acknowledgments

Thanks to the many amazing and supportive readers of the first edition for making this new edition happen. Even though it’s impossible to list all of you here, you are first and foremost when it comes to expressing my gratitude. Thank you all sincerely.

Thanks also to my publisher, who appreciated the potential of the first edition and allowed me to build upon it. The No Starch Press crew, and especially the lead editor of this book, Tyler Ortman, didn’t hesitate for a moment when I presented him with this monster of a book requiring months of heavy work. The same can be said about Eric “Blakbird” Albrecht, whose expert engineering knowledge and unending patience in correcting me allowed many blunders to be avoided.

Many thanks go to the amazing, talented, and supportive people at No Starch Press, including but not limited to Bill Pollock, Serena Yang, Pam Watts, and Julia Borden.

Special thanks go to many amazing creators whose help made this book better: Philippe “Philo” Hurbain, Fernando “Conchas” Correia, and Paul “Crowkillers” Boratko, as well as to Michael Efferman and Micha Koren with their crazy and bold 3D-printing designs.

A very important thanks goes to Michael Lachmann, Travis Cobbs, and Kevin Clague for their talent and generosity in freely sharing their software, which was essential for creating figures and building instructions in this book.

I also owe thanks to the many amazing people from the LEGO Group, including Jan Beyer, Kim E. Thomsen, Ana Albouy, Gaute Munch, Monica Pedersen, and the entire Technic team.

There are no words that could sufficiently thank my friends and family for putting up with a fellow whose hobbies include filming hamsters in LEGO cars, even though he hasn’t been a kid for a while.

Last but not least, I want to thank the many people who have been following my work for years, showing their support and interest through conversation, suggestions, and challenges. I hope that reading this book will be as rewarding to you as interacting with you is to me.