2 years to respond https://sourceforge.net/p/lpub4/discussion/702453/thread/d284c304/" CreationDate="2015-11-24T20:29:30.317" UserId="6411" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8645" PostId="6611" Score="0" Text="I would sell it on Bricklink, but if you need alot of money, go on ebay or amazon." CreationDate="2015-11-12T23:48:29.477" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8646" PostId="6826" Score="1" Text="Do you need rubber bands, string, or both? If you need long rubber bands you may have to either loop them together and use wheels instead of pulleys, or use Lego [chain links or tread links](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&amp;catString=138) to make arbitrarily long loops" CreationDate="2015-11-26T03:42:59.483" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8647" PostId="7011" Score="1" Text="My eagle-eye stepdad noticed there was writing between the studs. Turns out they are dutch and called &quot;MONTINI&quot;." CreationDate="2015-11-26T11:06:13.140" UserId="6453" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8648" PostId="7011" Score="1" Text="http://www.architoys.net/toys/toypages/montini.html" CreationDate="2015-11-26T15:26:13.240" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8649" PostId="7012" Score="5" Text="why not download a new complete installer from http://ldd.lego.com/ ??" CreationDate="2015-11-26T15:27:38.537" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8650" PostId="7012" Score="0" Text="Almost certainly the application needs some share resource that is no longer present. This is something the installer probably does." CreationDate="2015-11-26T15:29:06.057" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8651" PostId="6998" Score="0" Text="Was it blue and have yellow pistons? If so go to a Barns and Noble book store and they will probably have it." CreationDate="2015-11-24T19:50:01.030" UserId="6447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8652" PostId="6998" Score="1" Text="Do you have more details about the set you your are referring to? A picture would help." CreationDate="2015-11-24T21:27:24.677" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8653" PostId="7012" Score="0" Text="If you try and place one of the bricks from the sidebar into the scene is rendered at all?" CreationDate="2015-11-26T18:36:02.277" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8654" PostId="7012" Score="0" Text="@ chicks: I have redownloaded a new installer from ldd.lego.com - but it did not change anything :/&#xA;&#xA;@Ambo100: No - the scene will not be rendered at all" CreationDate="2015-11-26T21:37:33.633" UserId="6454" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8655" PostId="6907" Score="0" Text="The latest Technic books are over 1cm thick, but fit into an A4 box" CreationDate="2015-11-27T09:38:05.193" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8656" PostId="357" Score="0" Text="chairs break quite easily when your brother steps on them" CreationDate="2015-11-28T19:17:17.660" UserDisplayName="user6458" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8659" PostId="7034" Score="0" Text="Yes, I have one of the tan pizzas as well. It's a different element than the other two yellow ones." CreationDate="2015-12-01T20:16:55.797" UserId="5606" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8661" PostId="7037" Score="0" Text="Thank you, will try the suggested approach and post update here." CreationDate="2015-12-02T21:34:29.113" UserId="6471" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8662" PostId="7037" Score="0" Text="wouldn't the motor blocks in the middle thread only &quot;activate&quot; when 1st touch sensor is pressed? Eg. middle thread kicks in when 1st button is pressed, and then checks if 2nd button is also pressed at the same time. But if the robot is stationary, the top thread should kick in when we press 4th touch sensor, shouldn't it?" CreationDate="2015-12-03T00:41:13.927" UserId="6471" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8663" PostId="7037" Score="0" Text="No, the switch blocks just check the touch sensor state and continue with one branch or the other depending on the current state. You would have to add a wait block to only &quot;activate&quot; the middle thread when a touch sensor is pressed." CreationDate="2015-12-03T02:36:13.267" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8668" PostId="7042" Score="0" Text="As Phil B said above, it is a droid body piece, exclusive to star wars, so you might want to look in the star wars section." CreationDate="2015-12-03T23:44:46.850" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8669" PostId="7014" Score="0" Text="After looking through a couple of my LEGO boxes, I have discovered them all to have 118789 under the barcode. But I'm not sure what 524 means." CreationDate="2015-12-03T18:32:39.030" UserDisplayName="user6479" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8672" PostId="2040" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the advice. The winch may be too old to have been fused by this process but I can't know for sure. Nevertheless, I'm not going to try and open it!" CreationDate="2015-12-06T15:27:08.213" UserId="2491" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8673" PostId="7052" Score="0" Text="One thought is to take some boxes of something like this. Is that a good idea? http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Classic-Medium-Creative-Brick/dp/B00NHQFA1I/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1449438411&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=lego+bulk" CreationDate="2015-12-06T21:55:57.697" UserId="6495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8674" PostId="7050" Score="0" Text="any ideas for the wings in my updated question?" CreationDate="2015-12-06T23:37:00.477" UserId="4334" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8675" PostId="7055" Score="0" Text="See the PS part of the question - I would test it if I had the parts" CreationDate="2015-12-07T04:14:12.940" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8676" PostId="7050" Score="0" Text="Thanks!  It looks like Brickset has better fuzzy searching, I'll have to try that next time." CreationDate="2015-12-07T15:03:48.253" UserId="4334" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8677" PostId="7055" Score="5" Text="To improve your answer - could you detail the testing methodology you would use, as well as the measuring setup ?" CreationDate="2015-12-07T19:31:24.600" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8678" PostId="7042" Score="0" Text="@SamuelL. nitpick: The droid body has graduated from the Star Wars theme some time ago, and appears in all sorts of sets besides Star Wars." CreationDate="2015-12-07T19:53:47.483" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8679" PostId="7054" Score="0" Text="Thanks. 6177 seems very expensive. I want to maximize value for money. Do you know how t differs from 10696 as that is 485 pieces for $29. Also any thoughts on Brictec?" CreationDate="2015-12-07T23:14:21.530" UserId="6495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8680" PostId="7056" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I was looking at 10696 from classic range. Any thoughts on that?" CreationDate="2015-12-07T23:14:55.840" UserId="6495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8682" PostId="7056" Score="0" Text="10696 is fine. It contains a little of this, a little of that. It's a good assortment to get started. It has enough pieces for one big model or several small ones. Since this is for a group to pay with rather than one child to own, the lack of instructions is fine and probably good as they'd get lost anyway." CreationDate="2015-12-07T23:25:09.870" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8683" PostId="7056" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I'm hoping to get 7-8 boxes of that so multiple things can come up." CreationDate="2015-12-07T23:32:17.647" UserId="6495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8684" PostId="7056" Score="0" Text="Any thoughts on Brictec. It seems cheaper but not sure what all pieces it has." CreationDate="2015-12-07T23:32:44.590" UserId="6495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8685" PostId="7056" Score="0" Text="I don't know brictec. Generally I avoid the other brands as I find the quality isn't as high. Also, if you're planning to mix together the bricks from multiple sets, buying fewer larger sets usually gets you more pieces than more smaller sets would." CreationDate="2015-12-07T23:34:18.537" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8686" PostId="7055" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. addedᅠᅠ" CreationDate="2015-12-08T02:44:24.207" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8687" PostId="7055" Score="2" Text="@user2813274 - Thanks, but I was suggesting this as an addition to Niels' answer, as his answer is a little too concise and needs some elaborating." CreationDate="2015-12-08T03:37:34.613" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8696" PostId="4414" Score="0" Text="The real challenge will be installing and running it on modern equipment." CreationDate="2015-12-10T13:57:04.830" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8698" PostId="4414" Score="0" Text="The simple solution to that is to install it on a virtual machine." CreationDate="2015-12-10T18:55:05.873" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8700" PostId="7077" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your response, David.  Actually, with Thiago's comment I found that though the Mac preferences said the EV3 was disconnected, when I tried to send a message (play a tone) using the serial port (using Python), it connected and worked!  I appreciate the examples here.  They've been of great help." CreationDate="2015-12-11T22:42:57.437" UserId="6522" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8701" PostId="2176" Score="4" Text="Stack Exchange frowns on link-only answers because links may die, and that causes the answer to be useless once they do. Without clicking those links, I get close to zero information (aside from the fact that the information does, or did, exist) from this answer. Strongly recommend summarizing each of the links you offer, so in a worst-case-scenario there is still *something* useful here." CreationDate="2015-12-12T00:48:51.027" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8704" PostId="7087" Score="0" Text="is [this](http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/22515098/photo-blackhawks-logo-made-entirely-out-of-legos) what you are talking about?" CreationDate="2015-12-12T20:20:22.887" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8705" PostId="7077" Score="0" Text="Now that I've tested the Bluetooth connection, I'm trying to read a .rtf text file on the brick using Python.  I'm using opFile with open_read, read_value and close all packaged into one direct command (DIRECT_COMMAND_REPLY).  Now, since I'm using Python file write to write this direct command to the Bluetooth serial port, how do I get the value returned (the text value in the .rtf file) by the direct command?  Python file write does not have a return value." CreationDate="2015-12-13T00:09:13.247" UserId="6522" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8706" PostId="7089" Score="1" Text="Please post the actual code you already have." CreationDate="2015-12-13T01:21:10.517" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8707" PostId="7082" Score="0" Text="Thank you, it's a great resource! The Parisian Restaurant MOC is very similar to the original so not that interesting, but I'll definitely take look for other sets. And maybe sometime post my own..." CreationDate="2015-12-13T04:29:18.390" UserId="6527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8709" PostId="7052" Score="0" Text="I'd also look for second hand Lego to bulk things up and also give kids something to play with that doesn't have instructions. Some schools are very into teaching obedience and need a bit of prompting to let students be creative." CreationDate="2015-12-14T01:11:58.897" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8710" PostId="2176" Score="0" Text="@KRyan but if &quot;The BrickBlogger&quot; loses interest in its blog, it is unlikely to care about this answer. So why would it bother working to make this answer useful in that case?" CreationDate="2015-12-14T01:14:17.160" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8711" PostId="7087" Score="0" Text="I didn't know LEGO came in that sort of orange colour." CreationDate="2015-12-14T02:17:42.610" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8712" PostId="7053" Score="0" Text="If you can accommodate them, the [Technic wide track links](https://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=57518#T=C) are significantly stronger" CreationDate="2015-12-14T02:48:35.287" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8715" PostId="1565" Score="0" Text="Playmobil is the one I can never remember." CreationDate="2015-09-06T23:25:03.757" UserDisplayName="user6157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8716" PostId="1565" Score="0" Text="I don't think Playmobil really qualifies as &quot;should be bricks and they need to connect to each other&quot; - there are a few sets where you can build houses from a few different wall and floor pieces, but that was about it." CreationDate="2015-09-07T15:22:21.320" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8717" PostId="1738" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/32942/discussion-on-answer-by-farid-what-is-the-brown-ship-in-the-star-wars-2012-adven)." CreationDate="2015-12-14T03:34:39.133" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8718" PostId="1549" Score="0" Text="Is it possible it was for use with other sets, such as the LEGO #4561 Train Set Controller." CreationDate="2012-09-28T22:40:24.610" UserId="1066" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8719" PostId="1549" Score="0" Text="I think it's unlikely due to the fact the 7864 was released in 1980 and the 4561 wasn't released until 1999. Also 7864 is 12v and 4561 is the later 9v system." CreationDate="2012-09-29T00:22:36.760" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8720" PostId="1549" Score="0" Text="Agreed, 4561 is 9v era so it wouldn't make much sense" CreationDate="2012-09-29T10:07:29.940" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8721" PostId="4681" Score="0" Text="I'm no train head, but I suspect the best solution is a piece of plywood big enough to accommodate your layout." CreationDate="2014-11-02T05:20:25.603" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8722" PostId="4681" Score="0" Text=":) Yes, I'm sure if I were to build on a table or wooden floor or some other more structurally sound surface it'd work better. But I lack the space for such a surface, so I was hoping for a bricks-only solution." CreationDate="2014-11-03T14:58:52.897" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8723" PostId="4681" Score="0" Text="well shoot, if you're gonna be all picky like that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVa4w5nQmoo :)" CreationDate="2014-11-04T22:42:16.030" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8724" PostId="2176" Score="0" Text="@Mσᶎ Uh, cuz maybe he cares about this community and making it the best of can be?" CreationDate="2015-12-14T05:38:44.973" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8725" PostId="2176" Score="0" Text="@KRyan right now that's possibly true (its pattern of link-only answers suggests otherwise, however). My point was that your request is future-oriented, &quot;in the future if you lose interest in your blog the links will become useless&quot;, but in that even they'll also likely lose interest in this site. The willingness to spam links into duplicate questions is also bad." CreationDate="2015-12-14T05:51:52.803" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8727" PostId="7068" Score="5" Text="Have you checked out the responses to: [LEGO Cleaning Techniques and Tools](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/124/56)?" CreationDate="2015-12-14T16:12:47.523" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8728" PostId="7093" Score="2" Text="Thanks, you prevented me from buying the wrong Christmas present for my youngest kid!" CreationDate="2015-12-14T16:23:05.073" UserId="5401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8730" PostId="7093" Score="0" Text="Well, all LEGO's good, but some is clearly better than others ;) I've seen similar disappointments with other &quot;trains&quot; that have those chunky wheels for the trucks - depending on the way you are going, you may be able to get a second-hand set of [5606 - My First Train](http://brickset.com/sets/5606-1/My-First-Train) that had the right wheels but no tracks, but if you were thinking of getting the bridge to go with an existing set, then sadly you're probably out of luck." CreationDate="2015-12-14T16:52:47.960" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8731" PostId="1733" Score="0" Text="the news link seems to be gone, perhaps [this](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/james-groccia-massachuset_n_2213788.html) can replace it?" CreationDate="2015-12-14T21:35:05.797" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8732" PostId="2176" Score="0" Text="I appreciate the concern, however I would add that sorting and storing LEGO is a dynamic process - besides just the basic separate by colors and/or parts. There is no absolute answer that will forever pass the test of time. And there are always newer and better storage solutions becoming available. This is why I added a link to two galleries I curate on flickr featuring solutions people come up with. I felt that this was more useful than just saying &quot;you should sort this way&quot;. Yes, one day flickr, TBB and even this site may disappear, and we will all die, but the answer is relevant for now." CreationDate="2015-12-15T04:59:58.953" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8733" PostId="2176" Score="0" Text="In addition, the OP selected this as the best answer, which means that they found it helpful for their purposes. Isn't this is what this forum supposed to be about? Helping each other out instead of just being an encyclopedia of dry information?" CreationDate="2015-12-15T05:03:00.923" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8735" PostId="6654" Score="0" Text="Yeah, and what if some of the tape gets stuck inside the head hole after? I think this approach sounded risky..." CreationDate="2015-12-15T08:14:00.017" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8736" PostId="7024" Score="0" Text="Although the gap will show at the film, it is a workaround if you do not want to cut the knife. You could add some ketchup to hide the gap, and as a bonus get additional bloody effect." CreationDate="2015-12-15T08:18:52.460" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8737" PostId="407" Score="2" Text="This seems about right from a talk I attended recently about the design of a Nexo Knights set (http://brickset.com/article/18161/70315-clay-s-rumble-blade-prototypes). Process was roughly: take ideas for a set, go into the vaults, pick parts currently in production, build, iterate. Multiple designers may work on a set, more than one prototype can be considered concurrently - final design incorporates ideas from each. Play features, ease of building, cost factor in. New parts are 3D printed (often overnight). TV shows / computer games get late but not final renderings of the IP to incorporate." CreationDate="2015-12-15T10:18:50.287" UserId="3635" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8738" PostId="7024" Score="0" Text="You could also hide the gap with custom clothing. Making clothes for minifigs are discussed [here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1944/171)." CreationDate="2015-12-15T11:35:07.650" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8739" PostId="7095" Score="0" Text="I think the reason behind the question was more like DO THEY REALLY CUT LEGO PARTS?!!" CreationDate="2015-12-15T11:37:31.807" UserId="171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8741" PostId="7102" Score="3" Text="I can confirm that the hinge is a Tyco brand brick.  I got a large set of these as a kid and still have them.  The Tyco plates are half brick height, which can come in handy sometimes when building SNOT elements if you are not a LEGO purist." CreationDate="2015-12-15T15:34:13.050" UserId="3934" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8742" PostId="7094" Score="0" Text="Can you describe in more detail what you mean by &quot;the jamming issue&quot;?" CreationDate="2015-12-15T17:54:35.423" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8743" PostId="7087" Score="1" Text="Andrew Johnson, a LEGO master model builder created that replica of the Blackhawks logo. The logo measures 2 feet by 3 feet and weighs 20 pounds. It took Johnson about 16 hours to build it, comprised of 756 LEGO. Someone has an [eBay listing](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-LEGO-Blackhawks-Logo-INSTRUCTIONS-ONLY-2-000-Piece-Model-/221506335932?hash=item3392ce74bc:g:y8cAAOSwhglTwgil) for instructions on building a version as well." CreationDate="2015-12-15T20:12:03.270" UserId="3494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8745" PostId="7106" Score="2" Text="I did not realize there was a CSV option like this, super useful. +1 and accepted! I'd give you more upvotes if I could for providing that raw data for review as well! #TIL" CreationDate="2015-12-16T15:46:41.857" UserId="3494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8746" PostId="289" Score="3" Text="Clarification: non-human and monstrous minifigs had non-yellow heads long before the flesh-toned heads, however, they usually aren't Caucasian-skin-peach-toned." CreationDate="2015-12-16T18:46:27.677" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8747" PostId="6710" Score="1" Text="and who can identify the rug?" CreationDate="2015-12-17T02:07:35.077" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8748" PostId="7053" Score="5" Text="I don't have a number for you, but I did discover fairly quickly that they're much stronger if you turn the clips outward instead of the prettier inward.  Done that way, it'll easily stall a 71427 motor with a 14t gear, which is the smallest I've seen that works.  (I use two of these face-to-face: https://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=4143)  The 8t just doesn't have enough tooth depth to grab it very well: https://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=3647  I've never actually broken a link, but I've had them unclip a lot when they were turned inward." CreationDate="2015-12-17T03:04:30.073" UserId="6558" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8749" PostId="7102" Score="0" Text="Thank you. This was driving me nuts. And thanks for the link to the other Eurobricks forum.  When I look at it I see the big difference in plate size also&#xA;&#xA;@Josh King thanks for the confirmation" CreationDate="2015-12-17T06:08:29.557" UserId="6543" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8750" PostId="6710" Score="0" Text="Looks like a nice City play scene rug ;)" CreationDate="2015-12-17T18:52:06.773" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8751" PostId="7053" Score="0" Text="@AaronD thanks, that's definitely useful to know" CreationDate="2015-12-17T19:59:04.710" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8752" PostId="7112" Score="1" Text="which set?  where are pictures of the box?" CreationDate="2015-12-18T00:22:54.163" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8753" PostId="7112" Score="0" Text="@chicks I just went out to the garage to take a pic. Sadly, a pic is not possible at this time. My cubbie hole has been rendered inaccessible due to holiday piling, shoving, and I doubt a pic will be possible until the new year. It's  a small set, has the kids and a blocky house on it." CreationDate="2015-12-18T03:53:54.830" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8754" PostId="7112" Score="1" Text="All good.  Good luck with finding the rest of the pieces." CreationDate="2015-12-18T05:02:12.827" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8755" PostId="7104" Score="0" Text="Not the Move Steering Block's steering parameter because it changes the center of the robot rotation. You probably want the robot to spin from the center of the robot so you're isolating the direction the robot is headed from the location of the robot.&#xA;&#xA;Not the Tank Move block power settings because the robot will stall at power levels near zero, so the robot will not want to reach the desired direction.&#xA;&#xA;The Gyro works, but using it is not always obvious.  First you'll need to solve the reset and drift issues." CreationDate="2015-12-18T19:20:31.663" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8756" PostId="7104" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the comment. Reset and drift are under control. Based on what you are saying not to do takes away my above options. Which way would you recommend? For tank move pass in a base power level typically 40% then add the error to one motor and subtract the error from the other." CreationDate="2015-12-18T20:44:36.690" UserId="6538" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8757" PostId="7104" Score="0" Text="Spin, fast until close then slower with some compensation to handle over rotation. Motor, Steering, or Tank can work. &quot;Close&quot; depends on the robot." CreationDate="2015-12-18T21:09:58.067" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8758" PostId="7117" Score="0" Text="Thanks Phil, I had reached the same conclusion and this detailed answer tends to prove that, unfortunately, there is no way to direct link :(" CreationDate="2015-12-19T17:09:12.083" UserId="6556" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8760" PostId="6992" Score="0" Text="I highly recommend you [contact LEGO directly](https://wwwsecure.us.lego.com/en-us/service). LEGO are fairly secretive about their manufacturing and distribution setup, so I wouldn't expect them to go too far into the specifics." CreationDate="2015-12-19T20:19:01.303" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8763" PostId="7024" Score="0" Text="Red clay may be a good ketchup alternative. It appears to be an unwritten rule that most minifigures bleed clay..." CreationDate="2015-12-19T21:03:24.430" UserId="6459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8764" PostId="7117" Score="1" Text="JSPs do not inherently require storing the search state on the server. It's merely lazy programming, or intentionally making it difficult, that results in this behaviour. In any case, it's helpful to erase all your cookies from the lego site from time to time as their site does get confused." CreationDate="2015-12-20T02:43:10.940" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8765" PostId="7117" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇: Indeed, and I didn't say that _all_ JSPs do this - just the JSPs LEGO uses do .... I could have formulated that sentence a bit better to remove the ambiguity." CreationDate="2015-12-20T03:18:51.980" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8766" PostId="7125" Score="1" Text="Can you please expand this answer a little. Have you used the software? How well does it work? Any limitations?" CreationDate="2015-12-20T20:36:31.377" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8768" PostId="7126" Score="0" Text="My experience is that finding the largest sellers in any country aren't necessarily the best to use. If you have a wanted list, use the &quot;sort by parts (unique)&quot; page." CreationDate="2015-12-20T20:45:07.833" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8769" PostId="7126" Score="0" Text="Speaking from my experience, this is the technique I used to limit my creation to no more than 5 stores. But yes, if you need specific unique parts, maybe that's not the best idea." CreationDate="2015-12-20T20:49:01.323" UserId="6459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8770" PostId="7126" Score="0" Text="Yeah, it depends on what you want. If they're readily available then biggest shop is likely to work ok. But for any parts that aren't common the big shops are unlikely to have them. I buy mostly Technic parts and even the larger Technic-specific sellers tend not to have less common parts." CreationDate="2015-12-20T21:27:16.930" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8771" PostId="558" Score="1" Text="Number of *unique* lots, otherwise you'll find that a lot of sellers have multiple listings of the same item (often at the same price) because they keep second hand lots together." CreationDate="2015-12-20T21:30:32.367" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8772" PostId="7125" Score="0" Text="I have used the software, but for other uses. As far as I know, you can program in it, and then debug it in 2D mode." CreationDate="2015-12-20T22:08:14.610" UserId="6459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8774" PostId="7099" Score="0" Text="As far as I recall, the drivers for the IR Tower are [32bit only](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1527/56) which may be part of the issue - would this explain the difference between the two machines?" CreationDate="2015-12-21T10:44:49.073" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8775" PostId="7099" Score="0" Text="Also, there's a couple of good suggestions on [this answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/6586/56), especially the link to [Installing LEGO Mindstorms on a Windows 7 PC](http://www.legomindstormsrobots.com/lego-minstorms/lego-mindstorms-ris-windows7/)" CreationDate="2015-12-21T10:52:14.343" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8777" PostId="289" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 Updated ;)" CreationDate="2015-12-21T12:33:21.640" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8779" PostId="7128" Score="0" Text="I did hook the motors directly to the battery box and they worked. The receivers also light up when they have power. The issue is probably the remotes." CreationDate="2015-12-22T03:23:46.043" UserDisplayName="user3408" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8781" PostId="7131" Score="0" Text="At least 1. can be done by FLL teams.  2. can also be done, but . . . wow is that complicated.  How many samples per second?  Does it fix the problem? It is better than &quot;Don't use the Gyro sensor.&quot; which is my current recommendation.  I was hoping for something less complicated.  I'm going to give this a day to see if there is another option." CreationDate="2015-12-22T23:33:22.207" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8784" PostId="7136" Score="0" Text="I've updated my question to include my problems on attempting to do so. I know you've already answered the question but any additional help would be greatly appreciated." CreationDate="2015-12-23T19:09:31.873" UserId="6573" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8785" PostId="7137" Score="2" Text="It is not clear exactly what you are asking. Can you post your code? Also see http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7115/how-can-ev3-gyro-sensor-drift-be-handled" CreationDate="2015-12-23T20:07:21.413" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8787" PostId="3147" Score="0" Text="Not sure how much control you would have over this, but just wanted to mention that the link given is dead" CreationDate="2015-12-24T02:04:01.673" UserId="6586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8791" PostId="7143" Score="0" Text="I tried getting OPEN_READ/READ_BYTES working with an actual file first. OPEN_READ returns the correct file size however the handle is always 1 (0x01 0x0 0x0 0x0 in little endian) no matter how many times I make the call. If I subsequently make a call to GET_HANDLE to get the handle for the same file path, I get (0xFF 0xFF 0x0 0x0) for the file handle (instead of 1). Both commands succeed. When I try to actually read the file with READ_BYTES (trying both handles: 0x1 and 0xFFFF), it fails. Something is not right." CreationDate="2015-12-25T06:41:54.983" UserId="6585" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8792" PostId="7143" Score="0" Text="Look's like I made at least one mistake, Handle is 16-bit. Here is a sample that may help: https://github.com/mindboards/ev3sources/blob/78ebaf5b6f8fe31cc17aa5dce0f8e4916a4fc072/lms2012/lmssrc/tst/tst_save.lms#L628" CreationDate="2015-12-25T18:40:15.520" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8793" PostId="7143" Score="0" Text="Looking at the source code, it looks like if a file fails to open, the command will still return successfully, although I would expect the handle to be 0 and not 1 as you observed. Source: https://github.com/mindboards/ev3sources/blob/78ebaf5b6f8fe31cc17aa5dce0f8e4916a4fc072/lms2012/c_memory/source/c_memory.c#L1251" CreationDate="2015-12-25T18:53:09.163" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8794" PostId="7136" Score="0" Text="You will need `c_com.h`, `lms2012.h`, `lmstypes.h` and `bytecodes.h` at a minimum. If you need the other header files (like `dirent.h`) that aren't included in the lms2012 download, you can get them from the CodeSourcery toolchain (http://go.mentor.com/2ig4q). Or you can comment out the parts you don't need if you don't want to track down the header files." CreationDate="2015-12-25T21:35:13.637" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8795" PostId="7136" Score="0" Text="Also, here are some instructions on how to setup Eclipse for the whole lms2012. You might be able to adapt the information to Visual Studio. https://github.com/mindboards/ev3sources/wiki/Eclipse-import" CreationDate="2015-12-25T21:35:57.797" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8796" PostId="7143" Score="0" Text="I was able to get things to work by sending the OPEN_READ/READ_BYTES commands at once with a &quot;compound command&quot; (as the docs call it on page 26 of the EV3 Communication Developer Kit PDF), rather than individually. This even works with /dev/fb0, however I cannot read more than 1024 bytes now since the global variable space is 10-bit. If there was an opcode for seeking to a different position (there is not), we could go through the OPEN_READ/READ_BYTES cycle again, this time starting at a different offset." CreationDate="2015-12-25T23:03:44.367" UserId="6585" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8797" PostId="7143" Score="0" Text="Could you save the file contents to an array variable and then read the the array 1000 or 1024 bytes at a time using `opARRAY(READ_CONTENT, ...)`?" CreationDate="2015-12-26T02:15:24.107" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8798" PostId="7143" Score="0" Text="Actually, perhaps even better, what about the `BEGIN_DOWNLOAD` and `CONTINUE_DOWNLOAD` system commands?" CreationDate="2015-12-26T02:21:04.483" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8799" PostId="7143" Score="0" Text="Oops. Download is the wrong direction. I update my answer to use the `BEGIN_GETFILE` and `CONTINUE_GETFILE` system commands." CreationDate="2015-12-26T02:49:36.473" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8800" PostId="7147" Score="5" Text="Can you check if the motor bogie's wheels still have rubber bands on them? These bands are giving the train traction - you might want to either clean the wheels or find new rubber bands to put around the wheel to see if this helps." CreationDate="2015-12-26T14:14:46.427" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8801" PostId="7142" Score="2" Text="I found his web site very helpful when I had do find a fitting H-bridge  to control LEGO motors with my arduino" CreationDate="2015-12-26T14:44:29.343" UserId="3507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8802" PostId="7151" Score="2" Text="It looks like LEGO forgot to remove them on their own [shop listing](http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Droid-Escape-Pod-75136?fromListing=listing). I couldn't find those stands used in any of the Youtube video reviews of this particular set." CreationDate="2015-12-26T17:24:19.347" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8803" PostId="7157" Score="1" Text="Thank you!  Yes, we unplugged all the cables and still no power.  Lego store has reluctantly agreed to trade out the brain for us so we don't have to wait for support or shipping of a new brain.  That goes a long way when you're dealing with the disappointment of an 11 year old ;-) Happy holidays." CreationDate="2015-12-26T20:32:30.900" UserId="6602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8804" PostId="7149" Score="2" Text="Complaining here does not add value to your answer. In fact, I had to read several time so see that you were indeed answering the question and not just complaining. It would be more constructive to direct your complaints directly to the LEGO Group and provide a more direct answer here." CreationDate="2015-12-26T20:38:33.870" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8805" PostId="7151" Score="1" Text="How do you know this? Or are you just guessing?" CreationDate="2015-12-27T05:55:00.670" UserId="6584" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8806" PostId="4839" Score="1" Text="I had no idea you could buy the Pick-a-bricks by the box! How large are the boxes?" CreationDate="2015-12-27T08:41:50.237" UserId="729" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8807" PostId="4657" Score="2" Text="Note that 'drop shipping' is a perfectly valid and common commerce transaction. It'd be better to say that scam **uses** drop shipping as pat of the ploy, but isn't called that in and of itself." CreationDate="2015-12-27T08:46:25.583" UserId="729" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8808" PostId="7151" Score="1" Text="I am mostly guessing, but my answer was based on [some of the discussion on Brickset](http://brickset.com/article/17072/first-batch-of-2016-sets-revealed) when the first bunch of Force Awakens sets were revealed. The fact that a lot of the pictures with stands have since been replaced with versions without the stands seems to confirm the theory." CreationDate="2015-12-27T14:01:43.013" UserId="2637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8809" PostId="7160" Score="0" Text="I tried the NeXTScreen, it was not able to connect to the brick. I then tried to upload a new firmware via the Lego software, and it just got stuck and bricked the brick. Now all it does is click. I tried holding the reset button, no change. It doesn't register in the Lego software so I can't upload a new firmware. I think this is the end. I think it's time to make my own Arduino-based control brick." CreationDate="2015-12-27T18:38:17.863" UserId="6603" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8810" PostId="7160" Score="0" Text="It sounds like your brick may have more problems than just the screen. However, if you have Arduino software installed on your computer, it could be interfering with the USB driver. See http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6944/lego-mindstorms-nxt-bossa-driver-prevents-firmware-upgrade" CreationDate="2015-12-27T19:32:02.790" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8811" PostId="7160" Score="0" Text="Thanks! I was able to reflash the firmware. The NeXTScreen still doesn't work though. Should I choose usb as the port?" CreationDate="2015-12-27T19:37:43.433" UserId="6603" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8812" PostId="7160" Score="0" Text="Yes, you will need to use USB as the port for NeXTScreen to begin with." CreationDate="2015-12-27T19:43:27.230" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8813" PostId="7162" Score="5" Text="It is not clear what you are asking. Can you please give more details? Perhaps you mean &quot;sync&quot; as in synchronize instead of &quot;sink&quot;?" CreationDate="2015-12-27T19:48:17.580" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8814" PostId="7163" Score="0" Text="Actually, we found out that bluetooth was off. There's no switch though, so we found it in computer settings. After enabling and pairing bluetooth, the error does not appear most often. Still I was unable to reliably reproduce it." CreationDate="2015-12-27T20:49:17.897" UserId="3192" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8815" PostId="2127" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much for this useful information. I did know LEGO recommendations before, but I didn't know anything about servo and L motors... so thanks a lot." CreationDate="2015-12-27T23:38:24.603" UserDisplayName="user6612" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8818" PostId="7165" Score="0" Text="Thank you for answering me.&#xA;I connected the the train motor directly to the battery pack like you said, I pressed the green button on the battery pack, but the wheels of the train did not spin at all. I have tried with new batteries in the battery pack and nothing. The green button is on, but the wheels refuse to spin. Could be a problem with the train motor in this case?" CreationDate="2015-12-28T11:06:41.113" UserId="6611" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8819" PostId="7164" Score="0" Text="Thank you for answering me.&#xA;I connected the the train motor directly to the battery pack like you said, I pressed the green button on the battery pack, but the wheels of the train did not spin at all. I have tried with new batteries in the battery pack and nothing. The green button is on, but the wheels refuse to spin. Could be a problem with the train motor in this case?" CreationDate="2015-12-28T11:19:16.160" UserId="6611" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8820" PostId="7165" Score="0" Text="Thank you for answering me.&#xA;I connected the the train motor directly to the battery pack like you said, I pressed the green button on the battery pack, but the wheels of the train did not spin at all. I have tried with new batteries in the battery pack and nothing. The green button is on, but the wheels refuse to spin. Could be a problem with the train motor in this case?" CreationDate="2015-12-28T11:20:46.933" UserId="6611" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8821" PostId="1575" Score="3" Text="I know this is an old question, but it's still a problem that Lego, inc. has (it seems like Lego's official position is that lego minifigs are non-racial - but they pretty obviously read as european or white to most people) -- interestingly Lego Duplo does not agree at all: http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Education-People-4591514-Pieces/dp/B0085Y3JNS This is something I don't get. It bugs me as we've been transitioning our son to &quot;little legos&quot; and suddenly the worlds he has to build seem mono-cultural, un-diverse, and also a bit of a sausage party (he's gotten 6 or 7 sets, totalling about 20 minif" CreationDate="2015-12-28T05:27:56.063" UserId="6613" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8822" PostId="7165" Score="0" Text="Yes, I think that in that case, there is a problem with the train motor. If you have any other Power Functions equipment (like a Technic Motor for example), you could connect the train battery pack to this and see if the technic motor works when you press the green button. Train powerfunctions equipment is compatible with Technic powerfunctions. Otherwise, call LEGO at the number for your country." CreationDate="2015-12-28T14:15:27.223" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8823" PostId="7165" Score="0" Text="PROBLEM SOLVED!!! I did not give up so easily and I did everything from the beginning, more carefully.  The connection between the train motor and the battery pack was not right. Everything is just fine now and the train is running on the track..My son is very happy again :). Thank you so much! Best wishes!" CreationDate="2015-12-28T15:06:16.663" UserId="6611" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8824" PostId="4839" Score="2" Text="Yes, if you ask nicely and they have surplus at the store, they will sell you boxes. The boxes are the same size, but the content is different: &quot;...just to give you an idea about the content of a LEGO PAB box for basic elements, there are right about 2,800 1×2 bricks in a PAB box... This means that there should be around 5,500 1×1 bricks, 1,400 1×4 bricks, 1,400 2×2 bricks, or 670 2×4 bricks in a full box. More details in this article: http://thebrickblogger.com/2014/05/lego-pick-a-brick-wall-changes-follow-up/" CreationDate="2015-12-28T15:08:00.253" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8825" PostId="7165" Score="0" Text="Did you not push the connector fully onto the battery pack perhaps? Is that what happened?" CreationDate="2015-12-28T15:32:03.073" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8826" PostId="2184" Score="0" Text="Main link of this answer now unfortunately dangling (404)." CreationDate="2015-12-28T19:04:42.643" UserId="6598" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8827" PostId="2525" Score="0" Text="There are more than 10 elements different between the two versions. A complete list of pieces comparing the two editions and the expansion set can be found in the [lego-mindstorms-ev3-comparison project](https://github.com/bittner/lego-mindstorms-ev3-comparison) on GitHub." CreationDate="2015-12-28T19:10:59.423" UserId="6598" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8829" PostId="323" Score="0" Text="I know this is an old question, and also that you specify minifigs, but you may be interested to know there were maxifig astronauts in 1975's [set #367 Moon Landing](https://www.toysperiod.com/lego-set-reference/legoland/space/lego-367-1-moon-landing/)" CreationDate="2015-12-28T20:25:03.060" UserId="6595" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8830" PostId="7170" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.StackExchange.com! Can you give more details on the set you are referring to? Typical LEGO-branded sets do not come apart easily - I want to make sure you indeed have a LEGO set and not a clone-brand." CreationDate="2015-12-28T22:44:06.023" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8831" PostId="2184" Score="0" Text="@Peterino - the link is now fixed." CreationDate="2015-12-29T00:57:08.383" UserId="2807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8833" PostId="7170" Score="0" Text="@PhilB.We have #60050, Train Station." CreationDate="2015-12-29T01:55:17.350" UserId="6614" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8834" PostId="7170" Score="1" Text="Interesting ... my son JUST built the same set a few days ago and we have no issues with it being loose - actually, I had to take the canopy apart and raise it by one plate just to let the caboose of my Holiday Train pass under it .... and the canopy didn't come off easily. Is there no way you can perhaps reinforce the part that comes loose with some extra LEGO pieces? Once you start gluing there is no going back ..." CreationDate="2015-12-29T04:16:40.287" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8835" PostId="7170" Score="0" Text="PS: The left destination overhead sign is not mounted correctly in your build :)" CreationDate="2015-12-29T04:38:52.517" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8837" PostId="7170" Score="1" Text="As per [my answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/4604/56) on the linked question, if you must go down the glued route, a water based glue such as PVA (for example Elmers Glue-all) will work and can then be soaked off later." CreationDate="2015-12-29T14:09:00.890" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8838" PostId="7153" Score="2" Text="To be clear, this video does not show the buildings in-progress nor does it show any better angles or close-ups of the buildings.  It was enough for me to have verification that instructions were not included.  I took my own stab at them, and I think I got it- at least as well as the video." CreationDate="2015-12-29T14:11:27.143" UserId="6595" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8840" PostId="2388" Score="0" Text="I'm making a comment and not an answer because this is just a guess, but there is a technique the scale plastic modelers use: apply super-thin cyanoacrylate glue along the edges with a needle applicator and a steady hand. You use minute amounts of glue only along the edges where pieces meet, and capillary action sucks it in before hardening permanently. Whether you actually want to do this is another question answered below." CreationDate="2015-12-30T13:36:31.540" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8841" PostId="2388" Score="0" Text="Having just completed after 8 hours a very complicated 8 to 14 year old building that my 4 year old grand son enjoys playing scenarios with the people, changing the appearance, rotating heads, I am a great fan of securing LEGO. So much of the kits available enable one to build an entire town, farm etc. but the people should never be glued. To date I have only glued one item, a floating speed boat he enjoys in his extended bath play. So yes you can stick a LEGO construction on a shelf. Boring. But I will definitely stop buying the older child versions for a 4 year old. Or not." CreationDate="2015-12-30T09:04:45.040" UserDisplayName="user6622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8842" PostId="7176" Score="1" Text="Note that the related questions and answers talk about how RIS under WINE has problems with USB towers, which the OP specifically uses." CreationDate="2015-12-30T19:09:08.180" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8843" PostId="7179" Score="0" Text="Cool I like links to my own work ;)" CreationDate="2015-12-30T22:15:05.770" UserId="6378" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8846" PostId="7192" Score="1" Text="Scammers seem to be able to do this when they buy sets, remove the minifigs, reseal the bags and then return the box to the store for a full refund - so yes it must be possible. Add the info I just provided as a word of warning to those buying seemingly mint boxes with broken or suspicious seals." CreationDate="2016-01-01T18:48:18.773" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8847" PostId="7195" Score="0" Text="I don't see anything useful here. Is this the entire crash report? (looking for a stack trace - that is the most useful part). Also, try running `/Applications/LEGO\ MINDSTORMS\ EV3\ Home\ Edition.app/Contents/MacOS/MindstormsEV3` in a terminal and see if there is any extra output in the terminal." CreationDate="2016-01-03T03:09:08.097" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8849" PostId="7198" Score="0" Text="Just checked. It was 2002" CreationDate="2016-01-03T21:34:40.330" UserId="6652" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8851" PostId="7197" Score="2" Text="I removed en reinstalled silverlight and this solved the problem, thanks" CreationDate="2016-01-03T21:41:06.740" UserId="6644" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8852" PostId="7195" Score="0" Text="The crash report was seen by this community as spam and  could not be posted. I removed en reinstalled silverlight and this solved the problem," CreationDate="2016-01-03T21:43:20.120" UserId="6644" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8854" PostId="7170" Score="0" Text="Track-side models often break off of train tracks when there is too much movement of the track. One of the easiest ways to prevent that, without glue, would be to put some plates under the track to build up the connection between the straight track pieces and the rest of the model. A baseplate works well for this, as long as your main model is well-connected to the baseplate. (baseplates are flexible, but with enough studs connected they hold well)." CreationDate="2016-01-04T16:04:03.100" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8855" PostId="7186" Score="0" Text="If your kid loves trains, and Lego, I'd save my money for the system trains, which he'll be able to use in a couple years. Buy one or two duplo train sets, or get them used, but they don't last long, whereas the system train is an investment that will pay off for years, IMHO." CreationDate="2016-01-04T16:21:31.260" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8856" PostId="7162" Score="1" Text="My answer to this question might help: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4870/lego-remote-controlled-cargo-train-not-working" CreationDate="2016-01-04T17:08:18.050" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8857" PostId="7137" Score="0" Text="I have put the code up" CreationDate="2016-01-04T19:31:14.510" UserId="6580" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8859" PostId="7137" Score="1" Text="What programming language is this?" CreationDate="2016-01-05T03:09:42.043" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8864" PostId="7201" Score="0" Text="Thanks for trying to help. I also found a few options on Bricklink. But the best case appears to be similar to what you found, 20 pieces here and there. I will need a consistent reliable source of 50 - 100 of the exact same piece at a time. Regarding the boxed sets, there's just too many pieces I don't want in those sets. I'm fine with $.30 / piece, but not when I have to buy 100's of parts I don't want. There's gotta be a way to get the specific parts I want, even if it's from a Clone of some sort..." CreationDate="2016-01-05T18:06:16.070" UserId="6657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8865" PostId="7137" Score="0" Text="the language is what is created in the Graphical ROBOTC for LEGO Mindstorms 4.x" CreationDate="2016-01-05T19:22:07.293" UserId="6580" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8867" PostId="7201" Score="4" Text="@Dustin Your best solution may be buying those boxes, then selling off the pieces you don't want. DUPLO doesn't really have clones. Even Megablok's similar product isn't a direct match." CreationDate="2016-01-06T08:12:27.887" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8870" PostId="7185" Score="5" Text="The vine/beanstalk elements are from the [Mega Bloks Moshi Monster Sets](http://www.brickshow.com/pictures-of-new-moshi-monster-sets-from-mega-bloks)." CreationDate="2016-01-07T16:21:59.337" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8871" PostId="7193" Score="0" Text="Along the same lines you could use a food vacuum sealer, they seal plastic bags, and on most the vacuum function can be bypassed." CreationDate="2016-01-07T18:02:09.173" UserId="3934" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8872" PostId="7198" Score="1" Text="Do you have a picture of the set?" CreationDate="2016-01-07T22:45:21.717" UserId="5844" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8873" PostId="7208" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Bricks.StackExchange.com! Can you add a picture of either the instruction that doesn't work, or ideally of both the instruction step as well as your actual build? That way we can help you and don't have to guess as to where the issue might be." CreationDate="2016-01-08T04:21:20.210" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8875" PostId="7216" Score="0" Text="I haven't seen any instructions, but here are a BrickPi version and an EV3 version that may give you some inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYG3XGfyVHk, https://www.facebook.com/groups/legomindstorms/permalink/554637794684451/" CreationDate="2016-01-09T16:51:37.473" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8876" PostId="822" Score="0" Text="Links are broken. This link has been valid for a long time: http://service.lego.com/en-us/HelpTopics/default.aspx?questionID=2655. Look for &quot;How can I get a replacement for the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT software for set 8547?&quot;" CreationDate="2016-01-09T17:02:22.487" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8878" PostId="7217" Score="0" Text="I was able to get that to install, but it just kept locking up. If I update the firmware will it work with the EV3 software?" CreationDate="2016-01-09T20:58:59.023" UserId="6683" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8879" PostId="7217" Score="0" Text="If you update the firmware on the NXT, it will work with the EV3 software, but with the limitations that you have seen. Bluetooth won't work and some (many?) sensors won't work. The latest version of NXT firmware is 1.31, so if your NXT already has that version, then just ignore the message about upgrading firmware." CreationDate="2016-01-09T22:29:11.597" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8880" PostId="7216" Score="3" Text="There is a video which explains a little of what went into building the robot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x0n29MjIi8" CreationDate="2016-01-10T04:12:18.077" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8881" PostId="7219" Score="4" Text="s/bump/stud/G :) But I like this idea." CreationDate="2016-01-10T10:27:36.997" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8884" PostId="7207" Score="0" Text="LEGO Education discontinued its direct support for existing users of the RCX at the end of 2009. Have you tried to install the software?" CreationDate="2016-01-10T12:41:44.493" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8885" PostId="7224" Score="11" Text="That bag number is the generic item code for the plastic bag only, not for the contents. All LEGO bags (with a few exceptions) will have that item code and 2011 as the year. But, if you post pictures of the bag and its contents, we can help you identify the set it came from." CreationDate="2016-01-11T00:42:08.447" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8886" PostId="7216" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 I have already seen this video and it indeed gives more insight. I still was hoping for someone who rebuilt the model and has really detailed photos. I had some further ideas for the programming and if there was a quick way to get a working and tested model, I would appreciate it." CreationDate="2016-01-11T01:10:45.980" UserId="6684" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8887" PostId="7216" Score="0" Text="I thought you might have seen it, that's why I posted it as a comment rather than an answer." CreationDate="2016-01-11T01:12:43.453" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8888" PostId="7216" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 I included your link in the description of my question." CreationDate="2016-01-11T01:16:17.350" UserId="6684" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8892" PostId="7219" Score="0" Text="Sounds like we have a volunteer." CreationDate="2016-01-13T01:36:45.667" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8894" PostId="2206" Score="0" Text="Interestingly enough, this piece is also used as a fork and fits in the hand of minifigures, and the forked end can also fit into the slits of a 1x2 grill piece." CreationDate="2013-09-12T20:14:51.683" UserId="2898" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8895" PostId="7233" Score="0" Text="Interesting idea. I like the fact that this would only tie up one of the sensor ports on each controller and leave all of the motor ports free." CreationDate="2016-01-15T03:11:36.400" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8896" PostId="7230" Score="0" Text="Please take a look at [Is it safe to wash LEGO pieces in the dishwasher](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/57/56) and [LEGO cleaning techniques and tools](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/124/56) - In summary: LEGO recommend using a dishwasher or washing machine to clean bricks, and recommend a mild bleach if you want to disinfect them." CreationDate="2016-01-15T10:15:55.560" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8897" PostId="7219" Score="0" Text="Not quite (although it would be a fun project... :-)" CreationDate="2016-01-15T22:49:36.130" UserId="6678" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8898" PostId="7234" Score="6" Text="Are you sure this is all from one set? I cannot seem to find a set that contains both [Wedge 6x2 Inverted Left](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=41765&amp;in=S) in Light (Bluish) Gray, [Wedge 4x2 Sloped Left](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=43721&amp;in=S) in White as well as [Technic, Brick Modified 2 x 2 with Pin Hole, Rotation Joint Ball Half (Horizontal Top), Rotation Joint Socket](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=47452&amp;in=S) in Dark (Bluish) Gray." CreationDate="2016-01-16T03:57:12.733" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8900" PostId="7233" Score="0" Text="I've used the light sensor method successfully in several of my own projects, despite it not being a very fast form of communication (although it's much faster than the motor/rotation sensor combo). I thought about using one of the converter cables to make a direct connection, but I haven't been brave enough to try it, in fear of burning out some internal chip." CreationDate="2016-01-16T22:51:30.953" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8901" PostId="7238" Score="3" Text="Welcome. From the shape of the legs I can tell you these are not LEGO minifigs, but some clone brand (Kreo, MegaBloks etc.)." CreationDate="2016-01-17T03:28:59.397" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8902" PostId="7234" Score="2" Text="Oh and one more observation corroborating my previous statement - even though the picture is of very bad quality, it seems to me that the front part and the two 1x6 bricks in the back are of a different color gray than the rest - which leads me to think that you have a mix of Dark Gray and Dark Bluish Gray in this build, which would not have happened in the same LEGO set." CreationDate="2016-01-17T12:53:12.473" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8904" PostId="7238" Score="2" Text="I can't find an exact match, but they do look strikingly similar to some of the Mega Bloks Dragons figures." CreationDate="2016-01-18T09:12:54.373" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8905" PostId="7239" Score="0" Text="I think the accepted answer is technically correct according to the details of my question since I was trying to identify the actual element shown in the C4 show which did have a hole, as it was the commercial available element. However, I take your point that the actual element from the Movie does not have a hole and is not available in any sets. Thanks for the extra info." CreationDate="2016-01-18T17:25:41.273" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8907" PostId="6530" Score="0" Text="Thanks, wish I had looked into vegetable oil in the first place. That crud's probably going to be really hard to get off." CreationDate="2016-01-19T00:58:06.423" UserId="5992" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8908" PostId="7238" Score="0" Text="I have a large set of these, and I believe them to be megablocks." CreationDate="2016-01-19T08:22:34.453" UserId="6382" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8909" PostId="7247" Score="0" Text="Have you looked at [LeJOS](http://www.lejos.org/ev3.php)? Java for the EV3 ... pretty sure you can get this done there." CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:35:06.867" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8910" PostId="7247" Score="0" Text="Java.. yeah, could i be done using c/c++?" CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:37:14.273" UserId="6736" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8911" PostId="7247" Score="0" Text="Sure, check out [RobotC](http://www.robotc.net/download/lego/)" CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:52:33.467" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8912" PostId="7247" Score="0" Text="Problem is that i have to buy it, and the trial only runs for 10 days, which wouldn't be sufficient amount of time to test it, and see whether the coded solution has the wanted easiness.." CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:57:16.730" UserId="6736" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8913" PostId="7247" Score="1" Text="Then check out this post on our sister site StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28526200/how-to-program-lego-mindstorms-ev3-using-c-language" CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:59:53.273" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8914" PostId="7247" Score="0" Text="I don't have 10 consecutive days to test whether the solution i seek my needs." CreationDate="2016-01-19T14:59:56.330" UserId="6736" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8915" PostId="7249" Score="0" Text="As of January 1, 2016 you no longer have to have an activation key to download the software. Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/legomindstorms/permalink/578017979013099/" CreationDate="2016-01-19T19:23:05.163" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8916" PostId="7256" Score="2" Text="Part 1 and 2 of the question could be a duplicate of the following: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/122/what-are-some-storage-options  and http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6261/software-to-help-inventory-set/6287#6287 . Solving part 3 would give you a doctorate in computer vision" CreationDate="2016-01-20T12:23:34.393" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8919" PostId="7251" Score="0" Text="This problem should be addressed to LEGO Customer Support: https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwig6vzByLjKAhWKOxQKHexaBlEQjBAIJzAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fservice.lego.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNE9QJG5fJeZsX-vKtdNPx4LaWTWKw&amp;sig2=4oidEl1E-6K6x1Prb2A8VA" CreationDate="2016-01-20T14:09:54.467" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8921" PostId="7256" Score="0" Text="Thank you both. Your links have been very educational. But why haven't you commented as an answer? I'm quite satisfied with the resources you provided." CreationDate="2016-01-20T14:29:01.527" UserId="6747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8922" PostId="1327" Score="0" Text="I would just stack the pf plugs on top of each other on the receiver." CreationDate="2016-01-20T15:01:11.587" UserDisplayName="user6750" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8923" PostId="7256" Score="1" Text="@Adrian Multiple part questions are hard to answer. In this case 2 of 3 topics are duplicates which could close your question. I suggest you edit and focus the question around topic #3" CreationDate="2016-01-20T17:10:38.953" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8924" PostId="7260" Score="3" Text="How can you &quot;see&quot; that the sensor turns off? Perhaps you have it mistaken for the Ultrasonic Sensor. They are similar shape, but the ultrasonic sensors has LEDs so you can &quot;see&quot; if it working. The Infrared sensors does not have LEDs, just red paint, so you cannot &quot;see&quot; if it is working." CreationDate="2016-01-20T22:30:24.017" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8925" PostId="7260" Score="1" Text="You are right, I was using ultrasonic sensor! Thank you!" CreationDate="2016-01-20T22:38:50.977" UserId="6256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8928" PostId="7270" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the suggestion, but only some of the part are similar to the Palace Theatre. There were no Pink circle parts. This was a sealed bag, until I opened it to take the pic" CreationDate="2016-01-24T20:50:00.220" UserId="6765" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8929" PostId="7270" Score="2" Text="A set that large has multiple bags of bricks inside. You've probably just got one." CreationDate="2016-01-24T23:46:11.893" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8930" PostId="7269" Score="0" Text="It is from Palace Cinema. Pink circles are from the candy machine, doors for the limo and squares for the ground (you're missing the rare ones with cameras on it)." CreationDate="2016-01-25T12:45:30.960" UserDisplayName="user6770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8931" PostId="7270" Score="0" Text="I really don't think this is the 10232 Palace Cinema, this was released in 2013. The bag all these parts came in is dated 2007. And the Palace Cinema does not have the pink circles. Any other suggestion would be great, but keep in mind the year 2007. thanks" CreationDate="2016-01-26T12:31:55.367" UserId="6765" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8932" PostId="7270" Score="2" Text="@Laura If you look at [this pdf](http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6145733.pdf) on page 24 you can see the pink circles and the various tiles from your bag. Page 6 shows the black doors being used for the car." CreationDate="2016-01-26T13:38:45.700" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8934" PostId="2072" Score="0" Text="I couldn't find an answer, and perhaps it's not a good question to ask, but does anyone know why the cheese slope is only 2/3 standard brick high and not 3/3? Or why TLG did not produce slopes of this kind? It would obviously provide smoother results with the standard roof elements." CreationDate="2016-01-26T15:54:40.453" UserId="5945" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8935" PostId="7275" Score="0" Text="Likely the output of your IR sensor is always meeting the same condition (either higher than 50 or lower than 50). Try doing this again but instead display the measured value on the screen instead of doing a motor action, and see what values you are reading." CreationDate="2016-01-26T20:18:33.363" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8936" PostId="7275" Score="0" Text="Yes always print the same values on the screen. So what is the problem?" CreationDate="2016-01-26T21:08:38.073" UserId="6775" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8937" PostId="7275" Score="0" Text="What values does the sensor show?" CreationDate="2016-01-27T00:14:54.830" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8940" PostId="7275" Score="1" Text="What are you trying to accomplish with this program? What is the IR sensor measuring? What are you testing it with? As per @DavidLechner's answer, it will spend a lot of time inside the loop after the comparison block executing the actual turn, so any changes you are making should be long enough for the code to return back to the comparison block after completing the turn." CreationDate="2016-01-27T02:03:40.830" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8941" PostId="7270" Score="1" Text="Thanks for all the help. My son can had the pieces to the rest of his Lego and create something with them. I only spent $0.50 for the bag. It's all good" CreationDate="2016-01-27T06:45:44.303" UserId="6765" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8943" PostId="7253" Score="0" Text="I think i'll try this and see how it goes.. :)" CreationDate="2016-01-27T13:07:25.513" UserId="6736" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8944" PostId="7279" Score="0" Text="Have you tried using a soft bristle toothbrush to clean the plates when you have them in soapy water?" CreationDate="2016-01-27T13:37:01.457" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8945" PostId="7279" Score="0" Text="hi, thanks for your comment, yes i tried but often the surface of the plates will be scratched when the dust/dirt came off :(" CreationDate="2016-01-27T13:47:18.983" UserId="6779" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8950" PostId="7270" Score="1" Text="@Laura Just FYI: the bags sometimes have information printed on them that applies to the bag itself, as a part used in the packaging. Some proof that the 2007 date applies to the bag: the [bracket](http://rebrickable.com/parts/99781) piece in that photo wasn't available until 2012." CreationDate="2016-01-27T18:22:42.017" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8951" PostId="7284" Score="2" Text="Seriously? This is a Minifig torso, how would you not know where to use this? Or are you looking for all the sets this piece might have been in?" CreationDate="2016-01-28T00:09:22.097" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8952" PostId="7283" Score="1" Text="Good suggestion, and maybe add 1 or 2 1x1 brick, round in Trans Red in between for the body of the gun." CreationDate="2016-01-28T00:19:36.087" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8954" PostId="7284" Score="0" Text="No The Number Of The Piece" CreationDate="2016-01-28T00:28:20.540" UserId="6780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8955" PostId="7285" Score="0" Text="No I'm Just Trying To Find Out Who's This Is Is It A Mailmans Or Somebody Else's" CreationDate="2016-01-28T00:29:50.757" UserId="6780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8956" PostId="7285" Score="0" Text="This body piece was typically used for a construction worker (either male or female)." CreationDate="2016-01-28T02:09:20.913" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8957" PostId="7288" Score="1" Text="Hi Kared and welcome to LEGO Answers :) Is there any chance you could edit your image to include some arrows or similar pointing to the exact elements you're asking about?" CreationDate="2016-01-29T14:01:57.140" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8958" PostId="7290" Score="0" Text="Yep, I think the question is referring to the end of the motor." CreationDate="2016-01-29T14:02:50.493" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8960" PostId="3075" Score="0" Text="I know this answer was written and edited a long time ago, but could you suggest an app, preferably OS X, for creating the 3D model files?" CreationDate="2016-01-31T09:27:44.000" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8962" PostId="7057" Score="0" Text="Nice workaround. I confirmed that I was able to (re)install using the v2.0f4 .iso file from https://wwwsecure.us.lego.com/en-us/service using .mpkg file rather than the .app file on OS X 10.11.2." CreationDate="2016-02-01T01:26:23.190" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8965" PostId="6929" Score="0" Text="You write &quot;We are resetting all the motors and sensors...&quot; - do you use the motor rotation sensor block to reset the motors? It's the only way I find to reset a motor..." CreationDate="2016-02-02T13:17:40.717" UserId="6391" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8966" PostId="560" Score="0" Text="@DVK I'm glad you enjoyed the image. I thought it was fairly spectacular. Now, at SQB's suggestion, I'm contemplating building one. The jury is still out." CreationDate="2016-02-02T23:37:43.850" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8967" PostId="3075" Score="0" Text="@Craig I haven't done very much 3d modelling, but I think Blender might be a good one to try: https://www.blender.org/download/" CreationDate="2016-02-03T01:47:06.767" UserId="3541" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8970" PostId="7296" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much! Also, is there a difference between the PF motors used for the Technic models and for the train sets? I'm really new to this, and really appreciate the help!" CreationDate="2016-02-03T21:14:15.057" UserId="6798" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8971" PostId="7299" Score="0" Text="This is mostly the Space Police Galactic Enforcer Set LEGO #5974.  Which Star Wars parts are you referring to?  Can you point them out in the picture?" CreationDate="2016-02-04T00:48:48.170" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8972" PostId="7296" Score="0" Text="No problem. I've updated your question and my answer to explain this. Feel free to create a new question if you have additional questions." CreationDate="2016-02-04T18:12:58.120" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8973" PostId="7299" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the help.  This was my best guess on the parts that went together.  Others are likely lost." CreationDate="2016-02-04T23:16:03.197" UserId="6805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8974" PostId="7300" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the help. This was my best guess on the parts that went together. Others are likely lost." CreationDate="2016-02-04T23:16:27.630" UserId="6805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8975" PostId="7300" Score="0" Text="No problem Tom ... and so sorry to hear about what happened - hope the insurance covers enough to purchase some nice replacement sets!" CreationDate="2016-02-05T00:19:36.883" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8976" PostId="7302" Score="0" Text="Some consumer apps can use many gigabytes of memory resources, though few need that in the form of actual RAM. Your system is fine, and it is unlikely that adding more physical memory will help. The Lego app just scales poorly. You are probably ready to switch to a more comprehensive programming tool." CreationDate="2016-02-05T13:38:17.900" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8977" PostId="7302" Score="0" Text="I CAN'T SWITCH..............I can only use it because it's easy, and if I can make it bigger then I can finish my AI creation in it.........it's gotta gotta gotta be my slow pc........Cubase music production/Video Editors have done the same to me dude, I need more/faster processors and RAM maybe too." CreationDate="2016-02-05T19:42:34.477" UserId="6807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8978" PostId="7302" Score="0" Text="If (and only if) the app is memory-bound, then adding physical memory is only putting off the inevitable. And, there is a chance that the app is simply unable to handle data over a certain side, in which case adding all the physical RAM in the world will not help." CreationDate="2016-02-05T21:13:52.947" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8979" PostId="7304" Score="0" Text="The minifigs probably aren't genuine Lego, although the rest might be. I recall reading there's something in Lego company's bylaws, saying that &quot;the Lego man should never be enemical to mankind&quot;. Apparently this is why they don't make modern day weaponry for minifigs." CreationDate="2016-02-05T23:09:27.047" UserId="3375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8980" PostId="7300" Score="0" Text="We hope the insurance covers them.  I have several more to identify - since I am new to this site I am not sure the best way to post the pictures of the rest.  Any advice?  Thanks" CreationDate="2016-02-06T03:41:55.293" UserId="6805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8981" PostId="7300" Score="1" Text="You can put multiple pictures in one post and ask for identification of all of them. Alternatively, if you know your way around LEGO pieces and can identify some unique ones per set (e.g. with special stickers, or unusual shape) you can use the Catalog Items search on [BrickLink](http://www.bricklink.com) to find which sets they appear in, that way you don't have to ask .... but there are many of us here who like the challenge :)" CreationDate="2016-02-06T04:35:47.063" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8983" PostId="7309" Score="0" Text="The black craft in the third picture belongs with the Galaxy Police ship you posted earlier." CreationDate="2016-02-08T02:48:41.433" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8984" PostId="7311" Score="0" Text="Not a full answer, really, but there are Brick-Sorters based on Mindstorms. Perhaps you can go from there?" CreationDate="2016-01-20T08:26:11.393" UserDisplayName="Layna" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8985" PostId="7311" Score="0" Text="Hmm, I had no idea these existed. However they seem rather limited and slow for what I wanted. But it's a starting place, thanks..." CreationDate="2016-01-20T10:47:00.407" UserId="6747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8986" PostId="7311" Score="0" Text="Augmented Reality could, in theory, do what you want, but to actually build a tool to do it sounds like a huge undertaking." CreationDate="2016-01-20T10:57:10.800" UserDisplayName="Erik" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8987" PostId="7311" Score="0" Text="Stop trying to do that. Lego is much better when you use it to build what is in your imagination. Don't they do those big buckets of variadic Lego pieces anymore? Buy one of those, and mix all your parts in it." CreationDate="2016-01-27T10:06:54.400" UserDisplayName="fiatjaf" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8988" PostId="7311" Score="0" Text="Well, out of 10 sets built, I'd say 9 are built out of his imagination and one needs to be built according to schematics. Hence the need of having a way of sorting and keeping the blocks." CreationDate="2016-01-27T12:20:41.580" UserId="6747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8989" PostId="7312" Score="0" Text="Our children worked this way they had smaller boxes, after playing they  put them in these boxes sorted. So next time they start directly without having to search a great deal of time." CreationDate="2016-02-08T05:34:40.147" UserDisplayName="Nachmen" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8990" PostId="7264" Score="0" Text="Thanks Phil B.  I found this very useful.  In fact we don't have to worry about setting up track as my garden layout has a convenient siding/loop at a nice height next to a path where he can shunt to and fro.  Main challenge is getting the gauge right, which will obviously depend on getting axles that are long enough, as 'L-scale' seems to be narrower-gauge than our 45 mm set up.  Just wondering though if you know of a good Lego store we can visit in the London area or Derby-Nottingham-Leicester area." CreationDate="2016-02-08T12:52:28.367" UserId="6755" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8991" PostId="7264" Score="0" Text="You can always go to a LEGO store (I'm in the US, but lived in London 15 years ago :) ) or a big toy store (Toys'r'us, Smyths) to get some inspiration, but to get the pieces I mentioned you'd need to buy several sets which will set you back quite a lot of money. It might be easier to visit [Bricklink.com](http://bricklink.com) or [BrickOwl](http://brickowl.com) and buy individual pieces (or get them from the Pick-A-Brick section at [LEGO Shop@Home](http://shop.lego.com). You could use [Lego Digital Designer](http://ldd.lego.com) to mock up some designs first." CreationDate="2016-02-08T14:35:46.847" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8996" PostId="7264" Score="1" Text="Once again thanks Phil B for taking trouble to help so much. Things have changed so much with Lego from when I used to do (pretty simple) things with my own children.  But also in UK we've lost a lot of good toy and modelling shops from many city areas like London in recent years.  But I think I've located one in a big mall in W London.  (BTW sorry for assuming you might have lived in UK.  I didn't really take in the geographical constituency of this forum when I joined only few weeks ago)." CreationDate="2016-02-10T23:39:28.307" UserId="6755" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8998" PostId="7326" Score="1" Text="How about using a gyroscope, like this one [45505 Ev3 Gyro Sensor](http://shop.lego.com/en-US/EV3-Gyro-Sensor-45505)?" CreationDate="2016-02-13T04:55:34.133" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="8999" PostId="7326" Score="0" Text="well, the issue is, here in Singapore, these things are not easy to find :-( and due to shipping restrictions, I cannot have one shipped here as well!" CreationDate="2016-02-13T04:57:37.060" UserId="6850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9000" PostId="7331" Score="3" Text="I'm pretty sure we had some of these when I was a kid. I remember that they are not LEGO brand, but I can't remember what other toy they came from." CreationDate="2016-02-13T23:26:55.337" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9001" PostId="7332" Score="1" Text="It says the video doesn't exist, so it's not possible to see the minifigs you are referring to." CreationDate="2016-02-14T01:05:35.040" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9002" PostId="7332" Score="0" Text="Does this work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=befr11mPESE? Apparently someone edited my question and broke the URL." CreationDate="2016-02-14T16:59:50.143" UserId="6822" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9003" PostId="7329" Score="0" Text="Thanks very much Ryan. #7 turned out to be a Lego Mind Storm Set.  Would have never figured it out without your help1" CreationDate="2016-02-14T21:40:36.433" UserId="6805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9004" PostId="7334" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure how to use this code... I am not very skilled in coding and coding with nxt I have 0.0 experience..." CreationDate="2016-02-15T00:04:08.563" UserId="6857" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9005" PostId="7332" Score="0" Text="Yes, that works. My answer is below." CreationDate="2016-02-15T00:40:43.383" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9008" PostId="7342" Score="0" Text="The space ship is really cool." CreationDate="2016-02-16T16:05:33.770" UserId="1237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9009" PostId="7342" Score="0" Text="Oh, wow! How did I miss that one! So much orange goodness! Faved! I will also keep an eye out for that Separatosaurus. :D" CreationDate="2016-02-16T20:49:45.910" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9011" PostId="7329" Score="0" Text="Wait, really? I've never seen it before; those parts look very useful if they do fit with regular Technic. Do you know which set?" CreationDate="2016-02-17T03:12:46.393" UserId="4244" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9012" PostId="7346" Score="2" Text="I second the motion for the picture idea." CreationDate="2016-02-17T03:30:13.690" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9016" PostId="7349" Score="0" Text="Glad to hear that it is working now.  Would you mind letting us know what the trick was to get the project open?  That would help future users who come to this site." CreationDate="2016-02-18T03:15:36.483" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9017" PostId="7326" Score="1" Text="Can you keep track of the position based on the rotation of the motors during moves?  I know LeJOS (Java for EV3) has a nice waypoint library with pathfinding etc. that keeps track of the position, maybe ev3dev does too?" CreationDate="2016-02-18T03:18:29.437" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9019" PostId="134" Score="0" Text="I love this idea, specially because it can be mixed and matched with regular &quot;bag of legos&quot;, organizing just the ones that are smaller and harder to find. Also, I found the Flickr set for all of the original author images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/albums/72157603604216252" CreationDate="2016-02-18T18:09:46.450" UserId="5508" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9020" PostId="7349" Score="0" Text="If you didn't make it super duper huge and it still opens but malfunctioning, all you do is go to the side where you can click, and click a loop and go to tools and click MyBlock builder to make it 1 single block!, repeat, save it, then reopen and it will soon now be fast and sleek, the key is to use MyBlocks before it gets to big, MyBlocks give you unlimited blocks, you can even put MyBlocks in-to MyBlocks yes." CreationDate="2016-02-18T20:51:08.837" UserId="6807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9023" PostId="7326" Score="0" Text="thanks for the pointer @Gliderman! i will check that and update it here" CreationDate="2016-02-19T03:14:48.410" UserId="6850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9024" PostId="7336" Score="3" Text="These all exist as Lego parts. I see no reason to assume they are not Lego. :/" CreationDate="2016-02-19T05:00:11.333" UserId="4244" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9025" PostId="7175" Score="1" Text="This also works for fixing Mac OSX" CreationDate="2016-02-19T05:33:44.370" UserId="6875" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9026" PostId="7356" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the help. I wasn't familiar with the 1x1 round brick. I think you're right. Can you help me find a plain 2x2 round plate? [link](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&amp;catString=28) has ones with axle holes, but they don't have the 4 under stud holes as shown in the picture. (I'm relying on the 3d render...maybe it's wrong?)" CreationDate="2016-02-19T07:28:19.017" UserId="6876" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9027" PostId="7356" Score="1" Text="As far as I am aware, *all* 2x2 round plates have those little holes under the studs and all have the axle hole in the middle." CreationDate="2016-02-19T07:30:09.150" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9028" PostId="7356" Score="0" Text="Just found a photo. Yup, you're right. Accepting answer! Did my other items look right to you? Thank you for your help!" CreationDate="2016-02-19T07:33:00.857" UserId="6876" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9029" PostId="7356" Score="0" Text="Yep, everything else looks exactly right." CreationDate="2016-02-19T07:33:57.197" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9031" PostId="7358" Score="0" Text="Are you sure the battery is charged?  Are you confirming that the motors rotate the proper distance?  What is the method of travel (walking, steering, etc.)?  What firmware are you running on the EV3?" CreationDate="2016-02-19T22:31:48.047" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9032" PostId="7358" Score="0" Text="the battery is charged and i use move tank block (the robot has two rear wheels Responsible for moving the robot ) and i use 1.09 home edition firmeware" CreationDate="2016-02-20T04:50:37.820" UserId="6878" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9033" PostId="197" Score="0" Text="The rubbery parts are now made with some sort of butylated material. So, pretty much synthetic rubber." CreationDate="2016-02-20T14:08:02.587" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9036" PostId="7360" Score="0" Text="Welcome! Could you perhaps snap a screenshot of the frame in the video where the head appears, and then attach it to your post? This will save us from having to watch the video, and will help others in the future, should the video in question disappear from YouTube. Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-02-22T02:48:05.977" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9038" PostId="7285" Score="1" Text="I would rather say it was typically used for mechanics people (repairing cars...) instead of construction workers.. ;)" CreationDate="2016-02-22T09:44:41.087" UserId="2301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9039" PostId="7365" Score="0" Text="By *steerable* I meant being able to reach (almost) any point at the surface. And yes (+1), I was planning to add bumping behavior (easy with WeDo sensor). My problem is to understand and build such a caster wheel, which would snap to an angle, when rolling back." CreationDate="2016-02-22T13:34:16.537" UserId="6889" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9040" PostId="7365" Score="0" Text="Well, by steerable I mean likely to reach any point in an area. You won't get much stochastic behaviour, even with a caster. I've added a link to my answer that may help you decide what pieces you have are best for a good caster design." CreationDate="2016-02-22T14:13:19.020" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9042" PostId="7358" Score="0" Text="Do you tell the wheels to rotate a certain distance, or just &quot;forward&quot; until something happens? Same with the turning, do you tell it degrees, or just x time, etc.? What happens if you turn it off, and then back on and run, will it run straight for the first run? What surface is the robot on? Is your robot's weight distributed evenly? I will mention that there are firmware replacements out there that give you non-drag-and-drop programming, but much more accuracy when it comes to traveling and rotating as they can use the tachometers built into the motors (and do things like auto-pilot)." CreationDate="2016-02-23T03:11:56.523" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9043" PostId="7371" Score="0" Text="This is even better idea than the caster wheel, since I can change the turning degree (by rolling back shorter or longer periods of time)... thanks!" CreationDate="2016-02-23T11:32:01.167" UserId="6889" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9044" PostId="6698" Score="1" Text="One's a pepperoni while the other's a bolognese?" CreationDate="2016-02-23T11:44:23.273" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9045" PostId="7369" Score="0" Text="Wow, thank you so much for this explanation.&#xA;I will try it and I'll let you how it goes.&#xA;Thank you so much." CreationDate="2016-02-23T14:00:40.483" UserId="6890" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9046" PostId="7358" Score="0" Text="I tell the wheels to go forward until it see a color or a distance by ultrasonic sensor and turn until the gyro sensor read an angle but the problem is when the wheels start to rotate there is one wheel start rotate earlier than the other wheel so the robot doesn't move well I try to replace the motors and the cables but there is no change.the robot weight distributed evenly." CreationDate="2016-02-24T03:56:26.850" UserId="6878" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9047" PostId="7374" Score="3" Text="photography questions here usually get migrated to photo.stackexchange.com. See [this](https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/16741/what-are-the-best-techniques-for-making-great-photographs-of-lego-creations) question for example." CreationDate="2016-02-24T21:48:45.333" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9049" PostId="2772" Score="1" Text="Please note that the worm screw solution could easily fall apart if this is part of the steering construction of a car." CreationDate="2016-02-23T15:37:48.270" UserId="6894" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9050" PostId="7377" Score="2" Text="What is the scale of your model?" CreationDate="2016-02-26T02:02:51.417" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9051" PostId="7052" Score="0" Text="Nothing with guns." CreationDate="2016-02-26T04:47:25.270" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9052" PostId="7380" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Stack Exchange! As this is a Question &amp; Answer site, not a public forum, I have cleaned up your question a little bit to make it more suitable to this site." CreationDate="2016-02-26T12:36:42.977" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9056" PostId="7388" Score="0" Text="On closer examination the blank bricks seem to be Tyco.  They both have a number stamped in the underside button.  I've separated them to our kiddie toy box.  I don't plan selling bricks but do the older bricks have any value?  Thank you Ryan for your prompt answer." CreationDate="2016-02-28T17:16:16.057" UserId="6910" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9057" PostId="7392" Score="0" Text="Why do you have to have 3 separate programs? Can't you just put all of the code into one NXC program and use messages to trigger the 3 different branches as needed?" CreationDate="2016-02-29T00:35:15.607" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9058" PostId="7396" Score="0" Text="If you're talking about young kids keeping sets together, good luck--once they're mixed, they're generally gone. If *you* want to keep sets together, consider doubling up." CreationDate="2016-03-01T13:08:36.520" UserId="6923" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9059" PostId="7392" Score="0" Text="Personally I'd ditch the brick." CreationDate="2016-03-01T13:09:43.770" UserId="6923" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9060" PostId="7384" Score="0" Text="The biggest issue will be that it doesn't appear designed to be driven. The best shot are the middle wheels, but a cursory glance doesn't provide any obvious answers. Is it on a rocker like the actual rover? That eliminates another possible recourse." CreationDate="2016-03-01T13:14:29.897" UserId="6923" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9061" PostId="7396" Score="3" Text="I would suggest a &quot;play area&quot; - either a large blanket that can have the corners picked up, thus causing all the pieces to roll to the center, or some sort of table with raised sides, such as an old pool or football table work well - this also works nicely for building, as it will help keep pieces together - even with these though, expect to lose a few pieces - and I would just buy the specific replacements if you want to keep the sets intact" CreationDate="2016-03-01T14:37:09.080" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9062" PostId="7384" Score="0" Text="@jncraton Thanks so much for the response.  I don’t think it is on a rocker.  Here is a photo of the underside.  http://www.brickpicker.com/images/set_images/medium/brickpicker_set_7471_2.jpg" CreationDate="2016-03-01T16:58:26.360" UserId="6909" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9063" PostId="7399" Score="0" Text="Should work in general with the 1.2v batteries, as I see it you would need to use 6 of them, which would put you at 7.2v - philo has tested most motors at 4.5v and 7v and they all run just fine- also the lego li rechargeable pack runs from ~6-8v, so it doesn't seem like it would be a voltage issue. Does it work with no load connected to the motors?" CreationDate="2016-03-01T22:24:16.827" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9064" PostId="7395" Score="0" Text="Note that with option 3 you'd do best to connect the pin and the connector first to one part of your modules, and then slide the assembly onto the next part. Assembling this connection once the modular parts are in place is almost impossible due to the way the pins are aligned." CreationDate="2016-03-02T03:40:17.073" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9065" PostId="7399" Score="0" Text="hello, thank you for your reply -  the battery case module (its the same as the standard 8293 Lego Power Functions Motor set) ie. takes 6 batteries, so yes, the eneloops give out 7.2v rather than the duracells giving 9v.. Nothing happens at all - the little green led on the battery pack case doesn't light up either..." CreationDate="2016-03-02T12:09:29.477" UserId="6926" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9066" PostId="7392" Score="0" Text="I'm not quite sure that the UI is what is slowing the brick down, it sounds like your program is *very* resource intensive.  If you are looking to stay with the platform, you may wish to consider the [BrickPI](http://www.dexterindustries.com/brickpi/) which is a little pricy (but hey, you have an NXT), and uses a [Raspberry Pi](https://www.raspberrypi.org) to control the motors and sensors, which may give you the processing boost." CreationDate="2016-03-02T14:15:04.437" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9067" PostId="7406" Score="0" Text="You are an absolute STAR! Thank you so much!!" CreationDate="2016-03-03T08:02:24.623" UserId="6930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9068" PostId="7407" Score="0" Text="You are an absolute STAR! Thank you so much!!You are an absolute STAR! Thank you so much!!" CreationDate="2016-03-03T08:02:37.813" UserId="6930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9069" PostId="7400" Score="0" Text="thank you.. yes.. the eneloop has slightly different 'proportions' to the duracells.. need to be careful in inserting batteries..." CreationDate="2016-03-03T10:53:18.460" UserId="6926" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9072" PostId="7411" Score="0" Text="I tried, same result! What do you mean with &quot;new logic variable&quot;? I used the same &quot;B-Power&quot; and &quot;C-Power&quot; variable that I'm using in the main motor loop" CreationDate="2016-03-04T08:50:33.977" UserId="6256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9073" PostId="7411" Score="0" Text="I have added screenshots to show what I mean. I imagine that it would be better to move the math blocks from the motor loop to the display loop, then you wouldn't need the &quot;Forward&quot; variable." CreationDate="2016-03-04T18:54:29.423" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9075" PostId="7391" Score="0" Text="Added a better solution to my answer - check it out below in the section marked &quot;BEGIN EDIT&quot;." CreationDate="2016-03-05T04:09:11.073" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9076" PostId="7395" Score="0" Text="very nice!  &#xA;&#xA;Both 3 and 4 are good because there's a way to connect to another structure, in this case the &quot;framework,&quot; which runs vertically" CreationDate="2016-03-05T17:35:13.743" UserId="6161" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9077" PostId="7407" Score="1" Text="@MrsMawbs Since you like the answers, please accept one of them by clicking the checkbox beside it." CreationDate="2016-03-06T16:02:32.063" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9078" PostId="7415" Score="1" Text="The EV3 hardware developer kit provides a bit more info on what 100% means: &quot;The output from the sensor within light sensor mode is a value between 0 – 100 where 0 equals no reflected light measured and 100 equals full light reflection.&quot;" CreationDate="2016-03-07T17:45:01.323" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9080" PostId="7421" Score="3" Text="Hurray for solving your own question :) Well done." CreationDate="2016-03-08T03:23:25.417" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9081" PostId="7421" Score="0" Text="Can one select their own answer as the correct answer?&#xA;(Montgomery Burns fingers)&#xA;&quot;Excellent...&quot;" CreationDate="2016-03-08T08:34:12.890" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9082" PostId="7422" Score="1" Text="Why not use the Lego digital designer (http://ldd.lego.com/nl-nl/)?" CreationDate="2016-03-08T09:17:25.377" UserId="3508" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9083" PostId="7422" Score="0" Text="@nebu support for this program has been ended.  http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/01/21/lego-digital-designer-officially-defunded-and-unsupported-news/" CreationDate="2016-03-08T09:55:09.133" UserId="6779" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9084" PostId="7421" Score="1" Text="@gev You can and should - but you have to wait 2 days IIRC" CreationDate="2016-03-08T10:29:12.473" UserId="223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9085" PostId="7423" Score="1" Text="I would suggest to give a try to LDCad, also using LDraw parts library, it is MUCH more convenient and powerful than MLCad (and LeoCAD that I used before). http://www.melkert.net/LDCad" CreationDate="2016-03-08T12:28:10.887" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9086" PostId="7421" Score="1" Text="Yes, accepting my own answer [is possible](http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/01/accept-your-own-answers/), and I will [as soon as I can](http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/5234/262759) (48 hours after posting it)." CreationDate="2016-03-08T15:37:09.490" UserId="6955" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9087" PostId="7424" Score="4" Text="Is this a lego clone brick? Do you have more pictures of other parts? Also, I'm not sure I understand the sentence in the question regarding fabric. Is there a reason you suspect this has something to do with fabric?" CreationDate="2016-03-08T20:55:59.293" UserId="6666" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9088" PostId="7422" Score="0" Text="I've found LDD to be effective under MacOS." CreationDate="2016-03-09T04:57:43.607" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9089" PostId="7424" Score="2" Text="I think this might be a bad translation from a non-native english speaker. &quot;Fabric&quot; could have been &quot;Material&quot; or even &quot;sample&quot; or &quot;item&quot;. Especially the Fabric&lt;-&gt;Material crossover is one that could easily be made by a Germanic language speaker." CreationDate="2016-03-09T23:03:17.843" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9090" PostId="7425" Score="0" Text="As  a kid, I remember longer but narrower green, thin plates. The full set included streets. It was midseventies. Of course, I was a kid, it might not have been longer, but it took up a big portion of my room." CreationDate="2016-03-10T14:44:53.260" UserId="6833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9095" PostId="7369" Score="0" Text="Sorry it took me some time to update the situation.&#xA;I tried it, and it works fine. Again, thank you" CreationDate="2016-03-13T20:12:44.297" UserId="6890" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9096" PostId="7369" Score="0" Text="@user52713 Glad to hear!" CreationDate="2016-03-14T01:33:27.310" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9097" PostId="7432" Score="0" Text="You shouldn't cross-post the same question here and on stackoverflow, it's spammy." CreationDate="2016-03-14T12:54:55.327" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9099" PostId="7432" Score="0" Text="Any solution is going to be specific to LeJOS, so it probably belongs here." CreationDate="2016-03-15T16:13:02.210" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9100" PostId="7432" Score="0" Text="Where are you getting this error? Edit your question to show the exact steps to reproduce." CreationDate="2016-03-15T16:19:35.477" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9101" PostId="7432" Score="0" Text="When I launch it, I gives me the following:&#xA;Initializing LeJOS JDK at /home/***LeJosPath***&#xA;Linking ...&#xA;Thank the Java Heap Space comes up. I've edited the question." CreationDate="2016-03-15T17:47:51.257" UserId="6890" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9102" PostId="7432" Score="0" Text="It's been awhile since I looked at LeJOS. Is this error coming from the brick? The max heap is set to the size of the ram on the brick, I recall, and is not easily configurable." CreationDate="2016-03-16T00:01:55.360" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9103" PostId="7432" Score="0" Text="Ok. I'ill try to look into it then. Thank you." CreationDate="2016-03-16T09:36:38.437" UserId="6890" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9104" PostId="7437" Score="0" Text="Did you contact LEGO technical support? Are there any error messages in Console.app?" CreationDate="2016-03-16T18:32:37.107" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9106" PostId="7349" Score="0" Text="&quot;How did no one know?&quot; well, because most people don't exercise the gui tool very much. The majority of such programs are going to be trivial. So, you are an outlier in an already pretty obscure subject." CreationDate="2016-03-18T11:05:38.287" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9109" PostId="7441" Score="0" Text="My initial feelings are &quot;no&quot; because it requires the capacitance of the human body to make these go. But such hypotheses should be tested." CreationDate="2016-03-19T15:20:50.617" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9111" PostId="7445" Score="0" Text="Can you use LDD's search?  Then again, it can be difficult to know what exact name they are called, but turntable sounds about right." CreationDate="2016-03-20T00:19:35.913" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9112" PostId="7445" Score="0" Text="@Gliderman I tried that but only the 4 by 4 turntables came up that is why I asked here." CreationDate="2016-03-20T00:33:13.060" UserId="6420" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9114" PostId="2301" Score="0" Text="Edu set comes with *fewer* technic pieces (not &quot;500 more&quot;) than the retail version." CreationDate="2016-03-20T21:56:38.223" UserId="7000" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9115" PostId="7448" Score="0" Text="Restarted the mb pro and checked - the software works OK." CreationDate="2016-03-21T11:19:11.320" UserId="7003" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9116" PostId="7448" Score="0" Text="Can you provide a few more details on which process you removed - sounds like you have a good solution here. Also, can you provide a link to the 8527 version you mention - this will help others find the right software if they stumble upon the same issue." CreationDate="2016-03-21T14:36:40.823" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9117" PostId="7450" Score="2" Text="We'll need more information to help you identify it. Can you post a picture or a link to a picture?" CreationDate="2016-03-22T23:55:50.580" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9119" PostId="7331" Score="0" Text="I think they are from one of the early lego sets, except I'm not sure which one. It might be one of the earlier legoland sets." CreationDate="2016-03-24T04:25:10.237" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9120" PostId="7128" Score="1" Text="This specific problem turned out to be something different as I mention in my answer, but your answer is better for the general &quot;how do I troubleshoot this?&quot; question so yours will still be the accepted one." CreationDate="2016-03-24T18:47:22.380" UserDisplayName="user3408" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9123" PostId="6971" Score="0" Text="Option B will not work on some versions of Windows (I've tested on Windows 10 Pro and confirmed it does not work), because Windows simply replaces the renamed driver file. However, the suggestion below of going to the Properties in Device Manager, and updating the driver with the installed version of the Lego Mindstorm NXT device driver works great." CreationDate="2016-03-26T00:10:01.263" UserId="7024" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9128" PostId="7467" Score="0" Text="I'm pretty sure [donutsftw's answer](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/7468/6584) is what you're looking for. You should accept that answer when you have a chance. :)" CreationDate="2016-03-30T04:35:16.760" UserId="6584" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9129" PostId="7405" Score="1" Text="Since you like the answers, please accept one of them by clicking the checkbox beside it. :)" CreationDate="2016-03-30T04:36:49.170" UserId="6584" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9130" PostId="7470" Score="0" Text="Agreed. You have a very good point! XD" CreationDate="2016-03-30T04:42:45.943" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9132" PostId="7478" Score="1" Text="Yes, that is a diplomatic way to put it!  ;)  &#xA;&#xA;Not only can you not design sub-assemblies in LDD, but the piece sequences LDD picks are a bit random -- LDD often picks pieces to &quot;assemble&quot; which aren't connected to anything.  &#xA;&#xA;See the comments [here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12/do-any-programs-exist-that-allow-you-to-build-your-own-lego-manuals?lq=1) for a particularly egregious example." CreationDate="2016-03-30T15:05:28.147" UserId="6161" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9133" PostId="7475" Score="0" Text="Update: I'm exploring the print options on LeoCAD, as suggested by [aphink](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6643/what-is-the-easiest-option-to-start-making-instructions).  I'll update here with more details." CreationDate="2016-03-30T15:06:41.520" UserId="6161" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9134" PostId="6663" Score="0" Text="Your instructions are great!  But how did you get the inset &quot;parts to use&quot; window?" CreationDate="2016-03-30T15:19:17.133" UserId="6161" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9135" PostId="7467" Score="0" Text="Where's tje picture?" CreationDate="2016-03-30T15:31:53.690" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9136" PostId="7455" Score="0" Text="Assuming you have Microsoft Paint, you can use Microsoft word to size your creation to match the torso size. Make sure your original decal is cropped to remove all whitespace first, then resize and print it in Word." CreationDate="2016-03-30T15:36:06.547" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9137" PostId="7479" Score="1" Text="Do you allow for the use of non-current technic pieces?" CreationDate="2016-03-30T16:10:25.260" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9138" PostId="7479" Score="1" Text="Absolutely. Old pieces are always fun." CreationDate="2016-03-30T16:27:43.980" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9140" PostId="7483" Score="1" Text="Have you used it with success?" CreationDate="2016-03-30T19:08:27.660" UserId="7045" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9142" PostId="7483" Score="0" Text="Yes, it is fine for most models. LEGO has good clutch-power already, so it only needs a little help from glue. If the model is very fragile though, and there is not much holding it together (for example something like a snowflake model), you may need to use superglue. However superglue will damage LEGO and you won't be able to ever separate the pieces again. It is best to just make the model stronger instead of gluing it. Glue is a real no-no in the eyes of most LEGO fans. LEGO ornaments I have seen are pretty compact and strong on their own. Those are the best kind. :)" CreationDate="2016-03-31T20:19:19.650" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9144" PostId="7490" Score="0" Text="The old BIONICLE line was notorious of introducing too many new parts, but they were from the years LEGO almost went bankrupt. The new BIONICLE line is actually quite economical as far as new parts. Would you give an example of a Generation 2 BIONICLE set that &quot;introduce sometimes over a dozen new parts in just one set&quot;?" CreationDate="2016-04-01T15:00:37.447" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9145" PostId="7493" Score="0" Text="You can use the [LEGO digital designer](http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/) to try and build an alternative. It's piece sets are limited, so probably what you've got access to. Once done, it can generate a printable instruction booklet. May be a bit more work than you desire, though." CreationDate="2016-04-01T20:22:49.420" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9147" PostId="7490" Score="0" Text="That was a subjective assessment based on looking at the model, I actually didn't count them. I guess I didn't quite mean new parts in a particular set, but rather the fact that Bionicle as a whole has dozens of parts that are not found in other LEGO sets..." CreationDate="2016-04-01T22:02:31.087" UserId="666" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9149" PostId="7490" Score="0" Text="BIONICLE is a different (although still compatible) building system than standard LEGO. It has its own system of parts, just like LEGO TECHNIC (interestingly BIONICLE was originally a spin-off of TECHNIC). BIONICLE elements do creep over to standards sets as well. For example large figures in Star Wars, Chima, Super Heroes, etc. use the BIONICLE/Hero Factory building style, also referred to as Constraction (Construction + Action) figures. Hero Factory only had about 150 unique parts. Generation 2 BIONICLE added another 20. Really not that much. Variation is added by different colors and print." CreationDate="2016-04-02T14:22:36.427" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9150" PostId="7500" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much, Caleb.  I have plates without these symbols that I am trying to sell and someone asked me if my plates have these marks.  Mine do not and I am trying to figure out if I have early pieces or why they are missing these symbols.  I'm just a mom cleaning out the basement and thought I'd check with some experts.  :)  I appreciate your reply." CreationDate="2016-04-02T18:08:24.817" UserId="7058" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9151" PostId="7500" Score="0" Text="Since you're new, I'd like to mention the little green arrow by the side of the top of my answer, and how, when you press it, you mark this answer as accepted. Also, the arrow pointing upwards on that will decide whether you consider this response good enough to &quot;vote up.&quot;" CreationDate="2016-04-02T18:09:47.960" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9152" PostId="401" Score="3" Text="&quot;Heretic&quot; bricks (MegaBlocks etc.) &#xA;:)" CreationDate="2016-04-02T18:59:55.953" UserId="7061" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9153" PostId="7504" Score="0" Text="Ah, that's exactly what I was picturing, but I wasn't sure how to identify it. Thanks for the part number!" CreationDate="2016-04-03T07:47:27.433" UserId="7063" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9154" PostId="7502" Score="0" Text="Thanks - makes sense. Any clue on when this marking system was started as my plates do not have these marks." CreationDate="2016-04-03T12:33:05.367" UserId="7058" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9159" PostId="7330" Score="0" Text="Specific parts? Also look on SE Lifehacks for cleaning tips." CreationDate="2016-04-03T23:46:03.903" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9160" PostId="7519" Score="0" Text="Welcome Tyrone! FYI, that set # is just the part number of the plastic bag, not the real set number." CreationDate="2016-04-04T15:00:22.097" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9161" PostId="1566" Score="0" Text="The connectivity of K'NEX bricks are amazing, they are designed for builds that undergo torque and pressure." CreationDate="2016-04-04T22:11:08.927" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9162" PostId="7520" Score="1" Text="Oh man! Thank you Phil! I believe it has to be the first one with the car chase because there wheels big enough to fit! You have saved my Lego building experience!" CreationDate="2016-04-05T01:18:54.470" UserId="7072" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9165" PostId="6980" Score="0" Text="**note, the web site/ link now says this product is discontinued with no further info** :(" CreationDate="2016-04-07T16:28:47.750" UserId="3529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9169" PostId="2455" Score="0" Text="There were also a fair amount of official fan events before everybody started using the internet. A bit harder to tell, there." CreationDate="2016-04-09T03:09:11.053" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9170" PostId="4449" Score="0" Text="Not to mention that naming pieces with these letters and referencing to this question would raise a couple eyebrows... Maybe you're on to the best way to I.D. basic parts without a paragraph description per!" CreationDate="2016-04-09T03:26:02.500" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9171" PostId="7538" Score="0" Text="llllllllllegend" CreationDate="2016-04-09T07:55:03.067" UserId="7084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9174" PostId="7441" Score="0" Text="Saw something similar to this on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/legomindstorms/permalink/614663002015263/" CreationDate="2016-04-09T16:07:06.660" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9175" PostId="7545" Score="0" Text="Hello Gwendolyn, welcome to bricks.stackexchange! I've taken the liberty to merge your answers with your original post and flagged the answers for deletion. To your question: it looks like bags 5 and 4 belong to the same set - a Star Wars vehicle - and bags 2 and 3 also seem to belong together but as part of a different set." CreationDate="2016-04-11T02:05:32.187" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9176" PostId="7545" Score="0" Text="Also worth mentioning that you don't have any complete sets - the numbers are which order you are supposed to open them in order to complete the set, so since you have no #1 bags, there isn't really any place to get started with them" CreationDate="2016-04-11T02:24:49.650" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9177" PostId="7545" Score="0" Text="Ya, these were just random bags I had leftover after organizing. Trying to figure out which sets they go with. I organized about 60 different sets today so it's a complete mess!!" CreationDate="2016-04-11T02:26:22.887" UserId="7092" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9182" PostId="7555" Score="4" Text="Where did you find your information?" CreationDate="2016-04-11T13:04:58.440" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9183" PostId="7553" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of [BPA in older Lego](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7471/bpa-in-older-lego)" CreationDate="2016-04-11T13:47:53.387" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9184" PostId="7555" Score="0" Text="http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7471/bpa-in-older-lego is one source, and well cited." CreationDate="2016-04-11T15:21:18.987" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9187" PostId="7527" Score="0" Text="If I understand your suggestion, you are prescribing:&#xA;- open the model in Extended&#xA;- copy the design&#xA;- close the model&#xA;- open a new, empty document in &quot;Standard&quot; (non-Extended)&#xA;- paste the contents of the clipboard&#xA;&#xA;is this right?" CreationDate="2016-04-11T22:08:32.220" UserId="6161" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9188" PostId="7553" Score="0" Text="http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/FoodAdditivesIngredients/ucm355155.htm ... http://reason.com/blog/2015/01/21/bpa-safe-yet-another-scientifically-unfo" CreationDate="2016-04-11T23:09:41.827" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9189" PostId="7555" Score="3" Text="This question is not about Lego bricks, it is about a drinking bottle." CreationDate="2016-04-12T08:36:40.843" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9190" PostId="7553" Score="1" Text="This is a question about a specific water bottle, rather than LEGO bricks in general as in the possible duplicate, so I'm going to leave it open." CreationDate="2016-04-12T12:56:29.997" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9192" PostId="7541" Score="0" Text="thx dude!!! you help me so mach!!!!" CreationDate="2016-04-12T13:55:07.630" UserId="7083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9193" PostId="7555" Score="0" Text="I checked the bottle, too, just also mentioning that source. I talked to a friend from LEGO team, and no, no drinking products of theirs contain BPA." CreationDate="2016-04-12T15:09:47.053" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9194" PostId="7562" Score="1" Text="Hi krisblom! I believe you have the correct answer, but it would be much nicer if you could flesh it out a bit better. E.g. by including detailed steps, maybe screenshots, etc." CreationDate="2016-04-12T17:37:29.880" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9195" PostId="7340" Score="0" Text="Gawsh I have 5." CreationDate="2016-04-12T22:29:17.340" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9197" PostId="7543" Score="0" Text="I think the spelling on Brickset is wrong. Bricklink calls it a Triangle lift arm." CreationDate="2016-04-13T19:02:53.580" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9198" PostId="7543" Score="0" Text="It's called a Triangel on the Lego store as well." CreationDate="2016-04-13T19:38:20.913" UserId="216" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9204" PostId="7513" Score="0" Text="Does anybody have a photo of one of these?  My googling came up with lots of low res images that weren't this thing." CreationDate="2016-04-15T14:43:11.083" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9206" PostId="7569" Score="0" Text="It kind of looks like a window. Could you snap it in to a window holder?" CreationDate="2016-04-15T17:33:47.863" UserId="7116" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9207" PostId="7569" Score="0" Text="The hinge is to large for the snap holes in a standard-sized 4x3 window.  It does snap with pieces like [this](http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=15712#T=S&amp;O={}), however." CreationDate="2016-04-15T17:52:54.120" UserId="7115" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9208" PostId="7571" Score="1" Text="Wow! I´m impressed. Thanks so much for your help :-)" CreationDate="2016-04-15T18:22:17.063" UserId="7115" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9211" PostId="7527" Score="1" Text="Yes. Bricks not in standard will not be shown, leaving gaps in the model" CreationDate="2016-04-16T07:30:12.763" UserId="7078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9212" PostId="7047" Score="0" Text="Wanted Bricks is Windows only, anything for OS X?" CreationDate="2016-04-16T10:57:28.723" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9214" PostId="7576" Score="0" Text="Are you using a NXT or EV3? I think I could help you with that problem :)" CreationDate="2016-04-16T11:33:36.687" UserId="7118" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9215" PostId="7569" Score="1" Text="Pictures in focus!  That is so amazing.  Kudos to Martin for including high-res in-focus pictures." CreationDate="2016-04-17T14:01:12.837" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9216" PostId="7586" Score="2" Text="I'm completely in support of having challenges on the site. However, I don't expect most of us have access to a baseball pitching machine. Is there possibly some other way we could qualify the best answer? Also, try and be as specific as possible on the rules, &quot;How deep can it be?&quot;, &quot;Are large pieces like Duplo &amp; Quatro&quot; allowed?&quot;, &quot;What do you define to be the 'best' answer (Fewest Bricks, Strongest, Smallest) etc..." CreationDate="2016-04-17T14:49:21.570" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9217" PostId="7578" Score="0" Text="Please aim to be as descriptive as possible in your question title to get the best possible answers. I've changed the title to what I believe is the subject of your answer, if this isn't the case, please feel free to improve it." CreationDate="2016-04-17T14:53:23.227" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9218" PostId="2646" Score="0" Text="Lego studios - 2002, like the crazy scientist or the guy in the vampire set..." CreationDate="2016-03-19T01:32:35.547" UserDisplayName="user6993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9219" PostId="7330" Score="0" Text="Dawn soap and water.&#xA;(They use it on sea animals who have been oiled" CreationDate="2016-04-17T21:03:50.140" UserDisplayName="user6501" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9221" PostId="7576" Score="0" Text="The version i use is NXT" CreationDate="2016-04-19T03:56:28.490" UserId="6127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9222" PostId="7580" Score="0" Text="I need it to do this while running a different program." CreationDate="2016-04-19T03:57:07.450" UserId="6127" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9223" PostId="7580" Score="0" Text="Then there will be some coding required. You can send direct commands remotely using a library such as leJOS or MonoBrick. You could use these to draw on the display. However, if there is a program running on the NXT that has Display blocks, it will write over whatever you sent each time it gets to a Display block in the program." CreationDate="2016-04-19T16:36:27.180" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9225" PostId="7588" Score="2" Text="There are some combinations that are almost impossible to separate, such as this &quot;brick paradox&quot;: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/982/can-an-axle-be-removed-from-this-brick-paradox" CreationDate="2016-04-20T11:29:04.767" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9226" PostId="7586" Score="0" Text="I'm not as in-tune with the specifics of challenges in general on Stack Exchange sites, but I have to thank you for apparently pioneering the tag, as I was just today thinking of a challenge I could use help with." CreationDate="2016-04-21T04:03:36.387" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9227" PostId="7586" Score="0" Text="Hey, thanks. I appreciate it. Yeah, its always risky, the first introduction of a challenge, sometimes it bombs and then the person proposing it gets downvoted and closevoted to the SE underworld. :)" CreationDate="2016-04-21T15:08:13.803" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9228" PostId="7605" Score="0" Text="I don't have the parts around to try this out, but would the &quot;fingers&quot; fit on this piece [Part 32072 - Technic Knob Wheel](http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=32072) ?" CreationDate="2016-04-22T03:55:48.093" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9237" PostId="3147" Score="0" Text="fixed the link." CreationDate="2016-04-24T18:53:11.077" UserId="3207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9238" PostId="7553" Score="0" Text="I have now been in touch with official LEGO representatives, but they were unable to give a satisfactory answer to the question. It appears it cannot be ruled out that these bottles contain BPA." CreationDate="2016-04-25T07:27:15.840" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9239" PostId="7610" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the input, but you've revealed an issue in my question to me which, when fixed, will make this answer invalid. I did, in some sense, give a desired palm size, but it was only present when I said the Helicopter Rotor Holder was nearly too large. I'll go ahead and put the size constraints in the actual challenge section now." CreationDate="2016-04-25T19:43:43.867" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9241" PostId="7618" Score="0" Text="I asked the person in charge of the sumo bot battles and he said he would love to see this attack work. @GeromeAng Thats what I am trying to overcome. If the opponents bluetooth is on, I want to exploit it and be able to control it." CreationDate="2016-04-26T13:11:36.887" UserId="6942" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9242" PostId="7623" Score="0" Text="I'm assuming you have looked at LDD and LIC from [this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12/do-any-programs-exist-that-allow-you-to-build-your-own-lego-manuals) already? if so, could you specify exactly what you want that those are unable to provide?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T18:15:28.123" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9244" PostId="7623" Score="0" Text="To be honest, I am not very skilled when it comes to using LDD So I was hoping to possibly hire somone whom is much better than I am...also what is LIC? But before I do that, I wanted to see if it was possible to hire someone, send them my completed set, and then they would be able to create an actual Instruction booklet that is not a digital copy but rather an actual, tangeable, Paper instruction booklet much like that you might get from an official Lego set...my buyers have expressed they prefer the paper copy over a digital one." CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:24:09.217" UserId="7156" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9246" PostId="7605" Score="0" Text="Yay! Thanks for using the new tag! &lt;3" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:19:09.983" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9247" PostId="3155" Score="0" Text="Linked question that would probably be marked as a duplicate: How to do this without hurting the gold paint on my special gold painted minifigure?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:21:24.933" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9248" PostId="7621" Score="0" Text="I'd probably skip the 16x16 baseplate and just join the 8x8 with smaller pieces for my particular design. Strange that anyone selling more than 20 8x8 charges a lot more per piece though. I need 40 and anyone with that many wants $1.21 each, where as individual pieces sell for as little as 33¢ (NZD)." CreationDate="2016-04-27T20:16:01.923" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9249" PostId="7621" Score="0" Text="That's how the market works - if you need a lot, you pay more :) But think about the money you save versus having to get them from individual sellers and then paying for shipping for each smaller bundle. Good luck with your project!" CreationDate="2016-04-27T20:29:57.053" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9250" PostId="7621" Score="0" Text="I was really hoping for economies of scale :/" CreationDate="2016-04-28T01:08:48.637" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9251" PostId="7621" Score="1" Text="[LEGO Pick-A-Brick](http://shop.lego.com/en-NZ/Pick-A-Brick-ByTheme) has 6x6 black plates for $0.87(NZD) per piece ... you would need 9 of them to create an 18x18 surface ... you're probably cheaper off getting them from BL in the 8x8 format." CreationDate="2016-04-28T02:09:40.777" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9253" PostId="7629" Score="1" Text="Welcome! Can you clarify what you mean by &quot;blocks&quot;? That is not standard LEGO terminology - do you mean &quot;bricks&quot; - and if yes, are these of the 1xN stud variety, or of the 2xN stud variety - and which dimension are you looking for (e.g. 2x6, 2x10 etc)?" CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:55:54.260" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9254" PostId="7180" Score="0" Text="From https://www.reddit.com/r/dbz/comments/4c7jmb/lego_like_official_dbz_bandai_figme_cant_find/? it sounds like these are only available in Japan and they lack the holes in the back of the legs." CreationDate="2016-04-29T13:08:40.620" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9255" PostId="2832" Score="2" Text="Could you include the link to the video that inspired you?" CreationDate="2016-04-30T01:22:13.307" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9258" PostId="7634" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I personally copy-pasted it from other models." CreationDate="2016-05-01T22:34:11.253" UserId="6420" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9260" PostId="7641" Score="0" Text="Based on the new movie? Rouge One?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T15:16:22.443" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9261" PostId="7641" Score="0" Text="Darn. I thought there might be a rumour I had not yet heard. Oh well, I suppose I'll have to wait." CreationDate="2016-05-04T02:43:12.400" UserId="7186" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9262" PostId="7399" Score="1" Text="I use Eneloop batteries in most of my models and they work fine, including in the 42030. So it can work, the problem is specific to something you're doing (or not doing). Have you checked the obvious things - charged batteries, good connections etc?" CreationDate="2016-05-04T05:26:59.280" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9263" PostId="181" Score="0" Text="It's commonly called &quot;a brush and shovel&quot; in Aotearoa and I suspect at least parts of Scotland." CreationDate="2016-05-04T05:35:39.060" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9264" PostId="180" Score="0" Text="We have a bagless vacuum cleaner and it works quite well, but it does rattle the pieces round a lot and I suspect damages them." CreationDate="2016-05-04T05:36:34.267" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9265" PostId="7641" Score="0" Text="Caleb, no, The Force Awakens. Sorry if that wasn't clear." CreationDate="2016-05-04T15:53:32.893" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9268" PostId="7641" Score="0" Text="But... There is no Death Star in FA... That's a (hacked) planet!" CreationDate="2016-05-05T02:31:32.113" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9270" PostId="7641" Score="0" Text="I've heard the Starkiller base rumours as well, but I don't think it would make sense for Lego to reveal it as a Death Star if it isn't." CreationDate="2016-05-05T02:39:28.737" UserId="7186" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9271" PostId="7648" Score="2" Text="Welcome segurry! Unfortunately, those bags are very common and don't help in determining which set(s) you have. You will need to try and post a picture - that way we can help you identify the set(s). Can you try to reduce the size of your picture and upload it again?" CreationDate="2016-05-05T14:26:54.683" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9272" PostId="7646" Score="0" Text="LEGO designers are also strongly discouraged from ever directly mating polycarbonate or transparent pieces. I don't know if this counts as &quot;illegal&quot; or if there is any official set that breaks this rule." CreationDate="2016-05-05T15:20:11.097" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9274" PostId="7645" Score="0" Text="I would again politely ask the community to like the question being answered as general policy, after all, no good questions means no good answers!" CreationDate="2016-05-05T22:56:13.997" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9275" PostId="7649" Score="1" Text="Parsing XML is expensive.  The EV3 doesn't have much memory or CPU for XML libraries.  I'd do the conversion to Gcode in Linux off of the EV3.  Then use wifi or Bluetooth to send the simplified instructions to the EV3." CreationDate="2016-05-06T12:55:28.340" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9276" PostId="7649" Score="0" Text="Maybe you could collaborate with this guy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/legomindstorms/permalink/596979523783611/" CreationDate="2016-05-06T17:06:05.920" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9277" PostId="7650" Score="0" Text="You can see the original video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLquE3OtUqkrS_-kdpBk8Xzdbzggfskzxu&amp;v=DZcMTnmFbo4" CreationDate="2016-05-07T17:34:20.123" UserId="7200" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9278" PostId="7651" Score="1" Text="Thanks!   You're awesome!  I hope you're having a nice day :)" CreationDate="2016-05-07T23:36:53.883" UserId="7200" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9282" PostId="7646" Score="1" Text="@jdv certain trans pieces cannot be used with other trans pieces because the plastic forms a chemical bond between the elements. The linked PDF gives the example of a transparent bar inserted into another transparent element such as a cone. Stud-to-stud connections are still allowed." CreationDate="2016-05-08T04:16:47.037" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9285" PostId="7441" Score="0" Text="Are you trying to set up a model where you can push a Lego brick and it pushes something that touches a button on a screen?" CreationDate="2016-05-09T22:45:25.273" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9286" PostId="7441" Score="0" Text="I want to do this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CgvnIYSiTE) with minifigures" CreationDate="2016-05-10T06:15:35.783" UserId="666" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9287" PostId="7658" Score="0" Text="Oh I like both of those! Didn't come across them in my searches but they sound great. Making a square out of 4 headlight bricks with a Nexo Knights' towball in each of them would be very close to perfect I'd think." CreationDate="2016-05-10T13:55:14.187" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9288" PostId="7658" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. They're both fairly rare as one is a new part for 2016 and one hasn't been made since c. 1980. But I happen to have some of the old hands and was so excited to find that the ball is the perfect fit for the mixel pieces." CreationDate="2016-05-10T13:58:24.750" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9289" PostId="7588" Score="1" Text="I use an axle to separate stuck parts. It has always works for me." CreationDate="2016-05-07T20:39:45.210" UserId="7203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9290" PostId="7649" Score="1" Text="If you are using Inkscape, it appears there is [this plugin](http://www.cnc-club.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35) that allows you to export Gcode.  This is only part of a solution however." CreationDate="2016-05-10T20:46:06.690" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9291" PostId="7661" Score="2" Text="See here http://www.newelementary.com/2015/11/bow-window-3307-15254-12939difference-lego-arch.html for more details about the three arches 3307, 12939 and 15254 that are not always interchangeable!" CreationDate="2016-05-11T14:05:19.713" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9292" PostId="7661" Score="1" Text="@Philo that is a great article - perfectly explains the whole 3307-12939-15254 switchover. So 15254 is the final design, with R2D2 falling right in the middle of the 3307-12939 switchover, but too early to have the &quot;rectified&quot; 15254. Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-05-11T15:07:40.553" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9293" PostId="4860" Score="0" Text="This is a very good point, do some research before downvoting. Losing control of the iconic ''brick with studs&quot; piece (through patent expiration and lost trademark cases) is a very real problem for Lego, and I'm sure it has an impact on their decisions for the future." CreationDate="2016-05-13T00:17:02.173" UserId="7217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9295" PostId="7623" Score="0" Text="If I were you I would change the title of this question to something indicative of your search for someone to do this work for you.&#xA;&#xA;LIC is the [Lego Instruction Creator](https://code.google.com/archive/p/lic/) - it's a tool some people use to make instructions.  I would say it's for &quot;power users&quot; though, so it may not be for you." CreationDate="2016-05-14T20:33:24.607" UserId="6161" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9297" PostId="7670" Score="0" Text="Yep, looks like they've changed the sales model [since this was last asked](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2526/56) - as the UK Education shop now offers sets with Software, as either a &quot;1 set&quot; or in multiples for 2, 8, 16 or 30 pupils - there doesn't seem to be distinction between single or site licenses any more - possibly due to the tablet based tooling." CreationDate="2016-05-16T09:57:34.690" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9299" PostId="7676" Score="0" Text="It sounds like you're describing a brick you have; a picture would be nice in that case." CreationDate="2016-05-17T18:53:24.210" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9300" PostId="7676" Score="0" Text="No, I'm just trying to find out if there's such a thing. One site lists something that sounds like it, but in the photo you can't see inside the brick!  (Leggodt.nl Unless I am reading it wrong.)" CreationDate="2016-05-17T23:23:33.900" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9301" PostId="7677" Score="0" Text="Hey thanks, that's a far more official answer than I was expecting! (Can't honestly say I was expecting any!!!) Did your friend see the 2015 Tahu one? It got a much bigger display tube than the old 2001-2011 line so could potentially fit sets like the skull villains in. I was surprised we didn't get a Kopaka uniter tube too which could be quite cool (despite the fact I don't exactly love the sets!" CreationDate="2016-05-18T13:24:42.123" UserId="7189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9302" PostId="7330" Score="0" Text="There are mineral oils specifically formulated for the plastics industry used for both lubrication and sealing. These would probably be more effective once you get the current gunk out. A little goes a long way." CreationDate="2016-05-18T15:13:52.327" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9303" PostId="7677" Score="0" Text="Yeah, friends in the LEGO business can be fun. Big tubes could be cool, but only if you can handle the pricetag." CreationDate="2016-05-18T15:26:59.767" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9304" PostId="7676" Score="0" Text="The entry I am referring to is #25 on this list of 2x4 variations.  In the second photo, you can see the &quot;Pat Pend&quot; is obscured, but you can't exactly see if there's a cross-bar running through the tubes! (He says &quot;without cross support&quot; which I am taking to mean the sidewalls in the modern 2x4 brick:                                                                                        http://www.leggodt.nl/items/lego/part.php?group=4&amp;sq=25&amp;language=en" CreationDate="2016-05-18T15:28:34.367" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9305" PostId="7681" Score="0" Text="THANK YOU.  Of course, trying to find them on Bricklink is a nightmare.  Can you direct me to somewhere I could buy a red one?" CreationDate="2016-05-18T15:32:06.387" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9306" PostId="7681" Score="0" Text="Umm. I think... I could mail you one... If I can ever find it." CreationDate="2016-05-18T15:32:42.827" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9307" PostId="7681" Score="0" Text="Please drop me a line if you do!" CreationDate="2016-05-18T15:33:12.343" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9308" PostId="7681" Score="0" Text="Since you're new, I would like to direct you to the little check-mark on the side of the question, which indicates that this answer is the accepted one. Also the up-arrow is an up-vote button, to indicate you like the answer. But only if you do." CreationDate="2016-05-18T15:34:48.167" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9310" PostId="7661" Score="0" Text="This was a great informative answer, thank you so much! I'm impressed. I just discovered this website, and, holy cow, how awesome it is because of the knowledge of people like yourself!" CreationDate="2016-05-19T15:23:17.700" UserId="7211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9311" PostId="7662" Score="0" Text="Good to know! Thanks for sharing your experience. I was wondering, because I bought one off EBay last fall, and it was new and sealed, but I was concerned because my arches were not 3307's, even though the bags were sealed, it just made me suspicious, but now I see that it is perfectly possible to have the 12939 arch too..." CreationDate="2016-05-19T15:27:12.170" UserId="7211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9312" PostId="7661" Score="0" Text="@Sharkfin182: You're welcome. If you think my submission answered your question, feel free to use the checkmark to indicate your acceptance as &quot;the&quot; answer." CreationDate="2016-05-19T16:46:29.800" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9313" PostId="7686" Score="1" Text="Have you seen http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/677/nxt-screen-either-flickering-or-blank-what-do-i-do?" CreationDate="2016-05-19T16:57:31.247" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9314" PostId="7692" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer, but unfortunately upgrading the firmware had no effect (see my edit).  Also, in case this helps anyone, if you attempt to connect to the wrong COM port an exception will be thrown." CreationDate="2016-05-19T23:19:17.970" UserId="7242" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9316" PostId="7661" Score="0" Text="@Philo: Thank you as well, I didn't at first see the difference between &quot;Phil&quot; and &quot;Philo&quot; in these answers! Thanks for the article that went along with Phil B.'s answer, I appreciate you knowledgeable ones!" CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:31:36.563" UserId="7211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9318" PostId="7698" Score="0" Text="I beg to differ about newer bricks being yellow-proof. I have lots of examples I could show you." CreationDate="2016-05-20T14:03:16.570" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9319" PostId="7698" Score="0" Text="Thus my statement, &quot;pretty yellow-proof.&quot; Not *entirely*, but statistically, the odds that you open a mint set and find yellow bricks are zilch, and a re-boxed pre-owned model will still likely be just fine." CreationDate="2016-05-20T15:24:51.047" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9320" PostId="7702" Score="0" Text="Like my answer says, if you keep 'em in the box, you'll be good! Or indoors, even." CreationDate="2016-05-20T15:25:16.470" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9321" PostId="7702" Score="0" Text="Yes, like your answer says, 45 minutes after I posted it." CreationDate="2016-05-20T15:43:21.983" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9322" PostId="7698" Score="0" Text="Thank you both! I didn't realize that about UV light, and how keeping them away from that is the key. Very helpful information!!! @Caleb: I do have to disagree that they're even &quot;pretty&quot; yellow-proof, I've had way too many, even newer, whites get yellow, but at least you've explained why so i can prevent it! Thanks again" CreationDate="2016-05-20T20:02:34.000" UserId="7211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9323" PostId="7702" Score="0" Text="Ok, ok, let's keep the peace here! Caleb answered it hours earlier, but I appreciate details in both of your answers. I agree with Mr. Shiny that they're not even a little bit yellow-proof. If they're better than a decade ago, great, but it's still a major problem, especially with the color white." CreationDate="2016-05-20T20:05:37.860" UserId="7211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9324" PostId="7681" Score="0" Text="Caleb, can you or anybody confirm for me that what we've been talking about has no crossbar (I've seen it called a &quot;flowrib&quot; also, the horizontal ridge inside the brick that goes through the center of the tubes).  In other words, it would look like this, but would have the PAT PENDING obscured:   https://www.flickr.com/photos/111441268@N03/21832397930/in/album-72157648936541745/  I can't find a photo anywhere.  Transition bricks I can understand; test bricks I don't think I'm going to get into..." CreationDate="2016-05-20T21:10:06.483" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9327" PostId="7067" Score="0" Text="Send me some pictures, and I'll do some photoshopping for free. There are plenty of publicly-available photographs which can be made uniform and iOS app worthy." CreationDate="2016-05-20T02:30:41.773" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9329" PostId="7704" Score="0" Text="Hmm - what you're after within the 3D app is typically called rigging, and uses bones which you can usually lock to constraints for their motion. It's a reasonably advanced topic, but the Character Animation Tools plugin within 3ds Max for example can automate the process of rigging a model - [Rigify in blender](http://blog.digitaltutors.com/rigging-minutes-blenders-rigify-addon/) may also help." CreationDate="2016-05-23T10:14:52.710" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9330" PostId="7704" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph Well, part of the problem with a normal rigging method is that I want to keep the pieces from deforming the way a natural joint would, and if I started with a static 3D scan of my LEGO model I would have to pull the pieces apart at each joint first to make sure the rigging system won't twist them up. Due to the sheer complexity of the model in question, it would be much easier to simply use a program that does this automatically for an existing LEGO model." CreationDate="2016-05-23T20:17:46.377" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9331" PostId="7704" Score="2" Text="Could you rebuild the model using [LDD](http://ldd.lego.com)?  If so, then there are a number of programs out there that will take that and convert it to a .obj or something (LeoCAD and LDraw are two), which can then be read using a 3D program of choice ([Blender](http://www.blender.org) is a free one).  I don't know exactly how FaceRig works, but you can create bones in Blender that move around the individual parts of your model by weight painting." CreationDate="2016-05-24T16:42:25.117" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9332" PostId="7705" Score="0" Text="What sort of size are you trying to cut the baseplate down to? Unless you plan to permanently attach the baseplate to something, you might be better off getting a few plates and using those. 8x8 or 8x16 plates are large enough for a small base while still being easy to transport." CreationDate="2016-05-24T19:13:33.430" UserId="2637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9333" PostId="7705" Score="1" Text="I do want to permanently modify it. I only need to take about two rows off." CreationDate="2016-05-24T20:28:53.827" UserId="7247" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9334" PostId="7707" Score="0" Text="You are a beautiful person - thank you! This is EXACTLY what I needed!" CreationDate="2016-05-24T21:10:41.507" UserId="7247" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9336" PostId="7703" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Seems to be working- at least compiles, except for the &quot;(float)&amp;&quot;. Are you sure, that it is possible to cast type like this? I think, it just does it automatically: &lt;br/&gt; `int raw_infinity = 0x7f800000; const float INFINITY = raw_infinity;` or just `const float INFINITY =  0x7f800000`" CreationDate="2016-05-25T10:14:56.607" UserId="7250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9337" PostId="7707" Score="0" Text="I'll also add that I used a nail file to smooth the edges when I was done and it worked perfectly." CreationDate="2016-05-25T12:41:57.503" UserId="7247" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9338" PostId="7703" Score="0" Text="At least in standard C, you have to do the cast in the way I did in my answer. C will treat the hex value as an `int` and cast that value to a float. You need the actual binary representation to be used as a float directly without casting it through an `int` first." CreationDate="2016-05-25T13:21:34.360" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9339" PostId="6944" Score="0" Text="This was a really great help. On my computer there's no Arduino software, but the problem with this Bossa driver existed anyhow. Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-05-26T22:39:22.807" UserDisplayName="user7269" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9340" PostId="7707" Score="2" Text="I was shocked at first to see someone cutting a black baseplate: I didn't even know that part existed; it must be rare. Who could do such a thing?! Oh, it's a clone part. Carry on." CreationDate="2016-05-27T19:44:08.363" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9342" PostId="7708" Score="0" Text="What exactly did you try and what was the error?" CreationDate="2016-05-29T16:42:49.527" UserId="7279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9345" PostId="7708" Score="0" Text="Like this: &quot;int foo(void *lv, void *rv){ ... }&quot;. I took it from here: http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/318113-passing-unknown-type-as-function-parameters/ ,   from jjl example.&#xA;The following errors were shown: &quot;Unknown datatype&quot;, &quot;Unexpected character encountered&quot; and &quot;Variable name expected.&quot;" CreationDate="2016-05-30T08:57:52.040" UserId="7250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9346" PostId="7708" Score="0" Text="You may be able to use `variant` instead of `void *` (or `variant *`), although to be honest I've not got any experience with BrixCC/NXC." CreationDate="2016-05-31T15:35:03.597" UserId="7279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9347" PostId="7716" Score="1" Text="Thorsten - welcome and these are good suggestions. Can you elaborate a bit in your answer - for example explain what Open Roberta is, how NEPO compares to Scratch etc. that will help OP get a full answer from this site without having to jump to links that might or might not work in the future?" CreationDate="2016-05-31T19:20:41.297" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9351" PostId="7708" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I tryed the `variant` but there was no result. Seems, that they jast don't have it in NXC. But thank you anyway." CreationDate="2016-06-01T07:55:22.903" UserId="7250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9352" PostId="1832" Score="0" Text="CapnRex has started a series on what's missing, and an interesting take on why those sets might be missing over at BrickSet: http://brickset.com/news/category-What-s-Missing" CreationDate="2016-06-01T09:26:12.723" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9356" PostId="7716" Score="0" Text="Open Roberta is the name of a project within the German education initiative &quot;Roberta—Learning with robots&quot;, initiated by Fraunhofer IAIS, which is an institute belonging to the Fraunhofer Society. With Open Roberta Fraunhofer IAIS is looking to encourage kids to code by using Lego Mindstorms, a programmable robotics platform. The Cloud-approach of the Open Roberta Lab makes programming easier and minimizes the hurdles for teachers and schools to teach how to code. Open Roberta is free and does not require any installation. The project was initially founded with $1Mio by Google.org." CreationDate="2016-06-02T07:00:04.113" UserId="7283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9357" PostId="7716" Score="0" Text="NEPO is a free open source meta programming language that can be used by students, scholars, teachers, and other interested persons in the Open Roberta Lab. NEPO is how we call our graphical programming language and its coupled hardware connection layer. NEPO uses the freely available Blockly library. In addition within NEPO there are additional functionalities and improvements have been adapted for Open Roberta. The programming paradigm of NEPO is inspired by Scratch. All infos at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Roberta" CreationDate="2016-06-02T07:03:06.113" UserId="7283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9363" PostId="7728" Score="0" Text="It's really a very nice workaround !! Thank you !" CreationDate="2016-06-07T06:04:00.927" UserId="5865" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9364" PostId="7729" Score="0" Text="Have you tried this?  How did it work out?  When will you post it on youtube?" CreationDate="2016-06-08T21:13:27.543" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9365" PostId="7736" Score="1" Text="VTC This is not an official Lego site. We are fans of Lego, but do not have access to the information you are looking for." CreationDate="2016-06-09T16:19:08.717" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9366" PostId="7736" Score="4" Text="@Gliderman even though we as a site are not affiliated with Lego, that does not prevent us from answering the question with what has or has not already been released by Lego. I am going to go with unlikely, as there is no listing under the [Lego website](http://www.lego.com/en-us/scoobydoo/characters). Also, isn't the character spelled Scooby &quot;Dum&quot; as opposed to &quot;Dumb&quot;?" CreationDate="2016-06-10T01:55:33.953" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9367" PostId="7736" Score="0" Text="@user2813274 Oh wow, just reread question. I had seen it was addressed as if we were Lego, and assumed it was something we couldn't answer. Sorry about that!" CreationDate="2016-06-10T02:01:49.100" UserId="6266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9368" PostId="7745" Score="1" Text="Welcome Hunter Jin! Quick clarification: That number &quot;6049732&quot; and the year &quot;2011&quot; are not related to the set - they are the identification numbers of the plastic bag itself. All you can deduct from those is that the set was made in 2011 or later (and in this case, had at least 2 bags)." CreationDate="2016-06-13T03:22:24.720" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9369" PostId="7729" Score="0" Text="I never tried it myself, but I've seen vids. Looks kinda weird how parts fly into hands." CreationDate="2016-06-13T21:05:25.380" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9371" PostId="7749" Score="0" Text="1. I will check the helmet again carefully for the copyright icon. 2. Yes, you're right, the central hole is made up of triangular holes, so confirmed legit. 3. Torsos legit too :). 4. Legs legit! :D 5. Argh this is the bad part, how am I gonna get the blasters replaced man" CreationDate="2016-06-14T04:48:09.283" UserId="7334" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9374" PostId="2115" Score="0" Text="Link rotted away, this seems to be the new one for replacement parts:  https://wwwsecure.us.lego.com/en-us/service/contactus" CreationDate="2016-06-15T03:37:07.410" UserId="7311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9375" PostId="7738" Score="0" Text="LEGO not sending to my country too, I find two options to solve the issue (workarounds):&#xA;  **1.** Send from USA - you can send the package via external company that give you an address in USA&#xA;  **2.** Buy from another online shops, like  bricklink - http://www.bricklink.com/v2/main.page - you can also find shops close to your country." CreationDate="2016-06-15T06:38:37.143" UserId="5865" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9376" PostId="7749" Score="0" Text="Your best bet for getting new blasters is either [BrickLink](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58247&amp;name=Minifig,%20Weapon%20Gun,%20Blaster%20Short%20(SW)&amp;category=%5BMinifig,%20Weapon%5D#T=C) or [BrickOwl](http://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-black-minifig-gun-short-blaster-58247)." CreationDate="2016-06-15T14:25:16.677" UserId="2637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9377" PostId="7749" Score="0" Text="Out of the 3 helmets, only 1 of it has a copyright icon in the anti-stud :O that said, the 3 of them do look exactly similar no matter which angle I compared them from, side by side. How I wish I can send more pictures here, arghhh. And hi again, and thank you so much for the links, I will get my authentic blasters!" CreationDate="2016-06-15T14:39:08.650" UserId="7334" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9378" PostId="7749" Score="0" Text="Looks like my blasters -.-@ https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58247&amp;name=Minifig,%20Weapon%20Gun,%20Blaster%20Short%20(SW)&amp;category=%5BMinifig,%20Weapon%5D#T=C" CreationDate="2016-06-15T15:25:22.110" UserId="7334" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9390" PostId="183" Score="0" Text="Wow when I first read that I saw &quot;That is what my brother and I did *with* children&quot;" CreationDate="2016-06-21T18:55:45.380" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9396" PostId="7748" Score="0" Text="You might find it here: https://web.archive.org/web/20120730061221/http://www.freewebs.com/orrex/constructionclones.htm" CreationDate="2016-06-26T12:01:35.257" UserId="5439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9397" PostId="6826" Score="0" Text="Very advanced: braid and splice LEGO string so that it has a bit more stretch and a lot more grip. Attempt this only if you need to impress people. The hardest part of switching to a string belt is making sure the knot doesn't cause problems. There are flatter knots you can use you definitely need to research." CreationDate="2016-06-27T15:05:07.770" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9398" PostId="7616" Score="0" Text="Does an attempt to pair cause the bots software to pause to ask for confirmation?&#xA;&#xA;Maybe you can disable their bots control by continually trying to pair with it while your opponent is trying to control it." CreationDate="2016-06-28T10:26:42.087" UserId="7360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9399" PostId="7774" Score="0" Text="But those bricks might be smaller than average." CreationDate="2016-06-29T06:48:23.377" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9400" PostId="7775" Score="0" Text="Well you might need to add in how many you pick from a certain box, or is it a mix of 10 boxes, this all would increase the probabilities etc. I think using a bred new open box (which should contain min 2 full sets) you should be able to work out the math there I just feel the bags and 98% of the time get the one I want and if I have the time ill feel for a whole series in one hit from a Lego store and get a good 90% of the series (like the recent disney ones)" CreationDate="2016-06-29T08:55:49.780" UserId="4256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9401" PostId="7775" Score="0" Text="@Adam Mann Pro: Where I purchase these bags there are hundreds of them mixed in big boxes. And I don't have the talent to &quot;feel&quot; the contents with my fingers, hence the assumption that what I get is truly random." CreationDate="2016-06-29T09:02:29.080" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9402" PostId="7775" Score="0" Text="your odds seem quite high then, as they might be the duplicates from many boxes. if you were looking to sell them people are still willing to buy them opened (with all bags, accessories etc) as they will be guaranteed to get the one they want." CreationDate="2016-06-29T09:05:27.547" UserId="4256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9403" PostId="7775" Score="0" Text="There are lots of folks on ebay who will sell you a complete unopened set.  I bought one and it was complete and the bags were still perfectly sealed." CreationDate="2016-06-29T11:49:31.470" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9404" PostId="6361" Score="0" Text="That article is really informative, but he was analyzing retail prices, not cost of production.  It does provide a nice sanity check for Mason's answer." CreationDate="2016-06-29T11:56:45.713" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9405" PostId="7776" Score="1" Text="This is a great explanation of the maths. Note, however, that the distribution of figures is not completely random: there are more of some figures than others." CreationDate="2016-06-29T20:46:53.067" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9406" PostId="7775" Score="0" Text="Even if you can feel out a couple of figures, that can increase your odds of getting a complete set quite considerably. For example, the wedge-shaped &quot;skirt&quot; of many female figures is often easy to identify. The short, non-jointed legs are only a little harder, as are accessories like 2x2 tiles. I recommend giving it another go: you might surprise yourself." CreationDate="2016-06-29T20:53:25.587" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9407" PostId="7776" Score="2" Text="I agree it wouldn't be random, but it was an assumption listed in the question itself. Without knowing the actual distribution there is no way to solve the problem without making some assumptions." CreationDate="2016-06-29T20:59:11.287" UserId="3934" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9408" PostId="7781" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.StackExchange! Do you know the set number of this TIE Fighter? Is it the First Order Tie Fighter (set number 75101)? http://brickset.com/sets/75101-1/First-Order-Special-Forces-TIE-Fighter ... Instructions for this set are found [here](http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6136399.pdf)...." CreationDate="2016-06-30T03:06:23.177" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9411" PostId="7780" Score="1" Text="My googling did not reveal any evidence of software other than the official LEGO Mindstorms that will read these files.  It would be great if somebody (like yourself) built a library for reading these and posted it on github.  :)" CreationDate="2016-06-30T11:31:23.877" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9412" PostId="7786" Score="0" Text="It could date from my fathers younger years, perhaps 1960s, first half of 1970s? I vaguely remember it from when I was young but by 1982 the Town and Trains were pretty detailed and this stuff is basic in comparison, so I never bothered playing with it.  Dad is an architect and I did wonder whether this was some sort of professional system but it seems a bit too toy-like for that.  I shall have to ask him if he knows where it came from when I next visit." CreationDate="2016-06-30T21:26:23.670" UserId="7390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9413" PostId="7780" Score="2" Text="Possible duplicate of [Understanding the makeup of an XML .ev3p file](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7740/understanding-the-makeup-of-an-xml-ev3p-file)" CreationDate="2016-07-01T23:31:15.443" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9415" PostId="7793" Score="0" Text="For some reason it took the rest of my pictures away. Tell me if you need more and I'll try to add them." CreationDate="2016-07-02T21:04:29.480" UserId="7396" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9416" PostId="7793" Score="0" Text="Does the raft have any decals or printing on it?" CreationDate="2016-07-02T22:25:47.427" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9417" PostId="7793" Score="0" Text="No it is just all blue except for the spot in the middle." CreationDate="2016-07-02T22:30:10.207" UserId="7396" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9418" PostId="7793" Score="0" Text="Ahh, it's blue - the picture makes it look black.  Dark blue right?" CreationDate="2016-07-02T22:31:59.197" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9419" PostId="7795" Score="0" Text="I don't know what that piece is. From what I've seen that's the only one I got in the container. But thank you very much for finding out which set it is. I am really excited to find some instructions and build this. Building is something I love And I love lego so this really made my day! Thanks again!" CreationDate="2016-07-03T00:48:14.287" UserId="7396" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9420" PostId="7795" Score="1" Text="@EPICPOPTARTNINJA  That's odd, I'm pretty sure it doesn't belong with the rest of the set.  Now you have me curious!  Can you find a part number on it?  (BTW, if this answer has sufficiently answered your question, you can [mark it as accepted](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/someone-answers) with the green checkmark under the voting buttons.)" CreationDate="2016-07-03T01:42:48.090" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9421" PostId="7794" Score="2" Text="http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/191/what-kind-of-plastic-are-lego-bricks-made-of quoted LEGO Group &quot;Tires and elastic materials found in some LEGO sets are manufactured from Styrene-Butadiene Styrene (SBS), a material commonly found in vehicle mud guards and shoe soles.&quot;" CreationDate="2016-07-04T13:01:31.427" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9422" PostId="7053" Score="0" Text="I have had a lot of bad luck with these standard technic chain links, everything from slipping to coming unlinked to even breaking under enough stress (which isn't a lot in my experience).  My current go-to for chain/belt driven devices is the old [Technic, Link Chain Large](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=bb76), which is driven with the Expert Builder gears (parts [g9](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=g9), [g15](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=g15), and [g21](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=g21))." CreationDate="2016-07-04T16:40:37.467" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9424" PostId="7788" Score="2" Text="I rarely have to change the batteries in mine. Like a TV remote, it doesn't use much power when you're not using it." CreationDate="2016-07-05T18:24:33.160" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9425" PostId="7802" Score="0" Text="Oh my childhood ... endless hours with that Fire Station :)" CreationDate="2016-07-05T18:31:53.790" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9429" PostId="753" Score="0" Text="Does color count too, or just mechanical incompatibilities?  Because the (highly inferior) plastic that MB uses does not color as vibrantly as LEGO ABS." CreationDate="2016-07-05T19:11:18.923" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9430" PostId="7681" Score="0" Text="Yes, that's it!" CreationDate="2016-07-05T19:45:51.657" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9435" PostId="7820" Score="0" Text="Does it have any numbers on the bottom?" CreationDate="2016-07-10T02:13:42.803" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9436" PostId="7820" Score="0" Text="no, but now that i look closer it has the letters TY and an infinity symbol.... TYCO perhaps...." CreationDate="2016-07-10T02:20:31.247" UserId="7423" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9437" PostId="7823" Score="0" Text="I would guess the slight gaps in connections and such would provide enough overpressure protection for a LEGO-scale system." CreationDate="2016-07-10T13:03:59.113" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9438" PostId="7823" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer! I'd still love to hear some more definitive information than &quot;I would guess&quot; :-)" CreationDate="2016-07-10T15:18:56.830" UserId="7428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9439" PostId="7823" Score="0" Text="The Air Tech Claw Rig 8868 was definitely able at least once to overpressurize it's pneumatic system to the point of disconnecting a hose from a T-joint. Note however that this set was released in 1992, and the pneumatic components easily could have been updated since (for example with a safety valve)." CreationDate="2016-07-10T22:27:57.313" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9440" PostId="7828" Score="0" Text="Thanks - so, if the hoses do not pop off, the motor is going to stall, which is no problem either?" CreationDate="2016-07-11T06:40:32.187" UserId="7428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9443" PostId="7823" Score="1" Text="In my experience, the pumps themselves have a very simple slipping mechanism which prevents overpressurizing.  (I will do a little testing to get some numbers before writing an answer.)" CreationDate="2016-07-11T15:39:25.743" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9444" PostId="7829" Score="0" Text="Do you have a link?" CreationDate="2016-07-11T15:41:18.600" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9445" PostId="7828" Score="1" Text="I read this as if it's not the motor that would stall, but simply the pump won't push any more air into the hose. But in order to be sure I performed a test where I let my Unimog run it's compressor &quot;dry&quot; (without activating any switches or cylinders) for three minutes. After the first few seconds the hose between the pump and the front-rear switch filled and the pump started to sound a bit differently. There was no other observable change for the next three minutes and the system was fully functional after this trial." CreationDate="2016-07-11T16:34:42.403" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9446" PostId="7830" Score="1" Text="Great answer, nice GIF! Do you know if this slip-mechanism is also in place in the new, small pumps (used in combination with &quot;compressors&quot;, e.g. the one used in the Mercedes-Benz I'm talking about in my original question)?" CreationDate="2016-07-11T19:39:50.987" UserId="7428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9447" PostId="7830" Score="2" Text="@D.R.  Yes, though it is a higher threshold, about 50-55 psi if I remember correctly.  Unfortunately I don't have any working ones of those to test at the moment, they seem to have a lot of leaking problems in my experience." CreationDate="2016-07-11T19:42:20.037" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9448" PostId="7823" Score="0" Text="@zovits  I have noticed that the old tubes seem to be a bit softer and have an ever-so-slightly smaller inner diameter, making them pop off a little be more easily than the newer ones." CreationDate="2016-07-11T20:36:49.690" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9449" PostId="7586" Score="1" Text="I am not at all against challenges like this (I am all for it in fact) or have anything against your implementation, but adding new aspects like this to an SE site is usually proposed and discussed in meta first.  That way the entire community can have a say and discuss it together.  Remember, SE is a community run network.  *(If this was already brought up on meta, please kindly ignore this comment.  I searched for &quot;challenge&quot; and looked through all your meta posts and didn't find anything.)*" CreationDate="2016-07-12T04:47:34.200" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9450" PostId="7586" Score="0" Text="We did bring it up in meta, I will see I'd I can find the post." CreationDate="2016-07-12T13:41:59.413" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9451" PostId="7832" Score="0" Text="I'm sure there are more separations that fall under &quot;unbuilding a technic set&quot; than just axle/beam separation, but for some reason, my daft little mind can't think of any." CreationDate="2016-07-12T13:50:36.617" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9452" PostId="7820" Score="0" Text="If it's TYCO, and not LEGO, piece-id is gonna be nigh-impossible. As a clone brand, they can't afford good documentation like TLC." CreationDate="2016-07-12T13:59:59.353" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9453" PostId="7310" Score="0" Text="**WARNING:** Doing this can lead to serious security vulnerabilities in any other software using the system installed Flash Player, like internet browsers." CreationDate="2016-07-12T20:26:54.013" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9455" PostId="4860" Score="1" Text="I see a lot more cheap clones using studless beams than studded ones. I'm guessing ease of manufacture accounts for that, rather than expiring patents." CreationDate="2016-07-18T04:17:20.130" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9457" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the link! Unfortunately my site has been up and down like a yo-yo lately, which is very frustrating. I don't know if the decoupling that I referred to is present in all gates, but it does appear to be in the NOR gate, shown above. In that case the inputs don't seem to be attached to the central levers, which would mean the output when going from say an 1,1 input to a 0,0 input wouldn't change :-( It looks like this blogger has attempted to solve the problem though: http://spillerrec.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/mechanic-nor-gate RW" CreationDate="2012-05-29T21:57:24.940" UserDisplayName="user866" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9458" PostId="7848" Score="0" Text="What a great and detailed response!" CreationDate="2016-07-18T15:11:10.833" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9459" PostId="7850" Score="1" Text="The 1-unit Technic axle remover could also be seen as a worthwhile addition, but I don't know if that's enough info as to LEGO's decision." CreationDate="2016-07-19T02:52:19.810" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9460" PostId="1916" Score="2" Text="3M axle connector as predicted : http://brickset.com/parts/design-26287" CreationDate="2016-07-19T14:15:20.380" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9461" PostId="7855" Score="0" Text="do certain sets actually include a brick separator in the box? I haven't seen any. and it still doesn't seem like LEGO would do it just to put it in the box. their motto *is* &quot;only the best is good enough&quot;" CreationDate="2016-07-19T14:21:13.643" UserId="7456" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9462" PostId="7855" Score="0" Text="According to brickset, 320 sets at the moment include an orange one, and 7 a green one: http://brickset.com/parts/design-96874" CreationDate="2016-07-19T14:24:45.630" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9463" PostId="7852" Score="1" Text="To be honest, these parts don't seem to have anything to do with each other. You may wish to have a look at another question dealing with replacing 87761: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2771/alternative-for-technic-gear-rack-1-x-7-with-axle-and-pin-holes" CreationDate="2016-07-19T14:29:43.623" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9464" PostId="7855" Score="0" Text="oh, I'm talking about the OLD green one, the one that looked bulbous." CreationDate="2016-07-19T15:07:03.447" UserId="7456" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9465" PostId="7855" Score="0" Text="Ha, sorry - not a lot, indeed; as I said I think they redesigned it when they wanted to include it more often." CreationDate="2016-07-19T15:31:38.467" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9466" PostId="7189" Score="1" Text="Phillip can you explain better ? Where &quot;LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Firmware Update Mode&quot; comes from ? I don't have such folder/driver neither by installing mindstorm sdk, thanks for clarification" CreationDate="2016-07-19T15:20:56.953" UserId="7462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9467" PostId="7852" Score="0" Text="What specifically are you trying to design? If you're trying to do something specific with the gear rack (e.g. create a steering system), we might be able to help you come up with alternative designs, but without knowing that, it's hard to see how the two parts you mentioned would be replacements for one another." CreationDate="2016-07-19T18:07:59.773" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9468" PostId="982" Score="2" Text="Is there an axle in the other end too?  If not a sewing needle can be used to push the axle out from the other side." CreationDate="2016-07-19T23:12:34.673" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9469" PostId="7855" Score="1" Text="This is correct." CreationDate="2016-07-20T05:04:04.163" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9470" PostId="7826" Score="0" Text="I want to give you a shoutout for your work this week. We're getting some great results and user activity!" CreationDate="2016-07-20T05:09:34.670" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9471" PostId="7792" Score="0" Text="Those pearl gold hands will be a pain to find." CreationDate="2016-07-20T05:13:45.153" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9472" PostId="1526" Score="0" Text="USB or traditional serial? I assume the former,  but both were common in the rcx days." CreationDate="2016-07-20T12:52:53.373" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9473" PostId="6075" Score="0" Text="that sounds like a firewall problem. Is the java program trying to access the internet?" CreationDate="2016-07-20T15:21:56.530" UserId="7456" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9474" PostId="7852" Score="0" Text="@jncraton, Thanks for the feedback, I have added my specification to the question." CreationDate="2016-07-21T04:13:35.987" UserId="7373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9476" PostId="7866" Score="2" Text="Can you possibly fill this answer out a little, more detail on what &quot;THE Master Builder competition&quot; was, where and when etc, why they are never going to hold another one, and how being a Master Builder could lead to working as a designer for TLG." CreationDate="2016-07-21T22:49:11.607" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9478" PostId="7867" Score="0" Text="You can even use the requested part 6575 in your first design" CreationDate="2016-07-23T06:32:48.587" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9479" PostId="7846" Score="0" Text="I'd suggest using not the longest axle; but an axle 8 with stop - easier to remove afterwards. Also, the yellow beam looks like it should be easy to remove beforehand." CreationDate="2016-07-23T06:43:38.353" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9480" PostId="7459" Score="0" Text="The idea is to  accumulate answers here." CreationDate="2016-07-23T12:22:23.643" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9481" PostId="7873" Score="0" Text="The easiest way is to use balls falling down a series of binary switches.  The disadvantage is that you will have to reload it with balls every so often." CreationDate="2016-07-23T21:13:34.033" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9482" PostId="7876" Score="0" Text="We just built the Crawler Crane and were very impressed with the treads.  Solid and no slipping as you said.  The net effect was that our crane acted more like a tank when going over surprisingly large obstacles.  Excellent design." CreationDate="2016-07-24T12:02:49.957" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9483" PostId="7875" Score="0" Text="Some of the answers in http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4278/where-to-order-custom-mini-figs-in-europe may apply here." CreationDate="2016-07-24T13:18:09.570" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9484" PostId="7873" Score="0" Text="Hi @PGmath, Any alternative, because this approach does not work with a standard apparatus. The LEGO model should be a static model that could be implemented at a molecular level, so any suggestions/alternatives?" CreationDate="2016-07-24T15:10:13.000" UserId="7477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9486" PostId="7882" Score="2" Text="I missed the one on step 54 on page 49 - I *did* think the use of grills over single studs was odd. Fixed." CreationDate="2016-07-25T05:39:20.853" UserId="7484" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9487" PostId="7832" Score="0" Text="back in the day, I used to use dental floss to split parts by getting in the 'seams' between them. It really depends on *what* parts. I suspect a small nylon spudger would do too." CreationDate="2016-07-26T00:57:48.677" UserId="7484" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9490" PostId="7891" Score="0" Text="Is this for a specific version or any Mindstorm?" CreationDate="2016-07-26T10:35:49.073" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9491" PostId="7892" Score="0" Text="See related answer http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/7895/7359 for an less expensive alternative to the shock absorber if size is not critical." CreationDate="2016-07-26T13:12:18.587" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9500" PostId="7900" Score="1" Text="So, Part 99009 together with part 99010 will be one of those brick paradox (can be assemble once and cannot be disassemble)?" CreationDate="2016-07-27T04:07:23.170" UserId="7373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9502" PostId="7885" Score="1" Text="Price is most certainly a factor" CreationDate="2016-07-27T08:00:55.707" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9504" PostId="7902" Score="0" Text="Related: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7844/how-to-speed-up-assemble-big-lego-technic-sets-e-g-42043-mercedes-benz-arocs?rq=1" CreationDate="2016-07-27T09:25:06.453" UserId="5429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9505" PostId="7874" Score="0" Text="Another set with a lot of track parts to consider: http://brickset.com/sets/42055 (comes out on August 1st)" CreationDate="2016-07-27T09:58:36.087" UserId="5429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9506" PostId="7900" Score="3" Text="Not sure if it's a &quot;paradox&quot;, but yes, once assembled the end result is a new part that cannot be returned to its original components. The new part's name is [99009c01](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=99009c01#T=C). I've added this info to my answer." CreationDate="2016-07-27T10:22:21.553" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9507" PostId="7874" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the information, this one is a little bit too big for my taste. I think I'm not going to buy this year's flagship model and will instead go for the Porsche GT3 :-)" CreationDate="2016-07-27T10:47:22.167" UserId="7428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9509" PostId="7907" Score="2" Text="This isn't directly an answer, but I encourage you to read the Evolution of LEGO Sorting: http://news.lugnet.com/storage/?n=707" CreationDate="2016-07-27T22:13:30.750" UserId="327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9510" PostId="7907" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot. I enjoyed it very much. One difference is that I stopped buying new sets. It is like quitting smoking. I managed it. At least for the last year or so.  I am planning to spend the rest of my summer sorting, boxing." CreationDate="2016-07-27T22:43:26.497" UserId="7489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9511" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="Apropos: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/145/3971" CreationDate="2016-07-27T22:59:01.767" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9512" PostId="7907" Score="0" Text="I don't think this is a duplicate but you should read this other question: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/6064" CreationDate="2016-07-27T23:57:01.403" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9516" PostId="7873" Score="2" Text="At a molecular level??" CreationDate="2016-07-28T04:44:05.933" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9517" PostId="7763" Score="0" Text="I don't want to start anything, but as the rabid editor/moderator of the site, I think it would be good if you would give titles for your questions that show what you are asking about a little better." CreationDate="2016-07-28T05:16:49.023" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9518" PostId="7910" Score="0" Text="I am very careful with my Lego sets. I took photos of the part. Can I upload it here?" CreationDate="2016-07-28T08:12:34.587" UserId="7489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9519" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="I read this thread already. Very interesting. I have old sets from 70's and 80's did not have this problem. This set is from late 2000. Guess 2008. Clone wars. The plate was the first I tried to disassemble. After it broke I continued with utmost care disassembling the rest of the set. No problems during the rebuilding process. It could Ba a flawed part or just bad luck. I write to Lego. They immediately set me a replacement. No questions asked. It could be that it is a known case for them, otherwise they would have asked not questions. They wrote they may contact me with further questions." CreationDate="2016-07-28T08:18:49.837" UserId="7489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9520" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="There are a few things that will make ABS brittle, though you specifically say you didn't expose the bricks to those agents. It could be a bad batch, I suppose." CreationDate="2016-07-28T12:32:55.787" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9521" PostId="7909" Score="0" Text="Thanks a bunch, the picture references are great here! It looks like that third option would be the most stable so I may try that first." CreationDate="2016-07-28T12:57:01.130" UserId="6666" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9523" PostId="7910" Score="0" Text="Yes, you can attach it to your question." CreationDate="2016-07-28T15:09:06.957" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9524" PostId="7910" Score="0" Text="Please help. I am new to this site. I don't see any option for attaching a photo to the question. I tried &quot;edit&quot; without success." CreationDate="2016-07-28T21:53:55.770" UserId="7489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9525" PostId="7860" Score="0" Text="Having used small pliers to get axles out, we should really come up with plastic tools to solve these problems." CreationDate="2016-07-29T06:07:39.733" UserId="3126" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9526" PostId="7848" Score="0" Text="There was an issue in the orange Technic Porsche, released in 2016 *the gears in this model are not sequential*: http://brickset.com/article/21758/lego-responds-to-instructions-issue-in-42056-porsche-911-gt3-rs Feel free to add this as an example of your 5th item." CreationDate="2016-07-29T12:14:29.457" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9527" PostId="7912" Score="0" Text="It doesn't look like any Lego piece I've ever seen. Does it have Lego written on it anywhere? Are there any numbers written on it? Any other angles?" CreationDate="2016-07-29T20:20:20.023" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9528" PostId="7848" Score="1" Text="There are errata for an awful lot of models, I left it fairly general deliberately. Eurobricks has [a whole thread of &quot;suggested minor tweaks&quot;](http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=133743) for the Porsche that starts with the drivetrain friction, then two gearbox fixes (the other for the partial shifting problem)." CreationDate="2016-07-29T22:56:47.053" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9529" PostId="7912" Score="0" Text="I have updated the question with more info on the sounds it makes, and with an image of the back." CreationDate="2016-07-30T06:56:58.147" UserId="7502" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9531" PostId="7914" Score="1" Text="Thank you! Yes, I'm sure it has all the parts, as I was the one who built it and it's all been hanging out on a shelf ever since! But I'd certainly be willing to break it down for a buyer. I wonder whether a buyer would prefer parts sorted by colour or by size, but I guess there's some discussion of sorting in other questions on the site!" CreationDate="2016-07-30T18:33:59.513" UserId="7503" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9532" PostId="7913" Score="0" Text="When you obtained the set, were parts in several bags? Were they numbered? Some people may prefer to search parts in a big pile that having prepared bags when building their sets." CreationDate="2016-07-30T19:48:13.637" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9539" PostId="7913" Score="1" Text="I bought it new, so the parts were in separate numbered bags, yes. I guess if I now provide numbered bags then someone who would prefer to have all the parts in a big pile can just open them all and tip them out!!" CreationDate="2016-08-01T15:36:36.260" UserId="7503" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9540" PostId="925" Score="0" Text="What is your point of view on the title question &quot;*Will my LEGO bricks discolour in **indirect sunlight**?*&quot;? (emphasise mine). Your answer mostly address the problem of direct sunlight." CreationDate="2016-08-01T17:02:20.893" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9541" PostId="925" Score="0" Text="It's the same question. Light doesn't quite follow direct paths, so the direct light in a room tells you a lot about what sort of effects you will see in the areas of the room that are not directly lit by that source but are impacted due to reflection and refraction." CreationDate="2016-08-01T20:41:55.970" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9544" PostId="925" Score="0" Text="@NathanStohlmann Thanks, in fact I was wondering if UVA or UVB rays are reflected, if these invisible rays are stopped while visible light is reflected." CreationDate="2016-08-02T19:07:50.693" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9545" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="what color are the bricks, primarily?" CreationDate="2016-08-03T19:39:50.543" UserId="7456" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9546" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="Dark red. Lego mailed me replacement parts without questions. It must have been a bad batch." CreationDate="2016-08-04T23:16:42.673" UserId="7489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9547" PostId="2361" Score="0" Text="What about on computer&#xA;Philo&#xA;Please anyone respond" CreationDate="2016-08-06T01:33:20.823" UserDisplayName="user7521" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9548" PostId="7937" Score="0" Text="I don't need new tubes or have any problem with them, they work. I was only asking how tubes age. Please remove your link, your answer looks like a spam." CreationDate="2016-08-06T16:02:48.477" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9549" PostId="7937" Score="0" Text="You did state it may be because your tubes need replacing and I also answered your question based on 30 years of experience - i.e. the tubes age very well and I have never come across tubes that have failed due to age. I feel your response is a little unfair - if you think the answer is wrong and unhelpful, that's fine, no need to berate someone who is looking to help you." CreationDate="2016-08-06T16:55:05.320" UserId="7522" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9550" PostId="7937" Score="0" Text="You answered &quot;*I would double check that the pump…*&quot; but everything in my pneumatic system work well, so that's a bit off-topic. I'm sorry that you took my comment badly, but your answer is at the border between interesting and spam, see this [related answer on Meta](http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/55/is-there-official-se-or-bricks-guidance-on-linking-to-our-own-stuff/56#56): &quot;*If a large percentage of your posts include a mention of your product or website, you're probably here for the wrong reasons.*&quot; That's the case for the end of your answer." CreationDate="2016-08-06T17:21:08.840" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9552" PostId="7943" Score="0" Text="Those numbers sound like manufacturing timestamps and not part numbers.  Can you post pictures of what pieces you have?  But LEGO hasn't made many blue planes so is http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=712-1#T=S&amp;O={} the one?" CreationDate="2016-08-08T12:25:15.147" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9553" PostId="7943" Score="0" Text="No it isn't and it definitely was supposed to be a plane from ten years ago.  I don't know how to post a picture on this question though." CreationDate="2016-08-08T16:36:11.527" UserId="7527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9554" PostId="7941" Score="0" Text="The servo is not mandatory, you can use a standard motor with elastics for the steering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5ug1CwRa8 (warning: aggressive music)" CreationDate="2016-08-08T23:23:28.087" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9555" PostId="7943" Score="1" Text="Can you give us anything else to work on? I can't find any blue planes made in the years 2003-2007 that look like matches." CreationDate="2016-08-09T01:50:31.390" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9556" PostId="7943" Score="0" Text="Most lego sets that have numbers printed on them, the number matches the set number. Nothing turns up for those two numbers." CreationDate="2016-08-09T01:53:14.920" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9557" PostId="7943" Score="1" Text="Do you see your set [here](http://brickset.com/sets/tag-Aircraft), [here](http://brickset.com/sets/tag-Jet-Aircraft) or [here](http://brickset.com/sets/tag-Propeller-Aircraft) ?" CreationDate="2016-08-09T02:10:23.810" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9558" PostId="7947" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer. The rechargeable battery box is really expensive, the [2868b](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2868b) regulator and [2840c02](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2840c02) are 30 and 5 times cheaper, so I found them more interesting. About daisy-chaining, I asked a question about this: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7939/does-the-lego-power-functions-extension-wire-8886-work-in-both-directions-be If it works for old 9V battery boxes, it should work with the big regulators too." CreationDate="2016-08-09T11:50:01.150" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9559" PostId="7946" Score="1" Text="Hopefully somebody will be brave enough to try it." CreationDate="2016-08-09T13:09:52.943" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9560" PostId="7946" Score="0" Text="@chicks We have a better view of the wires in [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJbx52ytuLo&amp;t=24s), I'm 99% sure that I identified the parts in my question. A confirmation would be nice though." CreationDate="2016-08-09T13:48:39.397" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9561" PostId="7948" Score="0" Text="Do these bricks have any &quot;LEGO&quot; markings on them? The most obvious place would be on the studs of the blue octogonal piece (2nd from the left). So far I haven't found anything yet that matches so I'm wondering if this is perhaps a clone brand ...." CreationDate="2016-08-09T17:43:14.940" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9562" PostId="7948" Score="1" Text="yes, they all have lego markings on them." CreationDate="2016-08-09T17:51:54.203" UserId="7531" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9564" PostId="6664" Score="0" Text="I'm running into the same sourcing issue you are in terms of trying to figure out how to buy bricks for a mosaic in a cost-effective manner (I'm not planning to sell anything so the legal issues don't matter). I'm curious: did you ever find a good way of getting the parts you want?" CreationDate="2016-08-10T11:43:33.583" UserId="7525" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9565" PostId="2019" Score="0" Text="Are you sure rcx 1.0 works with firmware 2.0?" CreationDate="2016-08-10T20:13:53.590" UserDisplayName="user7539" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9566" PostId="7955" Score="0" Text="Amazing as usual, Phil!" CreationDate="2016-08-11T03:25:17.377" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9567" PostId="7946" Score="0" Text="WOW. This is some serious quality post." CreationDate="2016-08-11T03:28:03.557" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9568" PostId="7948" Score="0" Text="Now I need to get some and use them as pipes for a Mario bros. set." CreationDate="2016-08-11T03:31:06.030" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9569" PostId="7937" Score="0" Text="@A.L Be careful to check your facts before correcting or criticizing someone. A link to a place selling LEGO in a site dedicated to LEGO is in this case perfectly fine. In fact, in certain cases such a link factors in to why an answer is marked as accepted! We almost always use and recommend sites like BrickLink, and because we aren't affiliated with the LEGO company, that's okay." CreationDate="2016-08-11T03:40:53.247" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9570" PostId="7329" Score="0" Text="They look like a BIONICLE vehicle, maybe a toa speeder from the series directly before Mata Nui's return?" CreationDate="2016-08-11T04:03:33.667" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9571" PostId="7955" Score="1" Text="Note that you will end up with a big set of power functions parts on a small chassis - the go cart is big enough to carry them, but not by a large margin. The two photos are not at the same scale." CreationDate="2016-08-11T04:19:15.647" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9572" PostId="7377" Score="0" Text="@pcantin Roughly 3 blocks:1 inch" CreationDate="2016-08-11T06:36:55.897" UserId="6904" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9573" PostId="7955" Score="2" Text="Thank you. Very helpful. Having read some tutorials I'm now thinking about getting the &quot;BrickPi&quot;, which will help connecting Lego motors and sensors to my RaspberryPi. In this case I wouldn't need the motor driver board. This is not the cheapest solution but it looks very simple to me." CreationDate="2016-08-11T07:17:07.333" UserId="7537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9574" PostId="7955" Score="2" Text="Yes, the BrickPi is a great solution as well. And to @Móż point: yes, it becomes quite cramped but if you remove the seat and the fake engine, there is enough space to place the motor and the battery box. I have done this in my classroom program." CreationDate="2016-08-11T11:56:18.420" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9575" PostId="7955" Score="0" Text="Oh, you might want to add the BrickPi details as an answer to this post as well - could be helpful. @mosquito87" CreationDate="2016-08-11T12:40:14.987" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9577" PostId="7937" Score="0" Text="@CalebWoodman I'm sorry if my comments looked agressive. The first sentence is a perfectly valid answer, but I was surprised by the following of the answer that was interesting but 1. Didn't answer to my question 2. Looked like an introduction to the linked shop. I'll try to be more diplomatic in the future." CreationDate="2016-08-12T00:51:39.190" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9578" PostId="7937" Score="0" Text="@Carl Goss can you please give a number about *over the years*? Is it several years or decades? Thanks." CreationDate="2016-08-12T00:52:43.240" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9579" PostId="7865" Score="0" Text="Anybody at all? Not even a mention of what 3d format is being used?" CreationDate="2016-08-12T15:25:37.603" UserId="7440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9580" PostId="7959" Score="0" Text="I KNOW IT'S 2011 BAG 2. THAT'S ALL I KNOW. SORRY FOR THE CAPITAL LETTERS!" CreationDate="2016-08-12T16:57:04.240" UserId="7544" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9581" PostId="7959" Score="2" Text="Welcome to our site! It's good to get a new member. I'm going to edit out the all-caps, though, if that's okay." CreationDate="2016-08-12T16:57:48.317" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9583" PostId="7959" Score="1" Text="So Parton, there is a little checkmark icon under the up vote/down vote counter on each answer, if you press it, it will turn green and you get a few points. Pressing it means that the answer you used it on is the one you accept. Just accept whatever seems to be the best or most accurate answer. The one that this post has looks like the right one!" CreationDate="2016-08-12T17:46:21.350" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9584" PostId="2928" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks, Amanda!" CreationDate="2016-08-12T22:53:28.500" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9588" PostId="563" Score="0" Text="@Robert Did you ever get a chance to make that scan?" CreationDate="2016-08-13T15:07:37.407" UserId="146" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9589" PostId="7960" Score="0" Text="THATS IT!!! Thx!" CreationDate="2016-08-13T19:51:00.173" UserId="7544" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9592" PostId="7968" Score="1" Text="Carriages can be very different, and as such a poor unit of mesure for weight. Typically we say that any train should be able to handle a climb of one plate for each piece of track (16 studs)." CreationDate="2016-08-14T21:51:10.167" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9595" PostId="7975" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your input! I've been doing LEGO for a long time, but this my first foray into trains and I'm hooked." CreationDate="2016-08-16T01:23:04.307" UserId="7552" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9597" PostId="7976" Score="0" Text="Welcome to our site! I hate to tell you this, but this is probably a duplicate of another question, and might be closed. So, in the future, just make sure to check and see if the topic is already covered here." CreationDate="2016-08-16T04:45:27.873" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9598" PostId="7945" Score="0" Text="I'm not too sure from looking at your drawing but does this method draw an ellipse or something more like a [race course](http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/images/default-source/spuuort-and-advice/facility-management/sports-dimensions/Standard-competition-athletics-track.png?sfvrsn=4)?" CreationDate="2016-08-16T16:37:09.097" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9599" PostId="7945" Score="2" Text="This is a well-know method of drawing an ellipse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse#Drawing_ellipses" CreationDate="2016-08-16T19:00:53.673" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9600" PostId="7945" Score="0" Text="Sorry. I can see what you mean now." CreationDate="2016-08-16T19:51:25.597" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9603" PostId="7970" Score="0" Text="This might actually be a good puzzle for Puzzling.SE, but you already posted it here, so." CreationDate="2016-08-17T23:40:30.053" UserId="6420" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9604" PostId="7970" Score="1" Text="I feel like puzzling is more about wordplay or math tricks than physical stuff." CreationDate="2016-08-17T23:45:46.900" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9605" PostId="7981" Score="0" Text="Ooh. Sorry, but [this brick](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=85943) and a [4 axle](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3705#T=C) can bring the Thornax down to a 4-piece chain, and it can be used with the Zamor sphere as well. You're on the right track, though!" CreationDate="2016-08-18T02:53:16.863" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9606" PostId="7982" Score="1" Text="Possible duplicate of [RCX firmware download problem](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1099/rcx-firmware-download-problem)" CreationDate="2016-08-19T14:48:24.413" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9608" PostId="7989" Score="0" Text="Your text description does not match the picture or pseudo code - motor A and motor B are mixed up. You should fix that for future readers. Also, your pseudo code is not horrible, it is perfectly clear." CreationDate="2016-08-22T23:53:20.287" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9609" PostId="7991" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Stack Exchange, Ted. Please embed a picture in your question so we can get you the proper answer. LEGO has made so many pieces over the last 50+ years that identifying one based on a description is nearly impossible. Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-08-23T01:59:41.100" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9610" PostId="7992" Score="3" Text="I was suspecting the same ... would like to see a picture to confirm this." CreationDate="2016-08-23T10:25:05.630" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9611" PostId="6935" Score="5" Text="Question is about **maximum age limit**. I'm pretty sure that people over 14 (as mentioned in the question) won't try to ingest their LEGO. ;)" CreationDate="2016-08-23T11:59:58.137" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9612" PostId="7460" Score="0" Text="May folding a small piece of aluminium foil between the battery and the + pin work too?" CreationDate="2016-08-23T12:41:21.073" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9613" PostId="7995" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that is already a good start. However, I also need parts moving on multiple axis (like a human hip or shoulder for example). Any suggestion ?" CreationDate="2016-08-24T12:44:25.447" UserId="7587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9614" PostId="7995" Score="0" Text="@z3r0 I added the balls and cups, I hope that it won't be too big for your models." CreationDate="2016-08-24T12:56:19.180" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9615" PostId="7995" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the idea, unfortunately those parts are _way_ too big for what I intend to do. Do you happen to know any alternative ? Other than that, the cogged connectors seem a rather interesting concept for mono-axis (is it even English ?) articulation." CreationDate="2016-08-24T13:00:04.983" UserId="7587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9616" PostId="7996" Score="1" Text="The two small ones in the middle of the picture seem to have size characteristics close to what I'm looking for. Do you happen to know if that specific ball-cup combination has friction (allowing specific poses) ? If I remember correctly, the other ones don't. Also, do you know if the 1x1x1 ball holder also comes in different shapes (1x2x1 like its left neighbour) ?" CreationDate="2016-08-24T13:11:28.567" UserId="7587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9617" PostId="7996" Score="0" Text="@z3r0 From experience, the two in the middle do have enough friction, however, there is no 1x2x1 for that piece." CreationDate="2016-08-24T13:21:02.403" UserId="6420" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9618" PostId="7996" Score="0" Text="Well, I guess I'll try to find some ball-cup combination somewhere to test their _friction_. Could you please write the designation of the two parts in the middle ?" CreationDate="2016-08-24T13:42:36.957" UserId="7587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9619" PostId="7996" Score="0" Text="@z3r0 14704 for the 2x2x1 socket and 3614 for the 1x1x1 with ball." CreationDate="2016-08-24T13:48:44.620" UserId="6420" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9620" PostId="7994" Score="0" Text="This doesn't actually answer your question, hence the comment as opposed to an answer, but for larger constructions the 24-tooth clutch gear works well." CreationDate="2016-08-24T14:57:13.827" UserId="7588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9621" PostId="7973" Score="1" Text="Note that it can be a pain to ensure that the tank actually drives straight with the 2-motor system." CreationDate="2016-08-24T15:15:43.750" UserId="7588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9622" PostId="7996" Score="0" Text="In my experience, #5 from the left, when paired with #1 or #6, has no friction worth mentioning.  I don't know about the other pairings." CreationDate="2016-08-24T21:42:12.960" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9623" PostId="7994" Score="1" Text="Well, building tricks are always welcome, especially when it comes to _LEGO®_." CreationDate="2016-08-25T07:04:11.403" UserId="7587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9624" PostId="7997" Score="0" Text="If you are sure it is glue, what kind of glue is it?" CreationDate="2016-08-25T13:49:22.633" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9625" PostId="7998" Score="2" Text="I think that the OP wants to split the head and the hood, it looks like your answer is explaining how to glue the parts, not separate them." CreationDate="2016-08-26T14:49:23.280" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9626" PostId="7997" Score="0" Text="So you want to separate the head and the hood? *Is there anything I can do about it ?* is a very open question, so it's unclear what you're asking." CreationDate="2016-08-26T14:50:13.777" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9627" PostId="7998" Score="3" Text="@A.L notice that my glue is temporary, just for enough grip to pull off the hood using the torso as an anchor. It isn't glue for keeping things stuck." CreationDate="2016-08-26T18:00:33.853" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9628" PostId="7998" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I understand now. It implies that the current glue is not too strong." CreationDate="2016-08-26T18:04:14.133" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9631" PostId="8005" Score="3" Text="Thanks so much!  I've got a whole box of lego people so I'm sure I've got the figure in there somewhere.  It's covered with the hydrogen dust of interstellar space ;)" CreationDate="2016-08-27T23:37:41.760" UserId="7605" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9633" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="Can you please add the reference of the brick that broke?" CreationDate="2016-08-28T14:24:25.107" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9635" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="Dark red, plate, left, 3x6 w angle. This was from the SW series. The dark red bricks from mid 2000's are brittle as I have been experiencing recently. Another brick, 1x2 with rounded side just broke during construction. This was from the castle series." CreationDate="2016-08-29T15:02:31.000" UserId="7489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9636" PostId="8011" Score="0" Text="Is the touch sensor mandatory? Can you create a simple program with only the NXT and 2 motors (and even one)?" CreationDate="2016-08-30T11:37:47.313" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9637" PostId="8011" Score="1" Text="Yeah, but that means activating the program from the brick, meaning a lot less options/fun than using a designated inputting sensor, the cheapest of which is the touch." CreationDate="2016-08-30T13:50:13.243" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9639" PostId="7973" Score="0" Text="@TLW, is it possible to let me know what type of pain you are referring to?" CreationDate="2016-08-31T01:31:22.040" UserId="7373" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9640" PostId="2410" Score="0" Text="The above link no longer works, but [archive.org has a copy](http://web.archive.org/web/20151007080639/http://www.1000steine.com/brickset/miscellaneous/clonebrands.pdf)." CreationDate="2016-08-31T02:04:22.123" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9641" PostId="8014" Score="0" Text="Can you please explain in your answer of these languages can control an EV3 brick? What software is required?" CreationDate="2016-08-31T11:18:36.353" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9642" PostId="6392" Score="0" Text="Is it an official reseller?" CreationDate="2016-08-31T11:21:25.843" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9644" PostId="7973" Score="0" Text="@user275517 - &quot;pain&quot; in the sense that, without feedback, it's unlikely that both motors will be driven at the exact same speed. Variations in the build (e.g. how tight bushings are) and the motors (torque curves) means that it'll generally drive in a (large) circle unless you actively correct for it. You can make it relatively straight, but it involves a lot of fiddling with loosening / tightening parts, and even then you'll often find that it no longer drives straight on a different surface. Hence, &quot;pain&quot;." CreationDate="2016-08-31T19:29:32.860" UserId="7588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9645" PostId="7973" Score="0" Text="@user275517 - With a dual-differential drive, there's generally enough friction that it will indeed drive &quot;exactly&quot; straight when the drive motor is on - and if it doesn't you can just add a bit of friction (e.g. clamped bushings around a stud) to the control motor to make it drive straight." CreationDate="2016-08-31T19:30:56.900" UserId="7588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9646" PostId="7973" Score="0" Text="@user275517 - At one point I was part of an (informal) competition to see who could build a robot to drive in a (relatively large) pentagon and return to the start most precisely. 'Twas fun, but I ran into this problem at first." CreationDate="2016-08-31T19:33:27.260" UserId="7588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9648" PostId="8017" Score="1" Text="*This collection of pieces might contain* some *LEGO pieces* – For what it’s worth, [these pieces](http://i.stack.imgur.com/aOr41.jpg) have a strong similarity to existing pieces or are very close replicas." CreationDate="2016-09-01T07:40:04.417" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9650" PostId="8007" Score="0" Text="It looks like the wheels aren't correctly mounted. As far as I remember you're right that the Spik3r is moving with the small wheels. Can you provide an image or two from the bottom of your model? It's hard to guess what happens just with the video on YouTube." CreationDate="2016-08-30T19:19:28.203" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9651" PostId="8007" Score="1" Text="Thank you!  While taking a photo of the model I notized that the front engine is wrong way. http://imgur.com/PINYPDb" CreationDate="2016-08-30T23:46:12.260" UserId="7606" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9655" PostId="8012" Score="0" Text="The touch is the cheapest. Also... no accusations, but this looks a lot like my answer." CreationDate="2016-09-01T14:10:06.863" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9657" PostId="8018" Score="0" Text="While the other question is not an exact duplicate, the answers cover this question also." CreationDate="2016-09-01T14:21:59.740" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9658" PostId="8022" Score="0" Text="I've updated these broken links assuming that you are referencing this answer: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/3075/708 In the future, it's simplest to just leave a comment on the answer when requesting updates like this." CreationDate="2016-09-01T23:10:31.133" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9659" PostId="8018" Score="0" Text="@chicks Perhaps this is semantic, but a duplicate is pertaining to the question only, not just applicable answers. Answers thus aside, this isn't really a duplicate." CreationDate="2016-09-02T01:37:05.650" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9661" PostId="8018" Score="2" Text="@chicks Also, the bands aren't made of the same rubber as the tires nowadays, so the answers aren't applicable." CreationDate="2016-09-02T01:44:18.817" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9664" PostId="8018" Score="0" Text="@CalebWoodman The (your) accepted answer from 5 July this year  states &quot;**Tires** and elastic materials found in some LEGO sets are manufactured from Styrene-Butadiene Styrene (SBS)&quot;?" CreationDate="2016-09-02T16:46:38.313" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9665" PostId="7605" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. No, but the holes in those knobs are large enough to take a rod, which the [Bar 1L with Towball](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=22484#T=C) has in just the right size." CreationDate="2016-09-02T22:26:33.657" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9666" PostId="7658" Score="0" Text="After giving the answers some time to come in, I've decided that the bar with towball presents the most effective solution to my challenge, when combined with a [Technic Knob Wheel](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32072#T=C)." CreationDate="2016-09-02T22:28:36.747" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9667" PostId="7529" Score="1" Text="Isn't the top of the brick **too** uniform and shiny for a 3D-printed brick?" CreationDate="2016-09-03T16:23:48.253" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9668" PostId="7529" Score="1" Text="@MarkStewart Not with standard acid treatment." CreationDate="2016-09-03T17:22:38.077" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9669" PostId="2702" Score="2" Text="A trans clear helmet? Sweeeeeet." CreationDate="2016-09-05T07:53:16.733" UserId="2388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9670" PostId="7805" Score="0" Text="The price difference between a Mindstorms kit and the old universal Technic sets is really big though.  Surely there's a niche for free creative building without spending hundreds of dollars at once." CreationDate="2016-09-05T11:02:58.313" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9671" PostId="8027" Score="0" Text="Where did you download the program from?  A URL would be nice.  Does your EV3 work with other programs normally?" CreationDate="2016-09-05T14:21:31.763" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9672" PostId="8029" Score="1" Text="I'm asking about the hole size, not the position. You didn't read enough into the Lego presentation. Slide 12 says: &quot;Technic holes are slightly smaller than those of System.  You can connect a single stud into a Technic hole and a child can still take them apart. Any more than that and the resistance becomes too great and there is the potential for elements (and children) being stressed.&quot; The accepted answer from my first link also mentions the size discrepancy." CreationDate="2016-09-05T20:52:53.707" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9673" PostId="7424" Score="0" Text="Interestingly, Bayer used to produce test bricks on behalf of LEGO, and some of these had a B on their studs (apparently different letters indicated different stickiness or 'clutch' between bricks). That said, I don't *think* this is a Bayer brick." CreationDate="2016-09-06T15:44:57.337" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9674" PostId="8033" Score="0" Text="*Your best option would be asking them directly* – Sadly, I fail to find any contact information …" CreationDate="2016-09-07T11:03:03.750" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9675" PostId="8033" Score="1" Text="If you're on Facebook you can send them a message.  https://www.facebook.com/JKBrickworks/" CreationDate="2016-09-07T14:32:30.537" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9676" PostId="8025" Score="0" Text="Turnover can mean quite a few things; do you mean how long a person is actively buying LEGO bricks?" CreationDate="2016-09-07T15:54:17.160" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9677" PostId="8025" Score="0" Text="@Mark Stewart: Revenue, money on the income statement." CreationDate="2016-09-08T07:42:10.427" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9678" PostId="8025" Score="0" Text="OK, pure accounting definition, not inventory.  I would look at the financial statements but since it is a private company, that would not be available.  I would then be forced to look at shelf space at stores to see how much space is dedicated to young age groups vs. older, and pure building sets (non-themed)" CreationDate="2016-09-08T14:03:24.467" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9679" PostId="8037" Score="0" Text="Having a bag 4 implies a larger set so there should also be bags 1-3 and maybe 5 and up.  Do you have those too?  Or just bag 4?" CreationDate="2016-09-08T17:50:06.847" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9680" PostId="8037" Score="0" Text="Hi Chicks, I only have bags 3 and four (unopened). There may be some of the other parts in the bulk lot (already opened)." CreationDate="2016-09-08T18:20:09.060" UserId="7639" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9681" PostId="8038" Score="3" Text="Thank you very much! I will go through the lot and see if I can find the other pieces. I downloaded the instructions so will have a go at assembling the set." CreationDate="2016-09-08T18:21:32.497" UserId="7639" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9682" PostId="8026" Score="0" Text="What i seen is bigger but thx for the help :D" CreationDate="2016-09-09T14:18:35.050" UserId="7624" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9683" PostId="8038" Score="0" Text="My pleasure.  :)  Happy LEGOing." CreationDate="2016-09-10T01:48:25.977" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9684" PostId="8040" Score="2" Text="Not that this helps much, but if memory helps this duck is a recent remake of an old wood duck that was one of the first, pre-building-block toys made by Lego." CreationDate="2016-09-11T19:32:50.023" UserId="189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9688" PostId="8043" Score="1" Text="Welcome Danielle! The Mini Cooper is a static display model, unlike many Technic LEGO cars which have working steering and transmissions. You will need to make significant modifications to adjust the car enough to make it accept a working drive mechanism, including incorporating axles and gears, putting a motor and battery-box under the hood and other cosmetic and functional adjustments. Definitely not a simple &quot;add a motor and it works&quot; option. Also, this would not address steering - the model itself has no working steering mechanism. Net, a significant challenge - not impossible, just large." CreationDate="2016-09-12T03:20:53.167" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9690" PostId="8043" Score="0" Text="There are lots of pictures and videos of people who have done this on the net, but I couldn't find anybody that had shared instructions or a part list.  You could get a kit that includes the motors and remote control and give him the challenge of merging them together." CreationDate="2016-09-12T14:53:18.607" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9698" PostId="8052" Score="1" Text="Doesn't the earlier RCX 1.0 brick have a power adapter plug, which has been eliminated in the RCX 1.0 brick supplied with RIS 1.5 and in the RCX 2.0 brick supplied in RIS 2.0?" CreationDate="2016-09-15T10:51:12.193" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9699" PostId="5956" Score="0" Text="The link is broken." CreationDate="2016-09-15T11:59:27.533" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9700" PostId="7970" Score="1" Text="This is a nice break from the usual &quot;what is this obscure part&quot; -- no problem with this IMHO." CreationDate="2016-09-16T00:05:04.287" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9701" PostId="8052" Score="0" Text="Yes it does, but doesn't matter for software. Answer edited for more details!" CreationDate="2016-09-16T08:06:11.640" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9704" PostId="7479" Score="0" Text="About what size and thickness are you looking for?" CreationDate="2016-09-16T17:29:52.033" UserId="4110" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9706" PostId="8056" Score="0" Text="Seems like some castle pieces and ladders there..." CreationDate="2016-09-17T03:03:04.240" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9707" PostId="7843" Score="0" Text="Nice result. I took mine apart a while ago." CreationDate="2016-09-17T19:17:49.780" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9708" PostId="7481" Score="3" Text="It's impossible to create a pentagon with 10 Axle and Pin Connectors. The reason is simple, each angle of a pentagon must be of 108°. But pin connectors can only have the following angles: 90, 112.5, 135, 157.5 and 180°. So it's impossible to create a pentagon with these connectors." CreationDate="2016-09-15T20:39:13.617" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9709" PostId="8040" Score="0" Text="Edited my answer due to new findings. See if it works?" CreationDate="2016-09-20T22:41:20.790" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9710" PostId="8060" Score="6" Text="It's not a Ø or a ø, it's a ⌀." CreationDate="2016-09-21T07:33:16.477" UserId="7694" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9711" PostId="8060" Score="7" Text="It's not Swedish &quot;crossed O&quot;, it's not Greek &quot;capital phi&quot;, it's not even Cyrillic &quot;Ef&quot;, it's a dedicated &quot;diameter symbol&quot;." CreationDate="2016-09-21T08:50:46.657" UserId="7696" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9713" PostId="8060" Score="6" Text="@Agent_L: Swedish doesn't have Ø; they use Ö instead. Ø is used in Danish, however, which is more relevant for Lego." CreationDate="2016-09-21T11:51:13.407" UserId="7699" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9714" PostId="8062" Score="5" Text="Or perhaps because Ø has its own key on most keyboards used in Billund." CreationDate="2016-09-21T11:52:52.160" UserId="7699" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9719" PostId="8068" Score="1" Text="Welcome Steve! Are you sure this is LEGO? Is &quot;LEGO&quot; printed anywhere on these plates (especially on the studs on top)?" CreationDate="2016-09-22T12:23:15.020" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9720" PostId="8062" Score="0" Text="http://fontmeme.com/images/danish-keyboard-550x183.png" CreationDate="2016-09-23T14:51:11.627" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9721" PostId="7902" Score="2" Text="What are your goals with the disassembly? Do you want pieces so small that you can easily store them or do all pieces have to be disconnected? Do you want the result to be sorted in some manner?" CreationDate="2016-09-24T19:55:35.317" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9722" PostId="8069" Score="3" Text="Could you please add more info about this, link is not working" CreationDate="2016-09-24T20:33:59.533" UserId="3347" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9723" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="What color are those parts? It can be due to the coloring." CreationDate="2016-09-25T21:42:33.513" UserId="7489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9724" PostId="7908" Score="0" Text="Never had that problem besides the pirate ship.&#xA;The pieces with &quot;claws&quot;, like the flag or the cover for the cannon holes, snapped." CreationDate="2016-09-24T18:14:07.863" UserDisplayName="user7731" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9725" PostId="8082" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the fast reply. From what you are saying the C1 &amp; C2 are not used in this case. I guess the IR receiver pulses the received current (PWM) to drive the motor. I was wondering if it needed a constant 9v to do the pulsing. Seems not. So in theory I could provide a 6v input, and provide both variable speed and direction control to the motor with the setup I have described?" CreationDate="2016-09-28T12:58:29.197" UserId="7744" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9726" PostId="8082" Score="2" Text="The IR only needs power. It will generate the C1 &amp; C2 signals. IF (and that's a big IF) the RF works on 6V, and 6V drives the motors, then yes, it would work. Also, please check out Philo's [excellent documentation on the Power Functions protocol and characteristics](http://www.philohome.com/tech.htm)." CreationDate="2016-09-28T13:43:25.307" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9727" PostId="8083" Score="1" Text="You can hurl LEGO across the room - unless that's not considered 'flying'" CreationDate="2016-09-30T01:32:33.887" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9728" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer, but I have already devised a complicated mounting of that seat, which I am quite satisfied with (with shock absorbers and the option to half-unmount the seat and turn it forward – all of which you can do with the original seat). This mounting is what happens under the 6×n plate in my setup and requires that the seat is inclined forwards (because it is mounted on something which already has to be inclined)." CreationDate="2016-10-02T05:19:48.867" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9729" PostId="8089" Score="0" Text="I was asking about any size or brand as the one i just bought from loz blocks  already has more pieces than that (6800)" CreationDate="2016-10-03T04:40:36.810" UserId="7751" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9730" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="You could still use the above design, by making a rotating joint at the front instead of at the back using the aforementioned 3651 Technic Axle and Pin Connector." CreationDate="2016-10-03T10:17:08.973" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9731" PostId="8096" Score="0" Text="How does that fit in with Mindstorms products?  The power functions set seems a little limited and if that doesn't change, and if they're not compatible (say, with an adapter), then I might have to abandon them and repurchase everything when I come up against that limit." CreationDate="2016-10-04T03:14:00.243" UserId="7758" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9732" PostId="8095" Score="0" Text="Any adapters to get components from one set working with another would be worth knowing any, too." CreationDate="2016-10-04T04:29:14.997" UserId="7758" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9733" PostId="8096" Score="1" Text="Your question seems mostly about WeDo. Perhaps you could reword your question a bit to make it more clear what exactly you would like to know. For example, what is the end result that you hope to accomplish?" CreationDate="2016-10-04T17:27:14.213" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9734" PostId="8095" Score="0" Text="A helpful but out-of-date overview [here](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1611/7758)." CreationDate="2016-10-04T22:47:56.740" UserId="7758" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9735" PostId="2388" Score="0" Text="I was actually looking for a way to glue lego too and was considering glue spray however wasn't sure if that will work or damage the legos. My child builds his own models every day and they are just fascinating. Except he pulls them apart and makes new ones all the time. I would like him to keep a collection of his creations while buying him new legos at the same time so he can continue to build. Wouldn't find gluing piece by piece as convenient - has anyone tried other strategies?" CreationDate="2016-10-05T01:16:18.023" UserDisplayName="user7760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9736" PostId="8099" Score="4" Text="Welcome Mesha! Could you please take a picture of the set and add it to your question? LEGO has made thousands of sets and your description is not enough to distinguish clearly which set you have." CreationDate="2016-10-05T14:19:52.220" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9737" PostId="8100" Score="0" Text="*bows in reverence*" CreationDate="2016-10-05T16:20:42.497" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9738" PostId="2388" Score="1" Text="@Acleverlegochild One of the key lessons in Lego for children is _scarcity_. Sometimes you have to make do with the pieces you have; this forces kids to come up with novel solutions to problems. Thus I'd recommend not buying more and more lego unless your kid's work is truly genius. Most people just take lots of pictures and post them on Flickr." CreationDate="2016-10-05T16:52:37.620" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9741" PostId="8108" Score="0" Text="I have seen some videos where people get systems of gears to work, but that does not work when I try it either.  Is there specific mode that I need to use to get something like that to work" CreationDate="2016-10-07T19:56:40.367" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9742" PostId="8113" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all this info! I'm going to try and create a custom block now even though I've never tried to do so before. Also, I'm going to check the block for the sound sensor out since that is an analog sensor, and it just might work." CreationDate="2016-10-08T17:27:00.820" UserId="5439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9743" PostId="8113" Score="0" Text="Also, where did you get those diagrams from?" CreationDate="2016-10-08T17:37:19.197" UserId="5439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9744" PostId="8113" Score="1" Text="The diagrams are from the EV3 and NXT Hardware Development Kits available on the LEGO MINDSTORMS download page. http://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads" CreationDate="2016-10-08T18:50:30.900" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9745" PostId="8113" Score="0" Text="Creating your own block won't help. The problem lies with the automatic sensor detection in the firmware. If the sensor is not detected as an analog sensor (Touch, Light or Sound) in the Port View, then you will not be able to read the sensor value no matter which block you use." CreationDate="2016-10-08T18:58:12.943" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9746" PostId="8114" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the suggestion, I'll have to check out that program." CreationDate="2016-10-09T19:16:17.720" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9749" PostId="4501" Score="0" Text="i understand that code. But how to make robot go straight for 5 rotations for example. without waiting between rotations ? thanks" CreationDate="2016-10-09T19:10:33.020" UserId="7789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9750" PostId="4501" Score="0" Text="Good point, this example runs forever. One way to implement stopping after 5 rotations, would be to replace the infinite loop with a loop that runs until the left motor + right motor   &gt; 10 rotations. Obviously, that would be less than ideal." CreationDate="2016-10-10T02:29:38.793" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9752" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of [What's the most cost effective and efficient way to buy bricks?](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/220/whats-the-most-cost-effective-and-efficient-way-to-buy-bricks)" CreationDate="2016-10-10T17:05:16.857" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9753" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="I was wondering if there were any newer sets people have found or places that might be trying to get rid of overstock.  Some of the sets listed in that thread are discontinued and I can't find them anywhere for a decent price." CreationDate="2016-10-10T17:07:43.400" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9754" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="Hi Sam, welcome. Your question is mostly answered in this post: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/220/whats-the-most-cost-effective-and-efficient-way-to-buy-bricks . Also, any advice on which sets to buy would be considered Shopping advice, which is out of scope as answers would be time-sensitive (reading this back in 2-3 years from now would give you a list of sets that are no longer available at retail). Your strategy of buying sets for pieces is a good one - look at larger sets that have the key colors you are looking for, then part those out. Any excess bricks can be sold on BL." CreationDate="2016-10-10T17:07:45.890" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9755" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="how many bricks are generally in a pound? I am having a hard time trying to visualize that." CreationDate="2016-10-10T17:12:49.740" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9756" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="Walmart will likely sell another big LEGO box on Black Friday (actually, on Thanksgiving Thursday itself) which is a good way to get bricks for cheap. Last year it was 1500 pieces for $30. Still won't give you many of the same pieces, those boxes tend to have max 10-12 of the same pieces. Best bet is to find a set with a lot of the color you want, then buy many of them. E.g., WM was clearancing the all-grey Imperial Assault Carrier 75106 for $30-$60 recently - lots of grey bricks." CreationDate="2016-10-10T17:12:58.260" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9757" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="A 2x4 brick weighs 2.3gr - assuming that's an average brick in your lot, you do the math (a pound is 454gr :) )." CreationDate="2016-10-10T17:14:55.047" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9758" PostId="8122" Score="0" Text="By &quot;controller input&quot;, do you mean an HID input like a mouse or gamepad? Or do you mean something else?" CreationDate="2016-10-10T19:21:30.490" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9759" PostId="8121" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much. How to use PID to make robot go just straight. With out light sensor, with encoder. Sorry for being noob" CreationDate="2016-10-10T20:23:45.247" UserId="7789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9760" PostId="8121" Score="0" Text="PID principle stays the same. I assume with encoder you mean the encoder on the motor that tells you the rotation it performed? You'd measure that, compare it with the ideal value, and feed that into the PID loop as above. You will need to tweak your K_p, K_i and K_d variables though, see the inpharmix article on how to do this." CreationDate="2016-10-11T01:21:31.967" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9761" PostId="8116" Score="0" Text="Can you explain what hasn't worked?" CreationDate="2016-10-11T10:28:13.407" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9762" PostId="8116" Score="0" Text="I tried extending the cross axle far enough so that I could add a technic piece. This piece was said to have the piece needed to join the links together. But that didnt work. I dont know the exact name of the piece though." CreationDate="2016-10-11T10:29:47.983" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9763" PostId="8116" Score="0" Text="Are you talking about a  real physical model that doesn't fit, or are you asking how to select the piece you want in a 3D modeling application? If it's the former a photo or two would help." CreationDate="2016-10-11T10:33:18.183" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9764" PostId="8116" Score="0" Text="Im trying to connect them in LDD" CreationDate="2016-10-11T10:37:50.103" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9765" PostId="8116" Score="0" Text="LDD does have some problem in making tracks that fit onto a bogey set. I think there may be some videos out there that might deal with this issue." CreationDate="2016-10-11T12:52:46.423" UserId="6420" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9767" PostId="8126" Score="2" Text="I had no clue that set even existed, thanks for sharing it. Also, I've been using the colorful bricks for structure as you said along with mega blocks; I know, blasphemy." CreationDate="2016-10-12T18:48:52.547" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9768" PostId="8124" Score="2" Text="I really like the idea of building off of official sets. I had assumed that was taboo in the MOC community, but I guess not.  There is this great YouTube channel called BrickBrosUK that has alternative builds for recent sets that has given me some ideas." CreationDate="2016-10-12T18:53:03.873" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9769" PostId="8124" Score="0" Text="Nice! Looks like you are on your way and found some good resources. Happy building! :)" CreationDate="2016-10-14T00:30:13.007" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9770" PostId="8126" Score="0" Text="Yeah, this is a great suggestion. A very nice set with a great variety of basic parts." CreationDate="2016-10-14T00:30:58.713" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9771" PostId="8122" Score="0" Text="Yes, a gamepad or a joystick.  Just want Windows to say its an HID." CreationDate="2016-10-14T00:34:23.850" UserId="7799" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9773" PostId="8128" Score="0" Text="Good awnsers. I estimate my &quot;Duplo&quot; blocks were bought around 1985, so it could have still been older stock floating around.  Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-10-14T09:05:41.780" UserId="7495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9779" PostId="8141" Score="1" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers.  These questions are much more likely to get answered if you can upload a picture.  The more unusual pieces are more likely to help narrow it down.  http://brickset.com/sets/theme-belville" CreationDate="2016-10-16T23:03:39.813" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9786" PostId="2458" Score="1" Text="I know this is an older post but I've just bumped into the same problem. May I ask where can I find InstantEXE 3.0 nowadays? The original site is down and I don't really want to use any of the &quot;download&quot; sites that claim they have it. If its completely dead, may I ask where can I find a similar program that can do practically the same? (If I get it right then it converts bluetooth messages to keystrokes)" CreationDate="2016-10-15T11:42:24.060" UserId="7811" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9787" PostId="8083" Score="0" Text="No... I'm looking for sustained flight." CreationDate="2016-10-17T23:50:06.577" UserId="7748" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9788" PostId="8083" Score="0" Text="and besides, that's what I;m doing for the control." CreationDate="2016-10-17T23:50:57.527" UserId="7748" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9789" PostId="2184" Score="0" Text="The web.archive.org link goes to a blank page for me." CreationDate="2016-10-18T17:37:26.863" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9790" PostId="2184" Score="0" Text="@chicks I just checked and the link is working for me. Webarchive needs some time to retrieve old page from archive - please be patient and in case of timeout - retry." CreationDate="2016-10-20T22:00:02.847" UserId="2807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9791" PostId="2184" Score="0" Text="It is working for me now.  :)" CreationDate="2016-10-20T22:01:13.147" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9792" PostId="7902" Score="0" Text="Without knowing your goal it's impossible to answer. If the goal is &quot;all pieces separated, but in one box&quot; that's very different from &quot;I need to fit it in a box for transport&quot; or &quot;I want to sort it into my existing collection&quot;. Browsing the [&quot;sorting&quot; tag](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/organisation) might help with the latter." CreationDate="2016-10-25T02:26:44.620" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9793" PostId="8069" Score="0" Text="a search here for [&quot;technic tool&quot;](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/search?q=technic+tool) gives a bunch of examples." CreationDate="2016-10-25T02:32:28.690" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9794" PostId="1048" Score="0" Text="Or just put each sheet between the pages of the relevant instructions, then keep the instructions somewhere out of the way." CreationDate="2016-10-25T02:37:19.407" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9795" PostId="8148" Score="0" Text="This is binary arithmetic at heart, you have powers of two tooth counts in your question (but you can't get those from Lego) and since 24 isn't a power of two it's going to take a non-trivial mechanism to get it. You could use a brick-built differential, for example... except where do the gears come from." CreationDate="2016-10-26T02:28:16.547" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9796" PostId="6411" Score="4" Text="&quot;Why would parents buy another box of bricks if there are pictures of so many things their kid can build with only one set?&quot; - I thought the freedom of buying so many things with only one set is exactly why parents are supposed to buy a box of LEGO rather than another toy." CreationDate="2016-10-26T09:00:51.793" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9797" PostId="883" Score="1" Text="As we see in the Star Wars mini vessels, minifigs of a given size do not really prevent freely choosing a scale." CreationDate="2016-10-26T09:02:50.147" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9801" PostId="3021" Score="0" Text="I have Robotics Invention system 2. I have this for over 15years. I lost my CD to program Lego. Can we still download from online? I cannot find anywhere. Please help us. Thanks" CreationDate="2016-10-27T03:46:04.527" UserDisplayName="user7856" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9802" PostId="3021" Score="0" Text="Use this link for RIS/expansion packs:&#xA;https://www.mediafire.com/folder/718o6673jhpn9/RIS" CreationDate="2016-10-27T09:25:06.867" UserId="4009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9803" PostId="3021" Score="0" Text="Why did you post this as an answer?  Doesn't it seem like a question to you?" CreationDate="2016-10-27T14:01:58.927" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9804" PostId="8083" Score="0" Text="I have about 2 weeks before I order parts, so hurry!!" CreationDate="2016-10-27T17:38:24.500" UserId="7748" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9805" PostId="8083" Score="0" Text="For inspiration, watch this: https://youtu.be/EwMBjKcY2Uc" CreationDate="2016-10-28T01:35:56.117" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9807" PostId="8161" Score="0" Text="Tip: You should include the name of the sealer in your answer in case the link ever breaks." CreationDate="2016-10-29T00:46:52.073" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9808" PostId="8164" Score="3" Text="Welcome Rean. Please add a printout of your best try (the one with the Switch block) and if possible, provide more details as to where in this program you have an issue." CreationDate="2016-10-29T11:49:11.577" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9809" PostId="8165" Score="3" Text="You can also change the &quot;Project Title&quot; on the Project Properties page." CreationDate="2016-10-29T15:22:35.127" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9812" PostId="2601" Score="0" Text="Aside from the shape, it is also true that the cheese slope is the same color as cheddar cheese." CreationDate="2016-10-30T13:50:07.473" UserDisplayName="user7871" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9813" PostId="2601" Score="3" Text="Sadly it comes in a number of different colours, not all of which could be considered cheese. On top of that, the slope in the question is more of a Red Leicester, rather than a Cheddar." CreationDate="2016-10-31T13:19:49.787" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9814" PostId="8168" Score="2" Text="Are you sure there are instructions? It looks like a loose set of bricks with no specific model to build" CreationDate="2016-10-31T23:24:40.323" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9816" PostId="8173" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the upload! And sharing the site, I will have to check them out." CreationDate="2016-11-03T13:00:03.543" UserId="7879" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9817" PostId="8176" Score="0" Text="I'm definitely looking for a reusable method.  I'll work on coding #2." CreationDate="2016-11-03T20:22:03.587" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9818" PostId="8170" Score="0" Text="You might also enjoy [this youtube of one going together](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_5qssHDI4)." CreationDate="2016-11-04T00:42:52.473" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9819" PostId="2199" Score="0" Text="Build Together sounds nice ( https://www.wired.com/2012/05/lego-build-together/ ) but it seems to have been absorbed and lost into LEGO.com." CreationDate="2016-11-04T00:49:16.660" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9820" PostId="8180" Score="1" Text="Wow, awesome, thanks so much.  And thanks for the tip about the bag!!" CreationDate="2016-11-04T19:43:14.927" UserId="7892" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9821" PostId="8180" Score="1" Text="You're welcome. Please use Stack Exchange's system of upvoting and marking an answer as accepted if you believe my answer is correct and adds value to your question. Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-11-04T19:56:27.570" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9822" PostId="8186" Score="0" Text="This is exactly the kind of solution I was after, I've found some very cheap dummy batteries online, thanks so much for your help!" CreationDate="2016-11-07T22:45:45.530" UserId="7904" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9823" PostId="8185" Score="1" Text="Thanks very much for your suggestion, I loved your video, looks so fun!" CreationDate="2016-11-07T22:49:41.307" UserId="7904" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9826" PostId="8190" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of [Lego Mindstorms RCX RIS 2.0 IR tower Windows 7 / Windows XP driver](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1526/lego-mindstorms-rcx-ris-2-0-ir-tower-windows-7-windows-xp-driver)" CreationDate="2016-11-09T18:14:44.087" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9827" PostId="8192" Score="0" Text="*bag of logos* Did you mean a *bag of legos*?" CreationDate="2016-11-09T23:59:50.807" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9830" PostId="8190" Score="0" Text="Hi Thomas, and welcome to LEGO Answers. One of the [answers to that linked question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/7189/56) does also mention running on Windows 10 64bit, sadly it's a little under specified how Philipp managed to get this running. The fundamental problem is that this tower is now 16 years old, and at the time 64bit architectures were fairly rare in a family home - so the drivers were never produced for that." CreationDate="2016-11-10T16:03:06.770" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9831" PostId="7970" Score="0" Text="I suggest that you post your best solution as a separate answer (possibly with pictures), so it can be separately commented and voted upon." CreationDate="2016-11-12T11:29:47.390" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9833" PostId="8206" Score="0" Text="Oh yes, @dfrevert is right. It is possible with the normal file block. But not with the data logging block." CreationDate="2016-11-12T20:03:58.387" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9834" PostId="8203" Score="0" Text="One word: Marketing." CreationDate="2016-11-13T03:07:27.817" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9835" PostId="8200" Score="0" Text="I'm terribly tempted to give it to you... I'm just trying to figure out whether connecting those links to standard rods is legal. If it is, a [1x4 antenna](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3957#T=C) drops the chain down to one link." CreationDate="2016-11-13T03:52:40.090" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9837" PostId="8192" Score="1" Text="@A.L Technically all bricks should have the Lego Logo on them so he may have been right... in a way." CreationDate="2016-11-14T18:54:35.400" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9839" PostId="8220" Score="0" Text="Even in the numbered bags, as you say, is this amenable to &quot;dump and find&quot; because the piece number is below a few hundred?" CreationDate="2016-11-18T02:50:16.270" UserId="6833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9840" PostId="8222" Score="0" Text="Wow! So is the Ev3 technically open source hardware (just the electronics) and software?" CreationDate="2016-11-18T03:59:57.643" UserId="7956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9841" PostId="8222" Score="0" Text="The software is explicitly open source (mostly GPLv2 licensed). However, I have not seen any explicit mention of any copyright or restrictions related to copying the hardware schematics. It would be prudent to contact LEGO about this before selling any product that copied portions the schematics. But yes, in a broad sense of the definition, you can say that it is technically open source hardware." CreationDate="2016-11-18T05:47:49.863" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9845" PostId="8214" Score="1" Text="Please check the possible duplicate answer. If your answer isn't found there, please edit your question with details to help us troubleshoot it." CreationDate="2016-11-19T04:23:35.373" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9847" PostId="8214" Score="0" Text="I believe that the answer you referenced is for PF trains and the issue here is with an RC train." CreationDate="2016-11-19T13:02:27.337" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9849" PostId="8228" Score="0" Text="Do you have any budget or size limitations?" CreationDate="2016-11-20T19:36:49.743" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9850" PostId="8228" Score="0" Text="I want it to be a long term project over the next 5 years so budget isnt really a problem,but size wise it going to be about 8 base plates by 4 base plates" CreationDate="2016-11-20T20:30:39.953" UserId="7963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9851" PostId="7970" Score="0" Text="@Wrzlprmft Sadly, I no longer have any of the original Bohrok canisters. However, physical construction of the winning chain isn't necessarily a requirement; this is more a parts knowledge test than a supply one." CreationDate="2016-11-21T03:15:51.483" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9852" PostId="6792" Score="0" Text="Did you check if there aren't any logic problems like for example putting a motor in a infinite loop with no end?" CreationDate="2016-11-20T17:59:33.910" UserId="7965" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9853" PostId="8237" Score="2" Text="Not really suited as a permanent answer, so posting as a comment. This vendor on EBay sells lots of 50 heads for $20.99, with free shipping on orders over $50: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEGO-Minifigure-Heads-Assorted-Faces-City-Town-Alien-Skull-Yellow-Bulk-Lot-/331103363748. You might want to message him and see if he can give you an all-yellow head lot for (e.g. 200 for $75 or something like that)." CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:13:22.877" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9854" PostId="8220" Score="1" Text="Yeah, the piece number in the numbered bags are pretty manageable, even for very large sets, and they are also somewhat pre-sorted. Usually one bag has the really big pieces, another bag would have the tiny pieces, etc. So what I do is to dump the content of the same numbered bags in separate piles. If you have a few trays or other shallow containers, they can be very useful. So for example if you have 3 bags labeled #4, you dump the content of each on a separate tray. Usually there are no more than 3-4 bags under one number, so you will have that many piles." CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:43:57.870" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9855" PostId="8237" Score="0" Text="Also not a permanent answer, so I will just comment. BrickLink is really good for finding individual parts, but it is not so good for bulk ordering. As Phil mentioned, it would be better to look for bulk head lots on eBay. If you do want to shop on BrickLink, I would suggest that you post on the BrickLink forum about your project, and let sellers make you offers. Common heads should really not be more than 10 cents a piece (this applies to the US)." CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:47:30.543" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9856" PostId="8208" Score="0" Text="Thanks! That answers it. The websites have exactly what I want!" CreationDate="2016-11-22T01:39:21.533" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9858" PostId="8242" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the extensive answer. Just a few comments: I am aware monorail trains are not as flexible as regular trains when it comes to adding cars. Even so, I would have hoped for at least an additional three-piece standard train (motor + two cars) as an extra set. Also, note that new monorail parts were designed later on, at the time of the Airport Shuttle (the switches, [2890](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2890) and [2889](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2889)), and seemingly just &quot;for variation&quot;, so an alternative, shorter car base may not have been totally impossible. ..." CreationDate="2016-11-22T20:19:20.870" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9859" PostId="8242" Score="0" Text="... You are right in that 6990 indeed featured just a rather short track. I also agree there must be at least two stops, but I find it questionable that in all cases, each of these stops was so large it could have been a good space base/town monorail stop set in its own right (compare again the minimalist platforms often included in train sets). Indeed, all train sets after the discontinuation of motorless trains were rather expensive, but at least you could buy an engine like [4551-1](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=4551-1#T=S&amp;O={}) (or even just 4546-1), tracks, ..." CreationDate="2016-11-22T20:31:48.710" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9860" PostId="8242" Score="0" Text="... some cars and a station separately. To adult collectors, it may not matter, but for a child, it can make a crucial difference whether there are several distinct sets (that are used together, but are bought by different people, e.g. parents, grandparents, or (for smaller sets) friends), or whether there is one huge set that all these people have to team up to buy together. Lastly, I don't quite buy the explanation that the monorails were embedded in other themes - that reasoning would work equally well for offering only a single, complete train set and saying it's embedded in town, anyway." CreationDate="2016-11-22T20:34:41.843" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9861" PostId="8242" Score="1" Text="I agree that it would have been nice to have separate cars available. The motor was actually available as a service pack (5040), but it's really only useful as a replacement for a lost/broken motor without the cars. Regular trains were designed and sold as a much more flexible system." CreationDate="2016-11-22T21:11:20.893" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9867" PostId="8214" Score="0" Text="While the referenced duplicate is for Power Functions, the steps to diagnose the issue are fairly similar - ensure that you have good line of sight between the controller and the receivers on the sides of the engine, check the motors still work in the wheel units with a direct connection to some batteries, etc. The set is about 10 years old, so some wear and tear may be expected." CreationDate="2016-11-23T15:30:10.220" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9871" PostId="8237" Score="1" Text="Thanks for this hint, I have tried to write some code to get data from Bricklink and it appears, if you don't mind about the new/used status of the head, there are option to get them for ~15 cents in Europe, I have not been able to find better option on ebay there at the moment, I will post on this thread when my search is over." CreationDate="2016-11-24T13:14:14.020" UserId="7474" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9872" PostId="6646" Score="0" Text="How did you remove the wheel from its axle??" CreationDate="2016-11-24T03:30:26.877" UserId="7979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9879" PostId="8253" Score="0" Text="Hi Lorraine, and welcome. For us to be able to help you and answer your questions, you would need to provide some more details, for example pictures of the train and how it's assembled, as well as more specific information as to how it is &quot;not working&quot;. Does the light on the remote control light up? Does the light on the battery box light up?" CreationDate="2016-11-26T13:16:41.283" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9881" PostId="8256" Score="1" Text="I would also add here that there are some excellent third-party options as well for baseplates. For example StrictlyBriks.com makes both LEGO compatible baseplates, large plates and DUPLO plates in a number of different colors, styles and shapes. These are the ones I use because they are cheaper than LEGO baseplates and come in significantly more colors. The quality is the same as LEGO. I also use them as wall-coverings for displaying minifigs and small builds." CreationDate="2016-11-26T17:55:25.133" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9882" PostId="8253" Score="0" Text="All the lights, light up.  Assembled correctly. New Duracell batteries in properly." CreationDate="2016-11-26T18:35:51.317" UserId="7986" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9884" PostId="8253" Score="0" Text="Is the remote control set to the same channel as the receiver on the train?" CreationDate="2016-11-27T02:05:20.487" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9885" PostId="8253" Score="0" Text="Yes, the remote control is set to the same channel as the receiver on the train." CreationDate="2016-11-27T08:42:39.547" UserId="7986" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9887" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="That didn't take long.  :)" CreationDate="2016-11-27T16:23:40.983" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9888" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="Do I get a Christmas cookie? Thanksgiving cookie is okay too. :)" CreationDate="2016-11-27T16:24:36.040" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9889" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="I'll work out prizes for next time and some way to make it more challenging. :)" CreationDate="2016-11-27T16:25:41.130" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9890" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="Ahhh... but I wanted a cookie!... (pouty face goes here)" CreationDate="2016-11-27T16:27:23.220" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9891" PostId="8260" Score="1" Text="I'll be honest, it is random, but that painter's palette is a dead giveaway, as it only comes from 7 sets. From there it's only a matter of trimming down possibilities." CreationDate="2016-11-27T22:17:11.757" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9892" PostId="8266" Score="0" Text="A personal preference on my part for color. Really, it's the second time we build something because now we have several hundred unsorted pieces. We're not good at taking apart in order." CreationDate="2016-11-28T14:41:59.633" UserId="6833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9893" PostId="8268" Score="0" Text="I actually have the latest version of silverlight on my computer. :(  Thank you for helping." CreationDate="2016-11-29T04:25:50.837" UserId="7990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9894" PostId="8269" Score="4" Text="Welcome. Where are you getting Scratch for EV3 from? I'm not aware of Scratch running natively on the EV3." CreationDate="2016-11-29T17:39:21.160" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9896" PostId="8268" Score="2" Text="Have a look at C:\Users\&lt;User&gt;\AppData\Local\LEGO\MINDSTORMS EV3\crashreports\ if there are any files (crash reports). This path may be a little bit different on Windows 8. This example is from Windows 10." CreationDate="2016-11-29T20:14:25.280" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9897" PostId="8220" Score="0" Text="I do the same, but I have a few bowls or varying size to dump the bags into. Sometimes I break out the muffin baking tin for the bags with a lot of small pieces. Then I sort them while my son builds. Often we take turns between pulling the pieces for a step and building that step." CreationDate="2016-11-30T17:00:54.813" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9898" PostId="8218" Score="0" Text="In general terms the time time to find a part goes up with the number of parts. But you also need to find more parts. So the time to assemble a set with N parts is actually (find one part in a pile of N parts) times (find N parts), or N-squared. Keeping N small wins once N gets larger. And there are sets with more than 2000 parts (5000, I think)" CreationDate="2016-12-01T01:40:46.910" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9899" PostId="8194" Score="0" Text="Yes, I guess this would work.&#xA;For FLL this year, we made a startup menu with all the missions saved as &quot;my blocks&quot;.&#xA;This worked very well for us." CreationDate="2016-12-04T08:34:17.560" UserId="6391" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9900" PostId="8272" Score="2" Text="Yeah, I can confirm. Just built some of the new Batman Movie sets and they also had mixed bags. Some with the white band, some without even inside the same set." CreationDate="2016-12-04T15:31:21.533" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9902" PostId="8271" Score="0" Text="My daughter is very upset with the surprise. She was hoping for an ani animation or similar and 'just got stupid build stuff that I've already done'. She couldn't even find the link herself." CreationDate="2016-12-04T18:01:33.240" UserId="8025" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9903" PostId="8271" Score="0" Text="Same here. I guess Lego forgot... my daughter is a bit distraught" CreationDate="2016-12-04T14:54:22.307" UserId="8022" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9904" PostId="8271" Score="1" Text="Same for the German website. My little daughter is appalled to say the least. She made me check the site several times today...probably nobody was on duty on a sunday. Woudl be good to have it prominent on the frontpage of the website." CreationDate="2016-12-04T16:28:24.017" UserId="8023" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9905" PostId="8281" Score="0" Text="Anecdotally, yes, it's fine. Depending on the rarity of the set it may even be fairly easy. My experience quite some time ago was that it was easy - I'm not sure how many people looked at my complete lack of feedback and didn't buy from me, but I found a buyer within a couple of weeks. I suggest limiting yourself to insured post and trying to be responsive to questions." CreationDate="2016-12-06T03:50:31.617" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9906" PostId="8281" Score="0" Text="@Móż it's a set that's pretty rare and valuable as best I can tell - 10030 is the number. Looking there I see it is actually selling, too." CreationDate="2016-12-06T04:16:43.253" UserId="8030" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9907" PostId="8283" Score="0" Text="It looks like you are missing the spring." CreationDate="2016-12-06T19:16:52.590" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9908" PostId="5984" Score="0" Text="It's a real pity. Because NXC worked perfectly. It was complete without being overly complicated. Lejos, for me, is too elaborate. RobotC does work pretty well. But when doing &quot;behavior&quot; things or multitasking it switches quite slowly between tasks. I work with MindStorms at school and as a hobby. NXC works good for both." CreationDate="2016-12-08T15:36:37.297" UserId="8046" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9909" PostId="8292" Score="0" Text="heh! great. my eight year old saw it and now dearly wants to build it! any tips on assembling spare pieces? we are relatively new bionicle fans. thanks for the help! my phone can't view flicker, but I'll look when I'm on the pc." CreationDate="2016-12-08T21:22:16.087" UserId="8040" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9910" PostId="8292" Score="0" Text="@hazmatrec The number one way I've built up my collection is through craigslist posting of large lots of LEGO. If you're looking for pieces on the cheap, that would be the best way to go. As for brainstorming ideas, it's really just a matter of seeing what can fit where. If you're looking for inspiration, there are many LEGO builders on MOCpages and DeviantArt with... varying levels of skill, that you can pull concepts from and adapt or modify as needed." CreationDate="2016-12-09T01:26:22.413" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9911" PostId="1405" Score="0" Text="we did this, but it won't open..." CreationDate="2016-12-09T15:50:41.230" UserId="8050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9912" PostId="8289" Score="0" Text="It turns out that there is indeed a version of the EV3 education software that runs on a chromebook: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lego-mindstorms-education/jhnhfnolmcleankdkhfklakpchnccipg?hl=en-US" CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:09:50.360" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9913" PostId="8248" Score="0" Text="It's going to be difficult to help without pictures of the problem area. Can you add a photo to your post?" CreationDate="2016-12-09T17:58:26.787" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9914" PostId="1319" Score="0" Text="I've closed this question because without further information it doesn't appear to be resolvable." CreationDate="2016-12-09T18:30:53.810" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9915" PostId="8289" Score="1" Text="Oh wow. Thanks for the info! Looks like the version for iOS. That's awesome to know." CreationDate="2016-12-10T17:19:09.253" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9916" PostId="8250" Score="0" Text="They seem legit to me." CreationDate="2016-12-10T19:20:12.263" UserId="7430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9917" PostId="8298" Score="0" Text="Considering that minifigs often go for $10 each it is like you're getting the ambulance free.  :)" CreationDate="2016-12-10T21:00:55.673" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9918" PostId="8303" Score="0" Text="Ok - welcome. Please post a pic and we can help." CreationDate="2016-12-11T17:44:32.843" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9919" PostId="8303" Score="0" Text="wow that was fast the pictures up its really hard to find it on the net" CreationDate="2016-12-11T17:49:59.307" UserId="8055" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9920" PostId="8301" Score="1" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers.  This seems somewhat redundant to the other answers.  Can you add something to make this more helpful?" CreationDate="2016-12-11T21:28:28.630" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9921" PostId="8302" Score="0" Text="Possible related solutions: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4870/lego-remote-controlled-cargo-train-not-working" CreationDate="2016-12-12T00:32:10.823" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9923" PostId="8302" Score="1" Text="I'd double check the batteries and their connections in the remote.  Since everything else is lighting up in an encouraging way that seems to be the most likely place of the problem." CreationDate="2016-12-12T14:30:28.633" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9924" PostId="8307" Score="2" Text="See also: [LEGO Digital Designer alternatives](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1867/56)" CreationDate="2016-12-12T16:21:29.453" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9925" PostId="8306" Score="3" Text="Does this help? http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/5930/3498" CreationDate="2016-12-12T16:41:02.453" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9926" PostId="8308" Score="0" Text="Of those programs listed. Which one is good at creating instructions?" CreationDate="2016-12-12T16:42:49.097" UserId="733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9927" PostId="8308" Score="1" Text="See http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12/do-any-programs-exist-that-allow-you-to-build-your-own-lego-manuals for more info on making your own instructions." CreationDate="2016-12-12T17:08:23.883" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9929" PostId="471" Score="0" Text="&quot;though you do need to make sure to understand the license obligations it carries&quot; - unless the OP plans on redistributing the GPL'ed software, there is not much they have to understand about the license obligations." CreationDate="2016-12-12T19:47:07.127" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9930" PostId="8306" Score="0" Text="@David Lechner I have seen this page but there was no mention of Bluetooth in the source of Peter Mitrano's project. I will check it more thoroughly." CreationDate="2016-12-13T07:40:30.393" UserId="7957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9931" PostId="8309" Score="0" Text="Also see: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/2791/789" CreationDate="2016-12-13T21:05:53.380" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9932" PostId="8311" Score="2" Text="Have you tried messaging RGB900 on brickshelf.com?" CreationDate="2016-12-14T17:14:49.497" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9933" PostId="8306" Score="2" Text="The BrickFinder source code is at https://sourceforge.net/p/lejos/ev3/code/ci/master/tree/ev3classes/src/lejos/hardware/BrickFinder.java. It seems the .getDefault() method iterates over all interfaces returned by the Java call NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces(). Once bnep0 is created I would think it would be listed here and the EV3 should consequently become discoverable. Would need to hack this code to test what the problem is." CreationDate="2016-12-14T18:38:58.357" UserId="8070" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9934" PostId="8318" Score="3" Text="Very nice! (In case anyone else was wondering, those sums don't necessarily mean that collecting Lego is significantly cheaper in Canada with current exchange rates; apparently some sets aren't available there or there's just missing data.) It also includes a number of things that I didn't mean to include in my question (e.g. video games, stationery).  I will have to spend some time playing around with this. =)" CreationDate="2016-12-15T11:51:55.543" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9936" PostId="8312" Score="0" Text="presumably you also want public domain or at least royalty-free images?" CreationDate="2016-12-16T10:11:07.307" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9937" PostId="8168" Score="0" Text="I don't think that the book utilized all of the bricks in the set, but there were definitely instructions that used at least some of the bricks." CreationDate="2016-12-16T18:25:03.617" UserId="7876" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9938" PostId="8316" Score="0" Text="Before doing anything else, I would send JANGBRiCKS on youtube a private message and see if he'll respond. He buys just about every set released by TLG to review them (out-of-pocket, too, not sponsored). He might have a good estimate to give you. [Here is Jang's Channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/LEGOJANG)" CreationDate="2016-12-15T03:52:57.087" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9940" PostId="8314" Score="0" Text="Thanks for getting back to me. I hadn't heard of Stud.io so will give that a shot. I guess its just going to be a case of sitting and analysing all the images and slowly building it all up. Thanks for your help though" CreationDate="2016-12-19T12:25:02.153" UserId="8065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9941" PostId="8311" Score="0" Text="@VolleyJosh I would if I knew there was a messaging system on there. Where is it?" CreationDate="2016-12-19T12:25:33.660" UserId="8065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9942" PostId="8312" Score="0" Text="Yes. That's what I would like." CreationDate="2016-12-19T20:40:39.427" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9945" PostId="8296" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I will put up a picture, and I'm looking into buying a old black 12v motor for very cheap. The owner says it doesn't work so if I can't get it to work, I will take the gears off the axles and put them on the red motor. The one question I have is, how did you get the wheels off the axle in the first place, without messing up the wheel?" CreationDate="2016-12-21T01:44:36.377" UserId="7979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9946" PostId="8296" Score="0" Text="That's a great question about getting the wheels off of the axle. I don't personally have this part, so I can't say for sure. It may be very difficult to get these off. Hopefully someone else can offer a suggestion." CreationDate="2016-12-21T01:58:36.810" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9947" PostId="8325" Score="0" Text="If you happen to know more about this project please leave a comment :-)  If you speak Korean you should find out more!" CreationDate="2016-12-21T03:53:10.013" UserId="6678" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9948" PostId="8338" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBloccker I guess I should also check at auction houses for vintage LEGO sets from the '50s..." CreationDate="2016-12-21T18:35:22.740" UserId="7430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9949" PostId="8336" Score="1" Text="Just wanted to amplify the point about instructions: Except for very specific instruction sets they should absolutely NEVER be considered as part of a bulk purchase." CreationDate="2016-12-21T19:12:38.850" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9950" PostId="1905" Score="0" Text="I suspect this question would be clearer if you concentrated on examples like the 7346 set; large pieces that do not have a different appearance than combinations of several smaller pieces. After all, at least the look of 54092cx1 is rather impossible to exactly replicate with the same curvature and &quot;streamlinedness&quot; when using smaller pieces, and while the outside of 6082 can be achieved with normal bricks, BURPs are often used as structural components whose interior space is used, as well." CreationDate="2016-12-21T19:22:34.200" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9951" PostId="8338" Score="0" Text="Surprisingly, older LEGO sets do not always equate to higher sales prices. Yes, rare VW buses from the early days of LEGO, especially in unusual prints, can fetch a high price, but most standard LEGO stuff is not worth a big premium if it's 40-50 years old." CreationDate="2016-12-22T03:44:17.307" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9955" PostId="8334" Score="0" Text="What are some examples of mini figs that have a high value?" CreationDate="2016-12-22T16:55:43.080" UserId="8085" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9956" PostId="8334" Score="0" Text="Star Wars, Harry Potter, most figures from movie franchises. Essentially most figures from themes that are licensed products tend to me most valuable. Check out BrickLink to research exact value of certain figures." CreationDate="2016-12-22T17:21:18.853" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9957" PostId="8340" Score="0" Text="4195-1 is super cool! My kids will love it, thanks" CreationDate="2016-12-23T09:45:45.827" UserId="7430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9958" PostId="8341" Score="1" Text="The very old figures,  with much larger heads, did have ears. http://www.lets-brick.com/eng/legomic/old/old_01.htm" CreationDate="2016-12-23T14:24:07.667" UserId="6950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9959" PostId="8344" Score="0" Text="If I try to print and source the colors from online pics... how picky is the color sensor? Must the colors be exactly right or could it be off a little?" CreationDate="2016-12-23T16:10:48.183" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9960" PostId="8344" Score="0" Text="As long as you're not running out of toner/ink and are printing good quality images, you should be totally fine. Just make sure that coloration is consistent and dark (this only matters if you're not going to print it, and you plan on coloring it in)." CreationDate="2016-12-23T16:57:45.767" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9961" PostId="8344" Score="0" Text="The link the the Bricklink seller will probably not be around on the Internet as long as this answer. I would suggest updating to a more generic link that will still be relevant a year or more from now." CreationDate="2016-12-23T18:17:04.330" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9962" PostId="8345" Score="0" Text="I'm pretty sure they only went [bigger](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/QUATRO), not smaller." CreationDate="2016-12-24T01:46:34.327" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9963" PostId="8344" Score="0" Text="Your comment has been noted, and an edit has been made accordingly." CreationDate="2016-12-24T04:06:50.803" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9964" PostId="8345" Score="0" Text="Ok, but I do not limit myself to the original LEGO-brand products, I am looking for &quot;noname&quot; clone brands too..." CreationDate="2016-12-24T13:37:04.123" UserId="2985" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9966" PostId="8346" Score="0" Text="Are you looking for a few, or perhaps thousands of parts? Either way you might want to use renders of 3D models from the [LDraw parts library](http://www.ldraw.org/article/13.html)." CreationDate="2016-12-24T22:43:52.480" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9970" PostId="8347" Score="0" Text="This answer has very little focus in answering the question. The question is merely asking if such a system of bricks exists, not whether or not it is practical. Of course, it is a valid point to mention that practicality would influence likelihood of existence, but going on for 3 paragraphs just to say that it would probably not exist felt like a waste of time for me to read." CreationDate="2016-12-25T03:55:17.893" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9971" PostId="684" Score="2" Text="This doesn't answer, or even address, the question of why there's a MAXIMUM age limit." CreationDate="2016-12-25T05:07:43.773" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9972" PostId="8346" Score="3" Text="Can you elaborate what you want to do with those icons, so we can better answer your question?" CreationDate="2016-12-25T08:40:38.957" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9973" PostId="684" Score="1" Text="The first sentence reads: &quot;it shows the target age range of the model&quot;. The question is both &quot;why are there maximum age ranges&quot; and &quot; why not just write 8+&quot;. My answer covers both parts. I could probably rework that first part to make it clearer." CreationDate="2016-12-25T09:05:16.607" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9975" PostId="8349" Score="1" Text="You're a savior! I find it strange that Lego doesn't offer this as a PDF (and also excludes it from [the list of items in the 31313 set](https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/products/mindstorms-ev3-31313)) but thanks to your very impressive effort that's less of a problem now. To make sure that the dimensions get right when printing, could you please publish the measurements of the original?" CreationDate="2016-12-25T13:01:27.337" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9977" PostId="8347" Score="2" Text="I was trying to be as concise as possible, and I did say in the very fist sentence that I was not aware of the existence of such a brick size. I did feel though that it could be helpful to point out why such a building system wouldn't be too practical from three different angles; safety, ideal building element size, and business decision. Sometimes knowing why something may or may not exists can be enlightening. Hopefully someone with a more definite answer will chime in." CreationDate="2016-12-25T16:00:45.920" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9978" PostId="8353" Score="0" Text="The piece appear in seven sets, so any of those could be used to compare the size to other elements. But it really is a tiny piece that is sometimes hard to make out on the pictures. Here are a couple of images that might be more helpful: http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=dp027s#T=S&amp;O={} and http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=41141-1#T=S&amp;O={}" CreationDate="2016-12-25T16:50:32.063" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9979" PostId="8353" Score="0" Text="I also have the tiara myself, so if you really need an image against studs I can take a picture." CreationDate="2016-12-25T16:54:15.247" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9980" PostId="8354" Score="2" Text="We certainly had [some issues in the past](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1431/56) with the quality of pigments in the Collectable Minifigures line supposedly due to different compounds." CreationDate="2016-12-25T20:07:56.157" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9981" PostId="7475" Score="0" Text="Have you taken a look at http://stud.io? It's a Windows and Mac app that works with both ldd and ldr formats based on the LDraw parts library." CreationDate="2016-12-25T20:11:48.800" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9982" PostId="8354" Score="3" Text="My understanding is that the collectible minifigs are all made in China, and not at the main LEGO factories. And while the plastic composition is the same, the pigments are different. This gives the pieces a less saturated and more translucent appearance, which makes them look lower quality. However, at least in my experience, this is a superficial cosmetic difference, and the pieces are just as durable as regular minifig parts." CreationDate="2016-12-25T21:18:22.230" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9983" PostId="8354" Score="4" Text="I would also add that LEGO makes other parts in China as well, like all the keychain and magnet minifigs, as well as specially moulded heads and body parts (like for Star Wars non-humans). If the piece comes in its own little clear bag, it is usually a sign that it was made in China. I never found any quality issues with them." CreationDate="2016-12-25T21:19:38.883" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9984" PostId="684" Score="0" Text="@J.PabloFernández: And Lego was really included in that ordering, too? At least where I live, even when &quot;random&quot; other toys are ordered like that, Lego is always grouped with Lego, and these one or more Lego shelves, boxes are either grouped by geometrical size or by theme." CreationDate="2016-12-25T22:10:31.880" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9985" PostId="8347" Score="2" Text="That is a valid point. I better understand where you're coming from now." CreationDate="2016-12-25T22:19:21.923" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9986" PostId="8352" Score="0" Text="Either [this ring](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/512lUEN%2BphL._AC_UL320_SR282,320_.jpg) or [these coins](http://www.phantoms.su/data/VerSen/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean/4181/Caribbean_4181_5354.jpg) would seem a strong contender." CreationDate="2016-12-25T22:54:53.053" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9987" PostId="8352" Score="0" Text="As would the &quot;[Lever small](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4593#T=C)&quot;. I don't know their exact dimensions though." CreationDate="2016-12-25T22:57:15.083" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9988" PostId="8352" Score="0" Text="@Valorum why not add these as an answer?" CreationDate="2016-12-25T22:58:01.850" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9989" PostId="8352" Score="1" Text="Or this one; http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=24375#T=C&amp;C=11" CreationDate="2016-12-25T23:00:21.217" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9990" PostId="8352" Score="0" Text="Because I don't know whether the dimensions/weights listed on bricklink are correct." CreationDate="2016-12-25T23:00:55.453" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9991" PostId="6935" Score="2" Text="Maybe they are feared to try to smoke or sniff it." CreationDate="2016-12-25T23:21:14.110" UserId="8103" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9992" PostId="8353" Score="1" Text="My daughter got some Friends sets this morning that had bows that seem about the same size as well." CreationDate="2016-12-26T02:40:33.313" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9993" PostId="8355" Score="3" Text="That trigger piece is actually just about twice as large as the tiara. I have both of them in front of me. The tiara is a very-very tiny piece. :)" CreationDate="2016-12-26T04:19:26.760" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="9995" PostId="8356" Score="0" Text="OK thank you. Good to know. Feeding a message from a PC would be an option also. I will look into these OSes. Used to run RobotC on my old NXT brick. Dual-Boot is of course even nicer so you don't have to wipe the FW when switching back and forth." CreationDate="2016-12-26T08:53:12.830" UserId="8099" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10000" PostId="8357" Score="0" Text="I have some I can post once I can log on to my PC. My phone hates me, otherwise I'd share them now. :)" CreationDate="2016-12-26T17:12:41.323" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10001" PostId="8353" Score="0" Text="Do you think you can add an image of it next to a 1×1 round plate?" CreationDate="2016-12-26T17:22:24.567" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10002" PostId="8355" Score="0" Text="Good to know! That thing must be incredibly small to be twice as small as the trigger. Sheesh!" CreationDate="2016-12-26T17:23:13.883" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10005" PostId="8353" Score="0" Text="I added my image to my answer as well. I put the tiara on a plate next to some other small items for reference." CreationDate="2016-12-26T18:18:03.520" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10006" PostId="8355" Score="1" Text="I have added an image to my answer showing the tiara next to some other small pieces that people may be more familiar with. Hope that helps. :)" CreationDate="2016-12-26T18:22:34.737" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10009" PostId="8346" Score="1" Text="Well, actually I want to have them to use while labelling sorting boxes. So non commercial use" CreationDate="2016-12-27T08:34:59.063" UserId="3461" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10011" PostId="8349" Score="1" Text="Sure. The dimensions are approximately 48 x 90cm." CreationDate="2016-12-27T16:05:37.257" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10012" PostId="8365" Score="3" Text="Which ferris wheel set? The new 10247 or the older 4957?" CreationDate="2016-12-27T21:02:00.050" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10014" PostId="8358" Score="1" Text="The &quot;head shop&quot; is hilarious." CreationDate="2016-12-28T16:44:14.390" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10017" PostId="8237" Score="2" Text="Do they all have to be the same head print or the same? Also have you considered cheating and filling up the centre of the vase with padding so that you need fewer heads?" CreationDate="2016-12-28T23:36:14.997" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10018" PostId="6479" Score="0" Text="Please clarify what Mindstorms product you are using." CreationDate="2016-12-29T12:28:37.873" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10019" PostId="7260" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner Please consider posting your comment as an answer." CreationDate="2016-12-29T12:36:21.940" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10020" PostId="7865" Score="1" Text="Do you mean Lego Digital Designer?" CreationDate="2016-12-29T12:41:09.110" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10021" PostId="8025" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this information is controlled by The LEGO Group and not something we have access to." CreationDate="2016-12-29T12:44:41.973" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10022" PostId="7865" Score="0" Text="I believe that is the current iteration. I am speaking specifically of the software available from the Lego company." CreationDate="2016-12-29T17:20:25.413" UserId="7440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10023" PostId="7865" Score="0" Text="I thought I would clarify so I could update the question to hopefully get some more attention." CreationDate="2016-12-29T17:23:12.567" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10024" PostId="7865" Score="0" Text="Thanks. For the record, I am willing to consider answers that address other software as well. But I currently only have the LDD, so am completely unfamiliar to any other software out there." CreationDate="2016-12-29T17:24:34.210" UserId="7440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10025" PostId="7865" Score="1" Text="I believe it should be possible in most LEGO CAD applications, but LDD being a LEGO product it's unlikely they would officially support this type of feature. That's not to say it isn't possible." CreationDate="2016-12-29T17:26:47.120" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10026" PostId="8343" Score="2" Text="Also, since a number of minifig faces have two expressions, one of the front and one on the back, the ears would be oriented wrong for at least one of the expressions." CreationDate="2016-12-29T17:35:32.377" UserId="7440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10027" PostId="8343" Score="0" Text="True, I did not even think of that! That would certainly be an interesting spectacle :)" CreationDate="2016-12-29T19:00:06.767" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10028" PostId="8354" Score="0" Text="Adding on to @TheBrickBlogger, some of the parts are made in China. Perhaps the &quot;collectable series of minifigs that you are talking about isn't even lego, but is the company &quot;Shen-Yuan&quot;(might have spelled it wrong, google it).  Their products are similiar to lego's, except that their paint is extremely cheap and wears off after a few days. For reference, check out this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dcExGBJN2g" CreationDate="2016-12-30T01:18:38.227" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10029" PostId="8373" Score="1" Text="I like the design of the transmission better in your design. I don't think the (Technic, Brick 6 x 8 Open Center) brick that I used is even included in many Technic sets these days and this part is smaller. The differential definitely be worth adding too if you have the parts. Somehow this reminded me about gear ratios which I added to my answer." CreationDate="2016-12-30T15:58:17.500" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10030" PostId="8373" Score="1" Text="Your 6x8 Technic brick is easily replaced with either 4x 1x6 Technic bricks or 2x 1x8 and 2x 1x4 Technic bricks (and to make the design stronger you could make one layer out of only 1x6's and one layer out of 1x8+1x4's)." CreationDate="2016-12-30T16:52:40.827" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10031" PostId="8375" Score="5" Text="When you say &quot;I tried the reset button&quot;, do you mean that you followed these instructions precisely as written? http://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/8076/3498" CreationDate="2016-12-30T19:09:16.447" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10032" PostId="8380" Score="0" Text="You could try brickset, although they probably wouldn't have it since they don't have parts from the 60s and 70s. The earliest they have is the 1990s. Try going through the categories after you click on &quot;Parts&quot; in the &quot;Browse&quot; pull-down menu." CreationDate="2016-12-31T02:19:50.293" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10033" PostId="8380" Score="0" Text="This seems to be a subpart of another assembly - likely housing some sort of electronics in the left section. You can see how the right side has the proper anti-stud tubes under the brick, but the left side looks different. This side also has the two holes (one between the left 4 studs, the other one on the sloped piece) and you can see some tabs on the inside of the brick which were likely used to mount this part of the brick onto something else (or perhaps this part was closed with a bottom lid at some point). I have looked through the BrickLink catalog but haven't yet found a match." CreationDate="2016-12-31T03:00:57.417" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10034" PostId="8380" Score="0" Text="Thank you, I too had no luck on brickset or bricklink, but I must've been looking in the wrong places, as it is there. It reminds me of some of the unwieldy parts made around 2000, but clearly had a purpose in its time." CreationDate="2016-12-31T10:02:11.653" UserId="8134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10036" PostId="8306" Score="0" Text="I have found out that socket.receive in BrickFinder.find throws a SocketTimeoutException even if I raise setSoTimeout to MAX_DISCOVERY_TIME from MAX_DISCOVERY_TIME/4. Ping to EV3 from Ubuntu is working. Bluetooth communication from Android to EV3 is also working." CreationDate="2016-12-31T10:49:33.550" UserId="7957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10039" PostId="8385" Score="1" Text="As of this morning the IDE flickers for all users - including the adminstrative user. So no difference related to user." CreationDate="2017-01-01T10:39:25.873" UserId="8139" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10040" PostId="8388" Score="5" Text="Welcome. What is the problem with the database that BrickLink maintains? Even if they organize by category, since you are a programmer, flattening the categorized list is a few minutes work. Have you tried?" CreationDate="2017-01-01T13:27:44.967" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10042" PostId="8387" Score="2" Text="Agreed. The parts in each bag appear to match the parts in the instructions for this set: http://lego.brickinstructions.com/en/lego_instructions/set/75876/Porsche_919_Hybrid_and_917K_Pit_Lane" CreationDate="2017-01-01T19:47:17.517" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10046" PostId="8353" Score="0" Text="I compared the tiara to the old style coins (with the denomination markings like 50 on them) and the tiara is &lt; .5 mm shorter than their diameter. Without calipers, I can't be more accurate, but it supports your answer regardless." CreationDate="2017-01-01T21:28:00.347" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10048" PostId="8394" Score="0" Text="I attempted to translate the runes above the gate in the Moria set, but they appear to be nonsense, chosen for aesthetics rather than a hidden message of some kind." CreationDate="2017-01-02T07:38:41.567" UserId="8148" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10051" PostId="8347" Score="0" Text="While I appreciate your answer I would argue over many its points. Seeing all the small niche construction toys brands (Eastern Europe etc.) I think there actually may be a market for a 3/4 Duplo brick - I would buy it straight away, because Duplo is clunky and expensive (for what you can build) and the small LEGO is just too small and difficult for a 3-5 year old. It is unbelievable that LEGO has not come up with it itself given that the market has not evolved at all it the many decades that passed since introduction of LEGO." CreationDate="2017-01-02T17:50:29.277" UserId="2985" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10052" PostId="8354" Score="1" Text="I know the color of some lego parts (notoriously the lime green ball joints from bionicle in 2007-2010) can have an effect on the durability of the piece. But I'm not sure which specific minifigures you had problems with, or what color they were, so no definitive answer. Just a thought." CreationDate="2017-01-02T18:18:08.137" UserId="7531" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10053" PostId="8353" Score="0" Text="Thanks for that. I also have to coins, but with such tiny elements it is hard to see miniscule differences." CreationDate="2017-01-02T22:52:54.170" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10054" PostId="8347" Score="2" Text="I think the issue has a lot to do with safety. For a 3-5 year old a regular 2x2 DUPLO brick size is really the smallest piece that they can't put in their mouth and choke on. Anything smaller is just not going to make it through the safety department and regulations. However if it could be demonstrated that older kids would be interested in such a size, there might be a market. For kids who are transitioning from DUPLO to LEGO, there is LEGO Juniors, which contains larger pieces that are easer to manipulate, but are fully compatible with regular LEGO (same stud sizes and dimensions)." CreationDate="2017-01-02T22:59:43.873" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10058" PostId="8394" Score="1" Text="@maguirenumber6 Using the runes from the [The Hobbit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirth#Runes_from_The_Hobbit), you get  &quot;Diordie was here&quot; or &quot;Djordje was here&quot; - [a reference](http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/86125/#Comment_86125) to one of the sets designers." CreationDate="2017-01-03T12:33:41.027" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10059" PostId="8394" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid I must have been using the wrong Dwarvish alphabet :-)" CreationDate="2017-01-03T12:38:24.330" UserId="8148" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10060" PostId="8394" Score="0" Text="Yep, he made up quite a few, with different transliterations of the same runes, which can make it a little hard to know initially which one has been used. I went for the one from The Hobbit as it was the variant I could remember the most from without having to look it up :$" CreationDate="2017-01-03T12:41:22.697" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10061" PostId="8399" Score="0" Text="Can you provide details on its size as well?" CreationDate="2017-01-04T00:24:11.780" UserId="7430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10062" PostId="8303" Score="0" Text="As a heads up, that front minifigure is from EXO Force, not Agents." CreationDate="2017-01-04T08:43:44.770" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10063" PostId="8402" Score="5" Text="Last time I checked my EV3 motors didn't have wheels or legs, so they are also obviously not moving. Now if you are trying to make the motors spin and you have problems doing so, you'd need to provide us more details as to how the program you have written to make the motors spin looks like and how you have connected your motors to your EV3 so we can help you find out if you have a mistake in your code or wiring, or whether your motors are truly defective." CreationDate="2017-01-04T12:13:27.730" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10065" PostId="8397" Score="1" Text="I saw that, but the FAQ also says &quot;Q: Can I access and share my projects directly from Google Drive?&#xA;A: No. Projects are stored in a hidden location in Google Drive that is not readily accessible for users.&quot;  So without some serious hacking, the files cannot be found." CreationDate="2017-01-04T16:30:32.510" UserId="8152" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10066" PostId="8397" Score="0" Text="https://education.lego.com/en-us/middle-school/explore/c/ev3-chromebook-faq" CreationDate="2017-01-04T16:30:40.710" UserId="8152" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10069" PostId="8407" Score="0" Text="Not confusing at all, I'm a programmer by day. I just hoped someone had written the code for me already :-)" CreationDate="2017-01-04T19:14:49.247" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10070" PostId="8408" Score="3" Text="Is the bottom one a sticker or print?" CreationDate="2017-01-04T21:03:34.930" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10071" PostId="8407" Score="0" Text="Hah! You lazy bum, you :) Although my older bro wrote a more complicated script than what I described in under 10 minutes, but hey, I can't blame you for trying to save 10 minutes :)" CreationDate="2017-01-04T21:04:27.003" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10072" PostId="8412" Score="0" Text="I don't see how that helps. I have two parts A and B and I want to find all the sets that contain both of them." CreationDate="2017-01-06T01:09:23.343" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10073" PostId="8407" Score="1" Text="Neither of the sites I know, BrickSet and BrickLink, have useful APIs for searching for the sets a part is in. The in-browser script you mention could be a GreeseMonkey type script but it would have to screen-scrape the target site and that sort of work can be fragile." CreationDate="2017-01-06T01:11:37.090" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10074" PostId="8407" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, I only understood about half of what you said =/ I would suggest asking this question on another forum about how to easily extract that information from the page so that you can run the matching script. Because I have no idea. Hopefully someone with more programming knowledge will come along...." CreationDate="2017-01-06T04:14:55.707" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10075" PostId="8407" Score="0" Text="Also, you may be able to work around that by using the tab function. That way the script doesn't actually search the page for part numbers, since every part is an equal number of 'tabs' apart from each other." CreationDate="2017-01-06T06:06:33.773" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10076" PostId="8412" Score="0" Text="Thanks Zhaph, that is very useful. I think it will be quite fast even with 10 lists because the algorithm would start with the shortest list and look for those sets in the other lists, remove any that aren't found and come out with only common sets. Your response is different enough from Andrew's that that it should be its own answer." CreationDate="2017-01-06T19:35:44.757" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10077" PostId="8439" Score="0" Text="that will definitely work but it's not efficient enough for me." CreationDate="2017-01-06T19:45:18.253" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10079" PostId="8442" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much for your help. I guess I was a little bit off with my date!" CreationDate="2017-01-07T00:05:43.027" UserId="7815" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10080" PostId="8407" Score="0" Text="I can handle the tech, just don't want to waste my time doing it if there is a site that has already done it." CreationDate="2017-01-07T07:39:32.307" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10081" PostId="8405" Score="0" Text="Someone gave the answer by editing someone else's answer to point out rebrickable's API. I've now got a simple call that fetches all the sets with one part in it, can can knock together a script to do the rest, but it looks like they have deleted the whole answer. If they come back with it I'll give them the points." CreationDate="2017-01-07T07:56:49.967" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10082" PostId="8253" Score="1" Text="I finally got it working with yet another set of brand new Duracell batteries-the fault was with Duracell!" CreationDate="2017-01-07T12:14:58.867" UserId="7986" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10083" PostId="8405" Score="0" Text="I have un-deleted the answer that was deleted by the poster. If you would like to improve on the answer given or add your own answer to explain how you achieved this that would be great." CreationDate="2017-01-07T12:51:13.173" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10084" PostId="8407" Score="0" Text="Understood :P Good luck in your search" CreationDate="2017-01-07T15:35:25.943" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10085" PostId="8405" Score="0" Text="Zhaph addition to the answer was the real solution here, but it wasn't really related to Andrew's answer I'm going to use the API and write an answer explaining how." CreationDate="2017-01-07T23:10:34.103" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10088" PostId="2380" Score="0" Text="If someone is going to paint a LEGO brick to suit them I wouldn't be surprised if they sanded down the lettering too." CreationDate="2017-01-08T04:09:51.800" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10092" PostId="8446" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for your help! I greatly appreciate it. The Star Wars themed Lego sets are definitely not my expertise! I only posted photos of the partially assembled parts as they seemed easiest to identify. The photos only show a fraction of the set, there is still over half a bag of loose individual parts. Anyways, thank you again, and happy new year!" CreationDate="2017-01-07T17:59:50.683" UserId="8173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10094" PostId="2378" Score="1" Text="Fwiw, the plate(s) underneath the table, holding it together, would be obscured by Zane (in white) here." CreationDate="2017-01-09T09:49:20.477" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10096" PostId="8412" Score="1" Text="It's not like I needed the rep, and it was on the basis of Andrew's original answer that I went to check rebrickable as I thought I recalled it having an API that could be used for this." CreationDate="2017-01-09T09:56:09.267" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10097" PostId="6584" Score="0" Text="Works for me:&#xA;1. Download Oracle Virtual Box&#xA;2. Download Microsoft Windows ME (4.90.3000) (OEM Full)&#xA;3. Get the stuff to work&#xA;4. Last but not least: download the VBE9X drivers and install them in Windows ME" CreationDate="2017-01-09T11:25:21.607" UserId="8180" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10098" PostId="8456" Score="0" Text="[Cupcake holders come in 4 colors, btw.](http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=93082g&amp;name=Friends%20Accessories%20Cupcake%20Holder&amp;category=%5BFriends%5D)" CreationDate="2017-01-09T20:45:04.827" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10099" PostId="8439" Score="0" Text="I've previously imported them to MS Access to get querying power. A little work to set up, but being able to write those queries was helpful." CreationDate="2017-01-09T20:50:25.380" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10100" PostId="2630" Score="1" Text="Shell also sold a series of LEGO Ferrari cars at their stations in 2014. Which also included a full race set which had a few cars, race podium and a shell V-Power fuel truck. More info can be found in this [PDF](http://www.shell.com.sg/media/2014-media-releases/scuderia-ferrari-and-lego-group/_jcr_content/par/textimage.stream/1456431586969/eb2e12e96f0dd6875bcee38ee37fbc4b2ccdb19337409de916c32490524f0197/the-2014-shell-v-power-lego-collection.pdf)." CreationDate="2017-01-10T01:07:59.287" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10102" PostId="8408" Score="0" Text="I didn't find anything for the 1x2 brick on Bricklink in &quot;Bricks, Decorated&quot; category or the tile in &quot;Tile, Decorated&quot;; I'm pretty sure LEGO doesn't do stickers spanning on multiple parts any longer so that one might be a bit old. Could be not-LEGO, too." CreationDate="2017-01-10T10:45:26.940" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10103" PostId="8408" Score="1" Text="A recent set with lots of stickers spanning multiple parts is [set 10241](http://brickset.com/sets/10241-1/maersk-line-triple-e). Are these mystery bricks LEGO or some other clone brand? Check the pieces for LEGO identification numbers and LEGO imprint on studs." CreationDate="2017-01-10T14:50:43.853" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10106" PostId="8478" Score="0" Text="One needs to apply to Apple if one is manufacturing an MFi accessory. But if one is writing an ios app that communicates with such an accessory, for publishing that app on App store, one needs permission from the Manufacturer of that Accessory which in my case happens to be Lego." CreationDate="2017-01-13T13:32:28.087" UserId="8083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10107" PostId="8478" Score="0" Text="In that case, I would suggest updating your question to make it more clear what you are asking. Do you have a link from Apple about this requirement? I have seen people using EV3 with iOS in their own apps, but I have never heard of anyone who tried to submit it to the App store, so I am not familiar with that process." CreationDate="2017-01-13T18:18:50.510" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10108" PostId="8484" Score="0" Text="Thank you! After some more research on the website I found a downloadable version [here](https://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/Legothick.htm)." CreationDate="2017-01-13T20:13:40.997" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10109" PostId="8485" Score="0" Text="http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2488/lego-and-fuel-company-commercial-relationship/2630#2630 already discussed this actually" CreationDate="2017-01-13T21:37:29.723" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10110" PostId="8477" Score="1" Text="Or you can download the EV3 Software (Home or Education) and use this for programming the NXT (but with limitations)." CreationDate="2017-01-13T21:39:52.273" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10111" PostId="8484" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the update. It will be useful to know where to find this font in the future." CreationDate="2017-01-13T22:44:27.713" UserId="8203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10113" PostId="8484" Score="2" Text="Im preety sure Lego would of already digitized this font a long time ago. Why would they not? Its preety easy too considering the .SVG format, and 99% of computer fonts are actually vectors now too. I have no idea where to find the actual font file though. Maybe lego just has been preety good at keeping it secured in their computers?" CreationDate="2017-01-15T07:10:04.933" UserId="8207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10114" PostId="8499" Score="2" Text="Welcome to this site. Bag number and copyright date mean nothing (they merely identify the bag design and give a lower limit for when the set was produced (2011 in this case)). Can you post a picture of the bag and its contents?" CreationDate="2017-01-16T18:28:27.607" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10115" PostId="8499" Score="1" Text="Hopefully pics help!" CreationDate="2017-01-16T18:50:09.563" UserId="8210" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10116" PostId="8500" Score="3" Text="Beat me by 12 seconds! Good job, I agree on 76003." CreationDate="2017-01-16T19:31:12.487" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10118" PostId="8500" Score="0" Text="Beat me by 40 minutes, I should have kept checking back to see if someone had answered. How did you do it?" CreationDate="2017-01-16T20:10:38.753" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10119" PostId="8484" Score="0" Text="I'm sure LEGO doesn't want people copying their font to make fake copies that look just like real LEGO." CreationDate="2017-01-17T01:07:29.957" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10120" PostId="8498" Score="0" Text="Awwww. I see then. I went and looked through LDD &amp; LDraw too, twice each, with no results. I was hoping I looked wrong or missed something. Thanks for reconfirming!" CreationDate="2017-01-17T04:52:04.417" UserId="8207" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10121" PostId="8503" Score="1" Text="This looks great! Thanks for building this and sharing it here!" CreationDate="2017-01-17T14:04:11.307" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10122" PostId="8503" Score="0" Text="Wow, thanks for the encouragement. Let me know if something doesn't work or you would like more features." CreationDate="2017-01-17T14:51:07.473" UserId="5836" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10123" PostId="8503" Score="0" Text="Since you're already using the Rebrickable API, it would be cool if this imported a users parts so that they don't have to manually enter everything. If you include filtering, this could make it trivial to do something like print a label for every gear element that a user owns." CreationDate="2017-01-17T16:05:34.760" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10124" PostId="8503" Score="0" Text="That's a good idea. I will sure implement this. I would often reprint labels when the container got too small as the amount of bricks increased or as I got some new parts, so it was always easy to just input the part id from the previous label and reprint it." CreationDate="2017-01-17T16:59:56.547" UserId="5836" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10125" PostId="8484" Score="1" Text="@WilliamV.: I agree TLC may see no *benefit* in *distributing* the font. However, copying the exact letters &quot;LEGO&quot; (rather than writing something - anything - else with the font) is about the only thing for which one would *not* need the font. Any rendition would do as a base for vectorization, including all printed logos from boxes and catalogues." CreationDate="2017-01-17T19:38:25.630" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10126" PostId="8079" Score="0" Text="I can confirm that the Hubelino blocks &amp; track segments are compatible with Duplo." CreationDate="2017-01-18T10:16:33.153" UserId="8219" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10128" PostId="8507" Score="1" Text="Are you using an NXT brick or an EV3 brick?" CreationDate="2017-01-18T21:19:34.133" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10129" PostId="8511" Score="0" Text="There is a definite, but slight lip on those, and the 2x2x1 bracket as well, I don't know why though." CreationDate="2017-01-18T23:41:04.770" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10130" PostId="8513" Score="2" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers! I'm afraid that I've voted to close your question. We're a fan site, so we aren't able to provide insight on the future plans of the LEGO Group." CreationDate="2017-01-19T17:19:33.243" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10131" PostId="8513" Score="2" Text="...however, I will say that if it happened once, it could happen again. Such speculations don't exactly stack up as legit answers for this site though. If you have other questions, feel free to ask them and welcome again to Lego Answers!" CreationDate="2017-01-19T17:21:07.677" UserId="8203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10133" PostId="8514" Score="1" Text="This site is not run by The Lego Group, it's just people who like Lego." CreationDate="2017-01-19T21:09:12.057" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10134" PostId="8514" Score="1" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers, and nice MOC! We've closed this question as it is a duplicate of another. Hopefully the answers on that question are helpful to you." CreationDate="2017-01-19T21:47:14.220" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10136" PostId="8516" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your long answer! Are you sure about the $3.00 price tag for the current Batman Movie series? At least online they sell them for $3.99 in the US: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/THE-LEGO-BATMAN-MOVIE-71017 so the price wouldn't differ much from Germany and the whole series would be $80..." CreationDate="2017-01-20T09:41:49.883" UserId="8001" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10137" PostId="8517" Score="3" Text="What makes you think this IS a LEGO piece? Does it have any LEGO markings, or connections with other LEGO elements?" CreationDate="2017-01-20T16:36:39.937" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10138" PostId="8516" Score="1" Text="@pebx I appear to have missed a side-topic in this answer, and that goes to the licensed CMFs. I failed to mention that those lines are one dollar higher than the usual series. Of course, some of this may be explained away as pertaining to licensing costs associated with bringing us Simpsons, British Olympic Athletes, the German soccer team (whose faces are probably not free to replicate!) et cedera. My answer addresses an angle as to why the cost of CMFs has gone up between lines that should be of equal value. But even if I look at the specialty lines, they all are constant at four dollars." CreationDate="2017-01-20T19:22:57.277" UserId="8203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10139" PostId="8518" Score="0" Text="Seems legit... Good eyesight!" CreationDate="2017-01-20T19:24:33.677" UserId="8203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10140" PostId="8522" Score="1" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers! Your issue if very likely due to one of the internal seals leaking. I've marked this as a duplicate, as that issue has been addressed in another question. Hopefully the answer there helps you out." CreationDate="2017-01-21T19:21:56.877" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10141" PostId="8517" Score="0" Text="Well, the red piece is for sure a LEGO piece and fits perfectly with the transparent one. Maybe is a piece made by some third-party company. Can it be?" CreationDate="2017-01-22T14:41:32.143" UserId="7733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10142" PostId="8518" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer, maybe the other two pieces are made by third-party companies and thus are not official LEGO pieces. So these two pieces can't be used in FLL competitions...?" CreationDate="2017-01-22T14:43:07.227" UserId="7733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10143" PostId="8518" Score="3" Text="I've found a store which sells this item: http://www.mindsensors.com/ev3-and-nxt/88-ball-caster-to-mount-on-nxt-robots. Definitely, it is not an official LEGO piece, so I assume it cannot be used in FLL competitions" CreationDate="2017-01-22T14:48:40.853" UserId="7733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10144" PostId="8525" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for the response! This is exactly what I was looking for. By any chance, is there documentation of this that states the nominal power value?" CreationDate="2017-01-22T19:26:49.240" UserId="8233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10145" PostId="8525" Score="0" Text="I've updated my answer to add more specifics about the relationship between voltage, which the RCX controls directly, and power, which is not directly controlled and also depends on current (P=IV)." CreationDate="2017-01-22T19:56:10.653" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10146" PostId="8525" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Also, what would define a &quot;greater load.&quot; Would it be mass or moment of inertia. If two loads have the same moment of inertia, will they spin at about the same speed?" CreationDate="2017-01-22T20:01:54.497" UserId="8233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10147" PostId="8515" Score="0" Text="I would probably guess that the reason for the increase in price would be either the that Lego needs more diverse colors to create new printings on the minifigures, or that new minifig pieces(such as head pieces and accessories) are costing more to create and design." CreationDate="2017-01-23T03:19:05.923" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10148" PostId="7224" Score="0" Text="Is this a polybag or a boxed set? This would make it easier to find the set you are looking for. Although I'm not quite sure what set this, you can always try using letsbuilditagain.com, brickset, brickowl, or lego.com for instructions." CreationDate="2017-01-23T03:57:36.053" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10149" PostId="8529" Score="1" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers! I'm sure that someone would be happy to help identify the other bags that you're unsure about. It would be best to ask that as a separate questions since this one has already been answered." CreationDate="2017-01-23T11:47:33.387" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10150" PostId="8525" Score="0" Text="Load in this case is resistance to rotation from the perspective of the motor. This could be related to the moment of inertia of an object being accelerated, but it could also be related to other things (e.g. rolling resistance). No load would be when nothing is attached to the motor, and maximum load would occur then the motor can't turn." CreationDate="2017-01-23T13:28:23.453" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10151" PostId="8528" Score="0" Text="Are you sure it is a momentary switch? The 2-pole power supply connects to the side of the switch, and a 3-pole connector connects to the back leading to the points. From what I can see in the pictures it looks like the switch is a normal toggle switch with only two positions. Though I can't be sure. The points itself have a built-in switch which is toggled once the points are in position, unpowering the solenoids." CreationDate="2017-01-23T13:34:16.903" UserId="8235" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10152" PostId="8528" Score="0" Text="You might be right." CreationDate="2017-01-23T13:56:50.263" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10153" PostId="8530" Score="0" Text="The yellow torso and the large Technic projectile seem to confirm your answer as well. Nice find." CreationDate="2017-01-23T14:17:21.853" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10154" PostId="8528" Score="0" Text="Yes, it looks like there is a difference between grey/blue era. The blue ones use two solenoids (one for each direction), so I guess the grey ones use one solenoid only (reversing the polarity to change the direction)." CreationDate="2017-01-23T14:17:44.760" UserId="8235" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10155" PostId="8528" Score="0" Text="I've updated my question. Could you take a look?" CreationDate="2017-01-23T14:40:15.967" UserId="8235" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10156" PostId="8528" Score="0" Text="I might ask TLG for this. There are several possibilties. I didn't know the switch has a 3-pole output. If it moves barely the two solenoids might be in series, but then, mentioning the interlocked end switch might obstruct power flow to switch back again. I don't like re invent the wheel. Neither do I own the switch nor the railswitch so I can't find out. What we need is a datasheet. TLG can clear this up for us." CreationDate="2017-01-23T18:34:07.873" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10158" PostId="2247" Score="0" Text="It's possible that the name *baby* comes from the fact that they were originally intended as a baby for a minifig-scale mother or father, although I can't find anything to back this up. And that's not to say that it was ever used this way; it's common that the early naming sticks, even though the actual use in practice changes drastically over time. I have experienced this in dev work and project management, it sure makes things awkward for newcomers to the project when it occurs, and I doubt Lego is immune from that :)" CreationDate="2017-01-24T09:34:49.507" UserId="8243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10161" PostId="8528" Score="0" Text="Hey Niels, thanks again for your response. Actually the clue lies in this picture: https://i.stack.imgur.com/fLzUG.jpg&#xA;I was using a 12V DC adapter, assuming the voltage for the points had to be the same as the train itself. Since all three connectors on the transformer are identical, a child could easily plug in the wrong connectors, so I assumed both would have to be the same voltage. It turns out the points actually use 16V AC. I will answer my own question once I have verified this, since I have no 16V adapter yet." CreationDate="2017-01-24T16:09:44.290" UserId="8235" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10162" PostId="8528" Score="0" Text="Ah. Nice find Midas. The transformer from the grey era has a blindplated 13VAC output which might work fine. The plate can easily be removed. https://questforbricks.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/the_transformer_3.jpg" CreationDate="2017-01-24T18:40:56.193" UserId="4290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10163" PostId="8532" Score="0" Text="Yes, I also assume LEGO just wants to optimise profits and takes higher prices since they know the demand will still stay high." CreationDate="2017-01-24T18:48:55.403" UserId="8001" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10164" PostId="8533" Score="1" Text="It looks like the Vernier microphone is no different that the NXT sound sensor. The EV3 is only capable of sampling at 1kHz, so either of these could only be used to detect frequencies &lt; 500Hz and you would have to write your own DSP for this to extract the frequency from the samples." CreationDate="2017-01-24T20:42:36.353" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10167" PostId="8513" Score="1" Text="I have found some significant evidence, (some even in the BIONICLE comics!), that indicate the return and perhaps even the release year of BIONICLE." CreationDate="2017-01-26T15:55:17.840" UserId="6907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10168" PostId="8533" Score="0" Text="i might try ev3dev python with a usb microphone and see how that goes" CreationDate="2017-01-27T03:16:08.307" UserId="8244" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10169" PostId="8542" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much! That was exactly what I was looking for :)" CreationDate="2017-01-27T13:39:40.187" UserId="7308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10170" PostId="8543" Score="3" Text="What an interesting question! I'm going to ask my older LEGO friends to see if anyone knows." CreationDate="2017-01-28T16:00:52.030" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10173" PostId="8302" Score="0" Text="It sounds like you've tried everything but changing the batteries. Make sure you are using three AAA (1.5v) batteries." CreationDate="2017-01-28T18:00:00.463" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10174" PostId="2624" Score="0" Text="I managed to recover a 'clicking' NXT brick using a PC with windows XP and Lego Mindstorm NXT v2.0 just by clicking on Update NXT Firmware ." CreationDate="2014-11-03T21:29:28.853" UserDisplayName="user4133" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10175" PostId="8545" Score="1" Text="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium_pigments" CreationDate="2017-01-28T23:07:07.747" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10176" PostId="8550" Score="0" Text="First obligatory Q: does the stud have &quot;LEGO&quot; imprinted on it?" CreationDate="2017-01-30T02:07:39.870" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10177" PostId="8513" Score="0" Text="There are currently BIONICLE sets available on the official shopping site, which would lead me to believe that they have returned." CreationDate="2017-01-30T02:18:38.153" UserId="2698" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10178" PostId="8550" Score="0" Text="Yup, it does. I have a BrickLink store and list parts all the time, so I know for certain this is lego :) Impossible to tell in the photo though, so I appreciate the question. That aside, I looked inside the part with a flashlight as well, so definitely no part number. Just need someone who knows the name of this piece or what it might be." CreationDate="2017-01-30T02:20:44.133" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10180" PostId="8250" Score="0" Text="the &quot;SM##&quot; on the left gun is the identification that BanBao or Sluban clones are using, don't remember exactly which, but definitely clones." CreationDate="2017-01-30T10:06:19.573" UserId="8267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10181" PostId="8250" Score="0" Text="@RaduMaris the gun on the right is the suspected clone, so your comment is confusing" CreationDate="2017-01-30T16:39:17.783" UserId="931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10183" PostId="8553" Score="0" Text="thanks yeah i noticed that these were lacking the lego stamp but didn't put 2 &amp; 2 together. thanks!" CreationDate="2017-01-30T20:32:48.890" UserId="8262" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10184" PostId="8250" Score="0" Text="@GregChabala Misread there, now I'm also confused as I've got a BanBao/Sluban set from KFC (children menu) and all their parts had the SM## on them, while all my lego pieces have LEGO in front and plain numbers on back." CreationDate="2017-01-31T07:26:22.523" UserId="8267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10186" PostId="8560" Score="0" Text="http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=76044stk01b&amp;idColor=0#T=C&amp;C=0 is the sticker itself." CreationDate="2017-02-01T01:03:17.990" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10187" PostId="8560" Score="0" Text="@chicks Whups, let me add that!" CreationDate="2017-02-01T08:09:31.607" UserId="4150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10188" PostId="8559" Score="0" Text="this helped finding an answer. thank you." CreationDate="2017-02-01T13:11:42.943" UserId="8268" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10189" PostId="4316" Score="1" Text="That's not the only camera you can connect. There's the Pixy camera that has similar capabilities: http://charmedlabs.com/default/pixy-for-lego-mindstorms/" CreationDate="2017-02-02T12:37:57.880" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10190" PostId="8565" Score="0" Text="Related: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/283/how-does-one-get-a-job-as-a-lego-designer" CreationDate="2017-02-02T13:37:04.677" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10193" PostId="8577" Score="0" Text="Yes that looks like the one. Unfortunately it looks like that might make the axles a bit weak. Do you know of one that doesn't have the pins at the bottom so a full axle can go all the way across?" CreationDate="2017-02-05T06:30:45.507" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10194" PostId="8577" Score="0" Text="@Craig I'm afraid not. It's one of the more specialty pieces from the Jack Stone era. I don't know of any similar pieces." CreationDate="2017-02-05T06:34:30.963" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10196" PostId="6424" Score="0" Text="LOL - Why does each and every one of them remind me of a *Crossy Road* character?&#xA;;-)" CreationDate="2017-02-05T13:56:23.413" UserId="8297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10197" PostId="6760" Score="0" Text="Feb. 2017: _Server not found_" CreationDate="2017-02-05T13:57:16.237" UserId="8297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10199" PostId="1916" Score="0" Text="Such a pity they are diluting the parts... There already were parts perfect for the job... Connector #2 or Driving Ring Connector were both 3 studs long and joined two axles just fine." CreationDate="2017-02-06T10:40:37.890" UserId="8300" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10200" PostId="8565" Score="0" Text="You should also consider asking this question to Lego directly since they know best what they want and may even have special programs or similar for people like you." CreationDate="2017-02-06T11:39:40.943" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10201" PostId="8582" Score="2" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers! Could you expand this answer to explain how to find this book (perhaps link to it somewhere) and how it would be helpful for restoring minifigs to their original configuration?" CreationDate="2017-02-06T15:01:57.367" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10202" PostId="1916" Score="0" Text="They did use Connector#2 for that in the past indeed, but it can't be used everywhere (between 2 beams for example); and I suppose the driving ring connector is similary too wide" CreationDate="2017-02-07T11:45:57.137" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10203" PostId="8572" Score="1" Text="And then import the downloaded file within your EV3 Home Edition." CreationDate="2017-02-07T23:12:06.270" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10204" PostId="8585" Score="0" Text="Thank you. Just one more question: is mapping the EV3-G instructions, tutorial steps to ev3dev is mechanical (I mean, there is an equivalent ev3dev command to each of the EV3-G boxes with the same parameters) or is it a challenge to turn the former into the latter? First, I'd like to experiment with &quot;established&quot; structures which could usually be built from EV3-G instructions." CreationDate="2017-02-08T08:46:23.353" UserId="8278" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10205" PostId="8585" Score="0" Text="@Hendrik with every programming language you can use, you'll fine that the basic instructions are largely the same - i.e. turn on a motor, display some text on the screen, variables and control structures, etc. So whilst it may be different laying the foundations of a program, and what code you need to write to perform these actions, the pseudo steps should remain fairly consistant" CreationDate="2017-02-08T11:02:59.380" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10206" PostId="8585" Score="0" Text="I agree with @shea. Many basic operations for controlling your robot or in general interactions you have a set of operations that can be used for example in EV3-G. You will find those operations in every other language for the EV3, too. Of course you have to transform your knowledge and your program workflow to that new language. Especially when you come form a visual language. But that's every time the case." CreationDate="2017-02-08T11:12:05.530" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10207" PostId="852" Score="2" Text="Some of the pieces are so easy to lose or break, and they give you an extra just in case." CreationDate="2017-02-08T14:37:27.473" UserId="8306" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10209" PostId="8587" Score="0" Text="thanks @AlexanderO'Mara ! - do you know if these cars can be fixed - or new ones purchased?" CreationDate="2017-02-08T22:50:42.823" UserId="8313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10210" PostId="8587" Score="0" Text="I don't think they are generally repairable unfortunately. If you're lucky, it might just be something isn't connecting. If unlucky, you can buy them 2nd hand on BrickLink and others: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=590" CreationDate="2017-02-08T23:00:31.617" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10211" PostId="8588" Score="0" Text="I would try to have tape on each segment at 45° angles and have the color sensor read it. May or may not work, but it is at least half an idea. I would go for an arduino or something though to help, or do the entire snake." CreationDate="2017-02-09T04:09:09.267" UserId="8314" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10212" PostId="4852" Score="0" Text="OP's not been back to this question and there are open questions about the problem." CreationDate="2017-02-09T12:45:43.747" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10214" PostId="8591" Score="1" Text="Great question, and welcome to LEGO Answers!" CreationDate="2017-02-10T01:01:25.443" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10215" PostId="644" Score="0" Text="I have the same problem. My NXT still doesn't work. Does anyone have any other ideas how to fix it? My NXT is always in the &quot;Samba mode&quot; (Click...click...click...click...) I tried all I know. I don't see any device that could be the NXT in the device manager. I'm using WIN10." CreationDate="2017-02-10T13:14:51.567" UserId="8323" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10216" PostId="8588" Score="2" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers! Even if you use the same amount of power each time you may get wildly different results depending on the friction of the surface and the arrangement of the motors. You may need to constantly query the data from the rotation sensor(s) to see if it is aligned, and if not perform corrections, making clockwise/counter-clockwise rotations to get a more precise arrangement. Are you able to show us what your program looks like at the moment?" CreationDate="2017-02-10T17:15:02.510" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10220" PostId="8603" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the response! Just want to double-check: if I connect a button to the RCX, it would read that it is on when it is off and vice-versa?" CreationDate="2017-02-13T12:02:59.647" UserId="8233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10221" PostId="8603" Score="1" Text="Depends on how you read it! in raw mode, you would get 0 (or a low value if your switch has some internal resistance as does the RCX touch sensor) with switch pressed, 1024 if released. But if you configure your sensor as a touch sensor, you'll get 0 if released, 1 if pressed." CreationDate="2017-02-13T12:55:47.790" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10222" PostId="8604" Score="2" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers! The answer to whether this is possible is definitely &quot;yes&quot;. NAND gates can be built, and the required logic can be implemented using NAND gates. The questions is primarily about how this can be achieved. Can you expand your answer to help with that?" CreationDate="2017-02-13T15:10:17.660" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10223" PostId="7186" Score="0" Text="I've always had luck on eBay and similar sites!" CreationDate="2017-02-05T13:39:01.217" UserId="8296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10224" PostId="8607" Score="0" Text="Thanks. Why would Lego want to follow conventions when they can come up with their own? :-)" CreationDate="2017-02-14T06:27:39.517" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10226" PostId="3107" Score="0" Text="Sorry for late reply, but I don't think much has changed, I think the list contains only countries where LEGO has official stores. For example, in Israel almost every toys store sells LEGO sets, but there are no official LEGO stores and so, Pick'A'Brick does not ship to Israel, sadly" CreationDate="2017-02-14T14:02:35.163" UserId="7216" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10231" PostId="8620" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your reply. Could you kindly detail a bit the main steps of remote control over WiFi? Shall I write a complete program for it (as far as I know neither the IR remote nor the app is capable of handling WiFi). By the way, my goal is to construct and direct a small vehicle with wheels and a gripping arm (this latter is the one that is driven by the medium motor)." CreationDate="2017-02-16T09:07:47.267" UserId="8278" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10232" PostId="2840" Score="0" Text="There is a proposed set on the LEGO Ideas site [here](https://ideas.lego.com/projects/112517) of a LEGO Rubik's cube that is sturdier than the smaller one in @jncraton's answer. Of course, you can customize it however you wish. The center uses LEGO Technic to make it sturdy. Go to the updates tab and scroll down for instructions." CreationDate="2017-02-15T20:53:21.400" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10234" PostId="7841" Score="0" Text="I tried to find the answer to this a year ago. Unless you build some sort of synchronisation point using another sensor, you can't." CreationDate="2016-07-17T20:47:49.240" UserId="3689" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10236" PostId="2696" Score="1" Text="This doesn't work for me after I foolishly interrupted a firmware update.  By following the reset steps I can get the brick to say it is updating, but the EV3 software says there is no brick attached." CreationDate="2017-02-17T14:34:09.147" UserId="8357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10237" PostId="8628" Score="0" Text="The pin (4211887) in step 7 does not pass all the way through the other side of the 4 pin technic part (4225033)  if it did it would only collide with the end of the axle (4508553 from Step 8 item 4) inserted into the oposite end of 4494486.  The integrated pin on 4225033 slides in and out of the open end of 4494486, there aren't any internal ridges for the pin to snap into (hence the smooth bore description).  Do I have a bad 4494486?  I've looked online and every image I've been able to find of that part shows a smooth bore.  So I'm not sure what's the problem." CreationDate="2017-02-17T17:16:40.297" UserId="8356" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10238" PostId="8628" Score="0" Text="Even without the retaining ridge the pin should still be a tight friction fit against the smooth bore. it will come off if pulled, but it shouldn't just fall off." CreationDate="2017-02-17T17:39:51.297" UserId="3934" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10239" PostId="8628" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately it freely slides on and off [falls off], not even remotely tight - and I've tried ordering a replacement 4494486 from an online retailer with the same result.  I guess I'm just going to glue it." CreationDate="2017-02-17T17:58:11.300" UserId="8356" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10240" PostId="7643" Score="0" Text="I've tried flashing the firmware, but the EV3 brick gets stuck with the &quot;Updating..&quot; message and the Mindstorms PC application does not recognise that there is an EV3 brick attached.  More details at http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8630/ev3-brick-does-not-get-past-the-starting-message-when-it-is-turned-on" CreationDate="2017-02-18T16:12:16.750" UserId="8357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10241" PostId="7644" Score="0" Text="This did not work for me because the PC does not recognise that the EV3 brick is attached." CreationDate="2017-02-18T16:13:32.473" UserId="8357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10242" PostId="8630" Score="1" Text="I've edited and reopened this question after reading your comments on other questions. It sounds like your problem may be one we don't already have an answer for. For others, here are two related questions: http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7642/ev3-screen-stuck-at-starting and http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2688/ev3-brick-cannot-connect-my-to-computer/2696" CreationDate="2017-02-18T16:26:13.580" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10244" PostId="756" Score="0" Text="An Erling brick is actually a piece, or a component. Considering the first LEGO sets designed were based purely on bricks, we've adopted the usage of the word brick for use on other LEGO elements. Of all the LEGO 'bricks', the 2x4 seems to have the most resemblance with a [typical brick](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick) used in constructing real life buildings. When people mention a LEGO brick, most people tend to imagine the 2x4 brick." CreationDate="2011-12-01T17:59:04.817" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10245" PostId="8633" Score="1" Text="To be specific, it is likely 553b (open stud with axle holder)." CreationDate="2017-02-19T00:09:17.507" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10246" PostId="8633" Score="0" Text="I'm not to sure, It looks like it could be 553(a) or 553(b) but not 553(c), They stopped using 553(a) in 2009 so it might not be that depending on how old these pieces are." CreationDate="2017-02-19T14:09:09.087" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10254" PostId="8629" Score="1" Text="This got answered over at http://robotics.stackexchange.com/questions/11599/monobrick-communication-library-reading-nxt-sensors" CreationDate="2017-02-19T23:02:31.907" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10255" PostId="8629" Score="0" Text="I didnt get my problem fixed" CreationDate="2017-02-19T23:03:39.593" UserId="8367" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10256" PostId="8633" Score="1" Text="I can clearly make out an 'x' shaped axle hole (not a '+' shaped one). Leads me to believe it is 553b." CreationDate="2017-02-20T01:40:08.243" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10259" PostId="6388" Score="1" Text="Downvoting because the question asks about how to *build* a rubiks cube out of lego, not how to make a rubiks cube look as though it was built out of lego..." CreationDate="2017-02-20T13:56:18.657" UserId="163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10262" PostId="479" Score="0" Text="Additionally are sets with production issues, such as the Ant-Man Final Battle set which was scooped up by resellers once rumors spread and thus disappeared from retailers shelves before holiday shopping time. It instantly went to double and then quickly triple retail value." CreationDate="2017-02-20T18:46:28.950" UserDisplayName="user3911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10263" PostId="2478" Score="0" Text="Just to be clear, do you mean a full scale car or a LEGO car?" CreationDate="2017-02-20T20:39:45.910" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10264" PostId="2476" Score="0" Text="I suggest you use other methods of ultrasound, like a few ultrasound sensors. A revolving ultrasound is very difficult due to the wire" CreationDate="2014-07-21T02:59:11.683" UserId="3853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10265" PostId="8599" Score="3" Text="The different versions are to support A4 or &quot;US Letter&quot; sizes - &quot;Building instructions labeled &quot;NA&quot; or &quot;V39&quot; may be printed on US standard letter size paper, building instructions labeled &quot;IN&quot; or &quot;V29&quot; may be printed on EU standard A4 paper&quot; - in this case 505 is the A4, while 506 is the letter size." CreationDate="2017-02-21T15:52:39.423" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10267" PostId="8641" Score="1" Text="You can additionally put a short (3-4 stud) axle in the red piece to get a better grip on it." CreationDate="2017-02-21T18:13:51.303" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10268" PostId="8641" Score="2" Text="It's a pretty good idea, but it doesn't work :(. The problem is probably that the axle pin is too tight on the red piece. EDIT: It worked just didn't use enough force the first time..." CreationDate="2017-02-22T16:19:00.013" UserId="8381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10270" PostId="8649" Score="0" Text="http://kaspesla.github.io/ev3_scratch/" CreationDate="2017-02-23T01:14:30.213" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10271" PostId="8641" Score="1" Text="This is such a great technique.  Have *often* encountered this, and have always hated using my defualt modus operandi: my teeth. :)" CreationDate="2017-02-23T03:21:51.760" UserId="7194" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10272" PostId="8642" Score="1" Text="I have that tool; can you elaborate on how it would work in this scenario?" CreationDate="2017-02-23T03:23:01.180" UserId="7194" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10273" PostId="8641" Score="0" Text="BTW, another piece instead of the flexible rod that works really well (just tried it) is the [*Pin 1/2 w/ 2L Bar Extension*](http://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/PL/61184.png)" CreationDate="2017-02-23T03:27:55.010" UserId="7194" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10274" PostId="8647" Score="0" Text="Thank you, especially for the classic 9V box - PF extension wire hint." CreationDate="2017-02-23T07:24:54.290" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10276" PostId="8646" Score="0" Text="Thanky ou for the link. So it is true that the outer lines are always &quot;on&quot; and the inner lines depend on e.g. switch and remote control signals?" CreationDate="2017-02-23T09:26:32.740" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10278" PostId="8653" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE. Can you elaborate on your program - perhaps add a few representative lines that explain the concept, so that others can write their own version (of course providing a link to your own code is always allowed). That way, even if you cease to respond to people's requests for your code, the answer still has value." CreationDate="2017-02-23T11:47:09.417" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10280" PostId="8655" Score="0" Text="This sounds like a possible option. Would you be able to edit your answer to flesh out how this would be accomplished?" CreationDate="2017-02-24T18:47:36.697" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10282" PostId="8660" Score="0" Text="That's a very small bag with only common elements in it, I doubt anyone will be able to give a definite answer." CreationDate="2017-02-25T20:31:59.103" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10283" PostId="8660" Score="0" Text="I agree but I don't have any other elements to add since the box of legos is a mix of all sorts of elements." CreationDate="2017-02-25T20:33:46.893" UserId="8402" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10284" PostId="8660" Score="0" Text="@Henrik Sounds like a challenge." CreationDate="2017-02-25T20:47:11.957" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10286" PostId="8661" Score="1" Text="Yes, I would agree that this bag must have come from an advent calendar set or something similar, as no normal set would have so few pieces in a sealed bag. Perhaps it is from a different advent though? There may have been a similar build..." CreationDate="2017-02-25T23:12:11.430" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10287" PostId="8663" Score="1" Text="Thank you! That was what threw me off: I forgot that it could be a driver, not a pilot. Just needed the ID for inventorying it :) It was with a bunch of other minifig parts none of which seem to be very complete/with their sets." CreationDate="2017-02-25T23:22:35.750" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10289" PostId="8658" Score="1" Text="Sidenote: *I always thought it should be written like* Lego *until I came here.* – And you are correct. Never trust companies to spell their own name correctly. [Here](http://www.theslot.com/webnames.html) and [here](http://www.theslot.com/caps.html) are some arguments by a professional copy editor about that." CreationDate="2017-02-26T11:32:05.577" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10290" PostId="8661" Score="0" Text="@SlicksterTheBrickster The [Blue Panel 1 x 2 x 1 with Rounded Corners](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4865b&amp;colorID=7&amp;in=A) only exists in 17 sets. I can't find any other sets on that list that match the parts used." CreationDate="2017-02-26T12:23:57.783" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10291" PostId="8659" Score="2" Text="But why does this particular site care about Lego's official policy? It's certainly legal to ignore their recommendations in Questions and Answers." CreationDate="2017-02-26T17:02:03.790" UserId="8418" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10293" PostId="8659" Score="2" Text="@NikitaSokolsky True, but much of the LEGO community in general (not just this site) follows the all-caps guideline. Not everyone does, but it is very common in the community." CreationDate="2017-02-26T17:14:40.267" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10294" PostId="8661" Score="0" Text="Are you sure it's a 1 x 2 x 1 with rounded corners, and not the counterpart without rounded corners?" CreationDate="2017-02-26T20:35:02.870" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10295" PostId="8661" Score="0" Text="When I searched I used the Red Tile, Round 2 x 2 because I thought it would be the rarest of those pieces. It has been used in [54 sets](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4150&amp;colorID=5&amp;in=A), looking at those results I couldn't find any other matches either." CreationDate="2017-02-26T20:37:50.287" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10296" PostId="8661" Score="0" Text="Also the [Blue Panel 1 x 2 x 1 (without rounded corners)](http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4865&amp;colorID=7&amp;in=A) don't appear to match anything either." CreationDate="2017-02-26T20:39:34.280" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10298" PostId="8658" Score="1" Text="Before I came here I thought that the LEGO Group wrote their name that way and that it wasn't a standard. This question was asking clarification if that was actually a standard." CreationDate="2017-02-28T00:48:44.867" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10299" PostId="8646" Score="2" Text="@Aziraphale I can provide the following evidence for the outer lines being always on: I connected an IR receiver to a switch, thinking that the switch could disable the IR receiver. It turns out the IR receiver ignores the switch; no matter the switch position the IR receiver powered the motor according to what the remote told it. So probably yes, the power line is always on." CreationDate="2017-02-28T15:42:49.157" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10301" PostId="2791" Score="2" Text="As of Jan 30th, 2017, http://www.buildwithchrome.com/ no longer allows addition of new buildings - it is essentially read-only now." CreationDate="2017-03-01T09:15:59.333" UserId="8427" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10302" PostId="8672" Score="3" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers! If you have these pieces handy and could upload a photo, we could identify the set they come from more easily." CreationDate="2017-03-01T16:03:57.410" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10303" PostId="8672" Score="0" Text="Yes, well, they are currently  in a bin with about a 1000 of my kids' other Legos." CreationDate="2017-03-01T16:23:16.793" UserId="8430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10304" PostId="8673" Score="1" Text="The rocket pieces look exactly like what I have, but I don't recall ever seeing those antenna pieces. Maybe they got broken before I came around though." CreationDate="2017-03-01T16:26:03.330" UserId="8430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10305" PostId="8673" Score="0" Text="I could certainly imagine those antenna pieces breaking or going missing. Do you have the red baseplate that this is built on? Red baseplates are uncommon, and the one for this set also has a unique dot pattern: http://peeron.com/inv/parts/10p03" CreationDate="2017-03-01T19:10:33.767" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10306" PostId="8673" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure about the baseplate. I vaguely remember a broken piece we got rid of when I was a kid that might have been that. Or not. I'm going to have my dad take a look at this." CreationDate="2017-03-01T19:18:23.713" UserId="8430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10307" PostId="312" Score="0" Text="I bought a set of [FlyBrix](https://flybrix.com/) last year that work as a passable quad/hex/oct drone. They've made some custom arms to hold their motors, and built some studs into the PCB holding the electrics." CreationDate="2017-03-01T20:14:06.717" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10308" PostId="8673" Score="0" Text="Those antennas are notorious for breaking, so I could easily imagine them being tossed sometime in the last 45 years, which might explain why you don't remember them." CreationDate="2017-03-02T13:42:10.770" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10309" PostId="8189" Score="0" Text="I just published tool based on top of this library - https://github.com/sergeyzwezdin/ev3remotecontrol&#xA;&#xA;Feel free to install this with this direct link - http://ev3.zwezdin.com/download/setup.exe" CreationDate="2017-03-04T07:48:16.390" UserId="8441" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10310" PostId="8679" Score="2" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers! It looks like you tried to include an image in you question, but it was cut off. Could you try editing your question to include the image?" CreationDate="2017-03-05T22:25:24.960" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10312" PostId="4455" Score="0" Text="@Daenu: can you please specify which link you used for RIS 1.5? I'm finding all either blocked or broken links here, but my hope is high as you've posted in the recent past :)." CreationDate="2015-12-10T04:30:13.837" UserId="6516" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10313" PostId="4455" Score="0" Text="Use the link http://www.mediafire.com/download/rw1k1g5nyjakdp7/LEGO+MINDSTORMS+RIS+v1.5.iso and enter the captcha to authorize download when blocked." CreationDate="2015-12-10T17:38:26.473" UserId="4009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10314" PostId="4455" Score="0" Text="@user3617389 sry, don't remember. Had to crawl a bit until i found it" CreationDate="2017-03-07T08:10:51.150" UserId="6121" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10315" PostId="7586" Score="0" Text="Are you really expecting me to kick my LEGO MOC? Oh, I just realize how old this post is." CreationDate="2017-03-07T08:42:38.020" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10316" PostId="8686" Score="0" Text="oh yes, is perfect. One question more about the BrickLink page is a good site for buy ?" CreationDate="2017-03-07T12:52:35.607" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10317" PostId="8686" Score="1" Text="BrickLink is THE marketplace for LEGO (especially for things you cannot buy from shop.lego.com). Just remember that prices do not include shipping, and if you are unsure of how much it would cost to ship something, you need to read the store terms and/or request a quote from the seller before placing an order." CreationDate="2017-03-07T13:16:09.357" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10318" PostId="8691" Score="7" Text="No. It's not wrong. It's just sad that no one corrected them when they were young. I blame their parents, really." CreationDate="2017-03-08T07:15:09.790" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10319" PostId="8691" Score="1" Text="See also the answers to [Can anyone find a photo of the &quot;LEGO Bricks&quot; not &quot;LEGOs&quot; insert](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/556/56) and the Meta question [&quot;Do we use LEGO or LEGOs&quot;](http://meta.bricks.stackexchange.com/q/9/56) for both TLG's policy on usage and ours ;)" CreationDate="2017-03-08T10:19:32.670" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10321" PostId="8692" Score="0" Text="Some sort of reference to an official policy might be nice. This seems like mostly speculation" CreationDate="2017-03-09T08:12:00.120" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10322" PostId="8692" Score="0" Text="For instance, see Wikipedia which has an entry about &quot;Legos&quot; in the [Generic trademark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark#Avoiding_genericization) article. For LEGO guidelides, see [this picture](http://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33m27MAUr1qditrlo1_1280.png)." CreationDate="2017-03-09T08:37:07.157" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10326" PostId="2388" Score="0" Text="My son (4) and I love all the Star Wars sets and play with them, a lot! We go in to battle with ours. Glueing them would be perfect so there are definitely reasons for doing it." CreationDate="2017-03-12T20:43:57.437" UserId="8471" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10327" PostId="8704" Score="1" Text="My first guess would be that some fan of a sports team printed out its logo (or cut it out from a magazine or similar) and glued it onto a minifigure." CreationDate="2017-03-13T08:26:36.230" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10330" PostId="8704" Score="1" Text="That sounds reasonable, but the 'stickers' are very similar to the type used in that era of minifigure (where the stickers put on torsos were often the type that would crack and peel with age)." CreationDate="2017-03-13T14:22:45.387" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10336" PostId="8708" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much for the informational and insightful answer! I figured it was one of those figures that isn't listed with sticker information (there are also some parts with that issue, especially in older sets with smaller 'sticker over assembly' builds). Anyway, now I know where he came from, much appreciated!" CreationDate="2017-03-14T00:42:45.990" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10337" PostId="6983" Score="0" Text="I thought in large modern LEGO sets you would have numbered bags that should be opened when needed, not all at once." CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:34:28.700" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10338" PostId="6004" Score="0" Text="In my version of the set, there is an extra sheet pointing towards this particular piece. It is not a mistake in the instruction, but they put in an additional picture to clarify how it is done correctly." CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:41:42.203" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10339" PostId="7588" Score="1" Text="There is an interesting thread on Eurobricks about &quot;deadly&quot; assemblies: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/81402-impossible-lego/#comment-1564353" CreationDate="2017-03-14T14:58:47.027" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10340" PostId="6517" Score="1" Text="Some precisions: the shiny disk is a resettable thermal fuse aimed at limiting current in the motor if it is stalled for a long time. The black cylinder is a 15V surge suppressor, limiting voltage spikes caused by motor brushes." CreationDate="2017-03-14T15:03:21.313" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10341" PostId="7860" Score="1" Text="@tl8 what are you trying to get the axle out of? Lego have a tool for taking elements apart that includes a stub of axle for pushing them through. The limit tends to come attempting to get an axle-connector or 2-axle out of a dead-end element." CreationDate="2017-03-14T15:28:59.300" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10342" PostId="6983" Score="0" Text="Sure, but the calculation is much more difficult if you have to take bags and pieces per bag into account. So I simplified to get to a workable answer. Approximation should still be valid even when working to smaller subsets of the entire set." CreationDate="2017-03-14T17:06:09.343" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10343" PostId="8713" Score="1" Text="Bricklink has dedicated categories in the stores' &quot;parts&quot; section for tools, accessories etc. If you know what the minifig needs you will find it there." CreationDate="2017-03-15T08:57:22.287" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10345" PostId="8720" Score="2" Text="I knew I was missing something. Not the model in the series but the series itself! How silly." CreationDate="2017-03-15T18:41:12.060" UserId="4297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10346" PostId="4310" Score="1" Text="I just test with my EV3 with version 1.2.2 and V1.09H firmware I have connected motors to Port A B C, and number 1 to controlling motor at port A, not 0 so the result is 1-4 mapped to port A B C D Hope this helps." CreationDate="2017-03-15T17:28:35.600" UserId="8484" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10347" PostId="8222" Score="0" Text="Oh man, I really want that FatCatLab EVB! Too bad there does not seem to be a way to get hold of the developers." CreationDate="2017-03-16T08:43:24.040" UserId="8476" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10348" PostId="972" Score="0" Text="Firgelli Technologies as mentioned above, no longer exists. They have changed their name to Actuonix Motion Devices. They still sell the [linear actuators for lego](https://www.actuonix.com/lego-actuators-s/1929.htm)." CreationDate="2017-03-16T22:17:57.593" UserId="8490" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10350" PostId="8725" Score="0" Text="So what pieces would I use for the actual body?" CreationDate="2017-03-17T00:05:14.883" UserId="8489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10351" PostId="2852" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Post that as an answer, it's the best one here!" CreationDate="2017-03-17T05:45:40.877" UserId="8491" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10352" PostId="8706" Score="2" Text="Side note: I am not the only one who misses the old finger hinges: [see this question](http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4524/substitutions-for-vintage-hinges)" CreationDate="2017-03-17T10:12:40.127" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10353" PostId="8714" Score="1" Text="So there are only these three &quot;official&quot; models of weapons? What is the name given to lightsaber bars? Is there somewhere to buy something more realistic like the &quot;Shooter Mini with [...] Trigger&quot; that you comment?" CreationDate="2017-03-17T10:35:34.527" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10355" PostId="8725" Score="0" Text="You'd use a standard torso (body) for the bottom part, and then a &quot;torso, modified&quot; on top of that - they are custom designed to fit on the neck and shoulders of the standard body part." CreationDate="2017-03-17T11:42:50.883" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10357" PostId="8714" Score="0" Text="Yeah the non-LEGO options are better, so for the lightsaber is better take a original hilt and different colors  of bars dependents of the personage no?" CreationDate="2017-03-17T11:55:37.107" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10359" PostId="8714" Score="0" Text="Yes, but are there different types of beams? I can not look for beams or 4L bars in BrickLinks and get some useful part. I'm using the parts filter..." CreationDate="2017-03-17T12:39:48.327" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10364" PostId="8730" Score="1" Text="Was looking for one but TheBrickBlogger beat me to it ... supported her answer :)" CreationDate="2017-03-19T12:37:53.227" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10365" PostId="8732" Score="1" Text="Welcome! There are many different measurements for &quot;largest&quot; (most sets, largest floor space, largest number of bricks, biggest selection of sets, most visitors, heck even most employees employed) so there can be multiple &quot;largest UK stores&quot; in existence. Thank marketing for that." CreationDate="2017-03-19T12:39:46.417" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10366" PostId="4310" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much for the correction @dogwong! I have edited my answer to correct this." CreationDate="2017-03-19T21:49:45.273" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10369" PostId="8732" Score="2" Text="The LEGOLAND Windsor store is owned by the Merlin Group and not LEGO directly, where the Leicester Square store is the LEGO flagship store for the LEGO Group, so like the comment above there would need to be a bit more refinement on how you want to classify them as you could start adding in the other toy shops which sell Lego such as ToysRUs, Smiths etc" CreationDate="2017-03-21T09:44:35.157" UserId="4256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10370" PostId="8739" Score="0" Text="Why do you think this is a nanoblock? Are there any markings that lead you to believe this? Is the bottom slot design typical of nanoblocks? The brick looks very worn and old, is nanoblock old enough to have bricks of this age?" CreationDate="2017-03-21T10:21:57.033" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10371" PostId="8739" Score="0" Text="On second thought, that brick is too large to be a nano-block, the bottom slot is similar (see answer edit), and I doubt nano-block is old enough." CreationDate="2017-03-21T10:45:37.723" UserDisplayName="user8495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10372" PostId="6709" Score="0" Text="This is not as hard as it sounds. I made a movie with my kids. I was responsible for holding the camera and doing engine sounds. In one scene we had a car, a helicpter and a motor cycle at the same time. The result was quite impressive with only a little adjustments of loudness and panning of the different sound tracks." CreationDate="2017-03-21T11:21:33.280" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10373" PostId="8739" Score="0" Text="I did neglect to mention that it is roughly the same size as a 2x4 brick.  If it helps, it's leaning against a brick separator tool in the first photo (the one that used to be sold on a card with the red measuring tool; not one included with larger sets)." CreationDate="2017-03-21T12:59:07.627" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10374" PostId="8740" Score="0" Text="Very nice! You didn't happen to stumble across anything like this in your search, did you? http://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7748/help-identifying-a-lego-clone That's been unanswered for quite some time." CreationDate="2017-03-21T19:05:37.903" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10375" PostId="8740" Score="0" Text="Not exactly like those, unfortunately.  If they really are from the 1980's (could be the gift was in the 1980's, and the bricks are older) they are past what I was looking at.  I was shocked to find so many kinds of bricks were produced in the 1950's-70's that weren't Lego.  I looked at:  American Plastic Bricks, Playskool Plastic Building Bricks, Educational Building Bricks, Sta-Lox, Auburn Bricks, Betta Builder (UK), Airfix (UK), Block CIty, Playmate (Australia), and Loc Blocs." CreationDate="2017-03-21T19:45:32.373" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10377" PostId="8742" Score="2" Text="For LEGO, this isn't quite as easy as you might expect. The reason for this is that there is disagreement over what constitutes a different &quot;shape&quot;. For example, there are two main variants of 2x2 round tiles; those that have a single central &quot;tube&quot; on the bottom, and those that have a cross. For most purposes they are interchangeable, but not for all. There are *lots* of parts like this, and it has never been obvious to me how we should categorise them. For most practical purposes, none of this really matters. But I think it is interesting, nonetheless." CreationDate="2017-03-22T12:34:37.023" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10378" PostId="8742" Score="1" Text="Have you tried to download the complete Bricklink catalog and group the items by description or item number? I noticed that e.g. the Brick 2x4 variants are called 3001, 3001f1, 3001old, 3001oldf1, and so on. Thinking about it, I will do a &quot;bricklink catalog statistics&quot; Google search. Someone must have done like this before!?" CreationDate="2017-03-22T14:51:20.587" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10380" PostId="8744" Score="2" Text="While this is a very helpful answer, it is worth noting that these numbers aren't entirely reflective of the number of unique molds (or &quot;shapes&quot;) introduced in a given year. Bricklink parts consider printing, so those 3490 new parts for 2016 include, for example, hundreds of unique minifig head prints." CreationDate="2017-03-22T18:25:23.510" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10381" PostId="8744" Score="0" Text="You are right. I am looking at the catalog right now. The numbering complicates thing even more. It seems to be less consistent than I thought. Some part variants don't start with a number. One example: bhol04 is a 2x4 brick without bottom tubes...." CreationDate="2017-03-22T21:07:20.530" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10382" PostId="8746" Score="0" Text="I couldn't find much out there.  Maybe these docs will help you more than they enlightened me: http://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/379/data_logging.pdf" CreationDate="2017-03-24T00:58:34.307" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10385" PostId="8744" Score="0" Text="@jncraton I updated the answer. The method should at least remove all printed variants, and everything that is described using &quot;...with...&quot; or &quot;...without...&quot; in the catalog." CreationDate="2017-03-24T13:58:15.330" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10386" PostId="8744" Score="0" Text="Nice work. It's helpful to see that broken down. It would be cool if you could post the script somewhere in case others want to build on this concept." CreationDate="2017-03-24T14:52:13.320" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10387" PostId="8744" Score="0" Text="Excellent effort. Excellent answer." CreationDate="2017-03-24T17:23:44.453" UserId="281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10389" PostId="8744" Score="0" Text="@jncraton See updated answer for Linux commands I used. It is just basic file manipuation." CreationDate="2017-03-25T14:30:53.493" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10390" PostId="8744" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale Very cool. Thanks for sharing!" CreationDate="2017-03-25T15:45:09.993" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10392" PostId="8754" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I´m out of ideas, I've been building many things with this LEGO set, and I wanted to find instructions to try other buildings." CreationDate="2017-03-26T04:03:47.153" UserId="8515" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10394" PostId="8756" Score="1" Text="The bottom photo is a Mega Blok set, so isn't likely to show up in Lego set searches..." CreationDate="2017-03-28T16:21:38.290" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10397" PostId="2036" Score="0" Text="@Gnubie from experience, yellow pieces (old, from the 80s) turn orange in the sun. Like they are getting a tan." CreationDate="2017-03-28T20:38:45.533" UserId="8526" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10398" PostId="8758" Score="0" Text="Can you add more detail about the model? Do you have a set number, a plan or an image of it?" CreationDate="2017-03-29T02:34:44.563" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10399" PostId="8757" Score="0" Text="Wow, you guys are incredible. Thanks for the help!" CreationDate="2017-03-29T03:44:31.180" UserId="8524" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10400" PostId="8758" Score="0" Text="I guess you are not looking for the part-by-part solution that Bricklink provides?" CreationDate="2017-03-29T10:48:50.470" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10401" PostId="8757" Score="0" Text="You're very welcome. :)" CreationDate="2017-03-29T13:56:50.307" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10403" PostId="8741" Score="5" Text="2x5, heaven forbid!" CreationDate="2017-03-31T11:30:07.517" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10404" PostId="8764" Score="1" Text="Presumably they were popular with kids in their market research? They're very [swooshable](http://www.brickwiki.info/wiki/Swooshable). Three of these sets have either a wind-back motor or manual launch system, an extra gimmick to make these sets more attrative, it's possible dragsters were chosen as they are more stable at high speed and suited to be launched?" CreationDate="2017-03-31T15:13:18.380" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10405" PostId="8764" Score="0" Text="Drag racing is a popular sport all over the world. I think OP will find the Wikipedia page on drag racing very interesting as it goes through the history of drag racing on every continent. The bottom line is this: &quot;The history of automobiles and motorcycles being used for drag racing is nearly as long as the history of motorized vehicles themselves, and has taken the form of both illegal street racing, and as an organized and regulated motorsport.&quot; Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing" CreationDate="2017-03-31T15:22:41.987" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10406" PostId="8764" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100: How is this opinion-based? I am not asking for what people think could be reasons. I am asking for the concrete, actual reason." CreationDate="2017-03-31T20:10:08.163" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10407" PostId="8764" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger: &quot;The history of automobiles and motorcycles being used for drag racing&quot; - that seems to cover a considerably wider range of vehicles than the specific kind of &quot;dragster&quot; apparently prevalent in Lego sets." CreationDate="2017-03-31T20:14:51.953" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10408" PostId="8764" Score="0" Text="It is unlikely that you will receive a concrete reason without contacting TLG directly. Any answers you receive can only be based on theories and opinions. These types of questions are better suited to a forum or chat room." CreationDate="2017-03-31T20:30:33.293" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10409" PostId="8764" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100: This type of questions (&quot;what reasoning was at work behind the scenes&quot;) is commonplace e.g. on [scifi.se]. Answers typically quote statements by people involved in the design process of the product, from interviews, books, or other published sources. I see absolutely no reason why it should be any different with questions about design decisions for Lego products. On top of that, note that a statement by someone behind the scenes is not even necessary, as it seems there *is* a credible real-world example for the sets I asked about - which is a valid, verifiable answer, too." CreationDate="2017-03-31T20:41:12.193" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10410" PostId="8764" Score="0" Text="If you want to find an ant, visit an art hill. Hang around professional drag strips and you'll see plenty of dragsters. They are not that exotic, having been around since the 1950s. But that is a super-expensive type of racing so you might not see too many at smaller drag strips." CreationDate="2017-03-31T14:35:00.970" UserId="8535" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10411" PostId="8721" Score="0" Text="It's a cool idea but even with the best 3D printer you're unlikely to match the tight tolerances that LEGO bricks (made using plastic moulds) have." CreationDate="2017-04-01T17:34:02.977" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10412" PostId="8732" Score="0" Text="Having been to both in the last couple of weeks I would say the one in LEGOLAND seemed bigger, certainly in floor area. Leicester Square was more densely packed so selections available seemed roughly equivalent. As Adam comments I both would statements are probably true with the correct subtext. Leicester Square being the &quot;Largest LEGO [owned and operated] Store&quot;, LEGOLAND being the largest &quot;shop stocking only LEGO products&quot;." CreationDate="2017-04-01T17:42:21.567" UserId="8548" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10413" PostId="8764" Score="1" Text="This isn't really SF&amp;F, and both site and community cultures vary. It could be as simple as &quot;Kids love dragsters and they are simple to build&quot; or they sell well." CreationDate="2017-04-01T22:04:54.100" UserId="7484" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10414" PostId="8769" Score="1" Text="Alexander you have been very helpful.  I assume that the upper half of your reply is what I'm looking for and we won't worry about the lower half since you lost me there!  This is a great web page for Grandparents." CreationDate="2017-04-02T02:55:01.787" UserId="8549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10415" PostId="8769" Score="0" Text="Note that there is a combo box that sells a battery box (the AA type) and an M-Motor, plus LED lights, a couple of gears and a polarity switch for (US) $30. It's not typically available in normal stores, but online at shop.lego.com as well as in LEGO brand stores. That's your best deal." CreationDate="2017-04-02T03:06:00.047" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10416" PostId="8768" Score="2" Text="See Alex' answer, with the following note: There is a combo box that sells a battery box (the AA type) and an M-Motor, plus LED lights, a couple of gears and a polarity switch for (US) $30. It's not typically available in normal stores, but online at shop.lego.com as well as in LEGO brand stores. That's your best deal." CreationDate="2017-04-02T03:06:32.480" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10418" PostId="8769" Score="0" Text="@Phil, the set you are referring to is 8293. If the grandson already has a lot of Technic then this is a good way to motorise it https://shop.lego.com/en-NZ/LEGO-Power-Functions-Motor-Set-8293" CreationDate="2017-04-04T03:36:48.257" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10421" PostId="8764" Score="0" Text="@ZaphBenDuguid: I already explained how such an answer does not have to come directly from TLG without being mere speculation. Anyway, to be fair, SO is not about software recommendations, so asking about software recommendations would indeed be off-topic there. LEGO Answers, on the other hand, *is* precisely about LEGO." CreationDate="2017-04-04T16:45:38.887" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10423" PostId="8775" Score="3" Text="Welcome to LEGO Answers.  Can you show us a picture of how you have this wired up?" CreationDate="2017-04-05T11:44:00.193" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10424" PostId="8775" Score="1" Text="You need to explain the circuit you have created or provide a picture of it so we can help you." CreationDate="2017-04-05T15:23:42.667" UserId="2915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10425" PostId="8775" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answers. I'll try to upload a picture tomorrow. We tried to let the motors run free without being built in and it's the same problem." CreationDate="2017-04-05T20:01:49.953" UserId="8557" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10426" PostId="8775" Score="0" Text="We tested the motors directly on the battery box and the motors are running fine for 1or 2 sec and then they stop. one motor at a time is fine." CreationDate="2017-04-06T09:57:40.713" UserId="8556" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10427" PostId="8775" Score="1" Text="after a few more tests..... it's the battery box. We tested the motors on another box and everything is running as it should." CreationDate="2017-04-06T09:58:02.590" UserId="8556" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10428" PostId="4540" Score="0" Text="that happend to me to but i tried everything but nothing works for all you people out there try deleting the lego mindstorms it self then redownloading it" CreationDate="2017-04-06T17:47:15.007" UserId="8564" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10429" PostId="8764" Score="1" Text="I'm not sure how we can give &quot;the concrete, actual answer&quot; unless we have access to TLGs research or marketing teams to know why they have found dragsters so marketable. They do like them though, LEGOLand Windsor includes a drag strip in its Miniland, and my kid had the creator set that builds a bike, dragster and something else and the dragster is still complete. My other thought was that steering is tricky at 4-6 studs, and dragsters don't steer, so they suit the medium well." CreationDate="2017-04-07T07:38:29.357" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10430" PostId="8780" Score="0" Text="The worst case scenario would be to go through the instructions page by page (the pages with the mixed bags) and collect the parts listed there. I would think the effort is not too big if you reasonably sort the parts before flipping through the pages." CreationDate="2017-04-07T11:09:33.330" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10431" PostId="8779" Score="0" Text="LEGO used to give away promotional polybags for free with the Daily Mail tabloid but [severed their ties last year](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37962425) because of the newspapers reputation. The Sun (another tabloid) also ran similar promotions but I haven't seen anything recently. Whether or not LEGO has/had a similar promotion in the USA with the same sets, I don't know." CreationDate="2017-04-07T19:26:36.423" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10432" PostId="8779" Score="0" Text="The [London Bus (40220)](http://brickset.com/sets/40220-1/London-Bus) was given away with qualifying purchases of ($75) or more in the U.S. and Canada. It's currently available in LEGO Stores in the UK (Although I'm not 100% sure if it's sold outside UK/Europe, it would make a wonderful souvenir and would potentially be quite collectable!)" CreationDate="2017-04-07T19:41:45.387" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10433" PostId="8782" Score="0" Text="does it need to be the size of a minifig? or could you use a [TECHNIC figure](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/TECHNIC_Figure) instead? I think they're about 50g to 60g..." CreationDate="2017-04-10T02:43:36.497" UserDisplayName="user6310" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10434" PostId="8782" Score="0" Text="@HorusKol: You're way off, according to bricklink it's around 12.4g." CreationDate="2017-04-10T06:28:02.917" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10435" PostId="8782" Score="0" Text="@Henrik - I saw something else on bricklink that said 0.15 lbs - which is about 60g... but not 100% they're talking about the figure, or the figure plus a couple of other bits..." CreationDate="2017-04-10T06:33:56.977" UserDisplayName="user6310" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10437" PostId="8784" Score="0" Text="There are a number of questions about the EV3 communication protocol an direct commands already. Perhaps these can be useful to you?" CreationDate="2017-04-10T15:56:33.467" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10439" PostId="8782" Score="2" Text="Just a tip: if you are doing a science project, then you should personally and demonstrably make sure your passenger is exactly 50g. References like &quot;some users at a public forum said so&quot; are considered to be highly unscientific. Get a scale and do some measurements :)" CreationDate="2017-04-11T04:20:49.353" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10442" PostId="8800" Score="0" Text="How many bricks high do you need to go? Does it need to support any weight? [I managed to build a helix limited to six blocks high](http://imgur.com/a/ACE5Z),&#xA; but it uses 45 degree angles." CreationDate="2017-04-13T16:53:00.407" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10443" PostId="8803" Score="0" Text="Wow. That's great. I didn't know Fabuland.net existed." CreationDate="2017-04-13T19:46:47.170" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10445" PostId="8803" Score="0" Text="Fabuland.net seems the most completed one. Your answer is the best one. Thank you!" CreationDate="2017-04-13T21:25:52.040" UserId="3255" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10448" PostId="8805" Score="0" Text="There are many things wrong with the answer,.but the main problems are that you have not provided images for clarity, neither have you answered my question. Not at all. _, it is not needed to support any weight, I merely make these things for pleasure. Additionally, I require it to continue for infinite iterations of layers. And obviously, it need to be vertical. Finally, I would like it to be solid when &quot;running&quot; along it, just to be annoying._ None of the criteria met." CreationDate="2017-04-14T20:41:42.563" UserId="8593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10449" PostId="8800" Score="0" Text="Related, but not a dupe due to your part limitations: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1896/what-is-the-best-practice-for-circular-lego-staircase-construction/1903" CreationDate="2017-04-14T21:51:02.463" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10450" PostId="8805" Score="4" Text="@simplest_mathematics I agree that this answer could be improved with an image, but I think your comment is a little harsh. This answer sounds a lot like what Ambo proposed, and that seems reasonable to me. It's true that it doesn't use only 90 degree angles, but it does provide another option using only basic bricks. Honestly, I think this answer is pretty good, especially for a first post." CreationDate="2017-04-14T22:05:12.967" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10451" PostId="8805" Score="0" Text="Fair enough, you should look at my first bad answers lol!  But I'm not saying that it is bad, I am saying a little more consideration of the specifications should be implemented in the answer @jncraton" CreationDate="2017-04-15T10:58:15.340" UserId="8593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10452" PostId="8800" Score="0" Text="@jncraton , that is the post I referred to for this idea in the first place." CreationDate="2017-04-15T10:59:22.873" UserId="8593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10454" PostId="8809" Score="0" Text="Just... keep 'em all?" CreationDate="2017-04-16T13:17:29.817" UserId="5439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10455" PostId="8809" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your help editing my post. I have kept them a long time but I now wonder if they are indeed Lego." CreationDate="2017-04-16T16:32:26.477" UserId="7815" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10458" PostId="8810" Score="0" Text="Actually I'd call that a Tehnic pin, as does BrickLink.  https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32556#T=C" CreationDate="2017-04-17T03:05:03.627" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10459" PostId="8809" Score="0" Text="Several of the tools are from playmobil. The first two and the musket definitely are but its hard for me to tell with the rest." CreationDate="2017-04-17T03:39:30.293" UserId="8606" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10461" PostId="8813" Score="3" Text="The part on the right in the bottom image is Lego, from the short-lived Znap theme. The part is [Znap Connector 3 x 3 - 4 way](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=Zbb018&amp;idColor=3)." CreationDate="2017-04-17T13:11:20.360" UserId="2637" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10463" PostId="8809" Score="0" Text="The last item in the bottom image: could it be a Znap connector?" CreationDate="2017-04-17T20:20:43.777" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10464" PostId="8793" Score="1" Text="I recently went to a sumo competition and one robot had its tyres replaced by rolls of medical silicon. Very heavy and with lots of grip. Apparently within the rules, too!" CreationDate="2017-04-17T22:02:21.623" UserId="8397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10467" PostId="8809" Score="0" Text="Almost always, you can find the word LEGO on true LEGO bricks and pieces. If you can't find it, chances are it ain't LEGO." CreationDate="2017-04-18T15:17:32.627" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10470" PostId="8809" Score="0" Text="The penultimate one on the second picture is a k'nex (or something like that). you take 2 of these, and you can make a sphere. Not lego." CreationDate="2017-04-19T08:34:52.580" UserId="8633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10472" PostId="6913" Score="0" Text="can you please post a picture of this reset block for the motors? We are having the same issues - frustrating" CreationDate="2017-04-19T17:19:04.207" UserId="8654" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10476" PostId="8829" Score="1" Text="Are you interested in preventing the breakage of a part or creating a joint that can take more weight before bending?" CreationDate="2017-04-21T04:41:03.157" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10477" PostId="8831" Score="0" Text="The top one is https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3640#T=C and corresponding male part. I remember having a dump truck which used one of these (in black) as the base, allowing it to bend in the middle." CreationDate="2017-04-21T14:52:25.000" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10479" PostId="8770" Score="0" Text="I second this. Getting a motor by itself probably isn't enough. You need a decent collection of gears and technic bricks/beams to make even a simple machine.It also helps to get some of the gear boxes or other specialized parts. Buying any of the motorized Technic sets is a good way to start." CreationDate="2017-04-21T18:05:48.317" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10480" PostId="8832" Score="3" Text="Wow, and the 1x3 &quot;Train Signal Stand&quot; was only in ONE set in White! (The 6828 Twin-Winged Spoiler).  Thanks to all for the help!" CreationDate="2017-04-21T19:34:31.783" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10482" PostId="8828" Score="0" Text="Looks like http://www.onemindstorm.com/nxt-software-support/ has a solution for installing on a previous mac version of OS 10.  The instructions may work.  They also have links to download the software.  I don't own a mac to test that it does work.  I can't describe this as an answer without knowing it works.  If you get it to work, please add the steps you used." CreationDate="2017-04-22T02:57:10.093" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10483" PostId="8834" Score="0" Text="That would be an option. But part of the motivation to use LEGO is it's modularity. I would like to reuse my blocks to try out new furniture." CreationDate="2017-04-22T11:37:16.277" UserId="8674" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10485" PostId="8841" Score="5" Text="I don't think there is enough information here to identify the set. Can you add a picture?" CreationDate="2017-04-24T22:43:31.653" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10486" PostId="8840" Score="0" Text="Do you have any requirements on connectability and stability?" CreationDate="2017-04-25T04:48:40.543" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10487" PostId="8842" Score="3" Text="So your cube is 2x2x(1+2/3). This means that without plates you would need 6 x 6 x 5 (length x width x height) as the smallest possible cube (?)" CreationDate="2017-04-25T08:21:44.887" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10488" PostId="8842" Score="2" Text="The ratio between the height and width of one brick is 6:5, so yes, if you have to it out of only standard bricks, that will be the size." CreationDate="2017-04-25T11:45:21.183" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10489" PostId="8843" Score="0" Text="Sorry, Only the pieces above" CreationDate="2017-04-25T14:47:45.703" UserId="8593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10492" PostId="8841" Score="1" Text="Number and date identify the plastic bag design, but not the set nor the pieces in the bag, so that info doesn't help us (apart from eliminating sets that were no longer produced in 2011). We'd need a picture as per Alex' comment." CreationDate="2017-04-25T16:04:31.687" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10493" PostId="8800" Score="0" Text="I updated my answer to only cover the bricks I think you're using - is that better?" CreationDate="2017-04-25T22:15:37.313" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10495" PostId="8800" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid, yeah. (Neither did I say it was bad)" CreationDate="2017-04-26T06:54:26.727" UserId="8593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10496" PostId="8840" Score="0" Text="Can you show us what you are planning to do? How are you going to connect the cubes?" CreationDate="2017-04-26T06:54:38.080" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10498" PostId="8845" Score="2" Text="I'm hoping Kevin can confirm your findings, but that's a pretty awesome find based on the meagre description provided." CreationDate="2017-04-26T16:02:41.220" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10499" PostId="8177" Score="1" Text="I don't know, why &quot;jncraton&quot; edited my answer, but that is not more the same answer, as I've stated. That's not ok! I've never statet that both are compatible." CreationDate="2017-04-27T15:31:30.307" UserId="7888" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10506" PostId="8849" Score="0" Text="I was aware of both. The paper was very informative. To build the furniture I think some trial and error, combined with your resources, should suffice. But the main point to use software was that it would allow me to leverage generative algorithms to create many different design according to correct physical constraints." CreationDate="2017-05-01T08:08:48.820" UserId="8674" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10508" PostId="4513" Score="0" Text="I use C++ instead of Python on ev3dev. How do I use bluetooth there?" CreationDate="2017-05-03T14:36:24.910" UserId="8397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10509" PostId="4513" Score="1" Text="How about this? http://www.yakachu.de/nxt/" CreationDate="2017-05-03T17:10:42.097" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10510" PostId="8853" Score="1" Text="No answer after a few days. Hmm. Perhaps that's not unusual, but I wonder if it will take some more research. if someone thinks it worthwhile to share my question outside this Bricks site, please comment. Do you think I could ask the LEGO Group directly? If so, where do you think I could begin? Perhaps the customer service department?" CreationDate="2017-05-03T18:07:04.253" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10511" PostId="4513" Score="0" Text="umm, I actually cross-compile and execute C++ right on the device, in ev3dev. it provides TTY for various motors but bluetooth isn't one of them. the link you posted is something completely different" CreationDate="2017-05-03T18:55:29.673" UserId="8397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10512" PostId="8862" Score="0" Text="Thank you!  I'm a bit disappointed that this isn't part of a large set." CreationDate="2017-05-03T20:07:33.467" UserId="8727" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10514" PostId="8862" Score="0" Text="They're easier to buy in smaller sets and you can add it to anything as large as you like." CreationDate="2017-05-04T12:33:41.583" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10516" PostId="8865" Score="2" Text="Which of the booster pieces are you asking about? The larger ones with the translucent red cones, or the smaller ones that look like binoculars? And which connection is causing you trouble? I don't see anything wrong with the set." CreationDate="2017-05-04T18:26:41.080" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10517" PostId="8865" Score="0" Text="From owning this, the element connecting the transred cones (a tap, https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4599#T=C) to the main body does not form a tight join (or any join, in some cases) with the positioning rocket element (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3963#T=C). It either doesn't seat, so they fall out, or seats so tightly that it can't be removed. Seems to be a bit of variance in individual pieces though, as some work as intended." CreationDate="2017-05-05T06:26:49.513" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10518" PostId="8865" Score="4" Text="That may be some manufacturing fault. I also have this set and inspected the pieces carefully. The rocket element has a standard Technic axle hole inside (looks like an X), and the tap piece fits in nice and snug, as it should. I also have extras of both elements, and never had a problem with them. I would call LEGO's customer service and ask for a replacement if either the rocket or the tap are faulty." CreationDate="2017-05-05T15:06:41.157" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10520" PostId="8865" Score="0" Text="Yes it is the bigger booster. Sorry for being unclear." CreationDate="2017-05-05T19:32:25.557" UserId="8729" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10521" PostId="8868" Score="0" Text="Technically, what you did is just another way of gearing your motors - you increased the speed by adding a gearing reduction. To make my solution you would need to do something like this: http://tinyurl.com/mv2odap . The differentials make sure that any speed difference between the motors does not cause friction, which in your example could happen. Friction would cause the vehicle to stall, or in worst case, cause gears/axles to break due to the enormous torque difference that comes with it. For your purpose you only need 1 differential per wheel, no need to join the 2 wheels with another 1." CreationDate="2017-05-06T09:34:35.710" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10523" PostId="8870" Score="1" Text="My affiliation is that I am a principle in an imprinting facility, that services clients from automotive to toys and beyond. In the past couple of years we have had the opportunity to service companies that wanted us to print their designs on Lego pieces. To make it easier for other users to get an idea what it would cost was to dedicate a web page to those prices.  Trust that makes my response longer and more useful to others on this forum. Any pad printer with multi-colored equipment should be able to perform this service, maybe even at a lower price." CreationDate="2017-05-07T16:16:11.387" UserId="8740" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10525" PostId="8870" Score="1" Text="I've updated your answer to reflect this affiliation and linked to both your main website and the pricing page for LEGO pad printing." CreationDate="2017-05-08T17:25:31.763" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10527" PostId="8883" Score="2" Text="I would suggest asking on the LeJOS forum: https://lejos.sourceforge.io/forum/viewforum.php?f=18" CreationDate="2017-05-10T14:56:36.203" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10528" PostId="8887" Score="3" Text="Howdy. Welcome to Bricks.  It would probably be better to split this up into a few posts.  Asking for a 2-3 identifications in a post is totally acceptable, but asking for 15 at once is probably too many at once.  It would also be great if you could inline a couple of images per post rather than linking to a gallery." CreationDate="2017-05-12T20:30:08.337" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10529" PostId="8890" Score="0" Text="That is a great picture of a great EV3-G program written in a great programming  language editor.  I do not understand how your EV3-G editor in 2014 is better than my editor in 2017.  Is it possible that you are using the Macintosh software." CreationDate="2017-05-13T11:30:07.873" UserId="8764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10530" PostId="8890" Score="0" Text="That is a great picture of a great EV3-G program written in a great programming  language editor.  I do not understand how your EV3-G editor in 2014 is better than my editor in 2017.  Is it possible that you are using the Macintosh software.      Specifically, when you break your code into rows, your wires are equally spaced between the rows.  My editor temporarily does that, but when the last end is anchored, the equal spacing is lost.  My EV3-G editor is up to date for 2017.  What am I missing?" CreationDate="2017-05-13T11:41:36.643" UserId="8764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10531" PostId="8887" Score="1" Text="Totally understandable! I was thinking that seeing a bunch might allow someone to recognize something quickly, but now that you mention it - it does seem a bit unreasonable! I'll reformat things. Thanks." CreationDate="2017-05-13T13:41:51.563" UserId="8762" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10532" PostId="8889" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much! This is a wonderful start and I really appreciate the time." CreationDate="2017-05-13T13:54:13.377" UserId="8762" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10533" PostId="8889" Score="0" Text="That's a great answer.  Sorry for messing up the question so it doesn't fit any longer.  Hopefully I fixed the answer to your liking." CreationDate="2017-05-13T14:02:24.290" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10534" PostId="8889" Score="0" Text="It really is a great answer!  I have a very excited kiddo, so thank you again Syberion. We've already put the little Racer Power Cruisers together thanks to your help." CreationDate="2017-05-13T14:43:41.823" UserId="8762" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10535" PostId="8890" Score="1" Text="&quot;your EV3-G editor in 2014 is better than my editor in 2017&quot; - it was written on a PC using the &quot;education&quot; version of EV3-G.  That version has comment blocks, which allow adding comments that travel with the linked blocks. It's available from the &quot;Advanced&quot; tab.  Either version is a free download. The image PID is known to work on the NXT brick, but not EV3. EV3 handles the loops too fast and needs to add a delay before re-entering the loop." CreationDate="2017-05-13T23:43:53.117" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10536" PostId="8889" Score="0" Text="It appears that 10 and 20 are not from a set, but rather self-built. It might help to provide multiple views for those." CreationDate="2017-05-14T19:02:26.343" UserId="8381" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10540" PostId="8894" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much! I'd have never guessed it was the center to a jet engine, to represent the turbines...!" CreationDate="2017-05-16T14:05:25.227" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10542" PostId="7439" Score="0" Text="thanks for the very helpful hints!&#xA;I encountered same issue with installing LEGO Mindstorms NXT v2.0.f6 and Arduino IDE 1.8.2 under Windows 10. After uninstalling Arduino IDE and LEGO Mindstorms I reinstalled LEGO Mindstorms, but the &quot;Bossa&quot; Driver still persist after rebooting. After dealing with suggestions regarding the oemxx.inf files the only solution which worked spontaneous was the one from &quot;jmarcr&quot;: &quot;...replace the Bossa device by the Lego Mindstorm device&quot;&#xA;THX for this!!! :-)&#xA;(Now I am curious looking to install Arduino IDE again...and see what will happen...)" CreationDate="2017-05-16T21:10:32.877" UserId="8773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10543" PostId="1478" Score="0" Text="I think the reason Lego mini figures split down their side in the first place is because we take their arms off and put them back on again. Another reason could be that they just split during the years and we can't do anything about it, or maybe Lego plastic is cheap, so, I think THE LEGO COMPANY should suggest about making the plastic stronger and unbendable or uncrackable." CreationDate="2014-09-05T11:43:11.863" UserId="3979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10544" PostId="1478" Score="0" Text="I think you can go to [https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/replacementparts](https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/replacementparts) and get a new one or call LEGO and ask them to make better plastic." CreationDate="2017-05-17T19:22:43.553" UserId="8776" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10546" PostId="8899" Score="0" Text="Cool, i now figured i have LEGO set 8096 in my mixed box" CreationDate="2017-05-17T21:12:07.660" UserId="8744" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10547" PostId="1478" Score="1" Text="The replacement parts site only has general pieces. They won't have a torso from a 1993 Ice Planet set." CreationDate="2017-05-18T14:24:47.023" UserId="951" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10548" PostId="8900" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Brick.SE! That's a nice question. As a reminder to answerers: clone blocks are fine, but anything that infringes on LEGO copyright is not (e.g. clone sets, minifigs, etc)." CreationDate="2017-05-19T16:26:20.053" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10550" PostId="8883" Score="0" Text="I suspect that you can't use it with this version of Windows. It's not compatible. Try using another version of Windows." CreationDate="2017-05-10T19:47:00.960" UserId="8751" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10551" PostId="1484" Score="1" Text="Note that solvents seem to work better than glue: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1037/what-glue-should-i-use-for-permanent-lego-construction" CreationDate="2017-05-20T18:31:03.783" UserId="7468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10552" PostId="8902" Score="2" Text="+1 for Bricklink. However what I'm looking for is to give a printout of parts constituting my custom designed set to manufacturer, who could then mass produce it for me." CreationDate="2017-05-21T08:02:35.143" UserId="6623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10553" PostId="1544" Score="0" Text="&quot;The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement.&quot;" CreationDate="2017-05-21T08:41:32.510" UserId="6623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10554" PostId="1544" Score="0" Text="What was the name of that documentary, so that we could find it elsewhere?" CreationDate="2017-05-21T08:41:54.187" UserId="6623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10555" PostId="1544" Score="0" Text="Found one here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swC8ZTRxgbQ" CreationDate="2017-05-21T08:45:11.587" UserId="6623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10556" PostId="8905" Score="0" Text="I've gotten it to work on Sierra, minus Bluetooth support. There are a couple of hoops to jump through, that aren't made clear. I'll write up an answer later when I have time." CreationDate="2017-05-23T20:25:08.543" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10558" PostId="8906" Score="0" Text="are you running eclipse Neon or an older version of Eclipse?" CreationDate="2017-05-24T02:07:52.450" UserId="8792" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10559" PostId="8906" Score="0" Text="@ProgrammingCuber I've never used the Eclipse plugin. I'm afraid I don't know anything about it." CreationDate="2017-05-24T02:08:35.263" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10560" PostId="8906" Score="0" Text="well if you could try it out and see if it works I would be interested :) just search the marketPlace and install it from there. Since you have the other things working it should be fine. Just upload the NXT firmware and then try to run a simple program and see what it outputs." CreationDate="2017-05-24T02:12:51.513" UserId="8792" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10561" PostId="8906" Score="0" Text="I did do everything  in your tutorial but I still have problems running it I still get the same error, I can't run it in eclipse." CreationDate="2017-05-24T02:35:58.327" UserId="8792" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10562" PostId="8906" Score="0" Text="@ProgrammingCuber If it's the 32-bit error, you might need to configure Eclipse to use a specific Java runtime or something. Not sure, I haven't used Eclipse in years." CreationDate="2017-05-24T02:37:52.483" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10563" PostId="8906" Score="0" Text="It turns out that it need a lower version of eclipse :( I would have to downgrade from eclipse Oxygen down to eclipse luna from years ago ." CreationDate="2017-05-25T21:40:12.703" UserId="8792" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10564" PostId="8912" Score="0" Text="I added a picture" CreationDate="2017-05-25T22:35:21.007" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10565" PostId="8912" Score="0" Text="That hub would be way too large" CreationDate="2017-05-25T22:47:31.450" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10566" PostId="8912" Score="0" Text="How many tiles thick are those rings?" CreationDate="2017-05-25T23:48:02.117" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10567" PostId="8912" Score="0" Text="The ring is 1 tile thick. I wonder if a half bush would do what you need seeing your photo." CreationDate="2017-05-26T02:33:12.963" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10568" PostId="8912" Score="0" Text="I have tried using the half bush, but that causes too much friction. I don't know if the ring would be any better" CreationDate="2017-05-26T13:33:47.727" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10569" PostId="8912" Score="0" Text="I don't think the ring is any better. I've updated my answer. I like just using a wheel hub instead of the plates, but I'm not sure how attached you were to that look." CreationDate="2017-05-27T00:11:09.723" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10570" PostId="8914" Score="2" Text="Hi Joshua Q, this is a really interesting question. I haven't personally used the remote provided with the set but it seems to have quite a few points where bricks can be connected to possibly create modifications to make it easier to use. I understand this doesn't directly answer but I will try looking into it." CreationDate="2017-05-28T14:46:26.307" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10571" PostId="8917" Score="0" Text="Having played around with some of the tools it does show promise. Still think I might put some time into making a custom spreadsheet later this summer." CreationDate="2017-05-29T18:46:22.360" UserId="5894" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10573" PostId="8912" Score="0" Text="To keep my design, I may need to use a longer axle and use my 1M (full) Beam." CreationDate="2017-05-30T14:09:10.697" UserId="6377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10576" PostId="2565" Score="2" Text="Answering a &quot;how do I fix this&quot; question with an answer that combines &quot;don't break it&quot; with &quot;maybe buy a new one&quot; is not a very useful answer - you're not entirely wrong of course, but still the question was about fixing something that's already in disrepair not about how to keep that thing in good repair." CreationDate="2017-05-31T16:04:18.340" UserId="6613" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10580" PostId="2565" Score="0" Text="I took &quot;repair&quot; to mean bringing the minifigures to as close to their original state as possible. The only way to achieve this is to replace the arms, which is a simple and (in most cases) inexpensive repair procedure. Other people did mention temporary repair methods like putting a bit of sticky substance in the arm-socket, or building up the arm socket with superglue or tape to make the arms fit tighter. They all work, it just depends on what the person is trying to achieve when repairing a minifig." CreationDate="2017-06-01T16:46:32.263" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10582" PostId="8920" Score="0" Text="+1 for Rebrickable and Brickset. Those sites can share data with each other, have good coverage of the existing sets, and are flexible in how you can organize your data. I use Rebrickable, it's nearly perfect for my needs." CreationDate="2017-06-02T13:33:59.080" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10584" PostId="8928" Score="5" Text="When you say &quot;does not work&quot;, do you mean that it does not run at all?" CreationDate="2017-06-02T16:36:23.910" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10586" PostId="8930" Score="0" Text="This is particularly helpful where there are very similar sections at rotated positions, such as with the Saturn V - there are a few places where the positions of blue blocks is the best hint to the correct position for the next parts." CreationDate="2017-06-04T08:22:34.187" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10587" PostId="8928" Score="0" Text="Correct, any motor connected to that port will not run" CreationDate="2017-06-04T15:10:46.270" UserId="8829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10588" PostId="8933" Score="4" Text="A and B share the same driver chip on EV3. So it can't be the polyfuse. Probably the driver indeed, Could also be the RJ connector..." CreationDate="2017-06-05T19:11:03.450" UserId="550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10590" PostId="8927" Score="2" Text="The extra effort that goes into some of the answers on this site is awe-inspiring.  Bravo!" CreationDate="2017-06-06T12:50:53.273" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10593" PostId="7748" Score="0" Text="Do you know which country they were sold in?" CreationDate="2017-06-07T11:32:44.043" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10594" PostId="8741" Score="1" Text="To me it looks like the [air-box of Ferrari Formula 1 car](http://i.imgur.com/o0yTXu5.jpg) (the part behind the drivers head). It doesn't seem to match any of the parts used in the official LEGO Ferrari sets." CreationDate="2017-06-07T15:19:56.960" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10596" PostId="8939" Score="1" Text="Very interesting info. Another option for the little plastic trays could be Room Copenhagen, which makes all the official LEGO storage trays and bins. They are also located in Denmark. But if Liam said they are made by LEGO directly that makes sense too." CreationDate="2017-06-07T16:58:13.270" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10597" PostId="6850" Score="0" Text="I would say that they do this so that the bags don't pop open. This would be the most logical answer" CreationDate="2015-10-22T23:10:36.640" UserId="6319" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10599" PostId="7748" Score="0" Text="I believe they were italian." CreationDate="2017-06-08T12:40:43.293" UserId="7335" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10600" PostId="8546" Score="0" Text="..the _Express_ edition being completely free to use :-)" CreationDate="2017-06-09T04:57:56.853" UserId="8296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10601" PostId="2361" Score="0" Text="The LEGO code double click speed requirement is set very short.&#xA;If I really concentrate on clicking quickly --- it works." CreationDate="2017-06-08T19:26:19.593" UserId="5912" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10604" PostId="8946" Score="2" Text="The legs might be LEGO, but the rest definitely isn't. No idea what it actually is." CreationDate="2017-06-10T01:39:51.817" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10607" PostId="8953" Score="2" Text="I think the last one might be from the Lego system police series. http://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/MN/0/soc045.png. To check out the entire system police series:https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Town/instructions2/subtheme-Police. I'm not quite sure which set it came from, as it came in a lot of these system police sets." CreationDate="2017-06-12T03:10:02.443" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10608" PostId="8788" Score="0" Text="Like Henrik said, I think it was sold exclusively throughout Europe only to cellebrate the world cup champions(I think that was the reason)." CreationDate="2017-06-12T03:14:19.717" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10609" PostId="8953" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Added that to my answer. Curious why this torso didn't show up in my search - it seems to have most items that I searched for listed in the name." CreationDate="2017-06-12T03:17:06.350" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10611" PostId="8945" Score="0" Text="On the contrary, I am prone to door breaking" CreationDate="2017-06-14T21:11:45.403" UserId="8593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10614" PostId="8780" Score="0" Text="I would build one first. If you have 2 sets if you build 1 the left over pecies should be the other set." CreationDate="2017-06-15T01:22:05.957" UserId="8866" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10616" PostId="8961" Score="0" Text="That's it.  Thank you very much. &#xA;&#xA;This is a real nightmare.  I have dozens of sets from years ago.  The boxes and manuals were all neatly packed away in my storage unit (the Lego parts/blocks themselves safely in my home, thankfully) when everything in my storage unit fell victim to a fire... so I'm trying to identify each unit, get the assembly manual for each, and, if possible, find the original set box for as many as possible." CreationDate="2017-06-16T03:27:23.493" UserId="8867" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10617" PostId="8961" Score="1" Text="Under the &quot;Teach a man how to fish&quot; philosophy: It's fairly easy to look these up if you can spot an uncommon piece, and know the name of that piece (e.g. for this one I went with &quot;Tile Round 2 x 2&quot; for the printed round tile on top of the unit), then search at www.bricklink.com and browse through the results to get the piece, and from the piece go to all the sets the piece was in." CreationDate="2017-06-16T10:40:52.353" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10618" PostId="8953" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much!  I will spend the next while trying to make the sets to see if I've received all of the pieces...." CreationDate="2017-06-16T19:04:34.980" UserId="8854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10620" PostId="1876" Score="0" Text="Hi your link is not working for the form. I also have a a motor (large) thats not working" CreationDate="2017-06-17T16:44:20.237" UserId="8877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10621" PostId="8961" Score="0" Text="Thanks.  I'll give that a try next time.  I have several more to identify.  But... question:  what's the best way to find the correct name of a selected &quot;uncommon piece&quot;.  Is there a place where it's easy to browse all the Lego parts by type, or color, in order to get the proper name?" CreationDate="2017-06-18T02:39:27.820" UserId="8867" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10622" PostId="8961" Score="0" Text="Start with looking at the Catalog Tree at BrickLink: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogTree.asp?itemType=P. That gives you an overview of how things are named. Main categories are &quot;Brick&quot; (the typical LEGO piece with studs on top), &quot;Plate&quot; (flat version of Brick; 3 plates stacked on top of eachother equal one brick) and &quot;Tile&quot; (a Plate without studs on top). If you look at the tree per the link I pasted, you can probably figure out what is in most of the other categories. From then on, it becomes a matter of searching often to get familiar with pieces and how they're called." CreationDate="2017-06-18T10:56:50.487" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10624" PostId="8779" Score="0" Text="It's not available in the UK, but if you're looking for exclusives, look on BL or take a plane to Billund and grab a 4000016 ;)" CreationDate="2017-04-10T07:34:25.437" UserId="8571" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10625" PostId="8971" Score="0" Text="Well, &quot;put together&quot; is what I actually meant (it's the same word in my language for all these meanings). Thanks for the answer! Couldn't really believe it was unintentional." CreationDate="2017-06-18T13:42:36.093" UserId="8880" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10627" PostId="8971" Score="1" Text="&quot;Happy little accident&quot; as Bob Ross would say. :)" CreationDate="2017-06-18T16:25:49.170" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10629" PostId="1876" Score="0" Text="Indeed, LEGO changed their website a while ago, which means the link I provided isn't working anymore. Try https://www.lego.com/en-gb/service instead." CreationDate="2017-06-19T11:27:00.713" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10630" PostId="8972" Score="1" Text="I think most people use 2x4 bricks because they're the most emblematic ([see here for an example](https://www.fastcompany.com/3054307/this-lego-color-chart-contains-every-color-lego-ever)); but according to Bricklink it's only available in 45 colors (51 for 1x1 round plate)" CreationDate="2017-06-19T11:46:28.157" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10631" PostId="8974" Score="3" Text="Fascinating information! And quite shocking that a Duplo brick would offer the most variety, too.  (And in second place, the &quot;cheese&quot; slope!) Thanks also to Joubarc for pointing me to a complete fan-made color chart.  It's interesting to see that what I wanted to contain on a baseplate would more likely become a wall of my living room..." CreationDate="2017-06-19T20:48:47.637" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10633" PostId="8974" Score="0" Text="It might be interesting to know that more than 80% of all parts come in only one colour! But I have to look deeper into the matter to see what that means." CreationDate="2017-06-20T13:27:12.157" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10634" PostId="218" Score="0" Text="I'm pretty sure those are the rip-off-company ones. If the figure design is shiny, then it's most likely a fake. And you should also look for the Lego logo." CreationDate="2017-06-21T05:58:39.203" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10640" PostId="8982" Score="3" Text="Awesome! Thank you. Yes the clone trooper and chest were added by my son - the chest contains very important jewels so I wasn't allowed to touch it :-)" CreationDate="2017-06-21T11:37:49.840" UserId="8887" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10642" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="I'll offer a bounty of 100 to anyone who creates an SR latch and explains why Q or ~Q is set when the inputs are 0 and 0." CreationDate="2017-06-21T14:45:09.357" UserId="7456" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10643" PostId="8980" Score="2" Text="It should be noted that some of these are positively ancient and you're unlikely to find them in stores." CreationDate="2017-06-21T18:13:12.860" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10644" PostId="8984" Score="2" Text="Possible duplicate of [How do you open a logfile (.rdf) downloaded from an EV3 brick?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8746/how-do-you-open-a-logfile-rdf-downloaded-from-an-ev3-brick)" CreationDate="2017-06-21T22:16:46.297" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10647" PostId="7748" Score="0" Text="Maybe a quick seach on wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Construction_toys" CreationDate="2017-06-27T00:52:33.563" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10648" PostId="8829" Score="0" Text="I don't think this is possible, as once the socket balls are worn out, you can't exactly make it unworn." CreationDate="2017-06-27T00:53:45.793" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10649" PostId="8992" Score="1" Text="The curved wedge parts appear in a large number of sets. Even in white. Browse the Bricklink catalog for those parts and you will find a lot of inspiration. If you really like the Opera House you should get it and worry about re-using the parts later. Especially when you are talking about the large 10234 set. It has many very interesting parts." CreationDate="2017-06-28T08:10:54.563" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10650" PostId="8992" Score="1" Text="Besides, I don't think that there is a common function for 99.8% of all LEGO parts. An umbrella can become a robot foot or a space ship gun within seconds :)" CreationDate="2017-06-28T08:18:37.753" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10651" PostId="9000" Score="2" Text="But at least you can *count* how many trains you have now." CreationDate="2017-06-29T14:24:30.190" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10653" PostId="9001" Score="1" Text="If I recall correctly, technically the gauge of the wheels is fine for the all the standard LEGO tracks, however the fixed wheelbase of the main three pairs of driving wheels was slightly too long for the standard curves." CreationDate="2017-06-29T15:40:22.990" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10656" PostId="9006" Score="0" Text="Interesting. I didn't know there was an issue with the V2 and M motors. That's probably why. Supposedly [they planned to update the motors again](http://www.technicbricks.com/2012/11/lego-power-functions-incompatibilities.html) but I guess they either didn't or didn't start shipping V2 again." CreationDate="2017-07-01T23:09:07.723" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10657" PostId="9006" Score="0" Text="According to the Wedo 2.0 faq it is the intention that that system will replace power functions. So I think it unlikely we'll see any new receivers (V2 or other) or M-motors." CreationDate="2017-07-02T19:14:20.443" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10658" PostId="9009" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.  LDD isn't receiving updates from LEGO anymore.  You might find better luck with tools that are still evolving.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1867/lego-digital-designer-alternatives" CreationDate="2017-07-05T13:38:02.050" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10659" PostId="9012" Score="0" Text="Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/78/do-lego-bricks-float" CreationDate="2017-07-05T19:41:11.883" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10660" PostId="9014" Score="0" Text="Which brings us to the question whether you can build boat hulls, i.e. water tight structures, out of non-boat parts!" CreationDate="2017-07-06T20:49:08.493" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10661" PostId="9014" Score="1" Text="@Aziraphale I tried once. Water is quite good at leaking between cracks. You could maybe connect multiple pieces that float on their own (some LEGO boat hulls are made this way)." CreationDate="2017-07-06T20:55:28.660" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10662" PostId="9014" Score="0" Text="I just found a very good question about the topic here: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/78/6498" CreationDate="2017-07-06T20:59:57.877" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10663" PostId="4863" Score="1" Text="That would certainly work, but I don't think that there are any LEGO Styrofoam parts. The purist in me tells me that I must use LEGO only." CreationDate="2017-07-06T21:18:18.743" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10665" PostId="9019" Score="0" Text="This is an inner bag of a larger set, not a full set. It is hard to tell which set it could be, as the pieces are too common to narrow it down from just this one image. I did look up the 3x4 hinge-plate, as that was the most uncommon, but it still appears in 45 sets, so we would need some other clues to narrow it down further. Here are the sets the hinge-plate appears in: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=44570&amp;colorID=86&amp;in=A" CreationDate="2017-07-08T18:34:46.813" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10666" PostId="9014" Score="0" Text="You can make bigger boats that float using the boat hull segments LEGO made back in the eighties. Theoretically boats can be any size using those pieces (multiple of 8 studs I believe, as that is how long each segment is)" CreationDate="2017-07-09T01:19:52.733" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10667" PostId="9021" Score="1" Text="Impressive amount of effort you put in. I just noticed that all the elements looked common and decided not to spend my time on it. It's good that someone else did." CreationDate="2017-07-09T11:43:41.800" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10668" PostId="9021" Score="0" Text="The power of lots of eyes looking at the same image is amazing, but I still get impressed by the great set-ident answers on this site." CreationDate="2017-07-09T13:33:06.310" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10669" PostId="9021" Score="0" Text="I was also going to pass after checking on the hinge-plate, but it was bugging me I couldn't answer right away, so I got back to it. I hate to be defeated by questions like this. :D" CreationDate="2017-07-09T13:33:45.287" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10671" PostId="9028" Score="0" Text="&quot;Minifig hands, officially, are not to be removed.&quot; I had no idea. Thank you." CreationDate="2017-07-10T20:20:37.180" UserId="4363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10672" PostId="9028" Score="1" Text="That's speaking according to my personal conclusions drawn from the fact that Lego has never, to my knowledge, ever used a minifig hand separately from a fig, or shown a figure with its hand off, or sold hands separately, etc. I'm 99% certain that no official Lego product allows for hand removal. Nothing stops you from doing it yourself though, except the knowledge that doing so wears out the arms and can cause them to split." CreationDate="2017-07-10T20:23:28.680" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10673" PostId="9028" Score="1" Text="That's probably part of why so many of the arms from my childhood are split." CreationDate="2017-07-10T20:46:31.043" UserId="4363" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10674" PostId="9032" Score="2" Text="The same size as current ones? You can use bricks from the 1960s with current ones without issues. Are you thinking of something specific which isn't compatible?" CreationDate="2017-07-11T06:55:40.133" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10675" PostId="9032" Score="0" Text="Early LEGO bricks had grooves in the sides for windows to slide down, but they patented the exact size of the bricks so that should still be the same." CreationDate="2017-07-11T13:21:41.900" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10677" PostId="9036" Score="0" Text="The minifigures in Star Wars sets have changed many times, becoming more detailed in every step, is there any particular change ou're looking for?" CreationDate="2017-07-12T10:55:32.960" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10678" PostId="9036" Score="0" Text="Yes i know it, but i'm looking for the skin change for example. When is not be yellow for all characters, for obtain the correct color. (sorry if sound like a racists, its not my intention)" CreationDate="2017-07-12T12:26:42.450" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10682" PostId="9036" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 Yes but it not completly solved, in the set of lego where Lando Calrissian is the first to appear in the correct skin tone, the others are yellow and not with the correct skin tone. And to referent to thi &quot;In 2004 the LEGO minifigure assumed an even wider range of skin colours when it was decided that the figures in licensed products should resemble the original characters as closely as possible.&quot;  its maybe is 2004 when start to actualitzate all Star wars minifigures? i'm not sure about that :/" CreationDate="2017-07-12T14:33:09.400" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10683" PostId="9039" Score="1" Text="That seems like a reasonable assumption. Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2017-07-12T14:33:50.597" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10684" PostId="9036" Score="0" Text="That answer tells you everything. 2003: Brown Lando. 2004: Flesh tones for all licensed products." CreationDate="2017-07-12T14:35:46.990" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10685" PostId="9036" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 the answer isn't exactly correct, i searched in Brincks Links and in 2004 still existing rebel pilots with yellow skin tone, but ty for the question reference maybe it was in the middle of 2004 or something like that... In 2005 all characters have the correct skin tone." CreationDate="2017-07-12T14:45:35.740" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10686" PostId="9036" Score="1" Text="You're right, the transition wasn't instant. For example, in 2004 [there was a mix of yellow and fleshie figs in Star Wars](https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Star-Wars/year-2004) but that doesn't change the fact that 2004 is the year the change occurred." CreationDate="2017-07-12T14:50:51.050" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10687" PostId="9036" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 i press &quot;it solved my question&quot; or i put a bit inforamtion here or in the other question?" CreationDate="2017-07-12T15:03:56.167" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10688" PostId="9036" Score="0" Text="I've edited the top-voted answer on the other Q to include the info you dug up about the transition. Please feel free to upvote it if you like; this question can be closed as a duplicate, or you can delete it if you prefer." CreationDate="2017-07-12T15:52:03.397" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10690" PostId="9040" Score="0" Text="I saw these before, trying to find the name..." CreationDate="2017-07-13T11:47:44.467" UserId="8970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10691" PostId="9040" Score="0" Text="Can't find them &gt;:(" CreationDate="2017-07-13T11:50:37.420" UserId="8970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10692" PostId="9041" Score="3" Text="it might depdend on many things. I would surf ebay or similar sites to check if these items are traded there. May not be interesting to most people, but if you happend to find the right collector they might be interested on such items." CreationDate="2017-07-13T15:16:48.530" UserId="8889" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10695" PostId="9040" Score="0" Text="there is a logo on last one, I tried google image search but it doesn't work" CreationDate="2017-07-14T08:30:15.450" UserId="8973" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10696" PostId="9040" Score="2" Text="I have seen this logo being used by Märklin, a German producer for model trains, for special reseller products (https://www.mhi-portal.eu). But as far as I know they never produced such bricks." CreationDate="2017-07-14T10:13:20.167" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10697" PostId="9040" Score="0" Text="Usually these questions are answered within hours on this site so it fun to see a real challenge come along.  Thanks for the extra pictures." CreationDate="2017-07-14T12:56:03.363" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10699" PostId="9045" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer. Can you elaborate why melting would shorten the brick? Also, did you really want to state “I can't say this would be a production error” instead of “I can say this would not be a production error”?" CreationDate="2017-07-15T07:37:43.883" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10702" PostId="9047" Score="0" Text="Nice find. Didn't know they actually built something like LEGO." CreationDate="2017-07-17T09:26:26.793" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10704" PostId="9050" Score="2" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: I am pretty sure. I extracted it from the movie myself. It’s in the scene where Metalbeard describes how they tried and failed to enter Lord Business’s tower. ([Here it is on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-MdmLOEC-8).)" CreationDate="2017-07-17T12:02:30.447" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10706" PostId="9054" Score="0" Text="You can use CURL for generating post requests. Provided you have the data in a readable, parse-able format (full disclosure, I've never used mindstorms so I don't know if this is actually relevant.)&#xA;https://curl.haxx.se/" CreationDate="2017-07-19T16:30:01.613" UserId="6883" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10707" PostId="9057" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6750/what-is-the-best-way-to-store-lego-rubber-tires/6751#6751 seems like the prior answer you are referring to." CreationDate="2017-07-20T13:16:19.737" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10708" PostId="9057" Score="0" Text="Truly! Thanks @chicks! That's the post that prompted me to ask for more clarification. I was hoping to catch the eye of an engineer for greater clarification. Here's still hoping!  :D Pleased to be a part of this awesome, resourceful community! Cheers!" CreationDate="2017-07-23T08:24:58.747" UserId="8995" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10709" PostId="9060" Score="0" Text="Right?! This is all prompted by the discovery of a greasy residue on some childhood bricks left undisturbed for a decade in an attic. No light, but more than a few hot, Midwestern summers... I'm not saying I think it's toxic- I just want to know if I should watch for a certain few years or so, in LEGO tire manufacturing methods, so as to store my collection appropriately... Again, so pleased to have found this resource. *hat-tip*" CreationDate="2017-07-23T08:34:14.703" UserId="8995" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10711" PostId="9065" Score="0" Text="You can also use a worm gear as a replacement for the older rack gear if you have any of those?" CreationDate="2017-07-26T14:11:01.883" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10712" PostId="9072" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks! We're generally looking for answers that go into a little more detail and don't just include a link to another resource. I'll expand your answer a little so that it isn't just a link." CreationDate="2017-07-28T01:26:54.300" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10713" PostId="9076" Score="1" Text="Welcome. Please update your post with a clear image of your code, or at least the relevant section(s)" CreationDate="2017-07-28T14:34:53.103" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10714" PostId="9072" Score="0" Text="This community is too . . . strict maybe? I posted something similar and included a link to youtube and just got voted down so I deleted it and gave up . . . and it was MY question so I should probably know what sort of answer I was looking for. Anyway, that is one way to speed it up and I did that but even if it was 2x faster it was hard to tell because it was still so slow! :)" CreationDate="2017-07-28T17:22:18.580" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10716" PostId="1739" Score="0" Text="How about ideas ? Any book to recommend ?" CreationDate="2017-07-29T04:29:16.460" UserId="9007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10718" PostId="9082" Score="0" Text="What do you mean by Riser?" CreationDate="2017-07-29T21:55:43.373" UserId="9033" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10719" PostId="9085" Score="1" Text="The parts in the model in that video look pretty generic, it appears to be mostly bricks, which are easily substituted for other colors or even shapes. If you need a quantity of a certain piece, you can try Bricklink." CreationDate="2017-07-30T02:43:45.990" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10720" PostId="9085" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara thanks. but parts like 3937 rocker bearing 1*2 seems hard." CreationDate="2017-07-30T02:46:54.107" UserId="9007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10721" PostId="9086" Score="0" Text="thanks a lot for this David - i guess i will switch to numeric as my list of inputs although think i tried that before and it gave me same problem.  Did you use usual windows notepad editor to create your data.rtf?" CreationDate="2017-07-30T07:35:23.977" UserId="9030" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10722" PostId="9085" Score="1" Text="Rocker bearing 1*2 appears in nearly 1000 sets&#xA;https://brickset.com/parts/design-3937" CreationDate="2017-07-30T10:02:50.803" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10723" PostId="9086" Score="0" Text="I tested on macOS using Visual Studio Code for my text editor. It allows you to select which type of line endings to use in the file." CreationDate="2017-07-30T18:35:18.680" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10724" PostId="9085" Score="3" Text="You are in luck.  [PV Productions](http://pv-productions.com/product/lego-gbc-15-42055-building-instructions/) has instructions for building a huge GBC setup out of the pieces in the 42055." CreationDate="2017-07-30T22:57:53.123" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10726" PostId="9085" Score="0" Text="@chicks this saves me a lot of money and time to collect parts and use what i have thanks again !" CreationDate="2017-07-31T04:58:25.150" UserId="9007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10728" PostId="9094" Score="1" Text="@Tom Awesome that you've found the set. Please accept this answer to show others this question has been resolved." CreationDate="2017-08-02T22:57:51.897" UserId="3910" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10729" PostId="9095" Score="1" Text="Most of the instructions are available online.  They will generally sell for more as buildable sets than random bricks.  Selling as sets would generally not be considered selling LEGO in bulk." CreationDate="2017-08-04T00:47:54.907" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10730" PostId="2094" Score="0" Text="Producing affordable 10 micron 3d printers remains the single greatest engineering challenge of the last hundred years. ;)" CreationDate="2017-08-04T07:14:36.743" UserId="9053" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10731" PostId="9100" Score="5" Text="Can you supply a picture of the bag?" CreationDate="2017-08-05T16:24:12.513" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10732" PostId="9072" Score="0" Text="Still, this is a place to discuss solutions. What is the difference in mounting two 16T gears at the wheels or in the middle (where is marked in the picture above)? Is there a difference in power and speed?" CreationDate="2017-08-06T08:43:37.760" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10734" PostId="9102" Score="1" Text="The Enterprise reference made me wonder as well.  I assumed they were talking about the Millennium Falcon, but non-LEGO is a good guess as well.  Hopefully Sheila will return and let us know the real story." CreationDate="2017-08-07T19:35:29.047" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10735" PostId="9063" Score="0" Text="Maybe you can try Bricklink or Brickset? Try this page:https://brickset.com/sets. Click on the drop-down menu that reads &quot;Year&quot;." CreationDate="2017-08-09T03:29:46.157" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10739" PostId="9112" Score="0" Text="The cars interact with the boats. E.g. a bus boards a ferry. This means that the control system must know where the cars are." CreationDate="2017-08-10T21:04:55.410" UserId="9074" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10741" PostId="9120" Score="2" Text="In which direction do you want to attach them?" CreationDate="2017-08-11T01:54:54.130" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10742" PostId="9121" Score="0" Text="I thought of this part too because it is so much more commonly seen than the ones I put in my answer, but the 4070 brick wouldn't work well for the OP because of the inset.  It would be hard to attach a plate to the side studs after attaching one to the top or vice versa." CreationDate="2017-08-12T14:53:41.160" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10743" PostId="9122" Score="0" Text="This answer wins in terms of teaching folks to find the answers with the tools available." CreationDate="2017-08-12T14:55:12.507" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10745" PostId="9129" Score="0" Text="David, thanks for the information.  Yes, I did desolder the 4.7k pullups for the MKR1000 and tried 82k (as well as other values).  It's still not pulling logic low down anywhere close to 0 V.  My guess is that the non-Uno boards also are not true I2C either and are loading the EV3 SDA line too much." CreationDate="2017-08-14T18:24:40.557" UserId="6404" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10746" PostId="9129" Score="0" Text="What are you using for ground? On NXT, both pin 2 and pin 3 on the input ports are ground, but on EV3, only pin 3 is ground." CreationDate="2017-08-14T22:17:10.067" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10748" PostId="9129" Score="0" Text="I'm using Pin 3 as ground." CreationDate="2017-08-15T01:25:59.450" UserId="6404" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10750" PostId="9111" Score="0" Text="There's an airport with huge moving Lego planes too." CreationDate="2017-08-15T08:36:54.503" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10751" PostId="9134" Score="0" Text="*sandwiching the part between two Technic rack pieces* – Would that be a valid connection in the sense that it is actually used in official sets or similar?" CreationDate="2017-08-15T16:23:44.970" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10752" PostId="9134" Score="0" Text="Hmm, now that I think about it, that probably wouldn't work..." CreationDate="2017-08-15T16:24:34.743" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10753" PostId="9129" Score="1" Text="The MKR1000 has internal programmable pull-up/pull-down resistors. Are these disabled?" CreationDate="2017-08-15T17:29:51.860" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10754" PostId="9110" Score="0" Text="Make sure to make explicit calls to turn off the motors" CreationDate="2017-08-16T16:46:59.230" UserId="6538" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10755" PostId="9020" Score="0" Text="Any idea on the source of the &quot;shorter&quot; ones?  Just a guess on the &quot;why&quot; - they're knock-offs that completely violate/disregard Lego trademarks?  That might explain the poor attention to detail on the length quality." CreationDate="2017-08-17T01:06:17.403" UserId="2346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10756" PostId="9020" Score="0" Text="@SammyB: See my edit." CreationDate="2017-08-17T07:39:12.137" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10759" PostId="9140" Score="2" Text="The 42055 Excavator has a ton of parts and since it is still being sold by The LEGO Group itself they should be relatively cheap compared to discontinued sets that are only sold in the secondary market." CreationDate="2017-08-19T12:42:39.113" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10760" PostId="9140" Score="2" Text="Any large Technic set on shop.lego.com, provided it has a batterybox and a motor (or more) should typically fit the bill." CreationDate="2017-08-19T19:03:22.203" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10761" PostId="9140" Score="0" Text="@chicks thanks, in fact I got the exact model you recommended, but too few gears." CreationDate="2017-08-19T19:30:50.850" UserId="9007" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10763" PostId="9056" Score="3" Text="&quot;Debate of the 'good' guys and 'bad' guys&quot; - interesting however that they propose sets with policemen and criminals (bank robbers, etc) such as in the Lego City collection. Physical violence is also a dominant theme in the NinjaGo series. Maybe their stance regarding violence is that it is tolerated as long as it is not directly lethal?" CreationDate="2017-08-23T17:32:40.047" UserId="9111" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10764" PostId="9056" Score="2" Text="Possibly. Another view could be that in the beginning, everyone(including the &quot;bad&quot; guys) had happy/positive faces in themes such as Ninjago and City. However, I noticed that recently, themes such as Ninjago and Nexo Knights had some pretty sinister faces on the villains. Change of policy perhaps?" CreationDate="2017-08-24T03:33:47.583" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10766" PostId="9143" Score="1" Text="If all you're doing is rotating something, could you just do it with a regular power functions motor? It will definitely run until it overheats or drains the batteries." CreationDate="2017-08-24T14:46:41.470" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10767" PostId="9143" Score="1" Text="The NXT has a feature to turn itself of after a period of inactivity. Somewhere in the menus on it you can turn that off. I don't remember where it was, by it wasn't hard to find." CreationDate="2017-08-24T21:51:04.237" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10768" PostId="9143" Score="0" Text="Regarding using regular power functions, they are too fast in my experience. Using gear reduction is possible, but the parts will wear down. Using voltage regulation is imprecise and I think that besides running slower, the motor applies also less torque." CreationDate="2017-08-26T09:58:20.743" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10769" PostId="9146" Score="1" Text="As Ambo100 suggested, use the Keep Alive Block. Keep in mind though, that many batteries don't like getting drained completely. If you're using rechargeable batteries, this might damage them. It's been a while since I used NXT-G code, so I can't remember if there's a block that let's you check the current status of the batteries." CreationDate="2017-08-25T20:49:58.590" UserId="9117" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10770" PostId="9140" Score="0" Text="You could go to ebay and buy a general lot of pieces, or pick up a specialist page of shop owners that can supply a range of mixed pieces set out on a page of one colour at a time, often they have 180 pieces at a time per lot Or you could go for a kilo lot of pieces- but the postage will be quite high." CreationDate="2017-08-26T18:01:32.367" UserId="9123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10771" PostId="9151" Score="0" Text="Microscale is not well-defined to not include that, but LEGO also made some sets they called medium scale." CreationDate="2017-08-26T19:49:45.577" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10772" PostId="9150" Score="0" Text="Have you tried pressing the center button and the button on the left-bottom under the screen simultaneously? That should stop your running program and could get you back to &quot;normal&quot; use of your EV3. If that doesn't work, removing and reinserting batteries is your best option." CreationDate="2017-08-27T22:50:21.310" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10773" PostId="9155" Score="0" Text="Can you find a number anywhere on the bottom of the brick? [I can just about make up something that looks like '90-7' but I'm not sure.](http://i.imgur.com/zVSFaBd.png)" CreationDate="2017-08-27T23:27:47.323" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10774" PostId="9156" Score="0" Text="Looks like it was intentionally smoothed a bit after cutting or breaking, possibly for some one-off custom purpose." CreationDate="2017-08-28T03:08:36.777" UserId="9129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10775" PostId="9155" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 I think it's &quot;4-06&quot; upside down?" CreationDate="2017-08-28T05:11:35.343" UserId="4277" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10776" PostId="9156" Score="3" Text="@RussellBorogove: I have lots of parts that are 30-40 years old that have a broken edge that is now rounded because it was in use for so long" CreationDate="2017-08-28T08:51:55.773" UserId="5950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10777" PostId="7468" Score="1" Text="The cover also appears upside down." CreationDate="2017-08-28T09:18:00.033" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10778" PostId="9156" Score="0" Text="Huh, I thought it was familiar. Good job!" CreationDate="2017-08-28T10:19:50.463" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10779" PostId="9157" Score="2" Text="There is an entire website devoted to this topic. It's called www.brickpicker.com. Start reading the forums as there is no simple answer." CreationDate="2017-08-28T10:48:51.453" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10780" PostId="9157" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. Does that website cover large-scale investments, the like one would usually reserve for stocks or real estate?" CreationDate="2017-08-28T10:49:58.303" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10781" PostId="9157" Score="0" Text="That website has info for all different kinds of investors, from the casual &quot;a few extra sets because I like the set&quot; investors to those with warehouses, full time LEGO investor jobs and orders by the pallet-load." CreationDate="2017-08-28T10:55:22.113" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10782" PostId="9157" Score="1" Text="Technically all LEGO sets have a 'limited run', are you referring to sets like [this](https://brickset.com/sets/41999-1) that were produced in relatively small quantities? If that's the case, almost every set with a 'limited run' is worth investing in." CreationDate="2017-08-28T11:17:28.160" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10783" PostId="9157" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 From what I've seen some sets are on the shelf for months, others for years. I would not consider anything on the shelf for a year or more to be a limited run." CreationDate="2017-08-28T11:18:39.807" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10784" PostId="9157" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/64534/discussion-on-question-by-weckar-e-are-limited-run-sets-a-good-investment-if-le)." CreationDate="2017-08-28T11:19:23.643" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10785" PostId="9150" Score="0" Text="i tried that but it didn't work, in the end i removed the batteries and it was alright, thank you very much! :)" CreationDate="2017-08-28T11:27:22.123" UserId="9122" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10788" PostId="9151" Score="0" Text="I've heard the term &quot;ISD Scale&quot; some times, refering to the first Imperial Star Destroyer. But I doubt that's official and it's not clear if other sets share the same scale." CreationDate="2017-08-29T09:07:00.153" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10789" PostId="9156" Score="0" Text="Sorry for the delay--there is indeed a Lego part number on the bottom, which is 3956. On closer inspection, I think the above comments are right--the broken edge is not completely flat, but rounded! No wonder I couldn't find this in Bricklink.  Thanks to all!" CreationDate="2017-08-29T20:41:49.547" UserId="7237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10790" PostId="9161" Score="1" Text="You are absolutely right. On Ebay, prices also depend on time of the day, holiday season, quality of the description, and luck. Even age does not guarantee increase in value. Around 2000 I bought some space sets from the early 90s that are worth the same today." CreationDate="2017-08-30T08:38:53.337" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10791" PostId="9164" Score="0" Text="So the viable option is a sticker? don't exist any company or service who printed it? the size of the pieces is not a problem i just want know if exist some service or similar for build it." CreationDate="2017-08-30T14:24:14.120" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10792" PostId="9164" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I don't have any information about third-party sticker or printing services. If I were doing this myself I'd create a template and then print off some removable Avery labels or something like that. There _are_, of course, third party companies that would print custom sticker sheets for you, with die-cut stickers or transparency or whatever you're willing to pay for, but I have no idea where you'd go or what that'd cost." CreationDate="2017-08-30T14:27:36.177" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10793" PostId="9164" Score="0" Text="Ok, Thanks for all the information anyway!!  I will look for a some service like this with the information you have given me." CreationDate="2017-08-30T14:40:55.897" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10794" PostId="9164" Score="0" Text="@Gawey At least you can buy the 12 existing printed ones! :) Maybe someone else will post something." CreationDate="2017-08-30T14:41:59.900" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10795" PostId="9163" Score="0" Text="You could implement a server somewhere which uses bluetooth to talk to the NXT (assuming NXT has no Wifi capabilities). Give this server a web interface and then use the iPad to connect to this interface. That should allow you to remotely control the NXT. LeJOS might be a good place to start should you want to pursue this. I used this approach for my (still unfinished) native Scratch to EV3 software (using EV3's WiFi capabilities with an external dongle)." CreationDate="2017-08-30T14:52:10.590" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10796" PostId="9163" Score="0" Text="How close does a server need to be to connect with the bluetooth of a device?" CreationDate="2017-08-30T17:35:13.963" UserId="9139" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10797" PostId="9163" Score="0" Text="Bluetooth range depends on the actual location (e.g. how much interference is there?), but a typical range is about 10 meters (30 feet)." CreationDate="2017-08-30T18:13:43.777" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10798" PostId="9160" Score="0" Text="Very nice! This should be the accepted answer. Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2017-08-30T19:17:34.227" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10799" PostId="9167" Score="1" Text="The one on the left is also a mix. Head of [Onua Mistika](https://brickset.com/sets/8690-1/Toa-Onua), torso and legs of [Nuparu Inika](https://brickset.com/sets/8729-1/Toa-Nuparu), arms, spines and weapons from [Maxilos and Spinax](https://brickset.com/sets/8924-1/Maxilos-and-Spinax), and some Barraki teeth, a Phantoka wing, possibly a Piraka leg armor piece, and some feet pieces from other sets." CreationDate="2017-08-31T00:01:14.500" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10801" PostId="9166" Score="0" Text="Can you post any photos that show more detail?" CreationDate="2017-08-31T22:04:01.613" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10802" PostId="9170" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! Great question, and thanks for including a photo. There's usually someone here who can identify a set pretty quickly from a photo like that. :)" CreationDate="2017-09-01T14:47:14.853" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10803" PostId="9175" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Brick Answers.  Are you looking for the set for this to be found or the individual part numbers?" CreationDate="2017-09-03T13:20:53.877" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10804" PostId="9176" Score="0" Text="Sorry I wasn't clear! The set. Thank you Joost!" CreationDate="2017-09-03T14:32:55.130" UserId="9154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10805" PostId="9173" Score="11" Text="If you share a photo of your model at step 159, someone who has the set might be able to identify if you've made a mistake." CreationDate="2017-09-04T03:16:00.410" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10806" PostId="9173" Score="6" Text="@Craig That's a great suggestion. I wonder if a live build like this might also provide some insight: https://youtu.be/Qt1Zq-3sGrM?t=2h1m25s" CreationDate="2017-09-04T21:05:15.867" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10807" PostId="4740" Score="0" Text="The legoev3 project moved to https://github.com/BrianPeek/legoev3" CreationDate="2017-09-05T10:56:02.113" UserId="9162" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10808" PostId="9178" Score="1" Text="Welcome back to LEGO and to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2017-09-05T22:36:59.307" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10809" PostId="9174" Score="0" Text="I personally prefer using Technic axles to push out difficult pins." CreationDate="2017-09-07T19:41:24.453" UserId="3682" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10810" PostId="9174" Score="0" Text="@Purplemur: That works nicely for one pin, but here you have many pins. Hence just pushing in one pin with a Technic axle (or something similar) will cause it to tilt and stick. Therefore you need to push all pins simultaneously." CreationDate="2017-09-07T21:40:13.457" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10813" PostId="9190" Score="2" Text="This is my first ever motorized build, I would appreciate if you did not suppose I am a pro. That is in regard of my configuration being silly. I know it is not good but I have been trying my best, I  would not have come to this site otherwise.To the point now, I indeed tried the crown gears, but no matter what the axle would bend when pressure was applied to it even though it was secured from both ends. Also if you look closely at the pictures, the suspension of the rear most ground wheel will be blocked If I try to instal an axle vertical to the motors. Thanks anyways!" CreationDate="2017-09-09T15:25:58.683" UserId="9182" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10814" PostId="9190" Score="2" Text="Incidentally, the 4-knob gear is pretty good for 90deg rotation under heavy loads and does work with motors. It can take more load than the bevel gears without failing." CreationDate="2017-09-09T16:21:01.423" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10815" PostId="9189" Score="1" Text="*&quot;Is it worth it upgrading to two L motors?&quot;* The L motor is actually quite-a-bit better then the M motor. Unless the load is very low, I tend not to avoid the M motor." CreationDate="2017-09-09T16:23:46.523" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10816" PostId="9192" Score="2" Text="There are no sets with both [the transparent 1x4 tile](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=2431&amp;colorID=15&amp;in=A) and [the transparent 1x2 plate](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3023&amp;colorID=15&amp;in=A). If it's part of a set, it's been modified." CreationDate="2017-09-10T00:23:38.093" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10817" PostId="9192" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alex. Have you got a tool for finding sets that contain a list of pieces? I've seen Rebrickable's API but haven't gotten around to writing any code against it. P.S. you should write that as an answer so I can mark it as correct" CreationDate="2017-09-10T01:58:49.793" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10818" PostId="9192" Score="0" Text="I haven't tried the Rebrickable API. I just checked it myself manually from the Bricklink lists." CreationDate="2017-09-10T02:01:33.793" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10819" PostId="9193" Score="1" Text="Using those two lists you provided I found there are the following sets with both pieces 21021 Marina Bay Sands https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=21021-1#T=I, 70145 Maula's Ice Mammoth https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=70145-1#T=I, 70165 Ultra Agent's Missions HQ https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=70165-1#T=I, 76041 Hydra Fortress Smash https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=76041-1, 76042 The SHIELD Helicarrier and a few more https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=76042-1" CreationDate="2017-09-10T20:48:27.860" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10820" PostId="9193" Score="1" Text="@Craig Huh, I must have made a mistake in crosschecking." CreationDate="2017-09-10T21:07:18.383" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10821" PostId="9174" Score="0" Text="Then, I'd use one of the hubs with three of these: (Technic, Pin Connector Round 2L) https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=62462#T=C with three of these: (Technic, Axle Pin) https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=43093#T=C to push the pins out. Or, just use one and maintain some pulling pressure as I released each pin in turn." CreationDate="2017-09-11T15:18:46.877" UserId="3682" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10822" PostId="9174" Score="0" Text="@Purplemur: That’s something I would file under *obvious variation of this approach using different parts* in my second bullet point." CreationDate="2017-09-11T15:24:59.450" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10823" PostId="9198" Score="0" Text="With regards to the switch, there's the [Plate, Modified 1x2 with Pin Hole Top](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=11458#T=C) but the pin is over one of the studs, rather than central" CreationDate="2017-09-11T20:00:11.833" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10824" PostId="9192" Score="0" Text="Is it me or are the transparent blue parts different colours? Looks like the [1x2 plate is Transparent Blue](https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4260426), while the [1x4 tile is Transparent Light Blue](https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4586557)? In which case only [2016 LEGO City Advent Calendar](https://brickset.com/sets/60133-1/City-Advent-Calendar) contains both, and that's clearly not right." CreationDate="2017-09-11T20:41:47.550" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10825" PostId="9192" Score="0" Text="If you combine the black 2x4 slope with the 1x4 tile the best fit is 70228 &quot;Vultrix's Sky Scavenger&quot;, but that doesn't have any transparent grey slopes in it." CreationDate="2017-09-11T20:45:29.300" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10828" PostId="9206" Score="4" Text="I don't think any of this is Lego , except the manual. These are probaly  Megablocks" CreationDate="2017-09-14T23:52:57.593" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10831" PostId="9205" Score="0" Text="Thank you Syberion, which one is good to build kid size soccer robot (3 wheel) and robot warrior contest?" CreationDate="2017-09-15T05:45:15.790" UserId="9199" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10833" PostId="9203" Score="0" Text="I think it is not unusual for a structure to bend slightly. Especially when you stack long plates onto each other. Recently, I built a small car with three axes. It took some bending to make all wheels touch the ground.  Are there no studs to hold the roof in place?" CreationDate="2017-09-15T08:55:04.157" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10834" PostId="9204" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the question does not relate to LEGO or LEGO compatible products." CreationDate="2017-09-15T13:52:29.797" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10836" PostId="9209" Score="0" Text="I couldn't find the part '429139' in that set, are you referring to this [piece](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=x1681&amp;idColor=11#T=C&amp;C=11)?" CreationDate="2017-09-15T20:02:11.640" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10837" PostId="9211" Score="2" Text="+1, threads like these are used all the time in GBC modules. Although not as versatile as [Technic Tread Links](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=57518&amp;idColor=85#T=C&amp;C=85) they are slightly smaller in width which could be an advantage for smaller models. They can also be used as conveyor belts as shown in the Toy Story set [Trash Compactor Escape](https://brickset.com/sets/7596-1/Trash-Compactor-Escape)" CreationDate="2017-09-15T20:08:18.490" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10838" PostId="9209" Score="0" Text="I was suspecting [part 57518](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=57518&amp;idColor=11#T=C&amp;C=11) was what they meant, but it is not clear." CreationDate="2017-09-15T20:35:36.313" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10839" PostId="9209" Score="1" Text="@chicks I couldn't find those in the set referenced." CreationDate="2017-09-17T12:53:59.307" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10841" PostId="9203" Score="0" Text="Maybe it's because one of the outer edges isn't attached properly? This usually happens when attaching long/wide plates(as pointed out by Azira). Try pushing all the sides down all the way." CreationDate="2017-09-17T23:49:12.547" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10842" PostId="9218" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much for your help, thought it was comic book related but didn't think of Justice League." CreationDate="2017-09-18T11:47:07.400" UserId="9215" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10846" PostId="2227" Score="0" Text="UNICO PLUS! By Androni Giacolotti" CreationDate="2017-09-18T12:18:43.720" UserId="9217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10847" PostId="9214" Score="1" Text="Wow, those are [some freaky figures](https://brickset.com/sets/instructions2/theme-Galidor)!" CreationDate="2017-09-18T15:45:11.013" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10848" PostId="9215" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much for your suggestions, unfortunately I have already tried the 4l axle and the extra length collides with the tracks, the wheels won't be able to sit properly on top of them, I will accept your answer anyways because such brick does not seem to exist, thank you!" CreationDate="2017-09-18T21:25:10.183" UserId="9182" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10849" PostId="9220" Score="1" Text="Hi, the program runs but the variable can't be used later in the program. Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-09-18T22:17:36.393" UserId="9218" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10851" PostId="9228" Score="0" Text="So are you trying to build something like https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3849268099&amp;feature=iv&amp;src_vid=Jd1yUTT3rVE&amp;v=631imyYGFl0 ??" CreationDate="2017-09-19T17:26:50.233" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10852" PostId="9222" Score="0" Text="That's a fun bug.  Can we fix those quantities after they scrape it?" CreationDate="2017-09-19T17:37:08.123" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10853" PostId="9222" Score="2" Text="I believe that they intentionally keep this data synced directly with what is found on lego.com. They do also link to curated inventories (Bricklink, Rebrickable, etc). From their contact page: &quot;Information about parts and set inventories comes from LEGO customer services we are unable to make changes to it.&quot; I'll ping their staff about this just in case." CreationDate="2017-09-19T23:40:55.557" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10854" PostId="9222" Score="4" Text="Thank you -- that is exactly why. We don't modify inventories once obtained, we prefer to keep them verbatim, errors and all. -- Huw, Brickset.com" CreationDate="2017-09-20T07:06:43.667" UserId="2369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10855" PostId="9228" Score="0" Text="Kinda, but now that I think about it, maybe the best would be a mechanism with a spring barrel and power reserve instead of pendulum." CreationDate="2017-09-20T08:37:13.927" UserId="9223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10856" PostId="9232" Score="0" Text="Nice! I saw this on New Elementary this morning but didn't think to add it here. It looks like a great new part!" CreationDate="2017-09-20T19:18:17.543" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10857" PostId="9230" Score="0" Text="Thank you for answer. My English is not good and maybe can't explain good, but you got my meaning true. I do not concern about electronic parts like motors, sensors, electrical boards, etc. I can buy or build them by myself. My question is about mechanical side. I like to know which logo package is more complete and more universal to build almost all mechanical part of the robot you want!" CreationDate="2017-09-20T20:18:48.777" UserId="9199" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10858" PostId="9222" Score="0" Text="@HuwMillington Makes sense. Thanks for the info!" CreationDate="2017-09-20T23:41:13.993" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10859" PostId="9209" Score="0" Text="Yes, that's the part... the set is a LEGO education set - not sure it the part numbers differ as I took it straight from the included part sheet." CreationDate="2017-09-21T07:13:06.587" UserId="9203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10862" PostId="9230" Score="1" Text="@user145959: Look at the [Bucket Excavator](https://brickset.com/sets/42055-1/Bucket-Wheel-Excavator) which contains a large number of elements for a fair price. Maybe you should also look at [Meccano](http://www.meccano.com/)." CreationDate="2017-09-21T07:36:28.873" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10863" PostId="7178" Score="1" Text="If you can't find any LEGO rubber bands, normal hair rubber bands will work too - cosmetic stores sell a bunch of different sizes to choose from!" CreationDate="2017-09-21T07:32:32.307" UserId="9203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10864" PostId="9232" Score="1" Text="You would still need two layers of these to center a 2x2 on a 3x3 while other soloutions do it in a single layer." CreationDate="2017-09-21T17:51:50.927" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10865" PostId="9232" Score="0" Text="@PeterGreen In the question it mentions &quot;Another option would be to center a 2x1 plate on a 3x1 plate.&quot;. I believe this achieves that with only one piece. Although you're right, it wouldn't be as suitable for a 2x2 plate on a 3x3 plate." CreationDate="2017-09-21T17:54:58.073" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10866" PostId="9237" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! I'd love to see pictures or links to your clock model. That sounds great!" CreationDate="2017-09-22T14:01:26.663" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10867" PostId="9214" Score="0" Text="Does anybody have a complete list of single-year themes?" CreationDate="2017-09-24T09:08:23.933" UserId="9211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10868" PostId="9203" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't recommend this but what I do is slightly warm the section on a radiator for a few minutes and then gently bend the pieces in situ, you might have to do it several times or even do it to individual pieces, I've noticed that lego sometimes has this problem. Or you could modify the corner of the building so that there is a piece that does come into contact with the roof- same colours etc (remember there was a technic model years ago that no one could get to work, lego did admit there was a design flaw and a mistake in the instruction booklet too)." CreationDate="2017-09-24T15:25:59.957" UserId="9123" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10869" PostId="9242" Score="0" Text="That solved the problem.  Would be nice if they shipped with the E version of firmware in their E product, but at least the firmware update allowed me to switch versions. Whew.  Thx" CreationDate="2017-09-24T17:37:51.980" UserId="9240" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10870" PostId="9204" Score="0" Text="Appears to been re-asked as [Which LEGO set is best suited to build robots?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9229/)" CreationDate="2017-09-25T09:45:50.340" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10871" PostId="9237" Score="0" Text="It's okay if it doesn't last long, it's more for the fun of mechanics and to show to other people how a mechanical clock works." CreationDate="2017-09-25T12:06:58.327" UserId="9223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10872" PostId="9238" Score="0" Text="That's quite interesting but there is only one hand which is less fun. I know for a fact that you can display two hands as seen in a video with a special wheel that I found in my old legos." CreationDate="2017-09-25T12:44:27.930" UserId="9223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10875" PostId="9249" Score="0" Text="I know of 3 books that might help you:" CreationDate="2017-09-26T04:25:10.830" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10877" PostId="9249" Score="2" Text="1. [link] http://www.allitebooks.com/lego-mindstorms-ev3-2nd-edition/                      2. [link] http://www.allitebooks.com/beginning-robotics-programming-in-java-with-lego-mindstorms/                                                                                                 3. [link]http://www.allitebooks.com/the-lego-mindstorms-ev3-idea-book/" CreationDate="2017-09-26T04:27:55.930" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10880" PostId="9237" Score="0" Text="unfortunately i don't have any photo and the clock is 800km away, a quick search show one good example at [nico71 - clock](http://www.nico71.fr/category/clock/)" CreationDate="2017-09-26T11:01:59.063" UserId="9234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10882" PostId="9257" Score="0" Text="This question is not about LEGO products or clone-brands in relation to LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2017-09-26T19:15:59.203" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10883" PostId="9257" Score="6" Text="According to the help center, &quot;Bricks is for LEGO® and building block enthusiasts. If you use LEGO or one of a number of compatible systems that share similar building techniques, and need answers to your questions (or would like to answer questions about these systems), this is the place for you.&quot; Based on this, OP's question is quite valid. Can we please un-hold the question? I can answer it as I'm familiar with Mega Bloks." CreationDate="2017-09-27T02:24:52.680" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10884" PostId="9255" Score="1" Text="Yes! It was countdown corner! Thanks! (I also have the side satellite-like pieces.)" CreationDate="2017-09-27T11:25:11.360" UserId="9211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10885" PostId="9257" Score="1" Text="@TheBrickBlogger There seems to be some discrepancies between the Help Center and the [Tour](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/tour) page which says &quot;With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed answers to every question about LEGO Bricks&quot;." CreationDate="2017-09-27T12:50:36.687" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10886" PostId="9257" Score="3" Text="@TheBrickBlogger I have re-opened the question considering what is currently written in the Help Center but I think we need to review what questions are on-topic." CreationDate="2017-09-27T12:58:44.553" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10887" PostId="9257" Score="3" Text="@CourierCouch Welcome to Bricks.SE! Most of us here focus on the LEGO brand, so I can't promise we'll have great answers for you, but your questions are welcome here. You may find yourself proselytized if all your questions are about Mega Bloks, though. :)" CreationDate="2017-09-27T16:24:26.417" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10890" PostId="9244" Score="0" Text="Forbidden lego?" CreationDate="2017-09-28T07:02:51.893" UserId="9203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10891" PostId="9258" Score="3" Text="Yes, that is correct. The hole on the back of the figures is mostly used for backpacks and other accessories. In addition, it is also used sometimes to secure the figures into position. For example, in some open cockpit vehicles there is a peg at the back of the seats, that the hole on the back of the figures can attach to. This keeps the figures more secure in their position." CreationDate="2017-09-28T13:59:36.857" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10892" PostId="9257" Score="2" Text="Thank you, @Ambo100. I think an occasional compatible brand question is not too distracting, and they can naturally come up, as many LEGO fans are collect - or at least curious about - compatible brands. Also, often people buy used lots with mixed content and questions about an item being LEGO or not can come up. Anyhow, jncraton already answered this particular question, so I only added a little extra to it in the comment section." CreationDate="2017-09-28T14:05:17.300" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10894" PostId="9263" Score="0" Text="Most of that doesn't look like LEGO. And don't shout." CreationDate="2017-09-28T14:16:22.253" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10895" PostId="9263" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! I've edited your post to use primarily lower case letters. All caps is generally frowned upon and can be considered rude." CreationDate="2017-09-28T14:42:09.637" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10899" PostId="9267" Score="0" Text="Was the &quot;different computer&quot; also Windows XP. Windows XP has not been supported for years, so I doubt that LEGO tests that the EV3 software works on XP." CreationDate="2017-09-30T02:58:59.050" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10900" PostId="9267" Score="0" Text="No. It was Vista (but I don't think Vista is really much better than XP...)" CreationDate="2017-09-30T03:23:36.993" UserId="9267" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10904" PostId="9251" Score="0" Text="Thanks Ash, I'll order it for sure! Will post some review when done, but I'll keep this post open not to discourage other answerers (hopefully, there are more books on the topic)." CreationDate="2017-10-02T05:50:07.213" UserId="5945" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10906" PostId="2851" Score="0" Text="It's possible now, see https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/9278/9277" CreationDate="2017-10-02T11:47:33.800" UserId="9277" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10907" PostId="9265" Score="3" Text="Thank you for your answer! I managed to open the train base using the poorly illuminated video tutorial and three kitchen knives. It is surely the easiest, but also most dangerous way to do so. The train did not work because of a loose contact to the motor." CreationDate="2017-10-02T12:17:22.877" UserId="8165" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10908" PostId="9279" Score="2" Text="Do you have references/links for &quot;everywhere I read&quot;. I have not seen anything that says NXT is compatible with the chromebook software." CreationDate="2017-10-02T19:39:07.073" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10909" PostId="9262" Score="0" Text="Agree: kids learn fast, and the more you push them the more they learn. Juniors sets are an option but a motivated 4-year-old can handle more complicated things. Or go with collectible minifigs and a bucket of basic bricks." CreationDate="2017-10-03T13:52:38.620" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10910" PostId="9279" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I was referring to the EV3 programing on our PC's before it was released on chromebooks.  It was my assumption that the EV3 Chromebook app would also be compatible." CreationDate="2017-10-03T16:36:10.447" UserId="9279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10911" PostId="9262" Score="1" Text="I don't see any drawback to Juniors at all. There isn't really an upper age limit - in every set, you get pieces and possibly figures which can be integrated into any collection of other LEGO parts." CreationDate="2017-10-05T09:56:19.183" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10912" PostId="9283" Score="1" Text="Thanks. Is &quot;Ø&quot; a way of writing zero, or does it mean something else?" CreationDate="2017-10-05T22:09:37.297" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10914" PostId="9283" Score="2" Text="See https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8060/%C3%98-in-lego-part-names?rq=1 for an explanation on the diameter symbol." CreationDate="2017-10-05T22:37:55.290" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10915" PostId="9283" Score="0" Text="And is &quot;W&quot; an abbreviation for the word &quot;with?&quot;" CreationDate="2017-10-06T14:50:54.530" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10916" PostId="9283" Score="0" Text="@EJMak I assume so, yes." CreationDate="2017-10-06T15:44:28.543" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10919" PostId="6587" Score="2" Text="The Picasa album you referenced appears to be a dead link." CreationDate="2017-10-07T01:54:55.157" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10920" PostId="6587" Score="4" Text="Thanks for the heads-up, it seems Picasa as a service has been retired. I have found the images and reuploaded them to Imgur, hopefully that will not go away soon :)" CreationDate="2017-10-07T02:11:58.247" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10921" PostId="9269" Score="2" Text="So the motor-powered wheels roll freely when you hold the model up? And when you put it down on the floor it won't move? The insect-like legs are designed to be moved by the forward motion of the model. Check that these two leg sections are not blocked." CreationDate="2017-10-09T07:39:15.370" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10926" PostId="8772" Score="0" Text="Would be great if someone could create a MQTT custom block." CreationDate="2017-10-13T12:31:35.707" UserId="9320" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10928" PostId="4912" Score="0" Text="To my surprise, re-installing Silverlight did resolve the issue for me on .Windows 10)" CreationDate="2017-10-14T03:46:30.103" UserId="9322" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10929" PostId="9290" Score="1" Text="Can you post a screenshot of the code?" CreationDate="2017-10-14T13:01:06.853" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10930" PostId="9290" Score="0" Text="This can happen if your block runs in parallel with other code, especially other motor control blocks. Would need to see the code to assess this further." CreationDate="2017-10-14T14:21:43.987" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10933" PostId="9296" Score="0" Text="I've not used either, but judging from the docs for the Pixy cam, it's more for &quot;trained object recognition&quot; - so if you're avoiding known objects you might be ok, but otherwise it might not be great. That said, the original Mindstorms used the colour/light sensor to do line tracking and path following - assuming a track on the ground with sufficient contrast was available." CreationDate="2017-10-16T12:38:16.413" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10934" PostId="9296" Score="1" Text="There is now a NXTCam-v5 which, as far as I can tell, can do everything the PixyCam can do and more." CreationDate="2017-10-16T12:57:27.420" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10935" PostId="9296" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Yes, I know that you can use colour/light sensors for line tracking. However, I am aiming for a more realistic autonomous car hence line tracking should be achieved via a camera. Thanks for the comment anyway!" CreationDate="2017-10-16T13:43:27.103" UserId="9325" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10936" PostId="9296" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner Alright, that is good to know. There is also an EV3-G building block for the NXTCam - would you use that one or would you recommend switching to a different programming language for accurate line tracking (f.ex. leJOS with OpenCV)? (see https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9295/lego-mindstorms-ev3-programming-language-recommendation)" CreationDate="2017-10-16T13:46:12.340" UserId="9325" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10938" PostId="9290" Score="1" Text="(I'm translating from what someone else told me, so hopefully I'm explaining it properly).&#xA;&#xA;We've figured out what the issue was - in the line follower we had issues with a loop breaking out consistently, so had changed it to a large motor block doing x number of cycles.  when it was run individually, it worked fine as the number of cycles started from 0.  When it was part of the larger code, it had already run that many cycles, so it immediately quit out of the line follower." CreationDate="2017-10-16T16:09:27.117" UserId="9321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10941" PostId="1508" Score="2" Text="There's a version with a hole in the stud that is 'smaller' in that it weighs less, although the external dimensions are the same." CreationDate="2017-10-17T15:29:11.677" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10943" PostId="6219" Score="0" Text="Why do not you lay out your block?" CreationDate="2017-10-19T07:46:39.503" UserId="9329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10944" PostId="6219" Score="0" Text="These are custom VI blocks, not the custom blocks that you can lay out. I was looking for missing functionality that wasn't possible with the traditional &quot;custom blocks&quot;." CreationDate="2017-10-19T11:56:36.303" UserId="5681" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10945" PostId="6219" Score="0" Text="Because I was trying to access functionality not baked into any existing blcoks. (Also I'm a C++ programmer by trade, so I like to do as much stuff at compile-time as possible.)" CreationDate="2017-10-20T02:16:52.347" UserId="5681" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10948" PostId="9307" Score="2" Text="Yes, this has been a known issue. I'm not going to post this as an answer, as I can't remember where I read about it, and thus can't include references, but it has been discussed in a number of LEGO fan forums." CreationDate="2017-10-22T16:53:36.773" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10949" PostId="9006" Score="0" Text="Thanks a bunch! I also have a problem in that the ir receiver for my crawler stopped working and looking to buy a replacement but no luck. The link to sbrick made my day!" CreationDate="2017-10-22T06:14:53.717" UserId="9339" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10950" PostId="9306" Score="1" Text="This is a beautiful MOC. From a glance at the pdf instructions I get the impression that the front M-motor operates the winch, the middle one is for steering, and the XL motor in the back does the driving. Is that correct? The clutches are not connected with the driving, right? I have a 9398 crawler with two L-motors and a servo, it crawles over almost anything." CreationDate="2017-10-22T22:31:48.040" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10951" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="A beautiful MOC indeed. You are correct regarding the motors. I would have used a servo for steering, though. I don't really understand what should do the clutch at page 28 in the instructions. I see no difference when the position of the driving ring is moved. 9398 has several tooth gears pairs to increase the power (over speed). 8297 does not. Also, 9398 has 2 driving motors, one for each pair of wheels." CreationDate="2017-10-23T04:30:20.070" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10952" PostId="9309" Score="1" Text="Please be more specific. This is not in the inventory of any of the variants." CreationDate="2017-10-23T06:05:35.377" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10953" PostId="9307" Score="0" Text="One forum note that I found: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/52672-transparent-part-yellowing/" CreationDate="2017-10-23T06:25:15.047" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10954" PostId="9309" Score="1" Text="You suggest to replace the universal joint 3L (61903) with the steering CV joint (32494)? That corresponds to the steering axle 92906. It already has the steering CV joint (32494) on the wheel side and seems to have issues due to that when the car rises, the wheels seem to go intermittently, jerky." CreationDate="2017-10-23T07:21:40.140" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10955" PostId="9310" Score="6" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! Most of us are Lego enthusiasts, so questions about clone brands (especially from 40 years ago!) are often hard for us to answer. Hopefully someone here has seen what you've described and can help out." CreationDate="2017-10-23T13:34:12.273" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10956" PostId="9312" Score="2" Text="I would also mention BrickStock (brickstock.patrickbrans.com) which is an application you install locally on your computer to manage BrickLink inventories. It allows you to save your sets and part them out on your local computer, and merge all inventories into one large inventory to manage as a whole. For this purpose the program is free of charge (seller features require a $20 license key)" CreationDate="2017-10-23T17:38:45.700" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10957" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="I would guess that one motor, even an XL, has more difficulties to distribute the power to 4 wheels than two motors as in the 9398 crawler. I switched the gears in my 9398 (the first gears at the motors) to make it faster, and it works fine. To conclude: I'd say you built the moc correctly and the parts and motor are also fine, but the one-motor setup is the reason. Instead of powering the winch, I would try to power the front wheels. And use a servo for the steering as you suggested. Again, nice MOC and excellent pdf instructions." CreationDate="2017-10-24T09:09:57.833" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10958" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="Indeed, the MOC is wonderful, but I have no clue from the author if it really works better than my implementation. I think too, two motors are needed, but it loses the central differential. Would [this](https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/71769-combining-two-pf-m-motors/) be a solution?" CreationDate="2017-10-24T11:09:22.563" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10959" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="I doubt that more power solves the issue. You would still have one powered axle distributing force over three differentials to four wheels. This gives too many degrees of freedom to the system. As the comments in your link say, it could work for a racing car but not for all terrain purpose." CreationDate="2017-10-24T12:04:38.887" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10960" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="Probably, but it does not even pass a tiny obstacle that some regular racing car does already. Of course, as I have some spare parts, I will test and see. This is the fun, actually." CreationDate="2017-10-24T12:52:21.737" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10961" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="Anyway, does LEGO has too weak motors for its applications? I think this MOC naturally comes and proves this. I wonder if a buggy motor would do better. Too bad it is no more produced." CreationDate="2017-10-24T12:54:08.877" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10962" PostId="9292" Score="0" Text="A picture of the large hole in question would be nice." CreationDate="2017-10-24T13:22:53.663" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10963" PostId="9312" Score="0" Text="On Bricklink I can only list the parts relating to the particular set i've chosen one by one. Is it possible to define my list of sets as my &quot;inventory&quot; and do queries to check how many pieces of a specific item do i have? I can only add sets to my account as items for sale. Am I missing something?" CreationDate="2017-10-24T14:27:33.033" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10964" PostId="6069" Score="0" Text="Recently, I just bought a BanBao brick Snoopy range. The quality is not bad. Great for kids to build for hours. The price are great value for money." CreationDate="2017-10-24T06:16:24.600" UserId="9352" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10965" PostId="9292" Score="1" Text="@EJMak Good call. I've added that." CreationDate="2017-10-24T15:00:57.840" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10968" PostId="9312" Score="1" Text="To use BL for cataloguing your parts, you will need to register as a seller, but keep your store closed (it doesn't cost anything to register as a seller). You could part out the sets you own in Stockroom A, but make sure the store remains closed, as Stockroom A is the default for running a store. You don't want to have your store open if you are only managing your personal inventory. Or you could just put everything in Stockroom B or C to begin with, as these are hidden. It's very easy to move items from stockroom to stockroom in case you want to sell something in the future." CreationDate="2017-10-24T16:56:36.367" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10969" PostId="9312" Score="1" Text="Re-reading your question, I may have read it wrong the first time around. If you want to add parts from the set to your inventory, you will need to hit the &quot;Part Out&quot; link below the &quot;Add to My Inventory&quot; link. That will allow you to part out the set, rather than add it as a whole set." CreationDate="2017-10-24T17:00:20.137" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10972" PostId="9322" Score="3" Text="Please explain more about what you know about these pieces and why you think they are a set." CreationDate="2017-10-24T21:10:44.030" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10973" PostId="9322" Score="0" Text="Its from a big box and i took this bag and opened it so it has to form a set" CreationDate="2017-10-24T21:15:43.067" UserDisplayName="user9355" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10974" PostId="9322" Score="3" Text="My guess is that they are just *part* of a set, and there may be one or more additional bags that — together — make up a complete set. Unfortunately, I’m not sure which set." CreationDate="2017-10-24T21:19:34.317" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10981" PostId="9016" Score="1" Text="See also my answer to [&quot;Does the LEGO Group condone war toys?&quot;](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/294/56)" CreationDate="2017-10-25T11:05:23.170" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10983" PostId="9312" Score="0" Text="I've managed to create the database with the &quot;part out&quot; option. However, I noticed that parts of different sets are stored in different groups even if they have the same part number. So now I have 21 groups for the pin with part number 2780, just because I uploaded 21 sets. Is there a way to collapse all these separated groups?" CreationDate="2017-10-25T15:04:40.250" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10985" PostId="9332" Score="0" Text="Found some information [here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1396/7638), and [here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/853/7638)." CreationDate="2017-10-25T17:03:20.767" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10986" PostId="9063" Score="0" Text="@Alfred Welcome to Bricks Stack Exchange!" CreationDate="2017-10-25T17:14:38.457" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10987" PostId="9333" Score="0" Text="Thank you for that detailed information! I did not know that BrickLink counted the different minifig body parts as one part." CreationDate="2017-10-25T17:48:19.920" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10988" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="Replaced the direction motor by a servo. This is better, still weak compared to servo on 9398, probably due to the gears and transmission used." CreationDate="2017-10-25T18:31:26.857" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10989" PostId="9324" Score="0" Text="I couldn't find instructions for them and I've been looking for them the entire day can you help me with a link?" CreationDate="2017-10-25T20:11:48.583" UserDisplayName="user9355" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10990" PostId="9333" Score="3" Text="Also - the piece count should match the piece count in the back of the manual - which doesn't include the spares, but does (usually) show the brick separator." CreationDate="2017-10-25T21:01:20.657" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10991" PostId="9324" Score="0" Text="You can find instructions on the Brickset page, under the set image" CreationDate="2017-10-25T21:26:56.577" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10992" PostId="9332" Score="0" Text="As noted in another question (https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/9337/90), If the box set doesn't have a manual (or it gets lost), you can find a soft copy (PDF) version on Lego's site: https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/buildinginstructions" CreationDate="2017-10-26T04:56:07.470" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10993" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="Interesting. Are you going to improve the MOC even more? I would like to hear about the results." CreationDate="2017-10-26T06:08:10.627" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10994" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="Hi, I have the impression some think it is my MOC, but it is not, I'm just a hobbyist having fun with it. AS it did not perform well, I try to make it better." CreationDate="2017-10-26T08:05:37.237" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10995" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="I know, but your improvements are valuable information." CreationDate="2017-10-26T08:13:27.510" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10996" PostId="9306" Score="0" Text="Actually, I'm thinking to put the steering servo in front and the winch/raiser motor in the middle, but I am not sure it is enough place below to the central differential." CreationDate="2017-10-26T08:40:09.327" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10997" PostId="9312" Score="1" Text="It appears that you added the parts to your inventory from different sets into separate lots instead of consolidating them whenever you added a new parted out set. You can read about consolidating lots here:  https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=128" CreationDate="2017-10-26T16:02:48.900" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10998" PostId="9339" Score="1" Text="Selling is easiest via either BrickLink.com, it's direct competitor BrickOwl.com, or EBay. The &quot;lots of money&quot; part is the biggest problem: unless you truly have rare/collectible sets, and they are complete with instructions, it is unlikely you will make a lot of money after shipping, time spent sorting/cleaning and of course the fees levied by the marketplace of your choice. But we can definitely give you a better answer if you post the set names and numbers here .." CreationDate="2017-10-26T17:49:21.253" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="10999" PostId="312" Score="0" Text="I recently made a machine that kinda flies.. but not really. you know those little machines that you pull a string and a thing flies up and hovers down? thats what I made, but I'm having a few problems. not enough speed. I have a gear box that almost has enough speed to lift the propeller in the air, but not enough. if I had a bigger propeller, or make my gearbox faster, it could work. and it's a hand crank. did not have any power functions pieces or anything like that. only basic technic pieces (Gears, axles, technic studded beams, and a few other parts that require no power). I cant seem to" CreationDate="2017-10-26T14:38:27.937" UserId="9361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11001" PostId="9333" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Not to say you are wrong, but, I have looked at the back of many instruction manuals, and have never noticed the brick separator on there." CreationDate="2017-10-26T23:54:09.057" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11002" PostId="9333" Score="0" Text="@WilliamV. I'm not sure if it all manuals have it, but I know some do. [70914-1: Bane Toxic Truck Attack has it listed](http://cache.lego.com/bigdownloads/buildinginstructions/6206124.pdf)." CreationDate="2017-10-27T00:07:52.587" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11003" PostId="9339" Score="1" Text="Making lots of money takes lots of time.  Getting money soon usually means leaving some money on the table.  So since you probably don't get to have your cake and eat it too you need to decide on what is a higher priority and go from there." CreationDate="2017-10-27T00:57:52.540" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11004" PostId="9333" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Okay, Thanks" CreationDate="2017-10-27T02:19:02.953" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11005" PostId="9333" Score="1" Text="Yeah, it's possible that some don't, but I have examples going back to at least Mindstorms RIS that do" CreationDate="2017-10-27T07:18:25.747" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11006" PostId="9341" Score="2" Text="Plus, if you have no prior selling history on EBay, and you truly have an expensive/desirable set, people will be wary of ordering with you. You would have to sell some smaller, cheaper items first to build up a reputation as a reliable seller, which takes time." CreationDate="2017-10-27T11:22:05.023" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11008" PostId="9344" Score="3" Text="There's also definitely some pieces from [Dumbledore's Office](https://brickset.com/sets/4729-1/Dumbledore-s-Office); note the swirly thingy, and the quarter-cylinder pieces. And that pagoda roof piece is from still a different Harry Potter set, but I'm not sure which" CreationDate="2017-10-28T19:22:50.447" UserId="9369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11010" PostId="9324" Score="1" Text="@TalalMDabak, you can also find manuals on the Lego manuals page: https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/buildinginstructions. Search for the set number above: 10214." CreationDate="2017-10-29T07:05:02.330" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11011" PostId="9344" Score="0" Text="@JasonBaker Where can I find those prices? I might have to raid my parents cellar." CreationDate="2017-10-29T11:53:22.377" UserId="9377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11012" PostId="9344" Score="0" Text="Ah, I assume from following those links." CreationDate="2017-10-29T11:54:28.517" UserId="9377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11014" PostId="9344" Score="2" Text="Wow. “20-year-old” sounds like “ancient”, but _Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets_ was published in 1998, indeed nearly 20 years ago." CreationDate="2017-10-29T18:22:57.097" UserId="9383" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11016" PostId="9350" Score="1" Text="Pliers was needed to pop the two pieces together.  Some people won't be able to press them together by hand." CreationDate="2017-10-30T19:16:51.730" UserId="7993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11017" PostId="9056" Score="0" Text="@SamuelL. Proper villain faces have been a thing since at least the 90s Western sets." CreationDate="2017-10-31T10:09:24.240" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11018" PostId="2394" Score="1" Text="-1. The answer to a viable how-to should never be &quot;don't&quot;, especially not for reasons the asker may not care about." CreationDate="2017-10-31T10:22:25.387" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11019" PostId="9350" Score="0" Text="I'm glad you were able to get it to work. :)" CreationDate="2017-10-31T21:30:35.337" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11020" PostId="2394" Score="0" Text="Both myself and others have listed options for gluing and similar methods. I added reasons not to glue LEGO, because OP may have not considered them, and so many people regret the decision later. If OP truly didn't care, he/she would have probably mentioned that in the original question. It's better to be safe and provide additional information, then omit important considerations that OP might find helpful in weighting the pros and cons of their decision. However I do agree that I could have listed the options in a different order for a better answer. I will keep that in mind for the future." CreationDate="2017-10-31T21:41:09.463" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11022" PostId="9354" Score="0" Text="Will the 3rd party software work on a 64-bit machine?" CreationDate="2017-11-01T14:59:07.553" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11023" PostId="9354" Score="0" Text="I suspect most of it will. I've only used BrickxCC myself." CreationDate="2017-11-01T16:20:52.113" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11024" PostId="9056" Score="0" Text="@ Weckar E. Yes. I do note that. However, what I'm trying to express is that some of the latest villain faces(See nexo knights and ninjago for examples of these faces) dont seem to be as child-friendly as earlier faces" CreationDate="2017-11-01T21:19:46.387" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11025" PostId="9359" Score="1" Text="Yep.... but it came inside the larger box? Was a separate item?" CreationDate="2017-11-01T22:14:31.717" UserId="9393" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11027" PostId="9359" Score="0" Text="@MiguelRicardo Do you just have the cars? If so, maybe the cars where in a separate box inside the larger box." CreationDate="2017-11-01T22:15:54.567" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11028" PostId="9359" Score="1" Text="Nice work. This is definitely one of the boxes from 364. I've edited this answer to reflect that." CreationDate="2017-11-02T01:48:09.827" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11029" PostId="9359" Score="0" Text="Ty all, thats it, and probably have the complete set in pieces from what i can see (no outside box or intrstucions thou...) many thanks again" CreationDate="2017-11-02T09:07:16.450" UserId="9393" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11031" PostId="9359" Score="1" Text="@MiguelRicardo Great! The instructions are available here if you're trying to put it together: http://peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/scans/364-1/" CreationDate="2017-11-02T13:45:57.973" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11033" PostId="9365" Score="1" Text="Have you checked out a Lego re-seller like Bricks and Minifigs?" CreationDate="2017-11-03T18:26:39.763" UserId="9327" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11034" PostId="9374" Score="0" Text="The link you provided would be enough for me to consider it an authoritative answer.  They could have bought them from the wall of random bricks from a LEGO store or gotten a batch from BrickLink or a vendor at a LEGO convention." CreationDate="2017-11-03T21:30:11.850" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11035" PostId="9374" Score="0" Text="Not sure how I managed to add that link - I thought I'd just copied the description that was with the picture I found on the net!" CreationDate="2017-11-03T21:41:01.037" UserId="9404" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11036" PostId="9374" Score="0" Text="I will wade through the list that the link provided,  the lot I have seems to be lots of bits of incomplete sets so I'm trying to unravel each mystery. I'm inclined to think the 28 pieces are part of a set, as most of the other bits seem to form sets. But you could be right, might be a random lot. I just hoped someone would recognise such a large number of those pieces as conspicuously part of a certain set. Thanks for your comments anyway" CreationDate="2017-11-03T21:45:46.933" UserId="9404" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11037" PostId="9373" Score="1" Text="Urgh, that set + instructions looks like a nightmare build." CreationDate="2017-11-03T23:04:55.903" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11038" PostId="9366" Score="1" Text="Interesting! I think I spy another difference between the two photos: The cabinet door on the side — in front of the rear wheel — appears to a have different labeling scheme. And, if I squint hard at the low-res photos, I may be able to detect differences in the license plate number. Wondering if anyone else can verify these diffs or can see others." CreationDate="2017-11-04T02:47:47.897" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11039" PostId="9374" Score="0" Text="@David C; I have edited your question and added the link" CreationDate="2017-11-04T10:40:02.787" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11040" PostId="9377" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that's the first one (never would have found that I guess). Got any Ideas for the second? There are some more images at the source, but all somewhat blurry. Looks like this one, but with inverted roof at the sides:&#xA;(https://i.imgur.com/ruy9ZMm.gif)" CreationDate="2017-11-04T21:17:25.853" UserId="9409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11041" PostId="9377" Score="1" Text="@Christian Sorry, I missed that image. I can't identify it either, I've never seen a piece exactly like that." CreationDate="2017-11-04T23:36:41.837" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11043" PostId="9373" Score="0" Text="Set [8880 - Super Car](http://lego.brickinstructions.com/lego_instructions/set/8880/Racing_Car) Although the parts per instruction have a relatively small number, it can take a long time working out what part out of the list goes where.  It turns into a prolonged &quot;spot-the-difference&quot; contest with the previous page to get anywhere." CreationDate="2017-11-06T11:03:56.333" UserDisplayName="user9308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11044" PostId="9366" Score="0" Text="I think the license plates are the same, however the sticker below the windscreen is different - in the box art and on the sticker sheets on BrickLink it's &quot;Truck 4&quot;, while in the other photo it's &quot;Fire and Rescue&quot;. That might make the lower photo a development &quot;product shot&quot; taken before the wheels and stickers were finalised?" CreationDate="2017-11-06T15:14:35.563" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11045" PostId="2902" Score="1" Text="Let us not forget there are also instructions with or without part boxes." CreationDate="2017-11-07T09:56:04.483" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11047" PostId="9373" Score="1" Text="I haven't looked at the 10214 London Tower Bridge instructions, but those maybe leave out many steps describing the second tower. To some degree I noticed this in the instructions for the 70618 Destiny's Bounty when it comes to the second railing which is a mirrored version of the first one." CreationDate="2017-11-08T15:11:14.317" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11048" PostId="9386" Score="0" Text="Great! Thanks very much. I shall see if I have the rest of it lurking in my pile of bits" CreationDate="2017-11-08T15:22:45.517" UserId="9419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11050" PostId="9373" Score="1" Text="@Aziraphale Most of 10214 is actually (x2) instructions :)" CreationDate="2017-11-09T08:59:11.590" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11051" PostId="7475" Score="0" Text="I'm using LPub on Mac since quite a few years. LPub is indeed not updated, but then again, it works... If this is still a question, can you be more specific to what doesn't work? I can try figure it out." CreationDate="2017-11-09T12:39:31.407" UserDisplayName="user9427" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11052" PostId="9387" Score="1" Text="I have seen those lots on flee markets, in bags. Maybe the seller has them already in the bags and tries Ebay first." CreationDate="2017-11-09T18:56:34.223" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11053" PostId="9375" Score="0" Text="Can you upload the project so I can test it by myself? I've heard the error message before but I'm not quite sure what the solution was. Maybe if I can test with it there's a chance I remember the solution." CreationDate="2017-11-09T19:44:58.603" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11054" PostId="9388" Score="0" Text="Does it bring in more money, though? I find it hard to believe people wouldn't pay more for guaranteed pieces than what effectively amounts to a blind bag." CreationDate="2017-11-10T06:32:49.417" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11055" PostId="9388" Score="0" Text="Depends. At a rate of $5-$10 per lbs a large lot (let's say 20lbs) would cost $100-$200. That's a big chunk of change for &quot;just some pieces&quot;. If you split it up into 10 2lbs lots, you can charge $15-$25 per lot and sell those easily. Much more manageable, and likely cheaper for the buyer than buying a generic brick box from LEGO directly." CreationDate="2017-11-10T16:54:58.603" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11059" PostId="9391" Score="4" Text="The 2 sets pictured are [6811-1: Pulsar Charger](https://brickset.com/sets/6811-1/Pulsar-Charger) from 1990 and [6988-1: Alpha Centauri Outpost](https://brickset.com/sets/6988-1/Alpha-Centauri-Outpost) from 1991. That may offer a clue to how old it is." CreationDate="2017-11-11T18:27:58.100" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11061" PostId="9391" Score="0" Text="thanks for identifying the sets and years. It might help narrow it down a bit... I'm still none the wiser yet though..." CreationDate="2017-11-12T18:55:31.347" UserId="9432" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11062" PostId="9385" Score="1" Text="It looks like your questions was answered. Don't forget to mark the best answer if you feel it is correct." CreationDate="2017-11-13T16:49:40.727" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11063" PostId="9396" Score="2" Text="Do the undersides between them distinguishable at all? I wonder if there are different versions of the mold." CreationDate="2017-11-15T03:46:17.173" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11064" PostId="9398" Score="2" Text="Hi SchoolGuy and welcome to Bricks! Which language are you using to program your EV3? (Hopefully you can edit your question to include that)." CreationDate="2017-11-15T10:16:03.797" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11065" PostId="9396" Score="0" Text="Good point. I will have a closer look and update the question today." CreationDate="2017-11-15T11:11:00.263" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11068" PostId="9396" Score="0" Text="The XX-XX numbers I believe identify the mold that made the piece (so if they get defective ones, they know which mold has a problem). Possibly The second half of the number identifies a version of the mold? I wonder if perhaps one version is/was used for painted or sticker pieces (I know it seems weird to have a different piece for stickers, but I've seen them provide smoother roof tiles for stickers, sometimes with a mix in the same set)." CreationDate="2017-11-16T19:56:53.673" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11069" PostId="9396" Score="0" Text="Do you mean slope bricks or tiles that are used on roofs?" CreationDate="2017-11-17T07:35:11.657" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11070" PostId="9396" Score="0" Text="I mean the sloped bricks." CreationDate="2017-11-17T08:11:11.990" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11071" PostId="9396" Score="0" Text="That is indeed interesting, because most of the slopes with stickers have the usual grainy surface of slope bricks. Do you mean that there are e.g. 45 2x2 slope bricks with a smooth surface?" CreationDate="2017-11-17T08:50:27.220" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11072" PostId="9396" Score="0" Text="Not entirely smooth, just about half the texture of the regular roof tiles (unless all roof tiles are like that now, I'm not sure). I remember the Dino Attack Iron Predator having 4 2x2x3 slopes, 2 with less texture, to which the stickers would stick better (the other 2 did not get stickers), though the instructions did not mention it." CreationDate="2017-11-17T09:04:13.613" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11073" PostId="3145" Score="0" Text="In 2017, the discount is 75 cent for a large cup and 50 cent for a small one. Initial prices are 17,99 Euro and 9,99 Euro, respectively." CreationDate="2017-11-17T12:37:56.483" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11075" PostId="9402" Score="2" Text="I didn't know that TLG is so responsive to these kind of questions. I assume that you will post the final results? Does TLG even have a user here??" CreationDate="2017-11-17T20:33:38.617" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11076" PostId="9402" Score="1" Text="I'll definitely update this answer if I hear any more details. TLG takes quality very seriously. I've never seen anyone post here officially representing TLG, but I'd certainly be happy to see that. It's tricky on their end, as there is significant media training that employees need to go through to speak publicly for the company." CreationDate="2017-11-17T20:58:46.067" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11077" PostId="9396" Score="0" Text="Interesting. I looked at my sorted Tile 2x2 in light bluish gray and all have smooth tops. Mold numbers are XX-47 (without slot above logo) and XX-53 (with slot above logo)." CreationDate="2017-11-17T21:23:44.107" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11078" PostId="9404" Score="0" Text="Sorry for the bad quality, phone camera is meh, and only selfie camera works." CreationDate="2017-11-18T01:45:28.657" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11079" PostId="9404" Score="0" Text="Can you describe the piece in words? Is it a lego brick with studs on top, a lego tile with a flat surface on top, a sloped piece, etc? How many studs by how many studs is it?" CreationDate="2017-11-18T02:28:08.437" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11080" PostId="9403" Score="1" Text="Nice work! I'm glad that you figured it out!" CreationDate="2017-11-18T04:01:05.177" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11081" PostId="9373" Score="1" Text="It's difficult to judge build time, would you consider steps that include many bricks to have a long build time?" CreationDate="2017-11-18T17:58:37.367" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11082" PostId="9373" Score="0" Text="Would you consider step 18 in [this set](https://i.imgur.com/1NoaiXJ.png) to be a single step?" CreationDate="2017-11-18T18:00:48.103" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11083" PostId="9373" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 I think so. This makes me want to pick up some Model Team sets. :) Those were really nice." CreationDate="2017-11-18T21:56:49.260" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11084" PostId="9405" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alexander, I looked at the five that had both of them, and I think it is cosmic creeper. Thanks for your help I have all if those neon and green pieces as well, but realized I must have another set because I still have some unused neon pieces." CreationDate="2017-11-19T00:20:17.410" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11085" PostId="9408" Score="1" Text="The Arch's are probably of [7782-1: The Batwing: The Joker's Aerial Assault](https://brickset.com/sets/7782-1/The-Batwing-The-Joker-s-Aerial-Assault)" CreationDate="2017-11-20T15:47:17.770" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11086" PostId="9406" Score="0" Text="Do these have enough dimension details? [LEGO Technic Axles](https://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-parts/technic/axle)" CreationDate="2017-11-20T16:05:52.867" UserId="9459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11087" PostId="9406" Score="0" Text="No, the length is easy to find, but I need the dimensions of the cross section" CreationDate="2017-11-20T17:33:13.277" UserId="9454" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11088" PostId="9406" Score="0" Text="Specifically I need most the width of the ridges on the axle" CreationDate="2017-11-20T17:34:02.317" UserId="9454" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11089" PostId="9406" Score="0" Text="Gotcha. The dimensions L x 0.4cm x 0.4cm is easy to understand, but do you have any idea what `stud dimensions : 0.33` means?" CreationDate="2017-11-20T17:51:07.257" UserId="9459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11090" PostId="9409" Score="3" Text="Have you checked the batteries? Maybe one has almost-dead batteries?" CreationDate="2017-11-20T19:45:00.197" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11091" PostId="9409" Score="0" Text="I have fully charged both batteries and they are both reporting full batteries.  I will try to swap out the batteries but right now it's not easily accessible from the design I've got, so I was just curious if this was expected or not." CreationDate="2017-11-20T19:59:29.127" UserId="9321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11092" PostId="9409" Score="1" Text="Can you post your program, or at least the part with the Move blocks?" CreationDate="2017-11-20T20:11:14.793" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11093" PostId="9409" Score="1" Text="It's noticeable on a standard steering block - say at 75 power and going for a few rotations - on one brick that move may take a second, on the other, 2 seconds. i'll run and time it later today and post specific times, wheel diameters and rotations." CreationDate="2017-11-20T20:53:29.250" UserId="9321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11094" PostId="9406" Score="0" Text="It appears to be relative to a normal brick, for example the standard brick has stud dimensions 2 x 4 x 1" CreationDate="2017-11-21T02:10:59.527" UserId="9454" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11095" PostId="9409" Score="0" Text="Are you sure the problem is with the ev3 bricks? Have you tried switching the motors? Maybe one is defective?" CreationDate="2017-11-21T13:18:13.143" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11096" PostId="9409" Score="0" Text="I didn't swap the motors, but if one of the motors was defective, on a tank steering block I would expect that if both motors were at the same power it would turn because one motor would be outputting power at a different level.  Given that it goes straight, it would mean that both motors are sending the same output." CreationDate="2017-11-21T13:29:20.357" UserId="9321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11098" PostId="9412" Score="0" Text="This is great! Thanks.  I'm traveling for thanksgiving, and I'll take my calipers to measure some actual parts.  I'll comment with results." CreationDate="2017-11-22T16:26:24.603" UserId="9454" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11099" PostId="9414" Score="4" Text="I would add to this that selling by the pound usually produces the lowest possible profit. Maximum profit is by selling parts individually, or by selling complete desirable retired sets in good to excellent condition. Separating by color has very little benefit, unless the color is rare; old grays, old brown, olive-green, dark-green/red/blue, and sand-green/red-blue. But even then, condition is very important, as well as what kind of mix of parts we are talking about. If OP mostly has standard colors, it's better to separate them by part, and/or condition, rather than color." CreationDate="2017-11-23T14:39:32.233" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11101" PostId="9419" Score="2" Text="It depends on the minifigs and how much they are worth." CreationDate="2017-11-24T00:43:50.163" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11102" PostId="9419" Score="0" Text="As Alexander said, it depends, but often a lot." CreationDate="2017-11-24T11:09:18.697" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11103" PostId="9409" Score="0" Text="Is it possible you have more tension or friction in one of the builds? I assume that you've got some gears, etc in there - are they all able to spin freely, or are some of them clamped a bit tighter? I agree this is probably unlikely based on your comment about &quot;tank steering&quot; as that would required the two sides to be equally stiff." CreationDate="2017-11-24T15:08:17.663" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11104" PostId="9393" Score="0" Text="Make sure you are using LDD extended since the other modes don't show all the pieces that exist. In LDD extended you see every lego piece you could." CreationDate="2017-11-24T15:21:10.540" UserId="9273" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11105" PostId="8908" Score="0" Text="Could you please share your insight on exactly which versions of Mono are compatible?" CreationDate="2017-11-25T11:43:08.920" UserId="9482" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11107" PostId="9351" Score="0" Text="When you run the program do you reset your bot at the right position?" CreationDate="2017-11-24T15:24:02.210" UserId="9273" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11108" PostId="9419" Score="4" Text="Will post this as an official answer once the question gets reopened, now that it has been updated: set 6755 is basically an older version of this set: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=6764-1. There are several listings on that page missing all the minifigs - they seem to go for ~$40 (or at least those are the current asking prices)" CreationDate="2017-11-26T01:04:02.167" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11111" PostId="8908" Score="0" Text="IIRC EV3 Software uses Mono 2.10.9" CreationDate="2017-11-27T11:36:58.270" UserId="8476" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11112" PostId="9430" Score="0" Text="Very cool! Thanks for sharing! I've been hoping for a way to interact with the Move Hub from my laptop, and it looks like this project could be adapted for that purpose." CreationDate="2017-11-27T16:56:36.943" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11113" PostId="2576" Score="0" Text="I tried to make an abs slurry using pure acetone, using 32x32 tan baseplate, but it didn't dissolve, just a soft bubble gum consistency settled at the bottom of the jar, so I don't think it is pure !" CreationDate="2017-11-23T19:39:03.960" UserId="9473" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11114" PostId="9431" Score="0" Text="Aha, use (data wire it) the math block to multiply the output of the proximity sensor by -1 then feed it back (data wire it) to the steering block. Appreciate your time." CreationDate="2017-11-27T23:21:09.080" UserId="9489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11115" PostId="9434" Score="0" Text="Wow... I didn't know LEGO discontinued them. How sad-- clear bricks are the secret ingredient that fuels all our aircraft and spacecraft!" CreationDate="2017-11-28T03:36:21.417" UserId="9492" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11116" PostId="9437" Score="0" Text="Good to know what doesn't work as well - thanks :)" CreationDate="2017-11-28T12:18:39.907" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11118" PostId="9435" Score="0" Text="That's not a bad solution - you may want to mark the &quot;known&quot; dead ones to help you replace the real ones when they go flat ;)" CreationDate="2017-11-28T12:27:37.283" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11120" PostId="9440" Score="0" Text="Could you tell which specific image you need help with?" CreationDate="2017-11-28T18:49:33.677" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11121" PostId="9440" Score="0" Text="I am not specifically looking for the part #s of specific pieces, as there are to many that I don't know the names of. Rather, I am looking for a method of determining the part #s and names of the pieces. I edited my question to make my problem a bit clearer. Sorry for the miscommunication!" CreationDate="2017-11-28T19:12:48.877" UserId="9506" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11122" PostId="9440" Score="1" Text="@UnorthodoxParadox Welcome to Bricks.SE! I've closed this question as a duplicate. Hopefully the answer on the other question helps you out. Certainly feel free ask additional questions if you get stuck on identifying specific parts. We're happy to help!" CreationDate="2017-11-28T20:23:46.340" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11124" PostId="9446" Score="0" Text="Yes, but the motor would be contained in the monorail carriage so it shouldn't affect the track design too much. (Apart from the inclines)" CreationDate="2017-11-29T18:10:02.173" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11125" PostId="7437" Score="0" Text="I just had the same problem when updating the Education Software from 1.2.2. to 1.3.1. on a Mac with OS10.12.6. Actually the Silverlight Browser Plugin was missing with me, installing Silverlight separately was fixing the problem even though the reinstallation of the Lego Software also stopped and mentioned an unsuccessful installation. But then I could still launch the software and now it is running. Thanks for the tip!" CreationDate="2017-11-29T15:40:19.397" UserId="9530" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11126" PostId="9446" Score="0" Text="Great question! I'm excited to see what folks here come up with." CreationDate="2017-11-29T18:13:52.320" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11127" PostId="9446" Score="0" Text="*so it shouldn't affect the track design too much* – Well, you have to have some cogs or rubber wheels to transmit the force and something that connects them to your motor. The main problem is not designing the track but something that properly can drive on it." CreationDate="2017-11-29T20:01:41.960" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11128" PostId="9446" Score="0" Text="@Wrzlprmft Correct. [This](https://youtu.be/YhpzYhnJONg) is my inspiration for the train, in the sense that the motor and battery box will be contained in one of the carriages." CreationDate="2017-11-29T20:05:54.853" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11129" PostId="9449" Score="0" Text="Not sure if this answers your question, but what I did was I added the bricks I wanted to my wanted list. Then I clicked Easy Buy. Another way is to click on your wanted list, click buy all in the upper right hand corner, and this you will see a scroll down tab/list that is labelled sort by. Just select min buy and click auto select. However, I'm not sure about the shipping problem." CreationDate="2017-11-30T06:00:00.893" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11130" PostId="154" Score="0" Text="What I usually do is think of a set that this brick came in. Then I would search for this set on bricklink or brickset. However, this probably only works for certain people." CreationDate="2017-11-30T06:03:04.277" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11131" PostId="9449" Score="0" Text="I just want to find them all in the same shop." CreationDate="2017-11-30T14:23:05.677" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11132" PostId="568" Score="0" Text="One of our local aquarium shops used to stock the [TMC/BrightBricks](http://reefscape.co.uk/) after-market sets as interesting additions to your aquarium." CreationDate="2017-12-01T10:24:26.960" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11133" PostId="9452" Score="4" Text="So beautiful, that is" CreationDate="2017-12-02T00:32:40.067" UserId="9577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11134" PostId="9409" Score="0" Text="So it turns out the issue was a bad rechargeable battery pack.  When I replaced with fresh batteries the robot performed comparably to the other." CreationDate="2017-12-02T00:39:21.153" UserId="9321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11135" PostId="9420" Score="1" Text="it was the battery." CreationDate="2017-12-02T00:39:59.857" UserId="9321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11136" PostId="9351" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure I understand what that means.  Do you have an example of where and what I should do?" CreationDate="2017-12-02T00:41:31.553" UserId="9321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11137" PostId="9449" Score="0" Text="Sorry, not sure about that..." CreationDate="2017-12-02T02:29:54.450" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11138" PostId="9452" Score="1" Text="Is there any name for that type of irregular hexagon? I couldn't find any in MathWorld. Also, here's more fan stuff on Nexogon:https://www.brothers-brick.com/2017/01/19/new-nexo-knights-nexogon-part-analysis-new-elementary-guest-post/" CreationDate="2017-12-02T04:59:06.183" UserId="9577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11139" PostId="9452" Score="1" Text="From their [image](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xoMZvHfvR-w/WHePThK2qxI/AAAAAAAAGac/yZk7jsLaPt8n-UkKbbT7MEX3F6HDQs_vQCEw/s640/make-hexagon-connect-six-nexo-kinghts-shield-triangular-plate-27255.jpg), the long:short sidelengths have ratio 2:1" CreationDate="2017-12-02T05:40:41.480" UserId="9577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11140" PostId="9452" Score="1" Text="@smci: You can see this hexagon as a [truncated equilateral triangle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncation_(geometry)#Truncation_of_polygons)." CreationDate="2017-12-02T10:28:33.577" UserId="9584" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11142" PostId="9459" Score="1" Text="thanx Syberion. never heard of World City. just when you think you know it all... ;-)" CreationDate="2017-12-02T13:08:06.320" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11143" PostId="9460" Score="1" Text="Thanks, I'm aware, that I can buy it for a lot of money. Unfortunately, money is a factor. I was hoping for hints, i.e. shops that still accept pre-orders or deposits, hints of the next deliveries and such things. And tales on how current owners got theirs..." CreationDate="2017-12-02T14:37:04.120" UserId="8689" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11144" PostId="9402" Score="0" Text="Have you heard any news from TLG?" CreationDate="2017-12-02T20:20:11.917" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11145" PostId="9402" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale Nothing since I've posted this, I'm afraid." CreationDate="2017-12-02T20:47:50.057" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11148" PostId="9452" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much! I have been having such a hard time trying to identify this piece, but you made my job so much easier. Thanks again!" CreationDate="2017-12-04T14:44:39.347" UserId="9506" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11149" PostId="9467" Score="2" Text="Famous example from this year: you can combine 3 of the anniversary sets (one of them is the Telehandler) to create a modern version of the legendary Car Chassis technic kit from the beginning of Technic." CreationDate="2017-12-04T20:09:33.180" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11150" PostId="9466" Score="0" Text="Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8994/" CreationDate="2017-12-04T20:35:48.380" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11151" PostId="9468" Score="7" Text="Don't know what brand they are, but I'm pretty sure they were around in the 1980s, since I have some from when I was little. Might help with dating them a bit..." CreationDate="2017-12-05T06:36:43.037" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11153" PostId="9448" Score="0" Text="I found a schematic from what seems to be the NXT 1.0 here: https://www.lego.com/en-us/mindstorms/downloads  I am only seeing  5V and 3.3V power supplies listed in the documentation, is the 4.3V in your question a typo?" CreationDate="2017-12-06T20:49:08.997" UserId="3934" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11154" PostId="9446" Score="1" Text="What it could have are rubber wheels gripping sideways onto the track (this is just part of an idea so I don't know how the track would be made) and motorised from inside the train. e.g. the wheels stick out the bottom and on flat track are horizontal and quite tight on the sides of the rail." CreationDate="2017-12-07T09:45:19.257" UserId="9648" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11155" PostId="9448" Score="0" Text="Josh, the 4.3V are not a typo. As you can see in the PDF &quot;LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Hardware Developer Kit.pdf&quot; available on the link you have mentioned, pin 4 of every sensor and motor connector provides a 4.3V supply voltage for the sensors (including the sensor inside the motors). There is no voltage regulator for the 4.3V. Instead it is derived from voltage VCC_RS485, which has 5V. The circuit for that (of the NXT 1.0) is on page 3 of the schematics. Check TP79." CreationDate="2017-12-07T18:16:52.467" UserId="9536" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11156" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="Matthew - thanks for that, any help is appreciated.  They are hard to date by condition, but could be slightly newer than the 60s Betta Bilda they came with.  Since my original post I found some similar looking parts under the question &quot;Lego variant, or is it?&quot; with answers suggesting 60s or 70s.  There was also one suggestion that they might actually be non-ABS Lego from the 60s." CreationDate="2017-12-07T19:01:11.613" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11157" PostId="9472" Score="4" Text="Hidden in there is &quot;we’ve made the characters more diverse&quot;, which sounds reasonable. 4 out of 5 on the first box look caucasian to me, which doesn't seem very representative." CreationDate="2017-12-07T19:21:33.537" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11158" PostId="9478" Score="1" Text="You might be able to contain the battery box in the trailer but it will be very difficult to include the motor in the truck (as you said) without major modifications although the biggest issue would probably be [implementing steering for a City scale vehicle.](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/538/132)" CreationDate="2017-12-08T00:30:39.303" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11159" PostId="9478" Score="1" Text="Also relevant: [How can I motorize City-scale wheels?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/184/132)" CreationDate="2017-12-08T00:32:19.503" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11161" PostId="534" Score="0" Text="It would be nice to see a picture of this setup." CreationDate="2017-12-09T16:19:18.693" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11162" PostId="9492" Score="1" Text="OK, that makes sense.  The kits they used at the workshop were apparently much more basic.   They were some kind of educational kit that just had a motor, tilt sensor, motion sensor, and various Lego pieces.  &#xA;&#xA;Would you say you can build things other than what the instructions show with the EV3 set? My older son hates instructions and almost always builds his own thing." CreationDate="2017-12-09T23:56:50.220" UserId="9658" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11163" PostId="9492" Score="2" Text="@BeckyBrown Sounds like you might be describing [LEGO Education WeDo](https://education.lego.com/en-us/elementary/shop/wedo-2). I don't know if LEGO limits who can buy them, but they are also available on BrickLink. Both MindStorms and WeDo can certainly be built into other things besides what the instructions say." CreationDate="2017-12-10T01:42:57.513" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11164" PostId="9492" Score="0" Text="It could also be the new [LEGO Boost](https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Creative-Toolbox-17101) sets - the software is available from the App Stores, but I don't know if the logic brick is available on its own yet." CreationDate="2017-12-11T11:38:55.607" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11165" PostId="9493" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Bricks Answers.  There's already an answer here that contradicts this.  Did you read it?" CreationDate="2017-12-11T14:17:37.907" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11166" PostId="9495" Score="1" Text="To drive two motors in opposite directions at the same time from one output of the remote unit all I need to do is to reverse C1 and C2 on one of the connectors?" CreationDate="2017-12-11T15:57:26.333" UserId="9663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11167" PostId="9495" Score="0" Text="That sounds reasonable." CreationDate="2017-12-11T16:04:50.947" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11168" PostId="9476" Score="2" Text="Is &quot;lego-dimensions&quot; the right tag? I think it refers to the LEGO computer game thing." CreationDate="2017-12-11T23:31:33.783" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11169" PostId="9497" Score="0" Text="It's a &quot;micrometer&quot; in English, not to be confused with a &quot;micrometre&quot;, which is 0.001mm" CreationDate="2017-12-12T08:03:46.033" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11170" PostId="9497" Score="0" Text="Thank you. Now I also know the German word : Mikrometer" CreationDate="2017-12-12T08:14:36.697" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11171" PostId="9476" Score="0" Text="Actually Im trying to model some lego pieces for AR-tracking, for whcih i need acurate measurements - so it has nothing to do with the computer game ;)" CreationDate="2017-12-12T11:41:04.077" UserId="9650" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11172" PostId="9497" Score="0" Text="The German word I know for this tool is &quot;Messschieber&quot;.&#xA;Also I'm confused: According to the graphic i linked (souce is german wikipedia) in my original Question, the diameter od the top circle should be 4.8mm instead of 4.9" CreationDate="2017-12-12T11:43:35.260" UserId="9650" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11173" PostId="9497" Score="1" Text="There are several translations, as usual for highly specialised items. I measured several times the stud and also the inside of the tile. All times it was 4.9 mm or VERY close to that value." CreationDate="2017-12-12T19:24:07.870" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11174" PostId="9290" Score="0" Text="@Lori Please consider posting your comment as an answer." CreationDate="2017-12-13T14:20:02.873" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11175" PostId="9502" Score="0" Text="I've tried the propeller. Unfortunately, I found it still under-performs paddle wheel designs. Not a bad suggestion for an alternative propeller design though!" CreationDate="2017-12-13T22:40:31.873" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11176" PostId="9501" Score="1" Text="As far as I can tell, and according to my one link, these propellers are actually worse than the yellow one pictured due to how small the blades are and how shallow the blade are pitched." CreationDate="2017-12-13T22:42:02.150" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11177" PostId="9502" Score="0" Text="In theory, I don't think a paddle wheel can be as efficient as a propellor." CreationDate="2017-12-13T22:47:13.470" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11178" PostId="9502" Score="0" Text="Yeah, that's my understanding too... But in practice LEGO doesn't make a proper water propeller." CreationDate="2017-12-13T23:51:48.280" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11179" PostId="7225" Score="0" Text="An additional suggestion from a team judged a couple weeks ago.  They did their best to isolate the robot from vibration during the brick's boot up time.  They started by demanding everyone keep their hands off the table, but found that less effective than placing the robot on the floor." CreationDate="2017-12-14T00:59:21.760" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11180" PostId="9502" Score="2" Text="@Ambo100, a *properly shaped* propeller is far more efficient than a paddle wheel because it takes advantage of hydrodynamic lift rather than merely direct displacement of the water.  The hard part is getting the shape right  -- if you don't have the right curves to produce lift, you're wasting most of your energy just churning the water." CreationDate="2017-12-14T06:34:24.943" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11181" PostId="156" Score="0" Text="Lego magnets stick to them just fine.  It takes two magnets to lift one brick." CreationDate="2017-12-14T07:13:23.180" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11182" PostId="9506" Score="1" Text="First of all, thank you for resolving my doubts about my mental state :) I looked up the few sources to get information about the content of a brick wall in advance. The quality varies piece by piece, so I will bring my cup whenever I make a trip that brings me close to a LEGO store. I could really try stacking bricks next time. You seem to have optimised the technique." CreationDate="2017-12-14T09:46:33.933" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11183" PostId="9510" Score="3" Text="Thank you for the tips. One interesting observation : Handling of the cups seems to depend on the country. In Germany, we get a bar code on the cup. The code is scanned at every visit in the store, VIP points automatically go to the associated LEGO id. And we can have the reduced price only once a day." CreationDate="2017-12-14T09:56:38.053" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11184" PostId="2876" Score="1" Text="If the folks in the local LEGO store know you they might even be able to find what you're looking for in the store's spare parts bin." CreationDate="2017-12-14T15:01:44.543" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11185" PostId="9510" Score="1" Text="There aren't any barcodes like that on the cups in the US." CreationDate="2017-12-14T15:13:37.317" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11186" PostId="9431" Score="0" Text="Actually, using the Invert Motor (blue) block from the Advanced Palette before the motor would probably have the same effect. I just read about it The Art of Lego Mindstorms EV3 Programming by Terry Griffin. The Invert Motor block reverses the meaning of the Power parameter for the motor connected to the selected Port." CreationDate="2017-12-15T06:27:06.597" UserId="9489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11187" PostId="9431" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, the Invert Motor block doesn't work with Move Steering or Move Tank blocks." CreationDate="2017-12-15T15:55:46.837" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11191" PostId="9505" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the inspiring answers. Unfortunately, I can only accept one." CreationDate="2017-12-15T22:55:15.483" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11192" PostId="9479" Score="0" Text="Surprised by interest? That must have been a joke :) They probably surprised the owners of the 10179 Falcon that planned to sell it for a couple of thousand euros/dollars. I guess that now many people will rather get the new one for 800 Euro instead of paying much more for the 10179." CreationDate="2017-12-15T23:06:58.313" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11193" PostId="9402" Score="0" Text="It seems that TLG didn't come to a conclusion, or it was not important enough to get back to you." CreationDate="2017-12-15T23:13:00.630" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11194" PostId="9514" Score="0" Text="Interesting. I'm a little bit confused about the 150mA thing though. Your listed short circuit currents and physical example seem to suggest it's less (~100mA?). Have I misunderstood something?" CreationDate="2017-12-16T18:38:01.730" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11195" PostId="9516" Score="3" Text="I suspect that anything that doesn't damage the bricks would need to take damage itself." CreationDate="2017-12-16T19:02:59.103" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11196" PostId="9516" Score="0" Text="If that is the case, I wouldn't have a problem with a disposable tool that could do the job." CreationDate="2017-12-16T19:04:09.953" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11197" PostId="9516" Score="2" Text="I would consider brick separators disposable." CreationDate="2017-12-16T19:09:38.293" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11198" PostId="9516" Score="0" Text="At the rate I've gone through them already, I would prefer not to use them." CreationDate="2017-12-16T19:10:31.070" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11199" PostId="9516" Score="0" Text="Given that such tiles come with grooves since decades, what is wrong with fingernails?" CreationDate="2017-12-16T19:41:09.867" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11200" PostId="9516" Score="1" Text="I have fairly short fingernails, I do use my nails if all else fails but I always come across tiles which border tiles on two sides such as [this tile](https://i.imgur.com/h9Yu5eX.png) with the blue cross." CreationDate="2017-12-16T21:12:11.507" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11201" PostId="9514" Score="0" Text="I've added an explanation to the end of the electrical characteristics section. I'm fairly confident that this is due to the fact that the thermistor sees a lower voltage when there is a proper load in use." CreationDate="2017-12-16T21:12:42.130" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11202" PostId="9517" Score="0" Text="That's the way I've been doing it so far, I agree it works much better than the other way. If there are two adjacent tiles I will always try to place the tool under both of them to be more efficient and avoid wearing the tool. I have also used the minifigure crowbar and I've tried it again to see how it works but it's a bit slower than the separator." CreationDate="2017-12-16T21:14:51.773" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11203" PostId="9517" Score="0" Text="I sometimes use the other side of the separator (top side) to pry out the tiles [once they have been loosened](https://i.imgur.com/1ZK4vLE.png)." CreationDate="2017-12-16T21:20:32.840" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11204" PostId="9518" Score="2" Text="It's not a set. Only the person who designed it knows how many pieces are in it." CreationDate="2017-12-17T02:22:12.363" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11205" PostId="9518" Score="0" Text="I get it, but I just want someone with an actual knowledge on legos to make a good guess" CreationDate="2017-12-17T03:25:43.727" UserId="9687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11206" PostId="9518" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks SE. I took the liberty to make the question more general. On Stack Exchange we hate to do your homework for you, but we may tell you *how* to do it yourself." CreationDate="2017-12-17T11:05:51.943" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11207" PostId="9518" Score="0" Text="What have you tried so far? I think your teacher would be more interested in the methods you've taken to work out the problem as much as the final guess you give." CreationDate="2017-12-17T15:24:15.083" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11208" PostId="9522" Score="3" Text="Probably just a fun extra credit exercise" CreationDate="2017-12-17T20:16:49.080" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11209" PostId="9518" Score="3" Text="She sent us a video as well, showing all sides of it. She just wants us to guess; the one who gets closer to the answer will have the extra points. So far I've meticulously tried to count (approximately) the pieces and I'd say there are about 619. Tomorrow we'll know who's won." CreationDate="2017-12-17T21:06:31.300" UserId="9687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11211" PostId="9522" Score="3" Text="My son had a similar exercise this term to &quot;Estimate the number of people in a crowd&quot; with a fairly poor quality, black and white photo of a football stand. The goal was more about showing reasoning, and realising what was a reasonable estimate. There is educational value in this sort of task :)" CreationDate="2017-12-18T10:34:43.670" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11212" PostId="9525" Score="1" Text="Never seen this screwdriver-like thing before. I could only find it for sale on [Amazon.co.uk](https://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO-Technic-Separator-Connector-Brick/dp/B01I3051HA). Does it even work?" CreationDate="2017-12-18T11:23:11.473" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11213" PostId="9525" Score="0" Text="Yeah I have one myself and J have taken apart that green tractor 2jn1 technic from the early 2010s faster than you can imagine." CreationDate="2017-12-18T15:39:12.620" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11214" PostId="7922" Score="0" Text="My preference is BrickOwl over BrickLink. I find it easier to use." CreationDate="2017-12-18T16:27:37.677" UserId="9695" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11215" PostId="9473" Score="3" Text="This is a bit too abstract for me. Can you somehow illustrate what the missions are and what the course looks like? I think I have seen a course you describe in a school project. However, it is difficult to tell at the moment." CreationDate="2017-12-18T18:59:25.157" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11216" PostId="9527" Score="1" Text="Hi amanda, welcome to Bricks Stack Exchange. There are many ways to add motion to LEGO bricks, could you be more specific about what you would like to create?" CreationDate="2017-12-18T23:53:58.673" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11217" PostId="9495" Score="0" Text="If you're using the standard battery box, and no remote, that is the difference between the two on switch positions" CreationDate="2017-12-19T09:21:52.667" UserId="9702" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11218" PostId="9518" Score="0" Text="Is it hollow or massive?" CreationDate="2017-12-19T19:52:47.213" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11219" PostId="9269" Score="0" Text="That wheel with the blue connector through it...does that rest on the ground? Because it cannot turn..." CreationDate="2017-12-19T22:40:10.617" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11220" PostId="9468" Score="2" Text="Those window parts are remarkably similar to some I had back in the 70s. No studs on top, and the hinge points look identical. They were authentic Lego." CreationDate="2017-12-20T08:47:43.433" UserId="32" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11221" PostId="9529" Score="0" Text="I have attempted to re-write the question as best as I can. Which brick are you using, the EV3 or NXT brick and are you using the standard programming interface? What have you tried so far and what works?" CreationDate="2017-12-20T12:23:42.433" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11222" PostId="9529" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 i have edited my question please have a look" CreationDate="2017-12-20T12:56:52.423" UserId="9703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11223" PostId="9529" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I'm still trying to visualise what it is you're trying to achieve. Is this [diagram accurate](https://i.imgur.com/snj6aQE.png)? The M representing the motor with the three sensors surrounding it? Are you trying to make the motor rotate to the sound source or towards the sensor that picked up the loudest sound?" CreationDate="2017-12-20T16:22:59.000" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11224" PostId="8752" Score="0" Text="You say Bluetooth is unreliable for your application. I'm not so sure it is. Have you considered a [mesh network](https://www.bluetooth.com/what-is-bluetooth-technology/how-it-works/le-mesh)?" CreationDate="2017-12-20T21:28:07.443" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11225" PostId="9529" Score="0" Text="What kind of motor do you have available? Servo? Stepper?" CreationDate="2017-12-20T21:32:00.300" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11226" PostId="9528" Score="1" Text="Do you want to open the train unit or the motor itself?" CreationDate="2017-12-21T02:14:13.570" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11227" PostId="9529" Score="0" Text="the motor is standard motor provided with ev3 kit it is servo motor" CreationDate="2017-12-21T08:17:24.693" UserId="9703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11228" PostId="9529" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 yes the motor should rotate towards the loudest sound picked by sensor, the motor has a pointer which rotates towards the sensor which detects highest sound the senors can be in series and motor on one side, like all sensors on one side of triangle and motor on the opposite vertex." CreationDate="2017-12-21T08:25:15.713" UserId="9703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11229" PostId="9528" Score="0" Text="I need to open the red case of the motor itself. I think that one of the gears has been forced out of engagement, maybe the shaft is bent," CreationDate="2017-12-21T10:28:40.380" UserId="9713" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11230" PostId="8984" Score="0" Text="@chicks This might be considered a duplicate if both EV3 and NXT have identical data log structures." CreationDate="2017-12-21T15:41:47.460" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11231" PostId="9518" Score="1" Text="So...who won? Did the teacher give an actual full total, or her own guesstimate? Was it more about methods of estimation, or something else? The suspense is killing me!" CreationDate="2017-12-21T19:32:27.543" UserId="3682" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11232" PostId="9538" Score="1" Text="This question likely already has answers in the form of https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8867/how-to-get-double-the-speed-from-2-regulated-ev3-motors/8868#8868 and https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1327/whats-the-best-way-to-link-two-or-more-lego-power-functions-pf-train-motors?rq=1, even though those questions have slightly different scope." CreationDate="2017-12-22T01:47:21.413" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11234" PostId="9539" Score="2" Text="From the looks of it (by inspecting the image on Bricklink), the red bridge girder is 10 Duplo studs long." CreationDate="2017-12-22T01:50:21.923" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11235" PostId="9538" Score="0" Text="Maybe you could provide some pictures. Then we may help in your particular build. At the moment, the question is rather generic and a possible duplicate of other questions." CreationDate="2017-12-22T10:12:20.870" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11236" PostId="9541" Score="1" Text="You can build up Lego bricks to create large structures (much larger than that, certainly), but they are fairly heavy, so you might have issues motorising it sufficiently to move. An alternative would be to build a low level motorised frame, with a lightweight decorative cowl made from some other material connecting to other functional parts. If you're doing that, though, the use of Lego might not be the best choice for the base" CreationDate="2017-12-22T13:52:08.490" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11238" PostId="43" Score="2" Text="I suspect this answer is no longer applicable." CreationDate="2017-12-22T20:50:32.800" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11239" PostId="142" Score="0" Text="&quot;You can do all this&quot; in Google Sketchup, yes, *except create instructions,* which was the actual question. :-)" CreationDate="2017-12-22T20:54:52.757" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11240" PostId="9543" Score="0" Text="I originally wanted to build a motorised version that would pins out of the holes almost like a drill press but I settled for something simpler and more functional." CreationDate="2017-12-22T22:02:08.683" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11241" PostId="9541" Score="1" Text="The question about how to build and control a large humanoid robot is too broad. What have you tried so far, what specific problems do you have? Are you sure you are asking about LEGO?" CreationDate="2017-12-23T11:17:29.540" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11242" PostId="9541" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale: I didn't know here we must ask question specifically about LEGO! I thought all the bricks or such things could be considered here!&#xA;&#xA;BTW, if I want to ask better question, I need to build a cheap prototype, and this is my first experience. I don't know how to build it's skeleton and how to cover it by what material?" CreationDate="2017-12-24T06:12:17.393" UserId="9199" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11243" PostId="9541" Score="0" Text="What have you tried so far? What works and what doesn't? What exactly do you want to model in solidworks?" CreationDate="2017-12-24T12:03:48.017" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11244" PostId="9538" Score="0" Text="The XL motor is already pretty powerful so you do have to consider the ultimate strength of any plastic gears involved in the drive train particularly when it is well geared down. Using two motors will tend to compound the gear strength issue. As others have said some pictures of your tank and its drive system would be very helpful." CreationDate="2017-12-24T14:36:35.480" UserId="9663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11245" PostId="9545" Score="1" Text="what parts are you looking for? makes a big difference." CreationDate="2017-12-25T23:18:13.370" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11246" PostId="9545" Score="1" Text="Are you really willing to buy a set based on the price per part? That is like judging a movie based on its length. What do you mean by &quot;A good promo&quot;?" CreationDate="2017-12-26T00:38:55.333" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11247" PostId="9545" Score="0" Text="Aziraphale thanks for commenting, but that really doesn't help answer my question. My example of good promo is irrelevant, and I will obviously weigh into my getting the set how much I like it as well." CreationDate="2017-12-26T00:44:54.100" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11248" PostId="9550" Score="1" Text="Thanks for showing some alternatives to buying sets. I always wondered how cost effective pick a bricks were." CreationDate="2017-12-26T19:50:08.103" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11249" PostId="9550" Score="3" Text="Great suggestion. Just remember that 1) there is a very limited selection of bricks in a Pick-a-Brick wall (20-30 different parts tops), and 2) the larger the part, the fewer you can stack in a cup, which raises the price per piece. At $16 per cup (US price for a Large cup), you need 300 pieces in a cup to hit $0.05 per brick or less. That’ll work fine for 1x1 plates, but good luck sticking 300 2x4 bricks in a large cup ;-)" CreationDate="2017-12-28T02:39:51.530" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11252" PostId="9555" Score="1" Text="Regarding the copyright date, in this case the date makes no difference because the Dimensions series has only been around since 2015 but I appreciate the fact you have included it as it can sometimes be very helpful in identifying a set. Thank you." CreationDate="2017-12-28T20:05:04.663" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11253" PostId="9549" Score="1" Text="I didn't realise how much cheaper LEGO is in the USA compared to the UK. $120 for the Saturn V? In the UK at retail price it is £109.99 (almost $150). Either way it has a generous part:price ratio." CreationDate="2017-12-28T20:18:18.187" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11254" PostId="9560" Score="11" Text="That isn't actual lego - on the circular piece where you can see the studs, there is no &quot;LEGO&quot; on each stud - they are smooth. What you have is likely one of many knock-off brands." CreationDate="2017-12-28T22:04:43.030" UserId="9709" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11255" PostId="9549" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100 : two reasons: 1) Bexit, 2) US prices are _before_ VAT. So $120 US is actually $130 after our typical 7-10% sales tax. European VAT tends to be much higher (15-20%+) so for a tax-free buyer the price is fairly comparable." CreationDate="2017-12-28T22:30:51.757" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11256" PostId="9549" Score="0" Text="I didn't see the VAT added when I tried adding a product on the LEGO shop site to my basket so I assumed the VAT was included." CreationDate="2017-12-28T22:39:45.033" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11257" PostId="9549" Score="0" Text="VAT only gets added during checkout after you have specified your address. And if you don’t have a US address, it will not add tax." CreationDate="2017-12-29T00:20:34.830" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11258" PostId="9549" Score="0" Text="Oh I see, I assumed that the US had a fixed VAT rate across all states." CreationDate="2017-12-29T00:23:20.690" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11259" PostId="9549" Score="2" Text="Nope, every state has its own sales tax rate, and then most municipalities add their own tax on top of that. Where I live state tax is 5%, and local tax adds another 2%. There are states with NO sales tax as well (New Hampshire is an example)." CreationDate="2017-12-29T01:27:04.927" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11260" PostId="9560" Score="2" Text="First, thanks for the quick response! Second, I feel like a dummy. I should have noticed that there are no LEGO stamps on these pieces. I'll try to cull them out and move forward with more promising pieces!" CreationDate="2017-12-29T12:30:26.270" UserId="9749" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11261" PostId="9561" Score="0" Text="Thank you, both, for the quick response and resource for finding bricks to actual LEGO sets! Have a great holiday weekend!" CreationDate="2017-12-29T12:31:26.983" UserId="9749" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11262" PostId="9569" Score="3" Text="Wow, I really didn't think the question's image could be so assuringly wrong! I will edit my answer so it does not quite call you out, per se, but most of what I said still upholds." CreationDate="2017-12-30T07:40:20.693" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11263" PostId="9567" Score="2" Text="Also, I can't tell from your tone: Are you asking more towards if the build was truly 100% LEGO, or are you really just curious if there are any LEGO parts that have smooth studs?" CreationDate="2017-12-30T07:43:40.550" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11264" PostId="9373" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 Is that sub-steps within a sub-step? We need to go deeper!" CreationDate="2017-12-30T12:51:02.587" UserId="5693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11265" PostId="9569" Score="7" Text="Looking at the original picture, I'd guess that the real cause is noise reduction software within your camera. In low light most digital cameras make a lot of noise and in-camera processing tries to hide this noise by blending pixels near each other (basically the camera software guesses that if noise filled image contains pixels that are close to each other they should be identical in reality). Most cameras do not have this heavy noise reduction by default but if the owner of the camera has opted for full noise reduction you may get results like this." CreationDate="2017-12-30T13:58:43.527" UserId="3560" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11266" PostId="9569" Score="2" Text="[Here](https://i.imgur.com/nrnnM7A.png) you can see that the LEGO logo is 'missing' from the studon the bottom-right of the 2x2 tile as well. I think this supports the explanation given by Mikko Rantalainen" CreationDate="2017-12-30T14:09:36.270" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11267" PostId="9522" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid At the same time, people are all roughly the same size, and generally distributed rather uniformly in a crowd, so there are approaches which can leverage that. Neither applies to a Lego construction, so I see much less value in *this* guessing." CreationDate="2017-12-30T16:58:36.613" UserId="5693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11269" PostId="9567" Score="0" Text="I see the word LEGO on the one on the left..." CreationDate="2017-12-30T18:57:26.823" UserId="9761" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11271" PostId="9569" Score="0" Text="I can't see how the middle orange bar is held on. All the others seem to align with one or more studs on the body." CreationDate="2017-12-30T17:55:03.870" UserId="9760" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11272" PostId="9569" Score="1" Text="[Jumper](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=708#T=C) holding it from behind between the 1st and 2nd stud from the left?" CreationDate="2017-12-30T18:22:52.610" UserId="5693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11273" PostId="9569" Score="1" Text="@Angew Yep! The second one up is also held by a jumper on the far right." CreationDate="2017-12-30T19:30:48.683" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11275" PostId="9568" Score="4" Text="I think a lot of it isn't even the bad lighting, but also the compression. JPG smoothes things out, if you zoom in enough and look at the image you kinda see some darker shades where the logo should be. JPG compression just washes it completely out in the places where its already bad to see." CreationDate="2017-12-31T00:54:52.610" UserId="9037" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11278" PostId="9575" Score="1" Text="This is a great question. The Transcon 2 shuttle is notorious for its yellowing." CreationDate="2017-12-31T10:24:04.783" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11283" PostId="9425" Score="1" Text="It is routinely used to display minifigs. The 3X4 area provides sufficient room for most minifigs. I've seen some special ones that take up more room than that." CreationDate="2018-01-01T00:10:16.873" UserId="9768" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11284" PostId="9567" Score="7" Text="One way to tell it's the image's fault:&#xA;The 2x2 plate in the bottom left-hand corner appears to say &quot;LEGO&quot; on *3  out of 4* studs." CreationDate="2018-01-01T01:43:22.123" UserId="9769" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11285" PostId="5935" Score="0" Text="@zovits, the [1682 Shuttle from 1990](https://brickset.com/sets/1682-1/Space-Shuttle-Launch) pre-dates it by a bit." CreationDate="2018-01-01T03:49:57.323" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11286" PostId="9579" Score="1" Text="But they came out of the box that way, and most pieces really don't vary in color that much." CreationDate="2018-01-01T04:02:10.967" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11287" PostId="9581" Score="0" Text="So, what did they do with that hinge to keep it from yellowing, and what disadvantage does it have that keeps them from using it for everything?" CreationDate="2018-01-01T08:59:17.380" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11288" PostId="7702" Score="0" Text="@CalebWoodman, &quot;indoors&quot; isn't enough.  &quot;Indoors, away from direct sunlight and south-facing rooms&quot; is more like it." CreationDate="2018-01-01T09:06:51.397" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11289" PostId="9581" Score="0" Text="+1 for part 2 of your answer - most likely this is btch variation within the parts - different shapes will almost certainly be different batches. Translucent elements are not made from ABS (as it can't be clear) but from a polycarbonate." CreationDate="2018-01-01T09:46:28.817" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11290" PostId="9587" Score="4" Text="Oh my! That is amazing!! Virtual hug coming your way! Thank you so so much!" CreationDate="2018-01-03T17:57:14.453" UserId="9786" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11291" PostId="9587" Score="5" Text="Howdy Caz, welcome to Bricks.  It'd be good to click the checkbox by the answer to &quot;accept it&quot;.  It is even better than a virtual hug." CreationDate="2018-01-03T22:42:49.443" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11292" PostId="799" Score="0" Text="I love this answer, because it makes me want to replace my 9v motors with the high torque mind-storms motors, cooling them with liquid nitrogen, and running high voltages through them...." CreationDate="2018-01-04T00:00:48.560" UserId="9737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11294" PostId="9589" Score="1" Text="I know of the set that you are speaking of, it was one of the city sets in the late 80s or early 90s. I don't have time to hunt it down myself right now, but you can go look on [Brickset](https://brickset.com/sets/theme-City/year-2018), they have a comprehensive catalogue of almost every Lego set that has been released. You should be able to find it pretty easily." CreationDate="2018-01-03T23:52:07.903" UserId="9737" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11295" PostId="9592" Score="2" Text="The web got tired of me looking for the answer for the past month.  Truly amazing you had the answer.  I appreciate your help.  Thanks again" CreationDate="2018-01-04T08:59:13.320" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11296" PostId="9587" Score="0" Text="@Caz See also: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5234/how-does-accepting-an-answer-work" CreationDate="2018-01-04T13:04:57.490" UserId="9797" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11297" PostId="9524" Score="2" Text="As for the range? What values does it give,  from 0-100 or is it 0-255 or something else?" CreationDate="2018-01-04T13:36:41.690" UserId="9273" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11299" PostId="9602" Score="1" Text="Thanks a lot.  I am missing one.  I will work it out with steering as needed." CreationDate="2018-01-04T22:02:58.527" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11300" PostId="9601" Score="0" Text="@pete No worries - I've found the second one too." CreationDate="2018-01-04T22:06:34.237" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11301" PostId="9596" Score="1" Text="Cheers Tonny - perfect answer, and thanks for the disassembled image - my motor's buried away somewhere!" CreationDate="2018-01-04T22:18:40.033" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11302" PostId="9596" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid I had to do some digging too :-) I knew I had 2 of these laying around, but they haven't been used for at least 30 years. Not sure if they still work. At least I was smart enough back then to take the batteries out of the battery units before storing them. Would have been really messy by now if I had left them in." CreationDate="2018-01-05T09:43:18.697" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11303" PostId="9596" Score="0" Text="heh, sadly for a couple of mine either my brother or I weren't that smart - although the mess wasn't too bad - after a little work with some emery paper the contacts were clean and allowing current to flow for my son's orrery ;)" CreationDate="2018-01-05T09:46:04.190" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11304" PostId="9599" Score="1" Text="Looks like something put together for fun rather than an actual set to me ;)" CreationDate="2018-01-05T09:47:40.447" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11305" PostId="9599" Score="2" Text="I originally thought it might have come from the Whirl and Wheel Super Truck as well, but that uses the 1x2x3 windows rather than the 1x2x2." CreationDate="2018-01-05T10:13:25.107" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11306" PostId="9587" Score="1" Text="Hope I've accepted it right ?" CreationDate="2018-01-05T14:08:19.863" UserId="9786" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11307" PostId="7030" Score="1" Text="Basic even-sized Lego bricks are Duplo compatible but those seem to make up a very small proportion of the bricks in &quot;Lego Junior&quot; sets. The bulk of the sets seem to be made up of duplo incompatible elements (thin plates, special shaped bricks, 1xn parts etc)" CreationDate="2018-01-05T15:18:53.477" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11308" PostId="4708" Score="0" Text="I don't think 2x6 bricks were ever common." CreationDate="2018-01-05T15:43:25.203" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11309" PostId="4743" Score="0" Text="Do the resistors avoid the timeout problem mentioned in David Lechners answer?" CreationDate="2018-01-05T16:44:01.743" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11310" PostId="9595" Score="0" Text="very clever. not sure if the dino head connector is wide enough for this exact solution. I have to try. But the idea is inspiring to think out of the box, thanx." CreationDate="2018-01-05T17:06:44.157" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11311" PostId="9595" Score="1" Text="If you turn the rubber brick 90 degrees on it's side and place two of them together you might be able to attach something that isn't as wide." CreationDate="2018-01-05T17:08:30.937" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11312" PostId="9605" Score="0" Text="visually interesting idea. I think in this case the minifig concept would not fit to the requirement of the project but I will keep it in mind." CreationDate="2018-01-05T17:20:00.507" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11313" PostId="9608" Score="0" Text="I am talking about how the amount they were sold for in stores or on shop at home, is half or less of how much they sell for. This js year round." CreationDate="2018-01-05T19:02:23.690" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11316" PostId="7030" Score="0" Text="Good point Peter, I hadn't noticed that aspect of the Juniors range." CreationDate="2018-01-05T19:15:15.233" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11317" PostId="9608" Score="0" Text="This seems to be fairly normal, these sets are very popular and the same price hike after retirement comes with other themes particularly Star Wars sets. Large sets that are LEGO store exclusives or limited run in particular." CreationDate="2018-01-05T19:21:40.577" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11318" PostId="9608" Score="0" Text="I guess the demand for them isn't too high while in production, but they don't lose demand after retiring driving the price up due to low supply?" CreationDate="2018-01-05T19:25:26.570" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11319" PostId="9608" Score="0" Text="The demand for most modular sets are fairly consistent, perhaps more so after retirement. People are also genuinely willing to pay this price,&#xA;I was able to sell the first set I invest in (10185 Green Grocer) for 7.5x the RRP which isn't only about half of what the original Cafe Corner can be sold at." CreationDate="2018-01-05T19:28:49.483" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11320" PostId="4743" Score="0" Text="I have used my modified cables regularly and never encountered that problem, so I think the answer to your question is Yes." CreationDate="2018-01-05T21:19:12.257" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11321" PostId="9610" Score="0" Text="That's what I thought, but I was wrong. The loop goes until the parameter is true. The loop will go until the touch sensor is released." CreationDate="2018-01-06T03:07:49.103" UserId="9804" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11322" PostId="9610" Score="0" Text="Even if that’s true, the lack of a “motor off” block immediately after the loop is why the hand keeps gripping." CreationDate="2018-01-06T03:10:05.970" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11323" PostId="9610" Score="0" Text="Also, the &quot;on&quot; block only turns the motor on for the duration of the next blocks run time. If you had the blocks &quot;motor on&quot;, &quot;wait 1 sec&quot;, and &quot;play sound&quot; in that order, the motor would stop before the sound played." CreationDate="2018-01-06T03:11:50.447" UserId="9804" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11324" PostId="9610" Score="0" Text="http://www.legoengineering.com/rookie-ev3-tip-motor-on-mode/" CreationDate="2018-01-06T03:12:39.417" UserId="9804" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11325" PostId="9610" Score="1" Text="Nevermind, I was wrong" CreationDate="2018-01-06T03:14:56.570" UserId="9804" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11326" PostId="9608" Score="1" Text="The whole Modular Building idea is brilliant. So far, I could resist because I don't have the space to build a LEGO city. It seems that the MOC culture around the Modular line is still growing. And growth is always a good reason to invest." CreationDate="2018-01-06T09:09:18.977" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11327" PostId="9611" Score="1" Text="I'm not sure, but I wouldn't contact lego again for replacements because it seems the mold is creating parts like that." CreationDate="2018-01-06T12:33:22.000" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11328" PostId="9611" Score="1" Text="Looks like something is wrong with one of their machines and it scratches up the surface. What I do find interesting though is that you keep getting scratched tiles even as replacements. While parts are moulded in several different factories (the ones we get in North America are mostly from Mexico), as far as I know, all replacement parts come from Billund, Denmark. So it's really odd that both the original parts and the replacement parts have the scratches. It seems to indicate that you somehow ended up with parts from the same factory made on the same machine." CreationDate="2018-01-06T15:11:43.650" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11329" PostId="9611" Score="1" Text="@Stephen. Actually, I was thinking the opposite, contact them again and see how many times they would send the same stuff or if they start to change the strategy, get into the case and send good bricks or react in another way. This are only some bricks with minor problems but sending the same damaged stuff twice means somewhere the internal process is flawed. I have no use for the tiles, sold the model anyway, but just out of curiosity." CreationDate="2018-01-06T22:57:47.540" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11330" PostId="9611" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger. Yep, I absolutely agree. I wonder if this also indicates that Lego is becoming  victim of its own success and is starting to lose quality control. There are some videos online where you can see how they supposedly test the bricks in detail when starting a new batch. It is not easy to miss this obvious mistakes." CreationDate="2018-01-06T22:58:22.477" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11332" PostId="1502" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc see https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/9607/6551" CreationDate="2018-01-08T00:00:18.097" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11333" PostId="9624" Score="0" Text="I already tried to run it with all the functions set to neutral. I can't hear any sound at all from any part of the set..." CreationDate="2018-01-08T10:37:45.003" UserId="9787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11334" PostId="9622" Score="0" Text="Did the motor function  before you inserted it into the model?  If you didn't try that, you'll need to disassemble the model far enough for you to try it without any possible load.  If you have somehow locked the gearing, then the motor will probably give up to prevent burnout." CreationDate="2018-01-08T10:43:06.150" UserDisplayName="user9308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11335" PostId="9624" Score="0" Text="Take the battery box out, and one motor. Connect those, hold the motor in one hand, and see if it works when you turn on the battery box. If yes, the problem is in your build as per this answer. If no, there’s either something wrong with the battery box, the motor, or the way you inserted the batteries (or the batteries themselves, but since you’ve tried several this is unlikely)." CreationDate="2018-01-08T10:43:45.487" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11336" PostId="9622" Score="0" Text="No I haven't tried it before. I'll do some test" CreationDate="2018-01-08T10:43:52.810" UserId="9787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11337" PostId="9622" Score="0" Text="Even if there are blocked gears, you should be able to hear a small &quot;click&quot; as it takes up the strain." CreationDate="2018-01-08T10:49:02.387" UserDisplayName="user9308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11338" PostId="9622" Score="0" Text="No I can't hear anything at all" CreationDate="2018-01-08T10:49:45.583" UserId="9787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11339" PostId="9624" Score="0" Text="If you can demonstrate issue with a motor or the battery box, lego support will be happy to send you replacement parts..." CreationDate="2018-01-08T10:51:17.667" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11340" PostId="466" Score="0" Text="I have one that had been opening itself by the side for like... forever. And I didn't use any violent mean for it to reveal its shiny insides. Note that the side can be clipped back. I thus always thought that this was meant to be possible to open/close this container." CreationDate="2018-01-08T11:12:09.230" UserId="8457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11341" PostId="9624" Score="0" Text="I don't think there's anything wrong with the construction, as last resort test I tried to manually rotate the gears connected to the motor and they rotate just fine (obviously with a bit of difficulty because of the motor not being turned on)" CreationDate="2018-01-08T11:39:46.607" UserId="9787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11342" PostId="9626" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the advice, there's nothing between the battery box and the motor, they are linked directly and the battery box turns on manually, no radio controls. What I wonder is if it is normal for the battery box led to not stay on while the battery box is powered?" CreationDate="2018-01-08T12:30:49.227" UserId="9787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11343" PostId="9626" Score="0" Text="When no motors connected to it, the led should stay on. The led can go out if faulty or too many motors are attached..." CreationDate="2018-01-08T13:05:38.643" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11344" PostId="9623" Score="7" Text="I have sent Lego another mail where I asked not for new damaged tiles, i have no use for them, but for a comment. will keep you posted" CreationDate="2018-01-08T14:29:35.070" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11345" PostId="9628" Score="0" Text="1. I specified that I tried several different batteries, new and not. 2. my battery box fits only 3 batteries, all 3 oriented the same way. 3. The LED doesn't stay on... I guess it is" CreationDate="2018-01-08T16:50:05.700" UserId="9787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11346" PostId="9628" Score="0" Text="@FezVrasta there should be 6 batteries in total, 3 in either compartment of the battery box. If the green LDE indicator light never stays green, even with all batteries in, then your battery box looks indeed defective." CreationDate="2018-01-08T18:52:53.763" UserId="9813" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11347" PostId="9628" Score="0" Text="oh f**k, I didn't realize I had to put other batteries the other side! It works! Damn I'm such an idiot ahahah" CreationDate="2018-01-08T18:57:00.693" UserId="9787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11348" PostId="9632" Score="1" Text="Wouldn't you know it, it's not in the LDD catalog . I'll need to some rework to flip the studs, but otherwise I think you're onto a winnder" CreationDate="2018-01-09T05:31:22.883" UserId="9826" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11349" PostId="9607" Score="1" Text="Actually there IS a way to power IR Receiver/Servo motor from an old 9V power source - daisy-chain them to a new (empty) battery box, switched to the correct position (can't remember which one) - that way the switch in the battery box powers the power supply lines as well. Maico Arts uses that trick to power his servo-motor GBC modules, for example" CreationDate="2018-01-09T08:47:31.280" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11350" PostId="9607" Score="1" Text="mmm, just be careful about polarity...." CreationDate="2018-01-09T13:06:09.557" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11351" PostId="9619" Score="3" Text="Maybe it is easier to determine the age if we could see the other sides, too." CreationDate="2018-01-09T15:56:00.300" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11352" PostId="9619" Score="2" Text="Are you asking the question to see if it's possible to know the age only from the injection points, or do you just want to know the age of the bricks? Your question is clear, but it's just a kinda strange thing to ask.." CreationDate="2018-01-09T21:18:44.400" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11353" PostId="9607" Score="0" Text="Yes, definitely - I didn't emphasize this enough with &quot;switched to the correct position&quot;" CreationDate="2018-01-10T14:54:19.283" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11354" PostId="9619" Score="1" Text="Yes, they are from the 1960's from what i can remember" CreationDate="2018-01-10T15:23:03.687" UserId="9833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11355" PostId="9637" Score="0" Text="I did end up converting the LXF file to a Stud.io file, which, like LDraw, allows the creation of steps. I could see instructions in Lego Digital Designer, but the steps were not in the proper order. That makes efficient Technic building painful, if not impossible. **As far as a ‘best practice’, which was part of my question, I suspect one is methodically disassembling the CAD model, which appears to create building steps in reverse.** I wonder if this method has worked for anyone else — or if it hasn’t." CreationDate="2018-01-10T16:37:07.243" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11356" PostId="9634" Score="0" Text="This solution seems like the best because it's probably the most simple and reliable way of solving a problem." CreationDate="2018-01-10T16:39:17.787" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11357" PostId="9546" Score="0" Text="thanks for your answer if it would have been in simple code i myself would have resolved it, i am working with default ide of ev3 which uses blocks not code i have found the solution will post it soon.." CreationDate="2018-01-10T16:40:51.460" UserId="9703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11358" PostId="9619" Score="1" Text="@Slickster. I found a pile of those in an ebay buy of used bricks and was interested in the age." CreationDate="2018-01-10T16:57:05.627" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11359" PostId="9619" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale. yep, will see if i can post more pictures the next days." CreationDate="2018-01-10T16:58:18.803" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11360" PostId="2334" Score="0" Text="That FAQ entry is for the NXT not the EV3." CreationDate="2018-01-10T18:24:16.090" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11361" PostId="9355" Score="0" Text="https://lc-www-live-s.legocdn.com/r/www/r/mindstorms/-/media/franchises/mindstorms%202014/support/bluetooth%20support%20for%20ev3.pdf?l.r2=-716871911 (and my memory) seem to indicate otherwise.  I think the article from MS was saying that SCO, SDP, and L2CAP were first introduced in Vista and that &quot;Windows Vista with SP2 and Windows 7 also support the user-mode RFComm and Bluetooth APIs&quot;, but not that RFComm was only in Vista+." CreationDate="2018-01-10T21:36:46.547" UserId="6593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11363" PostId="9267" Score="0" Text="One thing I would try is:  Press Win+R, type `bthprops.cpl`, hit enter, go to the hardware tab, and make sure that your bluetooth adapter is listed.  In my case dispite the adapter being in Device Manager it was not listed here, meaning Windows didn't know it was a bluetooth adapter.  I think the software that came with my adapter on the CD took control of the adapter away from Windows." CreationDate="2018-01-10T21:44:43.490" UserId="6593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11364" PostId="9634" Score="0" Text="This is not a bad solution, but it has one issue: Since it is designed for the reverse purpose it does not refill. After you dropped the ball in and got 11 balls out, the next ball that goes in stays in there instead of 11 balls going out again." CreationDate="2018-01-10T22:14:54.443" UserId="9829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11365" PostId="9355" Score="0" Text="I just got my EV3 working over Bluetooth again on my XP laptop, so it is indeed possible." CreationDate="2018-01-10T23:43:28.803" UserId="6593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11366" PostId="9355" Score="0" Text="Cool. Perhaps you should turn your comments into an answer explaining how you got it working." CreationDate="2018-01-11T02:27:45.073" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11367" PostId="9638" Score="1" Text="Some people in this forum are very good at identifying sets. Add some photos of your LEGO and I am sure that at least some set numbers will be found. Then you can use a part list, e.g. on Bricklink, to collect the pieces of the sets." CreationDate="2018-01-11T09:50:16.043" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11368" PostId="9619" Score="1" Text="@Slickster. I changed the question based on your comment" CreationDate="2018-01-11T10:44:05.953" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11369" PostId="9639" Score="1" Text="Hello, thank you for your answer. I have begun rebuilding a bit of small sets. Reason why I try to look at the price is because these sets already cost that much in the store. I have a huge collection of lego star wars, with a lot of big sets." CreationDate="2018-01-11T11:40:15.670" UserId="9834" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11370" PostId="9638" Score="0" Text="Could you clarify if you need to identify some of the sets, or if you want some help to separate the piece of each set, because manual instructions should have at the end a list of all the pieces." CreationDate="2018-01-11T13:18:09.403" UserId="9831" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11371" PostId="9638" Score="0" Text="I can identify them myself, just looking for the best and fastest way to rebuild them. I already seperated pieces by color. Right now I rebuilded the smallest thing I had because it was near completion anyway. Anyhow I see I miss a few things though, bobba fett's helmet for example. I was wondering if there is some place where I can buy these spare parts too" CreationDate="2018-01-11T19:01:07.793" UserId="9834" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11372" PostId="9579" Score="0" Text="I bought a bag of 1x4 white bricks directly from LEGO. They're not all the same shade of white. LEGO's colour consistency has declined in recent years from its peak when they bought coloured ABS plastic. Now some colour variation is normal and in some cases it can be quite extreme." CreationDate="2018-01-11T20:44:20.863" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11373" PostId="9558" Score="0" Text="The version on the Amazon app store also installs on phones. I've installed it and started it up but I don't have the Boost kit to test." CreationDate="2018-01-11T20:49:42.387" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11374" PostId="9534" Score="1" Text="Agreed. Specifically: most System kits use wheels that can't be motorized. If you have wheels with cross-shaped connections, they can accept an axle which can be driven by a motor. However: the quantity of technic parts in System kits has been increasing (in my subjective opinion) over the last 5 years or so, so it's possible that a kid would have enough pieces to do _something_ useful with a motor. It strongly depends on which sets one owns." CreationDate="2018-01-11T20:52:50.010" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11375" PostId="9627" Score="0" Text="I don't own the game myself, but it's not an online game, so once you have it installed and set up you should be able to access all of the gameplay and content" CreationDate="2018-01-12T08:14:57.397" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11376" PostId="9638" Score="0" Text="Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1160/how-should-i-go-about-selling-a-large-number-of-unsorted-lego-sets" CreationDate="2018-01-12T12:06:34.830" UserId="134" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11377" PostId="9638" Score="1" Text="So you have all parts and instructions in front of you and your question now is how to assemble the pieces as fast as possible?? Without interest in LEGO, as you mentioned, I would use Bricklink to collect the pieces of each set, put them in bags, take product photos and sell them separately on Ebay." CreationDate="2018-01-12T12:39:57.810" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11378" PostId="9640" Score="0" Text="I like this plan, but I actually think it would be easier to start with the smaller sets and build-up to the larger sets." CreationDate="2018-01-12T14:02:53.907" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11379" PostId="9640" Score="0" Text="Easier, yes.  But if in doing so, you take parts away from the larger sets, you're implicitly losing money on resale (which is what the OP is attempting to do).  I'm just recommending a way of getting the maximum value out of that box of bits." CreationDate="2018-01-12T14:15:18.770" UserDisplayName="user9308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11380" PostId="9643" Score="2" Text="Totally agree. I have built hundreds of sets and I can say that I have never found an error in the instructions or part counts even once. Not to say they don't exist, but the chance of builder error is just so much greater!" CreationDate="2018-01-12T15:12:21.113" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11381" PostId="9640" Score="0" Text="That makes sense too.  I figured he'd be buying missing parts on bricklink anyway." CreationDate="2018-01-12T17:13:41.667" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11382" PostId="9643" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer, but I'm talking about a large quantity - 30 to 60 pieces in a single step, not a single piece here or there." CreationDate="2018-01-12T21:36:42.857" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11383" PostId="9642" Score="0" Text="All the parts are in the right place, just the wrong colour." CreationDate="2018-01-12T21:37:28.143" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11384" PostId="9641" Score="0" Text="Which step are your referring to?" CreationDate="2018-01-12T21:52:04.743" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11385" PostId="9641" Score="0" Text="Like asked above, which step are you referring to? Those who have built the set already should be able to help you identify where the problem is." CreationDate="2018-01-13T15:39:37.560" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11387" PostId="9644" Score="3" Text="Possible duplicate of [What software should I install for NXT on OSX El 10.11.2 Capitan?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7215/what-software-should-i-install-for-nxt-on-osx-el-10-11-2-capitan), as the exact MacOS version doesn’t really matter here." CreationDate="2018-01-14T12:00:21.870" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11388" PostId="9644" Score="1" Text="I'm not aware of any feature like this. Perhaps you heard that the NXT can be programmed using the EV3 software?" CreationDate="2018-01-14T18:58:15.910" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11389" PostId="9644" Score="1" Text="NXT software can't know anything about the EV3. The EV3 software can program the NXT." CreationDate="2018-01-14T21:00:42.023" UserId="2850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11390" PostId="9649" Score="5" Text="That's a rather new piece (from 2017), so it's really not surprising that it's not in LDD." CreationDate="2018-01-15T13:30:00.860" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11392" PostId="9611" Score="0" Text="Oh this is not good! I don't know why there scratches on the Lego tile, but I am sure you can exchange the tiles in the Lego community center!" CreationDate="2018-01-15T14:49:19.550" UserId="9851" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11393" PostId="9447" Score="0" Text="See also the options here: [Do any programs exist that allow you to build your own LEGO manuals?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/12/56)" CreationDate="2018-01-16T01:29:08.593" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11394" PostId="9611" Score="0" Text="@CvJBricks Never heard about a Lego community center. where to find? I live in Berlin." CreationDate="2018-01-16T12:23:41.500" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11395" PostId="9652" Score="0" Text="It'd be nice to include the images over here in case the other page goes away.  It is an amazing and lovely project." CreationDate="2018-01-16T14:29:51.330" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11396" PostId="9654" Score="0" Text="Ahh brilliant, this site and the support is fantastic! Thank you" CreationDate="2018-01-16T17:41:04.867" UserId="9786" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11397" PostId="8725" Score="1" Text="there were also at least two in the CMF line for the Ninjago movie." CreationDate="2018-01-16T20:23:16.860" UserId="6883" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11398" PostId="9658" Score="1" Text="See also: [What is the most cost effective way to get basic bricks in bulk?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/6930/56) and [Is it possible to buy a bulk of 1000s of basic bricks?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1163/56). LEGO also sell their [&quot;Creative Box&quot; range](https://shop.lego.com/en-GB/Individual-Bricks) with boxes of standard elements, including some colour themes." CreationDate="2018-01-17T10:05:40.143" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11399" PostId="9656" Score="0" Text="I love this, it looks so good but I wonder how well it holds together." CreationDate="2018-01-17T22:41:47.203" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11400" PostId="9666" Score="0" Text="Minifigures would make it much easier to identify sets, if that is possible." CreationDate="2018-01-18T03:01:53.517" UserId="9399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11401" PostId="9666" Score="4" Text="Most of these are from Minecraft sets. The fact that the numbering goes as high as bag 6 indicates some of these are large sets. The 6th picture seems to show set 21116 The Mine." CreationDate="2018-01-18T03:37:20.773" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11402" PostId="9666" Score="1" Text="The rest are probably from 1 or more large Minecraft sets. Only hard the point out which one. Most are pointing out to https://brickset.com/sets/21116-1/Crafting-Box" CreationDate="2018-01-18T05:37:05.870" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11403" PostId="9664" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9658/obtaining-lego-blocks. Visit bricklink for the total overview, and the LEGO store to see what is available today. The common words are bricks, plates, tiles, panels and so on. You will see it once you visit bricklink (or brickset or one of the other sites dedicated to LEGO)." CreationDate="2018-01-18T06:33:12.303" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11404" PostId="9663" Score="1" Text="Many companies with LEGO-like products seem to get away with simply stating &quot;compatible&quot; on the box. They don't mention LEGO but everyone knows what this toy is compatible with." CreationDate="2018-01-18T06:42:54.710" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11405" PostId="9653" Score="0" Text="Which technic pieces are these? I do not use technic much, especially Bionicle." CreationDate="2018-01-18T06:48:28.980" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11406" PostId="9663" Score="1" Text="Thanks jncraton. That makes things cleaer. I will consulate a lawyer before investing any money into it. If by chance you know where to find the patent from 1977 it would be much appreciated! I can't seem to find it." CreationDate="2018-01-18T08:31:05.430" UserId="9860" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11407" PostId="9653" Score="1" Text="Edited the answer to add pictures of them from bricklink" CreationDate="2018-01-18T08:38:03.097" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11408" PostId="9641" Score="0" Text="@chicks apologies for late response - step 12, where the round vents in the rear of the Falcon should contain black grills, and the greebling elsewhere on the panels uses dark gray grills, but *all* the grills included in the steps bags are of the dark gray colour.  I have checked this against online reviews and builds, and it should definitely be black grills.  This isn't a case of &quot;oops, used the wrong part elsewhere&quot;, hence why the existing answers are completely off the mark." CreationDate="2018-01-18T09:55:05.607" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11409" PostId="9668" Score="1" Text="I suggest you the following: choose a more or less rare part from the assembly and look for it in Bricklink, then check the &quot;Item Appears In&quot; sets. You'll probably find the desired set in a minute." CreationDate="2018-01-18T10:45:13.293" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11410" PostId="9668" Score="2" Text="This time the part to search for that is more or less rare is the dark green slope with grille. I find that all bricks seem to appear in 76008 but the build is not the same." CreationDate="2018-01-18T11:14:59.433" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11414" PostId="9656" Score="0" Text="They also use transparent 4218's in the windows of one shop in Assembly Square.  The string of 4218's feels very floppy in your hands.  It was a bit weird to get the hang of how they went in, but once you got them in place they were surprisingly stable and resilient." CreationDate="2018-01-18T15:08:58.883" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11416" PostId="8865" Score="0" Text="I'm not the only one with an issue with that set, the right tap doesn't stay put, almost goes by itself..." CreationDate="2018-01-19T19:08:30.837" UserId="9831" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11417" PostId="9653" Score="0" Text="How would I fasten them between the SNOT road and baseplate underneath?" CreationDate="2018-01-20T03:30:53.973" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11418" PostId="9652" Score="0" Text="See also. https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2607147/is-there-a-pythagorean-triple-whose-angles-are-90-45-and-45-degrees" CreationDate="2018-01-20T03:43:05.363" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11419" PostId="9653" Score="2" Text="If its permissible to have the SNOT road one brick higher, I would say bricks with axle holes or pin holes to the baseplate. The connectors with axles or pins to the bricks and the road on the bricks like you would have attached them to the baseplate. More compact solutions probably possible if I would have more details on how the road is now attached to the baseplate." CreationDate="2018-01-20T07:32:17.887" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11422" PostId="9674" Score="2" Text="*And you definitely won't be able to able to increase the distance by a factor of √2* – See my edit. Also, you could technically switch to moving some pieces along Technic axles, where the only limit to your accuracy is your motor abilities. Finally, assuming ideally shaped and connected pieces, √2 is actually possible by zig-zagging – it doesn’t look good though." CreationDate="2018-01-20T10:40:13.777" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11423" PostId="9653" Score="0" Text="Right now, the roads are not (yet) connected to a baseplate. They are sitting on a virtual flat table surface (the model is digital). If you have MLCAD installed, you can take a look at these files: http://www.mediafire.com/file/qgt1zrq8v514t93/ldr_diagonal_snot_roads_20161104.zip" CreationDate="2018-01-20T11:26:22.553" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11425" PostId="9674" Score="0" Text="Is it important that there are four lines on the pole? Is each line on a separate circuit, or are they in pairs?" CreationDate="2018-01-21T04:46:13.657" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11426" PostId="9674" Score="0" Text="Also, are brown axles common?" CreationDate="2018-01-21T04:56:40.653" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11427" PostId="9674" Score="1" Text="@posfan12: *Is it important that there are four lines on the pole? Is each line on a separate circuit, or are they in pairs?* – I am really not sure what you are aiming at, but I see no reason to treat the second level of lines differently than the first one." CreationDate="2018-01-21T08:34:44.633" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11428" PostId="9674" Score="1" Text="@posfan12: *are brown axles common?* – [Brown is one of the more common colours for axles](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3707&amp;C=8). That being said, I really would’t go for such a solution as you won’t be able too tell the difference in accuracy." CreationDate="2018-01-21T08:37:49.150" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11429" PostId="9674" Score="0" Text="My question was more with regard to how power lines work in real life. Is each cable a separate source of power? Or do the cables work in pairs, where one is negative and the other is positive?" CreationDate="2018-01-21T11:53:19.540" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11430" PostId="9674" Score="1" Text="@posfan12: You usually have [three phases for power](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-phase_electric_power) and one neutral. Either way, this is beyond the scope of this site." CreationDate="2018-01-21T12:29:28.390" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11431" PostId="9683" Score="0" Text="I would add to this that the PF system is getting updated this year. The 2018 trains use blutooth connection instead of infrared like the current PF trains. It might be worth waiting a few months until it becomes clear of what the new PF system looks like and its compatibility with the current system, before investing in the current version. There are also a lot of train accessory packs coming with a good mix of tracks, and other components later this year." CreationDate="2018-01-21T16:01:08.380" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11432" PostId="9683" Score="1" Text="@thebrickblogger when you say accessories, you mean..? Can you aim me at a preview? I don't want to buy into something that will be hard to deal with in a few years." CreationDate="2018-01-21T20:58:58.770" UserId="9876" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11433" PostId="9681" Score="1" Text="Do those lines actually provide electricity for the LEGO houses, or does it only have to look good? In the latter case, I would go outside and look at the poles and power lines and how they are connected to each other and to the houses. One snake line sounds unlikely, because in case of damage the whole neighbourhood would be without electricity. You could claim that your LEGO city is somewhere in Germany with all cables underground :)" CreationDate="2018-01-22T12:38:07.060" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11434" PostId="9681" Score="0" Text="I would have to walk around the whole neighborhood without any idea of where I am going, which would take forever. Also, SimCity experience doesn't help since you just need to build houses adjacent to each other to draw power. Google is not much of a help so far either: https://www.google.com/search?q=neighborhood+power+grid&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjj84_58evYAhVORK0KHWVxBU0Q_AUICygC&amp;biw=1471&amp;bih=774#imgrc=nyf_0G6WsSC-QM:" CreationDate="2018-01-22T15:33:33.373" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11435" PostId="9681" Score="0" Text="Mostly they just need to look good." CreationDate="2018-01-22T15:46:11.437" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11436" PostId="9684" Score="0" Text="It's possible that the sets shipped for sale to Australia are also for other markets around the Pacific, which would include a number of non-English speaking countries." CreationDate="2018-01-22T16:00:53.510" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11437" PostId="9681" Score="1" Text="In that case I would probably build a larger line with utility poles carrying 4 lines along the main road. From that main line, poles with one or two lines branch out into the side streets. Later, when the overall impression is good, you can worry about the details (like what happens at the end of a line, and so on)." CreationDate="2018-01-22T20:16:58.283" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11438" PostId="9683" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, I can't give you a direct link as the original source has been already taken down, but if you do a search on the 2018 trains, you should be able to find at least some of the upcoming train sets and accessory packs via secondary sources. I would suggest to wait until the sets get released later this year to know for sure how it is compatible with the current PF system. I believe they are summer releases, so we only have to wait a few more months. And we will likely get more details even before the official release date." CreationDate="2018-01-22T21:43:05.310" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11439" PostId="9681" Score="1" Text="Judging by the Wikipedia entry for &quot;Utility pole&quot; I would say that you can do whatever you want. There are many different types of poles, carrying all sorts of cables (electricity, telephone, TV, ...). There are transformers, street lights and other things attached to them. Only avoid the snake line. In a LEGO town, less might be more, I guess the poles and cables are not the main attraction of your build." CreationDate="2018-01-23T10:03:28.480" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11440" PostId="9686" Score="2" Text="I think it unlikely there will be building instructions for this. Stuff like this is created by legoland staff or profesionals who will protect their designs.&#xA;I think your best bet is trying to create this from the picture, it's detailed enough.&#xA;You'll need to know how to get bricks cheap, see other bricks.stackexchange questions for that.&#xA;Alternatively, you could try to find an STL file online of a fedora hat and use brickify (https://brickify.it/) to generate lego instructions." CreationDate="2018-01-23T10:06:27.217" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11441" PostId="9675" Score="0" Text="I feel the following part https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=30033#T=S&amp;O={&quot;iconly&quot;:0} is relevant here" CreationDate="2018-01-23T16:38:19.820" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11442" PostId="9661" Score="0" Text="Very interesting idea. I will try it and report back" CreationDate="2018-01-23T19:51:02.487" UserId="9829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11443" PostId="9688" Score="0" Text="Probably could use a minecraft tag (I need +2 rep)" CreationDate="2018-01-23T21:37:40.897" UserId="823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11444" PostId="9688" Score="1" Text="Have looked at all the other Minecraft instructions? That would give you ideas about how the world should look like." CreationDate="2018-01-23T23:13:26.540" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11445" PostId="9687" Score="0" Text="I was worried that there might be a requirement that all poles have 4 lines. For instance, hot, hot, hot and neutral. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-phase_electric_power" CreationDate="2018-01-24T05:08:42.620" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11446" PostId="9689" Score="0" Text="Look at real poles and see how they do it." CreationDate="2018-01-24T07:25:43.357" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11447" PostId="9687" Score="0" Text="There are many examples of [power lines with three](https://goo.gl/images/GSdRUo), depends on what is being delivered I guess." CreationDate="2018-01-24T08:20:55.933" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11448" PostId="9688" Score="0" Text="Not sure that we have enough Minecraft specific questions to warrant one at the moment." CreationDate="2018-01-24T13:34:54.890" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11449" PostId="9693" Score="7" Text="You must be confusing XingBao with Lepin. It is Lepin that blatantly copies official Lego sets and fan-built MOCs. XIngBao only sells original designs that in no way violate Lego's or anyone else's IP." CreationDate="2018-01-25T16:52:42.050" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11450" PostId="9693" Score="2" Text="(continued) And if the set in question was in fact a clone of a Lego set, I would just buy LEGO equivalents of the missing pieces from Lego's Bricks&amp;Pieces. It is precisely XingBao selling ONLY ORIGINAL DESIGNS that are NOT CLONES OF ANY LEGO PRODUCTS OR FAN-BUILT MOCS that makes it less obvious where to find substitutes for the missing pieces. Hence my asking for help here." CreationDate="2018-01-25T16:57:45.427" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11451" PostId="9693" Score="0" Text="(continued) I added a disclaimer to my question to clarify that the set I'm refering to is NOT a clone of a Lego set. I thought I wouldn't need a disclaimer like this in a place like this, because I thought people here would be sufficiently familiar with the brand to not confuse it with Lepin. I guess I was wrong." CreationDate="2018-01-25T17:05:53.153" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11452" PostId="9693" Score="8" Text="Just for your information, Xingbao (星堡) is owned by Meizi Model (美致模型), which is the same company that owns LEPIN. According to numerous reports, if a LEGO fan agrees to have their model made, they get produced under Xingbao. If they don't agree, they get stolen and produced under Lepin. Every branch of this company is super shady and have no shame stealing from both LEGO and LEGO fans." CreationDate="2018-01-25T17:58:25.890" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11453" PostId="9693" Score="1" Text="What @TheBrickBlogger said ...." CreationDate="2018-01-25T18:12:29.217" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11454" PostId="9694" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the helpful response. I expected as much. And I don't think it should be that hard to find the missing pieces on BrickLink or Bricks&amp;Pieces, except I'm not sure how to find the right color. Do you happen to know how the light yellow, the dark yellow (beige) and the dark grey @ https://i.imgur.com/c9bdrVI.jpg are called at BrickLink or Bricks&amp;Pieces? Those are the three colors of the 4 pieces that are thusfar missing." CreationDate="2018-01-25T18:13:03.507" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11455" PostId="9694" Score="2" Text="John, the pieces on the image appear to be tan (the light buttery color), dark-tan (the darker sandy/clay color), reddish-brown, light-bluish-gray, and dark-bluish-gray. Those are the names they are listed as on BrickLink." CreationDate="2018-01-25T18:27:59.797" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11456" PostId="9694" Score="0" Text="Awesome! Thanks again!! Since I think I now know all I need to know to find the right pieces on BrickLink, I'll &quot;accept&quot; your answer." CreationDate="2018-01-25T18:42:28.977" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11457" PostId="9694" Score="0" Text="I'm glad I was able to help. If you run into any issues identifying the parts, just come back and someone can help you find them." CreationDate="2018-01-25T20:35:24.033" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11458" PostId="9693" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : Thanks for the info. I - obviously - wasn't aware of that. The Chinese sure have an... euhm... interesting approach to tackling Western IP legislation." CreationDate="2018-01-26T00:04:07.087" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11459" PostId="9693" Score="2" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : (continued) Nevertheless, I think it's kind of hypocritical the way people like Phil feel like missing pieces are &quot;rightful punishment&quot; for &quot;supporting companies like Meizi Model&quot; when you consider that they themselves invest fortunes in Lego, **[which itself started out by ripping off Kiddicraft](http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2014/02/06/kiddicraft-the-company-lego-ripped-off-to-make-plastic-bricks)**. Why is Meizi Model supposed to be evil for ripping off Lego but not Lego for building an empire upon the theft of another company's patented design?" CreationDate="2018-01-26T00:08:58.243" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11460" PostId="9693" Score="1" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : (continued) And yes, Lego copies Kiddicraft's designs just as blatantly as Meizi Model is now copying Lego's designs, as illustrated nicely by this video on **[&quot;bricks before Lego&quot;](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFELcl75CiY&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=3m42s)**. But I guess it's OK when European companies steal from others? Or is it OK because that was decades ago? Can someone please explain when stealing another company's designs is evil and illegal and when it's totally fine? Because all I see is hypocricy and inconsistency in the different way people treat Lego &amp; Meizi Model!" CreationDate="2018-01-26T00:47:02.553" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11462" PostId="2883" Score="0" Text="Back in the day, it was because some of the pieces such as 1x1 round plates or flower petals came still attached to the sprues -- 1x1 round plates would always come as a multiple of two, while flowers would come as a multiple of four." CreationDate="2018-01-26T05:51:32.677" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11463" PostId="2883" Score="0" Text="@Mark you're right! I had totally forgotten." CreationDate="2018-01-26T06:14:50.420" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11464" PostId="9698" Score="2" Text="The labels are designed for a label tape of some kind, but there is also a pdf version that can be printed on normal paper. Nice webpage, specialised on building buildings." CreationDate="2018-01-26T08:56:37.147" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11465" PostId="9693" Score="1" Text="@JohnSlegers It's probably more to do with timing and globalisation - Looking into some of the LEGO/Kiddicraft aspects, it's likely that the Kiddicraft patents didn't cover Denmark/Europe (The EU and EEA didn't exist then, so patent's wouldn't have been cross-border), and so there was nothing stopping LEGO making and selling in Denmark - they wouldn't have been able to sell in the UK though. The issue now is the so-called &quot;grey&quot; imports of patent/trade mark infringing products into these markets..." CreationDate="2018-01-26T09:37:49.253" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11466" PostId="9693" Score="1" Text="@JohnSlegers (continued) ...obviously Meizi Model can do whatever's acceptable within China, but as has been pointed out by TheBrickBlogger some of these practices are clearly not something that in general we approve of. It's also acknowledged that TLG can still get this wrong (see the uproar around the [Ghostbusters Firehouse](http://www.brickfanatics.co.uk/swiss-ghostbusters-statement-on-the-upcoming-firehouse-set/) as a recent example - and how they've handled the more recent [Cloud City](https://www.thebrickfan.com/is-a-lego-star-wars-ucs-cloud-city-set-coming-soon/) Idea)..." CreationDate="2018-01-26T09:44:41.977" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11467" PostId="9693" Score="1" Text="@JohnSlegers (continued) ...finally, Trade Mark law usually requires that the holder defends their IP otherwise they can lose their right to it (trade mark abandonment) - so TLG will have to be seen to pursue infringers to maintain the strength of their IP. None of this is meant to endorse or condone either path or set of actions, but hopefully provide some context." CreationDate="2018-01-26T09:50:51.763" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11468" PostId="9693" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid : Thanks for the detailed response. I very much appreciate the nuanced, balanced and unbiased perspective, which is in my experience is pretty rare." CreationDate="2018-01-26T09:54:15.917" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11469" PostId="9693" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid : (continued) When I compare companies like Lego &amp; Meizi Model, I look at the actual impact their practices have. For example, I consider that Hilary Page, who designed and patented the bricks Lego ripped off, ended up killing himself due to money problems. He might not have have to kill himself if he'd been properly compensated by Lego for using his ideas. Meanwhile, I don't think anyone will be able to feed fewer mouths because of Lepin cloning Lego." CreationDate="2018-01-26T09:59:13.640" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11470" PostId="9693" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid : (continued) Not just that, but one might also argue that Lego is increasingly following the Apple strategy of marketing itself as a high end luxury product, using various questionable tactics to maintain its quasi-monopoly status in the West, to keep its prices artificially high and to appeal to a niche audience of wealthy adult male collectors, consequently making their products unavailable to most people. By providing more or less the same products at a much more affordable price range (especially in Asia), one might argue that Meizi Model has become a modern Robin Hood." CreationDate="2018-01-26T11:29:06.080" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11473" PostId="9693" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid : (continued) And then there's the fact that Lego continues to refuse to make much requested themes like modern warfare even though they never had issues with armed knights or pirates... a demand Chinese companies are happy to meet! At least the Chinese seem to care about what customers actually want!" CreationDate="2018-01-26T11:37:09.550" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11474" PostId="9693" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid : (continued) There's so many ways of looking at it, really... And the more I think about it, actually, the more I feel repulsed by the overpriced Lego brand and the more I welcome Chinese competitors taking over the market and making Lego a thing of the past the same way Lego once did with Kiddicraft." CreationDate="2018-01-26T11:37:38.310" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11475" PostId="9693" Score="0" Text="@JohnSlegers Cheers, we're probably better off taking this into chat, however on your points around warfare etc, see [my answer on why](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/294/56) taken from their reports on &quot;realism vs play&quot;. I agree that TLG are in a difficult place WRT who they are selling to: UCS, the 80s/90s Dimensions packs, The Big Bang Theory ideas etc. are clearly aimed at the &quot;adult&quot; fans, however they rejected a Shawn of the Dead idea as it wasn't appropriate for their core audience of kids." CreationDate="2018-01-26T11:58:41.613" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11476" PostId="9693" Score="1" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/72273/discussion-between-zhaph-ben-duguid-and-john-slegers)." CreationDate="2018-01-26T12:04:47.620" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11477" PostId="9699" Score="3" Text="I would add to this that BrickLink has an ongoing problem with scammers. Some of them have stolen thousands of dollars from buyers. The only reliable way they can discourage most of these scam accounts is to force sellers to &quot;invest&quot; in the site. Place a few small orders and you will be fine. Just turn around and resell the items, or give them to charity. Buyers will also trust you much more if you have some feedback already, so it will benefit you as well." CreationDate="2018-01-26T14:38:18.920" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11478" PostId="9699" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your advice I will think about it however im most likely just gonna try to sell them on ebay or find someone who may be interested." CreationDate="2018-01-26T20:04:13.457" UserId="9894" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11479" PostId="9701" Score="0" Text="Do you have a project open when you are doing this? Many of the menu items are disabled unless you have a project open." CreationDate="2018-01-27T02:03:16.407" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11480" PostId="9701" Score="0" Text="I do, and it's not the tools -&gt; import that is disabled, I can actually get to the import screen, however the open dialog from mac shows greyed files not allowing me to select anything" CreationDate="2018-01-27T03:17:28.183" UserId="9897" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11481" PostId="9701" Score="0" Text="It is working for me. Make sure your files have the .ev3b file extension. These are the only files that can be selected." CreationDate="2018-01-27T17:34:55.730" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11482" PostId="9703" Score="1" Text="I'm not sure about the one of the left but I think I have the one on the right in one of my sets somewhere, but I can't remember which one." CreationDate="2018-01-27T20:10:29.433" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11483" PostId="9704" Score="5" Text="Incidentally, that hose piece has since been redesigned so it does not come apart. The piece on the right has also been used more-recently for other things, mainly a spacer in tank wheel holders, before it was also redesigned." CreationDate="2018-01-27T22:19:43.780" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11484" PostId="9701" Score="1" Text="They have the proper extension, something is wrong with this install. I tried on a different mac machine and it's working. Not sure what else I can do. I'm asking support to see if they have any ideas (I have already uninstalled and installed it again with no luck) Thank you" CreationDate="2018-01-28T23:59:07.703" UserId="9897" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11487" PostId="9711" Score="0" Text="This certainly fits the description. Nice work, and welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-01-29T14:13:47.690" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11488" PostId="9714" Score="0" Text="I don't personally have an answer for you, but welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-01-29T19:18:39.233" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11489" PostId="9716" Score="2" Text="If you type &quot;sell lego&quot; in the search box, you will find many useful questions and answers on this site." CreationDate="2018-01-31T08:45:40.220" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11490" PostId="9095" Score="0" Text="For bulk selling, see: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/9716/56, for transportation options see: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1914/56 or the [tag:transport] tag." CreationDate="2018-01-31T19:02:40.097" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11491" PostId="8534" Score="0" Text="See also the awesome answer here: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/9718/56" CreationDate="2018-01-31T19:06:41.880" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11492" PostId="1160" Score="0" Text="See also the awesome answer here: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/9718/56" CreationDate="2018-01-31T19:07:19.440" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11493" PostId="6611" Score="0" Text="Another possible duplicate: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/9716/56" CreationDate="2018-01-31T19:07:48.817" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11494" PostId="7479" Score="0" Text="I'd really like to know this as well. I can think of several ways (will post one as answer) but I'd like something more elegant and compact and can't think of anything better" CreationDate="2018-02-01T09:21:18.610" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11495" PostId="9721" Score="0" Text="I see the pentagon outer angle created by triangle with sides 15, 12 and 6 for a 108.21 degree which is indeed a good Approximation, but you could make it a third as small with a  5,4,2 triangle!" CreationDate="2018-02-01T16:44:06.293" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11496" PostId="9707" Score="2" Text="Excellent, that sounds promising. Where does one learn about that kind of information? Only as/via an &quot;insider&quot;?" CreationDate="2018-02-04T09:27:38.157" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11497" PostId="9707" Score="1" Text="LEGO fan sites, forums, and social-media groups are good sources of early info on upcoming sets. There is not one source, but coming from all over the place; LEGO themselves through their own channels (some intentional, some accidental), LEGO partners, LEGO retailers, news channels, insider info, etc. You can always ask here, and if some info is known already, someone will let you know. Or, you can just wait until LEGO announces the new sets officially. The big releases with a wide variety of sets are at the beginning of the year, and in the summer, with a few smaller releases in between." CreationDate="2018-02-04T15:05:06.013" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11499" PostId="846" Score="0" Text="I've tested IR Speed Remote Control 8879 myself on some L motors and they make a high pitch sound when not run at maximum speed. Would this damage them?" CreationDate="2018-02-05T07:37:27.050" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11501" PostId="9476" Score="0" Text="[This Bricks question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/288/what-are-the-dimensions-of-a-lego-brick) has additional information on LEGO sizes. First I thought your question is a duplicate, but it is not." CreationDate="2018-02-06T13:46:24.543" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11502" PostId="7748" Score="0" Text="These do not match any entry on the above Wikipedia link. Can you provide better pictures of the blocks themselves ? Anything written on them? Any paper, cardboard piece ? Can you picture the different types of bricks present in this photo ?" CreationDate="2018-02-06T17:16:20.817" UserId="2301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11503" PostId="8114" Score="0" Text="None of the links there work: download, user manuals, forum. Is there any other location to download it from?" CreationDate="2018-02-07T03:15:05.777" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11506" PostId="9735" Score="1" Text="Hi and welcome to Brick SE. Have you tried to use the seach function? &quot;sell LEGO&quot; yields some interesting hints about how sell your sets. Ebay or Bricklink are common answers." CreationDate="2018-02-09T22:03:14.347" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11512" PostId="8741" Score="2" Text="This brick does not appear in the [BrickLink](https://www.bricklink.com) catalog for [2x5 parts](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=2x5) or [5x2 parts](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?q=5x2). Therefore I seriously doubt it is genuine Lego." CreationDate="2018-02-12T16:42:26.943" UserId="2301" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11514" PostId="7481" Score="0" Text="You could argue that 112,5 is close enought to 108 degrees. The pentagram is indeed under a bit of stress though, axles are slightly bent" CreationDate="2018-02-13T11:16:44.283" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11515" PostId="7645" Score="0" Text="How can LEGO building techniques be illegal? Would you be put In jail for using on? I like to wonder" CreationDate="2018-02-13T09:42:19.597" UserId="9953" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11516" PostId="7645" Score="3" Text="&quot;Illegal&quot; is just the word lego designers use to define building techniques that are considered undesirable because:&#xA;- they place stress on te elements, making them wear out&#xA;- they cause elements to be out of sync, making them difficult to combine with standard building techniques or difficult to model with designer software&#xA;- they make the set difficult to assemble or dissassemble for a kid&#xA;- ...&#xA;&#xA;There are of course no repercussions if you use these techniques anyway, it is your LEGO..." CreationDate="2018-02-13T10:28:44.733" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11517" PostId="9746" Score="4" Text="LUGBULK is a great suggestion for the future, but I can confirm that the timeline won't work in this case. LUGBULK orders for 2018 were finalized on the 31st of January for delivery later this year. It will be at least a year and a half before @EyeJelly could get in on and receive an order." CreationDate="2018-02-14T16:30:59.533" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11518" PostId="9744" Score="0" Text="You'd probably enjoy this talk, about an art project, a programmer made his wife a picture of her out of LEGO bricks. http://devslovebacon.com/conferences/bacon-2013/talks/tetris-in-real-lego tl-dr; A: you can order bricks by colour B: a couple of pennies per brick really ramp up in price. C: Work out exactly how many you need to get them at the cheapest available price." CreationDate="2018-02-15T09:08:31.293" UserId="9963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11519" PostId="9746" Score="0" Text="Who or what is RLUG? [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RLUG) doesn't know. Regional Lego *something* Lugbulk?" CreationDate="2018-02-15T11:24:42.290" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11520" PostId="9746" Score="0" Text="Hope this helps explaining: http://thebrickblogger.com/2015/10/lego-lugbulk-the-best-way-to-build-big/" CreationDate="2018-02-15T13:40:31.980" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11522" PostId="9750" Score="0" Text="Hmm... This app reacts a bit oddly, and I couldn't find a search function. There is a lot to improve before I switch from browser based Bricklink to this app." CreationDate="2018-02-15T18:19:38.883" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11523" PostId="9752" Score="1" Text="Just my own speculation, but perhaps that piece it's cheaper than the 2x2 and 1x2 plate they could have used." CreationDate="2018-02-15T19:41:12.390" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11524" PostId="9752" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara this piece indeed looks lightweight. This may well be the case." CreationDate="2018-02-15T20:16:48.080" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11525" PostId="9753" Score="1" Text="Can you show some links to what others have tried and tested?" CreationDate="2018-02-15T20:20:43.540" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11528" PostId="9753" Score="1" Text="Here: [1. Philo's video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&amp;v=KCM4Ug1bPrM); [2. Philo's full article](http://www.philohome.com/pfrec/pfrec.htm); [3. Sariel's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlB-MrOY_JY)." CreationDate="2018-02-15T21:23:37.497" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11529" PostId="9753" Score="0" Text="In my experience, the hickups occur in about 30 seconds, all parts are new (I've unsealed them myself...). Each motor has its own receiver." CreationDate="2018-02-15T21:25:10.037" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11530" PostId="9743" Score="0" Text="Per your suggestion, I did this.  After I click build this set, the suggested sets is 0.  Am I missing something?" CreationDate="2018-02-15T23:05:29.003" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11531" PostId="9743" Score="0" Text="Please also note that I need ALL the pieces in the list to be part of the suggested set. Thanks" CreationDate="2018-02-16T06:46:55.120" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11532" PostId="9755" Score="0" Text="I was surprised because in the initial selling phase in 2017 the set was available for several weeks. I expected that LEGO would flood the market with the sets after building up demand. Now it seems that the Falcon will still be a rare set." CreationDate="2018-02-16T07:06:34.537" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11533" PostId="9743" Score="0" Text="When selection &quot;Build this List&quot;, there's a &quot;Change build options&quot; button, please make sure that you are not using lists of sets or parts you have entered previously, perhaps also experiment with the Build matching options or include/exclude options..." CreationDate="2018-02-16T09:17:33.617" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11534" PostId="9743" Score="0" Text="Also, if you would share your list, I'll happily try it for you..." CreationDate="2018-02-16T09:19:01.030" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11535" PostId="9755" Score="0" Text="Aziraphale, where are you from? Here in Belgium it sold out within minutes on initial launch online, also the physical lego stores had queues before opening time..." CreationDate="2018-02-16T09:22:52.750" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11536" PostId="9752" Score="1" Text="I believe the contrasting colors/shapes are used to make the instructions easier to follow and the pieces easier to find while building..." CreationDate="2018-02-16T09:51:01.117" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11537" PostId="9753" Score="0" Text="Perhaps get a hold of the RC units that came with the buggy? Afterall, those were designed for it ..." CreationDate="2018-02-16T09:57:25.963" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11538" PostId="9753" Score="0" Text="The buggy motor comes in a set , [8287](https://www.bricklink.com/CatalogItemInv.asp?S=8287-1), having no remote or receiver." CreationDate="2018-02-16T10:25:54.797" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11539" PostId="9756" Score="0" Text="This makes a perfect sense. And now I'll  have a follow up   question about pieces that  apparently  has no function whatsoever, and add to piece count and assembly difficulty... But I need  to shrink photos  first." CreationDate="2018-02-16T10:50:20.430" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11540" PostId="9752" Score="1" Text="Related: [Why do some sets contain parts of an unrelated colour that are hidden on the final model?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2895/why-do-some-sets-contain-parts-of-an-unrelated-colour-that-are-hidden-on-the-fin)" CreationDate="2018-02-16T13:49:39.120" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11541" PostId="9752" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 thanks, good catch. I expected something more &quot;interesting&quot; but when I know the answer, it certainly look related." CreationDate="2018-02-16T13:57:04.330" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11542" PostId="9757" Score="3" Text="Don't know about the lime brick, but the 2nd picture, it's a pin, it holds something together. The designers must have thought it DOES contribute to the structural strength... It's red because that's the common color for such pins..." CreationDate="2018-02-16T14:27:54.080" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11543" PostId="9753" Score="0" Text="It also comes in 8475, having it's own powersource, RC receiver combination, a steering unit and a RC remote. It's from this set the motor derives it's colloquial name..." CreationDate="2018-02-16T14:30:02.563" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11544" PostId="9757" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve when I'll get back home, I will take picture from the bottom side. I'm quite certain that it does not hold anything together, and there were no bricks it could hold left." CreationDate="2018-02-16T14:33:18.713" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11545" PostId="9757" Score="0" Text="I don't know the set, but in other sets parts like the lime tile, restrict movement of other parts." CreationDate="2018-02-16T14:42:28.147" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11546" PostId="9757" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve  https://www.lego.com/biassets/bi/6128942.pdf step 14 - red part is covered with nothing held by it under the plate." CreationDate="2018-02-16T14:50:22.180" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11547" PostId="9757" Score="0" Text="@Henrik may be, but if you'll look at the instruction https://www.lego.com/biassets/bi/6158061.pdf step 5 you will see it is held tightly between 2 other brick, and lime brick is only on one side... I don't get it." CreationDate="2018-02-16T14:53:06.167" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11548" PostId="9757" Score="0" Text="@Molot, I looked up the instructions as well in the mean time, you're correct the pins are not holding anything. My guess would then be that it is supposed to look like it is holding something, i.e. it is decorative... I disagree they are hardly visible, i can see them on the box art. I think they are to symbolize a nut or a stop." CreationDate="2018-02-16T14:54:07.710" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11549" PostId="9757" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve one  down (maybe), one to go ;)" CreationDate="2018-02-16T14:57:00.900" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11550" PostId="9757" Score="3" Text="The lime piece was probably to try to reduce the movement of the 'towbar' piece (the grey one in the middle), supposed to hold the shuttle on the booster. Maybe at one point during the design the towbar wasnt tightly centered by the two yellow pieces and that centering was done by two pieces like the lime things, but then forgotten to be removed afterwards. The instructions are susceptible to being 'frozen' while not in an optimal state for economical/deadline reasons, so don't look at the instructions as an optimum, but as a starting point for your creativity" CreationDate="2018-02-16T15:29:42.403" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11551" PostId="9757" Score="0" Text="@rienafairefr I don't let rules stop me, thank you :D I just assumed there might be something I'm missing. You are probably right I forgot for a moment that Lego sets are just products with lifestyle. If you would post it as an answer, I'll +1." CreationDate="2018-02-16T15:35:09.163" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11552" PostId="9755" Score="0" Text="Here in Germany it took a while. In the end, I didn't buy one, but I had it in my virtual shopping cart." CreationDate="2018-02-16T18:54:32.850" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11553" PostId="9743" Score="1" Text="No problem sharing the list.  But his function works partially correct.  I will explain.  This list (https://rebrickable.com/users/pavgoust/lists/22654/) contains 3 very distinct parts from set 8059.  When you ask to build the list it suggests 3 sets with 2 of the 3 parts but not the 8059 set.  Concluding, it is my opinion that this function is not perfect.&#xA;&#xA;The list I am talking about is https://rebrickable.com/users/pavgoust/lists/22592/).&#xA;&#xA;Let me know what do you think.  Thanks for your help and time devoted." CreationDate="2018-02-17T07:30:20.350" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11554" PostId="9743" Score="0" Text="Agree that the first list should also show 8059, Perhaps the site prefers to show the other sets because they are cheaper/easier to find. As for your seccond list, I get the 60162 set suggested to complete about 80% and then the 60174 to complete to 100%. I think it might work a bit better if the lists contained a bit more elements." CreationDate="2018-02-17T07:49:36.190" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11555" PostId="1836" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc, depending on the scale you're building at, I can think of a half-dozen ways of reinforcing that center section." CreationDate="2018-02-17T08:03:11.473" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11558" PostId="9762" Score="0" Text="Good information, but I've read that using V2 receiver and a 8881 battery box will trigger the box protection, so it will stop the buggy attached eventually (presuming one box per motor is set, for testing reasons). The original buggy receiver would be better? What would be the drawbacks?" CreationDate="2018-02-19T14:55:47.673" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11559" PostId="9762" Score="0" Text="The buggy receiver drawbacks, shape and size might be a bit inconvenient. Main drawback will be the availability, they are hard to find in good condition and hence costly..." CreationDate="2018-02-19T16:03:27.383" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11560" PostId="9763" Score="2" Text="Could you embed some photos of that? We couldn't post an effective answer now because we don't know how you created Spik3r." CreationDate="2018-02-19T21:42:11.813" UserId="7734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11562" PostId="9763" Score="1" Text="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8007/ev3-spik3r-mission-2-doesnt-move and https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9269/spik3r-wheels-move-but-the-spik3r-itself-doesnt are quite similar questions to this one.  Maybe comments from those could be useful." CreationDate="2018-02-19T22:54:23.430" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11567" PostId="9766" Score="0" Text="Interesting idea, but I think most people would use just the parts they had on hand. It might not be too difficult to design something that produces a pseudo-random rock face, but it's another issue to have that be translated into brick form. If anyone has created something like this before, it probably would have been a procedural generator for The LEGO Movie." CreationDate="2018-02-21T11:41:01.193" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11568" PostId="9766" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100 Well, I was thinking more like Pick by brick shopping list. And I doubt Lego (stores and movies) does it all by hand, but of course they may be reluctant to release their tools." CreationDate="2018-02-21T11:50:31.673" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11570" PostId="9766" Score="4" Text="I'm not aware of anything that does this, but I am working on a project that uses a customizable context-free grammar to describe connections between Lego bricks. Once the grammar is defined, an algorithm can be used to &quot;grow&quot; interconnected shapes to meet certain parameters. It should be possible to procedurally generate a rock face this way, but I'm not there yet." CreationDate="2018-02-21T21:47:09.267" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11571" PostId="9766" Score="2" Text="@jncraton I would be very interested in seeing that. I have some ideas based on genetic algorithms, but I'm at the &quot;sketch  of a sketch&quot; stage. Sadly, my ideas are more about solving  &quot;how to put bricks I already have&quot; than about preparing shopping lists I wanted." CreationDate="2018-02-22T09:20:47.813" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11572" PostId="9769" Score="1" Text="Can't think of anything why the 32013 would not fit as replacement, except when the studs would be used and although I also can't immediately name a set where they were used, I have a feeling that there are some.&#xA;The 32013 looks to me sturdier, the technic bush shaped part of 3651 is prone to cracking (like the technic bushes themselves)&#xA;I agree with the answer you refer to that the redesign happened because of the introduction of the new angular connectors." CreationDate="2018-02-22T10:36:20.400" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11573" PostId="9769" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve I was afraid that lengths might not be the same. I can't find technical drawings of them. &quot;Prone to cracking&quot; - yes, exactly :(" CreationDate="2018-02-22T10:41:45.163" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11574" PostId="9769" Score="0" Text="Besides the studs there is another difference that may affect the interchangeability: the 24 tooth gear next to its leg would intersect with the newer one." CreationDate="2018-02-22T10:46:27.113" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11576" PostId="9769" Score="0" Text="@BalazsToth I posted CW answer, feel free and invited to add to it." CreationDate="2018-02-22T11:23:40.193" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11577" PostId="9771" Score="0" Text="I  mostly agree, but for example Miners could be considered discontinued when their specific website went down. Sometimes there is something  that is a pretty official sign." CreationDate="2018-02-22T15:51:16.557" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11578" PostId="9771" Score="2" Text="Are you talking about LEGO's webpages for different themes? Those constantly change and come and go. They only keep the ones up and running that currently have products available. For example, the Harry Potter and Jurassic World micro-sites were taken down when the previous products ran their course, but now that new sets are coming the sites will be up again. There has never been a generic Space section on LEGO's website. The specific sub-themes had their own pages with no overarching umbrella theme. Space is not like LEGO City, where the same sub-themes are rotated over and over again." CreationDate="2018-02-22T18:20:55.303" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11579" PostId="9772" Score="0" Text="Also could set the target distance to +2 cm for a short time, then +1 cm, and then the actual target distance.  I was hoping that I had missed a trick in using the ultrasonic sensor." CreationDate="2018-02-23T15:44:41.133" UserId="2939" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11580" PostId="9766" Score="1" Text="@Mołot I'll definitely post an update here if I get anywhere. In the meantime, you may be interested in an older project of mine: https://github.com/jncraton/procedural-bricks" CreationDate="2018-02-23T16:18:21.217" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11582" PostId="9774" Score="4" Text="That explains a lot. Someone must have popped it out of the frame. I bet if I knew what I was looking for I could have scrounged up the frame in one of the bins." CreationDate="2018-02-23T17:16:45.193" UserId="9996" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11584" PostId="6076" Score="0" Text="Maybe just use USB because there is USB slot." CreationDate="2018-02-25T04:07:20.983" UserId="10002" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11586" PostId="9779" Score="0" Text="Both windscreens you mention are still in production. Apart from that, the appearence of LEGO models has changed dramatically over the years. I don't think that a transition of any sort can be pinned to the introduction of certain new parts. The number of new parts increases every year, so in 10 years today's sets may look old and clumsy." CreationDate="2018-02-26T12:22:30.720" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11587" PostId="9779" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale are still in production, but now 4 studs one is used for totally different models it used to. And while overall change is continuous, there must've been a point where &quot;truck width&quot;  switched from 4 to 6." CreationDate="2018-02-26T12:32:48.223" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11588" PostId="9779" Score="3" Text="Realism seems to be the most probable answer. If you compare the Tow Trucks 6656 (1985) and 7638 (2009) it is clear that proportions and shapes have improved by orders of magnitude. Thinking about it: Stud width and minifig size are constants, everything else could change. So it was only natural to increase vehicle width by 2 studs." CreationDate="2018-02-26T13:00:27.750" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11589" PostId="9780" Score="0" Text="Perhaps you could accept the quote but ask the seller to leave the order open so you can add items to it. Will appear to you as a separate order, but the orders will get merged. The average bricklink seller will be more than happy to comply..." CreationDate="2018-02-28T09:23:16.653" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11590" PostId="9780" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve perhaps i could, but quotes are automatically closed after 48 hours so it is too late now. Good to know for the future, thanks, but useless for now." CreationDate="2018-02-28T09:25:47.300" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11591" PostId="3215" Score="0" Text="This Technic part was one of the easiest to break, due to the structural weak point that was intended to facilitate insertion of a cross axle. I broke at least a couple as a kid." CreationDate="2018-02-28T10:53:46.447" UserId="9813" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11592" PostId="9779" Score="2" Text="The lego trains from the 1970's and 80's all started with 6 stud width designs." CreationDate="2018-02-28T20:30:21.407" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11593" PostId="9611" Score="0" Text="See [What causes these 'bite marks' that appear consistently on new bricks?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/700/175)" CreationDate="2018-02-28T20:36:41.173" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11594" PostId="9779" Score="0" Text="@LarsTech nice catch. I mean to ask about cars specifically, but now I see I didn't." CreationDate="2018-02-28T21:30:37.887" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11595" PostId="9785" Score="1" Text="Hi Chris, welcome to Bricks! We're not actually part of The LEGO Group and don't have advance details of when new products are released - indeed as a Recognised LEGO Online Community we are not allowed to re-publish leaked details" CreationDate="2018-03-01T12:24:41.660" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11596" PostId="9786" Score="0" Text="I'll wait with accepting 'till I'll have a chance to assembly this car again, but I'm afraid you may be right that cable length and motor length will make it fail. Also, good catch about notches on 32062 - I didn't even thought about that to be an issue" CreationDate="2018-03-01T13:15:52.417" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11597" PostId="9786" Score="1" Text="If the notches indeed do not align, easily adressed by putting a bush or halfbush on the 2L axle ..." CreationDate="2018-03-01T13:30:22.203" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11598" PostId="9786" Score="1" Text="Also, I doubt I have ever seen the notches in a 2L axle being used as a pulley for a rubber belt, I kind of doubt they are deep and wide enough..." CreationDate="2018-03-01T13:38:41.600" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11599" PostId="9786" Score="1" Text="I have extended the answer (the middle paragraph) to address those issues. (It became a rather long comment and felt like something that belonged in the answer)." CreationDate="2018-03-01T13:59:15.103" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11600" PostId="9786" Score="1" Text="8700 came with two wires.  The short one was about 20 cm (suitable for adding a battery trailer to your self-powered vehicle), while the long one was 75 cm (suitable for a remote control)." CreationDate="2018-03-02T05:17:57.777" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11601" PostId="9786" Score="1" Text="Agreed with the issue of the notch in the 2bar, a better option might be the technic smooth half-bush?" CreationDate="2018-03-02T08:33:49.383" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11602" PostId="9782" Score="0" Text="Thanks Phil, can you explain how to... or may be there's some manual or video to do it... I'm newbie and i would like to do it. Thank you very much" CreationDate="2018-03-02T16:45:58.780" UserId="10014" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11603" PostId="9792" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much for answering my question . This didn't solve our problem. The brick turns on, we can walk around the menu, but 'ok' button doesn't work. I think button is good because if the button isn't good, it would not turn on." CreationDate="2018-03-04T16:16:31.267" UserId="10037" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11604" PostId="9792" Score="0" Text="Have you tried reloading the firmware?" CreationDate="2018-03-05T08:21:10.987" UserId="9273" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11605" PostId="7121" Score="0" Text="My system is crashing at 150,000 bricks." CreationDate="2018-02-26T00:34:26.467" UserId="10009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11606" PostId="7121" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.  What kind of computer?  How much memory?  What is your CPU and OS?" CreationDate="2018-02-26T02:40:54.317" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11607" PostId="9792" Score="0" Text="I updated my software to brick and I wanted to restore the brick foundation, but it failed. Because when I pressed the &lt;OK&gt; button then the brick started. It’s all right. After I pressed the &lt;Back&gt; + &lt;Center(or OK)&gt; + &lt;Left&gt; and the brick beeps. I think that brick doesn’t detect the &lt;ok&gt; button. By this time &lt;ok&gt; button doesn’t work." CreationDate="2018-03-05T23:56:35.267" UserId="10037" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11608" PostId="9793" Score="2" Text="I've been using Paint.NET and the [quadrilateral reshape plugin](https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/111095-help-with-image-skew-quadrilateral-reshape/) to achieve this, but it takes a lot of time and the result is not optimal. (Amusingly, using the result in a Google image search can sometimes locate manufacturer quality flat-view images!) What tool do you recommend?" CreationDate="2018-03-06T09:35:03.823" UserId="3756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11609" PostId="9791" Score="1" Text="this is only a guess but Lego would probably do what it can to make them not appear on the Internet. Making them available would make it easier to manufacturers of fakes... and Google is american company, so DMCA applies." CreationDate="2018-03-06T10:20:14.307" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11610" PostId="9791" Score="1" Text="No, according to their fair use policy here: https://www.lego.com/en-us/legal/legal-notice/fair-play they currently don't mind scans of box-art under certain conditions... Unfortunately, no-one has currently done the effort to start a large repository of high-quality box-art scans..." CreationDate="2018-03-06T21:47:36.230" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11611" PostId="9770" Score="1" Text="Yes! The old part can be used as a &quot;lock&quot; or &quot;stop&quot; to prevent gears turning, and it works because of the flared edge. The new one (32013) does not have this, so you might have to improvise a bit." CreationDate="2018-03-08T19:58:56.203" UserId="10051" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11614" PostId="9803" Score="0" Text="I would suggest contacting LEGO customer support. The brick should not shut down until the batteries are around 5V (or 6V for the official Li-on battery pack). If you have a way to measure current on the batteries, it would be interesting to see what that is. It should be &lt; 200mA if no motors or sensors are attached." CreationDate="2018-03-10T15:58:37.487" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11615" PostId="9806" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-03-10T16:52:52.010" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11617" PostId="8507" Score="0" Text="I guess you have NXT hardware and EV3 software. The answer is to download the bricks as software as described [here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8571/ev3-ultrasonic-sensor-block-is-not-availible-in-the-home-edition-software)." CreationDate="2018-03-10T19:26:41.170" UserId="10060" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11619" PostId="9806" Score="0" Text="The part number is in the picture." CreationDate="2018-03-10T22:15:42.270" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11620" PostId="9807" Score="1" Text="Or as Bricklink calls it: Slope, Curved 2x2 No Studs." CreationDate="2018-03-11T01:29:57.513" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11621" PostId="9762" Score="0" Text="Actually I have one. But the true drawback is the steering. It goes 45 degrees only, compared to the servo motor which goes 90 degrees. Multiplication twice gains the degrees, but loses to much power and works when running only. My actual design makes things really complicated to change (see argof's class 1 buggy for reference), as a bigger tooth gear being problematic." CreationDate="2018-03-11T17:57:11.630" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11623" PostId="9762" Score="0" Text="I think it would be better if you start a new question regarding the steering with buggies. Now this thread is getting a bit convoluted in my opinion" CreationDate="2018-03-12T08:42:31.677" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11624" PostId="9805" Score="2" Text="Taj Mahal, definitely worth your time trying to get it completed/rebuilt ... Many collectors would be very thrilled to find this in a bulk lot, even though the set has recently been re-released." CreationDate="2018-03-12T09:08:15.943" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11626" PostId="9762" Score="0" Text="I think that too, still, when powering with the RC version, the steering comes built in, so people should know what they get, that being not optional." CreationDate="2018-03-12T18:11:14.487" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11628" PostId="9818" Score="0" Text="Since the alternate builds have only been printed on the boxes, [this question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9791/high-resolution-flat-view-box-cover-images) seems to go in the same direction. There was no success, so far, with scans of LEGO boxes, but maybe some collector did this for Classic Space sets. It is a pity, that there are no alternate builds any more on the boxes." CreationDate="2018-03-13T11:41:03.493" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11629" PostId="9817" Score="0" Text="The most common term for the &quot;cams&quot; you refer to is **studs**." CreationDate="2018-03-13T12:54:13.760" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11630" PostId="9803" Score="0" Text="Thanks! That's what I eventually did. LEGO support asked me to return my brick for a check and are sending me a new one." CreationDate="2018-03-13T14:50:54.410" UserId="10050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11631" PostId="9802" Score="0" Text="what happens if you leave off the `usb:` prefix?" CreationDate="2018-03-13T15:42:48.177" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11632" PostId="9820" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your reply! I didn't know that. However, I shall probably update my question because I implied usual sets, vast majority of which used to be packed in those perforated bags." CreationDate="2018-03-14T09:02:12.060" UserId="10065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11634" PostId="9802" Score="0" Text="@David Lechner: Thanks, I still get the error with the prefix removed, I don't understand." CreationDate="2018-03-14T19:31:43.813" UserId="10049" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11636" PostId="1405" Score="0" Text="We do not see an icon in the lower right corner." CreationDate="2018-03-15T11:48:34.100" UserId="10083" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11638" PostId="9825" Score="1" Text="Are you positive this is a sub-assembly from an actual LEGO set, or is it just someone's custom built? I have looked at some of the combinations, and I wasn't able to find a set that has all the parts in this assembly." CreationDate="2018-03-15T19:23:39.030" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11640" PostId="9802" Score="1" Text="I use `sudo chmod 666 /dev/usb/legousbtower0` and `nqc -Susb -firmware firm0332.lgo`. What about to try `-Susb` only" CreationDate="2018-03-16T06:12:01.600" UserId="9089" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11642" PostId="9825" Score="0" Text="Are you sure it is Lego?&#xA;The lettering on the studs doesn't look like the word &quot;Lego&quot; to me." CreationDate="2018-03-15T20:23:25.090" UserId="9663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11643" PostId="9825" Score="0" Text="Zooming in on the first image shows the logo pretty clearly. May well not be a single set though" CreationDate="2018-03-15T21:11:13.993" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11644" PostId="9802" Score="0" Text="@TomasKulhanek: Thanks, but still not working :( I really don't understand." CreationDate="2018-03-16T20:02:39.187" UserId="10049" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11645" PostId="9826" Score="1" Text="BrickLink lists 28 sets:https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?M=4224c01&amp;in=S" CreationDate="2018-03-17T06:27:48.257" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11646" PostId="9623" Score="2" Text="they sent me 43 new tiles now the third times but still no answer and of cause still the same mistake. So for now I ended up with 129 additional bricks which I do not want to use. I am considering to do this 10 times more and open up a specialized BrickLink store." CreationDate="2018-03-17T12:21:59.627" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11647" PostId="9623" Score="1" Text="I found the same mistake in the Ship in the bottle." CreationDate="2018-03-17T12:22:26.033" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11648" PostId="9826" Score="0" Text="@Mark Nicely found, I edited my answer." CreationDate="2018-03-17T17:20:36.757" UserId="9831" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11650" PostId="9831" Score="3" Text="Possible duplicate of [What causes certain LEGO parts to yellow over time, and how can this be prevented?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9461/what-causes-certain-lego-parts-to-yellow-over-time-and-how-can-this-be-prevente)" CreationDate="2018-03-18T15:37:21.110" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11651" PostId="9830" Score="0" Text="Since the lights turn on for both directions, you would need a way to only pass current to them if the current is running in one direction. I'm not sure if there is a way to do that." CreationDate="2018-03-18T22:47:34.320" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11652" PostId="9830" Score="0" Text="I hoped there are two circuits there, one for each paddle, but the new cables weren't wired to support that." CreationDate="2018-03-19T11:55:33.223" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11653" PostId="9834" Score="0" Text="Do you mean that 6272c01 does output differently depending on the pressed paddle?" CreationDate="2018-03-19T16:28:23.727" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11654" PostId="9834" Score="1" Text="Yes, I believe that is the case. Don't have one to test myself but you could test yourself by attaching a motor. I believe the motor will turn in different directions when pressing the different paddles." CreationDate="2018-03-19T20:26:36.407" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11655" PostId="9837" Score="0" Text="The video is helpful. When I searched youtube, I could not find anything. May I ask how did you find the video?" CreationDate="2018-03-20T14:25:14.483" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11656" PostId="9834" Score="1" Text="Indeed, the motor turns as you expect." CreationDate="2018-03-20T18:04:27.017" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11657" PostId="9834" Score="0" Text="I think it would be fun to modify a pf LED set so the diode bridge is short-circuited and switch the cables of one of the LEDs. Only one of the pair of LEDs would light up depending on which paddle is pressed..." CreationDate="2018-03-21T08:40:59.240" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11658" PostId="9834" Score="0" Text="Would be fun if I had any knowledge on the field, but I haven't. I understand the technical reason, though." CreationDate="2018-03-21T09:36:04.600" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11659" PostId="9834" Score="0" Text="+ I've planned to have one led set per side, meaning one set for right, other for left... still, not mandatory this way." CreationDate="2018-03-21T09:37:33.150" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11660" PostId="9834" Score="0" Text="Besides the mechanical solution (PF switches driven by a motor) there are no lego components I'm aware of that can do what you want without modifying them.&#xA;If you are willing to modify them, anything is possible and the modifications are straightforward for anyone with an electronics background..." CreationDate="2018-03-21T10:43:03.947" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11661" PostId="9842" Score="2" Text="Have you tried putting anything longer underneath? Maybe a 1x10 plate for example." CreationDate="2018-03-21T20:43:30.590" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11662" PostId="9842" Score="2" Text="Yes, as described above, putting in a transverse plate was great for the standing wave in the longitudinal direction, but it made the transverse curl worse as it forced the 1x1 clips underneath even further apart." CreationDate="2018-03-21T21:24:51.440" UserId="10109" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11663" PostId="9842" Score="0" Text="ah, I didn't understand the &quot;putting in 1x plates below&quot; was talking about long plates, I read that as just 1x1. Could you edit the question so it's clear." CreationDate="2018-03-21T21:48:58.817" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11664" PostId="9837" Score="0" Text="@AllanXu I had searched `custom lego power function battery` on YouTube, and it was one of the results." CreationDate="2018-03-22T04:30:39.150" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11665" PostId="9834" Score="0" Text="Any third party then?" CreationDate="2018-03-22T07:19:02.147" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11666" PostId="9834" Score="0" Text="Can't imagine a third party offering this off the shelf.&#xA;However, shouldn't be to hard to find a person with an electronics background in your vicinity that would be willing to do the modifications to the LEDs for a bit of spending money...&#xA;I could do this for you, but I don't know where you from and hence if it's worth the shipping costs..." CreationDate="2018-03-22T07:59:26.660" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11667" PostId="9834" Score="0" Text="Another thing to note, if you modify the leds to short-circuit the diode bridge, the leds would burn a bit brighter as the diode bridge also has some resistance..." CreationDate="2018-03-22T08:03:58.627" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11669" PostId="9843" Score="1" Text="I just tried that out, just a preliminary attempt, using two 2x10 bricks running transversely.  Believe it or not, it causes the curl to concentrate itself at the joint, creating a strong &quot;V&quot; between the two bricks with a full 1-2 mm gap.  Thus, this method would require a lot of large bricks.  I will have to look at it more to see if I can afford the extreme depth. My project is 16' x 6.5' (5 m x 2 m)!  It sits on a masonite board, so any depth requires special work in creating a hole and deepening the masonite board in that area (as mentioned, the bean-shaped lake is 46x46 pegs)." CreationDate="2018-03-22T16:21:00.617" UserId="10109" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11670" PostId="9845" Score="3" Text="I do not think this wheels are meant to be powered and I don't see a practical way. However wheel 55982 is entirely similar to wheel 55981 except it has a technic axle hole, so you could reuse any 55981 tires you have..." CreationDate="2018-03-22T22:41:24.617" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11671" PostId="9842" Score="0" Text="Fantastic question! Welcome to Bricks!" CreationDate="2018-03-23T01:54:14.287" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11672" PostId="9847" Score="1" Text="I agree it is definitely stressing them.  I have a large metal bowl, and I considered putting the lake on the upside down bowl and weighting the edges a little.  I don't think it will work, however, as I have a few pieces that are falling out all the time and I think it is because their grips are a little looser; I will need to verify that.  If I loosen the hole batch, I think the whole thing will just fall apart." CreationDate="2018-03-23T03:00:36.533" UserId="10109" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11673" PostId="9847" Score="0" Text="There seems to be a fundamental flaw here.  When I line up a dozen 1x1 clips, 1x1 tiles, and 1x1 plates, it appears that the clips are a little wider than the others, the plates next and the tiles least.  Thus, straightening the warp demands the creation of gaps between the tiles, again pointing to a problem if I try to stretch the grips out with weight." CreationDate="2018-03-23T03:02:48.947" UserId="10109" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11674" PostId="9847" Score="0" Text="I will play with your technic idea and let you know what I find." CreationDate="2018-03-23T03:03:16.743" UserId="10109" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11675" PostId="9844" Score="1" Text="Temperature also plays a role. Magnets lose their strength faster in warmer environment. Heat neodymium one to 80 degrees Celsius and it's gone." CreationDate="2018-03-23T10:42:54.500" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11676" PostId="9847" Score="1" Text="That certainly seems to be the core of the issue. If you wanted to turn to the dark side, you might be able to fix it by sanding down the 1x1 clips. :)" CreationDate="2018-03-23T11:57:58.277" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11677" PostId="9855" Score="0" Text="You mean this: https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4613938 ?" CreationDate="2018-03-24T20:36:27.330" UserId="9831" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11678" PostId="9855" Score="0" Text="Can you post a picture of the bag?" CreationDate="2018-03-25T11:18:06.907" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11680" PostId="9858" Score="0" Text="If cost is not a concern, there are a few for sale on BrickLink: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8528-1 (starting at a 400% markup)." CreationDate="2018-03-26T05:23:40.347" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11681" PostId="9852" Score="1" Text="Big +1 for solution that works for &quot;most common&quot; anything and likely will not get outdated." CreationDate="2018-03-26T07:34:27.767" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11682" PostId="9856" Score="1" Text="Bags without large numbers on them are also found inside of bags with large numbers on them in some larger sets, when the only knowledge of where it comes from is &quot;second hand shop&quot;, we can't really rule out that it's a larger set where a numbered bag was opened, but the smaller unnumbered bags inside weren't." CreationDate="2018-03-26T08:42:16.670" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11683" PostId="9860" Score="0" Text="According to bricklink, some of these have a slot below the sideways stud. It's considered a defect rather than a design decision. Do your headlights have this slot? I think the general consensus is that the element has design flaws, but the element is considered to useful to retire it." CreationDate="2018-03-26T09:52:29.457" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11684" PostId="9860" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve Either they does not, or I just don't understand what you (and bricklink) are talking about. I'll try to find a photo of this defect to see. If you can share a link to photo, I'll be grateful. Edit: you mean [this](https://img.brickowl.com/files/image_cache/larger/lego-dark-stone-gray-brick-1-x-1-with-headlight-and-slot-4070-30-531429-50.jpg)? If so, then no, they do not have it." CreationDate="2018-03-26T09:57:38.437" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11685" PostId="9860" Score="0" Text="Yes, I meant that. Bricklink currently considers it as a different mold, but it's marked for deletion: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4070a" CreationDate="2018-03-26T10:02:03.430" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11686" PostId="9859" Score="0" Text="Would you be able to share a link to the article shows the new power function system? I invested in the existing function family, so I guess I will need to create converters for them as well." CreationDate="2018-03-26T15:51:45.903" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11687" PostId="9859" Score="0" Text="LEGO hasn't officially announced anything yet. But, articles like [this](https://ramblingbrick.com/2018/02/01/all-aboard-power-functions-2-0-with-bluetooth-announced-at-nuremberg-toy-fair-rampant-speculation-follows/) make it sound like we should know more sometime in 2018." CreationDate="2018-03-26T16:05:07.093" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11688" PostId="9859" Score="0" Text="Products already available:&#xA;WeDo 2.0:&#xA;https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/lego-education-wedo-2-0-core-set/45300&#xA;Boost:&#xA;https://www.lego.com/en-us/boost&#xA;Also an upcoming train set will have Power Functions 2.0:&#xA;https://brickshow.com/2018/01/power-functions-2-0-to-be-featured-first-in-upcoming-lego-city-train-sets/&#xA;Perhaps also check out the WeDo 2.0 faq, it clearly states that the new system is intended to replace the old Power functions, although no timeline has yet been set&#xA;https://education.lego.com/en-us/support/wedo-2/faqs#core" CreationDate="2018-03-26T18:36:33.830" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11692" PostId="9851" Score="0" Text="I'm guessing that this would probably be the Technic Pegs (with or without the friction nubs), as most Technic sets include a fair number of them to join things together, followed by axles and cogs." CreationDate="2018-03-27T09:10:35.423" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11693" PostId="9852" Score="0" Text="And then you also need to click through to sort by &quot;number in each set&quot; - for example the &quot;Connector Peg with Friction&quot; not only comes in the most sets (almost 1900 at the time of writing), but it's also in very large quantities, the first 30 or so results contain [at least 200 of them](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/9222/56)." CreationDate="2018-03-27T09:15:32.163" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11694" PostId="9852" Score="0" Text="724 in the bucket wheel excavator, you can use bricklink for an accurate part count, it doesn't source its inventories from the lego replacement pages, they're done manually.&#xA;We should take into account the nature of this element though; it's THE pin, it's how you connect things with technic, basically having the same function as studs in system lego..." CreationDate="2018-03-27T09:48:47.303" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11695" PostId="9856" Score="1" Text="Now that a picture of the bag has been supplied it should hopefully be possible to narrow the set down by inspecting the other parts in the bag." CreationDate="2018-03-27T10:27:59.360" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11696" PostId="9855" Score="2" Text="Updated my answer with set identification based on the picture." CreationDate="2018-03-27T11:35:54.287" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11697" PostId="9867" Score="0" Text="&quot;It's good when it's good enough&quot; I guess. 44301 and 44302 would work most of the time." CreationDate="2018-03-27T13:43:12.390" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11699" PostId="9870" Score="0" Text="You could try and import both XML files into Excel, then sort and compare. Probably the fastest way to do this." CreationDate="2018-03-27T18:09:59.560" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11700" PostId="9866" Score="1" Text="If their replacements are not to your liking, you can buy these pieces after market on BrickLink. They are not terribly popular, and were produced for a while, so prices are fairly reasonable." CreationDate="2018-03-27T18:56:57.180" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11701" PostId="9845" Score="1" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve You should post that as an answer!" CreationDate="2018-03-28T03:12:02.697" UserId="249" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11703" PostId="9870" Score="0" Text="Thanks, but I would consider that finding the differences manually, too." CreationDate="2018-03-28T10:50:00.313" UserId="9409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11704" PostId="9871" Score="0" Text="Thanks, but I would consider that finding the differences manually, too." CreationDate="2018-03-28T10:50:17.877" UserId="9409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11705" PostId="9874" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! How does this behave currently? What changes to your program have you tried?" CreationDate="2018-03-28T15:59:44.710" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11706" PostId="9875" Score="1" Text="I suspect the OP is more familiar with Python, hence the mistakes in the if-syntax....." CreationDate="2018-03-28T16:58:16.963" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11708" PostId="9871" Score="0" Text="@Christian all solutions are in some part manual. Of course, making this part smaller can be desirable. On the other hand, WinMerge is tried and true, deals really well with whitespaces etc, and using it allows user to correct mistakes on the fly. Your program may be all nice and fine, but it didn't have all that many testers." CreationDate="2018-03-29T08:37:59.297" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11709" PostId="9871" Score="0" Text="@Molot, on the other hand, parsing and writing XML is not that hard, there are tried and tested libraries..." CreationDate="2018-03-29T08:45:11.033" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11710" PostId="9871" Score="0" Text="@Mołot true, its bareley tested, but then again I trust myself even less when it comes to comparing 2K parts and finding the 200 differences and writing them up without making a single mistake, however good the diff-tool is ;)" CreationDate="2018-03-29T09:03:20.503" UserId="9409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11711" PostId="9871" Score="0" Text="@Christian winmerge can generate pretty good diff files. Then you'll have just a list of xml blocks added and removed. Rather straightforward, and I did it on things much more &quot;important&quot; (in the terms of $) than something like 200 bricks" CreationDate="2018-03-29T09:06:10.720" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11712" PostId="9871" Score="0" Text="@Mołot how do you deal with parts that are out of order? The XML generated by Stud.io is not sorted, so the same part may turn up at totally different positions in the file. So unless winmerge knows how to sort the xml, you would have to find these all yourself?" CreationDate="2018-03-29T09:10:25.350" UserId="9409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11713" PostId="9873" Score="0" Text="Thanks for automating this.  It'd be great if your `README` explained how to use it, what the requirements were, and whether filing github issues is the preferred support venue.  https://gist.github.com/PurpleBooth/109311bb0361f32d87a2" CreationDate="2018-03-29T12:05:20.830" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11714" PostId="9871" Score="0" Text="@Christian there is an option to detect moved blocks. See this screenshot: https://i.stack.imgur.com/90Whq.png" CreationDate="2018-03-29T12:08:48.950" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11715" PostId="9866" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara I'm thinking of building my own Blacktron cockpits, so I'm open for replacements, but if I can't find them, I'll buy the ones from BrickLink. I *hope* i still have all my old ones for old sets, but I'm not sure anymore." CreationDate="2018-03-29T12:10:30.333" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11716" PostId="8793" Score="0" Text="@Dimitri steel wire can be embedded in medical silicone pretty well, too! But I'd be surprised if it's not rule bending to the point of breaking." CreationDate="2018-03-30T10:38:00.407" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11717" PostId="9877" Score="0" Text="There's also E (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=87577c01&amp;idColor=86#T=C&amp;C=86) and the servo motor (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=110903#T=C), and I think there's at least one more variant that I can't remember, but at least the two varaiants that I do remeber aren't smaller than M." CreationDate="2018-03-30T10:48:40.523" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11718" PostId="9877" Score="0" Text="@Henrik E is the same size as M (6 x 4 x 3) and servo is, well, servo." CreationDate="2018-03-30T10:52:30.153" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11719" PostId="9877" Score="0" Text="The E motor is better used as a generator than an actual motor. No benefits compared to a M motor..." CreationDate="2018-03-30T16:45:38.247" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11720" PostId="6322" Score="0" Text="LME NXT v2.1 is now available for download (Win/Mac) on LEGO Education [site](https://education.lego.com/en-gb/support/mindstorms-ev3/nxt-compatibility)." CreationDate="2018-04-01T16:08:39.203" UserId="4009" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11722" PostId="9856" Score="1" Text="Yes, posted the other answer on an account that asked me to register. Thank you for pointing me to the merge account. Thank you all for your help. I found the instructions online and successfully assembled clay's falcon fighter blaster. However, I am missing bag #1 and had a few extra pieces left." CreationDate="2018-04-02T00:22:43.613" UserId="10129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11723" PostId="9890" Score="1" Text="A good clue, but still not enough information to find where to purchase new ones or know whether it's still produced." CreationDate="2018-04-02T22:10:09.020" UserId="10156" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11725" PostId="9860" Score="0" Text="You can go on to LEGO.com for replacement pieces, or you can fix it with a little superglue" CreationDate="2018-04-02T20:21:30.547" UserId="10162" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11728" PostId="9880" Score="0" Text="How does this compare scale-wise with LEGO? Is that the same dimensions as a 2x4 plate?" CreationDate="2018-04-03T11:53:01.383" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11729" PostId="9882" Score="1" Text="Have you taken a look as SR 3D Builder as [recommended in this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1410/56)?" CreationDate="2018-04-03T12:07:44.023" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11730" PostId="9893" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.  Do you see LEGO logos on it anywhere?  Can we get a picture of the other side?" CreationDate="2018-04-03T17:30:32.850" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11731" PostId="9882" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid, I know a few 3d logo rendering tools, but I did not know that one. I think there is no simulation tool for testing the mechanisms. Perhaps the answer to this question is : &quot;No there is no such tool&quot;" CreationDate="2018-04-03T18:02:33.823" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11732" PostId="9882" Score="0" Text="Yeah, the testing part is the tricky one. Microsoft Robot Design Studio does have some simulation tools in it, but as I note the current version only supports one LEGO robot. I think earlier versions were a bit more flexible, but had a fairly limited set of parts." CreationDate="2018-04-03T18:04:45.607" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11733" PostId="9895" Score="1" Text="Nice! That's certainly a tiny one. Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-04-03T20:07:22.700" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11734" PostId="9896" Score="1" Text="Replacing shafts is something routinely done on non - LEGO mechanisms. Why wouldn't it work here, if it's bent?" CreationDate="2018-04-04T08:55:58.170" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11735" PostId="9546" Score="0" Text="@user3667576 Can you share the EV3 code snippet for that? I'd find it very useful!" CreationDate="2018-04-04T03:11:43.200" UserId="10169" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11736" PostId="9846" Score="0" Text="How big of a city are we talking about?  Adding a picture of your set-up might help people come up with more ideas for you." CreationDate="2018-04-05T00:46:02.027" UserId="10109" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11737" PostId="9880" Score="1" Text="I don't have a LEGO for scale. Here's the measurements: length: 3.75 cm. width: 1.85 cm. height: 1 cm." CreationDate="2018-04-05T04:16:33.243" UserId="10156" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11738" PostId="9880" Score="0" Text="Adding onto Zhaph, how is the quality and compatibility compared to LEGO bricks? Check this pdf for reference:http://uploads.brickset.com/docs/clonebrands_v1.6.pdf" CreationDate="2018-04-05T04:30:01.237" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11739" PostId="9903" Score="0" Text="Interesting to learn that power functions are controlled by PWM. I thought they were controlled analogously with a proportional voltage on the C1 and C2 pins" CreationDate="2018-04-05T19:52:13.280" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11740" PostId="1410" Score="0" Text="Is there an alternative for macOS High Sierra?" CreationDate="2018-04-05T23:42:16.337" UserId="10176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11744" PostId="9910" Score="5" Text="[The 4 x 4 corner plate does not appear to come in purple in any official LEGO sets](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=30503). Do the pieces say &quot;LEGO&quot; on the stud?" CreationDate="2018-04-07T18:16:47.407" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11745" PostId="9910" Score="0" Text="I don't have the lego with me. I saw it in a charity shop. In the past I've bought bags from charity and managed to work out what they are but i'm having difficulty with this one." CreationDate="2018-04-07T18:34:44.097" UserId="10185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11746" PostId="9905" Score="0" Text="I would have thought that the bricks would collapse under their own weight, but alas, you could build up to a couple of kilometres high! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2242973/How-Lego-bricks-stacked-the-breaks.html" CreationDate="2018-04-07T21:53:33.197" UserId="9074" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11747" PostId="9914" Score="13" Text="Oh wow nostalgia kicked in. I had this when I was a kid" CreationDate="2018-04-09T14:22:15.167" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11749" PostId="9918" Score="1" Text="This is correct. Also seen in practice (with the number rearranged a bit) [here](https://github.com/ev3go/ev3dev/blob/master/motorutil/steer.go#L255) and [here](https://github.com/dlech/micropython-ev3dev/blob/ev3dev-stetch/src/uev3dev/motor.py#L260)." CreationDate="2018-04-09T16:27:47.763" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11750" PostId="9915" Score="0" Text="In addition to scaling the speed, the number of rotations of the motor is also scaled. For example, if the steering value is set to 50, one motor will turn the full number of rotations and the other motor will turn 0 rotations. If steering is set to 0, both motors turn the full number of rotations. If steering is set to 25, one motor will turn the full number of rotations and the other motor will turn half as many rotations. If steering is set to 100, one motor will turn the full number of rotations and the other motor will turn the same number of rotations in the opposite direction." CreationDate="2018-04-09T16:31:26.913" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11751" PostId="9916" Score="4" Text="Those old-school sets made my young me drool looking at those product catalogs that came with the Lego sets back them. Recon Robot was on my wishlist until a couple months ago, when I managed to buy it used in a garage sale. It is a very nice set overall with lots of fun parts to play with, and it was part of the &quot;Spyrius&quot; collection." CreationDate="2018-04-09T17:12:34.797" UserId="10196" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11752" PostId="9913" Score="0" Text="The first question is easy. The full travel of the button is 1/2 stud. The second question (about weight) probably depends somewhat on the individual sensor. Maybe I will get out my scales and see what it is later." CreationDate="2018-04-09T17:47:00.337" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11753" PostId="9913" Score="0" Text="This paper has information on NXT touch sensors: https://bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt/bitstream/10198/2262/1/Proceedings_10thConferenceMobileRobotsCompetitions.pdf" CreationDate="2018-04-09T18:21:50.667" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11754" PostId="9910" Score="0" Text="The yellow brick on top looks like a bootleg, are you sure that is a legit LEGO piece?" CreationDate="2018-04-10T00:32:01.733" UserId="10162" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11755" PostId="9921" Score="0" Text="Is the code after the &quot;end&quot; loop executed? The program could also terminate because of an error, is there an error icon or message on the EV3 display?" CreationDate="2018-04-10T09:27:57.167" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11756" PostId="9921" Score="0" Text="Also perhaps try renaming the outer loop. Perhaps &quot;end&quot; has a specific undocumented meaning..." CreationDate="2018-04-10T10:15:31.393" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11757" PostId="9921" Score="0" Text="I'm guessing that the interrupts in loop 03 are somehow being triggered." CreationDate="2018-04-10T21:52:18.007" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11758" PostId="9912" Score="0" Text="Also see https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2325/3498" CreationDate="2018-04-11T01:10:10.123" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11759" PostId="9921" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve The sound at the very end does play, and there are no error messages. Changing the names of the loops does nothing different." CreationDate="2018-04-11T04:26:16.183" UserId="10201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11760" PostId="9914" Score="1" Text="I still have some Spyrius sets. Not complete, but the printed parts are all there." CreationDate="2018-04-11T09:16:24.143" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11764" PostId="9905" Score="0" Text="Apparently you could build a tower of 2x2 bricks 3.5km tall [before it starts to collapse under it's own weight](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/4320/56) (2x4 bricks would probably collapse sooner). See also What's the [Largest LEGO Construction Ever](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/97/56) for an example of a (full size, albeit around a metal frame) house made from 3.3 million bricks." CreationDate="2018-04-11T16:12:22.917" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11765" PostId="9906" Score="0" Text="Yeah, a quick back of the envelop estimate for building a double layer shell, along with 102 double thick floors only comes to about 4,000,000,000 bricks. However, you'd use less if you modelled windows and doors, more for interior walls and stair cases ;)" CreationDate="2018-04-11T16:36:09.247" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11766" PostId="9925" Score="0" Text="Appreciate the thorough analysis and solution.  I've forwarded this info to the MOC designers.  You can see their work starting on page 34 of the 50th issue of BrickJournal.  I've got the digital version; the hardcopy version hasn't arrived yet.  Your help will be incorporated into whatever they've got planned for Bricks By the Bay 2018.  I'll try to post a video after the convention in July 2018.  Thank you!" CreationDate="2018-04-12T04:52:25.210" UserId="8401" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11767" PostId="9924" Score="0" Text="Incredible dedication to anwer this question!" CreationDate="2018-04-12T06:16:52.680" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11771" PostId="9930" Score="3" Text="Looks amazing. Pretty close to what I hoped for." CreationDate="2018-04-13T15:43:45.323" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11773" PostId="6100" Score="0" Text="I found this question, wanting to know how to upload a CSV file to a BrickLink Wanted List.  Your comment on uploading XML was a valuable lead.  You might want to add the referenced BrickLink page that tells about XML uploads:  www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=207.  I add it here to help others.  For me, I needed to convert my CSV to XML, then it uploaded fine (less the quarks mentioned here)." CreationDate="2018-04-14T15:50:43.433" UserId="10109" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11774" PostId="6100" Score="0" Text="@Thomas the webpage is massively changed since I asked this question, so I believe the content you link to is new! feel free to add it to the question, or add an answer with the information!" CreationDate="2018-04-14T17:41:32.817" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11775" PostId="9929" Score="0" Text="If you look at the instruction page at the following EuroBricks post, you will see the white band described as ‘K4’: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/112647-rubber-band-sizes/&amp;do=findComment&amp;comment=2284212" CreationDate="2018-04-15T20:42:54.457" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11776" PostId="9933" Score="1" Text="Thanks for that. I was aware of the AIOI, but I don't use Windows, so it's not super helpful. In addition, the LGEO link on the AIOI page 404s, so it wasn't clear if this is updated or not." CreationDate="2018-04-15T21:02:30.960" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11780" PostId="9929" Score="0" Text="So used in the instructions of a couple of sets, seems to indicade the diameter in studs more or less...&#xA;A bit confusing, as LEGO uses K prefixes for the sizes of boxes they ship elements in (K4,K6,K8)..." CreationDate="2018-04-16T08:17:29.947" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11781" PostId="9935" Score="1" Text="*&quot;is it acceptable for a contest to deliver a partly assembled sculpture?&quot;* - No one here can know that. Only way to know that is to ask contest committee." CreationDate="2018-04-17T11:17:43.710" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11782" PostId="9935" Score="2" Text="All 3 methods are necessary when shipping builds." CreationDate="2018-04-17T11:27:53.207" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11783" PostId="9936" Score="5" Text="As I said in [this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/4604/56) I think the best option would be to use a water soluble glue (such as PVA, White Glue, Elmer's Glue All, etc.). This dries clear, but can be washed off with warm water and a soft brush." CreationDate="2018-04-17T11:37:05.840" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11785" PostId="9933" Score="1" Text="Sadly the AIOI download doesn't allow easy extraction of it's contents. You'd need to install it on a Windows instance and then grab the LGEO stuff. However I think Michael's link to the forum is your best bet for up to date parts." CreationDate="2018-04-17T12:05:08.590" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11787" PostId="9941" Score="1" Text="Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/9880/9417" CreationDate="2018-04-19T06:36:00.870" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11788" PostId="9941" Score="0" Text="@Molot that's pretty close. Is there some proper term to describe the design of the underside that allows blocks to fit together?" CreationDate="2018-04-19T08:29:00.340" UserId="10228" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11789" PostId="9941" Score="0" Text="Nothing I know. I just remembered seeing what you described on this site. Luck." CreationDate="2018-04-19T08:38:38.720" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11790" PostId="9936" Score="2" Text="Possible duplicate of [Removable glue for LEGO models](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/4603/removable-glue-for-lego-models)" CreationDate="2018-04-19T11:03:47.430" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11791" PostId="9936" Score="0" Text="@chicks see my edit." CreationDate="2018-04-19T11:16:18.190" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11792" PostId="9936" Score="0" Text="Thanks Molot.  That should help it be less confusing.  I'm going to tweak the title too." CreationDate="2018-04-19T11:35:15.883" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11793" PostId="9322" Score="0" Text="It looks like there is a good answer here.  Maybe the OP will accept it eventually?" CreationDate="2018-04-21T11:39:18.607" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11794" PostId="4269" Score="0" Text="It looks like the SigFig Creator is down.  I was really hoping for something that was complete like bricklink, but had a nice interface like https://minifigs.me/ .  Thanks for showing some options that google has buried." CreationDate="2018-04-22T12:05:13.247" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11796" PostId="9951" Score="1" Text="Strange, I have a slightly older version of LDD, version 4.3.10, brick Version 2248.1&#xA;The element is present both in standard and extended mode there." CreationDate="2018-04-23T06:19:35.453" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11797" PostId="9956" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much! I thought I had to abandon my mech build after so long because of one stupid but essential part. I can confirm that the part is there in the extended version of LDD V4.3.11" CreationDate="2018-04-23T07:29:05.173" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11799" PostId="9958" Score="1" Text="Thank you, @MichaelVerschaeve! I had positioned the L-shaped lift arms incorrectly." CreationDate="2018-04-25T06:45:06.287" UserId="10241" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11800" PostId="9955" Score="0" Text="You're very welcome. :)" CreationDate="2018-04-25T14:26:15.663" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11801" PostId="9960" Score="3" Text="I see LEGO fans asking the question all the time if the creator would share instructions (via LDD, MOCHub, ReBrick, etc.). There is no shame in asking the question. The worst that can happen is they say no. Many LEGO fans don't care for sharing instructions because they build models on the fly and don't want to spend the time re-creating them digitally, or they don't want to have someone steal their designs. I just don't see why you would be so concerned that others can see you asking a simple question that many others ask. You can also send them a private message via YouTube." CreationDate="2018-04-25T17:54:50.750" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11802" PostId="9962" Score="0" Text="Have you checked out the answers to [this question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/679/56) and [this detailed page](http://www.teamhassenplug.org/NXT/NXTSoftware.html)? I think the fundamental issue is the Python limitation. RobotC has three different flavours ranging from Graphical, through [Natural Language](http://www.robotc.net/NaturalLanguage/) down to a more C-like version" CreationDate="2018-04-26T08:30:31.063" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11804" PostId="9962" Score="0" Text="The limitation is not really Python, but just some existing, usable language. I did see that chart before, and my issue with it is that the only languages it mentions are Assembly, C, and Java. I could try to install the Java version, I guess, because I don't see myself getting very far programming in either Assembly or C. Even so, Java is not exactly the kind of language meant to be used for a Robot, so idk why I should be forced to use that. As for the rest, I don't want to have to work with a completely new language from scratch, even if it is &quot;C-like&quot;." CreationDate="2018-04-26T14:55:29.640" UserId="10251" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11805" PostId="9962" Score="0" Text="I can program a Raspberry Pi in any language I want. How much more complicated can a piece of LEGO be?" CreationDate="2018-04-26T15:00:13.927" UserId="10251" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11806" PostId="9962" Score="0" Text="I think it's more that the NXT is much simpler than the Raspberry PI, and so can't cope with the runtimes required to support higher level languages - Assembly and C are both &quot;low level&quot; languages, keeping you very close to the hardware, while Java is at least compiled to byte-code that then runs in a virtual machine - Python by contrast is an interpreted language, so it needs a runtime interpreter, which in turn requires something to host it." CreationDate="2018-04-26T15:11:12.320" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11807" PostId="9962" Score="1" Text="The NXT has a 32bit, 60MHz ARM processor, 256KB of FLASH memory and 64KB of RAM. The PI Zero has a 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, while the PI 3 B+ has a 64bit, 1.4GHz processor, 1GB RAM, etc." CreationDate="2018-04-26T15:22:07.350" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11808" PostId="9962" Score="2" Text="LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 runs Linux and can be programmed in Python using ev3dev. Perhaps you have been hearing about EV3 instead of NXT?" CreationDate="2018-04-26T16:13:38.227" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11809" PostId="9962" Score="0" Text="The kit I have is NXT. I have to use that hardware" CreationDate="2018-04-26T20:16:06.457" UserId="10251" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11810" PostId="9962" Score="0" Text="The main source of confusion for me is that, while Java is designed for programs between computers such as website design, Python is specifically designed to program AI algorithms. It being an issue of interpreters I understand, but then why can't we have programming in C++?" CreationDate="2018-04-26T20:21:35.373" UserId="10251" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11811" PostId="9951" Score="0" Text="That is very strange. Thanks to @MichaelVerschaeve's answer, I found it only in Extended mode, and not Standard Mode. I think Lego made this part a legacy part for some bizarre reason." CreationDate="2018-04-27T13:56:15.457" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11812" PostId="9951" Score="1" Text="There's no reason for this part being considered a legacy part. From bricklink you can check in which sets it was present and sort by year released, still plenty of 2018 sets having it... One reason I can think of for moving it to extended mode is the difficulty one might experience in LDD when modelling connections with it..." CreationDate="2018-04-27T14:02:08.320" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11813" PostId="9951" Score="0" Text="Maybe. But the part works relatively well in Extended mode of LDD, so I fail to see why Lego just wouldn't put this in Standard mode for mech makers." CreationDate="2018-04-27T14:39:42.620" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11814" PostId="9965" Score="0" Text="I was hoping someone will have a good explanation to this interesting question. Good work! :)" CreationDate="2018-04-28T16:36:25.373" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11815" PostId="9969" Score="3" Text="I think you would have to drill it out somehow, but that seems difficult. Might be easier to just replace the whole arm with some cheap blue-armed minifig from BrickLink." CreationDate="2018-04-28T22:54:36.863" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11816" PostId="9969" Score="4" Text="I wonder if you could heat up a sewing pin with a lighter and stick it in and wait until it cools / solidifies." CreationDate="2018-04-30T00:01:02.263" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="11817" PostId="9173" Score="1" Text="Have you double checked your construction of each section, especially the positioning of the white edge bricks that the “hinge” connectors are adjacent to?" CreationDate="2018-05-02T04:46:49.737" UserId="10241" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11818" PostId="9976" Score="7" Text="The main LEGO minifigure is yellow to offer a &quot;non-denomination play experience&quot;, rather than trying to represent specific races and regions - Only licensed sets have &quot;realistic&quot; colours, and that sadly seems to reflect the make-up of the specific licenses - there have been few recognised women in NASA so there will be even less BAME women :( See also [female:male ratios of gendered mnifigures](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/946/56). There are three new sets based on Black Panther which add a further 4 heads." CreationDate="2018-05-02T15:21:45.870" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11819" PostId="9976" Score="0" Text="The Jurassic World theme also included a limited number of BAME heads as well." CreationDate="2018-05-02T15:24:40.187" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11820" PostId="9982" Score="0" Text="Is there a number anywhere on it, maybe next to the Lego brand?" CreationDate="2018-05-04T01:29:35.913" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11821" PostId="9982" Score="0" Text="Looks like it's got a &quot;(c) LEGO 2005&quot; (or maybe 2003) on it." CreationDate="2018-05-04T03:19:44.233" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11822" PostId="9982" Score="0" Text="IDK what it is, but it looks similar to [a BIONICLE Toa Mata head](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32553). What does the back look like? Is there something inside it?" CreationDate="2018-05-04T08:15:27.613" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11823" PostId="9982" Score="0" Text="Whatever this is, it's not one of a kind. [This eBay listing](https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lego-Bionicle-Replacement-Part-Head-U-/401500327709), however, contains no information on it other than the possibility of it being a replacement part. No part number." CreationDate="2018-05-04T08:16:42.797" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11824" PostId="9974" Score="2" Text="Claim that you are Lego Master Builder is kinda hard to believe. Last time I have read an article about one of them, there was what, seven artists holding that title?" CreationDate="2018-05-04T09:38:20.080" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11825" PostId="9984" Score="0" Text="That ebay link won't last for long.  Could you add a screenshot to your answer?" CreationDate="2018-05-04T13:36:44.147" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11826" PostId="9982" Score="0" Text="Can we get more pictures from other angles?" CreationDate="2018-05-04T13:37:47.060" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11827" PostId="9984" Score="0" Text="@chicks unfortunately i don't have an Image at hand. Everithing i can find in Google links total eBay or similar Pages. I'll have an Look at this Ehen i'm at Home." CreationDate="2018-05-04T14:16:52.890" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11829" PostId="138" Score="0" Text="Since when did the pronunciation of an acronym result in a grammatical conflict?" CreationDate="2018-05-06T04:27:21.447" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11830" PostId="9982" Score="1" Text="Maybe put something known in the pictures, so we get an idea of scale." CreationDate="2018-05-06T10:11:00.930" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11831" PostId="9981" Score="0" Text="I can confirm this. There is also a slightly different version (nr 820a) of this plate which has a narrower lip at the bottom of the slope and octagon holes (that is the one I have). The garage doors have spring that comes under tension when you close them. The lip blocks the doors from opening. Press the lip with your fingertip and the doors will spring open en the car rolls down the ramp and leaves the garage. It was pretty amazing back in the 1970's when I got this for my birthday." CreationDate="2018-05-06T11:05:36.340" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11832" PostId="9980" Score="0" Text="That yellow door doesn't look like a Lego part. More like a door from the loading bay on some truck-model. Oh wait... I just see that that is already said in another answer." CreationDate="2018-05-06T11:08:27.157" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11835" PostId="9979" Score="0" Text="This worked for me. However, i am still looking for a solution which makes it possible to use the matlab packages, which seem to require serial communication. Thanks!" CreationDate="2018-05-08T11:35:22.027" UserId="10266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11837" PostId="9988" Score="0" Text="Possibly because getting two spinners to collide in mid air is much harder than on a 2D plane..." CreationDate="2018-05-08T14:09:28.203" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11838" PostId="9984" Score="0" Text="@Syberion I don't think it's a god idea to steal copyrighted images from eBay. I therefore removed the Image again." CreationDate="2018-05-08T18:33:03.443" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11839" PostId="9997" Score="0" Text="I'm trying that out now. What would the default value be for the parameter?" CreationDate="2018-05-09T09:35:35.237" UserDisplayName="user10281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11840" PostId="9997" Score="0" Text="I don't know. You should inspect where the MyBlock is used. If the rest of the program is well designed, the MyBlock will always be used with the parameter specified so it doesn't matter what you select as default parameter as the default will never be used. But however, perhaps as a short-cut, they've given priority to one particular color. In that case you can set this as the default parameter and for that color, no parameter needs to be passed to the MyBlock" CreationDate="2018-05-09T09:39:35.073" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11841" PostId="9997" Score="0" Text="Hmm. I still can't figure it out. I can create a MyBlock and &quot;attach&quot; a parameter to it. But it seems that somehow a parameter os created before turning it into a MyBlock" CreationDate="2018-05-09T09:51:19.950" UserDisplayName="user10281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11842" PostId="9997" Score="0" Text="You need to have one or more blocks selected that will get turned into a MyBlock, if data wires are going in or out to one or more of the arguments of the selected blocks, parameters are indeed created automatically. I assume you can edit them afterwards... If not, and the automatic parameter creation is problematic, remove the data wires before creating the MyBlock..." CreationDate="2018-05-09T12:07:51.967" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11843" PostId="9988" Score="1" Text="Maybe the popularity of Beyblade (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyblade) made them change? I don't know how popular they are, but one of my little cousin is a fan." CreationDate="2018-05-09T13:28:09.480" UserId="9831" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11844" PostId="9998" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks! That looks like a nice way to make a custom battery box. Unfortunately, this doesn't appear to answer the question about how to make connectors for a custom battery box. We're really looking for answers that directly answer questions rather than those that might add to a conversation." CreationDate="2018-05-09T14:45:43.937" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11845" PostId="9998" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your suggestion. This triggers so many other good ideas as well. The idea can be done with simpler bricks as well. Perforated bricks are harder to find." CreationDate="2018-05-09T17:07:10.143" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11847" PostId="9998" Score="0" Text="This is just an alternative way =) Do not use (and try to somehow connect) the original holder, but make everything from simple parts..." CreationDate="2018-05-10T18:28:46.720" UserId="10285" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11848" PostId="9970" Score="2" Text="Love the wacky re-purposes!" CreationDate="2018-05-11T15:26:39.017" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11850" PostId="9969" Score="0" Text="That is no soldier, that is now a pirate Arrrggghh! who's hook, hat and parrot have been lost during a daring raid!" CreationDate="2018-05-11T10:38:53.200" UserId="10291" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11851" PostId="9355" Score="0" Text="Answer posted.                             ." CreationDate="2018-05-11T21:14:11.720" UserId="6593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11854" PostId="10007" Score="0" Text="I feel this is relevant from meta: [How do I ask and answer homework questions?](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/334822) I think your question cannot be considered very specific... Perhaps you can tell us what exactly doesn't work?" CreationDate="2018-05-14T14:25:26.027" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11856" PostId="10006" Score="3" Text="Brickset.com draw inventories for sets directly from LEGO’s data base. The LEGO group don’t always include every element in the online inventory, even though they might be listed in the instructions. Those which are published in brickset are typically available through bricks and pieces, while the elements that don’t make the published inventory don’t tend to be." CreationDate="2018-05-15T03:03:51.160" UserId="9039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11857" PostId="10007" Score="0" Text="I don't exactly know. I think it is the block GH_1, but I'm not sure" CreationDate="2018-05-15T06:10:38.623" UserDisplayName="user10281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11860" PostId="10014" Score="1" Text="Came to the same conclusion, some of the combinations are simply not possible according to bricklink... Also, some elements lead to sets that definitely would not have their bags numbered (sets too small/easy for that)..." CreationDate="2018-05-17T12:21:25.103" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11861" PostId="6799" Score="0" Text="I know this is an old question, but in the time since this was posted, I think the quality of the knock off brands has vastly improved. I did a side-by-side comparison of a LEGO and LELE kit on YouTube recently, and there's very little difference in quality: https://youtu.be/CaulXj7J9CI" CreationDate="2018-05-17T13:36:03.140" UserId="10313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11863" PostId="9990" Score="0" Text="Unless you had a super tough screw, you can't push it through the plastic. It could be melted though, to make it softer." CreationDate="2018-05-19T04:21:48.590" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11864" PostId="10016" Score="2" Text="I don't think such resource exists. Would be great if it did exist but seems to me quite a bit of effort to update such database for every produced set. LEGO is not likely to have or publish such information, so the database would have to be updated manually..." CreationDate="2018-05-19T17:54:36.703" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11865" PostId="10017" Score="0" Text="I don't think this identifier is used anywhere in the EV3 software or EV3-G programming language. Can you tell us why you would need it? Perhaps we can offer other suggestions... Note that you can give your brick a name in the hardware tab of your project (bottom-right)..." CreationDate="2018-05-20T13:20:15.890" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11866" PostId="10017" Score="0" Text="I want to make a block that works only in a specified brick." CreationDate="2018-05-20T14:29:13.990" UserId="10321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11867" PostId="10019" Score="0" Text="I want to give this block to another person. And I also want this block, doesn't work in another bricks" CreationDate="2018-05-20T22:32:14.140" UserId="10321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11868" PostId="10016" Score="0" Text="Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10021/how-to-visually-search-for-specific-parts-in-a-3d-model" CreationDate="2018-05-21T09:55:37.723" UserId="10228" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11869" PostId="9970" Score="0" Text="[Hands are available for sale](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=1761#T=S&amp;O={&quot;iconly&quot;:0})" CreationDate="2018-05-21T14:18:42.913" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11870" PostId="9970" Score="0" Text="I looked and looked and did not see that.  Kudos and thanks for finding what i could not.  I corrected my answer." CreationDate="2018-05-21T16:43:14.250" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11871" PostId="10019" Score="0" Text="I don't think what you wish to accomplish is possible in EV3-g. There are other programming languages / environments (e.g. LeJos, ev3dev) where this task would be trivial." CreationDate="2018-05-22T08:55:24.010" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11872" PostId="10026" Score="3" Text="That looks right to me. I added the best image I could find of that part in that set." CreationDate="2018-05-22T20:08:44.090" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11873" PostId="10024" Score="2" Text="I'm not aware of this being live anywhere. It looks like a web app, so it may be a little tricky to get running if you aren't familiar with those. For others, I think this is the Github repo: https://github.com/Gottwik/legolabels" CreationDate="2018-05-22T20:15:26.057" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11875" PostId="10004" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your response. Though not what I was hoping for, it is kind of what I expected." CreationDate="2018-05-25T17:39:51.660" UserId="10287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11878" PostId="10034" Score="0" Text="Also, the Wiki page says in 1958 they added the famous circles in the bottom of the brick to help them connect." CreationDate="2018-05-27T17:39:36.837" UserId="10340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11880" PostId="10037" Score="1" Text="Do you have any other pictures of the bag?  The glare on the bag makes it hard to see the parts.  A picture of the back in better light would make this much easier." CreationDate="2018-05-28T14:20:19.560" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11882" PostId="10034" Score="1" Text="Thanks for your contribution which has kick started my research of this mystery afresh.  The wiki Lego history mentions that Duplo did not go on sale until 1969, so the lack of circular tubes on the underside of Lego bricks would have been 11 years earlier.  However, adding 1969 to my Google image search for Duplo blocks did turn up one photo of bricks almost identical to mine on the Eurobricks forum, which showed a set of Duplo as issued in 1969.  Mine could still be clones though, because I cannot find photos of the underside with the strange numbers that are on mine." CreationDate="2018-05-28T19:25:15.907" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11883" PostId="10040" Score="0" Text="Maybe they renamed themselves.  Those look very similar to what I remember on the other site." CreationDate="2018-05-28T20:54:33.807" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11884" PostId="10042" Score="0" Text="That's the one! Thank you so much. It seems that for some reason the copy right was in 2007. Secondary question, i got that bag in an other set i got from a charity shop. What would be the best way to get the pieces from the bag 1? Or shoukd i just give up the idea and leave the pieces to my son's imagination?" CreationDate="2018-05-29T08:37:33.583" UserId="10346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11885" PostId="10042" Score="0" Text="The year on the bag, might just be the year the bag was produced/designed. For getting the pieces from the other bag(s) of the set (and the pieces et al. - e.g. the sticket sheet - not in any bag), you can use bricklink, if you make a wish list I believe you can make bricklink tell you which seller has the most of the needed parts, but it's going to be a lot of work, and if you can't find one or two sellers that have everything, shipping costs might make it more expensive than just ordering the complete set." CreationDate="2018-05-29T08:46:24.157" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11886" PostId="10042" Score="0" Text="More likely in my opinion that the 2007 is another code altogether than that the bag was produced/designed 4 years in advance..." CreationDate="2018-05-29T08:55:14.187" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11887" PostId="10042" Score="1" Text="The design of the bag (typography, placement of text, production mechanism) was copyrighted in 2007 and likely used from that year onwards until replaced with the next style bag (copyright 2011), which is used on some current sets still, even though it has been replaved by yet another design (with the white band down the middle) in 2017." CreationDate="2018-05-29T10:19:01.257" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11888" PostId="10021" Score="0" Text="If you're trying to reattach one piece to a single set, I would advise you to let us know in your question which set and part you're trying to reattach. If you're just asking to find out if there is a function to search for part usage during building, hopefully someone answers you soon :)" CreationDate="2018-05-29T22:41:16.717" UserId="7601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11889" PostId="10040" Score="0" Text="In which case LEGO Groups legal department won’t be impressed." CreationDate="2018-05-30T03:51:29.733" UserId="9039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11890" PostId="10021" Score="1" Text="@SlicksterTheBrickster It was something from 75192..figured it out in the end by careful backtracking. I did not specify any model so that the question can be more useful to others." CreationDate="2018-05-30T12:18:21.097" UserId="10228" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11891" PostId="10044" Score="0" Text="Please see the Update 1 I added to my post. All of the kit#42061 parts are available in LDD, with a different part number." CreationDate="2018-05-31T20:33:26.730" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11892" PostId="10044" Score="0" Text="@AllanXu Yeah, you're right. Turns out extended mode works differently. I've updated my answer." CreationDate="2018-05-31T20:38:51.153" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11893" PostId="3089" Score="0" Text="There is a method of adding custom decals into ldd using the app files but I'm not completely sure on it. I think it uses something called &quot;Povwin&quot;" CreationDate="2018-05-28T09:44:51.460" UserId="10342" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11894" PostId="10045" Score="1" Text="Seems to be a duplicate of [Why do some sets contain parts of an unrelated colour that are hidden on the final model](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2895/56)." CreationDate="2018-06-01T15:01:10.743" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11898" PostId="10047" Score="1" Text="&quot;As far as which colors are chosen&quot; - one more aspect is - what colors are in production at the same time, for other sets. Saves money." CreationDate="2018-06-06T10:09:51.510" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11900" PostId="10055" Score="4" Text="Are there any pictures of this technique?" CreationDate="2018-06-07T13:49:13.333" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11901" PostId="10055" Score="0" Text="Is this suitable for a strong connection?" CreationDate="2018-06-08T23:00:59.370" UserId="10356" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11903" PostId="10062" Score="0" Text="It looks good from above but bad from all other angles. The petals simply aren't proportional to the plate height, which is a shame. IMO the trade-off in favor of functionality is rather poor." CreationDate="2018-06-11T16:12:06.970" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11904" PostId="10062" Score="0" Text="I see your point. They look particularly stubby when compared to the original flower petal." CreationDate="2018-06-11T16:20:31.383" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11905" PostId="10062" Score="8" Text="On the bright side, having more flower molds means you can mix and match them to create more diverse gardens and even bouquets :)" CreationDate="2018-06-11T16:22:29.933" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11906" PostId="10055" Score="2" Text="@chicks Added an image for you" CreationDate="2018-06-11T17:18:42.700" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11907" PostId="10055" Score="0" Text="This is one of the times I want to be able to upvote an edit.  Thanks for the helpful picture." CreationDate="2018-06-11T17:25:06.070" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11908" PostId="10055" Score="2" Text="@nikeee this ist one of the strongest connections used by TLC" CreationDate="2018-06-12T07:54:28.233" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11909" PostId="5958" Score="0" Text="As that part was never in any set (the linked thread says so), it probably is a prototype element or something and thus fails some of the OP's criteria." CreationDate="2018-06-12T08:44:47.390" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11910" PostId="10048" Score="0" Text="Did you try what Phantom_IV suggested? I bet either the gear ratio between the front &amp; back motors are different (which would cause the gear binding that Phantom_IV mentions) or else your batteries might just be too weak to drive the motors? Try disconnecting the front motor from the wheels, so the front wheels free-wheel to test if different gear ratios (wheels spinning at different rates) is causing binding." CreationDate="2018-06-12T17:09:01.753" UserId="10361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11911" PostId="10048" Score="0" Text="I just noticed you have some sort of sensor in the front facing down; is that an optical sensor? Does your program turn the wheel motors off if it detects something? Try pointing the optical sensor off to the side &amp; see if the motors start driving the car then." CreationDate="2018-06-12T17:11:46.090" UserId="10361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11912" PostId="10063" Score="1" Text="Great question and welcome to Bricks!" CreationDate="2018-06-13T00:49:29.507" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11918" PostId="10066" Score="0" Text="That's very cool with the customizations. What is LUG?" CreationDate="2018-06-13T12:05:50.057" UserId="10326" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11919" PostId="10066" Score="1" Text="Lego user group... a lego club operating in a certain way... some are recognized by the LEGO group, those are RLUGs, they can offer advantages to their members with support from LEGO but also have some responsibilities towards LEGO then. I'm sure you can find a LUG in your area if you are so inclined..." CreationDate="2018-06-13T12:10:13.300" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11921" PostId="10048" Score="0" Text="It  is a color sensor for a line follower I am trying to make." CreationDate="2018-06-13T19:33:44.600" UserId="10350" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11922" PostId="10066" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I didn’t know. I live in São Paulo, Brazil. I imagine a city this size has to have a LUG or RLUG. I’ll do some research. Thank you for the insight." CreationDate="2018-06-13T23:37:37.547" UserId="10326" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11923" PostId="10066" Score="1" Text="The following website can be used to locate a LUG: https://lan.lego.com/clubs/overview/ So for you that would be LUG Brazil, I met some quite nice people of that LUG at the Portugal fanweekend event last weekend ;)" CreationDate="2018-06-14T05:47:33.073" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11928" PostId="10048" Score="0" Text="How can your car steer to follow the line? Is that what the front motor does? Or did you plan on the rear motors turning in opposite directions to steer it? To troubleshoot, did you try holding the car in the air, but with the color sensor pointing at your desk at the same height from it as shown in the picture? If you do that, do the rear wheels stop? If so, then it's your program that's making them stop. You'll have to troubleshoot your program." CreationDate="2018-06-14T21:33:31.443" UserId="10361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11930" PostId="10071" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately Brickset is a website and because of that I won't be able to manage my collection offline, which is a must for me. I'm looking for a Windows application with an Android &quot;companion&quot; app, maybe something that uses your Brickset profile?" CreationDate="2018-06-17T19:10:48.667" UserId="10378" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11931" PostId="10072" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! I've closed this question as it appears to be a duplicate of one of our previous questions. Hopefully the answers there meet your needs. If there is anything else that we can help with, feel free to ask other questions!" CreationDate="2018-06-17T22:29:21.930" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11932" PostId="10071" Score="2" Text="There are some Brickset apps, although I'm not familiar enough with them to be able to recommend one that would work for you, but someone else might be able to point you in the right direction." CreationDate="2018-06-18T02:05:39.507" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11933" PostId="10069" Score="1" Text="Transparent or  not?" CreationDate="2018-06-18T09:27:28.787" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11934" PostId="10069" Score="1" Text="Normal bricks. Fully opaque." CreationDate="2018-06-18T09:45:17.183" UserId="9074" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11935" PostId="10069" Score="1" Text="OK,  then I have no clue." CreationDate="2018-06-18T09:47:04.183" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11936" PostId="10069" Score="1" Text="Interesting. What percentage of these parts are breaking? Were they assembled during storage or loose?" CreationDate="2018-06-18T21:21:40.470" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11937" PostId="10069" Score="1" Text="I've had pieces with those connectors crack too, even back when they were brand new." CreationDate="2018-06-19T00:42:29.683" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11938" PostId="10074" Score="1" Text="Please add the “Annual-support” tag :)" CreationDate="2018-06-19T11:18:11.720" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11939" PostId="10075" Score="3" Text="This is FANTASTIC" CreationDate="2018-06-19T11:20:39.040" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11940" PostId="10074" Score="1" Text="@PhilB. I've added that in." CreationDate="2018-06-19T12:05:18.527" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11941" PostId="10075" Score="1" Text="Great writeup! This is thorough and beautiful. Nice work!" CreationDate="2018-06-19T14:54:41.193" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11944" PostId="10085" Score="0" Text="Part A is definitely from megablocks - I've [shown one here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/754/56) before." CreationDate="2018-06-21T10:16:07.740" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11945" PostId="10084" Score="0" Text="I would drop the portal axles, so the performance will be kept. The reason is for implementing this on other model with less axle height (42069). Well, I did it partially, but using a horizontal transmission and keeping a similar design, with only 2 reductions instead of 3 (as this model has). It performs acceptable - a little faster than 9398, but powerful enough to run over decent obstacles for its tracks. I couldn't find a combination of gears for that 0.5 stud displacement, though. The gears are usually too tight to work safely together." CreationDate="2018-06-22T05:44:31.533" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11946" PostId="10087" Score="1" Text="Whilst I wouldn't normally condone it, if he is going to be in the display case forever more, then glue may be a solution. Also, you have his right skate on backwards." CreationDate="2018-06-25T08:52:11.417" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11947" PostId="10087" Score="2" Text="Instead of glue, a little bit of blu-tack will work also. This way, the attachment won't be permanent. OP could also just remove the skates and put them next to the stand. It's how most people display the penguin. There is also a possibility of angling the skates a bit to &quot;hug&quot; one of the studs on the plate. It's not a sturdy solution, but it allows the penguin to stand with the skates on." CreationDate="2018-06-25T14:50:01.250" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11948" PostId="10087" Score="1" Text="Once I got the pictures in the computer I saw the reversed skate too.  I wish I could still see these things unaided, but my eyes are not as young as they once were." CreationDate="2018-06-26T12:41:22.907" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11949" PostId="10087" Score="1" Text="Using glue would get me unglued grief from the lady in my life so that's not an option for me.  Blu-tack sounds like the easiest option, but I'm working on a brick-built solution.  I should be able to test it tonight or tomorrow.  If it works I'll definitely add an answer." CreationDate="2018-06-26T12:44:07.787" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11950" PostId="10088" Score="1" Text="That's a worthy idea, but it doesn't work in this case because their are no holes in the back of the legs." CreationDate="2018-06-26T17:20:15.553" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11951" PostId="10091" Score="0" Text="invert selection is the key here, very good explanation of LDD functionality which I had no idea of" CreationDate="2018-06-28T05:13:21.543" UserId="10228" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11952" PostId="80" Score="0" Text="For anyone reading this answer from 2011 please note that the colours olive green, yellowish green, medium azure, medium lavender have since been added in 2012. And light aqua and lavender were added in 2011. https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp?v=0&amp;itemType=P&amp;itemNo=" CreationDate="2018-06-29T19:12:22.667" UserId="5840" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11953" PostId="10092" Score="0" Text="Wow! Amazing what can be done with that software; nice tutorial on how to &quot;reverse-engineer&quot; to find where the missing pieces go." CreationDate="2018-06-29T21:19:42.800" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11955" PostId="10095" Score="2" Text="I used BL and searched for alternative words to ‘crab’. As it happened, Scorpion was the first alternative I looked for, and the rest is history :)" CreationDate="2018-07-02T14:02:14.603" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11960" PostId="10093" Score="0" Text="This is an interesting addition.  Thanks for the screen shots to make your plan clear.  Since the other minifigs all have the 88646 tile I'd like to keep that under the guy if possible for consistency.  With that tile the minifig will either be sitting on the studs or between them and I think between the studs looks better." CreationDate="2018-07-04T11:29:40.597" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11962" PostId="10089" Score="0" Text="The neck bracket is available in black which makes it look even better" CreationDate="2018-07-05T15:55:30.770" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11963" PostId="10104" Score="0" Text="Great work there Rin - just a quick question though - what are the orange 1x1 tiles attached to? How do they support the grey 1x1x1 corner wall [part:6231] ?" CreationDate="2018-07-06T08:59:17.540" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11964" PostId="8773" Score="0" Text="This works. Drop a Block to a Program and double-click the block to inspect its .vix internals. Now you are in LabView edit mode." CreationDate="2018-07-06T10:32:20.363" UserId="10418" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11965" PostId="8773" Score="0" Text="When trying to save a .vix -- even a new Project and new .vix -- I get a &quot;Unexpected error during save. Is the file read-only?&quot;. (Win7 SP1. file permission should not be the issue)." CreationDate="2018-07-06T10:35:08.790" UserId="10418" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11967" PostId="10104" Score="0" Text="You can't really embed images in comments, but you can edit your answer to include it - just click the grey &quot;edit&quot; text at the bottom of the answer :)" CreationDate="2018-07-06T12:07:01.847" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11968" PostId="10104" Score="0" Text="Great question my Friend.  Here is a gif with part of that wall disassembled:  &#xA;https://media.giphy.com/media/8FPyK9CWo0GnaxPojX/giphy.gif&#xA;So, the 1x1 tiles(orange colored) are attached to the middle stud receiving hole of the 2x2 Corner Wall Element (colored white). &#xA;The 1x1x1 Corner Wall Element (light gray) are attached to the middle stud of the 1x2x2 Corner Plate (colored tan)." CreationDate="2018-07-06T13:56:05.153" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11969" PostId="10104" Score="1" Text="From her original shot, I can't see the what piece she used here, but I can see the other pieces around it, and my mind's eye can see a sort of physical world cause and effect her structure would have with a hole left here: When pressure applied the pieces would hinge down and buckle, so to stop that hinge buckling structural weakness, the only piece to lock her structure in place, and still maintaining her design flow, has to be an unseen 1x1 plate.  I'm 100% sure." CreationDate="2018-07-06T13:56:26.513" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11970" PostId="10104" Score="1" Text="So, in a nut shell, the orange pieces don't support the gray ones at all.  The pictures I provided are angled in a way that gives the illusion of impossible piece attachments.   Ironic how these are 2D screen shots of a 3D environment where the lack of the 3D depth can throw our brains for a loop.  M.C.  Escher in the house." CreationDate="2018-07-06T13:56:48.637" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11971" PostId="10108" Score="0" Text="Joost, thank you so much! we bought used Lego for our kids and got unopened Lego bags from time to time. This is going to make their day. Thanks again." CreationDate="2018-07-07T12:47:26.857" UserId="10352" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11972" PostId="8773" Score="0" Text="With a fresh copy of Lego Mindstorms Home Edition or Education, the error went away, but the save action is not saving the edited .vix back to disc. Any ideas?" CreationDate="2018-07-08T15:39:33.733" UserId="10418" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11973" PostId="8773" Score="0" Text="Use *Export...* on the *Developer* menu to save the .vix file to disk." CreationDate="2018-07-08T19:15:15.613" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11976" PostId="10113" Score="3" Text="With those &quot;M&quot; logos on the studs I was sure this was a clone brand.  It was neat to learn about Modulex's association with LEGO." CreationDate="2018-07-09T13:35:00.367" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11979" PostId="10116" Score="1" Text="Possible duplicate of [My 9398 crawler going in reverse way](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9749/my-9398-crawler-going-in-reverse-way)" CreationDate="2018-07-11T14:37:22.853" UserId="3915" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11981" PostId="10116" Score="0" Text="Have you considered lifting the train off the track and turning it 180°?" CreationDate="2018-07-10T20:16:45.233" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11982" PostId="10133" Score="1" Text="Great question! Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-07-11T21:43:51.070" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11983" PostId="10118" Score="0" Text="The little black switches change the direction but of all the trains so the 2 trains on the red dial then reverse how they operate. This means the Christmas train and the blue train work turning the dial clockwise and the passenger train anti clockwise. Turning the train round to face the other way obviously makes no difference!" CreationDate="2018-07-11T22:43:57.443" UserId="10429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11984" PostId="10110" Score="0" Text="The block animation was subtle on my screen but I watched for it after your post.  Thanks." CreationDate="2018-07-12T00:53:28.707" UserId="10421" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11985" PostId="10118" Score="0" Text="I see, you want the trains controlled by the same remote. Then my answer indeed doesn't help much, I'll post a different one" CreationDate="2018-07-12T05:44:24.033" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11986" PostId="10137" Score="2" Text="Looking at it all closer Michael Verschaeve has it. The drive units on the 2 large trains are the rear bogey on the train thus the power cable comes out the front of the bogey. On the Holiday train the power is in the front wheels so the power comes out the back. As such the unit is reversed and the drive. Stupid I didn’t notice it but thinking now I may switch both the big trains onto one channel and reverse the other for the holiday train." CreationDate="2018-07-13T10:02:46.927" UserId="10429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11987" PostId="10136" Score="0" Text="The flex cable IS actually quite fragile... also gets brittle with time and stays bent when left in a build for too long..." CreationDate="2018-07-13T11:53:27.010" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11989" PostId="10143" Score="3" Text="Looks like they may be spray-painted? Perhaps for a store display or mosaic?" CreationDate="2018-07-14T00:40:55.053" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11991" PostId="10149" Score="0" Text="Howdy Tibor, we don't work for LEGO, but there are folks on here who can definitely answer this." CreationDate="2018-07-15T04:31:15.943" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11992" PostId="10151" Score="0" Text="Please ignore sub assembly (B) as it it not made from Lego parts." CreationDate="2018-07-15T16:05:50.160" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11994" PostId="10155" Score="0" Text="'ear', maybe...?" CreationDate="2018-07-16T00:01:35.283" UserId="10450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11996" PostId="9068" Score="0" Text="Phil B. is correct. Using the rack and pinion will allow the steering mechanism on that particular lego piece will allow you to be able to get around obstacles that you need to pass." CreationDate="2018-07-16T00:45:49.360" UserId="10451" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11998" PostId="10155" Score="0" Text="I thought maybe Ian, like a character name, but I couldn't verify that theory" CreationDate="2018-07-16T07:16:50.237" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="11999" PostId="10152" Score="0" Text="Which non-Lego parts do you see in assembly C?" CreationDate="2018-07-16T08:03:20.277" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12000" PostId="10162" Score="0" Text="Are you sure these are Lego bricks? Not all brick toys are made by Lego. Usually, Lego bricks have &quot;LEGO&quot; text on each stud (I'm just referring to the post title which mentions &quot;Lego&quot;; consider removing/editing to make it more generic)" CreationDate="2018-07-16T16:16:26.727" UserId="4321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12003" PostId="10152" Score="0" Text="@henrik; missing logo on the right plate (could be the lightning of the photo)" CreationDate="2018-07-16T20:29:24.237" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12004" PostId="10152" Score="1" Text="@Syberion: It's the lighting. I can just about make out pixels of shadows of the logo on the studs. Assembly C is from the same set - you can see it in page 65 of the instructions." CreationDate="2018-07-17T10:50:17.200" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12005" PostId="10165" Score="1" Text="Thanks for this.  Green light on serial tower comes on each time I try to download a program, so nothing else is blocking the serial port.  Though you're right that NQC cannot connect to the port if RIS is running.  I've tried both near and far range on the tower.  Replaced batteries a bunch of times.  Haven't tried putting a shoebox over them both to shroud light.  Will try.  But again, NQC works fine.  Haven't tried the RIS software long vs short range setting.  Will try." CreationDate="2018-07-17T14:40:51.127" UserId="10452" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12006" PostId="10165" Score="1" Text="The only other bit of behavior that I forgot to mention is that when trying to DL a program, the green light on the tower comes on, and then *sometimes* the little &quot;receiving&quot; icon on the RCX comes on, but just for a moment.  Other times, the receiving icon never comes on at all.  Then, after several retries, the receiving icon on the RCX comes on, stays on, and the little progress &quot;dots&quot; on the RCX fill up." CreationDate="2018-07-17T14:40:59.097" UserId="10452" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12007" PostId="10165" Score="0" Text="@JasonRohrer It would be good to add some of those clarifications into your question if possible - just hit the &quot;[edit](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/posts/10160/edit)&quot; link under the question to update it." CreationDate="2018-07-17T15:36:39.193" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12008" PostId="10162" Score="0" Text="This might deserve the `clone-brands` tag too, but it isn't LEGO-compatible so it doesn't quite fit." CreationDate="2018-07-18T00:04:03.793" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12009" PostId="10168" Score="3" Text="Peeron calls it &quot;Hinge Control Stick Base&quot;, but the same code." CreationDate="2018-07-18T12:45:08.857" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12010" PostId="10162" Score="2" Text="@chicks I was tempted to use the 'clone-brands' tag aS it seems the most appropriate but seeing how it was produced before LEGO bricks and seems to have indirectly influenced the design I'm not sure what to call it." CreationDate="2018-07-18T15:59:35.187" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12011" PostId="10166" Score="6" Text="I always love it when LEGO constructions use ordinary bricks in creative ways :-)" CreationDate="2018-07-18T17:06:10.633" UserId="9574" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12013" PostId="10155" Score="1" Text="Looks like &quot;Ian&quot; and &quot;Marc?&quot; though I'm not sure how that fits the set." CreationDate="2018-07-18T21:13:29.350" UserId="2903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12015" PostId="10170" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because we don't work for The LEGO Group or have inside knowledge of how the movies are made." CreationDate="2018-07-18T21:32:33.327" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12017" PostId="10016" Score="0" Text="Depending on how common is your part, a combination of the PDF manual and 3D models can help. I am looking for tools that can filter and locate parts within the model and indicate them visually." CreationDate="2018-05-21T10:00:53.573" UserId="10228" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12018" PostId="10175" Score="1" Text="Thanks for taking the time to ask LEGO about this and share the answer Rin - as Joseph mentions in his response it's fairly common practice for the set or piece designer to include their initials for any required text if they want a bit more flair than just wiggly lines." CreationDate="2018-07-20T09:28:12.077" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12019" PostId="10170" Score="1" Text="See also the answers to [What software was used to create The LEGO Movie](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/3020/56)." CreationDate="2018-07-20T09:31:13.070" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12020" PostId="10170" Score="0" Text="Hi, and welcome to Bricks EggsinaBlender. Teaching you how to use 3d software is rather beyond the scope of this site, or indeed a single question and answer here - you might be better off taking a look at some of the great tutorials for [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) (a popular open source 3D modelling application). You can also find some [helpful guides](https://youtu.be/7FNUxEfvd48) to exporting models from LEGO Digital Designer or Stud.IO to LDraw format and then into a format that other programs can use." CreationDate="2018-07-20T09:41:39.053" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12021" PostId="10053" Score="0" Text="This answer does not help. I upgraded and downgraded my firmware, tried, ipad toggle, restarted, it shows the wifi symbol but shows NONE in connections" CreationDate="2018-07-20T18:29:43.660" UserId="10478" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12022" PostId="8908" Score="0" Text="FYI, LEGO has (mostly) fixed this issue. Both versions of Mono can be installed side-by-side and the LEGO software will now continue to work even when you upgrade Xamarin/Visual Studio for Mac. I think that installing the LEGO software may temporarily break other Mono software because it sets the old version of Mono to the default, but you can just reinstall the newer Mono and all your programs should work." CreationDate="2018-07-20T18:37:55.300" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12023" PostId="10175" Score="0" Text="That is an awesome answer, thanks a lot! And what a treat to get such a detailed response from LEGO ❤️I guess it helped that your question to them was also A+, thanks again!" CreationDate="2018-07-20T19:05:00.350" UserId="10448" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12025" PostId="10053" Score="0" Text="I tried with Bluetooth. Haven't used wifi so can't comment" CreationDate="2018-07-21T12:05:50.730" UserId="10353" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12026" PostId="10177" Score="0" Text="LEGO most definitely produces a variety of proto types, mostly in red. Also the companies providing the ABS have their own injection molding machines to test... However, I would not expect prototype elements to turn up in the discount bins of Legoland Germany..." CreationDate="2018-07-21T17:11:27.983" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12029" PostId="10183" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your thorough and thought-provoking comments, all of which are very much appreciated. The most valuable portion of your commentary to me is where you reference Think Louder’s identical problem with the fan turbine door. Bingo! Identical to my issue. So I guess there is no getting around executing a disassembly and reassembly of much of the model, which I shall now undertake. I will indeed report back on my results. –" CreationDate="2018-07-23T07:02:22.040" UserId="10241" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12030" PostId="10178" Score="1" Text="In most cases if it has vessel ID (like the number on wings) is the part number of the set." CreationDate="2018-07-23T08:39:05.327" UserId="10304" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12033" PostId="10183" Score="1" Text="You’re welcome, my Friend.  Hey, before you get deep in the disassemble, run your model as is, a few times, and visually look at those (4) hot spots to see which one doesn’t have the room to complete it’s full diployment run.  Note: LEGO has been trolling us in this way for years.  All of us can follow instructions, but LEGO wants us to understand our work too.  The engineering mistakes force us to observe the cause, and see the effect.  JANGBRiCKS showed us how it should work and look by end run.  Another thing:  Listen to the shift change in sound as the moving parts winds down.  Later!" CreationDate="2018-07-23T19:18:44.250" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12034" PostId="10188" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the pictures, that's incredibly helpful. In the second picture, have you routed the new wire over the black plastic tab that I assume is for cable strain relief, or have you removed the tab? I can't quite tell from the photo and I'm struggling to get my replacement wire over the tab on  mine as I think the insulation on my new wire is thicker." CreationDate="2018-07-24T09:20:05.687" UserId="10486" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12035" PostId="10188" Score="0" Text="I didn't take those photos, so I can't say for sure. I wouldn't think it would hurt to cut that tab down if your wire is thicker." CreationDate="2018-07-24T20:24:15.907" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12045" PostId="10190" Score="0" Text="As you're finding, overall part count doesn't really reflect the difficulty or challenge of the build - for example the Minecraft Micro Worlds had about 450+ pieces each (a good 100-200 more than similar priced models), but most of these were 1x1 plates and tiles. LEGO already have a rough guide to the challenge of set in the [age range](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/682/56): With variants from 8-14, 9-16, 10-16, 11-16, 12+, 16+, or in the case of the Bugatti, un-rated ;)" CreationDate="2018-07-26T16:41:44.583" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12048" PostId="10195" Score="0" Text="The LEGO motors could be geared to produce a similar speed/torque output across the different sizes.  If that's the case going to M you're losing weight without reducing the torque.  I would expect the larger motor to keep more things turning, but they wouldn't go any faster." CreationDate="2018-07-27T21:02:30.150" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12049" PostId="10190" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph - Ben Duguid: Isn't that rated 16+?" CreationDate="2018-07-29T11:28:45.940" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12050" PostId="10190" Score="0" Text="@LegoSonicBoy Ah, yes, was in such small letters I couldn't see it in the promo box shots I found." CreationDate="2018-07-29T13:57:31.187" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12051" PostId="10199" Score="0" Text="What device/OS are you using? Have you already tried a generic app backup tool?" CreationDate="2018-07-30T13:37:24.900" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12052" PostId="10199" Score="0" Text="@jncraton I haven't tried an app backup/restore. Edited question with more details." CreationDate="2018-07-30T13:56:57.197" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12053" PostId="10205" Score="0" Text="Thanks! I found this directory before but didn't get far enough into it to find the files that were the actual files for my program. I was able to find the analogous folder on Windows at C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Packages\TheLEGOGroup.LEGOBOOST_m36angppq0g76\LocalState\CreativeCanvas\Theme_nnnnnn\Activity_nnn\nnn" CreationDate="2018-07-30T18:31:06.110" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12054" PostId="10205" Score="0" Text="Nice work! Hopefully you'll be able to figure out the details of getting this working the way you want. It sounds very useful!" CreationDate="2018-07-30T18:34:18.900" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12055" PostId="10205" Score="1" Text="I may have to dust off Tasker to see if it can automatically grab changed files and send them to a remote Git server or something. But programming tasks in Tasker is even more annoying than programming in Boost :p" CreationDate="2018-07-30T18:42:46.997" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12057" PostId="2196" Score="1" Text="The brickbros on youtube also make great alternative builds, so you should check them out!" CreationDate="2018-08-01T03:51:22.987" UserId="6361" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12058" PostId="10145" Score="0" Text="I guess only very new trains have this since my 10508 Deluxe Train Set V110 doesn't have the sensor. Does anyone know which train set has the sensor?" CreationDate="2018-08-01T13:18:37.000" UserId="10442" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12059" PostId="10145" Score="0" Text="I personally don't own any DUPLO sets, so I'm just using the internet to do the friendly research.  If we have a train set in question, double check with the box art. LEGO's box art calls these funky bricks &quot;Action Bricks&quot;.  If the box art doesn't promote the Action Brick and Interactive App feature, then it's most likely a no go." CreationDate="2018-08-01T16:35:38.077" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12060" PostId="10145" Score="0" Text="The sensor equipped trains are sets  10874-1 and 10875-1.  This group's common set series begin with &quot;108&quot;, so it looks like any DUPLO train set that starts with 108 seems compatible, so far...  Rest of the sets I see that have no Sensor Train,but the funky Action Bricks are 10872-1 and 10882-1." CreationDate="2018-08-01T16:57:03.287" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12061" PostId="6155" Score="0" Text="Another new set: https://brickset.com/sets/71043-1/Hogwarts-Castle with 6020 pieces" CreationDate="2018-08-02T13:21:54.443" UserId="5429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12063" PostId="4459" Score="0" Text="Easier said than done guys ... I’ve been trying it for a year now. Arduino and Lego esp. with PF system are extremely complex and require advanced programming skills as well as expertise in coding." CreationDate="2018-08-03T14:30:16.630" UserId="10518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12065" PostId="10213" Score="0" Text="I don't have a good answer for you in terms of what actually works with the Boost app, but the new Powered Up motors are also electrically compatible." CreationDate="2018-08-04T01:43:37.203" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12066" PostId="6155" Score="1" Text="71043 Hogwarts Castle will be added on the 15th of August" CreationDate="2018-08-05T11:06:12.143" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12068" PostId="10227" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-08-06T20:03:32.070" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12073" PostId="10233" Score="0" Text="Welcome back to Bricks SE.  Are you looking for the set this assembly was part of?  Or do you want the 11 individual pieces identified?" CreationDate="2018-08-08T23:09:45.817" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12074" PostId="10233" Score="1" Text="The set it was part of please. Tall ask I know!" CreationDate="2018-08-08T23:39:57.863" UserId="10523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12075" PostId="10238" Score="1" Text="Nice find, and a handy tool! Thanks for sharing that :)" CreationDate="2018-08-09T14:21:48.783" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12077" PostId="24" Score="0" Text="I have to use the Goo Gone outside so the smell doesn't disturb my lady, but it is worth the trouble for getting rid of sticker remnants.  I've never used this directly on LEGO, but it has worked great on clear plastic food containers I was cleaning up to store LEGO.  They look like new with minimal effort." CreationDate="2018-08-10T21:22:02.083" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12079" PostId="10241" Score="0" Text="Awesome. I doubt I'd have ever found that. May I ask how you determined so quickly? Does this site have points I can upvote you with?" CreationDate="2018-08-10T22:37:41.937" UserId="10540" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12080" PostId="10241" Score="1" Text="@williamnimmo I found it fairly quickly by searching [&quot;silver&quot; under minifig heads on BrickLink](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=1&amp;q=silver&amp;catLike=W&amp;catString=238&amp;sortBy=N&amp;sortAsc=A&amp;itemBrand=0&amp;catType=P&amp;v=1). You don't have enough rep to upvote yet, but you can accept this answer." CreationDate="2018-08-10T22:40:00.120" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12083" PostId="10243" Score="0" Text="This question is a bit too broad to be able to provide a good answer. More specific questions like &quot;I built a car, but obstacle avoidance isn't working. This is how it is supposed to work... Here is a picture of my car and here is my program.&quot;" CreationDate="2018-08-11T14:37:06.527" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12084" PostId="10243" Score="0" Text="Here is a car to provide some inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAvduVtT748" CreationDate="2018-08-11T14:37:21.587" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12087" PostId="10243" Score="0" Text="Seen it done before in Sumo bots, the distance sensor rotating from left to right as a sort of radar dish... Programming can get quite complicated then I can imagine..." CreationDate="2018-08-13T20:23:27.230" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12088" PostId="10252" Score="0" Text="There's also only 3 `1x` markings, so I think it must be a mistake." CreationDate="2018-08-14T21:49:30.960" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12089" PostId="10252" Score="0" Text="I should also mention that this isn't just a simple misprint. I have all of these elements left after completing the build." CreationDate="2018-08-15T00:55:51.600" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12090" PostId="10252" Score="0" Text="Wish to comment that I think this is my favorite set this year ;)" CreationDate="2018-08-15T06:40:22.673" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12091" PostId="10256" Score="0" Text="I've usually waited until after the hooplah is over to buy a complete set from someone on Amazon or Bricklink.  But we really liked this series and thought we should try our hand at it.  Now I guess I have a lot of extras to sell on Bricklink.  :-)" CreationDate="2018-08-15T12:35:13.247" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12092" PostId="10254" Score="0" Text="Really?  Have people tried this and it actually works out?" CreationDate="2018-08-15T13:55:51.250" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12093" PostId="10254" Score="1" Text="I don't think @Michael sugested that you can get your monay back in a LEGO store, but rather that you could get them back by selling the other bags." CreationDate="2018-08-15T14:03:24.533" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12094" PostId="10255" Score="1" Text="Ah. That makes sense. Thank you! This seems like it may be a holdover from when these elements came still connected to their sprue." CreationDate="2018-08-15T15:12:43.930" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12095" PostId="10252" Score="1" Text="It's a great set. I love that the hub light shines through the red cockpit element. That makes it look great in low light without needing to include the powered headlight element." CreationDate="2018-08-15T15:13:46.477" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12096" PostId="10254" Score="0" Text="Yes, I ment reselling to others... people are willing to pay more if they know the contents of the bag or have immediately the entire series... I know several who managed to get their own series for free by reselling the other 4." CreationDate="2018-08-16T14:35:27.133" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12097" PostId="10265" Score="0" Text="Well, the computer I use is not MINE - I am only using this computer for my project - so I cannot use this method. If there is a program to recover the file from the NXT, I can get the program on my personal computer and extract the file (as this IS my personal NXT)" CreationDate="2018-08-16T22:42:40.103" UserId="10562" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12098" PostId="10265" Score="0" Text="@MindRobotics With the NXT-G software you can see what files are on your NXT. IIRC you can click a file and choose &quot;Upload&quot; to save the file to your computer. The purpose of this is to then re-download the program to an NXT later on. But it can't be edited ever again.  Nice username BTW. Looks like we had the same idea there :)" CreationDate="2018-08-16T22:59:34.967" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12099" PostId="10266" Score="0" Text="Currently, I am having trouble finding how you get to a place to download it. If you could provide a link that directs me to that, it would help." CreationDate="2018-08-17T17:09:01.327" UserId="10562" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12100" PostId="10265" Score="0" Text="I do already know that method, but I am looking for a program that can somehow decompile the uploaded NXT file and be able to edit my program again" CreationDate="2018-08-17T17:14:56.393" UserId="10562" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12101" PostId="10266" Score="0" Text="@MindRobotics The download link is [right there on that page](http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/). You should understand, however, that IF the NBC decompilation is compatible with programs written using the EV3 software, the source code will decompile to NBC language. You'll have to edit it using BricxCC and NBC, not the standard Lego software." CreationDate="2018-08-17T19:26:44.967" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12102" PostId="10261" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE. There's no good resource for bag-specific information on LEGO sets." CreationDate="2018-08-17T22:01:36.560" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12104" PostId="10269" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-08-19T21:26:13.333" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12105" PostId="10269" Score="0" Text="Don't forget the instructions that come in the box are just suggestions of what to do with the bricks. You can buy more pieces and build what ever you want. You're only limited by your imagination." CreationDate="2018-08-19T21:36:26.140" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12106" PostId="10271" Score="1" Text="Anyone coming to this with detailed and functional trains in mind should keep in mind that the second book consists of LEGO Classic style toy trains that aren't at all like the proper train sets. For Classic style builders, those just getting started, and young kids - its target audience - it's indeed a good starting point for getting a feel of how to build a simple push train with carriages and everything. As long as you know what you're getting into, it does look promising." CreationDate="2018-08-20T07:22:53.690" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12107" PostId="10270" Score="1" Text="Is 75955 backordered in a lot of markets? It's nowhere to be found in Singapore where I live (and I hear it's even a Toys &quot;R&quot; Us exclusive!), though I'm really just holding out for the availability of those large spoked wheels locally on BrickLink in any case..." CreationDate="2018-08-20T07:24:28.913" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12109" PostId="10270" Score="0" Text="Oh and it doesn't help that, for whatever reason, the price difference between 60197 and 60198 is USD 70 but SGD 50, which makes, locally, either 60197 terrible value or 60198 great value depending on how I look at it, especially considering the fact that I'm more into passenger trains. (I won't be purchasing the more affordable 60051 as I've already made the decision to start right off the bat with Powered Up.)" CreationDate="2018-08-20T08:06:52.227" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12113" PostId="10277" Score="0" Text="I think this is good news, means that a converter cable (possibly D.I.Y) between Powered Up hub and old PF is possible, likely even in both directions." CreationDate="2018-08-24T07:28:29.640" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12114" PostId="10278" Score="0" Text="Certainly possible with EV3, but have my doubts about NXT" CreationDate="2018-08-24T07:30:39.023" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12115" PostId="10284" Score="0" Text="While this doesn't directly answer the question, I think it's a useful idea. Thanks for your contribution!" CreationDate="2018-08-25T03:21:11.440" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12117" PostId="10288" Score="2" Text="Possible duplicate of [Please help identify this vintage (but non-Lego) brick!](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8738/please-help-identify-this-vintage-but-non-lego-brick)" CreationDate="2018-08-25T23:46:48.410" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12118" PostId="10288" Score="0" Text="I did see that post Phil but this is slightly different to the one posted there. It's more the brand I'm looking for so I can possibly put a date to it. I hoped the Lion on top would help to identify it." CreationDate="2018-08-27T00:45:15.020" UserId="10587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12119" PostId="10287" Score="1" Text="While that looks super spiky there are enough points that it can spread the load" CreationDate="2018-08-27T02:48:20.570" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12120" PostId="10285" Score="3" Text="Only harmful if somehow pointing straight up; unlikely unless stuck in a crevice in the flooring which is even more unlikely!" CreationDate="2018-08-27T17:44:03.633" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12122" PostId="10287" Score="1" Text="As I remember it, there are not many sharp edges on those." CreationDate="2018-08-28T10:51:39.947" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12123" PostId="10295" Score="2" Text="If you switch to the &quot;Digital Designer Extended&quot; mode, you can choose any color for any part." CreationDate="2018-08-29T15:08:53.817" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12124" PostId="10295" Score="1" Text="MindS1, my friend, you've just blown... my mind.  I never knew there was an  Extended Mode, and hell, a clickable tab available at program launch.  THANK YOU!!!" CreationDate="2018-08-29T16:57:30.077" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12125" PostId="10297" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-08-29T21:04:44.973" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12126" PostId="1936" Score="2" Text="I recently sorted through some of my bricks from the early 00s (so they're not nearly as old as 80s 90s bricks) and their clutch power is *immense* compared to my brand new bricks - after connecting two it was extremely difficult getting them apart even with a brick separator without damaging the plastic (with the separator!). I don't think it's just perception. I'm pretty sure there's real aging of the plastics at play here (though I'm less concerned about that aspect and more interested in knowing how I can soften them back up again - which I may open a new question for)." CreationDate="2018-08-30T06:54:06.340" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12128" PostId="10298" Score="0" Text="I saw this particular set in a &quot;new condition&quot; go for more than two hundred bucks. Is that because of the box and blurb, or is it the value of the Lego itself?" CreationDate="2018-08-30T10:17:57.863" UserId="10600" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12129" PostId="2876" Score="2" Text="This is exactly what I was looking for! Just for help, this is the direct link for UK customers: https://www.lego.com/en-gb/service/replacementparts/" CreationDate="2018-08-30T15:12:01.867" UserId="10604" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12133" PostId="10301" Score="1" Text="You can look in the error log file located at: &quot;&lt;User Profile&gt;AppData\Local\LEGO\MINDSTORMS EV3\crashreports&quot;. Maybe there are some useful information in it. But most likely, as MindS1 said, you need to re-create the project." CreationDate="2018-08-31T06:44:29.773" UserId="7324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12134" PostId="10298" Score="1" Text="Bricklink says that this set has been sold 5 times in the last 6 months for 67-120 Euros (new and complete). Sometimes you see overpriced offers or (mock?) sales. But these cannot be used as reference. I don't really understand why someone would offer this set for 200 if there are already 5 offers for 100 Euros." CreationDate="2018-08-31T08:54:55.337" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12135" PostId="1937" Score="0" Text="@Gruber - nope teabox said that they don't use old pieces because they might have more clutch than newer ones - so by ensuring that their parts are no more than two years old they can ensure that the model will stay together with new bricks." CreationDate="2018-08-31T10:22:14.810" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12136" PostId="10288" Score="0" Text="Hi JayJ - can you include the dimensions of the brick? Or perhaps add a comparison photo alongside a LEGO 2x4?" CreationDate="2018-08-31T10:32:28.033" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12137" PostId="10290" Score="0" Text="I was about to post this one as well. I can't think of any other single piece with such harmful potential." CreationDate="2018-08-31T12:00:49.987" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12138" PostId="10298" Score="0" Text="Some Bricklink sellers are quite unpleasant people who just want to showcase their collection. They have no intention of selling, they just want to rub it in your face that they have something that you can't have..." CreationDate="2018-08-31T12:02:03.107" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12139" PostId="10288" Score="2" Text="Hi JayJ, where is the garden where you found it? UK, Canada, China, etc.?" CreationDate="2018-08-31T14:24:23.600" UserId="9777" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12140" PostId="10277" Score="0" Text="Definitely. It makes me hopeful that we'll see an official adapter cable between PU and PF." CreationDate="2018-09-01T02:06:53.767" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12141" PostId="10308" Score="0" Text="I am sorry, but can I ask you how did you find these? I tried entering their ids in the pricecheck a few days ago and it did find them but without any info. Do you think there is something I might've done wrong?" CreationDate="2018-09-01T14:43:26.540" UserId="10600" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12142" PostId="10308" Score="0" Text="I went to the set inventory for the 7900, selected the pieces from there and then selected the price guide" CreationDate="2018-09-01T21:56:58.963" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12143" PostId="10313" Score="0" Text="You don't need to use the ultrasonic sensor if you don't want to. You can build whatever you want." CreationDate="2018-09-02T19:16:46.317" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12144" PostId="10315" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much. I just did and it is running fine. One more question do I need to install/change the firmware of the retail Brick?" CreationDate="2018-09-02T21:57:59.183" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12145" PostId="10313" Score="0" Text="@MindS1, I know that, but the program probably won't work and I have to modify it correct?" CreationDate="2018-09-02T21:58:55.917" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12146" PostId="10315" Score="1" Text="Yes, you should update the firmware to match the software version. Technically, you don't *have* to unless you want to use the data logging features. However, the software will keep telling you that your firmware is out of date if you use the the retail firmware with the education software or vice versa." CreationDate="2018-09-03T01:42:12.593" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12149" PostId="10317" Score="0" Text="This doesn't really answer the question of how to attach triangles (either the ones posted or others) to the turntable :(." CreationDate="2018-09-03T13:58:59.230" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12150" PostId="10284" Score="0" Text="Not easy to find space for, but nice idea." CreationDate="2018-09-03T15:48:30.033" UserId="8667" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12153" PostId="10316" Score="0" Text="Thank you for help. 45504 sensor is out of stock in larger markets such as US for a long time. That ususally is an indication that the product is discontinued, since the distributor soes not bother with replenish stock." CreationDate="2018-09-03T17:27:33.930" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12155" PostId="10317" Score="0" Text="I think if you know about this pieces it's straightforward to both create a triangle and attach it. I was reasoning that it would be better if the OP came up with his own design rather than having everything spelled out for him." CreationDate="2018-09-04T12:17:33.513" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12156" PostId="10316" Score="0" Text="I switched the region to S@H to US and it indeed says &quot;temporarily&quot; out of stock. I'm inclined to think that this is indeed temporarily as this is a popular item with FLL teams and other educational projects..." CreationDate="2018-09-04T12:21:17.737" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12157" PostId="10313" Score="0" Text="you're correct, you'll have to modify the program. It should be as simple as deleting the code that uses the IR sensor to respond to the remote, and adding whatever function you want using the ultrasonic sensor block." CreationDate="2018-09-04T12:36:23.183" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12158" PostId="10316" Score="0" Text="Yes, I have been waiting for the part availability for a long time and no luck. The 3rd part sellers price is ~500% higher than the listed price on lego site. If you happen to know a good source please share, since I really like to to be able to work with this sensor." CreationDate="2018-09-04T15:26:52.013" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12159" PostId="10316" Score="1" Text="Have you tried ordering from lego education ? To me it seems available there at regular price: https://education.lego.com/en-us/products/ev3-ultrasonic-sensor/45504" CreationDate="2018-09-05T06:55:03.320" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12160" PostId="10290" Score="0" Text="The LEGO equivalent of a caltrop" CreationDate="2018-09-05T12:17:35.207" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12161" PostId="10316" Score="0" Text="@AllanXu Have you looked on Bricklink? Used IR sensors go for as low as $13 USD. https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=95654#T=S&amp;C=0&amp;O={%22color%22:0,%22iconly%22:0}" CreationDate="2018-09-05T14:35:41.933" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12162" PostId="10325" Score="0" Text="these bricks look similar to  the ones in [this question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9468/are-these-bricks-old-lego-duplo-clones)" CreationDate="2018-09-05T16:51:49.700" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12163" PostId="10316" Score="0" Text="@MindS1 IR sensors are indeed common. We're looking for the ultrasonic sensor. Doesn't seem to be offered in the US on bricklink at cheaper price than RRP, but also not seeing 500% higher prices..." CreationDate="2018-09-06T07:27:28.737" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12164" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="Note that I'm not asking about the use of lime green - [that's to make it easier to distinguish them from the black 1x2 plates](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2895/why-do-some-sets-contain-parts-of-an-unrelated-colour-that-are-hidden-on-the-fin)." CreationDate="2018-09-06T07:58:52.907" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12165" PostId="10327" Score="4" Text="Looking at the carplates of these two examples, we can guess the designer's initials, BD (for the pizza van) and ER (for the ambulance), so probably not the same designer. But ease of disassembly seems a likely explanation. TLG does some play tests with the target age, and if &quot;it's difficult to remove this section&quot; comes up in the feedback, the designer might come up with this kind of solution. Your intuition seems good to me." CreationDate="2018-09-06T11:35:03.333" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12166" PostId="538" Score="0" Text="So the wheel axel where the gears are connected would not be connected to the frame of the vehicle? In other words, the wheels would be connected to the axel, which is connected to the gears? I'm not sure I understand how the movement would work..." CreationDate="2018-09-06T11:38:46.830" UserId="10326" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12167" PostId="9685" Score="0" Text="No answers? Really? Did you ever find out?" CreationDate="2018-09-09T16:16:52.460" UserId="10634" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12169" PostId="6979" Score="0" Text="How about printed Duplo bricks?" CreationDate="2018-09-09T22:17:14.053" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12174" PostId="10333" Score="0" Text="Thanks for adding those, I've added them into [Craig's answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/10332) so that we can have a single definitive accepted answer :)" CreationDate="2018-09-10T12:28:55.693" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12178" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="The 24th is a match, but the second one's not. I'll upload a closer photo soon." CreationDate="2018-09-10T14:35:58.617" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12179" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="Agreed:  Mine looks too big.  Could the OP post more pics with the pieces pushed over, so we can get a sense of depth?" CreationDate="2018-09-10T14:46:56.713" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12180" PostId="10331" Score="0" Text="Can we use a 1x1 brick for comparison?  I have no cups in my collection." CreationDate="2018-09-10T14:56:32.550" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12181" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="Thanks for finding that Rin Rio-Oki, I've added 24 to Craig's answer to help towards a single definitive answer :)" CreationDate="2018-09-10T15:04:02.147" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12185" PostId="10331" Score="0" Text="11 is a plastic ring with a single threaded hole on one side." CreationDate="2018-09-10T15:25:46.837" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12188" PostId="1750" Score="0" Text="You could probably make it stronger with some of the bricks that are 2-4 bricks tall. That would give it more rigidity." CreationDate="2018-09-11T18:59:51.020" UserId="4078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12189" PostId="10332" Score="1" Text="#17 which is listed as &quot;Not Lego&quot; looks awfully close to the color scheme used for several [flame](https://brickset.com/parts?query=flame) parts, though I can't find any shape matches and they're generally red on the bottom. Is it known to be a specific kind of non-LEGO piece?" CreationDate="2018-09-12T00:52:22.497" UserId="249" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12190" PostId="10332" Score="1" Text="I am pretty sure I threw out a few of those from my last bulk purchase because they had space for a Lego logo but did not have one, so I assumed they were off brand." CreationDate="2018-09-12T01:42:32.523" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12191" PostId="10338" Score="0" Text="Those are quite interesting aren't they? Sadly I've no idea what they are, but it's possible someone else might..." CreationDate="2018-09-12T15:03:10.813" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12193" PostId="10339" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks @Sarah1973, and glad to help! If you've found an answer helpful you can up-vote them and if it's answered your question sufficiently you can accept it with the tick ;)" CreationDate="2018-09-12T23:49:00.820" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12194" PostId="10340" Score="1" Text="You are making a good point, the minifig seems to be very valuable now. However, this does not answer the OP's much more important question regarding the development of the price. I can imagine that the value of this particular minifig will not decrease because it will never be re-released. But this is speculation, therefore no answer, just a comment." CreationDate="2018-09-14T06:49:10.870" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12195" PostId="10340" Score="0" Text="That is true, it's price is likely to increase due to increased rarity, but that will conversely reduce the number of people willing to pay the asking price..." CreationDate="2018-09-14T07:04:37.837" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12196" PostId="10348" Score="0" Text="The author of LeoCAD also helped me work around a bug I was experiencing to get this far.  https://github.com/leozide/leocad/issues/255  Kudos for excellent free software support." CreationDate="2018-09-17T03:17:40.767" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12197" PostId="10344" Score="1" Text="This is the correct method. If you have the retail software downloaded, you will need to download and install the educational software [here](https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3/software) in order to access the 1.09E firmware and utilize its additional features (datalogging, etc)." CreationDate="2018-09-17T14:19:03.897" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12198" PostId="10351" Score="0" Text="I think I read Boost and Power Up have the same protocol, so this might help: https://github.com/JorgePe/BOOSTreveng" CreationDate="2018-09-18T18:20:49.157" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12199" PostId="10352" Score="0" Text="This is pretty much what I was looking for. I have to see if I can connect to the BT this way as my Mac did not see it, which was the first issue. Thanks for the hint." CreationDate="2018-09-18T19:01:24.413" UserId="10660" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12200" PostId="10352" Score="0" Text="Good luck! Let us know how it goes." CreationDate="2018-09-18T19:20:00.907" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12201" PostId="10350" Score="1" Text="It's certainly not an issue with storage or memory limitations. EV3s doesn't really suffer from those like the RCXs or NXTs do. Excellent workaround though!" CreationDate="2018-09-18T19:43:07.027" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12202" PostId="10357" Score="0" Text="Not even sure that would work, I think there's a resistance between a couple of wires so the hub detects an M-motor attached. Obviously, attaching ALL wires would cause that resistance to drop by half (parallel circuit)" CreationDate="2018-09-19T14:08:37.467" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12203" PostId="10357" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve I'm not very familiar with the boost system. Is it possible to use a motor at all if it doesn't &quot;register&quot; by having the proper resistance?" CreationDate="2018-09-19T17:46:12.093" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12204" PostId="10019" Score="1" Text="This is the correct answer. There's no way to accomplish this task using EV3-G blocks." CreationDate="2018-09-19T17:48:34.053" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12205" PostId="10357" Score="1" Text="I think so, haven't tested. The Powered up hub uses the resistance for example to know if a train motor or M-motor is attached. When using the remote, the train motor is driven gradually and continuously. You use the buttons to set the speed. When using an M-motor, the motor is driven in Bang-Bang mode, which means the motor is entirely on or off depending if the buttons are pressed or not." CreationDate="2018-09-20T05:36:16.777" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12206" PostId="10354" Score="0" Text="Cutting rigid hose is allowed in my opinion as The Sears Tower Architecture model (21003) had it as an actual step in the instructions." CreationDate="2018-09-20T05:42:08.937" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12207" PostId="10354" Score="0" Text="It was the Space Needle set I believe, 21003-1" CreationDate="2018-09-20T13:16:26.130" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12208" PostId="307" Score="0" Text="@ErikOlson either that site is gone completely(http://www.historia.com.pt), or there's a typo(http://www.historia.com maybe). https://www.historia.com/legos/clones/texts/kiddicraft.htm doesn't exist either though.  https://web.archive.org/web/20150908034033/https://www.historia.com.pt/legos/clones/texts/kiddicraft.htm might be the archived version." CreationDate="2018-09-21T00:19:43.120" UserId="178" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12210" PostId="10359" Score="0" Text="The year printed on the bag typically has more to do with the design/production of *the bag*, than the set it is used for." CreationDate="2018-09-22T08:06:17.243" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12211" PostId="10362" Score="4" Text="Have you tried to check the set inventory of the 10214 Tower Bridge? It seems that you have several bags from that set." CreationDate="2018-09-22T10:53:19.747" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12212" PostId="10364" Score="0" Text="I don't think an official one has been released, but there are some people who have looked into reverse engineering it. Here's one example I found: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/162288-powered-up-a-tear-down/" CreationDate="2018-09-22T18:04:33.090" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12215" PostId="10369" Score="1" Text="This feels very similar to what you asked about in you last question: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10364/lego-power-function-pf-2-0-specification Did you accidentally ask this twice, or am I not understanding the difference between the two questions?" CreationDate="2018-09-22T23:52:30.933" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12216" PostId="10369" Score="0" Text="I posted it first to the Power-Funcitons section, but on further review of the entries, i would like to post it on the Powered-up tag, as most responses seem to be there rather than a Power-Functions PF2.0 which does not exist as a tag." CreationDate="2018-09-23T03:37:23.933" UserId="10672" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12217" PostId="10288" Score="1" Text="Sorry for the late reply, time got away on me. Mike, sorry I forgot to mention I'm in Bendigo, Australia.  Ben, 31x15mm base and 9mm high." CreationDate="2018-09-23T08:41:49.830" UserId="10587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12218" PostId="10372" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of [What is the best way to sell complete LEGO sets?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9339/what-is-the-best-way-to-sell-complete-lego-sets)" CreationDate="2018-09-23T13:09:59.760" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12221" PostId="10369" Score="0" Text="That makes sense. I've retagged your other question as powered-up, and I'll mark this one as a duplicate." CreationDate="2018-09-23T13:19:53.743" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12223" PostId="1745" Score="1" Text="Technically, this 1979 catalog use refers to Mini-Figure, which is slightly different to ‘Minifigure’ which the LEGO group would consider to be the official trademarked term." CreationDate="2018-09-23T14:20:03.540" UserId="9039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12224" PostId="10372" Score="1" Text="I vote to keep this one open, since TJM is asking mainly about new and sealed sets in perfect condition. This excludes all efforts to check for completeness etc." CreationDate="2018-09-23T19:11:16.587" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12225" PostId="10372" Score="1" Text="I've edited both this question and the linked possible duplicate to make it clear that this question is for NIB sets and the other is for open sets." CreationDate="2018-09-23T20:20:32.213" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12226" PostId="10375" Score="0" Text="Thanks Still wondering if the WeDo 2.0 motor works on 3v or 9v. Not sure what would happen if you plugged a WeDo motor into the Train or Boost Controller. Possibly the WeDo has a DC-DC converter to up the 3v to 9 v for the motors. This may also explain why the batteries on the WeDo 2.0 do not last very long, about 2 - 3 class room use." CreationDate="2018-09-23T20:39:00.657" UserId="10672" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12227" PostId="10375" Score="0" Text="I believe WeDo 2.0 steps up the voltage to 5v (http://www.philohome.com/wedo2reverse/cont.htm). Motor power scales with voltage, so the exact voltage used is variable. You can use the WeDo 2.0 motors with the Powered Up hub. This is what powers the Batmobile." CreationDate="2018-09-23T21:34:40.927" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12228" PostId="10352" Score="1" Text="If having difficulty connecting, check that you are using  ‘Bluetooth Low Energy’  to connect- if Your Mac isn’t using this protocol, you can get a dongle to use this." CreationDate="2018-09-23T22:03:02.070" UserId="9039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12229" PostId="10372" Score="0" Text="That sounds good to me.  It seemed like a dupe at first glance, but it was challenging finding the other &quot;one&quot;." CreationDate="2018-09-24T00:03:30.853" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12232" PostId="10380" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! Can you post a photo of the bags?" CreationDate="2018-09-24T15:40:08.913" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12233" PostId="10380" Score="2" Text="I don't think the marking you quote identifies the set, but with pictures we are often able to help." CreationDate="2018-09-24T16:23:37.977" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12234" PostId="10382" Score="4" Text="You guys are the best! That is it! Thanks so much! I have a very happy 5 year old!" CreationDate="2018-09-24T19:11:21.353" UserId="10679" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12236" PostId="10382" Score="1" Text="You're welcome Gurl!  Happy to help!" CreationDate="2018-09-25T13:07:42.927" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12237" PostId="10368" Score="0" Text="Question:  The picture shows the tiny black speck on the right side sitting  between pins 3/4.  Does the board's circuitry somehow make the connectivity flow between pins 5/6?" CreationDate="2018-09-25T13:33:25.693" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12238" PostId="10368" Score="0" Text="@RinRio-Oki Yes. The brighter green lines on the PCB are the conductive traces. You can see that there are two traces coming off the resistor solder pads connecting them to pins 5 and 6." CreationDate="2018-09-25T14:30:30.857" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12239" PostId="7185" Score="1" Text="I think the blisters are water droplets." CreationDate="2018-09-25T16:46:11.853" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12242" PostId="10380" Score="0" Text="@Lindsay: It sounds like we have an answer you're happy with.  Could you click the check box by the answer to &quot;accept&quot; it?" CreationDate="2018-09-25T23:59:54.227" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12244" PostId="1357" Score="1" Text="There has been a change in the LXFML file. I didn't check since which version, the change was applied, but LDD 4.3 (Sep-2018) has a different structure. e.g., &lt;Part&gt; is now &lt;Brick&gt; and attributes angle, ax, ay, az, tx, ty, tz are now a single transformation attribute" CreationDate="2018-09-26T14:59:32.253" UserId="9162" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12245" PostId="10387" Score="1" Text="There is not enough information here to answer your question. Can you be more specific? What does your robot look like? What are your tires? What are you trying to accomplish? What have you already tried?" CreationDate="2018-09-27T14:40:48.730" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12248" PostId="10368" Score="0" Text="Nice write-up. @RinRio-Oki the reason they'd do that is the resistor and other surface mount components would be placed by a machine and reflow soldered in an oven first, then someone would solder the wires on by hand. So they've just put the resistor in the middle and joined it with the PCB tracks so it doesn't get in the way of hand-soldering the wires on." CreationDate="2018-09-28T11:10:52.503" UserId="7027" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12249" PostId="10368" Score="0" Text="Yes, a beautiful write-up.  2nd Question: Is there an alternative to the physical cutting of the gray holding tabs?  Does it all snap snugly back together?  I'm not preaching LEGO Puritanism, but the piece isn't common, like say... a 1x1 plate, where I can walk away from a Pick-a-Brick Wall with a few thousand, and not care if I put a string through them for a necklace.  As for Gray Two-tabs, I have to treat it special because of its rarity.  So, would maybe an alternate use of a tiny flat head screwdriver or something to help keep me pure?" CreationDate="2018-09-28T14:45:57.317" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12250" PostId="10368" Score="0" Text="@RinRio-Oki There may be cleaner methods of getting this open. I wasn't able to force things apart using a screwdriver. I was afraid I would deform one or both sections of the plastic if I used more force, so I decided to just cut down the tabs a bit. The motor still holds together just fine. Remember, this section is also screwed in place from the bottom, so you don't have to worry about it falling off." CreationDate="2018-09-28T15:14:37.853" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12251" PostId="10394" Score="1" Text="It could also be from 7264-1: Imperial Inspection&#xA;they have the same build" CreationDate="2018-09-29T18:52:49.100" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12252" PostId="10396" Score="1" Text="Impressive investigative work! I gave up after a Google image search yielded no results." CreationDate="2018-09-29T21:29:46.697" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12253" PostId="10396" Score="0" Text="Thanks heaps Rin and Alexander! This was kinda surprising, but I was starting to suspect it may have been a knockoff. It just seemed like LEGO quality. Cheers " CreationDate="2018-09-30T02:25:04.103" UserId="10689" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12254" PostId="10397" Score="3" Text="It would make sense that there wouldn't be very many sets with punny names. Jokes tend to be regional and thus difficult to translate or localize." CreationDate="2018-09-30T04:12:28.817" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12255" PostId="10397" Score="0" Text="I can understand their motivation for avoiding it, but I am always amazed at how our regulars can find things with very little to go on.  I thought that it would be more likely in the promotional sets since those tend to be locally-focused, but flipping through brickset I didn't see anything." CreationDate="2018-09-30T04:26:17.587" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12256" PostId="10398" Score="0" Text="They did this in 2017 too with the same name.  https://brickset.com/sets/40253-1/Christmas-Build-Up  But so far those are the only two &quot;build-up&quot;s they've done." CreationDate="2018-09-30T04:55:02.930" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12257" PostId="10394" Score="0" Text="Indeed I stopped looking when I found the first one at brickset." CreationDate="2018-09-30T09:50:45.080" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12258" PostId="10396" Score="0" Text="Thank you for this! This question was keeping me up last night, and I just couldn't find a match. I started suspecting it was a clone, but I'm not familiar with clones for Bionicle sets. Great work by both you and Alexander!" CreationDate="2018-09-30T19:23:17.697" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12260" PostId="10397" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara: I don't think that's much of a problem, given that localized set names are sometimes not even remotely related in meaning. Having a pun in one language that is entirely absent in another one would thus not pose any issue." CreationDate="2018-10-01T09:17:47.603" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12261" PostId="10397" Score="2" Text="OP, please clarify: Are you looking specifically for *puns*, or for any kinds of jokes (for instance, I'd count the Ninjago *Template of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon* to be quite joke-like, even though it's not a pun)?" CreationDate="2018-10-01T09:20:27.863" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12262" PostId="10397" Score="0" Text="I thought this was going to be harder to find examples of so I aimed the question pretty broadly, but since we've got good answers for the narrower version we should probably stick with puns instead of jokes generally." CreationDate="2018-10-01T11:26:21.707" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12263" PostId="10399" Score="2" Text="Hmm, but Knight Rider was about Hoff and his *car* KITT, rather than a bike ;)" CreationDate="2018-10-01T14:06:53.813" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12264" PostId="10399" Score="1" Text="Also, it would be better to combine your answer into a single definitive answer, rather than lots of separate ones, otherwise Chicks won't be able to accept any of them ;)" CreationDate="2018-10-01T14:08:07.403" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12265" PostId="10406" Score="2" Text="Easy. Hard to describe in words, but your illustration above offers the solution. I'll build something in LDD for you later today." CreationDate="2018-10-01T16:54:23.063" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12266" PostId="10406" Score="0" Text="While that picture shows what you need to do (you can replace the cam with either a large gear/wheel or even just a plate), it might be clearer to take a look at the driving rods on a steam engine that convert linear motion into rotating motion - for another example see here: [Pattern for vertical motion](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2228/56). Note that the gear completes a full 360° rotation, but the cam is only rotating as far as the rod moves." CreationDate="2018-10-02T09:29:31.290" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12267" PostId="10406" Score="0" Text="umm, but the second link goes &quot;up&quot; &quot;down&quot; i see it before. i am intrested on something that rotate partially. i can connect a 3743 to the &quot;up&quot; &quot;down&quot; part and then a gear, but that's the only way to do that? it will take quite a few space :(" CreationDate="2018-10-02T11:44:11.820" UserId="10701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12268" PostId="10406" Score="0" Text="It does, but fundamentally &quot;up and down&quot; is the same as &quot;forwards and backwards&quot; if you lay the mechanism down flat - by converting the circular motion of the first gear into linear motion on the arm, the cam no-longer completes a full circle, but rotates forwards a bit and then rotates backwards." CreationDate="2018-10-02T12:41:40.270" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12269" PostId="10397" Score="4" Text="Not a pun, but still an &quot;insider joke&quot; - the [Saturn V rocket set](https://brickset.com/article/28363/secrets-of-the-saturn-v)  has a piece count of 1969 which reflects the year of the Apollo 11 moon landing." CreationDate="2018-10-02T14:44:53.417" UserId="10707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12270" PostId="375" Score="1" Text="Can you add like a red line indicating where the gears are supposed to mesh?" CreationDate="2018-10-02T15:05:55.800" UserId="4062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12272" PostId="10412" Score="2" Text="It looks like you aren't the only one with this problem: https://www.facebook.com/groups/legomindstorms/permalink/1208245162657041/&#xA;&#xA;Unfortunately, no confirmed solutions at this point in time. Are there any error messages in Console related to the EV3 app?" CreationDate="2018-10-05T16:38:19.620" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12273" PostId="10412" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner lego got back to me with a fix.  See answer.  Good customer support!" CreationDate="2018-10-08T16:24:59.877" UserId="10722" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12276" PostId="10417" Score="2" Text="Is there any chance you could improve the lighting on the parts at all? It's a little hard to see the details of the black plastic in the shadows ;)" CreationDate="2018-10-09T16:18:44.073" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12277" PostId="10408" Score="0" Text="Very nice! Thanks for sharing and for taking the time to expand this into a complete answer." CreationDate="2018-10-10T16:26:36.070" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12280" PostId="10420" Score="0" Text="Great question! Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-10-11T13:56:03.107" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12284" PostId="10422" Score="0" Text="Great answer! That's a good call about likely having the 85861 element behind to secure it in place. It could just be held in place by the antistud on the arm, but I'm sure that Sariel designs with a lot more robustness than the MOCs that I cobble together. :)" CreationDate="2018-10-11T19:04:03.427" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12285" PostId="10422" Score="0" Text="True, or possibly a combination of both.  Darn-it!  Now I have to make another animation!:(" CreationDate="2018-10-11T19:24:52.767" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12287" PostId="7237" Score="0" Text="What about 1.10E? The source available for download is still 1.09, so there's no changelog that explains what's new after that." CreationDate="2018-10-12T16:23:12.233" UserId="10744" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12288" PostId="7237" Score="1" Text="LEGO has been very slow about getting the source for 1.10E posted. I've contacted customer support and they are &quot;working on it&quot; for many months now. The major obvious change in 1.10E is that the EV3 now appears as a USB drive. This was done to support using the EV3 with Microsoft's MakeCode. https://makecode.mindstorms.com/" CreationDate="2018-10-12T20:09:37.083" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12290" PostId="10426" Score="0" Text="Great question! Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-10-14T01:34:52.463" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12291" PostId="8803" Score="0" Text="bear, panda and racoon are really just color variations, whereas the dogs are actually different shapes. for the smallest complete set, i'd rather go with different shapes, and throw the bears into one category." CreationDate="2018-10-14T05:22:09.550" UserId="10752" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12292" PostId="10429" Score="1" Text="Oh, nice. Is it usual in this part of stackexchange to directly mark an answer as answered, or should I wait for more answers ?" CreationDate="2018-10-14T07:09:36.530" UserId="10753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12293" PostId="10429" Score="2" Text="@phi It's up to you." CreationDate="2018-10-14T07:10:08.243" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12295" PostId="10432" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot.  Out of curiosity, did you happen to own the kits, or something you had seen in the past?  Thanks again" CreationDate="2018-10-15T05:48:50.430" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12296" PostId="10432" Score="1" Text="@pete I have a good memory, and build with the Exo-Force set before." CreationDate="2018-10-15T05:50:03.733" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12298" PostId="10429" Score="0" Text="The description on shapeways says it was an official unproduced Lego designed element, does anyone have more information on this claim?" CreationDate="2018-10-15T10:12:01.787" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12299" PostId="10429" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve - it might be better to ask that as a new question, especially as this answer is now accepted ;)" CreationDate="2018-10-15T16:13:18.663" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12300" PostId="10426" Score="0" Text="For more on the history around the use of these, and the use of glue to attach the figures to some of them, see [this answer here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/994/56)." CreationDate="2018-10-15T16:17:54.550" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12301" PostId="10427" Score="0" Text="Hi @Isaac, if Alexander has answered your question, you can also click the tick mark below the vote counts :)" CreationDate="2018-10-15T16:20:22.697" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12302" PostId="10429" Score="1" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve I've dug up some info on that and added it to the answer." CreationDate="2018-10-16T01:32:25.083" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12305" PostId="1925" Score="0" Text="I suspect they feel that the part count might make people think it's not good value, so they don't have it in markets where it's not required." CreationDate="2018-10-17T15:25:40.403" UserId="10766" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12306" PostId="10444" Score="0" Text="Yes. How its possible? I have small model." CreationDate="2018-10-18T13:53:40.127" UserId="10668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12307" PostId="10444" Score="0" Text="I believe it isn't, it's only &quot;theoretically&quot; possible. Unlikely the developers of LeoCad will have gone through the trouble of implementing this." CreationDate="2018-10-19T06:12:45.880" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12310" PostId="10455" Score="2" Text="Hi lee and welcome to Bricks! You're the second person to recommend Le-Glue, however as you may have seen on the first one, we're looking for longer answers than you have provided - can you expand a little on your recommendation - have you used it yourself for example? Did it do as advertised? Also, if you're affiliated with the product in any way, please let us know." CreationDate="2018-10-22T11:43:45.450" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12312" PostId="10454" Score="0" Text="Are you using iOS? Does the iOS setting on the EV3 match what you are using (turned *on* if you *are* using iOS, turned *off* if you are using anything else)?" CreationDate="2018-10-22T16:42:50.737" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12313" PostId="3089" Score="0" Text="https://github.com/chicks-net/lego-business-card-holder" CreationDate="2018-10-24T12:27:32.013" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12314" PostId="4603" Score="2" Text="People, people, people. Respect the lady's question and try to answer it. It's not a question about the morality of gluing bricks together, nor the wisdom of a 4-year old having LEGO bricks (which, by the way, I personally am a huge proponent of, as long as we're going there). Let's assume she's a competent adult first, and go forward from there." CreationDate="2018-10-24T14:52:52.483" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12315" PostId="10455" Score="0" Text="Yes, please expand a bit. I'm not a LEGO gluer, but if people want to do it, and there is a purpose-made product for this and it works well, frankly this should be the accepted answer, and the highest-voted one." CreationDate="2018-10-24T14:56:15.333" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12316" PostId="4606" Score="1" Text="Why in the name of Sam Hill has this question become some kind of platform for child safety and anti-glueness?" CreationDate="2018-10-24T14:58:28.687" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12317" PostId="9542" Score="2" Text="I'm voting this up because it is one of only two answers so far that actually answers the question." CreationDate="2018-10-24T14:59:11.123" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12318" PostId="10462" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-10-25T14:09:47.757" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12319" PostId="10463" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much! That’s definitely it. I appreciate your help!" CreationDate="2018-10-25T15:43:01.763" UserId="10796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12321" PostId="7982" Score="0" Text="I can conform that Alberto's answer is a good download link; I've been using it myself. But it should be noted that the USB IR tower which comes with the RIS 2.0 kit is not compatible with 64-bit Windows. You'll need an older serial IR tower and a USB-to-Serial converter to program the RCX using 64-bit Windows." CreationDate="2018-10-26T13:11:39.260" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12322" PostId="10420" Score="0" Text="I think Sariel needs his own tag for Bricks:SE!" CreationDate="2018-10-26T17:53:03.187" UserId="2346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12323" PostId="10454" Score="0" Text="Yes, using the IOS app - yes that matches." CreationDate="2018-10-27T05:04:34.400" UserId="9929" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12324" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the clear pictures.  They really drive your point home." CreationDate="2018-10-28T13:24:55.077" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12325" PostId="10467" Score="0" Text="See also: [Are DUPLO blocks compatible with LEGO blocks in any way](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/38/56) and [Are there any LEGO baseplates that are compatible with DUPLO](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2583/56)" CreationDate="2018-10-28T22:30:12.020" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12326" PostId="10472" Score="1" Text="There are some small tires that fit on half-bushings." CreationDate="2018-10-29T02:04:10.917" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12327" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="Now you have to tell us what the black, white and grey thing is. :)" CreationDate="2018-10-29T07:40:19.567" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12328" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="A highly glorified garbage can, that's what it is!  Well, it's a trash receptacle. LEGO themed after an enemy from Super Mario World, called a Thwomp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxr5WEYJ-6s." CreationDate="2018-10-29T12:42:53.757" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12330" PostId="10481" Score="1" Text="Although even as an adult getting some of those stickers on straight can be quite frustrating ;)" CreationDate="2018-10-30T21:49:17.173" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12332" PostId="10477" Score="1" Text="@aQui Welcome to Bricks! If this has answered your question, you can click the tick mark and the upvote arrow to the left of the answer to let others know that this was helpful and answered :)" CreationDate="2018-10-31T08:15:42.390" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12333" PostId="10482" Score="1" Text="I think the reason people struggle with this task is due to the difference between [maths and the real world](https://xkcd.com/669/) - you also need to take into account slippage of the wheels on the surface, play within the components, and so on ;)" CreationDate="2018-10-31T08:19:28.430" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12334" PostId="10481" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the overview and the historical perspective. Now I remember that I had one of those books. It had several sheets of stickers and it WAS cool." CreationDate="2018-10-31T09:16:42.783" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12335" PostId="10482" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Oh definitely. There's too many unknown variables affecting robot motion, and they add up to bigger and bigger error over time. Generally this task would be done using a Kalman filter, fusing the sensor readings from the motor encoders with an IMU and a compass. Such a task is totally doable with Mindstorms but is more than likely out of the scope of this question." CreationDate="2018-11-01T01:52:51.580" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12336" PostId="10484" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! Can you expand your question and show us what you have already tried? Right now your question is quite vague and likely to be closed for being too broad," CreationDate="2018-11-02T01:32:38.657" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12337" PostId="10485" Score="0" Text="The water part of your answer is interesting. Will the sticker be as firm and permanent as normal?" CreationDate="2018-11-02T06:44:44.907" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12338" PostId="10485" Score="0" Text="Allegedly.  I put a couple of stickered parts through the washing machine recently, and they had no problems( recent parts and stickers applied the same day)." CreationDate="2018-11-02T06:46:57.940" UserId="9039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12341" PostId="10491" Score="0" Text="I don't know why they didn't make it a standard height, but the studs on top are for attaching a shower head." CreationDate="2018-11-03T03:31:47.497" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12342" PostId="10489" Score="0" Text="I’m new to this flatform so I am not sure if you’ll see this but.. Wow You really gave me a specific and amazing answer!! Thank you so much bless you!" CreationDate="2018-11-03T12:55:22.350" UserId="10818" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12343" PostId="10480" Score="1" Text="Good question. It's not that obvious, it seems." CreationDate="2018-11-03T17:02:49.680" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12344" PostId="6663" Score="0" Text="I have my project fully built with Leocad, but am now looking at creating instructions from it. Do you know where I could find such info?" CreationDate="2018-11-03T20:32:40.920" UserId="10826" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12345" PostId="6644" Score="0" Text="Damn Lego, they uses Linux in the mindstorm, but are not willing to give back to the community." CreationDate="2018-11-03T20:36:53.210" UserId="10826" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12346" PostId="10478" Score="0" Text="So prints existed much earlier than stickers." CreationDate="2018-11-04T19:33:27.527" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12348" PostId="10499" Score="0" Text="And how does the name of the website even relate to what they’re selling?" CreationDate="2018-11-05T17:20:38.973" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12349" PostId="10499" Score="0" Text="I suspected as much. Still, I figured it wouldn't hurt asking the experts." CreationDate="2018-11-05T22:45:46.717" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12350" PostId="10502" Score="0" Text="I want to have them on display, has anyone (Lego or someone independent of Lego) measured how long it takes before white starts to turn yellow/tan?  I have never had my bricks turn this color, but I have inherited some sets with white bricks that are so discolored they almost match the light tan bricks." CreationDate="2018-11-06T14:12:54.620" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12351" PostId="10502" Score="0" Text="@Jedi_Maseter_Sam measurement is impossible - exact recipe for LEGO plastic was changed a few times, so any long term results had to be outdated. Modern recipe is supposed to be rather resistant to color changes. Also, it depends where on Earth you are, on what side are your windows, is ozone layer good where you live and so on." CreationDate="2018-11-06T14:16:17.233" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12352" PostId="10364" Score="0" Text="Why is this tagged with powered-up, are we not confusing power functions with powered up here?" CreationDate="2018-11-06T16:41:05.690" UserId="10566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12353" PostId="10501" Score="4" Text="Can we conclude from this that Americans spend more money on pants than Germans on Lego? ;)" CreationDate="2018-11-07T08:46:46.303" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12354" PostId="10507" Score="0" Text="ah true, I tagged it as piece-information and forgot the actual question" CreationDate="2018-11-07T21:28:07.673" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12355" PostId="10501" Score="2" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve : It does seem to suggest that, yes " CreationDate="2018-11-08T09:41:24.823" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12357" PostId="10513" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-11-08T18:18:10.210" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12358" PostId="10512" Score="0" Text="The desktop app is not the same as the chrome app, so this doesn't really answer the question." CreationDate="2018-11-08T21:24:54.307" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12359" PostId="10504" Score="0" Text="_I haven't used a Chromebook yet, so this might be silly, but:_ Do you have any access to a keyboard, either physical or on-screen? If so, `ctrl-0` is a common &quot;reset zoom&quot; keyboard shortcut." CreationDate="2018-11-09T00:51:22.447" UserId="10848" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12360" PostId="10512" Score="0" Text="Hey, Dave. How's it going, my friend.  Yea, my suggestion is based on Mr. Hino's video showing him downloading the Win installer to his Chromebook.  I don't know, maybe he lied;).  Well, I installed the student educational class version. Besides not having a hall of Robots in the Lobby, the class app still has the magnifying/size reset icons in the upper right hand corner.  Hey, David, if you have access to a Chromebook can you please try either Ctrl+, Ctrl-, or Ctrl+0, (Suggested by Joe Friedrichsen, good man!), and get back to us with anything that really helps answer her question?" CreationDate="2018-11-09T06:03:09.293" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12362" PostId="10517" Score="0" Text="Thank you for help. What is your favorate EV3 controller app?" CreationDate="2018-11-11T19:40:04.443" UserId="10100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12363" PostId="10520" Score="0" Text="That third solution with the skeleton legs is a very tempting solution to this dilemma I'm having. I might just pull the trigger on this one, but I am waiting for Stud.io 2.0+ to finish downloading before I do anything I might regret. Thanks for answering!" CreationDate="2018-11-12T16:25:49.297" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12364" PostId="10517" Score="0" Text="@AllanXu I don't really use a controller app, the only one I have used is the official EV3 app so it's hard to recommend any." CreationDate="2018-11-12T17:34:10.413" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12366" PostId="8606" Score="0" Text="There is a BUG with grey arrows.. sometimes they show, sometimes they don't. So, thank you, now I know I don't have to zoom out to be able to see my program!" CreationDate="2018-11-12T00:32:18.503" UserId="10863" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12367" PostId="10520" Score="1" Text="Updated the answer to add a LDD file to import into your model.  Later!" CreationDate="2018-11-12T20:08:48.050" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12368" PostId="7983" Score="0" Text="Yuck. Mediafire links often present the downloader with fake trojan warnings." CreationDate="2018-11-12T22:08:09.403" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12369" PostId="10522" Score="6" Text="Adding to this, OP could even invite some friends over to help with the process. Many kids and adults are really neat, organized, or even OCD, and they love sorting and organizing LEGO pieces. Put on some soft background music and it can be an almost therapeutic experience." CreationDate="2018-11-13T16:05:03.350" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12370" PostId="10523" Score="5" Text="I would argue that sorting by type first is better than colour in you are working to instructions. For example in a pile of black pieces it is hard to find the exact brick you need, but in a pile of 2x2 bricks it is easy to find the black one." CreationDate="2018-11-13T19:19:57.360" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12371" PostId="10525" Score="2" Text="Now I understand: It is a feature, not a bug." CreationDate="2018-11-14T06:39:55.753" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12372" PostId="10527" Score="0" Text="Hi Michael, that's great many thanks. Just got a little thrown off because the seller I was planning to purchase the motors from had both types at different prices(99499 being 10% more than the 88003). This was also made worse by the additional information/photo on BL that is different for both parts. when bricklink uses a different photo for both parts." CreationDate="2018-11-14T10:02:59.723" UserId="10868" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12373" PostId="10527" Score="0" Text="To me it seems that the picture for the set (88003) is the same as the picture LEGO S@H uses on its site to sell the set, while the picture for the part (99499) is a home-made picture taken by the bricklinker who added the entry... I have no idea why the BL seller would sell the single motor at a greater price than a packaged motor, I would expect it to be the other way around as a packaged motor is guaranteed 'new'..." CreationDate="2018-11-14T13:52:19.947" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12374" PostId="10523" Score="0" Text="This is the best answer so far, I think. I can be a lot of fun to spread the instructions out in front of you and start calling out &quot;2 4-length black beams! 1 6 length black axle!&quot; (or whatever nomenclature you want to use -- &quot;red square thingy&quot; is also acceptable) and go hunting for them. At least, that's what I do with my daughter. We both like coming up with the precise Lego nomenclature for the pieces. Or maybe _I_ do and she goes along with that." CreationDate="2018-11-14T16:39:38.407" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12375" PostId="10523" Score="0" Text="@Craig I agree with your suggestion and have edited the post accordingly." CreationDate="2018-11-14T21:39:39.497" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12378" PostId="10536" Score="0" Text="You are probably right, but why is the bag from 2007? The set was released in 2016." CreationDate="2018-11-17T16:54:08.333" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12379" PostId="10536" Score="2" Text="The copyright of the bag design and printing is from 2007. They must have had some extra and used them in a batch of these sets. There are 2 newer bag designs, one from 2011 that looks virtually the same as the 2007 one, and one from 2017 with a white band down the middle." CreationDate="2018-11-18T06:23:28.217" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12381" PostId="10525" Score="3" Text="@Aziraphale: Though in the case of variations of what is intended to be the same color, it's more of an undesirable side effect of said feature." CreationDate="2018-11-18T09:11:12.537" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12382" PostId="10541" Score="3" Text="Not knowing how to build a set doesn't seem urgent to me. LEGO sets are not intended to be built in a hurry." CreationDate="2018-11-18T10:06:49.440" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12383" PostId="10536" Score="2" Text="Copyrighting designs for bags that are only used to convey the real product is a fine example of copyright failing to make the world any better.  The fact that LEGO patented the brick and the minifig and lived with the shorter timeframes afforded by patents is one of the things that makes me like them so much." CreationDate="2018-11-18T13:49:02.947" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12384" PostId="10541" Score="0" Text="And if you don't know which set it is, how does it relate to the LEGO Movie?  We do amazing things here, but we can't make the parts fly together like they did in the movie." CreationDate="2018-11-18T13:51:08.013" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12385" PostId="10543" Score="2" Text="The motor is basically the identical shape and the battery box is the same size/shape, but there is one difference which could be important, which is the plug location. It's on top of the old battery box, in the middle, and on the front of the new one (and there are two, side-by-side)." CreationDate="2018-11-19T02:28:51.847" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12386" PostId="10543" Score="1" Text="Good point in general, however for the 10254, the plug location isn't a problem, the entire top and side is exposed in the tender" CreationDate="2018-11-19T06:01:19.017" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12387" PostId="10537" Score="0" Text="I going to do it next week. It looks like putting the train motor under the tender instead of the engine will be a cleaner build." CreationDate="2018-11-18T02:28:41.343" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12388" PostId="10537" Score="0" Text="So are you pretty certain that it can be done?&#xA;I was considering buying both the Holiday train set and the Cargo train, and using the BT motor setup in the Christmas train.&#xA;But, I don't have any experience with Lego trains yet, so I wasn't sure if it would work." CreationDate="2018-11-18T08:36:05.430" UserId="10881" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12389" PostId="10520" Score="0" Text="Sorry for the late comment. You really didn't have to upload an LDD file. I would think the design is pretty straight forward. But nonetheless I do appreciate the help! Marked as Answer!" CreationDate="2018-11-19T15:48:06.627" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12391" PostId="10549" Score="1" Text="Do you need the studs of the plates on the outside or can they also face the inside of the hallway?" CreationDate="2018-11-20T06:48:09.047" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12393" PostId="10552" Score="1" Text="Thank you for your information. The lighting wasnt the greatest and picture was taken on older mobile phone , will try and poat a better quality photo now. Thanks again" CreationDate="2018-11-20T12:59:17.020" UserId="10891" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12394" PostId="548" Score="0" Text="And it should be noted that ABS can deform under much lower heat than even 80C. Even direct sunlight on a hot summer day can warp parts." CreationDate="2018-11-20T14:01:47.080" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12395" PostId="10549" Score="1" Text="Studs of the plates need to be on the outside" CreationDate="2018-11-20T14:05:04.887" UserId="10895" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12396" PostId="403" Score="0" Text="The link now 404's" CreationDate="2018-11-20T14:19:46.683" UserId="10902" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12397" PostId="10552" Score="2" Text="Compared to the Bricklink photo, this opened mouth is skew. Also, the fabric of the cape is not LEGOlike at all. This is definitely not LEGO." CreationDate="2018-11-20T15:01:55.590" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12398" PostId="10553" Score="1" Text="As posted in the other answer, you have a knock-off version of sh042. Not worth much, if anything at all. Print on yours is all wonky, misaligned and definitely not something that would have passed LEGO’s QA stage." CreationDate="2018-11-20T16:14:05.270" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12399" PostId="10554" Score="0" Text="Sadly this approach won’t help either. Started off using something similar with sloped bricks, but need to attach greebling to the top of the outside face of the “hallway”" CreationDate="2018-11-20T16:18:18.323" UserId="10895" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12400" PostId="403" Score="0" Text="@AidanConnelly The link is now fixed" CreationDate="2018-11-20T17:18:28.170" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12403" PostId="10537" Score="0" Text="The Lego instructions are good, but I am not satisfied. If I can come up with something better I will post some photos." CreationDate="2018-11-21T01:17:15.600" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12404" PostId="10393" Score="1" Text="If you are unable to purchase one of these mats or would like to redesign it as you wish, I have created [a replica of this mat](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/8349/132)." CreationDate="2018-11-21T11:14:56.623" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12405" PostId="10549" Score="0" Text="You might find that the answers to [How do I build a sloped roof with a 60° rake?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/440/56) help as well - they won't join up completely, but you can probably hide the gaps sufficiently." CreationDate="2018-11-21T12:55:07.863" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12406" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="Nice! I didn't get beyond 60049 with bricklink. I would delete the old part of your answer." CreationDate="2018-11-21T13:50:33.953" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12407" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="You're right, I removed the deprecated part :-)" CreationDate="2018-11-21T15:41:29.077" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12408" PostId="10559" Score="0" Text="You might get better results if you try and provide an English version of your question. SE sites tend to be English only unless they are specifically for another language." CreationDate="2018-11-21T16:12:37.907" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12409" PostId="10559" Score="0" Text="The OP made a mistake in their posting and used the spanish word for “monitoring” instead of the word for “motorizing”. I have corrected the english translation." CreationDate="2018-11-21T19:08:19.327" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12414" PostId="6979" Score="0" Text="I have a front loaded washing machine, it sounds like you have a top loaded machine that can be opened during a wash cycle. Do you think the different action would scratch the bricks more?" CreationDate="2018-11-23T00:02:00.360" UserId="10913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12415" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much! Any idea how to get instructions for this (since they are  within a book) any ideas  about the other bag? (it's only part of a larger set)." CreationDate="2018-11-23T01:00:18.060" UserId="10894" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12416" PostId="10563" Score="3" Text="Hi and welcome to bricks SE. Try to be more specific. Describe the details of your solution, add pictures. Usually, we like to see what other builders have created :). Also, look at the previous answers to this question. Especially because it is an old one." CreationDate="2018-11-23T07:21:14.830" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12417" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="Also, How can I leave good reviews/rating for my helpers?" CreationDate="2018-11-23T08:16:59.090" UserId="10894" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12418" PostId="10548" Score="0" Text="you should probably open a new question for the first photo" CreationDate="2018-11-23T11:00:08.727" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12419" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="Building shouldn't be really hard based on what we see on the image, I think." CreationDate="2018-11-23T11:01:36.133" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12420" PostId="10548" Score="0" Text="The first one is 60004-1 fire station I'm pretty sure, at least part of it. You should add another question for it though" CreationDate="2018-11-23T11:36:38.013" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12422" PostId="10565" Score="0" Text="Welcome Derek.  You seem to have left out the image you reference.  Would you please edit your question to include the image?  It will be much easier to recognize with that." CreationDate="2018-11-24T01:23:38.813" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12423" PostId="10565" Score="0" Text="Where's the fun in that??? Had an issue with shrinkage...pic now loaded" CreationDate="2018-11-24T03:34:35.117" UserId="10914" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12424" PostId="10566" Score="0" Text="Well done Rin. My apologies if my earlier downvote on another question caused negative emotions .. A downvote does not mean your contribution is not appreciated, it just means that the answer doesn’t suit the question. All water under the bridge of course since you deleted the question. Hope we’re good though..." CreationDate="2018-11-24T19:42:46.977" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12425" PostId="10566" Score="0" Text="Wow!!!! This helps tremendously Rin. No wonder I couldn't find any images that fit what pieces we had. Looking forward to digging through the pile to put the Tie Defender together.  Unbelievable job catching the Race Rider too just by noticing the tire????" CreationDate="2018-11-25T05:02:57.990" UserId="10914" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12426" PostId="298" Score="1" Text="Here I clearly see what I've found by try-and-error - to connect vertical wall of bricks with vertically oriented long brick (with rails - https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6316/what-is-the-purpose-of-this-plate-with-door-rail/6317) I had to have studs on the side of wall once in 5 bricks. 5 * height = 6 * width." CreationDate="2018-11-25T12:15:29.917" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12428" PostId="10584" Score="5" Text="They do if you put an asterisk (\*) at the end of the search word, such as &quot;groove\*&quot;. I am not sure about other placeholder symbols." CreationDate="2018-11-26T11:32:22.597" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12430" PostId="10585" Score="1" Text="I've tried this, but whenever I try to open the .ev3 file again in the IDE it opens a blank page and then closes out of it immediately." CreationDate="2018-11-26T21:34:07.330" UserId="10926" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12431" PostId="10585" Score="0" Text="Perhaps the change you made in the .ev3p file is causing the unexpected behavior?" CreationDate="2018-11-26T23:51:38.380" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12432" PostId="10585" Score="0" Text="I probably should've described my situation better. I am on a mac btw. These are the exact steps I took: 1. Create a normal ev3 project in the IDE. 2. Duplicate this and unzip the duplicate using The Unarchiver. 3. Compress this duplicate folder using mac's built in compression. 4. Rename the extension to .ev3. I haven't made any changes to the contents of the project." CreationDate="2018-11-27T00:00:28.983" UserId="10926" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12433" PostId="10585" Score="0" Text="Should i try doing this on a windows pc instead?" CreationDate="2018-11-27T00:01:10.307" UserId="10926" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12434" PostId="10586" Score="0" Text="Is there any chance it's simply your code that isn't working? Could you add a screenshot of the program you're using to test the functions?" CreationDate="2018-11-27T01:40:04.890" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12436" PostId="10480" Score="5" Text="According to [this help article](https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=197), you can, incredibly, part out a negative number of a set, which will result in the subtraction of that number of sets worth of parts from your inventory. I haven't been able to get this to work for my wanted list, though, and I'm not a seller (yet) so I can't verify if this works for sellers." CreationDate="2018-11-27T10:18:16.327" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12437" PostId="10412" Score="0" Text="For what it's worth, I'm having a similar problem with the EV3 Educational version. After I updated to Mojave the EV3 software wouldn't run at all. I've found the Mono hint some other place and tried downloading and installing it. I can run the EV3 software now but EVERY time I do, I get blank programming blocks. I've contacted Lego tech support and they're researching and will get back with me." CreationDate="2018-11-27T15:00:43.757" UserId="10931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12438" PostId="10590" Score="1" Text="Have you tried BrickLink's own Easy Buy feature? You can select the Wanted Lists you want to work with, (or just select all your Wanted Lists), select some additional criteria (like store and shipping preferences) and BrickLink will automatically choose the cheapest combination for you. It's a really cool feature that can save you from a lot of manual searching and comparing." CreationDate="2018-11-27T18:49:33.083" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12439" PostId="10590" Score="0" Text="Also, have you tried copying your wanted list over to BrickOwl.com (a competitor of BrickLink)? They also have an autobuy function where you pick vendors one by one and BO automatically picks the cheapest distribution of parts across the selected vendors. As an added bonus, BrickOwl takes shipping into account (BL typically does not)." CreationDate="2018-11-27T19:40:16.720" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12441" PostId="10564" Score="2" Text="A great alternative to ratchets are worm gears: they too prevent the load backdriving the gear train, but have the added advantage of being reversible." CreationDate="2018-11-28T03:10:16.380" UserId="10933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12443" PostId="10586" Score="0" Text="Using the &quot;View&quot; directly from the NXT brick to test the sensors, just get all ?????on the display with the color or ultrasonic sensor plugged in." CreationDate="2018-11-28T22:34:53.977" UserId="10927" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12444" PostId="10600" Score="0" Text="Great question, and welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2018-11-29T15:04:50.193" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12445" PostId="10597" Score="1" Text="I don't know if this will work or not, but EV3Basic compiles to the same byte codes as the official EV3 software from LEGO, so it may be possible to use it with Robot Virtual Worlds, assuming that it uses the compiled .rbf file. https://github.com/c0pperdragon/EV3Basic" CreationDate="2018-11-29T16:06:05.663" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12446" PostId="10601" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! This appears to be the correct answer. Thanks for sharing! If you end up getting voted down on this, it would likely be because your answer doesn't add much new information. It is helpful to know that you've had first-hand experience with this and remember this bag being in the set, though." CreationDate="2018-11-29T18:29:08.470" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12449" PostId="10497" Score="2" Text="The site also appears to deceive users into believing this may be an official LEGO site by prominently displaying the LEGO logo in the top-left corner with no other identifying features for the website itself. I'm fairly sure it goes against many of The LEGO Groups brand guidelines. The social media and e-mail icons links are broken." CreationDate="2018-11-29T20:04:55.937" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12451" PostId="10597" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner This looks hopeful. I'm not opposed to teaching a simple to learn BASIC to students. It's where I started at 8 yrs old. I researched it briefly and it says it connects over bluetooth and wifi to the brick - so technically it should support virtual robotics toolkit which shows up as a wifi brick. Thanks for the tip!" CreationDate="2018-11-30T15:42:25.913" UserId="10936" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12453" PostId="10598" Score="1" Text="Huh, I just cracked into 40311 Traffic Lights this week and noticed a very similar notch in the base of the signpost (Tile, Modified 2 x 2 with Bar and Stud with Stop Ring). I guess it serves the exact same purpose." CreationDate="2018-11-30T17:49:07.657" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12454" PostId="10523" Score="0" Text="A very important aspect of building with LEGO is finding the parts! It builds character: patience, fine motor skills, visual acuity, spatial relations, and the appreciation for randomly associating parts. Over time it will make you a better builder, as your LEGO &quot;vocabulary&quot; will get much better. You learn what parts look like rotated &amp; upside down, their sizes, especially in relation to each other. And you learn your inventory." CreationDate="2018-12-01T05:53:28.813" UserId="10051" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12455" PostId="10554" Score="0" Text="But the outside has studs all around, except for the underside." CreationDate="2018-12-01T10:06:57.653" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12456" PostId="10600" Score="0" Text="@jncraton Thanks. Now all I need is a great answer to got with it!" CreationDate="2018-12-01T13:55:01.233" UserId="10938" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12457" PostId="10554" Score="0" Text="Hey  Aziraphale!  'Sup. I was going by Random21's original image.  His bottom 1x4 plate isn't upside down.  It's positioned right-side up to connect the two opposing hinges. I know you'd asked him a question on the direction he wants the studs to face. I took it that he really wanted the 45 degree plates studs accessible, I'm not totally sure he wanted the sides studed up either, even though, I went ahead and did it.  He said he needed to attach greebling to the top of the outside face of the hallway.  I think I went overboard by attaching studs to all side except the bottom." CreationDate="2018-12-01T14:03:41.637" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12459" PostId="10608" Score="1" Text="Awesome! Many thanks Rin Rio-Oki!" CreationDate="2018-12-03T00:51:19.783" UserId="10904" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12460" PostId="1396" Score="0" Text="Looks like no way to find that quote on lego site..." CreationDate="2018-12-03T02:46:31.943" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12461" PostId="1396" Score="2" Text="@AlexeiMartianov That's correct, this was from an e-mail response I received from LEGO customer support. I still have a copy of the full response [here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OTFJS.png). I have updated my answer to make this clearer." CreationDate="2018-12-03T10:42:36.597" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12462" PostId="10605" Score="2" Text="Thank you so much Rin Rio-Oki. That are the blocks!! You identified them and did that very fast. This forum is amazing. Lego made so many different parts, without a community of adult Lego lovers it would take so much time to identify every little bit of it. And I'm a beginner, but willing to learn. Thanks again. Cordially,&#xA;Happy Dog." CreationDate="2018-12-02T09:07:53.597" UserId="10950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12463" PostId="10610" Score="0" Text="Many thanks! Unfortunately, I miss too many pieces. I'll move to something else." CreationDate="2018-12-03T21:58:07.297" UserId="10904" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12464" PostId="6044" Score="0" Text="I do mean the HiTechnic Motor Controller. Thanks :)" CreationDate="2018-12-03T22:22:37.890" UserId="10956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12466" PostId="10616" Score="1" Text="Thanks Marek, that's very helpful to have :)" CreationDate="2018-12-05T12:37:00.350" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12467" PostId="10619" Score="0" Text="Yep, look like you are right. Similar although with different coloring https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=4619-1&amp;name=A.I.R. Patrol Jet" CreationDate="2018-12-05T14:52:58.790" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12468" PostId="10619" Score="1" Text="found the one with right colors - it's from https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=4620-1#T=P" CreationDate="2018-12-05T15:06:39.017" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12469" PostId="10619" Score="2" Text="Thanks for your contributions, and welcome to Bricks.SE! I've edited this answer to be more complete based on the info from @AlexeiMartianov comments." CreationDate="2018-12-05T16:14:08.627" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12471" PostId="10622" Score="0" Text="Before adding comments to open the box and play with it, I'll do!" CreationDate="2018-12-05T21:56:11.650" UserId="10969" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12473" PostId="10614" Score="0" Text="I'm also interested. Is it easy to sell via bricklink? (maybe it deserves a separate question...). I'm at all not sure ordinary lego user can sell easily at these prices.." CreationDate="2018-12-06T06:14:40.447" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12474" PostId="10613" Score="0" Text="I think the good answer better cover how to actually sell effectively, is bricklink good for selling small amounts." CreationDate="2018-12-06T06:19:26.040" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12475" PostId="10620" Score="0" Text="The thing is, both nxt and ev3 have bus connections on sensor ports only. So all motor interfaces that need these, occupy at least one sensor port, of which there are not so many..." CreationDate="2018-12-06T13:29:08.027" UserId="10966" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12476" PostId="10620" Score="1" Text="@MarekLewandowski That may be true, but the most common interface is I2C, which natively supports addressing. You can attach MANY I2C devices on a single sensor port just by assigning them each different addresses." CreationDate="2018-12-06T14:25:11.640" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12477" PostId="10622" Score="2" Text="Let me guess - hiding christmas presents in the garage?" CreationDate="2018-12-06T15:13:15.167" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12478" PostId="10620" Score="0" Text="True! On the other hand it's important to remember, that both ev3 and nxt see a motor as a rotary sensor too, which might seem not so important until you realize, that in that configuration the actual motor part of the'motor' is not necessary and may even not exist. So you have a native support for up to four (ev3) or three (nxt) incremental encoders (rotary or linear, as position sensors or just user interface knobs). It's expanding on i2c option, not competing with it" CreationDate="2018-12-06T16:32:00.137" UserId="10966" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12481" PostId="10627" Score="0" Text="Hello Tanners, can you add some more details or photos of your method? This question is quite old and there already are some answers. Personally, I can imagine that the cling wrap could work, but it will be visible, won't it (see question)?" CreationDate="2018-12-07T06:45:56.600" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12482" PostId="10614" Score="0" Text="Alexei, maybe you can clarify what is your definition of easy. In general, yes, selling on BL is easy. You follow the directions to set up an account and open a store. You select the parts/sets/minifigs you have, their condition, how many you have, etc., then add them to your store inventory. You wait for orders, follow the directions to send out invoices, collect payment, and ship packages. If you ever sold on anything eBay it is basically the same process. If not, it will probably take you a bit longer. People from all walks of life and all countries sell on both on eBay and BrickLink." CreationDate="2018-12-07T15:29:59.193" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12484" PostId="10629" Score="0" Text="Thank you for making my question so better looking! Copyrights were interesting to read about. One point though: my bashes w/out 'lego' fineprint actually not weak but too tight and require very much force to fit." CreationDate="2018-12-08T11:44:57.767" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12485" PostId="10629" Score="0" Text="You're welcome, Friend, I mainly wanted to capture the essence of what your post was driving at, while keeping as much of your original individual voice as possible, but I did embellished a little with the monocle pic;).  I know I didn't address every question, and went straight to offering a little advice.  As for the too tightness, that's the way I wish mine were.  Try this: Use a Q-Tip and dab a small amount of petroleum jelly on the axle shaft.  Use a holed Technic plate or brick to create a wider surface area to concentrate the pushing force of the axle through the bushing." CreationDate="2018-12-08T14:46:47.677" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12490" PostId="9550" Score="1" Text="Kind of a joke still very cost effective by cost per part. Small pins weight just 0.1g (per bricklink https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4274&amp;name=Technic,%20Pin%201/2&amp;category=%5BTechnic,%20Pin%5D#T=P), so you can theoretically buy used 1lb = 4500 parts for 5 USD - that's 0.1 cent per part, 20 times cheaper than cheapest set in accepted answer :-)" CreationDate="2018-12-11T03:55:05.240" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12492" PostId="10633" Score="0" Text="What is the average size of the average booklet you would like the average weight of? Please specify the number of average pages, the average length and the average width in millimeters." CreationDate="2018-12-12T00:16:30.297" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12493" PostId="10622" Score="0" Text="According to the Wikipedia [article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene) ABS can be used between −20 and 80°C. Heed the caution regarding humidity control." CreationDate="2018-12-12T01:47:23.123" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12495" PostId="10641" Score="0" Text="The only thing I could find was a few e-bay listings, including [this](https://www.ebay.ie/itm/RH-BIONICLE-LEGO-TECHNIC-PIN-BADGE-34981/401620219197?hash=item5d826e353d:g:TisAAOSwiCRUgmdU:rk:4:pf:0) which uses the number #34981 in the selling title, although I couldn't find anything more." CreationDate="2018-12-12T14:50:56.147" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12498" PostId="10643" Score="1" Text="If you go to google scholar and enter &quot;LEGO positive effect&quot; you will get a number of publications that describe exactly that. There are several studies that show all kinds of positive effects, not only on children. Creativity, teamwork, math, engineering, success, patience and other areas seem to be improved with LEGO." CreationDate="2018-12-12T20:24:04.460" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12499" PostId="10647" Score="3" Text="Very nice answer. You deserve to get the six-sided hat for this. :)" CreationDate="2018-12-13T02:58:31.710" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12500" PostId="10637" Score="0" Text="I did not think bricklink has API, thank you!" CreationDate="2018-12-13T04:35:36.157" UserId="10924" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12503" PostId="10647" Score="0" Text="Excellent. I've come back to this question like 4 times hoping someone had finally figured out a decent answer." CreationDate="2018-12-13T15:06:46.663" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12504" PostId="10646" Score="0" Text="I would suggest to wait a little. I'm sure instructions will be available, but the set is still very new, so it may take a while until people can upload either scanned or recreated instructions. It's certainly a nice set!" CreationDate="2018-12-13T16:33:51.840" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12507" PostId="6403" Score="0" Text="@midnite Just stumbled upon this post and wondered if you have gotten around to building it, how are things going?" CreationDate="2018-12-14T10:59:12.913" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12509" PostId="10646" Score="0" Text="Did you got the set yourself or just curious?" CreationDate="2018-12-15T06:07:50.337" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12510" PostId="10646" Score="0" Text="@AnkitSharma Not yet" CreationDate="2018-12-15T06:34:54.277" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12511" PostId="10646" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara so you are a Lego employee?" CreationDate="2018-12-15T07:01:43.850" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12512" PostId="10646" Score="0" Text="@AnkitSharma No, I'm not a LEGO  employee." CreationDate="2018-12-15T07:03:01.250" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12513" PostId="10659" Score="5" Text="Many fans believe that the tolerance for color differences has slipped a lot since LEGO started mixing colors into the granulate themselves. A member of the Danish LUG used to sort his yellow bricks into 6 different nuances. On a couple of occasions I've build sets where I could see color differences with the naked eye in rooms with sub-par lighting. So relying on color differences to spot non-LEGO pieces is not really a good idea." CreationDate="2018-12-15T16:25:27.633" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12516" PostId="10664" Score="1" Text="Maybe a radical change in the flag mold policy?" CreationDate="2018-12-15T19:39:50.810" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12517" PostId="10664" Score="4" Text="An informed answer seems unlikely, uninformed guesses are legion. My guess is the molding tool designer was thinking a flag is a flag just make it wave, It will be 8 years before any asks about it on Stack Exchange." CreationDate="2018-12-15T20:22:54.247" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12519" PostId="10665" Score="0" Text="I don't know about this clone piece, but on original pieces the tubes at the bottom are not conical (and from the picture it doesn't look like that here either), so please don't call them cones. When I saw the topic I struggled a lot to imagine what you might mean." CreationDate="2018-12-16T08:20:46.287" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12520" PostId="10667" Score="0" Text="I do not know the answer but the growth of the human population is definitely not linear." CreationDate="2018-12-16T17:15:20.480" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12521" PostId="10668" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll give them a try. I hope they'll also work on the Youtube app on our smart tv, since we usually don't view Youtube via a computer/phone." CreationDate="2018-12-16T17:50:17.910" UserId="11012" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12522" PostId="10668" Score="0" Text="Yeah, my Mom uses YT through her smart TV too, and the built in app isn't the greatest.  Can you play content from your phone to your tv through Bluetooth?  That would give you more control over the settings." CreationDate="2018-12-16T18:12:05.773" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12523" PostId="10667" Score="1" Text="From skeptics [Will Lego people outnumber people by 2017?](https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/19521/will-lego-people-outnumber-people-by-2017)" CreationDate="2018-12-16T18:44:02.210" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12524" PostId="10667" Score="1" Text="@BalazsToth since 1970 it has been" CreationDate="2018-12-16T18:44:59.913" UserId="8612" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12525" PostId="10667" Score="0" Text="Someone told me that in 2012 we already had reached the crossing point. However, I was not able to find the source yet. Maybe it is not that obvious." CreationDate="2018-12-16T19:30:37.540" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12526" PostId="10667" Score="0" Text="@Tim Checked it, you’re right. I was pretty sure it’s rather exponential. Good to know!" CreationDate="2018-12-17T00:09:51.580" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12527" PostId="10674" Score="0" Text="Now that you mentioned it, there is some stamp on the inside of the hollow studs. I didn't notice it earlier. It could be LEGO, though it's hard to read properly." CreationDate="2018-12-17T06:53:34.183" UserId="11012" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12533" PostId="10675" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the assessment. Are you aware of any parts that need special attention in this set? Apart from some dust I didn't see any damaged parts in my set. I don't have a box, but the instructions are in good (not perfect) condition." CreationDate="2018-12-17T10:08:51.873" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12534" PostId="10675" Score="1" Text="There are a few pieces unique to this set: on your picture I can see the transmission cover and handle, wheel rims, the white steering arms and the grey connector pieces. The blue wishbone pieces for the suspension are also quite rare and prone to breaking (IIRC). Your best bet would be to take the inventory of this set from a trusted source (Bricklink, Brickset, etc) and check the part IDs along with the count of each type of piece. This way you can be 100% sure your set is complete, the rest can be photographed to show the general quality. If a buyer is picky about something, they would ask." CreationDate="2018-12-17T10:16:43.233" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12535" PostId="10674" Score="0" Text="It was already identified, but just to mention, recently there was a set (10676) that contains the white horse. I can confirm because I have it. Also, when I was a kid I had a set that had the black horse (now lost because I was a dumb kid)" CreationDate="2018-12-17T10:27:11.597" UserId="8047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12537" PostId="10590" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger For now I ended up distributing the parts I needed across three Bricklink stores manually. I briefly wanted to report on the Easy Buy feature. My manually sorted order totaled to 170 Euro including shipping, while the Easy Buy carts from two stores were 210 Euro without shipping. With one of the two shops that got selected, the feature also created a cart incompatible with the store's terms, not reaching the required minimum order total. From this anecdotal evidence, I can't really recommend the Easy Buy feature." CreationDate="2018-12-17T12:36:10.580" UserId="10930" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12539" PostId="4437" Score="1" Text="@ken then why not accept the answer" CreationDate="2018-12-17T13:26:49.790" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12540" PostId="10677" Score="0" Text="Nice one! However, I would have liked to see more speculations about flag directions. Which chat did you use to contact LEGO employees?" CreationDate="2018-12-17T14:29:10.177" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12541" PostId="10677" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale lego.com support section" CreationDate="2018-12-17T14:30:30.130" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12542" PostId="10677" Score="0" Text="Oh, it's that simple!? Actually, the LEGO answer is no answer at all. The shape of the piece is due to the mold. But WHY did they change it? That is the big mystery. Maybe a struggle between left-wing and right-wing politicians in the LEGO hierarchy?" CreationDate="2018-12-17T14:41:12.333" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12543" PostId="10677" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale lol nice point" CreationDate="2018-12-17T14:42:27.240" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12544" PostId="10680" Score="0" Text="Hi DRS, and welcome to bricks.stackexchange.com! There is no need for apologies, everyone was a beginner once :) Could you please tell us more about yourself and your grandson, especially about your grandson's experience with LEGO? The situation could be really different if he has not had any exposure to LEGO yet or if he already likes LEGO." CreationDate="2018-12-17T15:55:42.463" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12545" PostId="10590" Score="1" Text="@MrCruelslyPants, I have had good success with Easy Buy, using a similar comparison method to yours. However, results sometimes do end up a bit out of whack, especially when the order is complicated with rare items. My preference is to use Easy Buy to get an idea how much my project would cost, and before I make the purchase, I double check with a manual or semi-manual method. For smaller orders of common items I would not hesitate to use Easy Buy by itself. For large, expensive, and/or complicated orders, I would double check manually." CreationDate="2018-12-17T16:04:47.530" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12546" PostId="10675" Score="1" Text="It might be worth noting that the box for this set has a shaped tray insert (a bit like a chocolate box) that has different sized compartments for long/round/small parts.  If that's not included, it might be possible to assume that it's the same as many other lego boxes where the parts are just bagged in the box.  A collector would know that the insert should be there." CreationDate="2018-12-17T16:10:25.317" UserDisplayName="user9308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12547" PostId="10680" Score="0" Text="Zovits, I worked in the forging industry for my career as a Purchasing Mgr.  We forged parts for the construction equipment, agriculture and gear shops nationwide.  My grandson loves Lego and has for a long time.  Wednesday's after school and through the summer he attends a Lego class at school which is directly tied into coding.  I was hoping to tie Lego Technic and coding and mechanics together.  Thank you for your comment, a valuable one." CreationDate="2018-12-17T20:55:19.167" UserId="11020" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12548" PostId="10323" Score="0" Text="It depends on what you are making, but if you are very creative you can do many, many things with just one motor such as with [this railway system](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_302Wfpai3w). Each rail cart has a motor that provides drive for a hopper and conveyor in addition to the drive of the cart." CreationDate="2018-12-17T21:49:41.783" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12579" PostId="10677" Score="1" Text="Yeah, no, like @Aziraphale said, that doesn't answer my question at all. The shape coming from the mold is obvious - it should be pretty clear that I'm asking why they changed the mold. If they don't have an answer to that, they can say so and I can roll with that, but as it is right now it just looks like they didn't understand my question at all. Having said that, I'm not in the business of shooting the messenger so I won't downvote this answer - I'll abstain from voting instead. I'll assume the 3 upvotes are for your taking the trouble." CreationDate="2018-12-18T05:09:13.737" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12580" PostId="10677" Score="1" Text="@LegoSonicBoy I am fine with that and my digging is still not stopped to get more" CreationDate="2018-12-18T05:17:45.607" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12581" PostId="10674" Score="1" Text="@Moacir: 10676 has a different white horse ([10352c01pb04](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=10352c01pb04))." CreationDate="2018-12-18T05:24:55.260" UserId="3687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12582" PostId="10654" Score="0" Text="Given that this is intended for employees only, it shouldn't be surprising that instructions, if any were made, would not be available publicly, nor is TLG obligated to publish them, so I wouldn't bother waiting. I've received a bag of bricks that build a [sculpture](https://novalistic.com/stuff/lego/reviews/6238721) that's only ever been given out in certain parts of Asia, and instructions for that aren't available online either, nor would I be comfortable publishing scans of the instructions without TLG's written permission (even if I'm well within my legal rights as a consumer to do so)." CreationDate="2018-12-18T05:45:30.773" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12589" PostId="10238" Score="0" Text="@GemmaMarie if it's a match then why not accept" CreationDate="2018-12-18T06:55:43.273" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12590" PostId="7135" Score="2" Text="@stacy if it's the match then feel free to accept" CreationDate="2018-12-18T06:59:17.730" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12591" PostId="10674" Score="0" Text="@kundor Oh, sorry. It is a similar piece but not the one OP asked for. Thanks for the correction" CreationDate="2018-12-18T09:41:30.527" UserId="8047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12592" PostId="10676" Score="1" Text="Michael, this is a good general comment on selling LEGO. Care about wrapping/boxing AND advertise it." CreationDate="2018-12-18T11:31:59.130" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12593" PostId="9955" Score="0" Text="@BillDuncan then don't forget accepting the answre" CreationDate="2018-12-19T06:28:02.067" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12594" PostId="10688" Score="0" Text="Yes/No?  Is this the Hub you're talking about? https://i.stack.imgur.com/a7ECr.jpg." CreationDate="2018-12-19T11:35:18.830" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12595" PostId="10688" Score="0" Text="Yeah as rin said, clearing it up with be better" CreationDate="2018-12-19T14:00:39.073" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12596" PostId="10659" Score="1" Text="As @Henrik mentions colour variation has increased quite a lot over the last few years - see also [LEGO Colour discrepancies and tint variations](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/10524/56) and [What is the difference between the plastic used in mainstream minifigs and the plastic used to make the popular collectable series of minifigs?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/8954/56)" CreationDate="2018-12-19T15:58:51.783" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12597" PostId="247" Score="0" Text="I was a part of this team that worked on the project. I’ll get some notes together in regards to the colors, the changes, the decisions behind making the changes, etc.. A couple of the answers above were very good, actually. Is there a way to post on here some of our original notes from the project? I would be happy to share. Tks, Dav" CreationDate="2018-07-09T23:02:48.653" UserId="10425" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12598" PostId="247" Score="0" Text="Hi @davis-lipis and welcome to Bricks. No worries with the previous post - would be very happy for you to share what you know, and more than happy to help you out. We do provide image hosting here on StackExchange, however I think you need at least 10 reputation to add them initially. If you Edit your answer with as much detail as you can, and if possible/needed a link or two to some images I'm sure one of us can edit them inline for you." CreationDate="2018-07-10T15:12:41.707" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12599" PostId="10691" Score="0" Text="i want it to follow light .also the station is fixed" CreationDate="2018-12-19T19:55:59.413" UserId="11034" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12600" PostId="10691" Score="1" Text="Can you provide more details then this, currently it's too vague" CreationDate="2018-12-20T03:37:40.870" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12603" PostId="10691" Score="1" Text="Hi @morad ! Could you please provide either a detailed description or a picture of this solar station? Knowing the orientation of the motors and the general idea would allow us to help you better. Thanks!" CreationDate="2018-12-20T09:44:24.697" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12612" PostId="10659" Score="0" Text="Ok, I'll remove the references to color." CreationDate="2018-12-20T11:37:49.090" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12621" PostId="10696" Score="0" Text="Nice! Guess I should have been looking [here](http://bricker.info/osets.html?brand=megabloks) instead." CreationDate="2018-12-20T19:20:58.217" UserId="444" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12622" PostId="10696" Score="0" Text="Hey, you've been the greatest of Luck Dragons.  Today you've given me two new places to look.  Just when I thought I've reached the boundaries of Fantasia/ the Internet, you provide me with more.  BIGGER THANKS!" CreationDate="2018-12-20T19:33:48.483" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12624" PostId="10700" Score="2" Text="Which attaches to the bottom of a boat hull, providing sub-surface ballast necessary to keep the boat steady. There are also [weighted bricks](http://bricker.info/parts/73090a/) one may use in the hold of the larger cargo hull, though those are often used on trains." CreationDate="2018-12-21T03:04:50.023" UserId="8229" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12626" PostId="10700" Score="1" Text="+1, I had that boat as a kid! Totally forgot about it but instantly recognized the part. :)" CreationDate="2018-12-21T09:21:18.453" UserId="11043" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12627" PostId="9492" Score="0" Text="There's also EV3 education set, that has several more sensors (and lacks the remote) compared to the EV3 retail set. The education set is actually better value for money if you have already some LEGO at home, as it gives you more robot parts and a lithium battery." CreationDate="2018-12-21T09:38:35.393" UserId="10966" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12628" PostId="10699" Score="0" Text="Keel for red ships.  I had several of those in the early 70'es." CreationDate="2018-12-21T11:22:38.963" UserId="11045" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12629" PostId="10703" Score="1" Text="Note: WeDo 2.0 is similar, but not the same. The official WeDo 2.0 SDK can be found at https://education.lego.com/en-us/support/wedo-2/developer-kits." CreationDate="2018-12-21T18:29:52.097" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12630" PostId="10694" Score="0" Text="I use mindstorm program for ev3 .I am greatful for you but can you give me a program on mindstorm.i put a link for solar station.thanks very much" CreationDate="2018-12-21T19:25:41.033" UserId="11034" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12631" PostId="10694" Score="0" Text="https://github.com/diabad/EV3-Solar-Station/blob/master/EV3SolarStation.pdf" CreationDate="2018-12-21T19:26:43.687" UserId="11034" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12632" PostId="10694" Score="0" Text="@morad sorry, your link seems broken, the browser days the file is too big to display and the PDF reader says it's invalid." CreationDate="2018-12-21T20:24:10.990" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12635" PostId="10699" Score="1" Text="I think it would make more sense to reverse the duplicate direction, since the other question is about a broken version of this piece." CreationDate="2018-12-22T06:19:57.763" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12636" PostId="10714" Score="1" Text="Do you have any restrictions on the maximum distance of the gears or similar?" CreationDate="2018-12-22T07:05:48.310" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12637" PostId="10714" Score="0" Text="@Wrzlprmft No necessarily, just that they turn in opposite directions." CreationDate="2018-12-22T07:06:53.007" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12638" PostId="10689" Score="0" Text="Hi Rin, thanks for responding.&#xA;I had previously found this video but as you said the still picture walkthrough is not ideal...&#xA;  I did get as far as you described (ie removing the battery compartment). My problem comes next. The big rectangular grey plate left is held in place not just by the screws (that I removed) but also by plastic tabs/clips. In your picture above you can see 6 grey ones (2 on north edge, 2 south edge,2 two on the left hand corners) and two white ones on the left side.&#xA; Its these white ones that are my problem.I don't know which way to push/pry them in order to unlatch" CreationDate="2018-12-22T10:57:12.120" UserId="11032" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12639" PostId="10689" Score="0" Text="Alright, I got you ;).  Thanks for coming back with the extra details explaining exactly where you're stuck. I'm going to add a picture and explain exactly how to get around the white tabs.  Give me 15 mins.  We'll get through it easy enough." CreationDate="2018-12-22T14:18:48.763" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12640" PostId="10706" Score="1" Text="Is that a real tattoo?" CreationDate="2018-12-22T14:38:25.783" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12642" PostId="10706" Score="3" Text="@Aziraphale Yep, that's LEGO Certified Professional Nathan Sawaya's thumb." CreationDate="2018-12-22T18:19:42.000" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12643" PostId="10706" Score="1" Text="&quot;Thumbs up&quot; for you answer! My plan was to have a brainstorming of this type of LEGO jokes. That is backfiring a bit, I don't really know why." CreationDate="2018-12-22T19:57:18.743" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12644" PostId="10720" Score="0" Text="Interesting, I wonder if 5005704 is on the box somewhere." CreationDate="2018-12-22T20:04:52.677" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12645" PostId="10705" Score="2" Text="...you have &quot;Lepin&quot; written in the center of your dart board." CreationDate="2018-12-22T23:04:35.680" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12646" PostId="10705" Score="0" Text="...you smile when you hear the name [Travis](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9729/what-is-the-travis-brick)" CreationDate="2018-12-22T23:09:15.803" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12647" PostId="10703" Score="1" Text="It is too bad that this is the *only* thing LEGO has on github." CreationDate="2018-12-22T23:50:57.640" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12648" PostId="10722" Score="4" Text="Oh I _love_ this" CreationDate="2018-12-22T23:57:36.860" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12649" PostId="10715" Score="0" Text="Last time I remember looking at one of those axle-joiners, there was a hole of a small diameter that a toothpick might be able to poke the axle out through. Is that the case?" CreationDate="2018-12-23T08:01:02.473" UserId="428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12650" PostId="10715" Score="2" Text="@Eric In the red piece yes, but it would be covered over by the solid black piece. You would have to bend it some to do that (which is probably the best way to try to remove it)." CreationDate="2018-12-23T08:02:20.507" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12651" PostId="10715" Score="0" Text="Oh wow, I missed that the left end is solid, and assumed it was an axle hole." CreationDate="2018-12-23T17:07:51.367" UserId="428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12652" PostId="10705" Score="3" Text="...you know the conversion factor from km/h to studs per second." CreationDate="2018-12-23T20:04:31.237" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12659" PostId="3085" Score="0" Text="Does this solve @Ari Porad 's problem? The best resolution you could get with this device is 1/4 of a turn." CreationDate="2018-12-25T00:52:47.043" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12660" PostId="10733" Score="0" Text="As great as both of these channels are, what I don't understand is why TLG sent them review copies of a set that was never intended for general availability in the first place (and is, as described, an employee exclusive). Is it because they know the employee-given copies will just get gifted or resold and change hands in general and decided they might as well let everyone see them built?" CreationDate="2018-12-25T17:23:12.043" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12661" PostId="10731" Score="0" Text="That's not it.." CreationDate="2018-12-25T17:29:19.967" UserId="11012" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12662" PostId="10731" Score="3" Text="How do you know they aren't best-lock bricks?" CreationDate="2018-12-25T19:19:15.763" UserId="11049" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12663" PostId="3085" Score="0" Text="^ Why would you say that? It's free to rotate as much as it wants, because the four-lobed &quot;Gears&quot; will simply slip underneath the angled stoppers, in one direction." CreationDate="2018-12-25T20:34:44.903" UserId="9783" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12664" PostId="3085" Score="1" Text="@RallyToMe, technically MindS1 is right, it could take as much as a quarter turn until the knob wheel gets locked. This can however be reduced by using ordinary gears, the more teeth the smaller the error at the price of increased size." CreationDate="2018-12-25T21:24:39.657" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12666" PostId="10646" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara updated answer" CreationDate="2018-12-26T08:52:08.353" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12667" PostId="10610" Score="0" Text="That's cool.  Keep on asking.  That's why we're here;)" CreationDate="2018-12-26T11:56:03.307" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12668" PostId="8902" Score="0" Text="Note that shipping from China is ridiculously cheap and typically included in the prices found on AliExpress. So if you need just a handful of parts, it's actually a lot cheaper to buy from AliExpress than buying from LEGO or on Bricklink, beause of the high shipping cost when buying in Europe or the US. Also, the quality of Chinese bricks has improved so much they're barely distinguishable from LEGO." CreationDate="2018-12-26T16:15:29.093" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12669" PostId="10733" Score="1" Text="@LegoSonicBoy these were not sent out with the intention to be review copies. Along with LEGO employees, this year, LEGO Ambassadors also received the set as a Christmas gift. Some of these Ambassadors who run YouTube channels or blogs choose to publish reviews or speed-builds of the set. This may or may not have been a good idea, as this set is not available to the general public. Previously, Ambassadors received a regular small to medium set for Christmas as a thank you for their contributions." CreationDate="2018-12-26T17:05:15.007" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12671" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="AFAIK, XingBao is the only company providing their own sets that also has a sister company making complete clones. While I am aware of one set Enlighten pretty much cloned, everything else I've seen from them is original. And for many other brands (like Kazi, Gudi or Ausini) I've never seen them blatantly copy a Lego set at all. So I'm not sure your argument that &quot;many of the companies providing their own sets are owned by parent companies that also own the companies making complete clones&quot; really holds." CreationDate="2018-12-26T20:58:40.890" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12672" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="(continued) Also, Lego copying Kiddicraft may not have been illegal for technical reasons. But does that make it moral? And if China's law can't prohibit Lego from cloning Lego sets, how is that any different?" CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:00:43.917" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12673" PostId="10739" Score="2" Text="If selling Lepin products is illegal in China, why do the Chinese government &amp; AliExpress allow the sale of this brand? And if it is not illegal in China, how is the sale of Lepin products being sold in China any different from Lego selling a clone of patented Kiddicraft blocks in Denmark?" CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:03:29.623" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12674" PostId="10740" Score="2" Text="Compare LEGO's [Black Seas Barracuda](http://www.powerofthebrick.com/7-great-lego-pirates-sets-sure-to-shiver-your-timbers/) with Enlighten's [Adventure](http://www.enlighten-brick.com/307.html) for earlier examples, a number of the others are incredibly similar, but I'll admit slightly different." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:27:07.773" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12675" PostId="2276" Score="0" Text="Both &quot;direct links&quot; are broken and just redirect to the Lego education home page." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:32:53.983" UserId="9788" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12676" PostId="10739" Score="2" Text="As Aziraphale said; Kiddiecraft was patented only in Great Britain, and they later sold their patent to LEGO. The patent of the original brick design no longer belongs to Kiddiecraft. It is perfectly legal for companies to buy and sell their products, patents, or even their entire business." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:32:54.227" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12677" PostId="10741" Score="1" Text="Although with cars it's even more confusing due to the shared ownerships - a Skoda Fabia looks similar to VW Polo because they are basically the same car with slightly different curves, with Hyundai and Kia it's even worse: the Venga and IX20 (for example) are exactly the same car, just sold under a different marque with different warranties." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:37:09.440" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12678" PostId="10739" Score="1" Text="LEGO does not sell Kiddiecraft blocks. I'm not sure where you got that idea. LEGO has their own unique brick design that is significantly different from the original Kiddiecraft design. In addition, Kiddiecraft no longer owns even their original the patent. They sold it to LEGO." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:37:17.517" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12679" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="How are the original &quot;Automatic Binding Brick&quot; bricks not direct copies of Kiddiecraft's original patented design? The look identical, including the slit on the sides!" CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:39:14.523" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12681" PostId="10741" Score="1" Text="There were may similar &quot;binding bricks&quot; in the 1930s. Kiddiecraft and LEGO weren't the only ones. Kiddiecraft only had a patent for the UK. Other similar companies were patented in the US and elsewhere. LEGO had their own patent in Denmark with an improved design. In addition, they bought the Kiddiecraft patent. These are perfectly normal business dealings." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:43:41.833" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12682" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="As I said, I am aware of a single set Enlighten &quot;pretty much&quot; cloned. That's the set you're refering to. I can't think of any other Enlighten sets that are equally similar. And the overall quality of their original sets is pretty decent in my experience." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:43:52.703" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12683" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="No, Kiddiecraft and LEGO weren't the only ones to make &quot;binding bricks&quot;. But the patented ones sold by Kiddiecraft were **identical** to the parented ones Automatic Binding Brick sold.(-&gt; Automatic Binding Brick would later become Ego Brick). This was decades before Lego bought these patents and years before Lego patented its &quot;new and improved&quot; bricks." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:48:55.460" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12684" PostId="10739" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : As I explained in my question, the &quot;Automatic Binding Brick&quot; blocks were a blatant rip-off of the original patented Kiddiecraft design. The blocks look identical. And yes, Lego eventually acquired the rights to Kiddicraft... in 1981. That's decades after they did their blatant rip-off. All this is explained in my question, which you apparently didn't bother to read." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:50:13.120" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12685" PostId="10739" Score="2" Text="Hm... no need to get upset, and I did read your post. As it was pointed out by several people here, Kiddiecraft was only trademarked in the UK. There were a number of other companies who made similar binding bricks in several countries. Kiddiecraft and LEGO were not the only ones. If a product is not trademarked in a region, the original company will either have to go through the effort of trademarking it, or risk their product getting copied. It's how business works." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:51:55.110" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12686" PostId="10741" Score="3" Text="John, one other thing you might consider in your research, is that in the past companies used to be more regional. A product that was manufactured and trademarked in one country only focused on distributing their product in that country and they were happy with that market share. It was common for someone seeing a product in their travels, and than taking it back home to their own country and building something similar or even the same and making this their business. Normally the activities of the original company and the later company didn't clash, as they worked in different markets." CreationDate="2018-12-26T21:57:01.743" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12687" PostId="10741" Score="3" Text="... continuing from my previous comment... Now, that we live in a global economy, rules are quite different. Companies have to patent their products in all the regions they want to operate in to protect their rights. So, when you look at events that happened a long time ago, it is important to consider the landscape people and businesses operated in at that time. Laws were different, business practices were different, and people's attitude to business was different as well." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:02:42.677" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12688" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="Apologies - they've copied the same one twice (their 308 and 307 are functionally the same from the outside, with different additions - you're right that 308 is even closer to Black Seas Barracuda) - I've updated my answer to note that many of their sets are different, however they have clearly copied a number of other elements that they could easily have developed their own versions of..." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:04:16.257" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12689" PostId="10739" Score="1" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : So if China decides that Lego's trademarks &amp; licenses don't apply to the Chinese market, does that mean it's OK to sell Lepin in China?" CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:06:07.600" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12690" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : How is your argument different from that of someone claiming that American slavery during the 19th century was totally fine because it was totally legal back then and business practices were different back then? If slavery is immoral today, doesn't that mean it was just as immoral back in the 19th century? Much the same, if blatantly copying someone else's product is immoral today, doesn't that apply to the 1950s as well?" CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:11:46.310" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12691" PostId="10739" Score="1" Text="Trademark laws are very complex and there are lots of nuances to them. It also takes a while to apply laws and rulings even after they are sorted out. LEGO recently won several cases against Chinese cloners, including Lepin, which you can read about in the LEGO news room: https://www.lego.com/en-sg/aboutus/news-room/2018/november/lepin-case/" CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:16:29.943" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12692" PostId="10740" Score="1" Text="Is there any legal problem with copying the design of pieces like the ones you're mentioned? If not, then what's the issue but copying the design of a single piece? As a builder, I love the fact that the pieces of different brands look so much alike, as it provides a consistent look-and-feel when I combine multiple brands in one build." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:24:13.113" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12693" PostId="10739" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : Only 18 Lepin sets are actually impacted by the lawsuit it lost against Lego. All other Lepin sets can still be sold and are still being sold in China. So as long as those sets are not explicitly banned by Chinese law, does that mean you're OK with these sets being sold in China?" CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:27:34.413" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12695" PostId="10741" Score="2" Text="Ah, that's a very interesting question that philosophers have been pondering over for ages! In general, it is best not to use (and definitely not to try to enforce) our own morals and standards on other people and societies. We may not agree with them, we may even be repulsed by them, but we can't expect them to just accept our standards. This is why education is so important. We can show what we feel is a better way. And, hopefully, we will also be open to even better ways that are presented to us. People centuries from now will probably look at us like we were barbarian cavemen. :D" CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:28:27.137" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12697" PostId="10739" Score="3" Text="As I mentioned, trademark laws and procedures are very complex and it's hard to wrap our everyday brains around it. Even lawyers who are not versed in trademark laws wouldn't try to interpret a complex case like this. But in short, my understanding is that those 18 sets are just the beginning. The case is ongoing." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:31:37.447" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12698" PostId="10741" Score="1" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : There's already quite some people out there who consider modern copyright &amp; trademark laws a form of legal extortion that only favors corporations and stifles innovation in a multitude of ways. And they would argue that Chinese cloning of Western products is some form of poetic justice. Either way, I guess it's fair to say that in the end legality and morality are two distinct concepts and should never be confused with one another!" CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:32:06.943" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12699" PostId="10741" Score="2" Text="Hm... yeah, I read interpretations like that myself. It's a complex issue that I don't think is so black and white. Chinese clones effect regular people too. To stay on topic, Chinese clone brands also rip off designs from ordinary LEGO fans without any credit or sharing of profits. A lot of LEGO fans no longer share pictures of their beautiful designs because of this. It's quite sad..." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:34:46.663" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12700" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="Most Chinese companies use bricks that are identical to Lego's, but the sets they sell are their original designs. So you can't really say that they are just taking Lego's work and copying it. They are doing their own innovation, and by using bricks that are identical to Lego's, these brands are 100% compatible (that means, also in terms of look-and-feel). Aside from possible legal issues, I don't really see how anyone can be against that." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:37:56.973" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12702" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger : I don't get that. As an open source programmer, I feel honored when someone else uses my code in their project. And that includes commercial projects. So what if other people make money based on some code I wrote? All great works are created by men who stand on the shoulders of giants..." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:42:45.520" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12704" PostId="10740" Score="1" Text="But again... Aside from possible legal issues, what's the problem with Enlighten using minifigs &amp; accessories that look identical to Lego's? What is the problem with them having their own Knights theme, alongside eg. a military theme or oriental themes? From a customer's perspective, isn't it better to have sets from clone brands that look so much like Lego that they blend in perfectly with your Lego sets rather than a brand (like Mega Bloks) that &quot;stands out&quot;? I love it when I use components from 5 different brands in one build and it all blends in perfectly together!" CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:50:31.027" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12705" PostId="10741" Score="2" Text="Yes, that's a way to look at it, but many people don't feel that way. They design something with thought and passion, and they're not happy that someone else profits from their work. In general, it's best to ask permission. Some people will feel like you, and will be happy to share, while others prefer to keep their personal projects personal. Nothing wrong with either way. And it may also depend on the project. Michael Jackson didn't mind Weird Al parodying his songs, but he asked him not to parody Black or White, as he felt it was a too important subject." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:55:13.670" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12706" PostId="10740" Score="1" Text="&quot;aside from possible legal issues&quot; seems to be whole issue here. (I've moved my comment responses into my answer)." CreationDate="2018-12-26T22:55:46.383" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12707" PostId="10740" Score="2" Text="There's nothing intrinsically wrong with having their own knights theme, but why is it based on European questing knights, and not on Quin (i.e. terracotta army) or China vs Mongolia or even just Samurai? They have a rich warrior history (including the invention of gunpowder and cannons, the great wall, etc.) that to limit themselves to copying LEGO exactly seems a shame." CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:02:15.817" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12708" PostId="10741" Score="1" Text="@johnslegers If you release all your work under the most permissive of licenses (or without any license) then great. However many licenses (including for example the one here on Stack Exchange) request recognition of the original work (even if that is just a credit somewhere in the source code) or force you to release your work as open source too." CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:09:39.393" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12709" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="Enlighten's &quot;War of Glory&quot; theme is actually more inspired by Tolkien than by  Lego's medieval themes. And the designs of the actual sets are both pretty awesome and original looking IMO. But yes, they don't seem to have a full-fledged oriental theme. However, other brands (like XingBao &amp; Oxford) already fill that niche. Terracotta army minifigs also exist and are produced by yet another brand (Kopf). An the quality of each of these brands is pretty high. I think you're underestimating how much the Chinese clone brand market has evolved over the last couple of years!" CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:10:56.373" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12710" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid : All my open source code is MIT licensed. I realize that not everyone does that. And I respect their choice. But I do believe that this sort of protective attitude people here in the West have over their own creations is bad for innovation, really, and that this (IMO anti-social) atttiude is fueled mostly by corporations who do not have our best interests in mind. But that's just my very, very personal opinion..." CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:16:23.960" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12711" PostId="10740" Score="1" Text="Indeed (Battle with the Ancient Tree, and dwarf beard/helms that again look much like LEGOs, albeit in that case with my desired improvement of detachable horns), however they aren't really sold over here in the UK that much (if at all, presumably due to fear of litigation - the only sets we tend to see are the terrible fake minifig versions) I don't really see them much. Thier &quot;Creation of the God&quot; theme looks like a mash-up of Ninjago and Legends of China with some interesting nods towards Journey to the West though." CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:21:03.047" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12713" PostId="10741" Score="1" Text="@johnselegers and the MIT license requires some (albeit very minimal) recognition (e.g. &quot;this product includes code licensed under the MIT license&quot;) and you would therefore be within your rights to enforce that if you found non-compliant usage. It sounds like you wouldn't, but you could. There's also a reason why a lot of sensible people are arguing against the patentability of software :)" CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:28:43.353" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12714" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="I buy all my Chinese clone sets on AliExpress. Shipping sometimes can take many weeks, but shipping rates to Europe are dirt cheap, as are many of the sets they sell. And you can find literally thousands of individual minifigs over there at about €0.70 ($0.80). While there's definitely still some brands out there with very poor quality, many of these brands produce at a quality that makes them barely distinguishable from real Lego... at a fraction of the cost of real Lego. Thanks to AliExpress, I can finally afford building that city I've always dreamed about..." CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:29:05.460" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12715" PostId="10740" Score="1" Text="That might be part of the problem: either a feeling of jealousy based on &quot;I've paid full price for this, and they've got all that for 1/10th&quot; or (the more problematic) passing off of clone brands elements at full market price on sites like eBay and similar (think rare Minifigures, etc.). If the seller is up front and honest about the source, then the buyer can make an informed choice." CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:36:57.713" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12716" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="And maybe also a bit of snobbism / elitism? It seems to me that an increasing amount of Lego's profits comes not so much from parents buying toys for their children but from speculators &amp; collectors buying sets most parents can't afford to buy their kids. And it doesn't help that Lego has a tendency of discontinuing sets that are still in popular demand... driving up the price in the second hand market. This is in fact one of the reasons Lepin is so popular : they still sell eg. ALL of the modulars, most of them for $50 to $100 (shipping included). For an old Lego modular, you often pay &gt;$500." CreationDate="2018-12-26T23:52:27.293" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12717" PostId="10738" Score="3" Text="I think there's a core of a good question here. Would you object to an edit to cut down on fluff and rhetorical questions?" CreationDate="2018-12-27T01:50:15.837" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12718" PostId="10740" Score="0" Text="FYI, for a really cool oriental set, check out the 3320 piece [**XingBao brothel**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4SX-yc5-hk). It looks about as oriental as it gets, and it being labeled as a &quot;brothel&quot; or even &quot;whorehouse&quot; gives it just that eccentric touch that makes me really want to own this set. This set is one of several oriental themed sets XingBao is selling, which includes a bank, a theatre, a tea house and a Suzhou garden. The buildings are all between 2900 &amp; 3900 pieces, and they all look pretty awesome IMO." CreationDate="2018-12-27T03:56:32.390" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12719" PostId="10738" Score="2" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara : I added all of the &quot;fluff&quot; and &quot;rhetorical questions&quot; to provide a context wherein to frame my question. I believe this context is important, considering the controversial nature of both Chinese clone brands and Lego's origin. While I don't mind your improving my question per se, I'd rather not see any important context get lost." CreationDate="2018-12-27T04:02:26.173" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12721" PostId="10733" Score="0" Text="@TheBrickBlogger: Thanks for the clarification. Sounds like it's not quite exclusive to just employees after all. But I'd think LEGO Ambassadors were up there with them anyway." CreationDate="2018-12-27T14:40:36.883" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12722" PostId="10744" Score="0" Text="Based on https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/10486/6174 it seems like there is a 1:1 relationship unless you use some sort of proxy." CreationDate="2018-12-27T17:10:33.237" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12723" PostId="10745" Score="1" Text="Ah, your answer is much better then mine! Upvoted. :)" CreationDate="2018-12-27T17:35:58.883" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12725" PostId="10745" Score="0" Text="Thanks very much for your detailed response. I have had continued problems linking the second train, it just continues flashing but I will reset everything and try again this evening following the above." CreationDate="2018-12-27T18:10:35.020" UserId="11075" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12726" PostId="10745" Score="0" Text="@Stereo: Let me know if it works out!" CreationDate="2018-12-27T18:12:11.440" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12728" PostId="10745" Score="0" Text="@LegoSonicBoy. I have tried to pair it as per the instructions (which incidentally is pretty much the way I had bee previously trying) and the second train/hub fails to join the network. The second hub when switched on flashes white but I cannot get it to then pair with either a hub or controller on the network." CreationDate="2018-12-28T00:00:19.410" UserId="11075" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12729" PostId="10745" Score="1" Text="@LegoSonicBoy. I have since followed the HispaBrick video you linked and have managed to link the 2 trains to one controller and all is working as desired! I have hunted youtube and failed miserably finding anything that worked for me so thanks for the link." CreationDate="2018-12-28T00:18:24.420" UserId="11075" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12731" PostId="10745" Score="0" Text="@Stereo: Glad you got it working! You can mark my answer as accepted by clicking the checkmark under the voting arrows. Oh and welcome to Bricks SE!" CreationDate="2018-12-28T09:04:39.287" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12732" PostId="10753" Score="0" Text="https://media3.webcollage.net/e7591287200999f3ebb67aeb1d0fe6a13bc25874?response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIIE5CHZ4PRWSLYKQ&amp;Expires=1893517796&amp;Signature=t%2BOpkHf7lQPzrB3%2FPzdgFauejow%3D   fire disk match too" CreationDate="2018-12-28T14:48:49.947" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12733" PostId="8748" Score="0" Text="My number on clear tape of the box is 38 R6 but instructions have number 6162871, which indicate the revised set. The neck part is a &quot;ball&quot; and not the clicking mechanism as shown in some youtube videos for the problematic version." CreationDate="2018-12-28T16:26:04.130" UserId="11084" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12734" PostId="10753" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all your help! Awesome! On the instruction booklet, the Pieces i have match bags five through eight I just don’t have bags one through four do you know of a website that sells just certain bags out of boxes" CreationDate="2018-12-28T17:21:16.750" UserId="11070" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12735" PostId="10755" Score="5" Text="Picture would definitely help. There are a number of sets I can think that this might be." CreationDate="2018-12-28T23:01:07.723" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12736" PostId="10750" Score="0" Text="Mega Bloks may use oversized specialized pieces that have very little reuse value, but this is not the case for Chinese clone brands. 99% of their pieces are identical to Lego pieces in look-and-feel. And the quality is getting so close to Lego's quality that the quality argument no longer really holds either for most of those brands." CreationDate="2018-12-29T00:41:01.667" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12737" PostId="10747" Score="0" Text="You said that you've been disappointed by the quality of clone brands. What brands are you talking about? Sure, Mega Bloks totally sucks. And I can't say I'm a fan of Sluban either. But in my experience, Oxford (a Korean brand) is very impressive. And XingBao (the &quot;legal&quot; sister brand of Lepin) is almost just as good. Sure, not all Asian brands have reached their level of quality yet, but personally I'm rarely disappointed by the quality (especially in terms of value for money) of Chinese brands." CreationDate="2018-12-29T00:46:14.773" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12738" PostId="10747" Score="1" Text="(continued) Adding to this, note that  99% of the pieces used in sets of most clone Chinese brands are identical in terms of look-and-feel to those of Lego pieces. So there's really no need for a database of these brand's pieces. You can replace missing pieces with a Lego piece or mix the pieces of multiple Chinese brands, Oxford &amp; Lego with little to no noticable differences between those pieces. And if you really need just one missing piece, you can often find it on TaoBao or AliExpress (a lot cheaper than on Bricklink), with relative ease, once you learn to find your way on these sites!" CreationDate="2018-12-29T00:51:23.953" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12739" PostId="10747" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure of which brands for the sets I have.  The minifig cases from ELiM have been of good quality." CreationDate="2018-12-29T01:04:30.683" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12740" PostId="10753" Score="0" Text="I'm afraid I don't know of such website and I think it unlikely to exist. You could probably create a &quot;wanted list&quot; on bricklink if you have the time and patience to go through the inventory list and strike out the pieces you have. Not sure if buying the missing pieces on bricklink will eventually be cheaper than buying the set new or secondhand" CreationDate="2018-12-29T08:51:23.780" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12741" PostId="10053" Score="0" Text="Pairing from the device helps. If you paired before, remove the bluetooth pairing." CreationDate="2018-12-29T22:07:19.793" UserId="6534" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12742" PostId="10759" Score="6" Text="This sounds like a question for LEGO Education customer support." CreationDate="2018-12-29T22:54:35.290" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12743" PostId="10755" Score="0" Text="It's better to post pic" CreationDate="2018-12-30T08:45:46.617" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12745" PostId="10759" Score="2" Text="Where did you find this URL?" CreationDate="2018-12-31T00:08:48.247" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12746" PostId="10762" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your advise. i might need to relook into all part. :)" CreationDate="2018-12-31T07:08:04.063" UserId="11093" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12747" PostId="10768" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  While you've explained the designer's motivations well, it doesn't seem like this actually answers the question.  Can you add a bit more to this to tie it together?" CreationDate="2018-12-31T17:18:28.047" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12748" PostId="10771" Score="1" Text="Jason, welcome to Bricks.SE.  Many of us sympathize with your frustration, but we don't work for The LEGO Group so we don't have any insider knowledge.  Sending a note to customer service usually gets a response.  https://www.lego.com/en-us/service" CreationDate="2019-01-01T02:44:24.467" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12749" PostId="10771" Score="0" Text="Thought you guys follow it so closely that some one had an explanation of why. Or some theories to why." CreationDate="2019-01-01T02:50:50.273" UserId="11102" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12750" PostId="10770" Score="0" Text="I'm kinda new here, if the OP wanted to know what the pieces were, would you give them an element ID or would you pick a part number from one of the places that lists parts?" CreationDate="2019-01-01T07:23:23.050" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12751" PostId="10770" Score="0" Text="@Raystafarian I'd probably give them an official part number if possible and a link to the part on BrickLink." CreationDate="2019-01-01T07:27:09.397" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12752" PostId="10655" Score="1" Text="Think it might be worth converting my answer to a wiki and keeping it up to date since it's the pinned answer?" CreationDate="2019-01-01T15:42:52.770" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12753" PostId="10770" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara: could you throw the part ID's in there somehow?" CreationDate="2019-01-01T19:11:54.547" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12754" PostId="10777" Score="1" Text="With the OP's talk about a modified SATA connector, I think he's talking about the new system, possibly inspired by (something like) https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10441/are-there-powered-up-compatible-connectors-available/10442#10442" CreationDate="2019-01-02T08:16:46.910" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12755" PostId="10779" Score="0" Text="Hi @Zerop! I'll try to edit your question to make it a bit better readable, but I have no idea what you could mean by &quot;Gandalf&quot;. Could you please clarify your intent? Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-01-02T13:43:52.173" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12756" PostId="10779" Score="0" Text="Hi !! sorry was only a joke. Solution is hard to find and i wrote that i have ask help else to Gandalf (lord of rings) hoping in help !!" CreationDate="2019-01-02T14:07:54.887" UserId="11113" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12757" PostId="10779" Score="0" Text="Okay, then I'll leave the reference intact :)" CreationDate="2019-01-02T14:28:10.430" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12759" PostId="10782" Score="1" Text="You're right! This piece was in a wrong position. Now everything works properly. Thanks a lot!" CreationDate="2019-01-02T14:59:52.160" UserId="11115" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12760" PostId="10772" Score="0" Text="It is amazing what the fan community has done with trains in LEGO.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/10271/6174" CreationDate="2019-01-02T16:56:05.123" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12761" PostId="10785" Score="4" Text="Just out of curiosity, what do you do that Lego sends you free stuff?" CreationDate="2019-01-02T22:41:46.133" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12762" PostId="10785" Score="2" Text="@MindS1: jncraton represents the site in the LEGO Ambassador Network (LAN). (He should probably put this in his bio - it's pretty important.)" CreationDate="2019-01-03T11:10:39.977" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12763" PostId="10783" Score="0" Text="Thanks for help !! I'll try tonight your solution ! thanks to all" CreationDate="2019-01-03T11:53:19.693" UserId="11113" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12764" PostId="10684" Score="0" Text="Haha, they don't know. Right now some LEGO agent is consulting the Bricklink catalog to come up with a number :)" CreationDate="2019-01-03T13:21:11.840" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12765" PostId="10723" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the suggestions. Although I'm already aware of both sets you mentioned, I very much appreciate your input. — The 10228 Haunted house is definitely a set I'm considering. I'm not so sure about the 75930 Indoraptor Rampage set, though. It's just the front or a building, really, and even as a front I feel it's a bit lacking in detail. I'd rather go for the [76108 Sanctum Sanctorum Showdown](https://brickset.com/sets/76108-1/Sanctum-Sanctorum-Showdown) instead, which similar in size &amp; price but has a more refined look-and-feel IMO." CreationDate="2019-01-03T13:45:57.253" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12766" PostId="10785" Score="2" Text="@LegoSonicBoy explained it well. TLG provides support for us in various ways. They sent me this set to review as the representative of our community. We do try to spread this support around the community as much as possible (e.g. https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/432/2018-annual-support-proposals ), but for a single $4 review set I just took care of this one myself." CreationDate="2019-01-03T14:52:09.517" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12767" PostId="10779" Score="0" Text="Similar question: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/7822/3498" CreationDate="2019-01-03T19:54:41.387" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12768" PostId="10790" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the suggestion, but I think that it is very ulikely they will replace parts of the set that is now a decade old (I'm speaking of 8994). Unfortunately I do not have credit card nor paypal either (I'm 16 years old) and can't buy online using their pick-a-brick service. Again thank you a lot :)" CreationDate="2019-01-03T22:05:37.130" UserId="6545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12770" PostId="10792" Score="1" Text="Actually I have answered my own question.  425 is for a 180 degree turn.  Doh!" CreationDate="2019-01-04T02:36:16.897" UserId="11129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12771" PostId="10785" Score="0" Text="@jncraton That's super cool dude, thanks for your work!" CreationDate="2019-01-04T03:15:10.840" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12772" PostId="10783" Score="0" Text="@Zerop No problem! Just to elaborate a bit, the key here is that you're using a loop (instead of a wait block) to wait until either logic signal is true. Then after the loop, you use a switch to act based on which condition ended the loop. You could easily extend this to more than 2 conditions, or use it to wait until BOTH conditions are true, etc. Just a cool programming trick to keep in mind for the future." CreationDate="2019-01-04T03:20:58.510" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12773" PostId="10792" Score="1" Text="Glad you figured it out yourself! But just for future reference, it's actually very easy to calculate how many wheel degrees you need for any robot rotation. See [this post here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/10482/6720)." CreationDate="2019-01-04T03:27:10.120" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12774" PostId="10783" Score="0" Text="MindS1 thanks a lot !!!!! it's worked perfectly !!!! &#xA;I had almost arrived near it. What was wrong was the switch block. I used the switch block waiting for a true logical condition instead of waiting for the sensor. Now it works perfectly. Thank you so much for the invaluable help !!" CreationDate="2019-01-04T07:56:06.137" UserId="11113" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12775" PostId="7513" Score="0" Text="Thats me and I still have it. :)" CreationDate="2019-01-03T21:56:15.940" UserId="11126" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12776" PostId="7513" Score="2" Text="Hi Peter, can you share a photo of this strange pen?" CreationDate="2019-01-03T22:34:58.997" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12778" PostId="10796" Score="1" Text="Ahhh! Finally! I was looking up the exo force sets too, but i wasnt having any luck! I guess im missing way more pieces than i thought. Thank you so much!!" CreationDate="2019-01-05T21:39:26.357" UserId="11139" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12782" PostId="10705" Score="0" Text="...you are worried about LEGOing too long." CreationDate="2019-01-07T13:09:39.297" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12783" PostId="10807" Score="0" Text="That does not look like legit LEGO, it looks like a knock off brand" CreationDate="2019-01-07T14:58:25.053" UserId="4256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12784" PostId="10805" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the tip. Someone at Reddit proposed the same storage system, and I found their 8-drawer system [@ Blokker for 28.99 Euro](https://www.blokker.be/nl/p/iris-organizer-chest-8-lades-a4/1388816)... which definitely is affordable. I am a bit worried the trays are a bit big for small pieces, though..." CreationDate="2019-01-07T16:04:12.890" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12785" PostId="10806" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the tip. It does look very suitable for small pieces, and I don't think a better price is possible. Too bad it's not only available so rarely :-(" CreationDate="2019-01-07T16:05:53.660" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12786" PostId="10810" Score="0" Text="The brickstuff system looks really good Very small lights and thin cables. But so expensive! 50 Dollars for 8 lights in the basic kit." CreationDate="2019-01-07T21:00:31.790" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12787" PostId="10804" Score="0" Text="Such a nice collection. Do you have the instructions and boxes? First make sure that you won't regret selling the sets before you offer them. I think Ebay is the best option for (partly) assembled sets. In a local sale, you might have to reduce the prize drastically. I'll have the Caterham, the Simpsons House, Wall-e and the Saturn, thanks :)" CreationDate="2019-01-07T21:14:14.117" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12788" PostId="10811" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much for the run down. While most of my sets are for display, the modular building issue I had not thought of. I-Brix however sounds very promising. I will certainly check them out and see what they offer." CreationDate="2019-01-08T03:19:03.513" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12789" PostId="10809" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much for the answer!!! i really appreciate it :) Do you know where to find the torso and this head with the bloody scars?" CreationDate="2019-01-08T11:51:40.823" UserId="11148" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12790" PostId="10812" Score="0" Text="A quick look at the instructions showed that pushing it backwards would push the interlock forwards onto gears that connect to the red axles, while forwards would push the interlock backwards onto the gears that connect to the yellow axles - I didn't follow those two axles back to see what they connected to though?" CreationDate="2019-01-08T13:13:51.773" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12791" PostId="10815" Score="4" Text="&quot;For this reason...&quot;; I did; apparently something came adrift when I mated the two halves of the car together.&#xA;&#xA;Even as I was doing it, I was thinking that it'd be useful if the instructions had a section of &quot;turn this thing; this other thing should move&quot; at critical points in construction.&#xA;&#xA;Moreover, it wasn't clear to me at the time what the subcomponent was for, so &quot;work as expected&quot; wasn't really relevant." CreationDate="2019-01-08T14:08:20.277" UserId="10607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12794" PostId="10811" Score="2" Text="Just noticed these on Brickstuff. Seems to resolve the wiring issue between the floors of the modular sets: https://www.brickstuff.com/store/p111/Vertical_Power_Connectors_%282-Pin%29.html" CreationDate="2019-01-08T15:43:28.033" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12796" PostId="10811" Score="0" Text="Yes, that's something they recently added. I don't have it yet, but it does appear to be a great solution." CreationDate="2019-01-08T18:12:02.753" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12797" PostId="10801" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your detailed answer! I did build all of the robots in the book when I bought it, but I guess I just followed instructions and end up with a finished product, not really learning anything from the process or questioning why each step used the parts it did. I think what I'm going to do is just build them again and this time do it with the purpose of understanding this. Thanks for the links also, very useful to understand your comments." CreationDate="2019-01-08T18:19:54.613" UserId="11143" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12798" PostId="10815" Score="0" Text="We had similar problems with the Technic Extractor and ended up taking it completely apart to reuse the parts for an alternative build.  There should definitely be checkpoints along the way to make sure you haven't made some minor mistake.  It isn't obvious until way too late." CreationDate="2019-01-08T18:28:45.257" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12799" PostId="10815" Score="1" Text="It turns out that the lever works, but in the reverse position, there's a lot of &quot;play&quot; in the drivetrain -- you have to move the car quite far before the engine reacts. That seems odd, but since everything's moving freely, I don't think it's wrong. I had to run it up and down the downstairs hallway, rather than on the dining table, before I got any movement. I think I need to invent some kind of rolling road for it." CreationDate="2019-01-08T20:23:58.913" UserId="10607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12801" PostId="10818" Score="2" Text="Hi @tamsanh! A few questions to clarify: Are the buttons arranged in a grid, along a line or in a different pattern? Could you post a picture of this device? Are you looking for a mechanism to press any given button on demand (as in a LEGO remote for your non-LEGO remote) or rather program a sequence to press automatically?" CreationDate="2019-01-09T08:43:17.807" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12804" PostId="1309" Score="1" Text="This is a classic example of area vs perimeter. 2x4 has a perimeter of 10, 1x8 has a perimeter of 18. So since bricks are mostly hollow on the inside, the 1x8 is much heavier." CreationDate="2019-01-09T19:26:40.527" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12806" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="Welcome and thanks for putting this together. Unfortunately this type of post doesn’t really fit this site - a Q&amp;A site - and I have voted to close this question." CreationDate="2019-01-09T21:44:35.877" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12807" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="My apologies for the mix up, but thank you for the help and information." CreationDate="2019-01-09T21:52:49.447" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12808" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="Hmm. It's unfortunate that this doesn't fit with the format. I think the link is super helpful, and I'm glad to have it. I wish @Ktulu9876 had enough reputation to ask and answer their own question." CreationDate="2019-01-09T23:56:17.340" UserId="11124" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12809" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="If the link is helpful then it was all worth it. As more colors can be paired up updates will just happen. Thank you again and glad you enjoy the link." CreationDate="2019-01-09T23:58:29.100" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12810" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="@KurtisBeavers - you could create a question, and then Ktulu9876 could answer it, refering back to his site (and clearly state that this is his own site as a disclaimer - otherwise the answer might get flagged as spam). Something like “There are many different names for the same colors on various Lego fan sites, is there somewhere where you can look these up?”" CreationDate="2019-01-10T01:57:59.897" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12811" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="Why don't we just get creative by slightly editing the cool post?  We just have to tack a question in there and we're good. Hmm.... So, what's a good question to answer?  Oh! Oh! I know!..." CreationDate="2019-01-10T06:39:07.060" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12812" PostId="10825" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much, the addition of legacy colors might be helpful. My thinking was at the end of the day, all the pieces are from LEGO. So, I used them as the “gold standard”. Unfortunately they not only no longer have references to legacy colors/color families, most of the time they do not list all bricks in Pick-A-Brick, confirmed by LEGO through a phone call. So I piece nailed between LEGO/brickset. Going to “Missing Pieces” with a recent set number from brickset if necessary, hehe. But the addition of a piece image is a good idea. Thank you again and this project is far from done." CreationDate="2019-01-10T10:37:13.543" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12813" PostId="10833" Score="0" Text="By hard to use I mostly mean psychologically." CreationDate="2019-01-10T18:58:09.070" UserId="10826" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12814" PostId="10832" Score="0" Text="Wow, incredible information, thank you so very much for taking the time to write a detailed response. I need to do some more homework for sure, to figure out what makes sense for my guy before investing. I can see what you mean about the various language used... when I called a local Lego store this morning to ask about all of this, the guy told me there's not a lot in production right now for Power Functions, that they're bringing out a new version so I guess that is what the Bluetooth enabled Powered Up type must be about. Okay, more searching and reading to do, thanks again!!" CreationDate="2019-01-10T19:17:31.507" UserId="11174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12815" PostId="10832" Score="0" Text="You're very welcome. If you have any other questions in the future, just come back and someone can answer them for you. There are lots of knowledgeable LEGO fans here. :)" CreationDate="2019-01-10T19:19:02.130" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12816" PostId="10823" Score="2" Text="@KurtisBeavers Unless I'm missing something, you can always answer your own question, just maybe not an instant self-answer." CreationDate="2019-01-10T20:15:38.243" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12817" PostId="10836" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the information. I would not have guessed that and I spent a few hours trying to find it in a database. You have put my mind at ease." CreationDate="2019-01-10T22:00:21.583" UserId="11175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12818" PostId="10839" Score="1" Text="I picked up the Heartlake Cupcake Store for $8 on Amazon.com last year (RRP $40). That’s an 80% discount. Amazon was the seller.&#xA;&#xA;Often those extreme discounts last only a few minutes, an hour or two tops though." CreationDate="2019-01-11T00:59:31.007" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12819" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="I'm writing my own part using vim." CreationDate="2019-01-11T01:01:47.577" UserId="10826" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12820" PostId="10839" Score="1" Text="It can help to clear your browser cookies, or open an incognito window and search for the same set. I've seen prices tailored just for me. Sometimes they're more expensive; sometimes they're cheaper." CreationDate="2019-01-11T03:33:41.397" UserId="10051" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12822" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="I've updated the answer. Once you create your part/brick and place into required folder there is a need to generate new parl list. Otherwise applications using LDraw library won't see any changes." CreationDate="2019-01-11T14:41:05.877" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12823" PostId="10828" Score="0" Text="Hi thanks for getting back to me I am into technic building my son gave me a  mindstorm book I am 73 and very keen learn about programming I think I am trying run before  I can walk what signal does remote control uses to the IR sensor What I would like see in book is a full program so I could see what is happening Its has been less than week I have looking at mindstorm thanks" CreationDate="2019-01-11T18:40:39.427" UserId="11172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12824" PostId="10834" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE Matthew.  Thanks for the excellent pictures of the part in question." CreationDate="2019-01-11T18:50:09.633" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12825" PostId="10833" Score="0" Text="Staying away from Windows is not something to be embarrassed about.  I'm happy to help keep the Linux users moving forward. :)" CreationDate="2019-01-11T19:03:27.663" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12826" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="I've found LeoCAD to be a bit buggy on bigger models.  I'm going to try LDCad.  It sounds good." CreationDate="2019-01-11T19:04:30.700" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12827" PostId="10842" Score="1" Text="740 set mentioned here doesn't include pictured tire (part number 3740). Here is a list of all sets with 3740 part included: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3740&amp;colorID=11&amp;in=A And 8865 set is the only produced with that wheel in white: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3739&amp;in=S" CreationDate="2019-01-11T20:08:53.087" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12828" PostId="10842" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alex, as I guess I did mixed 2 sets, since I remember the Technic set 8865! ... And that's what I was looking for!" CreationDate="2019-01-12T04:37:06.050" UserId="10826" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12829" PostId="10825" Score="0" Text="It is a nice idea to have a certain brick in all colors. However, this brick does not exist, as [a quick survey of the bricklink catalog](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8972/what-lego-brick-is-available-in-the-most-colors/8974#8974) revealed. A DUPLO brick was available in most colors at that time! Maybe this has changed after about 18 months." CreationDate="2019-01-12T21:44:32.717" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12830" PostId="10825" Score="0" Text="The DUPLO brick?! Crazy! Nice research on that post too.  Hmm... Well, I'm just imagining a scenario where I'm holding in my hand a brick I would describe as Dark Purple, and would like to buy more from LEGO online pick/brick.  I would never spontaneously think to search for &quot;Medium Lilac&quot;.  So, maybe brick shape uniformity should come second, but what's more important to me is to have a real image of any colored brick to compare with what's in my hand, where I could visually verify that even though the duel describing words may be different, the color shades are the same.     ." CreationDate="2019-01-12T23:55:24.380" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12831" PostId="10847" Score="0" Text="Naah, you just have to switch the small and the large gear and it goes twice as fast :)" CreationDate="2019-01-13T17:03:04.117" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12832" PostId="10847" Score="1" Text="You don't have to use a differential to connect two motors, even if they do move at slightly different speeds. A slower motor will put a small load on a faster motor. But practically that will probably be less load than the friction of a differential block, and both are negligible (&lt;1%) compared to the load of the vehicle." CreationDate="2019-01-13T19:52:57.803" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12833" PostId="8114" Score="0" Text="The author of SR 3D Builder passed away in 2014, so the software and website has not been maintained since then. https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-15315-post-15315.html#pid15315" CreationDate="2019-01-13T21:33:00.520" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12835" PostId="10852" Score="1" Text="Wouldn't the knife edge damage the head with this method?" CreationDate="2019-01-14T12:44:38.013" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12836" PostId="10744" Score="2" Text="[This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ug9c0eeWx0&amp;t) is a video tutorial that describes how to control two motors or hubs with one controller. They are on the same channel so when the plus button is hit, both motors react to it and start rolling. This solution is useful when one needs two or more motors in a larger train." CreationDate="2019-01-08T06:59:01.990" UserId="11156" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12838" PostId="8913" Score="0" Text="Would it help to use a plastic straw and some suction?" CreationDate="2019-01-16T08:14:13.093" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12839" PostId="8913" Score="1" Text="@zovits: I honestly don’t want to test this, but I strongly doubt that you can build up enough force for this. Also, you would have to find a straw that exactly fits around the light bulb." CreationDate="2019-01-16T09:24:19.053" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12843" PostId="10861" Score="0" Text="looks really similar to the sad clown head https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3626bpb0915#T=C&amp;C=1&#xA;the cross near the eyes are indicative of a clown-like figure, maybe a mime." CreationDate="2019-01-21T10:14:51.680" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12844" PostId="10856" Score="0" Text="Hi GipsyD! I'm afraid I can't see any questions in the text, aside from the one in the title which is unfortunately too broad. Could you please edit the question to include one question whose answer can reasonably fit in this QA format?" CreationDate="2019-01-21T10:15:01.910" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12845" PostId="10861" Score="1" Text="Could you confirm that it's a LEGO minifig ?" CreationDate="2019-01-21T10:18:09.743" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12847" PostId="10856" Score="0" Text="@zovits, Unfortunately, I think this is as simple as I can get it without sounding completely obscure. But never fear, I have found a solution to this question, of which can be found below..." CreationDate="2019-01-21T15:57:48.490" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12848" PostId="10861" Score="2" Text="It is definitely a lego minifigure I got it out of the build a minifigure bin at the Lego store.  I have searched clowns, and mimes and looked through the entire minifigure database on bricklink and can't find a match." CreationDate="2019-01-21T16:23:49.040" UserId="11203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12849" PostId="10861" Score="0" Text="I have looked through all the white heads on BrickLink, and find no match. Since OP said that they found it at the Build-A-Minifig bin, my guess is that it may be a head from an upcoming minifig/promotional item that wasn't released yet. An interesting find for sure!" CreationDate="2019-01-21T16:58:46.317" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12850" PostId="10864" Score="0" Text="hello dear zovits, many many thanks for the advices and recommendations. These are very valuable and a great asset of food for thougths. &#xA;&#xA;I will take them into account.  Many thanks again !" CreationDate="2019-01-21T18:18:53.957" UserId="11205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12851" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="Hi GipsyD, can you please show how the &quot;spinal&quot; element is connected to the surrounding purple elements? This seems to be useful also for other cases with odd angles." CreationDate="2019-01-22T09:26:51.933" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12852" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="Great find, and thanks for coming back and letting us know :)" CreationDate="2019-01-22T10:03:32.583" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12853" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="I'm assuming you mean the white piece at the back of each section?" CreationDate="2019-01-22T10:33:50.047" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12854" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="Awesome. Yeah I have a chimpanzee 95327pb02 that is difficult to find because it was in the Build a Fig bin, whereas the alternate print of it (95327pb01) is easy to find because it's included in 2 sets." CreationDate="2019-01-22T11:43:06.453" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12855" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="The &quot;spinal&quot; element is the white piece at the back of each assembly, which is connected to the assembly via the 1x1 cylindrical piece, fitted with a 1x1 round piece with a hole in it." CreationDate="2019-01-22T13:34:11.377" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12856" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="No, I mean how the grey hinge piece is connected to the black and to the purple parts. An exploded view drawing would be very helpful." CreationDate="2019-01-22T14:08:11.027" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12857" PostId="10863" Score="1" Text="The Arduino is a great platform for education and getting to the point of doing interesting stuff quickly.  There are a variety of Arduino shields for doing motor control and many forms of wireless.  A later optimization for you might be to make a shield for your students that merges those functions into one shield.  http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/2017/04/23/lego-power-functions-with-arduino/ is another way to do get your Arduino to talk to the robot." CreationDate="2019-01-22T14:33:58.733" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12858" PostId="10866" Score="1" Text="This is a great idea and simple to execute, but OP has explicitly stated that a driven rear and a steered front axle is required: &quot;The main thing is, I need to have the rear axle to be attached to a single N20 motor to move the kart forward and reverse via a TB6612FNG motor driver. Front steering can be controlled by an SG90 servo motor.&quot;&#xA;Your input on the pricing and the recommendation for the microcontroller is nonetheless very valuable." CreationDate="2019-01-22T15:07:58.183" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12860" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale, of course, will update the answer ASAP" CreationDate="2019-01-22T17:51:39.490" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12861" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="Wonderful! The staff is a &quot;bar, 3L&quot;, right?  Does it sit tightly in the hinge piece, or does it move?" CreationDate="2019-01-23T09:18:05.130" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12862" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="You would be correct. The bar that connects the hinge to the assembly is a 3L Bar, this is the shortest bar that can be used in normal models before descending into minifigure scales. As the rigidity of the finished assembly. I would imagine that the assembly would sit tight, as it does make use of friction to hold it's form, but it is extremely flexible and moveable, going to become poseable" CreationDate="2019-01-23T09:21:48.117" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12863" PostId="10866" Score="0" Text="hello dear jncraton - many thanks for the answer with all the hints - very intersting ideas that are worth to follow. This is truely a great place for all brick-endeavours" CreationDate="2019-01-23T17:11:11.850" UserId="11205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12864" PostId="10870" Score="0" Text="It's best to stick to a single question at a time. Can you post a photo of the cog/gear mechanism you describe?" CreationDate="2019-01-23T18:37:35.517" UserDisplayName="user3971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12865" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="@raystafarian good to know!  Not knowing the build a fig bin had exclusives for a minute I thought they were kidding!" CreationDate="2019-01-24T01:37:15.230" UserId="11203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12866" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="@bricknerdz I stopped by build a fig Tokyo today to try to find that head, no luck but they had other mimes I haven't seen" CreationDate="2019-01-24T05:42:35.580" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12867" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="@Raystafarian  oooo cool, did you take pics?" CreationDate="2019-01-24T20:15:33.863" UserId="11203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12868" PostId="10034" Score="1" Text="My understanding it that Lego use to put the mold numbers in the underside of the bricks.  There is a great video on Netflix, the show is called The Toys that Made us, the Lego story is under Season 2 episodes which kind of shows the molds with the numbers that look just like that." CreationDate="2019-01-24T20:21:03.813" UserId="11203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12869" PostId="10118" Score="0" Text="Any way to do this on the 88010 remote (or the 88009 hub / 88011 train motor)?" CreationDate="2019-01-25T17:04:17.507" UserId="11217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12870" PostId="10118" Score="0" Text="For the 88010 remote, you can physically turn the switch... (plus becomes in the minus position and vice versa), there are no additional control switches..." CreationDate="2019-01-25T18:11:37.160" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12872" PostId="10818" Score="0" Text="Hi @zovits! They are aligned in a grid for the most part, with two buttons slightly offset. The sequence in which they would be pressed will be arbitrary. The plan is to send data to a controller to press whatever combination is required at whatever time." CreationDate="2019-01-26T14:17:17.290" UserId="11163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12873" PostId="10875" Score="1" Text="Where are you looking? I'm pretty sure it would show up if I looked in the right pile." CreationDate="2019-01-27T08:16:50.113" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12874" PostId="10875" Score="0" Text="@Henrik unless the vacuum cleaner got it." CreationDate="2019-01-27T14:15:08.393" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12875" PostId="10818" Score="0" Text="In that case, you can use any 2 axis system (X-Y or polar, but the first is more suitable for the grid arrangement) to position a &quot;finger&quot; above the correct button and a third motor to move the &quot;finger&quot; to press the button it is hovering over. In order to position the &quot;finger&quot; correctly, I'd recommend investing in a Mindstorms set, either the NXT or the EV3 variant contains motors with built-in encoders that allow for precise positioning. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask them, I'm curious what will you build!" CreationDate="2019-01-27T17:50:42.323" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12877" PostId="10880" Score="1" Text="Definitely not LEGO. Part with red insert seem to represent a brush. Do both pieces come apart easily?" CreationDate="2019-01-28T21:47:28.053" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12878" PostId="10880" Score="0" Text="The two pieces are not difficult to get apart - it's clear the one is supposed to be a &quot;cover&quot; for the red part of the other.  The red stuff is a rubbery substance - like it was supposed to provide traction or something." CreationDate="2019-01-29T00:05:21.867" UserId="11233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12879" PostId="10414" Score="0" Text="What does installing mono do to fix the problem?  Reading the mono page, it installs support for Microsoft .Net apps.  Would I then install the Windows version of Mindstorms?" CreationDate="2019-01-29T04:14:21.847" UserId="11234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12880" PostId="10886" Score="0" Text="Well, then maybe it makes more sense to buy the complete set, so that I also have more components. Thanks" CreationDate="2019-01-29T14:01:20.700" UserId="11235" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12881" PostId="10818" Score="0" Text="Hey @zovits, thanks for the tip. To be honest, I already have a CNC like machine, and it has been subpar in its performance, hence my wish to move to direct actuation. Perhaps that will have to be a separate topic, haha." CreationDate="2019-01-29T16:46:15.743" UserId="11163" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12882" PostId="10818" Score="0" Text="What do you mean by &quot;direct actuation&quot;? Do you wish to have a separate actuator for each button? That would require either 11 actuators or some kind of demultiplexer, be it a mechanical switch (akin to a gearbox) or a pneumatical system with 11 pistons and the corresponding number of valves (and of course their actuators)." CreationDate="2019-01-29T16:49:51.523" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12883" PostId="10818" Score="0" Text="Or, if you are willing to stretch the definition of &quot;remote control&quot;, you can have a separate pneumatic hose to each of the 11 pistons (plus one to pull the pistons back), and you could set up your side of the remote control with 11 corresponding pistons. But that would get messy and costly soon (but still way cheaper than setting up 11 motors and still simpler than building and controlling a demultiplexer with 11 outputs)." CreationDate="2019-01-29T16:53:04.363" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12884" PostId="10818" Score="0" Text="But I still don't exactly get your use case. Do you want to 1) press a button on your remote and this contraption should push the corresponding button immediately, or 2) press a button on your side and the device should press a pre-programmed sequence of buttons, or 3) build an interface that you can electronically control and pushes buttons on the specified input, or 4) something else?" CreationDate="2019-01-29T16:56:06.300" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12885" PostId="10886" Score="0" Text="I've yet to find someone who prefers the infrared sensor to the ultrasonic sensor though." CreationDate="2019-01-29T20:21:23.330" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12886" PostId="10894" Score="2" Text="Wow, thank you so much!  I knew this would work, these pieces were way too specific.  You are awesome!" CreationDate="2019-01-30T03:48:06.213" UserId="11240" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12887" PostId="10884" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for the fast/accurate information!" CreationDate="2019-01-30T16:54:38.677" UserId="11202" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12888" PostId="10889" Score="1" Text="This seems likely to be correct.  But it leads to other questions like... why would you go to that much work to end up with a 1x4 plate?" CreationDate="2019-01-30T16:56:16.937" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12889" PostId="10889" Score="1" Text="It looks pretty old... probably from back in the day when you didn't a magic machine that can deliver anything you want to your front door. Especially LEGO!!" CreationDate="2019-01-30T23:43:39.057" UserId="11244" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12890" PostId="10891" Score="1" Text="Might be another regional thing, because where I live we get our catalogues several weeks in advance." CreationDate="2019-01-31T16:28:08.440" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12891" PostId="10894" Score="1" Text="Just a subtle correction: these are 99784, Bar 12L with 1 x 2 Plate End Hollow Studs and 1 x 1 Round Plate End." CreationDate="2019-01-31T19:08:04.237" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12892" PostId="289" Score="0" Text="The answer is very good, but at its level of detail, one somehow also expects a citation related to the fact that yellow is kept as the default skin colour in non-licensed sets. After all, the other decisions from the original minifigs quotation *have* been revised in the meantime (gender already a long time ago, first by clothes and hairstyles, then by printed heads with red lips; and the bit about a neutral or happy facial expression stopped being completely true when the two-sided heads with a &quot;panicked&quot; expression were introduced)." CreationDate="2019-01-31T20:14:14.403" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12893" PostId="10894" Score="1" Text="Thx Aziraphale!" CreationDate="2019-01-31T21:52:46.287" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12894" PostId="289" Score="0" Text="Cheers, if you have a citation beyond what was in the company profile clearly states (as quoted) &quot;it was decided that the figures in licensed products...&quot;" CreationDate="2019-01-31T22:09:39.017" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12895" PostId="10896" Score="0" Text="Your photo shows [American Bricks by Elgo / Halsam](http://www.balmoralsoftware.com/apb/aboutapb.htm),  they have 8 or 4 studs and  didn't have any printed parts" CreationDate="2019-01-31T23:20:39.217" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12896" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="I did not think to, no. Sorry" CreationDate="2019-02-01T06:42:05.900" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12897" PostId="10891" Score="1" Text="I doubt that there is a strategy behind it. They probably noticed mistakes in the catalogue that could not be tolerated, and had to reprint the whole thing." CreationDate="2019-02-01T10:41:46.413" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12898" PostId="10891" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale: Then why is it like this every year, for the past 30 or so years?" CreationDate="2019-02-01T10:51:55.573" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12899" PostId="10889" Score="0" Text="@chicks I am interested in sets from the 80ties and 90ties, buying them used and on regular basis have to see in my used part inventory for single items. Right now i need 3 of those 1x4 plates white. I have to order them at Brinklink so I am thinking about using this item ;-)" CreationDate="2019-02-01T17:05:23.050" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12900" PostId="8210" Score="2" Text="Minidoll hands are more curved on the top too, probably to accommodate some tools as some other answers point out." CreationDate="2019-02-01T17:07:06.803" UserId="11251" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12901" PostId="10900" Score="1" Text="Do we know if the legs are glued on or if the plastic is molded differently to make it more resilient?" CreationDate="2019-02-01T17:26:39.410" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12902" PostId="10900" Score="0" Text="pretty interesting. Does the slight difference of China figs also apply to figs from the 90ties?" CreationDate="2019-02-01T17:27:00.850" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12903" PostId="10901" Score="0" Text="yep, that's the one. thanks! I am pretty sure it is genuine because it came with an old set which did not seems to be contaminated with modern fake parts" CreationDate="2019-02-01T17:52:46.960" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12904" PostId="10901" Score="0" Text="do you now where exactly the piece is used? on the arm of a minifig?" CreationDate="2019-02-01T17:56:20.887" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12905" PostId="10901" Score="1" Text="It is quite versatile part since there are at list 3 ways to connect it: 1) using the clip; 2) the towball; 3) the whole in towball (for a rope). There might even be 4th one - the bar between clip and ball, but I'm not sure it is wide enough for another part with clip. So there are many ways to use it. Do you happen to know which set this part came with?" CreationDate="2019-02-01T18:00:31.527" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12906" PostId="10900" Score="1" Text="The plastic pieces for the torso and legs are exactly the same as regular minifigs. They are not glued, but the legs are fused to the torso with a solvent, that actually loosens the surface of the ABS plastic and allows the molecules to combine. Once the solvent evaporates, it leaves behind a cleanly fused surface with no residue at all." CreationDate="2019-02-01T18:12:18.257" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12907" PostId="10900" Score="4" Text="LEGO has been using two types of solvents through the years to &quot;glue&quot; minifigs, sculptures, etc. One is called MEK (methyl-ethyl-ketone) and at some point they switched to GBL (gamma-butyrolactone)." CreationDate="2019-02-01T18:14:12.437" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12908" PostId="10900" Score="1" Text="@Fabian, the collectible minifig series didn't start until 2010. At that time, LEGO didn't have their own factory in China, but worked with a partner. Now they have their own factory and are more in control of the quality. According to the official LEGO history site,  https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/lego-history/ LEGO didn't start working with Chinese partners until the 2000s, although it is possible that some of their non-brick items were made there even before (stationary, school-supplies, home décor, etc.)" CreationDate="2019-02-01T18:20:52.837" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12909" PostId="10891" Score="1" Text="Reviewers seem to think that this situation is exceptional and last year, the 2018 catalogue had been available even before January. See e.g. https://youtu.be/n5GSxr3xC68" CreationDate="2019-02-01T19:04:32.463" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12910" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="@raystafarian no worries, it just now has me wondering what exclusives the mini figure bin may have" CreationDate="2019-02-02T05:47:23.957" UserId="11203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12912" PostId="9041" Score="1" Text="i mean, if someone has the set and they dont have the box, buying a box for the set might get the person more money when selling their set." CreationDate="2019-02-02T18:00:37.457" UserId="11253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12913" PostId="9041" Score="0" Text="@eva that's true, that's also why sometimes &quot;pat pending&quot; bricks can be sold for a *little bit* more for sets that are old" CreationDate="2019-02-04T04:46:09.533" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12914" PostId="10892" Score="0" Text="Do you mean for lego train wheels that are plastic?" CreationDate="2019-02-04T04:47:42.650" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12915" PostId="10901" Score="0" Text="in this case it appears in sets 6544 and 6339 - the space shuttle with plane or lunch pad. it is holding a satelite in the cargo bay of the shuttle" CreationDate="2019-02-04T11:02:27.237" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12916" PostId="9833" Score="0" Text="you were so right Craig, it yellowed in months on a lot and lots of parts, annoying. now i painstakingly try to reduce the damage with hydrogen peroxide which is working more or less" CreationDate="2019-02-04T11:31:19.543" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12917" PostId="10896" Score="0" Text="You are right, I was looking at tubes underneath being the same number as the studs on top." CreationDate="2019-02-06T18:05:13.670" UserId="11203" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12918" PostId="10915" Score="2" Text="Registration for the current one closed just a few days ago." CreationDate="2019-02-06T19:06:19.083" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12919" PostId="10917" Score="0" Text="The bag date and number are for the bag, not the set FYI - see comment [here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7224/instructions-for-lego-bag-135149)" CreationDate="2019-02-07T03:44:56.053" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12920" PostId="10914" Score="3" Text="A quick search on Eurobricks says a lot of people just get bulk cheap 14mm plastic balls." CreationDate="2019-02-07T03:51:41.617" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12921" PostId="9041" Score="0" Text="experience shows when selling old sets incl. the box on ebay or bricklink the price will be higher. same goes for me when i am buying, the box to me is absolutely valuable" CreationDate="2019-02-07T12:25:40.710" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12922" PostId="10901" Score="0" Text="apologies, this is not the piece on those shuttle sets, it is item number 3614b" CreationDate="2019-02-07T12:28:58.813" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12923" PostId="10915" Score="1" Text="While LUGBULK seems a good option it takes quite some time before ordered items are delivered. It takes almost a year. So it is a good option for those planning way ahead." CreationDate="2019-02-07T12:32:08.777" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12924" PostId="10917" Score="0" Text="Thank you! First time really getting into legos now that I have a little boy that’s interested!" CreationDate="2019-02-08T02:34:12.013" UserId="11275" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12925" PostId="10919" Score="2" Text="so cool, I did not know that Isogawa wrote books, his youtube films are so much fun and his usage of lego bricks is highly innovative. I will order one book now, thanx for the info." CreationDate="2019-02-08T11:34:52.937" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12926" PostId="10919" Score="2" Text="It is a truly excellent series of books.  These are the most elegant of all of the LEGO books I've ever seen." CreationDate="2019-02-08T15:23:37.667" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12928" PostId="550" Score="0" Text="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6064/quick-way-to-inventory-parts has an answer with a sorting machine build from bricks, NXT and a computer." CreationDate="2019-02-08T16:04:49.147" UserId="950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12929" PostId="6124" Score="0" Text="One could use parts files from the common brick CAD systems as models to fit to the camera images - that could help learn the brick shapes and make the task of creating the parts database easier." CreationDate="2019-02-08T16:09:17.987" UserId="950" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12930" PostId="2087" Score="0" Text="LIC is now deprecated. It's GitHub page (that @josch mentioned) now suggest a new in-browser version from the same developer: [Web Lic](http://bugeyedmonkeys.com/lic/about/), which is still actively maintained." CreationDate="2019-02-08T16:42:15.490" UserId="11280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12932" PostId="10924" Score="1" Text="perfect, thanx Syberion!" CreationDate="2019-02-08T18:14:00.833" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12933" PostId="10914" Score="1" Text="Do they have to be lego balls? Why wouldn't marbles or something else work? Those would be way cheaper and easy to acquire." CreationDate="2019-02-08T21:13:44.297" UserId="8970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12935" PostId="10930" Score="2" Text="I'd try bricklink" CreationDate="2019-02-10T03:28:00.680" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12936" PostId="10930" Score="0" Text="search on Bricklink.com for the keyword &quot;pneumatic&quot;. there you will get approx 40 different sets and their set-number. then seach on ebay for &quot;lego + set number&quot; , there is a lot to find. good luck and enjoy..." CreationDate="2019-02-10T15:06:49.933" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12937" PostId="10935" Score="1" Text="You can see the cable grooves in the image." CreationDate="2019-02-10T16:11:34.323" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12938" PostId="10936" Score="0" Text="ahh, early 70s, first time that I saw one of those, thanx!" CreationDate="2019-02-10T20:31:25.147" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12940" PostId="10929" Score="1" Text="Hi @Redblackva and welcome to Bricks. It would be great if you could add any details of any programs you've already tried, and what didn't work for you so that we can (hopefully) suggest some alternatives." CreationDate="2019-02-11T15:34:44.407" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12943" PostId="10939" Score="0" Text="the playmobil origin is absolutely possible. i bought this in a used bulk on ebay. thanx for the answer. but now i wonder if playmobil stole the cup design or vice versa? ;-)" CreationDate="2019-02-11T21:38:17.057" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12944" PostId="10938" Score="0" Text="yep, the quality argument makes totally sense" CreationDate="2019-02-11T21:39:40.257" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12945" PostId="10941" Score="5" Text="Pieces sold as new are directly pulled from brand new LEGO sets, or from the Pick-A-Brick wall. I don't see what would be the point of cleaning them. They are as new as new and clean as they can get." CreationDate="2019-02-11T22:03:01.037" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12946" PostId="10939" Score="2" Text="To see if the cup is genuine LEGO or not, look for the &quot;LEGO&quot; logo and the part ID hidden somewhere, like on the bottom, on the inside, on the end or the inside of the handle." CreationDate="2019-02-12T09:50:58.003" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12949" PostId="10945" Score="0" Text="Any touch screen device has a huge disadvantage - lack of touch feedback. You don't feel if you already moved your fingers out of switch control zone. And you don't know how much you need to moves fingers back to make a counter movement. This is not to mention inability to locate (another) control buttons." CreationDate="2019-02-13T15:46:48.200" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12950" PostId="10945" Score="0" Text="While CADA looks promising, it has small capacity battery, which won't last long, espeacially with a crawler." CreationDate="2019-02-13T15:48:14.963" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12951" PostId="10941" Score="1" Text="@TheBrickBlogger: To be fair, pieces from the PAB wall that have been in there for a long time may well be as good as used, thanks to dozens or possibly hundreds of hands rummaging through them, dust, shelf wear and all that. I can no longer guarantee pieces on the PAB wall to be new - it seems to be a crapshoot these days unless I keep track of what's been on a particular wall and what's recently changed." CreationDate="2019-02-14T14:12:51.300" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12952" PostId="10946" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your response, it's very useful :)" CreationDate="2019-02-14T14:14:33.890" UserId="11284" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12953" PostId="126" Score="1" Text="Just to add to the wrench idea, the same can be achieved with 11010 Minifig Ring 1 x 1" CreationDate="2019-02-15T05:44:33.387" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12968" PostId="10955" Score="1" Text="haha, liked that one. hope they get decaf" CreationDate="2019-02-18T12:14:16.493" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12969" PostId="1176" Score="0" Text="Check the youtuber Jangbricks, he is using this filling technique with used Duplo several times in his Lego City when building bigger structures" CreationDate="2019-02-18T12:20:27.333" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12970" PostId="10948" Score="0" Text="some days ago successfully I used a hot needle which was glued/welded into the rest of the hand. you can then pull it out carefully" CreationDate="2019-02-18T12:24:09.773" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12971" PostId="10951" Score="1" Text="Hi @Yankees27 - welcome to Bricks! If this has answered your question, it would be great if you could click on the tick to the left - this lets people know that your question has been answered, and gives both you and Syberion some reputation ;)" CreationDate="2019-02-18T13:19:01.663" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12972" PostId="10949" Score="0" Text="Pretty sure they are dinosaur pieces. Should be under animal parts on bricklink" CreationDate="2019-02-16T10:32:51.513" UserId="10874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12974" PostId="10961" Score="2" Text="The numbers on the bags don't give us much to go on.  Can you add a picture or two?" CreationDate="2019-02-18T17:36:43.013" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12976" PostId="10959" Score="4" Text="I will add to this one more method that is often used for removing print from minifigs and other parts: Brasso (the copper polish). Brasso is abrasive, but it is much finer than sandpaper. So, when you rub it over a LEGO element with a piece of cloth, it will work like sandpaper. However, because Brasso is so fine, you won't see any scratch marks like you would with normal sanding." CreationDate="2019-02-18T18:44:34.273" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12977" PostId="10960" Score="0" Text="The USB Tower also works on Linux as does much of the 3rd party software, like NQC." CreationDate="2019-02-18T21:11:43.130" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12979" PostId="10960" Score="1" Text="@DavidLechner That is correct, but as of Ubuntu 18.04 NQC requires several layers of patches to get it to talk to the tower properly (and some of those patches don't work without manual modifications). Definitely an option, but IMO much less accessible." CreationDate="2019-02-19T03:57:33.623" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12980" PostId="10965" Score="2" Text="Nice one! Welcome to Bricks.SE" CreationDate="2019-02-19T13:57:10.693" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12981" PostId="10959" Score="0" Text="thank you guys for your detailed and very helpful answers" CreationDate="2019-02-19T15:12:00.357" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12983" PostId="10966" Score="1" Text="This has a deep truth, indeed." CreationDate="2019-02-19T19:19:11.130" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12986" PostId="10957" Score="1" Text="Sanding it, even with melamine, will remove material and change the perfect fit of the brick. I'd try looking up how to rewhiten the bricks with hydrogen peroxide mixture, it takes a few days, but it may well be worth it." CreationDate="2019-02-20T01:30:41.663" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12988" PostId="10957" Score="0" Text="yep, did it already before posting my question. still, the situation is unsatisfying" CreationDate="2019-02-20T11:06:34.137" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12989" PostId="10969" Score="6" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because the handling of H2O2 is not tied to LEGO bricks in any specific way. This question seems better suited to Chemistry.SE" CreationDate="2019-02-20T11:37:05.020" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12990" PostId="10969" Score="2" Text="The dangers of H2O2 depend greatly on the concentration, which, in turn, will quickly change with time as it decomposes to water (heat and light speed up the process). So small amounts of diluted H2O2 can be poured down the drain, by the time it reaches the main sewer, there will be nothing left that would be more problematic than the average household cleaning products that get down there daily." CreationDate="2019-02-20T11:42:24.050" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12991" PostId="10969" Score="1" Text="Interesting point. I would say it fits in both forums. And considering the special relationship of the members of this forum to the brick in particular I would say that there is a general interest here for the topic. So, no, I would not change." CreationDate="2019-02-20T11:43:26.783" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12992" PostId="10969" Score="2" Text="You have a point, I'll let the other members have a say in how strictly are the rules to be interpreted. Meanwhile, to see if an amount of H2O2 is still potent, one just has to watch for bubbles of O2 being generated inside the liquid from the spontaneous decomposition. No new bubbles means no more potency, and thus time for a change." CreationDate="2019-02-20T11:50:37.133" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12993" PostId="10970" Score="2" Text="LEGO doesn't (3D) print their bricks, especially not in the 90ies where 3D-printing (almost) wasn't invented yet. So you're looking for a file some random person has made for his/her own use. I've never seen a repository of such files." CreationDate="2019-02-20T11:53:44.083" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12995" PostId="10969" Score="1" Text="ahh, seems i have to change. Thank you Zovits for your fast help" CreationDate="2019-02-20T12:02:48.043" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12996" PostId="10970" Score="0" Text="well, i thought there are 3D programms that one can use for designing models and there is a library for the bricks. i would like to extract the one brick as a file. btw, the brick is in use also today but not in the color that i am looking for" CreationDate="2019-02-20T12:05:27.950" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12997" PostId="10971" Score="1" Text="LDraw files are suitable for digital modeling, but not for 3D printing." CreationDate="2019-02-20T13:55:18.750" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12998" PostId="10971" Score="1" Text="@Alex Good to know! What _renders_ them unsuitable for 3D printing?" CreationDate="2019-02-20T14:21:32.113" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="12999" PostId="10971" Score="2" Text="LDraw parts have just geometry. You still need to tweak dimensions, tolerances and directions after conversion. So they are not ready to be used directly for 3D printing." CreationDate="2019-02-20T14:44:56.957" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13000" PostId="10572" Score="1" Text="The steam coming from the dishwasher is not because of the water temperature used for washing. It is because the dishwasher is using high air temperature to dry and so avoid traces. https://home.howstuffworks.com/dishwasher.htm Anyway, even if water is not boiling it is still too hot for bricks." CreationDate="2019-02-20T16:22:58.340" UserId="10912" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13001" PostId="10971" Score="1" Text="I am not sure if I understand your answer Alex. My friend with the 3d printer says that he needs STL files. Would I be able to produce those with LDraw?" CreationDate="2019-02-20T18:05:17.583" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13002" PostId="10974" Score="0" Text="I just took a picture for you and was trying to include it, but for some reason I couldn't post. I kept getting the error message &quot;body is missing&quot;. I'm not sure what that means. Sorry about that." CreationDate="2019-02-20T19:38:03.183" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13003" PostId="10975" Score="1" Text="I always thought that LCP was by invitation only - in other words, you needed to become visible in your achievements, but it was TLG who decided to bestow the LCP title on those who stand out. Net, there is no sure-fire way to get the certification. I might be wrong though..." CreationDate="2019-02-21T02:06:25.407" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13004" PostId="10975" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. that is what I am trying to figure out. The evidence seems to be leaning that way, but I haven't been able to find any official resources specifically indicating that and also that is not really the most common model of industry certification - nearly all other companies use written and/or practical exams." CreationDate="2019-02-21T02:27:08.017" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13005" PostId="10969" Score="1" Text="What to do with H2O2 if you don't want to wait for it to become harmless due to spontaneous decomposition, probably depends a lot on local laws, so this might also be considered too broad." CreationDate="2019-02-21T07:06:27.257" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13006" PostId="10977" Score="0" Text="I caanot identify this piece. Are you sure instructions are for LEGO set? What is the number of this set?" CreationDate="2019-02-21T10:25:32.553" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13007" PostId="10977" Score="0" Text="it's not Lego, it's the Ausini Rifle https://bricker.info/osets/Ausini/P22002/" CreationDate="2019-02-21T10:28:41.160" UserId="11328" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13008" PostId="10977" Score="2" Text="What kind of information do you expect? As far as I know, the Ausini brand has no public parts database or identification schema like with the LEGO part IDs. Therefore I doubt anyone can tell you more than &quot;the rifle cartridge piece&quot;. If you have the instruction manual or the box, you could check them to see if they have a complete inventory listing with numbers, but I wouldn't hold my breath." CreationDate="2019-02-21T11:25:56.747" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13009" PostId="10977" Score="2" Text="I hoped there was a corresponding Lego piece. No there is no inventory on the instructions. I'll have to ask to the seller to ship the piece. Thx anyway." CreationDate="2019-02-21T11:51:10.990" UserId="11328" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13010" PostId="10970" Score="2" Text="What part are you looking for?" CreationDate="2019-02-21T17:41:27.150" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13011" PostId="10705" Score="0" Text="...you build a LEGO model of your house with a LEGO model of your house inside a LEGO model of your house ... aarrghhh" CreationDate="2019-02-21T19:45:03.717" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13012" PostId="10983" Score="6" Text="Do you have any pictures of those?" CreationDate="2019-02-21T22:01:28.863" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13013" PostId="10986" Score="1" Text="Thank you Michael. Didn’t think to look under hose or nozzle." CreationDate="2019-02-22T14:10:52.643" UserId="11335" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13014" PostId="10983" Score="7" Text="Are they really LEGO bricks? (Can you see the LEGO marking on them, are they compatible with known LEGO bricks?)" CreationDate="2019-02-22T15:19:57.130" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13015" PostId="10986" Score="0" Text="Yes, I think this was used on some tanker truck and fuel pump builds, and possibly also fire trucks." CreationDate="2019-02-23T13:08:11.490" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13016" PostId="10984" Score="1" Text="Can you include some pictures to show what you're talking about here?" CreationDate="2019-02-23T16:09:47.200" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13017" PostId="10970" Score="0" Text="hi chicks, I am looking for &quot;6192 - Brick, Modified 2 x 4 No Studs, Curved Top&quot;. It is a common piece but not in white. It was only used in 1995 in 3 sets. It would be great to have a STL so I can print it" CreationDate="2019-02-24T20:01:29.883" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13018" PostId="10979" Score="1" Text="The items I am looking for are not availlable in new anymore, made in the 99ies but I got pretty good results, also with light grey bricks. I am using a 12% concentration and soak it for days, It is also available in 3% or 6%. maybe you need to take a stronger fluid?" CreationDate="2019-02-24T20:30:54.770" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13019" PostId="10987" Score="2" Text="Hi Nixtoo, can you share what programming language you're using and what you've already tried? It will help to get better answers." CreationDate="2019-02-24T20:33:20.040" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13020" PostId="10988" Score="0" Text="So, what exactly is your question? Are you looking for a large turntable solution? In that case, look at the 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator. What do you mean with integrate?" CreationDate="2019-02-25T14:06:14.673" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13021" PostId="10988" Score="0" Text="That is what I am looking for in a nutshell. My question is how to build a large turntable that will accept robots from various directions, and send them in their desired direction. I need help getting a starting point on creating such a model. I will look into the Bucket Wheel Set, that could be a great starting point. What I mean by Integrate is that I want the turntable to integrate nicely with the surrounding mech bays (i.e. no grinding, scratching the rail system etc.), as well as being able to accept mechs from any direction, as stated above." CreationDate="2019-02-25T17:39:47.030" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13026" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="No, though the bridge looked similar. The board was 3-dimensional, that was the biggest standout of the set." CreationDate="2019-02-27T19:45:53.690" UserId="9211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13027" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="I added more detail." CreationDate="2019-02-27T19:46:42.707" UserId="9211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13028" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="Hmm... let's look again..." CreationDate="2019-02-27T19:46:56.593" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13030" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="Amazon ancient ruins!!!! BINGO!!" CreationDate="2019-02-27T20:27:35.330" UserId="9211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13031" PostId="7741" Score="0" Text="Do you know if the developer mode can be enabled on the macOS version of the EV3 software? I tried creating an INI file per your instructions and saved it in the Content folder in the app's package. I didn't see anything obvious indicating a &quot;developer mode.&quot;" CreationDate="2019-02-27T05:58:27.870" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13032" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="The little car looks great." CreationDate="2019-02-28T07:13:01.497" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13034" PostId="7741" Score="0" Text="It needs to be in the same folder as `MindstormsEV3.exe` (the `MonoBundle` folder on macOS)." CreationDate="2019-03-01T04:26:15.317" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13035" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="You should have added Brickowls color names also.. and i cant get that link to work about 99% of the time i clock on it." CreationDate="2019-02-27T19:13:49.850" UserId="3039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13036" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="As @AlexanderO'Mara states, this site is a little different from typical forums and the like elsewhere - we're based around Questions and Answers - if Ktulu9876 can post an answer along the lines of &quot;I've created a Colour Rosetta here, it includes details from ...&quot; (so that it's more than just a link answer), we can rework this into an actual question." CreationDate="2019-03-01T14:52:15.627" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13037" PostId="10823" Score="0" Text="@NoobTheory, it seems as though you are looking for a way to associate all the various names of colors from many different sources. I may have an answer for you in the form of a chart that might help you with this. It is not from any of the various LEGO sites and represents work compiled on my own. I hope this helps and answers your question. https://lego.pandorasdigitalbox.com/lego_color_rosetta.php" CreationDate="2019-03-01T14:58:14.877" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13038" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="Hi @TheAsh - if this has answered your question (and it looks like it has), could you click the little Tick by the up and down votes - this gives both you and Rin Rio-Oki some reputation, and lets others know that your question is solved." CreationDate="2019-03-01T15:07:18.887" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13040" PostId="11015" Score="0" Text="Are you sure that's LEGO?" CreationDate="2019-03-03T21:38:33.727" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13041" PostId="11020" Score="1" Text="However, it costs around 1 Euro, so don't be too careless with it." CreationDate="2019-03-04T10:08:25.277" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13042" PostId="11024" Score="2" Text="This is a guess: It would be too much. Star Wars is just one subtitle, so there is space to put the owner's name (Disney) very small in one corner. With Marvel, you would have MARVEL, Super Heroes, Avengers AND Disney on the box. In 4 different prominent fonts! I think this is a design issue, not a legal issue." CreationDate="2019-03-04T20:30:39.047" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13043" PostId="7657" Score="0" Text="This is not even a building technique. :)" CreationDate="2019-03-05T20:54:27.780" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13044" PostId="7657" Score="4" Text="@Aziraphale It was used in a moc to hold pieces together... depends on your point of view I guess. Load-bearing stickers." CreationDate="2019-03-05T21:06:35.410" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13045" PostId="11027" Score="0" Text="So which is your goal: do you want to have the panel sit flush with the wall or have a more stable connection? Or both? Also, what do you mean by &quot;flush&quot;: do you want to have the surface of the grate in the same plane as the wall or the surfaces of the studs in the same plane?" CreationDate="2019-03-06T06:55:06.693" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13046" PostId="11027" Score="0" Text="By flush I mean even with the outside edge of the wall.The goal is to use the panel much like a window. The problem is the bell tower is only a 10 stud square. So the entire weight of the upper half of the tower is being supported by four 2x2 pillars. My worry is just with the 2x2's it might not be stable enough, even with the roof tie in, for transport to a display location." CreationDate="2019-03-06T12:09:25.663" UserId="733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13047" PostId="10945" Score="0" Text="Note that there is also the PfxBrick as a thrid party option." CreationDate="2019-03-06T14:22:06.587" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13049" PostId="420" Score="1" Text="Some Space sets before 1989 included parts that could be interpreted as sci-fi weapons (blasters, phasers, etc.), but that could also be interpreted as flashlights, telescopes, cameras, or other devices that astronauts might carry in space. What these parts were *not*, however, was realistic - you had to *use your imagination* to figure out what they were or could be, rather than just look down and say &quot;oh, that's an 18th century European pistol&quot;." CreationDate="2019-03-06T15:45:27.190" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13051" PostId="11032" Score="0" Text="Thanks alot for your professional approach of my case, for me i was thinking in a way that the two sensors will see different colors at the same time, like there is a line cutting the road which is made up of two distinct colors, for example brown at one end and red on the other. My question is that how to tell the robot to do a certain task when he detects this combination, in my project the task is that the robot must turn right 120 degrees for brown and red." CreationDate="2019-03-06T17:46:27.557" UserId="11377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13052" PostId="11032" Score="0" Text="I was thinking in a way that if cs1 = brown , and cs2 =red, go 120 right." CreationDate="2019-03-06T17:47:34.787" UserId="11377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13053" PostId="11032" Score="0" Text="Its going to be nested if conditions i think, what do you think?" CreationDate="2019-03-06T17:48:18.133" UserId="11377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13054" PostId="11032" Score="0" Text="Nesting `if`s is fine, but if you find yourself nesting _similar_ `if` statements then that suggest there may be a better way.  Sequential `if`s, `else`s, and `else if`s will at least keep your code flat. `switch` statements usually aren't worth the bother, but some people like them. If you can avoid `if`s etc (&quot;branching&quot;) altogether, then you probably should." CreationDate="2019-03-06T18:14:13.800" UserId="11378" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13055" PostId="11031" Score="0" Text="If you've already tried anything, then you should edit your question to explain what you've already tried. Consider sharing your work-in-progress code." CreationDate="2019-03-06T18:15:58.453" UserId="11378" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13056" PostId="11031" Score="0" Text="I am still working on this project, i will be glad to share it's code when its done or partially done. Thanks for interest" CreationDate="2019-03-06T19:25:09.673" UserId="11377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13057" PostId="11036" Score="0" Text="thank you for the reply.  I solved that Issue by simply turning and reassembling one motor. So now its fine:-)" CreationDate="2019-03-07T21:24:58.913" UserId="11384" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13058" PostId="11036" Score="0" Text="You are welcome! On this site if you feel an answer has helped you you can click on the upward pointing triangle to show your appreciation and if an answer has proven to solve the problem at hand, you can signal it by clicking the check mark next to it. This will tell other readers that the solution offered is indeed correct." CreationDate="2019-03-08T08:23:52.100" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13059" PostId="11041" Score="1" Text="Based on their apparent size they could be Duplo figures, but I couldn't find any exact matches in Bricklink or Brickset (albeit with an admittedly non-exhaustive search). Are you sure these figures are genuine LEGO pieces? Or they could also be mixed up from multiple separate figures: the legs do look like Fabuland, but the heads don't match." CreationDate="2019-03-08T11:33:42.577" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13060" PostId="11041" Score="0" Text="@zovits good points, but both Duplo and Fabuland figures were designed to not be taken apart easily." CreationDate="2019-03-08T11:55:04.023" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13061" PostId="11041" Score="0" Text="@RobertColumbia I know they weren't designed to be separated, that's why I'm sceptical whether they are LEGO figures at all. Nonetheless, &quot;designed to be not taken apart&quot; =/= &quot;can't be taken apart&quot;, especially when talking about kids with seemingly unlimited creativity, tenacity and time. But the well-preserved state of the figures indicates the lack of forceful disassembly attempts, so I'm still not sure enough to warrant an answer." CreationDate="2019-03-08T11:59:02.283" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13062" PostId="10288" Score="1" Text="There is a lion on the top so that might give you a clue" CreationDate="2019-03-07T17:24:20.403" UserId="10454" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13063" PostId="11040" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your reply. The three variables are stable. I set up the sensor around 1 cm far away from the ground. Robot is not moving. No Shadow is changing the ambient. When i take 10 measurements, results jump between 0.1 to 0.6...:-( I was thinking about trying a light sensor instead of the color sensor. But as far as i understood, the reflected light mesaruement  is quite the same." CreationDate="2019-03-08T14:55:18.797" UserId="11384" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13064" PostId="11040" Score="0" Text="What are the expected values here? Are they supposed to be between 0 and 1?  &#xA;I'm not quite familiar with using LeJOS for this purpose, but it sounds like there's some option that needs to be set for this to work properly.  &#xA;I found this [tutorial](https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/5200) regarding color sensor usage with LeJOS EV3. Hopefully there's something useful in there." CreationDate="2019-03-08T19:35:49.500" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13065" PostId="11044" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alexander, I was just beginning to suspect it isn’t actually Lego even though the type face of the number looks correct. I appreciate your reply, thanks." CreationDate="2019-03-08T23:17:53.993" UserId="11390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13066" PostId="11040" Score="1" Text="Yes...in reflection mode it is supposesd to be between 0 and 1, which samples the reflection in percent. I found out that shadows are really a big problem for making the sensor reliable. I will think about putting protection around do keep the sensor from outside light. I will also think about calibrationg the sensor, meaning: Measure current white and black value and use theese values as reference. Will see how far i come with that. :-)" CreationDate="2019-03-09T02:04:01.267" UserId="11384" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13067" PostId="11042" Score="1" Text="Thank you for your response. I also contacte Lego directly and they identified which sets they came from and after some rummaging I was able to piece the sets together for my young son to play with." CreationDate="2019-03-09T15:45:48.243" UserId="11387" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13068" PostId="11041" Score="0" Text="The sets were identified as Lego Basics 390-1 and 392-2 and I’ve been able to assemble both from my hoard of bricks now that I’ve seen pictures of the vehicles. The figures have Lego stamped inside the legs so I was certain they were original Lego pieces." CreationDate="2019-03-09T15:47:48.530" UserId="11387" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13069" PostId="11047" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! Great answer!" CreationDate="2019-03-10T00:30:53.867" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13070" PostId="9969" Score="0" Text="been sucessful with Aarons method twice, works fine!" CreationDate="2019-03-10T15:21:30.353" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13071" PostId="11024" Score="1" Text="It's more likely to be that the Marvel films are distributed by Marvel Studios (a wholly owned division of The Walt Disney company) whilst the Star Wars films are now distributed by Walt Disney Studios - so the Marvel sets already have the appropriate logo on them (Marvel)." CreationDate="2019-03-11T11:44:52.027" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13072" PostId="1857" Score="0" Text="I have a very old set with the word &quot;Legoland&quot; printed on a Brick. So that's another" CreationDate="2019-03-11T20:14:12.143" UserId="9211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13073" PostId="11054" Score="0" Text="Thank you for expanding the scope of your answer. This is the type of things that I would like to see. Not only to improve the LEGO electronics solutions, but also to be able to do things with LEGO that had not been possible at all." CreationDate="2019-03-12T09:28:40.997" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13074" PostId="11054" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the bounty, even though I feel neither I nor this answer deserves it. I have just searched for these solutions, and compiled a link-only answer which is usually frowned upon. But I can't copy the contents over here either as it would amount to copyright infringement. I think I should thus ask the Meta community about this as soon as I find the time for it." CreationDate="2019-03-12T11:00:44.350" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13075" PostId="11057" Score="0" Text="Thanks; I'm still trying to identify what piece # the green one is." CreationDate="2019-03-12T13:27:18.797" UserId="11403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13076" PostId="11054" Score="0" Text="I disagree. Even if most of the information is too much for my little electronics skills, some of it is useful for me  (e.g. custom motor housing ). If some other forum get something out of it, then it is worth the points." CreationDate="2019-03-12T16:08:23.920" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13078" PostId="11061" Score="0" Text="On the picture that doesn't look like olive green. I would have said sand green like EL_DON did in his answer. (But colors can be hard to tell from pictures)" CreationDate="2019-03-12T22:16:23.853" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13079" PostId="11061" Score="0" Text="It is Sand Green. Olive Green is quite different and is darker." CreationDate="2019-03-13T05:33:23.547" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13081" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="It is a bit difficult to see what you are aiming at. From what I read, you are looking for concentric brick circles or tubes that fit into each other? Maybe like a telescope? There are arches that can achieve sort of concentric 180 degrees, but it sounds as if you are looking for something else. Have you checked the &quot;arch&quot; or &quot;cylinder&quot; sections in bricklink?" CreationDate="2019-03-13T19:30:43.630" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13083" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="I can also suggest to look into curved slopes. These + SNOT techniques may bring shape close to circle." CreationDate="2019-03-13T20:40:07.927" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13084" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="Aziraphale I'm asking for either: telescope of bricks or even flat plate circles that nest together with no gaps. I looked at cylinder pieces and they seem to have the same dimensions, there is no 6x6 round with a 4x4 round hole. Though I did see one with a square 2x2 hole, that could be helpful, thanks for the suggestion." CreationDate="2019-03-15T02:51:51.697" UserId="11411" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13085" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="But why are you asking for that? I.e. what do you want to build? If you told us maybe we could suggest some other way of achieving your goal." CreationDate="2019-03-15T06:54:07.873" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13086" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="What about [30554b](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=30554b#T=A) you can use 8 of those to make a ring around a 4x4 circle, which is done in set 21309" CreationDate="2019-03-15T09:11:21.477" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13090" PostId="11078" Score="2" Text="Have you tried the helmet on another head and another helmet on that head?" CreationDate="2019-03-17T06:08:58.193" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13091" PostId="11078" Score="0" Text="That won't help if head and helmet belong to this particular minifig." CreationDate="2019-03-17T15:51:29.297" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13092" PostId="11078" Score="2" Text="Are you sure that it's a genuine LEGO figure? It would well be a lower quality bootleg." CreationDate="2019-03-17T16:22:40.920" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13093" PostId="11079" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-03-17T18:46:10.643" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13094" PostId="10288" Score="1" Text="I have performed numerous internet searches that include the word 'lion' but have had no luck so far." CreationDate="2019-03-17T22:40:21.197" UserId="10587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13095" PostId="11080" Score="0" Text="Thanks! OMG YOUR A LIFESAVER! I can't thank you enough!" CreationDate="2019-03-19T01:12:39.343" UserId="11428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13098" PostId="11073" Score="0" Text="I have already tried that." CreationDate="2019-03-20T00:52:29.627" UserId="10656" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13099" PostId="11085" Score="1" Text="Hi and welcome to Bricks.SE. Cleaning the head and helmet would result in even less clutch power, wouldn't it?" CreationDate="2019-03-20T08:24:01.883" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13100" PostId="11080" Score="0" Text="Hi @rpi-noob and welcome to Bricks! If this has answered your question, you can also click the little tick mark under the votes to &quot;accept&quot; this answer :)" CreationDate="2019-03-20T16:46:58.357" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13101" PostId="11084" Score="0" Text="I've also found LEGO CAD under Linux to be pretty buggy.  I've been trying to file bug reports and folks are making improvements." CreationDate="2019-03-20T18:03:19.533" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13102" PostId="11088" Score="0" Text="Shouldn't the pieces be interchangeable and still fit well?" CreationDate="2019-03-21T03:39:54.003" UserId="35" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13103" PostId="11084" Score="0" Text="@chicks LEGO CAD? What is that?" CreationDate="2019-03-21T07:50:04.467" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13104" PostId="11084" Score="0" Text="I've tried a few different programs.  I wasn't trying to refer to just a specific one." CreationDate="2019-03-21T12:19:23.900" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13105" PostId="11089" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of [How to use Power Functions with Mindstorms EV3?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2325/how-to-use-power-functions-with-mindstorms-ev3)" CreationDate="2019-03-21T15:25:38.010" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13106" PostId="11088" Score="1" Text="Most likely, yes. I don't see that as being the problem but you never know." CreationDate="2019-03-21T21:41:08.670" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13107" PostId="11089" Score="0" Text="Given that the official cables mentioned in the other question/answer are no longer available directly from LEGO I'm ok with seeing if there is a better current answer." CreationDate="2019-03-22T02:03:15.100" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13108" PostId="11089" Score="0" Text="Last year there was already a follow up question to see if there was an alternative... 9858. Nothing new was added then except I pointed out that LEGO is moving away from power functions 1.0 ... so no alternative except soldering your own cable, for which the original question has links..." CreationDate="2019-03-22T10:09:53.993" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13109" PostId="10961" Score="2" Text="People on this stack can literally identify a set from a picture of the parts. It's crazy. But you should post a picture so they can work their magic." CreationDate="2019-03-22T15:00:38.777" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13110" PostId="2334" Score="1" Text="https://web.archive.org/web/20150122045709/http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Converter-Cables-for-LEGO-MINDSTORMS-NXT-8528" CreationDate="2019-03-22T15:31:09.960" UserId="11437" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13112" PostId="11099" Score="4" Text="There is one Friends scale shopping cart. But that is probably not helpful I guess." CreationDate="2019-03-25T00:20:09.667" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13113" PostId="11101" Score="1" Text="I've just been scouring eBay... and as noted, the above is &quot;similar&quot; to the early Duplo figures, however when you look at the artwork on the faces... the eyes are completely different, and even the mouth is at an angle that I haven't seen on other Duplo... Has me thinking that this is a toy from something completely different, that just happen to look like it could fit on Duplo..." CreationDate="2019-03-25T04:06:42.283" UserId="11448" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13117" PostId="11103" Score="0" Text="Stackable Parts Utility Application, Series Premiere Under Association, Space Pirates Universe Aces, Small Pieces Utilization Accessory" CreationDate="2019-03-25T15:40:26.310" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13119" PostId="11101" Score="1" Text="My first thought was Fisher-Price Little People, but they typically come with a different underside." CreationDate="2019-03-26T00:55:05.807" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13120" PostId="9623" Score="1" Text="Since you now have so many spares, you can try polishing one see how difficult it is to remove the cosmetic flaws. Toothpaste will probably work, but I expect you'll end up with a matte finish. If you have access to very fine abrasives (or very fine wet sanding paper), you could also give them a go." CreationDate="2019-03-26T09:26:15.433" UserId="9813" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13121" PostId="11103" Score="1" Text="@RobertColumbia You seem to be suffering from [some severe case of overLEGOing](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10705/you-know-you-have-been-legoing-too-long-when)" CreationDate="2019-03-26T19:22:59.647" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13122" PostId="11099" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale why not?" CreationDate="2019-03-27T01:42:17.183" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13123" PostId="11108" Score="1" Text="Hi Donna! Could you please tell (or even show) us more about your robot and its program? The best would be if you attached a photo of the robot and a screenshot of the program, but even a textual description would allow us to help you better." CreationDate="2019-03-27T12:27:52.507" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13124" PostId="11101" Score="0" Text="I saw them too during my search, but they all have a &quot;step&quot; down the body, whereas this is straight.  And yes - the bottom of my piece has 2 concentric rings; the inner ring fits (a little loosely; perhaps from age?) over a Duplo stud.  The outer ring fits quite well &quot;over&quot; 4 studs - the &quot;cut out&quot; sections falling neatly into place..." CreationDate="2019-03-27T13:07:48.300" UserId="11448" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13126" PostId="11108" Score="1" Text="Hi Zovits!&#xA;&#xA;Here's the program:&#xA;task main()&#xA;{&#xA;TextOut(0,LCD_LINE1, &quot;HELLO GENIE&quot;);&#xA;Wait(SEC_3);&#xA;OnFwd(OUT_AB, 30);&#xA;Wait(SEC_3);&#xA;}&#xA;&#xA;But I don't know how to put the pictures in." CreationDate="2019-03-27T13:24:40.083" UserId="11456" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13128" PostId="11108" Score="1" Text="This page in the Help section describes how can one embed images: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/formatting&#xA;The program seems to be correct, and if assume that (1) the two drive motors are connected to the A and B ports and (2) use the same gearing to drive (3) wheels with the same diameters (4) with no mechanical blockages or friction then the robot should indeed go straight. Can you please verify these four assumptions?" CreationDate="2019-03-27T14:05:09.817" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13129" PostId="11108" Score="0" Text="Add picture to original post, as far as I know your assumptions are correct. However I did wondered if one of the motors could be running slightly slower then the other as in a text book I have says that you might have to sink them so they run identity?" CreationDate="2019-03-27T14:44:37.803" UserId="11456" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13130" PostId="11099" Score="1" Text="@Aziraphale On the contrary, that is actually quite helpful!" CreationDate="2019-03-27T15:36:16.637" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13132" PostId="11107" Score="2" Text="Thanks, I'll try it. You may have trouble reproducing the problem because you didn't leave the parts assembled for 20 years. :)" CreationDate="2019-03-27T18:09:01.183" UserId="11393" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13133" PostId="11110" Score="1" Text="The Friends shopping cart is most likely the one I've seen before. That design is perfect! I guess I'm finally going to be able to put my Lattice Windows to good use! :D" CreationDate="2019-03-27T19:03:14.383" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13134" PostId="11111" Score="0" Text="btw i have found a second 1 they have a 1 and a 2 on the bottom" CreationDate="2019-03-27T20:41:34.280" UserId="11458" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13135" PostId="11109" Score="1" Text="This + I'd put a dip of soapy water into connection between two pieces." CreationDate="2019-03-27T21:12:53.343" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13136" PostId="11111" Score="1" Text="Does it have LEGO logo on the bottom?" CreationDate="2019-03-27T21:14:19.123" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13137" PostId="11109" Score="0" Text="@Alex Yep, that might help as well!" CreationDate="2019-03-27T21:25:49.947" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13138" PostId="11110" Score="0" Text="That is a really excellent design. It's so hard to find good solutions at that scale!  &#xA;What is the minifigure holding onto in that picture? And how is it attached to the grille?" CreationDate="2019-03-27T21:29:52.263" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13139" PostId="11109" Score="1" Text="I was able to make this work without the propeller (since I don't have one and I didn't see this answer before getting the parts unstuck). The idea of bracing the 1x1 with other bricks seems to be essential, though. The propeller is a good idea to reduce the risk of bending the antenna and I recommend using it if you have it. If not, just use your fingers and be careful." CreationDate="2019-03-28T03:40:05.603" UserId="11393" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13140" PostId="11116" Score="3" Text="[Transparent pieces are made of a different plastic.](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/191/what-kind-of-plastic-are-lego-bricks-made-of) As I recall, the transparent ones do have a tendency to stick harder, especially against other transparent pieces." CreationDate="2019-03-28T04:47:43.837" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13142" PostId="11117" Score="1" Text="Another thing to consider is that LEGO train motors are not precisely calibrated to run at any particular speed (or at least used not to be), so two motors given the same amount of power might run at slightly different speeds. I have seen trains with several locomotives, each with their own PF motor, that seperated after a short time." CreationDate="2019-03-28T09:54:54.967" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13143" PostId="11117" Score="0" Text="I've seen this with 9V trains. However PF2 trains seem to be running fine - tested during two day event without uncoupling. We even had a case of one motor power loss on one end and still had all train parts together. I'm thinking train motor-axle-wheel combination might cause additional friction between these pieces if not adjusted correctly." CreationDate="2019-03-28T10:24:17.287" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13144" PostId="11108" Score="0" Text="If that is the case you could try using the `OnFwdSync` command to eliminate another possible source of the error." CreationDate="2019-03-28T13:06:21.330" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13145" PostId="11117" Score="0" Text="Can you guys take a look at the link? is this the right part? it says `Powered up` but it also says `9v`. I know `9v` is the old system right? https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=167303#T=S&amp;C=11&amp;O={%22color%22:11,%22loc%22:%22US%22,%22iconly%22:0}" CreationDate="2019-03-28T15:15:05.237" UserId="11102" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13146" PostId="11111" Score="0" Text="yes, and they both have &quot;a 1&quot; and &quot;a 2&quot; on the inside." CreationDate="2019-03-28T19:41:41.257" UserId="11458" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13148" PostId="11117" Score="0" Text="Correct, that's the latest train motor for PowerUp (aka Power Functions 2.0) currently available." CreationDate="2019-03-28T19:56:15.573" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13149" PostId="11118" Score="0" Text="Success. The paperclip catches the edge as expected. I had to try twice. I think the second push was from a different side." CreationDate="2019-03-29T01:48:38.533" UserId="11393" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13150" PostId="11121" Score="3" Text="From whom? How do you know this?" CreationDate="2019-03-29T17:52:57.917" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13151" PostId="8976" Score="0" Text="This would actually not be a bad set to re-purpose as an APC for a Star Wars setup. You wouldn't necessarily need to remove the word - Roman script actually appears in the Star Wars universe as a rare-ish alphabet known as &quot;High Galactic&quot;. Come up with your own story as to why the builders of this vehicle or the faction that configured it used that script." CreationDate="2019-03-30T02:31:48.333" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13152" PostId="11117" Score="1" Text="If you know any programming, there are third party Boost/PoweredUp libraries you can use to control the train from a bluetooth-enabled computer. You can then write a program that takes input from the remote and powers both motors simultaneously." CreationDate="2019-03-31T04:17:11.147" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13153" PostId="238" Score="0" Text="@Dori also whack and blite, purkle, salmindrift, viollo, bright pinkish cucumber blue, and [chucknorris](https://stackoverflow.com/q/8318911/6471538)." CreationDate="2019-04-01T01:26:51.143" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13154" PostId="11125" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your thoughts.  I suspect the numbers might relate to moulds or machines, so they could monitor how many pieces were produced from them or which one had problem if defective pieces were observed in quality control.  The feedback from other contributors has been mixed, but most seem to think they could be LEGO or DUPLO from the 1960s.  My question is over a year old now, but I remain hopeful that one day someone who has some solid evidence can confirm what they are." CreationDate="2019-04-01T01:45:31.207" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13155" PostId="7779" Score="0" Text="These pieces appear to be similar to some unidentified pieces that I have asked about.  In particular I notice that the windows appear to be identical, the larger sloped pieces are the same and in the second photo the underside view of the rectangular brick shows a number imprinted, just as all of my bricks have too.  Unfortunately that doesn't help confirm their identity, but I thought you might find the answers I have received of interest. I am not sure how to provide a link to my question, but the url contains the number 9468 and it is the only question I have posted." CreationDate="2019-04-01T02:01:18.640" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13159" PostId="11133" Score="0" Text="Hi mohammed! Although I'm not familiar with this particular brand of sensor, but based on your description you can already store the read value in an array. This means you have the value in hand and therefore can perform arbitrary arithmetic or logic on it, including comparing it to a given constant (the value received while the sensor sees something black) or seeing if the value is below or above a given level (what you would consider as black). &#xA;&#xA;If you need more help please specify the problem you are facing. Providing the source code could also let us help you more effectively." CreationDate="2019-04-04T09:15:36.850" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13160" PostId="11133" Score="0" Text="I would sure use your help . how can I contact you ?" CreationDate="2019-04-04T12:21:18.870" UserId="11481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13161" PostId="11133" Score="0" Text="As you seem to be unfamiliar with this site I'd recommend reading the Help section, accessible via the ? symbol in the upper right corner. In a nutshell: on this site people can ask their questions and other visitors to the site can answer them. None of us is obliged to do this, but we all do it to help the askers and to help anyone finding these questions later on. Therefore taking a discussion off-site is very much contrary to all our efforts here. You can either edit your question to incorporate any additional details or use the comment feature to do so." CreationDate="2019-04-04T12:30:32.367" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13162" PostId="11133" Score="0" Text="oh ok . I would like to thank you for your help, your comment really cleared things up for me . but I would to ask one more question please .should I use a compare block that is set to equal to and has the first input set as the current sensor reading and the second input set as index 0 in the array and take the output and insert it in a switch block that is set to logic ?" CreationDate="2019-04-04T12:51:46.570" UserId="11481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13163" PostId="11133" Score="0" Text="also how can I use the hitechnic color sensor block with a loop . I want the robot to do something until the hitechnic color sensor sees one of the colors in the list . how can I make a list that has a bunch of colors so I can use it in the loop block" CreationDate="2019-04-04T12:58:59.567" UserId="11481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13164" PostId="11132" Score="0" Text="Thanks for sharing. Your second solution is by far the best I've seen - low backlash, adjustable spacing between the outputs, and easy for input." CreationDate="2019-04-04T14:44:13.640" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13165" PostId="11117" Score="0" Text="The other motor came and it worked like a charm. It's pulling about 12 cars with no sweat. my 3 year old son doesn't care, but I'm real happy." CreationDate="2019-04-05T22:47:44.397" UserId="11102" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13166" PostId="11141" Score="0" Text="I'd look at the underside of the switch, to see if there is any mechanical blockage of the moving parts." CreationDate="2019-04-06T08:18:59.907" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13168" PostId="11148" Score="1" Text="For the psychological reason, I've heard LEGO employees say it was about bringing the perceived value on par with the perceived value of competing products." CreationDate="2019-04-10T06:14:17.560" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13169" PostId="11150" Score="0" Text="what's the &quot;known number of parts/ unknown number of parts&quot; ratio of your collection? do you mainly own lego SETS, do you frequently mailorder individual PARTS, do you even buy BULK by weight?" CreationDate="2019-04-10T09:28:16.820" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13170" PostId="11149" Score="1" Text="Great photo!  Thanks for sharing this with us.  Responding to &quot;old&quot; posts on StackExchange is a good thing.  It isn't just a forum or message board.  Did you name the minifig?" CreationDate="2019-04-10T14:32:55.007" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13171" PostId="11150" Score="0" Text="I own a good deal of sets (maybe 5% of my total collection), but the majority of my collection is pieces. I'd say I buy from Bricklink monthly, and I have not yet bought bulk by weight." CreationDate="2019-04-10T16:51:19.603" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13172" PostId="11150" Score="0" Text="i'm not too familiar with bricklink, but i think you can download a list of purchased items. since you bought the majority of your collection there, the data in that list should tell you what some roughly 95% of your inventory are in numbers..." CreationDate="2019-04-10T19:13:59.447" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13173" PostId="11150" Score="0" Text="Hmm... Well, even if that were possible on Bricklink (which it might be, I haven't checked), that would still only cover about another 20% of my collection, as a lot of my parts are from disassembled sets." CreationDate="2019-04-10T20:47:12.670" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13174" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="Thank you, this is extremely helpful. I might try a few different methods and average their answers. That'll probably get me as close as possible. :)" CreationDate="2019-04-10T23:24:19.870" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13175" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="I can only add that &quot;by eye&quot; method is a bit tricky. I've seen bunches of bricks and allways underestimated the numbers. It is like you cannot believe there are 100 bricks of the same type. More like 50-60. But then you go count it and here you go - 100 bricks." CreationDate="2019-04-11T07:16:15.693" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13179" PostId="11150" Score="0" Text="If you have just sets (without additional loose bricks) it might be easier to add all of theese sets to your collection on Rebrickable. It will then give you more details, like number of parts, estimate value, etc." CreationDate="2019-04-11T20:15:22.213" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13180" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="Right, that's an excellent point. Maybe I'll estimate a smaller number &quot;by eye&quot; and then I'll count to see how accurate I am or am not. :)" CreationDate="2019-04-11T21:25:51.277" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13182" PostId="11150" Score="0" Text="@Alex That's a good suggestion. I think I'll do that with the sets I have." CreationDate="2019-04-12T21:22:56.593" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13185" PostId="11165" Score="0" Text="wow, awesome, I really appreciate it!" CreationDate="2019-04-12T22:14:46.870" UserId="11515" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13186" PostId="11170" Score="7" Text="Doesnt look like LEGO brand to me, but a clone brand. Does it have the words LEGO on the top?" CreationDate="2019-04-13T18:03:34.480" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13187" PostId="11167" Score="0" Text="The first set that came to mind as having a box that is taller than it is wide was the Disney castle (71040). But it's just the technicality of the orientation of the print on the box that brings it outside your range (I haven't actually calculated, but it looks quite normal)." CreationDate="2019-04-13T20:05:15.453" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13188" PostId="11169" Score="1" Text="You may have the Technic mechanism inside the boat too tight. I would take off the top section, and look to make sure that all parts of the moving mechanism works freely even before attaching the smoke stacks." CreationDate="2019-04-13T21:38:35.890" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13189" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="We'll give that a try, but we didn't see any of the sticking before we added the brackets for the stacks onto it." CreationDate="2019-04-13T23:27:47.987" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13190" PostId="11171" Score="4" Text="I realize this question is specific to parts/pieces, but it seems worth noting that there are lots of sets that are useful.  I've been totally happy with my 40173 picture frame." CreationDate="2019-04-14T03:42:55.043" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13191" PostId="11170" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.  My first thought was that it doesn't look like the way LEGO does panels these days, but maybe it was from an era of LEGO that I missed.   Looking through https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=10#T=P&amp;P=1 -- all of the parts that mention 10 -- I'm convinced it is from somebody other than LEGO.  Sadly that means there no way to be sure where it came from since there isn't a good database for non-LEGO parts.  If you also got any instructions just look for the non-LEGO ones." CreationDate="2019-04-14T03:53:28.683" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13192" PostId="11163" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks, trevluk.  We prefer to keep set-ident questions to one set per question.  You got a great answer already here so I wouldn't edit the question at this stage.  But for next time try to focus it a bit more." CreationDate="2019-04-14T03:59:04.123" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13193" PostId="11171" Score="24" Text="Isn't every item lego makes an effective caltrop when left on the floor?  More-so on hard floors rather than carpet, and damage multiplier for bare-feet." CreationDate="2019-04-14T04:34:58.143" UserId="11185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13194" PostId="6135" Score="0" Text="What's wrong with stacking up 2x2x1 bricks to make the column?" CreationDate="2019-04-14T04:38:41.603" UserId="11185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13195" PostId="11171" Score="4" Text="@Criggie And now imagine an entire floor made of lego...! [Bedtime in a Legohouse](http://youtube.com/watch?v=FrLkHn_RlgY)" CreationDate="2019-04-14T08:50:12.533" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13196" PostId="11171" Score="1" Text="@Criggie That's probably the &quot;real world&quot; use that I am most familiar with! xD" CreationDate="2019-04-14T16:05:37.003" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13197" PostId="11171" Score="1" Text="@chicks That's a great point. If we're talking about sets, then I suppose the LEGO Board Games would be another thing that works in the &quot;real-world!&quot;" CreationDate="2019-04-14T16:08:10.907" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13198" PostId="11175" Score="3" Text="I've seen them serve [their 'intended' purpose](https://seenaroundboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/lego-patch-hole-in-brick-wall-642x482.jpg) in the real world. My favorite piece though: **the winch**." CreationDate="2019-04-14T16:53:27.453" UserId="11527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13199" PostId="1698" Score="2" Text="&quot;but I don't remember pieces (other than LEGO Technic beams and rounded beams) with, and only with, extra antistuds&quot; - well, there's a direct &quot;complement&quot; of the pieces you are showing in your picture: [6061](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6061), which has 16 extra antistuds in addition to the regular 8 antistuds on the bottom (that are matched by the 8 studs on the top)." CreationDate="2019-04-14T20:48:23.097" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13200" PostId="11171" Score="1" Text="This seems way too obvious for it to not to be posted yet, so I must be missing something .... but what about Lego wheels?  They are all .... wheels!  Real, proper, functional wheels!" CreationDate="2019-04-14T22:50:53.080" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13201" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="Yeah, that would be my only guess. I have built this set and experienced no sticking, and there are a bunch of online reviews and video-reviews, and none of the ones I have read/watched mention sticking. I do remember reading one review (unfortunately I don't remember which one), that mentioned the importance of making sure the Technic mechanism works freely as you build it up." CreationDate="2019-04-15T00:35:15.007" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13202" PostId="11170" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much!  I didn't see lego printed anywhere." CreationDate="2019-04-15T00:46:53.983" UserId="11519" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13203" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="We saw a thread on the LEGO page on Facebook where other folks had similar problems, but it seems to be gone now.  I wouldn't have posted here if I didn't think it was more ubiquitous." CreationDate="2019-04-15T01:31:38.303" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13205" PostId="11178" Score="0" Text="Wow, that is a thorough analysis, illustrated with great pictures and, combined with the sacrifice of the switch, the upvote is more than deserved!" CreationDate="2019-04-15T08:03:30.100" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13206" PostId="11178" Score="2" Text="@zovits Thanks! Now that we know the hidden parts and how they work, somebody might come up with a less invasive (i.e. destructive) idea. After all, how pointless are points that aren't switching...!" CreationDate="2019-04-15T10:25:30.257" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13207" PostId="11171" Score="0" Text="Do you mean real-world functionality or real-world appliances?" CreationDate="2019-04-15T12:28:27.157" UserId="11539" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13208" PostId="1665" Score="0" Text="Are you sure the molds are that expensive in production? I think it would be the design process of a mold that make them expensive." CreationDate="2019-04-15T12:38:59.383" UserId="11539" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13209" PostId="11175" Score="1" Text="What do you mean by &quot;Those shoehorn pieces&quot;?" CreationDate="2019-04-15T13:44:47.110" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13210" PostId="11171" Score="0" Text="https://gizmodo.com/desk-made-entirely-out-of-lego-285777" CreationDate="2019-04-15T15:14:29.263" UserId="8625" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13211" PostId="11175" Score="0" Text="The brick puller?" CreationDate="2019-04-15T15:16:46.503" UserId="11437" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13212" PostId="11171" Score="0" Text="@yunzen Real-world functionality." CreationDate="2019-04-15T15:59:22.337" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13213" PostId="11184" Score="0" Text="Hi Nick! I took the liberty and edited your question in the hopes that it will better reflect your intent. Should I have made an error and misinterpreted your thoughts, feel free to revert or edit your question." CreationDate="2019-04-15T19:41:53.633" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13214" PostId="11181" Score="0" Text="Hi Sadap! I have interpreted the question as if the first motor should be passively accepting any rotations, and the EV3 should play these rotations back on the second motor in real time. If Nixtoo sees this, they can decide whether this reflects their original intent or not and give appropriate feedback." CreationDate="2019-04-15T19:45:30.520" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13215" PostId="11171" Score="1" Text="I'm stumped by how you define &quot;real world.&quot; Certainly, almost 100% of lego pieces work in the real world? Lego wheels actually turn, hinges actually hinge, doors open, and you can actually make a wall out of plain old lego bricks. I don't see how any of those are really any different than the magnifying glass example." CreationDate="2019-04-15T20:32:29.170" UserId="11547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13216" PostId="11171" Score="0" Text="@dwizum Right, I see what you're saying, but realistically, would a wall of LEGO bricks withstand the weather? Would a house made of LEGO keep you warm? Would LEGO hinges support a door for an extended period of time? Whereas if you needed to magnify small print, a LEGO magnifying glass would work just fine. Although, in all honesty, the line between &quot;real-world&quot; and &quot;not real-world&quot; uses are pretty hazy. :/" CreationDate="2019-04-15T21:41:02.690" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13217" PostId="11171" Score="0" Text="@dwizum Oh, and also, I thought I'd add that this question is primarily asking about singular pieces. So one piece by itself can't be a wall for a house or serve as a hinge for a door." CreationDate="2019-04-15T21:51:42.403" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13219" PostId="11171" Score="1" Text="@Magnus: You should edit those clarifications into your question itself." CreationDate="2019-04-16T05:51:19.343" UserId="2903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13220" PostId="11176" Score="1" Text="&quot;Technic&quot;, not &quot;Technik&quot;. (I don't know if there's anything else to fix in your answer, or I'd edit the fix in myself.)" CreationDate="2019-04-16T05:52:17.567" UserId="2903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13221" PostId="11177" Score="4" Text="citation needed ;-)" CreationDate="2019-04-16T05:59:19.693" UserId="11553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13224" PostId="11185" Score="0" Text="Hi Nick! Glad to hear it was useful :) Please click the Checkmark icon to signal to others that the question has been answered." CreationDate="2019-04-16T07:44:47.737" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13225" PostId="11177" Score="3" Text="lol, this is the paper https://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?aj5138, but oddly enough I didn't mention what the translation stage was made from in the text!" CreationDate="2019-04-16T08:19:24.850" UserId="11529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13227" PostId="11177" Score="1" Text="non-paywalled paper, where I can almost see the stage moving along the axis in Figure 1.  https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/bitstream/handle/10871/22169/X-ray%20diffraction%20from%20bone%20employing.pdf?sequence=1 Speaking of X-rays and tracks, you may also like [Where (if anywhere) were X-ray machines put on trains or trolleys to image “Everybody over 14 years old”?](https://history.stackexchange.com/q/50628/33008)" CreationDate="2019-04-16T08:32:03.850" UserId="11553" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13228" PostId="11177" Score="1" Text="nice find, that's actually a different paper from the same research group but it's the same geometry being exploited, that one's from after I left the group so they'll have been using proper equipment by then (so was I after the very first PoC experiments)" CreationDate="2019-04-16T08:37:26.933" UserId="11529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13229" PostId="11171" Score="1" Text="I guess my point is, yes a lego wall useful for humans would be impractical, but it seems no different than how useful the magnifying glass would actually be (yes, it magnifies, but it's TINY and would be incredibly awkward and/or frustrating to actually use in a similar manner to how you'd use a normal-sized magnifying glass). I don't want to come off as negative, I think this is a really great question, I'm just struggling because I see &quot;real world functionality&quot; as a spectrum (vs a binary yes/no) in the absence of any specific criteria." CreationDate="2019-04-16T12:34:41.763" UserId="11547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13230" PostId="11182" Score="0" Text="Not sure the boat hull pieces really count - I mean, LEGOs are made of plastic, and thus _all_ float (possible exception of the weighted brick).  Being boat hull-shaped does not necessarily make any difference in that respect..." CreationDate="2019-04-16T13:21:21.167" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13231" PostId="11182" Score="2" Text="@DarrelHoffman Certainly not all bricks float and lots of them do so only as long as the air bubbles trapped on the underside are not dissolved in the water. See for example: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/9013/3631" CreationDate="2019-04-16T13:42:50.580" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13232" PostId="11187" Score="0" Text="I see a &quot;135149&quot; to the right of the bottom &quot;2&quot;, is that maybe a set number?" CreationDate="2019-04-16T16:47:24.513" UserId="11565" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13233" PostId="11187" Score="1" Text="@Tweakimp - no, that is the part number of the plastic bag itself. The problem with identifying this bag is that the picture quality is quite bad (lots of reflection), and the pieces that are visibly identifiable are very common (as in: appear in thousands of sets)" CreationDate="2019-04-16T17:18:52.987" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13234" PostId="11185" Score="0" Text="Is that right? I have plenty more" CreationDate="2019-04-16T18:58:27.060" UserId="11545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13235" PostId="11171" Score="0" Text="@dwizum I just edited my question to clarify what I'm trying to say. I completely agree that it's more of a spectrum, so I added that to the end. And no worries, you're not coming off as negative, I appreciate how you are making me think deeper into this question and the underlying idea. :)" CreationDate="2019-04-16T19:06:05.257" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13236" PostId="11171" Score="1" Text="@V2Blast You're right. I just went ahead and made that edit." CreationDate="2019-04-16T19:06:45.997" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13237" PostId="11184" Score="0" Text="No problem - a novice here so all help appreciated" CreationDate="2019-04-16T19:09:42.610" UserId="11545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13238" PostId="11185" Score="0" Text="Perfect, bring on the other questions ;)" CreationDate="2019-04-16T20:09:30.597" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13239" PostId="11194" Score="4" Text="This is the best answer. Welcome to Bricks.SE." CreationDate="2019-04-16T20:23:08.397" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13240" PostId="11194" Score="4" Text="Look at the insane price for the shovel! Bricklink lists it as [Minifigure, Utensil Shovel (Round Stem End)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3837&amp;name=Minifigure,%20Utensil%20Shovel%20(Round%20Stem%20End)&amp;category=%5BMinifigure,%20Utensil%5D#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0}), not to be confused with the much more expensive [Minifigure, Utensil Shovel (Flat Stem End)](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=88431&amp;name=Minifigure,%20Utensil%20Shovel%20(Flat%20Stem%20End)&amp;category=%5BMinifigure,%20Utensil%5D#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0})." CreationDate="2019-04-16T20:32:49.630" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13241" PostId="11194" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale When you're weighting a powder that's worth $100 per gram, $4.69 is reasonable investment : )" CreationDate="2019-04-16T20:35:34.137" UserId="7696" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13242" PostId="11174" Score="3" Text="You got two awesome items in one post!. The microphone is awesome too!" CreationDate="2019-04-16T20:45:37.160" UserId="4038" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13246" PostId="11186" Score="0" Text="Is there a single LED in a 2x2 and 2x4 brick? How do you change the effects?" CreationDate="2019-04-16T23:04:23.097" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13247" PostId="11186" Score="0" Text="[lightstax.eu](https://www.lightstax.eu/product-category/parts/) sells single extension cables ranging from 10-80cm for little money. You could cut the leads and adjust their length, rather than modifying some LEGO plates to act as sockets. Just an idea..." CreationDate="2019-04-17T00:00:09.710" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13248" PostId="11186" Score="0" Text="@Uli Ha, I wasn't aware of the cables, thank you for the hint. This doesn't answer my question but it definitely solves the issue very nicely. The effects are triggered by pressing or holding the button on the battery brick. It is also supposed to react to sound but I haven't figured out how." CreationDate="2019-04-17T05:48:29.093" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13249" PostId="11186" Score="0" Text="@Uli Yes, there is one LED in each brick. Most of the bricks in this set are semi transparent, a few are clear transparent." CreationDate="2019-04-17T05:54:01.170" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13250" PostId="11186" Score="0" Text="However, with each brick being THRU as well, these off-the-shelf extensions are even YY cables. Still, is it possible to tinker one? Both pins sit on a single stud. That's tricky!" CreationDate="2019-04-17T07:31:25.430" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13251" PostId="11187" Score="0" Text="Too many generic parts. Having pictures of both sides of polybag might be helpful." CreationDate="2019-04-17T07:45:07.860" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13252" PostId="11187" Score="0" Text="I don't see any parts sufficiently uncommon to go on." CreationDate="2019-04-17T08:54:48.783" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13253" PostId="11194" Score="0" Text="If anyone are interested, I can probably find some of those shovels to sell for $4.00 (that's a discount on several times the average price on bricklink for those)." CreationDate="2019-04-17T09:02:32.313" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13254" PostId="11201" Score="1" Text="This method quickly becomes complicated if one wishes to include the weight and volume of the air &quot;inside&quot; a boat piece, which clearly does float, but ignoring this amount from the calculation would probably indicate otherwise." CreationDate="2019-04-17T13:19:11.160" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13255" PostId="11201" Score="0" Text="Indeed - that's where displacement comes in (and how steel ships float). But it's the best way to tell whether an object will float or sink before you drop it into a pool. Even a boat element will sink if you flood it with water." CreationDate="2019-04-17T13:39:32.950" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13257" PostId="11202" Score="0" Text="Glad I could help. Please feel free to mark this answer as correct by clicking on the little tick-icon on the left side." CreationDate="2019-04-17T17:49:35.203" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13258" PostId="8114" Score="0" Text="@David You can download it from here http://www.download82.com/get/download/windows/sr-3d-builder/" CreationDate="2019-04-18T15:05:51.030" UserId="11577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13259" PostId="11206" Score="1" Text="Please be aware that SR 3D Builder is no longer updated software. Keep that in mind if you want to invest time into something that might not be suitable at some point due to being obsolete. LDCad on the other side is actively developed." CreationDate="2019-04-19T10:26:12.567" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13260" PostId="11206" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that's very valuable info.&#xA;&#xA;Regarding LDCad, do you use scripting to create simulations there? Do you have some idea how hard would it be to learn scripting in LDCad to create realistic simulations for machines &amp; mechanism LEGO models for someone with experience in C#?" CreationDate="2019-04-19T17:04:00.843" UserId="11577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13261" PostId="11216" Score="1" Text="One of its common names is 'beam thin 1x3'. It is also called a 'liftarm thin 1x3'. and it is in 'blue' ('bright blue' in lego digital designer)" CreationDate="2019-04-23T01:39:22.787" UserId="11579" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13262" PostId="11216" Score="0" Text="excellent thanks. I'm new to trying to identify the pieces, it's quite hard!" CreationDate="2019-04-24T07:55:08.820" UserId="11585" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13264" PostId="11214" Score="0" Text="Definitely the part for the job" CreationDate="2019-04-24T13:32:52.030" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13265" PostId="11158" Score="3" Text="Probably the same as other flexible parts; i believe polyethylene." CreationDate="2019-04-24T14:09:14.703" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13266" PostId="11225" Score="0" Text="That's useful to know. I was assuming there'd be something like a Mabuchi 280 hiding in there." CreationDate="2019-04-24T16:41:12.057" UserId="10938" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13268" PostId="11227" Score="1" Text="It would probably be better and cheaper to buy printed parts from bricklink because of the below answer." CreationDate="2019-04-25T00:54:37.940" UserId="11579" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13269" PostId="11191" Score="0" Text="They're the most prolific tire manufacturer in the world, twice over." CreationDate="2019-04-25T05:41:32.407" UserId="11527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13270" PostId="11227" Score="1" Text="What kind of print do you have in mind? Wall textures, paintings? In Bricklink, the key word 'pattern' will show all printed parts." CreationDate="2019-04-25T10:23:48.380" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13271" PostId="11235" Score="0" Text="30 grams? I think pretty much anything bigger than a Lego flower stem would handle that..." CreationDate="2019-04-25T17:54:19.450" UserId="8340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13272" PostId="11235" Score="0" Text="oh oof wait wrong mueasure cRAP-" CreationDate="2019-04-25T17:55:39.637" UserId="11596" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13274" PostId="11233" Score="0" Text="This sounds like a good lead (+1 for that). I won't mark the answer as accepted yet, though, as I'm still hoping for some additional confirmation. What's written in that blog may very well be true; on the other hand, store owners in tourism hotspots who can tell the most wondrous stories about their products and themselves are far from unheard of." CreationDate="2019-04-25T20:38:57.597" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13275" PostId="11227" Score="1" Text="@Aziraphale : I'm thinking of newspapers, store signs, street signs, book covers, etc. Anything that could add more life and fits in in a 1940s setting would do." CreationDate="2019-04-26T01:28:56.930" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13276" PostId="11227" Score="1" Text="@TechnicTechnician : Bricklink is definitely an option, especially for rare pieces. However, ordering from Bricklink can be pretty cumbersome &amp; expensive. So, for the less rare parts, I'd rather but them as part of a set." CreationDate="2019-04-26T01:31:44.633" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13279" PostId="11242" Score="3" Text="Hi EndlessVoid and welcome to bricks.se! While we appreciate you taking the time to answer the question, we'd prefer if you provided some references or citations. For example what databases did you consult to arrive at this conclusion, what sources does your knowledge encompass, what kind and amount of experience is behind your assertion?" CreationDate="2019-04-27T09:22:27.210" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13280" PostId="11243" Score="0" Text="Which set are you building?" CreationDate="2019-04-27T13:19:41.133" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13281" PostId="11245" Score="2" Text="Hi Christopher, welcome to Bricks.SE. [This post on Eurobricks](https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/157676-compilation-list-of-lego-stormtroopers-ever-released-since-2001/) lists quite a large number of stormtroopers. I haven't compared all the minifigures. Does it confirm your answer? I think there are more than 7 white stormtroopers listed." CreationDate="2019-04-27T21:18:43.817" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13282" PostId="11248" Score="0" Text="I suspect that the rocket launcher is made from more than one piece." CreationDate="2019-04-28T06:04:05.837" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13283" PostId="10004" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the explanation!  I'd add my two pence.  While inventorying my Lego collection, I've found a colliding element ID: the same design and color has different IDs in two sets: 4619599 in set 10692 and 6170300 in set 10704.  What's interesting is that both sets are quite new: they had been released in 2015 and 2017, and both are being sold in Lego shops currently, so it doesn't look like the part is re-released." CreationDate="2019-04-28T12:35:44.577" UserId="11423" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13284" PostId="11245" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Yes, that article does provide a more comprehensive list of stormtroopers (including sand troopers, storm trooper disguises worn by Luke and Han, first order troopers, and more). I suppose the answer to the question varies depending on your definition of what is a storm trooper variant and what is a different figure entirely." CreationDate="2019-04-29T20:31:14.283" UserId="10571" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13286" PostId="11258" Score="0" Text="those are not official alternates but rather people using their imagination to think up their own alternates. Which was how it was intended at the time, and how I spent many evenings after school work building contraptions." CreationDate="2019-04-30T10:35:27.927" UserId="11497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13287" PostId="11258" Score="0" Text="@jwenting oh ok." CreationDate="2019-04-30T13:49:51.790" UserId="11579" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13288" PostId="11264" Score="0" Text="Welcome. Do these items have the LEGO logo marked on them?" CreationDate="2019-04-30T21:41:07.970" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13289" PostId="11264" Score="0" Text="No obvious logo, too well made not to be for something..." CreationDate="2019-05-01T06:58:39.537" UserId="11608" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13290" PostId="11264" Score="0" Text="They don't look like LEGO to me." CreationDate="2019-05-01T08:00:31.973" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13291" PostId="11265" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Now I want to go home &amp; check  the garage doors!" CreationDate="2019-05-01T12:31:02.387" UserId="11608" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13292" PostId="11265" Score="0" Text="Awesome, I have a bunch of those plates with the funny ramp in the middle." CreationDate="2019-05-01T20:30:10.680" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13293" PostId="11266" Score="1" Text="The motor is indeed mounted upside down, which could result in the grey parts sticking out far enough that the wheels do not touch the ground anymore." CreationDate="2019-05-02T15:38:06.433" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13294" PostId="11267" Score="3" Text="Hello John and welcome to Bricks.SE. I think the question was mostly about mistakes in the content of the instructions. However, it is always nice to illustrate your answer. This will attract more responses, upvotes and feedback. Mistakes in LEGO's production process are also interesting. Can you show a photo of your messed-up instruction book?" CreationDate="2019-05-02T19:57:24.713" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13295" PostId="11268" Score="2" Text="Looks like the brand is defunct: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimates" CreationDate="2019-05-03T06:46:10.727" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13296" PostId="11269" Score="0" Text="Do you happen to know what the part number for the 1x1 double male plates in MC is?  I found a site that shows cropped tiny pictures of some pieces with numbers, but it's hard to tell (https://s219.photobucket.com/user/Orrex/library/Parts?page=1).&#xA;&#xA;I see they have several others, like a 1x2 and 2x2 plates, as well as bricks and brackets and hinges, oh my.  I'll have to buy the sets themselves since MC doesn't do individual pieces, but I really wish I could track down these 1x1 round m-m plates; making a custom minifig for my son, and it's essential to get more!&#xA;&#xA;Thanks everyone!" CreationDate="2019-05-03T20:32:43.503" UserId="11613" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13297" PostId="11268" Score="0" Text="I see that the figure sets are still continued, under a different license, but I don't see part lists for them (no do I see actual sets anymore, just the figures).  Thanks for the confirmation on the brand though!" CreationDate="2019-05-03T20:36:03.000" UserId="11613" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13298" PostId="10711" Score="0" Text="There is one head on Bricklink with empty battery. Maybe there is really no way to replace it? I don't have this head, do you know where exactly the battery is located?" CreationDate="2019-05-04T07:45:58.197" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13299" PostId="10711" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in the black top piece, but otherwise, no I haven't tried forcing my way into one yet to know where exactly it is." CreationDate="2019-05-04T07:48:10.357" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13303" PostId="11269" Score="0" Text="Eric, it's tough because Mega's part numbers are unique to both the part shape and color. For example, in the #FVG41 Destiny set, the part appears In pearl-gold, and the part number is AM76558ATH. I believe the last three letters refer to the color, and the numbers and letters before the last three letters refer to the part design." CreationDate="2019-05-05T02:36:48.750" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13306" PostId="11276" Score="2" Text="This looks like a part number of LEGO. Its also 7 digits long similar what LEGO uses for their parts. As far I know there is no publicly tracked list of these numbers. Best to do is keep the bags closed and post some clear photo's on this site, showing the content of each bag." CreationDate="2019-05-06T04:24:16.897" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13308" PostId="11277" Score="1" Text="thank you for the answers joost and you are correct it is the 70614-1/Lightning-Jet. I got the manual after you provide the info, unfortunately sa bags are incomplete... lacking of bags#1,3,6 and did tried to assemble them. I just modify I can from whats left of it. again thanks a lot....allan" CreationDate="2019-05-06T11:44:08.233" UserId="11623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13309" PostId="655" Score="0" Text="3 reviews on this app in store. All of them say don't buy, doesn't work. Doesn't sound like a good solution. Not going to test it myself." CreationDate="2019-05-06T13:52:19.840" UserId="11466" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13310" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="What size of door are you looking for? What's the width of the wall?" CreationDate="2019-05-06T19:23:39.550" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13311" PostId="11279" Score="2" Text="Hi Kenny, welcome to Bricks!  Thanks for this, but link-only answers are discouraged on StackExchange sites.  Can you summarize things here so nothing is lost later if links move around?" CreationDate="2019-05-06T21:30:17.047" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13312" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="@Uli: I'm building a railroad car using a 28x6 plate, so the wall length is constrained to 28 studs.  Wall thickness is 1 stud, so the interior of the car has 4 studs of space.  That said, I have things inside the car and so I was hoping to mount the sliding door on the outside and keep a low profile.  Ideally, the door will be under 5 studs in height.  I can probably increase the height of the car and then use the defacto sliding door, but I was interested to see if other alternatives exist." CreationDate="2019-05-07T00:14:32.107" UserId="11287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13313" PostId="11282" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the suggestion!  These may work, but I would have to orient them so that the studs align horizontally.  I'll have to analyze my design to see if that is feasible." CreationDate="2019-05-07T00:15:20.100" UserId="11287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13314" PostId="1636" Score="0" Text="Has the answer changed over the years? Because it looks like &quot;stud&quot; is always on top, &quot;knob&quot; is always on the side (and always a donut shape? See doors with a knob...) If you search the LEGO pick a brick store for &quot;knob&quot; you find SNOT pieces with a knob on the side. If you search for &quot;stud&quot; I get one result and it's on top. https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Pick-a-Brick" CreationDate="2019-05-06T15:27:26.870" UserId="11411" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13316" PostId="11286" Score="0" Text="Thank you.  I was thinking gunship but searches kept showing the big kit.  Appreciate your help - am new to this side of LEGO - id’ing sets, parts, etc." CreationDate="2019-05-08T11:47:35.573" UserId="11633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13317" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="How many studs is the opening in the wall?" CreationDate="2019-05-08T13:20:03.507" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13318" PostId="11287" Score="2" Text="Educated guess: is the storage on the EV3 brick itself full by any chance?" CreationDate="2019-05-08T13:57:31.197" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13319" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="Fairly flexible at this point as I'm trying to see what is possible with the technique.  That said, I would estimate the the opening to be between 4-6 studs." CreationDate="2019-05-08T15:38:01.210" UserId="11287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13324" PostId="11289" Score="0" Text="This is true. When I asked, they showed me a bucket full of previous PAB items." CreationDate="2019-05-09T09:33:07.623" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13327" PostId="11290" Score="0" Text="Hi Muze! Just to clarify, do you mean building a roof-like structure out of LEGO bricks that can offer protection against real-world rain? If so, what is the size of the roof or the area to be protected? Does it need to stay dry even in windy or stormy weather as well?" CreationDate="2019-05-09T14:38:52.877" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13329" PostId="11290" Score="0" Text="@zovits how is this? Thanks for pointing that out." CreationDate="2019-05-09T15:46:55.823" UserId="9673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13330" PostId="11294" Score="0" Text="I tried that. Unfortunatetely, I experienced many issues with that approach. First of all, LDD requests a licence for a &quot;Vortex toolkit&quot;, which I don't have. After canceling that, the file does load, but quite some pieces are missing. And for some models, pieces end up positioned incorrectly. This makes LDraw unusable as an intermediate format, at least for the 2 random models I tested!" CreationDate="2019-05-09T18:41:13.317" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13331" PostId="11294" Score="0" Text="TLG no longer provide new parts for LDD. These won't be available in LDD if your LDraw model has recently released new parts." CreationDate="2019-05-10T07:32:29.120" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13332" PostId="11290" Score="0" Text="I have provided an answer based on my current understading of your expectations and my assumptions on your constraints and goals. If any of these does not fit, please amend the question with the appropriate details." CreationDate="2019-05-10T10:41:54.503" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13333" PostId="11290" Score="1" Text="I'm still wondering how big of a roof you are trying to build.  Is this for a small shed or a house or a dog house or .... ?" CreationDate="2019-05-10T13:13:45.817" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13334" PostId="466" Score="0" Text="I did this back in the mid 90s because I too had to know. Now that we all know, I wonder if you could replace it with something even heavier. Are there any safe denser metals that aren't too expensive? A lead alloy maybe? Just under 2 ounces isn't all that much weight." CreationDate="2019-05-12T14:04:29.100" UserId="10631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13335" PostId="11299" Score="3" Text="The first part is [98141 Minifigure Weapon Cresent Blade Serrated with Bar](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=98141&amp;name=Minifigure,%20Weapon%20Crescent%20Blade,%20Serrated%20with%20Bar&amp;category=%5BMinifigure,%20Weapon%5D#T=S&amp;O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D)." CreationDate="2019-05-12T20:16:05.883" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13336" PostId="11297" Score="2" Text="Welcome and thank you for this answer! Could you please add what do you mean by &quot;acts up&quot; and if this is your personal experience or have you acquired it from another source?" CreationDate="2019-05-13T10:15:55.497" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13337" PostId="11300" Score="2" Text="Possible duplicate of [What is the quality of lego replicas on Aliexpress?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6799/what-is-the-quality-of-lego-replicas-on-aliexpress)" CreationDate="2019-05-13T12:21:29.377" UserId="11653" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13338" PostId="6664" Score="0" Text="By the way, you should accept whichever answer solved your problem. It's been almost 4 years! ;) Also, if your software exists now, you might want to mention that!" CreationDate="2019-05-13T12:42:56.550" UserId="11654" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13339" PostId="11302" Score="2" Text="I would use a mix of the above - modular plastic building blocks." CreationDate="2019-05-13T13:00:46.923" UserId="11655" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13340" PostId="11302" Score="12" Text="Often &quot;bricks&quot; is used instead of &quot;building blocks&quot;." CreationDate="2019-05-13T13:43:48.533" UserId="5429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13341" PostId="11308" Score="0" Text="Brickipedia page&#xA;&#xA;https://lego.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Stone_(Theme)" CreationDate="2019-05-13T20:30:27.317" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13342" PostId="11306" Score="0" Text="Living in China, home to a lot of LEGO clones, the wording &quot;blocks&quot; is indeed the most popular here in shops and pre-schools." CreationDate="2019-05-14T05:51:57.943" UserId="11026" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13343" PostId="11302" Score="0" Text="@Raidri Thanks, edited!" CreationDate="2019-05-14T13:09:07.660" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13344" PostId="11315" Score="1" Text="Huh, I’m pretty sure I own two of those in a bin somewhere. I rather liked them as a kid; at the time I had no idea they were unpopular and it didn’t even register that the product line got discontinued." CreationDate="2019-05-14T17:24:48.603" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13345" PostId="11302" Score="2" Text="&quot;Universal plastic interocking modular construction building toy brick blocks system&quot; seems like something I would see on ebay or Wish" CreationDate="2019-05-14T20:02:32.440" UserDisplayName="user11666" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13352" PostId="11321" Score="1" Text="Hi Tobias, this makes perfect sense! Welcome to Bricks.SE." CreationDate="2019-05-17T20:51:23.913" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13353" PostId="10111" Score="0" Text="Lego string used in Technic is now wider and a silvery color, it does not stretch much to my knowledge (I own some) so maybe try that, if the problem persists, maybe it's due to vibrations in the string.&#xA;Here is a url to the longest length of the new string: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=x77cc300&amp;idColor=85 &#xA;and here is a link with the differnet strings lego make for sale: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&amp;catString=231" CreationDate="2019-05-18T04:16:42.730" UserId="11579" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13355" PostId="11325" Score="1" Text="The aspect of it being potentially confusing occurred to me.  I'm curious if there's been any research to back it up.  Conversely with very young, impressionable kids, exposing them to figures that with, say, primarily Caucasian skin tones could be worse.  Regarding the primary colors: traditionally the old System/Legoland sets also used mainly primary colors (and sometimes a lot of yellow, e.g. old castle sets such as [375](https://brickset.com/sets/375-2/Castle))." CreationDate="2019-05-20T16:33:02.713" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13356" PostId="11331" Score="3" Text="It is so critical that they have even left the two circles showing it on step 85." CreationDate="2019-05-21T16:25:29.697" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13358" PostId="11325" Score="0" Text="@jamesdlin That would be interesting to look into. I assume someone has done research on if certain toy design choices can affect kids. I'd assume they would. But again, I'm no expert, those are just my best guesses." CreationDate="2019-05-22T02:02:44.737" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13359" PostId="11247" Score="2" Text="I would have said it's the track and a stylised pillar, seen side on. A number of real-world monorails tend to include the track in their logos." CreationDate="2019-05-22T21:32:42.763" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13360" PostId="9214" Score="1" Text="&quot;with Police being the most popular sub-theme&quot; - this statement may depend a bit on where subtheme boundaries run, given that in more recent years, there have been several arguably separate subthemes that represented &quot;Police&quot; (think Mountain Police, Prison Island, ...)." CreationDate="2019-05-22T22:02:36.093" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13364" PostId="11335" Score="0" Text="This answer doesn't seem to add anything beyond what other answers have already stated." CreationDate="2019-05-24T20:40:47.760" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13366" PostId="10271" Score="0" Text="Funnily enough, not 1 year later and Horizon Express used sets have already vanished from BrickLink   :)" CreationDate="2019-05-30T00:55:28.743" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13367" PostId="11345" Score="7" Text="Welcome to Bricks SE. If you found the answer to your own question, please do not delete it, but [self-answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/self-answer) it." CreationDate="2019-05-31T17:09:27.257" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13369" PostId="11351" Score="2" Text="Thanks so much! Turns out the set is the Star Wars Rogue Shadow 7672-1." CreationDate="2019-06-01T21:26:02.133" UserId="11707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13370" PostId="10259" Score="1" Text="I am not aware of a list with the most easter eggs, but here is a [Top 25 by Just2good](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC-ohovEfpM), and an article on [theBrickBlogger](http://thebrickblogger.com/2017/06/discovering-easter-eggs-in-lego-sets/)." CreationDate="2018-08-16T08:20:49.740" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13373" PostId="11356" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the tip! Gonna sign up for Eurobricks and see if I can find Gary somewhere." CreationDate="2019-06-03T18:21:53.827" UserId="11710" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13374" PostId="11353" Score="0" Text="Thanks, man! I haven't been able to find a single photo anywhere online of this set. Regrettably, it does not have the instructions booklet, but (I think) most of the pieces." CreationDate="2019-06-03T18:37:40.317" UserId="11710" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13376" PostId="11358" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks!" CreationDate="2019-06-05T00:15:42.920" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13377" PostId="11357" Score="1" Text="Have you tried using technic liftarms? They come in different angles. And are pretty sturdy. https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&amp;catString=137&amp;itemBrand=1000" CreationDate="2019-06-05T14:13:11.380" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13378" PostId="11357" Score="0" Text="@JanWindemuth, I started down that path, but I could not get to be thin enough.  The angled liftarm angles are too big for the gentle curve, and using the straight ones requires them to be layered (I was doing layers of 3 so they corners could lock in place) and it was way too thick for the scale I am aiming for.  Maybe there is a better way to connect the liftarms that I am not aware of." CreationDate="2019-06-05T15:22:40.760" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13379" PostId="11357" Score="0" Text="I see. What about half liftarms? That would be thinner nur Not neccessarrily easier to build." CreationDate="2019-06-05T16:11:43.523" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13380" PostId="11357" Score="0" Text="@JanWindemuth unfortunately I don't have many of those in my collection, and working with technic in LDD is a pain.  I think I might try axles with connectors.  I have plenty of those plus they interface better with bricks." CreationDate="2019-06-05T16:58:59.950" UserId="7778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13384" PostId="11367" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks! Could you clarify what you mean by a Lego Technic V6 engine? Are you thinking of something like this: https://images.brickset.com/sets/AdditionalImages/42083-1/42083_alt6.jpg (That's the V8 from the Chiron)." CreationDate="2019-06-08T11:58:40.893" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13386" PostId="11367" Score="1" Text="@jncraton Hi and thank you! I mean something like that, yes, but instead of buying the whole Chiron (expensive), I would buy this tiny.cc/wyfz7y (ebay)." CreationDate="2019-06-08T12:15:09.473" UserId="11734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13387" PostId="11369" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I believe it is, I just fail to see it. Where is that bridge? If you discuss the 3 ones with a circular hole, I agree. From my point of view, the tan gears before the actuators turn the same way, but after, the gray ones, at 90 degrees, mounted as opposite, make the actuators turn differently." CreationDate="2019-06-08T12:20:57.557" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13388" PostId="11370" Score="0" Text="&quot;I'd either purchase a small Technic set&quot;. Could you point me to a link for such a set so I can see what you mean by this?" CreationDate="2019-06-08T15:59:13.647" UserId="11734" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13389" PostId="11370" Score="1" Text="Sure. Here's one example: https://brickset.com/sets/42088-1/Cherry-Picker If you have a specific design in mind, you can also purchase just the exact elements you need on Bricklink." CreationDate="2019-06-08T17:27:15.590" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13390" PostId="11369" Score="0" Text="Those tan gears with the gray in the center form a similar bridge, just under an angle. This is similar to how a differential works. In the end, the two tan gears within the bridge turn in opposite directions, but this happens equally on both sides, so both actuators still activate in the same direction." CreationDate="2019-06-09T01:16:58.580" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13392" PostId="11369" Score="0" Text="Exactly, this is the question, why do they work in the same direction while they are turned in different directions at the same time?" CreationDate="2019-06-09T08:05:54.110" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13395" PostId="11369" Score="0" Text="Added a picture and some further clarifications, hope this makes it clearer." CreationDate="2019-06-10T04:37:48.383" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13396" PostId="11369" Score="0" Text="Excellent, thank you, I think the position of the last gray gears does not matter, if they are on the left or on the right side, isn't it?" CreationDate="2019-06-10T08:42:52.570" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13398" PostId="11371" Score="0" Text="This sounds like a file association problem at your OS-level.  How to fix this will change depending on whether you're on Windows, MacOS, etc.  Renaming the file may fix it, but it depends on the associations that you have and those could change from PC to PC." CreationDate="2019-06-10T21:16:34.180" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13400" PostId="11369" Score="0" Text="Actually it does. As the boom moves up or down, some rotation to the gear of one LA is added, while on the gear of the other LA it is subtracted. This causes some slight tortion. It is considered by many an improvement over the original design if you switch one of the gray gears so both face the same way." CreationDate="2019-06-12T08:22:43.790" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13403" PostId="1646" Score="1" Text="Archive of site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173744/http://www.robertcailliau.eu/Lego/Dimensions/zMeasurements-en.xhtml" CreationDate="2019-06-13T01:07:37.340" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13404" PostId="298" Score="2" Text="How much is the gap between bricks? Does this graphic take the gaps into account?" CreationDate="2019-06-13T01:09:36.303" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13407" PostId="11378" Score="1" Text="This is great! Thanks for sharing, and welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-06-13T02:04:07.543" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13411" PostId="307" Score="1" Text="I used LDraw long before I learned about TLG's official use of millimeters. At some point on my own I measured a regular baseplate as being (roughly) 10 inches wide. In LDraw one baseplate is 640 units wide. Thus originally (and I still do this today even though I know it's not correct) I visualized the LDraw system as having 64 units per inch, and a 1x1 brick being 5/16 inches wide and 3/8 inches tall (ignoring the gaps between bricks). 1/16 inches happens to be very close to 1.6mm." CreationDate="2019-06-13T02:40:02.823" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13413" PostId="10741" Score="1" Text="@JohnSlegers I agree with pretty much all of your arguments. I find the Lego purism offputting when I'm trying to build a brick collection for my son. So the more bricks for the buck I get, the happier he is (assuming the quality is nearly the same, and I agree with you it nearly is these days)." CreationDate="2019-06-13T18:37:04.800" UserId="11753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13414" PostId="10741" Score="1" Text="I wonder though if you feel it's moral for clone brands to release exactly the same set as Lego while Lego is still marketing theirs. I think that pretty clearly violates Lego's rights and discourages them from hiring quality designers to design their sets, and even posting their instructions online. Selling clones of out-of-production sets, on the other hand, seems perfectly fine to me (copying box art exactly is not though - they should just reference the Lego set name and be upfront about it being a copy of an out-of-production set)." CreationDate="2019-06-13T18:39:26.747" UserId="11753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13415" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@MattChambers : People would stop buying brands like Lepin, Bela, Lele or Decool and buy LEGO instead if only LEGO would sell its pieces at a reasonable price. The reason these clone brands are so successful, is because LEGO is so very overpriced and focuses too much on the AFOL market rather than actual kids. Chinese clone brands sell to the niche market of customers who (or who have kids that) want experience the joy of building with LEGO blocks but who can't afford LEGO's exorbitant prices and/or who don't care about collector's / resale value. (continued)" CreationDate="2019-06-14T00:09:04.033" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13416" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@MattChambers : (continuation) Many - if not most - people who buy aforementioned clone brands wouldn't buy LEGO because they can't afford to buy LEGO instead, and in absence of such clone brands they'd get a different hobby or give their kid(s) a different kind of toy. Others buy LEGO sets as collector's items / investments and then buy the same set from a clone brands for display purposes. Still others buy only clones of discontinued sets and always by genuine LEGO for sets LEGO still produces. etc. etc. (continued)" CreationDate="2019-06-14T00:16:51.183" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13417" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@MattChambers : (continuation) From a customer's perspective, it's great to have the choice between an A-brand (LEGO) and B- or C-brand derivatives for the exact same product. But does that make it moral? Is it ever moral to just watch someone 'else do a lot of hard work, wait until they're finished, then copy their output and make profit off those copies? Well, if we look at other industries, we see this happening all the time. Even in the pharmaceutical industry, we have &quot;generic drugs&quot;, being sold as cheap alternatives to branded drugs once those branded drugs lose their patent. (continued)" CreationDate="2019-06-14T00:28:50.837" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13418" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@MattChambers : (continuation) As a software programmer, photographer &amp; graphic designer, I consider 21st century IP laws very much outdated in light of modern technology. It has become very easy to copy, remix or sample IP, but laws restrict this copying, remixing &amp; sampling in a very arbitrary manner, favoring the interests of large, established corporations &amp; harming creators. From this perspective, one might argue it is modern IP law that is immoral &amp; that Chinese clone brands are doing nothing wrong. One might even argue that they are in some way a form of counter-cultural resistance ;-)" CreationDate="2019-06-14T00:37:34.267" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13424" PostId="11390" Score="4" Text="These torsos are from some kind of clone brand, not Lego" CreationDate="2019-06-16T18:00:50.150" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13425" PostId="11388" Score="0" Text="One problem with this would be around consistency - certainly in [an older MegaBlocks set I had](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/754/56) it came with a large number of &quot;spare&quot; 1x1 studs, probably because they knew some of them wouldn't clutch on to a stud properly." CreationDate="2019-06-19T15:03:19.773" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13426" PostId="11392" Score="1" Text="Yes I did see that. Quite cool. :) It probably would be relatively easy to modify to measure force, but given the number of permutations I want to test, as you imply, it would be tedious. I'm not sure about the stack of various brands to find the weakest link. Seems like a pretty confusing way to go about it if there are 6 brands: instead of keeping track of which pairs I've tested, I'd have to track which permutations of the full set I've tested." CreationDate="2019-06-19T15:47:28.080" UserId="11753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13427" PostId="11388" Score="0" Text="That's true. I really would have to test multiple instances of each type. But at that point the permutations really explode. With 6 brands, there are 30 permutations per brick type (e.g. 2x2 brick). If I measure each pairing 3 times, that's 90 measurements. If I measure 3 different instances of each brick, that's 270 measurements (and that's assuming the instances are tested as pairs instead of with every other instance). At that point it would make more sense to just get a micrometer and measure each brick exactly..." CreationDate="2019-06-19T15:53:19.653" UserId="11753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13428" PostId="11392" Score="1" Text="@MattChambers I'd definitely advise against using 6 brands at once, rather use a stack made of two A brand bricks and two B ones to see which bond is the weakest: AA, BB or AB. Then swap out all Bs for Cs, after that all As for Ds and so on. But seeing that a major factor of brick quality is consistence, even stacks of pure A bricks should be tested to see if mixing up the positions of individual elements in the stack affect the result." CreationDate="2019-06-19T17:17:35.877" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13429" PostId="11392" Score="2" Text="That's a much better idea. I can use that to find the worst offender brick, measure it, then I'll have something to benchmark all the other bricks against (probably in terms relative to the official Lego dimensions)." CreationDate="2019-06-20T19:46:14.843" UserId="11753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13431" PostId="11395" Score="0" Text="Hi JohonnyB, and welcome to Bricks! There are some [limits on what new users can post](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/new-user) to try an cut down on spam posts and that sort of thing. Once you've earned 10 reputation these should be removed. Depending on how you're using the site, uploading images is fairly easy through the image button on the markdown editor - you can either paste it from your clipboard or upload from your computer or a URL - the actual markdown can be a little confusing I'll admit." CreationDate="2019-06-21T16:50:37.777" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13432" PostId="11397" Score="3" Text="The funny underside is because it's intended to have [this part](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3651#T=C) inserted to let you attach an axle as a connecting rod." CreationDate="2019-06-21T19:48:41.657" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13433" PostId="11393" Score="0" Text="It would help to know which movie scene you have in mind. Then we might be able to narrow down the scope of your question." CreationDate="2019-06-24T20:07:55.120" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13434" PostId="11402" Score="2" Text="Szervusz! Looks like you got caught in the efforts of a slightly over-zealous customs office in Hungary. The LEGO group has been cracking down on counterfeits recently - there was a big customs crackdown on Alibaba shipments containing illegally cloned sets in Germany about a month ago for example - and your shipment might have been lumped in with a similar effort in Budapest. Sajnalom!" CreationDate="2019-06-25T01:33:18.440" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13436" PostId="11393" Score="0" Text="This has been added to the question, with an image provided from Google Images. Hope this clears things up" CreationDate="2019-06-25T17:27:10.527" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13437" PostId="11402" Score="3" Text="tbh, I'd not trust Alibaba to tell the truth when it comes to whether something is legal or not... But in this case it does look like someone mistakenly classified the product as counterfeit, maybe being unaware that the patent on the design of lego bricks has expired." CreationDate="2019-06-26T11:13:09.617" UserId="11497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13438" PostId="11405" Score="1" Text="knowingly importing a counterfeit product would likely be a crime, as you're an active participant. It's no different from importing say elephant tusks, which is also illegal. If you were sent either as a gift, it'd just be confiscated. If you bring them across the border yourself (or have them sent to you after purchasing) you're involved in trafficking illegal goods." CreationDate="2019-06-26T11:16:34.247" UserId="11497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13439" PostId="10916" Score="0" Text="Correct URL is: https://www.lego.com/service/replacementparts?chosenFlow=3 for the Bricks and Pieces service." CreationDate="2019-06-26T11:18:43.200" UserId="11497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13440" PostId="11402" Score="0" Text="Guys thanks all of your time and answer. Still don't really know what to do... I should get you more details. But jeppp I  fell somehow it's ower especially I'm just a noone with face to LEGO and loyers and the costume. I was stupide to belive is not the same as lego.... but still with the common sence camone...  ok let it goooooo .  thaks for all of your  time...." CreationDate="2019-06-26T18:56:34.587" UserId="11774" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13441" PostId="11405" Score="0" Text="If I get an email adress then I can send you a picture of the letter  from the lawyer" CreationDate="2019-06-26T19:58:23.920" UserId="11774" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13442" PostId="11393" Score="0" Text="Spectacular! Can you post an image of the robot/monster to see what LEGO scale we are looking for? The scale very much determines the pieces and techniques to use." CreationDate="2019-06-26T21:44:07.233" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13443" PostId="11405" Score="1" Text="I'd just upload it here, but it you are reluctant to do so, my email address is my username here, then an @ and ends with the usual gmail suffix." CreationDate="2019-06-26T21:49:36.513" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13444" PostId="11408" Score="1" Text="Hi Taylor! Could you please expand on your reluctance, why are you unwilling to try this method with two common, easily replaceable pieces?" CreationDate="2019-06-27T09:24:59.140" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13446" PostId="11408" Score="0" Text="@zovits I dont have common pieces. I only collect rares or exceptionally popular pieces (Red darth vader helm, purple ninja ghi, silver METAL weapons, etc)" CreationDate="2019-06-27T19:49:42.240" UserId="11783" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13448" PostId="11393" Score="0" Text="Of course. This will be added to the question shortly" CreationDate="2019-06-28T16:16:34.463" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13449" PostId="11413" Score="0" Text="Thank you. It's weird because I don't have any of these sets. Only this head." CreationDate="2019-06-28T16:23:59.510" UserId="11794" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13451" PostId="11393" Score="0" Text="From your LDD images it seems that you are building in minifig scale. The scene painting, however, has a completely different scale. Which of these should be the reference for the buildings? I think in the movie the monsters are much larger compared to humans than your LDD images." CreationDate="2019-06-29T07:45:31.107" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13452" PostId="11416" Score="0" Text="Just to clarify, the reason it won't work is because most of the software in the package is 32-bit only, and macOS is dropping 32-bit code support. They will need to recompile the software for 64-bit." CreationDate="2019-06-29T17:51:13.330" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13453" PostId="11393" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale the reference picture should be the concept art picture for the buildings. The minifigure is just there to give a sense of the size of the MOCs if you were to look at them in LDD itself, nothing more. If anything, I would want the buildings to be the same scale as the MOCs themselves, rather than the minifigure." CreationDate="2019-06-29T17:53:20.473" UserId="7787" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13454" PostId="9472" Score="0" Text="@Craig: So the answer to the question is &quot;Yes, Olivia has been replaced to make the characters more diverse.&quot;?" CreationDate="2019-06-29T23:06:35.790" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13455" PostId="11393" Score="1" Text="Ok, so we ignore the minifig, assume that the robot is roughly as high as a 10 storey building and has an absolute height of around 20 bricks. On this scale, you can design one level that looks OK and copy it ten times, and you have one building. It's not about technique, it's about the look." CreationDate="2019-06-30T16:38:50.790" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13456" PostId="9937" Score="0" Text="The library you linked to does not include the original LGEO parts by Lutz Uhlmann, nor the updated parts by Owen Burgoyne." CreationDate="2019-07-01T12:36:31.073" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13457" PostId="11426" Score="2" Text="How big's your camera? Is it a smartphone or a DSLR? As for the dolly, is it a studio setup or is it intended for mobile use?" CreationDate="2019-07-03T07:46:20.600" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13458" PostId="11426" Score="3" Text="Would it be possible to use wind-up motors? Or placing the motor away from the setup and using axles, beams or strings to transfer the motion to the dolly?" CreationDate="2019-07-03T09:20:58.730" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13459" PostId="11426" Score="0" Text="The camera is a smartphone, and it's not intended for mobile use. I will try the method using the second method zovits suggested, as I have no wind-up motors." CreationDate="2019-07-03T21:12:02.470" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13460" PostId="11429" Score="0" Text="I think you are correct @Uli, the marks you noticed appear to be from the glue that held it to the motor housing. I have a better picture of the surface but I am not sure how to add it without messing something up." CreationDate="2019-07-05T04:53:43.640" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13461" PostId="11426" Score="2" Text="I just tested every loose motor type I had and the quietest ones by far were the Power Functions Medium motor (Bricklink# 58120c01, set #8883), even at full throttle.  My &quot;L&quot; motors are all in something and I don't have any of the new Hub linear versions. I think the M motor combined with @zovits remote placement idea is your best bet besides cranking some gears by hand." CreationDate="2019-07-06T05:24:29.200" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13463" PostId="10977" Score="1" Text="Maybe they can put a Friends lipstick (part# 93094c01) inside a Technic pin stud (part# 4274) and pretend they're tracer rounds? LOL xD  I mean... it might work?" CreationDate="2019-07-07T08:50:17.850" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13464" PostId="11437" Score="1" Text="Hi Craig! Unfortunately your answer is a condensed version of the one provided by Rin Rio-Oki 14 hours before yours, so it seems a bit redundant. Could you add anything else to differentiate your answer?" CreationDate="2019-07-08T10:23:10.283" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13466" PostId="11405" Score="1" Text="Update: It turned out that OP has ordered about 200 minifigures (which are still patented) to be used at a summer camp and the quantity has lead the regional legal representatives to suspect they were intended for resale." CreationDate="2019-07-08T11:25:45.267" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13467" PostId="11437" Score="6" Text="Nah, Z, he's right. I had the wrong head.  My head has slight crinkle marks on either side of the pupils, while the Brook's family submitted head does not.  What made me take a closer look was when he mentioned Loki, who is a Marvel character, when my head pointed only to sets for DC comics.  Nice job Craig." CreationDate="2019-07-08T12:44:33.560" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13472" PostId="4370" Score="0" Text="Indeed this works, just doesn't &quot;clutch&quot; the stud." CreationDate="2019-07-10T05:55:03.433" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13475" PostId="8343" Score="0" Text="@nijineko That's a much later addition, though. It just prevents ears from being added now, but they could have been added earlier (in turn, preventing introduction of dual-faced heads)." CreationDate="2019-07-11T15:01:19.097" UserId="5693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13476" PostId="11451" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much! 6342 is the set I think.." CreationDate="2019-07-11T23:55:45.713" UserId="11850" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13477" PostId="11442" Score="0" Text="Hi Aseehah! This question is hardly answerable without an illustration of the diagram in question. Could you upload a photo or a picture to show the part you are having problems with?" CreationDate="2019-07-12T10:58:10.627" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13478" PostId="11453" Score="0" Text="Possibly some remains of set 75025-1. Guess based on what seems to be four black Technikc Forklift Forks in the last picture..." CreationDate="2019-07-12T19:26:14.917" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13479" PostId="11453" Score="0" Text="A better picture of the top right would help tremendously." CreationDate="2019-07-12T20:38:05.127" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13480" PostId="11443" Score="0" Text="I don't know how you did it, but well done and welcome to Bricks SE! I spent a good few hours trying to find this figure to no avail. I'm glad someone could finally solve this mystery!" CreationDate="2019-07-14T23:47:59.360" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13481" PostId="11443" Score="0" Text="Persistence. Once my curiosity is piqued I have a hard time letting it go.  Sometimes a blessing, often times a curse ;)" CreationDate="2019-07-15T15:25:01.907" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13482" PostId="11443" Score="0" Text="Well I commend you for that! :)" CreationDate="2019-07-16T17:17:51.933" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13483" PostId="11458" Score="1" Text="Your question could use some clarity. You mention you are interested in keeping cost down. For the chassis design, do you need/want it to be a set? Or, can it be a oversimplified MOC?  Or, are you just wanting the design to have instructions?" CreationDate="2019-07-16T19:19:15.523" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13484" PostId="11458" Score="0" Text="hello dear JonnyB - many thanks for the reply. Great to hear from you. I need some tipps for the design and i would be glad to get some ideas where to put the engines ... Many thanks in advance for any and all help - greetings zero" CreationDate="2019-07-17T08:00:57.133" UserId="11205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13485" PostId="11388" Score="1" Text="I've gotten a couple more brands since this post: Enlighten and MegaConstrux. I've done some bigger builds too using multiple clones together. I've discovered that the clutch power is really a symptom of secondary importance. The main problem is that when combining large pieces (especially plates) with slightly different tolerances will cause the larger piece to bend ever so slightly. But this adds up over a large build. And it's caused by same issue: the dimensions aren't exactly the same as Lego. So I'm still inclined to get a micrometer and do some measurements." CreationDate="2019-07-17T16:04:42.747" UserId="11753" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13486" PostId="11458" Score="0" Text="@zero I'd rather disassemble this set and start with a simple frame. Something like two liftarms, two axles, four wheels. Have the kids position the motor to make the car go forward and reverse. At this stage you can still use rubber bands to attach the motor and drive the wheels. Next introduce a simple steering mechanism and add it. And so on..." CreationDate="2019-07-17T17:18:34.153" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13487" PostId="11458" Score="0" Text="@zero also make sure to check out *Yoshihito Isogawa*'s brilliant book: **The Lego Power Functions Idea Book Volume Two - Cars and Contraptions**" CreationDate="2019-07-17T17:29:38.270" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13488" PostId="11459" Score="0" Text="You're not the first to ask, but that question has no answer, so I can't mark this as a duplicate: [Modified 3x2 Plate with Rubber Bottom and snap-on cover?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10880/modified-3x2-plate-with-rubber-bottom-and-snap-on-cover)" CreationDate="2019-07-17T23:44:46.737" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13489" PostId="11462" Score="0" Text="hello JonnyB - wow  this is just overwhelming. Many many thanks - i  am very glad. This is the wanted and needed push for the project.  Great!  - many thanks for all you did!!" CreationDate="2019-07-18T10:44:27.760" UserId="11205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13491" PostId="11465" Score="3" Text="Your question is very unclear. What &quot;original one&quot;? A &quot;house on a book&quot;, and &quot;ideas&quot;, make me think that part of what you're talking about is https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/Pop-Up-Book-21315, but the house is just one of the two models you can build inside the book, and it doesn't really look like any other set I remember having seen." CreationDate="2019-07-18T14:41:28.633" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13492" PostId="11458" Score="0" Text="hello dear uli hello dear all - many thanks for the hints - i am happy about all your help!" CreationDate="2019-07-18T15:04:55.630" UserId="11205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13493" PostId="11462" Score="0" Text="many thanks for all the hints -" CreationDate="2019-07-18T16:49:42.737" UserId="11205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13494" PostId="11466" Score="0" Text="Oh thanks, I get it now!" CreationDate="2019-07-18T22:42:58.477" UserId="11877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13497" PostId="11460" Score="1" Text="This is very helpful, thank you! I have found out her Kre o blocks in the mix. My son kept asking me what it was and I had no idea! Thanks again!" CreationDate="2019-07-19T00:53:27.643" UserId="11874" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13499" PostId="10711" Score="0" Text="I'm tempted to purchase one of these just to see if I can figure it out.  I guess if it breaks we'll have our answer :)" CreationDate="2019-07-19T23:04:07.820" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13501" PostId="10710" Score="0" Text="Can you verify which model of Logitech camera is inside?  If so you may be able to find archived drivers for it and see if they work. Also, what operating system are you running? I have had pretty good luck with Windows backwards compatibility." CreationDate="2019-07-23T03:28:58.510" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13502" PostId="10710" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB In order to run on the brick, it would need to be compatible with an OS the brick can run, like the ARM-based Linux of ev3dev. Any old drivers for the &quot;046d:0850 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Web&quot; wouldn't help." CreationDate="2019-07-23T03:31:53.060" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13503" PostId="10710" Score="0" Text="So you want to run it directly from the brick? I didn't catch that part..." CreationDate="2019-07-23T03:46:57.917" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13507" PostId="11475" Score="0" Text="[jangbricks](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YVPcMe3OCt0) mentions *650 California Street* in his review..." CreationDate="2019-07-25T00:49:36.773" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13509" PostId="11480" Score="1" Text="If you are correct, it seems odd that they wouldn't have built more of the building since Steuart Tower is actually part of a 3 building complex, all very much connected. An easter egg is a much cooler idea, I wonder if we'll ever know?" CreationDate="2019-07-26T05:18:38.553" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13511" PostId="11483" Score="0" Text="So you say in the regular model the motor has no connection to the wheels? This explains the &quot;weakness&quot; of the Motor" CreationDate="2019-07-29T09:55:17.430" UserId="11900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13512" PostId="11483" Score="0" Text="Yes, that is correct" CreationDate="2019-07-29T10:01:24.563" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13513" PostId="11483" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the answer! :) but I see me railing against you, when I will sitting between hundreds of small parts ;)" CreationDate="2019-07-29T10:06:13.570" UserId="11900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13516" PostId="11488" Score="2" Text="Because your question is more about plastic casting &amp; mold making than specifically Lego, I think you will have better luck in Engineering.  It sounds like you're interested in silicone molds and 2-part resin casting. Google/Youtube has a lot of information on this subject as well." CreationDate="2019-07-30T05:17:37.797" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13517" PostId="11489" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much! You are amazing~" CreationDate="2019-07-30T05:59:49.443" UserId="11903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13518" PostId="11484" Score="1" Text="In your build options, you can select whether or not to include custom models or official lego models. Click &quot;Change build options&quot;, then select &quot;Include Official Sets (LEGO)&quot; and &quot;Include Official Sets (LEGO)&quot; or &quot;Include Custom sets (MOC)&quot;" CreationDate="2019-07-30T11:37:45.727" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13519" PostId="11484" Score="0" Text="thank you for this advice!" CreationDate="2019-07-30T11:42:17.357" UserId="11900" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13520" PostId="11490" Score="0" Text="That page doesn't have all the info I need on it" CreationDate="2019-07-30T12:28:56.147" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13521" PostId="11488" Score="1" Text="I recommend getting the book Minifigure Customization. It explains all aspects of designing and casting of minifig parts and accessories. The book has two versions. The second print (white cover) is slightly updated from the first version (blue cover): https://www.amazon.com/Minifigure-Customization-Why-Live-Box/dp/1605490520/" CreationDate="2019-07-30T14:27:08.567" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13523" PostId="11490" Score="0" Text="I'm looking for part descriptions as well as a picture of the completed minifigure." CreationDate="2019-07-30T19:03:11.207" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13526" PostId="11490" Score="0" Text="like &quot;Medium Lavender Hips and 1 Dark Purple Left Leg, 1 Medium Lavender Right Leg with Yellow and Red Vertical Stripes on Sides Pattern&quot;" CreationDate="2019-07-30T19:10:31.960" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13527" PostId="11490" Score="0" Text="The &quot;stripes on sides pattern&quot; part isn't going to be evident from a single minifigure display on brickset." CreationDate="2019-07-30T19:11:08.370" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13529" PostId="11493" Score="0" Text="Thanks for great hint! I think the technic pins will make it and click, but the classic anti-studs may connect a bit looser since the technic holes will be just horizontally in the middle between the classic anti-studs and will interfere with them. But I could make the classic anti-stud diameter a bit smaller to fix that. I think it will work! I tried to have clean and &quot;nice&quot; design so this solution has not come to my mind. It will be a bit ugly but will work better! :)" CreationDate="2019-07-30T19:41:34.877" UserId="2985" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13531" PostId="11493" Score="1" Text="Rin Rio-Oki's example of the 2x4 plate with technic holes shows the concept even better than what I imagined, because of course you can fit the technic holes betwen the studs if you offset them in that way. That is a proven design, I guess." CreationDate="2019-07-30T21:09:22.957" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13532" PostId="11490" Score="0" Text="I have thousands of minifigures. I can't possibly keep track of which ones do or don't have back or side printing, or which head is which. I used the brickset list once in the past and it was a huge pain. For each minifigure I had to look up its inventory separately. If it were just as easy as looking at a few pictures I wouldn't have posted asking for &quot;pictures and part descriptions&quot;. They key here is that I need a way to get to this info for all the minifigures in my collection." CreationDate="2019-07-30T21:11:54.983" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13535" PostId="11486" Score="0" Text="@johnnyb bricklink has detail but is impractical in the extreme. Brickset has minifigs but not enough detail. Rebrickable has an API but nothing for minifigs." CreationDate="2019-07-30T22:18:39.983" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13539" PostId="9936" Score="0" Text="@Molot - Still no answer? When you have them out next time could you please post a picture of them?  I have some ideas..." CreationDate="2019-07-31T05:53:39.917" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13540" PostId="9936" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB it's long time to Xmass season. I hope I'll be tidying up my brick storage soon, then I'll post pictures." CreationDate="2019-07-31T07:06:20.307" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13541" PostId="11496" Score="0" Text="I should have included that for comparison, but unfortunately its not.&#xA;Its got a slightly greener tint than dark blue. Do you know if they change the color over time? Its like this on the entire brick, so I assume its not faded." CreationDate="2019-07-31T16:30:18.673" UserId="11909" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13543" PostId="11496" Score="4" Text="@Zach Turley - Based on my experience, blues brick of all shades can turn a dingy greenish color with age, sunlight or excessive heat. The shade of green, of course, depends on the shade of blue.  I have just recently treated some discolored dark blue bricks (among many others) with hydrogen peroxide, heat and a fluorescent light with very good results.  There are a variety of methods using hydrogen peroxide to restore plastic color. A quick Google search will help you find instructions if you're interested." CreationDate="2019-07-31T23:48:44.693" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13545" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="Hi, and welcome to Bricks! As [per our stance on self-promotion](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/promotion) - it would be great if you felt able to register and not use a generic handle :) I believe you've been upfront about your affiliation here, so this shouldn't be considered outright spam." CreationDate="2019-08-01T11:53:03.353" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13547" PostId="11496" Score="0" Text="Greenish accent on blue bricks appear due to so called &quot;yellowing&quot; process. It happens a lot with older bricks. So they get more of yellow/brown tint over time. I do believe the color you are looking at is Dark Blue [BL]. It is just bricks got yellowed." CreationDate="2019-08-02T20:38:42.083" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13550" PostId="11513" Score="0" Text="Yes, I mean LEGO specifically, I'll add this to my question." CreationDate="2019-08-05T11:02:05.957" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13551" PostId="11504" Score="2" Text="Hi Anne and welcome to Bricks.SE! Thank you for your contribution, but please consider that linked resources are necessarily ephemeral and may change or vanish any time or may simply not be available for everyone. Therefore it is generally considered a good practice to include the relevant parts or a summary of the linked article as a quote to prevent future link rot." CreationDate="2019-08-05T13:17:38.870" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13552" PostId="11514" Score="0" Text="Ah, sneaky sneaky! ;)" CreationDate="2019-08-05T14:09:36.533" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13553" PostId="11516" Score="1" Text="Ah, nice find!  I wouldn't consider it a brick though being only 2/3 the height." CreationDate="2019-08-06T00:25:20.060" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13554" PostId="11514" Score="2" Text="Still technically a 2x though :P" CreationDate="2019-08-06T00:26:23.680" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13555" PostId="11516" Score="1" Text="And no studs, unfortunately. +1 for this nice find, anyway." CreationDate="2019-08-06T09:12:34.543" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13556" PostId="11522" Score="1" Text="These pictures are a great find, you should consider adding one in the form of an edit to the question for clarity." CreationDate="2019-08-06T23:46:29.137" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13557" PostId="11512" Score="0" Text="Within bricks, do you include plates and tiles?" CreationDate="2019-08-06T23:48:25.753" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13558" PostId="11517" Score="0" Text="The details on what can be done with the legs gets much more to what I was looking for.  Thanks Johnny for finding some really helpful pictures too." CreationDate="2019-08-07T00:15:52.650" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13559" PostId="11522" Score="1" Text="I noticed you edited-in the 1998 info after I posted my answer :P" CreationDate="2019-08-07T01:33:42.033" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13560" PostId="11490" Score="0" Text="@Mr. Shiny and New 安宇 - We made quite a mess out of the comment section, I deleted my comments and request you do the same. I don't think our &quot;conversation&quot; here added anything of value to a potential answer. Please consider giving my answer at least a &quot;one-up&quot; for the effort.  Perhaps someone else will find my answer useful for their needs.  I wish you the best in finding a solution." CreationDate="2019-08-07T06:08:12.840" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13561" PostId="11486" Score="0" Text="Thank you for editing-in additional information, I have a better understanding of what you are looking for now. An auto-generated, customizable, detailed parts list of minifigures based on one's set inventory does sounds useful." CreationDate="2019-08-07T06:17:18.790" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13562" PostId="11512" Score="0" Text="No, this is another question to be asked." CreationDate="2019-08-07T08:46:02.863" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13563" PostId="11525" Score="0" Text="Yes, Modulex counts, but it is good that it is placed in a category of its own." CreationDate="2019-08-07T09:26:46.340" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13565" PostId="11527" Score="1" Text="The only set I could find that was even close to all of the pieces shown in the pictures was set #088-1 &quot;Super Set&quot;. The bushes (#FTBushH) had me stumped. Glad Rin Rio-Oki found your answer. I still can't get over the picture showing a build that appears to be &quot;black face&quot;. Very different times. (Edit: had posted wrong set number previously.)" CreationDate="2019-08-08T08:18:29.920" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13566" PostId="11528" Score="0" Text="I’ve just found two of those wheels! Are they rare?" CreationDate="2019-08-08T08:43:02.713" UserId="11937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13567" PostId="11527" Score="0" Text="No worries I was completely stumped too. It is that booklet however unfortunately there are lots of missing pages and it’s help together by cellotape!" CreationDate="2019-08-08T09:01:56.280" UserId="11937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13568" PostId="7779" Score="0" Text="If you are still around after all this time... Do the window frames have studs on the top of them? (It looks like they don't.)  Also, could you please post a closer picture of the back of the green base plate, I'm interested in the detail of the cross-points." CreationDate="2019-08-08T10:43:23.503" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13570" PostId="11530" Score="0" Text="Hi Cindy! I have tried to edit your question to make it easier to read, please review it to see if the conveyed intent has remained intact, and edit it yourself if it didn't." CreationDate="2019-08-08T10:52:24.033" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13571" PostId="11530" Score="0" Text="Hey zovits! Thanks! I didn't realize how many typos I had. I appreciate your help!! " CreationDate="2019-08-08T10:57:41.427" UserId="11880" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13572" PostId="11527" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB given the clue we were given that the tires only existed in 20 sets, I'm suspecting it might be [#190-1 Farm Set](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=190-1)." CreationDate="2019-08-08T15:05:02.267" UserId="7702" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13573" PostId="11529" Score="0" Text="What a wonderful video! Nice find and great answer! :)" CreationDate="2019-08-08T19:31:32.363" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13574" PostId="11528" Score="0" Text="They only appeared in 20 sets and they are very old, so I would say yes, they are rare. Nice find! :)" CreationDate="2019-08-08T19:32:37.573" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13575" PostId="11527" Score="0" Text="@Doktor J - I know what you mean, I considered that set too.  The lack of &quot;Homemaker&quot; figures, red 2x4 45 slopes, and 60's style bushes had me convinced it wasn't the correct set.  The #715a 12 stud wheel with cam in set #088-1 is nearly identical and works perfectly fine with the 2x4 wheel holders.  Given the book in question likely features a variety of sets, I'm glad Rin Rio-Oki found the answer or I'd probably still be looking ;)" CreationDate="2019-08-09T00:54:54.650" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13576" PostId="749" Score="0" Text="I was all ready to add the Twitch antenna as an answer when I saw your update.  These have got to be the smallest Lego piece I've ever seen.  I keep my Twitch in a small plastic bag because they're always falling off into the drawer." CreationDate="2019-08-09T03:51:40.407" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13578" PostId="11537" Score="0" Text="I think a list of links might be more-useful than an image. Good point on the buying advice though!" CreationDate="2019-08-10T18:00:39.277" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13579" PostId="11537" Score="1" Text="Because I don't know the age, language comprehension, or experience level of the people asking the questions, I try to focus on clarity.  Links are absolutely useful, but also susceptible to breaking.  I try to present an answer that can stand on it's own if the link(s) fail.  I also feel that posting a line or two of just links is lazy and not much better than &quot;one line&quot; answers. I am still new here and would appreciate any constructive criticism from veterans such as yourself.  I am interested in contributing here without &quot;stepping on toes&quot;." CreationDate="2019-08-10T19:11:40.357" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13580" PostId="5956" Score="0" Text="Ouch, that hurts." CreationDate="2019-08-10T23:07:10.617" UserId="11877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13581" PostId="11539" Score="1" Text="It does look like it, but part# 4447 has squared corners and indents/holes for glass. The part in the picture has rounded inner edges and no indents/holes." CreationDate="2019-08-11T00:06:42.963" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13582" PostId="11538" Score="2" Text="Looks like a LEGO Fabuland windscreen..." CreationDate="2019-08-11T00:31:56.507" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13583" PostId="11540" Score="0" Text="We must have posted at nearly the same time.  You didn't post an answer after about 10 minutes so I ran with your hunch. Nice find, I had no idea this existed." CreationDate="2019-08-11T00:44:38.787" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13584" PostId="11540" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB photo finish in fact : ) couldn't find it on bricklink in time, that's why I checked peeron, too. took me some minutes..." CreationDate="2019-08-11T00:50:02.470" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13585" PostId="7424" Score="0" Text="@PhilB.: On the other hand, the German word &quot;Fabrikat&quot; means &quot;brand&quot;/&quot;make&quot;, which can easily be mixed up with &quot;fabric&quot;, as well." CreationDate="2019-08-11T01:45:22.500" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13586" PostId="11543" Score="0" Text="Thanks for sharing, and welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-08-11T01:49:01.540" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13587" PostId="2050" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100: So, who are those other characters in your universe who wear the same helmet as Vader? ;)" CreationDate="2019-08-11T05:22:27.797" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13588" PostId="2192" Score="0" Text="&quot;you'd just have the X-Wing&quot; - I don't think the OP advocates anywhere in the question that Lego should make vehicle sets *without any minifigs*, just with more generic minifigs or at least not as much overlap of unique characters across sets. An X-Wing with a generic rebel pilot and a generic R2-like droid is a very complete set, after all, and can be enjoyed without purchasing anything else - and the same applies to two of them, which cannot be said if that means having two Lukes and two R2-D2s IMHO." CreationDate="2019-08-11T06:28:21.800" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13589" PostId="11539" Score="2" Text="And this is not that bit wider at the top." CreationDate="2019-08-11T06:59:01.903" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13590" PostId="11540" Score="0" Text="It's called &quot;Fabuland Window Squared Small&quot;, with part number fabai1 on bricklink." CreationDate="2019-08-11T07:04:03.500" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13592" PostId="11496" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB Thank you for the update and great answer.  I didn't realize that heat/age would be another factor instead of just sunlight: the bottoms are identical in color to the top, so I believed discoloration was not the case here." CreationDate="2019-08-11T17:49:23.793" UserId="11909" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13593" PostId="11545" Score="0" Text="Thanks! That’s exactly what I need!" CreationDate="2019-08-11T23:56:20.977" UserId="11952" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13594" PostId="11549" Score="0" Text="Thanks JohnnyB." CreationDate="2019-08-11T23:57:51.550" UserId="11952" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13596" PostId="11547" Score="2" Text="Can you take a picture of it next to a Lego 2x4 brick, or something of that nature to give us a better idea of the size?" CreationDate="2019-08-12T01:48:56.340" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13599" PostId="5955" Score="0" Text="If it never appeared in any set, is an official brick and (I presume) was not available in pick-a-brick... What's their story? How did the collectors get their hands on them?" CreationDate="2019-08-12T09:25:46.680" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13600" PostId="11552" Score="2" Text="You're a trooper, being able to work through the pain so you could type in this question with your mangled fingers ;)" CreationDate="2019-08-12T17:22:58.417" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13601" PostId="11551" Score="8" Text="How the heck did you figure that out?  That's awesome :)" CreationDate="2019-08-12T17:28:50.130" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13602" PostId="5955" Score="1" Text="@Maurycy  LEGO does make uniquely colored pieces for LEGOLAND Parks and other special LEGO projects like large sculptures, etc. And they also make pieces in test colors (2x4 bricks are one of the most common for testing colors). Sometimes these escape the factories and design studios, make it to the secondary market, and end up in the hands of LEGO fans. They are highly valued by collectors." CreationDate="2019-08-12T18:25:33.710" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13603" PostId="11552" Score="0" Text="You could use a/some clutch gear/s while prototyping, if you get stuck the mechanism will stop. Or some sort of push button attached to the battery box that you have to keep pressed. If you let go, the motor will stop at once." CreationDate="2019-08-12T19:27:13.937" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13604" PostId="11552" Score="0" Text="@Uli Unfortunately I have no clutch gears, and I don't really want to have a non-toggle type switch on the battery box." CreationDate="2019-08-12T21:52:30.853" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13605" PostId="11552" Score="0" Text="@technicguy1 Okay, I see. Anyway, can you add an image of your prototype?" CreationDate="2019-08-12T22:37:35.957" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13606" PostId="11549" Score="0" Text="How can I add two answer as “answer”? Yours and brickblogger’s answers are both very helpful" CreationDate="2019-08-13T01:17:08.070" UserId="11952" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13607" PostId="11549" Score="0" Text="@Tasca Qiu - You can't choose more than one.  Normally it would just come down to whichever answer you feel helped you the most.  If you feel more than one answer is eligible for &quot;correct&quot;, then choosing the answer posted first would be more ethical in my opinion." CreationDate="2019-08-13T07:25:16.907" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13610" PostId="11552" Score="0" Text="Do you need to put your fingers near it while the system is running?" CreationDate="2019-08-13T22:27:06.967" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13611" PostId="11561" Score="0" Text="That was a terrific answer.  I pretty much figure I will specify that the pieces are all sterilized and put into bags for organization.  Thank you for such a prompt reply" CreationDate="2019-08-14T17:48:15.323" UserId="11966" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13612" PostId="11561" Score="0" Text="You're very welcome! Wishing you the best with selling your sets! :)" CreationDate="2019-08-15T02:21:42.597" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13613" PostId="9322" Score="0" Text="@chicks - When I posted my first question here, without creating an account, I couldn't find any way to select the appropriate answer given.  Is there a way?  If not it is something that I feel needs a solution.  I think most questions without a chosen answer are probably because of this problem." CreationDate="2019-08-16T00:55:56.343" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13614" PostId="11163" Score="0" Text="Scrolling... scrolling... scrolling..." CreationDate="2019-08-16T01:27:10.700" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13615" PostId="11564" Score="0" Text="I skimmed through the video, that's a pretty awesome build!  Hope you find the part you need :)" CreationDate="2019-08-16T04:11:51.510" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13616" PostId="11567" Score="0" Text=":) Guilty as charged with #2, but if you care: https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/314/do-we-agree-on-how-to-capitalize-lego?noredirect=1&amp;lq=1" CreationDate="2019-08-16T16:51:14.893" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13617" PostId="8324" Score="0" Text="The picture you posted is of actual Lego. Even though your link dosen't work, I found the exact picture on other listings for Lepin.  Closer examination shows that the pictures used on these sites selling Lepin are using pictures of actual Lego.  Lepin studs are blank, and you can almost make out the word LEGO in some of the pictures on studs.  Not really surprising as they already have proven they will stoop to any level to blatantly rip people off." CreationDate="2019-08-17T01:42:57.153" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13618" PostId="11568" Score="0" Text="Rare as in limited production or as in currently obtainable?" CreationDate="2019-08-17T05:00:02.663" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13619" PostId="11570" Score="3" Text="Wow, we managed to type identical answers just minutes apart! That must mean our suggestions are correct :)" CreationDate="2019-08-17T06:44:19.070" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13620" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="Wow, you posted this RIGHT after I did.  Looks like the Bat Pod is a winner :D" CreationDate="2019-08-17T06:45:08.357" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13621" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="Not only that, we also typed almost identical comments under eachother’s posts. Jinx!" CreationDate="2019-08-17T06:46:48.353" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13622" PostId="11570" Score="1" Text="They must be ;)" CreationDate="2019-08-17T06:47:39.093" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13623" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="I see you edited your answer and it appears that we had the same idea. I'll go ahead and delete my answer, as it's not needed now." CreationDate="2019-08-17T17:31:02.313" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13625" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="I suspected the alternative model, so looked through the pdf instructions and discovered it.  I don't mind if you leave your answer, you may get some points out of it." CreationDate="2019-08-17T17:40:49.650" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13626" PostId="11567" Score="0" Text="I am sure you are talking about your kids' collection and not about your kids collection :)" CreationDate="2019-08-17T17:49:04.383" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13627" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="Yep, that's exactly what I did! I guess I'll go ahead and un-delete it, mine does include a link that might be helpful I guess." CreationDate="2019-08-17T20:46:11.057" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13628" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="Thank you guys!!" CreationDate="2019-08-18T01:21:36.500" UserId="11903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13629" PostId="8324" Score="0" Text="I can neither confirm nor refute your statement. As you allude to, this picture is from the official product images for the Lepin 05025 set. If they are using LEGO imagery to create their own product images, that's unfortunate. I don't own any Lepin to compare with myself. OP hasn't asked any further questions, I doubt any further effort on this question will be useful." CreationDate="2019-08-18T02:32:26.743" UserId="931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13630" PostId="11567" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale -  That took me a sec.  Yes, my collection of children isn't nearly as large as my collection of Lego.  LOL, that's an important apostrophe!  That's too funny, I'm leaving it :)" CreationDate="2019-08-18T03:50:01.073" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13631" PostId="8324" Score="0" Text="I simply wanted to clear any false information about the &quot;C&quot; blasters not being legitimate Lego for anyone searching for related information and ending up here.  Seeking information on Lego is what brought me to this site after all.  It actually surprised me that no one knew about the &quot;C&quot; version since they're only maybe 10? years old and common.  You can almost make out the LEGO logo on the battle droid chest and the Lego specific part number on their legs. xD" CreationDate="2019-08-18T04:11:41.630" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13632" PostId="11575" Score="0" Text="I'll even be good sport and &quot;1-up&quot; your correct answer :)" CreationDate="2019-08-18T04:14:20.713" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13633" PostId="11577" Score="0" Text="I'm glad you figured it out! I was going to suggest going BACK a version, because 3.3.8.9 works alright on my computer. Good to know that 3.3.8.10 works via the installer." CreationDate="2019-08-18T19:38:31.757" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13634" PostId="11578" Score="1" Text="Those look like Mega Blocks parts." CreationDate="2019-08-19T04:27:36.013" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13635" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="@Angel - You're welcome :)" CreationDate="2019-08-19T07:13:06.820" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13636" PostId="11579" Score="0" Text="The NI-VISA method you described is not necessary with the Virtualbox VM. When using the virtual machine, the USB Tower bypasses the host OS entirely. Additionally, NI-VISA seems to only work with the original Robolab programming software and is not compatible with the official Lego software or any other 3rd-party solutions." CreationDate="2019-08-19T17:00:34.130" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13637" PostId="11578" Score="0" Text="Appreciate your help!" CreationDate="2019-08-19T17:13:53.123" UserId="11903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13638" PostId="11580" Score="0" Text="Wonderful! Thank you so much!!" CreationDate="2019-08-19T21:44:56.503" UserId="11903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13639" PostId="11582" Score="0" Text="Also appears to be missing the white, opposite the red." CreationDate="2019-08-20T02:37:19.903" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13641" PostId="11584" Score="0" Text="You are amazing!! Thanks!!" CreationDate="2019-08-20T03:34:25.170" UserId="11903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13642" PostId="11578" Score="1" Text="The MEGA BLOKS logo on the parts seems to suggest that. ;)" CreationDate="2019-08-20T04:07:07.340" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13643" PostId="11580" Score="2" Text="Please consider selecting one answer from each of your questions as &quot;correct&quot; to give your questions closure. If more than one is eligible then select either the most useful of first posted answer. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-08-20T04:11:20.427" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13646" PostId="11582" Score="0" Text="Yes, although that could be a photo-quality issue." CreationDate="2019-08-20T06:52:46.413" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13648" PostId="11488" Score="0" Text="The printing on existing pieces and the designing of new pieces are two very distinct fields with little to no overlap. Please specify which one you are interested in (and optionally ask another question for the other topic)." CreationDate="2019-08-20T14:47:04.873" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13653" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE  This looks like quite a contraption.  Would how you got this help us figure out who might have been the builder?" CreationDate="2019-08-21T20:22:26.387" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13654" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="Is this LEGO? I can't tell from the picture... does it say *LEGO* on the studs?" CreationDate="2019-08-21T23:01:16.757" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13655" PostId="11557" Score="0" Text="Good Lord that's detailed!  Even though I will probably never need this information (no Duplo trains) I appreciated the step-by-step instructions. A++ for the effort :)" CreationDate="2019-08-22T02:17:43.190" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13656" PostId="11594" Score="0" Text="I would love to know actual variable production costs of plastic vs electric parts per kilo. ;-)" CreationDate="2019-08-22T04:28:01.080" UserId="11993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13657" PostId="11594" Score="0" Text="@Child Detektiv - As would I. To see how much they cost Lego vs. how much we pay for them would be interesting to know, if not infuriating. You might consider this as another question to post, although some aspects have been covered to some extent." CreationDate="2019-08-22T04:37:24.280" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13659" PostId="11594" Score="0" Text="I thought about asking about differences in cost for different colors,  but maybe it is more suitable for chemistry site." CreationDate="2019-08-22T07:48:42.447" UserId="11993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13660" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="All the studs are carefully watered to disguise any logos on them :-(" CreationDate="2019-08-23T17:11:20.300" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13661" PostId="11397" Score="0" Text="@Henrik - Finally got my accounts merged! Thanks for the help :)" CreationDate="2019-08-24T00:53:24.387" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13662" PostId="11597" Score="3" Text="I count 28 different (okay, a few only differs in colour) pieces, some of which are very ordinary. I don't think anyone is going to spend all the time it will take to write an answer identifying everything in that picture. So, please focus on the parts you're actually having trouble with." CreationDate="2019-08-24T22:05:50.823" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13663" PostId="11598" Score="3" Text="Wow, I'm surprised anyone was willing to do all that. I'm not sure, but I think the first one might be a LOTR ring. +1 either way though." CreationDate="2019-08-24T23:42:55.270" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13666" PostId="11599" Score="1" Text="@Henrik sorry- you are quite correct. I’ve edited my original post." CreationDate="2019-08-25T07:34:47.653" UserId="9039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13667" PostId="11596" Score="0" Text="Are you limited to only the ultrasonic sensor on your robot?" CreationDate="2019-08-25T08:45:10.247" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13668" PostId="11598" Score="0" Text="A+ for the effort!" CreationDate="2019-08-25T09:40:47.073" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13669" PostId="6309" Score="1" Text="+1 for imagination with 4-armed guy!" CreationDate="2019-08-25T09:47:45.243" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13670" PostId="11602" Score="0" Text="Thx for your quick answer, any idea of set name where it's used in?" CreationDate="2019-08-25T10:51:41.340" UserId="12004" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13671" PostId="11602" Score="0" Text="Yes, I added a link for you to look through the many sets :)" CreationDate="2019-08-25T10:56:12.770" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13672" PostId="11602" Score="0" Text="Already found the set name out, thx again JohnnyB" CreationDate="2019-08-25T11:32:16.127" UserId="12004" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13673" PostId="11602" Score="0" Text="You're welcome :)" CreationDate="2019-08-25T11:33:55.940" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13674" PostId="11603" Score="1" Text="Here's a [patent drawing](http://brickfetish.com/patents/us/us_3234683_1.html) showing the inner workings of the brick..." CreationDate="2019-08-25T19:22:45.160" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13676" PostId="11603" Score="0" Text="@Uli - That is very interesting, thanks!" CreationDate="2019-08-25T20:29:11.587" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13677" PostId="11604" Score="0" Text="Please clarify your question with information regarding how you want to sell the sets, individually or in bulk.  &quot;They are in pristine condition.&quot; for example. Are you referring to the sets or the pieces?" CreationDate="2019-08-25T20:39:45.253" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13680" PostId="11608" Score="1" Text="Think it'll buff out? :0  It died for science, a sacrifice in hopes that no others will share it's fate.  Your efforts and blatant disregard for that brick's well being are appreciated!" CreationDate="2019-08-25T21:32:54.797" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13681" PostId="11608" Score="2" Text="@JohnnyB So the answer just **boiled down** to &quot;impossible&quot;... : )" CreationDate="2019-08-25T22:26:39.503" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13682" PostId="11608" Score="1" Text="Why &quot;boil water for seven minutes&quot;? Do you mean bring water to a boil or did you actually boil just water for seven minutes?" CreationDate="2019-08-25T23:36:06.667" UserId="8362" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13683" PostId="11551" Score="0" Text="Exactly! I am amazed. I don’t know if we even have that cannon. I’m glad to remove it from the Lego box. :) Many thanks." CreationDate="2019-08-25T23:55:35.097" UserId="11956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13684" PostId="11599" Score="2" Text="For an analog clock the hands might indicate one of four times: 3:57:38, 9:27:08, 12:42:28, 6:12:53, but note that because the short hand points exactly at an hour mark all four of these times are impossible. The hands are close to indicating the only possible time of: 2:57:38 but for that to be correct the short hand should be slightly anticlockwise of its present position by about 0.25 degrees." CreationDate="2019-08-26T05:27:04.337" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13686" PostId="11608" Score="1" Text="By the amount of damage done to get it apart I doubt that the clear part was glued in it looks more like it was an ultrasonic weld." CreationDate="2019-08-26T05:59:40.853" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13687" PostId="11599" Score="2" Text="@Dan1138: Can you actually see that the hand is pointing *exactly* at the hour mark, and not a point 0,25 degrees before? (BTW: how do you get as little as 0,25 degrees? My quick calculations gave over 1,3 degrees.)" CreationDate="2019-08-26T06:25:51.283" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13688" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="@uli,@jknappen,it says Lego on plate" CreationDate="2019-08-26T09:47:06.330" UserId="11993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13689" PostId="11593" Score="1" Text="Thank you.  I've got motor with it too and some other parts from set picture, looks like it!" CreationDate="2019-08-26T09:48:18.603" UserId="11993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13690" PostId="11610" Score="5" Text="I wouldn't normally post a self-answered ID question if simply writing it made me remember enough, but given the special circumstances involved (part doesn't appear in searches, set is not from line it seems to be from), I felt it could have value. If it's not in line with this stack's policy, though, please let me know and I will promptly remove it." CreationDate="2019-08-26T14:02:08.120" UserId="5693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13691" PostId="11610" Score="11" Text="Hey, don't hesitate to answer your own question if you have a good answer!" CreationDate="2019-08-26T17:49:44.700" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13692" PostId="11599" Score="0" Text="This is a great question. Perhaps the designer(s) could chime in. Anything short of that is speculation. Speaking of, my guess is that the placement of the hands is aesthetically pleasing and makes this look &quot;clock-ish&quot; right away. But the idea that the time has significance, that's a fun thought." CreationDate="2019-08-26T17:56:10.473" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13693" PostId="11608" Score="1" Text="@Kat he just wanted to make it safe for drinking. It's called Multitasking. I kid, of course." CreationDate="2019-08-26T18:00:05.203" UserId="3346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13696" PostId="11608" Score="0" Text="I actually have at-least one of these which comes apart very easily. Perhaps it wasn't glued properly." CreationDate="2019-08-26T19:19:19.243" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13697" PostId="11611" Score="0" Text="I had the exact thought of school being almost out, but wasn't sure how common my childhood experience was compared to other people and countries.  My own kids let out of school at 2:30 1-5, and 3:00 6-12.  So, your speculation is not alone ;)  Come to think of it, any Calvin &amp; Hobbes fans?  I think Calvin let out at 3:00 also, and the mid-80's timing (of the part) is spot on." CreationDate="2019-08-26T23:45:48.327" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13698" PostId="11608" Score="0" Text="@ Alexander O'Mara - Pictures please!  Would love to see the insides of both pieces in their un-mangled form." CreationDate="2019-08-27T00:17:48.833" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13699" PostId="11611" Score="1" Text="Things might be different in other cities, but I went to school in Denmark from 1982, and we were generally let out when the last scheduled lesson was over, which was often different for different days of the week." CreationDate="2019-08-27T08:55:50.970" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13700" PostId="11611" Score="0" Text="Found the comics I was thinking of, looks like it was 2:30 for Calvin.  I was really wanting to call it the &quot;Calvin Clock&quot; piece. :(" CreationDate="2019-08-27T09:47:21.290" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13701" PostId="11611" Score="0" Text="I love the idea of ‘just before schools out’.  Re Disney 11:53- legend has it that that was the time of the opening speech at the original Disneyland as well..." CreationDate="2019-08-27T10:59:51.343" UserId="9039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13703" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="I keep happening upon this, and the 2 or 3 others that seem very similar or the same.  The problem is that here it is suggested that they're Duplo sized, while some of the other questions state that they're the same size as a regular Lego brick.  Even though I've never seen Duplo sized windows like that doesn't mean they aren't, Which is it? Duplo sized or regular Lego sized?  I may actually have an answer to some of these questions if I knew." CreationDate="2019-08-28T02:36:52.463" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13704" PostId="11613" Score="0" Text="As I hoped, this gives us a lot of information on the internal working of how they were &quot;glued&quot; together.  Thank you for posting these pictures!" CreationDate="2019-08-28T02:39:23.947" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13705" PostId="11615" Score="0" Text="Somewhat related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/3187/whats-a-good-age-to-start-getting-into-mindstorms-with-my-child/4221#4221" CreationDate="2019-08-28T14:33:54.117" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13706" PostId="11615" Score="0" Text=",,and this:  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/893/what-are-some-free-kid-friendly-tutorials-to-get-started-with-mindstorms-nxt-2-0" CreationDate="2019-08-28T14:36:15.453" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13707" PostId="11615" Score="0" Text="I thnik while he is not able to read freely, Mindstorm is not a good idea.." CreationDate="2019-08-28T14:49:35.640" UserId="12017" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13708" PostId="11615" Score="0" Text="He can work towards it, I understand he is very young still :)" CreationDate="2019-08-28T14:53:18.463" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13709" PostId="11617" Score="0" Text="thanks a lot, 2nd link is very useful" CreationDate="2019-08-28T15:03:45.170" UserId="12017" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13710" PostId="11616" Score="1" Text="definitely the first tool is the best for avoiding locking it by mistake and ending in the same situation as originally was." CreationDate="2019-08-28T18:42:17.583" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13711" PostId="11597" Score="1" Text="I'd be more helpful if you could also mention the source of the pic, which seems to be an existing set or MOC :)" CreationDate="2019-08-29T11:27:53.353" UserId="4321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13713" PostId="11599" Score="0" Text="@Henrik, 0.25 degrees is an error based on my faulty math skills. On recalculation the short hand moves through a 30° arc, and the long hand is 3 parts in 60 of a full circle. The correct anticlockwise angle is (90-(30*3/60))°. The correct angle is 1.5°. Sorry for my error." CreationDate="2019-08-30T01:31:47.947" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13714" PostId="11593" Score="0" Text="Appreciate the feedback :) That's a great score in a bulk buy!" CreationDate="2019-08-30T10:25:39.507" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13720" PostId="11619" Score="0" Text="Your concept probably fulfils the requirements  of the steering but it has a significant deficiency compared to real steering systems, where the steering wheel has physical ‘connection’ with the steering mechanism. This makes the steering operate even without electric supply. However, it could be considered to be a sort of redundancy, and I’m not sure if it can be tuned properly." CreationDate="2019-08-31T08:10:56.283" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13721" PostId="6049" Score="0" Text="Am I the only one that noticed they never specified Lego wheel?  I think some absurd answers are in order. ;)" CreationDate="2019-08-31T08:19:35.757" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13722" PostId="11619" Score="0" Text="@BalazsToth - Added last paragraph to address your comment.  &quot;Could it be done?&quot; was the focus of my answer.  If you require any additional help in your build, please post a new question and someone will try to be of assistance.  Pictures of your current progress are always appreciated.  Hope you get it all squared away, it sounds like an interesting build. :)" CreationDate="2019-08-31T09:31:24.157" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13724" PostId="6049" Score="0" Text="I noticed. I also noticed your answer. ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-01T12:41:27.223" UserId="11717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13726" PostId="7779" Score="0" Text="Yes, I still have these bricks in storage. I’ll dig them out shortly to take some more photos." CreationDate="2019-09-01T20:32:18.983" UserId="7390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13727" PostId="11629" Score="1" Text="I'll try the worm gear solution and see if it works, though it will increase the time needed to shift. I'm actually not using the old 2L driving ring, but the new 3L one with the 3L axle joiner with ridges. I'll see if I can post a video about it on YouTube." CreationDate="2019-09-02T13:46:01.680" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13730" PostId="11626" Score="0" Text="Those are all really rather neat - any chance you could expand on the top one a bit more? I can't quite see how that all holds together." CreationDate="2019-09-02T16:55:03.467" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13731" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB  Thanks for taking the time to comment.  My apologies for not making the sizes of the bricks and windows more clear, perhaps I should have included a ruler or something for a size reference.  The bricks and frames are regular Lego size.  I don't have any Lego to check compatibility, but these bricks are generally compatible with Betta Bilda parts, which are themselves generally compatible with most regular Lego.  I hope that clarifies the sizes of the pieces in my photos at least, although I can't comment on others you may have seen elsewhere." CreationDate="2019-09-02T20:14:50.060" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13732" PostId="6049" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid, Thank you for removing my post from this thread. I agree it was not on topic. I am new here and will not do it again. Also I apologize for using a comment to respond but I cannot figure out how to send a message to another user. I am really new." CreationDate="2019-09-02T21:58:51.167" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13733" PostId="6049" Score="0" Text="Well, got a few laughs out of it before the edit.  Harmless fun, apologizes for any feathers ruffled." CreationDate="2019-09-02T23:49:07.560" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13734" PostId="11626" Score="2" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid - Info added, thank you for the interest :)" CreationDate="2019-09-03T00:20:05.050" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13737" PostId="11635" Score="2" Text="An explanation of these observations - most lego gears need a pitch of `(n + m) / 16` studs. Your first case needs `36/16=2.250` but you give it `sqrt(5)=2.236`. Your second needs `24/16=1.5` but you give it `1.414`." CreationDate="2019-09-03T05:20:50.323" UserId="428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13738" PostId="11637" Score="1" Text="Pair this with a 12:12 gear pair, and you can bring your axles back to whole stud boundaries" CreationDate="2019-09-03T05:22:17.873" UserId="428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13745" PostId="2023" Score="0" Text="This question would be easier to answer if the application was made clear.  Are the axle locations in the picture (edit accounted for) in a fixed location, aka have to be there?  Are you wanting a gear reduction or a 1:1 transfer?  Is there a height restriction that would prevent larger gears from being used?  Is a differential used in the solution an option?  Do you have any restrictions on what gears you have access to? If a gear reduction is desired, which axle in the input?" CreationDate="2019-09-03T08:27:28.623" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13751" PostId="11637" Score="2" Text="@Eric Thanks. I've added a picture to illustrate your comment..." CreationDate="2019-09-03T09:23:02.907" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13752" PostId="6049" Score="0" Text="@Dan1138 JohnnyB no problem either of you - while a bit of fun is always appreciated, if it can be in the context of an on-topic answer that would be great. Otherwise we'll just end up with joke answers everywhere ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-03T12:28:36.607" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13753" PostId="11626" Score="0" Text="Cheers, very neat, and also cleverly adjustable too!" CreationDate="2019-09-03T12:35:32.683" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13756" PostId="11637" Score="1" Text="+1 for resourcefulness &amp; inspiration :)" CreationDate="2019-09-03T14:10:07.903" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13757" PostId="11641" Score="4" Text="Lego chain, while fine in some applications, is often temperamental with high torque and high speed.  It is especially bad, in my experience, when used on the 8T gear." CreationDate="2019-09-03T16:24:19.363" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13758" PostId="11641" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! A chain could be a possible solution, though it does have its limits as noted by @JohnnyB Thanks for your contribution!" CreationDate="2019-09-03T17:22:04.513" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13759" PostId="11641" Score="0" Text="Agreed it has limitations, but no torque requirement of any kind was specified. Hopefully this helps someone." CreationDate="2019-09-03T19:02:37.563" UserId="829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13760" PostId="11638" Score="1" Text="One good way to share more of these would be in a github repo." CreationDate="2019-09-03T20:15:31.000" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13761" PostId="11638" Score="0" Text="@chicks - Duly noted, thanks for the idea." CreationDate="2019-09-03T21:19:20.810" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13763" PostId="11641" Score="2" Text="I should have mentioned that since the chain doesn't work on beveled gears, the 8T/16T combination for a 2:1 would be the only option.  Because Lego chain can't seat properly on a 8T gear, it's doesn't take hardly any resistance to slip.  I physically built this to make sure I had remembered correctly before commenting.  I'm not saying you're wrong, it does &quot;work&quot; in a sense,  it just slips so easy that it really limits it's usefulness.  Apologies if I came off brash, it wasn't my intention." CreationDate="2019-09-04T02:26:44.533" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13764" PostId="11641" Score="0" Text="No worries, I re-read my comment and would say the same about my own text :) I do realize now that my suggestion might be appropriate &quot;for emergency use only&quot;!" CreationDate="2019-09-04T04:39:39.007" UserId="829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13765" PostId="11643" Score="1" Text="This answer doesn't seem to add anything beyond what other answers have already stated." CreationDate="2019-09-04T10:50:02.057" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13768" PostId="11635" Score="0" Text="Despite our good intentions with various solutions, the only answer you need is that the first build on the left (12T/24T) is correct. If you are experiencing any stiffness it is from the &quot;L&quot; brackets pinching the gears. This is a case of &quot;real world&quot; application. Anyone who tells you differently obviously hasn't tried it and doesn't know what they're talking about." CreationDate="2019-09-05T00:51:19.907" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13769" PostId="11635" Score="1" Text="The solution from the formula presented by Eric above is a great example of geometric tolerances in mechanical design.  Knowing first-hand that the 12T/24T gears mesh perfectly shows that a difference of .014 is insignificant in this application.  Yay tolerances! :)" CreationDate="2019-09-05T01:25:21.737" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13770" PostId="11641" Score="2" Text="You might find the last bit of my new answer of interest ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-05T07:24:29.933" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13771" PostId="11645" Score="0" Text="From what little I know about 3D printing, you're going to have to use an extremely small nozzle to achieve the accuracy (aka tight tolerances) you need for the &quot;lego&quot; parts you're printing.  I also understand that this drastically adds to the time of each print, but would save you the time of drilling, sanding, etc.  Sorry I couldn't be more helpful." CreationDate="2019-09-05T12:42:44.423" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13774" PostId="11645" Score="1" Text="Better yet, search the site - https://bricks.stackexchange.com/search?q=3d+printing" CreationDate="2019-09-05T13:03:43.827" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13775" PostId="11641" Score="0" Text="Your latest bit is.... insane!  I think it's worth putting it in its own answer even." CreationDate="2019-09-05T16:02:59.733" UserId="829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13776" PostId="11646" Score="1" Text="Is the EV3 connected to your computer? Do you hear the sound on the EV3 when the download is done? Can you share a screenshot of your program?" CreationDate="2019-09-05T16:07:12.537" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13777" PostId="11641" Score="0" Text="You are welcome to add it to your answer as an example if you would like, no worries on my part :)" CreationDate="2019-09-05T16:31:34.883" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13778" PostId="11650" Score="1" Text="Ebay definitely gets more overall traffic than bricklink, but do we have any evidence that ebay moves more LEGO's than bricklink?  I've used ebay for years, but I'd rather get LEGO stuff from bricklink given the community and the reliability.  I know that I shouldn't generalize from myself too often, but I'd still be surprised if ebay sold more than bricklink." CreationDate="2019-09-05T21:36:33.253" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13779" PostId="11650" Score="0" Text="Fair point, but Bricklink is only known in AFOL circles, while EBay is globally known. Many people use Amazon and EBay during the Holiday season, and LEGO sells quite fast during those months. That’s what I was hinting at." CreationDate="2019-09-05T22:23:58.767" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13782" PostId="11656" Score="3" Text="I've never seen a brick like this, very interesting! I am wondering if it might be a non-production prototype piece.  The bricks' profile looks exactly like brick# 989, but missing the &quot;finger top&quot; of course." CreationDate="2019-09-06T03:22:14.033" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13783" PostId="11655" Score="2" Text="Can you provide some more angles and confirm 100% it's Mega Bloks please." CreationDate="2019-09-06T04:07:32.887" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13784" PostId="11657" Score="1" Text="That's exactly what I commented already, 989 is one of the alternate part numbers.  I didn't see any evidence in the photo that it had been forced apart, and the scratches on the exposed surface suggest it's been this way for a long time.  What is your guess on how it came to be?" CreationDate="2019-09-06T06:52:39.877" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13785" PostId="11650" Score="0" Text="I would wager that Bricklink has more Lego transactions, but because of the frequency of bulk sales, Ebay sells more pieces.  Then you slipped Amazon in there for some reason... ?  ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-06T07:16:27.967" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13786" PostId="11657" Score="0" Text="Either a manufacturing error, or breakage after purchase. The first is more probable though, as I imagine any force strong enough to break the &quot;finger&quot; would damage the base as well." CreationDate="2019-09-06T07:25:03.083" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13787" PostId="11646" Score="0" Text="Hello I have clarified your question, it is connected and there is a sound." CreationDate="2019-09-06T09:53:24.903" UserId="12047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13788" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="Can't swear its mega Bloks but it as a number like others mega Bloks I own AM02077 and fits them" CreationDate="2019-09-06T10:49:00.490" UserId="12051" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13789" PostId="11646" Score="2" Text="Without seeing your program, I can only guess, but if there are no blocks that wait for something to happen before continuing, the program will stop right away. For example if your program only has a Motor On block, it will seem as if nothing happens because this block does not wait before continuing to the next block. If there is no next block, the program ends." CreationDate="2019-09-06T13:16:16.333" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13791" PostId="11655" Score="1" Text="The additional pictures are helpful, thank you.  Mega Bloks are often very difficult to ID because of the limited resources available.  We'll do our best ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-06T13:58:58.610" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13793" PostId="11660" Score="4" Text="That tank doesn't look like anything LEGO would make. The frame of the door looks wider than what LEGO makes and the colours also look wrong, so I don't think any of that is LEGO." CreationDate="2019-09-07T14:12:41.313" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13794" PostId="11660" Score="1" Text="Vaguely related: [Are there any army-related LEGO toys?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9016/are-there-any-army-related-lego-toys/) and [Does the LEGO Group condone war toys?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/291/does-the-lego-group-condone-war-toys/)" CreationDate="2019-09-07T19:08:01.197" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13796" PostId="11657" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB I'm terribly sorry for this misunderstanding. I researched and wrote my answer without reading your comment and later on was in a hurry so did not consider upvoting the comment. I'll try to rectify this as far as I can." CreationDate="2019-09-08T06:07:20.757" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13799" PostId="11659" Score="0" Text="Your question is a little unclear.  It sounds like you figured out what you needed but don't want to spend that much money?  Can you please clarify what exactly it is you're asking?  What sort of functionality are you looking for with the motors?" CreationDate="2019-09-08T22:36:02.510" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13800" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="@ Mathieu.  You said It has a number like other MBs you own. Please give pictures of a few blocks that share this number, so we can cross reference their sets.  Also give pictures of how this piece connects to other MB pieces.  I see a box of parts in the background.  Did this piece come together with those in the box of parts?  If so, dump the box and give up a snap shot of the pieces.  THX," CreationDate="2019-09-09T12:11:46.113" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13801" PostId="11668" Score="0" Text="I was guessing Bionicle myself, but sometimes the category on bricklink surprises me." CreationDate="2019-09-09T21:12:32.500" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13802" PostId="11668" Score="0" Text="Looks like a good fit for an original Predator too, nice" CreationDate="2019-09-10T06:41:26.503" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13803" PostId="11668" Score="1" Text="@chicks - My oldest loved Bionicle growing up, he still has his collection together and on display.  I don't own a single one, but have their likeness engraved into my memory :)" CreationDate="2019-09-10T07:57:16.110" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13805" PostId="11671" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  Are they making any noise at all?  Have you tried replacing batteries?" CreationDate="2019-09-10T20:38:11.693" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13806" PostId="11670" Score="0" Text="Were these pre-printed parts?  The pictures look like it is done with a sticker." CreationDate="2019-09-10T20:41:38.173" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="13808" PostId="11670" Score="1" Text="Nope, these are printed parts. There is a sticker sheet for this set, but it only contains the striping for the window panes (simulating blinds)." CreationDate="2019-09-11T00:56:48.383" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14807" PostId="11671" Score="2" Text="@chicks They dont make any noise or movement ay all... and im pretty sure its not the battery box fault, as 1 L motor that works works fine on it, and stuff like IR reciever and pole switch also works fine on same battery box." CreationDate="2019-09-11T05:22:54.557" UserId="12069" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14808" PostId="12675" Score="1" Text="i did mention in reply that the battery box, i tried other stuff such as working ir reciever, other type pf motors like m motor, pole switch thing, they all work perfectly fine on same battery box, but broken ones don't, it is possible to turn broken ones by placing axle in it then turn. i dont know what a multimeter is. i dont know what jerry rigging is either, also one of the broken ones, when i pull a little bit on the plug end it starts working but when i release it stops agian." CreationDate="2019-09-11T07:51:10.437" UserId="12069" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14809" PostId="12675" Score="1" Text="A [multimeter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimeter) is a device for measuring (among others) electrical resistance and current. The term [&quot;jerry rigging&quot;](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jerry-rigged) refers to something constructed quickly and without regard for aesthetics or future maintainability. Here I meant &quot;Just use some wires and clips to hold everything in place to build a circuit to measure the current across the poles of the motor&quot;. If that still sounds alien to you, I'd recommend consulting an electronics tutorial or skipping this test altogether." CreationDate="2019-09-11T08:23:46.167" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14810" PostId="12675" Score="1" Text="Based on the observations with pulling the plug end, it looks like as if it were an issue with the electrical contacts. In this case, either measuring the resistance in both relaxed and pulled states or disassembling would be helpful to diagnose the actual problem." CreationDate="2019-09-11T08:26:54.717" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14811" PostId="12675" Score="0" Text="i did contact customer support, if im correct they said they did send a order new motors request for me and free of charge too. But i still want to have these motors working too.." CreationDate="2019-09-11T08:28:14.237" UserId="12069" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14812" PostId="12675" Score="0" Text="That's great news! So if all works well, you'll be having brand new working motors, as well as repairing your old ones. Make sure to update us on your progress or ask if you have tried something and got stuck! Meanwhile, take the [tour](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/tour) and visit the [help center](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help) to learn more about Bricks.SE :)" CreationDate="2019-09-11T08:38:44.963" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14813" PostId="12675" Score="0" Text="Ok. repairing them i dont really know how, lego didnt ask for me to send the broken ones back." CreationDate="2019-09-11T08:46:52.767" UserId="12069" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14814" PostId="12675" Score="0" Text="Just try some of the steps described either here or in the other sites you have found for the M and XL motors." CreationDate="2019-09-11T10:57:40.570" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14815" PostId="12674" Score="2" Text="This is a great solution which is actually being used in official LEGO sets for connections that must hold fairly strongly but still need to be able to separate (for example, the stages in the Saturn V are joined with this method). The only issue I see with the current iteration is the lack of suitable handles to grip the panels." CreationDate="2019-09-11T11:07:08.177" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14816" PostId="12676" Score="1" Text="+1, that wire connection does really seem like a weak point and based on the comments, it is probably the culprit in at least that one motor." CreationDate="2019-09-11T11:08:56.533" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14817" PostId="12676" Score="1" Text="@zovits - I hope he can figure it out.  Since they're already broken I figure, &quot;What has he got to lose?&quot;.  Thank you for the +1, I will be returning the gesture as it's well deserved for all of the information and assistance you provided in your answer." CreationDate="2019-09-11T11:30:00.090" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14818" PostId="12675" Score="1" Text="I didn't notice your link to the &quot;opening up&quot; video before.  This was one of the videos I came across in my search and looks to contain everything one would need to fix the wire problem.  Nice find :)" CreationDate="2019-09-11T11:43:42.457" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14820" PostId="12674" Score="1" Text="If you find it holds too well, I would suggest replacing part# 60470 with part# 11476. It appears that the doors rely on the sides and not the clips for alignment, so it should work just fine.  I spent a few minutes messing around with ideas when you first posted your question. I was under the impression would wanted some form of a ball snap latch so I dismissed known solutions like the one you used.  If it meets your criteria, by all means use it.  I think you can select your own answer as &quot;the answer&quot; if nobody else adds anything better.  Might give it a couple days though." CreationDate="2019-09-11T12:36:09.960" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14822" PostId="12674" Score="1" Text="@JohnnyB - I *would* prefer a ball snap latch as I think it would work better, but everything I tried ended up causing more problems than it solved. I tried with a #3729/3730 combo, but it stuck out ***way*** too far to allow the cover to open fully (my failed attempt is viewable here - https://mecabricks.com/en/models/zOjokOnoj6Z)." CreationDate="2019-09-11T13:49:36.947" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14823" PostId="12674" Score="0" Text="@zovits - I've put LEGO sets together before, but this is my first attempt to create a &quot;*real* MOC&quot;, so it's good to hear that I'm coming to similar solutions as others. I definitely need to come up with some sort of grip for opening the panels, though." CreationDate="2019-09-11T13:49:41.103" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14824" PostId="12677" Score="0" Text="This is an excellent idea as well! I think I had it stuck in my head for some reason that the ball clasp needed to be vertical, so I gave up on that idea after I realized it was going to cause more problems (like not being able to open the doors as far due to the ball/stick getting in the way). I may give this a shot in v1.4 to see what it looks like.&#xA;&#xA;As for the colors, I was picking them more b/c I personally like the purple/orange combo and online I can use whatever colors I want. ;) I'll certainly need to look at color availability (or possible part alternatives) if/when I go to build it" CreationDate="2019-09-11T14:05:08.343" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14825" PostId="12677" Score="0" Text="If I may ask one follow-up question (just because I'm curious): I definitely see the advantage to using 14417 over 3729 (the &quot;stick&quot; is much shorter, so it doesn't require nearly as much space), but do you think that 63082 would be superior to 3730 (the &quot;socket&quot; plate) for this implementation?" CreationDate="2019-09-11T14:18:46.530" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14826" PostId="12677" Score="1" Text="@G_Hosa_Phat - Either one will work, there is very little difference in the amount of grab.  Even parts of the same type in my collection varied in tightness.  The tiniest variations between molds, part age, etc. are likely the reason.  I think part# 3730 may look slightly better, but that's just an opinion.  Also, part# 14704 grabs way too much, it likely would pull the doors apart." CreationDate="2019-09-11T14:37:34.570" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14827" PostId="12677" Score="0" Text="Well, if I ever get the opportunity to take this to build, I expect some liberal use of the Kra'gl'e, which is why I'm taking such pains to get the design &quot;just right&quot;. I've made some &quot;tweaks&quot; to incorporate the ball snap latch as well as some small handles to make opening the covers easier, although I'm concerned that my design choices (the slopes that create a channel for the grips) *might* interfere with the ball snap. If so, I suppose I can &quot;square&quot; it off. (v14 - https://mecabricks.com/en/models/KZvmk7lQ2G6)" CreationDate="2019-09-11T16:24:43.407" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14828" PostId="12674" Score="0" Text="@zovits - I've updated the design with some small handles to make opening the covers easier. The one thing I'm concerned about is that my design choices (the slopes that create a sort of channel for the grips to slide into position) might interfere with the new ball snap design (per suggestions from @JohnnyB). If so, I suppose I can &quot;square&quot; that off and/or spread the slopes further apart. I prefer the aesthetic of as small an opening as possible, though. (v1.4 https://mecabricks.com/en/models/KZvmk7lQ2G6)" CreationDate="2019-09-11T16:29:58.213" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14829" PostId="12678" Score="0" Text="Thanks *SO MUCH* for the detailed analysis, suggestions, and thought-provoking questions/conclusions. I had thought about some of them, but without physical bricks to test with, I've just been trying to use my intuition and &quot;common sense&quot; for design decisions, but obviously haven't considered *all* the variables. For *this* model, I (shamefully) had planned on making liberal use of the Kra'gl'e to keep it durable beyond a single use. I may make a variant that uses removable covers, though. The latest iteration (I keep &quot;tweaking&quot; the design) is here: https://mecabricks.com/en/models/KZvmk7lQ2G6" CreationDate="2019-09-11T17:25:37.693" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14831" PostId="12678" Score="0" Text="@G_Hosa_Phat - Latest iteration looks great, the notches/grips in the wall are a nice touch :)" CreationDate="2019-09-11T17:59:03.930" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14832" PostId="12678" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB - Thanks. I'm having a lot of fun with refining this design. Some of the &quot;concerns&quot; addressed in this post are actually things I've thought about during this process and have done my best to mitigate/remediate (the two-part, hinged design of each cover panel was my answer to the &quot;jerk force&quot;, as well as them being too tall). Now, of course, I have a few new ideas for v1.5 based on the questions and points made here. I'm also looking at a v2 that makes use of a removable cover, but I've got some considerations I haven't completely thought out yet for that. ;P" CreationDate="2019-09-11T18:56:00.367" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14834" PostId="9310" Score="0" Text="Were the studs in a row (1x6), or squared (2x3)?  Were they similar is size to Lego bricks?  Was the box 3 ft. high or wide?" CreationDate="2019-09-11T19:28:05.447" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14836" PostId="11613" Score="0" Text="This was, in all reality, the most useful information given." CreationDate="2019-09-11T20:37:12.107" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14837" PostId="12678" Score="0" Text="I've created a version with a removable cover for the landing area (https://mecabricks.com/en/models/1w2rVwkq28W). I like this version as well, although the &quot;cool factor&quot; of the moving covers is obviously lost by doing it this way. The nice thing about this is, because of the &quot;retaining wall&quot; I added inside, it doesn't necessarily require a second cover for the top of the tower. The thing I'm still trying to figure out (outside of the scope of the original question) is what &quot;pin&quot; to use to hold the cover in place." CreationDate="2019-09-11T20:52:24.753" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14838" PostId="7589" Score="1" Text="When I was a kid I had 6 Technic sets that I loved and played a lot with. Those pesky pins without center slots would pull up a very strong fight.. but were always not enough for my child persistence :) I never had one pin broke down on me, I just loved too much those beautiful (for the time) Technic sets !" CreationDate="2019-09-11T23:29:41.900" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14839" PostId="12678" Score="0" Text="Hey, G_Hosa - Please explain further what you mean with &quot;pin&quot; usage when referring to the lasted link..  Took me some time to grasp your new design.  I originally was thinking about a &quot;cookie jar&quot; design where both lids sit on top and indent inside the openings with rubber bands and pins, but this new design is more of a &quot;bread box&quot; drop down lid approach with long pins sticking through and eliminating the use of rubber bands completely.  I was able to glean your stop gap wall too.  Very impressive.  So, my question is, because I can't see it in my mind yet, how the pins do not line up?" CreationDate="2019-09-12T01:13:36.130" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14840" PostId="12678" Score="0" Text="@RinRio-Oki - The &quot;pins&quot; I'm currently using (part #32054) are lining up just fine. I'm just not sure those are the ones I want to use. My &quot;concern&quot; is that I've used that particular part in some retail sets before, and it can be (intentionally) difficult to pull out. It may loosen up after multiple uses, but it could be frustrating to unpin for the first 1,000 or so uses. ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-12T02:59:25.333" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14841" PostId="12678" Score="1" Text="I see know.  Yes, the black pins seem to be made from a plastic that is less malleable than the more flexible gray plastic used for other pins. Hmmm...I just looked the piece up and the official name is &quot;Technic, Pin 3L with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Stop Bush&quot;, so maybe it's not the color of the plastic that constitutes the force needed to pull it out, but the Friction Ridges molded into the piece. Only .02 cents on Bricklink.com.  Buy 50 get a file/x-acto knife and employ a Blasphemer's Hack.  Comes in Light Gray too, so fingers crossed that a LEGO-lobotomy isn't necessary." CreationDate="2019-09-12T03:24:45.723" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14842" PostId="12683" Score="0" Text="I'm failing to see where you added any information beyond what was already given in the previous answer." CreationDate="2019-09-12T04:28:24.620" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14843" PostId="12687" Score="0" Text="Wow! I didn’t think it could be anything like that due to the ease with which it appears to rotate!" CreationDate="2019-09-12T06:22:13.833" UserId="5772" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14845" PostId="12687" Score="0" Text="@JamesThorpe - Maybe a worm gear type setup?  Lego continues to amaze me with the complexity of their sets." CreationDate="2019-09-12T07:14:20.143" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14846" PostId="12687" Score="0" Text="Could be - one of the stills you selected from the video [has this orange piece](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8YFz3.png) in it - looks to be a way of activating the neighbouring gear lock via rotation rather than the usual reciprocation of a lever" CreationDate="2019-09-12T07:32:23.147" UserId="5772" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14847" PostId="12687" Score="1" Text="I assume it's [one of these](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=35188#T=C&amp;C=4) - seems it's also been in the Bugatti last year." CreationDate="2019-09-12T07:48:08.217" UserId="5772" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14848" PostId="7197" Score="0" Text="This solved my problem as well on Mojave... this was driving me crazy. Hanging with nearly every action." CreationDate="2019-09-12T14:38:25.823" UserId="13078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14849" PostId="12687" Score="0" Text="@JamesThorpe - I honestly didn't even know that existed.  The Bugatti has yet to be squeezed into the budget.  Now I'm all sorts of curious about the transmission in that thing." CreationDate="2019-09-12T15:15:13.177" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14850" PostId="12687" Score="0" Text="I'd forgotten about its paddle shift until I looked again earlier - now I'm wondering about the innards of that gearbox too..." CreationDate="2019-09-12T15:16:23.057" UserId="5772" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14851" PostId="12689" Score="1" Text="I for one, haven't seen anything like that in official LEGO sets. Were I to need something similar, I'd probably use pneumatic tubing (as it is thicker, longer and better compressible) or 2x1 Technic rubber axle connectors. The latter is typically used in LEGO sets to provide resistance against tension, compression or sliding while still offering some flexibility." CreationDate="2019-09-12T16:24:12.487" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14852" PostId="12688" Score="1" Text="Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2094/which-resolution-is-necessary-to-print-bricks-with-a-3d-printer/2096#2096" CreationDate="2019-09-12T16:38:59.887" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14853" PostId="12688" Score="1" Text="Also related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/215/has-anyone-made-their-own-custom-lego-bricks/1283#1283" CreationDate="2019-09-12T16:40:13.027" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14854" PostId="12692" Score="1" Text="Thanks zovits, I'm guessing you're the one that +1'd me?  I have a little troll that follows me around down voting my answers.  I'm flattered to have a fan ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-12T16:43:24.743" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14855" PostId="12692" Score="1" Text="Yes, in principle your answer is correct, that's why I was puzzled by seeing it downvoted, so I tried to compensate. Mine is more populistic, so I think these are complimentary." CreationDate="2019-09-12T17:05:58.907" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14856" PostId="12691" Score="0" Text="For some reason, I thought I had seen something utilizing the &quot;cookie jar&quot; method in a set somewhere, but my Google-fu wasn't getting me any results. I guess this is why. ;) I'll have a look at the sliding door concept as I think it might work better anyway. It doesn't require wasting as much vertical space for the interior of the storage area." CreationDate="2019-09-12T17:46:51.970" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14857" PostId="12691" Score="0" Text="Okay, I think I have *this* design mostly done (v2.1 - https://mecabricks.com/en/models/qxv4dZYYvdJ). I still have a couple of things to tidy up, but I think I like it a lot! There are a couple of things I'm still not sure about - I raised the landing area walls to make sure the exit from the tower was sufficiently covered, and I'm not sure if the small 1x2 plates above and below the ball catch will even actually fit IRL, but overall, I think it's a success. I just need to figure out which of these designs I actually want to build so I can start buying bricks! ;P" CreationDate="2019-09-12T19:20:04.100" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14859" PostId="12689" Score="0" Text="@zovits - I could have sworn that I had seen it somewhere, but I guess that's why my Google-fu wasn't finding me any results.  ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-12T20:57:44.750" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14860" PostId="12691" Score="2" Text="@G_Hosa_Phat - Looks pretty slick!  If you do go with this design, I think you'll find the sliding and clicking of the doors very satisfying.  I couldn't stop fiddling with the little example I made sitting on my desk. :)" CreationDate="2019-09-13T12:27:03.450" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14861" PostId="12691" Score="0" Text="I love how simple it is. The &quot;cool factor&quot; of the swinging door design I originally had in mind (v1) was certainly fun, but I feel I was probably overthinking and over-designing everything. The only &quot;drawback&quot; (if you want to call it that) to this version is that it isn't entirely self-contained, but that's a small price to pay for good form and design. Now I just need to figure out final colors - which colors are available for and common to the pieces I've chosen so I can have a consistent look. Then it's off to the LEGO site or BrickLink/BrickOwl(?) to start ordering. ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-13T13:46:35.743" UserId="12068" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14862" PostId="12683" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB Are you saying that to me or the person above" CreationDate="2019-09-13T20:44:59.920" UserId="12022" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14864" PostId="12698" Score="0" Text="never mind, I found it. :)" CreationDate="2019-09-16T02:34:15.140" UserId="13087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14865" PostId="12698" Score="2" Text="For the benefit of other users, can you create an answer post to your own question detailing how you enabled this option? Thanks and welcome!" CreationDate="2019-09-16T02:40:34.397" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14866" PostId="12697" Score="2" Text="Check out the gun on one of the train cars of the Lone Ranger Constitution Chase set. That should do. You can download building instructions from lego.com" CreationDate="2019-09-16T02:42:46.323" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14867" PostId="12699" Score="0" Text="Do you happen to have any firewall software active that could prevent the connection?" CreationDate="2019-09-16T08:17:07.343" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14868" PostId="12699" Score="0" Text="I have the same issue with the latest version of LDD..." CreationDate="2019-09-16T10:02:13.473" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14869" PostId="12699" Score="3" Text="Though it is unlikely the cause, please remember that LDD has reached its End of Life and is no longer actively supported by LEGO. As a good alternative, you can download Stud.io 2.0 from Bricklink.com" CreationDate="2019-09-16T12:33:09.787" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14870" PostId="12687" Score="0" Text="The actual designer of the set [has an overview here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3DPvbhjX-M). Skip to 1:24 for the innards...!  (The +/- is _definitely_ gear change!)" CreationDate="2019-09-16T14:08:09.847" UserId="5772" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14871" PostId="12696" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! I have this set, but I've not encountered this before. Would I be correct in assuming that you've already tried washing both yellow elements with soap and water?" CreationDate="2019-09-16T15:38:02.490" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14872" PostId="12687" Score="0" Text="@JamesThorpe - Nice!  Thanks for the link :)" CreationDate="2019-09-16T20:19:53.437" UserId="11764" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14874" PostId="12699" Score="0" Text="I do not have any firewall settings that would stop this connection.  Note: Mac version 4.3.11 does not have this problem.  Both computers use the same router to the net and use the same firewall settings." CreationDate="2019-09-18T04:22:12.190" UserId="13089" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14875" PostId="12699" Score="0" Text="I will look into Stud.io 2.0 from Brink link.  My thanks to all that answered this post." CreationDate="2019-09-18T04:23:19.530" UserId="13089" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14876" PostId="12708" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I'll have a look, but that definitely looks like what I am looking for :)" CreationDate="2019-09-18T08:08:01.593" UserId="6256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14878" PostId="12706" Score="1" Text="Thanks @JohnnyB! The 10717 set was specifically the one that I was looking at where people were commenting that only like 25% where &quot;normal&quot; pieces. Given the age of the kids, that educational set is EXACTLY! what I was thinking about in my head. I had a look on Bricklink and seems like no one is selling them atm. Asfor pick-a-brick, I was thinking about that too, but it seemed like a really expensive way to purchase a &quot;large&quot; amount of blocks. I guess I'll have to keep an eye out and see what comes up. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-09-18T15:59:22.773" UserId="13094" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14879" PostId="12713" Score="3" Text="I would also add that initially, when Technic was released there were no studless beams. This required for new system to adapt to existing building approach - building studs up. In the end it required new (Technic) plates and adapted bushes to interlock assembly vertically. Later parts (like connectors in the photo) just followed new system." CreationDate="2019-09-19T10:40:51.457" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14880" PostId="12713" Score="0" Text="@Alex Good point! I've added an example..." CreationDate="2019-09-19T10:47:43.413" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14883" PostId="12713" Score="0" Text="Makes perfect sense, thanks." CreationDate="2019-09-19T21:37:33.783" UserId="3701" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14884" PostId="12716" Score="1" Text="So it seems I had that 4.3.12 installed (with &quot;Brick version 777&quot;). Downgrading to 4.3.11 (with &quot;Brick version 2670&quot;) restored the EV3 parts!" CreationDate="2019-09-19T21:44:36.927" UserId="10744" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14885" PostId="12716" Score="1" Text="For some reason the latest version is missing a lot of parts. I wonder if it might be possible to copy the LIF files from the previous version." CreationDate="2019-09-19T23:45:32.953" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14886" PostId="12717" Score="6" Text="Hi Kibedango! I have added pictures of the steps you have referred, but could you please point out the exact error(s) in them?" CreationDate="2019-09-20T08:23:08.843" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14887" PostId="11638" Score="0" Text="Excellent, thanks to the link you provided, I can take it from here. :)" CreationDate="2019-09-22T18:39:03.803" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14888" PostId="12720" Score="2" Text="That saw blade only has a hole for a pin, that makes it hard to transfer a rotating motion to it." CreationDate="2019-09-24T10:25:24.283" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14889" PostId="12720" Score="2" Text="I think blade rotation can be achieved with some friction based solution: 1) a rubber wheel spinning a blade; 2) using a friction pin for a blade. The main challenge here is to transfer rotating motion to the blade. However it isn't clear if there is enough place to store the motors and connection ports for the motors." CreationDate="2019-09-24T10:42:57.383" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14890" PostId="12720" Score="0" Text="@Alex, there's an internal motor from the boost move hub. It's not the intention to add an additional motor. It's indeed the intention to rotate the saw by friction." CreationDate="2019-09-24T11:53:25.053" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14891" PostId="12720" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve Do you want him to move around with a spinning saw blade, or have it spinning when his arm goes down?" CreationDate="2019-09-25T10:38:18.773" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14892" PostId="12723" Score="0" Text="Amazon (at least in Europe) sometimes offer much better deals during the year than on Black Friday. Especially for Technic sets." CreationDate="2019-09-25T13:07:33.843" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14893" PostId="12723" Score="0" Text="@Alex, yes, that's my experience as well. The best ones I have seen were a few weeks leading up to Black Friday. I'm in the US." CreationDate="2019-09-25T14:30:47.137" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14894" PostId="12724" Score="0" Text="I don't have the first two bricks, or the one I'm looking for!  I'm pretty sure I'm using the latest version too.  what's going on?" CreationDate="2019-09-25T14:41:51.373" UserId="13087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14895" PostId="12724" Score="0" Text="I'm using 4.3.12" CreationDate="2019-09-25T14:44:48.410" UserId="13087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14896" PostId="12724" Score="0" Text="hey, as a test, could you tell me the name of the first brick in the panel?  I'll try typing it in and seeing if I come up with anything." CreationDate="2019-09-25T16:51:37.137" UserId="13087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14897" PostId="6629" Score="0" Text="In my childhood I only had minifigures with the classic smile (due to this I could pinpoint more-or-less the time I entered the dark ages). I think that this is the reason I found ALL customs faces (even the ones from the 90's) a bit strange to me today." CreationDate="2019-09-26T00:43:28.160" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14898" PostId="2832" Score="2" Text="For non-english speakers, what do you mean by &quot;cut a small square off the cat roller&quot; ?" CreationDate="2019-09-26T00:47:46.893" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14899" PostId="8467" Score="0" Text="Will have to try that someday" CreationDate="2019-09-26T00:48:38.310" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14900" PostId="2334" Score="0" Text="I can confirm 8528 and 8886 combination works, as long as you alter the speed of the motor. See David Lechner's answer for more details." CreationDate="2019-09-26T08:57:38.240" UserId="2413" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14902" PostId="12724" Score="0" Text="@Millard - Did you enable the Extended mode (if that's still a thing in LDD)? That should load all the bricks rather than just a smaller set of common elements" CreationDate="2019-09-26T11:03:48.507" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14903" PostId="12724" Score="1" Text="I did, i don't know why this brick isn't showing up!  I see three bricks on Michael Verschaeve's picture that I don't have in that column.  I am using 4.3.12, and he is using 4.3.11. I wonder if that's the problem." CreationDate="2019-09-26T16:16:02.583" UserId="13087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14904" PostId="12724" Score="1" Text="@Millard The latest version of LDD is missing a lot of parts for some reason. There's another question on here with links to the previous versions." CreationDate="2019-09-26T18:14:00.820" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14905" PostId="12724" Score="0" Text="could you link it to me?  is it on the official lego site?" CreationDate="2019-09-26T19:46:09.687" UserId="13087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14906" PostId="12724" Score="0" Text="found it.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12715/ev3-specific-bricks-missing-from-lego-digital-designer-4-3-11-win" CreationDate="2019-09-26T20:08:11.393" UserId="13087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14907" PostId="9568" Score="0" Text="@SlicksterTheBrickster &quot;There are no LEGO parts with studs that have no logo on them&quot; - is there a confirmation of this fact somewhere on the official LEGO page e.g. on a site with _lego.com_ in the domain? I will probably need this for the court. I'm afraid that an answer of a fan on some LEGO fans' page will not be enough. Currently I'm fighting a person who sold me counterfeits claiming that these were original bricks." CreationDate="2019-09-30T06:12:48.777" UserId="10491" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14908" PostId="1450" Score="0" Text="Upvote because monorail" CreationDate="2019-10-01T14:10:20.070" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14909" PostId="12725" Score="4" Text="Though it is difficult to see given the quality of the pictures, but I do not believe these are official LEGO stickers. I cannot find any trace of them on BL, definitely not on the bricks in you pictures." CreationDate="2019-10-01T16:13:19.287" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14910" PostId="12720" Score="0" Text="@Uli, when the arm goes down (in reverse I suppose when the arm goes up). Movement (legs) is by the external motor in this set" CreationDate="2019-10-01T17:15:41.080" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14911" PostId="12726" Score="5" Text="You h what? Looks like something might be missing from the end of your question." CreationDate="2019-10-02T18:12:28.463" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14912" PostId="12728" Score="0" Text="You can skip trying to search through tiles and modified plates etc if you just look for the little code under each piece. 4-5 tiny numbers you can type into either site and find the piece straight away." CreationDate="2019-10-02T19:21:57.617" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14913" PostId="12729" Score="1" Text="That is some sweet, sweet Lego history right there. That underwater monorail looks awesome. Definitely some MOCing inspiration from that." CreationDate="2019-10-03T18:56:28.967" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14915" PostId="56" Score="1" Text="&quot;and neither are their hands&quot; - wait, are you sure about that? Ever since the 1990s, I used to regularly exchange hands (think pirate hooks, differently coloured gloves, etc.) between minifigs the same way I'd switch around legs (not individual legs, I mean the hip + legs part) or heads. Never seemed to loosen anything about the hands, and didn't require an amount of force that would have made me worry about breaking anything." CreationDate="2019-10-05T12:06:30.983" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14916" PostId="12730" Score="1" Text="Thanks for sharing, and welcome to Bricks.SE! If you aren't aware, LEGO customer service will replace broken elements (including cracked minifig torsos) at no cost to you." CreationDate="2019-10-05T18:58:38.917" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14917" PostId="12734" Score="0" Text="thank you, a very good answer!" CreationDate="2019-10-06T02:14:26.527" UserId="13087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14918" PostId="12732" Score="2" Text="Two questions: (1) From set 42009, do you suspect ALL of the pieces to be forged?  (2) Please follow this link  https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=42009-1 to set 42009's part inventory and tell us which specific part is logo-less. I need to see a picture of the piece in question.  ," CreationDate="2019-10-08T12:02:53.890" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14919" PostId="12732" Score="3" Text="Yes, sharing pictutes of questionable parts would greatly help to assist with your question." CreationDate="2019-10-08T12:33:19.630" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14920" PostId="12735" Score="0" Text="I would also add, that not all studs have LEGO text on them. Some studs may be used as plastic injection point (PIP) which may not have the logo or may have just &quot;l&quot; and &quot;o&quot;. Some genuine parts may not have logo at all! I've seen some older parts (not bricks) with just a (c) copyright logo on them." CreationDate="2019-10-08T12:37:26.617" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14921" PostId="12735" Score="1" Text="@Alex, yes while this is true with some older parts, test bricks, and some unusual parts, I chose to only briefly mention those in my response, because ultimately OP's question was about modern parts from a specific set." CreationDate="2019-10-08T15:56:25.893" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14922" PostId="12737" Score="3" Text="To make this answer a teachable moment for the OP, could you add to your answer how you determined this was the correct set, i.e. which pieces made you confident that it was indeed set 75077? Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-10-09T11:06:20.727" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14924" PostId="12739" Score="0" Text="There are reports that a new mold for the [28-teeth mesh gear](https://brickset.com/parts/design-18575) may be causing significant friction. You may want to check those, and maybe try replacing them with some others from your collection" CreationDate="2019-10-10T10:39:50.623" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14926" PostId="5933" Score="0" Text="That sounds like a possibility, any further evidence?&#xA;Also, from having opened mine when i was a kid (bad idea), I seem to remember there wasn't much electronic in it - the regulation was done mechanically, by connecting to different sections of the transformer coil." CreationDate="2019-10-10T11:51:50.630" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14927" PostId="6411" Score="1" Text="Plus, since you can't build alternate models at the same time as the original, this could be a reason to push for more purchases" CreationDate="2019-10-10T11:56:16.477" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14928" PostId="12696" Score="0" Text="Which train is this about? A set number or link would help. Haven't seen it, I have no clue how it works, but are you sure it's a color sensor and not something lese like NFC which could account for one brick being defective and not the other?" CreationDate="2019-10-10T12:22:38.957" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14929" PostId="12696" Score="1" Text="Nevermind, it IS [color-based](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/10909/99)" CreationDate="2019-10-10T12:30:10.030" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14930" PostId="9085" Score="0" Text="42055 strikes me as being an excellent parts pack by itself - I also built a GBC module using parts of it (just a small subset), and other have too" CreationDate="2019-10-10T12:36:48.213" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14931" PostId="12739" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc It is not very clear which gear you mean, as you say the gear has 28 teeth, but your link directs me to Brickset's page for the 20 tooth gear. I assume you either mean the type 3 differential or the 20 tooth double bevel gear. Also, I don't know what a &quot;mesh gear&quot; is. Could just be plain ignorance on my part though. If you could clarify that would  be great." CreationDate="2019-10-10T15:16:50.143" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14932" PostId="12739" Score="1" Text="my mistake, the link is correct and that gear has indeed 20 teeth; not sure why I said 28. By &quot;mesh&quot; gear I meant &quot;double bevel&quot;, I think they used to be called that way at some point because they mesh better than regular wheels; and can mesh straight or perpendicularly. But indeed &quot;20-teeth double bevel gear&quot; would have been the proper description; sorry about that.&#xA;You can read more on the issue on this [eurobricks thread](https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?%2Fforums%2Ftopic%2F173683-anyone-having-problems-with-tan-bevel-gear-in-recent-sets%2F&amp;tab=comments)" CreationDate="2019-10-11T07:34:05.923" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14933" PostId="12739" Score="1" Text="@Joubarc Ah, now I see. Thanks for clarifying." CreationDate="2019-10-11T14:53:18.037" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14934" PostId="12747" Score="4" Text="It sounds like you already have the solution of using multiple start blocks." CreationDate="2019-10-11T15:33:41.960" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14935" PostId="12745" Score="0" Text="thanks for information. i bought the tires and rims in one package. tires don't have any id markings inside or outside but ve have a qr code on the package which is 6172059." CreationDate="2019-10-11T12:21:07.360" UserId="13160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14936" PostId="11417" Score="0" Text="Waiting 6 months to upgrade to Catalina may be a good idea in general, but this adds to the reasons.  Let's see how they do on bug fixing." CreationDate="2019-10-11T22:23:57.637" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14937" PostId="8699" Score="0" Text="I usually just use my teeth, though that might not be what you want to do." CreationDate="2019-10-11T22:41:53.373" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14939" PostId="11652" Score="0" Text="The info on the bag is about the bag itself and isn't specific to the kit it came in. the 2017 refers to the bag design." CreationDate="2019-10-12T17:20:36.077" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14940" PostId="11417" Score="1" Text="Since the information here will keep changing for a while, I've changed this to a community wiki answer, so please feel free to update as more information is made available from LEGO." CreationDate="2019-10-12T18:38:03.153" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14941" PostId="12751" Score="0" Text="Thank you for good explanation. I supposed it was licensing problem, but your thought about unpredictable sales rate in 2010 for non well-known brand sound very interesting... Thanks a lot!" CreationDate="2019-10-13T11:48:36.763" UserId="7055" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14942" PostId="12754" Score="1" Text="If there is a full 10182 in there, you have struck gold (depending on how much you paid). Even used, those go for big bucks on the second-hand market (think $500+)." CreationDate="2019-10-13T16:14:52.213" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14943" PostId="12754" Score="0" Text="I am still searching what goes where from the pile, but it looks I prety much got the hotel sign.  probably with broken neons too." CreationDate="2019-10-13T19:29:07.653" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14944" PostId="12754" Score="0" Text="@syberion  Thank you Sir." CreationDate="2019-10-13T19:34:42.630" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14945" PostId="12754" Score="0" Text="Can you recognize the two brown rooftop like assemblies to the lower right of the last pic?" CreationDate="2019-10-13T20:10:20.313" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14946" PostId="12751" Score="1" Text="In addition to the fact that LEGO has a Disney license, Dreamworks would also have to factor in what other licenses they have sold. The story is that the reason we didn't get a Doctor Who set earlier is that another toy manufacturer had an exclusive license of some kind. There have also been stories saying that there are (or have been) some limits to what SW sets could be made, because another company has (had) a license LEGO should pay attention to." CreationDate="2019-10-13T21:06:19.737" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14947" PostId="12754" Score="1" Text="You have more than the hotel sign - that yellow and white canopy build is also from 10182." CreationDate="2019-10-13T22:37:17.710" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14948" PostId="12750" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks Stack Exchange, Gary; nice to see you here!" CreationDate="2019-10-14T08:55:32.723" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14949" PostId="12762" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much." CreationDate="2019-10-14T10:56:01.783" UserDisplayName="user13171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14950" PostId="12750" Score="0" Text="Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Gary! Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-10-14T13:44:58.057" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14951" PostId="12752" Score="0" Text="I'll give those sites a try, and stick with the ones labeled &quot;new&quot;   Thumbs up for providing a link to the part I mentioned." CreationDate="2019-10-14T13:54:57.523" UserId="11234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14952" PostId="12720" Score="1" Text="If you are ready to commit such blasphemy, then gluing a small weight on the edge of the blade would result in the blade swinging or even making complete turns when the arm is moved up and down, depending on the acceleration of the arm movement." CreationDate="2019-10-14T14:59:03.570" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14953" PostId="12756" Score="0" Text="It most definitely is. I found some of the rest in loose pieces that where harder to identify. No minifigs though." CreationDate="2019-10-14T15:53:15.893" UserId="11507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14954" PostId="12754" Score="1" Text="@Phil B.  True and correct on the yellow/white canopy. Set is about 2200 pieces.  I probably got about 300 of them.  Great set though.  Thanks for you help." CreationDate="2019-10-14T17:49:05.757" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14955" PostId="12765" Score="4" Text="Sounds like a great question to ask LEGO Customer Service :)" CreationDate="2019-10-15T02:54:48.710" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14956" PostId="12761" Score="3" Text="That last picture might not be the best example since the step shows important action - Technic beam/liftarm rotation to required position." CreationDate="2019-10-15T06:37:48.963" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14957" PostId="12745" Score="0" Text="QR code on a package has nothing to do with parts inside." CreationDate="2019-10-15T06:44:48.263" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14958" PostId="12751" Score="2" Text="Also, Playmobil seems to have released HTTYD and I always got the impression LEGO is not interested in covering the same series as their competition, acquiring licensing rights notwithstanding." CreationDate="2019-10-15T07:10:04.520" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14959" PostId="12765" Score="0" Text="My vouchers are showing in EUR, and I'm the same country/region as you. Changing language or region does not appear to change anything" CreationDate="2019-10-15T07:27:44.753" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14960" PostId="12750" Score="0" Text="Hey Gary, your earthlink adress does not seem to work. My reply below." CreationDate="2019-10-15T07:54:22.083" UserId="11710" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14961" PostId="12765" Score="3" Text="@PhilB. Totally. But it can't hurt to see if anyone else has the issue; in any case when I get an answer from LEGO I'll post it here too." CreationDate="2019-10-15T08:09:00.497" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14962" PostId="12765" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve Thanks, I was starting to wonder if they even existed in EUR. I also wonder what happens if you try to use one in GBP to pay for an order in EUR." CreationDate="2019-10-15T08:09:49.483" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14963" PostId="8551" Score="0" Text="You may want to mark your answer as the accepted one" CreationDate="2019-10-15T08:27:44.223" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14964" PostId="12761" Score="1" Text="Well exactly, ALL steps show important actions, whether it be adding parts or moving stuff around, that's sort of my point (I may have been stating it poorly). Although to be fair, I was looking for a step where the only thing done is just rotating the model 180° so that you face its other side, that would have been better.I couldn't find one readily; if you do, feel free to edit" CreationDate="2019-10-15T08:32:14.913" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14965" PostId="12768" Score="2" Text="Hi @Slawosz, and welcome to Bricks Stack Exchange - your question might need some clarifications, particularly as to what you're trying to achieve. Pictures of what you've already done or the model to which you wish to adapt a motor might help. Also, what's a &quot;joblot&quot;?" CreationDate="2019-10-15T10:24:17.880" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14966" PostId="12768" Score="0" Text="Hi, I know this is a bit ambigous question, and I understand downvote. However I haven't found better space yet to ask and current @Joubarc answser is quite good." CreationDate="2019-10-15T12:39:04.547" UserId="13182" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14967" PostId="12769" Score="1" Text="I really like your answer. I will probably accept soon.&#xA;So I think the best idea for me will be buying 8293, as will give me and my son some possibilities to make things working. And I will keep experimenting with custom motors.&#xA;Regarding programmable solutions, I am more interested in using Arduino/Rasberry Pi combo over Lego. Hence the question about 'custom' motors." CreationDate="2019-10-15T12:41:54.870" UserId="13182" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14969" PostId="12760" Score="1" Text="Following the instructions https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/154/how-do-i-identify-a-lego-part and without any info (is it new? old?) nor having it in hand (turn around and read number): Go to e.g. Rebrickable, there do search with restrictions: 1/ has appeared in white, 2/ exclude printed parts. Now you get too many results (&quot;1000&quot; = maxed out); so split time in sets that give less than 1000 results (1945--1995, 1995--2001, 2001--2005, ... some 8/9 setc), then leaf through the 9--10pages each gives... So by chance, it appears on page 8 (of 9) for the 1945--1995 search... pff." CreationDate="2019-10-15T14:12:52.343" UserId="13188" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14970" PostId="12760" Score="0" Text="OK the above can be sharper (no need to overlap years, so 1945--1995, 1996--...), and faster using the Categories (I'd guess: &quot;Panels&quot;, &quot;Angled plates&quot;, ... the correct choice &quot;Transportation&quot; I wouldn't have guessed but it contains so any that I'd included it)...  Maybe Brickowl is easier; you'd want multi-category-select for one search." CreationDate="2019-10-15T14:15:40.123" UserId="13188" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14972" PostId="12762" Score="0" Text="I'm really interested to know how you did to find that. That's impressive! I'm not a Lego expert at all, but reading the comments of user3445853 it seemed really difficult." CreationDate="2019-10-15T19:03:14.163" UserId="9680" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14973" PostId="12762" Score="0" Text="Well, my first LEGO train, [171](https://brickset.com/sets/171-1/Train-Set-without-Motor) had two in red, so with that info it was rather straightforward. Aside from that, there's a question on the subject with a [very good answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/157/99) but let's face it, sometimes it's just a matter of remembering the part at all." CreationDate="2019-10-15T19:25:26.960" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14974" PostId="12769" Score="0" Text="When using non-LEGO motors, maybe using a belt to drive a LEGO pulley could be a solution too; depending on the motor. But can't help you there, I'm leaning more on the &quot;uses-only-LEGO-elements&quot; side. On the other hand, if you get interesting results, you can also share them; I feel a question &quot;How can you use non-LEGO motors to drive LEGO Technic models&quot; could be interesting." CreationDate="2019-10-15T19:30:34.737" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14975" PostId="12757" Score="1" Text="I'm surprised to see that in your first image, the 2x4 Technic plate is angled differently for step 119, especially in the bill of materials part - that seems very unusual to me; I thought part images for that would come form a standard library. Guess there's still a lot we don't know about the creation of Building Instructions" CreationDate="2019-10-15T19:35:35.170" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14976" PostId="12757" Score="2" Text="That's an interesting aspect of these images that I hadn't noticed before.  Could it be that the Technic plate is indistinguishable from a normal plate at the default angle/perspective?" CreationDate="2019-10-15T19:39:45.550" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14977" PostId="12757" Score="1" Text="Maybe not totally indistinguishable, but the holes would probably be way harder to spot indeed if the plate was at the usual angle; so yes, presenting it differently would help avoiding mistakes. Nice thinking!" CreationDate="2019-10-15T20:16:12.083" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14978" PostId="12757" Score="2" Text="Incidentally, the [part image on brickset](https://brickset.com/parts/4227398/plate-2x4-3x%C3%B84-9) is also tilted, and ditto on the replacement parts order page on the LEGO shop (which is where brickset takes its images). So that seems to be standard for that part at least." CreationDate="2019-10-15T20:24:28.380" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14979" PostId="12770" Score="0" Text="I've butchered enough motors (and a 7864 transformer) by opening them when I was a kid that I don't want to do that ever again; but it's nice to see it's not that hard and they are readily available instructions to do so. I'd probably opt for just cutting the wire myself (and even then, I probably would only cut an extension wire), but for a tinkerer, that's definitely useful info" CreationDate="2019-10-16T07:47:47.900" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14980" PostId="12770" Score="0" Text="I'm wondering why one would want to tear the cover off to add new wires (except for a broken cable), instead of removing the plug block at the other end and using the original cables. If they are too short, solder and shrink tube seem a lot easier than the motor disassembly." CreationDate="2019-10-16T08:25:36.723" UserId="10473" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14981" PostId="12772" Score="0" Text="If I buy new controllers I'll be able to use the old motor in that case: I've probably got a suitable voltage regulator in my electronics junk boxes (I guess I should hack it into a brick if I buy new stuff).  I've actually got a 9V battery box (4760c01, in white) with a siren and tiny flashing incandescent bulbs" CreationDate="2019-10-16T10:51:47.393" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14982" PostId="12770" Score="0" Text="@WooShell Cutting the wire is certainly simpler. You could also cut an extension wire as Joubarc suggested. Desoldering and adding your own wiring does allow you to use any desired wire length, and you can (theoretically) return the motor back to its stock configuration, as you hopefully haven't permanently damaged any LEGO components. Also, if you use your own wiring and DuPont connectors, you can feed your wiring through the holes in Technic beams." CreationDate="2019-10-16T13:37:17.937" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14983" PostId="12773" Score="0" Text="Same look as the original LEGO Disney Castle, but with twice as many parts and with both front and back? Am I the only one feeling they just put two back-to-back?" CreationDate="2019-10-16T19:22:56.020" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14984" PostId="12773" Score="2" Text="@Joubarc : They definitely didn't just put two Disney castles back to back. If you hold a picture of the Disney castle next to it, you do see quite some differences." CreationDate="2019-10-16T19:24:19.153" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14985" PostId="12773" Score="0" Text="I admittedly didn't try, that was just a random hunch. But yeah, now that I bothered to look at the original LEGO one, it's indeed very different." CreationDate="2019-10-16T19:29:20.333" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14986" PostId="12775" Score="2" Text="That old example looks very familiar, and I've got a worm gear or two" CreationDate="2019-10-16T20:11:24.770" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14987" PostId="12772" Score="1" Text="Fun fact: using [an antique train part](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=79180#T=C&amp;C=9) is is possible to convert from 4,5v/12v connection to 9v connection via the top studs. It doesn't solve the voltage issue, but 4,5v cables make it rather easy to connect two motors in serial, this halving the voltage. This is mostly pointless, but it means there is a pure-LEGO solution to drive 4,5v motors even with aPF battery pack." CreationDate="2019-10-17T07:13:40.500" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14988" PostId="12772" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc wow, that makes the decades of backwards compatibility broken now even longer!" CreationDate="2019-10-17T07:18:19.127" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14989" PostId="12772" Score="0" Text="That one may not have been intentional on LEGO's part though :-D" CreationDate="2019-10-17T07:24:11.297" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14990" PostId="12765" Score="0" Text="OK, I got some explanation from the Customer Service, it turns out the country linked to my VIP card was the UK - which makes sense considering I'm fairly sure I got my VIP card there (there was no LEGO shop in Belgium or France at the time). So they fixed it; but it's a bit strange that the country for your VIP account and the web account are different. I'll try to salvage the question somehow." CreationDate="2019-10-17T19:56:06.610" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14991" PostId="12770" Score="0" Text="Also, as per the instructions linked, opening the motor allows you to remove the capacitor, which may in some instances be desirable." CreationDate="2019-10-17T20:43:58.447" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14992" PostId="12776" Score="1" Text="I think you've gotten points/€ backwards in the results of the calculations for France and Belgium." CreationDate="2019-10-18T06:25:24.887" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14993" PostId="12776" Score="0" Text="@Henrik indeed, I mess that up, it's fixed now. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-10-18T07:18:26.783" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14994" PostId="12778" Score="0" Text="New here not sure how to add more pics" CreationDate="2019-10-19T20:48:11.243" UserId="13204" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14995" PostId="12778" Score="0" Text="The year on the bags concerns the copyright on the bags, and have no relation to the set." CreationDate="2019-10-19T22:31:59.133" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14996" PostId="12779" Score="0" Text="There are bags numbered 2,3 and 5 in the picture. That would exclude the Phantom as it only has limited pieces. The B-wing does not have any (visible) yellow pieces, so unless those are internally, that wouldn’t be a match either." CreationDate="2019-10-19T23:33:26.337" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14997" PostId="12779" Score="0" Text="Calling for a mediator!  Where's Alexander &quot;Hawk-eyes&quot; O'Mara when we need him?" CreationDate="2019-10-20T00:19:27.917" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14998" PostId="12779" Score="0" Text="Deleted my alternative answer after looking closer at the cockpit canopy piece. Phantom indeed, so there is indeed more than 1 set in these bags." CreationDate="2019-10-20T01:52:55.190" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="14999" PostId="12779" Score="0" Text="Non apology accepted, but there are still pieces unaccounted for.  Bag 3 has a bunch o' black or dark brown technic pieces that needs id'ing.  It's too crazy for my eyes to parse these out." CreationDate="2019-10-20T02:37:39.983" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15000" PostId="12778" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-10-20T12:57:03.423" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15001" PostId="12779" Score="0" Text="Wow thank you all so much for responding. I will take additional photos tomorrow to try and better determine what we have but it’s very hopeful that you all were able to help so far with any of it! My son will be so happy!" CreationDate="2019-10-20T23:47:04.547" UserId="13204" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15002" PostId="12779" Score="0" Text="How do I add photos in the comments? Can’t seem to figure that out" CreationDate="2019-10-20T23:47:45.807" UserId="13204" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15003" PostId="12779" Score="0" Text="Sorry, misread your question. Can't post a picture in comments.  You may post a link to one though, but it would also work if you just edited your original post, so everyone can see the images right off the bat, instead of a character stringed hyperlink. Oh, and welcome to   Bricks.SE! " CreationDate="2019-10-21T02:44:28.867" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15004" PostId="10366" Score="0" Text="Philo has [some more info on the cabling](http://philohome.com/wedo2reverse/connect.htm)" CreationDate="2019-10-21T08:11:20.507" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15005" PostId="4678" Score="0" Text="Also notice their special custom tracks and the way curves are made bent to counterbalance centrifugal forces.&#xA;Also, for having witnessed it, a train crash at those speeds is spectacular, although maybe not so for the one who owns the train." CreationDate="2019-10-21T08:22:28.260" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15006" PostId="7911" Score="1" Text="While this would power the hub, how would it be controlled then? I was under the impression the hub was controlled from a PC - via the USB connection." CreationDate="2019-10-21T09:19:51.670" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15007" PostId="12782" Score="1" Text="Weird, BrickLink lists [Flat Dark Gold as in use from 2003 to 2007](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp?utm_content=subnav) but [part 92690 as starting in 2011](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=98167#T=C)" CreationDate="2019-10-21T19:19:21.583" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15008" PostId="12777" Score="1" Text="Hi Xawery! I'm sorry but your question is hard to understand, so it probably won't be answered as it is now. Could you please post a concrete error message or a more detailed description of what is happening? A screenshot could be useful too. Or just have someone proofread your question if possible." CreationDate="2019-10-22T10:11:09.130" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15009" PostId="12785" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  The long numbers on the bag are the part number of the bag itself and don't help here.  The year narrows it down, but not enough.  *We can't help much without clear pictures of the bag.*  But with a picture the folks here can probably find it." CreationDate="2019-10-22T23:30:33.917" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15010" PostId="12785" Score="1" Text="The year on the bag concerns the copyright of *the bag*, and has nothing to do with the set - and the set Joost determined this to be is indeed not from 2015." CreationDate="2019-10-23T05:50:35.670" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15011" PostId="12789" Score="1" Text="Could you please post a screenshot or a more detailed description of the issue? Specifically the &quot;doesn't allow me to&quot; part would be interesting, as it could be that the file type does not match, the file itself is corrupted, or a number of other possible causes." CreationDate="2019-10-23T13:54:36.920" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15013" PostId="12790" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much!!" CreationDate="2019-10-23T18:17:19.723" UserId="7892" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15015" PostId="12788" Score="0" Text="This is amazing! I can’t believe you figured this out! I am grateful!" CreationDate="2019-10-23T16:01:27.413" UserId="13215" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15017" PostId="12792" Score="0" Text="Hi Mark, the [top-voted answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/295/56) in the question this image came from gives the dimension of the wall of a 1x1 brick as 1.6mm, while the technical drawing this came from was actually in mm, so the wall thickness there is 1.2mm." CreationDate="2019-10-24T09:37:57.007" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15018" PostId="12792" Score="1" Text="Considering your very specific needs, you might want to get the actual brick you're going to duplicate and use calipers to measure it exactly" CreationDate="2019-10-24T10:11:34.273" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15020" PostId="12789" Score="1" Text="&quot;Mindstorm 1.0.1&quot; sounds very vague and could possibly be a NXT programming environment - which wouldn't take EV3 files. You may want to add as much information as possible, as @zovits said, screenshots are a good start; but also which kit you bought; if the robot you stumbled upon is from the Internet, a link to it might help too." CreationDate="2019-10-24T10:17:46.450" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15021" PostId="12795" Score="1" Text="Can't figure it out either. I think it's just a slogan, an empty box" CreationDate="2019-10-25T07:53:49.110" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15022" PostId="12795" Score="1" Text="Don't think much has actually been revealed yet, just some teasers" CreationDate="2019-10-25T18:17:41.493" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15023" PostId="12799" Score="0" Text="Well, atm Lego shopping bags are the only way to store liquids or gases, or making airfoils of customizable designs while being &quot;pure Lego&quot;. This may be pushing the limits for a bit." CreationDate="2019-10-27T13:26:04.967" UserId="13225" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15025" PostId="12802" Score="4" Text="Could you please add the image to your answer? I bet future readers would love to see it as well :)" CreationDate="2019-10-28T09:10:47.497" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15026" PostId="12797" Score="2" Text="Even though this is an interesting question with interesting possible answers, it is still sadly the textbook definition of &quot;primarily opinion-based&quot;, as there is no official definition of the term." CreationDate="2019-10-28T09:13:13.210" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15027" PostId="12801" Score="0" Text="Well can I manually tell the sensor to send a pulse?" CreationDate="2019-10-28T10:55:28.473" UserId="13225" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15028" PostId="12799" Score="4" Text="Not correct, pneumatic tanks can be used to store liquids or gasses: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=67c01#T=C&amp;C=1" CreationDate="2019-10-28T12:50:26.353" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15029" PostId="12801" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure what you mean, but there is an &quot;Advanced&quot; mode of the sensor that takes a single reading instead of measuring continuously. This mode is intended to prevent multiple ultrasonic sensors from interfering with each other." CreationDate="2019-10-28T15:43:23.750" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15030" PostId="12801" Score="0" Text="As distancing is just measuring the time between the emitted pulse and reflected pulse, can we use the main EV3 brick to emulate the on board weaker chip?" CreationDate="2019-10-28T23:49:51.157" UserId="13225" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15031" PostId="12801" Score="0" Text="No, that is not possible." CreationDate="2019-10-29T01:06:04.547" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15032" PostId="12801" Score="0" Text="@he77789 According to the EV3 Hardware Development Kit, the ultrasonic sensor has a small 8-bit controller inside which communicates over UART with the EV3. This is probably where the limitation of 255cm comes from: 8-bits cannot represent numbers larger than 255. And since the controller is physically between the EV3 and the sensor hardware, the EV3 can't ping the sensor manually." CreationDate="2019-10-29T16:04:58.250" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15033" PostId="12799" Score="0" Text="I used the track pin in a MOC myself" CreationDate="2019-10-29T20:03:33.090" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15036" PostId="12803" Score="0" Text="Olivia's mother Laura is a glaring omission in the reboot sets we've seen so far. I really hope they add a minidoll of her soon." CreationDate="2019-10-30T09:30:27.640" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15038" PostId="298" Score="0" Text="@posfan12 they are designed to have a flush fit" CreationDate="2019-10-30T14:56:28.763" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15039" PostId="466" Score="0" Text="@l008com Go for tungsten. Almost twice as heavy as lead without the health hazards" CreationDate="2019-10-30T15:00:41.977" UserId="36" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15040" PostId="12805" Score="2" Text="Have you contacted LEGO technical support?" CreationDate="2019-10-30T15:50:39.520" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15041" PostId="12757" Score="0" Text="I think the most likely explanation is that there are steps with single parts so you can see exactly how to place the next piece, especially if the next piece obscures the view of the first piece. My explanation could be wrong though." CreationDate="2019-10-30T16:09:00.527" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15042" PostId="12801" Score="0" Text="Well there is a &quot;listen&quot; mode. This means the controller can have multiple modes. Is there a list of commands or something similar to check if you can tell the controller to send a pulse?" CreationDate="2019-10-30T23:40:15.163" UserId="13225" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15043" PostId="12801" Score="0" Text="http://docs.ev3dev.org/projects/lego-linux-drivers/en/ev3dev-stretch/sensor_data.html#lego-ev3-us" CreationDate="2019-10-31T15:45:20.100" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15044" PostId="12784" Score="0" Text="Can't decide if this is the correct answer or not. It certainly is interesting... would need a couple of those pearl gold new pieces to compare... I'm inclined to think the flat dark gold is less shiny than the elements presented here, but that could just be lightening." CreationDate="2019-10-31T15:51:01.330" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15045" PostId="12792" Score="0" Text="The precision I need would need an anvil micrometer, which i don't have :(" CreationDate="2019-10-31T16:30:11.130" UserId="13217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15046" PostId="12784" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve check out the Pearl Gold/Warm Gold color picture on [this page](https://brickset.com/colours/type-Pearl) and then compare it with your pieces. Do you see how within the Pearl Gold family the color hues and marble effects change significantly?" CreationDate="2019-11-01T03:37:59.030" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15047" PostId="12809" Score="0" Text="Thanks Dave, the trick I was missing was that you need to be in tabbed view, it can't be done in flat view, correct?" CreationDate="2019-11-02T15:23:30.083" UserId="13250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15048" PostId="12809" Score="0" Text="Yes, that does seem to be the case. Thanks for pointing that out. I will update my answer." CreationDate="2019-11-02T17:13:44.833" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15049" PostId="12740" Score="0" Text="Thanks, is there any info about how the features in this version match up against the existing software?" CreationDate="2019-11-03T21:17:03.203" UserId="11272" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15050" PostId="298" Score="2" Text="There has to be some play, otherwise it would be hard to wiggle the parts apart from each other." CreationDate="2019-11-04T00:54:18.107" UserId="9854" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15051" PostId="11108" Score="0" Text="Seems like your motors rotate at slightly different speeds. That is very normal, as no two motors are exactly alike." CreationDate="2019-11-04T06:14:46.527" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15052" PostId="9310" Score="0" Text="In any case there doesn't seem to be [any LEGO brick with an &quot;emergency&quot; pattern](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=7&amp;q=emergency&amp;catLike=W&amp;sortBy=N&amp;sortAsc=A&amp;itemBrand=0&amp;catType=P&amp;catID=118&amp;v=1)" CreationDate="2019-11-04T12:54:47.810" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15053" PostId="12804" Score="1" Text="Nice, I'd love to see the result of all parts together." CreationDate="2019-11-04T12:59:28.793" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15054" PostId="12804" Score="1" Text="For the torso, the [pilot one](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=FTMpb010c01&amp;idColor=90#T=C&amp;C=90) might work nicely too" CreationDate="2019-11-04T13:03:05.250" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15055" PostId="12813" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-11-04T18:24:55.493" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15059" PostId="11562" Score="0" Text="One of the things that I was completely taken by surprise when I started buying on eBay in 2019, was that the almost everyone was sending me the sets fully and/or almost fully assembled. I even had a case where some parts were falling off the box when I received it, and another case when some part belonging to a set more than 40 years old was sent broken because - I reckon - the seller tried to partially dissassemble it and broken it in the process. I'm selling on BL and I always send everything cataloged in small ziplock bags, maybe because I love LEGO that much :)" CreationDate="2019-11-05T23:50:23.970" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15060" PostId="12817" Score="1" Text="Great answer, I usually report those Ads to the social media website owned by Mark but that seems to be useless, FB doesn't give a flying fudge about it." CreationDate="2019-11-05T23:59:05.570" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15062" PostId="12799" Score="2" Text="@Michael Verschaeve Well I mean a large amount, as a shopping bag can hold at least a few liters but those only store like 100mL." CreationDate="2019-11-06T04:49:47.013" UserId="13225" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15063" PostId="12817" Score="1" Text="@HenriquedeSousa Why would they do anything about it (otherwise than continuing to show them), they get advertising income from those ads :)" CreationDate="2019-11-06T09:43:15.120" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15066" PostId="11416" Score="0" Text="I have downloaded the early release version, and am really struggling to get much of it to work. Not very impressed with Lego, a huge company, who should have been better prepared than this." CreationDate="2019-11-06T11:02:17.003" UserId="13268" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15067" PostId="12805" Score="0" Text="Does the application generate any log or dump files that could be analyzed?" CreationDate="2019-11-07T10:09:49.447" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15068" PostId="12797" Score="0" Text="Question could be reformulated so it's less opinion-based, e.g. What stuff produced be lego but not technically considered  a lego element can be used in builds ?" CreationDate="2019-11-07T13:39:31.807" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15069" PostId="10075" Score="1" Text="Nice work and write up! I would suggest popping out the steering limiters on the steering rack as well. Much better turning radius without them." CreationDate="2019-11-07T00:50:21.640" UserId="13271" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15070" PostId="12827" Score="1" Text="Do you have pictures of the piece at other angles? My first thought would be that this is not a lego element." CreationDate="2019-11-08T22:10:44.213" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15071" PostId="12827" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve You're right, the second picture shows that it's a MEGABLOKS piece..." CreationDate="2019-11-08T23:50:48.693" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15072" PostId="12802" Score="0" Text="Yeah, picture, quick please?  At least a scan?  Kinda weird though, I would have expected Wild West to have more of a 12Volt or 9Volt Style Steam Train, not a Monorail, unless, of course, it was some kind of gold mine like set with a emphasis on runaway mine trains rocketing through the mine out of control." CreationDate="2019-11-10T03:06:20.477" UserId="13131" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15073" PostId="12827" Score="0" Text="Clone brands (of LEGO) are not well enough indexed online that we can really answer the second question in the title." CreationDate="2019-11-10T08:35:53.017" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15074" PostId="12830" Score="0" Text="Thank you Sir.  Great help" CreationDate="2019-11-10T19:44:29.993" UserId="9730" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15075" PostId="12830" Score="0" Text="You can see the raised green yard area in the pictures." CreationDate="2019-11-11T14:25:18.920" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15076" PostId="12830" Score="1" Text="Looks like the possibility of more sets.  My initial search was for the white fence in the upper right hand corner of the 2nd picture.  Got back too many results, so I moved on the the tan window, but...  there is no fence piece in the Hillside House set, nor is there a tan cone... Let's search some more..." CreationDate="2019-11-11T15:08:08.047" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15077" PostId="12830" Score="1" Text="It's not fair that you keep adding valuable observations, but I can't keep adding +1s :)" CreationDate="2019-11-11T15:37:56.583" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15078" PostId="12830" Score="1" Text="Hey Z, I think there's a forth! I saw the r/c car in set earlier,  but now I can't find it..." CreationDate="2019-11-11T15:44:10.470" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15079" PostId="12830" Score="0" Text="The previous three sets came out around 2011-12, so I looking at sets release in those years for the 4th set..." CreationDate="2019-11-11T15:50:31.273" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15080" PostId="12802" Score="0" Text="Hmm, you know, even better, which issue/year of brickjournal was it pictured in?" CreationDate="2019-11-11T16:45:03.223" UserId="13131" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15081" PostId="12802" Score="0" Text="Hold on, I think I just found it...  Maybe, doesn't really like a Monorail, but I could be wrong.....  Here, I'll add another answer with the image I found, maybe that'll get some conversation going.....  (I would just add the image to this comment, but I don't exactly see a button for it, soooo....)" CreationDate="2019-11-11T16:49:46.393" UserId="13131" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15082" PostId="12802" Score="0" Text="On second thought, I'll just edit my original answer, and see what new info comes from it.  Have fun, also, why is there no edit comment button?" CreationDate="2019-11-11T16:59:20.473" UserId="13131" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15086" PostId="12802" Score="0" Text="@Brickticks Comments don't support images (if you don't count hyperlinks pointing to images) and can only be edited in the first 5 minutes after being posted. After that they can only be deleted." CreationDate="2019-11-12T09:03:43.010" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15087" PostId="11110" Score="0" Text="The grills are the other way around on the MOC..." CreationDate="2019-11-12T11:44:43.597" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15088" PostId="12829" Score="1" Text="I’m pretty sure that rc car was in a lego advent calendar a couple of years ago." CreationDate="2019-11-11T17:32:55.650" UserId="13281" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15089" PostId="7434" Score="0" Text="Exactly what I was looking for, cheers" CreationDate="2019-11-13T14:59:06.987" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15090" PostId="12836" Score="0" Text="How does having this one version of the part make a difference in your project?" CreationDate="2019-11-15T02:47:35.583" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15091" PostId="12836" Score="2" Text="@chicks In my moc it doesn't (so it's a question for future orders), but for example this construction is only possible with part 15573: https://i.imgur.com/LgjzV69.png" CreationDate="2019-11-15T06:39:25.037" UserId="9409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15092" PostId="12838" Score="0" Text="Okay, I will watch out for this aswell on future orders. Thank you." CreationDate="2019-11-15T06:39:40.747" UserId="9409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15093" PostId="12839" Score="1" Text="Actually that wasn't the case (I do read the Terms&amp;Conditions quite thoroughly, and I would have spotted it there). The text I quoted above replaced the (default) part description in the list of parts I wanted to order. So it means on future orders I have to check the descriptions of all items to see if they are just the default or if there is something added/replaced." CreationDate="2019-11-15T08:45:12.917" UserId="9409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15095" PostId="4650" Score="0" Text="Does Lego no longer support NXT 2.0 at all? I am running Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina) and the EV3 software can't detect my NXT 2.0 using USB." CreationDate="2019-11-16T01:13:08.390" UserId="13296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15097" PostId="12842" Score="1" Text="IANAL - but it would seem that yes, you would have to label them as &quot;for kids&quot;. Sadly YouTube doesn't seem to offer any additional ratings beyond &quot;18+&quot;, so you can't even add any additional gradients to it. I'm wondering whether official South Park or Adult Swim content will also have to be marked as &quot;For Kids&quot; as they include &quot;characters, celebrities or toys that appeal to children, including animated characters or cartoon figures&quot;..." CreationDate="2019-11-16T10:51:34.170" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15098" PostId="12844" Score="2" Text="Possible duplicate of [Where do I find Mindstorms building plans?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/916/where-do-i-find-mindstorms-building-plans)" CreationDate="2019-11-16T17:02:02.873" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15099" PostId="8649" Score="0" Text="The Scratch extension seems more focused on making controllers for your games than controlling the actual robots with scratch." CreationDate="2019-11-17T00:35:43.323" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15100" PostId="918" Score="0" Text="The above link now forwards to https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/mindstorms?domainredir=mindstorms.lego.com which is the product page for the EV3." CreationDate="2019-11-17T02:01:03.737" UserId="13296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15101" PostId="12844" Score="0" Text="The question is a duplicate but the answer on question page now links to https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/mindstorms?domainredir=mindstorms.lego.com which is the product page for EV3" CreationDate="2019-11-17T02:02:05.277" UserId="13296" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15103" PostId="4650" Score="1" Text="LEGO officially stopped supporting NXT in 2015, however the original NXT programming software is still available on the official LEGO MINDSTORMS web page. The original NXT programming software and EV3 desktop programming software are both 32-bit, so cannot run on macOS 10.15. The new EV3 programming software based on Scratch does not work with NXT. So the only way to program NXT on macOS 10.15 is with 3rd party software such as NXC/NQC or leJOS." CreationDate="2019-11-17T21:42:26.623" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15104" PostId="12850" Score="0" Text="I'd rather say it's not worth the risk marking anything as &quot;for kids&quot; unless you're certain that under whatever the law and its interpretation by google turn out to be it's indeed &quot;safe for children&quot;." CreationDate="2019-11-18T06:50:24.427" UserId="11497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15105" PostId="12842" Score="2" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not about LEGO, but about Youtube rules and law interpretation. I'd suggest asking this question on Law Stack Exchange." CreationDate="2019-11-18T09:47:20.290" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15106" PostId="12842" Score="0" Text="@zovitssupportsGoFundMonica OK, that's fine." CreationDate="2019-11-19T00:41:04.587" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15107" PostId="312" Score="1" Text="Does the new [60248 Fire Response Helicopter](https://www.brothers-brick.com/2019/11/18/lego-city-2020-lineup-reveals-8-new-sets-for-police-and-fire-news/lego-city-2020-60248-fire-response-helicopter-5/) count?" CreationDate="2019-11-19T14:58:30.770" UserId="189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15108" PostId="12855" Score="2" Text="When you say &quot;increase the sensitivity of an EV3 touch sensor&quot; do you mean that it is not activated as it is, since the ball is too light and / or too slow to push the sensor button? If yes, then maybe the design of the pressure plate could be updated to utilize more leverage, but we could only know that if you could post a picture of the current setup." CreationDate="2019-11-20T09:27:24.823" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15110" PostId="12850" Score="0" Text="@jwenting I disagree. The risk is in marking it as &quot;not for kids&quot; and then the FTC deems that it should be marked &quot;for kids.&quot; This could result in possible channel termination or substantial fines up to 43 thousand dollars per video. Of course, there are downsides to marking your video as &quot;for kids,&quot; no comments, no likes, not searchable, no notifications, -90% revenue, no endscreens, etc. But those are just negatives. The actual &quot;risk&quot; lies in marking it as &quot;for kids&quot; and the FTC decides you were wrong." CreationDate="2019-11-21T00:30:16.593" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15111" PostId="9468" Score="1" Text="the red windows looks like the old ones I have, and its lego from 1950-60." CreationDate="2019-11-20T23:09:35.610" UserId="13319" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15112" PostId="12850" Score="0" Text="Not really. The risk is marking something &quot;for kids&quot; that is deemed to be &quot;offensive&quot; or &quot;violent&quot; or &quot;otherwise inappropriate for children&quot; and therefore in violation of COPPA. It's never wrong to be overly cautious and disallow access to children, but one slipup and a child may see something someone deems &quot;inappropriate&quot; and you're in all kind of trouble. It's the same with movies and television programs." CreationDate="2019-11-21T04:21:07.383" UserId="11497" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15113" PostId="12858" Score="0" Text="Nice find! It would be interesting to learn how does it work or how can one acquire / build one, but the video does not seem to hold any more information beyond proving that it exists and works. So even though it would be great to expand this link-only answer, it would be hard to include more information without serious research or asking the creator." CreationDate="2019-11-21T12:12:35.860" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15114" PostId="12850" Score="0" Text="@jwenting &quot;Kids seeing something inappropriate&quot; has absolutely nothing to do with COPPA. COPPA protects children's information from being gathered. YouTube thought they were fine because they require everyone to be 13 years old to sign up on YouTube, but they still got fined 170 million dollars for violating the law. Why? Well, the FTC saw that YouTube clearly knew that children were on their platform, since there is a lot of content that is made specifically for children. YouTube collects data about their users, and since YouTube was aware that some of those users were kids, they were fined." CreationDate="2019-11-21T17:51:51.877" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15115" PostId="12850" Score="0" Text="@jwenting Furthermore, if you mark a video as &quot;for kids&quot; no data about the users will be collected, as it is illegal, under COPPA, to collect data about children. On the other hand, if you mark a video as &quot;not for kids&quot; YouTube will collect data about the viewers. If the FTC deems that you marked your video incorrectly, you can be fined large amounts of money, since you allowed a child's data to be collected. COPPA does not have anything to do with what is &quot;appropriate&quot; for children. It's protecting children's data from being collected." CreationDate="2019-11-21T17:54:39.870" UserId="11419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15118" PostId="12867" Score="0" Text="You smashed it one! Thank you so much" CreationDate="2019-11-26T20:11:05.943" UserId="13333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15121" PostId="12873" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for this! Really appreciate it." CreationDate="2019-11-28T06:11:25.913" UserId="13339" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15124" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="@Lisa Astrup  Thanks for your comment.  Your knowledge confirms what at least one other has said regarding the likely age and authenticity of the window frames.  I feel that I can begin to trust that they are authentic Lego from around 1950-60, making them the only Lego pieces in my brick collection!  I still hope to find some confirmation of the origin of the bricks, so perhaps it is time for me to do another thorough internet search." CreationDate="2019-11-29T03:31:59.703" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15125" PostId="12867" Score="0" Text="You made it even easier thank you again!" CreationDate="2019-11-30T11:14:24.117" UserId="13333" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15126" PostId="12878" Score="4" Text="Just to add to this, stud.io is the typical go-to software these days. LDD is (in my opinion) simpler to use, but has pretty much been abandoned by Lego at this point. Both softwares are liable to change now that Lego owns BrickLink." CreationDate="2019-12-01T19:51:49.560" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15128" PostId="12878" Score="0" Text="thank you for your answer! do you know if it is possible also to work in stud.io with other 3d-files or only with bricks that are pre-integrated? So if i would have designed new bricks could i use them too?" CreationDate="2019-12-02T08:42:54.467" UserId="9586" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15129" PostId="12877" Score="0" Text="See also [LEGO Digital Designer Alternatives](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/1867/56) for an original list." CreationDate="2019-12-02T13:15:10.560" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15130" PostId="12878" Score="1" Text="I would suggest adding LDCad as an option. It was a go to software prior Stud.io for those who prefer LDraw parts. However it is still quite good. Although might be preffered by people with more challenging requirements." CreationDate="2019-12-02T13:22:18.670" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15131" PostId="12878" Score="0" Text="@fabian I don't know if stud.io supports custom pieces, but LDraw [certainly does](http://www.melkert.net/LDCad/faq#faq_unoflib)." CreationDate="2019-12-02T13:47:20.873" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15132" PostId="12878" Score="0" Text="I generally agree with both Alex and MindS1, but overall, I think the initial question might fall into a realm of too many varied opinions to be able to choose just one program. If someone was building a shed in real life, how can someone say that the best tool to use is a hammer? How does one cut wood with a hammer? how does one strike nails with a saw?  I've used LDD for years, so LDD is my main go to, but I use other software also to perform tasks LDD can't do. I think the original question could be re-worded differently by asking, &quot;What program do you use, and most importantly explain why?" CreationDate="2019-12-02T13:49:45.347" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15133" PostId="12878" Score="0" Text="@RinRio-Oki Asking which one is _the best_ would certainly be opinion based. But OP is simply asking about alternatives, and so the question can be answered objectively." CreationDate="2019-12-02T13:54:59.527" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15134" PostId="12878" Score="0" Text="@  zovits supports GoFundMonica Fair enough." CreationDate="2019-12-02T13:57:17.427" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15135" PostId="12883" Score="4" Text="Hello, and Welcome, please tell us what program/s opens uf2 files, or specifically, the program you plan to use." CreationDate="2019-12-02T19:20:08.107" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15136" PostId="12740" Score="0" Text="Mind sharing where you got access to this early release? So we can find more updated versions in the future? I've searched around but not been able to find much information from Lego." CreationDate="2019-12-02T20:20:50.490" UserId="13353" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15137" PostId="11417" Score="0" Text="I went to the sources in your post and it looks like the information about this new software has been removed. Any new information?" CreationDate="2019-12-02T20:21:52.920" UserId="13353" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15138" PostId="11417" Score="0" Text="Yes, the macOS version was officially released at the end of November. Only the the US English version was released. So on the download pages for both the home (retail) version and the Education version, if you select the macOS download and English, you will get the new Scratch-based software." CreationDate="2019-12-03T00:12:57.457" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15139" PostId="12883" Score="2" Text="I have found references to a specific microcontroller firmware type: https://github.com/Microsoft/uf2 and https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-m0-express-designed-for-circuit-python-circuitpython/uf2-bootloader-details Is this what you mean?" CreationDate="2019-12-03T09:38:45.967" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15140" PostId="12884" Score="0" Text="Thx :) Keep Up The Good Work!!!" CreationDate="2019-12-03T15:50:07.427" UserId="13352" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15141" PostId="12884" Score="2" Text="The new Scratch-based software compiles to .rbf like the old desktop software, not .uf2." CreationDate="2019-12-03T15:59:15.100" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15142" PostId="12885" Score="5" Text="What is &quot;good&quot; is a matter of opinion. Perhaps you could define more specifically what you consider to be good or certain features you are looking for?" CreationDate="2019-12-03T16:10:31.217" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15144" PostId="11417" Score="0" Text="Seeing as you've been the one to keep this up-to-date @DavidLechner, it seems fair that you get the recognition for it ;)" CreationDate="2019-12-03T16:21:15.083" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15145" PostId="12880" Score="1" Text="Nice work - mMy first idea would have been to look at the giant golden blades; but even if knowing its name, that thing still appears in 42 sets in gold." CreationDate="2019-12-04T09:13:34.320" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15146" PostId="12887" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much!  I'll give it a go: maybe I will be able to get the looks close enough, and functionality wise on par." CreationDate="2019-12-04T09:22:06.640" UserId="11975" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15147" PostId="12880" Score="0" Text="Thx JB. Even at first glance the bag had at least four unique pieces I've never seen before. Green Ball, grey looking spine (?), long &quot;yellow&quot; blades, and a black modified 1x2 plate with side handles (?) (part# 92692).  So, I wasn't even sure if these were LEGO or some clone brand. Picture was too grainy to read logo on the studs, and the background wooden floor had me thinking the  &quot;gold&quot; was a yellow or tan in color.  I've dealt with that modified 2x2 brick in the past, so I knew that they were LEGO and started with a list on that piece." CreationDate="2019-12-04T10:53:05.473" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15148" PostId="12880" Score="1" Text="Only 42 appearances? Sounds like a dream. Many &quot;short&quot; lists run for pages at 100 unique pieces per page.  Minifig searches.can be brutal." CreationDate="2019-12-04T10:56:35.830" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15149" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="In my opinion, City sets are not very good for pieces, as they have too many ready-made pieces and not enough basic, versatile pieces for me." CreationDate="2019-12-05T04:57:25.763" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15150" PostId="8124" Score="0" Text="I never really thought about how good the Minecraft sets were in terms of parts!" CreationDate="2019-12-05T04:58:43.647" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15151" PostId="12885" Score="1" Text="I have edited the question to be more objective and thus avoid getting it closed as opinion-based. If you feel this edit has changed the intention of hte question too much, feel free to either roll back or edit it further to better convey the original intent." CreationDate="2019-12-05T09:16:01.690" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15152" PostId="12888" Score="3" Text="Hello and welcome! That EBay image shows both 99911 and 99912 on the side in quite some detail. You should be able to figure out how to build those planes just from looking at those pictures, as these sets have very few pieces. Wouldnt that be enough?" CreationDate="2019-12-05T11:49:02.597" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15153" PostId="12858" Score="0" Text="The creator is active on a GBC FB group; so far I think he hasn't done large-scale production of those but the people who got to test it reported it working fine.&#xA;I don't think we'll ever get a solution from TLC directly, so this is probably the best answer I'll ever get - although more technical details (wiring, etc) would be welcome" CreationDate="2019-12-05T14:46:54.470" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15154" PostId="12889" Score="1" Text="mkay, looking at the black gear in the back, I estimate the angle difference about 1,5 tooth on 20 tooth bevel gear, so 27 degrees.&#xA;This gets geared up with 22/12 so 49,5 degrees. The LA gears go in different direction so a total difference of 99 degrees&#xA;Asuming Sariels measurements of 26,5 rotations for an extension of 5 studs also apply to the new LA I get 5*99/360/26,5 = 0,052 studs or 0,41 mm difference.&#xA;So yes, negligible. However, why can't Lego get it 'right'? I don't think ease of building is an argument here.I think Lego has the educational obligation to teach this stuff correct." CreationDate="2019-12-05T15:54:33.710" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15155" PostId="12889" Score="0" Text="Thanks for doing the research and math part :) The question &quot;However, why can't Lego get it 'right'?&quot; is, however, definitely out of scope for Bricks.SE, but one could always ask TLG directly." CreationDate="2019-12-05T16:03:10.843" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15156" PostId="12888" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately it's a little hard for me to make out completely from that photo. I was hoping for something a little more clear" CreationDate="2019-12-06T07:02:33.390" UserId="13358" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15160" PostId="9815" Score="0" Text="Happened to me with unwashed LEGO, although I live in a hot climate with not much air conditioning." CreationDate="2019-12-07T03:50:35.790" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15161" PostId="12858" Score="2" Text="@jncraton can I ask why you did delete Staffan's answer? I did ask him specifically to come and chime in since he had made the cable... Granted his answer as is would have worked better as comment, but the way it was handled doesn't feel very welcoming to me." CreationDate="2019-12-07T13:19:34.787" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15162" PostId="12858" Score="3" Text="I´m the creator of the GBC-PUP shown in the video. My goal is to make these available to the community. I sell them as kits at the moment. Contact me at staffan(at)brickselectric.se and we can make it happen." CreationDate="2019-12-05T18:40:07.307" UserId="13359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15163" PostId="12858" Score="2" Text="@Joubarc Thanks for your feedback on this. I believe that it was a mistake to delete this outright. I've converted it to a comment now. I initially deleted it as it had been flagged as spam 3 times and flagged as not an answer once. I believe that those flags are valid, but I'm comfortable leaving this as a comment, and I should have done that in the first place." CreationDate="2019-12-07T16:28:02.553" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15164" PostId="12858" Score="2" Text="@StaffanIhl I apologize for deleting your initial answer. I've now converted it to a comment as I should have done originally. Our community has an aversion to direct marketing, as you may have deduced from the mix of upvotes and downvotes on your answer, but I believe that leaving your post here as a comment is a reasonable compromise. I've bungled the opportunity to roll out the red carpet and properly welcome you to our community, but I do hope that you are able to successfully bring this to market! I know that I'd certainly love to have a handful of these on hand. :)" CreationDate="2019-12-07T16:34:24.087" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15165" PostId="10983" Score="0" Text="I know there are some LEGO Technic parts that are half a stud tall, but they are not bricks. Is this what you are talking about?" CreationDate="2019-12-08T02:25:59.560" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15166" PostId="12858" Score="0" Text="@jncraton thanks, I understand why it happened that way - hope I didn't sound too harsh to you. Anyway, it was certainly more suitable as comment than answer (but that's an issue with SE sites: a newcomer CAN'T comment, only answer)... what i still lack to make this answer acceptable is some explanation of what's needed and why this custom cable solves it - wiring details, for example." CreationDate="2019-12-09T11:30:41.780" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15169" PostId="12897" Score="2" Text="Hello Daron. The link you provided goes to your personal inbox, which nobody but you can see. Can you try to upload them differently? Without pictures we cannot help you. The codes you posted are production codes, which indicate this was from (a) set(s) that were produced only recently (week 20 of 2019) which makes me curious how you found them “in the attic” as they cannot have been there long ..." CreationDate="2019-12-10T12:01:49.010" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15170" PostId="12897" Score="1" Text="The codes on the bags are for the bags themselves, rather than the sets." CreationDate="2019-12-10T12:56:34.227" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15171" PostId="12897" Score="2" Text="I'll admit that I'm struggling to find a set that contains both a [Medium Lilac 6X6 Bow](https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-6022021) and the [Bright Yellow Right Plate 3X8 W/Angle](https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4247642)" CreationDate="2019-12-10T13:23:30.127" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15172" PostId="12897" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid exactly those were my starting points as well. And the lack of any coherent topic or aesthetic." CreationDate="2019-12-10T13:38:16.583" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15173" PostId="12900" Score="0" Text="Do you know if there's any other online examples of sealed bags for larger orders?" CreationDate="2019-12-10T15:11:38.787" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15174" PostId="12900" Score="0" Text="I've found a couple of examples of [other sealed](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeroen_k/5978936386/) or [ziplock'ed](https://www.flickr.com/photos/zalbaar/7541746458/) bags, so in principle this is sound - just seems extreme that these don't have the order details and are so sparsely packed." CreationDate="2019-12-10T15:20:05.173" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15175" PostId="12896" Score="0" Text="https://github.com/chicks-net/lego-business-card-holder is my example of what you're talking about.  I wasn't expecting much collaboration, but I like github for publishing things and showing the history of the project." CreationDate="2019-12-10T18:45:48.443" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15176" PostId="12897" Score="4" Text="Could be these are bags from a new set that are not yet in the bricklink or brickset system. But more likely this is a hoax. Numbered bags like these have only been used like last 8 years, why would they be &quot;in the attic&quot; ? Why are they so sparsely and randomly filled ?" CreationDate="2019-12-10T19:30:37.853" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15179" PostId="12896" Score="0" Text="Can you export it to a data plan like JSON or XML? Those are versionable, with a bit of work." CreationDate="2019-12-10T20:23:51.830" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15180" PostId="12901" Score="1" Text="I was going to post this: the Windows app is out of date and no longer supported. You need to use a phone or tablet or switch to a third-party library." CreationDate="2019-12-10T20:37:31.037" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15181" PostId="12898" Score="1" Text="I would say that regardless of the file format, text merges do not make sense for a Lego model and even a human readable format should be treated as a black box.  Sure a merge might handle a color change correctly, but even if one piece is swapped out I bet any idea of a &quot;merge&quot; would be impossible." CreationDate="2019-12-10T21:22:54.427" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15182" PostId="12897" Score="2" Text="Bag #1 has two pieces already connected together, too." CreationDate="2019-12-10T23:47:16.980" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15183" PostId="12897" Score="2" Text="What does the QR code on the bag scan to? I tried to scan from the provided image and it didn't work, so perhaps the image resolution is too low." CreationDate="2019-12-11T00:30:45.637" UserId="829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15184" PostId="12897" Score="0" Text="Very long shot, but is it possible that these are components of the playing field for a [FIRST LEGO League](https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll) challenge?" CreationDate="2019-12-11T01:53:31.053" UserId="13378" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15185" PostId="12897" Score="0" Text="@Eilon The problem with the two QR codes is not the resolution. The top one is shot on black background, meaning some information is lost. The fact that the QR code itself is really low-resolution means that it has little to no redundancy, making it unscannable. The bottom one is slightly warped, meaning that the timing information can't be read anymore. I would have to recreate the QR code from scratch." CreationDate="2019-12-11T07:19:37.450" UserId="13380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15186" PostId="12897" Score="2" Text="@Eilon Alright, I [recreated the bottom QR code in Paint](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lgsJY.png) and when scanned, it translates to `6172092`" CreationDate="2019-12-11T07:47:23.620" UserId="13380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15187" PostId="12897" Score="0" Text="The QR codes on lego building bags indeed translate to 7 digit numbers, but there is to my knowledge no database available to the public that keeps track of these numbers." CreationDate="2019-12-11T08:50:25.713" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15189" PostId="12902" Score="1" Text="Good point on the GitHub's boards and integrations, however that might still be overkill for the project, and more confusing, especially if most of the contributors aren't used to all that ceremony. I also agree that LFS is a possible option, but that's more to work around the file size limits (100MB) and performance impact of working with those files. You'll still be unable to review any changes to binary files in any meaningful way. Hence my suggestion of a centralised system that allows users to lock the file centrally to say &quot;I'm working on this&quot; and (generally) avoid these issues." CreationDate="2019-12-11T10:24:11.053" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15190" PostId="12898" Score="0" Text="@JPhi1618 agreed - it would be unpleasant to say the least, which further reinforces my recommendation for a centralised system." CreationDate="2019-12-11T10:25:07.197" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15191" PostId="12902" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid I'm not sure how GitHub's projects would be confusing, since you can use it exactly like Trello if you want. I do agree that locking is the better method for editing binary files, git LFS even supports [locking files](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/wiki/File-Locking)!" CreationDate="2019-12-11T15:24:38.747" UserId="13374" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15192" PostId="12902" Score="1" Text="I meant that throwing in references to pull requests and milestones might be confusing ;). Good to know about locking in LFS - feel free to update your answer with the steps required to enable that for `.io` files across all instances of the repo and the on going use, it's more complicated than SVN or TFS if you've got to fetch and then lock, and remember to unlock after a push... As is the nature of open-source, who knows if the 2.5 year old documentation is out of date, or whether LFS 2.9.1 has a less &quot;early release&quot; version of locking?" CreationDate="2019-12-11T17:55:17.857" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15193" PostId="12902" Score="2" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Good point about updating my answer, done! It does seem more complicated than SVN and I haven't been able to find if it is supported in the various web interfaces, but it seems like a handful of the most popular git platforms do support the feature. I also haven't found anything else about updates to the locking, so it might have been &quot;good enough&quot; in 2017 and hasn't needed any more attention since then." CreationDate="2019-12-11T18:21:10.650" UserId="13374" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15194" PostId="12899" Score="1" Text="Option 4 - Brickset is incomplete." CreationDate="2019-12-11T23:33:34.407" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15196" PostId="12907" Score="2" Text="&quot;Biggest&quot; by what measure? Volume? Front area? Length? By volume &lt;i think the MF will win (based on wat I've seen, so clearly not an answer), but 'I've bought an old First Lego League box, that was quite a bit longer, because the mat was rolled up on it." CreationDate="2019-12-12T08:27:57.370" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15197" PostId="12909" Score="1" Text="I'll have to go and measure my Robotics Invention System and LEGO Studios boxes, I think they're under 117cm, but would be good to confirm ;)" CreationDate="2019-12-12T09:49:23.530" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15198" PostId="12899" Score="0" Text="Sound like a legit answer" CreationDate="2019-12-12T10:05:17.257" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15200" PostId="12911" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks! I'm glad that replacing that cap fixed the issue for you! Hopefully this information will be helpful to others as well. How did you identify that this was the problem? Could I just put an ohm meter across the C61 terminals to identify that it is shorted and needs to be replaced?" CreationDate="2019-12-12T16:38:34.500" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15201" PostId="12909" Score="1" Text="The 42082 all terrain crane is 57,8 x 47,8 x 19 cm. (Mine arrived earlier today.) About the same as the Hogwarts castle. I think the white Liebherr R9800 excavator model (42100) may have a slightly larger box, but I haven't seen that one for real." CreationDate="2019-12-12T17:05:41.057" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15202" PostId="12899" Score="0" Text="@Moo Could be, but highly improbable, as Brickset takes its data from Bricklink, whose maintainers had vested monetary interest in keeping the content correct, current and complete. Now, with the acquisition by TLG there is absolutely nothing that could prevent the Bricklink and thus the Brickset databases being complete." CreationDate="2019-12-12T18:19:10.160" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15203" PostId="12909" Score="0" Text="I'm sure there are plenty of sets having boxes of about that size, probably even some in my piles. Hogwarts was just the first one I spotted, and going by part count it's second to the MF. Looking at the list of sets order by part count (it's trivial to get on bricklink), made me discover that the box of the original Taj Mahal is listed as 65.3 x 47.6 x 12.2 cm (the reissue is about the size of Hogwarts et.al.)" CreationDate="2019-12-12T18:33:27.480" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15204" PostId="12909" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid: Thanks for adding that picture. Funny enough one of those trolley boxes was the first way I saw the MF. And that was also surrounded by other people who had been shopping LEGO, as on that picture." CreationDate="2019-12-12T18:40:10.627" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15205" PostId="12897" Score="1" Text="It's possible these were given out as collections from a Fast Food stores.&#xA;Mcs, BK or KFC, for example." CreationDate="2019-12-10T21:52:23.680" UserId="13375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15206" PostId="12909" Score="0" Text="Well, that was taken on my visit to the [LEGO house AFOL open day](https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/q/399/56) so we'd all been LEGO shopping ;)" CreationDate="2019-12-12T20:47:20.313" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15207" PostId="12907" Score="4" Text="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2VFD7STq_8 - Possibly useful" CreationDate="2019-12-12T21:05:43.193" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15208" PostId="10497" Score="1" Text="I just see another online website call 'znitans.com' selling a huge discounts on lego products too, with lego logo on the top left, with offer ends in 2 days xxx hours xxx mins, exactly as discribed. I will think it is a scam, too good to be true!" CreationDate="2019-12-12T21:26:12.513" UserId="13399" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15209" PostId="12919" Score="5" Text="Do you mean any set in a box regardless of retail sales? Or do you mean a commercial set intended for sale to a child or adult builder not employed by the Lego group or any affiliate? If it is the former then an answer may note be findable and of small interest. An answer to the second seemd more intriguing." CreationDate="2019-12-13T05:58:30.357" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15210" PostId="12919" Score="0" Text="I have seen some Lego freebies which can be count as set as tehy ahev multiple pieces you need to connect. Are they going to count?" CreationDate="2019-12-13T06:31:49.497" UserId="10990" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15211" PostId="12919" Score="2" Text="I think so long as it has a set item number, it would count." CreationDate="2019-12-13T06:33:17.770" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15212" PostId="12916" Score="3" Text="Does this answer your question? [Advanced mode in EV3 ultrasonic sensor](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12906/advanced-mode-in-ev3-ultrasonic-sensor)" CreationDate="2019-12-13T06:56:36.860" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15213" PostId="12918" Score="3" Text="[David Lechner has come to the same conclusion](https://github.com/ev3dev/ev3dev-lang-python/issues/364#issuecomment-332401083): it is intended to avoid cross-talk between two or more ultrasonic sensors." CreationDate="2019-12-13T10:29:26.223" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15215" PostId="8793" Score="0" Text="You could add a lot of just random LEGO pieces. It will take a while, but it will add a lot of extra weight." CreationDate="2019-12-12T15:52:38.187" UserId="13396" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15217" PostId="12916" Score="0" Text="You want run dark and then communicate &quot;Hunt for Red October&quot; style with a single pulse ;)" CreationDate="2019-12-13T11:56:45.973" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15218" PostId="4497" Score="0" Text="@IvanIvanov Just to add, LeJOS provides a remote control utility for controlling motors and reading sensors wirelessly. You can link to an EV3 over bluetooth or Wifi, but you will need to buy a wifi adapter for EV3. NXC is for the NXT brick, not the EV3 - if you're looking to code C, take a look at [EV3RT](http://ev3rt-git.github.io/about/)." CreationDate="2019-12-13T12:04:46.503" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15219" PostId="12920" Score="1" Text="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=Amsterdam-1#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0}" CreationDate="2019-12-13T13:19:42.027" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15220" PostId="12917" Score="2" Text="The Star Destroyer 75252 comes in a box that is similar in size to the large Millennium Falcon, but I can't find dimensions for it at the moment." CreationDate="2019-12-13T14:52:09.250" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15221" PostId="12923" Score="0" Text="1 battery holder and 1 motor. The motor is in Bag nr. 10 according to the screen shot. Thank you !!!" CreationDate="2019-12-13T14:53:14.087" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15222" PostId="12923" Score="0" Text="Tsk, tsk...  Never make final conclusions from a still image of a video. Instead, look at the time stamp the snapshot was taken at, and watch the moving video from there.  So, I'll repeat,  according to the video that I watched, these two parts came out of the white enclosed box.  Bag 10 or whatever, just so happened to be in the background.  Yellow Voltron Lion wasn't in a bag either;)  You're very welcomed." CreationDate="2019-12-13T15:13:52.070" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15223" PostId="12917" Score="1" Text="Bricklink lists the box of 75252 as being 53.5 x 46 x 38.7 cm = 95240,7 cm^3." CreationDate="2019-12-13T15:15:17.747" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15224" PostId="12923" Score="0" Text="You are right :-) Bag 10 is in the background. It was hard to tell from the picture and I am at work now. Youtube is blocked here so I can't see the video myself." CreationDate="2019-12-13T15:22:11.940" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15225" PostId="12923" Score="0" Text="You're fine, Friend.  I have to do some editing and fix the battery holder and motor stuffs.  See ya!" CreationDate="2019-12-13T15:38:09.157" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15226" PostId="12909" Score="0" Text="I have an older Star Destroyer, and it weighed about 20 pounds if I recall.  So much that I was worried about it warping the top of my Mitsubishi 3- tube rear projector TV at the time (it was 18-20 inches deep).  Heaviest Lego set we ever bought." CreationDate="2019-12-13T15:47:36.530" UserId="13405" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15227" PostId="12919" Score="2" Text="yikes you cut the Hero of Time *close* right on 00.00. You know you have 59 seconds for that one." CreationDate="2019-12-13T16:01:05.213" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15228" PostId="12923" Score="0" Text="Found it! Indeed in the inner box, but not in one of the parts bags, but in separate small plastic bag. It was stuck in the corner underneath the manual and I completely overlooked it the first time." CreationDate="2019-12-13T17:36:32.330" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15229" PostId="12917" Score="0" Text="The box for the star destroyer from way back in 2002-ish (10030) comes in at 21 x 50 x 58.5cm, so 61425cm^2, beating the first falcon box in volume. Still nowhere near the 2nd edition falcon." CreationDate="2019-12-13T18:05:07.127" UserId="11081" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15230" PostId="12911" Score="1" Text="I'm not an electronic professional, but I know that a cap doesn't conduct DC current and electrolitic capacitors are between the more error prone components. So with schematic in hand and the picture that @Holger posted, I put the multimeter in continuity mode and tested C61 cap. It beeped. I was lucky because that was my first try and surely the only problem I could have fixed." CreationDate="2019-12-13T20:19:57.093" UserId="13395" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15231" PostId="12911" Score="0" Text="Great! Thanks for sharing!" CreationDate="2019-12-13T23:30:29.183" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15232" PostId="12921" Score="3" Text="Wow! Great answer, and welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-12-14T02:12:06.023" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15233" PostId="12925" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks StackExchange.  Thanks for the vivid descriptions, but could you include a picture or two?" CreationDate="2019-12-14T02:36:53.320" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15234" PostId="12925" Score="0" Text="Hi and thank you for your comment. I am having trouble capturing the details on the LEGO pieces with my current technology. I will try again tomorrow. Thank you" CreationDate="2019-12-14T10:58:53.700" UserId="13409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15235" PostId="12925" Score="0" Text="We don't need all the details to be able to help you, just a picture of the parts would be helpful, since then we could check our authentic parts and tell you what markings to look for and where." CreationDate="2019-12-14T15:58:05.440" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15236" PostId="12927" Score="4" Text="Perhaps this should be changed to &quot;ever existed&quot;, since they don't last forever." CreationDate="2019-12-15T08:43:11.573" UserId="11012" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15237" PostId="12929" Score="0" Text="Nice hunt!  I was here, but got stuck on that long blue pin in bag 6.  Bricklink doesn't have it listed at all in it's inventory." CreationDate="2019-12-15T19:41:42.730" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15238" PostId="12930" Score="6" Text="Well that's certainly not the answer I was looking for." CreationDate="2019-12-15T19:43:32.237" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15239" PostId="12932" Score="4" Text="to be exact is the one from:[4417-1: Aero Pod](https://brickset.com/sets/4417-1/Aero-Pod)" CreationDate="2019-12-15T21:26:52.407" UserId="3566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15241" PostId="12932" Score="1" Text="You guys are the best!  No wonder I couldn't find it, I've never even heard of these things.  Thanks so much!" CreationDate="2019-12-15T22:30:35.003" UserId="11346" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15242" PostId="12934" Score="0" Text="Hi David and welcome to Bricks StackExchange. Quite an puzzling and interesting question, I would have no clue how to look for a definitive answer. Although large sets may seem good candidates at first, maybe basic bricks assortments would be a better guess; for example [10664](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=10664-1) appears to have 20 different colors" CreationDate="2019-12-16T08:31:05.397" UserId="99" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15243" PostId="12934" Score="0" Text="An extra twist would be finding sets with most colours *visible on the outside*." CreationDate="2019-12-16T08:44:22.983" UserId="8873" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15244" PostId="12929" Score="1" Text="Both Brickset and Bricklink actually list 1 piece of 3L Technic pin." CreationDate="2019-12-16T09:01:18.927" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15245" PostId="12933" Score="0" Text="Hi and welcome to Bricks.StackExchange! Just wanted to check your use of &quot;our Youtube channel&quot; - if you're affiliated with Cada bricks, [you need to declare that in a more obvious and up front way](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/promotion)." CreationDate="2019-12-16T09:36:35.767" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15246" PostId="12937" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure if `part-identification` is appropriate or if it is an intra-LEGO only tag (provided the question itself is appropriate, but we'll see)." CreationDate="2019-12-16T12:04:00.713" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15248" PostId="8736" Score="0" Text="COGO bricks sucks&#xA;I just started building and what happens next is when I try to put another brick, the whole thing fall" CreationDate="2019-12-16T06:32:33.517" UserId="13424" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15249" PostId="12932" Score="0" Text="Like you said Joost!" CreationDate="2019-12-16T19:10:11.107" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15250" PostId="12941" Score="0" Text="I don't quite understand the second paragraph. I'm not suggesting the overall content of the calendar changes." CreationDate="2019-12-16T22:01:23.707" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15251" PostId="12940" Score="5" Text="The actual light grey is actually a fairly rare color. The lighter of the 2 common greys is actually medium grey, with light grey appearing only rarely (in sets like Thok and King Mathias)." CreationDate="2019-12-17T04:51:07.377" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15252" PostId="12938" Score="0" Text="Interestingly that snow fort model uses 2 1x2 plates where it could use a 1x4 plate, like it does in another model." CreationDate="2019-12-17T05:05:52.670" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15253" PostId="12941" Score="2" Text="But it would be pointless to post a description of today's content if everybody didn't get the same. And some might find the last part of the calendar spoiled if they could see everywhere what the remaining gift were." CreationDate="2019-12-17T07:09:03.127" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15254" PostId="12941" Score="0" Text="I'm utterly confused now. Or wait, are you saying there *are* daily reviews of today's gifts? In that case, in the answer, did you maybe mean &quot;wouldn't&quot; instead of &quot;would&quot;? That would make sense (and linking to a couple of these reviews that discuss the same gifts on the same day would make the answer even stronger in that case)." CreationDate="2019-12-17T08:17:59.707" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15255" PostId="12941" Score="1" Text="As for finding part of the calendar spoiled - well, as the box art on the outside of the calendar already shows all the gifts, that would seem like a minor concern." CreationDate="2019-12-17T08:18:31.807" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15256" PostId="12938" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara: Right, that's another one of these cases. I think it's the same model I described as a &quot;catapult target&quot;; didn't recognize it was supposed to be a &quot;snow fort&quot;." CreationDate="2019-12-17T08:19:29.107" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15257" PostId="12942" Score="11" Text="Interesting, but is this just speculation, or do you have any references to back this up?" CreationDate="2019-12-17T08:19:58.040" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15258" PostId="12943" Score="4" Text="You may be on to something there, given that the early swords may indeed be somewhat softer, as were various of the earlier green pieces ([old trees](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3470) and [whips](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2488), for example - but obviously not the plates), pointing to differences in the material. Do you have any references to back this up?" CreationDate="2019-12-17T08:24:16.367" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15259" PostId="12938" Score="3" Text="It might be due to aiming to inflate the part count, current inventory state or design considerations like alternative builds. I doubt we would be able to source an official answer, and anything else could only be speculation at best." CreationDate="2019-12-17T09:36:02.733" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15260" PostId="12941" Score="0" Text="@O.R.Mapper &quot;Or wait, are you saying there are daily reviews of today's gifts?&quot; Yes, there are daily reviews of all four advent calendars: [City](https://brickset.com/article/47190/city-advent-calendar-day-16), [Friends](https://brickset.com/article/47274/friends-advent-calendar-day-16), [Harry Potter](https://brickset.com/article/47214/harry-potter-advent-calendar-day-16) and [Star Wars](https://brickset.com/article/47238/star-wars-advent-calendar-day-16). There were some reviews of an old [Clikits calendar](https://brickset.com/article/47254/clikits-advent-calendar-day-8) as well." CreationDate="2019-12-17T09:44:16.927" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15261" PostId="12944" Score="13" Text="Wow. Never thought of this one, though when enumerating the colours as &quot;green, brown and gray&quot;, the possible connection to camouflage becomes immediately obvious." CreationDate="2019-12-17T10:19:42.907" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15262" PostId="12939" Score="0" Text="Bricklink lists the items as minisets per day: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=60235-1&amp;viewItemType=S" CreationDate="2019-12-17T10:40:22.470" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15263" PostId="12942" Score="9" Text="From the book “Brick by Brick”:  The new product was patented in 1958 and within a few years bright yellow, red and blue Lego bricks, colours inspired by the paintings of the Dutch Modernist painter Piet Mondrian, were scattered across the floors of millions of homes." CreationDate="2019-12-17T10:51:35.143" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15264" PostId="12940" Score="1" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara: and in certain NXT components." CreationDate="2019-12-17T10:53:25.490" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15266" PostId="12944" Score="12" Text="There is some [further evidence to this theory](https://www.zmescience.com/other/did-you-know/lego-military-toys/)." CreationDate="2019-12-17T12:47:26.480" UserId="10196" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15267" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="This doesn’t detract from your main point, but Lego had “started using some brown for trees” already by 1989, in the palm trees of the Pirates sets, eg [Forbidden Island](http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/6270-1).  As you say, though, this was still specialised pieces, not ordinary blocks." CreationDate="2019-12-17T12:49:07.053" UserId="13430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15268" PostId="12940" Score="3" Text="@PeterLeFanuLumsdaine: Right, &quot;brown for trees&quot; was an oversimplification. Pirates also brought brown ship hulls, brown ship ladders, brown oars, and some more pieces like the small wooden barrels had probably been around in Castle even a bit earlier. But, yes, this arguably makes it even more noteworthy that of all pieces, standard bricks in these colours were conspicuously absent, especially considering that Pirates *did* feature other wooden structures where wood was mimicked with black pieces (parts of pirate buildings, the crane on the imperial palace, etc.)." CreationDate="2019-12-17T12:52:06.197" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15269" PostId="12943" Score="7" Text="@O.R.Mapper I'm fairly sure those pieces were deliberately made in softer material to be slightly movable, to avoid breaking. They're generally things containing longer or thinner pieces that would easily be subjected to accidental damaging force. I doubt this is related to the colour." CreationDate="2019-12-17T13:15:42.477" UserId="13432" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15270" PostId="12944" Score="1" Text="@T.Sar-ReinstateMonica TLG's reluctance to produce realistic, modern military equipment is clear and well known, but as far as I can see, the linked article does not mention the connection between this phenomenon and the lack of specific colours, asked by OP." CreationDate="2019-12-17T13:19:06.157" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15271" PostId="12944" Score="0" Text="That article doesn't connect to the color, yes, but it gives a reference for those that weren't aware of this reluctance from part of TLG. I, for one, wasn't aware of it." CreationDate="2019-12-17T13:39:16.257" UserId="10196" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15272" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="I recall green flat 2x3 in the 1970s." CreationDate="2019-12-17T13:51:12.173" UserId="10536" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15273" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="@chux-ReinstateMonica: The earliest occurrence listed on [Peeron](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3021?color=Green) is from 1984. Or do you mean a different part?" CreationDate="2019-12-17T14:05:52.590" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15274" PostId="12944" Score="5" Text="Though they had no problem including various types of guns (both in the space and pirate sets), and even working cannons (though they sadly backtracked on that one later).  There was also an extensive variety of medieval weapons in the castle sets.  So - ancient and futuristic weapons are okay, but modern ones aren't?" CreationDate="2019-12-17T14:28:06.120" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15275" PostId="12940" Score="2" Text="Set 125 in 1974 had a [10x20 green brick](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=700eD&amp;idColor=6#T=C&amp;C=6). It was one brick tall and had connecting tubes around the bottom edge, so it's technically a brick." CreationDate="2019-12-17T14:29:10.853" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15276" PostId="293" Score="0" Text="@PaŭloEbermann: True, but they had historical weaponry of the kind that can be seen in any museum of history. More modern-looking pistols and rifles were introduced with the Wild West theme, and these were re-used in the Indiana Jones sets - however, then combined with vehicles that could pass as contemporary military for the first time, and also complemented with a [more modern-looking gun accessory](http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/62885)." CreationDate="2019-12-17T14:44:46.530" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15277" PostId="420" Score="0" Text="&quot;corporate responsibility report&quot; is a dead link now :/" CreationDate="2019-12-17T14:49:44.043" UserId="9709" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15278" PostId="12944" Score="1" Text="@DarrelHoffman This is more like a general guideline, not a strict rule. [The official statement](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/294/3631) says &quot;The basic aim is to avoid realistic weapons and military equipment that children may recognize from hot spots around the world and to refrain from showing violent or frightening situations&quot;. However, LEGO has produced sets depicting all of the above, but every time the focus is either in the model itself, like in the case of [Sopwith Camel](https://brickset.com/sets/3451-1/Sopwith-Camel) or [part 1 of 2, continued below]" CreationDate="2019-12-17T15:26:12.067" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15279" PostId="12944" Score="1" Text="[continued] or the interaction between well-defined good and bad actors, like in some [Indiana Jones sets](https://brickset.com/sets/7625-1/River-Chase), or the militaristic personnel and equipment is an integral part of an otherwise kid-friendly franchise, like [Toy Story](https://brickset.com/sets/7595-1/Army-Men-on-Patrol) or [Lone Ranger](https://brickset.com/sets/79106-1/Cavalry-Builder-Set). Note though, that TLG has produced historical realistic fighter planes even outside of licenced themes, like [in Pharaoh's Quest](https://brickset.com/sets/7307-1/Flying-Mummy-Attack). [part 2 of 2]" CreationDate="2019-12-17T15:34:07.540" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15280" PostId="11129" Score="0" Text="jncraton's answer shows why they will never do that." CreationDate="2019-12-17T16:06:50.607" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15281" PostId="10054" Score="0" Text="IIRC, the will holes line up every 3 or 4 bricks?" CreationDate="2019-12-17T16:12:57.833" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15282" PostId="8541" Score="0" Text="I assume that the first one is less likely to damage the 8-tooth gears, if that's a possibility, which it probably isn't." CreationDate="2019-12-17T16:33:25.250" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15283" PostId="12943" Score="2" Text="@Nyerguds: Certainly. In the case of whips, for instance, they are intentionally softer as they are *meant* to be bent for some sets. I rather thought of it the other way round: Maybe certain colours were somehow easier or cheaper to manufacture with soft materials, so they were used for parts that were always manufactured from softer material in the regular colours, as well." CreationDate="2019-12-17T20:05:45.623" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15284" PostId="12939" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve: I think that listing might form a good core for an answer." CreationDate="2019-12-17T20:06:17.553" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15285" PostId="12941" Score="0" Text="Sorry for that typo, and for not catching it, when @O.R.Mapper first questioned that paragraph." CreationDate="2019-12-17T21:45:24.863" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15286" PostId="12947" Score="0" Text="Good thinking, but I would say that a set consists of more than one piece :)" CreationDate="2019-12-17T22:05:21.067" UserId="11291" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15287" PostId="12947" Score="7" Text="On the other hand, if it has a *set number* then it is a *set* :-P" CreationDate="2019-12-17T22:56:18.590" UserId="13403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15288" PostId="12945" Score="2" Text="It's a little ambiguous to answer because sets go out of production at unspecified times before they actually become unavailable at varying times depending on location and vendor, and sets get re-released sometimes." CreationDate="2019-12-17T23:47:23.653" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15289" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="Here's an interesting, slightly relevant tidbit: maroon and to a lesser degree brown LEGOs are much more brittle than others. Try assembling an old Luke's Landspeeder set without pieces breaking on you." CreationDate="2019-12-18T02:18:36.027" UserId="9769" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15290" PostId="12944" Score="2" Text="I have to say, the lack of colours *never* stopped me from producing machines of war.  You should have seen my bedroom the day after I sneakily saw Top Gun......" CreationDate="2019-12-18T03:05:39.113" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15291" PostId="12942" Score="0" Text="@Keeta-reinstateMonica Done!" CreationDate="2019-12-18T03:18:36.420" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15293" PostId="12942" Score="13" Text="Does *Brick by Brick* indicate in any way **their** source for this? The use of primary colors in kids’ products is pretty wide-spread, and I have doubts that Piet was the direct inspiration for that in a variety of settings. Something from LEGO themselves would seem necessary to cement this claim." CreationDate="2019-12-18T04:55:49.437" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15294" PostId="12948" Score="0" Text="Does the BSOD offer any clues to what causes the crash?" CreationDate="2019-12-18T05:28:43.123" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15296" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="Bear in mind that the greys used in sets older than 2002 are different to modern greys.  Lego changed the colour palette in the early 00s to make the colours more child friendly and the biggest change were the greys, which were given a blue rather than brown hue.  The colour change is so dramatic that you basically can't use the two side by side in a model.  The browns were changed as well but the change was not as dramatic." CreationDate="2019-12-18T06:35:31.780" UserId="5740" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15297" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="@Stephen: I read about that, but it seems irrelevant here: The colours I list were around in special parts since the 1980s and gradually started appearing as regular bricks in tbe course of the 1990s." CreationDate="2019-12-18T06:58:32.587" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15298" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="@shoover: Technically true, as you say, though &quot;bricks&quot; of that size are, in their possible use cases, much like &quot;thick plates&quot; rather than what I referred to as &quot;regular bricks&quot; (that are suited to build a plain wall, for example)." CreationDate="2019-12-18T07:00:32.627" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15299" PostId="12946" Score="1" Text="It's [known](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/8543/3631) that LEGO has had problems sourcing red and yellow colours that did not contain cadmium, but no such problems have been known about green, brown or grey." CreationDate="2019-12-18T07:27:34.160" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15300" PostId="12944" Score="1" Text="Brown dogs/horses and green trees/grass/plants were quite  acceptable then, so it must have been more targetted to bricks." CreationDate="2019-12-18T07:38:04.143" UserId="11185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15301" PostId="12944" Score="3" Text="@Criggie Right, but don't forget, the plant pieces were made of polyethylene instead of ABS, which made them softer and more pliable. However, the existence of the green &quot;baseplate&quot; brick mentioned in [a comment by shoover](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12940/why-was-lego-reluctant-to-use-additional-colours-for-regular-bricks-in-former-ti/12944?noredirect=1#comment15275_12940) above proves that green ABS was indeed used, just not for basic bricks." CreationDate="2019-12-18T07:43:16.703" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15302" PostId="12946" Score="1" Text="Also, the existence of the green &quot;baseplate&quot; brick mentioned in [a comment by shoover above](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12940/why-was-lego-reluctant-to-use-additional-colours-for-regular-bricks-in-former-ti/12944?noredirect=1#comment15275_12940) proves that green ABS was indeed used, just not for basic bricks." CreationDate="2019-12-18T07:44:26.637" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15304" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="I recently saw an episode of a tv show &quot;The Toys that made us&quot; regarding Lego. It did include some of the decisions they made (including used colors). Might be an interesting watch to get an idea why/what kind of decisions the company made." CreationDate="2019-12-18T09:35:45.870" UserId="13442" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15305" PostId="12948" Score="1" Text="There should be a dump file created here %SystemRoot%memory.dmp i.e C:\Windows\memory.dmp If you could make that file somehow available, I or others could analyze it." CreationDate="2019-12-18T10:25:20.147" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15309" PostId="12948" Score="1" Text="I haven't heard of this causing a BSOD before (I wrote a significant portion of the software in question, so I would be more likely to hear user feedback than most people :-) ). It sounds like a hardware problem with your computer. Is there another computer you could use instead?" CreationDate="2019-12-18T16:14:46.797" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15311" PostId="12944" Score="1" Text="This justification was also used in the documentary [The Toys That Made Us](https://www.netflix.com/title/80161497)." CreationDate="2019-12-18T19:09:17.640" UserId="13452" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15313" PostId="12954" Score="0" Text="So, why did (the importance of?) that cost advantage gradually change or vanish starting toward the end of the 1980s?" CreationDate="2019-12-18T19:56:25.730" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15314" PostId="12938" Score="2" Text="Strange. I would think that using 2 parts when one can be used is more expensive, as a 2x4 plate has three tubes and only 4 walls, but 2 2x2s has 2 tubes and 8 walls, which seems a lot more expensive than 1 2x4 to me." CreationDate="2019-12-18T20:20:52.363" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15316" PostId="12955" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this detailed answer, and welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-12-19T03:57:19.303" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15317" PostId="9868" Score="0" Text="In my experience, none of the sensors are actually particularly heavy. I usually use motors and battery boxes." CreationDate="2019-12-19T04:37:01.110" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15318" PostId="9895" Score="0" Text="There are many other pieces that can't connect, for example all kinds of balls (football, basketball, Bionicle, NXT). Or if we are willing to stress the definition of &quot;connect&quot;, then a minifigure hand can grab two of these coins :)" CreationDate="2019-12-19T07:03:21.833" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15319" PostId="10399" Score="0" Text="I think you meant &quot;humorous&quot;, instead of [humerus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humerus) ;)" CreationDate="2019-12-19T07:46:02.080" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15320" PostId="249" Score="1" Text="&quot;slopes without that texture started to appear&quot; That sounds quite interesting, and I would like to read up on that, but the linked lugnet discussion lacks this detail." CreationDate="2019-12-19T08:00:34.027" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15321" PostId="12957" Score="0" Text="Hi jboss and welcome to Bricks.SE! Can you post a screenshot of your program, so that we can see what exactly is happening?" CreationDate="2019-12-19T09:10:57.403" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15322" PostId="12957" Score="0" Text="I'm not 100% sure it was like this (it was yesterday and everything is removed and taken apart again) but it was the basic driving robot." CreationDate="2019-12-19T11:34:18.680" UserId="13459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15324" PostId="12942" Score="1" Text="This justification was also used in the documentary [The Toys That Made Us](https://www.netflix.com/title/80161497)." CreationDate="2019-12-19T12:57:13.530" UserId="4185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15325" PostId="12954" Score="0" Text="@O.R.Mapper I **expect** automatic systems for picking bricks from many bins,  and increased production levels.   Along with them wishing to create more realistic models." CreationDate="2019-12-19T15:07:20.610" UserId="13450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15326" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@TheBrick this was *especially* true in the days of independent craftspeople, before mass manufacturing. In those days, 90+% of what mattered in a shoe was its individual craftsmanship - how well the leather had been tanned, how masterfully the cobbler had stitched it, etc. *Design* was mostly an extra and apprentices were *taught* to follow the designs of the masters. Individual quality was what sold product. Nowadays, most of the real value in a product is the intellectual property on the design. Most any factory can *make* it." CreationDate="2019-12-19T16:13:54.260" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15327" PostId="12960" Score="1" Text="As an additional note the designer produced by BrickLink (Stud.IO) has really very good integration into the BrickLink marketplace and makes it really easy to see prices on parts while in the software so you can tweak your design to better match availability and/or price targets." CreationDate="2019-12-19T16:22:40.167" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15328" PostId="12960" Score="0" Text="@Nathan Stohlmann - Good point!" CreationDate="2019-12-19T16:48:12.267" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15329" PostId="12959" Score="0" Text="I don't think this is a silly question." CreationDate="2019-12-19T18:40:36.330" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15330" PostId="12957" Score="0" Text="Maybe try another battery pack?" CreationDate="2019-12-19T18:42:37.073" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15331" PostId="12965" Score="0" Text="It looks _so_ familiar. I'm wondering if it's not a sub-assembly of a larger part. Couldn't find a good candidate when I went looking through." CreationDate="2019-12-19T20:51:45.943" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15332" PostId="12942" Score="0" Text="I did not realize there was a link between LEGOs and The Partridge Family.  Wow." CreationDate="2019-12-19T21:50:56.107" UserId="13471" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15333" PostId="12963" Score="0" Text="I think a minuscule amount of thin glue dropped into or onto the crack (with the hands removed of course) would provide the necessary amount of adhesion, but I haven't had the necessity to test it yet." CreationDate="2019-12-20T06:47:09.470" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15334" PostId="12957" Score="0" Text="I tried another battery pack, no effect. I also tried resetting the brick, no effect.&#xA;But when I used motor control from the menu on the brick itself I could run both B and C simultaneously." CreationDate="2019-12-20T08:35:52.763" UserId="13459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15335" PostId="12957" Score="0" Text="And another possible cause, I updated the firmware of the brick, but that also made no difference." CreationDate="2019-12-20T08:46:43.410" UserId="13459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15337" PostId="12960" Score="0" Text="this was very thorough and efficient.&#xA;Thank you all!!&#xA;Now my living room must prepare for the coming storm..." CreationDate="2019-12-20T09:38:10.210" UserId="13472" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15338" PostId="12957" Score="0" Text="I'd say if you can reliably reproduce the issue (use the same program, same PC and same motors with another EV3), then the EV3 must be faulty and you should contact LEGO for assistance in the form of a fix or a replacement." CreationDate="2019-12-20T14:06:10.537" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15339" PostId="12971" Score="0" Text="I've seen it elsewhere; http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/4128-1?showpic=11851" CreationDate="2019-12-20T14:20:59.290" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15340" PostId="12971" Score="0" Text="Nice find, but that set contains a [yellow, 16x16 baseplate](https://rebrickable.com/parts/3867/baseplate-16-x-16/14/), whose thickness and rounded corners set it apart from a 16x16 plate (best seen on your Bag 4 photo)." CreationDate="2019-12-20T14:27:21.713" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15341" PostId="12971" Score="0" Text="This one seems unusual; https://i.stack.imgur.com/zgtxY.jpg. That any help?" CreationDate="2019-12-20T14:32:51.100" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15342" PostId="12974" Score="0" Text="Ah. This would explain all the track" CreationDate="2019-12-20T14:33:28.793" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15343" PostId="12971" Score="0" Text="That's a [chain wheel](https://brickset.com/parts/4544529/chain-wheel-%C3%B825-8-dec), decorated with a pattern used in the [2009 wave of the Bionicle line](https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4544529)" CreationDate="2019-12-20T14:37:28.950" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15344" PostId="12971" Score="2" Text="So to answer your question, these are just a big messy jumble of LEGO parts :)" CreationDate="2019-12-20T14:45:08.867" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15345" PostId="12971" Score="0" Text="Yes, I'm certainly getting that impression. I suppose it was too much to hope that they were part of one enormous (and expensive) set :-)" CreationDate="2019-12-20T14:51:16.927" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15346" PostId="12977" Score="1" Text="That looks like it, but the base-plate is most certainly green. Not red. It does have markings for the outline of the buildings and those 3 tiles in front of the &quot;office&quot;. The antenna's, the black turn-table for the radar, the pieces for the vehicle all match." CreationDate="2019-12-20T15:58:18.697" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15347" PostId="12978" Score="0" Text="I didn't describe all pieces. Just the more prominent ones." CreationDate="2019-12-20T16:00:01.613" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15350" PostId="12977" Score="2" Text="The green base plate is just from a different set, even though your Cuzo had it bagged with these pieces.  Sorry for your loss.  You say the plate has lines on it.  We prefer a picture, or you can describe further in detail with words the white line work on it.  For all we know, your cousin may had time to do a custom paint job on it.  A picture would quickly determine that.." CreationDate="2019-12-20T16:27:47.727" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15351" PostId="12976" Score="2" Text="I think you probably have parts to multiple sets. I picture would help to identify them." CreationDate="2019-12-20T18:13:17.483" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15352" PostId="12799" Score="0" Text="FYI: I don't know about early sets, but later the Technic hub was used as an individual piece in official sets." CreationDate="2019-12-20T19:21:29.283" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15353" PostId="12977" Score="3" Text="You were right. The green base-plate isn't original. I just got of the phone with his brother. He remembered the red plate broke at some point and he bought a generic green base-plate (slightly larger as well) as replacement. Back in the day the better toy-stores sold a limited selection of spare bricks including grey and green base plates. He did the painting himself with Tipp-Ex." CreationDate="2019-12-20T19:42:20.460" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15354" PostId="12957" Score="0" Text="Good point, thanks. With the same motors, cables, PC and USB cable but a different EV3 it worked fine. SO I'll contact Lego support. The only thing that still puzzles me is that when I run the motors from the motor control in the brick menu it works fine as well. But hopefully Lego support cna explain that as well." CreationDate="2019-12-21T08:24:19.107" UserId="13459" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15356" PostId="12715" Score="0" Text="yes i m also facing the same issue in fact EV3 large motor ,medium motor ,and EV3 brick are totally omitted from piece list" CreationDate="2019-12-21T18:33:40.813" UserId="13475" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15360" PostId="10543" Score="0" Text="I did this successfully, but the train runs in reverse. i.e. the forward direction of the power function motor is toward where the wire comes from, and I presume that's the opposite from the suggested motor. I suppose there's no solution to that though?" CreationDate="2019-12-22T19:51:59.160" UserId="13354" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15362" PostId="12986" Score="2" Text="&quot;Is it possible to modify?&quot; - that's an odd question for LEGO set as everything is possible and of course it can be modified. You can make one's end longer/shorter to fit the needed height." CreationDate="2019-12-22T21:29:56.887" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15364" PostId="10543" Score="0" Text="There's a little switch on the remote that allows you to revert direction..." CreationDate="2019-12-22T22:21:31.610" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15365" PostId="10543" Score="0" Text="Thanks, not quite but I figured it out. This is the Bluetooth controller and you can rotate each individual control so &quot;-&quot; is at the top. It's not obvious it rotates though!" CreationDate="2019-12-22T22:51:01.780" UserId="13354" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15366" PostId="12986" Score="0" Text="@Alex Thanks, updated the question." CreationDate="2019-12-23T06:57:46.967" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15367" PostId="12986" Score="0" Text="@Alex I am amazed by the number of questions in which people ask whether LEGO can be modified, but I also see where they're coming from, because after spending a long time to build one of these beautiful designs - especially the really big ones - you don't want to tear it apart again!" CreationDate="2019-12-23T10:26:17.877" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15368" PostId="12986" Score="0" Text="That said, from the picture it looks like the excavator's conveyor belt isn't held on by very much. You might just be able to replace some beams with longer ones. Or, the grader's belt is obviously connected with linear actuators - can they not be extended any further to lower the belt? If the grader's belt was flat then I can't imagine how it would possibly not be low enough." CreationDate="2019-12-23T10:29:35.220" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15369" PostId="12996" Score="2" Text="I believe &quot;technic linkers&quot; are more commonly called &quot;pins&quot;." CreationDate="2019-12-23T10:30:35.033" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15371" PostId="12990" Score="1" Text="Hello, Thank you jncraton for the info! As well as for the edits guys appreciated it much. I have also found out it can be converted to RC. Does anyone knows how to do this? I hope there is an instructions manual also." CreationDate="2019-12-23T11:28:52.797" UserId="13477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15372" PostId="12986" Score="0" Text="I'm well aware of the fact that LEGO can be modified, I'm asking what would be the best way to achieve this. The grader should be receiving the pieces in the output stream of the BWE in its hopper. Whose lips are positioned higher than the output conveyor belt of the BWE." CreationDate="2019-12-23T13:47:50.477" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15373" PostId="12990" Score="0" Text="No problem. I'm glad that was helpful. In terms of the RC conversion, you should ask that as a new question so it gets more visibility and can be answered fully." CreationDate="2019-12-23T14:26:00.307" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15374" PostId="12996" Score="0" Text="Also worth mentioning is the term “antistud”, which is the opening at the bottom of a brick/plate/tile that fits a stud snugly and is the reason the LEGO brick system works so well." CreationDate="2019-12-23T18:28:43.660" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15375" PostId="12996" Score="1" Text="@PhilB. I have updated the images with your suggestions." CreationDate="2019-12-23T19:39:46.373" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15376" PostId="6830" Score="0" Text="Did they leave scuff marks on the pin?" CreationDate="2019-12-23T20:33:44.413" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15377" PostId="12947" Score="1" Text="While I have no problem with a set having only one piece, you listed five different sets there. The longest of which ran for 19 years (626-1)" CreationDate="2019-12-24T05:17:06.060" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15378" PostId="13007" Score="0" Text="Nice find! Brickset doesn't list this set so I didn't see it come by in my search." CreationDate="2019-12-24T05:27:21.980" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15379" PostId="13007" Score="0" Text="Are they Lego bricks? As in: can you plug them to other classic bricks? Or are those plain flat dominos that you can't attach to anything?" CreationDate="2019-12-24T13:36:43.293" UserId="11026" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15380" PostId="13004" Score="3" Text="I suspect the bigger problem is that the OP referred to them as &quot;4 x 4 plates&quot; rather than &quot;2 x 2 plates&quot;" CreationDate="2019-12-24T14:31:43.837" UserId="13494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15381" PostId="13004" Score="0" Text="@ Dave. I agree with and approved both your edits.  I gave you edit rights to my entry, but it looks like other users will have to collectively agree with us to change the OP's words, unless he does it himself. Thanks for further smoothing out the syntax of my post." CreationDate="2019-12-24T14:46:56.043" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15382" PostId="13004" Score="2" Text="it seems 2 different Davids have been involved here; I commented but did not suggest any edits!" CreationDate="2019-12-24T14:56:32.490" UserId="13494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15383" PostId="13007" Score="1" Text="@Cœur I not quite sure, but the description on bricklink says &quot;outer box have storage wear inner boxes and parts still new&quot; so it sounds like they are LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2019-12-24T14:57:57.860" UserId="13489" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15384" PostId="13004" Score="1" Text="@Dave to further confuse things two different Davids both with green identicons!" CreationDate="2019-12-24T15:17:30.373" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15385" PostId="12983" Score="1" Text="Is there any standard on lego.se as to what sites to link to? I see you linked to bricklink here, but in my Christmas question you linked to brickset." CreationDate="2019-12-24T15:26:10.020" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15386" PostId="12970" Score="1" Text="adding the approximate piece count (or weight) could help determine if you have more pieces then would ever be in one set." CreationDate="2019-12-24T15:33:12.083" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15387" PostId="12970" Score="1" Text="@David - Just under 1.6kg. TBH, I was pretty sure they were from multiple sets." CreationDate="2019-12-24T16:25:30.523" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15389" PostId="12983" Score="2" Text="There is no standard. The sites linked to are the sites that are considered reputable LEGO reference sites, which include Bricklink, Brickset, Peeron, BrickOwl (rarely), Rebrickable, Brickpicker and Brickipedia (lego.fandom.com, rarely used as reference)." CreationDate="2019-12-24T20:29:44.527" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15391" PostId="9665" Score="0" Text="I'd suggest providing direct URL's directly to part catalogs, like https://www.bricklink.com/catalogTree.asp?itemType=P&amp;itemBrand=1000 for BL and https://rebrickable.com/parts/ for Rebrickable instead of Brickset. Brickset doesn't really have good part catalog." CreationDate="2019-12-25T07:30:48.460" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15392" PostId="13010" Score="3" Text="Thanks! Just for completeness, Rebrickable and Bricklink call it a &quot;Technic Link 1x6&quot;" CreationDate="2019-12-25T20:29:03.880" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15393" PostId="13011" Score="3" Text="I would guess it's not LEGO, the color would be very unusual if it was." CreationDate="2019-12-25T20:50:46.963" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15394" PostId="13014" Score="1" Text="what coding blocks are not in the chrome version?" CreationDate="2019-12-26T03:26:26.027" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15395" PostId="10880" Score="1" Text="Is it not normal to close the newer question as a dup of the older one (granted the quality is about the same)?" CreationDate="2019-12-26T15:40:36.147" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15396" PostId="13018" Score="0" Text="I did not know about the laptop sticker, you're probably right." CreationDate="2019-12-26T16:58:32.103" UserId="13501" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15397" PostId="13021" Score="0" Text="Sorry but your answer  it doesn't answer my first question, **could it be that there're parts missing**?" CreationDate="2019-12-26T18:34:37.287" UserId="11167" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15398" PostId="13019" Score="1" Text="Does this answer your question? [How can I get replacement Mindstorms NXT components?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2655/how-can-i-get-replacement-mindstorms-nxt-components)" CreationDate="2019-12-26T19:02:43.830" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15399" PostId="13023" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the info! Guess I should have wated to accept an answer." CreationDate="2019-12-26T20:44:26.913" UserId="13501" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15400" PostId="13023" Score="4" Text="@Biomaker Just so you are aware, you can change the accepted answer any time you want. There is no obligation to do this." CreationDate="2019-12-26T20:54:22.547" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15401" PostId="13025" Score="0" Text="Great answer! I'm glad that this is now possible. Thanks for sharing, and welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2019-12-27T02:15:13.643" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15402" PostId="12940" Score="0" Text="@O.R.Mapper Are you waiting on additional information or is there something else preventing you from accepting an answer?" CreationDate="2019-12-27T10:04:12.080" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15403" PostId="12995" Score="1" Text="Does the answer below satisfy you, or do you need more information?" CreationDate="2019-12-27T11:04:24.837" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15404" PostId="13019" Score="4" Text="Every time I have thought a part was missing from a LEGO box, it's been in a bag that I missed, or in a bag that I thought I'd emptied and put aside (but it still had a part in it), or it's rolled away somewhere. Have you double-, triple-, and quadruple-checked?" CreationDate="2019-12-27T12:00:25.773" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15405" PostId="2655" Score="0" Text="Note that you could also buy Technic sets (Mindstorms is Technic + &quot;brains&quot;). Obviously, you'll have a different selection of parts if you take that route." CreationDate="2019-12-27T12:02:09.947" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15406" PostId="13022" Score="1" Text="FWIW, my son received a LEGO kit earlier this month that was missing an entire bag of parts and the instruction book (the factory tape was intact). I contacted customer service via email and two weeks later, have yet to receive a response." CreationDate="2019-12-27T15:13:58.427" UserId="13378" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15407" PostId="13022" Score="1" Text="@alroc That's unusual, you should definitely contact them again." CreationDate="2019-12-27T15:50:15.797" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15408" PostId="13022" Score="2" Text="@alroc - Perhaps their policy limits how much they'll send you for free, but they should not just ignore you. I'd try calling them again. As an alternative, you could exchange it at the store you purchased it at. If you've already started building out the set and don't want to return it, bring everything to the store and explain it, and they might accommodate you by allowing you to remove the parts from a new box and they'll return it to Lego. Otherwise, buy it again and get your replacement parts. Put remaining new parts in old box and return it on original purchase receipt." CreationDate="2019-12-27T19:29:58.757" UserId="13514" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15409" PostId="13022" Score="0" Text="To add to @KevinFegan's return recommendation, if it was purchased at a LEGO Brand Retail Store, at-least in the US, they might not take a return of an open box. I believe it's their policy now to instead direct you to customer service for replacements (I assume because scammers abused this)." CreationDate="2019-12-27T19:40:19.320" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15410" PostId="11191" Score="0" Text="@Mazura By unit, perhaps. :)" CreationDate="2019-12-27T21:16:19.390" UserId="8147" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15411" PostId="13022" Score="0" Text="We're wildly off-topic at this point but seemingly on cue, I got a response from LEGO about 4 hours after I wrote my comment. But at this point it's too late, we got a gift receipt for it and exchanged at the store a couple days ago because we didn't want to keep waiting." CreationDate="2019-12-27T21:44:06.807" UserId="13378" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15413" PostId="13037" Score="0" Text="It probably wouldn't be too hard to replace the steering yoke with a Power Functions Servo Motor, and the engine block with a Power Functions motor. Although battery pack and IR receiver might have to sit on top. I don't have this model myself to experiment with though." CreationDate="2019-12-28T04:38:47.237" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15414" PostId="12904" Score="0" Text="did u get your problems solved yet? I got the same problems with u, i checked the speed build review videos but i got all the spring assemble correctly, still not sure how to fix the problem  any other possible causes ??? ![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SmqNJ.jpg)" CreationDate="2019-12-28T02:41:51.793" UserId="13521" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15415" PostId="13041" Score="3" Text="That is an awesome set to have - desired by many as it is considered to be one of the best Technic cars ever made." CreationDate="2019-12-28T15:58:50.407" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15416" PostId="13032" Score="0" Text="I've seen a lot of vehicle bases, but I never realized there was this much variation." CreationDate="2019-12-28T18:16:59.347" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15417" PostId="13037" Score="0" Text="Alexander thank you for the advice! Before I begin with the conversion, ideas and suggestions from you guys with experiences would lesser the job. I am just starting collecting some pieces available from my place. That is why I got interested more and more with lego." CreationDate="2019-12-28T23:43:09.153" UserId="13477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15418" PostId="13039" Score="0" Text="Alex thank you for detailed instructions. I just bought a new set of +power functions (8293) however I still don’t have the remote control piece and another motor. I wished I could upload a picture of it here in comment section, is this not possible? Again thank you!" CreationDate="2019-12-29T00:08:45.340" UserId="13477" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15419" PostId="13039" Score="0" Text="@allan 8293 set won't be much of a help here, unfortunately. The M-motor, this set has, isn't powerful enough to move the model. There's also other bits missing required for motorization. PF elements provided in the answer are quite expensive. So the most cost efficient way of getting them is by finding used 9398 or 42030 set. These contain all the elements you need for motorization, except small PF battery box, since both sets come with a larger one. But it can be fit into model too." CreationDate="2019-12-29T05:48:51.780" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15420" PostId="13046" Score="0" Text="I'm not entirely sure what you are looking to achieve here. There seem to be few places falling under your description. Perhaps you could attach another picture showing the issue? It might be easier to suggest the exact solution." CreationDate="2019-12-29T12:16:00.243" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15421" PostId="13046" Score="1" Text="Dear Katniss, So, that all of us here are on the same page with you, please upload a picture of your solution to the straight line sides of your wall, and maybe all together we can come up with a solution for that pesky corner." CreationDate="2019-12-29T14:49:30.230" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15422" PostId="9214" Score="0" Text="The Znap line might also be a contender for least-popular." CreationDate="2019-12-29T18:38:24.257" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15424" PostId="12904" Score="0" Text="@ Maggie - Look at this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9VQGoqhOFs of the build without the outside green exterior.  Put it on mute.  The video's subject doesn't matter.  Figure out which end of the build is the back in the video. Pause the video everytime it shows a clear view of the back and it's placement of pieces.  Compare the paused image with your naked build.  Find the error in your model and fix it to make it look like the video's correct build.  Put the green skin back on." CreationDate="2019-12-29T21:34:12.720" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15425" PostId="13046" Score="2" Text="What are you building on the offset row?" CreationDate="2019-12-30T04:25:06.723" UserId="9707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15426" PostId="13033" Score="0" Text="Thanks for sharing this. Are you affiliated with Brick Loot? It's not a problem if you are, but we do ask that you disclose this in your answer." CreationDate="2019-12-30T14:03:48.557" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15427" PostId="6289" Score="0" Text="two dead links in this post :/" CreationDate="2019-12-30T17:15:42.887" UserId="9709" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15429" PostId="6289" Score="0" Text="@X-27wantstoReinstateMonica Thanks! I've fixed the links." CreationDate="2019-12-31T01:31:07.783" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15431" PostId="7684" Score="0" Text="My son's new EV3 with 1.09H doesn't connect the official Android Programmer app, even though Android can see/pair the device. :( (They're not called Brick for nothing?)" CreationDate="2019-12-31T11:53:52.217" UserId="13547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15432" PostId="6289" Score="0" Text="URL with sound leads to webpage, which no longer has audio file available." CreationDate="2019-12-31T15:49:07.197" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15433" PostId="12977" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the heads up regarding getting a proper replacement base-plate. I've got a replacement on order now :-)" CreationDate="2019-12-31T16:29:37.290" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15434" PostId="13033" Score="0" Text="No problem and happy to. I work for Brick Loot on our Original Light Kits and Light Linx, Brick Loot's DIY Lighting items for MOCs. Basically my title is &quot;The Light Guy&quot; lol. If you were at Brick World Chicago you may have met me as I am always there :) &#xA;&#xA;I would like to send you free a pack and up to 2 more mods or highly trusted members you suggest to check them out for free. Please LMK @jncraton♦" CreationDate="2019-12-31T16:42:14.310" UserId="13519" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15435" PostId="13033" Score="0" Text="Oh cool! I've updated your answer to include this disclosure. I haven't done GBC, so there's no need to send any of these to me. We don't really have a platform for reviews. We try to stay pretty focused on being a Q&amp;A site, but if anyone else here wants to put together some sort of Q&amp;A content testing these out or comparing them to official parts, I'd personally be open to that." CreationDate="2019-12-31T18:54:40.327" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15437" PostId="13067" Score="1" Text="And Star Wars sets." CreationDate="2020-01-01T03:53:52.253" UserId="13529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15438" PostId="13069" Score="2" Text="I think the screw driver would be a little too wide, and rectangular." CreationDate="2020-01-01T14:05:02.827" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15439" PostId="13070" Score="0" Text="Nice first post Mr. Zasepa... or is this really Zovlty in disguise?  Very funny! Get that hat!" CreationDate="2020-01-01T14:39:51.353" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15440" PostId="13070" Score="0" Text="Thank you, it looks like the author has removed a part of the wall from the hopper on the grader to make room for the BWE's output chute. It'd be nice if it came with more detailed pictures or instructions, but we the is much more than I got so far, so here's your checkmark :) Happy New Year!" CreationDate="2020-01-01T14:42:27.783" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15441" PostId="9408" Score="0" Text="As it turns out, it actually is part of a set. The stickered tile and other plates was just throwing off the search." CreationDate="2020-01-01T14:54:02.070" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15442" PostId="13068" Score="2" Text="I do not think LEGO has produced such a piece, and it makes sense why. Such a small connector would be prone to breaking off during play." CreationDate="2020-01-01T15:01:46.040" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15443" PostId="13070" Score="1" Text="It would be better to include the essential parts in your answer, link-only answers are discouraged, and can lead to problems with [link rot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_rot)." CreationDate="2020-01-01T15:21:49.163" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15444" PostId="13070" Score="0" Text="@RinRio-Oki I'm well aware that using sockpuppet accounts is an offense worth suspension, and thus definitely goes against the spirits and rules of Winter Bash and Bricks.SE in general. Considering that there is a mandatory time limit before a bounty can be awarded, I can't even get a hat from this interaction, which makes the idea even more baffling. But I got an answer to my question, which is what the site is about after all :) I can't fault you for suspecting foul play though, I too have seen my own share of questionable behavior during these weeks, which should thankfully end soon." CreationDate="2020-01-01T17:34:26.070" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15445" PostId="13069" Score="2" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara I’m afraid you’re right." CreationDate="2020-01-01T18:37:11.900" UserId="13556" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15446" PostId="11426" Score="0" Text="@JohnnyB I actually found that the PU train motor was quieter." CreationDate="2020-01-01T20:24:37.250" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15447" PostId="13063" Score="2" Text="...you really don't need any connecting pieces to attach a minifig hand to a brick..." CreationDate="2020-01-01T21:48:00.287" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15448" PostId="7981" Score="0" Text="You could also get it down to 3 pieces by putting a stud in the Thornax launcher's pin hole (maybe not technically legal anymore, but I know LEGO has done it before)." CreationDate="2020-01-01T22:07:01.200" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15449" PostId="8200" Score="0" Text="I think you can also actually clip them to one of the various thin antenna pieces like [2569](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=153), although I would assume that's not a &quot;legal&quot; connection." CreationDate="2020-01-01T22:09:52.037" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15450" PostId="13072" Score="0" Text="I could do it with 2 pieces, [6558 Pin 3L](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6558) and [2444 Plate, Modified 2 x 2 with Pin Hole](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2444). Or maybe even 1 [15461 piece](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15461) if putting a stud in the pin hole is allowed." CreationDate="2020-01-01T22:16:55.243" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15451" PostId="10969" Score="0" Text="@ Fabian, I got great results using this method too." CreationDate="2020-01-01T22:43:59.813" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15455" PostId="7543" Score="2" Text="I call it a hanger piece, to me it looks like a clothes hanger." CreationDate="2020-01-02T01:55:48.630" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15456" PostId="7869" Score="0" Text="Since this answer was written, the [Technic Link Tread](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3873&amp;idColor=86#T=C&amp;C=86) has appeared in Light Bluish Gray in five additional sets." CreationDate="2020-01-02T02:11:47.753" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15457" PostId="13077" Score="7" Text="Adding to your nitpick, if it has wings and a horn, it's an alicorn or pegacorn (depending on source material), not a unicorn." CreationDate="2020-01-02T02:47:45.327" UserId="9602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15458" PostId="13072" Score="0" Text="None of these parts provide a connection and I would consider them cheating similar to using gravity to call it &quot;zero piece solution&quot;, rubber bands or string with studs on both ends to call it &quot;single piece solution&quot;." CreationDate="2020-01-02T07:20:47.970" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15459" PostId="13072" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I forgot to list the black circular piece that connects to the propeller. Those pieces would connect to that piece and hold the propeller in place. I've done something similar to attach it to an axel before." CreationDate="2020-01-02T07:24:28.950" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15460" PostId="13063" Score="0" Text="Minifigure hand can have any piece with 3.18 mm bar attached. You can then use any part which has both 3.18 mm bar and stud (or anti stud) to get hand attached to 2 x 4 brick. For example, Bar 1L with 1 x 1 Round Plate with Hollow Stud (32828) can be attached in two ways (with stud and anti-stud). This would bring it to just two connections." CreationDate="2020-01-02T07:27:16.663" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15462" PostId="13072" Score="0" Text="In any case, my suggestions probably aren't 'legal' so this isn't a bad answer." CreationDate="2020-01-02T07:41:52.620" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15463" PostId="13072" Score="0" Text="If I understand correctly, your solution is targeted to be applied on top of 18590 piece, where Trans-Clear cone is used to be attached in a set. I cannot see how such solution could be applied from the bottom of the propeller. Or am i missing something? In such case propeller would only hold if notches within propeller wouldn't align with cuts on 18590 part. Otherwise the propeller would fall off. So a bit of grey area here, as luck is now involved here." CreationDate="2020-01-02T07:43:16.660" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15464" PostId="13063" Score="2" Text="Actually, ignore my suggestion above. Minifigure hand has a stud itself! This means it can be attached directly to 2 x 4 brick's anti-stud on the bottom." CreationDate="2020-01-02T07:47:02.687" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15465" PostId="11426" Score="1" Text="All motors will be more or less noisy, so OP won't achieve his purpose having a quiet setup anyway. You can probably use Micromotor, but it will under-perform, so won't fit OP's needs. Do we need a list of most quiet motors or a solution that operates quietly? This question needs clarification." CreationDate="2020-01-02T07:58:56.767" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15468" PostId="13075" Score="0" Text="Would you consider service who can produce custom stickers? It meets all of the criteria, but is a sticker." CreationDate="2020-01-02T12:17:22.113" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15469" PostId="13073" Score="3" Text="Today I learned the word &quot;chanfron&quot; (armor for a horse's face)." CreationDate="2020-01-02T13:01:48.337" UserId="3687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15470" PostId="13068" Score="3" Text="Is &quot;Use a dremel&quot; an acceptable answer? :)" CreationDate="2020-01-02T15:12:04.403" UserId="1217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15471" PostId="11426" Score="0" Text="@Alex a list of most quiet motors." CreationDate="2020-01-02T16:57:04.450" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15472" PostId="13068" Score="1" Text="@Pod. Is it ever not an acceptable answer?" CreationDate="2020-01-02T17:46:45.087" UserId="13566" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15474" PostId="13072" Score="0" Text="Sort-of, although after some testing, it's still possible to spin the propeller and detach it... [I found little bit different way to do it in 3 pieces though](https://i.imgur.com/8WLhzRx.jpg). And [a really goofy piece which can do it in 2](https://i.imgur.com/WmRwLfW.jpg) ([this piece](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4318) which has been attached to a Technic pin hole in [Polar Base](https://brickset.com/sets/6575-1/Polar-Base))." CreationDate="2020-01-02T18:22:11.497" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15475" PostId="13083" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2020-01-02T19:21:49.070" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15478" PostId="13077" Score="3" Text="More specifically, outside of My Little Pony, *alicorn* is **the horn** of a unicorn." CreationDate="2020-01-02T21:41:00.593" UserId="9570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15479" PostId="11426" Score="3" Text="Thinking outside the box, maybe your real problem is that the motor is too close to the microphone. Which suggests either getting an external microphone for your phone/camera or putting the motor further away and having it move the dolly e.g. via strings and pulleys. But if what you want is really just a list of motors ranked by sound volume, then I guess that doesn't count as an answer." CreationDate="2020-01-02T22:08:19.047" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15480" PostId="13088" Score="1" Text="Is the NXT not starting up *at all* (no startup sound, no USB, no screen), or just the screen is not turning on? I ask because ageing NXTs have historically had a lot of problems with screens ceasing to display anything, though the rest of the controller's functionality is not impaired." CreationDate="2020-01-02T23:50:18.797" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15481" PostId="13088" Score="5" Text="Never mind, it's fixed. Turns out the battery terminal was not properly fitting the new batteries." CreationDate="2020-01-02T23:56:22.330" UserId="13568" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15482" PostId="13088" Score="0" Text="Excellent! Glad to know you figured it out. Lego no longer offers replacement NXTs so the only other course of action would be a third-party reseller such as Ebay or BrickLink." CreationDate="2020-01-03T00:00:56.310" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15483" PostId="13088" Score="7" Text="@RuhiBatool .. feel free to add the solution as an answer to your own question - maybe others have similar problems..." CreationDate="2020-01-03T00:09:59.840" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15484" PostId="13069" Score="1" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara: Alas, I have to agree. I don't have the parts but I was curious, so I tried measuring the diameters based on the images in [this question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/8352) and [its answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/8353). If I'm not mistaken, the hair accessories in the image (which I assume match the OP's bow) have a pin diameter of ~1.5 mm (I'd guess the holes are probably 1.6 mm) while the screwdriver shaft is ~1.8 mm (and the tip is a little wider yet). [Overlaying the images](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5pilS.jpg) shows the size difference pretty clearly." CreationDate="2020-01-03T01:44:57.410" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15485" PostId="13068" Score="0" Text="I think I just discovered my new favourite SE site :D" CreationDate="2020-01-03T04:13:46.427" UserId="13570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15486" PostId="13089" Score="1" Text="Do you still have the box/manual? There is a full list of the parts on that. e.g. page 111 in this pdf: https://www.lego.com/biassets/bi/6205673.pdf" CreationDate="2020-01-03T09:12:56.660" UserId="1217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15487" PostId="13089" Score="0" Text="Hmm. That part list totals to 525! That's presumably for the bike detailed in the manual. The box will contain the overall list." CreationDate="2020-01-03T09:19:02.987" UserId="1217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15488" PostId="13075" Score="1" Text="@Alex : No, really, no, I'm sorry. I really hate stickers. I don't even use the stickers that come with the set... which is one of several reasons I'm looking for a way to get my own custom tiles printed : that way, I can replace the official stickered tile with an equivalent printed tile." CreationDate="2020-01-03T14:02:33.227" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15490" PostId="13069" Score="2" Text="If the screw driver is too wide, you could always sand/cut it down a little." CreationDate="2020-01-03T17:32:36.167" UserId="13573" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15491" PostId="13077" Score="2" Text="@AustinHemmelgarn Well as long as we're nitpicking ;)... Using &quot;pegasus&quot; to refer to an entire species of flying horses rather than the specific Greek character, &quot;Pegasus&quot;, is a more modern development. The &quot;Narnia&quot; books, for example, call such creatures simply &quot;winged horses&quot;. So, really the more generic term would be &quot;winged unicorn&quot; rather than &quot;pegacorn&quot; (again, depending on source material)." CreationDate="2020-01-03T18:34:03.257" UserId="13574" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15492" PostId="13094" Score="0" Text="Not particularly reassuring. Thanks anyway." CreationDate="2020-01-03T18:51:36.573" UserId="13568" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15493" PostId="8265" Score="3" Text="Don't do this. It's tacky. As a kid I would rather have the real thing and a bit less, than mass quantities of imitation product. In the long-term, if your kids' collection has a bunch of partially compatible pieces mixed in, it doesn't make for a good play experience. If quantity is what you're going for, the Classic 1500 piece set is a good place to start. Best to keep it in the LEGO universe in my opinion." CreationDate="2020-01-03T21:51:00.963" UserId="13578" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15494" PostId="13077" Score="0" Text="A &quot;pegacorn&quot; is a pegasus with a horn. A creature so exceedingly rare it doesn't even exist in mythology. Not to confused with an alicorn, a unicorn with wings." CreationDate="2020-01-03T22:07:00.140" UserId="13579" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15495" PostId="13097" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE." CreationDate="2020-01-04T03:21:24.987" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15496" PostId="13068" Score="3" Text="Uhm, this &quot;horse&quot; has wings, and therefor u are asking &quot;how to glue a horn to a PEGASUS&quot;" CreationDate="2020-01-04T06:38:39.293" UserDisplayName="user13583" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15497" PostId="13107" Score="0" Text="Thank you, I will try that!" CreationDate="2020-01-04T16:50:22.350" UserId="13588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15498" PostId="13107" Score="0" Text="You’re awesome! It worked!! Thanks so much! " CreationDate="2020-01-04T17:10:33.193" UserId="13588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15499" PostId="13107" Score="1" Text="@Livie Happy to help. Please don't forget to mark post as an answer if helped with your your issue." CreationDate="2020-01-04T17:22:29.090" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15500" PostId="9865" Score="0" Text="To me the 32298 &quot;Tyre Power Puller&quot; seems more suitable for an RC car though, with the high width and nice curvature. Should have better offroad capabilities and more grip when doing tight turns, despite the 23798 &quot;Tractor&quot; having a deeper profile." CreationDate="2020-01-04T17:28:51.420" UserId="13589" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15501" PostId="13048" Score="0" Text="But when I click the link, it says the part was part of 38 sets..." CreationDate="2020-01-04T17:56:46.250" UserId="13589" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15502" PostId="13048" Score="0" Text="@ThomasHirsch yes, this pieces has appeared in 38 sets in different colors. If you check the actual set [list](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=10169&amp;in=S) you can see set+color combination for the part." CreationDate="2020-01-04T18:02:04.350" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15503" PostId="13108" Score="1" Text="After trying to [white balance the image a bit](https://i.imgur.com/vo7cKWM.png), I think that piece might actually be dark grey." CreationDate="2020-01-04T18:36:40.723" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15504" PostId="13114" Score="1" Text="I'm glad you reposted the pictures - I thought you wouldn't after deleted your original answer" CreationDate="2020-01-04T21:01:12.783" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15505" PostId="13114" Score="0" Text="@ Scott, Had to step into the editing room;)" CreationDate="2020-01-04T21:03:14.933" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15506" PostId="13114" Score="0" Text="Interestingly these don't use the original pieces, which were all 1x1 bricks" CreationDate="2020-01-04T21:30:15.423" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15507" PostId="13114" Score="0" Text="Hmm.. Not only is the prop stand fan built, but the Ninjago masks too?  Yes, very interesting.  Builder could have been working with whatever pieces that got the job done the fastest.  Very efficient mind that one." CreationDate="2020-01-04T21:43:57.530" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15509" PostId="13107" Score="0" Text="This is my first time using this website, how do I mark it as an answer?" CreationDate="2020-01-05T00:06:25.060" UserId="13588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15510" PostId="12729" Score="0" Text="That Wild West photo is an excellent find - after reading WJW's answer, I was actually contemplating asking a separate question about this, and still am (because I think it is somewhat marginal here, but deserves its own question, which would also make the information easier to find by future visitors). Would you mind posting that image as an answer if I create a separate question and ping you with a link over here?" CreationDate="2020-01-05T00:08:18.900" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15511" PostId="12729" Score="0" Text="@Craig: An interesting detail is that it actually seems to be an amphibious monorail." CreationDate="2020-01-05T00:09:46.510" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15512" PostId="13107" Score="0" Text="@Livie You can accept it by clicking the check mark under the vote buttons on the left of the answer. The process is described in detail here: https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/5235/377708  Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2020-01-05T00:28:14.777" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15514" PostId="13090" Score="0" Text="Thank you.  Point is on second count I did count parts by type,  starting with rare,  then like yellow,  than red etc.  I honestly do not want to recount third  time. Last guess I counted from mine side,  so if inventory should have some part which I didn't have at all,  then I could have missed it." CreationDate="2020-01-05T08:13:55.663" UserId="11993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15517" PostId="13089" Score="1" Text="After receiving answers I decided to put more of my own effort and tried to recompare to bricklink list. On the way I realized I made a mistake,  restarted again,  realized again another mistake and understood at least for now I'm uncapable of fine counting. Thank you all" CreationDate="2020-01-05T09:32:53.900" UserId="11993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15518" PostId="13090" Score="0" Text="I did comparison other way and it matched 100‰. I decided it is worth separate question on skills to check contents,  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/13118/how-to-check-completeness-of-a-bought-set" CreationDate="2020-01-05T12:18:20.207" UserId="11993" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15519" PostId="8200" Score="0" Text="Couldn't you use a [88072 Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Arm Up](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=88072&amp;idColor=11) to connect the thread to the brick? I think [40175-1 Policeman with Cookie and Stinger polybag](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=40175-1) is using that technique." CreationDate="2020-01-06T00:59:57.247" UserId="13403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15520" PostId="13109" Score="0" Text="For some reason, in Europe the box art does not contain the number of pieces. It does on US version of the box... Don't know about other countries." CreationDate="2020-01-06T04:54:39.400" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15521" PostId="13121" Score="0" Text="I'm sorry but I think you should get the standard app working before considering alternatives. Most common reason it's not working is because the motors are not connected correctly to the hub (e.g. wrong port, not connected), in which case the app doesn't recognise the model... also check bluetooth is enabled" CreationDate="2020-01-06T08:40:11.257" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15522" PostId="8200" Score="0" Text="@IvanSanchez: That’s what Lepidolite Mica suggested in the first comment, leaving the question whether it was a legal connection, which the set you reference answers. See my edit. (At least that set is younger than my answer.)" CreationDate="2020-01-06T09:34:52.040" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15523" PostId="13121" Score="0" Text="Thanks Michael. The thing is, BrickController 2 worked right away, so the set must have been correctly wired." CreationDate="2020-01-06T12:36:44.757" UserId="13591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15524" PostId="13121" Score="0" Text="Not necessarily, BrickController 2 will likely not have the requirement that all motors are in the correct ports, it will be able to control any motors attached. The control+ app requires ALL 7 motors connected and in correct ports, one remaining port free." CreationDate="2020-01-06T13:07:55.767" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15525" PostId="13121" Score="2" Text="Mike, the app simply won't connect (android pixel 3). I tried my best not to make my post a rant and a simple ask for recommendations. The recommendation did work and I'm thankful for it. Please don't ask again if the cabling was correct and if batteries were present. :-)" CreationDate="2020-01-06T13:18:15.757" UserId="13591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15526" PostId="13124" Score="5" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  It isn't crazy, but it is very frustrating to be halfway through building something substantial to realize that there's no way to finish it.  Missing pieces from LEGO are rare so folks get used to everything just being there.  In the aftermarket missing pieces are normal so it is a good plan to verify." CreationDate="2020-01-06T13:44:50.463" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15527" PostId="13120" Score="4" Text="offtopic: WOW @ the amount of colors in a black-and-white set..." CreationDate="2020-01-06T13:58:26.910" UserId="5429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15528" PostId="13120" Score="3" Text="@RaidrisupportsMonica, off topic but interesting in it's own right. All colored bricks will be inside the model and not visible from the outside. That is very deliberately done to make the building process easier. I would consider building an entire black and white model from instructions a PITA" CreationDate="2020-01-06T14:08:32.927" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15529" PostId="13125" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2020-01-06T15:36:09.320" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15530" PostId="13117" Score="1" Text="Hi Vicky and welcome to Bricks.SE! The problem as you have described can have lots of causes, however, the ultimate cause must be a blocked axle due to a mistake in an earlier step. If you post some pictures we might be able to help you, or you can try to backtrack the offending wheel to see which axle(s) should move but refuse to. Then you'll surely find the misplaced pieces, or else you can backtrack step by step, checking the pieces added in each step and removing them if they are correct or fixing them if they aren't." CreationDate="2020-01-06T16:38:38.203" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15531" PostId="13126" Score="1" Text="You might want to mention that that part (https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=87559&amp;in=S) only appears in one set with this piece (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=98138&amp;idColor=15#T=C&amp;C=15) on it." CreationDate="2020-01-06T19:52:44.387" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15534" PostId="13126" Score="2" Text="I find it very interesting that LEGO [was so reluctant to add basic green pieces out of fear kids would build tanks with them](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12940/why-was-lego-reluctant-to-use-additional-colours-for-regular-bricks-in-former-ti/12944#12944), yet here they are adding a whole mobile weapons platform." CreationDate="2020-01-07T08:40:51.350" UserId="13380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15536" PostId="13126" Score="2" Text="@MechMK1 Times do change, indeed. LEGO now* embraces the philosophy of teaching the concepts of good, evil and struggle by releasing conflict-based sets with clearly identifiable good and bad sides. Or, if you prefer cynicism, they see that there is market demand for such sets and are willing to compromise somewhat. *_Note: there were such sets even in the '80s, see for example the [1989 Space Police theme](https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Space/subtheme-Space-Police)._" CreationDate="2020-01-07T09:16:23.283" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15538" PostId="13126" Score="1" Text="@zovitssupportsGoFundMonica I personally am not opposed to the idea of teaching such concepts, given how popular [games](https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/) [for](https://clashroyale.com/) [kids](https://supercell.com/en/games/clashofclans/) are all based around cartoonified violence (with a distinct lack of identifiable good and evil) anyways. But the reason why I brought it up was that the lack of a basic color for such a specific reason seemed like it was very important for the company, and it seems weird to just throw that out of the window for profits." CreationDate="2020-01-07T09:25:35.037" UserId="13380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15539" PostId="13109" Score="1" Text="Yes, the default is not to show the number, however in some countries like the U.S., it is mandatory to show how many pieces are included for a disassembled product, so LEGO has to do it to follow the law." CreationDate="2020-01-07T14:30:33.717" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15540" PostId="13120" Score="1" Text="The amount of content this picture brings me is almost disturbing." CreationDate="2020-01-07T16:13:27.457" UserId="6549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15544" PostId="13140" Score="2" Text="Thanks, I have tried searching for &quot;clone&quot;, &quot;imperial&quot; and &quot;republic&quot;, but &quot;stromtrooper&quot; did not occur to me :)" CreationDate="2020-01-08T12:03:16.677" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15547" PostId="13142" Score="0" Text="I also thought that its #45751c01, but the number on brick is 41489" CreationDate="2020-01-08T14:36:15.517" UserId="13617" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15548" PostId="13137" Score="1" Text="Very informative. Are there other official guides like this?" CreationDate="2020-01-08T14:55:31.783" UserId="13620" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15549" PostId="13137" Score="4" Text="There are less such documents than you might think. Lego is rather secretive about there design processes.&#xA;Jamie Berard has commented that he has come to regret disseminating this document and that internally they use an updated document that isn't available in the wild." CreationDate="2020-01-08T15:15:46.437" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15550" PostId="13142" Score="0" Text="The name suggests 45751c01 part have some electronics inside. However, the picture provided by OP doesn't seem to have any internals to produce sound." CreationDate="2020-01-08T15:55:20.110" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15551" PostId="13141" Score="0" Text="Do you happen to know which set this brick was included in?" CreationDate="2020-01-08T15:56:24.153" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15552" PostId="13142" Score="0" Text="I cross referenced &quot;2949-1 - Remote Control Doze&quot; through Bricklink and it switched this block from &quot;41489c01&quot; to &quot;45751c01&quot;.  The Bricklink reference is wrong.  Relinked it to Peeron.com." CreationDate="2020-01-08T16:14:37.190" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15553" PostId="13142" Score="0" Text="Following the recent update of the answer. Good catch with Peeron! However there's still some inconsistency. Peeron states this piece has been available in [2949](http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/2949-1) set, however Bricklink has 45751c01 part in its [inventory](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=2949-1). Who's right then? It is either A). Incorrect inventory on Peeron or Bricklink, or B). This part is missing in BL catalog and needs to be added (and inventory for 2949 set updated, eventually)." CreationDate="2020-01-08T16:18:00.177" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15554" PostId="13142" Score="0" Text="Did a bit of research and it seems like Bricklink inventory is wrong. Bricklink is also missing 41489 part in its catalog. The reason behind such statement is simply instructions for [2949](http://bricks.rupprecht.me/?p=2353) set as well as [3589](https://e054fe06-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/kensphotopage/vintage/DSCF4970.JPG), where both sets should have same piece in their inventory. However you can clearly see 3589 has quite a few pictures explaining the use for intelligent brick, while 2949 has none. 2949 doesn't seem to have any way connecting intelligent brick to function." CreationDate="2020-01-08T16:34:27.500" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15555" PostId="13133" Score="4" Text="Legal in what sense?" CreationDate="2020-01-08T18:20:36.510" UserId="371" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15556" PostId="13141" Score="0" Text="@Alex I got this brick with other parts from [3590](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=44328) set" CreationDate="2020-01-08T18:21:43.980" UserId="13617" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15557" PostId="13142" Score="0" Text="@Alex None of these bricks has electronic parts inside. They differ in the pattern of pins." CreationDate="2020-01-08T18:25:58.293" UserId="13617" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15558" PostId="13133" Score="3" Text="Here's a related question asking about the Technic pin to Travis brick connection used in at least one official set: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9702/technic-pin-travis-brick-legal-connection" CreationDate="2020-01-08T18:35:22.673" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15559" PostId="13133" Score="7" Text="@PeterMortensen There are certain types of connections that Lego set designers are not allowed to make in sets. Either because it stresses the elements or because it becomes to difficult to take the elements appart for a child. These techniques are colloquially called &quot;illegal&quot; Some lego fans choose to adhere to the same rules in their own creations, some do not." CreationDate="2020-01-08T19:21:32.710" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15560" PostId="13137" Score="10" Text="Why the regret, and why wouldn't Lego want people to know what connections add unwanted stress on bricks?" CreationDate="2020-01-08T22:19:04.780" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15561" PostId="2675" Score="0" Text="The countersinking does as said give the likely reason. Interestingly (or not) I noted a picture of a piece of track via LDdaw in another question and you could just about make out the fact the central hole on that generated image was countersunk too." CreationDate="2020-01-08T23:35:24.027" UserId="13602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15562" PostId="11340" Score="0" Text="There was at one point also an interface for the ZX Spectrum too although I realise this is not too relevant to the original question however mentioning it as other 8 bit systems were also noted." CreationDate="2020-01-09T00:19:08.100" UserId="13602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15563" PostId="13140" Score="1" Text="“Stromtrooper” would not have given you any results either *wink*" CreationDate="2020-01-09T01:30:11.330" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15564" PostId="11340" Score="1" Text="There was an interface for the Sinclair ZX it just wasn't made by the Lego Group. It was made by Datel Electronics Ltd (UK) in 1984 called the [Datel Robotek](http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000097). A companion book [&quot;Make And Program Your Own Robots&quot; by William Clark, Lionel Bender](http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000479) was also published." CreationDate="2020-01-09T01:48:27.677" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15565" PostId="13146" Score="2" Text="Your URL points to TLG color palette available in 2016. However, some colors have been discontinued and some new ones were introduced since then. Bricklink recognise more than [100](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp?utm_content=subnav)" CreationDate="2020-01-09T06:33:51.010" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15566" PostId="13140" Score="0" Text="That's strange, I see that [it would have](https://brickset.com/minifigs?query=Stormtrooper)." CreationDate="2020-01-09T07:24:00.207" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15567" PostId="11340" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the correction. I see you are completely correct now." CreationDate="2020-01-09T07:36:11.247" UserId="13602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15568" PostId="13140" Score="2" Text="@zovitssupportsGoFundMonica look carefully at the spelling [stromtrooper](https://brickset.com/minifigs?query=Stromtrooper) has no results" CreationDate="2020-01-09T08:29:25.517" UserId="13635" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15569" PostId="13137" Score="7" Text="Perhaps &quot;regret&quot; was a too strong choice of words. He implied something like that jokingly during a presentation I saw.&#xA;The document itself generated a lot of discussion over the years. People started to take it very seriously, meticulously going over any lego instructions to search for instances where Lego &#xA;might have broken there own rules (there are many to be found). Also, many lego builders didn't took too kindly to techniques in their creations being called &quot;illegal&quot;." CreationDate="2020-01-09T09:28:06.780" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15571" PostId="13140" Score="0" Text="@KaranShishoo Oh, thanks, I see now :)" CreationDate="2020-01-09T09:44:52.920" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15572" PostId="13137" Score="3" Text="I believe the lego group is hesitant to put out any official document on this because: - the aforementioned discussion it prevokes. - they being tied down by their own &quot;rules&quot;. - as new connections are being invented all the time it is very hard to have a comprehensive document listing all things illegal/legal - possibility of leaking trade secrets which clone brands will take advantage off.." CreationDate="2020-01-09T09:56:58.890" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15573" PostId="13146" Score="0" Text="@Alex Ooh, you are right. I had forgotten about the glitter and metallic and orher effects bricks, as well as historically the color palette changing. Thank you for bringing this up: I will amend my question." CreationDate="2020-01-09T10:16:01.613" UserId="8229" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15574" PostId="13147" Score="2" Text="Awesome list. That's an interesting point about the separator. I think the separator would count, as it is identifiably colored like a brick -- unlike minifigs whose colors aren't documented, I think." CreationDate="2020-01-09T10:23:27.980" UserId="8229" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15575" PostId="13138" Score="1" Text="The torso of the Anakin figure doesn't have the black hand of Luke though, so presumably the hand has been switched out too" CreationDate="2020-01-09T18:15:28.670" UserId="13618" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15577" PostId="13146" Score="0" Text="A/some trivial data points to your list can be found by counting the number of colours in the set(s) containing the most pieces overall. No matter how many pieces are in the MF, that  set must take the price for that number of colors." CreationDate="2020-01-10T07:00:09.960" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15578" PostId="144" Score="1" Text="This app was removed from the Play Store some years ago." CreationDate="2020-01-10T09:58:24.417" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15579" PostId="13132" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your looking into it, dear @Alex. Actually I've seen that video before, and if you'll notice - the most important part is missing there. Not during the video, nor in 7:48 picture - the actual pare that is connected to the SG90 moving part - is missing. You can see (in the porccess) that there is a combination of some screws and a Technic brick, but I can't identify the parts, nor the way to connect them. Thanks again!" CreationDate="2020-01-10T13:14:04.730" UserId="13562" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15580" PostId="13132" Score="1" Text="Are you missing the white non-LEGO piece that is attached to 5L Technic beam/liftarm on bottom center at 5:16 of the same video?" CreationDate="2020-01-10T16:11:13.663" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15582" PostId="13152" Score="1" Text="Hi Mariana! Could you please upload a larger picture? This one is 92x92 pixels and thus kind of hard to see." CreationDate="2020-01-11T17:42:07.217" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15583" PostId="13152" Score="0" Text="I googled a similiar image. The smallest one is the right color, but the one with the red sails is a little better resolution." CreationDate="2020-01-11T18:01:56.160" UserId="13656" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15584" PostId="13152" Score="1" Text="You mean, you didn't take this picture yourself, just found it on the web? Was there any identifying information (i.e. set number, name, year, etc.) with the image?" CreationDate="2020-01-11T18:20:58.870" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15585" PostId="13153" Score="0" Text="That's it! the 9895 Man-O-War. Thank you ! now I just have to find the instructions" CreationDate="2020-01-11T18:23:23.403" UserId="13656" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15587" PostId="13152" Score="1" Text="https://support.megabrands.com/media/playbooks/9895.pdf thank you all for helping so fast!" CreationDate="2020-01-11T18:26:05.330" UserId="13656" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15588" PostId="13152" Score="0" Text="This picture looks like one from an ebay listing which means it's copyrighted...." CreationDate="2020-01-12T05:44:10.117" UserId="10450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15589" PostId="7802" Score="0" Text="There might be a https://brickset.com/sets/6634-1/Stock-Car in front of that police station (first photo), albeit with different (red) wheels." CreationDate="2020-01-12T23:47:52.713" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15590" PostId="7802" Score="0" Text="@O.R.Mapper That's certainly possible." CreationDate="2020-01-13T00:36:58.863" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15591" PostId="13158" Score="1" Text="The one in the OPs picture looks more like &quot;Brick, Modified 2 x 4 -1 x4 with 2 Recessed Studs and **Thin** Side arches&quot;..." CreationDate="2020-01-13T12:19:20.827" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15592" PostId="13153" Score="0" Text="@MarianaArteaga Rin Rio-Oki has updated this answer with a link to the instructions on MegaBlok's site." CreationDate="2020-01-13T12:30:11.653" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15593" PostId="13158" Score="0" Text="It is indeed hard to find, as the various databases can't agree on its size :) Brickset lists it as [BRICK 1X4X1 2/3 W. V. KNOBS&#xA;etc.](https://brickset.com/parts/design-52038), while on Bricklink the size is 2x4." CreationDate="2020-01-13T13:55:21.257" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15594" PostId="13160" Score="0" Text="Good point - I neglected to mention that I don't have LDD installed at the moment, and yes, it's also likely needing to be switched into &quot;Extended Mode&quot;." CreationDate="2020-01-13T17:07:56.630" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15595" PostId="13162" Score="2" Text="Nice! Curious that it's not listed in the catalogue." CreationDate="2020-01-13T21:27:07.450" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15596" PostId="13160" Score="1" Text="Possibly related, the last LDD update is missing a lot of pieces: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12715/ev3-specific-bricks-missing-from-lego-digital-designer-4-3-11-win" CreationDate="2020-01-13T21:36:36.117" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15597" PostId="13162" Score="1" Text="@O.R.Mapper I suspect set might be LEGO store exclusive." CreationDate="2020-01-13T21:56:21.173" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15598" PostId="13160" Score="0" Text="Nope Zhaph, for this instance Extended Mode's omission of pieces has nothing to do with the program update omissions as Mr. O'mara has provided a link to.  Extended Mode offers no color restrictions to pieces, thus will show a piece's design only once, while Normal Mode will show a piece's design in all known colors that the piece has been sighted in the real world. Imagine a 1x1 brick. Extended will show it only once, while Normal will show it some 14 different times is every color it has known to appear in." CreationDate="2020-01-14T02:53:45.753" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15599" PostId="13160" Score="0" Text="I've rolled back your edit of my answer, because it has changed the intended meaning/point that I've made.  As Alex has further pointed out the latest version 4.3.12 is garbage.  I myself have uninstalled it and gone back to using the 4.3.11. Again, It could still be nothing, but we're basically waiting on the OP to test for piece inclusion, and tell us what release he's using.  With all LDD questions that should be the first thing we need.  Please state your program version, kind Sir/Madame." CreationDate="2020-01-14T03:08:43.463" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15600" PostId="13160" Score="0" Text="Good point about the version/modes as I don't have LDD installed any more I can't really comment either way. Probably better to add a comment asking for the version on the question, rather than deep down here ;)" CreationDate="2020-01-14T12:29:39.657" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15601" PostId="13138" Score="1" Text="WoW thank you for all this info!" CreationDate="2020-01-14T13:20:18.963" UserId="8450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15602" PostId="13165" Score="2" Text="Why &quot;thicc&quot; instead of &quot;thick&quot;, which is used to describe the part? There are no parts named &quot;[thicc](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=thicc)&quot; on Bricklink. I find quoting incorrect naming isn't the best idea." CreationDate="2020-01-14T13:23:52.537" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15603" PostId="13138" Score="1" Text="@Gawey You're welcome!" CreationDate="2020-01-14T13:25:52.130" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15604" PostId="13170" Score="10" Text="Stuff of nightmares what you describe in that last sentence." CreationDate="2020-01-14T14:06:18.597" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15605" PostId="13167" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2020-01-14T14:36:36.170" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15606" PostId="9812" Score="0" Text="I know this is quite old question, but... LDraw is not an application, but rather a digital standard for LEGO parts used by created by community. It might help to get you an answer if you specify application you are using to import your *.obj file." CreationDate="2020-01-14T14:45:32.207" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15607" PostId="12885" Score="0" Text="thanks for the feedback!" CreationDate="2020-01-14T18:50:42.763" UserId="13352" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15608" PostId="13157" Score="0" Text="Hi Mark, which version of LDD are you using? There are [apparently some issues](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/12716/5853) with missing elements in the most recent version." CreationDate="2020-01-14T19:47:54.877" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15609" PostId="13107" Score="0" Text="Hi! Another question— same LEGO. 42082. Putting the feet on now... are they supposed to click in somehow? Also, my feet don’t seem to touch the ground...I’m worried I messed up somewhere a looong time ago.... !!??" CreationDate="2020-01-15T04:57:09.283" UserId="13588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15610" PostId="13170" Score="0" Text="Shippers do have packaging standards as to what they will accept as a &quot;box&quot;, and it normally has to be a certain grade/thickness of corrugated cardboard.  Lego boxes are not designed to be self-shipping, and wouldn't meet the requirements.  So, you could at least feel better knowing that the shipper _shouldn't_ accept that arrangement, but I'm not saying it hasn't happened." CreationDate="2020-01-15T17:50:58.710" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15611" PostId="13167" Score="9" Text="I would actually be leery of a Lego box that _was_ wrapped in plastic." CreationDate="2020-01-15T17:53:06.420" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15612" PostId="13165" Score="2" Text="Thicc is a meme that the youngin's are doing these days." CreationDate="2020-01-15T17:56:30.200" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15613" PostId="13170" Score="0" Text="I wish I had received mine with padding around the set! I got one from Lego.com.au and they just put it in a cardboard box larger than the set. I imagine it would have slipped and slid around during transit. There is the slightest bit of damage in the top left hand corner. Barely noticeable but I would expect better packaging from LEGO. Am I being pedantic as a new collector or should I ask for a replacement set, packaged securely?" CreationDate="2020-01-16T01:09:22.300" UserId="13670" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15615" PostId="13170" Score="6" Text="@CarlyMorgendorffer I have never seen or heard anyone complaining about such minor scuffs on a box. IMO, LEGO is about building and playing with bricks, not about collecting boxes, but each to their own, I guess :)" CreationDate="2020-01-16T08:46:53.407" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15617" PostId="13170" Score="0" Text="@JPhi1618 My understanding is that while shippers do have packaging standards they don't really enforce them at the time of shipment (of course they may well use them as a reason to refuse damage claims)." CreationDate="2020-01-16T14:02:29.003" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15618" PostId="13169" Score="1" Text="What is grading? I don't know how I could google that." CreationDate="2020-01-16T22:16:09.633" UserId="13570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15619" PostId="13169" Score="1" Text="@Clonkex : see here: https://blog.hobbydb.com/2018/04/12/making-the-grade-the-ins-and-outs-of-collectibles-grading-services/" CreationDate="2020-01-17T00:20:28.767" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15620" PostId="13169" Score="0" Text="Oh right, so it's literally just grading as in assigning a grade. I assumed it might have some more exotic meaning in this context :P" CreationDate="2020-01-17T04:44:20.080" UserId="13570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15621" PostId="13170" Score="1" Text="Had it happen twice. Once from a major online retailer, once from a bricklink seller who shipped my order in an unrelated lego box. What worries me the most about such shipping is the indiscretion. Everyone by now knows lego is valuable, don't want it advertised that the shipment contains lego. Also, I have it delivered at my work adres, my colleagues and superiors don't need to know how much I spend on lego." CreationDate="2020-01-17T08:36:56.363" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15622" PostId="13177" Score="0" Text="That will have to do as I should have specified in my question that I was only looking for an approximate value." CreationDate="2020-01-17T22:25:38.580" UserId="7638" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15623" PostId="13177" Score="1" Text="Keep in mind that the Bricklink catalog mostly lists sets that real people really have. Some of them may be sets the Lego never &quot;shipped&quot; and there may be other sets that Lego shipped but no living person has." CreationDate="2020-01-18T01:38:05.683" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15624" PostId="13176" Score="3" Text="A follow up question could be: Who has collected and BUILT the largest number of different Lego brand sets?" CreationDate="2020-01-18T01:41:56.463" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15625" PostId="13177" Score="0" Text="@Dan1138 Isn't that the whole point of having a catalog with ALL sets, even if the set is extremely hard to get hold of?" CreationDate="2020-01-18T07:16:07.440" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15626" PostId="13176" Score="0" Text="@Dan1138, you should probably start a new question rather than commenting" CreationDate="2020-01-18T09:18:27.610" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15627" PostId="11553" Score="0" Text="This seems to be part of the sets [10874](https://www.lego.com/product/steam-train-10874) and [10875](https://www.lego.com/product/cargo-train-10875). 28743 is apparently not available as [replacement part](https://www.lego.com/service/replacementparts/sale). FCC info is available at https://fccid.io/NPI28743. [PCB photo](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/837/42475653054_0f17be398c_z.jpg) ([source](https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/162288-powered-up-a-tear-down/&amp;page=4&amp;tab=comments#comment-2989750)). MCU from that photo: https://www.ti.com/product/CC2640" CreationDate="2020-01-19T15:31:46.577" UserId="13699" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15628" PostId="13178" Score="0" Text="Thanks for sharing, and welcome to Bricks.SE! That's a lot of useful information!" CreationDate="2020-01-19T19:57:33.423" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15629" PostId="6972" Score="1" Text="There is no lego markings" CreationDate="2020-01-19T22:08:40.297" UserId="6406" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15630" PostId="11553" Score="0" Text="[&quot;Push &amp; Go&quot; Patent](https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=WO&amp;NR=2018078151A1&amp;KC=A1&amp;FT=D&amp;ND=3&amp;date=20180503&amp;DB=EPODOC&amp;locale=en_EP#) ([source](https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/162288-powered-up-a-tear-down/&amp;do=findComment&amp;comment=3072070)). What was the cause of your problems and [how] were you able to repair the unit?" CreationDate="2020-01-20T11:44:24.253" UserId="13699" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15631" PostId="11553" Score="2" Text="@handle it was indeed cat hair. After removing it, the unit started to work properly" CreationDate="2020-01-20T17:09:26.093" UserId="11478" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15632" PostId="13180" Score="1" Text="Thanks for your answer. Yes, raising that bottom stud by half a plate would make a slightly flattened circle. But my exact question is what you leave open at the end of your answer: why is this piece designed the way it is, and is there a piece that completes the circle ( or at least fit smoothly with the arch)? Why didn’t TLG make it the exact inverse of the usual arch?" CreationDate="2020-01-21T11:38:49.057" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15633" PostId="13180" Score="5" Text="Probably stability and flexibility - [Not](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?S=8652-1) [every](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?S=31011-1) [set](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?S=70828-1) that uses this element wants to create a full circle, and having a stud at the bottom allows them to secure the two together with a tile or plate, rather than butting up against each other." CreationDate="2020-01-21T13:38:58.260" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15634" PostId="13182" Score="1" Text="Could you post a bigger picture?" CreationDate="2020-01-21T16:10:49.193" UserId="5429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15635" PostId="13183" Score="0" Text="Thanks for sharing, and welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2020-01-21T17:04:29.710" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15637" PostId="298" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc's answer points to [Robert Munafo's measurements showing an actual stud pitch of 7.985 mm](https://www.lugnet.com/~330/FAQ/Build/dimensions) or 0.015 mm (0.0006 in.)." CreationDate="2020-01-21T23:16:23.783" UserId="13710" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15639" PostId="13187" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer! I like how you showed how to make a perfect circle using only the non-inverted part. I doubt Customer Service agents at LEGO will have a (canned) answer for this question but it might be something the folks at [The New Elementary](http://newelementary.com) would want to take a look at." CreationDate="2020-01-22T10:58:20.277" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15640" PostId="13184" Score="1" Text="Based on the wings, the magnet on the tail and the legs it must be 6907 indeed." CreationDate="2020-01-22T11:16:41.997" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15641" PostId="13184" Score="0" Text="Yes, the 6969 has larger legs and only two" CreationDate="2020-01-22T11:34:09.450" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15642" PostId="6587" Score="0" Text="The imgur link is now also dead, can you upload them again?" CreationDate="2020-01-22T13:01:50.337" UserId="10486" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15643" PostId="6587" Score="0" Text="@Ralph Strange, I'm still seeing all of the pictures by clicking on the link." CreationDate="2020-01-22T13:27:54.433" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15644" PostId="1532" Score="0" Text="_&quot;build a better remote using the IR Speed Remote Control&quot;_ Anyone considering this should be aware that the Speed Remote Control has no concepts of absolute values, it just detects rotation &quot;clicks&quot; of each control nub and sends &quot;+1&quot; or &quot;-1&quot; signals for the appropriate channels. These then get interpreted by the PF receiver as adjustments to the current output, from -8 to +8. The problem is, there is no mechanism to ensure that any and all signal sent gets received, and lost signals will result in the controller and receiver in desynchronised states (for example remote in 0, but model in -3)." CreationDate="2020-01-22T13:35:02.563" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15645" PostId="13184" Score="1" Text="Michael, I believe you are correct...I think it is the set # 6969....I will check more thoroughly tonight. Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. It is greatly appreciated!" CreationDate="2020-01-21T18:24:41.570" UserId="13708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15646" PostId="6587" Score="0" Text="My mistake, works in Chrome, not in my Firefox, must be something my end, proxy maybe" CreationDate="2020-01-22T15:52:49.327" UserId="10486" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15647" PostId="6587" Score="0" Text="@Ralph No problem, glad that got sorted out :)" CreationDate="2020-01-22T15:53:37.743" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15648" PostId="13180" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph, to me your comment seems the only logical answer to this question. I think you should consider expanding your comment to an answer." CreationDate="2020-01-23T11:09:41.627" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15649" PostId="13180" Score="1" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve done." CreationDate="2020-01-23T13:27:31.370" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15650" PostId="13173" Score="0" Text="I absolutely love this question and answer. Wish I had more upvotes to give" CreationDate="2020-01-23T16:24:40.620" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15651" PostId="8020" Score="0" Text="link looks broken..." CreationDate="2020-01-23T17:13:40.187" UserId="2468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15652" PostId="13190" Score="0" Text="Just took out my model and I would not describe the chain as super smooth but certainly also not as you are describing it. Audibly, the fake engine and gears makes much more noise than the chain. On the other hand, can't really think what you might possibly have done wrong if you counted the links and aligned the chain properly..." CreationDate="2020-01-23T22:09:58.467" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15654" PostId="10480" Score="0" Text="I can second LegoSonicBoy's comment. When I was a seller I wanted to remove the individual parts and add the set as an item. This can be done by parting out a negative set. Items can't have a quantity less than zero, so don't worry if you don't have all the parts in the inventory. I'd also suggest for LegoSonicBoy to post an answer :)" CreationDate="2020-01-23T23:34:58.990" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15655" PostId="13188" Score="2" Text="Excellent answer. This makes a lot of sense." CreationDate="2020-01-24T00:13:53.507" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15657" PostId="13196" Score="2" Text="I suppose that I indeed misread the OPs question. Still I think it's perfectly possible that someone unfamiliar with Technic lego wants to know more about the cilinders in this set, so I'm leaving my answer as is." CreationDate="2020-01-24T13:49:06.007" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15658" PostId="13196" Score="9" Text="Indeed, the [description of the set on LEGO.com](https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/lion-dance-80104) calls this out: &quot;Accessory elements such [...] a rocket firework inspire unlimited play&quot;." CreationDate="2020-01-24T15:48:45.567" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15659" PostId="2686" Score="3" Text="It's for actively playing with the set, after it's built. It works best if you know how to make that particular board-on-snow scraping/swooshing sound." CreationDate="2020-01-24T18:34:30.453" UserId="8147" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15660" PostId="13162" Score="2" Text="@Alex it’s in stores here in NZ." CreationDate="2020-01-25T06:28:31.800" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15661" PostId="13201" Score="0" Text="The image at Brinklink uses a number of pieces found in neither the parts list nor the alternate parts list you mention." CreationDate="2020-01-26T11:35:10.333" UserId="12036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15662" PostId="13201" Score="0" Text="@ikegami Could you give an example? I'd love to submit a request to fix an issue on BL in case there is one." CreationDate="2020-01-26T18:18:29.283" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15663" PostId="13201" Score="0" Text="The &quot;Dark Bluish Plate 2 x 4&quot;, the &quot;Dark Red Tile 2 x 2 with(?) Groove&quot;, and the V-shaped red piece underneath." CreationDate="2020-01-26T18:23:25.857" UserId="12036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15664" PostId="13201" Score="0" Text="@ikegami Nice, good catch!" CreationDate="2020-01-26T18:28:18.957" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15665" PostId="13201" Score="0" Text="Now with links :) [Dark Bluish Grey Plate 2 x 4](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3020#T=S&amp;C=85&amp;O={%22color%22:85,%22iconly%22:0}), [Dark Red Tile 2 x 2 with Groove](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3068b#T=S&amp;C=59&amp;O={%22color%22:59,%22iconly%22:0}), [Dark Red Wedge, Plate 4 x 4](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=43719#T=S&amp;C=59&amp;O={%22color%22:59,%22iconly%22:0}) See the other answer for a side-by-side comparison of the BL pic and what it should look like" CreationDate="2020-01-26T18:32:12.163" UserId="12036" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15666" PostId="13179" Score="0" Text="A Technic half-brick-thin piece such as piece no. 6632 would fit the arch if the slope really is 1/2 a brick higher than the stud." CreationDate="2020-01-26T22:00:51.393" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15667" PostId="13204" Score="0" Text="Hi Alex and welcome to Bricks.SE! I don't know of any UCS SW sets called Air-speeder, did you perhaps mean the [Snowspeeder](https://brickset.com/sets/75144-1/Snowspeeder)?" CreationDate="2020-01-27T09:22:59.790" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15668" PostId="13206" Score="1" Text="I think there is similar interest on EBay for these sets compared to BL. Many collectors use both venues to buy sets. EBay has a much larger audience than BL. That said, paypal and EBay together take ~20% of your proceeds as fees, whereas BL takes significantly less (~5%), so that larger audience comes at a price." CreationDate="2020-01-27T11:46:09.547" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15669" PostId="13202" Score="5" Text="Our friends over on Photography have a [couple of good suggestions](https://photo.stackexchange.com/a/14350/1014), including a spray-on option if you don't want to shell out for new glass." CreationDate="2020-01-27T11:47:58.257" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15670" PostId="13206" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. Thanks for the opinion and the numbers on the fees! In my experience Ebay tends to attract sellery and buyers with less interest and knowledge, but I do admit that there are certainly many serious collectors looking for bargain sales there as well." CreationDate="2020-01-27T12:04:06.580" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15671" PostId="13204" Score="1" Text="Does this answer your question? [Selling complete sets, Assembled or Disassembled?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/11559/selling-complete-sets-assembled-or-disassembled)" CreationDate="2020-01-27T13:20:08.797" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15672" PostId="13196" Score="0" Text="Apparently they're called [skyrockets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyrocket)." CreationDate="2020-01-27T14:59:32.147" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15673" PostId="13199" Score="0" Text="The images on Brickowl and [Bricklink](https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/SN/0/6205-1.png) both seem to be from the same source. The image does not seem to be build according to the instructions available from the Lego web site for set 6205." CreationDate="2020-01-28T02:32:41.163" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15674" PostId="13195" Score="1" Text="Thanks! Great description of the parts, but I'll have to accept Henrik's answer as I asked what they represented." CreationDate="2020-01-28T05:39:04.187" UserId="2462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15675" PostId="13195" Score="0" Text="yes, i understand" CreationDate="2020-01-28T06:49:33.910" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15677" PostId="13050" Score="1" Text="Brilliant answer" CreationDate="2020-01-28T17:57:38.123" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15678" PostId="8511" Score="0" Text="I am designing a new part to give to the Lego group to resolve this issue by making a new spacer that can compensate the 0.02 mm space although the recent set 76144 uses and illegal technique on the helicopter's brackets to hold extra studs but i'm bringing this up as an example. my idea is an inverted part that is 0.02 mm smaller than a regular brick with 2 inverted studs on it to allow to builder to make sturdier builds upside down" CreationDate="2020-01-28T16:38:19.743" UserId="13741" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15679" PostId="13193" Score="1" Text="It is wonderful to see duct tape and a metal ruler being useful for LEGO's." CreationDate="2020-01-28T20:05:53.510" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15680" PostId="13208" Score="1" Text="If I understand correctly, you can already tap once. What is preventing you from repeating the same movement in order to tap twice?" CreationDate="2020-01-29T08:35:06.753" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15681" PostId="13212" Score="0" Text="Can the axle be modified by adding additional parts? If you control both sides of the interface, the addition of other parts (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3941#T=C and another one I can't find right now)  could result in a compact joint that can transmit reasonable torques but still can be pulled apart without any resistance." CreationDate="2020-01-29T13:00:38.463" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15682" PostId="7458" Score="0" Text="As of March 2019, the Google Lego Chrome site has been closed." CreationDate="2020-01-29T22:34:03.970" UserId="4151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15683" PostId="13215" Score="2" Text="Why the ban on 32449 (thin liftarm length 4) ?" CreationDate="2020-01-30T06:43:01.460" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15684" PostId="13212" Score="0" Text="The other piece is the [palm tree top](https://brickset.com/parts/design-2566), which can be inserted into the 2x2 round brick and will turn with it thanks to the grooves around its central &quot;trunk&quot; holding against the studs on the 2x2. By building two of this assembly and putting it on the ends of axles, the four &quot;fingers&quot; on the &quot;palm tree top&quot; pieces can be meshed with each other to transmit rotation, but they don't have any friction lengthwise." CreationDate="2020-01-30T09:21:46.213" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15686" PostId="13216" Score="2" Text="I have my doubts about a couple of these designs. When under pressure, the valve switch takes quite a bit of force to turn. I think a couple of these designs don't have sufficient gearing down to work unless there's no significant pressure yet." CreationDate="2020-01-30T14:12:35.423" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15687" PostId="13216" Score="1" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve I haven't tried any of them personally (except for the 8868), but provided links to their respective websites and forum threads, where comments might be left to indicate such problems and their solutions." CreationDate="2020-01-30T14:14:56.947" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15688" PostId="13215" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve Because I do not have it and don't want to wait for one to be shipped." CreationDate="2020-01-30T15:19:25.657" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15689" PostId="13215" Score="2" Text="I just think that your question would be more relevant to others without this restriction, see point 4 of https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask. Also, even if a presented design contained the forbidden element, you surely can replace it with an alternative element ?" CreationDate="2020-01-30T15:58:24.240" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15690" PostId="13218" Score="3" Text="It's a tree top? I always thought it was the handle of a torch of sorts." CreationDate="2020-01-30T17:18:56.077" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15691" PostId="13218" Score="5" Text="@Mast It's been used as a torch in medieval sets (usually mounted to a wall, with a flame piece in the centre) but its first appearance (in [this set](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?S=6270-1), I think) was as a linkage to attach the four leaves of a palm tree to its flexible trunk." CreationDate="2020-01-30T17:26:13.867" UserId="8352" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15692" PostId="13218" Score="8" Text="This part is incredibly versatile. While it has limited utility as a decoration by itself, it can make all sorts of weird connections possible." CreationDate="2020-01-30T17:42:51.290" UserId="10196" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15693" PostId="13220" Score="3" Text="Thanks for sharing, and welcome to Bricks!" CreationDate="2020-01-30T18:03:52.843" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15694" PostId="13212" Score="0" Text="Additional parts can be used, but the size constraints limit what could be used.  The 2566 palm tree top is an interesting idea but would be prone to slip under load, because there is only the 3.2mm shaft connection.  Looks like there would be some backlash too." CreationDate="2020-01-30T23:40:06.433" UserId="13742" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15696" PostId="13212" Score="0" Text="There is indeed some backlash (I'd say about 15°), but the inclusion of a 2x2 round brick eliminates the slippage problem via the four studs." CreationDate="2020-01-31T06:41:35.057" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15697" PostId="13217" Score="1" Text="Ive always used it as a torch piece." CreationDate="2020-01-31T01:46:44.027" UserId="13756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15698" PostId="13218" Score="11" Text="@Mast The beauty of LEGO is that this part is equally a torch, a tree top, a rocket, a four pronged barbecue skewer, a cage for a tiny animal, a miniature Eiffel Tower, a drill attachment, and countless other things, limited only by the imagination :)" CreationDate="2020-01-31T16:50:43.443" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15699" PostId="13207" Score="0" Text="Are you related to user &quot;slow 2.0&quot; mentioned in the other answer?" CreationDate="2020-02-01T05:14:28.667" UserId="8229" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15700" PostId="13046" Score="0" Text="sorry everyone, I've not had time to devote to this lately, work has been crazy and I am not that familiar with the Digital designer yet, so it takes me a while to create something intelligible that I can then screenshot. I will be back latest by this afternoon with a new, more detailed image." CreationDate="2020-02-01T07:52:57.293" UserId="13339" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15702" PostId="13223" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the info.  I'll see how far I get tracing the surface mount components." CreationDate="2020-02-01T20:28:03.063" UserId="13752" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15703" PostId="13218" Score="2" Text="It was used as a table-stand (upside down) in the Assembly Square set :)" CreationDate="2020-02-02T14:50:52.367" UserId="9871" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15704" PostId="13226" Score="0" Text="I'd like to note that this may only work for some bricks as there are cases where bricks without extra layer (like paper you mentioned) already tend to crack, thus loosing a clutch power." CreationDate="2020-02-03T08:04:58.800" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15706" PostId="13230" Score="0" Text="@Deatroyer You're welcome! Feel free to read the [tour] and the [help] pages, and don't forget to click the checkmark icon to show that the answer has helped to solve your issue." CreationDate="2020-02-03T12:57:47.513" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15707" PostId="13230" Score="0" Text="Thank you but I'm sorry I've didn't sad it correctly it works once but when it goes forward it just ruins the wheel and then! It is not working" CreationDate="2020-02-03T13:40:31.253" UserId="13769" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15708" PostId="13229" Score="0" Text="Thank you but I'm sorry I've didn't sad it correctly. It works once but when it goes forward it just ruins the wheel and then. It is not working." CreationDate="2020-02-03T13:45:04.943" UserId="13769" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15709" PostId="13229" Score="0" Text="What do you mean by &quot;ruins the wheel&quot; and &quot;It is not working&quot;? Could you please post images, videos or detailed descriptions of the encountered situation?" CreationDate="2020-02-03T13:48:59.773" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15710" PostId="13229" Score="0" Text="I've „meant ruins the position of the wheel and it's tilt&quot; so it can't turn." CreationDate="2020-02-03T15:35:40.450" UserId="13769" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15711" PostId="13229" Score="0" Text="I have updated my answer below, check if any of that helps." CreationDate="2020-02-03T16:03:01.423" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15712" PostId="13216" Score="2" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve The first Sariel autovalve is not super reliable - in my experience, the small liftarms can get stuck in certain positions. The servo valves definitely have more than enough torque. The micromotor valve is definitely questionable, not to mention that it requires a sensor and probably takes 5-10 seconds to flip state. Pneumatic autovalves are pretty common in air-powered creations." CreationDate="2020-02-03T20:37:42.860" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15713" PostId="13223" Score="1" Text="I found what I wanted at 'https://pypi.org/project/bricknil/'.  This gives me the capability to do what I want.  Thanks" CreationDate="2020-02-03T20:44:21.100" UserId="13752" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15715" PostId="13223" Score="0" Text="@F Gruhl, That's a great find! Good job" CreationDate="2020-02-03T23:52:57.857" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15716" PostId="13220" Score="0" Text="@zovits thanks for adding the pic" CreationDate="2020-02-04T10:37:44.767" UserId="13748" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15717" PostId="8572" Score="0" Text="Can we not just get the teacher edition for Mac OS. I though this was supposed to be simple for kids. Downloading plugins is no simple. Where can I find the teacher edition for Mac OS?" CreationDate="2020-02-05T07:14:57.520" UserId="13780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15718" PostId="13231" Score="0" Text="There was an announcement on the new version that was [covered in this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/11417/56)" CreationDate="2020-02-05T12:37:11.403" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15719" PostId="13233" Score="1" Text="The material is clearly named in the article. Thank you!" CreationDate="2020-02-05T12:47:56.150" UserId="10065" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15720" PostId="13236" Score="1" Text="Are you looking for an universal answer that can be applied to any LEGO set, or would you accept answers that would only work for some particular subset of all released sets?" CreationDate="2020-02-05T13:27:02.567" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15721" PostId="13236" Score="0" Text="@Zovits, I'll expand the question to make clear that I consider any information useful." CreationDate="2020-02-05T13:28:20.193" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15722" PostId="13237" Score="2" Text="And of course exactly the set and designer I was looking for ;)" CreationDate="2020-02-05T13:55:34.350" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15723" PostId="8572" Score="0" Text="Since November 2019, LEGO has a new scratch-based programming software for macOS. It includes the Ultrasonic and Gryo sensors in all versions (home and edu)." CreationDate="2020-02-05T16:38:47.037" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15724" PostId="13234" Score="1" Text="I could kiss you right now. That last link got exactly what I needed. Strangely I did see that yesterday but the file name of the package was the same as the Home version and I assumed it was what I had already tried." CreationDate="2020-02-05T19:05:11.170" UserId="13780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15725" PostId="13205" Score="1" Text="The Education version is available at https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/retiredproducts/mindstorms-ev3-lab/software" CreationDate="2020-02-06T15:01:20.423" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15726" PostId="13234" Score="1" Text="eight nine year old first time roboteers were very happy yesterday, that they could program their creations because of that link. Many thanks again." CreationDate="2020-02-06T15:29:43.737" UserId="13780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15727" PostId="13240" Score="5" Text="The middle decal seems to be backward between this and the OP's piece..." CreationDate="2020-02-06T17:27:13.577" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15728" PostId="13208" Score="6" Text="Please [don 't upload code as a picture](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/285551/why-not-upload-images-of-code-on-so-when-asking-a-question/285557)." CreationDate="2020-02-06T18:21:28.563" UserId="11167" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15729" PostId="13240" Score="5" Text="@DarrelHoffman presumably it was applied incorrectly?" CreationDate="2020-02-06T18:23:15.963" UserId="7194" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15730" PostId="13241" Score="2" Text="That's interesting, [this piece](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=973pb2346) appears to be the same printing as the left torso except the shirt color is different. I couldn't find an exact match." CreationDate="2020-02-06T21:40:52.593" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15731" PostId="13241" Score="0" Text="I have the torso's in the Spike Prime education set, but indeed in different colors but same print." CreationDate="2020-02-07T07:58:09.383" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15732" PostId="13241" Score="2" Text="Added the entire screeny of the app launch image, then broke them down to their alpha-numerical goody two shoes." CreationDate="2020-02-07T16:53:48.703" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15733" PostId="13242" Score="0" Text="Becacause there're unknown parts, can we decide that the picture is photoshopd?" CreationDate="2020-02-07T17:17:19.177" UserId="11167" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15734" PostId="13242" Score="2" Text="Let's think about what we can say and can not say...  We can't say it's been Photoshoped just becasue they use parts currently not in Bricklink's inventory.  What if they aren't using the Photoshop program itself to forge these unknown smiles, but the 3D rendering software they used from their movies to make facial expressions?  What if they have parts like the torsos that simply haven't been released in a set yet, and that's why we can't find them.?  So, at this point in time,  we probably won't get an exact match, or get a definite answer, until we ask LEGO directly, or wait for more info." CreationDate="2020-02-07T17:48:41.437" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15735" PostId="12685" Score="0" Text="That is it. Now, I wish I started on LEGO earlier, everything now costs a small fortune :)" CreationDate="2020-02-07T18:14:16.777" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15736" PostId="13242" Score="0" Text="I may suggest to improve this answer by providing colors for each known part. They are quite easy to identify and contribute to exact part identification." CreationDate="2020-02-07T21:28:07.440" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15738" PostId="13242" Score="0" Text="Have at it, Alex. The links do point to the right corresponding colored pictures on BrickLink.   Didn't include on this end because with some parts I couldn't decipher exactly which color it was.  For ex. the girl's hair.  Is it Dark Brown or is it Reddish-Brown? How about the blue on the sleeves?  Is what's available on BL the same blue (Dark Azure) as the guy's sleeves?  On this end my initial scenario was to either name them all, or don't label any.  But, hey, I'll leave this to you, if you're game to do it right.  Also, I didn't include minifig fingers of either figure too." CreationDate="2020-02-07T22:08:15.903" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15739" PostId="13241" Score="0" Text="I can't figure out what kind of hoodie the girl is even wearing.  What is it?  A ninja scarf with pull strings? Can anyone provide a real life link to this type of clothing?" CreationDate="2020-02-07T22:14:48.153" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15740" PostId="13242" Score="0" Text="Edited this answer to indicate that the 2nd torso is also known in different colors (B04) https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=154627 https://brickset.com/parts/6176217/mini-upper-part-no-3688" CreationDate="2020-02-07T22:39:33.517" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15741" PostId="13242" Score="0" Text="My edits seem undone ? Perhaps Rin Rio-Oki can edit himself?" CreationDate="2020-02-07T22:46:38.523" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15742" PostId="13242" Score="1" Text="Thanks Michael Verschaeve.  Was currently scrolling through 83 pages of Torsos 200 deep looking for a variant color.  Your eyes must be beet red.  I have my browser magnification to 300%, but was still feeling my brain sliding out one ear..." CreationDate="2020-02-07T22:49:07.930" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15744" PostId="13242" Score="0" Text="@RinRio-Oki. Regarding the edit -&gt; probably my mistake. About the torso, didn't need to search, I have it. It's also in the spike prime set like the other torso." CreationDate="2020-02-08T07:50:17.777" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15745" PostId="13242" Score="0" Text="In the second picture the girl's left leg (to the right on the picture) seems to be pointing a little forward/(her )left, which the short legs can't do, so they might be longer (I think there are three different parts they could be) - but as much indicates that this is a rendering rather than a photograph of real parts, that might also just be an artistic liberty." CreationDate="2020-02-08T11:03:09.260" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15746" PostId="13242" Score="0" Text="@ Henrik, yeah, I'm leaning more toward a liberal artistic zeal of those pesky designers vs. them switching in long legs.  Take a moment.  Step back and look at the overall image.  What message is it saying to the viewer? Can we agree that the boys legs are short?  So, If his legs are short, and her legs are long, what story is the image telling us?  Is he hanging out with his long legged older sister or mom?  Nah, LEGO's targeted audience, their main demographic group, are youngsters.  Look at their outfits:  Gamer casual hoodies and game controllers. To much overall evidence for short legs." CreationDate="2020-02-08T21:52:04.243" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15747" PostId="13243" Score="6" Text="None of the Technic figures had cloaks, so I would guess this is not Lego. Lots of playmobil figures have cloaks..." CreationDate="2020-02-08T22:56:42.613" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15748" PostId="13243" Score="2" Text="The way It molds around his shoulders does seem like it fits snug as a bug, but in all my youth growing up with these Large Action figures, I've never seen the &quot;Technic Theme&quot; waver into fantasy based comic book heroism, evil space cyborgs, yes, but never capes.  Can you list the non-LEGO brands that came with the box?" CreationDate="2020-02-08T23:04:20.737" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15749" PostId="13248" Score="2" Text="Hi and welcome to Bricks.SE! Just to be clear, have you checked for the usual suspects, like loose cables, near-empty batteries, etc? By &quot;stops responding&quot; do you mean there are no outputs at all, for any combination of inputs? Does the EV3 respond to pressing its own buttons, as opposed to those of the remote? Is the &quot;only twice&quot; part reliably repeatable, or is it &quot;usually twice, but sometimes once or thrice&quot;? What do you do that enables the next two responses? Can you test a program that waits for a remote button press and in response turns a motor and increases a number on the display?" CreationDate="2020-02-10T10:31:17.260" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15750" PostId="13243" Score="0" Text="Is this an off-brand head? Since when do LEGO minifigs have noses?" CreationDate="2020-02-10T11:42:09.663" UserId="13380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15751" PostId="13243" Score="0" Text="@MechMK1 This is not a minifigure, but a [LEGO Technic figure](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=M&amp;catString=36)." CreationDate="2020-02-10T11:48:18.470" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15752" PostId="13243" Score="0" Text="@zovits I have played with a lot of LEGO Technic as a kid, but I have never come across any of those. I am shocked that some of those were released in 1986. I wonder if they were more popular in the US than in Europe." CreationDate="2020-02-10T11:50:56.450" UserId="13380" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15753" PostId="13245" Score="0" Text="On the grey example, the part around the neck in the front looks different from the OP." CreationDate="2020-02-10T14:16:04.970" UserId="13803" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15754" PostId="13248" Score="0" Text="The difference between being connected to the PC and not is that the PC is constantly polling the EV3 for sensor values when it is connected, so it does change the timing of the program. Although I would not expect it to make a program &quot;get stuck&quot;." CreationDate="2020-02-10T15:20:30.920" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15755" PostId="13253" Score="1" Text="thanks you! I can't believe I missed that!" CreationDate="2020-02-11T14:46:10.310" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15756" PostId="13255" Score="0" Text="Also, looked over it because it's in black... just a smudge on my cellphone for my poor old eyes" CreationDate="2020-02-11T15:04:45.437" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15760" PostId="13260" Score="0" Text="It would help the volunteers here if you would include at least part of the picture in your questions, as well as the link to the full version." CreationDate="2020-02-12T21:57:03.947" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15762" PostId="13265" Score="1" Text="Thanks for sharing. I've updated my answer to reflect this information. Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2020-02-13T19:56:01.447" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15763" PostId="13260" Score="0" Text="Your question have two questions - looking for parts to identify and ideas for your MOC. If you need suggestion regarding last bit please split this question and submit another question for your inspurations." CreationDate="2020-02-14T08:34:41.707" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15765" PostId="12904" Score="0" Text="Just finished mine and have exactly the same problem.&#xA;The rear suspension feels much softer than the front and can’t support the weight of the back" CreationDate="2020-02-13T22:02:40.500" UserId="13817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15766" PostId="13265" Score="0" Text="Also: Next Logical step for someone is looking up block documentation... The best and currently only place is: https://racingbrick.com/powered-up-code-block-guide/ (related video : https://youtu.be/a4gWPey2sBE)" CreationDate="2020-02-14T10:32:01.537" UserId="13746" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15767" PostId="13269" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much. I've submitted a request to the replacement service." CreationDate="2020-02-14T17:03:50.203" UserId="9280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15768" PostId="13269" Score="0" Text="Aww, looks like my edit was too late. Nevertheless, welcome to Bricks.SE, feel free to have a look around and take the [tour] or read the [help] to get yourself acquainted with the site!" CreationDate="2020-02-14T17:08:06.880" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15769" PostId="13269" Score="0" Text="My first reaction was to look for it for a while inside bags and around the build area. I examined the half-built model too to see if I used it already but I didn't want to take it all apart only to find out it's nowhere to be found. However, the delivery time is quite long so I might end up taking it apart anyway. Thanks again for your speedy help." CreationDate="2020-02-14T17:11:17.717" UserId="9280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15771" PostId="13046" Score="0" Text="thanks everyone, managed to work out a way to fill the gap, but now can't work out how to add the next layer so the studs align back to 'normal'. I'm guessing the answer lies with more jumper plates but I just can't work out how." CreationDate="2020-02-17T08:06:26.210" UserId="13339" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15772" PostId="12955" Score="0" Text="LEGO used to produce bricks from pre-coloured raw material, however they've switched base+color pellets nowadays. I'm not entirely sure why (probably due to cost saving), but this introduced problems with color consistency, which is still hasn't been resolved until today." CreationDate="2020-02-17T13:44:57.847" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15775" PostId="13280" Score="1" Text="I've added the Clone-Brands tag off of the OP's suspicion of &quot;doppelgangery&quot;, not that this piece has been proven to be cloned or not." CreationDate="2020-02-18T19:58:53.427" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15776" PostId="13283" Score="0" Text="Describe the piece disconnect.  Yes/No? Does only the black wheel pop off by itself without any other pieces connected with it?" CreationDate="2020-02-18T20:10:51.690" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15778" PostId="13287" Score="7" Text="What's wrong with items in a second picture?" CreationDate="2020-02-18T22:06:32.217" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15779" PostId="13287" Score="1" Text="Similarly to the first assembly, it does not have any internal stress when it is assembled even though the bottom is definitely deformed when you put them together." CreationDate="2020-02-18T23:17:36.923" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15780" PostId="13289" Score="0" Text="I think I've actually seen that kind of axle assembly in Technic sets before, or it could just be me not realizing how to put it together without bending pieces..." CreationDate="2020-02-19T04:53:51.483" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15781" PostId="13276" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the help. Those angle connectors look useful. Is there way to connect a traditional 1 x 1 round brick to one of them?" CreationDate="2020-02-19T05:58:49.067" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15782" PostId="13287" Score="6" Text="Every pin is under certain stress while it is being pushed into hole as well, but these have been designed to withstand it. The part in your second picture is kind of same. With exception being rarely disassembled." CreationDate="2020-02-19T06:18:45.803" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15783" PostId="13283" Score="0" Text="Sounds a bit odd. But I'd love to hear if you have all wheels spinning same direction when the model is bottom up? Have you tried switching wheels to check if that's a wheel/rim issue? If you try pulling each wheel do they have consistent resistance or rear left wheel is easily removed?" CreationDate="2020-02-19T06:29:44.050" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15784" PostId="13289" Score="11" Text="@technicguy1 If you can find any official examples of such construction, I'd be certainly interested in seeing them." CreationDate="2020-02-19T09:38:20.407" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15785" PostId="13293" Score="3" Text="Another criterion in the definition of illegality is often &quot;can be easily taken apart by a child&quot;. Would say this example fails at that also, especially if there's technic built onto this construction." CreationDate="2020-02-19T11:14:25.867" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15786" PostId="13269" Score="0" Text="I assume this is why Lego often includes extras of tiny parts." CreationDate="2020-02-19T12:38:07.933" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15787" PostId="13290" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  This part is mostly used for tracked vehicles or conveyor belts in official sets." CreationDate="2020-02-19T13:35:37.007" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15790" PostId="13287" Score="5" Text="These should probably be separate questions! The first has clearly been forced, even if it's possible to create, while the second is an official assembly." CreationDate="2020-02-19T20:58:29.817" UserId="9370" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15793" PostId="13287" Score="1" Text="The bottom picture looks like it was made originally so. I'm sure I've seen a combination like that before. What made you think it's not original?" CreationDate="2020-02-20T13:22:14.413" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15794" PostId="13287" Score="0" Text="@Mast Last night I put together the Ford Mustang set (10256) and this combo (and the same bottom part with the 2x2 plate top) appears several times in it. If that ain't &quot;legal&quot; what is ?" CreationDate="2020-02-20T15:51:00.780" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15795" PostId="12735" Score="0" Text="Hello. Here's the OP. First of all thanks for this awesome answer. You talk about so many aspects that I'm more than satisfied. Second: the actual solution to my problem was to ask the official LEGO support and use their answer as evidence. I will mark your answer as correct because you mention it in the first sentence." CreationDate="2020-02-20T21:00:58.340" UserId="10491" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15796" PostId="12735" Score="0" Text="Hello, Here's the OP again. The last but not least: my case is finally over and I got my money back. I've sent all the documents to the police (auction description, pictures, e-mails and the aforementioned answer from LEGO support) and they contacted the seller, then he finally contacted me and offered to give back the money. As you mentioned before, it probably was the case that he believed these were original LEGO bricks." CreationDate="2020-02-20T21:01:07.690" UserId="10491" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15798" PostId="12740" Score="0" Text="EV3 Classroom should work: https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3/software#MicroPython" CreationDate="2020-02-21T04:10:22.573" UserId="2570" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15799" PostId="13298" Score="4" Text="Soapy water makes bubbles and doesn't require submersing the whole thing.  It's how leaks are found in air/gas lines and car tires." CreationDate="2020-02-21T16:28:50.460" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15800" PostId="10283" Score="0" Text="Old joke about D&amp;D's infamous d4 die: Back when D&amp;D first came out, it was highly controversial. For this reason, TSR included caltrops in game sets that you could throw down to slow persecutors down." CreationDate="2020-02-21T20:39:19.310" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15801" PostId="12735" Score="0" Text="I'm glad the issue was resolved for you. It's disturbing that someone was selling these parts as genuine. Hopefully, the seller learned their lesson as well." CreationDate="2020-02-21T22:15:04.073" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15802" PostId="7646" Score="1" Text="Is putting a round piece between four studs legal?" CreationDate="2020-02-22T07:59:59.517" UserId="13859" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15804" PostId="298" Score="0" Text="One important note.  The wall thickness varies!   For plates and 1xn bricks, the wall thickness is 1.6 mm, as shown in pcantin's answer.  For mxn bricks (where m&gt;1) the thickness is closer to 1.2 mm with little nubs aligned with the studs, as shown in bartneck's answer." CreationDate="2020-02-22T19:35:08.800" UserId="11747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15810" PostId="13308" Score="0" Text="Welcome Tina. Do these pieces have a LEGO marking on them somewhere? At first glance they look like another brick-building brand, not like LEGO." CreationDate="2020-02-23T16:21:24.367" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15811" PostId="1486" Score="0" Text="I had a part missing from a brand new Cars lego set (old set but bought brand new at retail and unopened). Lego wouldnt provide the missing part as they said they no longer produced it. I eventually managed to find the part on eBay (albeit second hand and not cheap, although mint condition)" CreationDate="2020-02-23T07:46:58.363" UserId="13861" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15812" PostId="13309" Score="4" Text="Ahhh this post brings back memories..." CreationDate="2020-02-24T03:46:04.153" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15814" PostId="13310" Score="1" Text="What is the source of these pictures? First one seems to be released for some special occasion, like some other minifigs with logo on the back." CreationDate="2020-02-24T12:13:01.633" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15815" PostId="13313" Score="1" Text="I'm pretty sure the bricks on the roof are supposed to be smoke from the chimney's not snowballs." CreationDate="2020-02-24T22:10:08.597" UserId="2581" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15816" PostId="13315" Score="3" Text="Does this answer your question? [What sizes of bricks (building scales) have carried the Lego brand name?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/391/what-sizes-of-bricks-building-scales-have-carried-the-lego-brand-name)" CreationDate="2020-02-24T23:34:57.197" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15817" PostId="13315" Score="5" Text="There is no Lego brand brick scale between regular Lego and Duplo. [This post](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6995/middle-size-lego-bricks) has some more information." CreationDate="2020-02-24T23:37:26.513" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15818" PostId="1024" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100. This is a great question. I wonder if you might have interest in committing to our Materials Modeling proposal: https://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/122958/materials-modeling?referrer=N2VjNTY1NzUwODE1ZTYzM2M1ZGQ2OTQxMjgwYTllNjdkYjgyNGVjZWE0ZmZkYzdkM2U2NDJiMTZlMTk3NDM1Ncbp29WRQwLMnRhqy2DU7gotvA4fdL7Vc588tL6R5YMa0. We're interested in materials design: stronger structures, better solar cells, photovoltaics, energy conversion materials, bio-materials, longer lasting batteries, stronger and lighter materials for cars, airplanes, spaceships, etc. (and the software for modeling them)" CreationDate="2020-02-25T01:02:45.757" UserId="13873" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15819" PostId="13315" Score="0" Text="Are you sure they're LEGO brand bricks? They could be a copycat brand." CreationDate="2020-02-25T02:24:34.390" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15820" PostId="13315" Score="3" Text="Hi Carol! Could you post a picture of this brick? Preferably a close-up shot with a regular LEGO brick as size reference." CreationDate="2020-02-25T09:25:28.840" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15821" PostId="13315" Score="0" Text="I've merged the two questions linked by @MatthewJensen. Hopefully this creates a more complete source for this information." CreationDate="2020-02-25T14:37:26.400" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15823" PostId="13317" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much! Seems to be a good fit." CreationDate="2020-02-25T23:49:21.903" UserId="13872" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15825" PostId="13309" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much! That is very helpful as I also recognise the other pieces in the photo as something in my mix drawer." CreationDate="2020-02-26T13:41:30.943" UserId="13862" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15826" PostId="13325" Score="3" Text="Hi Jon, welcome to Bricks SE. Perfectly valid question and answer, no need to apologize." CreationDate="2020-02-26T17:50:42.943" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15827" PostId="13323" Score="1" Text="Out of interest, what is the significance of &quot;macaroni&quot;? (Apologies if this is a newb question)" CreationDate="2020-02-26T22:13:54.303" UserId="13877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15828" PostId="13323" Score="2" Text="@IanF1 It's shaped like a piece of elbow macaroni." CreationDate="2020-02-26T23:53:26.243" UserId="13869" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15829" PostId="13323" Score="2" Text="@IanF1 for some people this piece just looks like a piece of pasta/macaroni. There's also smaller macaroni round brick, 2 x 2 in size. As well as a tile to cover studs on both size macaroni bricks." CreationDate="2020-02-27T07:12:19.643" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15830" PostId="13325" Score="0" Text="0C31 looks remarkably like LEGO, when turned upside down, so I can't fault you for this mistake. Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2020-02-27T09:25:46.017" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15831" PostId="1910" Score="1" Text="I came here because I was looking for pieces with a given angle to aid in a construction of mine. I also found [this site](http://neilwebber.com/notes/2015/07/25/lego-technic-triangle-geometry/) very helpful, since it gives examples of how to form 30 &amp; 60 degree angles, in addition to a [script](http://neilwebber.com/files/legotriangles) which allows you to ask for any angle you'd like. Hope this helps someone else, too." CreationDate="2020-02-25T16:09:25.923" UserId="13875" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15832" PostId="13327" Score="2" Text="Also, not really lego quality build, too random" CreationDate="2020-02-27T20:02:34.913" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15834" PostId="13333" Score="1" Text="Not going to bother to search as this is again clearly not part of any official LEGO set as it is too amateurishly designed." CreationDate="2020-02-28T08:38:29.210" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15835" PostId="13326" Score="4" Text="Hi Pavel and welcome to Bricks.SE! Rin Rio-Oki has already answered the first question (&quot;Does anyone know which set did this came from?&quot;), to the second (&quot;I have no idea how to finish it for my kids.&quot;) I'd recommend giving this and the entire lot to the kids and let them finish / alter / disassemble it as they see fit. Quite possibly they will end up having a lot more fun than if you handed them a completed official set." CreationDate="2020-02-28T10:12:43.020" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15837" PostId="13327" Score="3" Text="Thank you. It is likely the person I got the lot from from built it himself. I was just wondering as I wanted to complete it for my kids. THANK YOU !" CreationDate="2020-02-28T07:41:59.160" UserId="13879" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15838" PostId="13334" Score="2" Text="Thank you for your answer. I am impressed - can I ask how do you even know these 2 pieces were never together ? Is there some search engine or does it come from experience ? Thanks again and have a nice day" CreationDate="2020-02-28T12:22:30.903" UserId="13879" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15839" PostId="13334" Score="3" Text="@Pavel The links in the answer point to the Bricklink queries listing all official sets the parts have ever appeared in. Then by comparing the two lists one can see there is no common element. So yes, there is the Bricklink search engine, additionally Brickset.com has comparable functionality as well." CreationDate="2020-02-28T13:18:45.547" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15840" PostId="13327" Score="3" Text="@Pavel You can [accept this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/accepted-answer) as a great way to say thank you also." CreationDate="2020-02-28T13:53:51.403" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15841" PostId="13338" Score="0" Text="I would probably, unfortunately, use a knife here. Especially if these parts are old." CreationDate="2020-02-29T20:38:27.197" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15842" PostId="13338" Score="0" Text="I thought that it might be the only solution. I cannot believe LEGO decided to use this assembly (in set 8466)." CreationDate="2020-02-29T20:54:37.320" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15843" PostId="13339" Score="0" Text="I'd go with sharp knife instead. As if there was a gap to insert blunt knife, you could get these pieces apart with fingers." CreationDate="2020-02-29T21:03:14.493" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15844" PostId="13339" Score="0" Text="In my house, with me, I'd go full brain surgan with a x-acto knife, but I don't know the skill level/age of the OP.  Start with dull, work your way up.  Safety first." CreationDate="2020-02-29T21:27:59.520" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15845" PostId="13327" Score="0" Text="@Pavel, You're welcome!" CreationDate="2020-02-29T22:07:08.717" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15846" PostId="13339" Score="0" Text="Posting after your edit. I've examined your proposed solution, and I'm afraid to say that it simply won't work. Your suggestion results in pushing one part with all the pins without having anything attached to another one. So basically you are doing nothing here." CreationDate="2020-03-01T06:12:59.920" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15847" PostId="13342" Score="1" Text="I managed to separate them after rinsing them in soapy water for a few minutes and then gently pushing the knife along the longer side of the parts. They came apart surprisingly easily." CreationDate="2020-03-01T08:32:09.893" UserId="9270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15848" PostId="13343" Score="2" Text="Does it have LEGO markings anywhere on the tire? Your picture doesnt show any, which leads me to believe this is not a LEGO piece." CreationDate="2020-03-01T23:39:42.997" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15849" PostId="13343" Score="0" Text="There are no markings anywhere, but I acquired it with bricks, Lego and otherwise." CreationDate="2020-03-02T00:07:10.037" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15850" PostId="13339" Score="0" Text="Alex, in your astute examination of my work you've misunderstood where the pressure would be applied.  I'll update my answer with an animation for the kiddies.  Now, Alec, look at the moving picture, how/where would one hold the piece to accomplish the feat of creating a starting point gap?  A) The Red piece.  B) The Blue piece  C) Hold and press down from the Black piece.  D) None of the above. See how it simply works, Alec?" CreationDate="2020-03-02T02:05:23.073" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15851" PostId="13339" Score="0" Text="Maybe the use of the floating cross peg was confusing, so I took it out, but to claim as you've done in your answer, that a sharp object is the &quot;only&quot; solution is simply lazy, irresponsible to young children, and negates the multiple creative solutions playing with LEGOs is all about." CreationDate="2020-03-02T02:06:07.187" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15852" PostId="13339" Score="2" Text="Is my solution the &quot;only&quot; solution? No. Creating a gap could be done with one peg and one beam, but actually siting down and playing with the pieces vs, running off to LEGO support to make a complaint... Seriously?  We need to stop complaining. Sit down. Do the work. Come up with quality solutions.  Edit. Repeat." CreationDate="2020-03-02T02:07:09.517" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15853" PostId="13343" Score="0" Text="I'd look for the hub/spoke piece it connects to." CreationDate="2020-03-02T07:17:31.703" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15854" PostId="13343" Score="1" Text="This looks pretty much like a tire from the polish manufacturer Cobi. Are there any Cobi bricks in the collection you acquired?" CreationDate="2020-03-02T08:16:49.800" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15855" PostId="13343" Score="0" Text="While it's hard to prove a negative, the absence of any LEGO markings and the fact that this [list of all LEGO tires](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=1&amp;catString=111&amp;itemBrand=1000&amp;catType=P) does not contain this specific part points to it not being a LEGO part." CreationDate="2020-03-02T09:07:56.947" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15856" PostId="13338" Score="0" Text="I think Lego has already considered this problem. The plate has already a rounded corner so that you can separate them even with your fingernails." CreationDate="2020-03-02T11:52:33.597" UserId="6917" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15857" PostId="13343" Score="0" Text="As far as I can tell, Jan, there were no Cobi parts. Do you have an image of the part you're referring to?  Zovits I agree but I wonder if it's a part from another brand." CreationDate="2020-03-02T14:54:19.707" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15858" PostId="13339" Score="1" Text="I'm sure your solution works nicely on GIF. However, unfortunately, I hardly see how this is an improvement over previous picture. Your proposed solution is based on the fact you can somehow grab liftarm,  and later push it apart. The I see here - there's nowhere to grab that liftarm to push it away. If there WAS a sufficient gap between the parts you basically wouldn't have this question raised by OP. To make things worse you have to account for these parts being quite old. And old parts have greater clutch power for some reason." CreationDate="2020-03-02T16:00:47.467" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15859" PostId="13339" Score="0" Text="You're right. There is no improvement. it's the same setup you wrote in your words, &quot;I'm afraid to say that it simply won't work. Your suggestion results in pushing one part with all the pins without having anything attached to another one. So basically you are doing nothing here.&quot; Okay, smart Aleck.  Let's word dance and explain ourselves out of being wrong.  The answer is &quot;C&quot;." CreationDate="2020-03-02T18:02:28.003" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15860" PostId="13339" Score="0" Text="Do you have these pieces or their equivalent? Did you actually sit yourself down and play out the impossibility of grabbing the lift arm?  If you did, you would've learned a solution that was both better then the GIF, and way kid friendlier then using a knife. Instead of short circuiting playful learning with suggestions that serve your way as the &quot;only&quot; way, post up an alternate solution. We'll patiently wait..." CreationDate="2020-03-02T18:04:02.907" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15861" PostId="13339" Score="0" Text="Since we're going to LEGO for complaints to stifle learning, let's ask them if they condone using a sharp x-acto knife as the &quot;only&quot; way to separate pieces... I'm sure they're on board with that/s." CreationDate="2020-03-02T18:05:20.800" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15862" PostId="13346" Score="2" Text="You could use a piece of coloured paper and some glue/tape to make one to wedge between the torso and legs, similar to [these](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=50581&amp;name=Minifigure,%20Skirt%20Cloth%206%20Large%20Points%20(Grass)&amp;category=%5BMinifigure,%20Body%20Wear%5D#T=C&amp;C=36) kind of skirts." CreationDate="2020-03-03T01:25:35.213" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15863" PostId="1616" Score="0" Text="@OskarDuveborn Film (at least physical film) is typically projected at 24fps, and television broadcasts were typically in 25fps (PAL) or 30fps (NTSC) (albeit interlaced for 50 or 60 half frames pers second). Disney and Warner Brothers animations were typically drawn &quot;on twos&quot;, where each frame would be shown twice resulting in 12-15fps." CreationDate="2020-03-03T10:31:16.243" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15864" PostId="1763" Score="0" Text="To increase precision, you can stack multiple beams" CreationDate="2020-03-03T16:12:27.213" UserId="11540" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15865" PostId="2868" Score="0" Text="that doesn't work with all pullback motors. Some need less turns to wind up than they provide when turning back." CreationDate="2020-03-03T16:30:40.810" UserId="11540" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15866" PostId="13349" Score="1" Text="I believe they gave up on the hollow tubes again." CreationDate="2020-03-03T18:19:27.013" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15867" PostId="13350" Score="2" Text="It's also possible to do this with regular legs, even if it's not strictly &quot;legal&quot; - there will be an unsightly gap between the legs and holster." CreationDate="2020-03-03T19:04:46.973" UserId="3703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15868" PostId="13325" Score="2" Text="It'd be nice to edit the original question to include this info.  It seems weird that it still stays there was a LEGO stamp on it." CreationDate="2020-03-03T20:39:59.290" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15869" PostId="13353" Score="3" Text="Just call the gap &quot;the belt buckle.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-03-04T01:06:18.810" UserId="13529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15870" PostId="13353" Score="0" Text="Wow looks fantastic, but the neck holes might be too small to fit onto the minifigure leg studs (which are square-ish)." CreationDate="2020-03-04T05:08:36.620" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15871" PostId="13353" Score="0" Text="@Pubby Great question! I had to build it in real life to check on this. It kinda fits, but puts a bit of strain on the piece." CreationDate="2020-03-04T05:34:03.633" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15872" PostId="13352" Score="0" Text="Very interesting. I definitely want to build it up with something, so maybe I'll have to try sculpting with the slurry" CreationDate="2020-03-04T07:47:33.840" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15873" PostId="13360" Score="0" Text="These are random pieces, not a set" CreationDate="2020-03-04T10:16:22.590" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15874" PostId="13360" Score="0" Text="I thought it was a set, thanks for your reply" CreationDate="2020-03-04T10:37:13.090" UserId="13904" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15875" PostId="13360" Score="2" Text="No set contains 4 of the rounded 1x2 plates in yellow, at most 2 (https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=35480&amp;in=S&amp;colorID=3&amp;ov=Y)" CreationDate="2020-03-04T11:15:38.270" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15876" PostId="13360" Score="1" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve That should be an answer, IMO." CreationDate="2020-03-04T11:26:24.373" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15877" PostId="2791" Score="1" Text="As of March 2019 the site is closed." CreationDate="2020-03-04T11:45:38.587" UserId="13705" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15878" PostId="13361" Score="0" Text="However, all the pieces shown appear in an even amount:  is it possible that it is a bag of 24 pieces from 2 copies of a set?" CreationDate="2020-03-04T11:47:48.017" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15879" PostId="13361" Score="2" Text="No, that would still mean that there are 2 of the rounded plates, which means only 41386 qualifies and it's easy to see that this set does not contain many of the other pieces..." CreationDate="2020-03-04T12:42:20.630" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15880" PostId="700" Score="0" Text="I do hope you apologised to the seller." CreationDate="2020-03-04T17:09:51.360" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15881" PostId="13357" Score="0" Text="Can these axle connectors work with bars? If not, is there a part that will?" CreationDate="2020-03-04T17:16:29.023" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15882" PostId="13363" Score="0" Text="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7645/what-are-some-illegal-lego-combinations" CreationDate="2020-03-04T18:22:20.087" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15884" PostId="6877" Score="0" Text="I found that restarting the brick helped the most." CreationDate="2020-03-04T20:13:48.193" UserId="13911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15885" PostId="13365" Score="5" Text="Hi User 119! Your points are correct regarding the LEGO elements of today. But as the OP mentioned, these bricks may be more than 30 years old. Are you sure your observations are correct for that time period too?" CreationDate="2020-03-05T09:40:01.527" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15886" PostId="13363" Score="0" Text="If you connect Lego pieces in certain ways, the Lego police will come and put you in Lego jail." CreationDate="2020-03-05T14:13:47.263" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15887" PostId="7901" Score="1" Text="Doesn't seem like a huge problem, since these are designed that way. The combination is effectively one part." CreationDate="2020-03-05T14:15:33.693" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15888" PostId="13367" Score="0" Text="If you run your proposed configuration in the opposite direction, each belt drops its inventory onto the next one, which runs at a 90 degree angle. Doesn't that solve your problem?" CreationDate="2020-03-05T17:17:33.113" UserId="5966" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15889" PostId="13370" Score="0" Text="I think you are entirely correct" CreationDate="2020-03-05T18:02:43.450" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15890" PostId="13370" Score="0" Text="I'm down with that prognosis" CreationDate="2020-03-05T19:25:01.563" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15891" PostId="13310" Score="0" Text="The pictures are from a seller. Acording to him these minifigures are 2016 prototypes. I had oportunity to check the black one and indeed all pieces has LEGO brand mark. About the blue one I found an ebay post where shows it but i think it's lost https://picclick.com/LEGO-Batman-Dark-Blue-Prototype-2016-Polybag-Design-202621306775.html" CreationDate="2020-03-06T05:00:30.053" UserId="13864" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15892" PostId="13372" Score="6" Text="Could you add pictures of items in question? It might be easier to suggest once picture is available. For example it is not clear which boat hull you are talking about about and how bad is the deformation." CreationDate="2020-03-06T06:46:57.267" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15893" PostId="13371" Score="0" Text="Thank you! The first solution might do. I just could find the site that sells those Thomas Convejor. I just googled that name but all others popped out." CreationDate="2020-03-06T09:19:14.637" UserId="13902" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15894" PostId="1194" Score="0" Text="One of the recent Frozen castles has one - it's only locked in at the bottom though. Set is also notable for having 4 glittery transparent tiny rock pieces :D" CreationDate="2020-03-06T09:21:53.773" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15895" PostId="13362" Score="0" Text="What's the trans light blue part in the largest bag? I don't recognize it, but it looks like one of the most distinctive parts here. Maybe if you can identify it, you can go through all sets on Bricklink that include this part." CreationDate="2020-03-06T12:02:05.373" UserId="13449" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15896" PostId="13362" Score="2" Text="@Emil - A) It's not a LEGO set, so bricklink is useless and B) I'm pretty sure that's a generic *&quot;[Brick separator*](https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2017/05/gudi-9215-fire-rescuer-building-set.html)&quot; that comes with all GUDI sets." CreationDate="2020-03-06T12:03:50.660" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15897" PostId="13362" Score="0" Text="Ah, I should have read the complete post. ;) I thought it looked like a brick separator, but was wandering because Lego doesn't have one in this color." CreationDate="2020-03-06T12:08:08.997" UserId="13449" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15898" PostId="13362" Score="0" Text="@Emil - It's frustrating as hell, The bags even have the product code on them, but google is proving useless because GUDI don't seem to publish a catalogue" CreationDate="2020-03-06T12:16:25.773" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15899" PostId="13375" Score="1" Text="Thanks for your very(!) thorough answer! I'm planning to try and sell it, as my daughter is too young to play with it, and I prefer Creator Expert or Technic myself :-)" CreationDate="2020-03-06T12:17:35.090" UserId="13518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15900" PostId="13376" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your great answer. I hadn't noticed that it's possible to see how many times a set has been sold in the last year/month etc., so thanks for that! :-)" CreationDate="2020-03-06T12:18:40.530" UserId="13518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15901" PostId="13375" Score="7" Text="@Hildesheim Be aware that &quot;too young&quot; is a temporary condition (which changes faster than we'd like)." CreationDate="2020-03-06T13:30:30.407" UserId="5693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15902" PostId="13372" Score="0" Text="I could put pictures of them on Youtube, but I don't know how to put pictures on Bricks." CreationDate="2020-03-07T04:29:47.123" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15903" PostId="13373" Score="0" Text="Apollo stud? I've never heard of that piece being called the Apollo stud. Why is it called that?" CreationDate="2020-03-07T05:04:28.103" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15905" PostId="13373" Score="0" Text="@technicguy1 it's far from being official, but some people call it thus due to a misheard phrase by the author of a popular Lego blog: http://www.newelementary.com/p/glossary.html?m=1" CreationDate="2020-03-07T05:54:59.777" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15906" PostId="13372" Score="2" Text="When you edit the question, there should be a button with the icon of a picture. Please dom't use youtube (for anything, google does a lot of spying on anyone who goes there)." CreationDate="2020-03-07T10:16:18.930" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15907" PostId="13375" Score="0" Text="@AngewisnolongerproudofSO :D &lt;3" CreationDate="2020-03-07T12:52:35.900" UserId="13518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15911" PostId="13362" Score="0" Text="Yeah, the pieces tricked me too.   I just half read what was written, glanced at the pieces, and amused the &quot;*GUDI*&quot; stamped on the studded bricks was the &quot;*LEGO*&quot; stamp. I went looking on Bricklink for sets, but oddly couldn't get a hit.  Then I finally stopped, slowed myself down, and finally understood that these were clones." CreationDate="2020-03-08T22:03:35.570" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15913" PostId="13382" Score="1" Text="These appear to be recent sets numbered sequentially from 9012-9020 and 9601-9615. I would assume (based on the number on the bags) that mine are from an earlier set." CreationDate="2020-03-09T00:01:40.230" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15914" PostId="13382" Score="3" Text="For the record, I'm pretty certain that the blue translucent piece is a &quot;[brick separator](https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2017/05/gudi-9215-fire-rescuer-building-set.html)&quot; mentioned on multiple GUDI reviews." CreationDate="2020-03-09T00:03:43.170" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15915" PostId="13382" Score="0" Text="I've emailed Xinlexin. Hopefully they can shed some light." CreationDate="2020-03-09T00:07:02.827" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15916" PostId="13380" Score="3" Text="Hi Emilee and welcome to Bricks.SE! Please don't add &quot;thank you&quot; as a comment, instead click the checkmark icon by the answer to indicate you are satisfied with it. Also see the [help] and [tour] pages to learn more about the site and our community!" CreationDate="2020-03-09T09:22:24.400" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15917" PostId="13379" Score="4" Text="I cannot id this as LEGO. There's also no such item in Chrome Silver [BL]. Probably something from clone brands. One question though - does the bar end fit in minifigure's arm?" CreationDate="2020-03-09T10:01:25.717" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15918" PostId="1320" Score="0" Text="I once used the hips as rollers in a set, they look a bit like that with legs removed" CreationDate="2020-03-09T11:05:40.573" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15919" PostId="994" Score="0" Text="As usual, the answer is &quot;corporate a*****ry&quot;" CreationDate="2020-03-09T11:10:03.013" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15924" PostId="13384" Score="2" Text="If you ever find yourself wondering when copyright on something expires, the answer is *always* &quot;basically never.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-03-09T19:22:44.573" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15932" PostId="13389" Score="2" Text="Here's an upvote for posting the correct answer 31 seconds before me :)" CreationDate="2020-03-10T15:21:33.813" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15933" PostId="13389" Score="2" Text="Upvote reciprocated ;)" CreationDate="2020-03-10T15:42:32.147" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15934" PostId="13387" Score="0" Text="That's a great observation. PIP on top of studs prove your point." CreationDate="2020-03-10T15:47:25.403" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15935" PostId="298" Score="1" Text="@pcantin - Upon further analysis I believe there is definitely a allowance for play.  None of my bricks are exactly integer width and length.  Unfortunately I don't have enough reputation to answer this question.  I measured 24 different bricks and plates.   I believe the linear dimensions for width and height are exactly 8.00 mm * number of studs - 0.2 mm.  When I apply this formula across my 48 measurements (24*2) I get a standard distribution of 0.016 mm.  It also explains the 5.8*31.8 mm measurement from bartneck's answer" CreationDate="2020-03-11T18:53:39.703" UserId="11747" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15936" PostId="13388" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!  Thanks for asking this.  I picked a few of the 30489's up at a bulk purchase, but I had never figured out what they came from.  I stacked them up to make a stand for one of the Ghostbusters cars." CreationDate="2020-03-12T18:17:25.760" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15937" PostId="13395" Score="1" Text="Please see the following tutorials (found by searching for &quot;mindstorms ev3 parameter&quot;), and edit your question if you can narrow it down to a concrete question. https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/3357 https://education.lego.com/en-us/lessons/ev3-tutorials/basics-configuring-blocks" CreationDate="2020-03-13T08:51:17.433" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15939" PostId="13395" Score="0" Text="I meant parameters on Myblocks. Should have specified." CreationDate="2020-03-13T21:32:00.863" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15941" PostId="13398" Score="1" Text="This is compounded by the fact that apparently 4.3.12 (which identifies in app as 4.3.11) does indeed appear to have removed a number of elements :(" CreationDate="2020-03-13T22:13:20.757" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15943" PostId="13384" Score="0" Text="Are you asking for a copy of that game, or is it just a question if it is illegal or not?" CreationDate="2020-03-13T11:04:55.247" UserId="13938" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15944" PostId="7779" Score="0" Text="Only took me 6 months to get around to this! Ok the window and door frames have no studs on top. I have the base plates in front of me so I’ll get a photo in a moment." CreationDate="2020-03-14T19:35:34.020" UserId="7390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15945" PostId="7810" Score="0" Text="![Window and door frames from the top, no studs](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bRcKY.jpg)&#xA;&#xA;Window and door frames" CreationDate="2020-03-14T19:47:04.557" UserId="7390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15946" PostId="13403" Score="2" Text="Great picture choices help make this a really good answer." CreationDate="2020-03-15T13:00:25.463" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15947" PostId="13404" Score="1" Text="What an odd set, I thought it would be part of some exotic motorcycle but this is more obscure." CreationDate="2020-03-15T13:05:05.123" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15950" PostId="13408" Score="0" Text="Thank you, I incorporated the quirk about regional sizing into the question." CreationDate="2020-03-18T09:13:12.903" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15951" PostId="13408" Score="2" Text="Get one of the large SW UCS sets. those yield a roughly A3 sized ringbound book." CreationDate="2020-03-18T12:36:03.173" UserId="2447" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15952" PostId="13407" Score="1" Text="This reminded me that the first file/folder/wallet I ever had was for storing exactly those little booklets." CreationDate="2020-03-18T16:46:39.180" UserId="11655" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15953" PostId="13410" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much! Quick and on point" CreationDate="2020-03-18T17:16:44.833" UserId="13956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15954" PostId="13408" Score="1" Text="The old UCS Star Destroyer 10030 has a booklet that is 43cmx30cm (landscape orientation, including the spiral)." CreationDate="2020-03-18T20:05:47.210" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15955" PostId="13408" Score="0" Text="@JPhi1618 you may want to post this as an answer. I could only find there were two versions (glued and spiral bound) but no details on the measurements." CreationDate="2020-03-18T20:55:40.337" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15956" PostId="13408" Score="0" Text="@Alex, it was really meant to reinforce the measurements of the MF manual you posted as some of the biggest (they are pretty much the same size).  I can say that I measured my booklet, so that's first hand knowledge." CreationDate="2020-03-18T20:58:53.050" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15957" PostId="13412" Score="8" Text="Looks like a digital render, not a real life build. Which means parts could be used that do not exist in a particular color in LEGO’s catalog." CreationDate="2020-03-18T23:00:13.337" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15959" PostId="13415" Score="0" Text="Hi Kevin and welcome to Bricks.SE! Can you please provide a link to this official guide you mentioned? That way it would be easier to talk about what steps were already completed, which might contribute to the problem and what should you do next." CreationDate="2020-03-19T13:48:12.937" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15960" PostId="13415" Score="0" Text="@zovits Sure :) https://education.lego.com/en-au/support/mindstorms-ev3/python-for-ev3" CreationDate="2020-03-19T14:02:27.887" UserId="13963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15961" PostId="13415" Score="0" Text="So from your question I gather that you have an empty SD card within the spec (32GB, Class A1), downloaded the EV3 MicroPython micro SD card image from the linked site, flashed it using Etcher on Win10 or Mac, and now, after inserting it into the EV3 in the correct orientation, the brick does not boot. Is all of that correct?" CreationDate="2020-03-19T14:12:48.563" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15962" PostId="13415" Score="0" Text="@zovits Yes, and the brick keep sticking at Starting." CreationDate="2020-03-19T14:16:05.313" UserId="13963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15963" PostId="13415" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the clarification, I have edited the provided information into the question, so that others with an EV3 would have an easier time answering it." CreationDate="2020-03-19T14:32:19.357" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15964" PostId="13412" Score="2" Text="It is a gorgeous picture, but to add to Phil's comment: I don't see any edges between the tiles on the &quot;lake&quot; or the &quot;ground&quot; which I don't think is possible with real pieces." CreationDate="2020-03-19T16:01:44.537" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15965" PostId="13413" Score="2" Text="Nothing a little paint can't fix, which you'd probably want to do anyhow to get that snowy texture across this entire piece.  (This looks like the kind of thing you'd build as a permanent rather than being able to take it apart and reuse the pieces later anyhow.)" CreationDate="2020-03-19T16:55:47.927" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15966" PostId="13416" Score="1" Text="Thank you and problem solved. Same reason as it was stated in Github." CreationDate="2020-03-19T17:45:26.857" UserId="13963" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15967" PostId="12886" Score="0" Text="I found a video in which someone made a &quot;generic&quot; R2D2:  the L4-M3!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMClGNRQfRY" CreationDate="2020-03-20T13:36:43.330" UserId="11975" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15968" PostId="13418" Score="0" Text="Hello and welcome Benoit. Can you tell me what you are trying to achieve with this? Since the combination of this brick and “the opposite brick” basically creates a 2x2 brick, why are you looking for a more complex solution?" CreationDate="2020-03-20T16:36:51.900" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15969" PostId="13407" Score="0" Text="Assuming that all sets bought in Europa are European sets is a bad idea. I just bough the 1960's Mustang model (10265) last week in a toy-store in The Netherlands and it was de US version (easily identified because the US version have the parts-count printed on the box.)" CreationDate="2020-03-20T16:51:26.023" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15970" PostId="13419" Score="0" Text="I can't care less if it's considered illegal :-). Thank you very much!" CreationDate="2020-03-20T18:29:01.183" UserId="13967" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15971" PostId="13420" Score="6" Text="&lt;MandatoryPuristRant /&gt;" CreationDate="2020-03-20T22:22:02.027" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15974" PostId="11557" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the detailed explanation which helped me. Now I need to remove one of the propulsion wheel that is &quot;slipping&quot;. Do you have any clue how to remove them from their axel." CreationDate="2020-03-21T18:36:11.557" UserId="13976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15975" PostId="11557" Score="0" Text="Hey, there.  Sorry it took me so long to get back.  Had to get some food/things before the forced curfew... Anyway, look the picture below, and tell me which wheel(s) are slipping, so we're both are focused on the same part.  Tell me (01), (02), (03) or (04).   https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zVjP.jpg" CreationDate="2020-03-21T22:36:07.530" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15978" PostId="11557" Score="0" Text="@RinRio-Oki I started a new thread to make things easier to discuss. So we can talk of it there : https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/13425/how-to-disassemble-the-propulsion-wheels-of-the-lego-duplo-train-engine-base-par" CreationDate="2020-03-22T10:21:59.630" UserId="13976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15980" PostId="13425" Score="2" Text="Cannot really help you with disassembly. However, to reach you final goal - get a working train base - you may just get in touch with LEGO Customer Service to replace the broken item. They are pretty good at dealing with such issues." CreationDate="2020-03-22T19:42:21.427" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15983" PostId="13429" Score="1" Text="Why “X8” instead of “18”? What do other years/decades use?" CreationDate="2020-03-23T03:44:03.207" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15984" PostId="13429" Score="0" Text="This is something unknown, probably has some company internal meaning. For example you can find &quot;S&quot; on boxes, &quot;K&quot; on some other parts. I have an old motor base from set of year 2009. It has &quot;J8&quot; for 2008 production year." CreationDate="2020-03-23T05:54:43.237" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15985" PostId="2675" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 try making a circle and running even a single citytrain on full speed - if your floor/table is smooth enough, the train will just spin mostly in place with the track flying around, it's quite funny to watch but definitely not the point :)" CreationDate="2020-03-23T12:03:58.150" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15986" PostId="13431" Score="0" Text="Excellent. Simple. 2x2 modified, inverted - who knew? Thanks." CreationDate="2020-03-23T12:57:37.413" UserId="13979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15987" PostId="13438" Score="1" Text="Excellent. Clever. Hidden design, love it. Thanks." CreationDate="2020-03-23T12:58:53.983" UserId="13979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15988" PostId="8065" Score="2" Text="This is completely incorrect." CreationDate="2020-03-23T13:28:31.790" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15989" PostId="13429" Score="1" Text="If they're using multiple letter codes/year they presumably refer to different production lines, or production runs." CreationDate="2020-03-23T13:46:45.223" UserId="2581" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15990" PostId="13431" Score="2" Text="You could also use five normal-height (blue/yellow) layers, and one flat (cyan) layer; the top smooth layer (green) and bottom smooth layer (red) are also 1/3 height, so 1/3 * 3 = 1 (for certain values of 1/3); rather than building up each smooth layer with two flat layers." CreationDate="2020-03-23T13:57:18.783" UserId="7702" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15991" PostId="1341" Score="0" Text="Seconding this, they are actually QUATRO-scaled and would sorta link up to the DUPLO/regular sized stuff but only on the bottom. Either way I got 2 large boxes of them and all 3 kids love them also because the builds get HUGE very quickly." CreationDate="2020-03-23T13:57:47.377" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15992" PostId="9182" Score="1" Text="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2895/why-do-some-sets-contain-parts-of-an-unrelated-colour-that-are-hidden-on-the-fin" CreationDate="2020-03-23T14:28:50.740" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15993" PostId="13431" Score="0" Text="In case with 5 layers of bricks either top or bottom layer must be made entirely of bricks (as example 6 pcs. of 1x6 bricks), not just the edge, to have a place to attach the tiles to." CreationDate="2020-03-23T14:29:11.117" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15994" PostId="13441" Score="0" Text="You're right.  I remember TYCO having these as a kid.  I know for a fact that knock-off maker Ausini has these 2 x 2 plates with inverted studs.  it's in their instructions [here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10890/where-is-an-instruction-sheet-for-ausini-set-25418-guitar)" CreationDate="2020-03-23T15:52:11.267" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15995" PostId="13431" Score="0" Text="Is that example 6 cubed? Because it *looks* like it's only 5 high. Red-blue-blue, yellow, yellow, yellow, blue-blue-green." CreationDate="2020-03-23T17:06:36.470" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15996" PostId="10577" Score="0" Text="I modified the unit. It's quite intense. If you have built the unit you have to take a lot of it apart but it dose look cool running along. I’m about to buy a motor for the trailer. I’m going to get a independent motor with battery and switch and hold it on the back only because it a lot of turning on the cogs." CreationDate="2020-03-22T12:39:30.473" UserId="13977" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15997" PostId="13431" Score="0" Text="Good observation. Well, obvious mistake was made in my previous comment. Picture has 3 layers of bricks and the extra layer I meant has to be 4th, not 5th." CreationDate="2020-03-23T17:17:25.320" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15998" PostId="13441" Score="1" Text="Now that I think about it, this set also had the reverse - square 2x2 pieces with holes on both sides so that you could insert two pieces with stubs facing each other.  basically of the female-female adapters if the double-stud piece was male-male.  Not really relevant to this question, but another notable lack in the base LEGO pieces at the time.  (Not sure if they've added them since?)" CreationDate="2020-03-23T17:47:07.183" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="15999" PostId="13431" Score="0" Text="I suspect &quot;leaving out&quot; a layer of bricks here makes something closer to an actual cube since the bricks are taller than they are wide." CreationDate="2020-03-23T18:20:19.997" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16000" PostId="2896" Score="0" Text="@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 That's probably so they minimize the number of unique parts in a set. I've noticed they'll occasionally combine smaller bricks to make a single instance of a larger brick a few times per set for this reason (I assume) as well." CreationDate="2020-03-23T18:21:33.947" UserId="13988" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16001" PostId="13431" Score="0" Text="@chicks Could you elaborate please? I cannot really understand your idea of the example in the answer above not being actual cube." CreationDate="2020-03-23T18:29:42.277" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16002" PostId="13431" Score="1" Text="Sure.  From https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/11131/6174 we know that bricks are 7.9mm wide and 9.6mm high.  So 6 bricks wide is 47.4mm.  And 6 bricks high is 57.6mm while 5 bricks high is 48mm, much closer to the 47.4mm width.  And so it is much more cube-like than the question was asking for.  I'm guessing you intuited this and left out the layer since it looked or felt more correct.  Even I'm amazed the math worked out so well for my intuition." CreationDate="2020-03-23T18:39:46.393" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16003" PostId="13431" Score="1" Text="Calculation did only account for individual bricks and not the assembly. There's tiny little space exist between two bricks placed side by side. Bricks are also tiny little bit smaller to allow this gap to exist, so you can place and take them apart. Actually, the same question you've linked has top answer which explains that there is such a thing as LEGO Unit, where 1 Lego Unit is 1.6mm, which is used for getting math right and accounts for that gap. 1x1 Brick will be 5x5x6 ratio/unit/module. So 6-studs are 30 units, 5 bricks are also 30 units." CreationDate="2020-03-23T19:08:51.697" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16004" PostId="13435" Score="1" Text="I have done an EDIT. Beside thanking you for the details answer I would like to precise a few things. First of all I totally agree with you for the time vs price. But in my case my son has two locomotives and with the coronavirus and curfew it was a game disassembling, asking question on stack exchange, waiting and answer and eventually building something with a 3D printer. Moreover here I cannot buy the part #28743 alone. And I would prefer to keep the 50 bucks of the duplo train box to buy the &quot;real&quot; lego train when my kid grow up." CreationDate="2020-03-23T20:08:36.763" UserId="13976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16005" PostId="13435" Score="1" Text="Also, as I said in the edit, when I compare the two locomotive, I really feel something broken and the axle of the gear rotating independently from the wheel, even in simple curves with nearly no low. We did slow motion vids with my son trying to figure out the issue.&#xA;So beside all that game thing making time past quick in those hard times needing to stay home, I would like to thank you for the detailed answer as well as you &quot;funny&quot; way of describing things ... no, nobody in my family has Wolverine like hands." CreationDate="2020-03-23T20:12:35.017" UserId="13976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16006" PostId="13435" Score="0" Text="Hey, Friend, I've read your edits, and I believe you on the breakage  . Don't know where you are in the world, but for me a used set runs $16 bucks, where as the part itself alone is more expensive.  Go figure...  My job is part of the supply chain, so there's no forced play time for me. So, unless I get the &quot;Captain Trips&quot;..." CreationDate="2020-03-24T03:47:10.967" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16007" PostId="13435" Score="0" Text="...but, I am still curious on how to unhitch the six locks without destroying the thing. (I kinda like mine...) If I had two like you, and one train was already broken, plus the equipment/time to replicate a replacement, I definitely would be doing some exploratory dentistry with the Dremel. LOL, Wolverine like &quot;hands&quot;? [Claws, Bub! ;)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/G9SBX.jpg)" CreationDate="2020-03-24T03:47:55.120" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16008" PostId="13435" Score="0" Text="I am living in Switzerland...&#xA;https://www.galaxus.ch/fr/s5/product/lego-duplo-steam-railway-10874-lego-duplo-8347054?gclid=CjwKCAjw3-bzBRBhEiwAgnnLCusljt9QghPOYHK0djEGW27aReJfZ6sUruXietFQcn44Uys9t5lP0BoCQIgQAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&#xA;&#xA;I will edit this thread if I successfully disassemble those wheels" CreationDate="2020-03-24T10:40:30.100" UserId="13976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16009" PostId="6397" Score="0" Text="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/10251/9416" CreationDate="2020-03-24T12:16:06.897" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16010" PostId="13435" Score="1" Text="I'm in the United States. That price is bonkers!  Yup, that money could be put toward something more prudent.  Well, anyway, if you're able to pull off some kind of breakdown, any kind of breakdown, please feel free to share your knowledge with all of us here.  See ya ✌" CreationDate="2020-03-24T12:50:25.377" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16011" PostId="13445" Score="0" Text="thanks a lot you saved me 50 euro" CreationDate="2020-03-24T16:22:42.460" UserId="13994" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16012" PostId="13445" Score="3" Text="Just look at the &quot;reviews&quot;. Half of them aren't even about this set. Parts of the web-page are rip-offs of the official Lego site or link through to the original Lego sources. This has all the hallmarks of a rip-off site and the prices are just too good to be true." CreationDate="2020-03-24T16:36:07.800" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16013" PostId="13447" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much, I am feeling know stupid" CreationDate="2020-03-24T17:49:06.833" UserId="13995" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16015" PostId="2518" Score="0" Text="Brickowl is my personal favorite. So much easier to use." CreationDate="2020-03-25T01:30:17.473" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16016" PostId="2896" Score="2" Text="@Feathercrown yes. There are several competing factors at play regarding the cost of parts, and sets are always trading off certain things against cost. The precise calculations are secret, but also, sometimes cost isn't the deciding factor, such as in certain sets where they specifically throw in extra of certain elements so that they can give fans more of them. An example is the 1x3 dark green tile, [which Jamie Berrard (the designer) explained was abundant in the Sopwith Camel set so that fans could have lots of them to use afterward](https://youtu.be/8e9EmCobfos)." CreationDate="2020-03-25T02:58:22.133" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16017" PostId="13447" Score="3" Text="@SauleUrbo Don't feel stupid, nobody is expected to know about all the obscure themes LEGO has branched out across it's decades-long history. And I personally find your observation that the body pieces look like fancy Ninjago cars exemplarily creative :)" CreationDate="2020-03-25T07:46:09.013" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16018" PostId="13449" Score="0" Text="Thanks you very much, again , Alex." CreationDate="2020-03-25T09:45:51.500" UserId="13995" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16019" PostId="13341" Score="0" Text="A great set: army builder, totally fun launching mechanism" CreationDate="2020-03-25T20:32:47.513" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16020" PostId="13345" Score="1" Text="I don't have a source for this, but I heard that Lego considers the older, tighter bricks to be defective compared to the modern bricks, which clutch less but are easier for children to manipulate." CreationDate="2020-03-25T20:33:54.033" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16021" PostId="3184" Score="0" Text="I made a 6041 (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6041#T=C) fly by putting it on a pin and blowing really hard - once you stop blowing it takes off, mostly right into your face, so be careful haha" CreationDate="2020-03-25T22:03:03.720" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16022" PostId="13452" Score="1" Text="As far as I know LDCad installation does not include LDraw parts. LDraw parts library is an independent product and is not tied to any of LDCad versions." CreationDate="2020-03-26T12:28:58.120" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16023" PostId="13447" Score="0" Text="I agreed with the probably-not-LEGO idea enough that I added the clone-brands tag to this question.  I've since removed it since Alex has shown we both jumped to the wrong conclusion.  Good times." CreationDate="2020-03-26T13:32:03.373" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16025" PostId="13456" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alex - 8.33626! thanks to you." CreationDate="2020-03-26T23:05:59.373" UserId="13979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16026" PostId="13457" Score="1" Text="And to you Phil: 8.33626! thanks." CreationDate="2020-03-26T23:06:39.047" UserId="13979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16027" PostId="13454" Score="0" Text="Perfect explanation. Thanks Alex." CreationDate="2020-03-26T23:26:05.983" UserId="13979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16028" PostId="13454" Score="4" Text="@Bruce if this answers your question it is advised to mark an answer as accepted." CreationDate="2020-03-27T06:22:22.697" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16031" PostId="13453" Score="1" Text="Hi Bruce and welcome to Bricks.SE! Please take a look around, especially in the [help] and [tour] areas to familiarize yourself with the workings of our community :)" CreationDate="2020-03-27T07:17:42.163" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16032" PostId="13452" Score="0" Text="I am new with the tools so thanks for letting me know that LDCad uses a common parts library. With other tools I have used it was important to know the version used to create the assembly." CreationDate="2020-03-27T07:21:16.643" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16033" PostId="13345" Score="0" Text="An interesting reason I have never heard of before. Would love to get more detail on this matter." CreationDate="2020-03-27T09:00:40.657" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16034" PostId="13349" Score="0" Text="It seems like a limited selection of bricks follow this trend of being remodeled. Technic bricks haven't been affected by this, for example, however their clutch strength is changed over time." CreationDate="2020-03-27T09:03:51.933" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16035" PostId="9472" Score="0" Text="Nope, just reskinned - now there are finally more skin and hair options which is only a good thing for variation in Lego." CreationDate="2020-03-27T12:57:10.777" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16036" PostId="13371" Score="0" Text="could you please tell me where can I find that Thomas convejor belt?" CreationDate="2020-03-27T15:47:48.933" UserId="13902" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16037" PostId="13455" Score="1" Text="In my experience from buying pieces ether through BL, LEGO.com, eBay, or the local shop in town, is to take note on the &quot;condition&quot; of the pieces.  These more common colors fade or look dirty over time: White, Yellow, Blue, Light Gray.  It was just easier for me to always buy them &quot;New&quot; vs. &quot;Used&quot;.  Tiles get scratched up easily too. Since they tend to be the first thing you see on a build, I would avoid buying them &quot;used&quot; no matter the color.  So, basically, keep an eye out on mixed conditions, which can ruin the desired effect of a project." CreationDate="2020-03-27T17:18:08.137" UserId="10403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16038" PostId="13435" Score="0" Text="I posted a follow up as an answer with picture of the wheel disassembled from the gear axle" CreationDate="2020-03-27T21:09:04.840" UserId="13976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="16039" PostId="13465" Score="0" Text="8285-2 model doesn't exist. &quot;-x&quot; naming is used for different sets with the same number or significant difference between versions of the same set. What you are dealing with here is known as &quot;B-model&quot; or &quot;alternate model&quot;." CreationDate="2020-03-28T12:09:14.810" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17039" PostId="14468" Score="2" Text="Welcome! This looks like a MOC, not an official set. A LEGO City airplane tail does not go with Round 2x2 tiles with Star Wars related artwork." CreationDate="2020-03-29T03:25:36.213" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17040" PostId="13371" Score="0" Text="@Patrick I don't recall the exact search I did for it but I just grabbed it from Google Images with something like &quot;conveyor belt diverter&quot;" CreationDate="2020-03-29T08:50:45.303" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17043" PostId="14472" Score="0" Text="Fits the modular requirement for sure, however I think mounting MILS modules vertically might be a tad problematic." CreationDate="2020-03-29T18:18:09.097" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17044" PostId="14472" Score="2" Text="Are you looking to hang mosaic on the wall or use some sort of stand for vertical orientation? MILS modules have Technic bricks on the edge. This is a great advantage and can be utilised to further strengthen the structure. Attaching extra Technic beam/liftarm/brick on side to make sure both modules won't disconnect. Going even further frame can be built around MILS modules for hanging or free-standing with the help of other Technic bits." CreationDate="2020-03-29T20:19:14.237" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17048" PostId="14469" Score="1" Text="The lack of visible LEGO marking on the studs might be explained by the thick layer of grime and the photography artifacts, but the random asymmetry is a rather telling sign, indeed." CreationDate="2020-03-30T07:08:09.623" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17051" PostId="13371" Score="0" Text="Thanks in fact this is an industrial conveyor belt" CreationDate="2020-03-30T14:01:26.827" UserId="13902" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17052" PostId="14467" Score="0" Text="Thank you for formatting, @Syberion!" CreationDate="2020-03-30T15:16:39.187" UserId="15012" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17053" PostId="14477" Score="0" Text="It is dark grey. The item is some damaged. Thank you for your help." CreationDate="2020-03-30T18:30:05.190" UserId="15013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17054" PostId="14477" Score="0" Text="If you check URL I've shared you can see this part doesn't exist as LEGO in Dark Gray." CreationDate="2020-03-30T18:39:08.363" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17055" PostId="14477" Score="0" Text="Found it! It's light grey and from Star Wars Imperial Assault Carrier. Set is heavily stained. Never would have identified without your piece help. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-03-30T19:35:55.587" UserId="15013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17056" PostId="14477" Score="0" Text="I would have never guessed this is Light Bluish Gray colored set." CreationDate="2020-03-30T20:21:23.973" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17058" PostId="14480" Score="1" Text="Thanks Alex!!! Greeting from Hong Kong, Florian" CreationDate="2020-03-31T06:50:32.490" UserId="13889" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17059" PostId="14485" Score="3" Text="You could have easily answered this yourself by checking which sets/minifigures your cape comes with under &quot;Known colors' on Bricklink." CreationDate="2020-03-31T17:13:31.257" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17060" PostId="8540" Score="0" Text="Could you provide a link to the motors found on eBay or some specs for the motors?" CreationDate="2020-03-31T16:54:02.667" UserId="15021" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17061" PostId="14481" Score="0" Text="See the answer to this question [Lego Mindstorms RCX RIS 2.0 IR tower Windows 10 64-bit driver](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8190/lego-mindstorms-rcx-ris-2-0-ir-tower-windows-10-64-bit-driver#8198)" CreationDate="2020-03-31T22:17:07.287" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17062" PostId="14492" Score="1" Text="It is hard to detect correct color. So there is also a chance this would be a Sand Blue colored part." CreationDate="2020-04-01T04:56:21.743" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17063" PostId="14492" Score="1" Text="When I saw the picture I also though sand blue," CreationDate="2020-04-01T06:27:52.880" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17064" PostId="14483" Score="0" Text="It might be better to split your question into two questions - one about the rifle attachment, and one about suitable torsos." CreationDate="2020-04-01T09:55:44.230" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17065" PostId="14483" Score="1" Text="A quick search for [LEGO ranger torso](https://www.google.com/search?q=LEGO+ranger+torso&amp;tbm=isch) gives a good starting point or for more &quot;camo&quot; styles, the [LEGO Endor Trooper](https://www.google.com/search?q=LEGO+endor+trooper&amp;tbm=isch) might be better." CreationDate="2020-04-01T09:57:41.123" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17066" PostId="14498" Score="0" Text="Hi mindstormsboi and welcome to Bricks.SE! Please take the [tour] and read the [help] in order to familiarize yourself with the guidelines and the structure and the functions of the site :)" CreationDate="2020-04-02T06:57:59.137" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17067" PostId="13452" Score="0" Text="Can you please add a picture that shows the red and yellow pieces? Thank you!" CreationDate="2020-04-02T11:04:46.517" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17068" PostId="14498" Score="0" Text="Alright, I've read the tour already, but I might as well read it a second time again" CreationDate="2020-04-02T11:37:15.240" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17069" PostId="14498" Score="0" Text="I'm sorry for assuming you haven't read it, but your badge clearly says you are a new contributor and based on your statement &quot;there wasn't a search bar for questions&quot; in the first version of your question, I assumed you haven't yet found the [help page about searching](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/searching)." CreationDate="2020-04-02T11:45:07.357" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17070" PostId="14498" Score="0" Text="I did find the tour in my inbox, but I never found the help page. Hopefully, things are clear now." CreationDate="2020-04-02T11:53:07.623" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17071" PostId="14499" Score="1" Text="Instead of uploading you pictures somewhere else you can just add them to your post directly - use an icon with &quot;image&quot;, while preparing your question." CreationDate="2020-04-02T13:03:06.060" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17072" PostId="14499" Score="1" Text="Did you download your Mindstorms software from LEGO or did you use a 3rd party site? In the latter case it is indeed possible that the package got &quot;updated&quot; with a malware." CreationDate="2020-04-02T13:06:52.737" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17073" PostId="14499" Score="1" Text="The MINDSTORMS software is build on Microsoft Silverlight, which is a web technology, so that could explain the connection to the Internet Explorer folder." CreationDate="2020-04-02T15:14:22.217" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17074" PostId="14499" Score="0" Text="First of all, the application was installed from Lego. Second of all, the EV3 Brick's firmware was updated from V1.09E to V1.10E and the Mindstorms software was updated, too. I'm sorry for not giving this information in the first place." CreationDate="2020-04-02T15:51:10.863" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17075" PostId="13437" Score="0" Text="Once I can purchase hydrogen peroxide again I'll try using that but for a much shorter time than I do for whites. I was/is reluctant to retrobrite non-white pieces but for those I don't feel comfortable selling them as blue" CreationDate="2020-04-02T23:00:39.270" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17076" PostId="14505" Score="0" Text="Yes, all The batteries are new" CreationDate="2020-04-03T18:57:01.053" UserId="15039" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17077" PostId="14505" Score="0" Text="I found following meaning for blinking colors:&#xA;Purple: network has been erased (or hub is waiting for new firmware)&#xA;Orange: low battery&#xA;So purple means your controller and battery box are no longer paired and this doesn't effect your issue. However if you still see orange color blinking there seems to be low batteries somewhere (either controller or battery box/hub). I would suggest taking out ALL batteries from both controller as well as battery box/hub and changing to fresh  batteries. Try not to mix and match different different brands." CreationDate="2020-04-04T10:56:19.540" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17078" PostId="13357" Score="1" Text="The usual 3.18 mm bar? It will work fine with 6538a and 6538c. Not as strong compared to Technic axle, but will work." CreationDate="2020-04-04T13:04:55.090" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17079" PostId="14507" Score="6" Text="Perhaps this question and answer can help you: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7367/is-there-a-baseplate-with-connections-on-the-bottom" CreationDate="2020-04-04T14:56:19.927" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17080" PostId="14509" Score="3" Text="on the [hypersled](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58843&amp;idColor=1#T=C&amp;C=1) , as seen in the instructions, page 1. The astronaut captured the alien and put it in this cylinder" CreationDate="2020-04-04T15:31:02.927" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17081" PostId="14509" Score="0" Text="The hypersled really helps the picture make sense.  Now I get where the little white caps on the ends of the alien are coming from.  Now I just need to find those pieces!  So awesome.  Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-04-04T16:48:44.740" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17083" PostId="14510" Score="1" Text="Is it the same part or two parts? Bottom one looks similar to https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=91049" CreationDate="2020-04-04T18:31:35.013" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17084" PostId="14507" Score="0" Text="Wdym? Do you mean that one baseplate is for the second floor while the other one is meant for the first? If so, you might see that you won't be able to build a way to get to the next floor (i.e. stairs or ladder). In this case, you should add another slim baseplate next to the first floor's baseplate and build the stairs or ladder on it to reach the next floor. But youll need some floor there, too. Just remember to make a hole so that they could get to the second floor! Oh, and obviously  you'll need some bricks to build the walls on the first floor, then you can attach the second floor on top" CreationDate="2020-04-05T12:11:07.877" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17085" PostId="14513" Score="0" Text="You have shown us what the code SHOULD look like, but not what you have actually coded yourself. Can you provide this?" CreationDate="2020-04-05T12:12:45.740" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17086" PostId="14513" Score="0" Text="It should be in the PDF file that I have already given. Pages 25 &amp; 26 should have it, and page 26 should have the blueprint for the center my block. FYI, the reason it says on his program that all the ports are in A and yet for mine it's D is because I stuck my medium motor into Port D instead of A to avoid cramping up physical space and to avoid the visibility of the ports sticking out all over the place." CreationDate="2020-04-05T12:19:56.127" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17088" PostId="2984" Score="0" Text="I think it's strange how this guy asks a question and then never comes back to check for three years. But FYI, you should see the download somewhere here: https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3/software" CreationDate="2020-04-05T12:52:46.030" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17090" PostId="10828" Score="0" Text="There's a fan-made book about EV3 programming, I remember it talked about doing a remote control program in chapter 12. To me, you're running at 60 miles per hour before driving at 20 miles per hour, and it should be the other way around." CreationDate="2020-04-05T19:46:17.560" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17091" PostId="9046" Score="0" Text="I'm sorry to see that no one has answered such simple question you have. I recommend that you look it up before you post a question about it. There are videos on how to fix this, too." CreationDate="2020-04-05T19:58:22.083" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17092" PostId="14513" Score="1" Text="Code seems entirely correct to me. Just checking, but you do realize the code is supposed to do nothing if the wheels are aligned ? Do the other myblocks work ?" CreationDate="2020-04-05T21:01:24.483" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17093" PostId="14513" Score="0" Text="The other my blocks work, and I turned the wheels yet the script STILL doesn't do anything." CreationDate="2020-04-05T22:56:06.640" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17094" PostId="14507" Score="0" Text="As Michael mentions, the following answer is probably the one you want: [A baseplate does not have connectors on the bottom](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/7373/56)" CreationDate="2020-04-06T11:06:54.743" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17095" PostId="14499" Score="0" Text="I don't think this is something we can help with unfortunately. You might be able to raise this issue with LEGO directly with [their support team](https://www.lego.com/service)" CreationDate="2020-04-06T11:36:46.783" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17096" PostId="14499" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it requires direct support from The LEGO Group." CreationDate="2020-04-06T11:37:40.747" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17097" PostId="14499" Score="0" Text="Alright, I'll give it a try." CreationDate="2020-04-06T11:37:44.227" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17098" PostId="14507" Score="0" Text="Well, only SOME baseplates don't have connectors on the bottom. It really depends on the size." CreationDate="2020-04-06T12:44:52.877" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17099" PostId="9468" Score="1" Text="I advise that you contact Lego support and ask Them since we could guess pretty much all day and yet even if we Do find the correct answer, we wouldn't even know and we'd keep guessing. That's your best bet." CreationDate="2020-04-06T20:08:25.400" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17100" PostId="14507" Score="2" Text="@mindstormsboi Can you name any that have connectors on the bottom? I think that's part of the definition. Ones that have connectors are known as plates." CreationDate="2020-04-07T03:08:48.000" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17101" PostId="14507" Score="0" Text="They are quite small compared to the ones that don't have connectors on the bottom. Some are 4 by 4, 5 by 13, 4 by 11, y'know." CreationDate="2020-04-07T11:01:33.527" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17102" PostId="14513" Score="1" Text="Is your D motor fully plugged in? Can you share pictures of the build, and of the entire program you have written?" CreationDate="2020-04-07T11:21:29.550" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17105" PostId="14521" Score="1" Text="Spot on! I can hardly see modified 1 x 4 plate in Red. Not sure how have you spotted it as all of them look like tiles. I would have used Round Corner 2 x 2 Macaroni in Red as a second part to confirm the set." CreationDate="2020-04-08T05:02:30.560" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17106" PostId="14523" Score="0" Text="As mentioned, I did exactly that, but I want to avoid any extra Duplo brick or plate in my build. There must be some other solution. There must be LEGO pieces that somehow fit into Duplo feet." CreationDate="2020-04-08T13:02:40.520" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17107" PostId="14523" Score="0" Text="Without seeing an example, you've described in the question, it wasn't very clear what kind of solution you have already tried. I've figured out whichever LEGO piece or assembly, that should be used to connect feet of a pig to LEGO bricks should be 12.8mm, 8 units or 32LDU in size." CreationDate="2020-04-08T13:39:59.350" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17108" PostId="14523" Score="0" Text="I agree, normally the DUPLO plate solution is fine. However, this particular pig is going to be a sort of figurehead with as little as possible material underneath it." CreationDate="2020-04-08T14:51:30.837" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17109" PostId="14523" Score="2" Text="My assumed size was a little wrong. Not entirely wrong, but won't dig much into details for now. So it turns out I got couple of DUPLO pieces. Caliper measured DUPLO stud diameter is 9.39 mm. Closest LEGO sized part I found for now is https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=61485 where middle ring is 9.30mm (visually, both are same diameter). There are two more similar looking parts, however I don't own any of them to check dimensions: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3403 and https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=27448" CreationDate="2020-04-08T15:12:36.167" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17110" PostId="14523" Score="0" Text="LDraw parts used in LDCad show that 61485 and 27448 have inner ring of the same diameter, while 3403 has larger ring. And I just though 61485 part (if it fit) won't work for you, since you cannot fit two legs side-by-side using it. So 27448 is the only suggestion for now. I'm unable to test and confirm if this works and how good is the clutch power since none of my DUPLO has single stud connections." CreationDate="2020-04-08T16:07:09.313" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17111" PostId="14521" Score="0" Text="I saw some instructions and it was right the bag was shiny due to tape on it. (The tape was on because I was moving and the set was opened)" CreationDate="2020-04-08T18:10:46.063" UserId="15055" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17112" PostId="14524" Score="0" Text="Maybe OP is looking to build model produced by Kazi but with LEGO bricks?" CreationDate="2020-04-08T20:39:55.127" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17113" PostId="14524" Score="0" Text="@Alex - From what I can tell, there's not necessarily a direct analogue between Kazi blocks and LEGO bricks. They fit each other, but they're not a 1-1 copy. Kazi has many bricks that are entirely unique" CreationDate="2020-04-08T20:44:07.910" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17114" PostId="14524" Score="0" Text="it is not uncommon for clone-brands to develop unique pieces. Do you happen to know what would be the closest analog for Kazi item in form of LEGO?" CreationDate="2020-04-08T20:53:51.777" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17115" PostId="14524" Score="0" Text="@Alex - I wouldn't even know where to begin. It's certainly not a common piece. I suspect it to be a unique, but it could easily just be a piece cloned from an obscure LEGO set." CreationDate="2020-04-08T21:27:47.817" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17116" PostId="14523" Score="0" Text="Alex, thank you for the effort. Currently, I like the 2x2 modified tile (61485) more than the 4x4 turntables because it would fit under the pig, even if I can only attach one single leg (or maybe one front and one back leg). The 4x4 turntables would extend to the side (if I understand correctly that the middle ring acts as Duplo stud under a foot). Fun fact: 61485 only comes in white color." CreationDate="2020-04-08T21:31:14.557" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17117" PostId="14523" Score="1" Text="I meant 27448, not 61485, of course." CreationDate="2020-04-08T21:39:13.730" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17118" PostId="14510" Score="0" Text="@Alex : I think you're right. This does seem to he piece 91049. Thanks a lot for your comment!" CreationDate="2020-04-09T13:07:29.833" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17119" PostId="14510" Score="0" Text="not sure if I should post this as an answer?" CreationDate="2020-04-09T13:10:18.060" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17120" PostId="14524" Score="0" Text="The issue I had, was a deformed piece that needed replacement. I did contact my supplier in China, and they suggested I bought the equivalent LEGO piece from a local Bricklink store and they'd repay it, as that would be cheaper &amp; more efficient than just sending the individual Kazi piece from China. @Alex identified this piece as 91049 in a comment, and I believe he's correct. Either way, I'm not familiar with any Kazi parts that have no LEGO equivalent. Maybe you're confusing Kazi with Quan Guan? If not, what parts are you thinking of?" CreationDate="2020-04-09T13:12:52.897" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17121" PostId="14510" Score="0" Text="@Alex : Why not? I'll definitely upvote your answer &amp; will mark it as an accepted answer if I have confirmation that your assessment is accurate. Also, your answer might help other people who have a deformed version of this piece, or where it is missing..." CreationDate="2020-04-09T13:15:36.867" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17122" PostId="14524" Score="0" Text="@JohnSlegers - His piece seems visually to be dissimilar to the one in your picture but if you're happy that it's close enough, then who am I to argue?" CreationDate="2020-04-09T13:20:54.997" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17123" PostId="14532" Score="0" Text="Could you add additional picture from the inside of the hub in the situation shown on 2nd picture? Right now it looks like your CV joint seem to be a little too deep inside the hub." CreationDate="2020-04-09T18:25:20.140" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17124" PostId="14532" Score="0" Text="I have added an additional photo. Does this help?" CreationDate="2020-04-09T18:31:09.637" UserId="15072" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17125" PostId="14532" Score="0" Text="I  think you have the wheel at an angle which is out of the range of angles the finished model will be able to do" CreationDate="2020-04-09T18:41:48.647" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17126" PostId="14532" Score="0" Text="It would be best to remove thin 5L liftarms/beams to see the connection between CV joint and hub." CreationDate="2020-04-09T18:44:30.283" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17127" PostId="14532" Score="0" Text="I’ve added another photo. I’m holding it at the tightest point. The images in the instruction manual show the two grey parts touching, with no red bar visible." CreationDate="2020-04-09T18:52:38.297" UserId="15072" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17128" PostId="14532" Score="0" Text="I was wondering if it was just a range of movement that wouldn’t be possible once assembled. It makes construction somewhat fiddly as it tends to fall out!" CreationDate="2020-04-09T18:53:08.767" UserId="15072" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17129" PostId="14532" Score="1" Text="That's intended. When you have your spring compressed driving axle becomes shorter. This actual CV joint is designed not to have no friction with an axle and allow some freedom to move." CreationDate="2020-04-09T18:59:54.777" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17130" PostId="14534" Score="0" Text="You are the best!" CreationDate="2020-04-09T20:15:32.097" UserId="15074" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17131" PostId="14524" Score="0" Text="@Valorum : The part has been ordered. I'll be able to verify whether this is the correct piece once it's arrived." CreationDate="2020-04-10T01:03:40.503" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17132" PostId="14529" Score="0" Text="The part has been ordered. I'll be able to verify whether this is the correct piece once it's arrived." CreationDate="2020-04-10T01:04:03.813" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17133" PostId="14535" Score="1" Text="You’re exactly right. I took a look at it this morning with w clear head and realised that these bits snapped together. &#xA;&#xA;Came here to answer my own question and you’ve helpfully beat me to it. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-04-10T06:42:08.870" UserId="15072" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17134" PostId="14529" Score="0" Text="The LEGO barbell appears to be single-sided (with a stud fitting on the top side only)" CreationDate="2020-04-10T09:32:59.923" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17135" PostId="8027" Score="0" Text="Can you please send a screenshot of the program if you can see it? On Windows 10, using Win+Shift+S will allow you to crop out a part of your screen and save it as an image. You can then add the image here" CreationDate="2020-04-10T11:38:07.207" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17136" PostId="14539" Score="2" Text="let's not forget [8860](http://www.technicopedia.com/8860.html)! this chassis has a four cylinder boxer engine, and a 3-speed unsynchronized transmission gearbox, complete with an ignition distributor and a belt driven cooling fan; full suspension and a differential." CreationDate="2020-04-10T12:12:31.760" UserId="15078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17137" PostId="14539" Score="0" Text="@CeeMcSharpface thanks for pointing this out. Somehow forgot about 8860 set. LEGO prior to 1990 is a bit of a grey area for me." CreationDate="2020-04-10T13:28:21.850" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17138" PostId="14539" Score="2" Text="You missed the first Car Chassis model (853) from the late 70's. 4 inline engine, 3 speed gearbox (2 forward, 1 reverse), diff, steering and adjustable seats. (No shocks on the rear suspension, slightly predates those.)" CreationDate="2020-04-10T13:35:04.823" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17139" PostId="14539" Score="0" Text="@Tonny OP already mentioned 853 set in his question as an example." CreationDate="2020-04-10T13:37:33.777" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17140" PostId="14539" Score="0" Text="@Alex I missed that. My bad. There are however 2 cart models 8842 and 948 that I miss. Both have steering and 1 cylinder engine." CreationDate="2020-04-10T13:41:50.727" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17141" PostId="14539" Score="0" Text="There are 126 sets with Technic Engine Cylinder used to make an engine. It is rather basic functionality. As I understood OP's question, he isn't satisfied with such simplicity and seeks for sets that have at least gearbox. Now this limits the list quite a bit as you can see, as it turns out not that many sets have actual gearbox mimicking real one used for propulsion. Of course there are other sets with gearboxes too, where those are used to drive different functions of a crane, excavator, etc. from a single source (motor). But these doesn't fit the question." CreationDate="2020-04-10T13:52:25.497" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17142" PostId="14539" Score="1" Text="I had http://www.technicopedia.com/8865.html - 3 speed gearbox, V-4 rear engine, rear differential. It also had rack and pinion steering, which I -- being in the UK -- converted to right-hand drive. It's fairly clearly derived from 8860." CreationDate="2020-04-10T15:46:35.313" UserId="10607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17143" PostId="14539" Score="0" Text="@RogerLipscombe I have no excuses for missing this set. Added now!" CreationDate="2020-04-10T18:47:36.370" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17144" PostId="13422" Score="0" Text="I sanded the brick and used primer but it's still sticky even though it's been drying for 3 hours so not sure what I'm doing wrong?" CreationDate="2020-04-10T19:17:12.640" UserId="13971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17145" PostId="13421" Score="0" Text="I sanded the brick and used primer but it's still sticky even though it's been drying for 3 hours so not sure what I'm doing wrong?" CreationDate="2020-04-10T19:17:15.993" UserId="13971" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17146" PostId="14541" Score="1" Text="Have you checked BrickLink already? Quick search for &quot;book&quot; gives you all the LEGO items..." CreationDate="2020-04-10T19:40:17.443" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17147" PostId="14534" Score="0" Text="(@AliceShah you can mark it as the Answer by clicking the check mark left of the post.)" CreationDate="2020-04-10T20:04:35.437" UserId="8419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17148" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi  Thanks for that suggestion, as I was not aware they might even be interested.  If as a number of replies have suggested there is a small possibility that they are older Lego pieces then it may be worth asking them.  I will try after Easter." CreationDate="2020-04-10T21:06:03.273" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17150" PostId="14547" Score="0" Text="Did you get it in a kit?" CreationDate="2020-04-11T11:12:19.057" UserId="15090" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17151" PostId="14547" Score="0" Text="In other words, did you get it in a complete set that was never opened before you bought it? If so, you should look at the part list on the back of the manual to see what part it is (it won't tell what you can build with it). If you bought a random grouping of Lego Bricks, you should check out Bricklink and look for it there. Keep in mind you won't find third-party bricks in there, but I still recommend you look there anyway." CreationDate="2020-04-11T12:06:56.727" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17152" PostId="682" Score="0" Text="Were you by chance a Star Wars fan and well over 14, and a bit offended to be told this is for children?  Don't worry.  There is no age limit for that." CreationDate="2020-04-11T12:58:34.663" UserId="15091" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17153" PostId="14547" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi isn't that the whole point of this question asking YOU to go to Bricklink to find the piece since you are, probably, more knowledgeable?" CreationDate="2020-04-11T15:03:29.287" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17154" PostId="14548" Score="1" Text="This is probably a clone branded item. LEGO uses jet pack as a separate item: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=64802" CreationDate="2020-04-11T15:12:09.307" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17155" PostId="14546" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the info. Forgot about BnP so will try there whenever the virus subsides." CreationDate="2020-04-11T15:58:01.677" UserId="9394" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17156" PostId="14547" Score="0" Text="I'm new to it, so I might not know where and how to find the part. But I guess I'll do it to save Since1996's time and hassle." CreationDate="2020-04-11T16:44:45.927" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17157" PostId="14547" Score="0" Text="@Since1996 do you know the age of the block? Was it mixed with modern-day duplo blocks? That would give me some help finding it." CreationDate="2020-04-11T16:48:18.433" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17158" PostId="14547" Score="0" Text="Wait, The older duplo blocks look quite identical to modern-day duplo blocks. Nevermind." CreationDate="2020-04-11T16:56:07.470" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17159" PostId="14549" Score="2" Text="Could you post some pictures of problematic place within your suspension assembly?" CreationDate="2020-04-11T20:02:59.107" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17160" PostId="14544" Score="0" Text="OMG! Thank you so much!!!!!" CreationDate="2020-04-12T03:35:07.523" UserId="15086" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17161" PostId="14543" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much!" CreationDate="2020-04-12T03:35:43.790" UserId="15086" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17162" PostId="14547" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi What I have are two huge containers of hand-me-down bricks,  some are Lego and some are knockoffs/clone-brands, all mixed together." CreationDate="2020-04-12T05:15:53.213" UserId="15087" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17163" PostId="14547" Score="0" Text="Oh, that could explain a few things. I didn't see the brick on bricklink, but I can't guarantee it's not a duplo brick." CreationDate="2020-04-12T12:13:42.187" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17164" PostId="14550" Score="0" Text="Was it a knock-off?" CreationDate="2020-04-12T12:14:54.547" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17165" PostId="14549" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alex - in the middle of last night i discovered the problem. You have to click the hubs together and then it works. Now though i have the same problem as others i see here, with the front wheels turning one way and the back wheels the other." CreationDate="2020-04-12T13:28:32.943" UserId="15094" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17166" PostId="14549" Score="0" Text="Your trouble is most likely explained in https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10780/9398-4x4-crawler-front-wheels-rotate-in-the-opposite-direction-to-the-rear-wheel . In case you face other issues you should raise them as a separate question." CreationDate="2020-04-12T13:38:58.743" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17168" PostId="14523" Score="0" Text="I ordered some of the 27448 tiles to test this solution. If you want you can post it as separate answer. If it works it will be interesting for everyone." CreationDate="2020-04-12T13:50:42.803" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17169" PostId="14523" Score="0" Text="Just share your results here. And if that works I'll amend answer with this suggestion to use 27448 part." CreationDate="2020-04-12T13:52:39.473" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17171" PostId="14548" Score="1" Text="The clone-brands are notorious for ignoring licensing rules.  Also, the LEGO Star Wars helmets I glanced at are smooth on the top.  The dimple in the middle of your helmet could be due to lazy injection molding, which is another sign that this is a clone brand item.  That doesn't stop someone from knowing and answering, so we'll see if anybody knows." CreationDate="2020-04-12T16:19:08.683" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17174" PostId="11423" Score="0" Text="I advise that you reboot the brick and even the software itself if necessary. It's likely that the brick is defective. Try using WiFi or USB if that doesn't work." CreationDate="2020-04-12T18:45:11.240" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17175" PostId="14561" Score="3" Text="Correct, this can also be seen in the [instructions](https://www.lego.com/biassets/bi/6238343.pdf) on page 8" CreationDate="2020-04-12T21:15:13.357" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17176" PostId="14558" Score="0" Text="Holy cow - good find. This was not coming up on my searches!" CreationDate="2020-04-13T02:01:26.820" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17177" PostId="14564" Score="0" Text="Very helpful, much obliged!" CreationDate="2020-04-13T13:32:02.177" UserId="5946" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17179" PostId="13266" Score="0" Text="I believe it's not possible.. Lego might not have thought of it during development. What's the point if the powered up brick doesn't make sounds anyway? You'll have to teach your phone ventriloquism for that " CreationDate="2020-04-13T15:10:48.847" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17181" PostId="14567" Score="0" Text="Is there a simple way to convert from axle to claw?" CreationDate="2020-04-13T16:40:05.097" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17182" PostId="14567" Score="3" Text="Claws have the usual 3.18mm bar at one end which fits the part mentioned in the answer. So you don't need to convert anything, unless your idea was to attach claws with a pointy end." CreationDate="2020-04-13T16:59:09.900" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17184" PostId="14567" Score="0" Text="@Alex The round peg fits in the cross-shaped hole? Is that a legal construction?" CreationDate="2020-04-14T05:21:59.670" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17185" PostId="14539" Score="0" Text="I remember playing with a Technic car that had a working steering wheel when I was a kid in the 90s that I don't think you listed. Not sure if it had engines or a gearbox, though. I think it might have been grey?" CreationDate="2020-04-14T05:32:14.187" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17186" PostId="14567" Score="4" Text="Yes, 3.18mm end (peg) fits the inside of Technic connector. That is totally legal  connection. Check 70001 set, for example, which uses both parts mentioned." CreationDate="2020-04-14T05:50:58.620" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17187" PostId="14539" Score="1" Text="@nick012000 Steering is also very (too) common feature. In just 5 last years 35 models have been made with one or another way of steering. To give you an impression of how many Technic sets have steering - check Brickset (https://brickset.com/sets/tag-Functional-Steering/theme-Technic). Most of these doesn't fit the question, so weren't listed." CreationDate="2020-04-14T06:21:49.447" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17188" PostId="14550" Score="0" Text="Gotta be a knockoff because there don't seem to be Duplo gears with 16 teeth (only 24 and 40) and the crank looks like this: https://brickset.com/parts/4493718/dacta-crank" CreationDate="2020-04-14T08:47:37.213" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17189" PostId="14568" Score="1" Text="whoa, nice work! but it will make the purists squirm :)" CreationDate="2020-04-14T08:58:19.507" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17190" PostId="14567" Score="0" Text="Yes, bars fit nicely in axle holes, its also quite recently (like two years ago) that I learned this." CreationDate="2020-04-14T10:33:49.640" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17191" PostId="13352" Score="1" Text="In the end I used a fake Lego brick (a good colour match) dissolved in lab-grade acetone, and so far haven't reinforced the join.  It seems reasonably strong, but the process of dissolving the brick seems to have affected the colour, so the join is much paler, and I couldn't get a good enough slurry." CreationDate="2020-04-14T12:41:00.953" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17192" PostId="14568" Score="0" Text="@htmlcoderexe I know, this is a beyond-illegal technique. Hopefully, I can leave this path when the 27448 tiles arrive." CreationDate="2020-04-14T13:01:41.670" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17193" PostId="13352" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Great job! I'm glad this worked for you." CreationDate="2020-04-14T14:27:25.663" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17194" PostId="14569" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! It is hard to answer your question without more details or exact example of a set you wish to build from your collection. This is because your collection could consist of all small/large sets and you are willing to build huge/tiny set. So the answer can be both No and Yes. Some sets have also unique piece, so you could not build exact copy (or cannot build it at all) if you don't own needed piece. CMF are considered a set, so having 100 of those won't result in Police station. Please make your question more clear and explain what you are trying to understand." CreationDate="2020-04-14T16:10:35.637" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17195" PostId="14569" Score="0" Text="I just want to know if each bonafide LEGO set contains at least one unique piece that cannot be found in any other LEGO set." CreationDate="2020-04-14T18:03:24.757" UserId="15107" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17197" PostId="14558" Score="1" Text="According to OP &quot;there's no LEGO mark or part number&quot;, and the [flashing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_%28manufacturing%29) on the visor is a lot more visible than on the pictures in Bricklink; both indicators of a clone part. Does anyone know where the LEGO marking should be on an official part?" CreationDate="2020-04-15T08:03:15.217" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17203" PostId="14575" Score="0" Text="The very first comment on Eurobricks says &quot;That's not a limited slip differential, but the opposite...&quot; and OP agrees with this statement." CreationDate="2020-04-16T08:21:00.027" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17204" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="42065 - it runs off IR receiver too, different &quot;mold&quot; or whatever according to bricklink: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=58123c01&amp;colorID=86&amp;in=A" CreationDate="2020-04-16T13:25:17.710" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17205" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="@htmlcoderexe Thanks! I've added that one and some other sets releases since 2013 (when I first posted this answer). If there are any others missing, feel free to make edits." CreationDate="2020-04-16T13:50:30.343" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17206" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="None of the following sets seems to be present on a list: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=S&amp;catString=179.158" CreationDate="2020-04-16T13:55:12.820" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17207" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="Indeed. None of the new Control+ sets are present either. I'll make some adjustments." CreationDate="2020-04-16T14:00:21.717" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17208" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="8183 and 8184 might need to be added under PF. While they don't use the usual receivers and battery boxes, they are still controlled by the same PF Controller. So technically, these are PF enabled sets, just with a different base." CreationDate="2020-04-16T14:19:22.513" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17209" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="@Alex I don't think those qualify as Technic sets" CreationDate="2020-04-16T14:25:20.810" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17210" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="My bad, I thought question was about remote controlled sets in general." CreationDate="2020-04-16T14:30:00.893" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17211" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="@jncraton oh, just noticed the date, haha. Glad I could help, would you prefer I made edits directly next time?" CreationDate="2020-04-16T14:32:41.127" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17212" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="@htmlcoderexe No worries. This answer needed a lot of updating, and I appreciate you bringing it to my attention. Helpful edits are always great. We're a collaborative community, and improving each other's answers is a big part of that." CreationDate="2020-04-16T14:39:55.333" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17213" PostId="2258" Score="0" Text="@Alex Not a problem. My original answer did include trains for some reason, so I can understand the confusion. I've reworked the RC section to pull out just the Technic sets, as many of the sets that used the integrated base aren't Technic sets either." CreationDate="2020-04-16T14:42:00.500" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17214" PostId="14578" Score="0" Text="I'm glad folks are writing software to solve this problem, but I don't use Windows anymore so I can't try this one out." CreationDate="2020-04-16T23:20:05.783" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17215" PostId="14579" Score="5" Text="If you are on Windows 10 indeed, use Stud.io from Bricklink instead of LDD. LDD is no longer updated (since a few years already) and is missing newer parts. Stud.io is a much better product." CreationDate="2020-04-16T23:21:10.867" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17216" PostId="14578" Score="0" Text="Yeah, same here - I don't have a window's 10 system ( yet ) ... :/" CreationDate="2020-04-17T05:11:46.550" UserId="15117" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17218" PostId="14579" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, we [can't really help with General Support for these applications](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic), that's something you're better off raising with the supplier themselves. If you're sure you know where the installer was supposed to install the application and it's not there, I'd double check your AntiVirus software, and make sure that hasn't quarantined the executable. But as Phil B notes, [Stud.io](https://stud.io) is probably the way to go now." CreationDate="2020-04-17T09:00:27.043" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17219" PostId="14579" Score="0" Text="Rather than re-installing, you should better go with full uninstall and then install again. This should remove all the associated files first and re-install correct ones, including the shortcut. Optionally, you could simply search for &quot;ldd.exe&quot; on your machine." CreationDate="2020-04-17T09:54:00.977" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17220" PostId="9182" Score="5" Text="Does this answer your question? [Why do some sets contain parts of an unrelated colour that are hidden on the final model?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2895/why-do-some-sets-contain-parts-of-an-unrelated-colour-that-are-hidden-on-the-fin)" CreationDate="2020-04-17T10:00:25.910" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17221" PostId="14584" Score="0" Text="Does it support LXF files? Might be a dumb question, but just wondering." CreationDate="2020-04-17T11:29:09.253" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17222" PostId="14584" Score="0" Text="And is the studio hyperlink dangerous, or is it just my Antivirus getting confused?" CreationDate="2020-04-17T11:37:23.617" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17223" PostId="14584" Score="1" Text="I've fixed download URL. It is also easy to find it by googling &quot;stud.io&quot;. It can also import LXF files, but not save them AFAIK." CreationDate="2020-04-17T12:38:54.707" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17224" PostId="14584" Score="0" Text="Cheers Alex, and sorry @mindstormsboi : I assumed their short link was secure, and so shouldn't have linked it as https." CreationDate="2020-04-17T12:44:32.013" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17225" PostId="14584" Score="0" Text="Alright, thanks." CreationDate="2020-04-17T13:05:12.377" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17226" PostId="14585" Score="0" Text="Are sure this is not 2 plates high? Could you take another picture with plates side by side?" CreationDate="2020-04-17T14:43:02.913" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17227" PostId="14523" Score="0" Text="Alex, I just tried your solution with the 27448 tiles. Unfortunately, no success. See my own answer with the sawn up DUPLO brick for details." CreationDate="2020-04-18T19:06:35.203" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17228" PostId="14523" Score="1" Text="@Aziraphale, oh well, at least we now know 0.1mm is a lot to get the right clutch power." CreationDate="2020-04-18T19:31:59.443" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17229" PostId="14591" Score="1" Text="It might just be an older part mold, other plates used to have the solid cylinders. I also have 2 like that (but with 3 numbers on the bottom), although I can't be 100% sure of their authenticity." CreationDate="2020-04-18T22:18:10.233" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17231" PostId="14590" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much" CreationDate="2020-04-19T11:11:07.367" UserId="15125" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17232" PostId="14575" Score="0" Text="I agree. It is just an answer to this OP here, but not a real differential. As far as I know, a proper differential can't be made with this slip-gear and I'd use worm gears in a Torsen-style solution like the types discussed here: http://www.technicbricks.com/2009/03/tbs-techtips-22-torsen-differential.html" CreationDate="2020-04-19T11:27:39.607" UserId="15116" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17233" PostId="14572" Score="0" Text="Hmm...  strange. It really works just because you removed batteries??" CreationDate="2020-04-19T12:04:05.170" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17234" PostId="14591" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't worry about the pins on the bottom, as some part's design get a little refresh from time to time. Both cases were present in various LEGO bricks. My concern is about lack of LEGO identification and part number. The oldest fence I have is from 1995 and it is similar to the right one (LEGO logo + part number). However these fences were available since 1977, so there could have been different molds without any designation at the time. It is not possible to confirm the identity without comparing with the same item from very old set." CreationDate="2020-04-19T12:40:49.433" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17235" PostId="14590" Score="3" Text="Hi Roofy!  Welcome to Bricks.StackExchange.  Another great way you can show thanks is to click the checkbox by the answer to &quot;accept&quot; it.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/someone-answers" CreationDate="2020-04-19T15:22:27.147" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17236" PostId="14585" Score="0" Text="Hi user15123.  Welcome to Bricks.StackExchange.  If Alex's answer is what you were looking for it'd be nice to click the checkbox by the answer to accept it.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/someone-answers" CreationDate="2020-04-19T15:23:59.293" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17237" PostId="14588" Score="0" Text="Thank you thank you thank you!!!!" CreationDate="2020-04-19T17:09:59.250" UserId="15124" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17245" PostId="14593" Score="0" Text="Graeme for sure is an LCP. Source: that LAN link and I know him personally. The official list page must be out of date. The most recent announcements for new LCPs have all been posted on lan.lego.com." CreationDate="2020-04-19T20:59:09.390" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17246" PostId="9910" Score="0" Text="Can you take it apart? Lego Bricks always come in only one color (unless you consider the printing on some of them." CreationDate="2020-04-19T21:30:27.120" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17247" PostId="9910" Score="0" Text="Whoops, never considered that you didn't have em with you. Sorry " CreationDate="2020-04-19T21:36:01.213" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17249" PostId="14575" Score="0" Text="It should be gone by now." CreationDate="2020-04-19T23:12:00.887" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17251" PostId="11338" Score="0" Text="I have no idea what you mean by subVIs, and I doubt any other EV3 programmer knows either. Please clarify." CreationDate="2020-04-19T23:45:35.407" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17252" PostId="9249" Score="0" Text="I think using Rebrickable would suit you." CreationDate="2020-04-20T00:02:51.060" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17253" PostId="6742" Score="0" Text="This is most likely because of a bad flashing software or  or a bad SD card. But I'm not really certain, as I don't know much about this sort of thing." CreationDate="2020-04-20T00:51:58.853" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17254" PostId="14599" Score="0" Text="Not voting it as a duplicate, but please see https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12782/pearl-gold-vs-flat-dark-gold" CreationDate="2020-04-20T05:53:21.863" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17255" PostId="14602" Score="1" Text="Wow thanks so much!! That was incredible!!!" CreationDate="2020-04-20T06:51:38.210" UserId="15131" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17256" PostId="14602" Score="4" Text="@Tess Welcome to Bricks.SE. If this answers your question site guidelines suggest you click the checkbox by the answer to &quot;accept&quot; it." CreationDate="2020-04-20T06:56:46.017" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17257" PostId="14599" Score="2" Text="I saw that question, but I ruled out dark flat gold, because these are 4 different pieces that are definitely not available in this colour. The pieces are all new and they look exactly the same. Therefore I guess that this is our new pearl gold." CreationDate="2020-04-20T08:51:03.727" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17258" PostId="14598" Score="0" Text="I did some zooming out. It is hard to tell due to the low resolution but I'm 99% certain that none of the visible nobs on the green pieces have the Lego logo. So it almost has to be a clone brand." CreationDate="2020-04-20T09:17:47.197" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17259" PostId="14598" Score="0" Text="Indeed.  None of the studs have holes in them either, but still likely to be  a clone brand." CreationDate="2020-04-20T11:11:51.860" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17260" PostId="14599" Score="3" Text="Yes, I have seen LEGO sets that have both colors mixed together - looks bad." CreationDate="2020-04-20T11:13:03.533" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17263" PostId="13309" Score="1" Text="@Tina You can press the check mark next to the 1uestion to tell that this answer has been suitable for you. It doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best answer, though." CreationDate="2020-04-20T11:32:13.030" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17266" PostId="14605" Score="0" Text="Distance between two round plates is very close to allow 6 stud plate here, but unfortunately it is slightly shorter." CreationDate="2020-04-20T14:51:57.363" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17267" PostId="14606" Score="0" Text="Indeed - the pins were a long-running colour convention - it used to be black and grey (friction and non-friction), but even those are available in a number of different colour combinations these days!" CreationDate="2020-04-20T17:16:20.310" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17268" PostId="12717" Score="0" Text="Unclear instructions on how to place the masonry bricks, but not in error in my opinon.." CreationDate="2020-04-20T17:24:07.770" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17270" PostId="14611" Score="0" Text="It might not be a solution for pig in question, but it was fun to read." CreationDate="2020-04-21T13:30:12.100" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17271" PostId="14568" Score="0" Text="How much space there is between front/back legs? Uli's answer gave me an idea about using 4865/4865b part between the front/back legs. Either one (pig would be slightly of centre line) or both (would be centered) might fit into that gap." CreationDate="2020-04-21T13:38:01.930" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17272" PostId="11423" Score="0" Text="You cannot update the NXT firmware over Bluetooth, you need a USB cable like the found on most printers." CreationDate="2020-04-21T14:13:44.767" UserId="13568" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17273" PostId="14613" Score="0" Text="A far more normal looking horse - good find!" CreationDate="2020-04-21T14:46:02.160" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17275" PostId="14618" Score="0" Text="2 studs, not bricks." CreationDate="2020-04-21T15:30:49.653" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17276" PostId="14618" Score="0" Text="@Alex right, thats what I meant, thanks" CreationDate="2020-04-21T15:34:37.080" UserId="5429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17277" PostId="14619" Score="1" Text="About a half, but not the most, with roughly, 220/477 licensed sets for 2019. And you just cannot really build much SW/DC/Marvel alternatives from SW/DC/Marvel sets. Same goes with most of other licenses. However there are exceptions: 42030, 42063, 42053." CreationDate="2020-04-21T15:48:50.543" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17278" PostId="14611" Score="0" Text="I like the facial expression of my pig. This post makes me think. Maybe SNOT is the answer to my question." CreationDate="2020-04-21T15:53:05.287" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17280" PostId="14494" Score="1" Text="I don't agree with the close votes. The user should have shown what he (or she) has tried so far, but the answers are experience based and not neccessarily just opinion based (a reason for closing). The question seems to be not even a duplicate. It attracts attention, has been answered and up-voted." CreationDate="2020-04-21T20:22:59.527" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17282" PostId="14619" Score="2" Text="Marten, welcome to Bricks.SE. There seems to be much speculation on the whole license/contract/permission topic. Nobody knows the details of LEGO-Disney contracts. Maybe LEGO has other reasons to not present alternative models on the boxes. We do not know that. If you do, please provide some evidence. @Alex I think that you could build alternate models from ANY set (except maybe buildable Star Wars figures :) You could also speculate that B-models are sometimes better than the A-models, so LEGO wants to avoid this embarassing situation." CreationDate="2020-04-21T20:34:57.853" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17287" PostId="10501" Score="2" Text="Maybe they are trying to remind us about that fake TV show from the Lego movie about the guy who's always missing his pants " CreationDate="2020-04-21T22:39:54.623" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17288" PostId="10497" Score="1" Text="I see in the screenshot that the model number actually has letters in it instead of numbers for the set number. Another sign of scamming. " CreationDate="2020-04-22T00:50:14.060" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17290" PostId="14568" Score="0" Text="@Alex the distance is something between 18.0 mm and 18.1 mm." CreationDate="2020-04-22T08:30:29.003" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17291" PostId="14617" Score="1" Text="thanks for making me spend more money on the car" CreationDate="2020-04-22T13:18:36.987" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17293" PostId="14622" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE. I think you edited away the end of your last sentence :)" CreationDate="2020-04-22T17:21:12.773" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17295" PostId="14622" Score="0" Text="No, mindstormsboi did but the edit is pending approval. No idea why mindstormsboi did that... I rejected the edit, and now I've lost my original text and the history. Sigh." CreationDate="2020-04-23T06:56:02.893" UserId="15149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17296" PostId="14623" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alex. Interestingly, my 7 year old asked if he could help build it. I said he's not over 18, so he's not allowed to. He came back with &quot;Oh, so I can't build any more 12+ sets yet then?&quot;. The noticeable difference with this set over a 12+ set or something like 42110 11+ Technics set is that there are less granular steps. What I mean by that is, you get a step with a list of say 12 bricks, and 1 image to work out where they all go. In a 12+ set the steps would be more granular, with more guidance on where to place the bricks. Total build time on 75277 was just under an hour." CreationDate="2020-04-23T06:59:59.977" UserId="15149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17297" PostId="14622" Score="0" Text="This is probably a smartphone issue. Someone calls while you are bidding on Ebay and editing text at the same time." CreationDate="2020-04-23T07:23:50.570" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17298" PostId="14622" Score="0" Text="Who knows. Anyway, I've sort of restored it." CreationDate="2020-04-23T07:25:00.723" UserId="15149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17299" PostId="14623" Score="3" Text="It is sort of similar with those sets with age recommendation set up to 99 (8455 set as an example). Should you stop building at the age of 99? Probably not, if you still can. And I loved building sets with recommended age above mine when I was a kid. Such sets were somewhat more complex but then much more rewarding to build." CreationDate="2020-04-23T07:49:24.733" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17300" PostId="14611" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale Following an edit by Uli I did test this with couple of Duplo pieces I have and can confirm that Technic Engine Piston works fine, not too tight, not too loose." CreationDate="2020-04-23T08:09:15.013" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17301" PostId="14624" Score="0" Text="question: do your components sit RIGHT next to each other or is there a gap?" CreationDate="2020-04-23T12:29:50.297" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17302" PostId="14624" Score="0" Text="...was just wondering as two clips will be three studs wide, and if this layer is only one plate high how would you offset the clip?" CreationDate="2020-04-23T12:56:29.050" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17303" PostId="14624" Score="0" Text="@Uli right next to each other, yes, with slope bricks on top the &quot;connection zone&quot;, and 2466s to the sides, so no possibility to add more space, I fear, without making the interior look ugly. If everything fails, I'll have to make the &quot;roof&quot; removable instead, but that will make the whole thing a lot less rigid." CreationDate="2020-04-23T15:32:45.950" UserId="15156" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17304" PostId="14626" Score="0" Text="It might be hard to answer, as we don't know what is TLG doing on their side. It could be one of the reasons you've mentioned. And I haven't seen US box in Eastern Europe for past 7 years." CreationDate="2020-04-23T15:43:58.103" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17305" PostId="14611" Score="0" Text="@Alex, you are right, see updated question. Uli, how did you find this solution??" CreationDate="2020-04-23T16:05:12.607" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17306" PostId="14624" Score="1" Text="so basically this is about two buildings touching each other with plain walls, each wall one stud width, can't use technic bricks because of visibility on inside, trying to hide clips in ceiling layer... right? any picture would certainly help : )" CreationDate="2020-04-23T16:26:05.730" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17307" PostId="14611" Score="1" Text="@Aziraphale pure coincidence, tested out every stud shaped bit of LEGO I found in my bins." CreationDate="2020-04-23T19:21:46.683" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17308" PostId="14632" Score="0" Text="Thank you!!!!!!" CreationDate="2020-04-24T00:03:11.443" UserId="15160" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17310" PostId="14611" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale Added a close-up..." CreationDate="2020-04-24T12:52:57.240" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17312" PostId="14637" Score="1" Text="Great answer. I would probably also add the height/thickness of the layer used to connect 2x4 bricks together. Like &quot;6 plates / 2 bricks&quot; for the first one, &quot;2 plates&quot; for second one and &quot;2.5&quot; plates for last." CreationDate="2020-04-24T14:40:06.833" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17313" PostId="14638" Score="0" Text="Please clarify if you are using the old EV3 environment (with graphic blocks) or the new scratch based one..." CreationDate="2020-04-25T21:00:44.793" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17314" PostId="898" Score="1" Text="If [BrickLink](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/main.page) toutes already 59,338 items in its &quot;Parts&quot; section, how would we consider 2,200 or 4,000 or 219 even nearly in the right ballpark?" CreationDate="2020-04-26T06:08:57.037" UserId="15171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17317" PostId="14633" Score="0" Text="Historical pieces phased out more than a decade ago ..." CreationDate="2020-04-26T17:06:07.240" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17318" PostId="14638" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve The block-based programming environment." CreationDate="2020-04-26T17:55:37.220" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17322" PostId="10711" Score="0" Text="No, but I'm going to buy one set and try." CreationDate="2020-04-27T05:36:18.220" UserId="15183" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17323" PostId="14641" Score="1" Text="Hi, and welcome to Bricks! LDD seems to have been end-of-lifed without there being an official announcement of it, other than The LEGO Group saying that they are now going to focus their efforts on Studio from BrickLink. If you have a large body of designs in LDD files, the good news is that Studio can open these, and it has a wider range of parts and features that LDD. More information and downloads: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/download.page" CreationDate="2020-04-27T09:42:59.787" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17324" PostId="14641" Score="0" Text="Further checking shows that 4.3.10 [is officially unsupported now](https://www.lego.com/en-gb/ldd) - &quot;Sorry. We don't support LDD version 4.3.10 anymore. If you still use version 4.3.10 you will experience errors when launching the application.&quot;. As noted on the linked question, version 4.3.12 also has missing parts, so you'll need to get the actual 4.3.11 version if you must stick with LDD on Windows." CreationDate="2020-04-27T09:46:28.980" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17325" PostId="14641" Score="0" Text="Because it's no longer supported, LDD is bound to have strange problems. I've had a similar situation: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/14579/ldd-lacks-almost-all-functionality" CreationDate="2020-04-27T12:00:17.023" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17326" PostId="7506" Score="0" Text="You talking about the yellow piece?" CreationDate="2020-04-27T12:15:12.583" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17327" PostId="9008" Score="0" Text="Please use a photo editor to circle the part you're talking about." CreationDate="2020-04-27T12:17:10.560" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17328" PostId="10711" Score="0" Text="Look closely at the dino's head. Here you can see little aperture that splits T-rex's upper jaw on half. On this picture I'm showing you what I mean. https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bfd4v.jpg I think that's the &quot;ticket&quot; to replace battery without destruction, isn't it? Just use pocket knife to open. Will it work?" CreationDate="2020-04-26T10:26:30.717" UserId="15173" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17329" PostId="4255" Score="0" Text="Some additional notes: Marisabel is right that the duplo table has solid studs (not compatible with normal legos) when every other duplo brick has hollow studs, so you need a layer of duplo and then a layer of standard. I just ordered bricks to convert a duplo table to standard legos, it needed 12 standard 8x16 plates (tall enough to fit the duplo studs) and 12 duplo 4x8 plates." CreationDate="2020-04-27T17:51:43.673" UserId="15188" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17330" PostId="2743" Score="0" Text="A screenshot of the program may help too." CreationDate="2020-04-28T00:22:24.420" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17331" PostId="9978" Score="1" Text="I know the problem is already solved, but there is a new firmware version which I think is 1.10E. Updating could also help." CreationDate="2020-04-28T00:26:35.820" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17332" PostId="10848" Score="0" Text="I know this is already solved, but based on one of the amazon reviews it stands over three feet tall. And yes, I know that's not specific enough." CreationDate="2020-04-28T11:54:51.660" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17333" PostId="14645" Score="0" Text="This is great! I'm glad that you are finding things to do while stuck at home. :)" CreationDate="2020-04-28T14:30:20.507" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17334" PostId="14645" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much!  I have been working on the ruler for about a year, but I do have much more time lately." CreationDate="2020-04-28T15:31:36.650" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17335" PostId="14597" Score="0" Text="Tonny just to confirm you're saying you have fences like this that you know are Lego but do not say Lego on them anywhere?" CreationDate="2020-04-28T16:56:07.300" UserId="13498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17337" PostId="14597" Score="2" Text="@Scott Yes. They can't be anything else, because I ONLY have official Lego. And I have double-checked they came with set 620. It is the only set I have with these in red. I took a very close look at them, even with a magnifier. Not a single Lego logo or part-nbr to be seen. And with the closed pins as well." CreationDate="2020-04-28T17:45:35.720" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17339" PostId="8238" Score="0" Text="How are you so sure? Don't they have a weaker clutch power? Did you try getting a LELE™ version of an official Lego set and also get the Lego version and try comparing? It seems like you may have exaggerated the details, so I shall edit your post." CreationDate="2020-04-28T21:09:31.687" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17341" PostId="1074" Score="0" Text="@HaydenStudios And THAT link is broken, too. Please fix it!" CreationDate="2020-04-28T21:21:30.970" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17342" PostId="14650" Score="2" Text="Ah, so &quot;Aviator&quot; is a key word here. It turns out I already had a this piece in LEGO set from 2011. Both of the items have a number inside without mentioning LEGO anywhere. Also moulds are the same, including PIP, which proves this is LEGO piece after all." CreationDate="2020-04-29T10:03:59.093" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17343" PostId="2061" Score="0" Text="I think this answer should be a comment, not an answer. It's helpful but doesn't really answer the given question." CreationDate="2020-04-29T11:21:10.407" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17346" PostId="14653" Score="1" Text="Have you checked what &quot;Energy Meter&quot; actually is? I don't think it is supposed to work in the setup described by OP. It has both PF and Mindstorms type connectors. With later one supporting the so called &quot;E-motor&quot; only." CreationDate="2020-04-29T14:50:53.043" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17347" PostId="14653" Score="1" Text="Some details about &quot;Energy Meter&quot; can be found here: https://le-www-live-s.legocdn.com/sc/media/files/user-guides/mm/9688-energy-meter-guide-e526319e083ac417918f4fa7c1563fc1.pdf" CreationDate="2020-04-29T14:51:41.670" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17348" PostId="9790" Score="0" Text="FYI, the center button is usually intended for launching programs and opening the Brick Apps. To prove that you're not being confused, try making a program for the EV3 (on the Mindstorms software, not the brick) and create a program that moves it's motors when the center button is pressed. If that works, then it's just you getting confused with the functionality of robotics." CreationDate="2020-04-29T20:36:42.420" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17349" PostId="6387" Score="1" Text="An example of this error being triggered is by putting a file access code block in front of the play block without tweaking it in any way." CreationDate="2020-04-29T20:46:55.230" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17350" PostId="10204" Score="0" Text="You are somewhat correct, this error appears when you're in the settings tab, but it also shows up when a program is in operation. Just because you have never seen that variant doesn't mean it doesn't exist." CreationDate="2020-04-29T20:51:50.347" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17352" PostId="10007" Score="0" Text="I know you're banned, but you should try selecting certain blocks at a time and press the run selected button. Keep trying this throughout the program until you get an error from either the EV3 Brick or the PC. More often than not it may come from the PC" CreationDate="2020-04-29T21:30:03.527" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17353" PostId="8238" Score="1" Text="Actually, the quality of LELE is pretty bad in comparison with King/Queen/Jack, Mouid King and several other brands. I wouldn't recommend LELE if you can get the same set from another brand..." CreationDate="2020-04-29T22:08:18.600" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17355" PostId="14658" Score="2" Text="Hi Tom and welcome to Bricks.SE! I took the liberty to add a clause about the specific problem this method solves, just to avoid anyone trying this unnecessarily (like when all involved metal surfaces are squeaky clean). If you don't like this edit, feel free to update, extend, amend or rollback." CreationDate="2020-04-30T07:37:31.103" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17359" PostId="11406" Score="0" Text="Indeed.. storage overload might be part of the problem too." CreationDate="2020-04-30T10:56:54.073" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17360" PostId="14662" Score="0" Text="There's also a mountain, perhaps Mount Fuji? Right beside what seems to be a cherry tree. Both are related to Japan." CreationDate="2020-04-30T13:10:13.907" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17361" PostId="14662" Score="1" Text="@Alex That is plausible, but in the absence of an official description I'm pondering whether opening up this answer as a community wiki would be a better way of collecting ideas." CreationDate="2020-04-30T13:15:42.150" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17362" PostId="14663" Score="0" Text="Perhaps it would make more sense to change &quot;Unique colourings&quot; to something like &quot;Color and form/mould combination&quot;?" CreationDate="2020-04-30T13:16:14.777" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17364" PostId="14653" Score="0" Text="What a curious little product.  +1 for including a link to the PDF.  Looks like this is designed to use a motor as a generator (motor becomes an input to the battery unit and some mechanical force pushes the unpowered motor).  Doesn't like up with the OP though, and is for an older version of Mindstorms NXT." CreationDate="2020-04-30T16:01:46.507" UserId="11234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17365" PostId="14663" Score="0" Text="I think this is understood; I haven't heard yet that LEGO created a unique colour only to use in a single model." CreationDate="2020-04-30T16:48:47.387" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17366" PostId="14662" Score="4" Text="Yes, I did see that comment. I don't believe the Tower of London is there (perhaps he confuses it with Big Ben?) and I don't believe the boat is Steamboat Willie (wrong shape)." CreationDate="2020-04-30T17:27:20.703" UserId="15205" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17367" PostId="14658" Score="0" Text="It doesn't even look like there is rust on his tracks." CreationDate="2020-04-30T17:36:40.927" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17368" PostId="12951" Score="0" Text="Can you plug motors into 1-4? I haven't tried that yet, but if the OP says that only motors are being detected and none of the sensors are, then it sounds like ALL of her sensors are in 1-4 or A-D and it sounds like her motors are like that too, which tells me that one of the groupings of ports could be defective." CreationDate="2020-04-30T17:49:02.797" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17369" PostId="14653" Score="0" Text="@efreed If it's in the EV3 coding software, then isn't it meant for EV3?" CreationDate="2020-04-30T18:37:30.693" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17370" PostId="10760" Score="0" Text="For some people, however, the new version does not show up in the EV3 software, and I'm one of them. But I managed to find another way to download it." CreationDate="2020-04-30T18:39:54.643" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17371" PostId="6683" Score="0" Text="By &quot;real-time,&quot; Jimmy probably means while the program is running, not the opposite. He will need to make a program that shows these statistics and add it to the pre-made mission 5 program." CreationDate="2020-04-30T19:50:58.293" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17372" PostId="10350" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much for finally warning me that my EV3 lacked this app for so many years! What I mean is, My EV3 NEVER had the Brick Datalog app on it. Right when I pulled it out out of its amazon box, I immediately explored the features of the brick and I recall knowing that there was no such app. Especially before I updated to the latest firmware, it still was never there." CreationDate="2020-04-30T20:06:16.297" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17373" PostId="9923" Score="0" Text="I doubt this will solve the user's problem... she is no longer active on Stack Exchange." CreationDate="2020-04-30T20:52:43.637" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17375" PostId="14664" Score="0" Text="Reading your question I understood this issue has only appeared post recent firmware update and it seems like you treat it as a bug. We might not be able to answer this vendor specific question. Have you tried submitting a bug report?" CreationDate="2020-04-30T21:21:49.033" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17376" PostId="14664" Score="0" Text="@Alex Nope, not yet... but I guess I will.  Can you try testing that program of mine to see if you get the problem, or do you not own the EV3 brick?" CreationDate="2020-04-30T21:24:46.113" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17377" PostId="8244" Score="0" Text="Ooo... that brings back good memories." CreationDate="2020-05-01T01:21:40.943" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17379" PostId="14658" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi it doesn't seem like rust build up, which would be rather unlikely since it's either stainless steel or a nickel/zinc alloy but there very well could be a layer of build up dust and grime not neccesarily visible with the naked eye but very well eletrically insulating" CreationDate="2020-05-01T09:41:55.963" UserId="15204" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17380" PostId="14658" Score="0" Text="@zovits thanks for the edit, but it's _very_ unlikely for rust to occur it's more likely dust &amp; grime" CreationDate="2020-05-01T09:45:26.537" UserId="15204" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17381" PostId="10429" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara The Shapeways link is broken " CreationDate="2020-05-01T10:55:02.730" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17382" PostId="6488" Score="0" Text="The link is broken." CreationDate="2020-05-01T11:35:18.283" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17383" PostId="14666" Score="0" Text="I suppose that you're right about the teeth being fragile, but it's also worth pointing out that they are quite useless. I bet they were intended to prevent the part from unintentionally spinning on the axle, but the way that they designed the hole in the part already did the job. Also, I think they are called &quot;bushes.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-05-01T12:04:33.683" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17384" PostId="14666" Score="0" Text="Also, they might have made the clutch tighter since it was quite pointless and annoying for the bushes to occasionally slip off." CreationDate="2020-05-01T12:35:36.240" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17385" PostId="14667" Score="1" Text="Oh! I knew the teeth could be interlocked with another bush but I completely forgot about those plates with toothed ends - even though just yesterday I assembled an old Technic set that had those. And I think I still have one of those axle connectors. &#xA;As a side note I remember quite a few of the old bushes breaking or losing single teeth but I indeed can't remember any modern being damaged. But that could have something to do with the fact the old ones were used by me and my brothers, while the new ones only by me." CreationDate="2020-05-01T13:09:20.183" UserId="2933" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17386" PostId="9923" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi - but by editing this old question, you've brought it back to peoples attention, and they will then try and answer it. David's answer is very detailed, and was answered around the time of the question, and hopefully it will help someone who comes along later with the same problem.&#xA;Further to that, while tidying up odds and ends of grammar is commendable, ideally you would be making substantive edits/corrections to these posts, rather than fixing up the odd typo here and there, especially on older, unanswered posts :)" CreationDate="2020-05-01T14:02:59.610" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17387" PostId="14666" Score="1" Text="If you check sets each version was available in, you'll spot there isn't much of an overlap. Yeah, some sets still had older version, while newer one was already introduced, but is more of an exception (or error while inventorying a set) rather than a rule. A version had its end in 1993, B version began to appear in 1992 and ended in 1997 (with few odd sets released afterward), just where newest, C version, was introduced." CreationDate="2020-05-01T14:42:28.303" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17388" PostId="3033" Score="0" Text="Nope, it's certainly not a VM reading an unknown instruction. If that was the case, the error would say &quot;VM PROGRAM INSTRUCTION BREAK.&quot; Source: http://ev3lessons.com/en/ProgrammingLessons/beyond/BranchingError.pdf" CreationDate="2020-05-01T15:49:02.670" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17389" PostId="10429" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi Yeah LEGO has been cracking down on some 3D printed pieces." CreationDate="2020-05-01T18:27:26.473" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17390" PostId="10429" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara This alternative link can be used for backup. I just used the search engine and found that some guy archived the Shapeways 3D model. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/371265563026377809/" CreationDate="2020-05-01T20:02:49.087" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17391" PostId="14666" Score="2" Text="Part A &amp; B were fragile, to the point where enough teeth fell off you ended up with your own version of Part C.  :-)" CreationDate="2020-05-01T20:04:49.823" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17392" PostId="14667" Score="0" Text="Since those teeth pin axle connectors caused so many teeth to fail, I assumed they just replaced them with [angled version](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32192#T=C), which also made the bush version less necessary.  Big improvement, in my opinion." CreationDate="2020-05-01T20:12:23.870" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17393" PostId="10429" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi Yep, that's actually the link I used to replace it," CreationDate="2020-05-01T20:14:15.510" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17394" PostId="14667" Score="1" Text="I never had a tooth break on one of the old-style bushings, but more than half of the ones in my collection, including nearly all of the &quot;a&quot;-style ones, have split down the body of the bushing." CreationDate="2020-05-01T20:48:10.727" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17396" PostId="9296" Score="0" Text="FYI, there is such a thing as PixyCam2 which has some improvements from the old one, and it supports line-tracking. Never heard of NXTcam though." CreationDate="2020-05-01T23:48:52.893" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17397" PostId="11542" Score="0" Text="Mobile devices lack almost all code blocks, so it's no use. Besides, they don't give the instructions for building and programming the robot." CreationDate="2020-05-02T00:31:58.600" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17398" PostId="972" Score="0" Text="You should add Pixy too, even though it's overpriced." CreationDate="2020-05-02T00:45:02.493" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17399" PostId="4471" Score="0" Text="And if the train runs over a minifigure it would get stuck, so perhaps the train could be programmed to stop attempting to turn it's wheels if it detects a sudden drop in rotation speed." CreationDate="2020-05-02T11:42:05.983" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17400" PostId="11585" Score="0" Text="Blender hangs when I try to import the Collada file. Any idea?" CreationDate="2020-05-02T09:55:41.947" UserId="15220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17401" PostId="10792" Score="1" Text="Also, the distance between the two driving wheels and the speed used can affect how many degrees are required for turning. For example, you may think that turning 90° will make your robot make a perfect turn to the right. That's wrong! It really depends on the design of the robot and the amount of speed used!" CreationDate="2020-05-02T14:47:44.600" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17402" PostId="14676" Score="1" Text="What about the price in Euros? Or will I have to find that out myself?" CreationDate="2020-05-03T00:19:57.360" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17403" PostId="14676" Score="3" Text="No, I just figured it out.  It's 54.99 Euros." CreationDate="2020-05-03T00:45:01.363" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17404" PostId="11585" Score="0" Text="@Alec This sounds like an other type of issue. I would suggest ask this question on https://www.superuser.com/" CreationDate="2020-05-03T07:35:11.217" UserId="10668" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17405" PostId="14680" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE. Could you elaborate what do you mean by saying &quot;PF 1.0&quot; and &quot;PF 2.0&quot; here?" CreationDate="2020-05-03T08:08:34.380" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17406" PostId="14680" Score="0" Text="I corrected terms." CreationDate="2020-05-03T08:15:09.840" UserId="15225" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17407" PostId="14681" Score="0" Text="Ahhh! Just before your answer I noticed I can stack connectors. This must be the correct answer. I removed the part of my question about PU because I googled it and saw it is non-compatible." CreationDate="2020-05-03T08:22:15.680" UserId="15225" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17408" PostId="14680" Score="0" Text="As well as stacking the connectors if you want to control two things at the same time you can build on the remote so that both switches or dials are moved in sync." CreationDate="2020-05-03T10:15:25.610" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17411" PostId="14687" Score="3" Text="Could you be more specific about what kind of bridge you want to build ?" CreationDate="2020-05-03T20:23:28.447" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17412" PostId="14691" Score="1" Text="The &quot;©2007&quot; on the bags, just refer to the bags" CreationDate="2020-05-04T06:52:31.427" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17413" PostId="14691" Score="3" Text="looks like 7672-1: Rogue Shadow" CreationDate="2020-05-04T07:32:21.093" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17414" PostId="14654" Score="2" Text="You have there the core of a quite interesting question, but in its current form it is not suitable for this site. Please add some details, like what kind of experience you have (whether you need basic tutorials or pointers to the specific files), what have you already tried, and so on. As soon as you do so, we can reopen the question and you'll probably get the answers you are looking for (and not some vague answers that you can't do anything with, since they don't apply to your particular situation)." CreationDate="2020-05-04T08:01:48.893" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17415" PostId="14692" Score="0" Text="Champion Zovits! I would have never worked that out. Thank you so much. Looks as though I’ve scored a good set cheap " CreationDate="2020-05-04T09:55:29.287" UserId="15233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17417" PostId="14654" Score="1" Text="See also the answers to [Is there any other way to program the NXT other than the provided hardware](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/679/56) which details out other programming options and firmware - the best place to start with something like this is picking up where others have left off!" CreationDate="2020-05-04T10:29:32.290" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17418" PostId="14693" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  Congratulations, you've got 40+ years old LEGO parts there!" CreationDate="2020-05-04T15:41:28.747" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17419" PostId="14653" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi I thought for sure I saw a picture of an NXT device when reading the PDF, but must have been reading to fast.  I take back my NXT comment.  It's still a +1 for finding this, but it does not make possible monitoring the load/stress of a drive motor that is in use." CreationDate="2020-05-04T16:17:36.493" UserId="11234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17420" PostId="14694" Score="0" Text="Thank you!!! I have found and build the sets" CreationDate="2020-05-05T07:02:45.930" UserId="15234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17421" PostId="14697" Score="5" Text="You are correct. I have 3 of those 12 sets you linked and this is most definitely the steering gear. The cabin of the truck has a bottom and top plate with a hole. Beam goes through both and gets a standard 2x1 brick on top that can be twisted to turn the wheels." CreationDate="2020-05-05T11:44:15.117" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17423" PostId="8404" Score="0" Text="Where did the blood come out of? A cut on your finger? Your nose? Your ears?" CreationDate="2020-05-05T19:49:13.880" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17424" PostId="8404" Score="0" Text="Back of my head" CreationDate="2020-05-05T20:48:37.027" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17425" PostId="14653" Score="0" Text="@efreed I have updated the answer and found another feature, but as of now it's quite pointless. Maybe you can contact Lego customer service and tell them about this and ask that the light turns off after motor can continue rotation, okay?" CreationDate="2020-05-05T20:51:37.200" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17426" PostId="14697" Score="1" Text="Hi all thanks again! I have found the set and finished it. It was from the breakdown truck nr 382." CreationDate="2020-05-05T21:56:51.500" UserId="15234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17427" PostId="14653" Score="0" Text="Or maybe there's a way to program it to flash green after you physically allow the motor to move?" CreationDate="2020-05-05T22:47:04.067" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17428" PostId="758" Score="2" Text="I'm not an expert on the subject, but the x-ray machines I've seen are not simple to bring into a store." CreationDate="2020-05-06T07:14:32.520" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17429" PostId="761" Score="0" Text="For series 18 and Harry Potter 2 (and possibly more, I don't remember), there is only one complete set in each box. - And mr. Gold in series 10 is of course a special case." CreationDate="2020-05-06T07:18:15.453" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17430" PostId="14701" Score="1" Text="Hobby/crafting materials stores often have boxes with several 100 rubber bands in various colors/sizes mixed together for just $5 to $10. Even if only a handful of the bands in such a box fit your requirements it is probably a lot cheaper than buying more specialized sets. I always keep such a generic box of rubber-bands around the house. Usually there is something in there that fits whatever need I have.  By the time the box gets empty or the bands start to deteriorate with age (whatever comes first) I just buy another box." CreationDate="2020-05-06T16:19:42.767" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17431" PostId="14703" Score="1" Text="Thank you!! My son will be very happy to hear that it’s from Star Wars! Now to get the instructions! :)" CreationDate="2020-05-06T17:53:12.963" UserId="15250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17432" PostId="14705" Score="0" Text="That works! Thank you so much!!" CreationDate="2020-05-06T17:57:09.547" UserId="15250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17433" PostId="14653" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi You may have stumbled on something with monitoring the degrees of rotation over time compared to an expected rate if the motor was under a normal load.  I don't have my EV3 anymore to test, but if you post something like that as a second/separate answer, I'll mark it as the accepted answer." CreationDate="2020-05-06T21:59:53.947" UserId="11234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17434" PostId="7434" Score="0" Text="Gonna try this NOW!" CreationDate="2020-05-07T12:48:49.297" UserId="15253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17435" PostId="14653" Score="0" Text="@efreed I've made it a separate answer now, I hope it satisfies you." CreationDate="2020-05-07T14:16:34.983" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17436" PostId="14703" Score="0" Text="@Katie The brickset link Joost included has a tab for &quot;Instructions&quot; that could make this easier to find for you." CreationDate="2020-05-07T15:19:38.400" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17437" PostId="14711" Score="0" Text="PERFECTION!  I can 100% match up the parts to this set.   You are amazing.  Thank you!" CreationDate="2020-05-07T17:28:53.637" UserId="15255" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17438" PostId="14713" Score="1" Text="They appear to be Technic lift arms, beams and hinge elements. I wonder if BrickLink has this inventoried yet?" CreationDate="2020-05-07T22:50:58.053" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17453" PostId="10288" Score="0" Text="It looks more like a seal than a lion to me." CreationDate="2020-05-09T12:34:55.860" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17454" PostId="7122" Score="0" Text="At 25,656 bricks LEGO Digital Designer didn't accept any more grouped pieces from the templates for me. I could add them one by one, but not groups. My PC is a new performance gaming model so that means LDD has a limit or you must have a PC from NASA." CreationDate="2019-07-08T19:45:09.903" UserId="11837" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17455" PostId="7122" Score="0" Text="Hi Alexf, and welcome to bricks. Sadly &quot;new performance gaming&quot; isn't all that descriptive as a PC spec, and as Ambo100's demonstrated, LDD can support 100,000 bricks under some circumstances. We'll admit that 1x1 bricks are probably one of the least resource intensive bricks, but their answer includes tips on what you can do to help in terms of reducing rendering types, colour choices, etc." CreationDate="2019-07-09T08:42:32.433" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17458" PostId="8644" Score="0" Text="Can you make that &quot;S@H website&quot; thing a hyperlink?" CreationDate="2020-05-10T01:45:55.570" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17459" PostId="14719" Score="0" Text="FYI: You don't need to &quot;remove&quot; parts of the program when you can hold CTRL and left-click certain groups of code, then you can press the &quot;Run Selected&quot; button, which looks like a play button with parentheses. It will do the same thing as removing certain parts of the program: run the selected parts." CreationDate="2020-05-10T10:51:56.417" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17460" PostId="14719" Score="0" Text="Also, I see another code block hiding on the bottom of the first image, does it serve any purpose in your code?" CreationDate="2020-05-10T11:16:10.730" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17461" PostId="14719" Score="0" Text="No, that is just the block palette. It is the red block." CreationDate="2020-05-10T11:45:20.320" UserId="12047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17462" PostId="14719" Score="0" Text="Okay, but I hope you know that the arrow on the screen wouldn't show up if it was in the palette. Perhaps delete it and run the program again?" CreationDate="2020-05-10T11:47:37.420" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17463" PostId="14719" Score="0" Text="No there is absolutely nothing there, thanks for helping." CreationDate="2020-05-10T11:51:35.167" UserId="12047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17465" PostId="14721" Score="0" Text="Do you happen to have a picture of correct program with a &quot;STOP&quot; block to include in your answer?" CreationDate="2020-05-10T16:42:59.260" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17466" PostId="14721" Score="1" Text="@Alex do you think a picture of just the STOP block would work?" CreationDate="2020-05-10T16:45:06.480" UserId="15187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17467" PostId="14723" Score="1" Text="I see. It seem that there is a high chance that it's [this one](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?M=twn052) as both the hair and the legs match. Any idea where the head might come from?" CreationDate="2020-05-10T17:47:33.180" UserId="15268" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17468" PostId="14714" Score="0" Text="Could you give a bit more detail on what you meant about the comment, &quot;used a lot of parts which cannot be found in any of sets&quot;? Impressive answer, and the sample models you built are very appreciated!" CreationDate="2020-05-10T18:11:57.850" UserId="7440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17469" PostId="14714" Score="0" Text="@nijineko LEGO produce, from time to time, parts for various projects in colors not available in any of retail sets. Bugatti in the video is not an exception. If you look closer in the video, you'll notice half width 3L and 7L Technic beams featured in triangles above were used in Dark Azure color in the Bugatti. You won't find them in any of retail sets as of the time of this comment. Same goes for half bushings, some other elements including Dark Blue, Trans-Clear and Trans-Red colors (all Bricklink color names)." CreationDate="2020-05-10T18:27:14.427" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17470" PostId="14719" Score="0" Text="I know the error you're talking about, and this might help you: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/6387/15028" CreationDate="2020-05-10T18:57:24.517" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17472" PostId="14723" Score="3" Text="The head is  [Minifigure, Head Male Black Eyebrows, Chin Dimple and Lopsided Grin Pattern - Hollow Stud](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3626cpb0857&amp;in=M) , it appears in 50 minfigures" CreationDate="2020-05-10T21:17:20.967" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17473" PostId="10288" Score="0" Text="Thanks mindstormsboi, I'll hava a look." CreationDate="2020-05-11T03:56:02.050" UserId="10587" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17474" PostId="14719" Score="0" Text="Yeah that might be the problem but i am nit sure how to rectify it" CreationDate="2020-05-11T04:10:57.100" UserId="12047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17475" PostId="14719" Score="1" Text="Could it be that you are trying to read the #0 or the #261 element in the array? That would definitely lead to such errors." CreationDate="2020-05-11T07:47:56.967" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17476" PostId="14723" Score="0" Text="Thanks @Syberion" CreationDate="2020-05-11T08:51:50.917" UserId="15268" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17477" PostId="14720" Score="1" Text="Could it be that the positions of the legs are not synchronised properly? Can you post a picture or a video of your built model or of the malfunctioning behaviour?" CreationDate="2020-05-11T09:27:47.730" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17478" PostId="14720" Score="0" Text="Whenever I get the chance, I will." CreationDate="2020-05-11T11:40:09.313" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17479" PostId="14725" Score="0" Text="And I see some other guy use them, even though TLG clearly states that they are NOT recommended." CreationDate="2020-05-11T11:42:45.360" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17480" PostId="14719" Score="0" Text="@zovits I don't see such big numbers in the code, but I do see number 130 used in the loops, which is not really much of a problem." CreationDate="2020-05-11T11:48:31.777" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17482" PostId="14727" Score="0" Text="I filled all of it and it still slides. Thanks for the answer anyway :)" CreationDate="2020-05-11T12:05:21.947" UserId="10798" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17483" PostId="14727" Score="0" Text="@d33tah perharps I wasn't clear in describing the fix. I've added a picture. I cannot see how axle would slide again in such setup." CreationDate="2020-05-11T12:21:27.520" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17484" PostId="14725" Score="0" Text="TLG has no other choice than to say they are not recommended, in order to shield themselves from the legal liability in case some faulty rechargeable batteries leak or explode, damaging the EV3 or other property or life. Then all the lawyers have to do is point at the clause that &quot;these are NOT recommended&quot; and a lengthy and costly legal battle is avoided." CreationDate="2020-05-11T12:25:11.663" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17485" PostId="14719" Score="1" Text="@linzh You might be attempting to read a variable that doesn't exist. For example, You can use the advanced math block and attempt to add a+h. H does not exist. FYI, only A-D exist since they are the motor ports (i think). You can't write a sensor name into the block, however you can write a motor port letter there." CreationDate="2020-05-11T12:47:48.793" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17486" PostId="14719" Score="1" Text="Yeah both @Zovitis and mindstormsboi is right, just figured out the problem and have posted a answer to it. Thank both you so much!" CreationDate="2020-05-11T13:07:38.460" UserId="12047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17488" PostId="14727" Score="0" Text="@Alex if the yellow half-bushes have subpar clutch power, the left axle could still move, especially given the forces that arise with such a long axle, no differential and rubber tires. However, applying more (half)bushes could increase the gripping, and if the whole length of the axle is filled with them, and the axles still slide out, then other solutions are needed." CreationDate="2020-05-11T14:12:49.953" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17489" PostId="14729" Score="0" Text="It is better to replace red bushes near wheels with 15100 and liftarm than fixing from outside in such case." CreationDate="2020-05-11T14:27:05.770" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17490" PostId="14723" Score="0" Text="How is this correct when the question and image show grey hands?" CreationDate="2020-05-11T15:33:31.120" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17491" PostId="14740" Score="0" Text="It appears there's some parts that fill in above the door in the dark fortress landing set (#8802-1). But I can't tell which parts they are from the parts list. Any help on that?" CreationDate="2020-05-11T17:18:57.463" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17492" PostId="14709" Score="0" Text="I don't have this project anymore, but if I were to continue on it, I'd try monitoring the degrees of rotation over time compared to an expected rate if the motor was under a normal load.  That's a good hint." CreationDate="2020-05-11T17:56:41.587" UserId="11234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17493" PostId="14740" Score="0" Text="Since this is the only arch in the set, it looks like it might go perfectly on top: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3455&amp;idColor=9#T=C&amp;C=9" CreationDate="2020-05-11T18:09:07.453" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17494" PostId="14723" Score="0" Text="@chicks Again, it's a MOC figure. What do you expect?" CreationDate="2020-05-11T18:12:49.967" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17495" PostId="14740" Score="4" Text="It looks more like [3307, Brick, Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Thick Top with Reinforced Underside](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3307&amp;idColor=86#T=C&amp;C=86)" CreationDate="2020-05-11T18:46:36.743" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17496" PostId="10497" Score="1" Text="And now everytime I attempt to access the site, they try to give me this &quot;safer browser expirience&quot; by downloading actual .exe files on my PC when browser extensions are NOT .exe files. It won't proceed unless I accept, so it's obvious that it's a scam." CreationDate="2020-05-11T18:49:34.167" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17497" PostId="14726" Score="0" Text="Are you looking for a solution that's made with parts from the ev3 kit only?" CreationDate="2020-05-11T19:23:21.633" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17498" PostId="14726" Score="0" Text="Apologies if this is a dumb question but is &quot;Get a longer axle piece&quot; too obvious?  I think they make them that long." CreationDate="2020-05-11T19:28:40.220" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17499" PostId="14723" Score="0" Text="I get that it is a MOC and we're not going to find a matching minifig from a set.  I wouldn't expect most people doing MOC's to swap hands to a different color.  The odds seem worse since this was just &quot;found on the street.&quot;  I wonder if bricklink doesn't include all of the variants of this part.  It is too bad we can't find the person who made it." CreationDate="2020-05-11T19:33:06.890" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17500" PostId="14722" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  What sort of street did you find this minifig on?  Was it near a LEGO convention?" CreationDate="2020-05-11T19:34:03.207" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17501" PostId="14722" Score="0" Text="@chicks Not that I know of." CreationDate="2020-05-11T21:08:40.450" UserId="15268" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17502" PostId="14723" Score="0" Text="@chicks The hands were replaced by me when playing with my children. That's what I meant by 'the hands were not originally grey'. How would I know it otherwise? I was not able to replace the hands with the yellow ones when doing the picture, do I decided to add this comment to avoid confusion." CreationDate="2020-05-11T21:13:57.293" UserId="15268" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17503" PostId="14726" Score="1" Text="Unfortunately I don't have a longer one :&lt;" CreationDate="2020-05-11T21:54:49.110" UserId="10798" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17504" PostId="14723" Score="0" Text="Ok, it makes more sense now.  Sorry for adding any doubts to the answer.  I was just confused." CreationDate="2020-05-11T23:20:37.380" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17506" PostId="14727" Score="3" Text="@zovits Agree on more is better, but two half bushes are strong enough to keep the axle in place, unless half bushes are cracked. I assumed Technic beams holding the wheels don't move away from each other. If they do - your answer is the right added solution here." CreationDate="2020-05-12T08:06:33.803" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17509" PostId="14727" Score="0" Text="@Alex Agree, it should be enough, and it is quite curious why does OP say that it does not work..." CreationDate="2020-05-12T08:41:58.663" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17512" PostId="14753" Score="0" Text="I recall that most photo editors have a feature to add text, which would solve your problem." CreationDate="2020-05-12T10:57:34.797" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17513" PostId="14753" Score="2" Text="Yeah but I used snip and sketch window app. Did it help you?" CreationDate="2020-05-12T13:22:50.417" UserId="12047" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17514" PostId="14708" Score="0" Text="I have this set, and my initial thought was this one too. Does he have a few extra gray lightsaber hilts? The rest of the engines in question are the same part as the lightsaber hilt, except in a color not usually used for actual lightsabers. Also look and see if he has the riot shields from this set, as they are pretty uncommon in this print." CreationDate="2020-05-12T19:03:13.883" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17515" PostId="14724" Score="0" Text="Stacks of plates make wonderful bridges.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/351/6174" CreationDate="2020-05-12T19:22:17.520" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17516" PostId="14766" Score="0" Text="According to the [http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/nxcdoc/nxcapi/group___comm_module_d_c_functions_gadb8ddf6b9e434b053aac96a304a18f98.html#gadb8ddf6b9e434b053aac96a304a18f98](API reference) this call is perfectly legal. Are you sure your `RemoteStopProgram(SLAVE_CONN);  // This line does not compile ?!` line is the one referenced in the error message (`&quot;/home/paul/bricks/carjulie_bt.nxc&quot; ; line 124`)?" CreationDate="2020-05-13T08:50:09.687" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17517" PostId="14766" Score="0" Text="Yes I am sure. I have tried moving that line to other tasks, same thing. I have also tried with 1 instead of SLAVE_CONN and with assigning a byte instead of a #define. This one function always fails, no matter how I write it.   I have also copied the line from programs on the internet, same thing, it does not compile..." CreationDate="2020-05-13T08:57:54.860" UserId="15279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17518" PostId="14766" Score="0" Text="BricxCC says &quot;Error Unknown or Invalid Statement&quot;." CreationDate="2020-05-13T09:02:08.337" UserId="15279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17519" PostId="12948" Score="0" Text="What's the stop code (usually on second paragraph)? What's the bugcheck code (i.e. 0x00000f or something)?" CreationDate="2020-05-13T11:24:28.880" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17520" PostId="12948" Score="0" Text="Apparently Windows 10/8/7 all had problems with freezing when USB devices were inserted, and only one other guy out there had a BSOD instead. This might help: https://www.easeus.com/partition-manager-software/my-computer-freezes-when-usb-plugged-in-windows-10-7.html" CreationDate="2020-05-13T11:28:55.443" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17521" PostId="12948" Score="0" Text="See if the USB port is not physically damaged or try putting another USB device into your computer." CreationDate="2020-05-13T11:30:00.423" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17523" PostId="14740" Score="1" Text="Related: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/6265/how-do-you-eliminate-the-gap-between-castle-doors" CreationDate="2020-05-13T11:47:43.903" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17524" PostId="14766" Score="0" Text="This line compiles in the old version 3388 of BricxCC (but there are other breaking issues with this old version)." CreationDate="2020-05-13T12:08:52.737" UserId="15279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17525" PostId="14767" Score="0" Text="The problem is that I don't have two small servo motors anymore - one broke. This design is an attempt at working around that. Thanks for point out the problem though. Do you think I could hack around it?" CreationDate="2020-05-13T12:29:59.627" UserId="10798" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17527" PostId="14767" Score="0" Text="@d33tah Huh... perhaps you can put one large servo motor in between the two axles to motorize both AND to keep them together, or you can get the motor here and build the other car I've suggested: https://www.amazon.com/Lego-Mindstorms-Large-Servo-Motor/dp/B00E1QDP4W/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=ev3+servo+motor&amp;qid=1589377022&amp;sr=8-2 The lego site does not individually sell this motor unfortunately." CreationDate="2020-05-13T13:37:19.997" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17528" PostId="14726" Score="0" Text="Hmm...  Is the disconnect caused by turning?  (i.e. if you make it drive only forwards and backwards, does the axel remain intact for longer?)  It may be down to the difference in size of turning circle for each wheel, in which case the forces could be reduced or removed with the introduction of a differential" CreationDate="2020-05-13T14:34:44.497" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17529" PostId="14766" Score="0" Text="What happens if you assign the return value to a variable? &#xA;&#xA;`result = RemoteStopProgram(SLAVE_CONN)`" CreationDate="2020-05-13T15:04:51.283" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17530" PostId="14726" Score="0" Text="@Chronocidal it's likely caused by turning. Could you link to some documents on the said differential?" CreationDate="2020-05-13T15:27:48.667" UserId="10798" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17531" PostId="14726" Score="0" Text="@d33tah [This question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/3065/is-it-possible-to-create-a-differential-if-i-dont-have-it-as-a-ready-to-use-ele) can help if you do not already have a [differential](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_(mechanical_device)) available in your Lego box." CreationDate="2020-05-13T15:34:02.360" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17532" PostId="14771" Score="0" Text="That's awesome. I looked at the one ring, but wasn't sure how it would attach. Thanks" CreationDate="2020-05-13T15:56:32.257" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17533" PostId="14726" Score="0" Text="If you don't have a longer axle, you could order one - they're pretty cheap, though the shipping cost for 1 piece might be not worth it depending on where you live.  Might be more worthwhile if you include it together with a bunch of other pieces you might want." CreationDate="2020-05-13T16:30:02.770" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17534" PostId="14767" Score="0" Text="Why would my idea not work? Why downvote?" CreationDate="2020-05-13T17:17:47.207" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17535" PostId="14766" Score="0" Text="Thanks David Lechner, but I have tried that already (just did it again to be sure). The error is the same: `# Error: Unknown or invalid statement&#xA;File &quot;/home/paul/NXT/carjulie_bt.nxc&quot; ; line 149&#xA;#   __connectionWrite (1, __DCStopProgramPacket, __D0main)&#xA;#----------------------------------------------------------&#xA;1 errors during compilation`" CreationDate="2020-05-13T17:47:02.910" UserId="15279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17536" PostId="14767" Score="1" Text="No idea, I think that your point is valid." CreationDate="2020-05-13T18:29:19.243" UserId="10798" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17538" PostId="14774" Score="0" Text="Deciding how to defend your castle admittedly sounds like a subjective question." CreationDate="2020-05-14T01:31:43.883" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17539" PostId="14772" Score="0" Text="You are indeed correct about the connector. Luckily this Lego set includes a smaller one: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6538c#T=C" CreationDate="2020-05-14T01:35:17.073" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17540" PostId="14623" Score="0" Text="The press release link seems to just take me to a generic Lego landing page." CreationDate="2020-05-14T07:40:08.840" UserId="15149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17541" PostId="14623" Score="0" Text="@spikey_richie That's because you haven't opened lego.com page before/recently. I've checked in my main browser - all opens fine; and with incognito mode it opens the page you've mentioned, however choosing &quot;Explore&quot; option will let you see the press release." CreationDate="2020-05-14T08:12:00.410" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17542" PostId="14623" Score="0" Text="I was on there yesterday browsing Harry Potter Lego... But curiously, when I go back in now it does show the article. Curious." CreationDate="2020-05-14T08:31:50.040" UserId="15149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17543" PostId="14765" Score="0" Text="Most of the flashing tools on Linux use an ancient version of lib USB, making them kind of hard to compile." CreationDate="2020-05-14T10:01:34.093" UserId="13568" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17544" PostId="14776" Score="4" Text="It may be worth noting that the current version of that flame element can no longer connect in this way." CreationDate="2020-05-14T14:19:04.807" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17547" PostId="14776" Score="0" Text="I just emailed brickarms and they say they don't sell arrows anymore - too bad." CreationDate="2020-05-14T15:23:39.097" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17548" PostId="14776" Score="1" Text="That flame shaft looks like it could work.  Could I combine one of those with a signal paddle (part #3900) somehow, perhaps with an appolo stud (part #85861). Then attach the paddle to a stoplight to allow for some arbitrary rotation.  Would that work?" CreationDate="2020-05-14T15:29:47.743" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17549" PostId="9529" Score="0" Text="&quot;A motor connected to four ports of the same brick&quot; What?? Please be clear since nobody can really give a definitive answer to your question!" CreationDate="2020-05-14T17:17:42.933" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17550" PostId="9529" Score="0" Text="And there are three servo motors included in the kit: two large ones, and one smaller one. By saying &quot;it servo motor&quot; you're not helping us in any way, because you are lacking the most important details, like which one. Just imagine you were sending all this information to a stranger in real life. That should help you." CreationDate="2020-05-14T17:23:15.410" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17551" PostId="12716" Score="0" Text="Thank you @Kirill Mostachev and David Lechner" CreationDate="2020-05-14T14:24:41.693" UserId="15283" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17552" PostId="10533" Score="0" Text="Chop Legos!?!? Are you serious⁈⁈‽" CreationDate="2020-05-14T20:03:39.293" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17555" PostId="14783" Score="1" Text="Yea, that works. Thanks.  The instructions can be found at https://lego.brickinstructions.com/pdfdrop/6285_1.pdf  step 25" CreationDate="2020-05-14T22:49:43.070" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17556" PostId="14782" Score="1" Text="Lantern use so called 3.18 mm &quot;bar&quot; connection, which is used by multiple of other parts than minifigure hands too. You could position it upward as well." CreationDate="2020-05-15T04:58:36.510" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17557" PostId="14776" Score="0" Text="@user3794648 Yes, both would work." CreationDate="2020-05-15T07:02:44.753" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17559" PostId="14766" Score="0" Text="The function may not be defined to the EV3 brick. Is the function defined in another place in the program?" CreationDate="2020-05-14T21:46:15.673" UserId="13911" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17560" PostId="14766" Score="0" Text="I am working with NXT bricks, not EV3. As user zovits mentioned, this is a perfectly legal function call." CreationDate="2020-05-15T10:47:13.790" UserId="15279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17561" PostId="14777" Score="1" Text="Is there not a model rail club - any kind of model club - near you whose members would be happy to spend hours not just explaining but quite likely demonstrating all you could ever want to know?" CreationDate="2020-05-16T00:18:10.177" UserId="15287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17562" PostId="13367" Score="0" Text="The Bucket Wheel Excavator 42055 has a great example of what you want to achieve - a conveyor feeding a conveyor at an angle.  You just need to extend the concept." CreationDate="2020-05-16T09:53:22.250" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17563" PostId="14787" Score="2" Text="Looks like these parts belong to a system used in watches, however I couldn't find the exact part as well. Are there any numbers underside these elements?" CreationDate="2020-05-16T13:08:05.003" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17564" PostId="14783" Score="0" Text="you can even put a flame piecein the middle - if you use the short one, prop it up with a few round 1x1s" CreationDate="2020-05-16T13:32:18.423" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17565" PostId="14788" Score="9" Text="Wouldn't say it is &quot;extremely easy&quot; to find this on Bricklink as I've spent quite some time and couldn't find the piece." CreationDate="2020-05-16T13:33:21.820" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17566" PostId="14786" Score="0" Text="Thank you bitbob for this valid answer. I just tried it with wine on Debian and it works. I am however addicted to working with vi on Debian Linux, starting a GUI for every compile is not an option.&#xA;&#xA;The nbc tool on Linux does not seem to be included in these test updates; there is Linuxtools.zip file, but it contains .exe files and they fail in wine.&#xA;&#xA;For now I use the following workaround: send a message to the slaves to execute stopalltasks() so I can keep my workflow. Still, it would be nice to have this function on Linux." CreationDate="2020-05-16T13:50:41.320" UserId="15279" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17567" PostId="14785" Score="0" Text="Wdym &quot;binary image&quot;? Can you send the specific link to that, or are you unable to embed it (which means that we have to find it ourselves)?" CreationDate="2020-05-16T16:24:18.477" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17568" PostId="10454" Score="0" Text="Is it shutting down when it disconnects?" CreationDate="2020-05-16T19:32:53.347" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17569" PostId="14788" Score="4" Text="(type) *plate*. (size) *2x2*. (keyword, w/o which you will not find it) *modified*. Do not include color. (result: second from last out of 25)" CreationDate="2020-05-16T22:35:36.760" UserId="11527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17570" PostId="14655" Score="0" Text="I know the/an answer for the nxt, so I figured I'd check to see if it works for ev3: Is there any sort of option (a checkbox, on NXT) associated with the display blocks that says &quot;Clear Screen&quot;?" CreationDate="2020-05-17T01:34:31.407" UserId="15187" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17571" PostId="13071" Score="0" Text="I'm confused.  I just download v4.3.12 from that site.  So it seems like the product overall _wasn't_ at end of life as at the time they put that message about v4.3.10 up, and if it is at end of life now, it's weird that they still offer the 4.3.12 download and haven't updated the message to reflect the product _overall_ is no longer supported.  [EDIT] And lol, Help|About says it's v4.3.11" CreationDate="2020-05-17T04:53:49.363" UserId="15290" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17572" PostId="14788" Score="3" Text="&quot;You might as well use these as a bridge or something.&quot; If he had more, he might be able to use them as tank treads." CreationDate="2020-05-17T06:56:24.523" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17573" PostId="14655" Score="0" Text="@Brandon_J As you can see in the given program the display block has an image of an eraser and a grey checkmark underneath. This tells that the screen will be cleared, but for some reason it doesn't seem to work for me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the eraser looks like that on the NXT software, right?" CreationDate="2020-05-17T10:31:26.187" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17574" PostId="14790" Score="0" Text="Can you please point out where the dock is?? I don't see it anywhere in the image." CreationDate="2020-05-17T11:30:05.087" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17575" PostId="14790" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi I thought it's supposed to be the little black fez piece that's sticking out on the front of the ISS and that the shuttle is approaching. But I guess the exact specification of where it's supposed to dock is ultimately part of the question." CreationDate="2020-05-17T11:48:27.003" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17576" PostId="14788" Score="5" Text="@Mazura the trouble with this piece is that it isn't listed under modified plates on Bricklink, but rather under an obscure Scala group. Which makes some sense to group parts of same functionality like Znap, Bionicle or Hero Factory do. However there is also a separate category of parts used in watches, where similar [1x2 modified piece](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=bb1004) is listed in this category instead. Not even in Parts catalog. Yeah, searching for &quot;2 x 2 plate&quot; return the result, but otherwise there's no logic unless you know the piece." CreationDate="2020-05-17T11:57:31.710" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17577" PostId="14790" Score="0" Text="Perhaps you can use a photo editor (such as the built-in snip&amp;sketch software on windows 10) to circle the place you're talking about; I don't understand what you mean by &quot;fez piece.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-05-17T12:30:31.207" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17578" PostId="14790" Score="5" Text="@mindstormsboi: “Fez piece” is a very common description of the black piece that in the above picture is situated just above the shuttle cargo bay on the ISS itself. Even Bricklink calls it Fez: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=85975&amp;name=Cone%201%201/6%20x%201%201/6%20x%202/3%20(Fez)&amp;category=%5BCone%5D#T=S&amp;O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D. I see no reason for the OP to point that out more specifically." CreationDate="2020-05-17T13:04:26.150" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17579" PostId="14788" Score="3" Text="Yeah, I tried searching as well. You had more luck it seems. Thanks for figuring it out.&#xA;I a not sure about the count but I think I have like 10 of those. Rather disappointed it's from a bracelet. Was hoping for some tracked vehicle." CreationDate="2020-05-17T14:27:30.377" UserId="15288" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17580" PostId="14787" Score="2" Text="No numbers underneath." CreationDate="2020-05-17T14:31:21.313" UserId="15288" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17582" PostId="14786" Score="0" Text="What version of command line tools are you using?  I see http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nbc/release/index.html has 1.2.1r5 (Oct 18, 2011), but not sure how it compares to the BricxCC GUI releases." CreationDate="2020-05-17T14:50:22.750" UserId="15286" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17583" PostId="14785" Score="1" Text="Sorry, I didn't copy the direct firmware link: https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt3502cca1438605b8/Firmware131_Download1.zip  ... as I was afraid LEGO might change the link (it is at the &quot;downloads&quot; page above,  labeled &quot;NXT Firmware Download&quot;).  The &quot;binary image&quot; meaning the ZIP download only has LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Firmware V1.31.rfw and no source code like LEGO has for EV3." CreationDate="2020-05-17T15:31:20.243" UserId="15286" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17584" PostId="14789" Score="0" Text="Hi -- thank you for the reply.  My hope is that the v1.31 firmware used to be available, and someone has a copy or knows of another open source project that archived the original as part of their modded project (like the nxt-firmware github site apparently archived v1.29 and 1.05 separately)." CreationDate="2020-05-17T15:34:43.920" UserId="15286" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17585" PostId="14794" Score="4" Text="This design with its corrugated appeal also fits quite well visually. I just tried it and although it's not the most robust, it seems more stable than I would have expected and sufficient enough to hold the shuttle in place." CreationDate="2020-05-17T15:42:16.277" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17586" PostId="14788" Score="0" Text="mindstormsboi solved it. I inherited set [312-2](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=312-2#T=S&amp;O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D) I recognise the tiles and the 4 by 4 and 4 by 8 clip-ons." CreationDate="2020-05-17T14:33:52.290" UserId="15288" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17587" PostId="14794" Score="0" Text="I still find it odd that LEGO didn't include an official way to achieve it, given that they explicitly advertize shuttle docking as a play feature and given how the other satelites and modules can be attached to the station somehow." CreationDate="2020-05-17T17:53:33.237" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17588" PostId="14794" Score="0" Text="@ChristianRau This isn't something we could answer I'm afraid. It is advised to share such concern directly with LEGO support services over phone or [website](http://service.lego.com)" CreationDate="2020-05-17T18:37:35.563" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17589" PostId="14786" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I spoke too soon -- it looks like https://sourceforge.net/projects/bricxcc/files/NBC_NXC/ only actually lists through 1.2.1r4 ... and the links at above URL for 1.2.1r5 aren't valid and just redirect you to https://sourceforge.net/projects/bricxcc/files/ which doesn't have 1.21r5 files." CreationDate="2020-05-17T18:58:33.103" UserId="15286" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17590" PostId="14786" Score="0" Text="However, I did also find https://sourceforge.net/p/bricxcc/code/HEAD/tree/386/&#xA;and https://sourceforge.net/p/bricxcc/code/HEAD/tree/x64/ which might be the right files for Linux binaries?  Sorry, I'm on Windows, so cannot test myself.  If  they work, I'll update my answer to reference these links for new Linux binaries, too." CreationDate="2020-05-17T19:10:58.887" UserId="15286" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17591" PostId="8831" Score="0" Text="The white stand was also used in a police set for like a flag pole. And the hinge was used as a truck and trailer set that I had. (Still have not pieces, but I don't think I have the instructions that go with. So I can't tell you set numbers... sorryz)" CreationDate="2017-04-22T01:54:30.577" UserId="8678" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 3.0" />
  <row Id="17596" PostId="14799" Score="0" Text="Not even standing (as attached to something) is safe for minifigures as their legs may also crack due to constant pressure from being attached to stud." CreationDate="2020-05-18T11:03:08.157" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17597" PostId="14800" Score="0" Text="&quot;This question is not useful.&quot; I admittedly agree, but it might be useful to some huge nostalgic lego lover out there who manages to get his hands on an RCX." CreationDate="2020-05-18T13:25:58.117" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17598" PostId="14800" Score="1" Text="Sorry, downvote was by mistake, had to edit something minor before I could change it to an upvote." CreationDate="2020-05-18T13:34:39.487" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17599" PostId="14797" Score="2" Text="I wonder, if I could use the Slope, Curved 6 x 1 Inverted (part #42023). Perhaps I could place 2 of them vertically so they split at the top and then use other similar parts somehow." CreationDate="2020-05-18T13:44:24.303" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17601" PostId="14801" Score="2" Text="[The Bricklink page for the extension wire/conversion cable part](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8886-1#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0}). The image shows that one end has an RCX-style connector on the bottom and the other is a standard PF connector." CreationDate="2020-05-18T14:08:25.360" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17602" PostId="14802" Score="0" Text="I doubt this guy will see this answer." CreationDate="2020-05-18T14:34:43.353" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17603" PostId="14802" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi OP isn't the only person who could benefit from knowing the answer to this question." CreationDate="2020-05-18T14:37:30.420" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17604" PostId="14802" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi  admittedly I didn't realize the question was 4 years old (it showed up on the bricks homepage due to recent activity for some reason). Hopefully some future NXT user benefits from knowing this." CreationDate="2020-05-18T16:08:17.440" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17605" PostId="14803" Score="2" Text="There's no real need to stick with LEGO strings. Any other, similar thickness, string would work the same way and will be cheaper and easier to obtain. This allows you to go with longer strings too." CreationDate="2020-05-18T16:09:07.990" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17606" PostId="14803" Score="0" Text="Is there something I do to attach the string to the pulley?" CreationDate="2020-05-18T17:10:06.550" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17607" PostId="14803" Score="0" Text="I don't quite imagine the model/setup you are looking to implement, so cannot really advise anything reasonable." CreationDate="2020-05-18T17:13:45.773" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17610" PostId="14804" Score="2" Text="and maybe add a secret latch or something just in case it messes up" CreationDate="2020-05-18T20:35:54.600" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17611" PostId="8007" Score="0" Text="Can you please post that as an answer so that this question doesn't mistakeably be considered an unanswered question?" CreationDate="2020-05-18T20:50:27.067" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17612" PostId="10272" Score="0" Text="Can't you share a program instead of just showing off your robot?" CreationDate="2020-05-18T20:51:50.257" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17613" PostId="2019" Score="0" Text="Simple solution: ensure that the RCX is connected to your computer and that they are both updated to the latest version. if this doesn't work, downgrade the firmware to the previous versions if you already had the RCX before updating." CreationDate="2020-05-18T20:55:19.567" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17614" PostId="13208" Score="0" Text="This is actually quite simple. Turn the motor enough degrees for it to touch the key, then use that same number of degrees to turn it back (but with a - before it to specify that it go backwards. After that, turn it that same number of degrees **again** but without the - this time." CreationDate="2020-05-18T20:59:42.083" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17616" PostId="14805" Score="0" Text="Bricklink doesn't even know what is &quot;game of thrones&quot; so I think these are from a third-party company. In fact I see that game of thrones sets are actually made by Mega Construct and Lego wouldn't buy this license anyway. Should I post this as answer?" CreationDate="2020-05-18T22:39:30.270" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17618" PostId="14805" Score="0" Text="The capes look a little fuzzy, those minifigure heads don't seem to exist, and I'm failing to recognize the hair anyways, which increases the chances of it being from clone-brand." CreationDate="2020-05-18T23:32:32.453" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17620" PostId="14489" Score="0" Text="..and they would clearly show that you can fit both accessories. See, this is why you should Google your question before you even bother to ask an excessively easy-to-answer question." CreationDate="2020-05-18T23:39:04.803" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17621" PostId="14809" Score="5" Text="If the gear at the start is turning, then there are only 2 options:  the gear at the end *will* turn, or a piece somewhere in the middle will deform / break." CreationDate="2020-05-19T08:36:40.417" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17622" PostId="14809" Score="2" Text="&quot;How efficient are Lego Technic gears, when mounted on their standard X-shaped axles through the holes in standard Lego Technic bricks?&quot; I don't think this question is answerable, as it depends on many factors, like the age and wear of the axle and the hole, the radial load on the axle, the materials of the surfaces (usually ABS, but polycarbonate for the transparent parts), the sizes and shapes of the meshing gears, the forces that push the gears together, etc. Granted, most of these are only small factors, but given there are many, the resulting uncertainty is large enough to be significant." CreationDate="2020-05-19T09:26:10.943" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17623" PostId="14807" Score="0" Text="Indeed. Anyone could've found out whether they were real or not with a few google/BL searches." CreationDate="2020-05-19T10:29:01.813" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17626" PostId="14809" Score="1" Text="@Chronocidal First the wheel at the beginning has to turn a lot (since the gears are discreet for a long time even a gear only 30 gears away from the start won't turn for an appreciable amount of time, you can even see it in the video) but second I'm guessing what you will actually get is a broken motor rather than anything else. Once it starts actually moving too many gears it will grind to a halt through friction." CreationDate="2020-05-19T11:41:38.917" UserId="13076" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17627" PostId="14809" Score="2" Text="@DRF A broken motor falls under &quot;the gear at the start is not turning&quot; :P  Yes, it may take a (very) long time - but, so long as the first gear keeps turning, *eventually* one of the two outcomes I gave will occur" CreationDate="2020-05-19T12:02:19.497" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17628" PostId="14811" Score="0" Text="When searching for 'hands' on Bricklink, the only result I get is a buncha torsos with their *hands attached* and I never get the result of individual hands, which I guess could contribute to the answer of this question." CreationDate="2020-05-19T13:53:43.097" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17629" PostId="8455" Score="1" Text="And now that picture is broken. Disappointing." CreationDate="2020-05-19T13:56:01.233" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17630" PostId="14812" Score="1" Text="Another idea to support this conclusion is that LEGO ships minifigure torsoes already assembled, thereby granting minifig hands the same status as minifig arms or legs, i.e. parts that can only be used as components in an assembly." CreationDate="2020-05-19T17:07:59.247" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17631" PostId="14813" Score="0" Text="Does this answer your question? [How to remove printed decoration](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2002/how-to-remove-printed-decoration)" CreationDate="2020-05-20T07:32:57.340" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17632" PostId="14675" Score="1" Text="I have just realized that I could've simply typed &quot;lego burger truck&quot; into Google and I would find my answer." CreationDate="2020-05-20T11:30:08.873" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17633" PostId="14813" Score="0" Text="No, I don't think it does, because this one is getting off decals from LEGO, and not paint." CreationDate="2020-05-20T12:34:46.920" UserId="15270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17634" PostId="14813" Score="0" Text="You mean your figures have decals on them and not paint?" CreationDate="2020-05-20T12:39:02.750" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17635" PostId="10272" Score="2" Text="No-I wouldn't for a couple of reasons: First, I didn't show off my robot-I answered the original question at the top of the post- someone was trying to build a mech to rotate an ultrasonic sensor. I offered another way to do it. Second, it would be unhelpful for me to share my program. A program is specific to the build and you plugging in my program to your build would not work. Lastly, why be rude? I was trying to help. I understand how frustrating building these can be when you get stuck but being insulting isn't going to get you any further. Try asking specific questions if you need help." CreationDate="2020-05-20T13:19:21.520" UserId="10567" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17636" PostId="14812" Score="1" Text="I'm pretty sure the hands and arms (also the legs from the hip piece) are not even officially intended to be removable.  Even though you *can* do it, doing so repeatedly can result in damaging the pieces, and they tend to have a general &quot;never do anything that could damage a piece&quot; policy." CreationDate="2020-05-20T13:44:28.787" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17637" PostId="14813" Score="1" Text="Do you have a picture of minifigures before and after using windows cleaner?" CreationDate="2020-05-20T15:18:06.647" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17638" PostId="14818" Score="1" Text="I advise that you look at our other questions about malfunctioning NXTs for more troubleshooting tips here: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/nxt" CreationDate="2020-05-20T19:07:05.383" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17639" PostId="14818" Score="1" Text="Btw, did the beeping sound like computer mouse clicks? If so, then this means that the firmware has been broken in some way. Here's another troubleshooting idea: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/8076/15028" CreationDate="2020-05-20T19:12:39.157" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17640" PostId="14813" Score="0" Text="@zovits I painted on the minifigures, not premade decals." CreationDate="2020-05-20T21:13:47.213" UserId="15270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17641" PostId="2601" Score="0" Text="custom names bother me sometimes, as not only do some of them only make sense in certain situations, like this one, but also it can make it hard to look for pieces on say, brick link. cause more often then not the name is NOTHING like the official name of the brick. the id for this piece is 54200 btw for anyone wondering." CreationDate="2020-05-21T00:42:40.403" UserId="15314" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17642" PostId="2601" Score="0" Text="@BoxNblox Welcome to Bricks.SE! Other sites may do a little better on search terms than Bricklink. For example, Rebrickable returns appropriate elements for search terms like &quot;cheese&quot;, &quot;erling&quot;, and &quot;travis&quot;." CreationDate="2020-05-21T01:17:11.693" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17644" PostId="6963" Score="0" Text="@zcmckenna That is exactly what happened to my EV3 after upgrading to 1.10E. My antivirus started going crazy and called it &quot;ransomware&quot; and I kept getting a bunch of &quot;error code 4&quot; messages. But after a few hours it unexpectedly stopped." CreationDate="2020-05-21T11:00:50.433" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17645" PostId="1741" Score="0" Text="The second link gives me an HTML 404 error. " CreationDate="2020-05-21T11:03:30.797" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17646" PostId="8076" Score="0" Text="It also seems like you have stolen that &quot;e-mail&quot; thing from another user who has commented on the article used in the other answer below." CreationDate="2020-05-21T11:27:17.113" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17647" PostId="14818" Score="1" Text="yes it dose sound a little like clicking" CreationDate="2020-05-21T13:05:45.817" UserId="15311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17648" PostId="14813" Score="0" Text="No, I don't have pictures, but the paint is indeed faded, but since I'm selling them I need them in top shape." CreationDate="2020-05-21T13:14:29.683" UserId="15270" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17651" PostId="14825" Score="0" Text="Since bricklink was recently purchased by Lego Corp., that database may be evolving further soon." CreationDate="2020-05-21T17:22:43.287" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17652" PostId="14825" Score="0" Text="Are you specifically interested in only the Bricklink catalog, or are you interested in the evolution of produced LEGO elements generally?" CreationDate="2020-05-21T18:11:30.127" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17653" PostId="14825" Score="0" Text="@jncraton It is general interest. I tried the Bricklink catalog because it comes in a format that can be analysed by scripts quite easily. Questions I have are e.g. &quot;Did the number of Technic elements increase by more than the average over the past 20 years?&quot;. And other statistics that may have evolved over time." CreationDate="2020-05-21T20:25:23.067" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17654" PostId="14825" Score="0" Text="@user3794648 Yes, the catalog is constantly updated by the community. That is why an annual (or otherwise regular) snapshot would be interesting to have. Plus, the BL catalog comes in text format which is easy to reformat and to analyse." CreationDate="2020-05-21T20:31:39.973" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17655" PostId="14817" Score="0" Text="RC motor is so powerful it, practically, can overload every LEGO unit it is attached to. Except the RC control unit this motor was designed to work with." CreationDate="2020-05-21T21:20:39.640" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17656" PostId="14817" Score="0" Text="This is true, the power functions XL motor isn't that much lower power though." CreationDate="2020-05-21T21:26:50.253" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17657" PostId="14818" Score="0" Text="Click the [link](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/8076/15028) in my second comment for instructions on fixing the problem. If it doesn't help, let us know. Clicking NXT bricks are actually quite common." CreationDate="2020-05-21T23:52:27.907" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17658" PostId="14819" Score="0" Text="Yeah good enough. I looked several times for existing ones but that didn’t come up." CreationDate="2020-05-22T01:37:01.883" UserId="9394" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17659" PostId="14828" Score="0" Text="I noticed that all of the red Sith Storm Troopers in the recent battle pack (the blue speeder one) were the same, and I opened about 8 packs." CreationDate="2020-05-22T06:19:24.160" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17661" PostId="14818" Score="0" Text="Nevermind I fixed it" CreationDate="2020-05-22T11:05:34.697" UserId="15311" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17663" PostId="14818" Score="0" Text="How?? Please write how you fixed it as an answer so that this question doesn't get considered an &quot;unanswered question.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-05-22T11:08:57.617" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17664" PostId="898" Score="2" Text="I think that all the other answers are wrong since BL holds nearly 60,000 parts in its inventory and yet we say that 2,200 or 4,000 is right when it's not, as @SanderVerhagen said. This question is impossible to solve, and even if we say that 59,338 elements were made since we rely in BL, *then we would still be somewhat wrong!* There **has** to be some moment in history where BL messes up, no one is perfect!! I think this question should be closed!!" CreationDate="2020-05-22T11:11:27.570" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17665" PostId="9607" Score="0" Text="The thing is the &quot;correct position&quot; depends on how the adapter cable is connected to the electric system 9V source, and what output polarity the electric system 9V source is set to." CreationDate="2020-05-22T13:35:38.003" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17666" PostId="14828" Score="0" Text="I don't think this will solve the problem since the stormtrooper helmet has space for the rubber band but the blue Ninjago accessory doesn't look like it will have space for it." CreationDate="2020-05-22T16:37:28.280" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17670" PostId="14829" Score="0" Text="The second one is almost entirely made of clone-brand parts that haven't existed in the LEGO universe, and those include the wheels. And that means that we can't help you with them." CreationDate="2020-05-22T17:58:19.847" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17671" PostId="14829" Score="3" Text="@mindstormsboi No, all bricks are authentic in this, except printing and or stickers..." CreationDate="2020-05-22T19:13:49.330" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17672" PostId="14831" Score="0" Text="Hmm, Did you try right-clicking the software, go to the &quot;compatibility&quot; tab and run it in compatibility mode for older Windows models? If this works, let me know and I'll post this as an answer." CreationDate="2020-05-22T22:30:42.960" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17673" PostId="14579" Score="0" Text="I have found a similar question that tells how to fix one of my problems: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/279397/ldd-does-not-find-path-how-to-add" CreationDate="2020-05-23T22:25:04.463" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17675" PostId="14832" Score="0" Text="Will try it soon. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-05-23T23:32:27.010" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17676" PostId="14835" Score="0" Text="Can you please insert the image instead of the link? Usually, the webpage opens with popups, cookies and other unwanted stuff." CreationDate="2020-05-24T15:24:15.833" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17677" PostId="14837" Score="4" Text="&quot;Custom minifigure&quot; doesn't always mean all of its components are non-LEGO or otherwise modified LEGO parts. Minifigure could be assembled from existing LEGO elements, but assembly itself doesn't appear as such item in any of the sets." CreationDate="2020-05-24T15:39:22.027" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17678" PostId="14836" Score="0" Text="Same page with instructions include an [English version](https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/product.bi.core.pdf/6011003.pdf) as well." CreationDate="2020-05-24T15:44:38.497" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17679" PostId="14836" Score="0" Text="Thanks @Alex but they don't seem to lead us any further. They do not show any clue as to how the spinners are assembled." CreationDate="2020-05-24T15:47:38.380" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17681" PostId="14837" Score="0" Text="You also don't need to have a license to build your own GoT minifigure from LEGO elements. So having an answer based on the fact that LEGO doesn't hold the license for Game of Thrones isn't really accurate" CreationDate="2020-05-24T17:44:01.440" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17682" PostId="14837" Score="0" Text="And based on the price, I suspect this was not custom printed but assembled from other lego pieces.  The custom printed ones typically sell for much more." CreationDate="2020-05-24T18:35:58.593" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17685" PostId="14837" Score="0" Text="@user3794648 Well, the head, hair, and grey pants are not in Bricklink's database, so I'm still sticking with the fact that it's a MOC figure. I typed &quot;head blue eyes&quot; &quot;orange hair&quot; &quot;pants grey&quot; but none of them appear. This therefore offers more proof to my answer." CreationDate="2020-05-24T19:45:46.287" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17689" PostId="14847" Score="0" Text="The first link in your question is identical to the one in Henrik's answer." CreationDate="2020-05-25T14:22:50.350" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17690" PostId="14847" Score="0" Text="How do I edit this the best way? I see the redundancy but the point here is to give the extra information. Do I just remove the link?.." CreationDate="2020-05-25T14:25:49.013" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17691" PostId="14847" Score="0" Text="Maybe post the extra info as a comment to his answer, why not?" CreationDate="2020-05-25T14:26:27.663" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17692" PostId="14847" Score="3" Text="I've seen people post add-on answers elsewhere so I figured it would be fine here - especially since when I started searching there was no answer yet" CreationDate="2020-05-25T14:29:14.230" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17693" PostId="14847" Score="2" Text="Okay, but in that case just edit your answer to explain that you're posting this to add some context and don't say &quot;this is the **real** part&quot; because we already know what the real part is." CreationDate="2020-05-25T14:30:49.703" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17694" PostId="14847" Score="2" Text="Oh, with that I meant that while this is the specific part, it is useful to know that it is not a standalone piece. Not good with words, will try to reword it." CreationDate="2020-05-25T14:32:24.070" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17699" PostId="14847" Score="11" Text="I disagree with mindstormsboi here, your answer is just as valid as the other one. Also your answer in original form was fine." CreationDate="2020-05-25T22:59:09.410" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17700" PostId="14848" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE!" CreationDate="2020-05-26T02:43:23.657" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17701" PostId="578" Score="0" Text="I see a lot of people sort Lego by color, and I don't understand it at all.  If you have your blocks sorted by shape, it's very easy to pick out the right color (assuming you're not colorblind).  If you have the blocks sorted by color, it's going to take a lot of looking to spot the right shape in there." CreationDate="2020-05-26T06:20:51.263" UserId="3250" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17703" PostId="14844" Score="0" Text="Did this resolve an issue with driving motors as well?" CreationDate="2020-05-26T11:58:11.913" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17704" PostId="14840" Score="0" Text="This so reminds me of [BrickTsar turning the red 2x4 into a rare brick!](https://youtu.be/x5Qjhm01GSQ)" CreationDate="2020-05-26T14:27:54.937" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17705" PostId="14851" Score="0" Text="I looked at the 3d render of the piece and I can see how the axle fits into it now. Thanks" CreationDate="2020-05-26T15:59:43.930" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17706" PostId="6549" Score="0" Text="Then why show them at all if they are not used ???? I spent time searching for answers myself. It must have been a mistake. There were other left over pieces that you assume are used for the other model and they were not shown as part of this model. Very strange." CreationDate="2020-05-25T02:11:51.603" UserId="15329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17707" PostId="12957" Score="0" Text="Maybe use the Move Steering block instead." CreationDate="2020-05-23T23:12:00.830" UserId="15324" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17708" PostId="898" Score="0" Text="@SanderVerhagen We are looking for types of bricks. The 60,000 BL parts are not types. [This similar question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8742/averaged-out-as-of-2016-how-many-shapes-has-lego-introduced-per-year-since-bri?rq=1) from 2016 asked for &quot;shapes&quot; which can mean &quot;types&quot;. One example: Today, there are more than 4000 different minifig torsos in the BL part list (1 type, 4000 print patterns). So, 2000 to 4000 might even be an upper estimate for 2011 (the year of this question). It definitely is the right &quot;ballpark&quot;." CreationDate="2020-05-26T19:20:30.527" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17709" PostId="14852" Score="0" Text="I've certainly seen a lot of 1x4 tiles with printed decoration of a slightly worn-out wood plank, but none that have ever had 'metal' on them." CreationDate="2020-05-26T22:02:29.393" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17710" PostId="14852" Score="0" Text="can you give an example?" CreationDate="2020-05-26T22:03:59.987" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17711" PostId="14852" Score="0" Text="Yeah, here's one: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2431pb243&amp;name=Tile%201%20x%204%20with%20Wood%20Grain%20and%204%20Nails%20Pattern&amp;category=%5BTile,%20Decorated%5D#T=C&amp;C=88 As you can see there are nails on it which count as metal, but almost all wood planks have nails so it doesn't really count." CreationDate="2020-05-26T22:07:38.430" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17712" PostId="898" Score="0" Text="So... this is at best an ambiguous question? Who gets to decide what the word &quot;type&quot; means? If we're going to be specific about words, what is a brick? Anything that resembles a brick in the real word, or rather Lego &quot;things&quot; that can be connected together?" CreationDate="2020-05-26T22:56:15.167" UserId="15171" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17713" PostId="14854" Score="0" Text="The link does not seem to bring any more useful information." CreationDate="2020-05-27T01:28:10.783" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17714" PostId="14854" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi It contains the building schematics and a picture of the rest of the result. It's a source. There's nothing wrong with the link." CreationDate="2020-05-27T06:23:55.877" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17715" PostId="898" Score="0" Text="@SanderVerhagen It is not that ambiguous. The part catalogs from BL or Rebrickable can be analysed quite well. I started with a reasonable definition of &quot;shape&quot; or &quot;type&quot; and came up with around 17000 (upper estimate) in 2016. With more effort you get better estimates, of course. The term &quot;brick&quot; is well defined in the LEGO world by the BL category." CreationDate="2020-05-27T09:54:54.853" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17716" PostId="14854" Score="0" Text="Oh, I was paying attention to the orange box saying ther's  no instructions and yet there are instructions. Couldn't you have clarified that?" CreationDate="2020-05-27T10:48:07.793" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17717" PostId="8352" Score="0" Text="i think a lego friends crown would be the smallest piece like in comment 10. Or the bottom of a lever. I don't really think a screwdriver would be the smallest piece:)" CreationDate="2020-05-27T02:19:32.480" UserId="15343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17719" PostId="14844" Score="0" Text="Cheers for the update jboss, glad you were able to get to the bottom of it, and LEGO replaced the faulty item." CreationDate="2020-05-27T15:05:45.440" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17724" PostId="14823" Score="0" Text="They're included because the model uses one of the bat pieces as part of the build, and if you include one of these pieces, you need to include all of them because they're packaged in a bag together" CreationDate="2020-05-28T08:38:00.617" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17726" PostId="14854" Score="2" Text="@mindstormsboi No, your point made sense, because the older answer from the day before seems to have more useful information in the link there. This answer doesn't seem to contribute much that the other answer didn't already have." CreationDate="2020-05-28T13:37:59.697" UserId="11654" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17727" PostId="7536" Score="0" Text="You are answering the question &quot;how many Lego *themes* have been produced&quot;, not &quot;how many Lego *brick types/shapes* have been produced." CreationDate="2020-05-28T13:41:37.967" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17730" PostId="14861" Score="0" Text="What really helps me when searching on Bricklink is searching the *dimensions*. In this case the measurement of the part is 4 studs (x axis) by 4 studs (y axis). In the BL search, that would be written as 4x4. If too many pages appear, try searching by other properties. For example If it has printed decoration you type &quot;pattern&quot; and BL will give printed parts, and if it has sticker you type sticker and you'll find what you want." CreationDate="2020-05-28T16:10:36.190" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17731" PostId="14864" Score="0" Text="There was another question on our site asking about the same exact part. It has more information on how to use it." CreationDate="2020-05-28T16:14:24.113" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17732" PostId="14864" Score="0" Text="This is a better answer: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/6659/15028" CreationDate="2020-05-28T16:24:19.050" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17733" PostId="14861" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi Dimensions on BL would be written with space like &quot;4 x 4&quot;, and not &quot;4x4&quot;. See your own answer." CreationDate="2020-05-28T16:25:30.860" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17734" PostId="14861" Score="1" Text="@Alex I know that, but **that doesn't matter.** Bricklink will still think of it the same way. In fact, in order to find the piece, I typed it *without* spaces and still got what I was looking for." CreationDate="2020-05-28T16:26:54.217" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17735" PostId="14864" Score="1" Text="Also, the OP *already knew* what part it was, she didn't know how to use it which is what she was pretty much asking. So I don't think this will answer her question." CreationDate="2020-05-28T16:34:20.370" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17736" PostId="14864" Score="2" Text="Thank you. And no, I had no idea what part it was OR how to use it. Thank you so much for the help!!" CreationDate="2020-05-28T17:29:14.543" UserId="15354" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17737" PostId="12716" Score="1" Text="Links are no longer usable. However, this link for 4.3.11 at the Internet Archive seems viable: https://web.archive.org/web/20190622153357/https://lc-www-live-s.legocdn.com/downloads/ldd2.0/installer/setupLDD-PC-4_3_11.exe" CreationDate="2020-05-28T19:50:35.317" UserId="7440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17738" PostId="11194" Score="1" Text="Now the link says &quot;page not found&quot;" CreationDate="2020-05-28T20:07:41.813" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17739" PostId="11175" Score="1" Text="@Mazura My antivirus says that webpage is dangerous." CreationDate="2020-05-28T20:09:23.693" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17740" PostId="14865" Score="0" Text="Not saying that you're wrong, but if anyone could afford it, it would be a big international company like Lego" CreationDate="2020-05-28T20:46:20.887" UserId="15350" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17741" PostId="11175" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi - mine too. It's a picture where someone used a bunch to tuck point some missing (actual) bricks on the corner of a house." CreationDate="2020-05-28T20:52:32.100" UserId="11527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17743" PostId="14865" Score="6" Text="@hedgie, In the mid 70's TLG was not that big a company. Organization that did have CAD tools would be in what we call today the Fortune 100 group. IBM, General Motors, Ford, NASA etc... A lot has changed in 45 years." CreationDate="2020-05-28T23:09:26.717" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17744" PostId="13098" Score="0" Text="10202pb009 may also be suitable." CreationDate="2020-05-29T01:28:43.163" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17745" PostId="14864" Score="0" Text="@JessikaMcNaughton, You can also download a PDF of the sets instructions from LEGO.com from [here](https://www.lego.com/biassets/bi/4235969.pdf)." CreationDate="2020-05-29T02:39:47.017" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17746" PostId="14866" Score="2" Text="You mean random bricks as addition to existing elements needed for a set? That's an odd thing to hear. From my point of view, reducing the size of the box helps dealing with such law (which I never heard of too). And I think this has already happened with some sets, like 10242 Mini Cooper." CreationDate="2020-05-29T11:10:49.513" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17747" PostId="14866" Score="0" Text="Yes, I know it is odd and hard to believe, thats why I'm looking for references. I am however certain that I heard a Lego Official say this." CreationDate="2020-05-29T11:15:08.183" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17748" PostId="14866" Score="1" Text="Can you provide any example countries (especially if this Lego seminar took place in one with such a law)?" CreationDate="2020-05-29T11:35:01.900" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17750" PostId="11194" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi Thanks, that's why I put the screenshot." CreationDate="2020-05-29T14:42:26.923" UserId="7696" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17751" PostId="14866" Score="0" Text="@Chronocidal, no I cannot, I didn't think to ask. The seminar took place in Denmark or Portugal which obviously don't have such laws" CreationDate="2020-05-29T17:13:26.607" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17752" PostId="14867" Score="4" Text="This is something that only Lego can answer. We are not the Lego set developers, and it is not possible for us to find leaked content of upcoming sets. If that's what you want then you practically have to be a spy to get your info." CreationDate="2020-05-29T19:05:27.283" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17753" PostId="14868" Score="0" Text="Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like a set showcasing Bionicle robots that have already existed before in other sets." CreationDate="2020-05-29T20:25:15.697" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17754" PostId="14868" Score="0" Text="Yes, of course. In LEGO ideas you can only use existing elements." CreationDate="2020-05-29T20:46:30.650" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17756" PostId="14869" Score="2" Text="Similar question: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/976/how-do-i-build-a-curved-wall" CreationDate="2020-05-29T21:45:11.917" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17757" PostId="14869" Score="0" Text="In the [accepted answer in that question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/995/15028), you can see a wall made of [these parts](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3622#T=C), [these parts](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3062b#T=C), and [these parts](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3794b#T=C). Try building it in LDD." CreationDate="2020-05-29T21:51:53.490" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17758" PostId="14869" Score="3" Text="TL;DR: How to make a *big* circle-shaped **PLATE**, right?" CreationDate="2020-05-30T06:21:30.260" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17759" PostId="14831" Score="0" Text="Oh, I forgot that you had to click 'properties' when you right-click. Sorry about that." CreationDate="2020-05-30T19:10:24.153" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17760" PostId="14869" Score="4" Text="...and if so, HOW big a platform? what's 'decently sized' mean? just some rough figure, any unit will do..." CreationDate="2020-05-30T19:25:47.003" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17761" PostId="14871" Score="2" Text="It worked!!! Thank you so much. You have no idea how happy you made me." CreationDate="2020-05-31T13:34:37.497" UserId="15365" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17762" PostId="14871" Score="0" Text="@alexvali You are welcome! If LDD ever stops working for any reason that seems impossible to fix then that means you should move on to Stud.io which is much more up-to-date and is still being worked on occasionally, and you can even make your own instructions there. See [here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/14579/ldd-lacks-almost-all-functionality) for more information." CreationDate="2020-05-31T13:55:39.457" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17763" PostId="14871" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I know about Stud.io and other 3rd party programs but I like the simplicity of LDD more and I don't have the patience for working in the others. It may sound strange but I actually like LDD's limitations for it makes me work around the problem. Thanks again and good luck sorting :))" CreationDate="2020-05-31T17:12:54.087" UserId="15365" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17766" PostId="6587" Score="0" Text="And now it's broken **AGAIN**." CreationDate="2020-05-31T19:05:57.540" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17767" PostId="14872" Score="5" Text="@mindstormsboi This community isn't solely focused on official LEGO elements. From the tour page: &quot;we're working together to build a library of detailed answers to every question about LEGO bricks and **compatible building systems**&quot;" CreationDate="2020-05-31T19:38:04.577" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17768" PostId="14872" Score="0" Text="@jncraton Nevermind, should've googled before flagging." CreationDate="2020-05-31T19:40:10.880" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17769" PostId="14871" Score="0" Text="Is there a more reputable source other than some random file from Google Drive?" CreationDate="2020-05-31T19:40:18.963" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17770" PostId="14871" Score="0" Text="@Alex I don't know because I actually copied the link from [this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/14640/15028)." CreationDate="2020-05-31T19:43:20.610" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17772" PostId="10805" Score="0" Text="@JohnSlegers i use these style drawers and plastic food storage boxes inside them for smaller parts - allows you to take out just the brick type you need, and as you can get many different sizes of box it makes the space very customisable based on quantity and size of brick being stored." CreationDate="2020-05-31T23:23:09.350" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17773" PostId="14873" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much! &#xA;I already see this video, very useful but I am very interesting on their power supply components. They say in specs: 4A per channel, 6.5A MAX per channel - I want to know how :)&#xA;Motor drivers is popular DRV8833" CreationDate="2020-06-01T06:58:31.143" UserId="15280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17774" PostId="6587" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi It seems to work for me, are you sure it's broken from your perspective?" CreationDate="2020-06-01T13:22:54.093" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17776" PostId="6587" Score="0" Text="@zovits Yes, it's giving the 404 page: https://i.stack.imgur.com/B6wXF.jpg Why don't you go click the &quot;ask question&quot; button and upload the photo using the markdown imgur uploader? I'm thinking that any other method can cause it to not work." CreationDate="2020-06-01T13:59:48.243" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17777" PostId="14873" Score="1" Text="@AloyanDmitry That makes sense. I've updated my answer with some thoughts on the motor driver specifically." CreationDate="2020-06-01T14:38:21.980" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17778" PostId="14874" Score="1" Text="Its at least a valuable contribution, it indicates that &quot;slack fill&quot; laws do exist and that it has been an issue with Lego." CreationDate="2020-06-01T15:54:26.233" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17779" PostId="14873" Score="0" Text="Thank you for detailed update. It is very useful! But I talking about DC-DC converter used on this PCB. So, as we can see dc-dc contains one inductor (222 squire). Inductor is small and use about 1MHz (not sure). Bigger frequency require smaller inductors, but we talk about Boost converter from 3.7-4.2v (in battery) to 11.2v 3A = 33.6W so inductor for 33.6W should be bigger. So if we load 2-3 channels we got only 1A or 0.5A per channel.&#xA;My decision: this device can give 9v 2A max (and only to one channel per time), in 11v current will be less" CreationDate="2020-06-01T17:02:48.447" UserId="15280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17780" PostId="14873" Score="0" Text="@AloyanDmitry That's a good point. I don't know enough about this stuff off the top of my head to speak to inductor sizing vs frequency vs power here. However, this device does include 2 LiPo batteries, likely to be used in series, so the nominal voltage may be ~7.2 volts. The battery voltage may be used directly for the motors in &quot;normal&quot; mode." CreationDate="2020-06-01T19:27:06.620" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17781" PostId="14871" Score="1" Text="@alexvali - just so you know, The LEGO Group recently bought BrickLink and committed to supporting and evolving Stud.io in the future ([question 7 of the Acquisition secton](https://www.bricklink.com/r3/announcement/lego_bl_faq.page#Acquisition))" CreationDate="2020-06-01T22:12:15.360" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17782" PostId="7851" Score="0" Text="In my experience, growing up with them, you can always make a Lego disassembly tool out of more Legos, and then take the tool apart.  You might need to be clever with some of them, but there is always a way.  And you don't risk damage by using a harder material.  You can still bend things though, or break them if your tool isn't designed very well and you use too much force, so you need to be careful with that." CreationDate="2020-06-02T02:57:03.403" UserId="6558" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17783" PostId="6587" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi I have embedded the images in the post to take advantage of the SE-Imgur collaboration." CreationDate="2020-06-02T08:27:30.750" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17784" PostId="14877" Score="0" Text="Is the use of a [separate component dedicated for filtering out fluids and solid particles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic_filter) out of the question?" CreationDate="2020-06-02T08:51:45.117" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17785" PostId="14869" Score="0" Text="Can you please specify what exactly you mean by CCBS? A quick google search tells that it stands for &quot;Contract Contingent on Buyer Sale&quot; but I'm not sure if that fits into your question. I might as well remove the acronym if no response comes soon enough." CreationDate="2020-06-02T11:47:47.647" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17786" PostId="14869" Score="2" Text="@mindstormsboi: it's [Character_and_Creature_Building_System](https://en.brickimedia.org/wiki/Character_and_Creature_Building_System)" CreationDate="2020-06-02T11:52:22.510" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17787" PostId="14873" Score="0" Text="As we see, in PCB only 2 battery polygons, it mean they connected parallel and don't have any balancing staff (like in BMS boards). Using 2 batteries without balancing is too dangerous (we talking about kid toy (yeah kid... ha ha... all know it not for kids :D))&#xA;Also buwizz use usb charger and we don't see any additional converter from 5v to 8.6v (2 lipo in serial give 8.6v). &#xA;All talking about parallel connection.&#xA;Also, if some one interesting, I working on OpenSource/OpenHardware controller for Technic &#xA;http://wibrick.wilix.org/&#xA;Any help are welcome :)" CreationDate="2020-06-02T17:00:07.497" UserId="15280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17788" PostId="14877" Score="0" Text="@zovits No, I could do that.  But it would have to be fairly small if I'm going to avoid another redesign.  About the size of 2 Lego air tanks side-by-side, and 2 more single air tanks in other places if I get a little bit more creative.  I could also put something inside the reaction vessel, which is a 0.5L water bottle on its side with hose connections in the cap." CreationDate="2020-06-02T17:22:13.187" UserId="6558" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17789" PostId="14873" Score="0" Text="@AloyanDmitry That looks like a cool project. Good luck!" CreationDate="2020-06-02T17:28:01.127" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17792" PostId="14880" Score="3" Text="LDD calls it **FRONT 4X3X2/3 W. BOW**" CreationDate="2020-06-02T23:29:57.033" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17793" PostId="14877" Score="0" Text="What is the orientation of the bottle like, is it horizontal or vertical? If the latter, does the cap point down or up? Will the orientation change during operation?" CreationDate="2020-06-03T07:48:41.667" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17794" PostId="14877" Score="2" Text="@zovits I added some pictures.  The orientation won't change, but it'll probably slosh around a bit." CreationDate="2020-06-03T08:20:53.237" UserId="6558" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17795" PostId="8353" Score="0" Text="I make the tiara about 6.8mm from your photo, but I added answer with a few of the other contenders as I have calipers and (access to) Friends sets.  These tiny pieces challenge the dexterity of children at the young end of the stated target age of the sets they come in" CreationDate="2020-06-03T11:34:48.373" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17796" PostId="8361" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure I've ever seen a sticker under 7mm in both dimensions though.  Now if the  question was about the *smallest* dimension, that would definitely be the answer." CreationDate="2020-06-03T11:36:40.920" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17797" PostId="14882" Score="1" Text="+1 Just because of perfect ASCII art." CreationDate="2020-06-03T12:24:53.227" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17798" PostId="13004" Score="0" Text="Guys, you can type 2x2 *without* spaces and it will still work." CreationDate="2020-06-03T13:44:28.930" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17799" PostId="14884" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your response. I did see that option, but I wasn't a huge fan. I like the block style code for at least a little intro as I have a wide range of abilities in my classes. This isn't a horrible option but it is scratch based and there is no option to test the code to see what the robot physically does. There is an option to see the brick move the motors and sensors, but I think seeing the robot actually move is more beneficial to the students." CreationDate="2020-06-03T16:16:28.123" UserId="15375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17800" PostId="14884" Score="0" Text="@Ryan Can't you teach them how to download the actual software?" CreationDate="2020-06-03T16:17:12.433" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17801" PostId="14884" Score="0" Text="Nevermind, iOS devices are not compatible with it unfortunately. Also, do they even have the EV3 with them at home?" CreationDate="2020-06-03T16:17:42.787" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17802" PostId="14884" Score="0" Text="Our students are not 1:1 so they have to use their personal computers so downloading any software is not an option unfortunately since not everyone has the same device it would cause compatibility issues. No they do not have their EV3 robots at home. I was trying to find a web based option where they could code using the block style code like in the Mindstorms software where they could then run their robot in a virtual world sort of like what can be done with RobotC but web based. I know this is asking a lot but I want to try to keep them learning as close to the school environment as possible" CreationDate="2020-06-03T16:21:55.220" UserId="15375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17803" PostId="14884" Score="0" Text="@Ryan I'm sorry, I don't know any website that meets all of the criteria. I will do a few google searches to see if I can find anything else. You should search too." CreationDate="2020-06-03T16:23:58.843" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17804" PostId="14884" Score="0" Text="No worries thank you, I have been looking myself and didn't have any luck yet" CreationDate="2020-06-03T16:27:36.833" UserId="15375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17805" PostId="14884" Score="0" Text="@Ryan also, it's not possible to have a virtual EV3 studio thing where the EV3 can actually move its motors and you can see what's going on. Only real-life can show that, and software like stud.io can only *show* the model in it's inactive state and show instructions, but it cannot actually test how it moves and it's physics. It would not be possible to stuff it all in a single website, which means that Microsoft Makecode is your best bet." CreationDate="2020-06-03T16:29:49.063" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17807" PostId="14884" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your help. Thats what I had found as well unfortunately, back to the drawing board." CreationDate="2020-06-03T17:59:05.513" UserId="15375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17808" PostId="14797" Score="0" Text="This looks like it could be two arch pieces placed at right angles, and then the low camera angle/viewport gives it a more narrow visual effect." CreationDate="2020-06-03T18:21:04.100" UserId="15376" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17812" PostId="14877" Score="0" Text="I wonder why you are going such complicated way (and, potentially, damaging yor pneumatic pistons) with chemicals. It seems to me it would have been easier, safer and have a consistent pressure using motorized LEGO Pneumatic pump. No overpumping could is also achieveable." CreationDate="2020-06-03T20:53:31.083" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17813" PostId="14877" Score="0" Text="@Alex Ideally, I *would* use a motorized Lego pump to provide all of the working pressure.  But LPE's need a lot of volume!  And that volume also has to be at a fairly high pressure if they haven't been pried/cut open, drilled out, and re-lubed like mine haven't.  (nor do I intend to)  I think the closest I'm going to get is a Lego air pump to displace one chemical into another, so that the reaction can produce far more gas than the pump can.  A &quot;chemical amplifier&quot;, if you will." CreationDate="2020-06-03T21:28:21.983" UserId="6558" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17814" PostId="7741" Score="0" Text="What exactly do you mean by &quot;developer mode&quot;? What happens when you enable it?" CreationDate="2020-06-03T22:46:24.077" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17815" PostId="7127" Score="0" Text="I've looked at a PDF file of the instructions, and I do not see the error where you've pointed out. Can you be more specific?" CreationDate="2020-06-04T01:10:03.323" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17818" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="@rienafairefr: Is that connection between designer's initials and carplates confirmed? Otherwise, I'd have guessed &quot;ER&quot; simply stands for &quot;emergency room&quot;." CreationDate="2020-06-04T10:31:33.590" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17819" PostId="10327" Score="1" Text="@O. R. Mapper: Yes, this is true of many sets across several themes (City, Friends, Creator Expert to name a few), and in some cases the designers themselves have confirmed this." CreationDate="2020-06-04T10:48:32.073" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17820" PostId="6549" Score="0" Text="@JonStephens my bet is - to show you they are not connected and you haven't missed anything." CreationDate="2020-06-04T14:10:34.270" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17821" PostId="14878" Score="2" Text="What about https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6162&amp;name=Brick,%20Round%20Corner%2012%20x%2012&amp;category=%5BBrick,%20Round%5D#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0}" CreationDate="2020-06-04T14:37:41.143" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17822" PostId="14878" Score="0" Text="@molot Nice finding. I wonder how round this brick is, it seems¹ that for 4 studs it is just straight before the round contour starts. ¹I don't have one of them in my collection" CreationDate="2020-06-04T14:48:18.633" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17823" PostId="14878" Score="0" Text="I don't have one either, so let's just leave it in comment for now, maybe someone else will be able to tell. Another question is, how round @medicinalman really needs it to be." CreationDate="2020-06-04T14:50:36.690" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17824" PostId="14889" Score="3" Text="Nice find, thank you" CreationDate="2020-06-04T15:05:54.857" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17825" PostId="12998" Score="0" Text="It doesn't take a detective to find out who was moving them: the instruction designer, without noticing. I really doubt that a cat or something stomped all over his keyboard and messed up the position of the pins." CreationDate="2020-06-04T15:57:13.167" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17826" PostId="14890" Score="8" Text="That 4th one is definitely not an official LEGO product. I'll probably leave to someone who can identify what it actually is to post an answer." CreationDate="2020-06-04T19:18:43.033" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17827" PostId="14890" Score="3" Text="On a side note, [this is actually the first police set with minifigures](https://brickset.com/sets/659-1/Police-Patrol) although they are different from the modern minifig." CreationDate="2020-06-04T21:02:23.417" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17829" PostId="6877" Score="0" Text="Also, I don't think you need to use an older PC when you can right-click the app on desktop, select &quot;properties,&quot; click the compatibility tab and run it in compatibility mode for an older Windows model. It's a much better idea than buying a Windows XP just to troubleshoot the problem." CreationDate="2020-06-04T22:59:06.177" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17830" PostId="14893" Score="7" Text="**100% Real LEGO™!** Obviously fake " CreationDate="2020-06-05T00:41:43.973" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17831" PostId="14893" Score="1" Text="Oh! The &quot;timeline&quot; creator stole the minifig image from this site! That explains everything!" CreationDate="2020-06-05T00:42:51.120" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17832" PostId="14893" Score="4" Text="@mindstormsboi Indeed. I found it via Google's reverse image search." CreationDate="2020-06-05T00:48:06.230" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17833" PostId="1363" Score="1" Text="Uh oh, [looks like your question was plagarized](https://www.quora.com/Have-any-Lego-sets-been-released-with-errors-mistakes-in-the-build-instructions-If-not-why-not)." CreationDate="2020-06-05T01:18:13.320" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17834" PostId="14893" Score="7" Text="@mindstormsboi the &quot;!00% real LEGO&quot; refers to the minifigure, not the accessories ;)" CreationDate="2020-06-05T06:54:40.510" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17835" PostId="14891" Score="2" Text="Your link in the footnote goes to a firefighter, not a policeman. There were policemen at that time, too, really similar to the one in the timeline, like [this one](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=cop014s#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0})" CreationDate="2020-06-05T09:45:17.383" UserId="5693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17837" PostId="14891" Score="0" Text="@AngewisnolongerproudofSO Actually you're right, the minifig from 621 is a better example." CreationDate="2020-06-05T11:10:00.417" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17838" PostId="14893" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid That's a very good point, but there's another point to make: It says &quot;This is the perfect minifig to add to your city!&quot; but if you made a giant Lego city with that minifig and put it in a brickvention, everyone's gonna shoot you dirty looks and you can guess what happens next. So who even knows if that info is true or not??" CreationDate="2020-06-05T11:18:13.053" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17839" PostId="14893" Score="6" Text="@mindstormsboi &quot;The *minifigure* is in NEW condition and made with 100% Real LEGO! The weapons and fear are high quality and made to last&quot; and &quot;The M4A1 officer comes with: 1x Real LEGO minifigure 1x M4A1 assault rifle 1x tactical helmet [...] 1x tactical gas mask 1x tactical body armour 1x tactical belt with G17 pistol&quot; - and you're buying it from a site that produces compatible weapons and armour. The base figure is legitimate, all accessories are custom made by the seller." CreationDate="2020-06-05T11:29:34.347" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17840" PostId="8707" Score="1" Text="Oh come on, did you really edit in the same example I wanted to add, while I was writing my answer? :D" CreationDate="2020-06-05T13:04:06.963" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17841" PostId="14893" Score="2" Text="Minifigs can't even hold that kind of gun properly since their arms only rotate on one axis.  Even if it's spaced correctly to fit in both hands at once, he'd be aiming sideways all the time." CreationDate="2020-06-05T13:18:11.333" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17842" PostId="8707" Score="0" Text="@zovits :D That's certainly what it looks like." CreationDate="2020-06-05T13:32:10.030" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17843" PostId="8707" Score="2" Text="I've reverted my edit now that you've added this set as a separate answer. I think it works better as a separate answer. You have my upvote. :)" CreationDate="2020-06-05T13:41:50.607" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17844" PostId="8707" Score="0" Text="Thanks, but you really shouldn't have :) This question is linked from the recent Pirates of Barracuda Bay question, and the Creator Pirate Ship is a trivial association to this topic. Whether a long list or multiple single answers is better, I can't really decide, so let's leave it like it is :)" CreationDate="2020-06-05T13:52:42.123" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17850" PostId="12854" Score="0" Text="Mostly from Minecraft sets." CreationDate="2020-06-05T15:33:58.707" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17852" PostId="14896" Score="1" Text="I haven't seen this set until now. Very simple sail construction. Interesting timing by TLG to release this shortly after the Barracuda Bay 21322 (cloth sails). I had to abandon my ship project for a &quot;while&quot;, but with all the new pirates in the LEGO world I feel that now is a good time to get it done." CreationDate="2020-06-05T19:09:20.243" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17853" PostId="14890" Score="0" Text="If you look closely at the second one, you'll see that it was roughly cropped out of some other photo with some not-very-good lighting." CreationDate="2020-06-05T19:10:49.127" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17854" PostId="14890" Score="3" Text="Be aware that unofficial mods and customizations of official Lego figures is a thing. It's possible to take an official figure and add unofficial clothes/ gear/ weapons/ slogans... you can see how this could get out of control esp. currently, and that's before we even get to Photoshop." CreationDate="2020-06-05T20:32:15.713" UserId="9577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17855" PostId="2908" Score="0" Text="The link for the timeline is broken, not even a 404 page appears." CreationDate="2020-06-06T11:17:33.910" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17857" PostId="14899" Score="0" Text="The wheels can be removed from the brick" CreationDate="2020-06-06T13:32:46.093" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17858" PostId="14891" Score="1" Text="The only weapons I've ever found in Lego are the ray guns in the space sets and the historic series (castle/pirate/etc.)." CreationDate="2020-06-06T13:47:09.000" UserId="8625" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17859" PostId="13230" Score="0" Text="@Deatroyer Wdym &quot;ruins the wheel&quot;?" CreationDate="2020-06-06T13:51:32.767" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17860" PostId="14904" Score="0" Text="Thank you for those references!" CreationDate="2020-06-06T15:44:53.900" UserId="15395" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17861" PostId="14904" Score="0" Text="@Jeff you are welcome! Do not forget to click the checkmark near my answer to mark it as accepted!" CreationDate="2020-06-06T15:48:39.153" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17862" PostId="14906" Score="0" Text="Thanks for answering, I’ve sent a mail to Lego and I’ll post on here when I get an update from them." CreationDate="2020-06-06T16:12:03.640" UserId="15396" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17864" PostId="14897" Score="1" Text="The question seems to be more about the wheels than the center brick.  I'm guessing that Kurbo assumed it was one part, and not an assembly." CreationDate="2020-06-06T17:00:33.710" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17865" PostId="14897" Score="0" Text="@chicks I disagree, because how are you supposed to know if the wheels have metal axles without taking them apart? Still, I admit that this is not exactly a duplicate. But this question has already been smashed 2 times with a dupe-hammer anyways." CreationDate="2020-06-06T17:19:34.027" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17866" PostId="14903" Score="5" Text="Just to make things a little more clear - 88012 is number used to represent a Technic hub as a set (this is what you can buy directly from online LEGO store) and bb0961c01 is ID used to identify Technic Hub as a part (which is what comes inside a sealed set). So technically, bb0961c01 should be part of 88012 set. Not sure why this relationship hasn't been done for this particular case yet, since such approach has been used for other PU parts." CreationDate="2020-06-06T18:59:47.510" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17867" PostId="14904" Score="0" Text="Technic hub has 4 ports/output, while train hub just 2. Now I wonder how can remote controller (88010), which can only operate two ports. knows which outputs it should actually control on Technic hub." CreationDate="2020-06-06T19:08:54.657" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17868" PostId="14904" Score="0" Text="@Alex Oh, that corcerns me. Try looking [here](https://lan.lego.com/news/overview/powered-up-afol-community-answers-r146/) and seeing if there's any other info about the remote." CreationDate="2020-06-06T19:10:57.260" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17869" PostId="14906" Score="1" Text="Not sure if you could say LEGO always has issues like that - they would go bankrupt or stop releasing items like that all. Occasionally - sure, always - definitely not. Similar issues have happened with previous generation - Power Functions - elements as well. It is not uncommon for electronics to misbehave." CreationDate="2020-06-06T19:14:49.953" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17870" PostId="14904" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi Technic hub wasn't released by the time those answers have been published." CreationDate="2020-06-06T19:16:58.893" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17871" PostId="14906" Score="0" Text="Thank you @Alex I've edited my answer now." CreationDate="2020-06-06T19:23:48.553" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17872" PostId="14904" Score="0" Text="@Jeff turns out I was wrong, it actually **doesn't** work. I will update my answer." CreationDate="2020-06-06T20:10:02.017" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17873" PostId="10128" Score="0" Text="Did you just make this question and answer for the intention of grabbing rep? I thought you shouldn't ask questions that you already know the answers to, and I don't think anyone would have much trouble to connect the remote and hub together since that is already specified in the set manual." CreationDate="2020-06-06T20:23:34.147" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17874" PostId="14890" Score="1" Text="A YMCA LEGO set." CreationDate="2020-06-06T20:29:37.290" UserId="15398" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17875" PostId="10927" Score="0" Text="It is always orange, but one of the only sets which have the part in a different color is 80013. I just noticed right now." CreationDate="2020-06-07T00:23:56.893" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17877" PostId="10128" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi Self-answering a question is perfectly welcome as long as folks are adding to the knowledge base that this site is creating in a constructive way: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/self-answer" CreationDate="2020-06-07T02:15:36.040" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17878" PostId="14899" Score="0" Text="That was mostly why I went with a variant with the axle." CreationDate="2020-06-07T07:47:57.877" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17879" PostId="14902" Score="1" Text="Indeed, they do have &quot;Lego&quot; on the inside of the hollow studs. The hollow studs, and the slightly unusual lower attachment confused me. Thank you @alex" CreationDate="2020-06-07T10:47:39.033" UserId="15391" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17880" PostId="14897" Score="1" Text="I did assume that they were always bundled together - I didn't think that they would have separate part numbers." CreationDate="2020-06-07T10:49:13.180" UserId="15391" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17881" PostId="14899" Score="0" Text="Thank you! @Henriksupportsthecommunity" CreationDate="2020-06-07T10:52:44.877" UserId="15391" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17886" PostId="10927" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi You might want to clarify your comment. First of all, my answer is to the question about what the part in the question's image is, which is the original brick separator which does NOT come in orange.Second, your comment both says that the new separator is always in orange and also that it comes in a second color. Both statements can not be true. :-)" CreationDate="2020-06-08T03:30:17.037" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17887" PostId="14910" Score="2" Text="I would not recommend this, as nail polish remover is usually acetone which DISSOLVES the ABS plastic Lego pieces are made of. Not quite like the Wicked Witch effect, but it still damages the piece badly." CreationDate="2020-06-08T09:04:31.970" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17888" PostId="4417" Score="0" Text="Unless the pieces are somewhat rare or expansive to replace, I suggest just getting new pieces as replacements. Chemicals that remove permanent markers will etch the LEGO pieces, and rubbing the marker away may leave scratches. It usually isn't worth the effort." CreationDate="2020-06-08T10:48:33.233" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17889" PostId="14893" Score="0" Text="@DarrelHoffman to be fair, minifig's can't really hold the legitimate musket/rifles properly from the pirates range either, nor brooms and most other two handed accessories as the hands are angled as well." CreationDate="2020-06-08T11:15:00.837" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17890" PostId="14891" Score="1" Text="@Joshua - Quite a few of the licensed themes also have various styles of guns in - [LEGO Indiana Jones](https://brickset.com/sets/7197-1/Venice-Canal-Chase), Star Wars (although that might be covered by your ray guns), [Jurassic World](https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Jurassic-World) - see also &quot;[Rifle](https://brickset.com/parts?query=rifle)&quot; or &quot;[Gun](https://brickset.com/parts?query=gun)&quot;." CreationDate="2020-06-08T11:25:09.063" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17891" PostId="10927" Score="0" Text="Yeah, you're right, and besides that I've already found some other sets that have this piece in a different color. But it doesn't matter." CreationDate="2020-06-08T11:52:28.363" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17892" PostId="14911" Score="0" Text="VMs with students!?!? Are you kidding me? I think that you're bringing this a little too far, and hopefully it supports almost all video cards that currently exist, otherwise it still may be a problem. I don't see how you're going to inject a VM into another student's computer, and the OP does not look like an advanced computer technician (or whatever you need to be to manipulate VMs) so I don't think it's possible." CreationDate="2020-06-08T11:56:23.337" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17893" PostId="14911" Score="2" Text="Not suggesting anything about VMs.  The Remote Desktop would allow OP to install the program on a school PC and then &quot;share&quot; it with students.  It would probably involve school IT support, and not sure how well the remote connection may work.  However, it offers a virtual LEGO robot that can be programmed without physical hardware, using same/similar programming tools as the &quot;real&quot; robot.  The best case scenario would be if the RVW developers could offer a web based client (cloud hosted) vs. download only." CreationDate="2020-06-08T14:43:51.153" UserId="15286" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17894" PostId="14911" Score="4" Text="@mindstormsboi You may not be aware of this, but the tone in your comment above reads a bit aggressive to me. I'd hate for folks to get the wrong impression of you. Please be more considerate of your tone when commenting in the future." CreationDate="2020-06-08T15:43:31.660" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17895" PostId="14912" Score="3" Text="Does the assembly on the right side picture the issue where left tire fits nicely and the right one doesn't?" CreationDate="2020-06-08T15:49:25.180" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17896" PostId="14913" Score="2" Text="While none of the sets had the combination in question, both the brick and plate seem to have the same axle: [brick](https://www.bricklink.com/TL/25218.jpg) and [plate](https://www.bricklink.com/PL/122c01.jpg). So they should be compatible." CreationDate="2020-06-08T17:17:08.450" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17897" PostId="14916" Score="9" Text="There have been several Hogwarts Express trains released by LEGO. Which one you are looking to motorise?" CreationDate="2020-06-08T18:21:12.427" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17899" PostId="14869" Score="1" Text="@Uli when I said &quot;decently sized&quot; I was thinking around a size to fit a set like Breez: 2227 or Surge: 44008 positioned to take up as much space as possible space since I want to treat this like an easel but for creating CCBS sets." CreationDate="2020-06-08T21:24:04.747" UserId="15359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17900" PostId="14904" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi what do y'all think about this reference: https://lan.lego.com/news/overview/a-message-from-the-powered-up-team-r260/ from May 29 2020 says the &quot;TECHNIC™ HUB (88012)&quot; - &quot;Connects via Bluetooth to the LEGO® Powered Up app and the Control handset&quot;. Does &quot;Control handset&quot; mean the train remote 88010? I should just buy the train already. :)" CreationDate="2020-06-08T22:18:51.877" UserId="15395" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17901" PostId="14904" Score="0" Text="@Jeff We have more evidence that it works than that it doesn't, so I guess you're right??" CreationDate="2020-06-08T22:36:45.073" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17903" PostId="14916" Score="2" Text="One of the many sets released (10132) even comes motorised." CreationDate="2020-06-09T07:35:21.257" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17910" PostId="14916" Score="5" Text="joedub55, can you please give us either the number or a photo of the set? There are [seven](https://brickset.com/sets?query=hogwarts%20express) (ok, really 6, since the [microscale one](https://brickset.com/sets/40028-1/Mini-Hogwarts-Express) is out of the question) that it could be. Or rather 5, since [10132](https://brickset.com/sets/10132-1/Motorised-Hogwarts-Express) is also [sold with a rail pack](https://brickset.com/sets/65524-1/Motorised-Hogwarts-Express-super-pack). And since that one is already motorized, there are really 4 options left: 75955, 4841, 4758 and 4708." CreationDate="2020-06-09T08:45:14.523" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17911" PostId="14916" Score="0" Text="I don't think we have to close the question *right now*, we can just wait another day and if still no response then we can tell if all 5 Hogwarts variations can be motorized with PF. That means we can still answer the question, right?" CreationDate="2020-06-09T16:28:03.083" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17912" PostId="14916" Score="3" Text="@mindstormsboi Closing it now would prevent answers about a set OP didn't have in mind. We can always reopen when it is really answerable." CreationDate="2020-06-09T19:24:35.643" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17913" PostId="14869" Score="0" Text="@MedicinalMan [Surge](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=44008-1&amp;name=Surge&amp;category=%5BHero%20Factory%5D%5BHeroes%5D#T=I) seems to be 17 cm wide and 23 cm tall, so let's say at least ø 20 cm for the platform? That's 25 [studs](http://studs.sariel.pl). Or still bigger? As for the easel: will it be a fixed platform or a turntable, like say a pottery wheel...?" CreationDate="2020-06-10T00:11:53.597" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17914" PostId="14918" Score="0" Text="Great stuff thanks for the help I think I might have to change my plans a little " CreationDate="2020-06-10T10:29:16.550" UserId="15413" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17915" PostId="14918" Score="0" Text="@joedub55 Go on and click the checkmark next to the answer to mark it as accepted." CreationDate="2020-06-10T12:56:38.670" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17919" PostId="8265" Score="0" Text="Does anyone know the company BLX? I’m wondering if their stuff will work well, so like if the pieces fit together nicely, thanks" CreationDate="2020-06-10T13:15:48.643" UserId="15426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17920" PostId="14922" Score="0" Text="Cable guide?? Wrong. If it was a cable guide you would be able to open the hole to attach the wire otherwise it wouldn't fit due to the plug. [This site is about Lego.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego)" CreationDate="2020-06-10T19:50:21.093" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17921" PostId="1363" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc [That doesn't exist anymore](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XcUQi.jpg)." CreationDate="2020-06-10T20:04:31.233" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17922" PostId="14869" Score="1" Text="@Uli I'd need it to be larger, as I plan to have the platform go up and inward off of the base, as well as mount some CCBS  parts on the walls (In order to mimic the tower in the show) so I'd need around 3 studs of space in each direction." CreationDate="2020-06-10T22:44:31.597" UserId="15359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17923" PostId="14920" Score="1" Text="You did me a solid. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-06-11T02:44:40.500" UserId="15424" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17924" PostId="14922" Score="0" Text="You can, definitely, use this piece as you have described, but this isn't its primary use. Especially, within other LEGO items." CreationDate="2020-06-11T05:33:16.797" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17925" PostId="14869" Score="0" Text="@MedicinalMan Is it this one? [LEGO Hero Factory - Full Trailer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrS-byDInQ&amp;t=0m43s) at 0:43, seen from above..." CreationDate="2020-06-11T09:24:26.300" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17926" PostId="14869" Score="1" Text="@Uli That's exactly what I meant with the platform shape but I also wanted to make enough space to mount parts on the wall like in the Breakout mini-movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTDpEJJVSLw" CreationDate="2020-06-11T14:49:19.130" UserId="15359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17928" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="That source you were using is broken, it leads to a 404 page." CreationDate="2020-06-11T23:18:51.190" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17930" PostId="14924" Score="1" Text="I had to shrink the image quality in order to upload the images, I hope that's fine with you. I'm still keeping the older links since they hold the original photos, which weren't modified." CreationDate="2020-06-11T23:33:17.087" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17931" PostId="11497" Score="0" Text="+1 Just because you asked TLG to put set numbers on the bags. I totally agree with that." CreationDate="2020-06-11T23:45:37.977" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17932" PostId="14765" Score="0" Text="[Community♦](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/-1/community) has apparently 'bumped' up this question so that we can vote on your answer to see if it is good or not, but I really do not know whether to upvote or downvote. Perhaps your answer should be a comment instead?? " CreationDate="2020-06-11T23:49:49.660" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17934" PostId="14590" Score="0" Text="Since roofy did not bother to click that checkmark, I have upvoted the answer (which I usually wouldn't do, it's just plain old set identifying anyway) to make it as if roofy really accepted it. Obviously my upvoting isn't enough, but at least you get some rep!" CreationDate="2020-06-12T00:27:38.220" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17935" PostId="14904" Score="1" Text="Finally found clear evidence! https://youtu.be/hLbr4si2Qfs" CreationDate="2020-06-12T02:51:02.847" UserId="15395" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17937" PostId="14926" Score="0" Text="It seems like the polybags on 3rd photo are from the same set as well." CreationDate="2020-06-12T04:27:17.683" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17938" PostId="14924" Score="0" Text="Items in the last photo hardly can be used to identify the set since they are stored in ziploc bags rather than sealed polybag. Which means there could a random mix of bricks." CreationDate="2020-06-12T04:29:37.417" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17940" PostId="14709" Score="0" Text="I believe the orange light indicates low battery or excessive motor strain, and I have noticed that it switches back to green after a short delay. Probably the one 360-degree turn did not last long enough for the light to return to green." CreationDate="2020-06-12T05:30:27.640" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17941" PostId="14926" Score="1" Text="@Alex I think you're right. The building instructions show two bags (#1 for her, #2 for him). But I can see 4 bags in an unboxing video on youtube. Looks like the smaller parts are in 2 seperate bags." CreationDate="2020-06-12T07:17:13.183" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17942" PostId="14924" Score="0" Text="@Alex Looks like some random mix indeed. That blue tile is part of only [12 sets](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=30258pb018&amp;in=S). I can't see any match. And I think mindstormsboi has already checked with the grille pieces..." CreationDate="2020-06-12T10:04:46.747" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17943" PostId="14924" Score="0" Text="@Uli Yeah, I don't really understand why you'd put a computer screen into  a building that's colored like a cave/mountain, and neither do I understand why you'd put those grilles in such build either. There are several other unique parts in the bag that don't really match the theme as well. Perhaps you can add this info to your existing answer." CreationDate="2020-06-12T12:01:59.017" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17945" PostId="14928" Score="0" Text="One of the things about BricksSE that still remain a big mystery to me is how you manage to find the exact set! Usually I just have to guess and look at the entire set to see if it looks somewhat similar, but it seems like you guys are using a special tool that looks for sets that have a specific group of parts (which obviously makes life easier)! *What is that tool you're using?!?*" CreationDate="2020-06-12T12:34:06.563" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17946" PostId="14928" Score="8" Text="@mindstormsboi [Bricklink](https://www.bricklink.com) - it has a good (but not *necessarily* complete) list of sets and parts.  Identify a part that looks like it might be uncommon, [do a search for it](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=dish%206%20x%206%20inverted#T=A), match the colour, and then look at the sets.  If there are too many sets with that part, try a different part.  Then, compare the Parts Lists.  In this case, the fact that I could quickly check if any of the sets were &quot;Marvel&quot; themed (i.e. might contain Iron Man) was a *big* help, so kudos to OP for including that." CreationDate="2020-06-12T12:59:15.000" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17949" PostId="14927" Score="0" Text="Note that the numbers on the bag don't give any help to us since there is no source we can use to identify the set using that number. If it had the actual set number then that would be better, but Lego never bothers to add that info on their bags unfortunately." CreationDate="2020-06-12T13:18:19.900" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17951" PostId="20" Score="0" Text="As of now it has been replaced with a new variation." CreationDate="2020-06-12T15:03:19.587" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17952" PostId="8265" Score="0" Text="@Anouk That is not really a company, it's something about Bitcoin which is completely irrelevant." CreationDate="2020-06-12T15:12:30.587" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17955" PostId="14924" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi I wonder if those extra parts were being advertisedv as such in the auction. That would really explain their randomness..." CreationDate="2020-06-12T16:25:55.237" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17957" PostId="14929" Score="1" Text="To be honest, both small and big gears will take same amount of time to make 360 degree turn on the same motor. The difference in changing speed/torque these make make is due to diameter (and subsequently number of teeth) each gear has." CreationDate="2020-06-12T18:41:54.650" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17961" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="Then how come the gear goes faster then the motor even though it has less teeth and how can the radius of the whole 360 degree spin go the same speed as the smaller gear?  I mean the gear is big so it takes longer but if the gear is decreased to the size of the other gear they go the same speed and theres no diffrence in speed." CreationDate="2020-06-12T21:12:33.757" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17962" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="I think you are confusing &quot;gear&quot; with &quot;combination of gears&quot;. One single gear attached to the motor axis will turn independently of its size. Usually, adding an image to the answer will be very useful for illustrating what you try to explain. Welcome to Bricks.SE." CreationDate="2020-06-12T21:36:16.633" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17963" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="As I mentioned, both small and big gear turn with the same angular speed or revolutions per minute as the motor does. Angular speed isn't a parameter of the gear, but rather of the motor itself. You can test this by placing both sized gears on the same axle attached to a motor - they will spin with same speed. Placing each gear independently will result in same angular speed. What you are referring to here is related to gear diameter/radius/circumference or number of teeth of the gear. The bigger the driver gear the quicker driven gear will spin and vise versa." CreationDate="2020-06-12T21:36:52.223" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17965" PostId="12911" Score="0" Text="I'm so glad I found this post! I had left the batteries in the NXT for too long and corrosion had broken some of the connectors, which I had just managed to replace. However, I later realized that I had the sensors and motors issues described above. After seeing this post, I had not much to lose and decided to disconnect the battery holder and test C61. Sure enough, it was shorted and I replaced it quite easily." CreationDate="2020-06-13T04:53:36.267" UserId="15441" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17966" PostId="14934" Score="2" Text="Welcome Paul! Can you add a picture of the build to help us help you?" CreationDate="2020-06-13T15:44:57.303" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17967" PostId="14935" Score="0" Text="Fantastic, that's the one. Thank you, now to see if I can build the rest of it." CreationDate="2020-06-13T22:17:41.387" UserId="15442" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17969" PostId="14926" Score="0" Text="Thanks guys. That's something to go on at least. And a festive ornament for my lads room for a few years it would seem!  " CreationDate="2020-06-14T13:20:44.577" UserId="15437" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17970" PostId="14941" Score="0" Text="writing to lego will not help as they are no longer working on the NXT, alternatively you can buy a replacement from third-party seller like eBay." CreationDate="2020-06-14T17:22:11.187" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17971" PostId="14930" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! Do you have any relationship with CoderZ? It's not a problem if you do, but we do ask that you disclose this. I am curious to understand why you are recommending this product if you haven't used it before." CreationDate="2020-06-14T17:37:00.853" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17972" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="Let me clear this up, seems like you're confused about how gears mysteriously move faster/slower when connected together. if you put one single *small* gear on some random motor, it will rotate. A bigger gear on the same motor will seemingly move slower. Why, you ask? *Because the size of the gear is bigger, therefore making the rotation longer, as @Alex said. (same goes for wheels or any other round object)* You can also connect gears together so that their teeth touch in order to customize speed, too." CreationDate="2020-06-14T18:14:22.813" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17973" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="(continued) You can have a bigger gear attached to a motor and a smaller gear right after it, resulting in the smaller gear rotating considerably faster than without that bigger gear. If the smaller gear is the one that gets motorized then the bigger gear will end up slower than usual. The combination of gears is called a &quot;gear train&quot;. The gear that is being moved/motorized in the gear train is called the input gear. And the gear at the end of the gear train that gets moved by the other gears is called the output gear." CreationDate="2020-06-14T18:18:52.633" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17975" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="Oh, and putting two gears together that are the same size and have the same number of teeth will result in identical speed, no matter which one is motorized." CreationDate="2020-06-14T18:39:58.497" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17976" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="I know that i just want to make it go faster" CreationDate="2020-06-14T20:21:45.900" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17977" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="Do you have any ideas?" CreationDate="2020-06-14T20:22:22.270" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17979" PostId="14941" Score="0" Text="I do not think this is something we can solve, we are not expert technicians using weird electric thingies to spot other weird electric thingies. I think you should probably buy a replacement." CreationDate="2020-06-14T22:21:07.780" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17980" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="@Nerd I will send another example of your request when I get the chance (likely that I will do it tomorrow), I'm very busy right now. Sorry to put you under this trouble for so long." CreationDate="2020-06-14T22:22:29.760" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17981" PostId="14929" Score="0" Text="@Nerd Nevermind, I already did it right now. Also, you can click the checkmark next to my answer on your question to mark it as accepted/correct." CreationDate="2020-06-14T22:48:03.317" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17982" PostId="14941" Score="2" Text="@mindstormsboi Even though the subject matter of this site is not electronics, it is a valid LEGO question, and I think the tone of your comment is not very welcoming to the OP, who is asking for our help." CreationDate="2020-06-15T00:42:20.787" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17983" PostId="14946" Score="5" Text="I don’t think it’s as simple as that. The construction you describe would fall apart, as there is nothing holding the turntables together. There is either a layer of trans-clear plates behind the trans-X 1x1s, or most of the 1x1s are actually 1x2s that are alternatingly placed to either tie the turntable bases to the window frames, or to tie adjacent turntable bases together." CreationDate="2020-06-15T03:03:33.433" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17984" PostId="14946" Score="1" Text="I started to agree with you, but then I noticed in the above picture in the rightmost panel there is a single blue space with no other blue spaces near it. However, on second or third look, it does appear that many/most of the colored spaces come in pairs. The OP has already accepted the answer; would it be bad form to edit in an alternate explanation using trans-X 1x2s? I think the crux of the question might be about the turntable base, anyway." CreationDate="2020-06-15T03:27:05.167" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17985" PostId="14946" Score="3" Text="It is fine to update the answer with new details. After all this is how we keep them relevant and update with new information. You can actually have both suggestions in your answer - using 1x1's with extra layer of Trans-Clear plates as well as alternating 1x2 plates." CreationDate="2020-06-15T05:23:26.763" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17986" PostId="14941" Score="0" Text="It's ok. The thing I was after the most is the schematic. If it isn't anywhere, I'm out of luck and will reverse engineer the power regulator inside. I will let you know how it goes." CreationDate="2020-06-15T06:27:00.533" UserId="15446" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17987" PostId="14942" Score="1" Text="What does your engine do? Why do you want it go faster? I think I can see two ramps. Is this a GBC module? If you remove the motor and crank by hand, does it still jam?" CreationDate="2020-06-15T10:30:58.007" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17988" PostId="14946" Score="1" Text="@shoover Great update!" CreationDate="2020-06-15T10:53:09.423" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17989" PostId="14930" Score="1" Text="In answer to your question. I do not have any relationship with CoderZ. Also, I didn't say I was recommending it, I just said to perhaps try it, although I understand that it could be taken as recommending it.(I just wanted to try and help someone, and I think that CoderZ fitted what he asked for)." CreationDate="2020-06-15T11:55:41.297" UserId="15440" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17990" PostId="14930" Score="0" Text="Thanks for sharing. This software looks like a potential solution to me. It was flagged as possible spam, so I wanted to make sure that this was a genuine recommendation of this product. Thanks for helping out!" CreationDate="2020-06-15T13:03:49.577" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17991" PostId="1224" Score="0" Text="https://dinorobo.com seems to have been deleted, I guess I'll remove the link." CreationDate="2020-06-15T13:07:35.393" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17992" PostId="1224" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi I checked the dinorobo page in the Wayback Machine, and it appeared to have been a scrape of a Flickr page that's still available (and now added to the Wayback Machine as well): https://www.flickr.com/photos/21545821@N03/with/6432497709/" CreationDate="2020-06-15T15:14:41.243" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="17993" PostId="14947" Score="0" Text="I know it really does hurt my gears! If you look in the picture closely at the small gears teeth, they look all scraped and rigged. I have already gone through 2 gears ! Lmao! Thanks so much for the usefull tip it actualy worked and now i can actualy see the engine go fast without hearing that scratching on the poor little gear" CreationDate="2020-06-15T17:10:04.753" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18015" PostId="14946" Score="0" Text="Is there anything saying that any of that picture is legal construction?  Couldn't the windows be the turntable plates glued together and then just have some thin plastic sheet colored with markers for the &quot;glass&quot; behind all of it?  And to answer my own question there is [another photo](https://www.flickr.com/photos/henjin_quilones/34343925475/in/photostream/) that clearly shows the tiles stuck behind the plates holding them together." CreationDate="2020-06-15T19:06:28.010" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18018" PostId="14946" Score="1" Text="It's also possible that each turntable is held via scaffolding or other constructions to a frame behind the wall. if each 2x2 table had 1 2x1 trans plate, that plate could hold it against the columns or a frame behind the columns." CreationDate="2020-06-15T21:04:55.650" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18019" PostId="14946" Score="0" Text="separating the turntable disk from the turntable, uh, table is already as illegal as it gets, almost as bad as building something from just figure arms or hands." CreationDate="2020-06-15T21:16:58.350" UserId="15078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18020" PostId="14942" Score="2" Text="Following your update I can see you've skipped bracing your gear assembly. Since you still use XL-motor I would go with following setup: motor - Technic bricks (1 stud wide) - gears(1st pair) - Technic bricks (1 stud wide) - 2nd pair of gears - last set of Technic bricks (1 stud wide) - output axle. This will ensure your gears won't move under load." CreationDate="2020-06-15T21:48:31.587" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18021" PostId="14946" Score="3" Text="@Cee McSharpface these turntables come as two parts in sets. So, unless you have already assembled them together, there is nothing illegal in using just a base." CreationDate="2020-06-15T21:53:56.220" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18022" PostId="14946" Score="0" Text="really, I was not aware. don't remember to have assembled any of these, and I built many sets - maybe they used to come preassembled in the eighties :). however, this is genius and creative repurposing at its best." CreationDate="2020-06-15T21:56:16.387" UserId="15078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18023" PostId="14942" Score="0" Text="No i did not? I just put up a picture of it without its brace so you could see how the drivetrain works!" CreationDate="2020-06-15T22:05:22.360" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18025" PostId="14951" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the tips but its not! I should have been more specific, its a desktop fan! One that you use to cool a office down or something" CreationDate="2020-06-15T22:10:06.357" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18030" PostId="14953" Score="0" Text="Hi @Nerd! Do you have any source to prove this? Do you even know that the EV3 already comes with a USB to connect to the computer?" CreationDate="2020-06-15T23:48:16.367" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18038" PostId="14953" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi Of corse i do! I watched a unboxing video on youtube a couple of months ago and it came with a USB, i just said that the guy should probably get a new USB cable cause the other one may be fried or a wire ripped a little" CreationDate="2020-06-16T00:16:47.183" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18039" PostId="14953" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi when i was 6 in my stem class at school i remember i had a windows 7 computer and we used EV3 and i connected it to my computer i dont exactly know what happened but something popped up on the screen telling me it could not support windows 7 or something" CreationDate="2020-06-16T00:19:48.400" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18040" PostId="14943" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/109416/discussion-on-answer-by-mindstormsboi-how-can-i-make-my-lego-engine-go-faster)." CreationDate="2020-06-16T01:18:09.830" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18042" PostId="14951" Score="23" Text="@Nerd: what is a desktop but a stationary n-copter, where n=1..." CreationDate="2020-06-16T05:39:15.560" UserId="9577" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18043" PostId="14951" Score="5" Text="@smci And tilted 90 degrees to whatever side to direct the airflow into whatever direction you need it." CreationDate="2020-06-16T05:48:06.677" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18044" PostId="14949" Score="13" Text="If it's blowing backwards, then put the blades the other way around." CreationDate="2020-06-16T09:30:34.067" UserId="2715" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18046" PostId="14953" Score="0" Text="Did all of the other students have the same problem? Were you using Chromebooks?" CreationDate="2020-06-16T11:01:34.320" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18050" PostId="14953" Score="0" Text="Yes but not all students were using chromebooks some were using a pc and it still did not work for them" CreationDate="2020-06-16T13:20:12.860" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18052" PostId="7161" Score="0" Text="Similar error appears when attempting to run multiple instances of the software." CreationDate="2020-06-16T13:31:57.367" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18053" PostId="14950" Score="8" Text="If it's blowing air backwards, the *easiest* thing to do is to simply turn the fan around and point the back toward you. ." CreationDate="2020-06-16T14:27:18.020" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18055" PostId="14950" Score="9" Text="@Valorum Great point. A fan is never blowing backwards, you're just sitting on the wrong side of it." CreationDate="2020-06-16T14:56:13.340" UserId="5966" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18058" PostId="14942" Score="1" Text="@Nerd You forgot to use that @ again..." CreationDate="2020-06-16T16:42:26.293" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18061" PostId="14951" Score="16" Text="&quot;A fan is just 1/4 of a drone, right?&quot; -- Kids these days..." CreationDate="2020-06-16T17:05:01.930" UserId="8537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18062" PostId="14949" Score="3" Text="@OrangeDog Or sit behind it." CreationDate="2020-06-16T17:06:14.807" UserId="8537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18064" PostId="8265" Score="0" Text="I want to underscore Mentalist's point. *If the parts are not properly compatible with each other then it's much harder to build your own stuff.* Even when they're the same shape, they usually don't snap together properly, and things fall apart a lot more easily" CreationDate="2020-06-16T17:28:39.223" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18073" PostId="14951" Score="1" Text="@Nerd While it's hard to tell without a picture, from your description of it blowing air &quot;around the fan and not towards your face&quot;, it just sounds like the airflow design isn't right. The shape of the blades is the most important part. Also fans that are meant to be very directional sometimes have some fins or something in front of the fan to direct the airflow, that could help too if the blades aren't ideal. The other thing is the shape of any case you build *around* the fan can impact the airflow. And finally it's possible your motor isn't fast enough and you may have to add gears/belts." CreationDate="2020-06-16T18:17:54.877" UserId="8537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18074" PostId="14951" Score="1" Text="Also I'm not sure how into math you are, and it might be a little advanced, but if you *really* want to get into it check out [this PDF on fan aerodynamics](http://www.moorefans.com/pdfs/TMC_661P_.PDF), the [Wikipedia page on axial fan design](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axial_fan_design), and Google for &quot;fan design&quot;, &quot;axial fan engineering&quot;, &quot;fan blade design&quot;, etc." CreationDate="2020-06-16T18:20:33.580" UserId="8537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18077" PostId="6293" Score="0" Text="Maybe the software never even crashed, that could be why." CreationDate="2020-06-16T19:58:20.263" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18078" PostId="9932" Score="0" Text="I don't think this is something we can solve, shouldn't this be moved to SO?" CreationDate="2020-06-16T20:15:04.560" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18079" PostId="14945" Score="2" Text="It looks like https://brickstock.patrickbrans.com/ is the URL." CreationDate="2020-06-16T20:41:37.023" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18080" PostId="12805" Score="0" Text="It seems like you are no longer active, so we might have to close your question since you won't send necessary info. You don't show the program. You don't tell when exactly the app crashes. You don't send any dump files. Etc. Your question is too broad" CreationDate="2020-06-16T21:20:37.040" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18081" PostId="12805" Score="0" Text="Leaving the question like this, we will just have to guess what code you wrote and see what happens. All we know is that it involved a switch and a color sensor. Chromebooks usually make different file types than the EV3 software on any other computer." CreationDate="2020-06-16T21:22:45.617" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18086" PostId="14951" Score="0" Text="And btw i used lego flat plates and stacked them in a way that it could go around in circles more smoothly" CreationDate="2020-06-17T01:48:23.283" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18089" PostId="14951" Score="2" Text="I mean, the drone bit is a joke, obv, but seriously speaking the drone flies because it moves air in the right direction. So if you built one of the propeller assemblies as shown in the video, you'd be able to move a significant amount of air. Then all you need to do is angle the assembly so that the air goes where you want." CreationDate="2020-06-17T03:58:21.300" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18092" PostId="1061" Score="0" Text="Anyone have a palette for Photoshop or Gimp they can share? :)" CreationDate="2020-06-17T05:37:46.050" UserId="8326" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18093" PostId="14950" Score="7" Text="Flipping the blade around **will not make the air blow in the opposite direction**. This is so important that I feel I have to repeat it: flipping the blade around DOES NOT change direction of air flow. It only makes it flow with less efficiency/less force. You need to reverse the motor direction to reverse air flow. The alternative is to use a blade that is opposite handedness but flipping a blade around will not make it the opposite" CreationDate="2020-06-17T05:48:25.660" UserId="7691" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18094" PostId="14951" Score="1" Text="@Nerd Have you tried reversing the stacking order?  Can you attach a photo of your fan blade to your question (and an indicator of which way it spins) rather than an MS Paint illustration?" CreationDate="2020-06-17T09:28:29.393" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18095" PostId="14949" Score="2" Text="@Nerd please label your sketch, i.e. sizes of gears and bricks..." CreationDate="2020-06-17T09:35:48.090" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18096" PostId="14949" Score="2" Text="@Nerd you can check Hobbyking.com where you will find lot of propellers and electric engines that will adapt to the size and shape of your build. Building a propeller with lego bricks may be dangerous (perhaps was not your intention but just to warn you)." CreationDate="2020-06-17T10:40:25.993" UserId="15460" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18098" PostId="14950" Score="1" Text="As for custom blades: it's not hard if you can control. A thin (like about a mm), *flat* sheet works already. Just put it on a angle of like 8 degrees and you'll notice it works as a prop." CreationDate="2020-06-17T13:46:39.297" UserId="15462" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18104" PostId="14949" Score="0" Text="As I also have tried building something like a fan, my notifications: it's a matter of proper propeller blades. Although you might think it would be enough if you stack together some plates which end up in a curve (like the scribble in the question) this will not move the air very well. I suppose there are to much air swirls and distortions. try to find some nice smooth plates which you can fix with an angle or use parts which are made for ventilations. another helpful effect might be channeling the air flow like a hair dryer, which sucks air in and blows it in just one direction." CreationDate="2020-06-17T14:28:24.137" UserId="7686" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18106" PostId="14960" Score="0" Text="Ah that explains why i could not find it, i have checked in software and the dimensions of the cheese slope (54200) indeed seem to be correct. I never noticed they were rounded enough around the edges (backside) to given enough &quot;rounding&quot; effect when reversed.&#xA;&#xA;Thanks a lot!" CreationDate="2020-06-17T18:46:24.780" UserId="15465" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18109" PostId="14949" Score="1" Text="I question the safety of this idea - LEGO holds together really well, but centripetal forces will eventually thrown parts of it.  So you will need a cage for the fan blades such that the biggest gap is smaller than the smallest component.  Also needed to keep fingers and hair out of the moving parts.   Perhaps use a regular fan but build a LEGO case for the body?   And perhaps make a one-piece LEGO-style fan boss for the middle of the blades of a normal fan." CreationDate="2020-06-17T21:23:01.200" UserId="11185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18111" PostId="14961" Score="1" Text="Hi nnLego! When uploading pictures please do not remove the text saying &quot;enter description here&quot; because without it the image will not render and we won't see it, and we'll end up thinking that you  **didn't** add a picture and we would close your question. Thank goodness I checked!" CreationDate="2020-06-17T22:53:10.983" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18112" PostId="14961" Score="6" Text="Actually, best way is to really insert descriptions there ;)" CreationDate="2020-06-17T23:07:15.820" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18113" PostId="14946" Score="0" Text="@Cee as far as I remember yes, they used to. But you know how it is, few seconds for a child to assemble one, a lot of labor costs for the company to assemble all." CreationDate="2020-06-17T23:11:31.200" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18116" PostId="14946" Score="0" Text="[well, well...](https://imgur.com/gallery/2utdDYI)" CreationDate="2020-06-18T05:09:57.023" UserId="15078" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18117" PostId="14967" Score="4" Text="Oh, we managed to answer simultaneously. Upvoted!" CreationDate="2020-06-18T08:10:22.597" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18118" PostId="14966" Score="4" Text="Wow, answered in the same second :) Jinx! :D" CreationDate="2020-06-18T08:32:30.387" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18121" PostId="14967" Score="0" Text="Aw shucks, now all because of my misleading answer I deceived the OP and he's no longer active now apparently and won't see *your* correct answer, **all because of me.** Here, I'll give you an upvote, you certainly deserve it.‮‮ ‮ ⁭" CreationDate="2020-06-18T11:31:56.707" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18122" PostId="14969" Score="0" Text="FYI: The two parts are likely [this turntable base](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=92005#T=C) and [this modified plate](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=25548#T=C&amp;C=85)." CreationDate="2020-06-18T11:44:03.393" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18123" PostId="14967" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi Don't be hard on yourself, many new members engage in ask-and-disappear behaviour, and it's been less than a day since OP has asked the question in the first place." CreationDate="2020-06-18T11:53:28.383" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18125" PostId="14965" Score="0" Text="I've found [the legs](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=970c00&amp;idColor=5#T=C&amp;C=5) and [the head](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3626cp01&amp;idColor=3#T=C&amp;C=3). I've been doing a few searches that would be guaranteed to get this torso, but so far, it doesn't appear, which makes me think the part is still from a third-party company. You should probably sell this on eBay... (don't sell it on BL, I don't think they allow third-party parts)." CreationDate="2020-06-18T12:15:04.843" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18127" PostId="14970" Score="1" Text="So far [I don't see any sign of your request](https://rebrickable.com/sets/21322-1/pirates-of-barracuda-bay/?inventory=1#alt_builds)." CreationDate="2020-06-18T12:40:23.930" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18128" PostId="14965" Score="0" Text="I agree, I looked through basically &quot;all&quot; torsos on bricklink and nope. Can't even seem to locate what this logo could be" CreationDate="2020-06-18T12:50:27.723" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18129" PostId="14970" Score="0" Text="I'm OK with this question staying unanswered, or with no as an answer if someone will be able to do reasonably wide search. I tried to look for it and didn't find, but I know I'm not the most experienced AFOL here ;)" CreationDate="2020-06-18T12:55:37.507" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18130" PostId="14970" Score="0" Text="That is fine, I will keep looking if I ever get time for it. It is quite clear to me that cutting out the island part of the instructions simply won't do it due to the design of the ship (it's basically an above-water shipwreck). I don't have the set, so if I don't find custom instructions I'm just gonna have to make them myself with Studio maybe. And my MOCs are generally not-so-good." CreationDate="2020-06-18T12:59:48.803" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18131" PostId="14970" Score="0" Text="The above the water part seems not to be a problem, judging from the photos. It is all the little details that make it look old and beaten up you need to add all the way through the building process." CreationDate="2020-06-18T13:04:49.503" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18132" PostId="14970" Score="1" Text="[I've found a studio file for the set but it is slightly incomplete and it is for display only](https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/design.page?idModel=135556), which means that I probably can't help." CreationDate="2020-06-18T13:26:26.703" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18133" PostId="14965" Score="0" Text="Just to chime in with my contribution, I have cropped the icon on the torso and ran a reverse Google Image Search, but it has failed to turn up any relevant results. From this I guess the logo is not widely known, thus should be a one-off or at best a small batch. A high resolution, crisp image could help though, where the artwork is in the focus plane." CreationDate="2020-06-18T15:08:02.750" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18134" PostId="14965" Score="4" Text="Everything apart torso has been available in multiple sets. The print on torso is odd though. Normally, for minifigure produced by LEGO, the best smiley you could get is a picture of another minifigure head with some face expression. So this print is some sort of logo. While LEGO produced some minifigures with prints for some special occasions this one looks to be custom (printed by non-LEGO) due to being just a logo, without mentioning any special names, dates or any other meaning being available on the same minifigure." CreationDate="2020-06-18T15:19:07.727" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18136" PostId="14965" Score="5" Text="@mindstormsboi What do you mean? We still don't know anything about this minifig. It could be worthless or priceless." CreationDate="2020-06-18T16:46:13.790" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18137" PostId="14965" Score="1" Text="@Aziraphale I'm guessing the minifigure is worthless because those legs and the head appeared in many, many different minifigs but that torso seems um, very rare since it's barely mentioned on the internet but many Lego fans simply hate clone-brands and would probably not accept the offer of that torso. But maybe on eBay they might, yet I still think the minifig is practically worthless." CreationDate="2020-06-18T16:52:04.670" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18138" PostId="14965" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi I also think that it is not valuable. However, it could be a famous Japanese comic book character. So, ebay could be a bad advice since unknown pieces may sell at a very low price. This happened to me with a brick set I bought in South Korea. 1 Euro for a 500-parts set." CreationDate="2020-06-18T17:02:53.120" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18140" PostId="14972" Score="0" Text="You mean that it can expand and close in between?" CreationDate="2020-06-18T17:38:32.670" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18141" PostId="14972" Score="0" Text="Yeah I've added two more images showing the hinge action I'd like, but just like it to be as close as possible when closed." CreationDate="2020-06-18T17:48:46.533" UserId="15469" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18142" PostId="14972" Score="0" Text="Huh, I recall knowing a few SNOT hacks for this, I'll see if I can recover them. Only thing is that they don't allow to expand the space in between." CreationDate="2020-06-18T17:50:10.940" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18143" PostId="14972" Score="0" Text="Are third party bricks allowed? I know a special brick from a clone-brand that might suit your needs." CreationDate="2020-06-18T17:51:20.433" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18144" PostId="14972" Score="0" Text="I'd appreciate it, thanks." CreationDate="2020-06-18T17:51:51.833" UserId="15469" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18145" PostId="14972" Score="0" Text="I'd obviously prefer Lego only, but if it's a much better solution I'd be open to it" CreationDate="2020-06-18T17:53:57.713" UserId="15469" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18148" PostId="14857" Score="2" Text="Does this answer your question? [Part Identification - bricks with posts](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2886/part-identification-bricks-with-posts)" CreationDate="2020-06-18T18:55:49.903" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18149" PostId="10079" Score="2" Text="Does this answer your question? [Part Identification - bricks with posts](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2886/part-identification-bricks-with-posts)" CreationDate="2020-06-18T18:57:19.180" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18150" PostId="14857" Score="0" Text="Your question is also a duplicate of [this one](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10079/red-2x3-plate-with-triangle-post-part-number)." CreationDate="2020-06-18T18:58:32.607" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18151" PostId="14696" Score="2" Text="Does this answer your question? [Part Identification - bricks with posts](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/2886/part-identification-bricks-with-posts)" CreationDate="2020-06-18T18:59:12.263" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18153" PostId="14976" Score="0" Text="The problem here is that the OP needs it to be a such a way that you can easily open up the inside, he already gave one of his own examples. But this is still good to know. You can also use [bucket handles](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=95344&amp;name=Container,%20Bucket%201%20x%201%20x%201%20Handle%20/%20Scooter%20Stand%20&amp;category=%5BContainer%5D#T=C) and minifig hands instead if you want." CreationDate="2020-06-18T19:45:46.573" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18154" PostId="14976" Score="0" Text="Might be a decent solution with the standard hinge plate? Not exactly an approved Lego design but if it works....?" CreationDate="2020-06-18T20:51:33.487" UserId="15469" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18157" PostId="14949" Score="0" Text="But @Criggie, i do not have a fan that i can use scrap off of i do have one but i actualy use it when sleeping in my bed at night (plus my wife would get mad cause she also uses it) and thats excatly why i wanted to make one so that i could actualy feel air and not have to use the fan my wife has" CreationDate="2020-06-18T22:12:58.503" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18163" PostId="14978" Score="1" Text="And also i want to make a piano in which i can actualy play! I want a mini one that is not to big maybey a little smaller than a laptop keybord" CreationDate="2020-06-18T22:36:47.200" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18164" PostId="14977" Score="1" Text="Really cool design, unless I'm not understanding your design correctly, I'm looking to open and close fully like my 2nd and 3rd images. Your design closes as tight as possible which I love, but the light blue piece I think would get in the way when open or closed." CreationDate="2020-06-19T00:08:04.980" UserId="15469" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18167" PostId="14978" Score="2" Text="got a hunch it might take [a wrench](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xILUI0Jan7c)... (youtube)" CreationDate="2020-06-19T00:57:59.460" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18169" PostId="14978" Score="2" Text="@Henrik: Questions only become untagged if they are migrated or all of their tags get deleted. You cannot create a question without tags." CreationDate="2020-06-19T07:48:30.980" UserId="6510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18170" PostId="14980" Score="1" Text="It is possible to tune rubber bands, but not really at that scale" CreationDate="2020-06-19T09:32:25.703" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18172" PostId="14980" Score="0" Text="Indeed, you're kinda lucky if you have 17101 and want to make a piano. I can explain how that guitar in the photo works if you don't mind: The guitar handle is covered in colored tiles, and a studded technic beam goes around it. On the other end of the stick, there is a color/distance sensor. When you move the studded beam up and down, the distance sensor detects it and sends this info to the hub, and then the hub sends the same info *again* to the app to operate it, which means that your device plays the sound." CreationDate="2020-06-19T10:52:50.613" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18173" PostId="14980" Score="0" Text="The colored tiles are not detected in any way, they are just there to help you to remember the correct positions on the stick to play the correct sounds." CreationDate="2020-06-19T10:53:18.893" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18174" PostId="14978" Score="1" Text="@Uli That looks like an answer!" CreationDate="2020-06-19T10:58:21.120" UserId="13985" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18175" PostId="14976" Score="0" Text="@bsf10 normally they would create noticeable space in between, and you would likely need to add SNOT hacks, which would create even more space in between." CreationDate="2020-06-19T10:59:12.363" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18176" PostId="14980" Score="0" Text="Personally I would recommend EV3 instead though, BOOST quickly gets boring and with EV3 you can do many, many more things. The only downside of EV3 is that [it gets tricky when you're trying to make big projects like this sometimes](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ufOQ2.png).‮" CreationDate="2020-06-19T11:03:45.043" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18179" PostId="14977" Score="0" Text="@bsf10 I believe that the &quot;fully opened&quot; state would be a T shape, with the blue part pointing down (or up).  You may be able to use [Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers On Side](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2452&amp;name=Hinge%20Plate%201%20x%202%20with%203%20Fingers%20On%20Side&amp;category=%5BHinge%5D#T=C) to make it 1 stud deep instead of 2" CreationDate="2020-06-19T12:00:56.283" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18180" PostId="14978" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi Nerd said &quot;about the size of a laptop keyboard&quot;. Let's compare it to a 32 studs baseplate. Let's take a 2x8 plate for each key on our piano keyboard which gives us 16 keys (we'll ignore the black keys for a moment). That's 2 octaves. Is it possible to determine the position of each key over this distance of 32 studs with the EV3 distance sensor?" CreationDate="2020-06-19T12:11:14.247" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18181" PostId="14978" Score="0" Text="@Uli EV3 has a touch sensor, which is basically just a button. We could bury it under the key and when pressed down it would detect it. Another upside is that it would already provide the mechanism of popping the key back up." CreationDate="2020-06-19T12:13:18.617" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18182" PostId="14978" Score="0" Text="@Uli Only downside is that an EV3 as well as an NXT can only hold up to 4 touch sensors, so you will need duplicate EV3s  connected together via USB if you don't want to individually turn each one on/off or something." CreationDate="2020-06-19T12:20:54.103" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18183" PostId="14979" Score="2" Text="Could you include image directly here? Images on a linked forum ails to open for me." CreationDate="2020-06-19T13:33:16.920" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18184" PostId="14980" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi So this &quot;guitar&quot; really has more in common with a theremin than an actual guitar, being based on distance rather than a vibrating string..." CreationDate="2020-06-19T13:35:25.387" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18186" PostId="14980" Score="0" Text="Ohhhh... thats actauly a very smart idea @Chris H , using lego boost sensors so that they detect when i push something down" CreationDate="2020-06-19T13:49:47.327" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18187" PostId="14980" Score="0" Text="And @Chris H it is possible to tune rubber bands at a scale, you just pull it or twist it until you get the right scale" CreationDate="2020-06-19T13:51:13.007" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18195" PostId="14980" Score="0" Text="@Nerd Boost app doesn't have piano sounds I think. You can record them but I think they will come out bad, so just use EV3 instead. The rubber strings don't actually matter at this point (too hard to manipulate, you might as well set up fake ones instead), the EV3 can use buttons and when it detects you pressing them the EV3 itself can play the piano sounds." CreationDate="2020-06-19T14:14:03.810" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18196" PostId="14985" Score="2" Text="These are guaranteed to be from clone-brands. Lego does not make such militaristic content." CreationDate="2020-06-19T14:16:00.140" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18197" PostId="14985" Score="1" Text="Do the studs have the word &quot;Lego&quot; on them? If not then that means they are from clone-brand. This also looks like a custom MOC of official Lego parts as well as clone-brand pats too, so I don't think we will be able to identify it (but it's worth a try maybe). Should I post this as an answer?" CreationDate="2020-06-19T14:16:45.197" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18198" PostId="14985" Score="1" Text="I cannot see if vehicle does have LEGO logo on studs, but it looks like either MOC or clone-brand set. Too dark and oddly shaped for a LEGO set." CreationDate="2020-06-19T14:21:01.833" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18199" PostId="14978" Score="0" Text="I've removed a number of comments from this thread. If I've deleted your comments, it might be good to review this: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/comment and this: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/conduct" CreationDate="2020-06-19T14:37:26.290" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18200" PostId="14980" Score="0" Text="@Nerd having tried it recently (making a functional &quot;guitar&quot; with a biscuit tin, not Lego) I knew it wasn't going to work well.  You're technically correct, but with (fairly thin) rubber bands and using technic to put a tuning peg 12 studs from a bridge the tension one a single band was high enough to pull bricks apart by the time I got near A440.  So you'd need a lot of reinforcing for an octave.  I also found that rubber bands don't stay in tune for long.  A little strumming and they creep/warm up enough that the pitch drops.  By &quot;scale&quot; I meant Lego/model proportions, not musical scale BTW" CreationDate="2020-06-19T14:38:02.863" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18202" PostId="14977" Score="0" Text="Yeah I agree, I love how tight it is but the T shape unfortunately won't fit." CreationDate="2020-06-19T14:45:57.280" UserId="15469" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18203" PostId="14984" Score="0" Text="I think I missed this hinge plate where the connection is offset. I think this may be as thin as possible. Going to try this out. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-06-19T14:52:52.820" UserId="15469" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18204" PostId="14983" Score="0" Text="My last BrickLink seller bill came from “LEGO BrickLink, Inc”" CreationDate="2020-06-19T15:02:40.227" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18205" PostId="14987" Score="0" Text="Please send a link to that build whenever you have time." CreationDate="2020-06-19T15:41:28.040" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18207" PostId="14974" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Appreciate it." CreationDate="2020-06-19T16:28:03.910" UserId="15475" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18213" PostId="14985" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi It does say &quot;LEGO&quot; on the top, and that is sort of the reason why i asked this question cause its is hart to tell what this set comes from" CreationDate="2020-06-19T17:54:43.210" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18216" PostId="14980" Score="0" Text="Ok thanks @ChrisH" CreationDate="2020-06-19T18:02:28.267" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18217" PostId="14988" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alex, if I know the size I need, I'll check with the hardware store to see if they have something that will work." CreationDate="2020-06-19T18:03:10.890" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18220" PostId="14992" Score="0" Text="The item provided in your URL seems to be a different part as its diameter for most of the length is significantly smaller than of the one pictured below URL." CreationDate="2020-06-19T18:08:38.157" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18223" PostId="10144" Score="5" Text="Does this answer your question? [How does the DUPLO Action Bricks work?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10907/how-does-the-duplo-action-bricks-work)" CreationDate="2020-06-19T18:19:19.260" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18225" PostId="14977" Score="0" Text="Here is another example why they should re-introduce those lovely 4275/4276 hinge plates." CreationDate="2020-06-19T18:40:03.060" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18226" PostId="14993" Score="4" Text="Can you provide a picture or sketch of what you are trying to do? What does &quot;go up and down&quot; mean exactly?" CreationDate="2020-06-19T18:44:53.900" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18227" PostId="14992" Score="0" Text="@Alex Good point. I've fixed the link." CreationDate="2020-06-19T18:48:10.427" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18243" PostId="14985" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi i sent it again" CreationDate="2020-06-19T19:35:01.647" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18263" PostId="14986" Score="0" Text="Comments are not the place for extended discussion. Previous comments have been moved to chat: https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/109594/discussion-on-answer-by-mindstormsboi-what-set-does-this-lego-s-w-a-t-van-go-to" CreationDate="2020-06-19T19:56:12.757" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18267" PostId="14979" Score="0" Text="Why are your posts randomly being downvoted? About three of your posts have all been downvoted within the same time, very strange. I truly don't think this question is eligible for a downvote, here, I'll give you an upvote." CreationDate="2020-06-19T22:02:18.307" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18288" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="Hello Paul, did you forget to ask Lego Customer service about these parts? Just a reminder." CreationDate="2020-06-20T00:42:52.590" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18289" PostId="14997" Score="4" Text="Please stop soliciting for accepted answer votes." CreationDate="2020-06-20T04:53:10.397" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18291" PostId="14997" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. Yeah, I should stop, but I'm just hungry for rep... and accepting correct answers is a necessary feature at SE. Hopefully I won't have to be asked again." CreationDate="2020-06-20T10:55:23.190" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18294" PostId="8883" Score="1" Text="I’m voting to close this question because we can't help with general support for this kind of thing." CreationDate="2020-06-20T13:12:17.253" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18295" PostId="13414" Score="1" Text="I’m voting to close this question because we can't help with General Suport for this sort of thing. The OP should contact customer service." CreationDate="2020-06-20T13:17:54.387" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18296" PostId="12747" Score="1" Text="I’m voting to close this question because there doesn't seem to be anything to solve here, it sounds like a solution has already been found." CreationDate="2020-06-20T13:19:03.830" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18297" PostId="9351" Score="0" Text="I've looked at the file, and I don't understand what it's supposed to do. First you have some program called &quot;ManFlower&quot;. It includes a bunch of MyBlocks that we are unable to decode, and since you're not showing what they do we can't solve the problem. Then you have another program called &quot;SuperGyroTurn&quot; and it is too confusing and hard to see what your code is doing, without details or at least a detailed walkthrough of the program we won't be able to solve this, so we may have to close your question. Another necessary piece of info required is how the robot moves which is not specified." CreationDate="2020-06-20T13:29:02.427" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18299" PostId="14994" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale It is a simple mechanism, you can see it in action and how it's done in the two hyperlinks in my answer." CreationDate="2020-06-20T14:24:14.133" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18300" PostId="14994" Score="1" Text="The prairie dogs are brilliant! However, links may break after a while and the fastest way to enjoy an SE post is to look at images that are provided here. Users usually appreciate this little extra effort. Plus, so far we can only guess what the OP has in mind." CreationDate="2020-06-20T14:40:37.173" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18303" PostId="14994" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale I've added some more details and images, originally my answer was too broad. I've discovered that the water spray part can't really be attached because of the odd way the bar is positioned for minifigs to hold it :(" CreationDate="2020-06-20T16:32:41.457" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18304" PostId="14994" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi Have you successfully built AND run this with real bricks? Just curious..." CreationDate="2020-06-20T19:06:51.537" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18306" PostId="14994" Score="2" Text="I don't think rubber connectors would work well here - they are quite soft and bendy. And could only work in one direction." CreationDate="2020-06-20T19:09:55.720" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18307" PostId="14994" Score="0" Text="@Alex Yes, I know rubber connectors are bad. I just used them because I couldn't find the plastic variant (seen in the first few images). And the fact that it only turns in one direction is no big deal." CreationDate="2020-06-20T19:18:24.913" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18308" PostId="10907" Score="1" Text="Does this answer your question? [What is the function of Duplo part# 38507 RAIL ACCESSORY, NO. 4](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10144/what-is-the-function-of-duplo-part-38507-rail-accessory-no-4)" CreationDate="2020-06-20T19:46:22.460" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18309" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="It doesn’t actualy. I needed to know how to make it. So the answer is to use correct color." CreationDate="2020-06-20T19:51:55.330" UserId="11264" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18310" PostId="14993" Score="0" Text="The first 20 seconds of this youtube video gives a litle more detail on what I'm trying to do:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tCuPp6nHKM" CreationDate="2020-06-20T20:33:11.603" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18311" PostId="14994" Score="0" Text="Thanks for that detailed model mindstormboi. Can you give me a part number on those black pieces you put around the first axle around step 5?" CreationDate="2020-06-20T20:34:28.407" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18313" PostId="14994" Score="0" Text="@MonteGardner I don't recommend those since they are made of rubber, I think you should use the orange connectors seen in the first few images. I don't have time to find them, but on bricklink I think they're somewhere under the &quot;technic connector&quot; category. Best of luck in finding a wormhole for the power shield problem." CreationDate="2020-06-20T22:05:22.217" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18314" PostId="14994" Score="0" Text="Is there a way to replace the vertical axles with a bar-type element? (Is there an equivalent to the technic plate that will hold a bar steady while allowing it to move up and down?)" CreationDate="2020-06-21T03:33:30.987" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18316" PostId="15001" Score="0" Text="...Which is why I keep telling the OP to use EV3 bricks instead. Makes life easier." CreationDate="2020-06-21T11:41:24.240" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18317" PostId="14978" Score="1" Text="@Uli That piano seems to be an xylophone in disguise, I don't think it's suitable. Let's... *lets use mindstorms bricks instead.*" CreationDate="2020-06-21T11:48:34.223" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18319" PostId="14994" Score="0" Text="@MonteGardner I've updated my answer, please look. It will answer your questions." CreationDate="2020-06-21T15:14:46.073" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18320" PostId="14949" Score="0" Text="@Criggie From plenty of experience; it'll be fine." CreationDate="2020-06-21T19:29:00.523" UserId="8537" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18322" PostId="15005" Score="0" Text="Thanks it does look like this one!" CreationDate="2020-06-21T20:44:53.340" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18325" PostId="15007" Score="0" Text="I was soo close! I was just about to answer but you beat me to it!" CreationDate="2020-06-21T21:37:36.523" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18326" PostId="15007" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Don't worry I have more mystery pieces to come! :)" CreationDate="2020-06-21T21:40:27.303" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18328" PostId="15005" Score="0" Text="@Lotte based on some of your parts you've shown us it seems like you have a pretty good vintage collection since they come from before 2010." CreationDate="2020-06-21T21:58:23.893" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18329" PostId="15005" Score="0" Text="yeah I recently bought a bulk at a second hand store. So it's a surprise what's in there. I found already a complete set 194 from 1976, but also newer sets from the atlantis series." CreationDate="2020-06-21T22:00:06.343" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18330" PostId="15005" Score="0" Text="@Lotte you talking about [this set](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?O=194-1&amp;name=Family&amp;category=%5BBuilding%20Set%20with%20People%5D%5BRecreation%5D#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0})? I'm jealous, look out for others! If you see any corny duplo-sized bricks in the collections then it likely means thet they're from fabuland series." CreationDate="2020-06-21T22:02:24.443" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18331" PostId="15009" Score="1" Text="https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=S&amp;catString=67.626.610" CreationDate="2020-06-21T22:35:21.050" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18332" PostId="15009" Score="0" Text="I found it, it´s indeed a coast guard." CreationDate="2020-06-21T22:35:39.740" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18334" PostId="15005" Score="0" Text="Yes that´s the one. It even had the original instructions with it. Let me google fabuland, no clue what that is, before I throw away something, which I shouldn´t..." CreationDate="2020-06-21T22:43:40.650" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18335" PostId="15005" Score="0" Text="Fabulaland, I recognise 3631 which I had as a kid. Need to ask my parents where all the lego is stored when I'm back home :)" CreationDate="2020-06-21T23:06:06.547" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18336" PostId="15011" Score="0" Text="I can't combine them and identify a particular set out of hte heads and hat combinations I have unfortunately." CreationDate="2020-06-21T23:12:02.337" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18337" PostId="15011" Score="0" Text="@Lotte I'll give it a shot, I 'll use the links I have and try to see if they can be smashed together to form complete sets. It might not be possible however since we don't see your other parts, but let's not go too far with this vintage-identification business." CreationDate="2020-06-21T23:14:05.063" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18338" PostId="15011" Score="0" Text="@Lotte I could only find one possible set, at least I tried." CreationDate="2020-06-21T23:27:28.600" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18344" PostId="15012" Score="2" Text="Please unaccept my answer, it is incorrect." CreationDate="2020-06-22T11:33:23.317" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18345" PostId="15018" Score="0" Text="Yes, you're right, the head is from multiple other minifigs, that's what I should've said instead of saying that it comes from only one other minifig. Other than that, your answer is quite similar to mine. But it doesn't really matter." CreationDate="2020-06-22T11:47:35.997" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18353" PostId="15016" Score="6" Text="@mindstormsboi This question is perfectly valid and acceptable in our community, as can be seen by the fact that it is on-topic and has garnered a number of upvotes. I do not find Lotte's rate of posting to be excessive. Furthermore, your comment is rude and does not reflect the values of this community. Please remember to be kind: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/conduct" CreationDate="2020-06-22T14:42:22.390" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18354" PostId="14941" Score="0" Text="If the getting the schematic is the main goal then perhaps we should change the title of the question." CreationDate="2020-06-22T15:00:14.167" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18355" PostId="15018" Score="2" Text="Multiple answers to a question are a normal part of how StackExchange works.  Even the best answers might miss some nuance." CreationDate="2020-06-22T15:24:59.967" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18359" PostId="14994" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all the help folks" CreationDate="2020-06-22T17:00:04.203" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18361" PostId="15026" Score="1" Text="Same thing occurred for the box of 31313, but I don't think that BL knows that the box of 31313 changed, which is why you only see the original box design. I'll submit an inventory addition request." CreationDate="2020-06-22T18:54:41.963" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18362" PostId="15026" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi That's interesting. I have only heard of slight design change of outer sleeve. How did the change of dimensions you've mentioned affected the design of the inner sleeve? These must be different too then?" CreationDate="2020-06-22T19:14:26.903" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18363" PostId="15026" Score="0" Text="Oh wait, I meant sleeve, you're right. BL doesn't seem to know about it though." CreationDate="2020-06-22T19:15:12.123" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18368" PostId="15023" Score="2" Text="Mind blown that the later one was assigned -1 and the earlier one was assigned -2." CreationDate="2020-06-23T03:32:43.250" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18369" PostId="15001" Score="0" Text="I came here to post about Henry Lim's harpsichord. Glad to see someone else did it already, so all I have to do is +1. :)" CreationDate="2020-06-23T03:34:38.150" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18370" PostId="15023" Score="10" Text="That Engines Expert Builder Set looks really nice for such a limited number of pieces. I wish more modern sets would replicate mechanical engineering solutions like that with simple building blocks, instead of applying excessive attention to visual detail with weirdly shaped custom parts that are almost un-reusable in any other configuration." CreationDate="2020-06-23T03:39:49.490" UserId="5428" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18371" PostId="14720" Score="0" Text="Did you get a chance? It's quite hard to answer this without seeing it in action." CreationDate="2020-06-23T05:25:35.297" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18372" PostId="15023" Score="1" Text="@Will Well, the weird parts mean people will buy more... it's the sad ugly truth." CreationDate="2020-06-23T09:30:56.313" UserId="13646" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18373" PostId="15027" Score="4" Text="Which sets are these? Also, I didn't say anything about objecting to it." CreationDate="2020-06-23T13:41:15.323" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18374" PostId="14720" Score="0" Text="@Mast No, not yet. For now just let this question sit here and do nothing until I do upload of picture or something. But it is not very likely anyway..." CreationDate="2020-06-23T14:12:35.660" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18375" PostId="15029" Score="0" Text="thx. yes hat fits with my other pieces as well (in orange as posted earlier)" CreationDate="2020-06-23T16:09:15.000" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18376" PostId="15023" Score="1" Text="@Will Mechanical engineering solutions like that with simple building blocks? In this case I highly recommend Yoshihito Isogawa's books and youtube channels. Definitely check them out if you don't know them already..." CreationDate="2020-06-23T17:04:07.057" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18377" PostId="15033" Score="2" Text="Stop messing with my stuff!" CreationDate="2020-06-23T20:58:54.493" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18378" PostId="15032" Score="2" Text="The horror, the horror!" CreationDate="2020-06-23T22:57:11.410" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18379" PostId="15032" Score="1" Text="In my experience, the PUP motor spins at ~2x the speed and ~1/2 the torque, compared to the PF motors (a pretty big improvement IMO)." CreationDate="2020-06-24T01:45:20.450" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18380" PostId="15034" Score="0" Text="Did you also try a different cable in addition to different ports?" CreationDate="2020-06-24T01:51:08.127" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18381" PostId="15023" Score="0" Text="Why is 8858-2 used for the *older* set?  Is it just that 8858-1 was added to some database first?  Personally I think it would be more sensible to omit the `-1` *until* there's a numbering collision, or distinguish them by release release (e.g. &quot;8858 (1980)&quot; and &quot;8858 (1994)&quot;)." CreationDate="2020-06-24T04:28:41.227" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18382" PostId="15032" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara Not sure how this could be an improvement. PU XL and L motors have pretty much the same specs now (apart from size), unlike with PF. What you were looking for in PF series is L motor. Higher torque and slower rpm has its own applications." CreationDate="2020-06-24T05:34:23.300" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18383" PostId="15032" Score="1" Text="Do you happen to have a picture of black ring you've mentioned? Does PU version use same electrical motor as PF one?" CreationDate="2020-06-24T05:43:10.350" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18384" PostId="14837" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi [Hair](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=59363&amp;colorID=68&amp;in=A), [Legs](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=970c00&amp;colorID=86&amp;in=A)" CreationDate="2020-06-24T08:32:29.307" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18385" PostId="15032" Score="0" Text="@Alex I've added a photo of the output axle with the black ring that I mentioned. The internal motors appear the same to me, but I don't have a PF XL to compare against." CreationDate="2020-06-24T12:20:46.763" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18386" PostId="15035" Score="0" Text="And make sure you use ports 1-4 and turn the gyro in every direction possible and see if it detects it." CreationDate="2020-06-24T13:14:01.803" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18387" PostId="15032" Score="0" Text="@Alex The PF XL motor was more powerful the PF L motor, when geared to similar speeds, so I tend to use it more than the L motor. I rarely used the XL without some gearing up though, which is why I consider the faster speed of the PUP version an improvement." CreationDate="2020-06-24T17:53:56.880" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18388" PostId="15034" Score="0" Text="Actually I didnt, I will try it" CreationDate="2020-06-24T20:07:05.693" UserId="15507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18389" PostId="14999" Score="0" Text="Thanks it was indeed the ETX Alien Strike as I also have the black space ship." CreationDate="2020-06-24T21:53:52.567" UserId="15495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18390" PostId="15034" Score="0" Text="It works after swapping cables. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-06-25T21:32:37.383" UserId="15507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18391" PostId="15039" Score="0" Text="Hi,  Where have you seen this build, and do they have photos of other angles?" CreationDate="2020-06-26T11:15:27.610" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18392" PostId="15040" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much, that's really helpful and given me lots of information to order what I need." CreationDate="2020-06-26T11:36:16.637" UserId="15517" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18393" PostId="10365" Score="0" Text="Additionally, pin 5 is UART Tx and pin 6 UART Rx when a UART devices (sensors and motors with encoders) are connected." CreationDate="2020-06-26T16:22:56.513" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18394" PostId="12895" Score="0" Text="Perfect! I used `6176` as the set number (an old discontinued set that had a lot of good bricks). No need to enter a part number, it will display all the parts in the set." CreationDate="2020-06-26T16:33:38.980" UserId="15519" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18397" PostId="10365" Score="1" Text="@DavidLechner Thanks for this. I've updated the answer." CreationDate="2020-06-26T18:20:13.217" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18398" PostId="15043" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this. Do you know how hard this is generally to push out? I've pushed on this as hard as I can with a suitable tool, and I haven't been able to get it to budge." CreationDate="2020-06-26T18:26:13.133" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18399" PostId="15043" Score="0" Text="Maybe need a hammer?" CreationDate="2020-06-26T19:42:53.390" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18401" PostId="15039" Score="0" Text="As a fellow geocacher, I had to vote this up." CreationDate="2020-06-26T20:48:12.460" UserId="13529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18402" PostId="15043" Score="1" Text="Indeed. I was able to dislodge these pins using a hammer and a small nail. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-06-26T20:55:01.497" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18403" PostId="15042" Score="0" Text="Same thing happened to me when I build the thing last year. I was so focused on aligning the front and back wheels I overlooked that the gear and bush needed to be moved in. Luckily I'm in the habit of trying every moving part after assembly to see if it moves freely and isn't overly tight. So I noticed straight away that the front wheels weren't steering. And when they give you alignment instructions it is clear they should have moved together or else those alignment instructions wouldn't make sense at this point in the build." CreationDate="2020-06-27T14:28:19.243" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18404" PostId="12747" Score="0" Text="You could edit the question and then answer it. But I think Kenneth has moved away from Bricks.SE." CreationDate="2020-06-27T21:35:38.777" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18407" PostId="15046" Score="2" Text="Baseplates, at least for regular sized LEGO bricks, are made using vacuum forming/moulding: &quot;Vacuum molds work like this: a sheet of plastic is placed inside a molding machine, and two radiant heaters pass above and below the sheet, heating it until it is soft. The sheet is then subjected to vacuum, i.e. it is “sucked” down into the mold and forms the familiar LEGO studs.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-06-28T15:27:04.217" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18408" PostId="15046" Score="0" Text="@Alex Thanks I'll amend my answer." CreationDate="2020-06-28T19:13:47.473" UserId="74" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18409" PostId="12747" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale Nah, editing out the OP's solution and posting it as an answer looks like a greedy way of grabbing some rep with little effort, and my answer would be too small anyway. [I already learned my lesson from that.](https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/515/community-stance-on-solliciting-for-reputation?cb=1)" CreationDate="2020-06-29T00:24:38.683" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18410" PostId="15047" Score="2" Text="Hi James, welcome to Bricks.SE. Can you describe your &quot;patient's&quot; condition or provide a picture? Ageing alone is usually not a problem. Sunlight or intensive play time is more challenging for the material over the years." CreationDate="2020-06-29T18:16:47.587" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18411" PostId="12747" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi No, I was addressing Kenneth. Maybe he returns when he sees the reaction to his post." CreationDate="2020-06-29T18:26:35.980" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18412" PostId="15051" Score="3" Text="Kudos for spotting more colors." CreationDate="2020-06-29T19:18:30.053" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18415" PostId="15047" Score="0" Text="Can you clarify if you want to get them loose, prevent that, or fix?" CreationDate="2020-06-30T14:55:57.047" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18416" PostId="11096" Score="2" Text="It seems like the download is no longer working. Is there anyone who has the file and can mirror it somewhere?" CreationDate="2020-06-30T07:17:15.427" UserId="15531" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18419" PostId="4414" Score="0" Text="Nope, there's a simpler solution. On Windows 10 just use the compatibility mode with the software." CreationDate="2020-06-30T17:25:03.280" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18420" PostId="11096" Score="0" Text="@AstroGD I've updated the links in my answer" CreationDate="2020-06-30T17:59:34.550" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18421" PostId="15053" Score="2" Text="While brikclink doesn't have an **image** of an item in Fabuland Orange it has the Fabuland Orange bathtub listed in its catalogue. &quot;zero examples in Bricklink&quot; is a bit misleading here." CreationDate="2020-06-30T20:09:32.340" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18424" PostId="15053" Score="1" Text="@jk-ReinstateMonica: Bricklink _does_ have an entry and even an image of the [Container, Barrel Half Large, Fabuland Orange](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4424&amp;idColor=160#T=C&amp;C=160), but there seems to be something wonky with their database. In particular, on the [Peter Panda Takes a Bath set page](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=3710-1) the part is marked with &quot;Part Color Code Missing&quot;." CreationDate="2020-06-30T23:38:46.233" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18425" PostId="15053" Score="0" Text="@jk-ReinstateMonica Thanks for spotting that. Will amend my answer." CreationDate="2020-07-01T07:52:29.883" UserId="15535" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18426" PostId="15056" Score="2" Text="@mindstormsboi, can you stop making nonsensical and quite rude edits to other peoples answers?" CreationDate="2020-07-01T08:15:27.803" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18427" PostId="15056" Score="1" Text="I see coule of issues here: 1) drilling isn't a solution for purists; 2) not sure if such drill bit exist to create a hole of 3.18 mm in diameter." CreationDate="2020-07-01T09:35:44.710" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18428" PostId="15047" Score="0" Text="I need them loose, because making stop motion is extremely difficult as some figures have some extremely still joins." CreationDate="2020-07-01T13:20:17.377" UserId="15524" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18429" PostId="15059" Score="4" Text="Try a different input port. Try a different cable. Try a different EV3. Try a different sensor." CreationDate="2020-07-01T15:35:26.387" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18433" PostId="15059" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the suggestions! I tired a diffrent cable and it worked!" CreationDate="2020-07-01T18:10:19.883" UserId="15539" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18434" PostId="15055" Score="1" Text="See the comment by the OP. You answered the question hw didn't mean to ask." CreationDate="2020-07-01T21:15:47.980" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18435" PostId="15047" Score="0" Text="Please edit this information into your question :)" CreationDate="2020-07-01T21:16:07.273" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18436" PostId="15060" Score="0" Text="For ready-made pieces, see the answers below. But you can also emulate a concave slope by combining straight slope pieces of different angles." CreationDate="2020-07-02T10:15:08.210" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18437" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="I believe QR codes can only be used by TLG to identify which polybag should go to certain set during production. So far none of existing QR codes have lead to identification of the set. This means having a QR code or its value is a bit useless." CreationDate="2020-07-02T13:11:10.930" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18438" PostId="15055" Score="1" Text="@Molot tbh, OP's question and comment are confusing and contradicting and frankly should be closed due to lack of clarification. This answer fits the asked (initial) question." CreationDate="2020-07-02T13:16:34.737" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18439" PostId="15060" Score="0" Text="Trying to avoid using any straight slopes at all. Wondering if anyone can custom make a piece." CreationDate="2020-07-02T13:24:44.693" UserId="15541" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18440" PostId="15061" Score="0" Text="18653 is close, but too tall. Hoping for more of a gradual slope for the edge chines." CreationDate="2020-07-02T13:25:45.043" UserId="15541" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18441" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="Interestingly, Bag 11 of the Bugatti is 617-2090 on a QR Code reader." CreationDate="2020-07-02T10:53:07.677" UserId="15544" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18442" PostId="15064" Score="3" Text="Can you be more specific about which part is not working?" CreationDate="2020-07-02T16:37:19.847" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18443" PostId="15064" Score="3" Text="Please send pictures of your robot and explain how it moves. Whether it uses legs or wheels or fans is necessary information for the question." CreationDate="2020-07-03T00:31:17.757" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18445" PostId="15055" Score="0" Text="@Mołot I've edited both the question and my answer based on James' comments." CreationDate="2020-07-03T12:36:11.007" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18447" PostId="15055" Score="0" Text="How would I go around compressing the pins?" CreationDate="2020-07-03T18:27:43.113" UserId="15524" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18448" PostId="15069" Score="0" Text="This is great! Thanks for sharing. It's nice that the firmware is MIT licensed." CreationDate="2020-07-03T20:52:08.260" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18449" PostId="15069" Score="0" Text="No problem! Like I say if anyone else manages to dump their SPIKE Prime filesystem I'm happy to accept PRs into the project to compile more comprehensive history." CreationDate="2020-07-03T20:53:32.723" UserId="15547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18450" PostId="15058" Score="0" Text="Is there any specific driver IC for the RGB LED under the central button?" CreationDate="2020-07-04T08:22:13.237" UserId="15547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18451" PostId="15072" Score="3" Text="Brilliant! It looks like a &quot;modified 1x1 with clip vertical&quot; does the same job too! - thank you!!" CreationDate="2020-07-04T13:34:40.607" UserId="15550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18452" PostId="15070" Score="0" Text="Welcome Anirudh and sorry to hear you are having trouble with your NXT. Can you provide some additional details: OS version, what you see on the NXT, battery status, what software you are using, etc.?" CreationDate="2020-07-04T13:42:36.173" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18453" PostId="15070" Score="0" Text="And to the person who downvoted this question, especially since Anirudh is a new member, please provide a comment as to why you downvoted." CreationDate="2020-07-04T13:43:16.503" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18454" PostId="15058" Score="1" Text="@g.p.daniels The other surface-mount LEDs on the board are also driven by the TLC5955." CreationDate="2020-07-04T13:55:23.123" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18455" PostId="15064" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner, I mean when I download the program and start it the robot isn't moving in square path" CreationDate="2020-07-04T14:18:59.030" UserId="15545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18456" PostId="15064" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi, ok done!" CreationDate="2020-07-04T14:22:38.277" UserId="15545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18457" PostId="15072" Score="1" Text="@Watters Didn't even think of that. That is even easier  and takes even less vertical space." CreationDate="2020-07-04T14:30:28.170" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18458" PostId="15071" Score="0" Text="It seems like you got a good suggestion already. However, if you were to look for any assistance in the future it would be good to have a picture of the setup you already have shared next time." CreationDate="2020-07-04T20:14:44.353" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18459" PostId="15064" Score="0" Text="I don't understand how that robot with triangular-aligned wheels can moe in a straight path, did that link tell you to put the wheels that way? you should put the wheels like a plain old car, it will do better. if this helps let me know and I'll post as answer." CreationDate="2020-07-04T20:45:33.290" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18460" PostId="15064" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi Looks like [omni wheels](https://www.robotshop.com/de/en/58mm-plastic-omni-wheel-compatible-servos-lego-mindstorms-nxt.html)..." CreationDate="2020-07-04T23:39:53.670" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18463" PostId="15081" Score="0" Text="&quot;I would be risking that a customers orders more parts than I have&quot; - That's the reason such option doesn't exist." CreationDate="2020-07-06T05:42:41.827" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18464" PostId="15083" Score="2" Text="Could you list some of the options you have already tried?" CreationDate="2020-07-06T05:45:01.517" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18465" PostId="15055" Score="0" Text="A pair of needle nose pliers or even some sturdy tweezers." CreationDate="2020-07-06T08:48:38.763" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18466" PostId="15083" Score="3" Text="This appears to be a duplicate of [How can I loosen my Minifigures arms and legs](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/15047/56)" CreationDate="2020-07-06T08:57:07.287" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18467" PostId="15064" Score="1" Text="Let's start with something simpler.  Have you managed to get it to move in a Triangular pattern?  (i.e. to prove that you can drive it correctly - I *believe* that the ratio of the motor speeds should be the `Cosine` of the angle between the wheel and the direction of travel, so an Equilateral Triangle will require ±1 for 1 wheel, and ±0.5 for the others, while a Square will require various combinations of ±1, ±√(3/4), ±0.5, and 0.  Although, I guess you could also manage an Equilateral Triangle with ±√(3/4) for 2 wheels, and 0 for the other...)" CreationDate="2020-07-06T11:41:08.490" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18468" PostId="15083" Score="1" Text="We shouldn't mark this a dupe and close that other question.  For potential answers it is hard to tell which question is viable moving forward, at this stage." CreationDate="2020-07-06T13:36:25.827" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18469" PostId="15085" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the suggestion. I guess together with Phil B.'s answer this describes good methods to deal with the problem. Unfortuntely one cannot mark two answers as correct so I have to think about which to mark. I'll wait another day in case another answer will be written ..." CreationDate="2020-07-06T14:08:55.753" UserId="13705" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18470" PostId="15086" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the suggestion. I guess together with TheBrickBlogger's answer this describes good methods to deal with the problem. Unfortuntely one cannot mark two answers as correct so I have to think about which to mark. I'll wait another day in case another answer will be written ..." CreationDate="2020-07-06T14:09:17.143" UserId="13705" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18471" PostId="15064" Score="3" Text="&quot;but it's not working.&quot; Please specify exactly how it is not working, i.e. what is it doing instead of the expected outcome. A video would probably be the best, but a graphical representation could also enable us to help you." CreationDate="2020-07-06T15:04:50.730" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18472" PostId="15087" Score="0" Text="Hi André and welcome to Bricks.SE! BuWizz is indeed an alternative, but it has already been mentioned by Alex above." CreationDate="2020-07-06T15:12:33.870" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18474" PostId="15084" Score="0" Text="sorry if this is a dumb question, but wdym by initial build? since i wont have the Ev3 with me during vacation, i don't know what robot you're  talking about, so please add image of assembled robot and the program too. doing this will also make the question more accessible to others, even if they dont own ev3. block-based programming is quitw easy to understand anyways." CreationDate="2020-07-06T16:04:55.360" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18476" PostId="15083" Score="0" Text="When a mummy minifig and a daddy needle file love each other very much...." CreationDate="2020-07-07T01:41:22.190" UserId="9827" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18477" PostId="15087" Score="4" Text="@zovits If I'm understanding correctly, André is suggesting using the BuWizz app to control the Control+ hub, which is different than what Alex suggested. I'm not sure that the BuWizz app can do that, though." CreationDate="2020-07-07T02:17:42.540" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18478" PostId="15087" Score="0" Text="@jncraton Right, that could very well be the case. I apologize for not reading more thoroughly." CreationDate="2020-07-07T07:10:55.523" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18479" PostId="15055" Score="0" Text="And then what do I do." CreationDate="2020-07-07T17:01:36.997" UserId="15524" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18480" PostId="15055" Score="0" Text="@JamesBrown gently crush the two &quot;legs&quot; of the split pin together to bend the plastic slightly. I'm not keen on causing irreparable damage to some minifigs to demonstrate." CreationDate="2020-07-07T17:26:36.923" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18485" PostId="2240" Score="1" Text="I have added the images (better later than never :D ), please edit in any examples that have surfaced meanwhile." CreationDate="2020-07-09T13:10:58.927" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18486" PostId="13122" Score="0" Text="BrickController 2 is primarily for lego kit control with an ios/android compatible gamepads." CreationDate="2020-07-09T19:08:15.413" UserId="15572" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18488" PostId="15099" Score="0" Text="That one is the filesystem that is on some flash memory on the board. It's mainly micropython files and sounds. The firmware is the code that runs the microprocessor. You can think of the firmware like the operating system which then runs the micropython scrips in the filesystem." CreationDate="2020-07-10T09:04:45.970" UserId="15547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18489" PostId="15099" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I just saw this question, remembered a similar one from a bit before, found the linked question and raised a duplicate flag. Then I noticed the small but significant differences and thus retracted the duplicate flag but forgot about the auto-added comment. I'll remove it immediately :)" CreationDate="2020-07-10T09:13:18.277" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18490" PostId="15099" Score="0" Text="No problem, it might signify that I need to edit the questions to make the differences clearer." CreationDate="2020-07-10T09:31:55.110" UserId="15547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18491" PostId="15084" Score="0" Text="ah, try using diffeeent cable. and show the program you're running. on windows 10 use ctrl+shift+s to make screen cut-out of the program and upload it here." CreationDate="2020-07-10T18:09:35.420" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18492" PostId="15064" Score="0" Text="if its not moving in square path, what shape or direction is it moving in instead? edit the question to explain what is going on." CreationDate="2020-07-10T18:12:29.120" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18493" PostId="15110" Score="2" Text="Is partly disassembling not an option? Usually, you can remove large sections, put them in separate bags and put all those bags into a packing case with additional upholstery. In this case, you might even use the original LEGO box. I can store it for you, if you want :)" CreationDate="2020-07-11T20:35:42.443" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18494" PostId="10782" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much for this post and the responses. I had the same issue with the 42082 crane that was most of the way built, before my son realized that the front and rear axles were turning in opposite directions. After reading your posts and checking the instructions, I began carefully taking the area around the differential apart (there was some slight bending of pieces involved), to flip the front differential piece that was shown in the earlier respondent's photos. Flipping the differential piece fixed the problem and we are back on track." CreationDate="2020-07-11T20:39:01.363" UserId="15584" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18495" PostId="15115" Score="3" Text="Thanks for the advice.  I had hopes that there was something pre made but that now is sounding doubtful.&#xA;&#xA;Thanks&#xA;&#xA;—Rocco—" CreationDate="2020-07-13T01:37:16.110" UserId="15581" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18498" PostId="8572" Score="1" Text="Link is outdated" CreationDate="2020-07-14T09:40:03.227" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18499" PostId="15110" Score="0" Text="I recommend one of those boxes that people smuggle stuff in." CreationDate="2020-07-14T11:53:19.193" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18500" PostId="15124" Score="0" Text="Have you tried a pair of pliers?" CreationDate="2020-07-14T12:11:39.463" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18501" PostId="15124" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale no, not yet, I doubt I even have those. I'll check later when I have time." CreationDate="2020-07-14T12:13:45.207" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18502" PostId="15124" Score="1" Text="I'd try wedging a sewing needle or a thin bladed knife into the left side gap between the frame and the door, in order to try to pop the hinge out of the frame." CreationDate="2020-07-14T12:21:35.767" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18503" PostId="15124" Score="1" Text="Tying a loose loop on a thin enough thread, looping it around the handle, pulling it tight and using the thread to pull the handle outwards could possibly work, even if excessively fiddly." CreationDate="2020-07-14T12:24:14.263" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18504" PostId="15121" Score="0" Text="I think you could be right with that... But I cannot set the answer yet to correct. Since it is speculation I guess." CreationDate="2020-07-14T13:06:42.957" UserId="15562" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18505" PostId="15121" Score="0" Text="There are LowVoltage = 0x01, HighCurrent = 0x02, and OverPowerCondition = 0x04 hub alerts. I could imagine there is a direct relation between these exposed alerts and the voltage / current modes." CreationDate="2020-07-14T13:09:56.170" UserId="15562" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18506" PostId="15119" Score="0" Text="Bricknil source understanding is the same as mine. I think the different stages as outlined in the other comment is the best guess we might have." CreationDate="2020-07-14T13:14:26.660" UserId="15562" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18507" PostId="8572" Score="0" Text="Links are fixed now, thanks for pointing it out." CreationDate="2020-07-14T17:42:15.447" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18508" PostId="9029" Score="0" Text="I have several pat pending bricks from the 60's. As my father worked for BX plastics in Essex at the time I know they are genuine." CreationDate="2020-07-14T15:11:07.103" UserId="15599" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18509" PostId="15087" Score="0" Text="@jncraton that's indeed what I was suggesting. I have the 42100 and can control all functions with the BuWizz app. There's an unofficial alternative model (&quot;skid steer loader&quot;) for the 42100 which also has instructions how to setup the BuWizz app to use it for that model." CreationDate="2020-07-14T20:49:18.953" UserId="15601" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18510" PostId="15124" Score="0" Text="So, am I understanding correctly?  It is a LEGO door stuck in a Lepin box?" CreationDate="2020-07-15T02:42:17.533" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18511" PostId="15127" Score="0" Text="Ooh, so &quot;original&quot; refers to the &quot;original, first design&quot; of the minifigure. I see. Somewhat cryptic for readers who do not follow the way the Star Wars minifigures change over the years in depth, thanks :)" CreationDate="2020-07-15T04:55:27.943" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18512" PostId="15124" Score="0" Text="@chicks both elements are lepin" CreationDate="2020-07-15T05:22:08.803" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18513" PostId="15124" Score="1" Text="@zovits oh jeez looks like i lack brain for such simple problem, go post that as an answer. I have already solved problem with credit to your comment." CreationDate="2020-07-15T09:02:29.420" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18516" PostId="15124" Score="3" Text="I could only add an answer detailing the ideas in my proposals, but you could add one based on exactly how you managed to do it, with all caveats and things to be aware of. That'd be worth much more for future visitors :)" CreationDate="2020-07-15T11:40:51.297" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18517" PostId="15127" Score="0" Text="@O.R.Mapper Not just Star Wars minifigures. All (human) minifigures were transitioned from the yellow flesh color of the original designs to the modern flesh-toned designs. There's a much more stark contrast in some cases for the Star Wars minifigures because some of them shifted to other tones to replicate the character's appearances more accurately. See Emperor Palpatine for a good example, he's been at least 4 different colors over the years (original yellow, modern flesh tone, dark grey, and a weird flesh-grey color)." CreationDate="2020-07-15T12:13:26.347" UserId="9602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18518" PostId="15127" Score="0" Text="@AustinHemmelgarn: I see. The things you don't notice when you're primarily interested in the lines that are *not* based on licenses ... ;)" CreationDate="2020-07-15T15:13:56.120" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18519" PostId="15129" Score="0" Text="Thanks, found it as set #7259" CreationDate="2020-07-15T19:30:09.653" UserId="15468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18520" PostId="15129" Score="1" Text="@nnLego My bad, 7529 was a typo. URL indeed points to 7259." CreationDate="2020-07-15T19:37:36.960" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18524" PostId="15072" Score="0" Text="Interesting, I was experimenting with &quot;old&quot; Lego (clips and legs) and got the parts for my build off Bricklink and the Lego was &quot;newer&quot; - I had to sand the clips a little bit to get them in." CreationDate="2020-07-16T12:45:04.697" UserId="15550" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18526" PostId="15132" Score="2" Text="See, your answer is a lot better than any of the ideas above :)" CreationDate="2020-07-16T15:19:13.067" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18527" PostId="15127" Score="0" Text="An important detail is the large print on the back to avoid any confusion with the original minifigure!" CreationDate="2020-07-16T15:27:22.050" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18529" PostId="15135" Score="0" Text="&quot;usually at midnight&quot; might variate in different time zones, right?" CreationDate="2020-07-17T06:03:58.667" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18530" PostId="15136" Score="1" Text="Define large. Most unique parts? Most wall space? Do you have a picture of the display in Disneyland Paris for comparison?" CreationDate="2020-07-17T07:36:51.197" UserId="15149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18531" PostId="15136" Score="4" Text="It seems the only sensible criterion would be the number of unique pieces simultaneously offerable, which &quot;size of the wall and hence the size of the selection&quot; seems to be referring to." CreationDate="2020-07-17T10:11:20.400" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18532" PostId="15136" Score="0" Text="Lego store in the Bullring shopping centre has a display similar in size to that of Disneyland, from a quick Google image search. I don't have a valid answer to submit though." CreationDate="2020-07-17T10:17:20.747" UserId="15149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18533" PostId="15136" Score="0" Text="From this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs9LTiRtMGE I count 18 columns for Bullring, according to this site: https://www.brickbuildr.com/index.php/view-store/?store=131 Disney land Paris has 26..." CreationDate="2020-07-17T14:16:45.630" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18534" PostId="15135" Score="2" Text="@mindstormsboi I have never tried to shop for particular set in multiple time zones, so this isn't something I could advise on. My experience is based on shopping in Europe." CreationDate="2020-07-17T15:48:55.210" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18535" PostId="15138" Score="1" Text="144 parts/bins seems to match with this site: https://www.brickbuildr.com/index.php/view-store/?store=45 however, the disneyland paris seems to have 156 bins, i.e. 2 columns more: https://www.brickbuildr.com/index.php/view-store/?store=131 Anyway, impressive find, you have my upvote..." CreationDate="2020-07-17T17:34:38.033" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18537" PostId="15098" Score="0" Text="Yes there is, first of all check if the torso has a crack, if it does you may want to buy a new torso, if not then try taking some pliers or something like that and try to push the plastic down more so that it sort of clamps on to the inside of the torso, but dont push it down to the point where the arm wont fit inside" CreationDate="2020-07-17T18:48:21.210" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18538" PostId="8024" Score="0" Text="If you watched this on youtube, how about digging through your history?  https://www.youtube.com/feed/history" CreationDate="2020-07-17T23:30:06.993" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18539" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Hi Nerd, this is really a nice MOC. However, without a specific question, this post will be closed." CreationDate="2020-07-18T10:04:22.533" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18540" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much @Aziraphale and i will fix up this question in no time" CreationDate="2020-07-18T13:32:34.057" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18541" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="But what am i supposed to change?" CreationDate="2020-07-18T13:34:55.647" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18542" PostId="15141" Score="2" Text="There's no real question here to answer, and the whole situation is opinion based. Some people may already say your creation looks good to be considered final, while others may state a billion of items that are still wrong.  I find it best to discuss such creation in LEGO focused forums or groups." CreationDate="2020-07-18T14:57:57.690" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18543" PostId="15141" Score="2" Text="Maybe it is a good time to reread https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask ." CreationDate="2020-07-18T16:35:49.050" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18544" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="@Alex i know, i want it to be opinion based because with all these diffrent questions, i can creat better designs so please dont close this question" CreationDate="2020-07-18T17:33:22.373" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18546" PostId="15142" Score="0" Text="There is no picture to help us figure out what set this is and make sure it is the right set, and very small amount of detail on the set, therefore voting to close this question" CreationDate="2020-07-18T17:42:58.030" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18547" PostId="15142" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE, Jill! If you are able to edit your post to add a photo of this bag and its contents, someone here can probably figure this out for you. Without a photo, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to answer." CreationDate="2020-07-18T17:51:31.727" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18549" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="@Nerd I hear what you are saying, and I agree that this would provide helpful feedback for you. Unfortunately, it isn't well suited to our community as we're looking for questions that will produce objectively correct answers. This could be shared on numerous other platforms to solicit the sort of general feedback you are looking for. If you really want to engage with our community, you might try a specific building technique question such as: &quot;How could I alter this MOC to use more authentic round controller ports?&quot;" CreationDate="2020-07-18T18:05:48.207" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18550" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Ok thanks, is it ok if i use that comment and put it as a question and for my next question can i use what you said but instead of round controller port put opening lid" CreationDate="2020-07-18T18:10:43.217" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18551" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Sure. With your recent edit, this certainly feels like a question that can generate concrete answers." CreationDate="2020-07-18T18:54:04.063" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18552" PostId="15147" Score="0" Text="Thank you, however none of the sites listing it provide and Element ID. The design ID is 3039 but the print makes it unique. Some printed pieces do not share the same design ID with similar non-printed bricks. That is why I need both ID numbers, to nom properly catalogue it." CreationDate="2020-07-18T19:31:45.447" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18553" PostId="15147" Score="0" Text="That makes sense. I wasn't able to find an element ID for this part, and I've updated my answer accordingly. Perhaps someone else knows how to access this information." CreationDate="2020-07-18T19:48:25.897" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18554" PostId="15147" Score="0" Text="Haha, we both went down the same paths. Very aggravating when trying to organize though. Thank you for the help, it at least confirms all that I have been able to uncover with this piece. Hopefully someone else has discovered new clues." CreationDate="2020-07-18T19:51:03.847" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18555" PostId="15147" Score="2" Text="I don't personally use LEGO element IDs for cataloging pieces, as they aren't available for every element. I use Rebrickable part_num + color_id. Rebrickable does provide a table that maps those values to element IDs in their downloads, so you I can still search by element ID. https://rebrickable.com/downloads/" CreationDate="2020-07-18T20:09:28.080" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18556" PostId="15147" Score="0" Text="This is the first piece that has not had any ID that I have come across. But I did not know about the Rebrickable mapping table, thank you, might come in handy. Will try it with this particular part if nothing else." CreationDate="2020-07-18T20:13:53.220" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18558" PostId="15145" Score="0" Text="Actualy thats a great idea i could atualy use that but do you see how the actual gamecube slopes. Look at the picture i now added to my question" CreationDate="2020-07-18T22:07:29.773" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18559" PostId="15145" Score="0" Text="If you can find a way to combine this with the sloped edge then i think it will look good" CreationDate="2020-07-18T22:12:52.383" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18560" PostId="15145" Score="0" Text="and its also the perfect size" CreationDate="2020-07-18T22:17:53.947" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18562" PostId="15145" Score="2" Text="I'm not sure how I'd match that curve while keeping the other details intact. I'd certainly love to see an answer that does this, though. You might be able to get a better look by having this extend only a half module out from the front instead of the full module you used in your original design." CreationDate="2020-07-19T00:31:09.977" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18565" PostId="15145" Score="0" Text="i did do that though" CreationDate="2020-07-19T03:05:49.273" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18566" PostId="15145" Score="0" Text="I will add another picture showing proof" CreationDate="2020-07-19T03:06:09.950" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18568" PostId="9560" Score="0" Text="Plus, would you realy think that a lego piece would be shaped like that? (No offense)" CreationDate="2020-07-19T05:26:43.977" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18584" PostId="15145" Score="1" Text="@Nerd I'm suggesting having it extend only a half module (10 LDU) instead of a full module (20 LDU)." CreationDate="2020-07-19T12:04:52.013" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18586" PostId="15145" Score="0" Text="half module instead of full module ok" CreationDate="2020-07-19T17:25:44.680" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18587" PostId="15142" Score="0" Text="Ok thank you that is a tree it goes to a fire truck set that i forgot the number of" CreationDate="2020-07-19T17:27:38.970" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18588" PostId="15139" Score="0" Text="Which set do you keep in mind, 7676? That one doesn't have pieces seen in the provided picture and using different stickers. Cylinder like pieces you are referring to are present on both versions." CreationDate="2020-07-19T19:57:50.367" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18589" PostId="15139" Score="0" Text="No 7163 you posted a pic down below" CreationDate="2020-07-19T20:07:36.783" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18590" PostId="15139" Score="0" Text="That one isn't from Clone Wars." CreationDate="2020-07-19T20:19:36.420" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18591" PostId="15139" Score="0" Text="Yes look at the clone troopers and the Droideka and super battle droids. Its in the picture that you posted and for a person who's loved star wars all their life im pretty sure i know what those are." CreationDate="2020-07-19T20:48:13.890" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18597" PostId="15145" Score="0" Text="Is there perhaps a way to build it rotated by 90°, ([Tile, Round Corner 2 x 2 Macaroni](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=27925&amp;name=Tile,%20Round%20Corner%202%20x%202%20Macaroni&amp;category=%5BTile,%20Round%5D#T=C) for the holes, perhaps) and use [Slope, Curved 4 x 2](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=93606&amp;colorID=86&amp;in=A) to round the edges off?" CreationDate="2020-07-20T08:29:38.733" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18598" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Hi @Nerd - would it be possible to split this into two questions - you've got a great answer to the question in the title (How do I make round controller ports), and then we can try and answer the &quot;how do I combine these with a sloped/rounded front&quot;." CreationDate="2020-07-20T09:53:36.233" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18600" PostId="15145" Score="0" Text="@Chronocidal I considered that (along with Macaroni Tiles), but I at least don't have parts in my collection to square up the round outside edge of that part to bring it back to square with the rest of the front panel." CreationDate="2020-07-20T12:47:48.220" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18601" PostId="7782" Score="0" Text="Did you managed to discover the intended use for the 13V output? More important, did you discover if the blue train switch can be used with the gray transformer?" CreationDate="2020-07-20T11:41:11.107" UserId="15620" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18602" PostId="7782" Score="0" Text="@PedroQuaresma I've moved your answer to a comment here, but this user has been inactive for several years, so you are unlikely to hear back from them. You might be better off asking a new question such as &quot;Can the 13V output on the 7864 transformer be used to support blue-era points?&quot;" CreationDate="2020-07-20T13:16:49.203" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18603" PostId="15151" Score="5" Text="Side note: somebody in this game is definitely cheating, since there's 2 Aces of Spades on the table..." CreationDate="2020-07-20T13:59:01.603" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18604" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="thanks @Zhaph-BenDuguid to responding  i can do that" CreationDate="2020-07-20T14:15:40.710" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18606" PostId="15161" Score="0" Text="That's great! Thanks for sharing!" CreationDate="2020-07-20T14:19:59.397" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18607" PostId="15161" Score="0" Text="No problem, hope it helps. " CreationDate="2020-07-20T14:21:19.633" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18608" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Could you please tell me hot to phrase this so i dont get my qustion closed" CreationDate="2020-07-20T14:22:12.843" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18609" PostId="15086" Score="0" Text="I accepted this answer as it is more &quot;in BrickLink&quot; than TheBrickBlogger's. But both are useful." CreationDate="2020-07-20T15:22:10.523" UserId="13705" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18610" PostId="15161" Score="0" Text="Keeping in mind 10151 was re-release of 5541, 4251812 Element ID perhaps applies to 10151 set alone. And for earlier sets Element ID for this part could be different. Why? Because re-release of some parts (even if they weren't discontinued) usually gets them different ID." CreationDate="2020-07-20T16:08:47.607" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18611" PostId="15161" Score="0" Text="LEGO mentioned that. The ID’s are for the 2004 set 10151, the most recent set it was used in...as far as LEGO says. But you are correct regarding earlier sets and ID’s. Based on that though, all anyone can do is decide which to use and go with it. Personally, I go with the most recent so that if I order more, it’s available. Obviously not in this case but in general." CreationDate="2020-07-20T16:12:49.383" UserId="11149" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18612" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="If you've managed to rework the front to include the holes build by jncraton, then something like &quot;how can I create the rounded front on my LEGO GameCube?&quot; and then take the last two pictures you've included here to demonstrate what you're after." CreationDate="2020-07-20T16:34:24.297" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18614" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Umm... @Zhaph-BenDuguid it actualy wont let me ask a question, it says, &quot;Sorry, we are no longer accepting questions from this account. See the Help Center to learn more.&quot; i dont know why? But if its such a problem i can just go on Youtube and search my problem." CreationDate="2020-07-20T17:40:34.413" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18615" PostId="15163" Score="2" Text="I think you are correct, it look like a crap job of rendering the image in a PDF file." CreationDate="2020-07-21T02:56:54.610" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18616" PostId="15164" Score="1" Text="Extra parts are not random and are the same for each copy of particular set. You can easily identify these parts on Bricklink." CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:23:52.333" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18617" PostId="15164" Score="0" Text="Thanks @Alex. Before I posted I read this answer which says the extras are random: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1396/9280. Also on BrickLink it says &quot;Extra parts can vary depending on when and where a set was manufactured, meaning that some new sets may include them and others may not. &quot; (source: https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=1562#extraItems) so I'm confused now if they are the same or not." CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:30:05.787" UserId="9280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18618" PostId="15164" Score="0" Text="This is not meant negatively, but Consumer Services is not a reliable source in this case, they just want to avoid complaints if a spare part is missing. In reality the selection of spare parts in a set is not only consistent among copies of the set, it is also predictable what they will be." CreationDate="2020-07-21T07:12:37.213" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18619" PostId="15164" Score="1" Text="&quot;Extra parts can vary depending on when and where a set was manufactured&quot; This only means that there might be some sets, for which there is a variance. As in, you might be able to tell two copies of set #ABCDE apart based on the amount of extra parts, and conclude that one has been packaged in Mexico and the other in Hungary. For the vast majority of sets there is no such variance and the amount of extra parts is just as consistent as that of the base parts." CreationDate="2020-07-21T07:33:18.957" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18620" PostId="15164" Score="0" Text="Thank you all for your comments. I've updated my post as I was mistaken about the extra parts being random." CreationDate="2020-07-21T07:49:45.020" UserId="9280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18621" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Nerd That error usually appears when you make too many bad questions. I remember that you made multiple low-quality questions about your MOC that all got a negative score, thus triggering this error. You also made a few extremely low quality answers that were obvious guesses, which also add to an answer ban too. See https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/86998/736547" CreationDate="2020-07-21T08:00:54.160" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18622" PostId="15165" Score="5" Text="Lego's instruction manuals have shockingly bad colour fidelity. This is improved in recent years with the black parts being outlined in white, which explains those axles. But PDF versions of the instructions have always been at best as bad as printed instructions, and are often worse, when it comes to colour quality. Why this is, is a mystery." CreationDate="2020-07-21T16:34:56.663" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18623" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Ok, but is there a way to end this ban or something?" CreationDate="2020-07-21T19:00:08.203" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18624" PostId="15168" Score="0" Text="Thanks, great help." CreationDate="2020-07-21T19:39:06.790" UserId="15468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18625" PostId="15170" Score="1" Text="Please tell me which kind of windows platform you are trying to set it up on" CreationDate="2020-07-22T07:37:49.427" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18626" PostId="15170" Score="0" Text="Please ask the other question in a separate question, so that you can get separate answers for them :)" CreationDate="2020-07-22T08:42:28.160" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18627" PostId="15170" Score="0" Text="@zovits I think it would be a dupe if that was done, I recall similar question but I'm not sure" CreationDate="2020-07-22T09:13:26.640" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18628" PostId="15170" Score="0" Text="Please add more details, jeremy. How are you &quot;loading uf2 file&quot;? How are you making that file type? Did you do anything with the EV3 drive when you plugged it into the computer? More details are needed to solve your problem." CreationDate="2020-07-22T09:16:15.383" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18629" PostId="14967" Score="0" Text="I think that what the OP has done is unfair, both answers are correct but the OP just accepted only one of the two and gave an extra upvote, which means that you get 35 more rep than Alex (and you probably don't care much about rep at this point) and... I think the OP simply did not even notice the other answer. Should something be done about this?" CreationDate="2020-07-22T09:24:53.227" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18630" PostId="14967" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi You're right in that I don't care about rep, but on the other hand I don't really see what is the &quot;something&quot; that could be done about it. I could certainly delete my answer, but that would certainly bring more harm (as it is the accepted answer). I'd gladly upvote Alex's answer for a second time, if I could, so I'm open for any suggestions." CreationDate="2020-07-22T09:31:04.717" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18631" PostId="15170" Score="0" Text="I am using Microsoft Makecode. I wrote some simple code as a test, and downloaded it as the UF2 file. The EV3 drive is not appearing in the Windows File Explorer when I plug it in, however Windows recognises it is there." CreationDate="2020-07-22T10:38:23.887" UserId="15624" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18632" PostId="15172" Score="1" Text="There have been reports of “rogue” employees running molding machines after hours to make custom prints of existing elements. This might be one of those." CreationDate="2020-07-22T11:27:41.810" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18633" PostId="15173" Score="0" Text="Could you specify which watering can you are talking about? URL leads to list of multiple items. The jug I have (in Trans-Light Blue) does have LEGO logo. It might be present due to part being used years later than it appeared in Fabuland sets. Does any of Fabuland parts you've mentioned have &quot;Fabuland&quot; text on them?" CreationDate="2020-07-22T15:34:13.613" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18634" PostId="15176" Score="3" Text="Could you specify exact items?" CreationDate="2020-07-22T15:38:04.767" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18635" PostId="15173" Score="0" Text="@Alex I've fixed the link.  I don't recall anything marked Fabuland on the part.  My daughter inherited her Fabuland  from her mum, and they weren't new when she got them.  Because of her age they are likely to be rather early sets.  You're right; the jug does have a logo so I've fixed that too.  I haven't checked everything but spot-checking a few Fabuland parts shows Lego logos on most, and no Fabuland logs - but then very few parts were exclusively Fabuland" CreationDate="2020-07-22T17:42:12.213" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18636" PostId="15172" Score="1" Text="https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6186#T=C" CreationDate="2020-07-22T19:32:29.057" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18637" PostId="15177" Score="2" Text="Out of curiosity, is there a list of all LEGO pieces that do _not_ have the LEGO name molded in them?" CreationDate="2020-07-22T20:42:27.410" UserId="15625" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18638" PostId="15177" Score="7" Text="@Logarr [ask and you shall receive](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/15101/56) ;)" CreationDate="2020-07-22T20:58:34.173" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18639" PostId="10012" Score="0" Text="Thank you, at least I found an hint regarding hollow posts on the underside of plates." CreationDate="2020-07-22T22:09:41.203" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18640" PostId="15180" Score="0" Text="thank you SO MUCH @jncraton !!!" CreationDate="2020-07-23T03:41:52.937" UserId="15631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18641" PostId="15180" Score="0" Text="No problem. I'm happy I could help." CreationDate="2020-07-23T03:53:52.350" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18642" PostId="15172" Score="1" Text="@Valorum That one is a completely different mold." CreationDate="2020-07-23T08:12:23.380" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18643" PostId="15172" Score="1" Text="@zovits - Indeed, and hence why I posted it as a comment, not an answer" CreationDate="2020-07-23T08:16:44.393" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18644" PostId="15176" Score="1" Text="You're wrong, almost all of these types of parts you mentioned are in my inventory and they have the Lego logo hidden on them. Just because they don't have studs doesn't mean that they're unable to put their logo." CreationDate="2020-07-23T09:48:06.577" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18645" PostId="11177" Score="1" Text="Another scientific experiment that uses Lego is the [squeezed light](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeezed_states_of_light) source of the gravitational-wave detector GEO600, which uses black Lego bricks for stray light baffles in its optical assembly. Here's an old [video documentary](https://youtu.be/nYaDW43aHa0?t=78) &#xA; (in German) where two of the scientists test the best colour to use and you can see the finished result on p. 82 of this [thesis](https://doi.org/10.15488/7661) (if you look closely)." CreationDate="2020-07-23T12:44:48.693" UserId="13449" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18647" PostId="15184" Score="2" Text="Thank you! Been trying to find this for days." CreationDate="2020-07-23T21:36:48.360" UserId="15635" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18648" PostId="15184" Score="2" Text="Glad I could help. I've been sorting through Chima stuff recently so recognised it." CreationDate="2020-07-23T21:49:49.580" UserId="15201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18649" PostId="15185" Score="3" Text="Please stop using the lego group tag for every single question you post, if you want a set to be identified you can use set- identification tag or for a single part(s) use part-identification. I have edited your post to make this change." CreationDate="2020-07-24T14:06:50.527" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18650" PostId="15170" Score="0" Text="Are you sure? Do you mean the EV3 drive is not visible in the file explorer when you look? It may be the F drive or another drive with a differnet letter and it should be named EV3." CreationDate="2020-07-24T14:13:24.357" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18651" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="I won't answer that question, that FAQ i linked already provides an obvious answer. Please read it throughly and don't dash through it as if it's rubbish." CreationDate="2020-07-24T14:16:00.870" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18654" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="Rubbish? Your from england?" CreationDate="2020-07-24T17:02:18.377" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18655" PostId="15141" Score="0" Text="And i will read through it!" CreationDate="2020-07-24T17:02:35.563" UserId="15439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18658" PostId="13028" Score="0" Text="You're dissapointing me! You couldn't wait for expert's answer and you answered yourself!" CreationDate="2020-07-24T18:03:58.797" UserId="15183" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18659" PostId="13028" Score="0" Text="Self answering is **encouraged** on the Stack Exchange, information is valuable no matter if original author found it, or someone else. And you should not use &quot;answer&quot; field for criticism. That's what comments are for." CreationDate="2020-07-24T19:10:28.100" UserId="9417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18660" PostId="15183" Score="0" Text="Why does it say you need zero of that part?" CreationDate="2020-07-24T21:00:21.393" UserId="3687" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18661" PostId="15183" Score="0" Text="The photo is from the 2nd book in a set of two by Yoshihito Isogawa. The appendix lists all the parts required for the models in each book, and the required quantity. It also states (in brackets) how many of each part is required for the models in the sister book. I cropped this out unintentionally from the photo." CreationDate="2020-07-25T16:12:25.727" UserId="15635" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18663" PostId="10703" Score="0" Text="check this repositories also https://github.com/cpseager?tab=repositories - he have few nodejs/python bindings, protocols descriptions and so on" CreationDate="2020-07-27T00:00:30.333" UserId="15647" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18665" PostId="14667" Score="0" Text="Indeed the interlocking of the teeth with plates or toothed pin axle connectors was rarely used, but it did happen: it is for example used in set 8480 (Space Shuttle) to give the cockpit ceiling the right angle. Without the teeth, the cockpit ceiling will move around its axes and never take a nice position.&#xA;&#xA;The [angled connectors](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=32192#T=C) are much more robust, but also take up much more space, so I have trouble considering them as a straight replacement for the old system." CreationDate="2020-07-27T13:49:13.813" UserId="15651" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18666" PostId="15178" Score="0" Text="What I would like to find out was an article/video of someone who have actually found those different molds on the same set, but no luck for now." CreationDate="2020-07-27T16:26:14.247" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18667" PostId="15191" Score="4" Text="Does this answer your question? [Lego Mindstorms Ev3 home edition on Mac OS Mojave bug - bricks sometimes go blank](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/10412/lego-mindstorms-ev3-home-edition-on-mac-os-mojave-bug-bricks-sometimes-go-blan)" CreationDate="2020-07-28T09:10:38.430" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18668" PostId="15193" Score="1" Text="Wow! Incredible answer.  What do you do in your spare time‽" CreationDate="2020-07-29T17:28:03.367" UserId="7359" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18669" PostId="15195" Score="0" Text="My hero. THANK YOU. And my 7 year old son THANKS YOU!" CreationDate="2020-07-29T21:32:38.450" UserId="15662" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18670" PostId="15195" Score="0" Text="Odd that all the references I can find are the black one. No mention of a grey one." CreationDate="2020-07-29T21:35:16.057" UserId="15662" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18671" PostId="15193" Score="2" Text="@MarkStewart This is actually quite simple in theory - anyone with basic familiarity with electronics could do this. You could be one of those people if you spent some time to learn from the Internet and spend a bit of money on tools. The trickest bit was probably getting the wires to actually connect to the battery connector in the hub.  Looks like jncraton used some clip-on probe thingies." CreationDate="2020-07-29T22:30:08.093" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18672" PostId="15195" Score="0" Text="@Modred189 check first URL. On the right side you'll see list of known colors for the part. You should be looking for &quot;Light Gray&quot;." CreationDate="2020-07-30T04:33:00.970" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18673" PostId="15197" Score="4" Text="Had a few of these, definitely wasn’t supposed to come apart." CreationDate="2020-07-30T12:44:52.187" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18674" PostId="15195" Score="2" Text="@Modred189 Click on the check mark next to a post to accept it as the answer." CreationDate="2020-07-30T13:05:06.287" UserId="175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18675" PostId="15197" Score="2" Text="Broken and buried in the ground from the looks of it.  Or is that grease from the motor the inside is crusted with?" CreationDate="2020-07-30T14:05:45.147" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18677" PostId="11177" Score="0" Text="There are also papers using Mindstorms to automate a process, making it more consistent than a student with a stopwatch." CreationDate="2020-07-30T14:51:33.127" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18678" PostId="15201" Score="0" Text="That's great! Thanks for the answer!" CreationDate="2020-07-30T18:54:22.153" UserId="15513" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18680" PostId="15197" Score="0" Text="Definitely broken: in the bottom view, you can see where all eight of the tabs that held the motor housing together have broken off." CreationDate="2020-07-30T21:29:22.977" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18681" PostId="15197" Score="0" Text="Thanks guys. It had been in the dirt. I didn't recognize the shape at all and the hollowness of it made me speculate it may be old. Broken housing makes sense. Thanks for the info." CreationDate="2020-07-31T02:24:30.580" UserId="15663" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18682" PostId="15203" Score="2" Text="Based on this, moving the rail to the other end of the stack of red plates (and moving the grooves 1 stud towards the front) *should* work, [like so](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OjL67.png)" CreationDate="2020-07-31T10:34:39.657" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18683" PostId="15206" Score="0" Text="Buggy aka RC Motor is totally different motor." CreationDate="2020-07-31T17:11:39.363" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18684" PostId="15206" Score="0" Text="The one I have is identical to the above-pictured.  Don't make me find it!" CreationDate="2020-07-31T18:12:20.863" UserId="16673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18685" PostId="15206" Score="0" Text="Do you happen to know which set exactly you are referring to? 8475 or 8284 maybe? I don't see any &quot;Buggy&quot; sets with a motor mentioned in another answer." CreationDate="2020-07-31T18:20:21.110" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18686" PostId="15206" Score="0" Text="@Alex Hi, I cannot provide exact clarification for you.  Might edit to include uncertainty?  Meh.  Focusing purely on the title of question, I would maintain the second half of my submitted answer." CreationDate="2020-07-31T19:14:23.430" UserId="16673" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18687" PostId="15202" Score="1" Text="Not an answer, but check out the elevator in https://brickset.com/sets/10224-1/Town-Hall, as seen in https://images.brickset.com/sets/AdditionalImages/10224-1/10224_Back_02.jpg. This can give you ideas how to get the elevator to &quot;stop&quot; at a floor with a few Technic bits." CreationDate="2020-07-31T22:36:45.523" UserId="829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18688" PostId="15202" Score="2" Text="Another elevator you could check out would be in the [Ninjago City](https://brickset.com/sets/70620-1/NINJAGO-City)." CreationDate="2020-08-01T08:05:18.000" UserId="5429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18689" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="This is a real thing.  But the Lego response is to blame the builder.  Sigh.  Check out this fix... it substitutes a 1x2 tile for a 1x2 grill -- which is a fraction thinner and helps with the sticking problem.  https://imgur.com/a/6RdWcxD" CreationDate="2020-08-01T23:35:28.980" UserId="16677" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18690" PostId="15070" Score="0" Text="make sure the batteries are working and haven't leaked" CreationDate="2020-08-02T03:53:21.090" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18691" PostId="14941" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi this is wrong. I recently contacted Lego about a dead screen and they gave me a replacement brick." CreationDate="2020-08-02T03:54:48.493" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18692" PostId="15209" Score="2" Text="Do you see any markings of LEGO anywhere on it? Nearly every piece has it imprinted somewhere." CreationDate="2020-08-02T04:44:37.613" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18693" PostId="15196" Score="2" Text="You can find the history of almost any piece by looking it up on Bricklink." CreationDate="2020-08-02T09:36:48.237" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18694" PostId="406" Score="0" Text="This is great information. Thanks so much for sharing." CreationDate="2020-08-02T13:20:48.290" UserId="15568" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18695" PostId="15209" Score="6" Text="Doesn't look like LEGO in the slightest. Wrong texture, no studs or anti-studs, wrong color..." CreationDate="2020-08-02T17:18:49.853" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18696" PostId="15213" Score="0" Text="Dirtbuggy looks like palette swap starting on page 45 of 4100." CreationDate="2020-08-02T20:45:05.133" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18697" PostId="15213" Score="0" Text="@qwr Ah, that's why I didn't see it." CreationDate="2020-08-02T20:53:11.040" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18698" PostId="15213" Score="0" Text="From what I can tell, 4047 is a Kohl's exclusive that combined 4096 and 4100 (https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/buildinginstructions/4047) So you should list the Buggy as 4100." CreationDate="2020-08-03T00:37:10.877" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18699" PostId="15213" Score="0" Text="@qwr Good call, was wondering what was up with that." CreationDate="2020-08-03T01:46:43.853" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18700" PostId="9655" Score="0" Text="I have this set and can confirm." CreationDate="2020-08-03T07:48:46.213" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18702" PostId="15197" Score="0" Text="Tyler, it sounds like you agree with this answer.  If so, it would be nice to click the checkbox beside it to show that you accept it.  Since you asked the question you are the only one with this power." CreationDate="2020-08-04T19:38:58.580" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18703" PostId="15227" Score="2" Text="I'm still not convinced. The green section looks smaller than two studs which are just barely visible." CreationDate="2020-08-06T18:25:26.787" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18704" PostId="15230" Score="1" Text="Yeah I'm trying to make models of every unit in the game that isn't a direct model from an existing set, and I've noticed some odd geometry." CreationDate="2020-08-07T02:13:18.847" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18705" PostId="15213" Score="0" Text="I was wondering about that guard tower. Turns out the yellow bits are part of the turntable. Anyhow you can see my recreation attempts at https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/public_gallery.page?idUser=292749" CreationDate="2020-08-07T07:09:27.293" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18706" PostId="15083" Score="0" Text="@chicks The other has better answers than this one." CreationDate="2020-08-07T08:06:11.117" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18707" PostId="15083" Score="5" Text="Does this answer your question? [How can I loosen my Minifigures arms and legs?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/15047/how-can-i-loosen-my-minifigures-arms-and-legs)" CreationDate="2020-08-07T08:06:22.263" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18708" PostId="15229" Score="0" Text="It's worth noting that it's the same thing with almost all motors that dont have double-sided axle holes (example of double sided axle hole is in ev3 large motor.)" CreationDate="2020-08-07T14:31:55.457" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18709" PostId="15232" Score="3" Text="Another indication that this is not from LEGO is that you can see the marks left from the injection molding.  LEGO is usually smart enough to keep those on the inside of a part." CreationDate="2020-08-08T14:53:22.113" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18710" PostId="3061" Score="1" Text="I have ordered some keychains that had V46 and V120 on the invoice, the Back to School pack is also V46." CreationDate="2020-08-08T20:32:35.213" UserId="15510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18711" PostId="15135" Score="0" Text="I can confirm it's midnight at least for CET. When I ordered the NES, the &quot;Add to basket&quot; button became available just a few minutes before 1 August 2020." CreationDate="2020-08-08T20:34:41.330" UserId="15510" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18712" PostId="15236" Score="4" Text="The insert is a Black Wedge Wheel (Pulley wheel)." CreationDate="2020-08-09T11:56:29.373" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18713" PostId="15238" Score="0" Text="A [search](https://www.backoftheboxbuilds.com/?s=8927) at the usual resource for instructions of these [back of the box builds](https://www.backoftheboxbuilds.com) does not give any results." CreationDate="2020-08-09T17:10:35.393" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18714" PostId="15238" Score="5" Text="That's an &quot;idea&quot; or &quot;inspirational&quot; model which were present for some models back in the day. These type of models never had instructions (or full instructions) from LEGO. The only hope someone within community build this model digitally and share the file or PDF instructions." CreationDate="2020-08-09T17:42:06.890" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18717" PostId="15226" Score="0" Text="Oh man, World Builder is so fun! Has anyone ported it to JS yet?" CreationDate="2020-08-10T14:09:51.127" UserId="3770" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18718" PostId="15226" Score="0" Text="@Alexander-ReinstateMonica given that it is a Flash game, probably not. The only known way of playing it is through http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/files/LEGO/gms/download/ClubGames/" CreationDate="2020-08-11T07:23:28.413" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18719" PostId="15241" Score="3" Text="Your post does not contain a question. What do you want us to answer?" CreationDate="2020-08-11T11:17:18.013" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18720" PostId="15241" Score="0" Text="Don't forget Jason's 8:1 scale version of Junkbot! [jkbrickworks.com](https://jkbrickworks.com/junkbot/)" CreationDate="2020-08-11T11:40:56.673" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18721" PostId="15241" Score="1" Text="I think the question is: are there standard parts that make up junkbot?  I haven't seen them before, but maybe somebody has." CreationDate="2020-08-11T16:21:55.780" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18722" PostId="15241" Score="0" Text="@chicks yes. I've modified the post to be clearer." CreationDate="2020-08-11T21:15:55.177" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18723" PostId="15244" Score="0" Text="Hi Mark and welcome to Bricks.SE! I for one have a hard time picturing your situation as I haven't heard of &quot;Technic Interface A&quot;, so could you please upload a photo of your part? The 9771 number does not match any known sets and none of the [matching parts](https://brickset.com/parts?query=9771) are related to Technic." CreationDate="2020-08-12T08:12:54.217" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18724" PostId="15244" Score="4" Text="Does this help? Technic Interface A on [lgauge.com](https://lgauge.com/technic/LEGOInterfaceA/9750(1093).htm)" CreationDate="2020-08-12T08:30:20.357" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18725" PostId="15245" Score="0" Text="FYI, &quot;stud-hole&quot; is better know as &quot;anti-stud&quot;" CreationDate="2020-08-12T11:49:55.507" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18727" PostId="15246" Score="0" Text="the assembly is 7 plates (14 units) + stud height (1 unit) is 15 units" CreationDate="2020-08-12T20:49:59.553" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18728" PostId="15246" Score="0" Text="@qwr stud height is tiny bit more than 1 unit. And it is also irrelevant here." CreationDate="2020-08-12T20:58:25.243" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18729" PostId="15246" Score="0" Text="How is it irrelevant? I want it to fit in the 3 stud space. I also found that a technic liftarm is the right width (8 units)" CreationDate="2020-08-12T21:15:07.913" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18730" PostId="15246" Score="0" Text="For example, you don't count stud height into geometry when building a wall. Stud is just here for connection. And Technic liftarm is square in cross-section, which means it is 5 units wide/high - same width as a 1x1 brick" CreationDate="2020-08-12T21:21:21.097" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18731" PostId="15246" Score="0" Text="Are you sure it's square? It seems slightly narrower in width than height." CreationDate="2020-08-12T21:39:31.530" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18732" PostId="15246" Score="0" Text="@qwr Modern Technic is build around cube shape dimensions - so single bushing, or 1L connector suggested in the answer is same size in all dimensions. Technic brick isn't though since it is a based on the usual brick with 5*5*6 units in size." CreationDate="2020-08-13T05:57:18.933" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18733" PostId="15249" Score="0" Text="&quot;[Some findings with Interface A](https://ofalcao.pt/blog/series/lego-interface-a)&quot;. Blog post from 2017 (ofalcao.pt)" CreationDate="2020-08-13T09:12:44.207" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18734" PostId="15244" Score="0" Text="@Uli Thanks, I have learned something new today :)" CreationDate="2020-08-13T09:26:08.827" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18736" PostId="15249" Score="0" Text="Yeah, lots of different ways to skin this cat." CreationDate="2020-08-13T13:44:56.507" UserId="6551" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18738" PostId="15251" Score="0" Text="I would suggest against using headlight bricks as shown on your example if you are looking forward building something on top of them." CreationDate="2020-08-14T08:47:57.450" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18739" PostId="15252" Score="0" Text="The gap between the bricks is 7.5 units (1.5 bricks wide). And that &quot;.5 unit&quot; is the real issue here. There's a small number of parts with 1 unit in size that are somewhat usable. However I cannot think of any 0.5/1.5/2.5/... unit sized parts." CreationDate="2020-08-14T08:55:44.057" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18740" PostId="15252" Score="0" Text="I might have to give up and leave it. The 0.5 unit is 0.8 mm which can probably be overlooked." CreationDate="2020-08-14T09:50:42.687" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18743" PostId="15253" Score="0" Text="Very nice. I remember seeing fences mentioned I'm the unofficial advances building guide online. Maybe Ldraw has a database of dimensions that can be searched through?" CreationDate="2020-08-14T20:53:02.747" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18744" PostId="15253" Score="0" Text="The LDraw parts library is effectively a database of very detailed part dimensions, but I'm not aware of an easy way to search it from something like this." CreationDate="2020-08-14T21:38:41.200" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18745" PostId="15253" Score="1" Text="I guess I can also go through stud.io and look for interesting parts. Most are a standard size." CreationDate="2020-08-14T23:20:37.263" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18746" PostId="15253" Score="0" Text="If you are looking for a smaller part, the minifig neck brackets might work." CreationDate="2020-08-15T17:54:27.960" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18747" PostId="15258" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! Are there any markings on this that say LEGO? On the studs for example?" CreationDate="2020-08-16T03:30:10.877" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18748" PostId="15257" Score="0" Text="It looks like a virtual joystick on the screen is needed to move it, did you try that? I will do more trouble shooting with set 42099 later." CreationDate="2020-08-16T05:43:36.167" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18749" PostId="15258" Score="2" Text="Can you please send another image of the other side without the lights on? Do these parts look like they are compatible with lego (its ok if they from clone brand)?" CreationDate="2020-08-16T05:46:09.377" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18750" PostId="15259" Score="0" Text="A picture would help a lot." CreationDate="2020-08-16T07:09:48.213" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18751" PostId="15259" Score="1" Text="Just added one:). I had to figure out how to reduce the size." CreationDate="2020-08-16T08:41:32.153" UserId="16729" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18752" PostId="15256" Score="0" Text="Thank you. Exactly!" CreationDate="2020-08-16T10:49:16.640" UserId="16727" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18753" PostId="15257" Score="0" Text="Do you mean the blue icon with a joystick symbol? How do I incorporate it?" CreationDate="2020-08-16T12:40:37.103" UserId="16681" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18754" PostId="15260" Score="2" Text="I love how you included the bag to progress mapping in here.  That's a great idea for set-identification questions." CreationDate="2020-08-16T15:26:45.817" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18755" PostId="15258" Score="0" Text="My guess was that this was one of their [games](https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Games), but I don't see it if it is.  More pictures would be very helpful." CreationDate="2020-08-16T15:30:58.530" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18756" PostId="15260" Score="2" Text="Oooh! I want the &quot;snowmobile-with-outrigger-tracks-and-crane-plus-trailer&quot; thing. :-)" CreationDate="2020-08-16T16:22:53.583" UserId="8422" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18757" PostId="15258" Score="3" Text="My guess: Looks like two Mega Bloks Skylanders Battle Portals. Who can confirm?" CreationDate="2020-08-16T17:50:03.067" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18758" PostId="15263" Score="0" Text="Excellent!  Thank you all for your help!" CreationDate="2020-08-17T02:44:24.160" UserId="16728" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18759" PostId="15257" Score="0" Text="Perhaps if you run the program, a UI on the screen that looks like a remote with a joystick will show up. I have Lego Boost and that's what happens whenever you run the program. Try pressing the yellow start button to run the program." CreationDate="2020-08-17T03:38:24.363" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18760" PostId="15258" Score="0" Text="You're right, it may be a clone. No LEGO markings. It says MEGA I can make out on the bottom.&#xA;![1](https://newvisionpress.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/img_4637.png?w=246&amp;h=185)&#xA;![2](https://newvisionpress.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/img_4638.png?w=246&amp;h=185)&#xA;![3](https://newvisionpress.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/img_4640.png?w=246&amp;h=185)&#xA;![4](https://newvisionpress.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/img_4643.png?w=246&amp;h=185)&#xA;![5](https://newvisionpress.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/img_4644.png?w=246&amp;h=185)" CreationDate="2020-08-16T17:05:16.130" UserId="16731" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18761" PostId="15258" Score="0" Text="MEGA Bloks. Now to find out what game or set." CreationDate="2020-08-16T17:43:59.307" UserId="16728" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18762" PostId="13193" Score="0" Text="This is an awesome and thorough answer." CreationDate="2020-08-18T01:52:28.843" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18763" PostId="15253" Score="0" Text="https://i.stack.imgur.com/4QLiI.png the neck bracket looks ever so slightly too wide. Given Lego tolerances it probably would work in a real build. Can you add this to your answer?" CreationDate="2020-08-18T04:31:15.773" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18764" PostId="15253" Score="0" Text="@qwr I don't think that will work. You'd need 2 neck brackets + 3 plates (neck brackets are 3LDU I believe)" CreationDate="2020-08-18T15:49:52.217" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18765" PostId="15267" Score="4" Text="Note to other site users: I realize this Q&amp;A is really specific to this particular scenario in this particular time, but I tried to turn it into a generic how-to on finding the relevant information and calculating the answer that hopefully would serve future visitors as well. Nonetheless, if the community deems this off-topic or too narrow, I'm fine with closing and/or deleting." CreationDate="2020-08-19T13:56:31.680" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18766" PostId="15267" Score="2" Text="That's great, thank you. That was helpful. I was going to put it for sale on ebay for about 50 and imagined i might get 100 but you're right, i won't ! the missing figures are tarkin and the pilot. thanks again." CreationDate="2020-08-19T17:01:02.523" UserId="16742" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18767" PostId="13234" Score="0" Text="Would anyone have a correct direct link to the software? Now when you click in Retired Products for Mac it downloads the DEP installer not the full software. I guess someone put the wrong link." CreationDate="2020-08-19T18:45:33.980" UserId="16744" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18768" PostId="13234" Score="0" Text="@Radek Is this what you are looking for: https://le-www-live-s.legocdn.com/downloads/LME-EV3/LME-EV3_Full-setup_1.4.2_en-US_OSX.dmg" CreationDate="2020-08-19T20:26:13.223" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18773" PostId="15267" Score="1" Text="I'm glad I could help, if you could take the time to [accept](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/someone-answers) the answer as outlined in the [help], it would signal to the other users that this issue has been resolved and needs no more attention. While you are at it, feel free to take the [tour] too to learn more about the site :)" CreationDate="2020-08-20T07:27:34.013" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18775" PostId="13234" Score="0" Text="@jncraton that's exactly what I'm looking for! Hope Lego will fix their website. Thanks a million from my wife and her students." CreationDate="2020-08-20T08:06:27.307" UserId="16744" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18776" PostId="15267" Score="1" Text="Having a general answer is important, but having the specifics makes it more accessible." CreationDate="2020-08-20T22:14:15.317" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18777" PostId="15272" Score="3" Text="If you don't see &quot;LEGO&quot; imprinted anywhere in the plastic, it's probably not Lego." CreationDate="2020-08-21T03:12:04.280" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18778" PostId="15253" Score="0" Text="https://i.stack.imgur.com/OYEsf.png ok it works if I have neck brackets on both sides. But there's still some horizontal gap." CreationDate="2020-08-21T03:57:27.473" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18779" PostId="15272" Score="0" Text="@qwr The third picture explicitly proves that. See the studs and Pubby's answer." CreationDate="2020-08-21T04:12:10.843" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18780" PostId="15272" Score="5" Text="Why the downvotes? It’s a perfectly fine question, properly formulated and with pictures. No reason to downvote just because this is not official LEGO." CreationDate="2020-08-21T11:13:47.607" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18781" PostId="15253" Score="0" Text="@qwr It certainly seems challenging to fully fill a gap using neck brackets, even though they provide the needed thickness." CreationDate="2020-08-21T13:11:59.340" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18782" PostId="15272" Score="1" Text="It is worth noting that LEGO has a slew of [mudguards](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=mudguard#T=A), one of which might be a suitable substitute.  If there is one that is close enough bricklink will make it easy to get it." CreationDate="2020-08-21T15:41:35.907" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18783" PostId="684" Score="1" Text="@DaG the new lego piano set has an age of 18+ which I think is a tad extreme because the build doesn't seem so difficult to require an adult to assemble." CreationDate="2020-08-22T05:26:12.453" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18785" PostId="15277" Score="1" Text="Nice to see you back on the forum, Hayden!" CreationDate="2020-08-24T06:43:00.077" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18786" PostId="15276" Score="1" Text="I was under impression newer rubber bands (round in cross section) produced by TLG are silicone based. If that is true, then I haven't heard any negative feedback about them." CreationDate="2020-08-24T07:18:00.687" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18788" PostId="684" Score="0" Text="That's part of the new &quot;Adults Welcome&quot; range though. The piano, like the LEGO Star Wars Helmets are more of a display piece than a play set." CreationDate="2020-08-24T09:59:46.893" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18795" PostId="15283" Score="10" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE. The set in the picture is a clone brand set, not a LEGO set, as there are no LEGO markings on the studs of the pieces. This will make it harder to identify, but there are some amazing set detectives on this forum who might be able to help." CreationDate="2020-08-25T03:26:07.507" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18797" PostId="15283" Score="0" Text="Looks like a plane model of some kind from the tail fin, cockpit bubble, and turbines (a big model, since there are at least 3 turbines; guessing there's a 4th somewhere). May need more pieces to determine the set, if you can find them." CreationDate="2020-08-25T13:20:24.520" UserId="16765" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18798" PostId="10815" Score="2" Text="I found it much easier installing the wheels and tires at the end of book 1 and testing all of the drive line. If something doesn't work, it is much easier to correct." CreationDate="2020-08-24T21:37:31.173" UserId="16762" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18799" PostId="15283" Score="0" Text="The tail fin looks similar to the ones used on the [Kre-o Starscream](http://toybanditz.blogspot.com/2012/05/kre-o-starscream-plane-mode.html) and other models, which might help narrow it down a bit..." CreationDate="2020-08-25T14:25:33.553" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18800" PostId="15283" Score="1" Text="@TylerH There have been are plenty of real-world tri jet planes. e.g. Boeing 727, Lockheed Tristar, DC-10, MD-11, Dassault Falcon, etc, etc - not to mention fictional designs of course.." CreationDate="2020-08-25T14:27:48.347" UserId="14011" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18801" PostId="15283" Score="1" Text="Thank you my boys got about 5000 Legos handed down to them but no books so I'm trying to find some of the unique pieces to figure out some sets thank you now I know if it doesn't say Lego it's a different brand" CreationDate="2020-08-25T17:25:21.417" UserId="16756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18802" PostId="8572" Score="0" Text="I have downloaded the Ultrasonic block (on a mac) but cannot figure out how to install it, any ideas?" CreationDate="2020-08-25T16:13:53.787" UserId="16768" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18803" PostId="8572" Score="0" Text="You can find a tutorial for installing the blocks here: https://ev3lessons.com/en/ProgrammingLessons/beginner/ImportingBlocks.pdf" CreationDate="2020-08-25T23:15:13.680" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18804" PostId="15287" Score="3" Text="We have one Belville set at home (7586 - Sunshine Home) and I can confirm that it includes the mold linked in this answer (left one in pictures)." CreationDate="2020-08-26T12:24:21.257" UserId="13705" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18805" PostId="15286" Score="3" Text="That does not look like a croissant to me..." CreationDate="2020-08-26T18:30:55.737" UserId="16773" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18806" PostId="15280" Score="0" Text="Thanks, this answer is fantastic! I'm relieved to see that this is a known issue, and that there wasn't much I could have done to stop this from happening. I might try to find some time to do this eventually. Although if you or someone else were to set up a small business that offered this kind of repair service to save me the trouble, I'd strongly consider paying someone else to do this for me." CreationDate="2020-08-27T01:11:26.163" UserId="129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18807" PostId="10815" Score="1" Text="@JerryHindman That is what I did too. If you wait until the end to check it is a mess." CreationDate="2020-08-27T10:21:59.847" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18808" PostId="15286" Score="0" Text="_Surely_ the one on the left is a pig in a blanket. It _could_ be a croissant, I suppose, but that looks awfully like a hot dog wrapped in something. The one on the right does look like a croissant." CreationDate="2020-08-27T18:57:36.873" UserId="16780" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18809" PostId="15287" Score="2" Text="It looks like the other answer about Barbie is correct, but it's worth pointing out than in the Lego Friends sets there are loads of different &quot;accessory&quot; pieces which don't have holes and can't fit into another piece:  hairdryers, hairbrushes,etc.  The croissant could easily be something from one of those sets." CreationDate="2020-08-27T19:19:02.390" UserId="16782" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18810" PostId="15289" Score="6" Text="Codes found on the bags are, usually, entirely irrelevant to set number. Please look into making pictures of your bags and bricks and uploading them here." CreationDate="2020-08-27T19:35:33.850" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18813" PostId="15293" Score="0" Text="Holding off on accepting for the moment, but I think that's it." CreationDate="2020-08-28T13:21:20.350" UserId="2581" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18814" PostId="15295" Score="5" Text="Thanks for that assembly guide.  It never would've occurred to me to use a lever base that way,  I assumed it was held to the stud with the claw end of the clip, and was drawing a blank on how the other end was attached." CreationDate="2020-08-28T14:33:39.770" UserId="2581" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18815" PostId="15295" Score="4" Text="Alex, this is awesomely done.  Your picture is a huge help in making sense of this.  And even then I had to stare at it for a minute to figure it out." CreationDate="2020-08-28T16:00:01.253" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18816" PostId="15289" Score="0" Text="Please help now.." CreationDate="2020-08-28T17:45:06.747" UserId="16778" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18817" PostId="15289" Score="1" Text="Looks like one of the four Naboo Starfighters, doesn't it? But which one..." CreationDate="2020-08-28T19:24:23.453" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18818" PostId="15287" Score="0" Text="@MaxWilliams LEGO Friends accessories have at least one option to connect with other elements. Items you've mentioned have so-called  &quot;3.18mm&quot; or &quot;bar&quot; connection option. Actually, left croissant has two of these on each end, unlike the right one." CreationDate="2020-08-28T20:50:08.490" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18819" PostId="15299" Score="1" Text="Wow you are amazing thank you so much now to find all the other pieces" CreationDate="2020-08-29T00:27:21.820" UserId="16756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18820" PostId="15295" Score="0" Text="Is it a &quot;legal&quot; construction, or would connecting the window into the claw like that cause structural stress to the bricks?" CreationDate="2020-08-29T09:31:28.873" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18821" PostId="15295" Score="1" Text="@nick012000 I think TLG wouldn't use lever base for anything else than lever itself simply because it always comes pre-assembled so is considered as single item. So I doubt there is a question if this pictured assembly would be considered legal." CreationDate="2020-08-29T09:58:24.613" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18823" PostId="12802" Score="0" Text="I'd also like to see any picture for this" CreationDate="2020-08-30T01:31:03.360" UserId="16795" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18824" PostId="15289" Score="4" Text="Parts match this set: [75092 Naboo Starfighter](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=75092-1&amp;name=Naboo%20Starfighter&amp;category=%5BStar%20Wars%5D%5BStar%20Wars%20Episode%201%5D#T=I) (bricklink)" CreationDate="2020-08-30T09:58:07.973" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18825" PostId="15305" Score="4" Text="Here's a [link to the original study](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.7b04685?journalCode=esthag#). It might be interesting to note that it was *not* lead, but cadmium that was found in Lego bricks." CreationDate="2020-08-30T14:18:52.087" UserId="13449" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18826" PostId="15303" Score="0" Text="There isn't a good central parts database for the clone brand parts, but the folks on this site have been able to answer this sort of question in a few prior cases.  Have you tried a reverse image search?" CreationDate="2020-08-30T16:17:55.193" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18827" PostId="15305" Score="3" Text="According to your own source and the test linked in that article you can see that none of &quot;LEGO&quot; bricks listed under &quot;construction&quot; category have any Lead/Pb detected." CreationDate="2020-08-30T16:29:25.347" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18828" PostId="14989" Score="1" Text="Sad. I am now sad. What a great set it could have been." CreationDate="2020-08-31T01:33:58.710" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18829" PostId="15303" Score="1" Text="I have and I'm not finding anything" CreationDate="2020-08-31T03:06:05.953" UserId="16756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18830" PostId="15289" Score="2" Text="The [Stick 6M W/Flange in bright yellow ](https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-6109813) clearly identifies this as [75092](https://brickset.com/sets/75092-1)" CreationDate="2020-08-31T08:15:26.477" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18831" PostId="14989" Score="1" Text="Cheer up, I think we'll see other sets next year having this setup. Also, the instructions have been floating around on the web, it's possible to bricklink the Osprey with different color schemes..." CreationDate="2020-08-31T08:45:02.523" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18832" PostId="15307" Score="0" Text="I find TLG color naming confusing, so a little clarification here: Bright Yellow [TLG], Yellow [BL]" CreationDate="2020-08-31T13:51:01.820" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18833" PostId="15295" Score="0" Text="What a fantastic jury-rig!! Thank you for showing me this in detail!" CreationDate="2020-08-31T18:37:49.510" UserId="16806" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18834" PostId="15295" Score="0" Text="This should be the accepted answer, esp. if it is edited to include the part #/desc. _directly_ answering the original post." CreationDate="2020-08-31T18:53:14.270" UserId="16807" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18840" PostId="15306" Score="0" Text="first impression was &quot;transformers&quot; .. no idea why .. happy hunting! or a spaceship .. or it's a ninja turtle .. or batman .. yes, always batman .. now someone will spend a lot of time to disprove those theories and get you the right part .. you're welcome! would it be possible to get a photo from the bottom side? is it one piece? looks assembled. maybe from different sets?" CreationDate="2020-08-31T22:19:54.213" UserId="16808" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18849" PostId="15324" Score="1" Text="When you say price lookup, do you mean that Stud.io can act as a hub for BrickLink or that you can just see prices? Anyway thanks for the help!" CreationDate="2020-09-02T17:14:27.353" UserId="16809" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18850" PostId="15324" Score="1" Text="@pkbpack18 It means it can show you average item prizes (based on BrickLink). Together with that there's also other BrickLink integration, like exporting the model into a wanted list. If you have a BrickLink account and intend your model to exist in reality at some point in the future, those features are quite helpful." CreationDate="2020-09-02T17:39:12.963" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18851" PostId="15324" Score="0" Text="@ChristianRau Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-09-02T17:43:12.633" UserId="16809" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18852" PostId="15324" Score="3" Text="Went ahead and updated my answer to clarify the feature list by adding a couple of things (Completely forgot about Wanted List export!) and leaving it a bit open ended." CreationDate="2020-09-02T22:34:37.027" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18854" PostId="15327" Score="0" Text="@NathanStohlmann No, I was just wondering if there was going to be an update and, if so, what it would contain." CreationDate="2020-09-02T23:44:25.890" UserId="16817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18855" PostId="15328" Score="0" Text="Are you wanting to place the buttons inside of the bricks, or just be able to stack them with other Lego parts?" CreationDate="2020-09-03T01:29:38.643" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18856" PostId="15327" Score="2" Text="The link does answer the question. At the end of the accepted answer is says, &quot;LDD is no longer supported by TLG&quot;. So the answer to &quot;when are TLG planning to do an update&quot; is &quot;never&quot;." CreationDate="2020-09-03T01:52:56.790" UserId="14011" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18857" PostId="15328" Score="0" Text="@MatthewJensen they should just be stacked, as a part of the build, not inside." CreationDate="2020-09-03T06:29:09.493" UserId="2602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18858" PostId="15329" Score="1" Text="Could you confirm if your set as well as instructions state 10213 or 10231 as set number? 10213 indeed had some stability issues." CreationDate="2020-09-03T07:31:00.587" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18860" PostId="15306" Score="0" Text="With those blank studs it is definitely not Lego. The few hollow ones look a lot like Megabloks to me." CreationDate="2020-08-31T22:16:35.143" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18861" PostId="15332" Score="1" Text="I can imagine two kinds of answers to this question: 1) _There is nothing like &quot;a typical Technic kit&quot;, as all are unique, with variations between size, functionality and age_ - which is probably not what you want, or 2) a proper statistical calculation of most, if not all sets - i.e. analyzing their part lists, calculating for each set the percentage of its parts that are unique to that single set, then taking the average across all sets. This sounds more like what you **could** want, but as such a calculation would undoubtedly take long, please confirm if this is indeed your goal." CreationDate="2020-09-03T11:00:02.370" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18863" PostId="15332" Score="1" Text="Yes, not that interesting question unless you clarify. What do you consider a typical Technic set, what is a standard Technic piece, etc... Unique parts to a Technic set (i.e. the box says Technic) are nearly non-existing. Except stuff like tipper buckets and helicopter rotor blades, all elements are present in multiple sets..." CreationDate="2020-09-03T11:58:48.800" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18864" PostId="15332" Score="0" Text="Thanks I have added to my question. I hope this clarifies. I have amended to say, &quot;unique to a kit at the time of its release&quot;.  I assume that later models may reuse some of the newly introduced parts." CreationDate="2020-09-03T12:13:22.173" UserId="16800" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18866" PostId="15331" Score="2" Text="Yeah I have the modified version so the tank is solid, I am more referring to the instability of the shuttle on the stand" CreationDate="2020-09-03T13:41:14.563" UserId="16818" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18867" PostId="15330" Score="0" Text="@zhaph-ben-duguid Thanks for that correction!" CreationDate="2020-09-03T14:50:21.833" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18868" PostId="15335" Score="2" Text="see [this question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2899/10369)..." CreationDate="2020-09-03T16:12:56.163" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18869" PostId="15335" Score="0" Text="Yes! That is the part. Thanks - please add this as an answer so I can mark it correct." CreationDate="2020-09-03T16:16:20.407" UserId="1088" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18870" PostId="15306" Score="0" Text="Can you clarify your question. Are you asking to find out if it is Lego or not, or do you want to know the exact brand and set?" CreationDate="2020-09-03T19:59:30.137" UserId="5657" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18871" PostId="15326" Score="1" Text="Same here, but after you add 95 distinct bricks, it stops working, this also happens to me on the US website. There is no indication in the UI that 95 is the limit, and I can click on &quot;Pick&quot; for further bricks, but they never get added. The Chrome Inspector shows that the `AddToPABCart` returned an `Internal Server Error`. However, LEGO Support said: &quot;_The item limits are there to keep your browsing session stable as it's a big task for most devices to handle_&quot;" CreationDate="2020-09-03T20:34:02.473" UserId="15632" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18872" PostId="15338" Score="3" Text="I think you'd be fine; they usually have very detailed sub-assembly instructions." CreationDate="2020-09-03T21:56:52.887" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18873" PostId="15326" Score="0" Text="@BenediktKöppel I checked too and that is the case. However, that is also the same on the Great Britain website from what I can tell. Please check that to make sure that this is correct and not just user error." CreationDate="2020-09-03T23:42:47.530" UserId="16817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18874" PostId="15342" Score="1" Text="Thanks!  Apparently you need to add two unregulated motor blocks with slightly different speeds to keep it on. Just one in a loop didn’t work for me." CreationDate="2020-09-04T05:38:05.523" UserId="16822" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18878" PostId="15338" Score="2" Text="From how you formulate your question I think you have an analytical mindset, hence you'll be fine. If you run into issues we'll be happy to help" CreationDate="2020-09-04T12:10:54.653" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18879" PostId="14794" Score="0" Text="I don't see how this is a question worth asking the LEGO support services or how they could or would give any reasonable insights into the design decisions there." CreationDate="2020-09-04T14:33:09.627" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18880" PostId="14794" Score="2" Text="@ChristianRau Obviously, LEGO Customer Support won't be able to provide details as to why such feature is missing, however same channel is used to collect feedback as well." CreationDate="2020-09-04T15:44:43.110" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18881" PostId="15325" Score="1" Text="&quot;It could be&quot; and &quot;my guess&quot; aren't very strong arguments. Do you happen to have some data or source of the information to back up your answer?" CreationDate="2020-09-04T15:50:08.520" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18882" PostId="15341" Score="3" Text="It's not that we as mods don't like opinions, but that this *platform* favours questions that have a single definitive answer - it likes to have a green tick by questions meaning &quot;Answered!&quot;. These can still be subjective - see [Good Subjective, Bad Subjective](https://stackoverflow.blog/2010/09/29/good-subjective-bad-subjective/) for more on that ;)" CreationDate="2020-09-04T15:59:52.577" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18883" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="Did you ever get to the bottom of what these are? I've recently acquired a fair number of identical bricks, windows and roof parts and I'd love to know what they actually are. I've hunted around but this is the only place where I've found a photo of what I have." CreationDate="2020-09-03T23:32:11.077" UserId="16823" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18884" PostId="15325" Score="1" Text="@Alex Yes, I do. On my LDD app, it says made out of polyethylene. Also, polyethylene is more flexible than ABS. polyethylene would be used to make the &quot;hinge&quot; on the laptop, to make it close." CreationDate="2020-09-04T16:20:22.457" UserId="16817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18885" PostId="15342" Score="1" Text="Right. I forgot about that part. Will update my answer." CreationDate="2020-09-04T16:28:30.517" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18886" PostId="15325" Score="3" Text="I wasn't aware thet LDD has such information. Your answer would greatly benefit from having such information posted in form of screenshot." CreationDate="2020-09-04T16:34:04.213" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18887" PostId="15325" Score="0" Text="@Alex Some pieces do, some pieces don't. For example, different wall elements could be made of ABS or a variety of different plastics." CreationDate="2020-09-04T16:53:30.510" UserId="16817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18888" PostId="10659" Score="1" Text="Article posted as an edit provide a little questionable (probably click-bait) content." CreationDate="2020-09-04T21:26:17.790" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18889" PostId="15341" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid, I do have a preference for questions that have objective answers or a narrow range of value judgments. If my answer here is not withing the guidelines please let me know so I can delete it." CreationDate="2020-09-04T22:56:36.187" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18890" PostId="15338" Score="3" Text="My first Technic set was the massive 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator. I had a great time building it, even though I ran in to some difficulties. However, it was not my first time building with Technic elements, as I had previously built some simple MOCs with Technic elements I had lying around, but even if it was my 1st time ever building with Technic, I think I still would have had a good time, so I would suggest yes, you should buy a large Technic set even as your 1st LEGO set." CreationDate="2020-09-05T01:07:19.173" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18891" PostId="15326" Score="0" Text="yes, same happens on the German and Swiss stores. Given that it's a &quot;Internal Server Error&quot;, I don't really believe the LEGO support that this is a deliberate limit, and it seems more like a technical glitch. I guess I'll have to file multiple PAB orders." CreationDate="2020-09-05T09:05:40.923" UserId="15632" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18892" PostId="15326" Score="0" Text="@BenediktKöppel OK. Thanks for helping me improve the answer!" CreationDate="2020-09-05T13:16:34.457" UserId="16817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18893" PostId="15348" Score="1" Text="That makes sense. Thanks! I didn't realize that the barcode scanner in that set could be used to read speed that way." CreationDate="2020-09-06T15:27:24.297" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18894" PostId="15315" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much" CreationDate="2020-09-07T02:52:21.890" UserId="16756" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18895" PostId="15349" Score="0" Text="I am failing to identify the piece with bricklink..." CreationDate="2020-09-07T04:08:16.873" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18896" PostId="15341" Score="2" Text="My only concern was &quot;(The moderators do not like that)&quot; - in that it paints us as some sort of tyrannical overlords, when in general we're just slightly more powerful users ;)" CreationDate="2020-09-07T08:54:36.590" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18898" PostId="15344" Score="0" Text="For me, the 42100 took something like a week to assemble, in my spare time after work." CreationDate="2020-09-07T16:43:05.430" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18899" PostId="15349" Score="0" Text="That blue looks like a Lepin or MegaBlox, just guessing." CreationDate="2020-09-08T00:37:12.917" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18901" PostId="1616" Score="0" Text="Today almost all displays your content will be shown on are 60 FPS screens, phones, tablets, laptops and HD TVs. While most TVs can sync to a different refresh rate, this requires support from the device that displays the animation, and this will very seldom be done unless in a properly set up home theatre system. As such, an even multiple of 60 will prevent stuttering due to dropped/inserted frames for a 60 FPS display." CreationDate="2020-09-08T09:27:15.993" UserId="935" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18903" PostId="15328" Score="2" Text="Are you willing to drill, glue or otherwise irrevocably alter your bricks? What are the size constraints of the solution? How stable must it be?" CreationDate="2020-09-08T10:32:58.223" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18904" PostId="15354" Score="0" Text="Sorry, apparently the translator misunderstood me in this sentence &quot;But due to the unhealthy lead mania&quot;. I wanted to say that I have an unhealthy obsession with the inviolability of my figures. For example, I get rid of figurines that have interacted with oil or chlorine." CreationDate="2020-09-08T12:06:49.063" UserId="16836" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18907" PostId="15353" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Too bad a lot of the pieces aren't here." CreationDate="2020-09-09T00:09:58.967" UserId="16834" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18908" PostId="15358" Score="4" Text="A place to look is [Brick link](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=track%209v#T=P)" CreationDate="2020-09-09T00:50:27.380" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18909" PostId="15358" Score="0" Text="Pretty sure the comment from @Dan1138 is the actual answer. For example here are all of the short curved track lots available https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3241#T=S&amp;C=9&amp;O={%22color%22:9,%22iconly%22:0}" CreationDate="2020-09-09T03:19:09.973" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18910" PostId="15351" Score="0" Text="Fun fact: this makes a passable decorative sword handle, but a lousy actually usable sword handle." CreationDate="2020-09-09T09:36:56.183" UserId="7607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18911" PostId="15361" Score="0" Text="Thanks guys the reply were very helpful . I found what I was looking for." CreationDate="2020-09-09T21:48:33.487" UserId="16842" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18913" PostId="15361" Score="0" Text="In the context of conducting tracks: can you at least name (if not link) to the companies? There was one once, but it ceased to exist years ago. And didn't apply to &quot;better geometry options&quot;, too." CreationDate="2020-09-09T23:16:08.107" UserId="16795" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18914" PostId="15358" Score="0" Text="From 2012 to 2015 I bought them in packs off eBay, i.e. auctions with ~100 used tracks. My maximum was always 3.50 € per straight part, 1.00 € for curves, 10.00 € for switches, 20.00 € for crosses. Based on the quality I got it was always worth the money. Cleaned them thru the years throughly, tho." CreationDate="2020-09-09T23:21:44.067" UserId="16795" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18915" PostId="15361" Score="1" Text="I don't want any of it, but I have heard about them from fellow LEGO-fans that are not as purist and bigger train fans, but some brands are ME models and bricktrack." CreationDate="2020-09-10T07:21:12.523" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18917" PostId="15366" Score="0" Text="Yes! That’s it. Thank you!!" CreationDate="2020-09-10T16:31:02.620" UserId="16856" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18918" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="@Malcolm Thanks for the recent comment and I am sorry that I didn't see it sooner.  It is interesting to discover there is someone with identical bricks, but so far this year has not been the best time to pursue this with Lego Customer Service. I will contact them tomorrow (Sept 11) and see what advice they can offer.  A note on their website suggests 10 days for routine email replies, so I will update here as soon as I can." CreationDate="2020-09-10T21:51:34.057" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18919" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi  I am sorry that I did not respond to your follow up comment in June, but after the more recent comment about similar pieces I will call Customer Service at Lego tomorrow (Sept 11) and see what insight they can offer, and if I should address email to a department or individual." CreationDate="2020-09-10T21:57:20.070" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18920" PostId="15368" Score="12" Text="And here I was thinking &quot;oh, they're probably using NFC, that's pretty cool…&quot; Nope. Low tech FTW. :)" CreationDate="2020-09-11T15:27:52.697" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18921" PostId="15368" Score="1" Text="BTW, there's something odd about the table on GitHub that you link to: it appears to be giving the bit patterns for the various power-ups in both hexadecimal and binary, but the given values for Propeller Mario (`06` and `001100`) don't match. Either the bit pattern for Propeller Mario should actually be `000110` or the hex value should be `0C`. Either one looks like a somewhat plausible typo, so I've no idea which one's right." CreationDate="2020-09-11T15:29:45.803" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18922" PostId="15361" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that was [ME Models](https://web.archive.org/web/20170614104242/http://www.me-models.com/store/) (conducted) and is [BrickTracks](https://www.bricktracks.com/products) (non-conducted)." CreationDate="2020-09-11T15:44:31.513" UserId="16795" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18923" PostId="15368" Score="1" Text="Odd that they're using twice as many bits as necessary.  Maybe they're planning on expanding the set, but is there any chance they'll ever get anywhere close to 64 different powers?  (Or even just 33, which is the first number that would require that 6th bit.)" CreationDate="2020-09-11T16:23:35.643" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18925" PostId="15368" Score="2" Text="@DarrelHoffman I would assume symmetry." CreationDate="2020-09-11T18:30:22.547" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18926" PostId="15368" Score="3" Text="My kids had a train with blocks that had similar (each block gave a different pattern). Then they started holding down with their fingers different combos until they found non-Roman letters and then even a combo that locked it up." CreationDate="2020-09-11T18:31:13.900" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18927" PostId="15368" Score="5" Text="@DarrelHoffman: I suspect they're trying for an N-out-of-M encoding (2 out of 6, in this case). That way, your Builder Mario won't suddenly turn into Cat Mario just because his pants are a little loose and one of the switches doesn't get pushed all the way in. (Admittedly, they could've still used e.g. a 4 bit parity code to achieve the same result, but 6 bits still indeed leaves more room for expansion, and maybe they just got a good deal on six-switch arrays or something.)" CreationDate="2020-09-11T18:35:44.090" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18928" PostId="15368" Score="5" Text="@IlmariKaronen I've confirmed that the bit value for the propeller pants is 001100 and opened a PR to change the hex value to 0C." CreationDate="2020-09-11T23:38:37.740" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18932" PostId="15368" Score="3" Text="@IlmariKaronen - Whenever you can get away with low tech - do it. It's simpler, easier to build, cheaper, more robust and durable. Well, most of the time anyway. And it's always _so_ satisfying to see something complicated and impressive being achieved by something absolutely elementary.  :)" CreationDate="2020-09-13T11:54:21.313" UserId="15062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18933" PostId="15372" Score="2" Text="That's it - Thanks" CreationDate="2020-09-13T18:21:47.483" UserId="16800" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18935" PostId="15373" Score="0" Text="Sounds like a cool idea. You also might want to consider using part number 11610 in tan as the cones with part number 15470 on top, I saw this method in an Angry Birds set and it looked very nice." CreationDate="2020-09-14T04:47:58.833" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18936" PostId="15372" Score="1" Text="Definitely Fischertechnik. Used to be quite popular, next to Meccano." CreationDate="2020-09-14T07:32:47.500" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18937" PostId="15371" Score="2" Text="That's a really neat sketch from memory, well done." CreationDate="2020-09-14T07:33:40.887" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18938" PostId="15371" Score="1" Text="Thanks. Done with the old 2D Microsoft Paint!  Only real error was I forgot to show the ends of the hidden slots - Grrr." CreationDate="2020-09-14T08:51:05.753" UserId="16800" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18939" PostId="15366" Score="2" Text="Hi @KatieS86, welcome to Bricks! If Alex has answered your question, you can click the &quot;tick&quot; under the vote buttons to mark it as &quot;the answer&quot;, which helps us all know that your question is answered and both you and Alex get some reputation ;)" CreationDate="2020-09-14T10:02:16.607" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18940" PostId="15371" Score="2" Text="Great, now you've reminded me of  my childhood loves:   Girder&amp; Panel and the companion Bridge&amp; Turnpike;   and ErectorSets.  Turns out the former is still being manufactured!  The latter, in a modified form, is Meccano" CreationDate="2020-09-14T13:14:22.660" UserId="16875" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18941" PostId="15372" Score="5" Text="Very popular in Germany, used not only by hobbyists, but also by professionals building functional models of industrial equipment." CreationDate="2020-09-14T13:48:54.253" UserId="16876" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18942" PostId="15376" Score="0" Text="Solution with hacked light brick is just great combination of non-destructive use of LEGO with 3rd party elements." CreationDate="2020-09-14T14:06:46.577" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18943" PostId="15372" Score="6" Text="@RalfKleberhoff Being able to build functional models is part of the idea behind it. Fisher is a big company in plastic extrusion and molding technology. (Most people probably know them best from plugs for screws, washers and other plastic fasteners). They originally made the first FisherTechnic set in 1964 partly as a technology demo and partly as a Christimas customer relations gift. It proved to be so popular it became a separate business division." CreationDate="2020-09-14T15:46:35.420" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18944" PostId="15377" Score="2" Text="I don't have any official sources, but most probably while they can't (and thus won't) ensure it, they still strive to provide different packs. Or they might just grab the next X packs from the box, which have a known distribution and so could very well be different ones." CreationDate="2020-09-15T08:25:31.523" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18945" PostId="15377" Score="0" Text="@zovits - Thanks for your thoughts. I hadn't considered that it could be so simple as grabbing the next X packs. I'm trying to limit myself to opening only one pack a day, so I will keep my fingers crossed I was just very lucky!" CreationDate="2020-09-15T08:43:01.087" UserId="9675" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18946" PostId="15376" Score="0" Text="This is amazing! Thanks" CreationDate="2020-09-15T09:09:35.533" UserId="2602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18947" PostId="15377" Score="5" Text="And FWIW, the packs come in a box of 20, with 2 rows, and each row contains a full set of 10. So if you purchased 10 in one order, chances are high that the order picker just grabbed an entire row, meaning you have a full set." CreationDate="2020-09-15T10:44:11.197" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18948" PostId="15377" Score="0" Text="I ordered in two sets of five, so fingers crossed!" CreationDate="2020-09-15T10:58:15.437" UserId="9675" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18949" PostId="15372" Score="2" Text="I owned a set in the 1970s. They are fun and high quality -- these bricks are made from nylon." CreationDate="2020-09-15T12:39:06.937" UserId="16887" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18951" PostId="15378" Score="0" Text="That does yeah :) Though Syberion already answered too." CreationDate="2020-09-15T17:13:01.040" UserId="16888" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18952" PostId="15371" Score="1" Text="You got the actual answer but my first inclination was to say &quot;that's T-slot aluminum!  That's not a toy, it's real engineering system!&quot;  Of course what you are describing actually is the toy; but the version with aluminum beams and metal or plastic brackets exists too, and is used to make somewhat similar real-world constructions." CreationDate="2020-09-15T19:14:45.713" UserId="12035" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18953" PostId="15354" Score="0" Text="Both red and yellow bricks had cadmium based pigments in the past.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8543/was-there-ever-cadmium-in-lego-bricks" CreationDate="2020-09-15T19:16:41.497" UserId="2581" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18955" PostId="15371" Score="0" Text="@Chris Stratton - Fischer Technik is actually sometimes used for prototyping  and they make longer compatible beams of  aluminium   -  https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/113988075590?chn=ps&amp;norover=1&amp;mkevt=1&amp;mkrid=710-153316-527457-8&amp;mkcid=2&amp;itemid=113988075590&amp;targetid=4585032211933600&amp;device=c&amp;mktype=&amp;googleloc=&amp;poi=&amp;campaignid=398226948&amp;mkgroupid=1302921513642151&amp;rlsatarget=pla-4585032211933600&amp;abcId=2145997&amp;merchantid=87779&amp;msclkid=27b055c5ba741c56a89c0aa49bed7d71" CreationDate="2020-09-15T20:33:55.163" UserId="16800" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18956" PostId="15381" Score="0" Text="If it helps, I'm happy to provide closer-up photos of the image provided in the box - it's the same image above but I may be able to get more detail than what you can see in the image above." CreationDate="2020-09-16T00:58:16.680" UserId="10441" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18957" PostId="15380" Score="0" Text="Even I am struggling to find these. The closest I can get is with part 3068bpb0893, which has the word grid in its name.  Those other parts would be considered grids too if we look at what I found and what the MOC has, but if we type &quot;tile 2x2 grid&quot; into bricklink we do not see those other parts so I think they are custom parts." CreationDate="2020-09-16T04:56:11.047" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18958" PostId="15381" Score="0" Text="FYI: Parts in lego sets are grouped in bags which have numbers on them. In the instructions, they tell you to open these bags one at a time when they tell you to, but since this is older set i guess i can understand. Did you browse the set number on Brickset and look for instruction archives there?" CreationDate="2020-09-16T05:02:02.993" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18959" PostId="15381" Score="0" Text="I appreciate the comment and I'm aware of that - I can make it more clear but the bags in this set were not labeled and the instructions are not all-inclusive. I've watched a silly amount of LEGO builds on YouTube with my son and I'm well-aware of how these sets *usually* work - but this was not the case with this set. Instead of a paper sheet with all of the instructions or a booklet, there are six plastic cards with images of groups of the builds and instructions for a single build on the back of the card." CreationDate="2020-09-16T05:05:02.527" UserId="10441" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18960" PostId="15381" Score="0" Text="I updated my commemt, please read that last sentence. Im on mobile and I accidentally clicked the enter button when I wasn't finshed typing." CreationDate="2020-09-16T05:06:41.523" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18961" PostId="15381" Score="0" Text="Brickset has links to Swooshable and Brickfactory - the former just links to the latter and Brickfactory just has scans of the plastic sheets I have - in fact, it doesn't even have scans of both sides of the sheets. :( So, unless I'm using the site wrong, it doesn't seem to have what I need." CreationDate="2020-09-16T05:13:04.367" UserId="10441" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18962" PostId="15381" Score="0" Text="Oh, you're right, those links seem to be broken and/or useless. At this point I'm stumped too, I don't know how to help you any farther." CreationDate="2020-09-16T09:01:37.057" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18963" PostId="15381" Score="2" Text="Given it is an educational set that might follow different rules, I could imagine that the intent of not giving instructions is to make the students figure out themselves how to build the different items or giving the pictures more as an &quot;inspiration&quot;. It reminds me a bit of the images on the boxes back in the 90s that showed alternative builds of a set but only in a single photo. Not that this insight would be of any help for your problem, though. ;-)" CreationDate="2020-09-16T11:29:31.313" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18964" PostId="15380" Score="6" Text="This is, most likely, custom print. There are plates on the right side with similarly colored print that overlap on two elements - one of the dashes is split between two elements. This is not something I saw TLG do. It also makes me think that elements have prints that are too close to the edge." CreationDate="2020-09-16T13:45:17.720" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18965" PostId="15384" Score="0" Text="Thanks! This is really helpful! I... uh... am a bit of a novice so I'm not sure what an &quot;LBG brick&quot; is - I did a Google search and it said &quot;light blue grey&quot;? Is that a 4x4 of the lighter grey like [this](https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt7a049fe2a311c2b1/4243797.jpg?fit=bounds&amp;format=jpg&amp;quality=80&amp;width=100&amp;height=100&amp;dpr=1)?" CreationDate="2020-09-17T02:08:45.087" UserId="10441" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18966" PostId="15388" Score="0" Text="Great, that is what I was looking for! Thanks for your help!" CreationDate="2020-09-17T03:16:20.477" UserId="16893" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18967" PostId="15384" Score="0" Text="@Catija I've added clarification about LBG, but you were very close. The brick I had in mind is [this](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2877#T=C)" CreationDate="2020-09-17T05:00:10.423" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18968" PostId="15377" Score="0" Text="Your mathematics is way off. Chance of having 10 different character packs when they are truly random is 10!/10^10 ~=~ 0,036 % chance" CreationDate="2020-09-17T07:53:46.340" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18969" PostId="15377" Score="1" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve - the probability quoted is for 8 from 8 being unique - at the time of writing the question I had only opened 8 packs." CreationDate="2020-09-17T10:15:09.150" UserId="9675" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18970" PostId="15387" Score="1" Text="9335 set is from 2010, so it no longer contains any parts in Dark Gray or Light Gray colors." CreationDate="2020-09-17T11:35:17.620" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18971" PostId="15377" Score="0" Text="Then you would be correct, 10!/2!/10^8 ~= ~1.8 %" CreationDate="2020-09-17T12:12:34.367" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18972" PostId="15387" Score="0" Text="@Alex,  It's unfortunate that the available colours in the set have been reduced. I did this as a CAD build working from the Bricklink inventory and what images Peeron would provide. I found all the parts in 9335 inventory but there could be some variations." CreationDate="2020-09-17T22:00:06.850" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18973" PostId="15390" Score="2" Text="Just want to confirm that at least the elements of the starter course are easily assembled by just looking at the pictures on the box and in the small quickstart guide. My 14yr old son and I did just this when we built our set." CreationDate="2020-09-20T02:15:43.857" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18974" PostId="15391" Score="1" Text="It appears to use a bar to connect to other items, so obviously you will need a special hair with clips all over it, and i doubt such thing exists. Perhaps you can look for a different part, or specify where exatly you want to attach it?" CreationDate="2020-09-20T05:26:59.447" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18975" PostId="15391" Score="2" Text="There is [this](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=95326&amp;name=Minifigure,%20Hair%20Female%20Messy%20with%20Swept-up%20Ponytail,%20Side%20Bangs%20and%20Clip&amp;category=%5BMinifigure,%20Hair%5D#T=C) hairpiece with a clip, although it's facing forwards instead of up" CreationDate="2020-09-20T21:07:14.780" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18976" PostId="15390" Score="0" Text="For some of the larger sets I would advise against just trying to copy the box-art - specifically for Bowsers castle there are some internal mechanics (cogs and gears) which would be difficult to replicate.&#xA;&#xA;Sadly even by visiting the LEGO website you cannot download an 'offline' version of the instruction. &#xA;&#xA;However, if the aim is simply to limit the time spent with a screen, then there are distinct steps to making the larger sets, so you could limit your child to building, say, only one of the models or towers." CreationDate="2020-09-21T07:51:22.207" UserId="9675" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18977" PostId="15393" Score="0" Text="Dang, they looked like that for a while." CreationDate="2020-09-22T23:42:51.207" UserId="16913" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18978" PostId="15395" Score="2" Text="Though, even in the 90s they really didn't do stepwise part lists generally, only for Technic and, judging from your example, Model Team. But even the biggest normal System sets didn't have these throughout pretty much the entire decade. Still nice and exhaustive answer." CreationDate="2020-09-23T09:52:28.053" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18979" PostId="15395" Score="0" Text="@ChristianRau Thanks, updated the answer with your point." CreationDate="2020-09-23T10:36:19.580" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18980" PostId="15395" Score="5" Text="Interesting tidbit is that until the late 90s these instructions were entirely hand-drawn." CreationDate="2020-09-23T10:46:47.153" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18981" PostId="15395" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. That sounds incredible! To think that all steps for all instructions, including the most complex Technic sets of LEGO history (8880,8480, 8448) would be hand-drawn... Where can one learn more about this?" CreationDate="2020-09-23T11:02:41.337" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18982" PostId="15392" Score="4" Text="Interesting timing actually. On thursday the 24th there is a [LEGO House Fan Day event](https://legohouse.com/en-gb/what-s-on/lego-house-fan-day/), which due to Corona is basically a set of virtual presentations by LEGO staff about various topics (and although you need to register beforehand, it's entirely for free). One of the presentations is about the building instructions. I don't know how much that will go into historical details, but it might be worth checking out if you're interested in the topic and have the time." CreationDate="2020-09-23T11:08:10.817" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18983" PostId="15395" Score="2" Text="@zovits As mentioned under the question, there will be a free online presenation by LEGO on building instructions tomorrow that might be worth checking out. Maybe it will go into the history a bit more." CreationDate="2020-09-23T11:10:09.120" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18984" PostId="15395" Score="9" Text="@zovits of course, up to the 70s-80s all instructions for making *real* engineering would also be hand-drawn. People went to the moon in rockets hand-built from hand-drawn plans. The profession of &quot;Technical Draughtsman&quot; may be a good place to learn from?" CreationDate="2020-09-23T11:59:14.020" UserId="16914" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18985" PostId="15395" Score="0" Text="@pjc50 That's all right, I just thought the LEGO employees might have used an ever-expanding library of different parts depicted from different angles and used those graphical components to build the images seen in a step. I presumed they then copied the whole and added the changes needed for the next step by adding more pre-drawn pieces and deleting occluded parts. Or I'd have expected they used plotters, or similar electro-mechanical tools instead of drawing every stud, gear tooth and axle hole by hand." CreationDate="2020-09-23T12:23:35.700" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18986" PostId="15392" Score="1" Text="Related [How were these building instructions from the 1970s produced?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/14860/10569) shows the hand-drawn precursor to today's CAD" CreationDate="2020-09-23T13:00:10.907" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18987" PostId="175" Score="1" Text="This answer has became outdated, the most up-to-date list is currently found at [Brickset](https://brickset.com/sets/query-45)." CreationDate="2020-09-23T13:55:07.410" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18988" PostId="15395" Score="2" Text="@zovits, it's likely that they would have had stencils for the more complicated parts like tires, but there wouldn't have been complete pre-drawn pieces." CreationDate="2020-09-23T20:05:06.810" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18989" PostId="15402" Score="3" Text="I've bought thousands of slope pieces on bricklink. This is definitely the way to go.  There aren't many sets that have more than a handful of slope pieces.  When you get into more obscure colors like dark purple it is even more difficult to do this through parting out sets.  However, with bricklink you can corner the world market in an hour or so.  Bru-hahahahaha. ;-)" CreationDate="2020-09-24T02:38:29.097" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18990" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="Thanks @mindstormsboi, fixed the link" CreationDate="2020-09-24T13:21:47.113" UserId="9843" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18991" PostId="15401" Score="0" Text="Just out of interest, why only 2018-2020 sets?" CreationDate="2020-09-24T15:12:09.160" UserId="16817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18992" PostId="15401" Score="1" Text="@bryantp26 I think OP's preference is chose from sets that are still fresh and widely available." CreationDate="2020-09-24T16:30:56.550" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18993" PostId="15401" Score="0" Text="@Alex OK. thanks!" CreationDate="2020-09-24T16:34:05.960" UserId="16817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18994" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi  Response from LEGO customer service received, and they say the bricks are not LEGO, and they don't recognise the the clone either. I have decided to answer my question, as I suspect no further progress can be made, if even the LEGO experts can't identify the bricks I have.  I appreciated your suggestion and I was impressed with the friendly and helpful attitude of the LEGO representative." CreationDate="2020-09-24T18:43:11.660" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18995" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="@Malcolm  The answer I received from LEGO confirmed my bricks are not LEGO and they could not offer a name for the clone manufacturer.  Sorry I can't help more, but the fact that you also have similar bricks must mean that an answer can be found somewhere online.  If I find anything helpful I will try to let you know through this forum." CreationDate="2020-09-24T18:46:19.393" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18996" PostId="14505" Score="1" Text="Your batteries should also be non rechargeable ones. Rechargeable ones might give a too low voltage even when fully charged (about 7.2 V instead of the expected 9V). If you are certain that the batteries are not the issue, you could contact lego support, they will issue you replacement parts..." CreationDate="2020-09-24T20:16:51.983" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18997" PostId="15396" Score="2" Text="You might also consider moving to the new boost platform. There is the Spike Prime set and later this year a robotics set similar to Spike Prime will be released. EV3 is being phased out (on the other hand, it can now be found at greatly reduced price) ..." CreationDate="2020-09-24T20:20:10.820" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="18998" PostId="15396" Score="0" Text="@Michael Verschaeve - Ouch! When I started this area of enquiry I though that LEGO was LEGO and that was it. Little did I realise that so much change goes on. I'll investigate Spike Prime but I fear by the time I have caught up with that my knowledge will be out-of-date again!" CreationDate="2020-09-24T20:34:23.823" UserId="16800" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19000" PostId="14505" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve does this come from experience? Because TLG is fine with rechargeable batteries and the following is included in instructions for 60198 under &quot;Important information about batteries&quot;: &quot;Rechargeable batteries must be recharged using the correct battery charger under the supervision of an adult. You cannot recharge batteries while they are still in the product, and you must never try to do so. Never attempt to recharge non-rechargeable batteries.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-09-25T15:20:52.603" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19001" PostId="14505" Score="0" Text="@Alex, the 7.2V I'm certain, and also sure that for EV3's rechargeable batteries were detected too fast as empty so I'm assuming this might be the case for boost as well.There was a trick however, you could insert a paperclip in a hole for the EV3 to let it know you were using rechargable batteries. This hole was also pinned when using the lego battery that came with the educational versions of EV3. I do not know of such trick with boost." CreationDate="2020-09-25T15:54:50.563" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19002" PostId="15393" Score="4" Text="1996 &quot;vintage&quot;. Ouch, my aching bones." CreationDate="2020-09-25T16:06:30.880" UserId="3176" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19003" PostId="14505" Score="0" Text="A note to everyone that the battery cell voltage at the end of capacity in around 0.8 volts for primary alkaline or zinc carbon and rechargeable nickel metal hydride battery chemistry. What this means is that the end of charge indication may appear sooner for rechargeable cells, but the actual endurance in the product will be similar as long as the cell capacity in WATT HOURS is similar between the various types of cells being evaluated." CreationDate="2020-09-25T21:37:22.317" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19004" PostId="14505" Score="0" Text="A further note is that there are a lot of just crap AAA rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries available for sale. So just be aware that just because there is a big number printed in the battery that claims it is &quot;high&quot; capacity do not believe it until you test that battery yourself. Also get a good charger that charges each cell individually. The ones that connect two or more cells in series for charging are crap." CreationDate="2020-09-25T21:46:56.280" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19005" PostId="281" Score="0" Text="The http://designbyme.lego.com site doesn't work anymore,  but Lego Digital Designer can still be downloaded from https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd" CreationDate="2020-09-26T07:20:46.183" UserId="16944" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19006" PostId="15402" Score="0" Text="Yes I know bl is way to go but, since world is changing because of covid-19, it became more and more painful to get packages from another country, at least in my country. So thats why I'm asking especially for sets available on market." CreationDate="2020-09-26T13:16:13.340" UserId="16916" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19007" PostId="15403" Score="1" Text="unfortunately we don't have pick-a-brick in Turkey except LEGO Stores. And it is not allowed to hand pick items since when pandemic started." CreationDate="2020-09-26T13:18:23.543" UserId="16916" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19008" PostId="15401" Score="0" Text="yes I'm looking for sets available on stores. Because giving bricklink order from another country is taking too much time because of covid related situations." CreationDate="2020-09-26T13:20:13.547" UserId="16916" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19009" PostId="15403" Score="0" Text="In Germany, the pick-a-brick in the stores is now handled by the personal: They have a display of available pieces and you can ask for them by their code (like 'E6'). Works well." CreationDate="2020-09-26T17:04:41.667" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19010" PostId="15408" Score="0" Text="Heh, of course!" CreationDate="2020-09-26T21:30:07.730" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19011" PostId="15410" Score="2" Text="Related: [What different types of train tracks exist](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/2885/10369)" CreationDate="2020-09-27T18:50:25.313" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19012" PostId="15413" Score="0" Text="Have you considered adding some sort of connector in the middle of wing side to change profile of the wing? To give them a bit of curve. It is just axle is already there, so having few more grams for connectors to change a profile may impact the performance positively." CreationDate="2020-09-27T20:55:27.713" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19013" PostId="15413" Score="0" Text="@Alex I tried but the effect on the shape was minimal, they still sagged." CreationDate="2020-09-27T20:57:40.643" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19014" PostId="6850" Score="0" Text="In 2020, LEGO is working on moving to paper bags to replace the single-use plastic.  https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/sustainable-packaging/" CreationDate="2020-09-28T01:40:41.577" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19015" PostId="15413" Score="1" Text="I love surprises coming from HNQ! Congrats for the creativity. Could it be coupled to something like this https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/393053146/powerup-40-smartphone-controlled-paper-airplane ? It wouldn't be 100% LEGO, it could be fun though, if it indeed works." CreationDate="2020-09-28T07:54:57.130" UserId="9584" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19016" PostId="15417" Score="2" Text="I assume that you're after minifig scale? Or are you going for the micro scale of most Architecture sets (based on the [tag:architecture] tag)?" CreationDate="2020-09-28T15:07:23.853" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19017" PostId="15416" Score="1" Text="It would be better if you explained how this type of printer works, right now I'm just assuming it uses an ultraviolet light..." CreationDate="2020-09-29T05:01:35.533" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19018" PostId="15413" Score="0" Text="You can definitely get lift from angle of attack alone (some paper plane designs use this), so controlling the wing angle could be very helpful.  At the moment it looks like the wing spar (repurposed mast) is free to rotate.  Then make sure the centre of gravity is fairly well forward for stability and I reckon you could get a lot further.  I'm tempted to try something myself with vintage Technic and making comparable sails." CreationDate="2020-09-29T08:20:45.313" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19019" PostId="15417" Score="0" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid I don't think the tag was chosen for this reason rather than because lamps are an architectural feature. Though, even if it was, this is a general design question unrelated to existing products, so the tag can be removed anyway." CreationDate="2020-09-29T10:20:54.630" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19020" PostId="15417" Score="0" Text="@ChristianRau Agreed, and that was my thought to because the architecture tag defines itself as &quot;Questions relating to the Lego Architecture theme&quot;. I was just confirming what the intended scale and use was ;)" CreationDate="2020-09-29T10:39:37.620" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19021" PostId="15413" Score="0" Text="Interesting. Set 42074 also has sails, but of a slightly different shape (wider). Wonder if those would work. Unfortunately I only have that set once or I would give it a try." CreationDate="2020-09-29T14:30:37.667" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19022" PostId="15410" Score="0" Text="That gear doesn't look like Lego at all. But those rails where the normal rails in the 70's" CreationDate="2020-09-29T14:32:13.113" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19023" PostId="15421" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much!" CreationDate="2020-09-30T07:13:40.893" UserId="16954" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19024" PostId="15411" Score="0" Text="OK - Thanks Syberion." CreationDate="2020-09-30T15:24:01.510" UserId="16946" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19026" PostId="15424" Score="3" Text="Nice find, RSchulz! Your worry about copyright infringement might be valid, but until it is cleared, I took the liberty to embed the image via Imgur, so that it doesn't get lost if Ebay decides to cease hosting it anymore. I have opened [a question on meta](https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/q/527/3631) to discuss this, feel free to drop by either to chip in with your opinion or hear the others' views." CreationDate="2020-10-01T08:26:09.753" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19027" PostId="15422" Score="1" Text="Be careful about wandering around on Bricklink unaccompanied.  You never know when you might fall in a vat of bricks never to be seen again." CreationDate="2020-10-01T15:22:18.700" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19028" PostId="15410" Score="0" Text="@Tonny , The gear is [part # 743 :Technic, Gear Samsonite 35 Tooth](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=743#T=C&amp;C=7)" CreationDate="2020-10-02T21:51:01.007" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19029" PostId="15410" Score="0" Text="@Syberion Interresting... The early Technic gears I'm familiar with are from the 70's. The red (small) , blue (medium) and yellow (big) ones with the white axles. Seems these are even bigger. I had never seen them before." CreationDate="2020-10-03T11:57:00.810" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19030" PostId="15432" Score="2" Text="I didn't see that coming :)" CreationDate="2020-10-03T15:39:43.280" UserId="9821" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19031" PostId="15424" Score="2" Text="Thanks - but I can not comment there, as I do not have sufficient reputation. I find that site rule weird, that I can brashly answer a question, but not add a comment asking for clarification before I answer." CreationDate="2020-10-03T17:42:47.913" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19032" PostId="15433" Score="0" Text="Would you mind to add some more info regarding the photo, like the year taken? Possibly anything to add context to make the title more unique :)" CreationDate="2020-10-03T18:58:36.930" UserId="4321" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19034" PostId="15433" Score="1" Text="Sure, I added the year to the title :-)" CreationDate="2020-10-04T09:26:09.713" UserId="16970" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19035" PostId="15442" Score="3" Text="&quot;no existing and in-production spring had the characteristics and looks needed to make the front assembly look proper&quot; — not least because no existing spring lets you fix the direction, whereas in that set the front wheel is supported entirely by the springs (using any of the existing springs would make it rather wobbly!)" CreationDate="2020-10-04T19:45:22.327" UserId="13494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19036" PostId="15440" Score="0" Text="Similarly, it is possible to insert drawers upside-down, however only the top drawer will be able to close all the way." CreationDate="2020-10-04T22:59:50.087" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19037" PostId="15442" Score="0" Text="Of possible interest, even though the 731 series springs only compress one stud, almost all models that use them have them arranged for some form of oblique compression relative to the direction of movement, resulting in an actual movement of the wheels (or other spring-loaded part) of greater than one stud. They're also the most widespread of all the springs, so most MOCs prefer to use them instead of other options." CreationDate="2020-10-05T01:20:37.923" UserId="9602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19038" PostId="15442" Score="0" Text="@Dave Look is probably most of it, there are at least three springs that you could fix the direction of using additional components (95292, 2902c02, and 2902c03), but they don't fit the look of the real thing, require a lot of extra bulk to fix the direction (you need stops above and below the mounting points), and are all rather old (most recent set with any of them was in 2015)." CreationDate="2020-10-05T01:24:32.273" UserId="9602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19041" PostId="15448" Score="1" Text="Tons of proper propellers to choose from I’d say: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=Propeller. Part 6041 looks like your best match - though the blades are small they are properly tilted and it has an axle-hole. I’d think that running that one on high speed should work." CreationDate="2020-10-05T10:55:46.347" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19044" PostId="337" Score="0" Text="Note: the fact you can't easily electrocute yourself with LEGO voltage doesn't necessarily mean you can't make sparks or start fires or something." CreationDate="2020-10-05T13:34:41.463" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19045" PostId="15448" Score="0" Text="Here I am amazed that you happened to build the exact thing the asker was looking for.  Then I did a little more research.  Awesome build!" CreationDate="2020-10-05T14:27:38.730" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19046" PostId="15442" Score="5" Text="I signed up to this stack for the sole purpose of being able to +1 you for this ludicrously detailed response. You're a madman." CreationDate="2020-10-05T15:19:38.733" UserId="16988" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19047" PostId="15442" Score="1" Text="@Phil B. Hey you listed only compression springs. This one, [Spring for Forklift Wide and Crane Bucket](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=bb0217&amp;idColor=22#T=C&amp;C=22) is a tension spring. How about an update for the &quot;other&quot; kind of spring?" CreationDate="2020-10-05T17:40:05.170" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19048" PostId="15448" Score="0" Text="Proper propeller does exist - lookup 2740c01 on BL. However it is 30 years old." CreationDate="2020-10-05T18:26:45.577" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19049" PostId="15448" Score="1" Text="Great answer, Alexander, though perhaps we shouldn't be surprised it's watertight as LEGO advertises the set as &quot;For the first time ever, this LEGO Technic model toy floats on water!&quot;" CreationDate="2020-10-05T19:33:19.890" UserId="7194" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19050" PostId="15451" Score="4" Text="This is basically a bag of random parts. I don't think we'll be able to help here since these  come from multiple sets." CreationDate="2020-10-05T20:10:28.153" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19051" PostId="15448" Score="0" Text="I've tried most of the propellers, they've all been either too small or the blades are too long/thin/flat. The really small ones would have to spin really fast losing power to friction, and the really large ones would take much more power than these systems are made for." CreationDate="2020-10-05T21:07:40.833" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19052" PostId="15448" Score="0" Text="Have you tried changing gear ratios?" CreationDate="2020-10-06T00:52:21.797" UserId="13529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19053" PostId="15452" Score="0" Text="There are several 3D printing services that can print anything you want, you would just need to create the 3D model of the parts you want" CreationDate="2020-10-06T03:43:04.733" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19054" PostId="15448" Score="0" Text="Could it help to stack several propellers on the same axle?" CreationDate="2020-10-06T03:46:44.140" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19055" PostId="15448" Score="0" Text="@AlexanderO'Mara IIRC the Brick Experiment channel on Youtube has made Lego submarines with only some minor aftermarket modifications. Maybe you could try the propellers they use?" CreationDate="2020-10-06T06:17:19.087" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19056" PostId="9173" Score="0" Text="Your description is not very detailed, but maybe you just need to press the 12 tan trapezoidal assemblies together (radially) to reduce the circumfence. There shouldn't be any gaps between the bricks. (It's a little bit difficult to explain with words) As @Craig said, please share a photo of your model" CreationDate="2020-10-06T10:06:23.120" UserId="11540" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19057" PostId="15453" Score="2" Text="In addition, the yellow hull piece can only be found in two Alpha team sets [#4794](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?S=4794-1) and [#4792](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?S=4792-1)" CreationDate="2020-10-06T15:56:37.370" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19058" PostId="15435" Score="0" Text="Hi Brick Adventures, welcome to Bricks.SE.  It looks like Alex has answered this.  If you agree it is our custom in StackExchange-land to click the checkbox by the answer to indicate that you have accepted it." CreationDate="2020-10-06T16:24:03.187" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19059" PostId="15451" Score="0" Text="Thanks.  You are right.  I had purchased set 10228 from amazon.  Had it in storage for some months and decided to put it together.  Inside the box there were no instructions and a bunch of bags - later realized all taped - with pieces of LEGO that were definitely not 10228...I was trying to if they were from any specific set but they are just random pieces in bags...total fraud...anyway thanks for your help!" CreationDate="2020-10-06T21:10:48.193" UserId="16991" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19060" PostId="15457" Score="0" Text="I agree. Going by the amount of grey bricks alone you need at least 3, probably 4 castle sets together to have that many. The black bricks need also at least 2 or 3 sets." CreationDate="2020-10-07T15:43:48.023" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19062" PostId="15456" Score="0" Text="Some things can't be solved by fancy building techniques, though.  I can saw some plates to make a door rail inside corner, but not so much an outside corner.  And I could paint pieces to expand the color palette, but would prefer not to.&#xA;&#xA;I've contacted several companies and they haven't replied.  At least with Lepin there packages of parts available like this: https://lepinland.com/shop/moc-single-bricks-figures/tile/10pcslot-moc-bricks-plate-modified-1-x-2-with-door-rail-fit-with-32028-diy-building-blocks-best/&#xA;&#xA;I just wish someone offered even more options." CreationDate="2020-10-07T18:08:22.303" UserId="16969" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19063" PostId="15459" Score="0" Text="What kind of dirt (in a very general sense) do you want to get rid of? In most cases hot water will do the trick." CreationDate="2020-10-08T06:23:20.283" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19064" PostId="15458" Score="2" Text="Where in the world are you? I don't have any experience with this, but if I did, I might suggest a brand of oil available here in Denmark, which might not be of much use if you are far away," CreationDate="2020-10-08T06:28:13.393" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19065" PostId="15459" Score="6" Text="Does this answer your question? [LEGO cleaning techniques and tools](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/124/lego-cleaning-techniques-and-tools)" CreationDate="2020-10-08T10:13:27.030" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19067" PostId="15459" Score="2" Text="I just want to do a good cleaning because: a cat used the LEGO bucket for a litter box one time and my siblings have touched the LEGO" CreationDate="2020-10-08T13:11:56.213" UserId="17003" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19068" PostId="15460" Score="0" Text="What kind of mild detergent? &#xA;Liquid or powder?" CreationDate="2020-10-08T13:12:37.347" UserId="17003" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19069" PostId="15460" Score="0" Text="I was wondering if dishwasher liquid would work like Dawn dishwashing liquid" CreationDate="2020-10-08T13:19:13.940" UserId="17003" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19070" PostId="15460" Score="2" Text="I'm assuming by mild detergent they mean liquid hand or dish washing soap, as opposed to things like bleach and ammonia which are irritating and corrosive to the skin which may damage bricks. Mild detergent should be enough to both clean and sanitise." CreationDate="2020-10-08T14:37:26.350" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19071" PostId="15460" Score="2" Text="Agree on not using anything dishwasher related. Washing machine, however, is fine in my experience as long as you keep to recommendations of not using strong detergent and the right temperature. I would suggest to clean tray for detergent from any leftovers and keep your bricks in mesh laundry bag. Delicate/silk washing programme is advised too." CreationDate="2020-10-08T16:36:02.117" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19072" PostId="15458" Score="1" Text="@Henriksupportsthecommunity I would love to see your suggestion. Based on your knowledge of the right oil we may find derivatives in other countries and brands." CreationDate="2020-10-08T16:37:13.180" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19073" PostId="15458" Score="0" Text="As I said I don't have any experience, so I don't have any suggestion." CreationDate="2020-10-09T06:48:53.873" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19074" PostId="15461" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the lead on sewing machine oil. Did some googling and it looks like this may be a good choice: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GC54OC2 Tri-Flow, Lubricant with Teflon. What do you think?" CreationDate="2020-10-09T13:56:40.317" UserId="789" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19082" PostId="15461" Score="0" Text="I'd be wary of that one as it explicitly states &quot;Penetrates Fastly&quot; [sic]. You would probably be better off with https://amazon.com/dp/B008QNQ2VE I think." CreationDate="2020-10-09T17:56:00.357" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19083" PostId="15458" Score="1" Text="As a first step I would suggest a food grade mineral oil. It's as close to non-toxic as oils get. It non-penetrating and displaces water, One typical household use is as a surface protection for wooden  cutting boards and kitchen utensils," CreationDate="2020-10-10T01:26:48.503" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19084" PostId="15465" Score="0" Text="Here's a list of some of the more unique parts from the black pile. &#xA; https://rebrickable.com/users/DakMorgan/partlists/232220/" CreationDate="2020-10-10T04:41:04.497" UserId="17014" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19085" PostId="15465" Score="2" Text="I suspect this to be a mix of parts. For example, last picture shows [Black Slope 45 4 x 4 Double with Hinge](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4857&amp;colorID=11&amp;in=A) in Black and none of those sets have some of Dark Gray/Dark Bluish Gray pieces found in that assembly. There isn't that much of sets in dark shades of gray included with Trans-Black Windscreen see on second picture too." CreationDate="2020-10-10T05:47:59.033" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19086" PostId="15465" Score="0" Text="I saw that as well, maybe it's from a MOC?  I wonder if there's an easy way to find out what the assembled parts are for at least?" CreationDate="2020-10-10T13:18:56.787" UserId="17014" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19088" PostId="15465" Score="0" Text="Looks like it's all a MOC - as Alex mentioned, there's only two sets that contain two of that element, and neither of them come with dark grey cylinders or cones :(" CreationDate="2020-10-12T08:41:38.900" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19089" PostId="15458" Score="0" Text="I wrote the top answer on the motor lubricating question you linked. I can recommend the Fleischmann oil mentioned below. I use that as well. Marklin (another model-train brand) also has comparable oil." CreationDate="2020-10-12T10:05:22.423" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19090" PostId="15461" Score="1" Text="I use the Fleischmann oil as well. Marklin (another model-train brand) has similar oil as well." CreationDate="2020-10-12T10:07:08.930" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19091" PostId="15471" Score="3" Text="https://ideas.lego.com/projects/cee8986e-6cf6-4706-b4d4-2f79418db20a shows a user generated project.&#xA;Also, it might help when searching to look for 12 Grimmauld place." CreationDate="2020-10-12T12:30:29.807" UserId="17024" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19092" PostId="15472" Score="0" Text="A really neat trick would be if you can get it to fold in on itself like the movie version.  You'd kind of have to make it only the front facade and not the interior for that to work, of course..." CreationDate="2020-10-12T17:25:36.473" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19093" PostId="15471" Score="0" Text="@Ben thanks for pointing out the mistake in the number, I have corrected it in both the question and the answer. That Ideas submission doesn’t resemble Grimmauld Place very much though ..." CreationDate="2020-10-13T01:10:23.633" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19094" PostId="14785" Score="0" Text="@mindstormsboi &quot;Binary Image&quot; or often just &quot;Binary&quot; is a fairly common term to refer the compiled output of a computer program (i.e. the `.lib`, `.dll` or `.exe` files), as opposed to the source code, which is typically text based." CreationDate="2020-10-14T00:39:19.410" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19095" PostId="15478" Score="5" Text="Oh my gosh, what a fool I am. I guess I've learned my lesson: I need to supervise any helpers that are new to LEGO!" CreationDate="2020-10-15T20:13:27.220" UserId="13441" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19096" PostId="15478" Score="1" Text="Sad that I guessed something like that based on the &quot;hollow&quot; studs shown in the illustration. I was wondering if it swung out like a secret door or something." CreationDate="2020-10-15T20:19:34.210" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19097" PostId="15478" Score="1" Text="@Richard, don't feel bad. We all make mistakes like that. Sometimes it's from being tired or distracted, or as you said, someone else helping who is less experienced. It's normal. I'm glad I could solve the mystery for you. Happy building! :)" CreationDate="2020-10-16T13:57:24.860" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19098" PostId="15478" Score="0" Text="To be fair, Lego instruction manuals quite often have errors such as missing parts, mis-aligned parts, and so forth, so it's not unheard of. I speak mostly from Technic sets, where it's rare that they are perfect. (I'm not complaining, just stating.)" CreationDate="2020-10-16T17:29:48.073" UserId="829" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19099" PostId="15478" Score="2" Text="@Eilon yes, errors tend to happen, but isn't an often occurance." CreationDate="2020-10-17T05:20:50.917" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19100" PostId="15482" Score="0" Text="Start with a food grade mineral oil something like this: [picture](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/713UV0K5ccL._AC_SL1500_.jpg)" CreationDate="2020-10-18T22:08:10.570" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19102" PostId="15481" Score="1" Text="Could you specify which motors you use. Is it EV3, Power Functions or PoweredUp? From your description I tend to think the later, so it would great to confirm. You can also add a picture of your motors and it will be easy to distinguish a type." CreationDate="2020-10-19T13:48:22.327" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19103" PostId="15482" Score="0" Text="Would standard 3 in one (which I already have) do the job or is that too thick? A full bottle of the food grade stuff at £8 seems excessive when I only need a drop!" CreationDate="2020-10-19T15:28:48.440" UserId="17054" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19104" PostId="15482" Score="0" Text="Hi Derek, is this your motor? ([bricklink.com](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6216m2#T=S&amp;O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D))" CreationDate="2020-10-19T16:10:02.610" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19105" PostId="15482" Score="0" Text="Yes that's the one" CreationDate="2020-10-19T16:46:08.493" UserId="17054" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19106" PostId="15481" Score="3" Text="Does this answer your question? [Alternative to LEGO CONTROL+ app](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/13121/alternative-to-lego-control-app)" CreationDate="2020-10-19T18:01:50.543" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19107" PostId="15481" Score="0" Text="This does not seem a duplicate to me. OP is asking about programming, which brickcontroller 2 does not provide afaik." CreationDate="2020-10-20T19:57:26.860" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19108" PostId="15482" Score="0" Text="@Derek Composition of 3-in-1 oil products can vary a lot. Some are safe (like the SAE20), others will eat the ABS plastic LEGO is made of. Without details on the exact brand/type of oil you have at home, we can;t advise if it is safe or not." CreationDate="2020-10-21T10:46:41.450" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19109" PostId="15482" Score="0" Text="Ah apologies. This is the bottle I have https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Oil-100ml-Drip-Can/dp/B00SJQEMPG/ref=sr_1_30?dchild=1&amp;keywords=3+in+one&amp;qid=1603291869&amp;sr=8-30" CreationDate="2020-10-21T14:51:59.553" UserId="17054" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19110" PostId="15485" Score="2" Text="I am of the opinion that this response complete with imagery to justify it should remain an answer." CreationDate="2020-10-21T19:39:17.763" UserId="1257" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19111" PostId="4820" Score="0" Text="Use a tire instead of rubber band." CreationDate="2020-10-04T17:01:08.543" UserId="16979" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19114" PostId="9948" Score="0" Text="Could you show the mentioned seams in the legs ?" CreationDate="2020-10-22T22:07:11.353" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19115" PostId="1745" Score="1" Text="Funny then, that the 1979 catalog as the TM trademark symbol right next to Mini-Figure ;)" CreationDate="2020-10-22T22:08:40.780" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19117" PostId="1745" Score="0" Text="If I knew how to freely search for trademarks to see when it was originally filed, I would, but AFAICT it costs $$$! :)" CreationDate="2020-10-23T14:22:42.887" UserId="1217" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19120" PostId="9820" Score="1" Text="Now they are about to get rid of plastic bags altogether in favor of paper. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54169686" CreationDate="2020-10-24T00:39:53.467" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19121" PostId="6551" Score="1" Text="How interesting that when trying to find more information about this, I end up back at the answer - referring back to my Orionrobots site. Does anyone have an up-to-date link for the Stanford document there?" CreationDate="2020-10-24T10:27:01.200" UserId="157" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19122" PostId="9128" Score="0" Text="The same problem with connecting ev3 to rpi via i2c. A. Brown did you solve the problem?" CreationDate="2020-10-23T20:56:01.677" UserId="17073" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19123" PostId="15493" Score="8" Text="Hi Kobi. Thanks for visiting Bricks.SE. Typically with Technic sets, if certain features don’t work, you have made a mistake somewhere in your build, either mounting something in reverse or not in the right place, or by mixing up some parts (or even skipping a part). Try going back through the instructions and check on your build to see if all pieces are in the right place (might require a partial teardown of the set). For us to help you, you would need to take a few pictures and attach them to your question. Good luck!" CreationDate="2020-10-24T19:25:47.477" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19125" PostId="14626" Score="0" Text="On a related note, when the [Mandalorian battle packs](https://www.lego.com/en-ca/product/mandalorian-battle-pack-75267) came out, there were European boxes sold in our local Lego Store (in Canada) with stickers placed on showing the piece count." CreationDate="2020-10-24T19:54:15.857" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19126" PostId="7798" Score="0" Text="You do not need to answer, if you are just guessing." CreationDate="2020-10-24T20:21:17.380" UserId="5518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19127" PostId="15473" Score="0" Text="I think these are primarily Dark Bluish Grey rather than Dark Grey. For example this piece doesn't exist in Dark Grey https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=43712#T=C" CreationDate="2020-10-25T21:34:38.557" UserId="17079" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19128" PostId="15483" Score="1" Text="The windscreen and the tan 1x2 hinge plates in the build are likely both from this set https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=4500-1#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0} ; the tan hinges exist in very few other sets" CreationDate="2020-10-25T21:36:37.677" UserId="17079" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19129" PostId="15494" Score="3" Text="What you have asked for seems impossible to help with. The parts that can be identified in your photo are so generic they could be from almost any set. It would be like showing you a picture of a rounded grey stone and ask you to tell me what river it comes from." CreationDate="2020-10-26T03:19:41.793" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19130" PostId="15493" Score="0" Text="Adding to Phil's comment, when it comes to mechanical functions not working, videos are sometimes way more useful than pictures, as they contain important clues (jitter, seeing some parts start to move and get stuck, hearing the noise of misaligned gears or motors struggling, etc.)" CreationDate="2020-10-26T09:41:02.203" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19131" PostId="15493" Score="2" Text="On a standalone note, try following the transmission of torque from the motor(s) through the gears, axles and other parts, until you get to one of the following: - the parts that should be moving (boom or legs), - a dead-end, meaning a piece is missing, - a locked piece (wrong piece placed or the right part is at the wrong place). After you have done so, be sure to come back and share your findings, even if you have managed to solve it on your own, as your solution could be helping other future builders!" CreationDate="2020-10-26T09:46:13.613" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19132" PostId="15499" Score="2" Text="For an exaggerated look (&quot;powerful lenses&quot; that can see the entire plane) consider [Windscreen 6 x 6 x 3 Canopy Half Sphere](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=50747&amp;idColor=12#T=C&amp;C=12)." CreationDate="2020-10-28T08:57:18.310" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19133" PostId="15499" Score="2" Text="@zovits That's a great idea. I've added that one to my answer." CreationDate="2020-10-28T11:51:40.763" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19134" PostId="15498" Score="1" Text="I agree. And from the larger photos linked in the question it is clear this MOC has enough room under the floor for a support structure to keep everything in place." CreationDate="2020-10-28T12:51:46.057" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19135" PostId="15492" Score="0" Text="You are incorrect about the second figure – the Harpy figure you link to shares zero parts with the figure in the picture." CreationDate="2020-10-29T09:04:12.397" UserId="154" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19136" PostId="6411" Score="0" Text="@undo Yeah, but they do need profit for salaries and maintenance and whatnot" CreationDate="2020-10-29T22:10:48.730" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19137" PostId="15506" Score="4" Text="This is all correct, assuming OP has a Power Functions train motor, battery box and IR receiver built into his train. None of the LEGO Christmas trains come with those supplied, they need to be purchased separately. Might be worth mentioning in your answer." CreationDate="2020-10-30T10:54:54.393" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19139" PostId="15507" Score="9" Text="Can you clarify your question? Otherwise the answer is a fairly straight forward, &quot;LEGO makes quite a few Minifig accessories that are weapons, Including melee, ranged, medieval, futuristic, and modern styles.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-10-31T15:22:48.060" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19142" PostId="15193" Score="2" Text="Open the battery please. It seems to have basic Philips screws. Wonder if there are plain 18650 cells inside we can easily replace..." CreationDate="2020-10-31T14:25:57.710" UserId="17099" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19143" PostId="15503" Score="1" Text="Worked perfectly for me.Thank you!" CreationDate="2020-11-03T04:42:18.130" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19144" PostId="15513" Score="7" Text="Welcome to Bricks.StackExchange. Please edit your question title to be more descriptive regarding the piece in question. As currently written, it has zero search value for future readers." CreationDate="2020-11-03T14:48:14.897" UserId="16765" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19145" PostId="15507" Score="1" Text="See also: [Does the LEGO Group condone war toys?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/291/56)" CreationDate="2020-11-03T15:12:34.337" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19146" PostId="15510" Score="0" Text="Related: [How can I complete the build of this Lunar lander from the Space and Airport Set (9335)?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/15381/13308)" CreationDate="2020-11-03T16:53:34.933" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19147" PostId="14965" Score="2" Text="It's worth whatever someone will pay you for it." CreationDate="2020-11-03T19:02:18.027" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19148" PostId="15512" Score="0" Text="Lego has made *tons* of Age of Sail flintlock muskets, cavalry cutlasses, Wild West six-shooters, medieval crossbows, jousting lances, katana, battle-axes, and obviously sci-fi weapons. Some of those can be reasonably re-imagined as modern weapons, if you wish." CreationDate="2020-11-03T19:06:48.077" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19149" PostId="3105" Score="0" Text="It might be possible that they don't sell directly to customers in Israel to avoid backlash by the governments of countries antagonistic to Israel." CreationDate="2020-11-04T06:40:43.190" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19151" PostId="15516" Score="1" Text="There's a flat configuration too. Look at the engine of this one: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/porsche-911-rsr-42096" CreationDate="2020-11-05T16:23:36.063" UserId="17120" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19152" PostId="3105" Score="0" Text="@nick012000 that doesn't explain the other 120~ countries" CreationDate="2020-11-05T16:35:10.850" UserId="3656" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19153" PostId="15485" Score="2" Text="Okay, I have enough reputation now to make it a comment but I'll leave it up as a separate answer instead." CreationDate="2020-11-05T22:57:52.140" UserId="17062" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19154" PostId="15523" Score="0" Text="Hi matisyoyo and welcome to Bricks.SE! I've taken the liberty to edit your question a bit in order to make it easier to read, but to make it truly answerable, we'd like to ask you to provide additional details on what kind of help do you expect. As of now, you are only stating your current situation without asking or even implying a question. We could infer one of the possible ones and answer that, but chances are you had another (if similar) question in mind. So please edit your post and add a question there. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-11-06T09:21:53.417" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19155" PostId="15524" Score="2" Text="Hi Anonymous! While this is a nice answer, it would definitely benefit from some additional details. For example, why do you think that is the best brand? What properties distinguish it from the others? What was the colour combination you used (LEGO brick colour and paint colour)? Is there anything one should be careful with when applying the paint?" CreationDate="2020-11-06T09:26:01.423" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19156" PostId="15523" Score="3" Text="Just to add to what Zovits said, if you are questioning if your elements are original LEGO - please add some pictures." CreationDate="2020-11-06T13:11:31.530" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19157" PostId="15523" Score="2" Text="See also: [When did LEGO Minifigure leg mold designs change](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/9948/56)" CreationDate="2020-11-06T14:05:40.703" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19158" PostId="15193" Score="0" Text="@bert I swore I saw a picture of a breakdown, and they were LiPo cells, not LiIon/cylindrical." CreationDate="2020-11-06T18:40:32.620" UserId="17128" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19159" PostId="15526" Score="0" Text="THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!! you made me very happy !" CreationDate="2020-11-06T19:58:04.193" UserId="17129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19161" PostId="1836" Score="0" Text="This answer would be outdated now, at least in the US." CreationDate="2020-11-07T12:10:40.357" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19163" PostId="15519" Score="0" Text="thanks, it looked shorter from it's picture on bricklink." CreationDate="2020-11-07T15:38:42.860" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19164" PostId="15528" Score="0" Text="Are you totally sure you can't do anything with the firmware? I once found a... well, bug, where interrupting and/or interfering with the update process can cause the EV3 to actually have *no firmware at all (except for the startup screen, which remains forever)!* I'm not sure how exactly to reproduce it, and I recall that recovering my brick was quite a challenge, but there's a chance that this *might* help you. I can experiment more with my brick later." CreationDate="2020-11-07T17:06:16.730" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19166" PostId="15530" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Bricks! I contributed answers for the three linked questions, but I don't have 88012. I'm sure I'll get it eventually, and I'm happy to open it up and document it here when I do, but it would likely be months from now. Perhaps someone else will be able to provide an answer before then." CreationDate="2020-11-08T13:23:52.673" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19167" PostId="15530" Score="0" Text="thanks @jncraton, appreciated.  What I'm interested in is driving the motors at a slightly higher voltage using rechargeables; with either alkaline or nimh AA, the actual driver voltage will be close to 7.x volts.  Using a 2s1p lipo would be an easy (moderate) increase, but I can't find a lipo that would come close to filling the volume (so energy capacity would suffer quite a bit).  OTOH it would be very easy to fill the 6AA slots with 6 14500 protected LiIon cells, re-wired to 3s2p and with a JST to hook the (removed) battery unit up to a balancing RC charger." CreationDate="2020-11-08T21:16:46.360" UserId="17128" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19168" PostId="15530" Score="0" Text="however this would be slightly above the lb1836 Vcc abs max of 10.5; so I'm looking for if it would be easier to haywire a different motor controller (unfortunately I can't find any pin-compatible IC's with a higher Vcc tolerance), OR cram in a small buck-boost to handle the 3s2p -&gt; 9v, which would be an even 9v for the whole discharge or a ~30% increase in drive voltage." CreationDate="2020-11-08T21:19:37.060" UserId="17128" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19169" PostId="15526" Score="2" Text="Hi Andy and welcome to Bricks.SE! Please take the [tour] and check the [help] to learn more about using this site. In particular, if an answer has helped you, you should mark it as accepted with the checkmark icon to indicate that your question has been properly answered." CreationDate="2020-11-09T10:00:55.887" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19170" PostId="15532" Score="1" Text="super, thank you" CreationDate="2020-11-09T13:24:34.633" UserId="17129" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19171" PostId="15534" Score="1" Text="Contact them. The year is 2020." CreationDate="2020-11-09T19:10:52.120" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19172" PostId="15534" Score="6" Text="@mindstormsboi. Great suggestion, but please be gentle with new posters. Thanks." CreationDate="2020-11-10T00:45:02.297" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19174" PostId="15535" Score="0" Text="Do you mean *third* party sellers?" CreationDate="2020-11-10T12:40:08.347" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19176" PostId="15536" Score="0" Text="Are you using the EV3 Microsoft Makecode site? The website is incapable of interacting with a real EV3, that's why it makes differently-formatted programs and uses a *simulation* of the EV3." CreationDate="2020-11-10T13:09:47.807" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19177" PostId="15536" Score="1" Text="I am using the new Lego Mindstorms EV3 Education software for PC downloaded from the Lego website. It does not seem to have any way to erase all old programs and to reset settings the previous students may have changed.." CreationDate="2020-11-10T13:37:16.820" UserId="17139" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19178" PostId="15537" Score="2" Text="I do have an old Macbook  at home that can probably run the older Lego software. Now that I see it is still available I can use that to clean up the bricks, thank you! Too bad the new software does not have this feature, oh well." CreationDate="2020-11-10T17:00:33.227" UserId="17139" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19179" PostId="14535" Score="2" Text="Wow, I was having the same problem. I did not push hard enough to get the 2 pieces locked together. Thanks for posting the question and thanks for the answer" CreationDate="2020-11-10T17:51:37.687" UserId="17140" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19180" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="Nuts. I found this thread while searching for a way to identify miscellaneous heads and read the discussion about build-a-fig stations. That got me interested in finding a LEGO store. googled the closest one and sifted thru a few photos. Lo and behold: a shot of this mime from last year. [SF LEGO Store - Mime Minifig Head](https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/cPYX3zQzCAIUVIQ6W3VVYQ?select=cLvVqG5kkoxvcCbwEw0vfg&amp;utm_source=ishare&amp;utm_content=photo)" CreationDate="2020-11-11T10:15:58.293" UserId="17142" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19181" PostId="15533" Score="0" Text="Hi Ati, and welcome to Bricks - many thanks for coming back and updating us on your progress :) If you are also &quot;Atilio&quot; you can [request that the CM team merge your account](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/merging-accounts) so that you can then also accept your answer." CreationDate="2020-11-11T11:16:23.247" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19182" PostId="15541" Score="0" Text="Hi Grace and welcome to Bricks.SE! Could you please clarify what do you mean by &quot;olden days&quot;?" CreationDate="2020-11-13T08:34:47.217" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19183" PostId="15542" Score="0" Text="I guess the use of proprietary PUP connectors is limiting factor for someone to create a solution you are looking for. While connectors have now appeared for sale in China there still could be a patent covering such design. In the end, there is a reason TLG used unique connector instead of using something already available in the market." CreationDate="2020-11-13T08:43:02.973" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19184" PostId="15544" Score="0" Text="Just a quick question, have you checked if your girlfriend shares your idea? I mean, would she like to learn robotics, and if so, then in this way? That's arguably a more important question than which system to start with." CreationDate="2020-11-13T14:54:33.477" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19186" PostId="15543" Score="1" Text="1961 is when the patent in the US was issued, in Denmark (LEGO is a danish company) the patent was granted in 1958 (and in many other countries was probably granted earlier than 1961 too), so LEGO bricks looked like what we know today some years earlier than you said." CreationDate="2020-11-14T09:24:34.120" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19187" PostId="15544" Score="3" Text="@Michael Verschaeve I dont allow you to judge my personal life. I'm sorry you feel so sad to give your opinion about the fact I have a gf or not." CreationDate="2020-11-14T09:45:50.963" UserId="17150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19188" PostId="15544" Score="0" Text="@zovits if you dont want to answer the question just don't." CreationDate="2020-11-14T09:46:06.807" UserId="17150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19190" PostId="15544" Score="1" Text="I'd love to answer, but I know nothing about motor controllers, so I didn't write an answer. I wrote a comment to help clarify the question. And yes, Michael's comment above is really unhelpful and borders on insulting, so I flagged it as such." CreationDate="2020-11-14T13:00:53.313" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19192" PostId="15544" Score="0" Text="See [this question](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/10863/10369)..." CreationDate="2020-11-14T13:16:18.030" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19193" PostId="15544" Score="0" Text="Is [this](https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31421) of any use?" CreationDate="2020-11-14T13:24:09.087" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19194" PostId="15544" Score="2" Text="Welcome TheMackou. Other regulars, can we keep it civil please? Let’s just focus on answering the question at hand. Thanks." CreationDate="2020-11-14T14:01:45.393" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19195" PostId="15545" Score="1" Text="Which is also by Isogawa Yoshihito, besides it being slightly more esthetic, I do not consider it an improvement on his previous design." CreationDate="2020-11-14T14:46:23.237" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19201" PostId="15550" Score="1" Text="Great answer. I would suggest linking first piece to exact item (30213pb01)" CreationDate="2020-11-15T10:45:29.013" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19202" PostId="15550" Score="0" Text="Oops, didn't scroll to the Counterparts section. It is done!" CreationDate="2020-11-15T19:18:15.477" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19203" PostId="15533" Score="0" Text="Well I bought a used EV3 unit, described as needing repair and this is my issue. Corrosion inside the unit and on the board. Not sure which part you cleaned with a wirebrush as the tiny components are easily destroyed. One resistor fell off a sensor circuit while I tried to clean the board. On putting it back together same issue, so now it's a pity call to Lego... Not hoping for much!" CreationDate="2020-11-14T13:34:57.837" UserId="17153" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19204" PostId="15548" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your very thorough and informative answer ! It seems like power functions would perfect for my project but I didn't realize they are getting discontinued and I don't fee like it would be a good idea to start a project with discontinued items ... What about Lego Powered Up ?" CreationDate="2020-11-16T15:28:16.723" UserId="17150" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19205" PostId="15550" Score="2" Text="Thankyou @RSchulz, 4 of those pieces were part of a Cosmic Creeper set (6837) which is now completed." CreationDate="2020-11-16T23:38:51.280" UserId="17155" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19206" PostId="15548" Score="0" Text="I mention PUp briefly in my answer. PUp is great for teaching the software part of Robotics, as it allows for much more automation out of the box than PF ever did. It even supports microPython on the controllers themselves. That said, the hardware side of robotics is much harder with PF due to the increased complexity of components and the proprietary plug which is hard to replicate (though you can still cut and splice cables). Hence my recommendation to look at PF." CreationDate="2020-11-17T11:57:22.347" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19207" PostId="15548" Score="0" Text="PoweredUp motors are very similar to PF motors and can be powered directly if desired. There are schematics online for how to drive the pins and for how to interface PF components to PU hubs." CreationDate="2020-11-17T22:22:30.560" UserId="52" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19208" PostId="15556" Score="3" Text="Hi Mark, welcome to Bricks.SE and thanks for the great answer! I took the liberty to add links and images to the referenced sets and their relevant steps from the instructions, feel free to add or correct anything else too!" CreationDate="2020-11-19T09:23:38.653" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19209" PostId="15559" Score="0" Text="I'm not so sure, the input voltage for the motors has to equal the batterys voltage. As the board might aswell downstep it to virtually any value. Thx for answering (+1) but I'll see if someone might know for sure before marking as answered. If noone comes up knowing I probaly go with your proposition and raise the voltage and feel if they get hot ^^" CreationDate="2020-11-20T23:46:57.307" UserId="15615" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19210" PostId="15559" Score="1" Text="@kai-dj That's correct. The motor voltage does not have to equal the battery voltage, it's just a guess that these are the same. You should still be able to play around with these pretty safely without much fear of them letting their smoke out. If you start at 3V and work your way up from there you should be able to tell by the sound, current, temperature, and smell if the motor is running too hot. I hope someone here has this part and a more authoritative answer for you." CreationDate="2020-11-21T01:24:27.797" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19211" PostId="15560" Score="0" Text="There's probably a difference in what boxes you can get in different parts of the world, so you should mention where you are." CreationDate="2020-11-21T12:45:21.613" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19212" PostId="15560" Score="0" Text="Looking inside the USA, or importable. I’ve updated my question. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-11-21T14:37:59.147" UserId="4299" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19213" PostId="15561" Score="3" Text="Not sure about first element, but the last to are definitely not LEGO." CreationDate="2020-11-21T20:04:47.933" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19214" PostId="15561" Score="4" Text="Your photos are very clear. It's my opinion that none are Lego parts. The parts are large enough to have Lego trademarks but none are appearant in your pictures. The molding quality of the green crystal seems far short of what Lego produces." CreationDate="2020-11-21T22:26:00.827" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19215" PostId="13297" Score="1" Text="NXT ultrasonic sensor is NOT recognised by EV3 Classroom, apparently? I can only use EV3 ultrasonic sensors :-(" CreationDate="2020-11-22T18:18:30.733" UserId="17188" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19216" PostId="15566" Score="3" Text="Fantastic, thanks!  I could have sworn that that piece was supposed to be car doors, I just couldn't understand why. Now I know." CreationDate="2020-11-23T14:02:07.947" UserId="17186" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19218" PostId="15570" Score="0" Text="If only solar panels produced enough power." CreationDate="2020-11-23T20:34:33.377" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19219" PostId="15559" Score="0" Text="Seems like 9V ist the voltage to go with. 12V seemed ok, too.&#xA;I might buy a functioning Cybermaster, to check what the board deliveres to the motors on full speed - if I do so, I'll edit or add new answer." CreationDate="2020-11-23T21:40:09.007" UserId="15615" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19222" PostId="15559" Score="0" Text="@kai-dj Sounds good. I'm glad that you were able to get this working." CreationDate="2020-11-23T22:54:22.540" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19223" PostId="15570" Score="0" Text="@chicks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKCJ0WS33UU so its possible, adding a couple of the lego solar panels on a 9V track could work in my opinion. Only, working lego solar panels are hard to find and not much sun this time of year" CreationDate="2020-11-24T10:09:04.073" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19224" PostId="15563" Score="0" Text="If all else fails, you could replace its function with two non-LEGO &quot;check valves&quot; and a tee — the hard part would be finding valves small enough that the entire assembly (including any tubing adapters needed) takes up a reasonable amount of space." CreationDate="2020-11-25T01:48:29.893" UserId="249" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19225" PostId="15584" Score="5" Text="*(Due diligence: I checked to see if [Nanoblock was on topic](https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/38/) and it seems so, and I checked to see if instructions requests are on-topic, and found a few (such as [this one](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/12888/)). The [on-topic help page](/help/on-topic) didn't mention instructions, nor did the [don't ask help page](/help/dont-ask), so I think it's okay. Apologies, though, if not. In particular I'm slightly worried about [copyright ramifications](https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/527/).)*" CreationDate="2020-11-26T12:05:42.083" UserId="17211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19226" PostId="15584" Score="6" Text="This is a good and acceptable question, T.J. We typically handle LEGO questions, so finding an answer to a Nanoblocks question might take longer, also because unlike LEGO the other brands don’t have as much of a knowledge repository out on the Internet (company-provided or fan-provided)." CreationDate="2020-11-26T13:34:26.917" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19227" PostId="15584" Score="0" Text="Thanks @PhilB! I appreciate the confirmation, as you can tell I was only about 85% sure. :-)" CreationDate="2020-11-26T13:36:49.610" UserId="17211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19228" PostId="15585" Score="0" Text="Great stuff, Alex!" CreationDate="2020-11-26T13:54:25.980" UserId="17211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19229" PostId="15559" Score="0" Text="@kai-dj It doesn't have to, but it probably does, because otherwise there would have to be voltage-conversion circuitry on the circuit board, and why should LEGO engineers bother with that? (They could avoid having this circuitry by making the battery voltage the same as the motor voltage)" CreationDate="2020-11-26T14:33:57.190" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19230" PostId="15585" Score="0" Text="@T.J.Crowder You can click the grey checkmark next to this answer to accept it." CreationDate="2020-11-26T15:47:05.763" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19231" PostId="15585" Score="4" Text="@mindstormsboi - I know, thanks. (Newbie here, but ~12 years at StackOverflow.) I will do, probably tomorrow, unless an even better answer gets posted. (Unlikely as that seems. :-) )" CreationDate="2020-11-26T15:54:43.323" UserId="17211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19232" PostId="15573" Score="1" Text="Haven't operated any PF trains for a while, but AFAIK PF battery box has a built-in timeout and will switch off after 2 hours of continuous operation. PUP is even worse, it could (and does) stop if/when connection with controller is lost due to distance, BT interference or discharging batteries (in controller!, duh)." CreationDate="2020-11-26T18:16:46.330" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19233" PostId="15584" Score="2" Text="Welcome T.J. and thanks for the due diligence, I wish every new user would be so thorough as you are :)" CreationDate="2020-11-27T08:31:15.793" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19234" PostId="15584" Score="0" Text="Thanks @zovits! But I don't deserve too much credit, I'm new here but I'm an 11-year veteran at StackOverflow, so I know a fair bit out off-topic questions. :-D Thanks to you and Phil B. and Alex for being such a welcoming community! It seems like I often have a different experience on other SE sites. You folks are great." CreationDate="2020-11-27T10:10:22.607" UserId="17211" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19235" PostId="15581" Score="2" Text="You can get those crates with holes in the handles of lid and base, so the lids can be secured with cable tie (zip ties) or even padlocks.  This is one case where a 3-digit combination padlock might be useful, with a cable tie on the other end" CreationDate="2020-11-27T10:51:42.953" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19236" PostId="15576" Score="0" Text="Oh. For some reason I had never noticed that before. Thanks." CreationDate="2020-11-27T23:34:57.147" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19237" PostId="15597" Score="0" Text="OMG you are soo good! Thank you so much!" CreationDate="2020-11-29T01:05:17.613" UserId="17232" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19238" PostId="15597" Score="1" Text="@BlueBrick Thanks, i recognized it because i like to use this part as engines on spaceships." CreationDate="2020-11-29T01:18:06.513" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19239" PostId="15597" Score="0" Text="That makes a lot of sense!" CreationDate="2020-11-29T02:14:03.120" UserId="17232" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19242" PostId="15598" Score="1" Text="I like how the photos don't have wasted space! The big electronic item in the second photo with 3 black buttons is from Insectoids &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=x239#T=C&gt;." CreationDate="2020-11-29T04:35:10.763" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19243" PostId="15598" Score="1" Text="The wings with circuitry, top right of the second photo, are mostly (but not entirely) from Insectoids: &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=30230px1&gt;" CreationDate="2020-11-29T04:39:29.817" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19244" PostId="15598" Score="1" Text="According to BrickLink, the pattern on the round 2x2 on the left of the first photo was only in set 7311 &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4150px3&gt;" CreationDate="2020-11-29T04:42:32.143" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19245" PostId="15598" Score="1" Text="Two yellow tiles near the top of the first photo are from Aquazone (including Aquanauts and Aquasharks) &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3069bpx11&amp;colorID=3&gt;" CreationDate="2020-11-29T04:51:58.240" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19246" PostId="15598" Score="1" Text="The big white wedge pieces were in 17 sets in white &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3586&amp;colorID=1&gt;" CreationDate="2020-11-29T04:54:04.377" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19247" PostId="15598" Score="1" Text="The tail at the bottom of the first photo with the eagle with tye yellow stripe was in 2 Technic sets &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=2340pb022&amp;in=S&gt;" CreationDate="2020-11-29T04:56:26.757" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19248" PostId="15598" Score="0" Text="Wow thanks everyone! This is very helpful info!" CreationDate="2020-11-29T06:22:11.783" UserId="17233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19249" PostId="15600" Score="2" Text="I think I'm only missing a couple of tiles I find hard to ID." CreationDate="2020-11-29T10:03:56.240" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19250" PostId="15593" Score="3" Text="I think this question is very specific to Bricklink and we couldn't really help on that. Searching on BL's forum your question there is the only one mentioning tag you are interested in. So it is highly unlikely we have better knowledge than people over Bricklink have." CreationDate="2020-11-29T10:15:16.673" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19251" PostId="15599" Score="4" Text="In this **Rebuild the world Making Of** on [youtube](http://youtube.com/watch?v=l41UZN63W-U) the hunter's bow looks like an actual prop..." CreationDate="2020-11-29T11:22:50.267" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19252" PostId="15598" Score="0" Text="These bring back some memories. Back when Lego boxes where still creative and not just another iteration of the latest marvel movie." CreationDate="2020-11-29T11:58:01.760" UserId="9377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19253" PostId="15593" Score="4" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it does not belong to any of this site's topics, as outlined in https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic" CreationDate="2020-11-29T14:57:24.997" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19254" PostId="15601" Score="3" Text="While I have a rough understanding, I'm find it a little confusing in terms of exactly what the issue is. Do you have any sort of mock-up to show?" CreationDate="2020-11-29T17:22:13.780" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19255" PostId="15598" Score="0" Text="The electronic one with the buttons belongs together to the same theme as the translucent wings, I think. I have many of your parts as well. The wings and the one with the buttons are relatively new (compared to the others). I bought these when I was much older, compared to the others." CreationDate="2020-11-29T17:56:47.530" UserId="17237" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19256" PostId="15600" Score="3" Text="+1 for the effort involved in finding all this info." CreationDate="2020-11-29T18:57:52.327" UserId="11185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19257" PostId="15600" Score="0" Text="Thanks heaps for all your hard work on tracking these sets down! It's like a walk down memory lane seeing all these sets that I had when I was a kid. I'm aiming to assemble them all now that I've got my own house and display cabinet to proudly show 'em off!" CreationDate="2020-11-29T20:43:16.853" UserId="17233" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19258" PostId="15600" Score="1" Text="@joshendy what a coincidence. I have found a box of missing parts from my childhood sets and just have been working on them for last couple of days. Some of the parts were easy to ID because of these sets I had as well." CreationDate="2020-11-29T21:15:22.137" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19259" PostId="15601" Score="0" Text="Is your railing to minifig scale? How long is the vertical axle?" CreationDate="2020-11-29T22:19:28.977" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19260" PostId="15599" Score="2" Text="For Lego's 50th anniversary celebrations in Australia, they made some life-sized trees. Some photos are here: &lt;https://cakeheadlovesevil.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/lego-forest-50th-birthday-celebrations/&gt;" CreationDate="2020-11-29T22:22:03.620" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19261" PostId="15586" Score="2" Text="Maybe [this](https://archive.org/details/LegoDacta)?" CreationDate="2020-11-30T10:54:39.993" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19265" PostId="15603" Score="4" Text="Uli got me the exact answer I needed, but I upvoted this one too, really appreciate the effort here!" CreationDate="2020-11-30T13:49:38.810" UserId="17236" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19266" PostId="15595" Score="0" Text="The round brick would be to big, please look at the latest model here is a picture attached, he updated it. https://i.stack.imgur.com/wssjR.jpg" CreationDate="2020-11-28T23:43:55.580" UserId="17232" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19267" PostId="11611" Score="0" Text="According to this source, schools do not go out at 3 o'clock in Denmark... https://expatfamilyindenmark.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/10-ways-elementary-school-in-denmark-is-different-than-elementary-school-in-the-united-states/" CreationDate="2020-11-29T19:28:06.543" UserId="17238" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19268" PostId="10760" Score="0" Text="I appreciate the answer, but the link for downloading the firmware is no longer on the webpage referenced. I too would like to try makecode.mindstorms.com but appear to be unable to do so without firmware version 1.10E. That firmware version does not appear on the Lego website (https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/mindstorms/downloads). It only has version 1.09H. Any help would be appreciated." CreationDate="2020-11-30T18:40:46.943" UserId="17243" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19269" PostId="6845" Score="0" Text="Doing LEGO robotics or automation is definitely an interesting area for AFOLs.  The LEGO instructions are laid out so well I'm not sure that knowing coding is a prerequisite." CreationDate="2020-12-01T01:04:16.030" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19270" PostId="6840" Score="0" Text="Wait, what? Are those Duplo bricks in the lego &quot;serious play&quot; pile? And how is a minifig-sized motorcycle helmet supposed to be serious? Maybe I have no idea what i'm talking about..." CreationDate="2020-12-01T10:45:22.567" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19271" PostId="15606" Score="4" Text="I keep being shocked at the ease with which people on this site can recognize things like this. I could probably post a mixed pile of bricks from 2 sets and you would be able to tell me which 2 sets I mixed." CreationDate="2020-12-01T14:43:19.070" UserId="7607" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19272" PostId="10760" Score="0" Text="Thanks for letting me know. I have updated the answer." CreationDate="2020-12-01T15:18:20.017" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19273" PostId="15612" Score="3" Text="Ofcourse, millions of people are doing that. However, note that I personally would never intentionally buy a glued set and that I strongly prefer any 2nd hand set I buy to be disassembled." CreationDate="2020-12-02T08:24:53.817" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19274" PostId="15612" Score="3" Text="To add on to what @MichaelVerschaeve said: if your sets are glued, expect to see much diminished returns from selling. Glued sets are (with very minor exceptions) not appreciated in the LEGO community, The exception being LEGO store displays which contain sets that are factory glued." CreationDate="2020-12-02T11:52:57.257" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19275" PostId="6840" Score="2" Text="@mindstormsboi Quick Google search will reveal what &quot;LEGO Serious Play&quot; is all about." CreationDate="2020-12-02T12:23:42.627" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19277" PostId="15614" Score="3" Text="Hi Jasper and welcome to Bricks. If you're the developer, or involved with the Brick Manager app, then please see our [help topic on self-promotion](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/promotion) to make sure your answer isn't considered spam - you need to disclose your affiliation to the product or service you're promoting." CreationDate="2020-12-03T13:29:00.000" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19278" PostId="15614" Score="1" Text="Hi Jasper and welcome to Bricks.SE! If you are indeed the author of the application, a disclaimer should be added to your post to avoid undue suspicion. In addition, this answer would definitely benefit from expanding it to provide a full answer to OP's question (&quot;How to get from a tub of bricks to a bunch of completed sets?&quot;) with some extra steps. Aside from these points of possible improvements, I think you have the core of a great answer and a tool that will be cherished by many fellow LEGO enthusiasts. I, for one, have added it to my wishlist to be able to find it, should the need arise." CreationDate="2020-12-03T13:30:58.543" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19279" PostId="6800" Score="0" Text="Here's an updated report from 2018. Didn't see any newer ones - https://brickset.com/article/38929/a-survey-of-communist-lego-2018" CreationDate="2020-12-03T14:24:55.840" UserId="17256" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19280" PostId="15615" Score="2" Text="I don't think Lego made a physical controller for their WeDo set, and that no one else did either. The same thing goes for Lego Control+, it has an app but no actual controller. And for Lego Boost too." CreationDate="2020-12-03T14:33:52.900" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19281" PostId="15614" Score="1" Text="I went ahead and added some details to this answer. I can see why some folks view this as spam, especially since Jasper is likely the author of the app and didn't disclose that, but this appears the be an attempt to answer the question using a free app, so I'm leaving this up unless there is consensus to do otherwise." CreationDate="2020-12-03T19:35:36.403" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19282" PostId="15612" Score="0" Text="If you have a local unofficial LEGO store, they probably have pre-built sets for sale.  They may also take sets on consignment.  https://bricksandminifigs.com/store-locator/ are definitely offering pre-built sets for sale." CreationDate="2020-12-03T23:27:03.597" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19283" PostId="13464" Score="1" Text="so did you manage to get a spare part printed? do you happen to still have an STL which you might be able to share?" CreationDate="2020-12-04T02:33:08.177" UserId="17261" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19284" PostId="15614" Score="2" Text="Thanks for the comments. Note: I am indeed the developer of the app, and although the original post is quite old, this post is an attempt to help people out who are experiencing the same issues as the topic starter and happen to stumble upon this topic.&#xA;The app is quite a niche product and thus not meant (and useless) to be promoted to a big audience. Apologies if it looked like this. The app is ad-free and without inapp purchases. It is not my goal to make money from the app, just help out people who face the same problems as I did." CreationDate="2020-12-04T14:26:01.653" UserId="17253" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19286" PostId="15621" Score="1" Text="Despite the name, both sets have plates. BrickLink shows some variation in what wheels are in each, but I can not tell from the photo (and possibly could not tell in person) which wheels, and thus which set, you have." CreationDate="2020-12-05T05:03:14.603" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19287" PostId="15621" Score="1" Text="I'd suggest adding set numbers to bring a little more clarity since names are similar and hard to distinguish. On topic: [10717 set doesn't have 16x16 plates that 11717 set has](https://rebrickable.com/sets/compare/slow/?1-set=10717-1&amp;1-inv=25438&amp;1-user_list=&amp;2-set=11717-1&amp;2-inv=51201&amp;2-user_list=), which aligns perfectly with the set naming. Apart from 16x16 plates both sets are the same." CreationDate="2020-12-05T20:52:38.297" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19288" PostId="11663" Score="0" Text="&quot;page not found&quot;" CreationDate="2020-12-06T08:40:45.717" UserId="17266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19289" PostId="15622" Score="1" Text="Looks like there is no hope of finding instructions there, since the theme you mentioned isn't on their theme list and their site seems pretty broken anyway (some of the themes on their list have broken HTML entities). Also, I heard Adobe Flash player has had its support dropped by Chrome (and possibly every other big tech company as well) so you should probably keep looking... I'm having trouble looking as well." CreationDate="2020-12-06T12:50:35.640" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19290" PostId="15622" Score="0" Text="Hoping some1 will upload pics..." CreationDate="2020-12-06T14:27:59.447" UserId="17266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19291" PostId="15621" Score="0" Text="Well, no; as I'd said, their inventories show slightly different wheels. I can not speak to the accuracy of those inventories, either." CreationDate="2020-12-06T16:46:50.003" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19296" PostId="11583" Score="0" Text="Any1 has instructions for this set?" CreationDate="2020-12-07T13:18:19.317" UserId="17266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19297" PostId="11578" Score="0" Text="Any1 has instructions for this set?" CreationDate="2020-12-07T13:18:22.877" UserId="17266" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19298" PostId="15622" Score="2" Text="Hi igor and wlecome to Bricks.SE! You mention having searched on the brand website, but have you tried contacting their customer service department? They might be able to find the information you need. Additionally, by signaling the need for those files, they might put them up on their website for others to see. Don't forget to report here if you receive a reply from them!" CreationDate="2020-12-07T14:33:16.403" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19301" PostId="11583" Score="1" Text="Looks like the link is dead, see [here](https://yadi.sk/d/lCUUKCaee9eBF) for an archive containing (among others) the instructions for this model. (From Syberion's [answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/15627/3631) )" CreationDate="2020-12-08T10:06:38.987" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19302" PostId="15626" Score="0" Text="Hi, and welcome to Bricks. We're really looking for longer answers, that ideally add more than the existing answers - both the [accepted answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/541/56) and the [next most voted answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/1388/56) discuss transfer/decal paper." CreationDate="2020-12-08T13:01:29.580" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19303" PostId="15628" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE. I took a liberty updating your question by correcting image orientation." CreationDate="2020-12-08T20:20:48.153" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19304" PostId="15630" Score="0" Text="I've also got some of the single neck brackets saved up. I can use those if it works better somehow." CreationDate="2020-12-08T22:28:28.840" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19305" PostId="15631" Score="0" Text="A picture would be helpful." CreationDate="2020-12-08T22:31:45.400" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19306" PostId="15631" Score="2" Text="Sorry I am new to this" CreationDate="2020-12-08T22:43:27.840" UserId="17280" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19310" PostId="15633" Score="1" Text="They are supposed to look like the [Macrobinoculars](https://www.yourprops.com/Skywalker-Macrobinoculars-replica-movie-prop-Star-Wars-A-New-Hope-1977-YP75646.html) that Luke uses as well as some other similar &quot;large fancy binoculars&quot; from the series." CreationDate="2020-12-09T17:16:41.850" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19311" PostId="15633" Score="2" Text="@JPhi1618 Really?  Because it doesn't look anything like the item in the link you posted." CreationDate="2020-12-09T18:09:10.587" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19312" PostId="15633" Score="2" Text="They come in Star Wars sets. I know it’s not an exact visual match, but rather a lego interpretation of “bulky high tech” binoculars." CreationDate="2020-12-09T18:10:44.947" UserId="6417" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19313" PostId="15633" Score="3" Text="@DarrelHoffman Once you consider the constraints required to have a minifigure actually hold them up to their face, they actually seem remarkably close .That said, they also showed up in a few Rock Raiders sets the same year they were first introduced, and have been used in a couple of police-themed World City sets as well." CreationDate="2020-12-09T19:42:49.750" UserId="9602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19314" PostId="15629" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much!  I appreciate your help." CreationDate="2020-12-09T19:55:21.117" UserId="17278" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19315" PostId="15629" Score="0" Text="Hi Stan and welcome to Bricks.SE! Please take a mintue to check out the [tour] to learn how you can mark this answer as accepted, to show that you are satisfied with it." CreationDate="2020-12-10T09:29:37.590" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19320" PostId="15640" Score="1" Text="Have you tried putting a sleep in your while loop ?" CreationDate="2020-12-12T09:39:36.943" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19324" PostId="15643" Score="1" Text="Since Stud.io part libary is based on LDraw project's results (basically, a community effort) I suspect nobody did produce a print for this torso." CreationDate="2020-12-13T10:11:37.750" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19326" PostId="15640" Score="0" Text="I did, still isn't working" CreationDate="2020-12-13T12:37:44.940" UserId="17297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19327" PostId="15640" Score="0" Text="Changed more values, now it drew 4 dots in a column? I'm very confused" CreationDate="2020-12-13T12:54:51.357" UserId="17297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19328" PostId="15643" Score="0" Text="I figured since it was done by bricklink that it would be more complete.  I will try the Part Designer as PhilB suggests." CreationDate="2020-12-13T18:35:23.977" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19329" PostId="10332" Score="0" Text="I'm fairly sure #17 is from Mega Bloks, in at the very least the Dragons sets. There is a smallish one shown (not the big ones at the top, closer to the middle) in &lt;https://dragonsuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Yulmar?file=Yul_b4.JPG&gt;." CreationDate="2020-12-13T20:58:35.513" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19331" PostId="15599" Score="0" Text="Perhaps ask Lego customer service? I don't have the time." CreationDate="2020-12-14T07:44:14.813" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19332" PostId="15646" Score="2" Text="Just wanted to note that there are templates (or size information?) for the correct images size for the individual body parts somewhere in the Stud.io docs. Have used this approach several times successfully. May take a few tries to get it right the first time (especially for head parts/faces)." CreationDate="2020-12-14T14:55:19.043" UserId="13705" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19333" PostId="15652" Score="1" Text="While difference seem to be minor, both versions have significantly different options - tiles attached to thin ring sit flush with plate, size wise." CreationDate="2020-12-14T19:48:32.937" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19334" PostId="15652" Score="4" Text="That is definitely the ‘b’-version. I have both a thick ring and a thin ring version of 4081 and ‘thin’ is really thin, not as thick as pictured. Also, that part list is not from an official LEGO set, so don’t pay attention to the open stud pictured, it might just be a quirk of the tool used by the designer of these instructions. (I know they are not official because LEGO does not put sizing info next to tiles)." CreationDate="2020-12-15T03:28:00.993" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19335" PostId="15652" Score="0" Text="Concur with @PhilB., that is definitely 4081b." CreationDate="2020-12-15T04:09:08.027" UserId="2360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19336" PostId="15653" Score="0" Text="I can answer your second part: [This](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=42099-1#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0}) is the 4x4 off-roader. The 9398 monster truck has [these wheels](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15038c01&amp;idColor=11#T=C&amp;C=11) and [theese too](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=44772c02&amp;idColor=11#T=C&amp;C=11) but it doesn't say they come in the 42099 monster truck. The 42099's wheels are about 3.5 minifigs tall." CreationDate="2020-12-15T06:36:37.443" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19337" PostId="15651" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  This would not be under tiles on bricklink because of the stud on top.  As you can see in the links in the answer these are under the &quot;Plate, Modified&quot; category." CreationDate="2020-12-15T20:14:29.693" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19338" PostId="15651" Score="0" Text="What instructions are you trying to build?" CreationDate="2020-12-15T20:15:11.550" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19339" PostId="15654" Score="3" Text="Same person who added this to bricklink as the one and only selling it, I call shenanigans" CreationDate="2020-12-15T21:45:40.873" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19340" PostId="15652" Score="0" Text="@PhilB. That's more like a clone piece of &quot;b&quot; version. Never seen such one produced by LEGO with hollow stud." CreationDate="2020-12-15T22:46:33.343" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19341" PostId="15646" Score="0" Text="I was surprised that it was an independent download.  I was able to get a torso that looks right enough for now.  Thanks for the help." CreationDate="2020-12-15T22:55:53.880" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19342" PostId="15655" Score="5" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  Can you post the python source code?" CreationDate="2020-12-16T03:46:35.107" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19343" PostId="15666" Score="2" Text="I shared this with the person I quoted in the discord.  We're thankful.  I'm glad you added the history tag too." CreationDate="2020-12-17T22:13:44.283" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19344" PostId="15663" Score="1" Text="Agree with @rschulz, Scratch has a Chromebook EV3 version." CreationDate="2020-12-18T00:51:26.477" UserId="90" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19345" PostId="10033" Score="0" Text="I add the same problem. Hitting the central button would only turn on the red light and they would start blinking. As Michael said, replacing the batteries with brand new ones solved the problem. +1" CreationDate="2020-12-18T08:18:09.103" UserId="17334" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19346" PostId="15666" Score="1" Text="Just curious, but would you say there was a difference in how fixable misplaced stickers were straight after misplacing?" CreationDate="2020-12-18T08:45:24.533" UserId="17335" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19347" PostId="15654" Score="0" Text="I think the database is known to be incomplete that far back in time. But like @MichaelVerschaeve I don't believe much in it." CreationDate="2020-12-18T09:33:18.287" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19348" PostId="15666" Score="1" Text="@DavidMulder modern stickers are fairly easy to fix while you are placing them. Simply remove and place again. Might be a little tricky once it is fully on, but I find the use of xacto knife quite helpful while picking up the corner and generally pulling the sticker back (it is good for placing stickers too). I've read some people use industrial-like approach with soapy water for accurate placement. Old stickers have a good grip, so mine are not moving anywhere. Those it the middle period are simply trash - it is a bit of a task just to remove the sticker." CreationDate="2020-12-18T09:45:57.660" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19349" PostId="15669" Score="2" Text="You seem to mix up Ebay and Amazon (?), but other than that, this sounds like a good answer, as well. In particular, it would correspond with my impression that the bricks are offered in unusual, not always pleaseant to look at, colours." CreationDate="2020-12-18T10:23:48.457" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19350" PostId="15669" Score="2" Text="Oh, Amazon? While this is an obvious mistake I made this just proves my answer where sellers are looking for new markets. Until this time I was only aware of Ebay (as a global market place) used to sell LEGO elements in bulk." CreationDate="2020-12-18T10:32:46.953" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19351" PostId="15671" Score="5" Text="Welcome to Brick.SE. Could you please add a picture of the elements you have? I'm not familiar with clone brands, but having something visual might help others with identification of the brand." CreationDate="2020-12-18T14:33:30.460" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19352" PostId="15669" Score="0" Text="While I like the basic thesis I actually disagree with the opinion that a lot of the parts that are being advertised on Amazon (Ebay is maybe different? Didn't check) are fairly useless generally to AFOLs. Part of the reason for that is that precisely which parts are useless depends greatly on the style and theme that a builder is working in. Castle builders often use lots of BURPs and LURPs while a microscale builder may find no value in them at all. Constraction (Bionicle) builders use a lot of bionicle parts but many other AFOLs consider them useless." CreationDate="2020-12-18T14:58:01.230" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19353" PostId="15671" Score="1" Text="Seconding the request, without either a brand name or a photo, it is going to be probably impossible to identify any stores that sell it. Are there any markings on the pieces, numbers or text, maybe just a logo? Even if not, a photo could help jog someone's memory." CreationDate="2020-12-18T15:08:23.193" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19354" PostId="15671" Score="0" Text="(Note, I added the part-identification tag since the information OP is looking for fits the  &quot;what kit a particular block is from&quot; part of the tag description, but feel free to remove it if it rather should not be used in this case.)" CreationDate="2020-12-18T15:12:26.663" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19355" PostId="11338" Score="0" Text="I understand your question but I dont know the answer. Have you solved it or found any resorses?" CreationDate="2020-12-18T14:15:02.500" UserId="17338" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19356" PostId="15669" Score="1" Text="@NathanStohlmann I agree that most, event most obscure elements are given love in MOCs sometimes. They just not as popular between all AFOLs. And I didn't meant to say that all bricks that end up on Ebay/Amazon are actually useless so I've reworded my answer." CreationDate="2020-12-18T18:47:52.540" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19358" PostId="15665" Score="0" Text="invite doesn't seem to work, I get an empty page after accepting the invitation" CreationDate="2020-12-18T19:06:56.477" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19359" PostId="15665" Score="0" Text="Sorry about that.  I've put in a different URL now.  Does it work for you?" CreationDate="2020-12-18T19:10:01.020" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19360" PostId="15665" Score="0" Text="I am afraid not, I think the invite (the first one) logged me in to discord with a new account rather than my existing one (which I haven't used for ages). Then a bot automatically blocked me for two weeks because my account was created &quot;too soon&quot;. Managed to access discord through my old account, but can't visit the lego server, I suppose because i'm IP adress-blocked... I can try again in 2 weeks." CreationDate="2020-12-18T22:10:58.763" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19361" PostId="15671" Score="2" Text="If Rafael graces us with photos I hope they include some Technics or a good ruler in the photo so we can see the differences easier." CreationDate="2020-12-18T22:47:09.393" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19362" PostId="15671" Score="1" Text="Thank you for your prompt answer! I have added a picture and described the code that it's visible at some components (HND##). Additionally, this is the academy that uses these components: https://kids.athuman.com/robo/en/course/https://kids.athuman.com/robo/en/course/" CreationDate="2020-12-19T09:22:35.837" UserId="17337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19364" PostId="15666" Score="0" Text="This matches exactly with my own experience. I have models from as far as the 70's who's stickers are still just fine. 1990 to about 2005 that peel off, crack or wrinkle up while stuck on the model. Since about 2005 stickers are a lot better and seem to stay on well as long as you don't expose them to direct sunlight for longer periods of time." CreationDate="2020-12-19T16:11:52.910" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19365" PostId="15671" Score="2" Text="I think the link is [https://kids.athuman.com/robo/en/course/](https://kids.athuman.com/robo/en/course/)." CreationDate="2020-12-20T05:19:27.690" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19366" PostId="15678" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE I've edited your question a little to make it a bit more clear. Hope you don't mind that!" CreationDate="2020-12-20T10:46:16.663" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19367" PostId="15678" Score="3" Text="I've further restructured the question to focus on the brand itself and removed links and references to specific sets that infringe on TLG's trademark or copyright." CreationDate="2020-12-20T16:52:07.320" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19368" PostId="15640" Score="0" Text="I think this question should be on Stack Overflow." CreationDate="2020-12-20T17:03:09.697" UserId="11167" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19369" PostId="15682" Score="0" Text="Oops. Got a bit ahead of myself. The win 98 machine isn't there anymore. Must have thrown it out last purge." CreationDate="2020-12-21T04:11:38.537" UserId="17357" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19372" PostId="15682" Score="0" Text="[This article is from 2017](https://www.bartneck.de/2017/06/08/using-your-lego-mindstorms-rcx-on-a-modern-computer/) and might be what you need, including a link I haven't tested for the software. But if you can get the XP machine working, the software was supposed to work directly - if you could find the patches from Lego.&#xA;&#xA;[BrickLink has CDs for sale](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=4142876) including one for 64c." CreationDate="2020-12-21T05:49:27.033" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19374" PostId="15606" Score="1" Text="@Nzall it's usually done by identifying a few relatively uncommon elements across the bags, and knowing what colours typically appear in which themes ;)" CreationDate="2020-12-21T11:57:06.167" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19375" PostId="15640" Score="2" Text="It could be, but you need people familiar with EV3 and ev3python." CreationDate="2020-12-22T02:26:28.000" UserId="17297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19376" PostId="15683" Score="0" Text="Yes, it is possible to buy extra components directly from them, but it is quite expensive, that is why I was looking for an alternative. Additionally, they do not have many components like differentials, pulleys or worm gears.&#xA;I think the best approach is to buy cheap lego clones from aliexpress and then make adaptors to fit with the rest of components.&#xA;&#xA;Thank you very much for your help searching for the manufacturer, anyways&#xA;I have been checking more in detail and it seems that the scale is exactly 1.2 lego size" CreationDate="2020-12-22T10:18:58.667" UserId="17337" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19377" PostId="15683" Score="1" Text="@Rafael You're most definitely welcome! Feel free to return and write an answer if you do find a distributor or manage to engineer adapter pieces :)" CreationDate="2020-12-22T13:39:14.017" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19379" PostId="15640" Score="0" Text="You accepted my answer (green checkmark), does this mean it fixed your problem?" CreationDate="2020-12-22T15:38:56.107" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19380" PostId="13121" Score="0" Text="I have the hub from the 42099 set, it's up to date, but can't connect with BuWizz or BrickController 2. The apps simply don't see the hub. I suspect some firmware version blocked them." CreationDate="2020-12-22T19:46:07.993" UserId="9029" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19381" PostId="15685" Score="1" Text="Clearly the head belongs to a Sugar Plum Fairy from [_The Cabin in the Woods_](https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/78861-msfc-the-cabin-in-the-woods/)..." CreationDate="2020-12-22T22:03:31.903" UserId="15071" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19383" PostId="15685" Score="1" Text="Ah yes the legendary Lego Cthulhu Nightmare Minifig" CreationDate="2020-12-23T09:52:36.563" UserId="4038" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19384" PostId="15640" Score="1" Text="Yeah, it solved my problem, thanks!" CreationDate="2020-12-23T14:00:26.817" UserId="17297" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19385" PostId="15692" Score="2" Text="I have the pieces and I can confirm this is exactly how the connection works and it's very stable. The globe is not going anywhere." CreationDate="2020-12-23T18:30:59.653" UserId="2464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19386" PostId="7011" Score="0" Text="I grew up in South Africa and Montini was a huge hit long before I ever heard of Lego. I assumed Lego was the knock-off of Montini blocks. Montini had lots of different bases, bricks, colors, windows, doors, wheels, etc." CreationDate="2020-12-22T12:09:45.393" UserId="17360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19387" PostId="7011" Score="0" Text="I am from Indonesia, I remember having these bricks when I was like 5-6 years old. That was way back in 1970. I had enough of these plastic bricks to build a house, complete with &quot;glass&quot; door and &quot;glass&quot; windows. The plastic was not shiny like Lego pieces. My sister and I had quite a lot of fun with these Montini bricks. Our mother, who always complained there was &quot;too much stuff&quot; in the house, gave our Montini set away once we outgrew it." CreationDate="2019-08-14T15:11:56.060" UserId="11967" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19388" PostId="15692" Score="0" Text="The pieces also appear in flat silver as The Childs toy in set 75318, however there you have to put the halves not below the ridge but above according to the instructions, so the round plate sticks out more, in order to easily attach it to the childs hand." CreationDate="2020-12-23T21:02:32.557" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19389" PostId="15693" Score="0" Text="Hi charger and welcome to Bricks.SE! You have an exceptionally nice video linked, but as you can see in the [help] and [tour] pages, it is considerably better to provide a brief description about the contents of the video. If you have pictures to add, they improve the post as well :) So in order to turn this link-only answer into a great answer, could you please edit it and provide a description of the process? Thank you!" CreationDate="2020-12-24T22:09:58.697" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19390" PostId="14504" Score="0" Text="I got same issue as above. Changed all 10 batts (Remote and hub) in to Energizer max - and still same thing. Blinks Green (1x) and Orange (2x). Blinking is only at Hub. Remote is ok. Measured batts (if the voltage is ok - measured 1,54 to 1,64 V at 1,5 measuring routine) - should be ok. Once it rides - it makes like 2-3 meters, than simply power-off (Without White blinking). Any suggestions?" CreationDate="2020-12-25T09:44:08.543" UserId="17372" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19391" PostId="14504" Score="0" Text="@Adam Welcome to Bricks.SE! I've added an answer with a few suggestions that might help when you know the batteries are good: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/15698/708" CreationDate="2020-12-25T15:45:58.457" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19392" PostId="12720" Score="0" Text="FWIW this was in fact an intentional decision by Lego - they were concerned what some children could create with s spinning blade, especially since some of those motors are capable of quite some speed and torque." CreationDate="2020-12-25T18:09:16.307" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19393" PostId="12720" Score="0" Text="Hi htmlcoderexe. Interesting remark, would you happen to have a source for that information (a link perhaps) ?" CreationDate="2020-12-25T18:28:19.010" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19394" PostId="15652" Score="0" Text="@PhilB &quot;I know they are not official because LEGO does not put sizing info next to tiles&quot; - this comment made lots of sense with the original, uncropped image, but might seem less relevant now that those tiles have been removed." CreationDate="2020-12-25T19:58:52.037" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19395" PostId="15652" Score="0" Text="And the more I think about it, and about how the instructions were clearly NOT made by TLG, the more I realize the distinction between a and b might well be irrelevant - the software would just have used whatever image was available, regardless of what variant was actually in the model." CreationDate="2020-12-25T20:08:56.650" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19396" PostId="15652" Score="0" Text="@RSchulz Clone brands probably don't even know &quot;a&quot; version ever existed as 34 years passed since its last production year." CreationDate="2020-12-25T22:02:02.567" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19397" PostId="15694" Score="0" Text="Thanks, those are very valid comments. I always try to store the track parts in disassembled fashion precisely because of the wear-out effect of the clips. But time hasn't been kind to the plastic types of those ages. I used bricklink before but it can be quite expensive. They only improper use I remember perhaps was trying to build the ramped and elevated tracks that featured in many of those adds." CreationDate="2020-12-26T16:40:23.680" UserId="6707" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19400" PostId="15704" Score="0" Text="Not all Lego pieces say Lego - even some rather recent ones are unadorned. I keep wondering if I should ask a question about what the most recent is, once I have some good examples to show." CreationDate="2020-12-26T21:09:08.333" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19401" PostId="12895" Score="0" Text="https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/replacementparts/sale/choose-brick" CreationDate="2020-12-27T02:06:14.233" UserId="17386" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19402" PostId="7749" Score="0" Text="That particular copyright symbol is definitely a Lego mark. Not as obvious as the word Lego, of course, but in my experience (including lots of Lego knockoffs bought second-hand), it's never been on anything but Lego." CreationDate="2020-12-27T05:29:49.887" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19404" PostId="15706" Score="0" Text="Hmmm... so we can't send it directly to LEGO?" CreationDate="2020-12-27T11:15:10.737" UserId="17388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19405" PostId="15706" Score="4" Text="Not really. Imagine the amount of MOCs posted worldwide would also be sent to TLG. LEGO Ideas is the place you can submit your idea. And if you get enough likes from community it might be considered by TLG for production. However it is dedicated for something entirely new - old ideas, alternate models or something with licenses that TLG has agreement with most likely will be denied." CreationDate="2020-12-27T11:29:19.593" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19406" PostId="15706" Score="0" Text="Ok, thanks a lot!" CreationDate="2020-12-27T13:52:03.973" UserId="17388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19408" PostId="15368" Score="0" Text="How would you trigger the proper switches anyway?" CreationDate="2020-12-27T14:48:12.003" UserId="17394" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19409" PostId="15368" Score="0" Text="@user17394 I was able to depress the switches using my fingernails. Anything small should work." CreationDate="2020-12-27T18:01:01.620" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19410" PostId="15704" Score="1" Text="There was a question here not too long ago regarding parts without a Lego stamp. I recall there were a scant few recent examples, but apparently they do exist." CreationDate="2020-12-27T18:13:06.230" UserId="17384" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19411" PostId="6820" Score="0" Text="Needless to say, you don't even need clone-brands for this. I have an official lego torso for the passenger train set and his is **really** tight. But I suppose thats not very common." CreationDate="2020-12-28T06:27:27.270" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19412" PostId="15712" Score="0" Text="Great answer! Wasn't aware of the actual &quot;Fan robots&quot; stuff. Do you happen to know the URL for these &quot;Fan models&quot;?" CreationDate="2020-12-28T09:59:02.600" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19413" PostId="15712" Score="0" Text="@Alex I'm sorry, I dont remember the link for the videos. Once again, I couldve sworn i saw them but I dont have time to look. If you want the general page about them, it's the hyperlink in my answer." CreationDate="2020-12-28T12:19:53.770" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19414" PostId="15712" Score="0" Text="Is [this](https://www.lego.com/en-gb/themes/mindstorms/buildarobot) the page? I can count 12 models you've mentioned here." CreationDate="2020-12-28T12:35:04.900" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19415" PostId="15712" Score="0" Text="@Alex yes, thats the one." CreationDate="2020-12-28T12:55:20.563" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19416" PostId="12843" Score="0" Text="Is there any new on this issue - and is there any way to do graphical / scratch programming on NXT bricks with Mac OS Big Sur og Windows 10." CreationDate="2020-12-28T00:23:53.003" UserId="17397" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19418" PostId="15701" Score="0" Text="Hi, if it was indeed a pinion issue, like your update suggests, please move the update to an answer - you are allowed to answer your own question!" CreationDate="2020-12-28T14:48:32.753" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19419" PostId="14501" Score="1" Text="As of now, MOC-Pages is **[dead](https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/178363-mocpages-has-been-deleted/)**." CreationDate="2020-12-28T15:59:20.547" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19420" PostId="15655" Score="0" Text="@chicks sorry for the delay. I have added the code for the python end. nothing fancy. Any idea why it is so slow?" CreationDate="2020-12-28T20:05:00.153" UserId="17313" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19421" PostId="15714" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE! The items you have described are pretty common and it makes nearly impossible to identify the set. In order to help you we would like to have pictures added with as much elements as you can collect (partial assembly is also beneficial). We'll then try to identify less common or unique elements to use them for set identification." CreationDate="2020-12-28T20:26:49.407" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19423" PostId="15693" Score="0" Text="Video is private and unavailable :( Any other source for the video?" CreationDate="2020-12-28T21:41:25.210" UserId="17406" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19426" PostId="15718" Score="0" Text="What version do you have?" CreationDate="2020-12-29T04:31:17.593" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19430" PostId="15720" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I would even say &quot;should&quot;" CreationDate="2020-12-29T15:12:13.710" UserId="9416" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19433" PostId="15720" Score="0" Text="n00b question: what's the correct way to do this? Paste my comment into my question? Mark RSchulz' answer as accepted answer? Write a new answer myself that sumarizes RSchulz' answer and my comment?" CreationDate="2020-12-29T19:51:49.217" UserId="17409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19434" PostId="15720" Score="0" Text="If your answer is better, don't mark mine as best! But otherwise, they all sound good." CreationDate="2020-12-29T20:17:41.503" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19436" PostId="15722" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I wonder why they didn't make it more obvious..." CreationDate="2020-12-29T22:15:46.310" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19438" PostId="15655" Score="0" Text="We cannot post our answer at the moment, we are voting to reopen the question so that it can be answered. And this is actually the comments section." CreationDate="2020-12-30T08:18:23.153" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19439" PostId="15726" Score="6" Text="You've answered your question yourself. Limiting torque to prevent damage to motors or components is exactly what it is designed for, B.t.w. axles in it can be positioned in any multiple of 15 degrees..." CreationDate="2020-12-30T11:59:07.467" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19440" PostId="15726" Score="2" Text="Just to add what @MichaelVerschaeve said, clutch acts as safety feature not only to prevent damage of parts but also to prevent further injury if you stick your finger (or other body parts) somewhere between gears." CreationDate="2020-12-30T13:45:05.137" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19441" PostId="1163" Score="0" Text="I know this must be possible, because you see stuff built out of large numbers of 2x4 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vs6Gcqkb11g/maxresdefault.jpg" CreationDate="2020-12-30T15:35:11.677" UserId="17426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19442" PostId="15729" Score="2" Text="Do you have a picture you can include?" CreationDate="2020-12-30T18:13:34.847" UserId="11161" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19443" PostId="15712" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot for the info, @mindstormsboi, and thanks particularly for the **skilled** comment." CreationDate="2020-12-31T03:46:01.783" UserId="17388" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19448" PostId="15737" Score="0" Text="Thank you @nathan-stohlmann. I didn't meany any offense. What would you recommend for somebody who is looking to make more technical things to get started?" CreationDate="2021-01-01T00:05:28.973" UserId="17436" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19450" PostId="15737" Score="2" Text="You might like Yoshihito Isogawa's book &quot;Simple Machines&quot; (and/or some of his other books as well). That is a collection of hundreds of basic mechanisms built from Lego Technic. A great source for ideas when designing your own models. There are few words and lots of pictures. The point of the book is figuring out exactly how to build the mechanisms yourself, not copying detailed step-by-step instructions." CreationDate="2021-01-01T01:28:22.693" UserId="14011" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19451" PostId="15734" Score="1" Text="I'm a [fan of the Saturn V](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/14645/6174) also." CreationDate="2021-01-01T01:51:46.297" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19452" PostId="15743" Score="1" Text="You legend Phil!!! That’s it!! &#xA;Appreciate it" CreationDate="2021-01-01T02:07:25.880" UserId="17439" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19454" PostId="15737" Score="1" Text="No worries @JacobMelon! No offense was taken and sorry if my answer made it seem like I did. Specifically which set kind of depends a bit on your budget. If 50-60USD is doable than the new 11016 Creative Building Blocks or last year's 10717 are a pretty good start and have better ratio of bricks and plates to other types of parts than 10698 mentioned in the other answer. Also 10698 is the same price as 10717 but has almost half the parts because it comes with a storage bin which may or may not be useful to you." CreationDate="2021-01-01T05:32:19.527" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19455" PostId="15745" Score="0" Text="I forgot their name, but there's a brand of shops in Germany that will sell you a colour by weight." CreationDate="2021-01-01T12:55:41.290" UserId="3948" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19456" PostId="15747" Score="3" Text="You've linked towards the item on bricklink, you can follow that link further to which sets the item appears in, among them the set of which you posted a picture, selecting that set, you can see the elements in the set, seems straight forward enough to pick the required elements from that list." CreationDate="2021-01-01T16:59:10.290" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19457" PostId="15733" Score="1" Text="Wouldn't it be easier to send the script file in a whole with rsync and force the hub to execute it by calling execfile() ? That might be faster because you call sleep(0.1) between every command. Anyway your script is a big help, thanks man." CreationDate="2021-01-01T22:06:04.033" UserId="17430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19458" PostId="15743" Score="2" Text="Sylakus: One way to show your appreciation would be to click the check box beside the answer, indicating that you've &quot;accepted&quot; it. :)" CreationDate="2021-01-01T23:30:28.617" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19459" PostId="12794" Score="1" Text="I have exactly the same problem. Can you explain for me, what exactly solved the problem? Because &quot;you pressed the walls of the transmission too much&quot; doesn't help me.&#xA;Please help!" CreationDate="2021-01-01T19:38:19.287" UserId="17443" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19460" PostId="15753" Score="0" Text="I'm quite unsure if this is LEGO part. What is the source of the picture? Is this element from part list for some clone-branded model or MOC?" CreationDate="2021-01-02T11:57:31.290" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19461" PostId="15753" Score="0" Text="The source of the picture are from the instructions of lego clone brand named Blue Brixx. All the other lego parts in this set look identical to bricks in lego instructions. The part has one stud on top and one stud on the side and a bar on the bottom. Is there a lego part similar to this?" CreationDate="2021-01-02T12:09:53.773" UserId="17450" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19462" PostId="7818" Score="0" Text="At some point of time elements in Dark Red were prone for braking a lot. Especially 1x1 tiles. It seems like this issue has been addressed by TLG." CreationDate="2021-01-02T12:14:31.080" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19463" PostId="15752" Score="2" Text="You can import LDraw parts into Stud.io, and probably into LDD as well, but LDD it is no longer supported and I don't have it installed so I can't check." CreationDate="2021-01-02T20:01:26.973" UserId="14011" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19464" PostId="12794" Score="0" Text="When building the front transmission, there are some gears connected to steering and the transmission sandwiched between 2 beam assemblies. If you squeeze the assemblies too much, there will be a lot of friction. Although I still had some friction, it was considerably diminished. Hope that helps!" CreationDate="2021-01-02T20:31:21.783" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19465" PostId="15734" Score="0" Text="If you watch a few episodes of Lego Masters you'll see creative use of 'fluff' pieces. Admittedly this often requires bulk supplies of the fluff, so I see your point about wanting fewer of them in the sets you buy." CreationDate="2021-01-03T02:51:40.010" UserId="17457" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19468" PostId="15762" Score="0" Text="A group of 12 people: the [LMEP](http://botbench.com/blog/2013/01/07/lego-mindstorms-ev3-announced/), or [12 monkeys](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-lego-is-constructing-the-next-generation-of-engineers-37671528/)..." CreationDate="2021-01-03T10:34:12.613" UserId="10369" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19470" PostId="15764" Score="0" Text="I think this is simply a variation of MILS as explained [here](http://www.abellon.net/MILS/). And it is something that usually agreed between several exposition members to have a matching layout. [Moduverse](https://www.swebrick.se/index.php?topic=6350.0) would be a kind of different approach." CreationDate="2021-01-03T15:45:25.573" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19471" PostId="15764" Score="0" Text="@Alex It is very similar to MILS. There are fewer Technic pin locations, and it opts for roads on the edges of modules instead of the center as is typical for MILS. Jetro described it as &quot;almost MILS compatible &quot; on LAN. But you are correct, it is essentially an adaptation of MILS specifically for use in medieval villages." CreationDate="2021-01-03T16:14:35.853" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19472" PostId="15764" Score="0" Text="Sorry for being a bit stubborn. To be honest I find both the question and answer quite odd. 1) There is no real problem or question here. 2) What you have encountered here is a need of a custom module (adopting existing MILS standard). There are tons of other custom MILS/MILS-like modules created. 3) Are we OK now with posting instructions to own modules here as answers? 4) RochLUG article has been posted just yesterday and I find it odd that the question has been a real issue. It looks more like promotion to me." CreationDate="2021-01-03T16:28:53.000" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19473" PostId="15764" Score="2" Text="@Alex No problem at all. I appreciate this feedback. 1) This is about knowledge sharing, not about a &quot;real&quot; problem that I am currently facing. 2) Correct. I find this useful as it has been created and used by a LUG and worked well. It should be helpful for LUGs that haven't done this before. 3) Additional answers are welcome. I am looking for standards that have been successfully used by LUGs, not untested designs, though. 4) I'm not affiliated with RochLUG. My hope is that this answer helps to surface freely-available content that I believe helps address a need in the LEGO community." CreationDate="2021-01-03T18:28:28.890" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19474" PostId="13220" Score="0" Text="I have been trying to find this piece for ages but I can't look that piece up on Legos website. Is there anything else it could be called? I need this piece for a build I'm working on" CreationDate="2021-01-03T18:24:39.690" UserId="17464" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19475" PostId="13220" Score="0" Text="@jacobmarshburn TLG calls it &quot;ASSEMBLY ELEMENT Ø3.2&quot;. It's available via LEGO.com Bricks and Pieces in black, tan, and light bluish gray currently. It is available in many more colors on Bricklink." CreationDate="2021-01-03T20:03:40.683" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19477" PostId="15764" Score="0" Text="just putting in my 2 cents as the creator of this template... I have zero experience with MILS, but created this specifically for our LUG to have an easy modular village setup. The road on the edges is far superior for this project... it allows you to place a building and road all on a single 32x32 baseplate. Road through the center would make it very difficult to space building correctly without adding a lot more sections. Simple is sometimes better when it comes to getting people of varying skill and commitment together on a group project. Thanks for sharing the template!" CreationDate="2021-01-04T04:13:43.577" UserId="17468" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19478" PostId="15764" Score="0" Text="@JeffJohnson That makes sense. Thanks for putting this together and making it available to others!" CreationDate="2021-01-04T04:25:21.500" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19479" PostId="15770" Score="2" Text="When you say &quot;the coliseum&quot;, do you mean the brand new, largest-ever set?&#xA;&#xA;Regardless, perhaps this previous answer (&lt;https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/976/how-do-i-build-a-curved-wall&gt;) will give you enough information to continue." CreationDate="2021-01-04T05:36:55.263" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19480" PostId="15772" Score="0" Text="Thanks, especially for the Rebricklable hint. As I am doing all the checking on my own computer using python and CSVs, I hope to have a list of all the alternate numbers of all parts that I have. I am thinking whether such a list exists or not, otherwise this is probably more a question of web scraping and python." CreationDate="2021-01-04T10:03:03.260" UserId="17013" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19482" PostId="15764" Score="0" Text="Also, despite the article being written a couple of days ago on our website, we have been using this template for over 3 years now. Someone on the LAN asked if the template was hosted anywhere to share with others, so that's what prompted the article." CreationDate="2021-01-04T14:33:33.267" UserId="17474" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19483" PostId="15776" Score="0" Text="Item with smaller LEGO logo is odd one indeed. Haven't seen anything like this before. And it is not just the size but the text is not as prominent as well." CreationDate="2021-01-04T17:25:16.407" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19484" PostId="15776" Score="1" Text="&quot;the text is not as prominent as well&quot; but it is very high precision, which I think many counterfeits screw up." CreationDate="2021-01-04T22:56:16.623" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19485" PostId="15778" Score="0" Text="I also looked through some Megablok sets at Bricker and the closest thing I saw was a missile tip, but it was much larger. The numbering scheme is similar to both Lego which makes it difficult to determine. Thanks for your input!" CreationDate="2021-01-05T00:31:16.917" UserId="17384" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19490" PostId="15781" Score="0" Text="Which tool you are looking to use to create your custom gear?" CreationDate="2021-01-05T14:23:37.513" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19491" PostId="12794" Score="0" Text="Technicguy, thank you for the answer!&#xA;Could you share a picture about the assemblies you talking? I could not find them on the car." CreationDate="2021-01-05T08:21:24.317" UserId="17443" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19492" PostId="598" Score="1" Text="This would be cool if you could attach it to the door." CreationDate="2021-01-05T12:54:25.433" UserId="15414" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19496" PostId="15752" Score="2" Text="I couldn't find any Duplo bricks in Stud.io.  Are you sure they're in there?  Could you add how to find them?" CreationDate="2021-01-05T17:14:24.110" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19497" PostId="15750" Score="1" Text="https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/173785-duplo-for-studio/ might get you closer to what you're trying for." CreationDate="2021-01-05T17:19:42.267" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19498" PostId="15750" Score="1" Text="Could you specify if the problem is with finding Duplo elements? Or, perhaps, you have your Duplo model assembled but have trouble generating instructions? Or both?" CreationDate="2021-01-05T17:36:04.400" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19499" PostId="15752" Score="1" Text="@chicks now that you've asked I had another look at the question and asked to clarify exact issue here." CreationDate="2021-01-05T17:38:20.120" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19500" PostId="15785" Score="1" Text="By &quot;airholes&quot; you are referring to a type of old polybags which were used to package bricks in sets during 90's?" CreationDate="2021-01-05T21:53:20.300" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19501" PostId="15788" Score="2" Text="Thank you, at least I am not imagining things :), I remember I found it really curious  that LEGO would delibarately sell sth like this (I was 12yo). Yours look idd a bit similar to what I remember. It was a small, bizarre store with surprising amount of licensed LEGO products (which was rare in my country back then), I also remember buying 635 Extra Bricks in White there." CreationDate="2021-01-05T21:54:40.063" UserId="15639" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19502" PostId="15785" Score="0" Text="I am sorry, I don't exactly recall the polybags from the 90s, I just mean that its surface was perforated with tiny holes. I remember because it felt differently right away." CreationDate="2021-01-05T22:06:38.183" UserId="15639" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19503" PostId="15785" Score="0" Text="I remember them as well - I just think they're reasonable inside a box, where eyes look not and fingers poke not, but by themselves, would be too prone to abuse by shoppers. I have to assume it was done because they made it much easier to fit everything in a box, because Lego wouldn't have to suck or squeeze air out of a sealed bag - it would just get squished out naturally." CreationDate="2021-01-05T22:11:13.643" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19504" PostId="12794" Score="0" Text="I'll try; Would knowing the step when the assemblies are built help? (Sharing pictures is kinda hard for me)" CreationDate="2021-01-06T03:00:32.977" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19505" PostId="12794" Score="0" Text="The number of the step (from the book of the car) when the assemblies are built would be enough too" CreationDate="2021-01-06T09:58:31.297" UserId="17443" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19506" PostId="15791" Score="2" Text="I don't know about &quot;supposed use&quot;, that's exactly how I used mine ;) The 1.0 set had a serial connection, while the 1.5 release had the newer USB version as I recall. It was the only way to get your programmes onto the brick, as there was no other connectivity options (unlike the NXT and EV3 with USB and Bluetooth, with the NXT also adding Wireless as well)." CreationDate="2021-01-06T15:05:27.813" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19507" PostId="15791" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Who knows, who knows... Some may want to have a challenge and  bounce signal from couple of surfaces :)" CreationDate="2021-01-06T17:58:09.723" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19508" PostId="15789" Score="0" Text="I had a USB one. Not sure why they didn't put a USB-B port (or a custom connector) in the smart brick. Maybe it's so you can program robots without disassembling them." CreationDate="2021-01-06T18:22:59.403" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19509" PostId="15789" Score="0" Text="That's almost definitely why. But the part was created before USB was really a thing you could count on. I remember those days well." CreationDate="2021-01-06T23:28:09.327" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19510" PostId="15789" Score="0" Text="That's why it could be a custom connector. They could do a serial cable for serial, and a USB/serial cable for USB." CreationDate="2021-01-06T23:30:24.353" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19511" PostId="15789" Score="0" Text="@user253751, serial can't be reliably hot-plugged.  Usually it works, but sometimes it destroys the serial port." CreationDate="2021-01-06T23:32:58.647" UserId="7591" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19512" PostId="15789" Score="0" Text="@Mark then serial with opto-isolators in it." CreationDate="2021-01-06T23:42:51.133" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19514" PostId="12794" Score="0" Text="The step where the first assembly starts would be step 206. I also found a further  improvement more recently, which I will post in my answer soon. (Currently I do not have time; it is somewhat complex, but effective.)" CreationDate="2021-01-07T02:23:13.470" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19515" PostId="1667" Score="0" Text="FWIW I the2x4  bricks are 1:7.5 compared to real human house bricks. This probably means lego figures are either gnome sized or they use giant sized bricks in their building construction." CreationDate="2021-01-07T05:59:11.713" UserId="17495" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19516" PostId="15767" Score="1" Text="Hi Alex and welcome to Bricks.SE! Your ball launcher sounds interesting, could you please post a picture of it?" CreationDate="2021-01-07T09:00:14.070" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19518" PostId="15738" Score="0" Text="Bagnumber matches too. I just checked with my own set. I still happened to have the bags in the recycle bin. (Got the set last week and build it Sunday. Didn't empty the bin yet.)" CreationDate="2021-01-07T13:25:57.490" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19519" PostId="15797" Score="0" Text="its good at creating classic and studfull pieces, but its bad, I mean really bad at creating studless pieces" CreationDate="2021-01-08T01:41:40.980" UserId="17494" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19520" PostId="15797" Score="1" Text="@vanderrich Can you please describe the problems you are facing? That would help others suggest an alternative that addresses those specific points." CreationDate="2021-01-08T09:35:59.133" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19521" PostId="15733" Score="0" Text="The sleeps in my script are just to get the REPL into a good state.&#xA;I send the whole script using the paste mode of the REPL.&#xA;After which it is executed in one go." CreationDate="2021-01-08T10:51:20.510" UserId="15547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19522" PostId="15798" Score="1" Text="&lt;https://secure.sayal.com/STORE2/View_SHOP.php?SKU=248131&gt; is a relay that can be driven from an Arduino, so I would think it could also be driven by littleBits. But it may require more damage to Lego-supplied wires than you'd like, in order to splice it in.&#xA;&#xA;I don't know if it's viable, but could the littleBits circuit move a small arm side to side? If your hand can control the Power Functions using a remote like &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=58122c01&gt;, then surely a robotic arm could as well.&#xA;&#xA;I don't know that either of these count as easy, or Lego-compatible." CreationDate="2021-01-09T00:00:55.470" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19523" PostId="15797" Score="1" Text="Bricklink's PartDesigner is good for use cases like creating custom printed minifigs or bricks, but the options are pretty limited if you want to create a new shape.  They're still labeling this &quot;Beta&quot; so maybe it will become usable for more use cases in an upcoming release." CreationDate="2021-01-09T00:59:20.997" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19524" PostId="15733" Score="0" Text="Well, sounds good, but isn't the readline of python reading a file line by line ? Later you pass the file line by line to write_command(...) which then waits for every line 0.2 seconds. Not sure if that might be slow thou, I have to get into the code for a bit longer to clearly understand..." CreationDate="2021-01-09T16:31:50.207" UserId="17430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19525" PostId="15733" Score="0" Text="Yeah there is a lot of delays, rather than spending time on my dodgy code, I'd recommend rshell [ https://github.com/dhylands/rshell ] which is great!" CreationDate="2021-01-11T12:03:46.797" UserId="15547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19526" PostId="14501" Score="0" Text="Yeah...I just found out about this recently. If I had spent more time on it in the last couple of years, I would be even more sad than I am about it." CreationDate="2021-01-11T20:53:27.840" UserId="3682" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19527" PostId="15733" Score="0" Text="I found that repository already but I didn't know it can execute code on the hub. It's in the pyboard.py file. I still have to figure out how it works but accordingly to the header it shouldn't be that hard. Thanks for your help. Btw I tried to use your run.py to paste a larger code file in one big chunk but it fails after some lines. Seemingly the REPL paste mode cant handle big chunks. I used rsync to copy files to the board already before but wanted copy and execute at once." CreationDate="2021-01-11T21:39:32.090" UserId="17430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19530" PostId="2997" Score="0" Text="All the techniques described above have one fault or another so have you tried to just get rid of the base altogether?&#xA;I did that a couple of times when I needed to make angular walls and it works seamlessly provided you use some pieces from other brands because Lego doesn't make them." CreationDate="2021-01-12T14:51:15.480" UserId="17516" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19531" PostId="15806" Score="4" Text="Also, although the part with sticker is found only on one set, the piece itself was used in a variety of colors in sets dating back to 2003." CreationDate="2021-01-13T13:03:24.003" UserId="6076" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19532" PostId="15806" Score="1" Text="I remember having that set. Unfortunately its in pieces and scattered across my collection now." CreationDate="2021-01-13T14:34:18.317" UserId="17521" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19533" PostId="15809" Score="1" Text="I didn't get a bluetooth pin prompt on my windows 10, latest update. Which version of windows are you using? Also, what bluetooth setup do you have? Perhaps post a picture of the info available in device manager..." CreationDate="2021-01-13T16:10:04.130" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19534" PostId="15809" Score="0" Text="W10 with all updates installed. And also, I have accepted the prompt from LEGO software to update the firmware for both the brick and all motors." CreationDate="2021-01-13T16:14:05.140" UserId="2956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19535" PostId="15809" Score="0" Text="Are you trying to pair your Hub directly with your PC or via Mindstorms software?" CreationDate="2021-01-13T16:20:46.397" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19536" PostId="15809" Score="0" Text="Via Mindstorm software and when I do so the prompt for the PIN shows up." CreationDate="2021-01-13T16:23:12.610" UserId="2956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19537" PostId="15809" Score="0" Text="Sorted. I remove the brick using OS Bluetooth interface. Then went on to once again add it from Lego software and this time it did not ask me for the PIN.&#xA;Thanks for your swift help guys!" CreationDate="2021-01-13T16:30:17.403" UserId="2956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19539" PostId="15733" Score="0" Text="The pyboard.py program from rshell isn't working out of the box. You have to replace the line where it sends the break signal twice '\r\x03\r\x03' with two send commands sending one break each and a delay in between, similar to the suggested code in run.py above. I wonder if those pyboard.py devs would update their project." CreationDate="2021-01-13T21:28:47.453" UserId="17430" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19541" PostId="8221" Score="0" Text="Where can I find the schematic for the EV brick - is this still accessible online?" CreationDate="2021-01-14T08:15:42.537" UserId="17527" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19542" PostId="15813" Score="2" Text="I know the starwars one is a snowtrooper but I am really struggling to find anything else!" CreationDate="2021-01-14T13:21:37.983" UserId="17529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19544" PostId="8221" Score="0" Text="@VIBHISHMS https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/mindstorms/downloads under &quot;Advanced Users – Developer Kits (PC/MAC)&quot; -&gt; &quot;EV3 Hardware Developer Kit&quot; is a 6-page PDF of the schematics (https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt86e79bb287a0d0b1/Appendix_LEGO_MINDSTORMS_EV3_programmable_brick_main_hardware_schematics.pdf)" CreationDate="2021-01-14T19:08:32.060" UserId="7956" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19545" PostId="15813" Score="0" Text="The striped one is confusing. What's on the other side? Does it say Lego on the neck?" CreationDate="2021-01-15T03:39:28.703" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19546" PostId="15813" Score="0" Text="Hi, thanks for your help. I found similar ones in a stuntman set. It is blank white on the back." CreationDate="2021-01-15T13:27:47.970" UserId="17529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19547" PostId="15814" Score="0" Text="Thank you - thank makes perfect sense." CreationDate="2021-01-15T13:30:32.830" UserId="17529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19548" PostId="15813" Score="0" Text="Yeah, the prisoner/convict one is odd - I can find a few ebay/etc. listings for a similar designs but with `23768` on them... The newer (2019) Duplo prisoner has a similar black and white striped top, unlike the System grey and white." CreationDate="2021-01-15T16:07:20.240" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19549" PostId="7142" Score="0" Text="Can you share the make &amp; model of the H-bridge that you used and where you got it? I have a similar project involving littleBits, See [here](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/15798/8175) for details." CreationDate="2021-01-15T18:53:51.163" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19550" PostId="15752" Score="0" Text="When in stud.io and search for &quot;Duplo&quot; in  &quot;BL Categories&quot; and &quot;Shapes&quot; I don't see any results. Should I assume I have to import the Duplo parts first, or should they already be present?" CreationDate="2021-01-15T22:35:06.373" UserId="17445" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19551" PostId="15750" Score="1" Text="My problem with LDD and Stud.io was with finding Duplo parts. According to your answer below stud.io should already have Duplo parts? Although judging by the forum link posted by @chicks they need to be imported first." CreationDate="2021-01-15T22:37:24.460" UserId="17445" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19552" PostId="15813" Score="0" Text="Underside/bottom of that prisoner torso looks to be a tad different shape than other two. Potentially a clone-brand element?" CreationDate="2021-01-15T23:54:15.567" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19553" PostId="15070" Score="0" Text="@PhilB.: Sorry, I didn't see your response earlier. I had updated NXT software but still nothing happens on the CPU. It's just dead." CreationDate="2021-01-16T05:10:34.060" UserId="15549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19554" PostId="15815" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the advice! Let me try this on mine." CreationDate="2021-01-16T05:12:13.203" UserId="15549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19555" PostId="15813" Score="0" Text="I can't speak to the shape, but doesn't the number look crooked to anyone else? I'm wondering if it's a 3rd-party sticker perhaps? That's why I asked about the neck." CreationDate="2021-01-16T15:49:39.990" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19556" PostId="15813" Score="0" Text="It is a lego piece - agreed it could be a sticker BUT it isn’t. Print matches 100% and is the same as the brick 23768" CreationDate="2021-01-16T19:25:56.583" UserId="17529" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19557" PostId="15821" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your feedback David which reassures me somewhat.  I am still concerned about whether the PU components that I have are adequately compatible with the roller coaster.  I am unsure whether the relative power will work the same way that the PF components would have.  I am worried that it may be too powerful and drive the cars off the track or too weak to get them up the hill.  May just have to resort to used PF parts as you suggested.  Any further thoughts appreciated." CreationDate="2021-01-16T23:37:24.007" UserId="17538" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19558" PostId="15822" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE Numbers found on bags, most of the time, are meaningless unlike pictures. Please update your question to include picture (or two) of the bag you have. This would help us identify unique pieces to narrow down search results." CreationDate="2021-01-16T23:38:14.493" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19559" PostId="15822" Score="1" Text="I count 20 sets that have both &quot;Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Black Eye Closed with Eyelashes Pattern&quot; &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=98138pb028&gt; and &quot;Tile, Round 1 x 1 with Black Eye with Pupil Pattern&quot; &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=98138pb007&gt;. But there are other eyes you might have meant instead. Really, we do need some photos." CreationDate="2021-01-16T23:48:35.497" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19560" PostId="15821" Score="1" Text="There is a nice comparison of LEGO motor speeds and torques at https://philohome.com/motors/motorcomp.htm. And you can always add gears too." CreationDate="2021-01-17T01:35:01.070" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19561" PostId="15822" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your reply, should I open it up to help?" CreationDate="2021-01-17T01:35:48.710" UserId="17543" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19562" PostId="15822" Score="0" Text="Hopefully you don't NEED to open it, but if you're going to anyway, it might make it easier to see some of the pieces. I can't seem to spot the eye pieces in either photo, for example, so I'm guessing which ones they are." CreationDate="2021-01-17T02:02:32.207" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19563" PostId="15823" Score="0" Text="Yes that’s it! Thank you." CreationDate="2021-01-17T02:11:50.710" UserId="17543" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19564" PostId="15822" Score="0" Text="Thanks again for your help!" CreationDate="2021-01-17T02:12:52.780" UserId="17543" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19566" PostId="10711" Score="0" Text="I was wondering the same thing as sorting out our sons lego and was wanting to replace the batteries. Doesnt seem any way in" CreationDate="2021-01-17T08:05:17.910" UserId="17545" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19567" PostId="15828" Score="4" Text="'Allo. My name is Inigo Montoya." CreationDate="2021-01-17T19:05:54.267" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19568" PostId="15830" Score="1" Text="Just a note, this element comes in two versions: 92593 - WITHOUT groove (older type); 41740 - WITH groove (newer version )." CreationDate="2021-01-17T22:16:21.730" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19569" PostId="15834" Score="0" Text="Nice find! I think it might be worth adding second picture from the article you are referring to since it shows two other elements provided by OP." CreationDate="2021-01-17T22:29:13.027" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19570" PostId="15835" Score="0" Text="That's a great picture.  Thanks for finding this." CreationDate="2021-01-18T03:00:02.803" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19572" PostId="15823" Score="2" Text="Hi @Sarah! Please note that if you find answer satisfying, you can and should indicate this by accepting it, i.e. setting the green checkmark on the left side (see [here](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5234/how-does-accepting-an-answer-work))" CreationDate="2021-01-18T10:48:05.620" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19576" PostId="15839" Score="0" Text="https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Dre_Head" CreationDate="2021-01-19T19:01:30.437" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19577" PostId="3032" Score="0" Text="I have gotten same issue, although it came up when I pressed 'connections' on the wifi page. I think this error can mean a lot of different things!" CreationDate="2021-01-19T03:07:24.617" UserId="17556" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19578" PostId="15843" Score="0" Text="I am actually using python, so this solution is not really applicable, but that's my fault for not saying so." CreationDate="2021-01-19T23:46:31.120" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19579" PostId="15845" Score="1" Text="Thanks! I had simply not known about that function." CreationDate="2021-01-20T00:11:11.220" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19580" PostId="15845" Score="0" Text="Not every function from full python is necessarily available in every partial (or micro) python implementation, so I wanted to check first before going down a more elaborate route." CreationDate="2021-01-20T00:34:34.343" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19581" PostId="15845" Score="0" Text="Links tend to break. Could you give a code example in your answer in case the link is no longer available?" CreationDate="2021-01-20T03:05:42.600" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19582" PostId="15845" Score="0" Text="I'm guessing python.org is pretty safe." CreationDate="2021-01-20T04:40:40.097" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19583" PostId="15821" Score="0" Text="They've introduced a Powered Up battery box this year, [88015](https://brickset.com/sets/88015-1/Powered-Up-Battery-Box), that works on its own and doesn't require Bluetooth, but I don't know if it's widely available." CreationDate="2021-01-20T05:48:24.107" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19584" PostId="15821" Score="0" Text="The battery box hasn't been released yet. It was part of the 42113 Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey set that was canceled." CreationDate="2021-01-20T15:36:18.750" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19585" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="Which country do they originate from? They remind me of the bricks I had in the 70s in Bulgaria. And they were certainly not original Lego. Probably were not made in Bulgaria but, rather, somewhere else in Eastern Europe or USSR." CreationDate="2021-01-20T21:23:47.890" UserId="17563" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19586" PostId="15800" Score="0" Text="I'm not that familiar with H-bridges, but I'm researching the option. Can you tell me if [this SparkFun Motor Driver](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14450) would work just as well as the model you mentioned? (I understand that it may be an H-bridge since it is tagged that way.)" CreationDate="2021-01-20T22:20:08.383" UserId="8175" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19587" PostId="15800" Score="1" Text="@EJMak I haven't used that exact driver, but it looks like it should do what you want." CreationDate="2021-01-21T03:07:10.497" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19588" PostId="15821" Score="0" Text="Just noticed on Brickset, that battery box from 421133 Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey - set # 88015 - HAS been released by LEGO and is available for purchase S@H." CreationDate="2021-01-21T20:57:32.293" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19589" PostId="15821" Score="0" Text="Yeah, just saw the news today after I commented yesterday :-)" CreationDate="2021-01-21T21:25:29.673" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19590" PostId="9468" Score="0" Text="@Nick Sorry I don't know where the bricks came from originally, but I bought them in the UK from a UK seller of mostly Lego on ebay.  You may be right that they came from Eastern Europe, as they don't appear to be common. Thanks for your info." CreationDate="2021-01-21T22:34:08.987" UserId="9622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19592" PostId="15849" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE. Beam pictured above doesn't form 135 degree angle - use two of them and you won't get nice 90 degree assembly." CreationDate="2021-01-22T20:50:48.547" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19593" PostId="15845" Score="1" Text="In case anyone is looking for a concrete example using (Micro)Python's `random`, I created a small program that randomly displays images in the hub. You can find it here https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/arturomoncadatorres/lego-mindstorms/blob/main/examples/programs/random_images.ipynb?flush_cache=True" CreationDate="2021-01-22T22:21:57.627" UserId="17312" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19594" PostId="14495" Score="2" Text="For the sake of completion, I would just like to add the reddit [`r/lego`](https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/). When you create a new post, you can tag it as `MOC`. Some other more niche LEGO reddit's also allow such thing (e.g., [`r/legostarwars`](https://www.reddit.com/r/legostarwars/). Just be sure to check the rules of each subreddit, since some of them only allow posting certain types of content on a given day of the week" CreationDate="2021-01-22T22:31:15.493" UserId="17312" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19595" PostId="15664" Score="0" Text="+1 for the follow up. On my side I solved the problem by drilling a small hole and putting a piece of copper from an electric wire (without the insulation, only the copper) and twisting it at both ends. However your solution is cleaner. It would be interesting to see if we can redo the part on a 3D printer." CreationDate="2021-01-23T16:43:00.143" UserId="13976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19597" PostId="15850" Score="3" Text="Are you SURE it's Duplo? It looks like a Playmobil bag in this 1-2-3 set &lt;https://i2.wp.com/canadianmomreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/My-Take-Along-Farm.jpg?resize=768%2C559&gt; but I haven't been able to find one with the same pattern." CreationDate="2021-01-24T03:19:11.270" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19598" PostId="15850" Score="0" Text="Good point - maybe it isn't Duplo. It came with the big assortment I bought but perhaps a piece from another brand was slipped in" CreationDate="2021-01-24T04:05:45.790" UserId="17574" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19599" PostId="15850" Score="0" Text="I'd be interested in what the top and bottom look like." CreationDate="2021-01-24T05:56:42.470" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19600" PostId="15850" Score="1" Text="@RSchulz you should post that as an answer, since you clearly identified the part." CreationDate="2021-01-24T09:18:43.763" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19602" PostId="15851" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much for identifying it!" CreationDate="2021-01-24T15:24:49.960" UserId="17574" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19603" PostId="15851" Score="0" Text="@SandraNelson remember to click the checkmark to indicate this is the right piece for any future searchers." CreationDate="2021-01-24T19:15:37.260" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19604" PostId="15851" Score="0" Text="I searched for milk and cow and grapes and yogurt and toothpaste - turns out I should have just searched for garbage bag and it would've popped right up!" CreationDate="2021-01-24T19:17:52.717" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19606" PostId="15858" Score="0" Text="U r genious!!! Tq!!!!" CreationDate="2021-01-25T15:15:21.247" UserId="17580" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19607" PostId="2724" Score="0" Text="I bought these in Norway in 1970. Great profile. They can be used at any angle from zero to 90 degrees shaft direction. I am actually on my way to the attic to find them. I need a similar profile for an encoder drive on a big machine. (Will 3D-scan and magnify to my needs.)" CreationDate="2021-01-25T08:53:15.537" UserId="17579" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19608" PostId="15858" Score="1" Text="The box art for 6117 is so strange and mesmerizing.  I'm glad they're trying to make clear that you don't get the building too, but the result is an odd-looking LEGO box." CreationDate="2021-01-25T23:56:24.280" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19609" PostId="15861" Score="2" Text="If you want to stay friends after the transaction, I recommend to carefully set the price, so that none of you feels ripped-off." CreationDate="2021-01-26T15:44:05.540" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19610" PostId="15864" Score="11" Text="Welcome to Bricks.SE.  Thanks for answering the question and explaining how you figured it out.  This is great." CreationDate="2021-01-27T23:59:09.800" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19611" PostId="7849" Score="0" Text="Actually, the technic brick _with_ studs is way more rigid than the modern one." CreationDate="2021-01-28T11:02:01.117" UserId="15156" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19612" PostId="15864" Score="2" Text="I'm just so stunned and impressed by what just happened here." CreationDate="2021-01-28T15:40:07.753" UserId="17621" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19613" PostId="15864" Score="0" Text="There doesn't appear to be any of the 6x6 light blue (&quot;medium azure&quot;?) plates listed in that kit (https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=70425-1) that obviously appear in the lower left section of the bag in the OP picture.  Or is that just a problem with lighting/coloring in the OP picture?" CreationDate="2021-01-28T16:37:39.360" UserId="17624" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19614" PostId="15869" Score="0" Text="Given Powered Up, this is not the most recent solution and actually the components have gotten hard to find. But since the OP hasn't specified which motor he has, it's likely to be a power functions motor and this answer is correct." CreationDate="2021-01-28T16:41:19.040" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19615" PostId="15864" Score="7" Text="@CitizenRon that plate looks like light bluish gray to me, which does appear in the parts list" CreationDate="2021-01-28T17:23:52.450" UserId="8409" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19616" PostId="15870" Score="1" Text="Wish to point out that you don't need the remote control AND a smart device if you go the Powered Up way. You can choose between the two." CreationDate="2021-01-28T20:29:33.113" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19617" PostId="15870" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve thanks for spotting this. I, somehow, missed that. Probably due to my (constant) association of PuP with Bluetooth/smart device." CreationDate="2021-01-28T20:44:16.660" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19618" PostId="15870" Score="0" Text="I neglected to say its not a lego its cheaper train, sitting here on line I cant think of the make but I would still like to make it a remote I do Know its G scale." CreationDate="2021-01-28T22:47:55.787" UserId="17622" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19619" PostId="7849" Score="0" Text="@Haukinger weight for weight or piece for piece? I suspect you mean the latter and that's an unfair comparison. Also, I was talking about manufacturing them rather than using them." CreationDate="2021-01-29T08:49:20.103" UserId="2814" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19620" PostId="7849" Score="1" Text="I completely agree with you that they did it for cost only, for the last 30 years they only ever made stuff cheaper (to manufacture, not to buy, of course)." CreationDate="2021-01-29T11:35:25.707" UserId="15156" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19621" PostId="15877" Score="1" Text="Does this answer your question? [Is it legal to sell your mocs?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1990/is-it-legal-to-sell-your-mocs)" CreationDate="2021-01-29T13:40:21.010" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19622" PostId="15874" Score="1" Text="Amazing. Thank you!" CreationDate="2021-01-29T14:40:53.620" UserId="17629" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19623" PostId="15878" Score="1" Text="The problem is that the &quot;fair play&quot; metions only non comercial purposes. Since I am planning to sell the moc, this do not apply." CreationDate="2021-01-29T15:25:07.717" UserId="17635" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19624" PostId="15877" Score="1" Text="Not actually. I had already seen that page, but thanks for your time!" CreationDate="2021-01-29T15:25:33.007" UserId="17635" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19625" PostId="15878" Score="3" Text="@Valentino that is the main point of fair use, isn't it? If you'd like to use it commercially you have to make a deal (sign a contact) with TLG." CreationDate="2021-01-29T18:48:43.023" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19627" PostId="15877" Score="1" Text="As far as the general legality of using trademarks in the manner your describe is concerned, see Wikipedia's article on [nominative use](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_use). While the article is rather US-centric, AFAIK similar legal principles do exist in most jurisdictions simply as a matter of common sense." CreationDate="2021-01-30T04:25:21.293" UserId="9523" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19628" PostId="15873" Score="0" Text="didnt notice that..." CreationDate="2021-01-30T07:01:13.857" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19629" PostId="15879" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this answer. I apologize for being late to mark this as an answer..." CreationDate="2021-01-30T18:06:49.567" UserId="17633" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19630" PostId="15875" Score="0" Text="The Plate, Modified 1x2 with Bar Handles does not work, for the vehicles get stuck on the studs. However the tip with the bar was good (see my updated question). If there is no better solution within the next days, I'll mark this as answer for it gave me right pointer. Thank you, Alex!" CreationDate="2021-01-30T20:35:07.297" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19631" PostId="15875" Score="1" Text="@Spock LEGO doesn't always have to be build with studs on top - check if you find a way to put pictured plate sideways aka SNOT." CreationDate="2021-01-30T20:45:49.113" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19632" PostId="15871" Score="2" Text="Assembly seen in your edit looks good in digital model, however I'm not sure if those hinges will stay in place. Their purpose is to... articulate, after all." CreationDate="2021-01-30T20:47:22.603" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19633" PostId="15878" Score="0" Text="Given that the purpose of a trademark is to prevent brand confusion, as long as it's crystal clear that the MOC isn't an official Lego product and isn't endorsed by them, I think that mentioning Lego should be defensible without a contract. Of course, Lego could still try making C&amp;D requests or try filing suit anyway, which probably is why most competitors use phrasing like &quot;compatible with major brands&quot; instead.  However, IANAL, so the question probably would be more appropriate for https://law.stackexchange.com." CreationDate="2021-01-30T21:08:01.053" UserId="3360" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19634" PostId="15875" Score="0" Text="Or upside-down..." CreationDate="2021-01-30T23:50:26.403" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19635" PostId="15875" Score="0" Text="@Alex I did. The roller coaster car has a a kind of pin on its bottom to get grip in the chain. On each side it has some kind of mount that hangs on the plate modified as well.&#xA;[link](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=26021&amp;idColor=63#T=C&amp;C=63)" CreationDate="2021-01-31T09:12:12.600" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19636" PostId="15882" Score="0" Text="That's a nice solution, thank you!" CreationDate="2021-01-31T09:15:04.470" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19637" PostId="15871" Score="2" Text="I very much would like to see your finished loop" CreationDate="2021-01-31T09:33:52.213" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19638" PostId="15883" Score="1" Text="Nice! I very much like that you found the way to build a rigid solution." CreationDate="2021-01-31T12:56:12.650" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19639" PostId="15871" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve have a look here, to get a rough idea: [link](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/15884/digital-tool-for-roller-coaster-physics)" CreationDate="2021-01-31T17:17:22.393" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19640" PostId="15877" Score="0" Text="You may already have this in mind, but just to be sure: you definitally must not base on *any* LEGO (or other) set on the market!" CreationDate="2021-01-31T18:53:22.413" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19641" PostId="15884" Score="7" Text="My local LUG had unmodified Roller Coaster released by LEGO running constantly on  display. Even though this set has been designed and tested by TLG we began experiencing some issues by the mid of first day - mainly, cars were not reaching the chain lift. Longer we kept it running the further the cars stopped from lift. In our case the friction/wear became a key reason for these issues. Even if you will be able to test your track digitally it may not account for friction, wobbliness, surface level, batteries running less than max power, etc. I would test it in sections, with real bricks." CreationDate="2021-01-31T22:01:46.040" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19642" PostId="15884" Score="0" Text="OK, good points. However, if I digitally see, the car(s) won't come through, I do not have to try this part in real live. In the end, nothing comes over real live testing, but I think, it would help – if such this is available, though." CreationDate="2021-01-31T23:00:04.533" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19643" PostId="15877" Score="0" Text="You may consider asking a non-LEGO manufacturer to merch and sell your MOC. I just learned that CaDA sells the &quot;C61042W Italian Super Car&quot;, a MOC created by &quot;Bruno&quot; (with an agreement between CaDA and Bruno). If you would come to an agreement also, you would definitely have no risk. I do not know, if other manufacturers do the same. (I learned that here, unfortunately in German only: [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KzKQwZvjA&amp;t=4m41s).)" CreationDate="2021-01-31T23:35:33.110" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19644" PostId="15885" Score="6" Text="Adding a photo to your question would be helpful..." CreationDate="2021-02-01T17:16:33.367" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19645" PostId="7778" Score="0" Text="It's 1966 by now." CreationDate="2021-02-01T19:20:54.577" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19646" PostId="15887" Score="1" Text="You might want to contact the admins of brickset and bricklink and suggest that they add this feature." CreationDate="2021-02-02T00:40:46.603" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19647" PostId="15890" Score="2" Text="Can you include a set number, or a link to the exact figure on BrickLink?" CreationDate="2021-02-02T02:46:00.263" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19648" PostId="15890" Score="0" Text="lego Star Wars 852552 the magnet ones. Apparently the seller on bricklink (Name will be left out) had said they were from the magnet set. The helmets squeak, and they feel odd compared to other guards. If anyone has those type figures I'd like to know if their the same as mine. So that I may sleep at night knowing my stuff isn't counterfeit." CreationDate="2021-02-02T05:49:05.343" UserId="17651" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19649" PostId="15890" Score="1" Text="https://brickset.com/sets/852552-1/Magnet-Set-Royal-Guard-2009" CreationDate="2021-02-02T19:12:04.437" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19650" PostId="15887" Score="0" Text="If you provide exact set number some of us may have German language catalogs and check out the name for you." CreationDate="2021-02-02T21:00:28.347" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19651" PostId="15887" Score="0" Text="@Alex, thank you, but I do not want to misuse Bricks.SE (and there users) to do my &quot;routine work&quot;. ;-) A lot of the German catalogs can be found online and a few of my LEGO &quot;heyday&quot; in the 90's I still own. I just wondered if an IT guy could use IT to automate things... :-D  Indeed, looking in catalogs is what I'm currently doing." CreationDate="2021-02-02T21:37:17.260" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19652" PostId="15889" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Unfortunately this only contains rather newer sets (I'm looking for my &quot;old&quot; ones from the 90's. Furthermore, I was more looking for some kind of database so I could automate this part a bit." CreationDate="2021-02-02T21:41:51.650" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19653" PostId="15887" Score="0" Text="For last several years TLG have been releasing catalogs in PDF format as well. You could give a try to OCR them and perhaps get some data to work with." CreationDate="2021-02-02T22:04:24.070" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19654" PostId="15890" Score="0" Text="@chicks yeah that one. Thanks for linking it. Does anyone have those specific guards?" CreationDate="2021-02-02T23:07:30.653" UserId="17651" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19655" PostId="15889" Score="0" Text="As far as I know, the historical entries on (say) BrickLink have come from volunteers retyping what they found in old catalogs; until someone puts in the time to do the same for old German catalogs, it likely won't exist. So unless you can convince a group of people to join you in this quest, I fear it's Do It Yourself." CreationDate="2021-02-02T23:25:00.343" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19656" PostId="15898" Score="0" Text="It's subtle, but I think the word `both' threw me off - without it, this answer is clearly the best. Or perhaps &quot;with hands and arms molded to each other&quot; is clearer yet." CreationDate="2021-02-03T04:48:40.237" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19657" PostId="15894" Score="3" Text="Hi Benoit! You are certainly free to post links to Youtube videos, in fact it would help identify the actual use case here (what is the problem to be solved and what the video author suggests)." CreationDate="2021-02-03T08:32:17.023" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19658" PostId="15897" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure this is what OP asks for, as the question talks about a brick, while the linked piece is a plate, and the question mentions using it &quot;to keep the roof from moving&quot;, not to easily slide. Seeing these contradictions and the acceptance of your answer makes for a confusing situation, but hopefully OP can clear their intentions up." CreationDate="2021-02-03T08:35:40.693" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19659" PostId="15901" Score="1" Text="Technically it only appeared in 3 sets, the 4th listing is an “extra” for one of the first 3 sets." CreationDate="2021-02-03T14:52:58.493" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19660" PostId="15868" Score="1" Text="These pieces, in black, were also used as torches in some Pirates sets." CreationDate="2021-02-03T15:31:33.963" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19662" PostId="15901" Score="1" Text="That is one **big** extra." CreationDate="2021-02-03T17:16:11.300" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19663" PostId="15897" Score="2" Text="Well, any brick would connect under a plate, so I assumed that wasn't what the question was about. And (if memory serves) even Lego themselves use the word *brick* to mean *any Lego piece*, so I think it's a reasonable answer. It is often used to keep pieces from shifting relative to each other, so would work well with a bunch of plates used as a large roof, but still look nice doing it." CreationDate="2021-02-03T17:51:09.937" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19664" PostId="15901" Score="3" Text="@PhilB. To be fair it appears in all 4 sets. The last one doesn't use it to build main model however, but is required to build a &quot;super model&quot;. This &quot;super model&quot; is using elements from two more sets: 6880 and 6929, according to Brickset." CreationDate="2021-02-03T18:32:39.177" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19665" PostId="15901" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for such swift replies. It is very kind. I had my first space explorer set in the early 1980s and managed to mix up all the bricks.    &#xA;I think it is an “extra” for the 4th space set as I don’t recall building the other sets (and don’t have a box or instructions for the others).&#xA;Thanks all once again!" CreationDate="2021-02-03T19:43:32.503" UserId="17664" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19666" PostId="15902" Score="1" Text="Funny because I have royal guards from the original Emperor arrives set and they have lego stamps on their helmets. That set is about 5 years older than the magnet set. This is not a answer. I want someone that specifically has a magnet set guard that can show the legs and helmet if they can. This is a good eye you have here on this but not quite correct. Lego head gear especially star wars got stamps. The imperial inspection set that is. And the helmets on the guards have stamps on their feet and helmet. Not their arms though." CreationDate="2021-02-03T20:11:09.787" UserId="17651" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19667" PostId="15890" Score="1" Text="Some odd sets like magnets have a tendency to be produced in China. It could be a case, where different mould (and slightly different plastic formula for colour too) has been used there, which has different markings on produced elements. Does PIP (Plastic Injection Point) is the same on both of your questionable and known-to-be-LEGO elements?" CreationDate="2021-02-03T20:48:29.660" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19668" PostId="15890" Score="0" Text="Not being rude alex but your grammar is hard to understand." CreationDate="2021-02-03T22:50:25.167" UserId="17651" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19669" PostId="15896" Score="2" Text="That’s a stunning wealth of useful information! Thanks so much!" CreationDate="2021-02-04T01:08:32.973" UserId="17661" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19670" PostId="15899" Score="2" Text="Mecabricks can also import your LDD model so you don't have to start from scratch." CreationDate="2021-02-04T03:06:10.730" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19671" PostId="15898" Score="0" Text="Thanks, your answer is technically still correct, but I thought it might not be what the asker had in mind, since they mentioned the hands at all." CreationDate="2021-02-04T09:13:01.683" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19672" PostId="15901" Score="2" Text="@Valky Glad that you found the answer helpful, could you please make this official by accepting it through clicking on the checkmark icon on the left side?" CreationDate="2021-02-04T09:36:28.710" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19673" PostId="15901" Score="0" Text="@Alex I stand corrected :)" CreationDate="2021-02-04T13:37:29.787" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19674" PostId="15894" Score="1" Text="Thanks for positioning the video at the right place! So it turns out my guess was the piece you were looking for, so it all worked out." CreationDate="2021-02-04T15:32:42.607" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19675" PostId="15901" Score="2" Text="@zovits have done now thanks. First time I have used a forum in this (quite sensible) format. Best wishes to all." CreationDate="2021-02-04T21:06:55.333" UserId="17664" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19676" PostId="15901" Score="0" Text="@Valky Thanks, and welcome to this community! Feel free to read the [help] and take the [tour] to learn more if you are interested in what makes this format sensible :)" CreationDate="2021-02-04T21:20:18.703" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19677" PostId="15904" Score="4" Text="Could you add a picture of the bag?" CreationDate="2021-02-04T22:24:52.557" UserId="2481" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19678" PostId="15795" Score="0" Text="I've used Blender for making parts to print (as well as Lego parts). The easiest way I've found to make holes is using 'boolean' object modifier (under the 'spanner' icon). Using the 'difference' operation you can create a hole in the shape of another object. It is a little flaky when the two object share faces/edges/vertices, but otherwise reliable." CreationDate="2021-02-05T00:13:01.613" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19679" PostId="15905" Score="5" Text="Can you share a screenshot of the program?" CreationDate="2021-02-05T00:38:53.917" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19680" PostId="15904" Score="3" Text="The printing and barcodes on the bag are a Lego Stock Keeping Unit that identifies the type of bag used. Think of it like the barcode on a reusable grocery bag. The code lets you know the kind of bag it is but not what groceries are in the bag." CreationDate="2021-02-05T01:40:21.957" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19681" PostId="15904" Score="0" Text="I’ll post one in the morning, thanks." CreationDate="2021-02-05T01:52:32.133" UserId="17672" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19682" PostId="15904" Score="0" Text="@Dan1138 I guess these barcodes actually tell TLG what is inside. It is easier to identify content by code rather than included parts. Only downside - database for these codes is private and, due to lack of access to it, numbers found on bags are useless for community." CreationDate="2021-02-05T08:12:42.130" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19683" PostId="15889" Score="0" Text="I completed your answer with the &quot;catalog&quot; part from the comments to have a more complete answer." CreationDate="2021-02-05T12:34:36.043" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19684" PostId="15904" Score="1" Text="I added pics, hopefully this helps. Thanks!" CreationDate="2021-02-05T22:42:49.757" UserId="17672" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19685" PostId="15912" Score="0" Text="Other pieces seem to match. I'd thought the 4 x 4 round plates were LtBley (for sure the one near the bottom), but the inventory shows only DkBley." CreationDate="2021-02-05T23:11:43.323" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19686" PostId="15913" Score="1" Text="10 points for you. Can you try to upload photo now? Press edit at bottom of post content to edit and add photos." CreationDate="2021-02-06T19:20:07.423" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19687" PostId="15905" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner Yeah I will." CreationDate="2021-02-07T17:15:02.997" UserId="17507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19688" PostId="15905" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner nvm i got it fixed i didn't have an unlimited block at the start and the loop just made it stop" CreationDate="2021-02-07T17:21:27.577" UserId="17507" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19689" PostId="1339" Score="0" Text="Ah! Now I just realized why they're called quatro and duplo! dup in duplo might mean &quot;double&quot;, quat in quatro might mean &quot;quadruple(4x)&quot;!" CreationDate="2021-02-08T08:02:15.970" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19690" PostId="15913" Score="4" Text="Hi Trev and welcome to Bricks - I assume you mean the question about [Issues with my LEGO Land Rover Defender - Low rear](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/12904/56)? Unfortunately I can't convert a question into an answer on the other post, but you should be able to answer that question now - if you're able to do so today we can then remove this question." CreationDate="2021-02-08T11:11:02.053" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19691" PostId="15919" Score="1" Text="The two parts you picked make totally good sense and prove your case.  Just to add: I don't think that garage door or the tiles over the windows are in very many sets either." CreationDate="2021-02-09T01:06:45.573" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19692" PostId="15917" Score="0" Text="I tried a few things in Studio 2.2.1 and I couldn't come up with any way to do this." CreationDate="2021-02-09T01:11:54.523" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19694" PostId="15918" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the quick response!" CreationDate="2021-02-09T02:50:30.877" UserId="17690" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19695" PostId="15919" Score="0" Text="I ignored the tiles because you never know if they are printed or stickered, and I've found BrickLink inventories which have *some* stickers in the Counterparts section, but not *all* stickers.&#xA;&#xA;And it just takes one designer who wants to bring back some old piece (like I read happened to the old lamp post) and suddenly it's in a dozen sets, so who knows if that will happen to the garage door pieces. They've been used in Friends sets as a shower door, if memory serves." CreationDate="2021-02-09T03:13:36.927" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19696" PostId="15919" Score="7" Text="Its a MOD of 60009 i think." CreationDate="2021-02-09T06:13:20.903" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19697" PostId="15918" Score="1" Text="I see some elements without LEGO logo on top of the studs, so it not entirely a LEGO set." CreationDate="2021-02-09T06:34:27.530" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19698" PostId="15920" Score="0" Text="Nice! This was actually my first Lego Technic set, forgot it until I saw the images. Nostalgia!" CreationDate="2021-02-09T09:47:57.010" UserId="5946" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19699" PostId="15919" Score="6" Text="As @mindstormsboi mentions, it looks like it's based very heavily on [Helicopter Arrest](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=60009-1), which does indeed include the multi-coloured treasure chest." CreationDate="2021-02-09T10:09:46.477" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19700" PostId="15917" Score="0" Text="So &quot;no&quot; seems to be the answer. Thanks for trying @chicks." CreationDate="2021-02-09T10:31:19.120" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19701" PostId="15919" Score="5" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid I think it might just be Helicopter Arrest with the &quot;pier&quot; broken off, and none of the vehicles or minifigs." CreationDate="2021-02-09T10:53:25.630" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19702" PostId="6471" Score="1" Text="I would have said...uh...your bare hands. But I suppose you tried that already. ;-)" CreationDate="2021-02-09T13:28:22.063" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19703" PostId="15919" Score="1" Text="@nick012000 it's had a small bird and light added as well ;)" CreationDate="2021-02-09T14:34:26.603" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19704" PostId="15919" Score="0" Text="As @mindstormsboi pointed out, it looks a **lot** like 60009. I fear if I delete this answer and re-answer, this related discussion will also disappear, so I'll just edit it." CreationDate="2021-02-09T14:46:09.507" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19705" PostId="15913" Score="5" Text="&quot;_Can't answer this officially because I haven't enough points_&quot; That's strange, answering should be open to anyone, regardless of reputation levels. Perhaps you have tried to add a [comment, which indeed requires 50 reputation](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/comment). But adding an answer and asking a question are [linked together](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/create-posts) as privileges and are [available from 1 rep](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/privileges). So if you could ask this, you should be able to answer too, can you please check it?" CreationDate="2021-02-09T14:46:40.897" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19706" PostId="15920" Score="1" Text="@Tim That's great! It's a fun set. My son and I just dug it out of my collection to rebuild." CreationDate="2021-02-09T15:35:30.317" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19707" PostId="15925" Score="4" Text="I don't think an .rbf file is ever generated, the microPython interprets and executes the .py file directly. .rbf files were executable files generated by the EV3 software, i.e. either the graphic programming language in the old version (with blocks you needed to draw) or the scratch based new software. I think you should contact the tournament organizers and ask if a .py file is acceptable..." CreationDate="2021-02-09T17:25:30.580" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19708" PostId="15919" Score="1" Text="I would like to explicitly express my appreciation of how my mistake was pointed out ever so politely and gently. Thanks!" CreationDate="2021-02-09T18:15:43.210" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19709" PostId="15925" Score="2" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve, you should convert your comment to an answer. :-)" CreationDate="2021-02-09T18:44:27.473" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19710" PostId="15925" Score="0" Text="I did so but wasn't sure it was an answer, could always be that some enthousiast had written a Python to .rbf compiler, although I think it unlikely." CreationDate="2021-02-09T19:43:49.730" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19711" PostId="15923" Score="0" Text="Israel if I recall correctly also has such a shop. It was mentioned some time ago in another question here." CreationDate="2021-02-10T15:26:09.577" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19712" PostId="15913" Score="0" Text="I’m voting to close this question because this is not a question but an answer to an existing question. It looks like you have enough reputation now to answer the question." CreationDate="2021-02-10T16:06:36.410" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19713" PostId="15923" Score="0" Text="@Tonny arguably Israel is part of Asia, at least geographically." CreationDate="2021-02-10T20:20:15.877" UserId="48" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19714" PostId="15923" Score="0" Text="@PaŭloEbermann I happen to know some people from Israel and they don't consider themselves Asian at all. First and foremost they are either Jewish (including the ones that aren't religious) or Palestinian. If you further ask explicitly about geographic region most of the people from a Jewish background will say Europe and the Palestinians will say Middle East or Arab. At least that is my experience." CreationDate="2021-02-10T23:24:23.717" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19715" PostId="15929" Score="3" Text="peeron.com used to maintain bag information, but hasn't been updated in a long time." CreationDate="2021-02-11T14:56:47.357" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19716" PostId="15929" Score="0" Text="Thanks for responding. I considered what you are saying, but here’s my question: I’ve noticed that not all parts to a particular module are contained in the corresponding bag for that module and I’ve found that some left over parts often go to another module. That being the case, I was really hoping there was a database somewhere that listed parts by bag number. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to open the remaining bags to know for sure I have a complete “set.” I’m not worried about the few extras that Lego throws in. Thanks again for your response!" CreationDate="2021-02-11T19:55:58.877" UserId="17700" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19717" PostId="15929" Score="2" Text="@Tiger37229 perhaps you mean that some left over elements (say from bag #1) that you've used further in the build were Extra parts from that bag. You would still end up with the same Extra elements in the end." CreationDate="2021-02-11T20:03:06.993" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19718" PostId="15930" Score="3" Text="Looks like this may be [Chris McVeigh's iMac](https://www.cultofmac.com/95396/build-your-own-lego-imac-for-100/) design? Looks like [the wayback machine may have some LXF files archived](https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://web.me.com/chrismcveigh/mintinbox/home/Entries/2011/2/23_Lego_iMac_files/*) if that is useful to you." CreationDate="2021-02-12T02:03:00.903" UserId="17708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19719" PostId="15931" Score="0" Text="Thank you, it is Chris' but can't find the build guide anywhere! It's been taken off. I had a feeling it was that hinge plate, will try that, thanks so much!" CreationDate="2021-02-12T19:23:16.350" UserId="13339" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19720" PostId="15929" Score="3" Text="My experience backs up @Alex - I am confident I've never had, say, a part from bag 1 which was not used in the bag 1 section but was needed in, say, the bag 2 section, because there weren't enough in bag 2. This would have messed up the ability to split a big set into multiple concurrent builds by multiple groups of children when a birthday party got rained out so a big Jurassic World set got opened for everyone to build (to pick an example which happened to us in the Before Times)." CreationDate="2021-02-12T19:34:25.783" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19721" PostId="15929" Score="0" Text="It’s possible that leftover parts were just extra parts that often come with Lego sets, and it’s possible that in the act of assembling a set it just appeared as though left over parts from say bag 1 were needed in a subsequent module, but I’m trying not to open unopened bags or use parts from other sets to complete this particular set leaving me short with those sets. It appears I’m just going to have to bite the bullet and open the remaining bags. Thanks for the responses. " CreationDate="2021-02-14T05:30:23.283" UserId="17700" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19722" PostId="15917" Score="1" Text="It is unlikely, since it would rely on the replacement piece having the same relative connection information (at least for the attached ones)" CreationDate="2021-02-14T09:52:26.110" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19724" PostId="15939" Score="4" Text="Those codes only indicate when the bags were filled (5th and 6th day of week 29 of 2019 respectively) and give no information about the set itself. Can you attach a picture of the bags so we can identify the set by the pieces in the bags? Thanks!" CreationDate="2021-02-16T14:17:08.903" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19725" PostId="15939" Score="1" Text="Just added! Thanks!" CreationDate="2021-02-16T15:04:59.590" UserId="17733" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19727" PostId="15936" Score="0" Text="I don't blame you for missing it, though. It's a bit unfortunate that the option doesn't appear in the context menu when right-clicking the submodel directly in the 3D view." CreationDate="2021-02-16T23:42:17.927" UserId="13308" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19728" PostId="15938" Score="2" Text="I guess some brands are safer than others. You might want to read https://uploads.brickset.com/docs/clonebrands_v1.8.pdf (unfortunately I haven't been able to find a newer version, versions were made annually from 2014-2018)" CreationDate="2021-02-17T10:03:01.350" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19729" PostId="15944" Score="0" Text="With some serious modifications and many missing pieces." CreationDate="2021-02-17T11:57:42.167" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19730" PostId="15941" Score="0" Text="How did you find out?" CreationDate="2021-02-17T14:03:00.580" UserId="17742" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19731" PostId="15941" Score="2" Text="@til_b The wings  might have helped." CreationDate="2021-02-17T14:09:02.970" UserId="9584" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19732" PostId="15941" Score="1" Text="I actually looked for the umbrella first, as there are a LOT of pieces named *wing* and I wasn't at all confident I would get the right one. But one of the few sets with a pinkish umbrella was a Buckbeak set, so I looked at the inventory, and it had big wings that looked the same. And it turns out that is the only set that has that particular type of wing in that color. As the cellists say, viola!" CreationDate="2021-02-17T15:59:00.017" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19733" PostId="15940" Score="0" Text="Did you install the v1.10E firmware on your EV3?" CreationDate="2021-02-17T16:25:05.387" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19734" PostId="15922" Score="0" Text="Possibly anyone if the government doesn't care to punish them for it." CreationDate="2021-02-17T16:25:22.403" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19735" PostId="15895" Score="0" Text="By the way it's not **The** Great Ball Contraption. As far as I know, they set up another one at every fair! With different parts depending on who decided to bring one to the fair. Each person makes one section, and they join them all together." CreationDate="2021-02-17T16:30:26.857" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19736" PostId="15945" Score="2" Text="Wow, I'm amazed by the fact how close 1/8 inch (3.175 mm) size is to an officially known diameter of 3.18 mm &quot;bar&quot;. Good to know." CreationDate="2021-02-17T17:02:21.107" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19737" PostId="15941" Score="0" Text="Maybe I'm not remembering the movie very well, but it's odd that the guy with the axe looks like Darth Vader..." CreationDate="2021-02-17T19:01:02.110" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19738" PostId="15941" Score="0" Text="@DarrelHoffman: The resemblance wasn't striking in the movie https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Executioner?file=Walden_macnair.jpeg" CreationDate="2021-02-17T21:26:02.620" UserId="9584" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19739" PostId="15936" Score="0" Text="You're right, indeed, @ChristianRau." CreationDate="2021-02-18T00:03:29.530" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19740" PostId="15923" Score="2" Text="LEGO's Asia Pacific operations, headquartered in Singapore, operates under the LEGO Group. Not sure about other Asian countries but here in SG our orders with e-commerce platforms such as Lazada, Qoo10 and Shopee are fulfilled by LEGO Singapore themselves. We also have LEGO Certified Stores that operate as their own entities, licensed but not managed by LEGO Singapore - those are not related to the LEGO Official Store seen on the aforementioned e-commerce platforms." CreationDate="2021-02-18T05:08:22.173" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19741" PostId="15941" Score="0" Text="@EricDuminil Indeed, I'm just wondering if the people who designed this set just used a Darth Vader helmet instead of creating a new piece because it's &quot;close enough&quot;?" CreationDate="2021-02-18T13:53:38.853" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19743" PostId="15923" Score="0" Text="@LegoSonicBoy Interesting, I don't think they are LEGO Certified Stores as I mentioned above that they only use the &quot;official store&quot; for an online shop, not their own brand stores both online/offline." CreationDate="2021-02-18T15:25:56.310" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19744" PostId="15924" Score="0" Text="It seems there is no public policy for this kind of stores, and there is no way for outsiders to know if a store is licensed or not :)" CreationDate="2021-02-18T15:31:38.280" UserId="96" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19745" PostId="15950" Score="2" Text="While there are some who might be able to do their magic with this description, there's more of us who could have a good shot if you'd include a picture. Is that an option?" CreationDate="2021-02-18T19:50:43.597" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19746" PostId="15950" Score="2" Text="@RSchulz I didn't even see a question..." CreationDate="2021-02-18T21:05:45.837" UserId="518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19747" PostId="15923" Score="0" Text="@Tien Do: Yeah, LEGO Official Stores online are managed by LEGO or their regional distributor." CreationDate="2021-02-19T06:02:01.130" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19748" PostId="15951" Score="1" Text="The size of clear film used for &quot;Orbital&quot; stickers suggest me this is a custom set or MOC. The most recent appearance of Black Panel 3 x 3 x 6 Corner Wall used here is 1995 set." CreationDate="2021-02-19T06:22:10.153" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19749" PostId="15951" Score="0" Text="I meant to say, that panel seen in your pictures was last included in 1995 as seen on [Bricklink](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=2345&amp;colorID=11&amp;in=A)." CreationDate="2021-02-19T07:16:08.773" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19750" PostId="15951" Score="2" Text="Hi Nico! I have searched for all three suggested satellite names, but found no relevant results. There is an unofficial Measat 3a model out there, but it is an entirely different scale and thus uses different parts: http://ericdeteh.blogspot.com/2015/12/measat-3b-satellite.html Long story short, I couldn't find your model either." CreationDate="2021-02-19T09:34:00.160" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19751" PostId="15951" Score="0" Text="@Alex, thanks for looking into into, lets hope we can find something else." CreationDate="2021-02-19T16:43:29.870" UserId="17758" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19752" PostId="15951" Score="0" Text="@zovits Thanks for looking into it, I coudnt even find that set so its some progress." CreationDate="2021-02-19T16:44:32.323" UserId="17758" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19754" PostId="15955" Score="0" Text="ooh, clever! i didn't quite see that when looking at the front but i was suspecting the same." CreationDate="2021-02-21T06:21:38.353" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19755" PostId="10199" Score="0" Text="Hi guys, did you have any success on this? I tried to copy parts/all of that data directory to a different device. But that did not work at all." CreationDate="2021-02-21T11:58:43.763" UserId="17768" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19756" PostId="10971" Score="0" Text="There is a perl script/library ldraw2stl https://github.com/kristov/ldraw2stl to convert LDraw data files to stl format that can be printed just fine." CreationDate="2021-02-21T20:16:06.977" UserId="17769" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19757" PostId="15950" Score="1" Text="Although the question could use some clarification, it looked like a fun challenge. I found one possible contender in my (non-exhaustive) search: [Narcissa Malfoy](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?M=hp126#T=S&amp;O={%22iconly%22:0})" CreationDate="2021-02-22T03:49:17.530" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19758" PostId="15957" Score="0" Text="Hi Adam, I have provided a link to the conversion cable you are asking about, but I can't find any motors or other parts with the 74569 identifier. Could you please check if you got the number right, or alternatively link the motor similarly?" CreationDate="2021-02-22T15:16:47.713" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19759" PostId="15957" Score="1" Text="@zovits, 74569 is the lego id for the 9-V motor, see here: https://www.philohome.com/motors/motorcomp.htm" CreationDate="2021-02-22T15:51:52.780" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19760" PostId="15957" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve thanks, neither Brickset nor BrickLink knew about this ID, which is quite strange. I have added the relevant link now." CreationDate="2021-02-22T16:20:12.323" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19761" PostId="15957" Score="3" Text="Does this answer your question? [Lego RCX to NXT converter cables not working properly with EV3](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/15339/lego-rcx-to-nxt-converter-cables-not-working-properly-with-ev3)" CreationDate="2021-02-22T17:08:13.687" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19762" PostId="15960" Score="0" Text="This is correct. Emphasis on the fact that the cable will work as expected, but the motor is inadequate for OP's purpose. A motor with no encoder can't provide any feedback.&#xA;Also, this details the &quot;programming quirks&quot; that were mentioned: https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/15342/6720" CreationDate="2021-02-22T20:39:38.183" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19763" PostId="15957" Score="0" Text="Not entirely a duplicate imho, the other question and answers do not reflect on suitability for speed or positional control." CreationDate="2021-02-22T20:59:08.697" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19765" PostId="15958" Score="0" Text="The varied horizontal positions of the B model suggest that the different combinations affect speed differently to the maximum climbable slope. The last 2 configurations of B model seem to have consistent speed effect as A model" CreationDate="2021-02-22T22:46:38.303" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19766" PostId="15950" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much ! I'd  never have known Matthew. I did manage a screen shot in the end as puc was too big. Thank you as I can see I've wrong hair etc . Matthew, thanks for this as itbwas my first time here and I didn't know how it all worked.  Much appreciated" CreationDate="2021-02-23T08:53:19.893" UserId="17757" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19768" PostId="15176" Score="1" Text="I have multiple apples which look identical, except some have the Lego logo on the leaf connected to the stem, and some don't. Cherries also seem to not have the logo." CreationDate="2021-02-23T16:15:14.130" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19769" PostId="15965" Score="0" Text="Wow, I completely missed the fact that the pins are different distances apart..." CreationDate="2021-02-23T21:10:02.000" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19770" PostId="15947" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all your help folks. I've managed to build a rought prototype of the apex of the roof and I think I understand how the technix connectors work.  Can anyone explain how the 1x1 round lbg rounds are held in place?" CreationDate="2021-02-23T21:13:06.963" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19772" PostId="15947" Score="1" Text="Starting at the top, there's 2 1x1round bricks, then a modified plate (as @Alex showed in red) which is actually attached to the big flat plate, then 4 more 1x1 round bricks (then a 1x1 round plate at the lowest point). It doesn't seem super-sturdy to me, but I think it'll hold. You could always put length-4 rods (lightsaber blades) inside to make it much stronger." CreationDate="2021-02-24T03:25:55.430" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19773" PostId="15947" Score="0" Text="Thanks rschulz and Alex. I got it mostly put together now." CreationDate="2021-02-24T04:26:24.960" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19774" PostId="15968" Score="3" Text="Question is not about plastic, but the chemicals used to produce required colors and give necessary properties to these plastics. This concern has been raised with LEGO bricks quite a few times - [Do old LEGO bricks contain lead, cadmium, or other hazardous elements?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1020/do-old-lego-bricks-contain-lead-cadmium-or-other-hazardous-elements) and [Was there ever cadmium in LEGO bricks?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8543/was-there-ever-cadmium-in-lego-bricks)" CreationDate="2021-02-24T06:24:06.333" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19775" PostId="15967" Score="0" Text="Thanks everyone, it was Narcissa Malfoy who had been mismatched but now reassembled once I knew what to look for. This can be CLOSED...APPRECIATED HARD WORK !!" CreationDate="2021-02-24T10:06:07.443" UserId="17757" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19776" PostId="15938" Score="1" Text="In my opinion an answer to your question cannot be found because of a fundamental distrust of the China supply chain. Remember [link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal) this is the supply chain that put industrial plasticizer in baby formula to boots protien test results." CreationDate="2021-02-24T22:12:42.457" UserId="10877" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19777" PostId="15967" Score="0" Text="@JILLYMUPPET Thanks for the confirmation - you can mark this answer as &quot;accepted&quot; by clicking the tick mark under the votes - You'll also [get some reputation](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/tour) for it." CreationDate="2021-02-25T00:37:34.790" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19779" PostId="4856" Score="1" Text="The link is 404" CreationDate="2021-02-26T00:07:29.577" UserId="5518" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19781" PostId="4856" Score="1" Text="@JonasStein Thanks, I have no idea whether the error is transient or if the site is gone forever, so I have added another link to the same document stored on another site." CreationDate="2021-02-26T06:30:44.077" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19782" PostId="8545" Score="0" Text="Fixed thread link: https://forum.brickset.com/discussion/comment/498950" CreationDate="2021-02-26T10:32:43.147" UserId="17796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19783" PostId="15938" Score="0" Text="Given that perceived 90% of all goods are &quot;Made in China&quot; including phones, toys, ... (actually no food!) and no one seems to worried about that, I don't think there is a fundamental distrust in the Chinese supply chain in general. However with bricks being somehow special as there are multiple sources (amazon, aliexpress, whish.com, yourwobb.com, ..) where sets can be bought directly in China with no &quot;official&quot; importer involved..." CreationDate="2021-02-26T12:05:43.753" UserId="17732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19784" PostId="15938" Score="1" Text="I'm surprised no consumer testing magazine/organization (like Stiftung Warentest) seems  to have tested non-LEGO&amp;reg; bricks. Probably the off-brand bricks are just gaining more and more attention as the quality seems to have improved and LEGO&amp;reg; ... (well it's LEGO&amp;reg;)" CreationDate="2021-02-26T12:10:41.660" UserId="17732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19785" PostId="15970" Score="2" Text="Why did they put the _boring_ model in the featured position on the box?  (Or is that just me ...) (Possible answer: instead of trying to appeal to the 8yr olds who'd _use_ the set they were appealing to their mommies who'd _buy_ the set ...)" CreationDate="2021-02-26T14:53:43.340" UserId="9582" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19786" PostId="15970" Score="1" Text="@davidbak Boring?? One person's or kid's boring is another's exciting, I presume." CreationDate="2021-02-26T20:58:45.710" UserId="189" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19787" PostId="15975" Score="0" Text="I thought one of the sets (and there did seem to me also that there had to be multiple) would be 11011 Bricks and Animals &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=11011&gt; due to the Dark Pink &quot;fingernail&quot; piece &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=24246&amp;colorID=47&gt; and the Light Aqua Brick, Modified 1 x 1 with Stud on 1 Side &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=87087&amp;colorID=152&gt; and Lime Slope, Curved 3 x 1 x 2 with Stud &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=33243&amp;colorID=34&gt;" CreationDate="2021-02-27T01:37:41.837" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19788" PostId="15970" Score="0" Text="@alex could you show your process for working this kind of thing out?  You're obviously quite good at it.   Do you filter on Brickset for colour and obviously unusual parts, ie &quot;mostly yellow, with 4 bigger than normal wheels&quot; ?" CreationDate="2021-02-27T08:39:58.527" UserId="11185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19789" PostId="15970" Score="1" Text="@Criggie Depending on a case I use Bricklink, Rebrickable and Brickset. But mostly Bricklink due to best part catalog and good set inventories. Then the process is rather simple - identify the most unique element+color combination as a starting point. Depending on rarity it may direct you the set in question or narrow down the research. Then pick up second part (and maybe 3rd). Sometimes I pickup two parts and compare which sets they are part of. In this case [Technic, Gear Rack 1 x 8 with Holes](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=6630&amp;colorID=11&amp;in=A) was sufficient enough." CreationDate="2021-02-27T08:55:34.540" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19790" PostId="15978" Score="3" Text="Please edit the question to show what have you tried and where did you get confused. Additionally, if you got to the point of using a calculator, you have probably learned the RPM of the motor, at which point the question is a purely mathematical one, and therefore belongs to another SE site. Nevertheless, I gave below a complete answer according to the &quot;teach a man to fish&quot; philosophy." CreationDate="2021-02-27T18:16:09.603" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19791" PostId="15982" Score="1" Text="Or a 1x3 beside a 1x1 in the middle; also a loss of structure, but perhaps between the two alternatives, one will work." CreationDate="2021-02-27T19:24:07.723" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19792" PostId="15982" Score="1" Text="Thanks for reminding me that there are simple solutions as well :) Of course, there are several other possible combinations, like a 2x1 and two 1x1s, or just four 1x1s." CreationDate="2021-02-27T19:28:19.587" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19795" PostId="15976" Score="1" Text="I went back and forth on whether that door was `Medium Azure` or `Medium Blue` and went with the one that I could find a plausible set match for. But the fact that I missed the color of the 4x4 tile too tells me I need to re-calibrate my monitor. +1 for catching that." CreationDate="2021-02-27T22:18:01.537" UserId="17802" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19796" PostId="15972" Score="1" Text="Based on the 2 answers, you seem to have paid for a set worth $400 and received about $80 worth of parts. Have you alerted the seller that they need to be more vigilant about checking their returns?" CreationDate="2021-02-28T00:06:39.527" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19797" PostId="15982" Score="1" Text="1x3 plate and 1x1 superglued or acetone-bonded in middle might be easier and better looking alteration than cutting 3x3 cross." CreationDate="2021-02-28T06:19:33.417" UserId="13985" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19798" PostId="15982" Score="0" Text="@jpa thanks, great suggestion!" CreationDate="2021-02-28T06:35:59.810" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19800" PostId="15978" Score="2" Text="This is one of those questions where you could literally googol it...." CreationDate="2021-02-28T12:16:32.967" UserId="9767" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19801" PostId="15982" Score="0" Text="I think aligning a cut cross piece would be a lot more reliable (because it's already aligned) than aligning a 1x1 glued onto the middle of a 1x3 though." CreationDate="2021-03-01T03:13:45.907" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19802" PostId="15982" Score="0" Text="@RSchulz the best of both worlds would be to use another piece as guide to properly align the pieces before gluing then :)" CreationDate="2021-03-01T06:58:02.607" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19803" PostId="15985" Score="0" Text="This is straight forward. Did it work on first attempt?" CreationDate="2021-03-01T14:08:46.647" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19804" PostId="15984" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your comment. I have been waiting for someone to reply to me but I had patience. Thank you for giving me an idea to where I should put it now." CreationDate="2021-03-01T14:47:37.723" UserId="17735" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19805" PostId="15985" Score="1" Text="Do you have pictures with soldered cables?" CreationDate="2021-03-01T14:49:14.763" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19806" PostId="15972" Score="0" Text="I know.  Pretty frustrating.  It was a big box store, so not sure they will listen, but worth a try." CreationDate="2021-03-01T20:36:19.510" UserId="17801" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19807" PostId="15987" Score="3" Text="Hi Nata, can you please [add a photo](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/help/formatting) of the bag or its contents? Especially the &quot;blue magic sand&quot; would be of interest, as I can't think of anything clearly fitting that description." CreationDate="2021-03-02T06:47:08.997" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19808" PostId="15987" Score="1" Text="6049725 contains a blue rubber band. I think ‘sand’ is a typo by the OP." CreationDate="2021-03-02T10:35:45.970" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19809" PostId="15987" Score="0" Text="Nata, we need a picture. Also, the seal code 127S either misses the last digit, or has some digits transposed (e.g. 12S7)." CreationDate="2021-03-02T10:37:58.427" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19810" PostId="15989" Score="6" Text="This is not a dumb question at all and any &quot;you're dumb&quot; answers would likely get flagged and deleted. However, my answer would be that it really depends on the set. On average buying the set 2nd hand complete is cheaper than bricking them, but there are quite a bit of exceptions. So you might want to specify which set you had in mind." CreationDate="2021-03-02T13:07:33.783" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19811" PostId="15990" Score="0" Text="Wow, that's expensive, thanks for your thoughts though, I appreciate it" CreationDate="2021-03-02T13:59:28.720" UserId="565" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19812" PostId="15989" Score="0" Text="It was 10182 and 10185, I have all of the modular buildings but these two, and my word they're spendy - thanks for coming back to me on this." CreationDate="2021-03-02T14:00:18.663" UserId="565" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19813" PostId="15989" Score="4" Text="Bricking those sets doesn't work very well, they'll highly sought and plenty of people try bricking them, hence the price of the pieces goes up to match the complete sets. Ofcourse, if you are willing to compromise, e.g. leave out minifigs, use alternative colors or use other alternative bricks for the more expensive ones, profit can be made..." CreationDate="2021-03-02T14:53:12.240" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19814" PostId="15972" Score="1" Text="Maybe the unusually high numbers on the bags provide a clue. In fact, I have never encountered a set going up 30-something in bag numbers, so maybe it is from some different series (LEGO educational or even LEGO serious play)." CreationDate="2021-03-02T15:10:37.140" UserId="9590" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19815" PostId="15990" Score="4" Text="There are other advantages of course in that you remove things you don’t need: instructions (most are available online), original packaging, minifigures you might not need. &#xA;&#xA;You might find that you only want part of a set or you’d like to swap some pieces or colours to save money or because you prefer it that way." CreationDate="2021-03-02T15:26:28.587" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19816" PostId="15989" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much for your time to respond - I think you're right too, I'm glad I asked the question but I value everyone here's experience and will happily take your advice." CreationDate="2021-03-02T15:43:59.807" UserId="565" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19817" PostId="15990" Score="6" Text="As an example: I decided to BrickLink the Modular Town Hall last year. I figured I had quite some parts in my collection, so I hoped to spend $200 on the remaining parts for a set that costs $400-$500 used complete on EBay. I could have met that target if I was willing to make some compromises (e.g. no instructions or minifigs, some color substitutions) but ended up going for an exact match. I was lucky to find 2x Plate 6x24 in LBG from two different sellers for $40 shipped each (There are currently NO North American sellers), but my total ended up being a tad over $400 all-in .. same as EBay." CreationDate="2021-03-02T16:11:53.100" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19818" PostId="15990" Score="1" Text="Another example. I've always wanted engine from 10219 set, but wasn't interested in cars. Prices are exorbitant even for used sets and there's not that much of them for sale in Europe. So I've ended up studying the model and after making some substitutions it ended up quite inexpensive. Even managed to grab incomplete sticker sheets with needed stickers (and some extra) for cheap." CreationDate="2021-03-02T16:56:36.720" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19819" PostId="15988" Score="3" Text="The research you did is quite impressive. I think we might not even need to have a picture to confirm now." CreationDate="2021-03-02T17:00:21.903" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19820" PostId="15058" Score="0" Text="Can you identify which is the accelerometer and gyroscope chip?" CreationDate="2021-03-02T17:37:47.440" UserId="17819" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19821" PostId="15985" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, I cannot share pictures of the soldered bricks but the final result: https://imgur.com/a/Gqt8y3c. Otherwise my little one will kill me if I destroy his steam train" CreationDate="2021-03-02T18:39:04.257" UserId="17808" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19822" PostId="15985" Score="0" Text="The battery brick can still be recharged. The most tricky part was the plate with bar to get two tiny wires in it without getting a short circuit" CreationDate="2021-03-02T18:45:24.363" UserId="17808" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19823" PostId="15989" Score="1" Text="Of course it can also bring the cost down if you already have some of the pieces. Like others have said, it really depends on the set (exclusive parts, availability, etc). Sometimes it's also cheaper to buy an incomplete set and source the others elsewhere than to buy a complete set." CreationDate="2021-03-03T03:01:24.047" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19824" PostId="15992" Score="0" Text="Do you think mecabricks is also based on LDRAW models?" CreationDate="2021-03-03T08:42:41.347" UserId="6623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19825" PostId="15990" Score="3" Text="Some sets that are cheap to bricklink are the retired architecture sets like the Marina Bay Sands (21021) and the Sungnyemun Gate (21016). Those sets do not contain any special pieces besides their name tiles, which you can print on a tile yourself." CreationDate="2021-03-03T09:36:24.287" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19826" PostId="15972" Score="0" Text="71043 (the big Hogwarts castle) does contain bags numbered that high, 10276 (Colosseum) apparently also does (but the colors of OP's parts rules that set out)h, it seems 75192 does NOT." CreationDate="2021-03-03T11:42:16.847" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19828" PostId="15599" Score="0" Text="With a large format 3d printer and some modelmaking skills this would be easy.  Any prop maker or model shop could do them the old-fashioned way too (even I've made a similar sword out of wood, though theirs has a better finish).  The children holding the spanner, toolbox, and banana look like they really are, but I'm not so confident about the hands holding the sword - it seems like an awkward grip and a trick of the lighting" CreationDate="2021-03-03T15:21:54.737" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19829" PostId="15979" Score="0" Text="modelsGood point.  The lighting is quite flat going by the shadows on the kids/props, plus the background has been replaced by the cover colour. Fake shadows are to be expected, and of course it's clearly composed from at least 3 shots just of the kids, plus more of the Lego models (the elephant-panda-parrot stack is a bit too big, while the dragon, modified from [overlord dragon](https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/overlord-dragon-71742) I reckon, is huge compared to the kids interacting with them)" CreationDate="2021-03-03T15:27:41.657" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19830" PostId="15989" Score="0" Text="What happens to the postage charges if you buy your bricks singly?" CreationDate="2021-03-03T16:42:43.573" UserId="15287" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19831" PostId="15989" Score="0" Text="@RobbieGoodwin Imagine your postman's face delivering you 2,000+ small packages in one day - and the bin-men's face with all the waste! ;)" CreationDate="2021-03-03T17:47:39.773" UserId="565" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19834" PostId="15988" Score="1" Text="Thanks for your help everyone. Hope you are right. My box did in fact contain blue powder which are perished rubber bands.  Really appreciate your research." CreationDate="2021-03-04T11:01:03.007" UserId="17817" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19835" PostId="15996" Score="1" Text="I think you may be conflating the LDRAW parts library and one of the tools that makes use of them. LDRAW itself doesn't have any menus to select preferences from. You could probably clarify which tool you were updating the preferences in for your answer to be slightly better." CreationDate="2021-03-04T16:09:13.387" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19836" PostId="15992" Score="1" Text="I do not know for sure, you would have to ask the people who run the site.&#xA;&#xA;That said, since the LDRAW library had been available for a long time before MecaBricks was started it seems very likely that they may have started their parts library by either directly using LDRAW under the covers or by converting it to whatever format they use internally. I was not able to find anything on their site that said either way and they do not have the required license attribution on the site if they are or were using it." CreationDate="2021-03-04T16:15:20.803" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19837" PostId="15998" Score="1" Text="Can you share your program?" CreationDate="2021-03-04T17:36:52.527" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19838" PostId="15998" Score="0" Text="what motors are you using? can you show photo of build? i dont understand anything" CreationDate="2021-03-04T18:07:32.173" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19839" PostId="15998" Score="1" Text="Whatever you are lifting is just too heavy. Once stopped, motor doesn't use current to keep the position. And the weight of whatever you have just lifted overcome the internal gearing and turn the motor back. As an alternative to worm gear solution I'd suggest reducing the weight of the item you are trying to lift." CreationDate="2021-03-04T20:16:02.163" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19840" PostId="9462" Score="0" Text="I don’t think it’s because of light. I kept my minifigures in a locked drawer away from any light (and anything that you mentioned) and they still turned yellow." CreationDate="2021-03-06T05:23:06.297" UserId="17838" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19841" PostId="9462" Score="1" Text="Were... were the minifigs yellow before?" CreationDate="2021-03-06T16:19:08.187" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19843" PostId="16003" Score="0" Text="YES! Thank you very much Joost! This is a great looking ship!!!" CreationDate="2021-03-08T03:37:19.923" UserId="17844" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19844" PostId="15996" Score="0" Text="I will mark your answer as the right one, because of all the additional information that you provided - very helpful. But maybe add some links to LDRAW and general information as well, for this response to be useful for others." CreationDate="2021-03-08T07:15:00.143" UserId="6623" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19845" PostId="15981" Score="0" Text="I suppose the next question would be &quot;What gear ratio would be required to get that number down to just a lifetime?&quot;" CreationDate="2021-03-08T10:26:59.203" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19846" PostId="15981" Score="1" Text="@Ambo100 1:10^90 would suffice to bring the time down to 46 years and is a nice and round number to work with. The questions of what volume would be occupied by the resulting drivetrain and what torque would be needed to drive it, are left as an exercise to the reader :)" CreationDate="2021-03-08T10:46:39.853" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19847" PostId="10053" Score="0" Text="Wireless connection on the EV3 is such garbage, this morning it took me over half an hour to pair the thing with both wi-fi and bluetooth to no avail. In fact, it was so hard that I received all sorts of error variations, to the point where the brick **CRASHED** when searching networks for the fifth time. I needed wireless because it was too hard to stick the big wire into the brick which was barricaded by other mechanisms, but after all the work I just wished I didn't do it in the first place. No, seriously, never use wireless. If the first try doesn't work then don't even bother fixing it." CreationDate="2021-03-09T12:35:27.810" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19849" PostId="16006" Score="0" Text="Cheap sticker sheets for sought after sets? Of course, this depends on your income and ability to spend some hefty cash. But for general public stickers are as expensive (and hard to get) as rare elements." CreationDate="2021-03-09T16:18:02.877" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19850" PostId="16007" Score="0" Text="On the page, it says there is a link at the bottom though I can't see it." CreationDate="2021-03-09T17:33:03.213" UserId="17781" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19851" PostId="16007" Score="0" Text="Never mind, I found it. Thanks for the help!" CreationDate="2021-03-09T17:35:20.330" UserId="17781" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19852" PostId="16008" Score="0" Text="Glad you were able to work this out! Consider selecting this response as your answer since you solved your own problem." CreationDate="2021-03-10T18:56:24.900" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19853" PostId="15999" Score="0" Text="This response assumes the OP is referring to Python on EV3Dev (which is not official documentation)." CreationDate="2021-03-10T18:57:37.640" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19854" PostId="15999" Score="0" Text="@MindS1 I considered it official, as this site is linked from the [LEGO EV3 Support site](https://education.lego.com/en-us/product-resources/mindstorms-ev3/teacher-resources/python-for-ev3) as &quot;Go to the online Documentation and Example Programs&quot;." CreationDate="2021-03-12T08:56:07.210" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19855" PostId="16010" Score="0" Text="If I may hypothesize about the button. The EV3 had a button that was pressed when the rechargeable battery was equipped, so it didn't complain about the batteries being drained because of the inherent lower voltage of the rechargeable battery (7.2V vs 9V). So perhaps a rechargeable battery solution is also intended in the future for this hub..." CreationDate="2021-03-12T12:08:21.363" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19856" PostId="16010" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve That was my hunch as well. I'd certainly love to see a rechargeable battery pack for this hub." CreationDate="2021-03-12T12:28:35.150" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19857" PostId="16011" Score="1" Text="no, those aren't the threads in that picture. look at it [up close](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tN7t7.jpg), it's the 57518 threads! thus you can easliy add those black pins and connect beams to it!" CreationDate="2021-03-12T14:38:15.157" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19858" PostId="16011" Score="1" Text="For GBC instructions you may want to check [Rebrickable](https://rebrickable.com/mocs/?q=gbc)" CreationDate="2021-03-12T20:05:51.633" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19859" PostId="16015" Score="0" Text="Hi LegoCrusader and thank you for this contribution! I took the liberty to edit your answer a bit, as your age is in no way relevant to the correctness of your ideas or answer. On the other hand, could you please elaborate a bit on what you mean by &quot;doing things related to counting&quot;?" CreationDate="2021-03-13T07:10:56.757" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19860" PostId="16014" Score="0" Text="Have you considered the [crossroad](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FfGjY.png) from 60198? I'm not familiar with these road plates, but the [ramps](https://brickset.com/parts/4211819/ramp-6x8) used in that set are big and come in quite a few shades of grey." CreationDate="2021-03-13T08:41:02.667" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19861" PostId="16016" Score="1" Text="This is a useful suggestion, but you are correct that it has the same basic issue as the longer ramps." CreationDate="2021-03-13T12:38:08.977" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19862" PostId="16014" Score="1" Text="@mindstormsboi I did consider those ramps. They work well with the previous baseplate roads, but the new road plates are 2 plates tall, so those ramps ends up being too tall (unless I build up the track)." CreationDate="2021-03-13T12:47:08.807" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19863" PostId="15996" Score="0" Text="You probably meant some software that has all the options you've listed but failed to mention. LDraw is just a parts library." CreationDate="2021-03-13T17:14:49.067" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19865" PostId="16019" Score="5" Text="Yeah, I was supposed to say the same. This is must be the origin of the part and how it ended in the same bag as the flask. Somekind of premold and inner piece for the flask since both even have the center hole in them, that would also explain why it has a mould number but no element number. Pretty cool since this must be crazy rare because in all of my 20 years of legos have I ever seen such occur on my sets!" CreationDate="2021-03-14T04:05:02.737" UserId="17873" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19866" PostId="16020" Score="3" Text="&quot;Lego recommends Brickowl.com&quot; citation needed, keeping in mind TLG owns Bricklink now." CreationDate="2021-03-14T16:49:48.363" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19867" PostId="16019" Score="3" Text="I wonder if that's the entire inner purple part prior to the clear plastic jacket being molded around it." CreationDate="2021-03-15T02:46:22.180" UserId="17883" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19868" PostId="16019" Score="3" Text="I wonder how much money an error piece like that would be worth?" CreationDate="2021-03-15T03:46:17.363" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19869" PostId="16022" Score="0" Text="+1, but I'm kind of assuming this &quot;sensor&quot; is made with the existing parts or electronics from the original set (ie the large motor, but it can't accurately detect &quot;force&quot;). Based on the context of the question, I doubt the user can get his hands on a custom 3rd-party snesor, especially since it's apparently a school project. or maybe im wrong" CreationDate="2021-03-15T08:54:44.233" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19870" PostId="16009" Score="0" Text="Great work ! Thank you for sharing !" CreationDate="2021-03-15T09:47:51.000" UserId="9223" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19871" PostId="16017" Score="2" Text="@Downvoters, how could this answer be more useful, short of buying the copycat controller from the exact same company and testing it?" CreationDate="2021-03-15T12:22:59.840" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19872" PostId="15978" Score="1" Text="how long does it take to turn 1 time? multiply that by 1 googol. Elementary school maths, use it!" CreationDate="2021-03-15T14:51:10.043" UserId="13426" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19873" PostId="16014" Score="1" Text="You could raise one side of the road by putting a plate underneath it (thus making the whole section of road sloped). But that's not very elegant." CreationDate="2021-03-15T15:08:52.953" UserId="8533" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19874" PostId="16022" Score="0" Text="I think it actually more likely for a school teacher to buy a force sensor than a hobbyist. Can be used to teach various scientific principles in a STEM course..." CreationDate="2021-03-15T18:09:30.457" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19875" PostId="15884" Score="2" Text="I have found [this](https://www.myphysicslab.com/roller/roller-single-en.html) as a general simulator of roller coaster physics, but as @Alex says it is difficult to account for all of the variables of a real life construction. You would probably want a simulator that runs the whole track in order to take into account inertia and perhaps ideally one that works in 3 dimensions. Aside from trial and error, I might also recommend over-engineering so that you are guaranteed to have enough energy to complete the whole course." CreationDate="2021-03-15T18:44:50.680" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19876" PostId="16014" Score="2" Text="I think the most elegant solution would actually be to raise the road plates by one plate. While a bit annoying, you can use them to add stability to the road connections" CreationDate="2021-03-15T21:08:32.420" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19877" PostId="16025" Score="0" Text="This is correct, except PF uses infrared transmitters and receivers, not radios." CreationDate="2021-03-16T09:44:48.310" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19878" PostId="16019" Score="0" Text="Same here, market for these kind of occurrences are probably very slim so the pricing most likely is what the seller asks for so in other words priceless, only this time quite literally :)" CreationDate="2021-03-16T10:22:17.247" UserId="17873" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19879" PostId="15978" Score="0" Text="I tried using a calculator but I couldn’t find one that could multiply by 1 googol" CreationDate="2021-03-16T17:18:47.820" UserId="17805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19880" PostId="16026" Score="1" Text="That picture from Simpson series looks like a knock-off brand episode, to be honest. LEGO has produced Simpsons sets and CMF series, but minifigures had unique moulds for their heads (unlike adopted/modified standard minifigure heads pictured here)" CreationDate="2021-03-16T19:51:30.360" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19883" PostId="16026" Score="1" Text="I added a link to the production notes to the original post, but this quote says it is official:&#xA; &quot;The idea of the episode was conceived several years ago, where the toy company approached Fox about producing a Lego set of  the Simpsons' home...  While that merchandise was still in the works, Wilfert pitched the idea of a Lego couch gag: &quot;We went to the guys at The Simpsons and said, 'Wouldn't it be fun if you did your opening couch sequence Lego-style?' They quickly came back to us and said, 'Forget the couch; let's do an entire episode!'&quot;&quot;" CreationDate="2021-03-17T20:33:11.453" UserId="2695" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19884" PostId="16026" Score="4" Text="It's likely that it is advertising related - many countries have fairly strict laws on product placement (especially to children) and advertising - for example here in the UK we have rules such as &quot;Advertisements for merchandise based on a children's programme must not be broadcast in the two hours before or after episodes or editions of that programme.&quot; So by not having LEGO logos on the bricks, and correcting/using &quot;Other building block toys&quot; they are probably trying to allow broadcasters to show ads for LEGO, Megablocks, etc. within those time constraints." CreationDate="2021-03-18T09:36:41.533" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19885" PostId="1453" Score="0" Text="Mocpages.com is down, probably forever. Anyway we can get a mirror for the LDraw file? Tried https://web.archive.org/web/20130503123257/http://mocpages.com/user_images/14152/1341434995m.ldr but no luck" CreationDate="2021-03-18T11:41:41.913" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19887" PostId="16026" Score="2" Text="It wouldn't surprise me if they left off the logos to optimize performance of the 3D renders, but it could also be an artistic decision because they felt the logos would be too distracting." CreationDate="2021-03-18T14:20:56.900" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19890" PostId="16032" Score="0" Text="why is the link for the moire effect broken?" CreationDate="2021-03-20T08:59:25.923" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19891" PostId="16032" Score="2" Text="@mindstormsboi Thank you for letting me know, I am not sure but the URL should be fixed now. Regarding the edit, although both spellings are valid, I like to use British English in my writing so I have kept _licencing_ as it is." CreationDate="2021-03-20T18:04:49.050" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19892" PostId="15934" Score="0" Text="How long is your audio, what type of device are you using to play external audio and is there anything you have tried so far in regards to syncing?" CreationDate="2021-03-20T20:06:26.910" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19893" PostId="16023" Score="1" Text="When it comes to CE markings, it's important to check if it's a real CE mark for the EEA though, because China tries to deceive customers with a similar 'China Export' logo.&#xA;See e.g. https://support.ce-check.eu/hc/en-us/articles/360008642600-How-To-Distinguish-A-Real-CE-Mark-From-A-Fake-Chinese-Export-Mark" CreationDate="2021-03-23T09:44:59.343" UserId="17925" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19894" PostId="15934" Score="0" Text="Its pretty short audio, maybe only a few seconds. I did try having the audio play from the internal speaker but it was really quiet and the movements wouldn't sync up with the movements." CreationDate="2021-03-23T11:13:33.533" UserId="17717" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19896" PostId="16013" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the reply, it helped a lot! Do you just &quot;know&quot; this or is there some place to check which parts are compatible? Because we are planning on adding [3743](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3743#T=C) gear racks, but I have no idea which gears will actually fit them." CreationDate="2021-03-25T14:38:58.403" UserId="17865" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19897" PostId="16040" Score="5" Text="Could you post a photo? Someone might recognize it right away from that." CreationDate="2021-03-25T23:40:14.647" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19898" PostId="16040" Score="1" Text="Here is a mega construx spider man that shoots “webs”, but from the tiny pictures it looks more like a ball than a web: https://www.megabrands.com/en-us/shop/amazing-spider-man/spider-man-techbot" CreationDate="2021-03-26T10:51:08.923" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19899" PostId="16013" Score="1" Text="Those gear racks, and most gear racks that Lego has, are compatible with the modern regular gears with small teeth.  You can drive a sprocket with one such gear (like [3649](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3649)) via an axle, like [this](https://imgur.com/a/Ww58M0l)." CreationDate="2021-03-26T15:37:06.783" UserId="17869" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19901" PostId="16043" Score="4" Text="Have you checked presentation made by LEGO designer Jamie Berard posted in the same answer you are referring to? It has examples." CreationDate="2021-03-27T06:47:48.290" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19902" PostId="16037" Score="0" Text="surfing the internet day and night to no avail..." CreationDate="2021-03-27T09:33:36.367" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19906" PostId="16043" Score="0" Text="Yeah, that file even shows a few (old) times when lego used an illegal technique. Although after each time they admitted that it's illegal." CreationDate="2021-03-27T14:24:53.450" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19908" PostId="16043" Score="0" Text="Does this answer your question? [What are some &quot;Illegal&quot; LEGO combinations?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7645/what-are-some-illegal-lego-combinations)" CreationDate="2021-03-27T18:13:38.177" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19909" PostId="16043" Score="0" Text="@Alex I literally have an answer to that question linked." CreationDate="2021-03-27T20:15:15.920" UserId="17937" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19910" PostId="13079" Score="0" Text="&quot;I only found that set #10261, which wasn't used in the video.&quot; - there have been several sets featuring roller coaster tracks so far. A few of them include only individual track pieces as some kind of a decoration, only some of them actually work like a track going a full circle, and only some of these can be reasonably called a &quot;roller coaster&quot; (the others feature only minimal, if any, elevation, e.g. [10771](https://brickset.com/sets/10771-1/Carnival-Thrill-Coaster))." CreationDate="2021-03-27T21:51:29.940" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19911" PostId="16043" Score="0" Text="Then why didn't you read it? plus the file specifically" CreationDate="2021-03-28T04:50:17.900" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19912" PostId="16043" Score="2" Text="If the question were about the different types of illegal techniques, it would indeed be a duplicate. But it asks about usages of such techniques in official sets, which is completely different in my eyes, so I vote leave open." CreationDate="2021-03-28T14:29:39.423" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19913" PostId="16049" Score="0" Text="It is so handy that LEGO water doesn't spill over the edge of the tub and drench the people on the floor below you. :)" CreationDate="2021-03-28T15:04:24.870" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19914" PostId="16043" Score="0" Text="See also [When did LEGO decide that it was OK to put a stud into a technic hole](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/203/56) - which calls out some specific clarifications from Jamie's presentation, about the techniques being acceptable if they are appropriate to the intended audience." CreationDate="2021-03-29T09:42:55.813" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19915" PostId="16051" Score="1" Text="It's a tile and not a plate... tiles wedged between studs aren't considered illegal, however studded plates are problematic as the lego logo embossed on the studs of the bottom plates protrude against the studs of the wedged plate..." CreationDate="2021-03-29T10:53:23.917" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19916" PostId="15992" Score="1" Text="@jayarjo Judging by [this thread on the Mechabricks forum](https://www.mecabricks.com/en/forum/topic/15) it looks like they're all hand modelled..." CreationDate="2021-03-29T11:00:01.473" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19917" PostId="16054" Score="1" Text="Presumably you could use 16x16 plates to fill the center and give a pretty stable base to add the corners onto." CreationDate="2021-03-30T03:13:39.360" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19918" PostId="16049" Score="0" Text="Is the 2nd one full of blood?" CreationDate="2021-03-30T15:07:20.687" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19919" PostId="16049" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Yes, but look at those lovely curves though." CreationDate="2021-03-30T16:16:53.997" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19920" PostId="16049" Score="0" Text="Oh yes, it's very nicely done.  There are a  few vampire minifigs that would go well with it" CreationDate="2021-03-30T20:26:34.227" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19921" PostId="16057" Score="1" Text="&quot;_Unfortunately, I think LEGO does not keep/provide any online instructions for this accessory._&quot; I don't think any instructions would even *exist* for this, as the parts are not meant to be separated by the end user (besides the battery cover which is screwed on and therefore is straightforward to remove)." CreationDate="2021-03-31T08:32:48.863" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19922" PostId="15934" Score="0" Text="Is this playing through a computer or a device showing a screen?" CreationDate="2021-04-01T13:54:14.810" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19923" PostId="14513" Score="0" Text="Recently I rebuilt the car. I remembered my old question here and just decided to download the files from his site directly. I probably made a mistake somewhere, but now I don't know and I don't care." CreationDate="2021-04-01T14:24:22.363" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19924" PostId="16064" Score="1" Text="Ah, that's what I figured. I have some slope pieces that do have horizontal lines so I was hoping there was a piece that looked like that." CreationDate="2021-04-02T02:12:32.717" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19925" PostId="16065" Score="0" Text="That depends, as always, on the price. Condition seems to be excellent." CreationDate="2021-04-02T14:46:47.747" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19926" PostId="16065" Score="0" Text="I assume these aren't new as I see one opened in the last picture? Then I would think they are not terribly interesting. If they are new, prices seem to be very reasonable if I search a couple on bricklink. On the other hand, not that much offers on bricklink. Not so certain if many Lego fans would consider these tubs collectible..." CreationDate="2021-04-02T15:17:44.807" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19927" PostId="16065" Score="0" Text="@Aziraphale, price tags are visible in most pictures..." CreationDate="2021-04-02T15:18:13.950" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19928" PostId="16065" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve : I was only in this shop for a few minutes, so I didn't have time to verify the condition of each set unfortunately. The prices I've seen range from 11 Euro to 34.50 Euro, and a quick search on places like Bricklink &amp; Ebay has produced sets at a similar price range for those I could find for sale. So I'm not sure if I should buy any of them. I'm more of a modular builder, not a collector (of LEGO at least). And my budget is currently pretty limited..." CreationDate="2021-04-02T15:52:29.540" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19929" PostId="16067" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the detailed ans helpful answer. Note that I have no interest whatsoever in selling these sets. If I'd buy any of these sets, it would be just for my personal collection of curiosities. And since my resources are limited right now, I prefer to spend my budget on items that actually are rare and/or have some collector's value. With old books, I can assess collector's value easily, but with old LEGO this still somewhat eludes me, even though I've been into brick building (mostly modular buildings) for years..." CreationDate="2021-04-02T21:47:49.737" UserId="6931" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19930" PostId="16067" Score="0" Text="I’m very curious how so many of these sets are still around and still brand new." CreationDate="2021-04-03T00:07:46.783" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19931" PostId="1363" Score="0" Text="It's still on brickinstructions.com &lt;https://lego.brickinstructions.com/08000/8038/125.jpg&gt;" CreationDate="2021-04-03T05:52:47.260" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19933" PostId="16064" Score="0" Text="by the way how did you make that render? stud.io with custom minifig?" CreationDate="2021-04-03T09:56:02.403" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19935" PostId="2331" Score="0" Text="My Skull Sorcerer figure’s head keeps getting stuck inside the helmet. I bought the latest Ninjago magazine which includes a spare Skull Sorcerer figure but that figure’s head gets stuck inside the helmet too! Does everyone who owns this figure have this problem or is it just my bad luck?" CreationDate="2021-04-03T08:27:27.593" UserId="17976" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19937" PostId="16064" Score="1" Text="Yes. I was actually trying to use the decal editing software but it only saved one leg of the minifig legs and I was not so keen using it so I did the decals with Photoshop." CreationDate="2021-04-03T14:08:58.710" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19941" PostId="16071" Score="2" Text="Crocodile Locomotive (10277) set has a base with couple of plates underneath train track. Overall height will be slightly lower." CreationDate="2021-04-03T19:36:43.127" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19942" PostId="11247" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid That was my immediate reaction also, something like [this](https://i.imgur.com/fW3oqMi.png) perhaps" CreationDate="2021-04-03T20:22:01.993" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19943" PostId="16070" Score="2" Text="But furniture-induced derailments are half the fun!" CreationDate="2021-04-03T21:44:29.907" UserId="10172" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19944" PostId="16054" Score="0" Text="I definitely appreciate the insights! Now I hate to be a pain, but I am not that familiar with all the different pieces available. Which other plates/pieces are being used? I can figure out the amounts, I just need to know which ones." CreationDate="2021-04-03T23:55:56.160" UserId="17945" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19945" PostId="16054" Score="0" Text="I added an example tiling, but it's really up to you. There's no right answer." CreationDate="2021-04-04T00:46:54.973" UserId="17802" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19946" PostId="16073" Score="1" Text="those are wonderful looking train designs. I wish lego would release more official sets of trains" CreationDate="2021-04-04T03:56:52.790" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19947" PostId="16076" Score="0" Text="... which means that without a buck converter, USB power won’t work as USB supplies 5V." CreationDate="2021-04-04T13:04:38.353" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19948" PostId="16076" Score="0" Text="don't know, 5V seems to low, but if the pin is pressed that the rechargeable battery unit normally presses, 7.2 V is what expected of the battery, and with batteries the voltage drops when loaded. so 5V regulated might work. Of course the EV3 will operate sluggishly..." CreationDate="2021-04-04T13:16:25.623" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19949" PostId="16076" Score="1" Text="Here they tested with 5V, given enough amperage, attached motors even work: https://www.dexterindustries.com/ev3-current-consumption-measurement/" CreationDate="2021-04-04T13:18:24.940" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19950" PostId="16054" Score="0" Text="@DM Thank you very much! This gives me a direction to go in. I have installed BrickLink's Studio and am recreating the 2 designs." CreationDate="2021-04-04T21:58:33.927" UserId="17945" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19951" PostId="16073" Score="0" Text="OP asked, &quot;How many centimetres of clear space do I have to plan for?&quot; So would the answer (for the tallest car shown) be 0.7cm + 14.4cm + 1.0cm = 16.1cm?" CreationDate="2021-04-05T00:19:30.217" UserId="17986" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19952" PostId="16073" Score="0" Text="I don’t think it would be for me to say as it’s entirely based on what kinds of models you expect to run. The tallest one for example is a very rare exception as it’s a double deck passenger carriage. &#xA;&#xA;Yes, that would be the general formula. 0.7cm + Carriage height + clearance tolerance. I think if you do not intend to have such a tall model there is no need to make big changes to the height of furniture. 15-16cm is plenty." CreationDate="2021-04-05T02:16:05.250" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19953" PostId="16076" Score="0" Text="https://fettricks.blogspot.com/2017/02/building-usb-charger-cable-for-your-fll.html shows a home-brew solution and it sounds like you can buy some of these on Amazon." CreationDate="2021-04-05T12:40:05.560" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19954" PostId="16079" Score="0" Text="Great. Thanks so much" CreationDate="2021-04-05T13:58:58.637" UserId="17987" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19955" PostId="14965" Score="0" Text="The classic smiley head alone is selling on Bricklink for US$0.50 - 2.50 on average, depending on used/new and which style of stud. Some have sold for US$6." CreationDate="2021-04-05T18:34:30.673" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19956" PostId="16079" Score="4" Text="@Scooby if you're satisfied with this answer it is good to click the check box beside the answer so it is considered &quot;accepted&quot;." CreationDate="2021-04-06T14:01:02.317" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19957" PostId="16076" Score="0" Text="@chicks, unless I entirely misread the question, the idea is to forego the expensive EV3 rechargeable battery, while the link you provided shows how to create an USB charger for the EV3 battery pack. The EV3 charger (which is the same as for the power functions rechargeable battery) has an universal enough plug that an USB to that type of plug convertible should be doable to find on amazon, aliexpress and the likes,,," CreationDate="2021-04-06T15:56:41.760" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19958" PostId="16082" Score="2" Text="Yes, leaked batteries did this I presume. I think I've cleaned about half a dozen over the years. In the past, this battery box was very common, so easily and cheaply replaced if the contacts were too corroded, however with the power functions phased out recently, they are getting more expensive" CreationDate="2021-04-06T16:12:02.940" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19960" PostId="16082" Score="1" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve Definitely looks like corrosion from old batteries. Power functions seems like a much simpler system which I why I went with it, plus powered up stuff seems a little overpriced to me, maybe I'm just not familiar with the kind of prices to expect :)" CreationDate="2021-04-06T21:41:06.740" UserId="11907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19961" PostId="16082" Score="1" Text="@Criggie Added now - thanks for the pointer" CreationDate="2021-04-06T21:45:26.303" UserId="11907" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19962" PostId="8708" Score="1" Text="The &quot;VS&quot; is actually &quot;US&quot; and that is the logo used by US Soccer from 1995 to 2006. See history of crest logos here: https://news.sportslogos.net/2016/02/29/us-soccer-officially-unveils-new-crest/" CreationDate="2021-04-06T23:13:13.583" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19963" PostId="16076" Score="0" Text="More guidance on external power supplies for EV3/NXT: https://www.philohome.com/nxtsupply/nxtsupply.htm" CreationDate="2021-04-07T15:58:47.820" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19964" PostId="16086" Score="6" Text="This is not one set. You have at least one Star Wars set, one Bionicle set, and a lot of very generic pieces. Are you interested in where a specific piece might have come from?" CreationDate="2021-04-08T04:39:14.897" UserId="17802" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19965" PostId="16086" Score="0" Text="Yes. Please I want the sets first. Son got it for his cousin and we don't have idea where to get the instructions. Thanks!!" CreationDate="2021-04-08T05:03:18.940" UserId="11903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19966" PostId="16085" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the detailed answer" CreationDate="2021-04-08T07:22:10.637" UserId="18003" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19967" PostId="16088" Score="3" Text="Thank you for the input Lex, could you please elaborate a bit on your answer? The reasoning behind your conclusion would make a huge difference to the value of this contribution." CreationDate="2021-04-08T08:30:45.287" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19968" PostId="16087" Score="1" Text="The mostly-smooth plates in OP's fourth picture exist in the AT-AT set (as the side panels on the body), but not in the AT-TE set.  Same with the khaki gears in the first picture." CreationDate="2021-04-08T09:05:00.553" UserId="13905" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19969" PostId="16087" Score="1" Text="Just as an (obvious) comment: the fact that certain parts come from the above sets does NOT mean the complete set is in that bag of parts. Based on what I see I think none of these sets are there, you just have a random bag of parts." CreationDate="2021-04-08T11:11:48.250" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19970" PostId="16087" Score="0" Text="Thank your so much for your input!" CreationDate="2021-04-09T02:24:16.400" UserId="11903" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19971" PostId="16090" Score="0" Text="can you shorten that list, if there are over 200 then just send one link for all of them" CreationDate="2021-04-09T05:57:19.810" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19972" PostId="16087" Score="0" Text="@Angel You are welcome, feel free to accept the answer if you believe this to be satisfactory." CreationDate="2021-04-09T08:42:03.420" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19974" PostId="16090" Score="0" Text="How about the old buildable boat hull parts such as https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=x145c01&amp;idColor=5 + https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=x146c01&amp;idColor=5 + https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=x147c01&amp;idColor=5 ?" CreationDate="2021-04-09T13:17:38.107" UserId="5693" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19975" PostId="16090" Score="0" Text="The OP asked for unitary hulls, not buildable ones." CreationDate="2021-04-09T13:28:25.707" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19976" PostId="16068" Score="0" Text="Well, this is not a very comfortable solution, but at least it _is_ a solution. Thank you." CreationDate="2021-04-09T16:07:28.910" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19977" PostId="16068" Score="0" Text="I’m afraid it might be the only solution. As Matthew Jensen mentioned that from a technical point of view it would be difficult to replace parts and have the software guarantee valid connections and avoid any overlapping parts. For this reason I don’t think the feature was included but it might be worth contacting the developers to ask about it." CreationDate="2021-04-09T17:22:30.020" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19978" PostId="16094" Score="5" Text="I wouldn't worry about neck print difference. It isn't essential and simply used to mark the front." CreationDate="2021-04-09T20:13:06.280" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19979" PostId="16095" Score="4" Text="It's not LEGO, but a clone brand." CreationDate="2021-04-10T06:03:07.350" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19980" PostId="16095" Score="0" Text="Are you sure? there were several of them and the plastic quality seems to match Lego. I have a pretty good knowledge of what is and isn't but the older stuff sometimes gets me which is where this was found." CreationDate="2021-04-10T15:22:51.750" UserId="18022" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19981" PostId="16100" Score="1" Text="How many tiles (newspapers) would you want to fit, would around 12 be enough?" CreationDate="2021-04-10T16:42:01.897" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19982" PostId="16100" Score="4" Text="Can you share your attempts? This would help understanding the scale you are working on and options you've tried." CreationDate="2021-04-10T18:12:02.173" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19983" PostId="16095" Score="0" Text="if that bar is 3.18mm in size - then it is not LEGO. However there is a slim chance this is part of some disassembled/broken element. Could you take a picture with some other element of known dimensions, like brick or plate?" CreationDate="2021-04-10T18:17:00.190" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19984" PostId="16095" Score="0" Text="Added another picture. the tolerances seem very similar to a standard Lego rod. the hollow end can comfortably fit a rod as if some kind of extension, while the outside fits into a standard anti-stud or tube bottom. I thought maybe it could be similar to this old style propellor pin, or even some of the belville or Scala umbrella posts." CreationDate="2021-04-10T20:02:46.233" UserId="18022" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19985" PostId="16095" Score="0" Text="I've found it in mixtures before, and have always had to admit that it seems to be tantalizingly well-made non-Lego. I am fairly sure I never found it in a group of parts where everything *else* was Lego." CreationDate="2021-04-10T20:08:27.173" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19986" PostId="16095" Score="0" Text="From the looks I do not recognize this items as any currently available LEGO element. You can confirm this my checking the hole end that fit the bar - for legit LEGO element you should find either LEGO logo there or &quot;C&quot; sign and Part ID." CreationDate="2021-04-10T20:09:27.143" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19988" PostId="16100" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the replies &amp; inquiries!  I think 3 tiers high/12 &quot;magazines&quot; total would be ideal.  I have mostly been trying to work with &quot;bar&quot; items for the racking (think - Handlebar/98397; 1x2 clamp/2432;  plate 1x2 w/ stick/2540; plate 1x2 w/ stick 3.18/48336;  plate w/ hook 1x2/4623;  mini handle/3839, etc.)  I've also tried using robot arms(e.g. 53989), space skeleton arms (e.g.30377) &amp; standalone bars/rods. For the support rod, I figured something Technic [pin-]based, including some frictionless pin sleeves w/ 4 clips (can't find part #.) I'm new to MOCS, so I assume it's my ignorance." CreationDate="2021-04-11T05:02:10.273" UserId="18028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19989" PostId="16102" Score="4" Text="I'd contest the &quot;refuses to sell those colours for no particular reason&quot; part, as there are for example [50 sets (as of now) containing the 1x1 dark green bricks you mentioned](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3005&amp;in=S&amp;colorID=80&amp;ov=Y). Admittedly this pales in comparison to the 1000+ sets containing white 1x1 bricks, or 867 for black, but it's still a lot more than the 5 for pink, or the single set with a trans-neon orange one. See [here](https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3005&amp;in=S) for detailed statistics." CreationDate="2021-04-11T11:05:59.623" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19990" PostId="16102" Score="3" Text="The Lego Group does have a reason for not producing bricks in those colors: they don't want children building realistic models of modern military equipment." CreationDate="2021-04-11T21:32:42.047" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19991" PostId="16102" Score="0" Text="@zovits Yes, they're selling limited quantities of those colors but they're still quite rare." CreationDate="2021-04-12T10:34:26.170" UserId="18031" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19992" PostId="16091" Score="0" Text="It doesn't make sense as both being &quot;Bag 1&quot;, of course, but if you think of them as being part of &quot;Stage 1&quot;, then there's no issue. Each stage will likely have bigger and smaller parts, and the smaller parts are easier to keep track of in their own bag." CreationDate="2021-04-12T16:27:18.013" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19993" PostId="16105" Score="1" Text="could you possible thread a hose, soft axle 7L through a trellis fence and then plug the ice cream scoops onto the other end?" CreationDate="2021-04-13T00:15:03.120" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19994" PostId="16106" Score="0" Text="Is there a brick with studs on both sides?" CreationDate="2021-04-13T04:05:22.683" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19995" PostId="16106" Score="2" Text="Yes, 47905.  https://brickset.com/parts/design-47905 .  You could also use one with four SNOT studs if you wanted more vegetation, https://brickset.com/parts/design-4733 ." CreationDate="2021-04-13T04:19:55.127" UserId="18028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19996" PostId="16096" Score="0" Text="Ah, I remember when I received [this sculpture model](https://novalistic.com/stuff/lego/reviews/6238721) based on the 40235 Year of the Dog set which contained nearly 300 medium nougat 2x4 bricks (with *extras*), at the time a very uncommon color appearing only in 12 sets in small quantities (much easier to find now). Still nowhere near as *rare* as the dark orange of 40235, which I suspect is why they went with medium nougat instead, but yeah." CreationDate="2021-04-13T06:05:46.380" UserId="11" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19997" PostId="16107" Score="1" Text="Hi MNAK_ and welcome to Bricks.SE! This is a wonderful first question, detailed and well-researched, way to go! Make yourself at home here, read the [help] and take the [tour] to see what our community is about and how do we operate. I'll check my parts collection if I can find this at home in the evening to see if your part is consistent with a known genuine part from the Piraka Stronghold." CreationDate="2021-04-13T06:15:13.403" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19998" PostId="16105" Score="1" Text="There are a lot more pictures in the [author's Flickr album for this model](https://flickr.com/photos/exesandbox/albums/72157718139635096)." CreationDate="2021-04-13T06:23:30.460" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="19999" PostId="16108" Score="2" Text="I'e checked with elements I have and confirm that points 4 and 5 you've mentioned are valid - LEGO element doesn't have a seam at all and no numbers are visible on exterior (inside as well)." CreationDate="2021-04-13T11:02:26.437" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20000" PostId="14995" Score="0" Text="I doubt getting in there will be very easy, but I'd start on the vibrating one.  My 4.5V Technic motors  of similar vintage spin over but are very easily stalled.  I suspect the bearings need at least a good clean, possibly light grease but it depends on the details when you get inside" CreationDate="2021-04-13T12:00:19.003" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20001" PostId="16100" Score="0" Text="More specifically to Alex; sorry, I disassembled all failed attempts.  I'm trying to come up with more pieces I tried, but I'm [hopefully!] getting ready to move and all my LEGO are in storage.  My rack won't really be accurately scaled to minifig size because the smallest usable &quot;magazine&quot; size there is [for me] is a 2x3 tile.  1x2 tile's dimensions are not proportionate nor allow more detailed magazine images.  I imagine the rack to be 2-3 racks/&quot;shelves&quot; high.  I've been trying to find some more of the parts I tried on Brickset, so I will post again when I find them." CreationDate="2021-04-13T13:39:36.153" UserId="18028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20002" PostId="16107" Score="1" Text="[This brick on Bricklink](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=43888#T=C)" CreationDate="2021-04-13T16:22:29.437" UserId="18059" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20003" PostId="16109" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the help Hugo. Can you elaborate on that just a bit?" CreationDate="2021-04-13T17:06:11.410" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20004" PostId="15971" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer. I somehow missed it at the time. I ended up not using that approach, but worth exploring. I'll answer the question with what I ended up doing." CreationDate="2021-04-13T17:13:34.043" UserId="13532" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20005" PostId="16112" Score="3" Text="to use [this beloved thingy](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/9516/is-there-a-tool-that-can-consistently-remove-hundreds-of-2x2-tiles/9517#9517)" CreationDate="2021-04-13T17:55:57.313" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20006" PostId="16110" Score="1" Text="I appreciate the time and the pics. This looks exactly like what I have, I'm pretty sure they're real at this point. Thanks!" CreationDate="2021-04-13T18:35:19.567" UserId="18050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20007" PostId="16108" Score="2" Text="I would normally agree which is why I'm so uncertain. I've just never found fake LEGO that feels so much like the real thing, and the fact that I and others have parts in their collection that look the same leads me to believe that they're real. Thanks for taking the time to respond." CreationDate="2021-04-13T18:38:10.873" UserId="18050" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20008" PostId="16110" Score="1" Text="@MNAK_ You're welcome, but considering the answer from Joost and the comment by Alex I'm starting to get doubts about whether the mould has been updated since. I'm still sure my pieces are original, but if theirs are too, there is no net new information gained." CreationDate="2021-04-13T18:59:03.813" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20009" PostId="16110" Score="0" Text="And, of course, this supports Lego's policy of not just throwing their old moulds in the dumpster out back." CreationDate="2021-04-13T19:40:13.897" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20010" PostId="16112" Score="0" Text="I would also suggest [this](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/444/132) technique, it doesn't involve scratching the underside of the plate and it doesn't have to be this exact piece." CreationDate="2021-04-13T20:10:16.243" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20011" PostId="16111" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the rebrickable link.  The pens look great in the instructions and renders." CreationDate="2021-04-13T20:53:23.677" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20012" PostId="16110" Score="0" Text="Is there value in accurately weighing 10 pieces and providing an average weight for one?   OP might weigh theirs and find its half the weight implying fake, or similar weight implying identical." CreationDate="2021-04-14T02:59:23.380" UserId="11185" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20013" PostId="16110" Score="1" Text="@Criggie it could discover an inconsistency, which would strongly indicate the non-originality of the part. But if the weights are close enough, they could still be different makes (although with the number of similarities increasing the likelihood of any knock-offs among them is decreasing). See in [this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/10659/3631) the paragraph starting with &quot;And in the unthinkable case&quot;." CreationDate="2021-04-14T05:28:51.883" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20014" PostId="16109" Score="0" Text="Leaves holes are pushed into the bar part of &quot;Bar 1L with Clip Mechanical Claw&quot;. The clip part is attached to the redish brown horizontal 3L bar that serve as support. Same thing for the grapes. And then you can give them the desire angle." CreationDate="2021-04-14T12:17:28.490" UserId="17602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20015" PostId="15485" Score="1" Text="Looking at the website that was linked in the answer by @pfunkadunk, it looks like there were Star Wars sets with alternate builds were still being made as late as 2003, with sets 4482: AT-TE and 4500: Rebel Snowspeeder." CreationDate="2021-04-14T13:45:58.333" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20016" PostId="16121" Score="6" Text="every single time its one I know the answer to...someone gives a way better response than I would have." CreationDate="2021-04-15T17:56:32.843" UserId="6883" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20017" PostId="16122" Score="1" Text="Is it possible to fit any hinges underneath? So that it would have at least some connection points." CreationDate="2021-04-15T20:31:40.780" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20018" PostId="16122" Score="0" Text="I was considering using [4276 1x2 plate with hinge](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4276), but then there'd be a slightly-smaller-than-one-stud gap that I don't know how could be filled." CreationDate="2021-04-15T20:42:48.547" UserId="13403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20019" PostId="6411" Score="0" Text="@Joubarc: Of course, that would require alternate builds to look like valid models on their own, rather than like half-baked brick piles resulting from the attempt to build something with an ill-matching selection of parts. IMHO, alternate builds in former times were a mixed bag in that respect." CreationDate="2021-04-16T06:36:30.213" UserId="6732" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20020" PostId="14662" Score="1" Text="I think that the boat is steamboat willie. There isn’t to much that you can do with two studs." CreationDate="2021-04-17T02:12:26.390" UserId="18077" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20021" PostId="16109" Score="0" Text="Thanks hugo.  I dont think the clip part will clip to a mesh fence right?" CreationDate="2021-04-18T15:11:08.297" UserId="13805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20025" PostId="16127" Score="0" Text="Does color matter?" CreationDate="2021-04-18T23:59:12.153" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20026" PostId="16109" Score="0" Text="No it won't. An alternative if you really want to use a mesh fence is to use a &quot;Carrot Top / Twig&quot; or&quot; Plant Stem with 3 Leaves and Bottom Pin&quot; instead of the &quot;Bar 1L with Clip Mechanical Claw&quot;. Simply push the bar part through the fence holes then push it in the leaves hole." CreationDate="2021-04-19T12:06:08.003" UserId="17602" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20027" PostId="16131" Score="3" Text="I don't have a good answer, but others who do might be helped by knowing what ages you're looking at. Also, I tell people it's better to have a short-term solution that the kids actually use over a lasts-forever method that they give up on. Is there any harm in just starting with Scratch, and possibly moving to more advance software if it seems appropriate? Whatever gets them hooked is best!" CreationDate="2021-04-20T04:07:21.700" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20028" PostId="16131" Score="0" Text="That's certainly good advice - especially if one is easier to catch on to.&#xA;&#xA;The target age group is 13/14/15 although we'll dip into some younger siblings to keep them occupied if its at all possible." CreationDate="2021-04-20T11:19:04.570" UserId="18098" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20030" PostId="15871" Score="0" Text="@MichaelVerschaeve here you are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAJLj0HBauI" CreationDate="2021-04-20T21:26:12.987" UserId="17626" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20031" PostId="16133" Score="1" Text="Nice answer. Not sure if this something of intetest, but I would like to note the fact Studio requires much more hardware resources than LDCad." CreationDate="2021-04-20T21:42:46.950" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20032" PostId="16135" Score="0" Text="Aren't there some typical values for power banks? Even [the cheapest ones](https://www.proshop.dk/Powerbank/Sandberg-Saver-Powerbank-20000-Powerbank-Sort/2801915) seem to be able to deliver at least 2.5 A." CreationDate="2021-04-20T23:47:48.993" UserId="371" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20033" PostId="16133" Score="0" Text="I find that to be somewhat mixed.  LDCad does better with less memory but Studio doesn't get much out of a better GPU. Seems like kind of a wash on CPU though." CreationDate="2021-04-21T02:33:16.237" UserId="547" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20034" PostId="16136" Score="0" Text="on top of their torsos, on the neck there should be lego mark on top. can you check? and under legs too." CreationDate="2021-04-21T06:57:02.923" UserId="15028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20036" PostId="16136" Score="1" Text="Hi CliffGang! Please check the answers provided on the page linked as the duplicate. If those do not answer your question to your satisfaction, please edit your original post to incorporate additional details, or add a comment here to let us know you are still looking for an answer." CreationDate="2021-04-21T12:27:35.947" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20037" PostId="14662" Score="0" Text="Agree that it's likely to be Nyhavn - it's a fairly large section of the Billund LEGOLAND display. I think it's also got Billund Airport in it (the curved roof gives it away)." CreationDate="2021-04-21T22:02:03.487" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20038" PostId="16138" Score="1" Text="You're using the wrong end of the brick separator. The fat end has a strong, thin edge which can fit between the two - then twist. I just did this now to test it. I presume it's why the 1x1 round tile has a lip." CreationDate="2021-04-23T02:09:07.703" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20039" PostId="16138" Score="0" Text="It should be possible to use one of the studs on top of the brick separator with the antistud of the plate to grab it and provide enough leverage via holding the plate to separate them." CreationDate="2021-04-23T12:05:13.343" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20040" PostId="16100" Score="1" Text="Following an update I suggest ditching Brickset parts catalog and use Bricklink or Rebrickable instead. Those two are easier to use and have so much more details." CreationDate="2021-04-23T14:18:51.880" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20041" PostId="16100" Score="0" Text="Thanks for that tip, Alex.  Will do!" CreationDate="2021-04-23T22:29:30.507" UserId="18028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20042" PostId="16131" Score="2" Text="Questions soliciting opinions are not the best for the format of this Q&amp;A site since there isn't a &quot;correct&quot; answer. But my opinion is that if you have enough computers with the old software on it, go with it. If the students already have extensive experience with Scratch, it might be worth trying the new programming software (requires Windows 10), otherwise probably not worth it. See https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/11416/will-the-lego-mindstorms-ev3-software-run-on-macos-10-15-catalina for info about macOS and the LabView software." CreationDate="2021-04-24T00:19:31.713" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20044" PostId="4739" Score="0" Text="As mentioned in [this answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/9278/3498), since v1.3.0, it is possible to edit my blocks." CreationDate="2021-04-24T00:38:35.000" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20045" PostId="16074" Score="0" Text="Did you try pairing the hub using the Windows Bluetooth settings first?" CreationDate="2021-04-24T00:43:39.227" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20046" PostId="16142" Score="0" Text="saw that, timely answer here tnx" CreationDate="2021-04-25T01:29:36.213" UserId="17128" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20047" PostId="16146" Score="2" Text="Thank you SO much for your help. It looks like we’re likely missing some pieces, but no matter. We’re still happy to have them." CreationDate="2021-04-26T02:23:05.713" UserId="18135" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20050" PostId="16151" Score="2" Text="thanks man some how when i looked at a vid of all sets in halo theme it never showed this one" CreationDate="2021-04-26T22:39:43.877" UserId="18138" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20052" PostId="16112" Score="0" Text="I just use my thumb nail." CreationDate="2021-04-27T11:25:25.397" UserId="17508" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20053" PostId="14652" Score="0" Text="How did you figure out that Freeing Dobby has no new parts?" CreationDate="2021-04-27T12:36:48.130" UserId="15107" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20054" PostId="16151" Score="3" Text="@LightEnder If the answer has helped you please take the time to accept it by clicking on the checkmark sign on the left side." CreationDate="2021-04-27T13:55:23.903" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20055" PostId="16023" Score="0" Text="If there's someone out there whose job is simulating stepping on LEGO elements, I certainly hopr they're paid well!" CreationDate="2021-04-27T20:43:11.210" UserId="18151" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20056" PostId="9497" Score="0" Text="In stud.io, the middle ring is thicker than 2 LDU.  2.5 LDU looks about right." CreationDate="2021-04-28T17:06:28.267" UserId="16969" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20067" PostId="16160" Score="0" Text="How would you use it? Could you provide a description, illustration or photo?" CreationDate="2021-04-29T07:54:45.967" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20073" PostId="16159" Score="0" Text="You can see [bag #3](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3yVQ5.png) in this unboxing video; https://youtu.be/NjsXwlUhnJY?t=79" CreationDate="2021-04-29T08:42:27.333" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20078" PostId="16159" Score="0" Text="Bingo! thank u! You got it right , the set is the bag 3 of  70734,so can someone give me a link to the booklet to be able to build it" CreationDate="2021-04-29T14:04:09.603" UserId="18159" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20079" PostId="16159" Score="0" Text="@Hiba You can find instructions for most sets on lego.com: https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/buildinginstructions/search?q=70734" CreationDate="2021-04-29T14:57:18.160" UserId="3703" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20081" PostId="16100" Score="3" Text="My apologies for any late gratitude for folks who took the time to reply &amp; validate. I've gotten several bits of hard-to-swallow news lately &amp; my focus has been poor. A truly heartfelt THANKS to those who've proposed suggestions! I really appreciate your creativity &amp; the sacrifice of your time. Your ideas have been great! I was hoping to keep the design down to a single pole &amp; was excited to find parts 2566, 98397, 98284 &amp; 48723.  Not sure if there are more practical parts. How can I show my gratitude to IvanSanchez &amp; Chronocidal? Can I share points or help with your Q's?  I'm good w/ Excel." CreationDate="2021-04-29T16:21:49.763" UserId="18028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20082" PostId="16149" Score="1" Text="Would your last design (with the handlebars) work with [these](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=48723&amp;name=Technic,%20Axle%20Connector%20Hub%20with%204%20Bars%20and%20Pin%20Hole&amp;category=%5BTechnic,%20Connector%5D#T=C) and [these](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=98313#T=C), for a little extra support?" CreationDate="2021-04-29T22:24:51.610" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20083" PostId="7607" Score="0" Text="Wow, the Toa Mata gearbox is especially hazardous since many of the sets contain all the pieces to get it stuck!" CreationDate="2021-04-29T22:29:27.903" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20084" PostId="16149" Score="0" Text="With a 8L or 10L axle? I guess it would work, but after fiddling with LeoCAD to make a prototype, I think that design has a flaw: the 2x3 tiles would slide towards the central axle and clash with each other. Right now I'm wondering towards [30033 2x2 plate with octagonal frame](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=30033) AKA [75937](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=75937), plus 2 clips via 1x1 plates e.g. [4085](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4085)." CreationDate="2021-04-29T22:46:00.080" UserId="13403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20085" PostId="16164" Score="0" Text="Wow this is old LEGO. I had this pieces something like 20 yeas ago." CreationDate="2021-04-30T09:22:17.117" UserId="5528" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20086" PostId="16100" Score="5" Text="@LEGOSam Contributors on SE usually volunteer their time and expertise because they like helping others, and not for any services in return. However, your expression of gratitude certainly is welcome, additionally you can upvote their answers to grant them Imaginary Internet Points (aka. reputation). You can (and should) accept any answer that has helped you the most by clicking on the checkmark icon on the left side, as outlined in the [tour] and in detail in the [help]. Hope that helped, happy building!" CreationDate="2021-04-30T13:01:41.400" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20087" PostId="16164" Score="0" Text="The bottom one is used in several sets as recent as 2020. It's been around for about 20 years." CreationDate="2021-04-30T14:27:45.480" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20088" PostId="16170" Score="1" Text="Wow your right thank you. I have the long Part also partly together but didn't think it is one ship. No wonder I didn't find anything by searching for Tie Fighter xD" CreationDate="2021-05-02T12:37:57.283" UserId="18178" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20089" PostId="16173" Score="0" Text="thanks for the link, not a site I have found before." CreationDate="2021-05-02T15:17:19.273" UserId="18179" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20091" PostId="16074" Score="0" Text="@DavidLechner Yep." CreationDate="2021-05-02T23:16:12.880" UserId="11588" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20092" PostId="16167" Score="1" Text="Should be noted that the maximum safe *sustained* current is less than 1.8A. The Ev3/NXT motors contain thermistors that cut power to the motor when the temperature raises too high, so the motors cannot consume 1.8A for very long." CreationDate="2021-05-03T03:18:45.220" UserId="6720" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20093" PostId="16173" Score="2" Text="The instructions in two recent large sets I had easy access to check (Colosseum, and Lamborghini Sian) only indicate which numbered stage you're on, they don't indicate how many numbered bags the stage consists of.  For the Sian each stage is in its own sub-box so that shouldn't be a major headache when I start building it. For the Colosseum though, with 40 stages and 2-5 (typically 3) numbered bags per stage I had to pre-sort everything to be able to build with any confidence.  In neither case would the manual be of help to the OP." CreationDate="2021-05-03T15:15:30.997" UserId="2581" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20094" PostId="16172" Score="0" Text="I have reworded your question title slightly so that hopefully other people with a similar problem can find a solution. (We also have had similar questions before but they tend to have the same answer)" CreationDate="2021-05-03T17:18:49.397" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20095" PostId="16173" Score="0" Text="@DanIsFiddlingByFirelight You are absolutely right. Building instructions don't say how many bags of a given number are needed. And some of the larger sets don't have any bag information at all in the instructions (e.g the 2012 Sopwith Camel plane I just build a few weeks ago). You can also have some unnumbered bags (PF motors and/or large/oddly shaped/transparant pieces). A review or &quot;unboxing&quot; video on YouTube is the only way to be sure, if it shows enough detail." CreationDate="2021-05-03T21:48:22.260" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20096" PostId="16173" Score="0" Text="@Tonny For small sets it is rare and I suppose you can also try following along with the instructions whilst visually inspecting the bags." CreationDate="2021-05-03T22:01:22.730" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20097" PostId="16173" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100 At 1368 pieces I wouldn't call Battle of Helms Deep a small set. I would call it medium. (Opinions will differ on what is &quot;small&quot;, but I think of small as build-time less than about 2 hours. With my usual build-speed that amounts to 500-800 pieces depending on complexity of the build.) Visually inspecting closed bags is not easy. It is doable I suppose to determine if you have all bags, if you can match the larger bricks and specialty pieces in each stage with the bags." CreationDate="2021-05-03T22:25:08.780" UserId="9796" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20098" PostId="16173" Score="0" Text="@Tonny. I am not saying it is small by any means, I meant to be speaking as a general rule. For smaller sets (let's say less than 500) pieces, basically _most_ sets that you might buy (sets in the CITY line for example)." CreationDate="2021-05-03T23:28:20.407" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20099" PostId="16179" Score="0" Text="To keep the overall look, I would use one additional Technic, Liftarm, Modified Bent Thick 1 x 11.5 Double, part 32009, in trans-clear. Maybe add one to the other liftarms as well, to be sure that they don't break after a while. If your background is black, you could use black liftarms to make them even more invisible." CreationDate="2021-05-04T08:29:28.290" UserId="6498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20101" PostId="16178" Score="1" Text="It doesn't look like solid plastic completely, since there is a line halfway. I will try your solution, after which we won't have a need for the connector anymore, so we can destroy it to see if someone in the future can benefit of the knowledge." CreationDate="2021-05-04T09:14:33.363" UserId="15618" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20102" PostId="16149" Score="0" Text="Thanks again, Ivan. I very genuinely appreciate your efforts &amp; time. Your 2nd design is much closer to what I was looking for. I've been reluctant to recognize your answer just yet for fear that it would end the discussion, but you definitely deserve props so I have liked your answer.  Hopefully that won't close the topic, but I didn't want to wait any longer to [tangibly] recognize your efforts and ideas.  If I can figure out how to put a bounty up, I may try to do that, too.  Thanks to ALL for their support with ideas AND suggestions for how to better help &amp; interact with the community." CreationDate="2021-05-04T15:37:28.267" UserId="18028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20103" PostId="16148" Score="0" Text="Thanks, Chronocidal!  The design isn't exactly &quot;it&quot;, but I do like the possible idea of using flags.  Many thanks for your time, considerations, and suggestion!" CreationDate="2021-05-04T16:00:40.403" UserId="18028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20104" PostId="16149" Score="0" Text="You're welcome, @LEGOSam ;-) BTW do try a design with 30033." CreationDate="2021-05-04T16:17:28.970" UserId="13403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20105" PostId="16177" Score="0" Text="Ok thanks for the help" CreationDate="2021-05-04T22:12:17.457" UserId="17805" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20106" PostId="16185" Score="6" Text="Hi Ben and welcome to Bricks.SE! Your channel has the potential to become the catalog of techniques OP asked for, just make sure to drop by here now and then to update this answer if you upload new videos." CreationDate="2021-05-05T09:17:25.670" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20107" PostId="16186" Score="4" Text="These are excellent books." CreationDate="2021-05-05T11:34:51.217" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20108" PostId="15972" Score="0" Text="Building instructions for the large castle [can be found here](https://www.lego.com/en-gb/service/buildinginstructions/71043). Sadly it doesn't appear to include a blue door in bag 36 :(" CreationDate="2021-05-05T11:49:26.157" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20109" PostId="16183" Score="0" Text="Related/duplicate? https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7695/what-are-good-books-for-building-techniques-of-lego-technic?rq=1" CreationDate="2021-05-05T15:23:13.487" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20110" PostId="16187" Score="2" Text="I used to do that as a young kid with Duplo blocks; it was a lot of fun to build curved structures (tank treads, sadly, never held together though :()!" CreationDate="2021-05-05T15:48:13.287" UserId="18220" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20111" PostId="16186" Score="0" Text="Just added [Swooshable](https://swooshable.com/) which I completely forgot about but I think may be a better resource in regards to the question." CreationDate="2021-05-05T16:35:26.497" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20112" PostId="16183" Score="0" Text="@shoover I think the distinction is the other question is about books and this one is about an online resource. There is definitely some overlap (Similar topic, different medium). In my original answer I only included the books I could think of but I have added an online resource that I think may be more helpful." CreationDate="2021-05-05T16:40:16.057" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20113" PostId="16184" Score="0" Text="Will try this out. Parts on the way. I bought both white and clear, going to see what I can do to swap out the weaker ones. White should be fine since it'll link into the cloud, and the illusion is already pretty breathtaking without the arms being clear." CreationDate="2021-05-05T19:46:40.547" UserId="18192" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20114" PostId="16183" Score="0" Text="@Ambo100, yeah, that's why I didn't flag it as a dup. It's definitely related, but not the same question." CreationDate="2021-05-05T21:17:16.530" UserId="2833" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20115" PostId="16183" Score="0" Text="@shoover Thanks for sharing it though! It looks like I made an edit to that question a few years ago so must have seen I often forget about these." CreationDate="2021-05-05T21:52:23.460" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20116" PostId="16185" Score="2" Text="Okay, I will do that!" CreationDate="2021-05-05T23:08:23.003" UserId="18201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20117" PostId="16188" Score="1" Text="I'm not sure how a Raspberry Pi-based project could help the problem OP is facing with their computer - could you please elaborate on this aspect?" CreationDate="2021-05-06T16:07:21.427" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20119" PostId="16190" Score="0" Text="Ivan, you are amazing (heresy aside, of course. ;-D)  Totally out of the box thinking here, to my mind, and a great inspiration.  Can't tell you how much I appreciate your time and wisdom.  I can't start my build until the summer, but I will try to remember to share my final results in this thread.  Bless you, Ivan, you are the wonderful." CreationDate="2021-05-06T20:01:52.217" UserId="18028" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20121" PostId="16193" Score="0" Text="By ESM do you mean the [Early Simple Machines Set](https://www.lego.com/en-de/product/early-simple-machines-set-9656)? How old is your son, what do you wish to help him learn?" CreationDate="2021-05-07T08:49:01.353" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20122" PostId="16195" Score="0" Text="Hi Bernard and welcome to Bricks.SE! This is a site focused on questions and answers about LEGO and other building bricks, but your question seems to be about the dimensions of a film strip, without any relevant connections to the LEGO system. Therefore I propose that your question be migrated to either Photography.SE or to Engineering.SE, where the community is better geared to answer this." CreationDate="2021-05-07T08:56:29.350" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20123" PostId="16195" Score="0" Text="Hello zovits! The width of the film is conditioned by the thickness of four LEGO elements. This is why I am inquiring about the exact thickness of these elements ...&#xA;It's a bit the same thing when you build steam machines out of LEGO: you use the round brick as a piston and you slide it into a syringe body ... Regards, ~ Bernard" CreationDate="2021-05-07T09:52:41.023" UserId="18247" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20124" PostId="16195" Score="1" Text="So if I understand correctly, you already know that the film strip is 31.4 mm wide, and that it is the same as four LEGO elements. What is the unknown variable? The exact dimensions of LEGO bricks? If so, [here is an answer detailing just that](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/298/3631). The last sentence about the steam machine and the syringe body is a bit confusing, I can't see how it is the same thing as advancing a film strip." CreationDate="2021-05-07T14:23:30.950" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20125" PostId="16195" Score="1" Text="For other contributors: To see how the 4 elements width is to be understood in the context of this question, see the (mostly) LEGO model mentioned in the question [here](http://perso.numericable.fr/gomarsimage/projo_lego.html), found by following the links in the author's Wikipedia profile." CreationDate="2021-05-07T14:30:28.020" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20126" PostId="16188" Score="0" Text="I thought maybe by using a vm with Linux this problem could be circumvented. However, you're absolutely right, I answered quicker than I thought. Please excuse this lapse." CreationDate="2021-05-06T17:03:19.787" UserId="18236" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20127" PostId="12741" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I've used BrickStore, than selected &quot;Part&quot; and &quot;Slope, Decorated&quot;. In the filter I used `&quot;45 2 x 2&quot;` and skimeed through all pages and couldn't find, so most likely it was a custom sticker." CreationDate="2021-05-07T22:11:06.030" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20128" PostId="16200" Score="0" Text="The ones of mine I just looked at also seem to lack any copyright mark or the word Lego or part number. I sometimes wonder what the most recent piece Lego has made that lacks all these things." CreationDate="2021-05-07T22:39:45.713" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20129" PostId="16193" Score="0" Text="Yes I meant Early Simple Machines. I just want to bring out creativity in him and help him to learn thinking in a structured way." CreationDate="2021-05-08T08:09:34.847" UserId="18238" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20130" PostId="16195" Score="0" Text="Sorry to say, but this question feels a bit fabricated to me in an attempt to create traffic to the author’s project. I fail to see the relevant question. Voting to close." CreationDate="2021-05-08T11:17:11.663" UserId="4181" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20131" PostId="16195" Score="0" Text="Hello everyone and hello and thanks to zovits for browsing to one of my sites and in particular to the page dedicated to my LEGO cinema projector.It is possible that my request for dimensions is a little too demanding (I would need the LEGO dimensions with the tolerances). &#xA;In fact, I found a few years ago that a 31.4mm wide film would fit well into the LEGO construction, but, as an engineer reflex, I would obviously like to find the tolerance to add to this code. nominal 31.4. It may be a bit complicated if there is no document giving the tolerances of the LEGO parts... Thank you again!" CreationDate="2021-05-08T14:11:28.697" UserId="18247" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20132" PostId="16195" Score="0" Text="Hello Phil B. In French, we have an expression: &quot;Do well and let people know&quot;. Both my cinema projector and my LEGO steam engines (these really working devices) are old projects. On my two sites, there is no advertising and I do not sell anything. These are only &quot;sharing&quot; sites (as is Wikipedia of which I am a frequent contributor). Having said that, I don't know the conventions of bricks.stackexchange.com and maybe my posts are not in accordance with them... I hope there is no offense. . There is just a great respect for mechanical LEGO constructions. Sincerely, Bernard" CreationDate="2021-05-08T14:24:30.553" UserId="18247" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20133" PostId="16204" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer. Whilst I understand the philosophy you have put forward, doesn't this mean that there will be generations gaps? IE the age group who becomes interested lego every 10 or so years don't have the models available to them and so that market is lost? I don't for one minute except Lego to change their business model but its interesting to understand." CreationDate="2021-05-08T16:06:33.813" UserId="18255" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20134" PostId="16204" Score="0" Text="@Jason Not everything that has been popular at certain time may be interesting these days. AFOLs have been asking to reboot Classic Space, Castle, Pirates themes as well as monorail, have more trains and do on for long time. These themes may no longer be popular for today's kids as they were back in the day. However LEGO does listen to their fans and do some smaller releases like Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816), Pirates of Barracuda Bay (21322) and upcoming Medieval Castle (31120) as a follow up on old themes. So who knows, we may get reboot of 8043 as some point as well." CreationDate="2021-05-08T17:18:09.837" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20135" PostId="16195" Score="2" Text="Perhaps rewording your question entirely could change community's view. Something along the line of &quot;I have a space of 4 studs. What is the maximum width of a film I can put into this gap?&quot; would work. Adding pictures and explaining your issue in more details also helps to provide a clear answer/advise." CreationDate="2021-05-08T17:27:38.373" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20136" PostId="16202" Score="0" Text="I had gone to grab one because I had assumed it would have the logo molded under the feet. I also checked between the feet like in this photo. Mine doesn't have anything in either place." CreationDate="2021-05-08T18:34:04.837" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20137" PostId="16203" Score="1" Text="If you're willing to pay a premium, you can find new, sealed sets [on bricklink](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=8043-1&amp;name=Motorized%20Excavator&amp;category=%5BTechnic%5D%5BModel%5D%5BConstruction%5D#T=S&amp;O={%22cond%22:%22N%22,%22iconly%22:0}).  I've done this from time to time with great success." CreationDate="2021-05-08T19:54:49.163" UserId="7194" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20138" PostId="16059" Score="0" Text="Not positive, but these could be produced by the [Oxford](http://oxfordtoy.co.kr/index.asp) toy company. They make very convincing clones for their own lines and a number of other companies." CreationDate="2021-05-09T03:48:18.933" UserId="17802" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20139" PostId="16059" Score="0" Text="Might also be [Sluban](https://www.sluban.nl/en)." CreationDate="2021-05-09T03:52:45.267" UserId="17802" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20140" PostId="16204" Score="0" Text="Fair point. Thanks for all the comments." CreationDate="2021-05-09T07:44:10.743" UserId="18255" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20141" PostId="16195" Score="0" Text="Thanks Alex. Perhaps the question I am asking is too technical, although in practice I have learned a lot from the links provided by you. My question concerns the dimensional tolerances used by the LEGO company for the manufacture of its parts. The &quot;nominal&quot; dimensions have their interest (but you can measure them yourself with a caliper) but the tolerances are even more interesting. The problem is that they cannot be measured since each piece in practice has a slightly different dimension. In fact it appears to me with delay that these tolerances are not public data..." CreationDate="2021-05-09T10:08:24.313" UserId="18247" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20142" PostId="12776" Score="0" Text="Very useful. Somehow my UK account has the USA as its region so I have been unable to do anything with 23,000 points! Have now contacted Lego customer service" CreationDate="2021-05-09T11:46:03.883" UserId="18260" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20143" PostId="16207" Score="3" Text="Hi Luftiger and welcome to Bricks.SE! You wrote that using Pybricks didn't work well for you, could you please provide more details on what have you tried and how did that fail? As far as I know, many people are using it successfully, so it should be worth a while to find the cause why it didn't for you." CreationDate="2021-05-09T18:37:01.030" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20144" PostId="16208" Score="1" Text="The four round 1x1 bricks will fit, but I don’t think the bars of the palm top are long enough to reach the hole in the top of the bricks. You might need to fill each brick with a Technic half pin (or substitute the bricks entirely as the pins have a stud on top of them already)." CreationDate="2021-05-10T03:15:01.590" UserId="17802" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20145" PostId="16208" Score="0" Text="Indeed, the length of the palmtop bars is **not** enough to reach the narrow part of the 1x1 round bricks. Some 1x1 round *plates* might help. I'd go for a design using two 1x3 plates (stacked in a &quot;X&quot; shape) instead of the palmtop." CreationDate="2021-05-10T09:46:56.107" UserId="13403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20146" PostId="16208" Score="0" Text="Would designing this in Stud.io or Mecabricks help?" CreationDate="2021-05-10T12:02:02.777" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20149" PostId="16207" Score="0" Text="Hello zovits! Every time I try I get an Error that Connection Failed for Unknown Reason." CreationDate="2021-05-10T19:08:36.387" UserId="18259" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20151" PostId="16210" Score="2" Text="A relatively new element, the [Plate 3 x 3 Cross](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=15397&amp;name=Plate,%20Modified%203%20x%203%20Cross&amp;category=%5BPlate,%20Modified%5D#T=C) would be a bit more compact and stable than 1 x 3 plates, although it doesn't exist in as many colours." CreationDate="2021-05-11T00:37:46.240" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20152" PostId="16213" Score="1" Text="I think, dark blue part element could be made of polyethylene, but don't take this as an answer. Just a suggestion. There is some space/volume inside the hull after placing the top cover. This allows you to experiment and find a glue that works best." CreationDate="2021-05-11T04:10:07.247" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20154" PostId="15614" Score="3" Text="I came across this thread as we have lots of sets mixed together from which we would like to separate a few. I have to saythat the app is fantastic and very cleverly designed... for the first time we feel the task is doable. Our bricks are arranged by colour as this is how our girls like it, additionally we have other invented builds and a box of totallt mixed pieces that they use for their creations, so it's really a difficult task. I particularly like that you can organise the list by different criteria and work on several sets at the same time, it really suits different way of organising (o" CreationDate="2021-05-11T06:31:10.643" UserId="18276" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20155" PostId="16213" Score="1" Text="OP's using [the Kragle](https://evil.fandom.com/wiki/Kragle)!" CreationDate="2021-05-11T09:21:41.957" UserId="54" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20156" PostId="16208" Score="2" Text="Sorry, I keep wanting to make a [2 Ronnies joke here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1IP4N9ajg)..." CreationDate="2021-05-11T10:11:24.540" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20157" PostId="16213" Score="2" Text="I am not 100% sure but I could imagine parts such as these are creating using [vacuum forming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_forming). I know that is how the [old CITY road plates were made](https://www.newelementary.com/2021/05/lego-city-interview-road-plates.html) which is why they could not be used to connect bricks underneath. That might explain the lack of stiffness but perhaps that could narrow down the plastic used." CreationDate="2021-05-11T10:29:57.943" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20158" PostId="1390" Score="0" Text="I imagine there is a strong influence from Technic parts, especially the pins and axles. I wouldn't be surprised if the black Technic pin is the most common piece ever made by LEGO in that colour." CreationDate="2021-05-11T10:42:59.453" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20159" PostId="16213" Score="0" Text="I got red colored copy of the hull. By touch it has different feeling than the usual baseplate, which is a bit stiffer and its surface is harder than of the hull. Oh and I found my copy has PIP at the bottom." CreationDate="2021-05-11T12:08:10.797" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20164" PostId="16211" Score="0" Text="Nice, and the base of the candle fits inside any hollow stud. I'm thinking [2476 2x2 modified plate with technic pin on bottom](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2476) could work nicely." CreationDate="2021-05-11T16:47:30.113" UserId="13403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20165" PostId="16208" Score="1" Text="@Zhaph-BenDuguid Well, of course, have some [fork handles](https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=x81sub1)." CreationDate="2021-05-11T16:50:02.153" UserId="13403" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20169" PostId="16213" Score="0" Text="pretty sure the hull is molded, not vacuum formed.  both sides are form faced, and have mold markings." CreationDate="2021-05-12T02:29:28.833" UserId="17128" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20170" PostId="16217" Score="1" Text="Thanks so much, absolute hero" CreationDate="2021-05-12T10:01:31.547" UserId="18282" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20172" PostId="16217" Score="1" Text="I wonder why they changed this mold?  The old one seems *slightly* more useful in that it has those open studs that you could maybe stick something into.  Not a big deal as I don't see too many use cases for that, just curious." CreationDate="2021-05-12T13:16:55.390" UserId="11559" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20173" PostId="16218" Score="0" Text="You mean the element is not stuck, but instead has been pushed too far inside (since the hole for legs doesn't have anything to stop this from happening) and is now rattling inside?" CreationDate="2021-05-12T13:58:56.830" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20174" PostId="16218" Score="0" Text="OK, holes for head and tail could be to blame too as these are hollow as well." CreationDate="2021-05-12T14:04:16.123" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20175" PostId="16220" Score="3" Text="The voltage doesn't drop by by a factor of 4 because 4 motors are powered, that's not how voltage works.  I'd urge you to educate yourself in some basics of electric circuitry like ohms law, parallel and series circuits, electric power, etc... before considering the experiments you have in mind, for the safety of your Lego and your own safety... Perhaps you are still in school and your physics teacher can help you ?" CreationDate="2021-05-13T00:04:15.857" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20176" PostId="16220" Score="0" Text="I forget the hub connect the motor in parallel. But still, the current in 1/4 of what it would be if there is only 1 motor connected to to hub. So the power to four motor is 1/4 of the power to 1 motor though?" CreationDate="2021-05-13T16:03:13.940" UserId="16681" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20177" PostId="16220" Score="0" Text="If the hub can supply X Amperes of current at most (be it either the maximal sustained current or a short term burst value), then with four motors attached any of them can receive at most X/4 Amperes simultaneously - that part is correct. But each type of motor has its own maximum current it can consume, which is unrelated to X - might be lower than X/4, or between X/4 and X. (For Control+ L motors the stall current is 1.4A, but I couldn't find the current the Hub can support either per port or the total)" CreationDate="2021-05-13T16:40:48.393" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20178" PostId="16218" Score="0" Text="The rod piece is completely inside the body piece, rattling around. He inserted it through the hole for the head or tail." CreationDate="2021-05-13T19:46:05.370" UserId="18289" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20179" PostId="16220" Score="0" Text="Still quite incorrect. If the power consumption of your motors is below what the battery can supply, you will see NOT see a current drop of a factor 4. Current and hence power to each motor will be somewhat less because of internal resistance of the battery but depending on your motors resistance it could be hardly noticeable... Only thing you can say with certainty is that your battery will drain 4 times faster." CreationDate="2021-05-13T23:02:28.137" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20180" PostId="16218" Score="0" Text="Just an idea that may not be very good: If you have some long/thin/pointy tweezers you might be able to grip the end of the axel inside two of the grooves along the side and pull it out. That's assuming you can get the axel into a place you can do that, I don't have the piece to know how likely that is." CreationDate="2021-05-14T01:34:06.780" UserId="5853" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20181" PostId="16218" Score="1" Text="Given that you can't see inside the piece, and that the two arms of the tweezers will have to be quite close together to even get in through one of the holes, I don't think that will be easy. I have no experience with the procedure, but I think the trick to get a cork ut of a bottle (there are many videos online of it) might be the way to go." CreationDate="2021-05-14T09:03:53.630" UserId="7375" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20182" PostId="7053" Score="1" Text="Be aware: This part has at least two variants with differing reinforcement shapes. This will affect the answer given, and make acquiring a link of known strength a gamble, as BrickLink doesn't differentiate between the variants." CreationDate="2021-05-14T11:20:56.937" UserId="1136" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20183" PostId="16223" Score="0" Text="Did you try new batteries?" CreationDate="2021-05-14T14:21:40.523" UserId="3498" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20184" PostId="16184" Score="0" Text="Have you had any luck?" CreationDate="2021-05-14T16:41:00.697" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20186" PostId="16223" Score="0" Text="I did try with new batteries." CreationDate="2021-05-15T08:20:32.667" UserId="18299" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20187" PostId="9532" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the link, will try to get someone to print it for me. Have you been lucky with PLA ?" CreationDate="2021-05-15T21:31:07.430" UserId="11593" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20188" PostId="16220" Score="0" Text="Anyways, can I link up 3 9V batteries in series and connect them to the hub without it burned up?" CreationDate="2021-05-15T23:24:16.107" UserId="16681" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20189" PostId="16184" Score="1" Text="Sorry I took so long to get back, the parts got delayed and didn't get here until late this week. I managed to reinforce it successfully. I'll provide some pictures of what I actually did as an additional answer." CreationDate="2021-05-16T07:25:47.700" UserId="18192" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20190" PostId="16220" Score="1" Text="No, in series that would mean 27 V, I read in some article that the motor controller IC can only handle 10.5 V. So that's the best you can do, i.e. add another 1.5 V battery to your original 6 in series, which buys you about 17% more power, I don't think it's worth the risk." CreationDate="2021-05-16T15:56:19.220" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20191" PostId="16224" Score="0" Text="To me, it looks more like a 1x4x3 &lt;https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=1+x+4+x+3&gt;" CreationDate="2021-05-16T20:05:17.857" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20192" PostId="16236" Score="4" Text="I gave up on searching for Plate, as I figured it was an old base for trains or the like. But I kept insisting on using slot or hole, when I should have just searched for base with 4x12. Gah." CreationDate="2021-05-16T22:43:13.520" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20193" PostId="16218" Score="3" Text="I just succeeded. I have shaken the body piece continually untill, by pure chance, the rod piece somehow aligned with the hole again, and came out.&#xA;thanks for helping" CreationDate="2021-05-18T09:58:14.723" UserId="18289" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20194" PostId="16242" Score="1" Text="Since LDD is discontinued there's always going to be issues with later parts not existing in there.  Stud.io or Mecabricks are more likely to continue getting new elements since they're still supported by their developers." CreationDate="2021-05-18T12:30:12.997" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20195" PostId="16242" Score="1" Text="@chicks It might be worth referring to generic &quot;LDraw based software&quot; term rather than Stud.io specifically. Some like to use LDCad, MLCad and other software instead of Stud.io all of which use LDraw parts catalog." CreationDate="2021-05-18T13:39:41.657" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20196" PostId="16242" Score="0" Text="do you guys know about any websites that are hosting bricks that can be manually added to Lego Digital Digital Designer" CreationDate="2021-05-18T16:50:17.883" UserId="18329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20197" PostId="16243" Score="0" Text="i was able to bypass the adobe flash installer by using 7 zip to open it the i opened the lif file and copied all the bricks from 4.3.11 to the verison 4.2.5" CreationDate="2021-05-18T16:53:15.020" UserId="18329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20198" PostId="16243" Score="0" Text="i only use the version 4.2.5 because its not as old but it still allows me to add more parts without crashing as much (it also allows me to take screenshots, in the newer versions, the Lego Company removed the feature like 4.3 and higher" CreationDate="2021-05-18T16:55:45.883" UserId="18329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20199" PostId="16243" Score="0" Text="is it possible the that Lego Company might start working on Lego Digital Designer Again like continue adding more bricks and fixing crashes (i don't know why they stopped working on it, its so easy to use (what does the Lego Company seriously have to do thats more important then to work on their program) (they are beginning to have a reputation like Microsoft)" CreationDate="2021-05-18T17:03:18.950" UserId="18329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20200" PostId="16243" Score="0" Text="i would also highly appreciate anyone that can add the heads from the old castle lego themes (Fright Knights (Fright Knights are my favorite) Dragon Knights, etc)" CreationDate="2021-05-18T17:10:07.063" UserId="18329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20201" PostId="7865" Score="0" Text="Rin Rio-oki's answer is off the point i think hes asking for websites that are hosting more parts that can be manually added the Lego Digital Designer" CreationDate="2021-05-18T17:06:31.780" UserId="18329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20202" PostId="7865" Score="0" Text="@justanboy nijineko stated that they were willing to consider other software - and seeing as Studio offers both support for, and a tool to create custom parts, and is now officially supported by TLG in place of LDD, it's on point." CreationDate="2021-05-18T17:52:35.107" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20203" PostId="16243" Score="0" Text="is it possible i can go the studio app and add the heads to Lego Digital Designer" CreationDate="2021-05-18T18:25:56.670" UserId="18329" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20204" PostId="16243" Score="0" Text="Seeing as those are &quot;decorations&quot; on the base &quot;head&quot; element, they should be vaguely easy to locate .png and add the details to a `DecorationMapping.xml` file." CreationDate="2021-05-18T22:31:32.933" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20205" PostId="16245" Score="1" Text="It might be possible to identify sets from given pictures, however it would also make things a little easier if you upload higher resolution versions." CreationDate="2021-05-19T16:21:01.153" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20206" PostId="16251" Score="0" Text="Great.  Thanks Syberion for being so helpful!  I know we also have parts of 76078 Hulk v. Red Hulk, 70320 Nexo Knights, 41587 Brickheadz Robin, 60119 City Ferry, 71006 The Simpsons House,  and 75292 Star Wars Disney Razor Crest in the tub we got.  The not-so-fun part for me is going to be going through the tub to try to separate the sets to see if there may possibly be entire sets for our daughter to build." CreationDate="2021-05-19T19:37:53.113" UserId="18340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20207" PostId="16245" Score="0" Text="Ok. I will try to upload better pictures later. For what it is worth, I know there are some bricks in the container from the sets (76078 Hulk v. Red Hulk; 70320 Nexo Knights; 41587 Brickheadz Robin; 60119 City Ferry; 71006 The Simpsons House; and 75292 Star Wars Disney The Razor Crest (I believe)." CreationDate="2021-05-19T17:02:45.373" UserId="18340" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20208" PostId="16251" Score="0" Text="@Legosfordaughter thats quite a nice set of pieces from some rather nice sets, The Razorcrest is still on shelves. The Simpsons House is quite iconically The Simpsons House, and the above figure of Admiral Thrawn is getting quite sought after!" CreationDate="2021-05-20T00:39:56.110" UserId="18343" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20209" PostId="16255" Score="1" Text="BrickLink doesn't work well for &quot;groups&quot; of parts - for instance, you want 20 random heads, but you need to pick *one* head, and look for who has 20 of that one pattern from that mold. Let's start with this: where are you?" CreationDate="2021-05-20T02:05:36.193" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20211" PostId="16255" Score="1" Text="I looked at quite a few BrickLink stores with `figs' in the name, and high ratings, to give an example of how you could just look at any given store and choose their cheapest 20 figures - and if they're near you, and allow pickup, no shipping costs! But I didn't spot one that mentioned they allowed pickup. I know the ones near me which allow pickup, but unless you're near me, that won't necessarily help. One I use all the time has 20 figures for under $40 (Canadian) total and allows pickup, for instance." CreationDate="2021-05-20T02:32:57.463" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20212" PostId="16252" Score="0" Text="Good gravy, 180 MB for LEGO instructions? Wow. Thanks for noting that" CreationDate="2021-05-20T16:48:30.640" UserId="8419" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20213" PostId="16185" Score="0" Text="@zovits it doesn't make sense to keep updating this answer with URLs to new videos. This would become a promo post, rather than an answer. I think it could actually be better to update answer with URL to channel, than individual videos." CreationDate="2021-05-20T19:42:11.953" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20215" PostId="16252" Score="0" Text="Yeah, it's one big book. I thought I ought to call it out ;)" CreationDate="2021-05-21T07:35:08.713" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20216" PostId="16268" Score="1" Text="Do you have any prototype that you could share?" CreationDate="2021-05-21T09:16:37.397" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20217" PostId="16268" Score="1" Text="Can you clarify if the block you would like to rotate is on the train or on the track? As many details as possible about your design would help too!" CreationDate="2021-05-21T10:59:28.250" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20218" PostId="16270" Score="4" Text="[Does it have to be compatible with other LEGO parts?](https://www.johnlewis.com/lego-storage-head-large/boy/p3374884)" CreationDate="2021-05-21T21:25:12.893" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20221" PostId="16268" Score="0" Text="I do not have a prototype. I was thinking a small switch to activate a rotation off the track after the vehicle passes the point. I noticed the power function set could be close to what I am looking for. I dont know of that helps.................................. Track-vehicle-switch activation-vehicle ........... .........................block turns&#xA;." CreationDate="2021-05-21T17:13:30.827" UserId="18351" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20222" PostId="16270" Score="4" Text="&quot;the size of a large mango&quot; I would really like an actual size. I'm reminded of &lt;https://pleated-jeans.com/2020/09/24/americans-will-use-anything-but-the-metric-system-meme/&gt;" CreationDate="2021-05-22T02:17:45.437" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20223" PostId="16273" Score="1" Text="You could also try non LEGO brand extension cables:  https://pv-productions.com/product/powered-up-extension-cable/" CreationDate="2021-05-22T12:18:26.167" UserId="7194" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20224" PostId="16185" Score="0" Text="@Alex I think I'll do that instead, it sounds much simpler." CreationDate="2021-05-22T12:35:32.627" UserId="18201" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20225" PostId="16275" Score="5" Text="Numbers are known to be of no value when identifying sealed bags. Please post a picture." CreationDate="2021-05-22T18:01:17.127" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20226" PostId="16273" Score="1" Text="I don't have too much experience with PUp system and my collection is insufficient to test, but cannot you simply pair both hubs to use same &quot;channel&quot; and use &quot;A&quot; ends for each motor? You would then need to just turn rotate single motor-bogie." CreationDate="2021-05-22T21:15:00.513" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20227" PostId="16273" Score="1" Text="@KirkWoll Thanks! I didn't even know that existed." CreationDate="2021-05-23T01:00:11.697" UserId="18358" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20228" PostId="16273" Score="0" Text="@Alex That's the problem, though… I can't simply turn one of the motors around because then the wire would be on the wrong side of the motor. It might be possible, but it would require modifying the frame of the locomotive to allow the wire to pass through on the other side." CreationDate="2021-05-23T01:02:41.003" UserId="18358" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20229" PostId="16255" Score="1" Text="I'm in Northern California, just north of San Jose. I'm wondering if I can just go to a Lego store nearby?" CreationDate="2021-05-23T01:24:48.423" UserId="18342" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20230" PostId="16255" Score="1" Text="All the Lego stores I've been in in the past few years have had a build-a-minifig station of some sort. Those figures will not be the cheapest you could find, but if it's quick for you to get to Santa Clara or San Mateo, it might be your best bet. It will almost certainly be your fastest way to get figures, and almost certainly be the way to get the figures you actually want." CreationDate="2021-05-23T04:19:31.993" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20231" PostId="16277" Score="2" Text="Does this answer your question? [Please identify these two kinds of Lego bricks (circa 1990's)](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8831/please-identify-these-two-kinds-of-lego-bricks-circa-1990s)" CreationDate="2021-05-23T14:44:03.877" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20233" PostId="16255" Score="1" Text="Don't forget that if you want 20 generic minifigs that are all different, you could choose say 5 figures with different styles of legs/arms/torso/head/hair, buy  say 4 of each type, and shuffle the parts to rebuild 20 unique figures." CreationDate="2021-05-24T02:57:34.023" UserId="14011" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20234" PostId="16277" Score="0" Text="They're the same piece, but is there **any** way someone could make that connection with such a generic question?" CreationDate="2021-05-24T05:08:01.937" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20235" PostId="16277" Score="0" Text="We don't have a clear policy on whether similar part-identification questions are duplicates.  https://bricks.meta.stackexchange.com/q/508/6174  Unless folks happen to do an image-based search it seems unlikely normal users would have much chance of realizing they're making a duplicate." CreationDate="2021-05-24T12:55:05.230" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20236" PostId="16279" Score="7" Text="Does it come of with an axle or not? Can you modify your question to include a picture of what the connection looks like on the right side with the wheel removed." CreationDate="2021-05-24T15:24:30.363" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20238" PostId="16279" Score="4" Text="It's supposed to be a 5.5 axle, which has a stop so shouldn't come off... of course OP could have made a mistake there... i.e. oriented the axle wrong or used a different axle. The wheel itself is indeed rather loosely connected to the axle (no 3 pin wheel hub)" CreationDate="2021-05-24T16:05:54.953" UserId="8234" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20239" PostId="6996" Score="0" Text="The bottom brick in your last photo looks like a Soft Brick, not Quatro" CreationDate="2021-05-25T00:48:45.190" UserId="13390" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20241" PostId="16265" Score="0" Text="You've made it to the 6th most upvoted question for the Connections tag in 5 days! :)" CreationDate="2021-05-25T18:41:42.760" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20242" PostId="16283" Score="4" Text="Please update question to include your country, at least." CreationDate="2021-05-25T20:07:53.570" UserId="11100" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20243" PostId="16285" Score="0" Text="Thanks for much for your suggestions,  I was hoping to get about $20 for them, but after several days on fb marketplace and ebay with no takers, I'm ready to give them away for free to someone who wants them" CreationDate="2021-05-26T13:31:37.677" UserId="18377" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20244" PostId="16285" Score="1" Text="Several days is not a lot of time. On eBay the usual auction times range from one to two weeks, I'd suggest trying a longer time to increase the number of visitors and with it the chances." CreationDate="2021-05-26T14:58:47.240" UserId="3631" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20245" PostId="16284" Score="2" Text="This might be better edited into your [original answer](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/a/15908/56) ;)" CreationDate="2021-05-27T11:57:50.783" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20247" PostId="16285" Score="1" Text="I would also add that you might find a fan of Hero Factory in your local LEGO User Group (LUG)." CreationDate="2021-05-27T14:14:53.313" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20248" PostId="16282" Score="0" Text="Soon, sadly not quite yet" CreationDate="2021-05-27T16:02:10.160" UserId="10569" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20249" PostId="16287" Score="2" Text="Wow! that is some impressive sleuthing!" CreationDate="2021-05-27T18:00:12.330" UserId="18386" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20250" PostId="13382" Score="2" Text="For the record, they didn't email me back, despite several tries." CreationDate="2021-05-27T18:26:45.270" UserId="8101" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20251" PostId="16287" Score="2" Text="Lucky, that's a pretty set" CreationDate="2021-05-27T23:43:25.080" UserId="11549" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20252" PostId="16284" Score="0" Text="I intentionally didn't do that, because they were totally independent builds, of totally different styles, months apart." CreationDate="2021-05-28T04:20:08.893" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20253" PostId="16282" Score="0" Text="Ah, the pinnacle of woke inclusivity: reducing everyone down to a single color each! Also, BLM seem to be getting lumped in with LGBT, which I'm sure many hetero black people would find very welcoming!" CreationDate="2021-05-28T05:31:02.383" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20254" PostId="16282" Score="0" Text="@nick012000 the original choice to make [all minifigs yellow](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/tags/minifigures/info) was taken back in the mid 70s and was deliberately taken to allow &quot;children to project whatever role was required by their imagination and play&quot;, and that mostly still holds today except for licensed sets. The whole point of this set is show the inclusivity of all within the LEGO community." CreationDate="2021-05-28T17:33:54.483" UserId="56" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20255" PostId="16282" Score="2" Text="@nick012000 The goal isn't to claim that race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender identity are all the same. The message here is that people are diverse, and they should be welcomed, respected, and celebrated as they are." CreationDate="2021-05-28T20:08:51.500" UserId="708" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20256" PostId="16282" Score="0" Text="@jncraton And in the process, it's saying that your one label is all that defines you - and also that if you aren't LGBT or a PoC, you're not a person." CreationDate="2021-05-29T02:59:27.700" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20257" PostId="11209" Score="0" Text="&quot;However since you cannot see them it is debatable weather it matters if they are broken/cut because you can probably super glue it back together and since the glue will be on the inside you won't see that either&quot; It'd probably reduce the value of the part, regardless." CreationDate="2021-05-29T09:13:37.183" UserId="13429" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20259" PostId="16282" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure these are what the question was author was looking for in regards to 'generic minifigure' they would need different heads with possibly hands to be standard figures and even the some of the hair colours aren't what you might think of as generic. Considering the price I wouldn't say these were the cheapest as well at more than $3 each if you buy as a set." CreationDate="2021-05-29T12:07:08.883" UserId="132" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20260" PostId="16282" Score="0" Text="My solution is easy.  I'm sure there are cheaper ways to go, but they consume more time.  The OP asked for both." CreationDate="2021-05-29T13:12:59.430" UserId="6174" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20261" PostId="16285" Score="0" Text="You rarely get bids on Ebay until near the end of the auction. Why would somebody bid early $1 for an item with no bids that they think is worth $100, when their bid will alerts other buyers and someone else will bid $2? Of course the person who wants to bid $2 will also not bid till the last minute, otherwise the first bidder would probably bid $3. The way to get a real bargain on Ebay is to make &quot;sniping bid&quot; a few seconds before the auction ends, not to show your interest early." CreationDate="2021-05-29T17:21:57.750" UserId="14011" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20262" PostId="16285" Score="0" Text="Extending the default auction length on Ebay is fairly pointless, unless you are selling something which is obviously rare and desirable, and you want to start a bidding war between several potential buyers. For a random collection of Lego parts, that is unlikely to happen." CreationDate="2021-05-29T17:27:54.180" UserId="14011" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
  <row Id="20263" PostId="16290" Score="0" Text="Well, it also says `Copyright (c) 2017-2021 - LEGO System A/S - Aastvej 1, 7190 Billund, DK` on the documentation license." CreationDate="2021-05-29T19:44:21.637" UserId="16957" ContentLicense="CC BY-SA 4.0" />
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