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The Lego(r) System
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ISBN10: 1718504926
ISBN13: 9781718504929
Publisher: No Starch Press
Published: Sep 14 2027
Pages: 336
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781718504929
Publisher: No Starch Press
Published: Sep 14 2027
Pages: 336
Language: English
The technical manual serious LEGO builders have always wanted: a rigorous, precisely documented guide to the advanced techniques that separate impressive builds from great ones. Fully illustrated with photography of real builds from the global AFOL community, plus a dedicated chapter on digital LEGO covering Bricklink Studio, parts ordering, and photorealistic rendering. Most LEGO books show you what to build. This one shows you how the system actually works. This advanced LEGO building guide is a systematic guide to advanced building techniques that separate impressive builds from great ones. The author is a computer science professor who approached the LEGO system the way an engineer would: by working out the underlying rules and demonstrating them precisely. This is the book for builders who want to understand what they're doing, not just copy what someone else did. Inside this advanced LEGO building guide:
- Complete treatment of advanced LEGO techniques including SNOT, stud reversal, offsets, Pythagorean triples, Erling bricks, brackets, and jumpers, all explained from first principles
- Mathematical models for working at angles, tilt, and circular construction
- Case studies from the global AFOL community, including the Empire State Building set reduced to a study in offset technique and a spaceship hull analyzed across six simultaneous building directions
- A dedicated chapter on digital LEGO covering Bricklink Studio, parts ordering, and photorealistic rendering
- Full-color photography throughout, designed to sit on the shelf of any serious builder
Written by Arno Knobbe, a computer science professor who brings academic precision to technique analysis without losing accessibility or joy. LEGO(R) is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies, which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this book.
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