
The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide by Allan Bedford is one of the rare guides that exists. It offers a solid balance of technical description and pictures to underscore the concepts it is attempting to explain. In providing the basic principles behind building from a structural strength perspective, Bedford lets the reader understand how to create structures that can be transported.
This book has been immensely helpful to me as a new adult builder. My mind keeps grasping for some order or at least a foundation for my knowledge- at times the prospect of building is too daunting because I don't have a history of building to fall back upon. Rather than potential, I just see the daunting challenge of meeting expectations. The guide has been invaluable in offering me a general introduction. If you're new to the game, go out and get a copy- it will help solve a lot of your initial questions and mistakes- although the mistakes continue to be fun to make.
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We were just at Kmart. I saw a box of Lego bricks among the (surprisingly limited) other Lego items. I thought, "Soon."
Nearby I saw a Lincoln Logs set or two. My childhood preceded Lego products by just a bit, but I recall building with Lincoln Logs.
Lego has proven to have more versatility, and more marketability. Still, the old logs are there.
When I jump into adult Lego, I will be doing so without the huge background my kids and grandkids have to work with. Hours of free thinking creativity can be a great resource.
Thanks for sharing your project.
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