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10X scale, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why
12X scale, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why
1×1 brick model (jumbo version), Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
1×1 brick, as standard for measurement, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities
1×2 plate model (jumbo version), Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick
1×N, Sizing Up the Elements
2×2 45-degree slope model (jumbo version), Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version
2×4 brick model (jumbo version), Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
4X scale, How to Scale Up, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans
5:6 ratio, Why Precision Manufacturing Matters
6X scale, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans

A

alternative solutions. See substitution, Creating Photo Mosaics
angelfish, mosaic design, Creating Photo Mosaics
approximation, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why
arch, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
parts of, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do
substituting for, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do

B

baseplate, Cylinders and Cones, Baseplates, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Cylinders and Cones
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
selecting size for mosaics, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks
beam, Beams, Beams
composite type, Beams
Bill of Materials (BOM), Building Two Versions of the Train Station, Building Two Versions of the Train Station, Step 1, Instructions for Building a Microscale House, Spheres: Round and Round They Go, Building the Triton Step by Step
defined, Building Two Versions of the Train Station
for microscale house model, Instructions for Building a Microscale House
for space shuttle model, Building the Triton Step by Step
for sphere model, Spheres: Round and Round They Go
for train station model, Step 1
bond patterns, Decisions, Decisions: The Best Ways to Connect Bricks
bracing, Straight Bricks Can Make Round Walls, Bracing: Unseen but Not Forgotten, Bracing = Beams + Columns, Building the Buildings
defined, Straight Bricks Can Make Round Walls
demonstrated, Bracing = Beams + Columns, Building the Buildings
brick, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities, The Tube, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
uses, The Tube
brick separator, How to Separate Pieces, How to Separate Pieces, How to Separate Pieces, How to Separate Pieces, How to Separate Pieces, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, How to Separate Pieces
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
examples of usage, How to Separate Pieces
how to obtain, How to Separate Pieces
using bricks instead of, How to Separate Pieces
Brickopedia, Brickopedia, Brickopedia, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works
categories and subcategories, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Brickopedia
listings, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works
arches, How the Brickopedia Works
baseplates, How the Brickopedia Works
bricks, How the Brickopedia Works
cylinders and cones, How the Brickopedia Works
decorative elements, How the Brickopedia Works
plates, How the Brickopedia Works
slopes, How the Brickopedia Works
specialized elements, How the Brickopedia Works
tiles and panels, How the Brickopedia Works
sample entry, Brickopedia
brickplate. See baseplate, Review: Basic Building Principles, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans, How to Think Like a Model Designer
building principles, Review: Basic Building Principles, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans, How to Think Like a Model Designer

C

candy cane model, Review: The LEGO System
cargo ship model, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye
characters. See miniland figure model, Fun LEGO Games
chess pieces, creating, Fun LEGO Games
chimney pattern (column), The Right Way to Build a Beam, The Simple Post
colors, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Fun with LEGO Geometry, The Colors, The Colors, The Colors, Step 9, Step 9, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Creating Characters with Personality, Creating Characters with Personality, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Translating Ideas into Bricks, Microscale Wheels, Sculptures: The Shape of Things to Build, Dividing the Building Process in Two, Structural Decisions: Let the Real Thing Tell You How to Build, Look at Your Model from the Side, Look at Your Model from the Side, Shape, Shape
available, Fun with LEGO Geometry
choosing appropriate, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Step 9, Creating Characters with Personality, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Translating Ideas into Bricks, Microscale Wheels, Look at Your Model from the Side, Shape
for Empire State Building model, Translating Ideas into Bricks
for jumbo bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
for microscale models, Microscale Wheels
for miniland figures, Creating Characters with Personality
for space shuttle model, Look at Your Model from the Side, Shape
for train station model, Step 9
examples of usage, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Creating Characters with Personality, Sculptures: The Shape of Things to Build, Dividing the Building Process in Two, Structural Decisions: Let the Real Thing Tell You How to Build
in design, Look at Your Model from the Side, Shape
obtaining more, The Colors
substituting, The Colors, Step 9, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do
column, The Right Way to Build a Beam, The Right Way to Build a Beam, The Right Way to Build a Beam, Step 4, Behind the Scenes, Behind the Scenes
defined, The Right Way to Build a Beam
examples of usage, Step 4, Behind the Scenes
tying to a wall, Behind the Scenes
types, The Right Way to Build a Beam
combinations of 2×4 bricks, Back to Basics: Tips and Techniques
composite beam, Beams
compound post (column), The Right Way to Build a Beam
computer software, Print and Trace, Step-by-Step Pictures, Step-by-Step Pictures, Step-by-Step Pictures
for building instructions, Step-by-Step Pictures
for model design, Step-by-Step Pictures
for mosaic blueprints, Print and Trace
cone, Arch Pieces, Arch Pieces, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Arch Pieces
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
Connect-Across (game), LEGO Checkers or Chess, LEGO Checkers or Chess, The Basic Rules
creating pieces for, LEGO Checkers or Chess
rules, The Basic Rules
correct assembly, Bracing = Beams + Columns, Beams, Beams, How Not to Build a Beam, How Not to Build a Beam, How Not to Build a Beam, Propping Up the Facade
defined, Beams
examples of usage, Bracing = Beams + Columns, How Not to Build a Beam, Propping Up the Facade
incorrect assembly, How Not to Build a Beam
simple type, Beams
curved wall model, Straight Bricks Can Make Round Walls
cylinder, Arch Pieces, Tiles and Panels, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Arch Pieces
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
cylinder plates, defined, Cylinders and Cones

D

decorative elements, Baseplates, Decorative Elements, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Baseplates
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why, Approximation, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye
examples of, Approximation, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye
design grids, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why, Getting Started: Ignore the Details, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, Creating Photo Mosaics, Print and Trace, Designing a Studs-Up Mosaic, Design Grids for Studs-Up Mosaics, Work from the Bottom Up, Structural Decisions: Let the Real Thing Tell You How to Build, Downloading the Grids, Downloading the Grids, Downloading the Grids, Downloading the Grids, Design Grid #3, Design Grid #3, Design Grid #4, Design Grid #4
downloading, Downloading the Grids
how to use, Design Grid #4
labeled columns and rows for mosaic planning, Downloading the Grids
landscape orientation, Design Grid #4
legend, Print and Trace
plate view, Design Grids for Studs-Up Mosaics, Design Grid #3
portrait orientation, Design Grid #3
top down, Downloading the Grids
using to approximate features, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why, Getting Started: Ignore the Details
using to design models, Work from the Bottom Up, Structural Decisions: Let the Real Thing Tell You How to Build
using to plan a mosaic, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, Creating Photo Mosaics, Designing a Studs-Up Mosaic
design, elements of, Color Concerns
designing. See also design, elements of; design grids, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Reviewing the Technique, Review: Things to Build in Microscale, Dividing the Building Process in Two, How to Think Like a Model Designer, How to Think Like a Model Designer, How to Think Like a Model Designer, How to Think Like a Model Designer, Limit Your Scope, Work from the Bottom Up, Look at Your Model from the Side
choosing color combinations. See colors, How to Think Like a Model Designer
creating original models, How to Think Like a Model Designer
finding distinctive features, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Reviewing the Technique, Work from the Bottom Up
picking a scale, Look at Your Model from the Side
picking subject matter, Review: Things to Build in Microscale, Dividing the Building Process in Two, Limit Your Scope
where to begin, How to Think Like a Model Designer
dimensions of elements, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities
doors, How the Brickopedia Works

E

elements, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities, The Tube, The Tube
classifying types, The Tube
defined, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities
understanding sizes of, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities
Empire State Building model, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Getting Started: Ignore the Details
designing, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye
turning design into model, Getting Started: Ignore the Details

F

facade model, On the Run: Making Miniland Figures Come to Life
factor (scale), Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, How to Scale Up
foliage, elements, How the Brickopedia Works
four-times scale, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans

G

games, Fun LEGO Games, Fun LEGO Games, LEGO Checkers or Chess, LEGO Checkers or Chess, LEGO Checkers or Chess, The Basic Rules, How the Brickopedia Works, Design Grid #2
Connect-Across (game), LEGO Checkers or Chess, LEGO Checkers or Chess, The Basic Rules
creating pieces for, LEGO Checkers or Chess
rules, The Basic Rules
creating board for, Fun LEGO Games
creating pieces for, Fun LEGO Games
designing, How the Brickopedia Works, Design Grid #2
geometry, Why Precision Manufacturing Matters, Why Precision Manufacturing Matters, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Fun with LEGO Geometry
5:6 ratio, Why Precision Manufacturing Matters
relation of plates to bricks, Fun with LEGO Geometry
relation of tubes to studs, Fun with LEGO Geometry
Great Sphinx of Giza. See Sphinx model, How the Brickopedia Works

H

hinge brick, elements, How the Brickopedia Works
house model, microscale, Microscale Wheels
hybrid column, The Simple Post

I

instructions, Using Various Plate Sizes, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Substitute Windows, The Best Bits: Useful Pieces for Miniland Figures, Building the Buildings, Beyond Just Bricks: Other Ways to Enjoy the LEGO Hobby, Creating Your Own Building Instructions
creating for models, Beyond Just Bricks: Other Ways to Enjoy the LEGO Hobby
for example models. See models, instructions for, Using Various Plate Sizes, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Substitute Windows, The Best Bits: Useful Pieces for Miniland Figures, Building the Buildings
inverted slope, Using Various Plate Sizes, Substitute Arches, Substitute Windows, The Best Bits: Useful Pieces for Miniland Figures, Building the Buildings

J

jumbo bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, How to Scale Up, Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick, Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why
1×1 brick model, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
1×2 plate model, Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick
2×2 45-degree slope model, Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version
2×4 brick model, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
building with, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version
comparison of scales, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans
creating studs for, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why
creating walls for, How to Scale Up
defined, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
four-times scale, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version
ten-times scale, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans
jumper plate, Specialized Elements

K

keyhole pattern (column), The Right Way to Build a Beam, The Simple Post

L

landscape orientation, Design Grid #4
layer, of elements, Staggering, The Simple Post
legend, for mosaic plan, Print and Trace
LEGO Group, Why Precision Manufacturing Matters
LEGOLAND, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature
lighthouse model, The Colors

M

macroscale, defined, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
manufacturing, precision of, Baseplates
microscale, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Replacing Full-Size Parts with Microscale Stand-Ins, Replacing Full-Size Parts with Microscale Stand-Ins, Microscale Wheels, Microscale Windows, Review: Things to Build in Microscale
1×1 standard, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye
calculating scale, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye
defined, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye
Empire State Building model, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye
house model, Microscale Wheels
suggested subject matter, Review: Things to Build in Microscale
technique, Microscale Building: More Than Meets the Eye, Replacing Full-Size Parts with Microscale Stand-Ins
wheels, Replacing Full-Size Parts with Microscale Stand-Ins
windows, Microscale Windows
minifig, Minifig Scale: Oh, What a Wonderful Minifig World It Is!
minifig scale, Minifig Scale: Oh, What a Wonderful Minifig World It Is!, Scale: It’s All Relative, Scale: It’s All Relative, Scale: It’s All Relative
calculating scale, Scale: It’s All Relative
train station model, Scale: It’s All Relative
variations, Minifig Scale: Oh, What a Wonderful Minifig World It Is!
Miniland, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature
miniland figure model, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature, Creating a Basic Miniland Figure, Creating a Basic Miniland Figure, The Best Bits: Useful Pieces for Miniland Figures, Creating Characters with Personality, Shirts and Skirts, Lots of Legs, Lots of Legs, Lots of Legs, Arms and Accessories
arms and accessories, Lots of Legs
basic version, Creating a Basic Miniland Figure
compared to minifig, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature
creating appearance of motion, Arms and Accessories
heads and hats, Creating Characters with Personality
instructions, The Best Bits: Useful Pieces for Miniland Figures
legs, Lots of Legs
most useful pieces, Creating a Basic Miniland Figure
shirts and skirts, Shirts and Skirts
miniland scale, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature
models, instructions for, Scale: It’s All Relative, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick, Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, Microscale Wheels, Spheres: Round and Round They Go, Step 1, Step 1
1×1 brick (jumbo version), Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
1×2 plate (jumbo version), Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick
2×2 45-degree slope (jumbo version), Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version
2×4 brick (jumbo version), Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks
microscale house, Microscale Wheels
miniland figure. See miniland figure model, Step 1
space shuttle, Step 1
sphere, Spheres: Round and Round They Go
train station, Scale: It’s All Relative
modified plate, Specialized Elements
mosaic filter, Pixelating an Image Using a Computer
mosaics, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, Geometric Patterns, Geometric Patterns, Geometric Patterns, Geometric Patterns, Geometric Patterns, Creating Photo Mosaics, Creating Photo Mosaics, Creating Photo Mosaics, Creating Photo Mosaics, Print and Trace, Print and Trace, Print and Trace, Pixelating an Image Using a Computer, Designing a Studs-Up Mosaic, Design Grids for Studs-Up Mosaics, Mosaics on Edge, Mosaics on Edge
creating blueprint with computer software, Print and Trace
creating letters, Designing a Studs-Up Mosaic
creating patterns with design grids, Creating Photo Mosaics
defined, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks
from photos, Creating Photo Mosaics, Print and Trace
geometric patterns, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic
incorporating into a model, Mosaics on Edge
on baseplates, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic
plates vs. bricks, Geometric Patterns
print and trace (design technique), Creating Photo Mosaics
quartering the image, Pixelating an Image Using a Computer
required elements, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks
studs-out, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, Geometric Patterns, Geometric Patterns, Creating Photo Mosaics
defined, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Geometric Patterns
designing, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, Creating Photo Mosaics
studs-up, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Geometric Patterns, Geometric Patterns, Design Grids for Studs-Up Mosaics, Mosaics on Edge
defined, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Geometric Patterns
designing, Design Grids for Studs-Up Mosaics, Mosaics on Edge
types of, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks
uses, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks
viewing while building, Print and Trace

N

N, to represent element length, Sizing Up the Elements

O

offset plate, Specialized Elements
overlapping, Stacking, Overlapping, Staggering, Connecting Walls, Connecting Walls, Beams, Step 2, Step 2, Step 5, Step 6, Step 9, Step 3, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Creating a Basic Miniland Figure, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Structural Decisions: Let the Real Thing Tell You How to Build, Structural Decisions: Let the Real Thing Tell You How to Build
defined, Overlapping
importance when building walls, Staggering
with bricks, Connecting Walls, Step 2, Step 5, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Structural Decisions: Let the Real Thing Tell You How to Build
with plates, Stacking, Beams, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Creating a Basic Miniland Figure
with slopes, Step 9, Step 3

P

panel, Arch Pieces, Arch Pieces, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Arch Pieces
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
patterns, geometric, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic
photo mosaics, Creating Photo Mosaics, Pixelating an Image Using a Computer
photos, in designing, Dividing the Building Process in Two, The Headdress, Limit Your Scope, Work from the Bottom Up
pin-enabled elements, How the Brickopedia Works
plate, Using Various Brick Sizes, Using Various Brick Sizes, Specialized Elements, Cylinders and Cones, Cylinders and Cones, Fun with LEGO Geometry, How the Brickopedia Works
cylinder, Cylinders and Cones
defined, Using Various Brick Sizes
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
offset, Specialized Elements
relationship to brick height, Fun with LEGO Geometry
uses, Using Various Brick Sizes
plate view, Design Grids for Studs-Up Mosaics, Structural Decisions: Let the Real Thing Tell You How to Build
portrait perspective, Design Grid #3
precision of manufacturing, Baseplates
print and trace, Creating Photo Mosaics
proportion, Elements of Design, Proportion

R

redesigning, Step 9
repeating patterns, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, Geometric Patterns
repetition, Elements of Design, Proportion
rise (arch), Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do
roof bricks, The Slope, Step 7
roof, substitute for train station model, Substitute Windows
rotation step, Dividing the Building Process in Two
round wall model, Straight Bricks Can Make Round Walls

S

scale. See also jumbo bricks; microscale, Scale: It’s All Relative, Scale: It’s All Relative, Scale: It’s All Relative, Scale: It’s All Relative, Scale: It’s All Relative, Scale: It’s All Relative, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature, Miniland Scale: Bigger but Still Small, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, How to Scale Up, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans, Look at Your Model from the Side
calculating, Scale: It’s All Relative, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature
comparison of various, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans
deciding which to use, Look at Your Model from the Side
defined, Scale: It’s All Relative
demonstrated, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, 2×2 45-Degree Slope: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans
factor, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, How to Scale Up
macroscale. See jumbo bricks, Scale: It’s All Relative
microscale. See microscale, Scale: It’s All Relative
minifig, Scale: It’s All Relative
miniland, Miniland Scale: The Whole World in Miniature, Miniland Scale: Bigger but Still Small
scope, Review: Things to Build in Microscale, Limit Your Scope
sculpture, Sculptures: The Shape of Things to Build, Dividing the Building Process in Two, Sculpting Other Subjects: The Sphinx, Color Concerns
choosing a subject, Dividing the Building Process in Two
defined, Sculptures: The Shape of Things to Build
Sphinx model. See Sphinx model, Color Concerns
separator. See brick separator, Color Concerns
shape, Elements of Design
shuttle. See space shuttle model, Beams
simple beam, Beams
simple post (column), The Right Way to Build a Beam, The Simple Post
six-times scale, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans
slope, Using Various Plate Sizes, Using Various Plate Sizes, Using Various Plate Sizes, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Using Various Plate Sizes
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
inverted, Using Various Plate Sizes
software, Print and Trace, Step-by-Step Pictures, Step-by-Step Pictures, Step-by-Step Pictures
for building instructions, Step-by-Step Pictures
for model design, Step-by-Step Pictures
for mosaic blueprints, Print and Trace
space shuttle model, Limit Your Scope, Limit Your Scope, Pick Your Subject, Building the Triton Step by Step, Building the Triton Step by Step, Step 1
Bill of Materials, Building the Triton Step by Step
designing, Limit Your Scope
instructions, Step 1
naming, Pick Your Subject
reasons for picking as subject, Limit Your Scope
span (arch), Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do
specialized elements, Specialized Elements, Specialized Elements, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Specialized Elements
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
sphere model, Spheres: Round and Round They Go, Spheres: Round and Round They Go, Spheres: Round and Round They Go, Spheres: Round and Round They Go, Dividing the Building Process in Two, Dividing the Building Process in Two
Bill of Materials, Spheres: Round and Round They Go
building half at a time, Spheres: Round and Round They Go
comparing top to sides, Dividing the Building Process in Two
instructions, Spheres: Round and Round They Go
rotation step, Dividing the Building Process in Two
Sphinx model, Choosing an Identifying Characteristic, Choosing an Identifying Characteristic, The Nose, The Ears, The Ears, The Paws, The Headdress, Building the Foundation Last
building foundation, The Headdress
ears, The Ears
head, Choosing an Identifying Characteristic
headdress, The Ears
nose, The Nose
paws, The Paws
re-creating angles, Choosing an Identifying Characteristic
stacking, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Back to Basics: Tips and Techniques, Stacking, Stacking, Stacking, Building Two Versions of the Train Station, Step 2, Step 5, Reviewing the Technique
defined, Back to Basics: Tips and Techniques
examples of usage, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Stacking, Building Two Versions of the Train Station, Step 2, Step 5, Reviewing the Technique
problem with, Stacking
staggering, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Back to Basics: Tips and Techniques, Back to Basics: Tips and Techniques, Overlapping, Overlapping, Overlapping, Substitute Roofs, Spheres: Round and Round They Go, Step 1
defined, Back to Basics: Tips and Techniques, Overlapping
examples of usage, Fun with LEGO Geometry, Overlapping, Substitute Roofs, Spheres: Round and Round They Go, Step 1
station. See train station model, Beams
structure failure, Beams
stud, Sizing Up the Elements, The Stud, How to Scale Up, How to Scale Up, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why
defined, Sizing Up the Elements
position on top of elements, How to Scale Up
representing in jumbo models, How to Scale Up, Other Scales: Which Ones Work and Why
studs-out mosaic, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, Geometric Patterns, Geometric Patterns, Creating Photo Mosaics
defined, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Geometric Patterns
designing, What You Need to Make a Studs-Out Mosaic, Creating Photo Mosaics
studs-up mosaic, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Geometric Patterns, Geometric Patterns, Design Grids for Studs-Up Mosaics, Mosaics on Edge
defined, Mosaics: Patterns and Pictures in Bricks, Geometric Patterns
designing, Design Grids for Studs-Up Mosaics, Mosaics on Edge
submodel, Beams, Beams, Step 11, Step 11, Step 11
defined, Beams, Step 11
train station roof built as, Step 11
substitution, How to Separate Pieces, Building Two Versions of the Train Station, Step 6, Step 6, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Substitute Walls, Substitute Arches, Substitute Windows, Substitute Windows, Lots of Legs, Propping Up the Facade, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version, Limit Your Scope, Work from the Bottom Up
arches, Substitute Arches
brick separator, How to Separate Pieces
colors. See colors, Step 6
defined, Step 6
examples of, Building Two Versions of the Train Station, 1×2 Plate: Building Instructions for the Jumbo Version
in miniland figures, Lots of Legs
roofs, Substitute Windows
walls, Substitute Walls, Propping Up the Facade
when designing, Limit Your Scope, Work from the Bottom Up
windows, Substitute Windows
substructure. See submodel, Print and Trace
symbols, for legend, Print and Trace
system, defined, The LEGO System: Endless Possibilities

T

taking apart elements. See brick separator, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans
ten-times scale, Jumbo Elements: Building Bigger Bricks, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans
test build, Building the Walls of the Jumbo Brick
tile, Arch Pieces, Tiles and Panels, How the Brickopedia Works
defined, Arch Pieces
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
top-down design grid, Downloading the Grids
train station model, Scale: It’s All Relative, Building Two Versions of the Train Station, Step 1, Step 1, Step 1, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do, Substitute Windows, Substitute Windows
Bill of Materials, Step 1
instructions, Building Two Versions of the Train Station
other uses for, Scale: It’s All Relative
roof submodel, Step 1
substitute arches, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do
substitute roofs, Substitute Windows
substitute walls, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do
substitute windows, Substitute Windows
Triton. See space shuttle model, The Tube
tube, defined, The Tube
turntables, How the Brickopedia Works
twelve-times scale, The Best Solutions from the Simplest Plans

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waffleplate. See baseplate, Overlapping, Staggering
walls, Overlapping, Overlapping, Overlapping, Staggering, Staggering, Connecting Walls, Straight Bricks Can Make Round Walls, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do
creating, Overlapping, Staggering
curved, Straight Bricks Can Make Round Walls
overlap technique, Overlapping, Connecting Walls
substituting in, Substitution: When Other Parts Will Do
wheels, Reviewing the Technique, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
microscale, Reviewing the Technique
windows, Substitute Windows, Translating Ideas into Bricks, Microscale Wheels, How the Brickopedia Works, How the Brickopedia Works
elements, How the Brickopedia Works
microscale, Translating Ideas into Bricks, Microscale Wheels
substitute for train station model, Substitute Windows
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