Loose bricks in time / necessary to glue?

[_Katrine_]

Hi everyone

Do any of you have any experience with the LEGO bricks becoming looser over time?

I'am going to build a picture / mosaic for the wall and want to avoid glue since it is a big picture and it would take too much time - I have a deadline.

However, would you recommend to glue it or can the bricks hold in many years without glue? I use new LEGO.

Thank you

[dr_spock]

I have a couple of LEGO sets left assembled for the last 35 years. They are still holding together. Some pieces lost some clutch power but not loose enough to fall apart.

[Littleworlds]

Quite a number of my oldest lego pieces from the 80s got pretty loose, so I guess its not an uncommon thing. A thin (!) layer of clear nail polish applied to the bottom part helps. I did the same with some of my minifigure hair pieces and torso party who lost clutch power too. Works well for me

[Modulex Guy]

I have 5 very large mosaics built and not one requires glue. I have full trust in the parts to not lose any clutch over time. I still have sets built from the late 90's and they are completely fine and haven't lost any clutch power.

You should be fine with not gluing.

[_Katrine_]

Thank you for your comments, I will take the change I guess.

[LEGO Historian]

I had a LEGO cathedral built for 25 years.... that was a bugger to take apart!!

[NielsVV]

What do you mean? Did you glue the bricks? Or where the bricks still holding very well?