Search
Forum
Wiki
Images
Files
Member List
Help
08-26-2016, 01:43 AM
Since I have the plans now, I'm wondering if there is interest in Lego bricks for one of the sections. I could consider casting but I haven't done that before, so that might be a bit tricky. It seems like Savage and Alan/Giles are interested in doing casts or something, so maybe they'd like 750 bricks to build a section from.
The "rule of thumb" is 10 cents per Lego brick, however these have larger bricks than average and with 20 different kinds of brick they will need to be sourced from multiple places. I expect it to be $100-120 for enough black bricks for a section, probably mostly from bricklink.com
Other sources of Lego brick:
Alternative sources would be your kid's Lego collection, particularly if you don't care about color. Also bulk used brick from craigslist or the like could be sufficient - except those probably won't have enough of the flat tiles unless you're really lucky.
Most Lego sets, even the basic building sets, don't have enough "regular" brick. Ignoring the color and flat tile parts, LEGO Education Brick Set 4579793 is currently "cheap" on Amazon and gets close, however it's $50 and missing lots of the bigger bricks. You might be able to make due either with smaller bricks from that set or by having it hollower than my plans. Unfortunately there's no tile in that set which is half of he parts
Lego Pick-a-Brick online looks like it'd be a little over $150 (+tax & shipping). The "wall" might save money, but bigger bricks don't fit the bucket well.
The "rule of thumb" is 10 cents per Lego brick, however these have larger bricks than average and with 20 different kinds of brick they will need to be sourced from multiple places. I expect it to be $100-120 for enough black bricks for a section, probably mostly from bricklink.com
Other sources of Lego brick:
Alternative sources would be your kid's Lego collection, particularly if you don't care about color. Also bulk used brick from craigslist or the like could be sufficient - except those probably won't have enough of the flat tiles unless you're really lucky.
Most Lego sets, even the basic building sets, don't have enough "regular" brick. Ignoring the color and flat tile parts, LEGO Education Brick Set 4579793 is currently "cheap" on Amazon and gets close, however it's $50 and missing lots of the bigger bricks. You might be able to make due either with smaller bricks from that set or by having it hollower than my plans. Unfortunately there's no tile in that set which is half of he parts
Lego Pick-a-Brick online looks like it'd be a little over $150 (+tax & shipping). The "wall" might save money, but bigger bricks don't fit the bucket well.