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People Are Posting ‘Illegal’ Lego Building Techniques And They Are Actually Genius
Everyone who has ever played with LEGOs knows the frustration of missing pieces, blocks not connecting the way you want them to or design being too complicated for you LEGO sets. However, some adults are just too good at breaking the LEGO building games rules. Adult fans of LEGO or AFOL, are people who haven't let their enthusiasm for the building blocks game die. While these enthusiasts respect the activity, some have gone off-map to create - "illegal LEGO building techniques," and they are awesome.
According to The Brothers Brick, a LEGO website for adult builders and fans of LEGO, these techniques are: "LEGO bricks building techniques that break the “rules” for connections between LEGO elements followed by official LEGO set designers — particularly connections that stress the LEGO elements. (e.g., inserting a plate upright between the studs on a brick.)" Scroll down below to check out some of these outlaw moves with bricks and LEGO figurines that people have shared online. And don't forget to upvote your favs!
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Hair Hack
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Creating New Pieces
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LEGO Pavement
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Creating A Ball With LEGO Pieces
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LEGO Building Technique
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Creating An Old Brick Wall
Iván Galarraga 7 years ago (edited)
This is ideal for a terror dungeon, hands sprawling from the wall!
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LEGO Roof
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LEGO Hacks
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Inventive Building Technique
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Double-Sided LEGO Brick
FortnitePlayerGirl 7 years ago
I could use this because I really don't know where you could actually find a double-sided lego brick.
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LEGO Building Techniques
Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago
Revolutionary! Except that it was discovered by accident when pieces got wedged together back in the 1650s.
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Useful Elbow
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LEGO Building Technique
MN Free Spirit 7 years ago
and now I see the beginnings of a Tardis. oh man, what started out as just tonight might have turned into the weekend
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Creating A LEGO Cylinder
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LEGO Building Hacks
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Illegal LEGO Building Techniques
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Creating An Elbow Link
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Double-Sided LEGO Brick
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Wedging Two LEGO Pieces Together
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What do you think ?
Andrew Keane 7 years ago
There are rules? What b******t is that? If they're Lego parts and they connected whatever way to make something then surely it's just being inventive. There are no rules. You build and create whatever you want in any way you can with what's in front of you.
Jan Fiala 7 years ago
But some techniques are not used in the manuals for the original box sets. This is why they are called "illegal" (it's a tongue-in-cheek use of the word, of course).
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Iván Galarraga 7 years ago (edited)
When I was a kid back in the 70's I manage to build a lego brick thrower, something like a cross between a rifle and a catapult (it totally worked) and I remember using "illegal" techniques to achieve that. Since then I don't feckin remember how I made it. It's totally a bummer
Andrew Keane 7 years ago
There are rules? What b******t is that? If they're Lego parts and they connected whatever way to make something then surely it's just being inventive. There are no rules. You build and create whatever you want in any way you can with what's in front of you.
Jan Fiala 7 years ago
But some techniques are not used in the manuals for the original box sets. This is why they are called "illegal" (it's a tongue-in-cheek use of the word, of course).
Load More Replies... Iván Galarraga 7 years ago (edited)
When I was a kid back in the 70's I manage to build a lego brick thrower, something like a cross between a rifle and a catapult (it totally worked) and I remember using "illegal" techniques to achieve that. Since then I don't feckin remember how I made it. It's totally a bummer
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