gcwlego Posted July 10, 2022 Posted July 10, 2022 https://m.imgur.com/a/1vQVJQl I’m finishing a MOC on stud.IO and have found that it doesn’t recognize a couple connections (linked above) as legal. This happens on occasion with connections I do know are legal, but I’m not sure about these two. The first is my preferred, the second a backup. I tested them both out. The first clicks solidly into place, but I’m not sure if the peg fully expands. 16 clicks = 1 rotation. The second I would be very confident in, but the materials may be problematic according to Lego’s official “Stressing the Elements” PDF. What do you think? It’s just a MOC so I could go ahead and ignore the rules, but I try to follow the conventions of official sets. Quote
1963maniac Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) I believe the first is probably illegal, because that little split pin would not be able to open back up aftrer it is inserted. I do not believe the second example is illegal at all. I don't believe anything is being stressed. Do you have a link to the Lego pdf? Edited July 11, 2022 by 1963maniac Quote
gcwlego Posted July 11, 2022 Author Posted July 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, 1963maniac said: I believe the first is probably illegal, because that little split pin would not be able to open back up aftrer it is inserted. I do not believe the second example is illegal at all. I don't believe anything is being stressed. Do you have a link to the Lego pdf? Yep, here: https://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-brickstress-bf06.pdf Page 17 is similar to the first so yeah I’d say illegal. Quote
1963maniac Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Your second connection is only half illegal according to page 17. Only one of the two elements is transparent and made of PC. I did not think the "clutch" on those two elements was that strong. Besides, another bar could be used to get them apart if they were too tight. Lets face it, Lego makes a lot of parts that were not necessarily intended to be put together, but they have the right dimensions to fit together. Quote
Toastie Posted July 12, 2022 Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 4:13 PM, 1963maniac said: half illegal Now legal stuff is really getting my attention :D I like half illegal things: This seems to be a way of talking yourself out, when the LEGO FBI (black suit, dark sunglasses, black sedan) pulls you over. Best wishes, Thorsten Quote
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