Building Resources

BrickJournal has some online resources available for use by LEGO builders. These are provided freely by contributors to the magazine. 

Technic

 

NXT Comparison to RCX (for FLL teams and others) 

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This 21 page document by Jay Kinzie is an introduction to the NXT and compares it to the older MINDSTORMS system. While this paper is primarily for use by FLL teams who are transitioning to NXT sets, this is a great read for those wondering about the new sets available now. the-power-of-the-lego-nxt.pdf (1.4 MB)

 

LEGO Power Systems (for FLL teams and others) 

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This 7 page document by Jay Kinzie discusses transferring mechanical power using differentials and gearing. This is geared (pun intended) for Technic builders, including FLL teams.
LEGO Power Systems - DDCC (2).pdf (286.5 KB) 

 

Mosaic

 

PicToBrick Tutorial 

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This 8 page document by Tobias Reichling and Adrian Schütz shows how to best use PicToBrick, a LEGO and Ministeck mosaic genreating program.
ptbinstructs.pdf (1.3 MB)