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"This guide is full of the techniques that will help you and your kids build . . . just about anything." -- Power To Learn, March 2006
"We were so pumped . . . All aspects of Lego building are covered, using principles found in other walks of life." -- Uncrate.com, June 2006
...mixes the levels of information to allow the book to reach to a broad audience. -- Brick Journal, October 2005
(http://www.legofan.org/brickjournal/)
All of this information is organized in easy-to-follow chunks, with accurate illustrations, and straightforward and understandable writing. -- Blogcritics.org, October 9, 2005
(http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/10/09/234743.php)
If you like building with Lego bricks, this is the book for you. -- Teddy the Bear blog, October 5, 2005
(http://teddythebear.blogspot.com/2005/10/unofficial-lego-builders-guide-book.html)
If you're... a precocious youngster wishing to absorb some formalized knowledge of the system, [this book] fills in the gap. -- Ink19, September 2005
"We were so pumped . . . All aspects of Lego building are covered, using principles found in other walks of life." -- Uncrate.com, June 2006
...mixes the levels of information to allow the book to reach to a broad audience. -- Brick Journal, October 2005
(http://www.legofan.org/brickjournal/)
All of this information is organized in easy-to-follow chunks, with accurate illustrations, and straightforward and understandable writing. -- Blogcritics.org, October 9, 2005
(http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/10/09/234743.php)
If you like building with Lego bricks, this is the book for you. -- Teddy the Bear blog, October 5, 2005
(http://teddythebear.blogspot.com/2005/10/unofficial-lego-builders-guide-book.html)
If you're... a precocious youngster wishing to absorb some formalized knowledge of the system, [this book] fills in the gap. -- Ink19, September 2005
Product Description
What exactly is a slope? What's the difference between a tile and a plate? Why is it bad to simply stack bricks in columns to make a wall? The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide is here to answer your questions. Focusing on building actual models with real bricks, The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide comes with complete instructions to build several cool models but also encourages you to use your imagination to create your own fantastic creations. Inside, you'll learn:
- The best ways to connect bricks and creative uses for those patterns
- Tricks for calculating and using scale (it's not as hard as you think)
- The step-by-step plans to create a train station on the scale of LEGO people (a.k.a. "minifigs")
- How to build spheres, jumbo-sized LEGO bricks, micro-scaled models, and a mini space shuttle
- Tips for sorting and storing all of your LEGO pieces
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For millions of people around the world LEGO bricks have always had a common meaning: creativity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
design grid, minifig scale, presser tool, jumbo elements, microscale building, jumbo bricks, inverted slopes, jumbo version, jumbo model, shuttle model, real shuttle, cylinder brick, microscale models, mosaic section, wing plates, standard bricks, red plates, axle holes, stand tool, stacking technique, offset plates, exposed studs, overlap technique, specialized elements, bow plate Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Empire State Building, The Technic Category, The Slopes Category, The Decorative Category, The Plates Category, The Specialized Elements Category, Sculptures The Shape of Things, Sorting Storage, System Endless Poss, Getting Started, The Bricks Category, Bill of Materials, Build Someth, Sitting Down, Odd Face New!
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For millions of people around the world LEGO bricks have always had a common meaning: creativity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
design grid, minifig scale, presser tool, jumbo elements, microscale building, jumbo bricks, inverted slopes, jumbo version, jumbo model, shuttle model, real shuttle, cylinder brick, microscale models, mosaic section, wing plates, standard bricks, red plates, axle holes, stand tool, stacking technique, offset plates, exposed studs, overlap technique, specialized elements, bow plate Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Empire State Building, The Technic Category, The Slopes Category, The Decorative Category, The Plates Category, The Specialized Elements Category, Sculptures The Shape of Things, Sorting Storage, System Endless Poss, Getting Started, The Bricks Category, Bill of Materials, Build Someth, Sitting Down, Odd Face New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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