The Nice Part Usage (NPU) Topic

[Lego David]

Share any nice part usages that you've made in your MOCs, or that you've seen other people make. Have you used any weird or obscure part in a MOC? Or used a part in a completely different way than it's intended use? Post it all here!

[imvanya]

Here's something I've seen recently:

More photos here: https://vk.com/legostores?w=wall-41308662_2444374

[Lego David]

28 minutes ago, imvanya said:

Here's something I've seen recently:

Wow, that's super neat. Using those Claw pieces as mudguards for a car? That's quite impressive.

Here a NPU from one of my MOCs:

I used a Canister Lid as a table 

[Digger of Bricks]

Anyone recognize the backlit part sitting within the engines of this SHIPtember build from last year?  

[Lego David]

3 hours ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Anyone recognize the backlit part sitting within the engines of this SHIPtember build from last year?

Not quite... What is it?

[Digger of Bricks]

6 hours ago, Lego David said:

Not quite... What is it?

Why it's this piece... Brickset - Part No. 40923 ...pretty brilliant if I do say so myself. 

[Lego David]

25 minutes ago, Digger of Bricks said:

Why it's this piece... Brickset - Part No. 40923 ...pretty brilliant if I do say so myself. 

Wow... That's brilliant indeed. 

Speaking of which, I also used that part myself at some point:

It works really well as a dress for brick built figures.

[Digger of Bricks]

I wouldn't exactly consider this as "clever" NPU, but I really like how well the printed canopy from Speed Champions's recent Ferrari F8 set works on this latest "Febrovery" build of Frost's...