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> One quickly learns the basics of triangular truss construction with Gilbert If you're building something large with LEGO Technic pieces you will very quickly
by nkrisc 9y ago
> One quickly learns the basics of triangular truss construction with Gilbert
If you're building something large with LEGO Technic pieces you will very quickly come to the same conclusions.
> When your only material is a brick
That hasn't been true of LEGO for a very long time. While the individual parts may resemble bricks, I can assure large LEGO constructions (that aren't just sculptures) are not merely stacks of bricks.
I would not call this a mere stack of bricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j90RaW7DLP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j90RaW7DLP8
- skookumchuck 9y agoLego sets are still almost entirely bricks or bricklike pieces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srv0GZPvTtw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srv0GZPvTtw Still look like bricks, too. Another point is any semi-competent person can fabricate additions to the Gilbert sets with simple tools. Making things that hook up to bricks? Fuggetabootit. You're stuck with what ever Lego makes. Lego is a closed universe, a walled garden.
- icebraining 9y agoEh, that I can't agree with. Bolts and nuts work pretty well on the holes of Technic parts (e.g. http://www.roboscience.co.za/how_to/presentation/index.htm http://www.roboscience.co.za/how_to/presentation/index.htm). Plus the LEGO pieces "grab" pretty well, so if you build tightly around the other part, they become well attached. And there's also string, of course. I remember combining my LEGO builds with other stuff without much difficulty.