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Trying to identify this piece - 2x2 flat bit with a longer rounded part with ridges
I’m trying (and  failing) to identify this piece for my son
What would you call this?

That would be Engine, Strakes, 2 x 2 Thin Top Plate.

It appears in a small number of Classic Space sets.

It's hard to tell from the image, but it could be either Light Gray, or Light Bluish Gray as in these two sets

The part seems to be slightly dented, which IMHO is a sign of its age. That's why I'm assuming old Light Gray.


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Is it possible to control the EV3 brick with a GUI on PC? If so hows the best way to go about it
I've been interested in controlling a machine remotely through a GUI and I am stuck in between picking Python or Java to do this project in but I also think the way I'm going about this would be all wrong.
The idea would work something like this:

Connect via Bluetooth
Create a simple GUI with buttons corresponding to the device attached (like a motor)
When a button is pressed then the device would activate

However I'm not sure if this would work?

If it doesn't have to be an EV3 brick, I would think WeDo would be what you're looking for (remotely, but perhaps not wirelessly). But WeDo has been replaced by Spike, and I don't know enough about it to say if it does what you want.

This is possible with the powered up app and powered up motors and hubs (either the technic hub or city hub, not spike, robotic inventor or EV3). Although I've heard that the environment is not intuitive and has a steep learning curve.

For mobile devices, there is an official LEGO app called LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Commander that can do this (Android, iOS, Fire, Windows).
If you want to write your own app, you will need to use the EV3 communication protocol.

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Are LEGO Pneumatics gen 1 and gen 2 compatible?
I think they are at least partially compatible, but how much so? Can generation 1 and generation 2 cylinders easily and effectively be combined in one pneumatic pipe system? I.e. a set of pipes, tubes and other parts that exchange the air and are pressurized by the same pump. And how can possible problems be overcome?

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lego_pneumatics describes the various generations.
They describe V2 more as generation 2.1, pistons changed, but tubing and t-pieces stayed identical. Therefore I think it's safe to say that it's entirely compatible with all pneumatics from 1985 on ... The pneumatics prior to that is a different story...

I didn't know about gen 2.1, so I've updated my question to make it clearer. Can gen 2 pumps be used to create underpressure for the gen 1 pistons?

That was not necessary, it's merely the nomenclature the article uses, lego uses V2

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Issue during VW T2 Volkswagen (10279) van assembly
My build does not match instructions on page 41:

When I place blue piece on top of the crossbar, there are spaces  on either side not one space. I have been extremely careful in following directions. What should I do?

Could you post a photo of what your model looks like before/after placing the blue 1 x 10 brick?

I am sorry. . .am new contributor & cannot figure out how to add photos. Normal copy/paste does not work and there doesn’t seem a way to access photos to choose them for porting over.

@PHom : does this meta FAQ help ? How to upload an image to a post?

Thank you Sander, but I don’t have “10 reputation to embed images” and there is no picture button (to press) that shows anywhere on the screen. . .fyi, I’m on an iPad.

@PHom : just by virtue of asking this question, you have the reputation now. However, that button might indeed not be available on iPad as indicated in the answers to this question : Is there any way to upload a screenshot from an iPad to this site (or other StackExchange sites)?. Those answers do however provide some alternatives, most involving somehow getting a url to the picture, or using a computer to add the picture.

If you're having difficulty, and have some other way of sharing the picture, please feel free to do so, and one of us will do the necessary to integrate it into your question.

PROBLEM SOLVED (“pilot error”). . .thanks everyone!!


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NXT Sensors/Motors not working
I went back to using the NXT brick after two years and I'm having some problems:

Motors do not respond to degrees or rotations;
Ultrasonic Sensor and Color Sensor are not working;
Touch Sensor is ok;

My Firmware version is V1.31. What can it be?

Do you have enough parts to cross-check the non-functioning items with other hubs? That way you could narrow down the problem scope - as of now, it can be in the NXT hub internal hardware, the firmware, your software, the port on the NXT side, the cable connector, the cable itself or the end device (sensor/motor).

Thanks for the reply, I changed the capacitor C61 and everything worked again.

If you'd write an answer detailing how you managed to find and fix the problem I'd definitely upvote it. If you could add photos to help others with the same problem, I could add a bounty as well.


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What set is this? Minecraft and Star Wars?
We have these sets in the Lego box. No box or instructions. I tried looking up codes and can’t find them. The silver part is the most unique one I can find to help look for it. And I think we have a small starwars set too?

Orange fish isn't included in any SW set. It also doesn't come together with Pearl Dark Gray beehive. There's more than one set in here.

Yeah, that part I’m nearly positive is from Minecraft . I think the only starwars is one or two packs to the side with a small grey cup, hair and little gun

What do you find when you scan the QR code on the wrapper?

why am I seeing the "silver" part as black?

The Pearl Dark Gray Beehive
and bag #2 with Bright Light Orange Arch 1 x 4 x 2
are from
11015: Around the World

The bag on the upper right is from
21164: The Coral Reef

Minifigure, Weapon Sword Pixelated (Minecraft)
Technic, Axle 5L in yellow

I can find only one set that includes both Minifigure, Weapon Gun, Blaster with Clip, Dark Bluish Gray and Fish, Orange and that is 76942 Baryonyx Dinosaur Boat Escape.

That blaster kind of resembles a Star Wars element and I think I see a lightsaber also; but there is a lightsaber in this Dinosaur Escape set as well and the blaster only appears in one Star Wars set.

I don’t recall having this set, but we do have that tinny Dino, and the hair looks similar. We did have some Jurassic park sets  years ago.


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Mindstorms v2 QuickTime won’t work
Still trying to get Mindstorms v2 working on Windows XP SP3. QuickTime causes software not to run with error code 2095. Have tried reinstalling QT several times. Tried different versions, no change. Defragmented hard disk.
Any ideas, it is driving me crackers, yes even more crackers!

How is this question different from https://bricks.stackexchange.com/q/16966/3498?

I have narrowed the problem down to just a QT problem. Originally I thought it was associated with mindstokrms but the error remains with mindstorms removed completely. I am just hoping someone has come across a solution as no links I have tried on google work.

The answer to the other question already specifically addresses QuickTime issues.

Correct but as I said in my reply to that post, I did as suggested and it still didn’t work. Hoping someone might have another idea.

Got it working with QuickTime installed from the mindstorms folder. First, though I couldn’t find the files shown above, I did a search for all QuickTime files on C:, there were lots in various directories, and deleted them all! I reinstalled mindstorms, without QuickTime then did a separate install of QT. So far that works. The tower is not working yet but that is next when I have tried starting the computer and MS a few time to ensure the QT error has gone.
Hopefully I can relax now!

Good stuff! Glad you were able to fix it, I'll add this to my bag of tricks.

Thanks, it was an uphill struggle. Tower working now. The next job is to get the Dacta interface b working!


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What are the brick numbers of the bricks circled in this image?

What are the brick numbers of the ones circled in this image?

LEGO items:

Technic, Axle 3L with Stud (6587, 13670)
Technic, Liftarm Thin 1 x 2 - Axle Holes (41677, 44862)
Technic, Liftarm Thin 1 x 6 (32063, 28570)
Technic, Steering Arm 6 x 2 with Tow Ball Socket Rounded, Chamfered (57515)
Electric, Motor RC Race Buggy (5292)
Electric, Motor 9V Power Functions Servo with Dark Bluish Gray Bottom (99498c01)

Non-LEGO item:

BuWizz

Incidentally, BuWizz also makes a Buggy Motor replacement which is probably cheaper than an official one.

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I need to identify a minifigure head piece

This is the part I need to identify

That's Minifigure, Head Medium Nougat Eyebrows and Contour Lines, Wide Grin Pattern - Hollow Stud on Bricklink. It was used just by one minifigure - Newt Scamander from "Collectable Minifigures: Harry Potter Series 1".


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Are either of these cars uncredited ripoffs from Rebrickable?
I'm no expert in searching Rebrickable, but turning up the minimum block count to over 3300 seriously cuts down on the number of matches. I've tried variations on the names and creative spelling, but I don't think I necessarily turned up all Technic cars with enough pieces. How might I better check that?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091SW3YJD

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PD9JMTY

I searched all Rebrickable MOCs with part 24118 in any colour for the first one, and 68196 for the other. I didn't find any MOC that resembles either car

First of all Rebrickable isn't the one and only place to share your MOCs.
Next, there are several requirements for adding new MOCs: it has to have an inventory, free/paid instructions and design should be owned by you (or by someone from collaborative project). So you cannot simply add a model, created by someone else, just to keep its inventory in your collection.
Model designers own their designs, so they may add and remove/hide their creation from Rebrickable. And this have happened before. It doesn't mean some model wasn't ripped off if the model doesn't exist on Rebrickable. And here is why:
First picture in your question is a model of "Aston Martin Vantage GT 3" by DugaldIC. It doesn't exist on Rebrickable. But it is the work of a person that isn't mentioned.
Next model is Gumpert Apollo IE. I couldn't quickly identify author of this creation. But it has been produced by Lepin which isn't reputable brick model manufacturer. Use of "Nifeliz" brand may be used to appeal to be more reputable, but I would bet both brands being manufactured under same roof.
Again, both models are pretty sophisticated and aren't something your average Joe could built. It takes time and experience to create something like that. Offering a number of BIG and complex Technic models suggest me these weren't designed specifically for this brand but were sourced quickly via other means. There is a chance that model author actually agreed to sell his design. I don't remember if it was CADA who offered this? But the fact was that manufacturer was creating models no matter if MOC author agreed to be paid some small fee or not.
Other red flags include the the lack of Aston Martin and Gumpert licensing on a box as well as model naming, like "Apello IE".

The Aston Martin does exist on Rebrickable, although only as photos: https://rebrickable.com/users/Phil97/mocs/photos/

@zovits Not anymore. It used to be "MOC-8780" as suggest on the page you've linked to, but since has been removed from Rebrickable for some reason.

I couldn't find it in the wayback machine either.


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Which sets use "white brick 2 x 1 with a skid"
let me ask you for a partnumber of part I have found at home and cannot join to any set.
The color is white - brick 1 x 2 with added ramp.
I have the part twice, so I am looking for the set where it was used.

Do the added blue patterns in the picture have any relevance to your question ? Do your parts maybe have a pattern or sticker on them ? If so, could you provide a picture of the actual part(s) you're looking at ?

The blue markings indicate missing material.

Looking at the blue markings in your image it will probably be 2823 - Technic Forklift Fork.

It is used in white in four sets.

That part type is a 6x1 curved slope.
Have a look at https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=curved+slope+6x1&color=1&tab=A#T=A - it lists that piece type, in white, that have either a printed pattern or sticker. See if any of the entries match what you have. Alternately, see if you can provide a photo of the piece in question, or a link to a photo hosted elsewhere.

That was not the question.

@Davidw : while it's likely the blue markings indicate cutouts, they could also indicate a pattern, or might be entirely irrelevant. In the latter two cases, this answer is appropriate. We need the op to disambiguate the question to be 100% sure.

@SanderDeDycker They clarified the meaning of the markings in the comments...

@Davidw : the comment you refer to was posted by a different user. Unless that user has inside information, it appears to be just their best guess presented as fact.


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Is this a LEGO part? rectangular base with sides, and a bar extending from the middle
I distinctly remember separating this part from some Bionicle parts. But is it a original LEGO part? There are no part numbers or other marks on this piece - except for a "2" (seems to be the right font for a LEGO piece - injecting mold production line number?). No LEGO logo.
I have searched the BrickLink catalogue, but without any luck. Thank you for any help

I also have a tub of them separated out from clone-piece winnowing. I'm fairly sure we're out of luck regarding them being Lego. I wonder if they're for a race track, where the big part clips on and the other part points up to attach railings.

Yes, I think you might be right. I don't really see how this part would fit into the lego system... :-)

It's an accessory to the LEGO BIONICLE Bohrok and Bohrok-Kal sets, which can be used to hang the Bohrok sets in the product canister, which doubles as their cocoon/nest.

It attaches to a clip inside the lid and clips onto the Bohrok's back-side, as shown in the instructions:

It appears it is not considered a "piece" per-se (which would have a part number and be included in the part count), but you can find the listing on BrickLink here. Yours appears to be blue, like Gahlok-Kal's canister lid.

You beat me by 6 minutes! I posted almost the same answer so I deleted mine. This is definitely the part in question.

Amazing! I guess it's obvious I've never opened a new Bionicle canister.


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Cargo bike brick identity
Looking to identify the box pieces here:

The creator of that cargo bike shared full instructions on his twitter account.

That's not a single part.
According to the instructions shared by the creator of that cargo bike on their twitter account, it's a combination of :

1 Black Plate, Round 1 x 1

1 Black Plate, Modified 2 x 3 with Hole

2 Black Bracket 1 x 2 - 2 x 2 Inverted

1 Black Panel 1 x 2 x 1

2 Black Tile, Round 1 x 1 Quarter

2 Black Tile 1 x 2 with Groove

2 Black Tile 1 x 3

2 Black Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 2 Inverted

1 Light Bluish Gray Plate, Modified 2 x 2 Thin with Plane Single Wheel Holder

1 Trans-Clear Wheel Center Small with Stub Axles (Pulley Wheel)

1 Black Tire 14mm D. x 4mm Smooth Small Single

I'd give extra point for finding building instructions.

He did!  See the comments on the question.  Bravo Sander.


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Part identification of an element used in the snout of a micro-scale whale
I need help identifying this part:

I would think something bionicle, but going through the list on bricklink I couldn't find anything, it's sort of similar to a bionicle eye, but not quite.

This is tricky one. According to my research this element is foot/boot of Belville figures and Bricklink doesn't have dedicated entry for this piece. Perhaps it isn't meant to be disassembled/assembled, but that doesn't stop AFOLs from doing so.

In case somebody would be looking to ID the bottom part of the same sub-assembly it looks to be Belville, Clothes Child's Leg Cast

Amazing work, @Alex!

"Perhaps it isn't meant to be disassembled/assembled, but that doesn't stop AFOLs from doing so." The same image is using a disassembled minifigure hand for the one of the masts of the ship, so it's pretty clear whoever made the model doesn't care about that! ;)

@nick012000 maybe that person had his Belville figure badly damaged and salvaged some bits :)

@nick012000 The hands are meant to be detached, and they do have separate inventory entries on BrickLink.

@RSchulz I'm not quite sure about such statement. Hands always come attached. And when you buy LEGO set it comes with loose elements which you need to put together (assemble), so at no point you need to remove hands apart. Speaking of arms - these also have BL entry. And this is definitely done to meet AFOL's needs as their removal isn't straightforward, especially if you don't want to damage torso/arms. So the fact that some elements have entry in BL catalog doesn't mean they were supposed to be removable.

I was trying to think of a set where the hands were clearly meant to be interchanged, but nothing came to mind. I agree with all your points. I just have this weird impression that there was a minifig where you were supposed to swap the boxing gloves for hands, or swap out a hook for a hand, or some such. Perhaps it is just all the times I had to do that to restore minifigs to factory configuration after kids messed with them.


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Transformer 45517: power supply or charger?
I would like to build a charging station for EV3 with rechargeable battery (45501).
Does the transformer (45517) give a simple stable dc voltage (power supply)? Or does it provide a controlled voltage / current depending on the charge with charging a method (CC-CV or other)? What is the charging method?
In other words: the charging intelligence is in the rechargeable battery or in the transformer?

The charging circuit is in the battery, so any 10V, 700mA DC power supply should work. The circuit driven by a MP26123 chip.
The battery schematic is available from the EV3 Hardware Developer Kit on the MINDSTORMS download page for anyone who wants to confirm this.

Thanks a lot David for your very completed answer.

Don't forget to mark this as the correct answer if you find this helpful (it helps other people find the answer too).


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What is the part name and use for this small piece shaped like a lever?
Looking for part name and use, stamped and has different numbers on each one I find. Small and shaped like a lever. Same size as antenna piece actually.  I feel it is part of a larger piece similar to the antenna and base part.
Part numbers on each piece I have found thus far are like 27, 28, 29 with the numbers 01 underneath each one. It's in dark grey and has white marks where they broke it off the part holder bit. Any help would be lovely.
Sorry for photo quality, it's very tiny.

Welcome to Bricks.SE.  The picture is pretty good, so don't worry about that.  A picture that has a LEGO piece in it for scale would be better, though, if you have a minute.  Are you sure this is LEGO?  Did it come with a bunch of other stuff that was 100% LEGO?

When you say "Same size as antenna piece" what piece do you mean? Because, as has been answered, it is an antenna piece.

Thank you so much for all of you answering! sorry it took so long to get back to you all. Current events made working difficult this month and I was away from the pc. Thank you for answering with the link of what this lego is! Thats exactly it Alex and Joost! Thank you for fixing my post for legibility Chicks!
RSchulz, The other lego piece I was refer to in my post for size comparison was Antenna Small Base with Black Lever Item No: 4592c02. https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4592c02#T=C I should have linked, my bad.

This is part of FIGURE ACCESSORIES

and is used as antenna for the Boba Fett and other mandalorian minifigs

(Picture from Set 75312)

It is called Minifigure, Helmet Antenna / Rangefinder for Helmet SW Clone Trooper with Holes on Bricklink


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I got a vintage roof brick that is very nice but can’t find what it is?
I got these parts in a lot, but can’t find any history or brand or set on them?

I could find more images of these roof tiles at https://www.etsy.com/listing/1074350851/ , but unfortunately no more information.


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Identify LEGO set which looks like helicopter
Can you help me identify this LEGO set please?

It looks like 31029 Cargo Heli
I'm basing it on the Yellow Slope, Curved 2 x 1, and Dark Bluish Gray Slope, Curved 2 x 2 x 1 Double with 2 Studs

Great you save me !!

It looks like the OP has that set, but with a substitute opaque tail piece replacing the two translucent ones in the photo above.

Which pieces? According to BrickLink, the only non-opaque pieces are the tiny "cheese slopes" at the front.

I think @RockPaperLz-MaskitorCasket was referring to those red translucent looking windows on the side.  I think they're just decals maybe?

Hmm. I see them - I'm willing to believe the official photo was just under a lot more light, so you could see through them more easily. The ones in the poster's photo might just be reflecting the darker surroundings and thus look opaque. BrickLink says there aren't stickers supplied with this set.

I was referring to the vertical pieces on the tail on which the tail rotor is mounted.

@RockPaperLz-MaskitorCasket those look like compression artifacts to me, not real markings or translucency.

@DanIsFiddlingByFirelight Yes, it's hard to tell exactly what we are looking at.

I have this set and can confirm that the 1x2 slopes on the tail are 100% opaque.


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Keeping LEGO near heat source
I keep some of my opened built LEGO sets in the top of my book shelf, around two feet away is a fire place that is turned on during the winter time. Will keeping my LEGO sets here damage them in any way from the heat coming from the fireplace? I looked at one of my sets after about a month and saw a slight color change on the exposed sides of the bricks that are not being covered by other bricks. Am I just seeing things or is this serious? Also, just for some more reference, the fireplace heats the room at most to like 78 degrees Fahrenheit (25.6 °C).

How old are your sets? If you have something really old, color change might have happened due to other reasons. Which color has been showing change in its hue?

UV rays are a likely cause of discoloration. While fire does emit UV rays (and the bluer the flame, the more UV rays it emits), sunlight is a much more likely suspect. Typically discoloration due to UV rays is most prevalent in white, grey and blue bricks, which show a yellowish tint. The same type of discoloration can occur due to excessive heat which a fireplace could presumably cause. Another source of discoloration can be smoke - typically due to the tar in eg. cigarette smoke, but I wouldn't discount smoke from a fire as a possible source of discoloration.

Thanks for the replies. The sets are not exposed to sun because they are away from the windows and they are in a tinted cabinet in the shelf. The sets are not facing the fireplace so the light from the fireplace does not get to them either. The set that I found the slight discoloration is a new set that I just got in December 2021.The pieces I saw the change in is light bluish grey.

A fireplace heats the room quite unevenly, at a distance of two feet I would expect temperatures higher than the general room temperature (to the degree - pun not intended - that can be defined). I wouldn't store LEGO under those conditions, but discolouration wouldn't be a concern.

That makes sense, thanks for your reply

It is possible that UV light from the fire can cause damage to your bricks in the long term but it is not as much of a concern as sunlight.
In regards to heat, the biggest danger might not be to standard LEGO bricks but many other specialised pieces that are common in many sets. These factors will depend on the exposure and intensity of heat.

Stickers subjected to heat easily warp and peel, discolouration may occur.
Rubber bricks such as tyres are particularly vulnerable, extended exposure to heat can cause them to be oily and eventually brittle.
Electronic components such as Power Functions and NXT. Most of these sets will contain safety instructions detailing limitations and ideal conditions. Some sets will require electronics with alkaline/lithium batteries which have their own tolerances. Most of these instructions will probably advise against any exposure to heat sources out of caution.
There are other more unusual materials that are less common like string, felt, foam and paper that may react differently or not at all.

Most LEGO pieces are made from ABS plastic but there are developments into recycled plastics as well as bioplastics. Naturally, different plastics have different properties and will react differently, even different colours can fade at different rates. White bricks for example tend to yellow first.
If you have some spare bricks that you don't mind experimenting with, it might be worth trying to see which parts/colours are affected near the fireplace and compare them to identical parts stored elseware?

This might count as anecdotal evidence only, but I keep part of my collection in shelves about three centimeters away from a couple of heating pipes (covered by a plastic sheet to prevent dust buildup):

Those pipes carry water (maybe about 70˚C-80˚C) during winter, and the collection has spent maybe ten winters like that. Those pipes alone heat the entire room (~10m²) to over 25˚C.
From what I can tell, there's no change in colour due to proximity to a heat source. Nevertheless, those 2x4 white bricks from the 1970s are notably yellowed (due to years of exposure to indirect sunlight), as are some bits of my 6930 (because I used to play outdoors with it during summertime), but note that the white flagpoles from the early 1990s are whiter, despite being much closer to the heat source.
I can't see any discernible decoloration, nor warping, nor lack of clutch, on the (1970s-80s) bricks closest to the heating pipes:

Flexibility of the baseplates seems to be unaffected as well.
In any case, YMMV.

Storing Lego boxes is ideal in lower to medium temperatures. Ideally without any UV rays. Old paper archives have temperatures of around 14° - 20° Celsius and a humidity of lower than 40%. It is definitely not advisable to store your Sets next to the fireplace and I would move them a few metres away.

Hi Klaus and welcome to Bricks.SE! Your answer is about the preservation of paper LEGO boxes, but OP explicitly asks about "opened built LEGO sets", presumably without paper. Could you please update your post to concern the ABS rather than the paper?


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Looking for LEGO parts in a different color
I was wondering if you could assist me in my search for clone-brand bricks Technic parts.
I am in need of the following:

Design Number
Wanted Color
Description
Quantity

71685
Earth Blue
Panel 2 x 3 x 1, No. 1
1 piece

42545
Earth Blue
Shell 5 x 13 x 2 with 4.85 Hole, No. 1
4

71709
Earth Blue
Flat Panel 3 x 7, No. 1
4 pieces

93606
Earth Blue
Brick with Bow 2 x 4
2 pieces

40490
Earth Blue
Technic 9M Beam
12 pieces

42195
Earth Blue
Cross Axle Extension 3M
2 pieces

42128
Earth Blue
Angle Element 157.5 Degrees 7
2 pieces

59443
Earth Blue
Cross Axle Extension 2M
4 pieces

65487
Earth Blue
Single Bush(ing) 2M Diameter 4.9
4 pieces

85984
Transparent (Clear) Red
Roof Tile 1 x 2 x 2/3, ABS
6 pieces

A fellow LEGO Technic Builder on “Bricklink” directed me to you. He suggested that you might have the parts in the color that I need hopefully this is so. I have tried LEGO, BrickLink, BrickOwl, BrickSet to locate the above parts in the LEGO Earth Blue color and the roof tile in transparent red (I do not think anyone makes this part in transparent red.)

Welcome to Bricks.SE! Here we are trying our best to answer questions like yours, however we are not communicating outside website (thus no emails) or trading bricks, so I have removed last section of your question.

I've linked your parts to Rebrickable for elements I could identify. Rebrickable (as well Bricklink) is using so-called "community" naming for LEGO elements, which often has a better description and is less confusing than LEGO naming.

Did you mean 71682 (aka:  Panel 2 x 3 x 1) rather than 71685 (which does not appear to exist)?

Hi Howard, and welcome to Bricks :) To be clear we are purely a question and answer site, and don't stock, sell or manufacture elements. I think you also need to search for "Dark Blue" as that appears to be the colour most other sites use for LEGO's "Earth Blue".

A number of those elements are available from webrick.com, you can upload a list to match with their inventory - remember to search for colour Dark Blue - 140, as that's what most sites call LEGO's Earth Blue.


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Identify figure with barely any print left on its torso
I really appreciate the effort

The shape of the torso as well as horrible quality of legs means this minifig is not LEGO. And with its print almost missing it will be nearly impossible to identify.

Hi David and welcome to Bricks.SE! Can you please add some more details to your question? For example, where did you get this figure, does it have a LEGO logo anywhere, does it have the same dimensions as genuine LEGO minifigures? Then take the time to read the [help] and [tour] pages to learn how this community operates and be sure to respond to comments and answers. Have fun!

It looks like suspenders to my uninformed eye, but no google image searches yielded any joy. I could also believe it's the back of coveralls, but I had similar results.

Thanks for helping me!
The figure is LEGO sized. My kid fell in love with it on his kindergarten and bagged me to find it for him and maybe try and buy one...
I don't have any other details but from Alex's comment it is now clear that it is not an original LEGO figure (the curves of the torso are definitely not LEGOs).


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EV3 brick unable to connect to EV3 Classroom v1.5 app
From Google Translate:
My EV3 brick cannot connect to the EV3 classroom version 1.5 application, nor by cable, bluetooth or wifi. I haven't found a way to update the EV3 Brick from this app. How can I fix this problem? Thank you.

Original text:

Ma brique EV3 ne peut pas se connecter à l'application EV3 classroom
version 1.5, ni par câble, bluetooth ou wifi. Je n'ai pas trouvé le
moyen de faire la mise à jour de la brique EV3 à partir de cette
application. Comment je peux régler ce problème? Merci.

Welcome to Bricks.SE! Here we use English as primary language for communication, so I have edited your questions to help others understand it and have an option to help you out.

What operating system and version are you using?


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3 studded zig-zag brick
I have a bag of bricks - one brick has 3 studs and it is a zigzag shape. Any ideas which set could it be?
It is cream coloured and among the other pieces included is an 8 sided dark grey flat plate.

Can you provide a photo or additional infomation?

When you say Zig-Zag, is it this kind of shape you have in mind? https://www.bricklink.com/PL/2462.jpg

A picture of the entire bag, with pieces clearly visible, will aid tremendously in determining which set the bag is from.

It sounds like it could be a Brick, Modified Facet 3 x 3 (2462) in tan.
Hogwarts Castle (4th edition) has that piece as well as an 8 sided dark grey flat plate. But without knowing what other parts you have, it could be several other sets (such as #75953 and #10235 as mentioned in the comments).

Could also be "Hogwarts Whomping Willow (75953)" set.

Or 10235 Winter Village Market. In other words: we need a good picture of the bag and its contents to accurately determine what you have.

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Unknown Alien Robot Set
My grandsons are intrigued by the LEGO robot that is partially assembled. However we cannot locate the instructions to complete the assembly. Does anyone recognize and know what LEGO set this is?

That looks like a part of Set 7313 - Red Planet Protector a set from 2001

It sure is - thanks a lot.  My 6 year old grandsons are finding my son's partial Lego projects and they are really getting into Legos.  We are trying to reassemble the disassembled sets from boxes and boxes of Lego pieces.  It looks like we have some searching to do on this one.  Great site - thanks again.

@LOS Welcome to Bricks! I'm glad we've been able to help you find the answer to your first question - if you're able to press the grey tick below the votes on Henrik's answer you'll both get some reputation, and we'll know that your question has been solved.


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Help identifying minifigs and pieces of sets - purple character with grey horns and red eyes, cyborg type skull, astronauts light up with moving knees
I've got some doozies I've tried identifying. Please see photos but basically a purple guy with horns and yellow teeth, a cyborg type skull (could be a combo), astronauts with moving knees and wearing jetpack things which light up.
Also bonus round two random pieces - window with writing and a green tile with sticker of world and yellow box.
Take it a away and thanks in advance as always!

Two minifigures with light up are not LEGO items.

The knees really give it away.

I suspect the astronauts are from korean "oxford" brand, given the knees. See http://thebrickblogger.com/2017/11/extra-posable-minifigures-by-oxford/ .

Head and torso from purple minifigure belong to Zurg from Toy Story

Second minifigure is mixture of several minifgures.
Its head is Minifigure, Head Alien Skull with Red Eyes, Metal Eyebrows with Rivets and Metal Jaw with Screws Pattern - Hollow Stud that has been part of two skeletons.

Hair piece is Minifigure, Hair Short Tousled with Silver Robot Components and Eyepiece Pattern Left Side

Torso is Torso Ninjago with Red Wires and Mechanical Parts Pattern / Black Arm Left / Flat Silver Arm Right / Yellow Hand Left / Black Hand Right with its hand changed to Dark Bluish colored versions.

Both head piece and torso belong to Cyrus Borg (OverBorg) - Rebooted

Legs are Hips and Legs with Red Belt, Red Tassels and Silver Outlined Knee Pads Pattern

Additional parts are:
Glass for Window 1 x 4 x 3 - Opening with Computer Screen with Silver 'ULTRA INTEL' and Ultra Agents Logo Pattern
Tile 2 x 2 with Groove with Barcode and Box and Arrows and Globe on Green Background Pattern (Sticker) - Set 60101

Damn, you beat me to the ninjago minifig by half a minute :-D

The two Astronauts on the right are Laser Pegs figures
The white one is from Laser Pegs Mars Rocket

The blue one is from Laser Pegs Mission Control


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Question about Batmobile 76139 build
What's the purpose of the hinge plates in Step 133?

I ask because it got in the way when installing the side sections in Steps 222 and 231. I simply pushed it out of the way and everything was OK. However, I cannot see what it is used for in subsequent steps. I am worried I may have missed something and have to go back.

As far as I can tell from the instructions alone (available at this 197MiB PDF from LEGO support), the purpose of those particular hinge plates is to serve as bottom support of the 1x12 technic bricks introduced in step 214 (and its symmetrical counterpart in 223). Let me try to illustrate:

So when the subassembly from steps 214-221 is attached, things should look like...

(Idem for the symmetrical counterpart)
In other words: the 1x12 beam should be supported by three hinge plates: two at the top, and one at the bottom. The bottom one is introduced in step 133.

Aha - I now see - indeed, as I am not much further on, I could make that work ! It wasn't obvious to me at first as the element was quite secure on just two. Also, really tricky to get the lower one in exactly the right position for it to click on. I have managed it however - thanks so much Ivan !


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How to resolve Studio's "unavailable color" warning for EV3 motors and sensors?
I have recently switched to Studio from Lego Digital Designer for designing EV3 robots and other mechanisms. It's a great program, but the color palette is driving me crazy.
I want to add Lego EV3 motors and sensors (e.g. the 99455 medium motor) to my model, but when I do, a persistent "unavailable color" issue appears in the step list.

I have tried resolving this by changing the color to White, Very Light Bluish Gray, Very Light Gray, Light Bluish Gray, and Light Gray. None of them make the warning go away. It's driving me nuts.
I don't understand why this happens. The motors only have one design: white and gray. In cases like this (where only one color scheme exists), I should only be allowed to pull the part out of the palette in its default color.
Further, I don't see a way to learn how to fix it. Studio doesn't show me what colors are available for this part, at least as far as I can see.
Can anyone help? First, what is the correct color for EV3 parts to avoid this warning? Second, is there a way in Studio to learn this answer, in case I run into similar situations?

I don't use Studio, so may be wrong. As far as I know Studio use element information and colors from Bricklink. Your particular motor (see URL I've included in your question) is listed as "Not applicable" color, which might explain why have the error and none of the colors fit.

In the latest version 2.2.8(1) of Studio, if I select 99455 from the Master parts palette it is in white and tan. I can change the tan color to anything I want with the right hand panels. I don't know why they error is "driving you nuts" - it doesn't stop anything working, so just ignore it. (Note, I have no idea what is the real color of an EV3 brick.)

Those yellow exclamation marks are like social media notifications that I can't make go away. As I work, my brain keeps thinking "you have to fix those."  I want my attention drawn to legitimate problems that need fixing ... but these are not fixable.

@Kirkman14 Well, right now I have more than 3500 unread messages in my SE inbox, and I don't plan to read any of them soon. I guess my attitude to "social media messages" is different form yours! IMO the entire error-reporting interface in Studio should be redesigned if it is going to be useful.

According to SylvainLS in this BrickLink post, these are the answers to my questions:

You can find out which colors are available for a part by selecting a part, opening the Color Palette on the right side of the interface, and selecting the Hide unavailable colors option.

In  the BrickLink catalog, part 99455 and many other EV3-specific pieces are set to a special Not Applicable color category. Studio doesn't have this N/A color category, so it thinks the part is not available in any color. Hence the warnings.


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Help identifying likely Star Wars Set
I bought some LEGO in bulk and would love some help identifying what ship/craft these pieces might belong to. Any help is appreciated!

That's part x1435 Flag 5x6 Hexagonal. In colour Dark Red it appears in four Star Wars sets, but only one of them has the stickers: set 75135-1 Obi-Wan's Jedi Interceptor.

Thanks so much, Ivan. Seems we are missing the main pod section! Cheers :)


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is it possible to change the controls in Lego Digital Designer?
I am wondering if it is possible to change the controls in LEGO Digital designer? Because I would like to change the "D" button on my keyboard to "rotate to the right" instead of "delete".
And I'm also having a little issue. I found a guy on the internet that's adding new parts to LEGO Digital designer but the only problem is my program is crashing sometimes when I load a baseplate that the guy added to the program. Is there a fix for the crashing? I think it is crashing because maybe it is too much for the program to handle.

I've edited your question a little, but it turns out you got TWO questions/issues here. It would be better if you stick to one issue per question. You can edit this question with other details relevant to your "button" issue and raise a new question for your "crashing LDD".

As a general piece of advice, AutoHotkey is able to remap virtually any key to any other one - regardless of the user application.


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Old LEGO Duplo train not working on batteries
I've recovered my old LEGO Duplo set from the attic, and tried to get the electric train working again. After inserting fully charged batteries, the train does start, but it's unable to pull even a single wagon.
I've also tried using Duracell batteries, but that gives the same result. I've already opened up the train and my dad says he can see a little crack in one of the gears, but the train still runs when using Hameg PS and even with the batteries.
Can I get this thing working again somehow?
Here is a video of the train with a single wagon
Edit
I tried hooking up power.
And at first it started to drive smoother, but after like 5 seconds it got to a halt again. When lifting the train, the wheels spin again, but when putting it down again it just stops. The wires are not in the way for sure.
Here is the video of the train wired to the power.
Currents are:

75 mA while driving
120 mA when stuck

Hi Pieterjan, and welcome to Bricks! Does it also fail to pull a wagon when using the Hameg PS as well? From the sound in that video, I'd hazard a guess that there's a an issue with the clutch mechanism - to reduce the chance of damaging either the motor or small train drivers fingers the wheels have a clutch mechanism to stop them turning if there's something blocking them. Have you seen this question on stripping down the drive wheels?

Hi, thanks for the response. I did try your suggestion, and updated the question.

Can you get a good look at the battery contacts? Corrosion (especially from leaked batteries) can cause a high resistance.  OTOH from the video, the motor is still turning, so it's getting power and we're looking for a mechanical fault.  If you turn it on upside down, do the wheels turn? How easy are they to stop with a finger, and does this stop the motor noise?

Thanks. Upside-down the wheels are able to turn but still with the clicking noise twice a second. Gently pushing against the wheels doesn't stop them from turning yet, but pushing slightly harder does block the wheels. The clicking noise still persists though

And I would consider buying a new train set, but that would render the special tracks useless. Although this is probably the only part that will not be usable...

In my case, the gear next to the slipping clutch was cracked. Since it is only pressed on, it can no longer transmit large forces and the slipping clutch slips in the wrong place.

I'm currently in the throes of repairing one very similar - directly above the driven wheels are two alloy blocks.  It looks like mine were originally glued, but over time and with use, that glue has deteriorated and I think the blocks tend to drop onto the wheels slightly, creating drag. I have used contact cleaner to remove dirt and grime collected over the years from carpets. etc - then applied a little "liquid insulation" (i.e.; liquid rubber that sets fully in 24 hours to make sure they stay snug inside their bespoke compartments when cured. I've also used the contact cleaner on the circuit board and electrical connections. It's still apart, so this is just a suggestion at the moment - time will tell as to its success.


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What minifigs are these three?

Could you help identifying these 3 minifigures?

First one is loc111 "Sykor" from the Legends of Chima line, albeit with a different helmet (I'm guessing part 30171 "aviator cap" in black):

Second one is col186 "Prospector" from series 12 collectible minifigures, albeit with a red scarf (part 30133) instead of beard, and different head (part 3626cpb0798 "Head Male White and Gray Bushy Eyebrows") and hair (part 62810 "Hair short tousled", I guess?).

Third one is tlm046 "RoboSWAT with helmet", which appears in three sets in the Lego Movie line:


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Looking for a big set of tires and rims for my monster truck - really beefy tires
I'm looking for big beefy tires and rims for my large Technic monster truck. I also need something for off-roading.

How large is "large" here?

https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/235/what-are-the-largest-technic-compatible-tires-on-the-market

Hi Hunter Mentch, and welcome to Bricks! As RSchulz points out we do already have a fairly comprehensive answer to "What large tires are/have been available" - are you able to supply any more details about your planned build that would help differentiate your question (i.e. what scale are you aiming for, etc.)?

Im working on a monster truck /rock crawler

You may want to check Sariel's Wheels chart. This table contains all essential details like dimensions of the wheel and rim as well as weight and how rare they are.


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Can you identify these minifigures - sports, military and aliens
These have no marking on them. Does anyone know who made these and what set these are from?

The third figure is from a Best-lock Military set

I think the alien figures are from Make-It Blocks
a Dollartree brand

The first two definitely look like Oyo. The others are identified (with photographic evidence) by @Syberion as Best-Lock and Make-It Blocks.


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Create/edit subvi's in ev3-g (labview) developer mode
How can I create/edit subVIs in the ev3-g developer mode? I can open ev3-g blocks in the "LabVIEW" mode and Display subVI Details, but not edit or create subVIs itself. Any idea how to do this?

I have no idea what you mean by subVIs, and I doubt any other EV3 programmer knows either. Please clarify.

I understand your question but I dont know the answer. Have you solved it or found any resorses?


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Which set are these Mega Bloks pieces from?
Please help me identify which Mega Bloks set or sets these bricks are from.  Any help is appreciated.

Those look like Mega Blocks parts.

Appreciate your help!

The MEGA BLOKS logo on the parts seems to suggest that. ;)

Any1 has instructions for this set?

These pieces are from Mega Bloks "Warriors: Future Force" set# 9528 "U-240 Assault".
(Instructions: https://support.megabrands.com/media/playbooks/9528.pdf)

Even though the picture is low resolution, you can see the orange parts on the three barrel turret better:

Any1 has instructions for this set?

Looks like the link is dead, see here for an archive containing (among others) the instructions for this model. (From Syberion's answer )

I have an unopened set with tape intact. I can see from the box cover those pieces are from Mega Bloks "Warriors: Future Force" set# 9528 "U-240 Assault"


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What set is this bag or black and violet pieces from?
My son got some LEGO bricks in a bag from eBay, but no instructions were included. The only info I have are numbers on the bag 135149 and 2011. It's a number 3 bag.
Looks like "Friends" set, but not sure.

Based on the following parts
303526: Plate 4X8 in Black
4211441: Technic Brick 1X4, Ø4,9 in Medium Stone Grey
6109934: Plate 4X4, 1/4 Circle in Bright Reddish Violet
281721: Technic Doub. Bearing Pl. 2X2 in Bright Red
This bag is from:
41105-1: Pop Star Show Stage

I found it. It is https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/Pop-Star-Show-Stage-41105
Thanks for all for your help.


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Where to place your own LDraw parts
I just started designing LEGO instructions. I used LeoCAD to built the model and Web Lic to create the instructions.
Being a Linux developer, Windows is hard to use and access.
It seems bricks should be created with MLCad, but it does not seem to run on Linux. Anyway, I tried creating a brick with vim and information in this tutorial, but can't find where to place my unofficial parts (.dat) files and how to see the result.
How to use my own (created by me) parts ?

By hard to use I mostly mean psychologically.

Staying away from Windows is not something to be embarrassed about.  I'm happy to help keep the Linux users moving forward. :)

Cannot comment on LeoCAD as I've never used that, but LDCad is far superior over MLCad and it works well on Linux natively. LDCad uses same part library format as MLCad - LDraw. You can find LDraw file documentation here.
It is not clear from your question if you wish to create your own parts or just add the ones not currently available in the official LDraw package. If you are interested in the latter, there is a guide. It can be easily adapted to Linux.
If your intention is to create your own parts, LDraw contains nice documentation explaining the file format. The process of adding a newly created part into the library is the same as explained in the section above. Just make sure to put your file for the new part into the .../Unofficial/parts directory under your LDraw package installation directory and make sure to run make-list to include the newly added files in the list of available bricks to build with.

I'm writing my own part using vim.

I've updated the answer. Once you create your part/brick and place into required folder there is a need to generate new parl list. Otherwise applications using LDraw library won't see any changes.

I've found LeoCAD to be a bit buggy on bigger models.  I'm going to try LDCad.  It sounds good.


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How can I program a motor to rotate towards the source of sound?
I have 3 sound sensors and a motor connected to four ports of the same brick.
My motor should rotate by some angle towards the highest sound detected by the sensor, and now I'm wondering how I'm supposed to do the following: write an infinite loop for continuous detection but once true the motor keeps on rotating for the same angle.
Is there some way to rotate for a certain angle, stop and then wait for the next sensor to detect the highest sound and then move again for the same angle and wait again?
I am using EV3 brick with NXT sound sensors and a large motor,
so far my logic for detecting the highest sound detected by the sensor is working but  I am facing problems controlling the motor.

I have attempted to re-write the question as best as I can. Which brick are you using, the EV3 or NXT brick and are you using the standard programming interface? What have you tried so far and what works?

@Ambo100 i have edited my question please have a look

Thank you. I'm still trying to visualise what it is you're trying to achieve. Is this diagram accurate? The M representing the motor with the three sensors surrounding it? Are you trying to make the motor rotate to the sound source or towards the sensor that picked up the loudest sound?

What kind of motor do you have available? Servo? Stepper?

the motor is standard motor provided with ev3 kit it is servo motor

@Ambo100 yes the motor should rotate towards the loudest sound picked by sensor, the motor has a pointer which rotates towards the sensor which detects highest sound the senors can be in series and motor on one side, like all sensors on one side of triangle and motor on the opposite vertex.

"A motor connected to four ports of the same brick" What?? Please be clear since nobody can really give a definitive answer to your question!

And there are three servo motors included in the kit: two large ones, and one smaller one. By saying "it servo motor" you're not helping us in any way, because you are lacking the most important details, like which one. Just imagine you were sending all this information to a stranger in real life. That should help you.

To detect the highest sound you can use this code. It would help if you posted a picture of your bot, but with a general idea here you go:
FOREVER loop
{

if RightSensor > Left Sensor :
    if RightSensor > MidSensor :
        highest = RightSensor
    else :
        highest = MidSensor
else:
    highest = LeftSensor

if LeftSensor is the highest:
        turn left
if RightSensor is the highest:
        turn right
if MidSensor is the highest:
        do not turn
}

thanks for your answer if it would have been in simple code i myself would have resolved it, i am working with default ide of ev3 which uses blocks not code i have found the solution will post it soon..

@user3667576 Can you share the EV3 code snippet for that? I'd find it very useful!

I don't understand the question.  I do understand the quandary of trying to write code in the blocks available in the EV3 IDE.
I suspect the questioner really wants something like, given 3 sound sensors, how can I build and program a motor to point to the loudest sound.  One could imagine a turntable with the brick on the platter and 3 sensors mounted 45 degrees from each other.  Rotate until the middle sensor is loudest.
A part of the solution would be to determine which is loudest. See Vikhyat's psuedocode. This is a snippet to do that.

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What brand set do I have?
I'm trying to find the LEGO-like set I have so I can buy more and I want to make sure they are compatible. The box top says "max" and I have some of the instructions. You can build a castle, a house, ducks, giraffes. I thinks it's 2 different ones honestly. We bought 2. One in a red box and one with bags we added to it.

Do you have a picture you can include?

I think you have a box of MAX building bricks, a clone brand from ZURU toys.


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Identify LEGO set with "5T33R" sticker
Tiny orange truck with license plate "5T33R". Also has "Steer Well" sticker, flames on the sides. Have searched and can’t find online.

That stickered tile seems to only appear in set 8186 from 2009.


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LEGO Plastic Bag - White, Light Grey and Clear Bricks

I received a  sealed bag of LEGO with no instructions and I have no idea on how to build things out of it.
When I scanned the QR code on the plastic bag, it gave me a number - 617-2062 but I got no information out of it. Please help to identify the LEGO Plastic Bags as per photo attached.

According to BrickLink, there are only two sets with both that hinge plate and the eyelashes and they're quite similar: 10717 Bricks Bricks Bricks and the almost-identically-named 11717 Bricks Bricks Plates

Despite the name, both sets have plates. BrickLink shows some variation in what wheels are in each, but I can not tell from the photo (and possibly could not tell in person) which wheels, and thus which set, you have.

I'd suggest adding set numbers to bring a little more clarity since names are similar and hard to distinguish. On topic: 10717 set doesn't have 16x16 plates that 11717 set has, which aligns perfectly with the set naming. Apart from 16x16 plates both sets are the same.

Well, no; as I'd said, their inventories show slightly different wheels. I can not speak to the accuracy of those inventories, either.


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Lego Education 9594 instructions for models
Recently at work, I found boxes of the Lego Education Green City Challenge 9594, but there are no instructions to build the models for each challenge. I was able to go online and find the instructions for the center piece model but not the others. I would like help in finding those instructions. I have emailed LEGO Education and their response is that the set is so old they do not have it (the set came out in 2011).

Related: How can I complete the build of this Lunar lander from the Space and Airport Set (9335)?

The instructions for the "LEGO NXT Green City Challenge Activity 9594" seem to be on CDROM only.
Replacement disks are offered on bricklink for Green City Challenge Activity Pack and Mindstorms Education NXT Software 2.1
See this post here for another answer.


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I don’t know what LEGO piece this is with a large hole going through its center

Can anyone tell me what LEGO piece this is?

Welcome to Bricks.StackExchange. Please edit your question title to be more descriptive regarding the piece in question. As currently written, it has zero search value for future readers.

Technic, Engine Cylinder with Side Slots
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=2850

This one is used to build engines, used in V or I engines like this: link

There's a flat configuration too. Look at the engine of this one: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/porsche-911-rsr-42096


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What kind of soap can I use to clean LEGO?
I have some LEGO bricks I would like to clean some old sets and parts I bought from Brick Owl.
So I would like to know what soap is the safest for cleaning the LEGO parts I was thinking maybe soft soap or something.
By the way, I won’t be cleaning printed or stickered LEGO.

What kind of dirt (in a very general sense) do you want to get rid of? In most cases hot water will do the trick.

Does this answer your question? LEGO cleaning techniques and tools

I just want to do a good cleaning because: a cat used the LEGO bucket for a litter box one time and my siblings have touched the LEGO

The official guidance from The LEGO group suggests using a mild detergent.

Cleaning your LEGO® bricks is really easy! We recommend that you clean
your LEGO® parts by hand using water no hotter than 104°F / 40°C and a
soft cloth or sponge.** Higher temperatures may affect the quality of
the parts. You can add a mild detergent to the water - please
rinse them well with clear water afterwards and you're done!
A word of warning! Please don't put your LEGO® pieces in the washing
machine or dishwasher, and don't try to dry them in the oven, the
microwave or with a hair dryer. When the bricks get really hot they
may change shape, which means they won't work anymore!

Cleaning your LEGO® bricks
In most cases warm water is enough to clean LEGO bricks, some soap can help remove tougher stains, dirt and smells.
Examples of mild detergent include liquid hand or dish washing soap, as opposed to things like bleach and ammonia which are irritating and corrosive to the skin which may damage bricks.
Mild detergent should be enough to both clean and sanitise.

What kind of mild detergent?
Liquid or powder?

I was wondering if dishwasher liquid would work like Dawn dishwashing liquid

I'm assuming by mild detergent they mean liquid hand or dish washing soap, as opposed to things like bleach and ammonia which are irritating and corrosive to the skin which may damage bricks. Mild detergent should be enough to both clean and sanitise.

Agree on not using anything dishwasher related. Washing machine, however, is fine in my experience as long as you keep to recommendations of not using strong detergent and the right temperature. I would suggest to clean tray for detergent from any leftovers and keep your bricks in mesh laundry bag. Delicate/silk washing programme is advised too.

Dishwasher Powders - Nope! These contain abrasives that will scratch up your bricks.
Liquid Dish Soap - Probably anything goes here. Lemon scented bricks, Mmmmmmm!
Head soap - Most anything here, but avoid stuff like liquid lava w/ pumice.
Laundry Soap - Seems to work fine, I have filled entire wading pools with water, Lego, and laundry soap to clean vast quantities all at once. This is your economy of scale if you have to wash a lot efficiently.
Bleach & Water - Not a great solution, unless you are just briefly dunking it. Bleach will clean very well, but if you leave it soaking for hours or days, Lego slowly absorbs the bleach and swells very slightly causing the bricks to gain clutch power. Not a bad plan if you want to put some stick in your old bricks, but experiment carefully before you commit. This swelling doesn't seem to cause any long term damage.
H2o2 + Oxyclean - This will 'lighten' UV damaged bricks, but I haven't had much success with it. It takes a long soak to accomplish it, though. There are many pages on the Intarwebz talking about how this works.
Petrochemicals - These are in general risky, as they can act a solvents for ABS. Test before use. Except for....
Goo-Be-Gone - I have use this on all types of Lego, and it is perfectly safe to drench on. Great for getting rid of sticker goo.
Warm water is fine, but water > 130F starts to get risky, aside from burning yourself, thinner types of plastics start to bend and warp. Watch out for things like base-plates which are particularly vulnerable here.
Running Lego through a dishwasher is probably not a good idea, they generally use pretty hot water to kill germs, and the heat exposure isn't brief.
Also, be aware that Lego isn't one type of plastic. It is mostly ABS, but there are other things like windshields mixed in, along with differing formulas of ABS. Heat and chemical tolerances will vary.


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Help identifying LEGO set
Anyone recognizes these parts?

I have a LEGO set with no instructions and no box and I’m trying to see what set it is so I can download the instructions.

This is basically a bag of random parts. I don't think we'll be able to help here since these  come from multiple sets.

Thanks.  You are right.  I had purchased set 10228 from amazon.  Had it in storage for some months and decided to put it together.  Inside the box there were no instructions and a bunch of bags - later realized all taped - with pieces of LEGO that were definitely not 10228...I was trying to if they were from any specific set but they are just random pieces in bags...total fraud...anyway thanks for your help!

I agree with Alex that it's not from one set. According to BrickLink, the torso only appears in Atlantis sets, but that rock panel isn't in any Atlantis sets in DkBlGrey  or DkGrey

In addition, the yellow hull piece can only be found in two Alpha team sets #4794 and #4792


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Is LEGO element damaged at the molecular level when rubbed with rubbing alcohol?
Today the Goblin King from Lego Hobbit came to me and having covered two black dots on his bunch, I decided to wipe them with alcohol. But due to the unhealthy lead mania, I am paranoid, is the plastic damaged at the chemical / molecular level?

The LEGO Group has been extremely careful about the formulation of all of the plastic parts they manufacture.
I do not believe they ever used lead in any of their parts. Decades ago they removed cadmium from the yellow pigments.
I have never found that isopropyl alcohol will soften the plastic used for Lego bricks.
What will soften Lego bricks is hot water. Do not use a dishwasher to clean Lego bricks. The water is too hot and the detergent is too aggressive.
To clean most Lego brick mild soap and warm water is the best choice. Air dry only, do not use hot air from hair dryers.

Sorry, apparently the translator misunderstood me in this sentence "But due to the unhealthy lead mania". I wanted to say that I have an unhealthy obsession with the inviolability of my figures. For example, I get rid of figurines that have interacted with oil or chlorine.

Both red and yellow bricks had cadmium based pigments in the past.  https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/8543/was-there-ever-cadmium-in-lego-bricks


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What proportion of LEGO Technic parts are specialised in a given kit?
I do not have any Technic kits. I'm not even a LEGO user. However I am interested to know the following:
In a typical Technic kit, how many of the parts are standard Technic pieces and how many parts are unique to a given kit at the time of its release?
P.S. I am not sure whether Technic "pieces" are still called "bricks".

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It appears there is no general rule for this, therefore I will ask about a specific kit, namely 42100:

Building the Largest LEGO Technic Excavator! - Liebherr R 9800
https://youtu.be/KPHkrSZ7SSk

The kit is built live (speeded up) on the video so I believe the parts will be visible and identifiable to an expert.
I don't want a precise mathematical description, just an approximate proportion or count that can identified in this kit.

I can imagine two kinds of answers to this question: 1) There is nothing like "a typical Technic kit", as all are unique, with variations between size, functionality and age - which is probably not what you want, or 2) a proper statistical calculation of most, if not all sets - i.e. analyzing their part lists, calculating for each set the percentage of its parts that are unique to that single set, then taking the average across all sets. This sounds more like what you could want, but as such a calculation would undoubtedly take long, please confirm if this is indeed your goal.

Yes, not that interesting question unless you clarify. What do you consider a typical Technic set, what is a standard Technic piece, etc... Unique parts to a Technic set (i.e. the box says Technic) are nearly non-existing. Except stuff like tipper buckets and helicopter rotor blades, all elements are present in multiple sets...

Thanks I have added to my question. I hope this clarifies. I have amended to say, "unique to a kit at the time of its release".  I assume that later models may reuse some of the newly introduced parts.

For the 42100 specifically:
https://www.newelementary.com/2019/12/lego-technic-review-42100-liebherr-r.html
Since links are discouraged as them being ephemeral, here's the two most relevant pictures:
New parts:

Existing parts in new color:

In the first picture, the bucket is exclusive to the set, the other parts have been re-used in a couple of smaller sets.
In the second picture, except top left and bottom right, these parts are also very new in other sets, they were introduced in the 2020 Spike Prime educational set (a set with programmable components, similar to Mindstorms)
I would say this number of new parts is fairly typical of all flagship Technic sets.

Converting my comment to a full answer.
So how many of the entire 42100 set are Technic elements?
First thing first a definition of "Technic element". While TLG is quite good at distinguishing what's Technic set and what not, it is not the same with actual elements. And the best element catalog we have is found on Bricklink, which is based on community effort. Conveniently we have number of Technic categories within catalog. Some may argue that elements found in Hero Factory or Bionicle sets can also be considered Technic we'll stick to just elements found in, strictly, Technic categories.
I did some simple math checking inventory of 42100 set and and found it contains 3548 Technic elements, which makes it 86.4% of the set.
PS. Yes "bricks" is used to Technic elements as well. Although AFOLs would, most likely, refer to specific elements using their name/category/type, like beams, connectors, pins, panels etc.


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Can you help me find this specific part (looks like a mudguard) anywhere?
I have 2 of these pieces and don’t know where they came from (already did some searches), but it looks similar to some mudguard pieces. I think the numbers on one piece say  0704 and 0401 and the other 0704/0402 but it doesn’t lead anywhere. Any ideas?!

If you don't see "LEGO" imprinted anywhere in the plastic, it's probably not Lego.

@qwr The third picture explicitly proves that. See the studs and Pubby's answer.

Why the downvotes? It’s a perfectly fine question, properly formulated and with pictures. No reason to downvote just because this is not official LEGO.

It is worth noting that LEGO has a slew of mudguards, one of which might be a suitable substitute.  If there is one that is close enough bricklink will make it easy to get it.

Looks to be a KRE-O part (clone brand), perhaps from one of their GI-Joe sets. Dunno which set, but this should point you in the right direction.


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Round window on Wolfholm
There is a round window in the Wolfholm build by Jonas Kramm.  It's on the left side, top floor. Can anyone identify the round white piece and the smaller round black piece inside. (might be a pulley).

The insert is a Black Wedge Wheel (Pulley wheel).

The obvious part is Technic, Wedge Belt Wheel (Pulley) as Phil mentioned in the comments.

Other, not so obvious piece is Brick, Round 4 x 4 with Recessed Center, which comes in new Minions set. It only comes in Light Bluish Gray [BL] color at this moment.

Jonas has confirmed this over his IG post:

It's a Minion Eye.


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Help identifying a few small bar and clip pieces
There are a handful of parts I cannot identify and I would be super happy if anyone could help!

thank you SO MUCH @jncraton !!!

No problem. I'm happy I could help.

Bar 1L with Top Stud and Two Side Studs

Arm Skeleton [Bent / 2 Clips]

Bar 4L

3.2 Shaft w/3.2 Hole

Flag 2 x 2 Trapezoid


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Infrared Sensor Activation Problems
I tried running my EV3 program that requires an infrared sensor, but it didn't work. I looked at the port view on the app and I saw the infrared sensor. It was connected, the brick recognized it but had a "---" on it. I tried restarting it, but nothing seemed to work. Any suggestions?

Try a different input port. Try a different cable. Try a different EV3. Try a different sensor.

Thank you for the suggestions! I tired a diffrent cable and it worked!

Hmm, Nice because your cable is not short-circuited or malfunction anymore.

That occurs sometimes if the cable is not fully plugged in. Try pushing the cable in where it connects to the sensor and the brick.


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My copy of Republic Fighter tank 7679 doesn't have a part count. Is it legit?
Oddly enough it has no part count on the box whatsoever and I bought it from a Italian seller on Bricklink. It was quite expensive. I doubt this is a counterfeit. But you can't be to sure. Why is there no part count? Is that a thing that happens with some LEGO sets?

Thank you gentleman for answering my queries. I'm glad.

Does this answer your question? Why does LEGO state the number of parts on US boxes, but not in Europe?

LEGO boxes in Europe do not have piece count on the front. There is no legal requirement within EU to present this information on packaging.
Actually, depending on where you live, it may be odder to see boxes with part count on its front.

Our local Lego store recently had boxes that had a piece count sticker added on, because the boxes had come from a region where it wasn't printed, but due to varying demand (I'd guess) got sent to a region where it normally would be.

why even have a separate print without? I cannot imagine it would cost more in ink, and it usually tends to cost more to have multiple prints that have to be managed etc

@htmlcoderexe World is not "US-centric". Living in Europe, where LEGO originally comes from, I guess, the question would sound like "Why have a separate print with? Just make it a sticker when needed". On a serious note, NA is different market where TLG use different printing facilities for sets produced in Mexico's factory and do not ship boxes from Europe.

I also live in Europe - I was thinking more along the lines that if they have to do it for one country where it is mandated, they might as well do it for all the countries especially since the information is semi-useful regardless of where you live. I assumed all lego was just shipped around from a single location more or less, though, so that explains it. I guess now I have to find out how it would be possible to have a similar regulation in Europe as usually we're the more restrictive ones ;)


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Can anyone identify what set these may have come from? Lots of burgundy colored pieces and a few Technic pieces

The year listed is 2011, but I really have no other information as these were salvaged from a thrift store.

Based on
SLIDE SHOE ROUND 2X2 in red
SLIDE SHOE ROUND 2X2 in trans yellow
and the different gray parts
these bags are from
7964: Republic Frigate

"SLIDE SHOE ROUND 2X2", what a name... Also known as "Plate, Round 2 x 2 with Rounded Bottom (Boat Stud)" on Bricklink.

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Finding out what sets these bags belong to?
I recently opened up a Sterilite box of LEGO from a garage sale to find some unopened bags.  How can I figure out what sets these belong to?

The Bags have numbers on them if that helps...424R8 is on a Bag 2 and a Bag 4.  324R8 is on Bag3 and a Bag 5.  211R7 is on a Bag2.  407R8 is on Bag 3.  450R6 is on a Bag 5.

It might be possible to identify sets from given pictures, however it would also make things a little easier if you upload higher resolution versions.

Ok. I will try to upload better pictures later. For what it is worth, I know there are some bricks in the container from the sets (76078 Hulk v. Red Hulk; 70320 Nexo Knights; 41587 Brickheadz Robin; 60119 City Ferry; 71006 The Simpsons House; and 75292 Star Wars Disney The Razor Crest (I believe).

Based on

PLATE OCTAGONAL 10X10 W. SNAP
PLATE OCTAGONAL 10X10
Scrolling through the instructions

First bag 2, first bag 3, bag 4 and first bag 5 (pictures 1, 3, 5 and 6) are from 75953: Hogwarts Whomping Willow

Second bag #3 is from 75933: T. Rex Transport

Key part : Torso Female Jacket with Silver Zipper, Light Nougat Neck, Bright Light Orange Shirt with Dark Red Raptor Pattern / Olive Green Arms / Light Nougat Hands

Second bag #5 is from 21134: The Waterfall Base

Key parts : Plate 6 x 12 in Bright Green
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Finding out if these are partial creations to any sets
I recently purchased a Sterilite box of LEGO at a garage sale and it contained some partial creations.  Some of these look like they may belong to a set while others may be individual creations.  Can anyone help me identify if any of these belong to a set?  And which set?  Thanks!

Photo #1 is from 75933: T. Rex Transport
Photo # 2 and # 7 are from 75170-1 : The Phantom
#3 is part of 75168: Yoda's Jedi Starfighter
#5 is part of 75182: Republic Fighter Tank
#6 is part of 60179: Ambulance Helicopter

Great.  Thanks Syberion for being so helpful!  I know we also have parts of 76078 Hulk v. Red Hulk, 70320 Nexo Knights, 41587 Brickheadz Robin, 60119 City Ferry, 71006 The Simpsons House,  and 75292 Star Wars Disney Razor Crest in the tub we got.  The not-so-fun part for me is going to be going through the tub to try to separate the sets to see if there may possibly be entire sets for our daughter to build.

@Legosfordaughter thats quite a nice set of pieces from some rather nice sets, The Razorcrest is still on shelves. The Simpsons House is quite iconically The Simpsons House, and the above figure of Admiral Thrawn is getting quite sought after!

#4 looks like part of 75154: TIE Striker:

Based on the intersection of these lists: Sets containing Hinge Pl.Top 2X4 W.Ø4.85Hole and Sets containing Roof Tile 1X2 45° W 1/3 Plate in Sand Blue.
The 1x6 black-yellow striped tile is an "aftermarket accessory", as it only appears in one single set, which is definitely not this one.


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Help identifying parts for a novice
Thanks for all of the help yesterday.  I am so thankful for this community since I am a novice.  I took a look through the Sterilite tub of LEGO again today and pulled some more creations that I thought would be worth a try posting here.  For what it is worth, I appear to have parts from the following sets:  Lego City Ambulance Helicopter; T. Rex Transport; Republic Fighter Tank; Yodi's Jedi Starfighter; The Phantom; Hogwort's Whimping Willow; Minecraft The Waterfall Base; Jakku Quadjumper; Tie Striker; Jokerland; Piranha Attack; Hulk v. Red Hulk; Simpson's House; The Penguin Arctic Roller; Airport Cargo Plane; Nexo Knights 70320; The Batmobile; The Riddler Riddle Racer and City Ferry.  I doubt I have any complete sets at this point though.  Does anyone recognize parts of any sets listed above or otherwise here, and which set?  Thanks so much!

first picture
based on

BRICK 2X8
4x4 plate
4x10 plate

Is 21119: The Dungeon

Second picture
Based on

6167798: Plate Round 4X4 with Ø16mm hole
projectile

is 75239: Hoth Generator Attack

Third picture
Based on

LATTICE TOWER 2X2X10 W/CROSS
Different red part

is 75894: 1967 Mini Cooper S Rally and 2018 MINI John Cooper Works Buggy

Fourth Picture of the bed is from the Simpsons house
Fifth picture is 21140: The Chicken Coop

Sixth picture some minecraft set, probably hard to pinpoint which set
Seventh picture
76070: Mighty Micros: Wonder Woman vs. Doomsday and 76064: Mighty Micros: Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin

Last picture
75129: Wookiee Gunship Microfighter

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Last help question of the day for this novice
Thanks for all of the help in identifying parts to a tub of LEGO I received back in 2019 but have not looked at until yesterday because my daughter has started getting into LEGO. I am so thankful for this community since I am a novice. I took a look through the Sterilite tub of LEGO again today and pulled some more creations that I thought would be worth a try posting here. For what it is worth, I appear to have parts from the following sets: Lego City Ambulance Helicopter; T. Rex Transport; Republic Fighter Tank; Yodi's Jedi Starfighter; The Phantom; Hogwort's Whimping Willow; Minecraft The Waterfall Base; Jakku Quadjumper; Tie Striker; Jokerland; Piranha Attack; Hulk v. Red Hulk; Simpson's House; The Penguin Arctic Roller; Airport Cargo Plane; Nexo Knights 70320; The Batmobile; The Riddler Riddle Racer and City Ferry. Another user helped me identify portions of sets from Mighty Micros Wonder Woman v. Doomsday; Minecraft The Dungeon; Hoth Generator Attack; Mini Cooper S Rally and 2018 Mini John Cooper Works Buggy; Minecraft The Chicken Coop; and Mighty Micros Spider Man v. Green Goblin.  I doubt I have any complete sets at this point though. Does anyone recognize parts of any sets listed above or otherwise here, and which set? I saved what I thought was the hardest for last.  I don't even know how to describe the pictures.  Thanks so much!

#1 was the hardest to find, I searched for sets with the Black Engine, Large, eventually I found that 70905 The Batmobile contained all the parts in the image, although the engine isn't visible.

#2 was a little easier, I searched by Dark Bluish Grey Mudguard. Of the four sets, 75877 Mercedes-AMG GT3 was the only match.

#3 I cross-referenced the yellow slopes and the dark grey trap door frame to find 76078 Hulk vs. Red Hulk

#4, #5, and #6 all appear to be parts of 75178 Jakku Quadjumper, although the lime brick 1 x 1 round appears to be a colour substitution.

#7 is the centre of 75971 Hanzo vs. Genji

As well as a tea cup from one of these sets

#8 has the front of Hulks car from 76078, and parts from these sets:
The torso from one of the models of 31058 Mighty Dinosaurs

Part of the carnivorous plant from 75904 Mystery Mansion

The Joker's hat from 76035 Jokerland

Catwoman's motorcycle wheel from 70902 Catwoman Catcycle Chase

One of the wings from 75129 Wookie Gunship

The ghost vacuum from 71242 Story Pack - Ghostbusters: Play the Complete Movie.

Some of the detailing on the front and underside from 70911 The Penguin Arctic Roller

The large black leg is from one of the many Star Wars buildable figures with black legs


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Which lego set is this shuttle from?
I found this shuttle in my old LEGO box. I tried to find the instruction but couldn't. Do you know which set this is from?

This is from set 7151 Sith Infiltrator from the first wave of Starwars sets from 1999.

It is the only set that contains Windscreen 3x6x5 Bubble with that cockpit pattern, as visible on this picture:

Wow your right thank you. I have the long Part also partly together but didn't think it is one ship. No wonder I didn't find anything by searching for Tie Fighter xD


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Alternatives for LEGO 8043 Motorized Excavator
I'm looking for a motorised excavator set with the 8043 in mind. However, it is now retired and no longer available.
Are there any alternative sets currently available? I have looked at a few options, including motorizing my 42006 set, but it doesn't make sense financially.
My second question is, why is LEGO not replacing retired sets with current versions? Is it due to popularity? Design cost vs sales?

If you're willing to pay a premium, you can find new, sealed sets on bricklink.  I've done this from time to time with great success.

I'm afraid there is no other excavator in LEGO Technic line like 8043. It is quite unique in that it has both driving and its functions motorized. Which is why it keeps its value even on second hand market. In case your collection consist of more than 42006 set you can look into "bricklinking" 8043 set for yourself. That is, look into buying missing bricks to build 8043 set of your own collection. In fact, owning just 42006 set means you already have 45.3% of 8043.
If you are fine with fan designed LEGO model I can suggest looking at excavators on Rebrickable. All models have instructions (paid or free).
Answer to why LEGO doesn't keep same type of model for a long period of time is quite simple, I think. If you got excavator released two years ago (which is the usual life span for Technic models), you don't really need a new one. You'd probably want to get dump truck, super car, plane or some other model that you don't already have. And if you already got all the types, and LEGO keeps making sets of the same type you'd probably won't spend money on newer models, which is something LEGO doesn't want to happen.

Thank you for your answer. Whilst I understand the philosophy you have put forward, doesn't this mean that there will be generations gaps? IE the age group who becomes interested lego every 10 or so years don't have the models available to them and so that market is lost? I don't for one minute except Lego to change their business model but its interesting to understand.

@Jason Not everything that has been popular at certain time may be interesting these days. AFOLs have been asking to reboot Classic Space, Castle, Pirates themes as well as monorail, have more trains and do on for long time. These themes may no longer be popular for today's kids as they were back in the day. However LEGO does listen to their fans and do some smaller releases like Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816), Pirates of Barracuda Bay (21322) and upcoming Medieval Castle (31120) as a follow up on old themes. So who knows, we may get reboot of 8043 as some point as well.

Fair point. Thanks for all the comments.

The 8043 Motorized Excavator from 2010 is retired, but in 2019, LEGO released the 42100 Liebherr R 9800, an excavator in the PoweredUP series of Technic models.
As of May 2021, the 42100 is still available in the LEGO shop, where the Liebherr co-branded excavator sells for $450 US and is described as:

High-fidelity replica model, operated via the LEGO® TECHNIC™ CONTROL+ app and powered by 2 advanced Smart Hubs and 7 motors.

For comparison, the Bricklink price is about $225 for a used 8043 and about $700 for a new one (in May 2021).


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MINDSTORMS 51515 exporting code
I have created a MOC that I am going to put on Rebrickable. But the code is so complex I can’t do what I normally do and take a screen shot of the code and they replicate it. Does anyone know how if possible to upload the .lms files I found on my iPad to a Windows computer. I have the transfer of the files from iPad to Windows but I don’t have the ability to use a Windows computer to test opening it.

I don't have an iOS device, but in the Android/ChromeOS version, there is a Share option when you click the ⋮ button next to the project name. You can use this to email the project, send it to Dropbox/OneDrive/Google Drive, etc. The exact options will depend on which other apps you have installed. The shared project (.lms file) can be opened by others on any OS with the same or newer version of the MINDSTORMS programming app.

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What is the correct snowspeeder to pair with the AT-AT?
Wanting to replicate the scene from Empire Strikes Back where Luke is flying a snowspeeder on Hoth and harpoons an AT-AT. I have already purchased and built the AT-AT model number 75288 but I'm having trouble figuring out what is right for this scene? Is it the discontinued model 75259 or 75268?
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I'm looking to replicate the scene with the current AT-AT I have but I'm unsure which Snowspeeder should be used that will pair well in size with the AT-AT. The Snowspeeders I've researched are different sizes and I'm unsure if 75259 is an oversized representation to be used as a model only or if 75268 is the correct size representation for the scene. From my research doesn't appear they'll come out with any other variations to a Snowspeeder.

What do you mean by "right" or "correct"? (1) Which is the most accurate to the models used in the movie? (2) Which has the closest scale? (3) Which offers the most pleasing aesthetic combination? (4) Which has functions allowing to recreate the scenes of the movie? Please update your question with the criterion you are looking for, to make it objectively answerable.

Taking the most probable and most objectively answerable interpretation ("Which has the closest scale?") the answer can be clearly decided:
According to the Star Wars Wiki the AT-AT is 22,5 meters high and 20 meters long. The 75288 set you purchased is 34 cm high and 38 cm long, this gives a 1:66,17 or 1:52,63 scale, depending on whether you take the height or the length. (On a side note, here we can see that the LEGO model itself is already not to scale with the movie model.)
Using these scales the 5,3 meter length of the Snowspeeder would be the best depicted by a model 10,07 or 8,00 cm long. Of your alternatives the 75268 is a bit closer to it at 11 cm, while the 75259 is about twice as large (18 cm).

Huh, I wonder where the discrepancy comes from?  According to your source, the movie version is higher than it is long while the LEGO model is reversed - is it possible they're not counting the head in its length for the movie version?  Or is the LEGO version really that far off in its proportions?

@DarrelHoffman checking the page zovits has linked I can see there is no exact data on dimensions of the models seen in movies. Based on details found on SW Wiki height could be 15.5-18.5-22.5 meters, or somewhere in the middle. So LEGO model could actually be within the correct proportions.

@Alex Does anyone have an officially licensed, non-LEGO model of an AT-AT they can measure?  Those are likely to be more accurate since they're not constrained the way that LEGO models can be just based on pieces available/structural stability, etc.  Could even use a CG model out of a video game if someone has the wherewithal to extract it.  I'm just curious whose numbers are closer...

@DarrelHoffman LEGO is not in the business of making movie accurate models, but toys that resemble those, while being assembled from mostly generic bricks, in a way that is statically and structurally sound so that it can be played with and in the correct price range. Achieving all of that necessitates various compromises, in this case the height / length ratio was sacrificed. The question about the non-LEGO model is not on topic here, so you'd have better chances on sites dedicated to the topic.

Normally, I'd agree that other models are off-topic, but given that this question is specifically about getting as close to movie-accurate proportions as possible, if the best easily-accessible source for movie-accurate proportions is by measuring a non-LEGO model, I do think it's at least somewhat relevant to ask that.

Another thing to point out about most toys of the AT-AT (I've got an original LEGO one and a Mirco Machines version, and my brother had the old Kenner toy as well) is that they are never correctly scaled to the figures that go with them - in the films the command section clearly has two seated pilots and then a standing gunner, most toys hold two seated figures in there. Even the old Kenner was longer than it was tall - most of the playability is in the head/body rather than having really tall legs...

Where as the snowspeeders are designed to carry 2 people, and so the scale of those is usually more correctly proportioned to the figures within them.


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Are these bricks with dimple on top of a stud LEGO?
These bricks came in a lot of LEGO bricks from the 1960's-1970's.
I have looked on Google to check other manufacturers and I couldn't find a match to them.

I think these bricks are Lino Method

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Does anyone know these non-LEGO bricks? dimples in studs, no connectors on the bottom
We found this box of old (definitely) non-LEGO  bricks in Czech Republic. Probably from the seventies or eighties?
Does anyone know the manufacturer - brand or set (s) from which they can be?
We thought it was Wundersteine (Wonderbricks), but their bricks are different.
Here are some photos, no visible logos.
Many thanks for any suggestions.

This is one of Eastern Germany's (DDR) two brick systems (created by typical VEBs and I'd be suprised if you find those letters anywhere printed on the bricks):

most likely Formo because of the simplicity of the backside and how basic all the bricks are - you should not be able to combine it with Lego bricks and these bricks are rather difficult to impossible to assemble. Or
less likely PEBE because I've never encountered so large bricks for that, and in your pictures I see not one specialized brick although those weren't uncommon, while sets with only basic bricks were not typical - you should be able to combine it with Lego bricks and these bricks can be put together without further problems.

PEBE's bricks looked different thru the years - what you show might be from 1980s, because later the studs consisted of cylinders only (yet still compatible with Lego). For i.e. 2x4 flat bricks without studs it was very typical to have not even one cylinder or stud on the backside.
Formo's highlight was a set of the Palast der Republik, intended to be bought as souvenir.


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Instructions for fire rescue
I have two sealed bags of LEGO, but I need to find the instructions. The minifigure is a yellow fire rescue guy with a red hat. It has 4 large wheels and 2 bendy yellow hoses. The second bag is a burning tree. I’m not positive they go together. It looks like too many pieces to be the ATV and not enough to be the fire truck, but I can’t find any other yellow fire rescue guys. Can anyone help me find the instructions?

None of 60105 (white hat though), 30361 (black outfit though), or 4427 have hoses. As always, I would recommend some nice, clear, close-up photos.

Please add pictures. They usually contain much more information than  you have described.

Based on your description (two yellow flexible hoses, yellow minifig with red hat, burning tree) and after digging through bricklink sets (narrowing down the sets that have two yellow flex hoses), I'm fairly certain that you've got parts of 4209-1 Fire Plane:

Armed with that set number, it's trivial to find the instructions at https://www.lego.com/service/buildinginstructions/4209 .


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Which set had these LEGO cars with Pat. Pend.?
I have three of these they are marked Pat. Pend. all pieces are the body's are white blocks wheels are red.
What set are these from?

These are Train Base 4 x 7 with Wheels Holder

with Train Wheel with 2 x 2 Stud Center, Traction Teeth

and Turntable 4 x 4 Complete, Perfectly Round

They were found in two sets from 1966:


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Identify large tile sticker with flaming monster
I have a large tile (inclined) with a sticker of what looks like a fire monster with flames. Can you help me identifying the set? Could it be a Ninjago set?

This stickered Slope 10 6 x 8
comes from
9464: The Vampyre Hearse

Lovely, many thanks!


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Can I make a Complete Red Skeleton
So, it looks like, from searching on Bricklink, there are no red skeleton torsos - only arms and legs. Is that right?

Neither https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=60115 thick nor https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6260 thin torsos are listed in red, correct.

But people seem to be 3-D printing them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/148691465@N05/48832081887

And (ugh) http://reasonablyblogged.blogspot.com/2009/04/daily-fail-skeleton-town-treasure.html knockoffs

@RSchulz that one isn't printed. It is a legit LEGO piece, but a prototype (you can even see "LEGO" and pert number on thatpicture). TLG use red color (forgot the reason why) to produce most of the prototypes. You can find that there are number of elements, non produced in Red colors being sold over Bricklink.

Oops, I didn't zoom in - I do see the Lego logo now! I've brought back reddish pieces from Legoland when they used to have a small-volume molding machine on the factory tour. They just remixed various old bricks in and the color was always nonstandard.

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How do I tell if LEGO bricks are fake?
I recently bought a large lot of LEGO bricks, come to find out that more than half are fake. There are some minifigures that are real and some are obvious fakes, but the Minecraft ones I can’t tell. Do all Minecraft minifigure parts have “LEGO” logo on them like other LEGO elements, or did I get scammed?

on top of their torsos, on the neck there should be lego mark on top. can you check? and under legs too.

Hi CliffGang! Please check the answers provided on the page linked as the duplicate. If those do not answer your question to your satisfaction, please edit your original post to incorporate additional details, or add a comment here to let us know you are still looking for an answer.


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Lego bags missing sets
I have some Lego bags that I do not know which set they belong to. Can you guys help me?

These are from
42098: Car Transporter

Key parts

24116 - Technic, Panel Curved 3 x 5 x 3 in Blue and Light Gray

15458 - Technic, Panel Plate 3 x 11 x 1 in Dark Azure


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Curious Case of Polybag Sold Separately in ~2003
I am currently in the middle of my long Dark Age and I am trying to identify the polybag that was sold separately in Poland around year 2003. It had a number, airholes, LEGO logo and yellow accents, it contained assorted, mostly useless (including non-matching) parts in weird colors.
I am absolutely sure these were inside and I know for a fact that parts differed slightly on bag to bag basis. It looks like these were excess throw-away parts.
1x 4204: Brick 8x16 - Dark Gray
3x 41748pr0020: Wedge Curved 6x2 Left with 3 Ovals Print
3x 30144pr0015: Brick 2x4x3 with Octan Print - White
1x 30144: Brick 2x4x3 - Tan
Can somebody kindly shed some light on it, what was that and why would they even sell such things? For the record I have never had any of the sets in which these parts were originally used (according to Rebrickable).

By "airholes" you are referring to a type of old polybags which were used to package bricks in sets during 90's?

I am sorry, I don't exactly recall the polybags from the 90s, I just mean that its surface was perforated with tiny holes. I remember because it felt differently right away.

I remember them as well - I just think they're reasonable inside a box, where eyes look not and fingers poke not, but by themselves, would be too prone to abuse by shoppers. I have to assume it was done because they made it much easier to fit everything in a box, because Lego wouldn't have to suck or squeeze air out of a sealed bag - it would just get squished out naturally.

Air holes always seem dangerous when there's a possibility of small Lego pieces that could be forced through.
North American Lego stores used to sell these bags, but stopped in roughly 2010 due to health concerns regarding sanitizing (so I was told). They were, as yours were, just leftover bricks. I realize they don't match your description of air holes or a number, but thought they might jog someone's memory.

Thank you, at least I am not imagining things :), I remember I found it really curious  that LEGO would delibarately sell sth like this (I was 12yo). Yours look idd a bit similar to what I remember. It was a small, bizarre store with surprising amount of licensed LEGO products (which was rare in my country back then), I also remember buying 635 Extra Bricks in White there.


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Which set does this windshield piece with a hanging green head come from?
This is a windshield piece 2x 4 x 2, 4594. It has a printed green face on it. What set does it come from?

That would be
Part # 4594 : Windscreen 2 x 4 x 2 Vertical with HP Shrunken Head Pattern
from Set # 4755: Knight Bus

https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Dre_Head


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Mindstorms 2.0 can't download to NXT brick with error 142023
Using Mindstorms education 2.0 on a Windows 7 computer I can't seem to get the program to see the NXT via USB or bluetooth dongle.
When connected by USB nothing appears in the NXT window with device turned on.  When downloading a program, error code: -142023 is thrown.  Cannot connect to NXT device
When connected by bluetooth the NXT device shows in the NXT window as available until I try the connect button.  The standard serial over bluetooth is created and a COM is opened but then the error code: -142023 is displayed.  Cannot connect to the NXT device
Other things I have tried:

NXT works with multiple cords on other computers but not on one other windows 7
Computer security settings have been decreased to allow devices to talk to programs
removing and reloading program

Have you tried running the Mindstorms application in Compatibility Mode? Right-click on the shortcut, and click into the "Compatibility" tab, and set it to run as Windows XP (Service Pack 3).

I'll add it as an answer for you to accept then ;)

I believe that you need to run the Mindstorms Education program in Compatability mode.
The easiest way to do this is to:

Right click on the Mindstorms shortcut on either your start menu or desktop and select "Properties".
Switch to the "Compatability" tab.
Check the "Run in Compatability mode", and from the drop down that is then enabled select "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)".
Ok out of the dialog.

That should solve your problem.

I tried the above but still couldn't make Bluetooth connect on a Win7-32 laptop, although the connection was working fine to a Mac (I would have stayed with the Mac but wanted to use Robot-C which is PC only). The error was -142016, I think.
I then tried a connection with the USB cable (which worked); after that the Bluetooth connection also worked. It didn't need compatibility mode settings.

If you have any further details of what you're running, and what sort of errors you're getting we might be able to help further?