Plate sideways between two studs?

[xenologer]

A plate (flat 1/3 brick) can be mounted sideways, by fitting it between two studs.

Is this a valid technique? or will it warp the bricks over time?

I have never seen an official set do it, but it is rather common for new builders to do(airplane vertical tailfins for ex.). Rather uncommon for experienced builders though. I wonder why that is...

[captaintau]

A plate (flat 1/3 brick) can be mounted sideways, by fitting it between two studs.

Is this a valid technique?

I think the great thing with LEGO is there is no invalid technique, just more, shall we say, exotic ones. Certainly, professional LEGO builders are increasingly finding new technques. Although I don't have it, review of the DS2 are interesting for their description of building, like with plates being connected using the secondard holes.

[ApophisV]

As the Captain so nicely said: "there is no invalid technique"! :-)

Actually I don't think that this will "warp" the plastic more than a normal connection between bricks, if you think about it, the material Lego bricks are made of is designed for the purpose to be stretched tiny bits (otherwise no brick would lock to another brick's studs!) and return to its original size after removing the attached part.

Surely your parts will become harder and brittle when they are connected to each other for a long time (meaning several years), but that doesnt depend on the techniques you use!

I wouldn't worry too much about valid or invalid techniques but start to try out which techniques work best for you and with what building style you have the most fun and can build your best MOCs! Lego is a toy you should play with and not worry about it's flawlessness all the time! ;-)

[Beagle]

Ha ha, I used to use this technique all the time as a kid. It was how I used to make walls of tiny litte buildings. I guess I kind of grew out of it.... nowadays it seems too fragile, and seems to ruin the "lego aesthetic" for me. But it's nice to know it's still available in a pinch!

[snefroe]

i never quite liked that technique, even tho i remember i used it to build walls as well... lack of other parts obviously.... in any case, it was "not done" , whatever other members are telling you... lego didn't use plates in such a way untill the ATAT i think... except for containers that is...

[osakana]

A plate (flat 1/3 brick) can be mounted sideways, by fitting it between two studs.

Is this a valid technique? or will it warp the bricks over time?

I have never seen an official set do it, but it is rather common for new builders to do(airplane vertical tailfins for ex.). Rather uncommon for experienced builders though. I wonder why that is...

Yes, this is valid technique, and it was used in some of the official creation. For example HERE

[Lost Viking]

Also the set we got at the Insiders Tour used this technique.

[xwingyoda]

I love the "there is no invalid technique"!

However I'm not a fan of this one !! So to sum up its valid but not aesthetic ;-)

I shall move this topic to the General Lego Forum ;-)

*yoda*

[xenologer]

Thanks for the inputs.

Thats what I thought.... not popular cause its not pretty, and kinda fragile.

I ask, because I recently used it in a MOC. I think I may have found one of the few cases where it is both Strong, and Aesthetic. other thread here

[Sel]

A plate (flat 1/3 brick) can be mounted sideways, by fitting it between two studs.

Is this a valid technique? or will it warp the bricks over time?

I have never seen an official set do it, but it is rather common for new builders to do(airplane vertical tailfins for ex.). Rather uncommon for experienced builders though. I wonder why that is...

Actually I beileve what ever you choose to do with your bricks is as valid as it could be, but I can understand what you are really asking and here is the proof you might be searching for:

http://www.peeron.com/scans/310-3/4

310 is a floating boat set from 1973. Note the radar antenna thing on top of the cabin.

That does not mean it is common, though.

I was using it frequently in the long past, when the diversity of the pieces was only a fraction of what it is available today and creating alternatives to studs-on-top kind of building (the dominant design method at that times) was not possible using regularly available special purpose pieces of modern times.

Yes, I'm talking about 70s and yes, I'm old..so what?..:-)

Regards,