Help wanted!

[kzv]

Hi all,

There's been so many new lego parts produced since I was really active, about 20years ago

So the questions bellow might be answered really easy with some parts I don't know exist

1. How do I connect to plates (let's say plate 2x4), the bottom side towards the bottom side?

2. How do I connect the two sloped bricks shown in the pictures together (bottom side to bottom side)?

Thanx alot folks!!!

K.

[Carbohydrates]

There aren't really any pieces dedicated to specifically doing that, but people have come up with workarounds.

- You can use old finger-style hinge plates, with one turned upside-down from the other. This is one of the more often used methods, but it takes up a bit of space (but very little height!):

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4276

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4275

- You can use a technic pin 1/2 with the pin pushed into the bottom of a brick and the stud facing down, but it's not "clean" in that it doesn't sit perfectly flush. It's still a good method for attaching smaller details:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4274

- You can fit a 1 x 1 tile between the tube and wall of a 2 x 2 (or 2 by whatever) brick, allowing you to attach a same-sized plate upside down to the bottom. This holds reasonably well.

- You can turn a 1 x 1 brick with studs on sides sideways, but this leaves a 1/2 plate offset (useful sometimes):

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=47905

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4733

- You can use two 1 x 1 headlight bricks nestled into each other. I like this method a lot since it's very clean and can be used fairly compactly:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4070

- A technic 1 x 4 (or 1 x 6, 1 x 8, etc) plate can be used to mount a piece upside-down and is probably the very strongest and most stable method in this list, but it requires a decent amount of space to do well:

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4263

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4262

I'd post some pics showing exactly what I'm trying to describe, but I'm at work right now, so it'll have to wait a bit, sorry!

[peterab]

To join two plates bottom to bottom you can use the levers from these between the plates

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=298c02

[kzv]

Very good,

I'll try what you suggested and see what fit my MOC best

Thanx,

K.