tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post6009491490368409778..comments2024-03-28T22:25:17.706+00:00Comments on New Elementary: LEGO® parts, sets and techniques: The LEGO® Minifigure at 40: development prototypesAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-76371087938565440592018-11-14T11:20:26.750+00:002018-11-14T11:20:26.750+00:00Did you notice the prototype mini legs? In the &qu...Did you notice the prototype mini legs? In the "whole gang" picture there is a minifig with short, but movable legs. Those were released just now with the Harry Potter collectable seriesSebastian Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961300817107781653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-85155256656730433982018-09-26T17:14:30.425+01:002018-09-26T17:14:30.425+01:00The "Mold Prototypes" are silicone molds...The "Mold Prototypes" are silicone molds as the are used as a first mold for quick prototypes for many products. You start with a model that you want to "copy", fix it in the middle of a closed box (in this case the Lego box) and fill it with a liquid silicone mass. When the silicone has hardened, you cut it into two halves with a sharp knife (you can see the cutting marks on the edges of the red "rubberish" blocks). Then you take out the original model and fill the mold with another material, usually a special polyurethane mixture. <br /><br />This way you can get up to 50 copies of your original model without wasting too much money (and time) for a "real" mold. Nowadays you can 3D print the parts, but silicone molds are still in use today, because you can get a better surface structure without "steps" with them. Sometimes a first prototype is made with a 3D printer, then ground and polished and finally used as a master for a silicone mold.Nils O.http://brix.nilso.eunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-13352778282932548762018-08-29T12:52:30.473+01:002018-08-29T12:52:30.473+01:00Oh yehhh but this is creepierOh yehhh but this is creepierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-73125018455240059162018-08-29T08:20:40.496+01:002018-08-29T08:20:40.496+01:00The room full of weird Ripley clones.The room full of weird Ripley clones.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330777488315394960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-24815037237329619872018-08-29T00:25:17.735+01:002018-08-29T00:25:17.735+01:00Ummm... remind me. Ummm... remind me. Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-90865479940409724482018-08-28T23:42:16.967+01:002018-08-28T23:42:16.967+01:00You know that scene in Alien 4? You know that scene in Alien 4? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330777488315394960noreply@blogger.com