The LEGO builder's handbook : become a master builder

The LEGO builder's handbook Become a master builder

Deepak Shenoy, 1972-

Book - 2025

"Make the leap from following the step-by-step instructions for building official LEGO sets to designing your own original models. Covers basic concepts like overlapping bricks for structural stability, sophisticated techniques like half-stud offsets and sideways building, and using software to help design photorealistic mosaics and elegant sculptures"--

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Subjects
LEGO toys.
Published
San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Deepak Shenoy, 1972- (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
xxiv, 173 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience
1250L
ISBN
9781718503809
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Who This Book Is For
  • What This Book Isn't
  • What You'll Learn
  • Online Resources
  • Part I. The Basics
  • 1. The Lego System
  • A Brief History Of Lego
  • From Wood To Plastic
  • The Modern Brick
  • How Lego Clicked
  • System In Play
  • Backward Compatibility
  • Tight Tolerances
  • Superior Clutch Power
  • Unlimited Possibilities
  • Endless Reconfigurabjlity
  • Basic Lego Elements
  • Bricks
  • Plates
  • Tiles
  • Round Elements
  • Technic
  • Lego Measurement Units
  • The Stud
  • The Plate
  • Digital Building
  • Advantages
  • Disadvantages
  • Summary
  • 2. All About Scale
  • Sgale And Proportion
  • Upscaled Bricks
  • Minifig Scale
  • Other Scales
  • How To Choose A Scale
  • Modeling A House
  • Modeling A Skyscraper
  • The Trade-Offs Of Scale
  • Different Empire State Buildings
  • Different Taj Mahals
  • Summary
  • 3. Basic Lego Techniques
  • Overlapping Bricks For Strength
  • The Staggered Bond
  • L-Junctions And T-Junctions
  • Alternating Brick Orientations
  • Realizing The Empire State Building
  • Laying Out Each Floor
  • Getting The Windows Right
  • Offsetting Vertical Joints
  • Internal Support Structures
  • Creating Sloped Roofs
  • With Regular Bricks
  • With Slope Pieces
  • Illegal Techniques
  • Pony Ears
  • Stud Reversal
  • Technic Bricks With Holes
  • Summary
  • Part II. Breaking Free From the grid
  • 4. Half-Stud Offsets
  • Types Of Jumper Plates
  • The 1×2 Jumper
  • The 2×2 Jumper
  • Double Jumpers
  • Common Jumper Plate Applications
  • Adding Surface Texture
  • Recessing Walls, Windows, And Other Features
  • Centering Elements
  • Smoothing Out Tapers
  • Tapering By Unequal Amounts
  • Using Jumper Plates Without An Offset
  • Half-Stud Offsets Without Jumper Plates
  • 5. Sideways Building [Snot]
  • Snot Geometry
  • Types Of Snot Elements
  • Headlight Bricks
  • Bricks With Studs On Their Sides
  • Plates With Studs On Their Sides
  • Brackets
  • Half-Plate Offsets
  • Even Or Odd Stud Widths
  • Cascaded Cheese Slopes
  • Quarter-Plate Offsets
  • Stud Reversal
  • Snot With Half-Stud Offsets
  • Illegal Snot Techniques
  • Summary
  • 6. Angled Walls
  • The Lego Grid Geometry Problem
  • The Pythagorean Solution
  • Pythagorean Triples
  • Useful Pieces For Angled Walls
  • Hinge Plates
  • Turntables
  • Near Triples
  • 45-Degree Angles
  • More Options With Jumper Plates
  • Other Angles
  • More Angled Building Techniques
  • The Mirrored Hypotenuse
  • Switched Diagonals
  • Summary
  • 7. Round Shapes
  • Curved Lego Elements
  • Building Round Walls
  • Bending Bricks
  • Mixing Rectangular And Round Bricks
  • Using Hinge Plates
  • Building A Sphere
  • Stacked Bricks
  • Stacked Plates
  • Lowell Spheres
  • Summary
  • Part III. Computer-Assisted Builds
  • 8. Mosaics
  • From Image To Mosaic
  • Resolution
  • Color Depth
  • Types Of Lego Mosaics
  • Studs-Out
  • Studs-Up
  • Lenticular
  • Other Types Of Mosaics
  • Mosaic Design Software
  • Step 1. Uploading The Image And Setting The Size
  • Step 2. Selecting The Palette
  • Step 3. Preparing The Image
  • Step 4. Quantizing The Colors
  • Step 5. Creating The Actual Mosaic
  • Summary
  • 9. Sculptures
  • What Is A Lego Sculpture?
  • Working With 3D Models
  • Understanding Stl Files
  • Manipulating A Model
  • Types Of Lego Sculptures
  • Studs-Up
  • Studs-Out
  • Designing Lego Sculptures With Softwar
  • Software-Assisted Studs-Up Sculptures
  • Software-Assisted Studs-Out Sculptures
  • Summary
  • Next Steps
  • Image Credits
  • Index

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