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LEGO Competition Selects Three New Master Builders

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-a-master-model-builder dept.

H0NGK0NGPH00EY writes "The nationwide LEGO Master Builder search (covered here previously) came to a completion last week. At the last minute, LEGO surprised the competitors by announcing that they would select not one, but three Master Builders."

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  1. Re:Master Builder? No way! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Uh, dude, the guy that did the Solo figure was one of the winners ... RTFA.

  2. Re:Master Builder? No way! by morzel · · Score: 5, Informative
    [this may well be an answer on a troll]
    The guy who constructed the Han Solo and Deathstar is actually one of the selected contestants (mr. Sawaya, IIRC).

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  3. Lego Bible by mr.henry · · Score: 5, Informative

    This site always cracks me up.

  4. Re:Does anyone know? by Mateito · · Score: 5, Informative
    Lego bricks are made out of ABS plastics. This powerpoint doc" gives the following properties:
    • Density 1.05 - 1.07 Mg/m^3
    • Bulk Modulus 4.1 - 4.6 GPa
    • Compressive Strength 55 - 60 MPa
    • Elastic Limit 40 - 45 MPa
    • Endurance Limit 24 - 27 MPa
    • Fracture Toughness 2.3 - 2.6 MPa.m1/2
    • Hardness 100 - 140 MPa
    • Modulus of Rupture 50 - 55 MPa
    • Poisson's Ratio 0.38 - 0.42
    • Shear Modulus 0.85 - 0.95 GPa

    Which is enough to calculate at what at point point a solid cube of ABS will fail under its own weight. (Depending on your definition of fail.. but lets use, in this example example, a failure is when the pressure due to the blocks weight excedes the compressive strength).

    However, in order to calculate the failure for a lego construction, I need geometic information. Anybody want to weigh a lego brick and give me a detailed engineering diagram? I suggest we settle on the standard 4x8 brick. Note that the result will be affected by exactly how its constructed. Any bricklayers on slashdot care to make a suggestion on the best way to lay a 3 dimensional solid structure?

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  5. pics from the competition... by martin · · Score: 5, Informative

    The who was the source of the original story has the following pics of the finals