Tag: Motor

  • Where is this LEGO firefighter climbing to?

    Where is this LEGO firefighter climbing to?

    A builder has designed a motorised automaton that demonstrates how LEGO can be used to perform even the most difficult tasks, and then reset itself. In-between designing their project on the BrickLink Designer Program, LEGO YouTuber JK Brickworks has found the time to create another brick-built mechanism starring a persistent firefighter. The Never Ending LEGO…

  • Pushing LEGO Technic engines to their limits

    Pushing LEGO Technic engines to their limits

    A variety of LEGO Technic engines have been put to the test in an experimental video, with the brick-built contraptions reaching speeds of 2500 RPM. Brick Experiment Channel is performing another of their titular experiments on some LEGO Technic creations as they attempt to discover just how fast a brick-built engine of various sizes can…

  • Five manufacturers that need LEGO Speed Champions sets

    Five manufacturers that need LEGO Speed Champions sets

    LEGO Speed Champions is welcoming some new manufacturers into its line-up this year with Koenigsegg and Toyota. However, we can think of a few others that need their own sets too. Speed Champions has proved that its brick-built vehicles aren’t limited to the tarmac with plenty of all-terrain cars covered in the models. With that…

  • LEGO Technic helped develop a hybrid Renault engine

    LEGO Technic helped develop a hybrid Renault engine

    A LEGO Technic engine has helped to develop the next era of Renault’s hybrid cars, with engineers using the bricks as an experimental platform to test new ideas. Car enthusiasts may already know that Renault has been integrating plug-in hybrid technology into some of their cars, with the story beginning over a year ago. But, did…

  • How do LEGO bricks react with a water vortex?

    How do LEGO bricks react with a water vortex?

    The LEGO Group occasionally produces sets designed to interact with water, but one LEGO YouTuber has found another way to mix the liquid and bricks. Brick Experiment Channel is back with another LEGO test, this time revisiting a previous experiment with a more creative angle. The question is can official LEGO motors create a water…

  • What would you do with 111 LEGO gears?

    What would you do with 111 LEGO gears?

    If you’ve got too many spare LEGO gears lying around, then this mechanism might be the answer you’ve been looking for. Everyone has a few spare bricks in their collections that have never had a use, but for Technic fans, you might have several LEGO gears free of any device. Well one LEGO YouTuber has…

  • How many LEGO bricks does it take to break metal?

    How many LEGO bricks does it take to break metal?

    The question of which is stronger, a plastic LEGO brick or a piece of metal, has now been answered thanks to one LEGO fan. A LEGO fan has experimented with their collection to discover just how much LEGO is needed to break a metal beam, a question that many other fans must have been asking…

  • Origins: Power Functions Trains

    Origins: Power Functions Trains

    The LEGO Group has produced train sets since before the advent of the minifigure. Over this long history the look and detail of these products has gone up and down. Some amazing sets have been produced like the legendary 4558 Metroliner, and there have also been some duds such as 4560 Railway Express from 1999. One…

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