There's something here for everyone, from basic, common connections to advanced techniques with rare old LEGO pieces but they all probably have one thing in common – illegality!
Brickbuilt Replicas: I think it’s worthwhile to mention the basic connection that the wrench fits around a stud:
PaulvilleMOCs: Yes, like on madLEGOman‘s crab, and I used that to create the effect of the castor wheels on my tool chest:
PaulvilleMOCs: It can also act as a stud-to-stud direction reversal (like where a LOTR ring or handcuffs are often used). I saw that was used in Vaionaut’s scissorlift:
Cab ~: I used this as well, for White Diamond's knuckles.
Ted A.: Here's a limited-use connection: put the wrench through tank tread holes. There is a flange on the underside of the tread that doesn't let much else pass through.
modestolus (Ben): The wrench fits perfectly with the Scala Curtain Rod 11L. I used it in this MOC:
PaulvilleMOCs: The wrench also clips around the middle of a telescope piece very well:
madLEGOman: And binoculars too; see at the front here:
madLEGOman: And shown behind that: you can clip the wrench onto the hammer, and also onto a Technic bush by clipping it onto the grooves.
thomas_jenkins_bricks: I used that Technic bush connection on the underside of my ski speeder. I noticed that connection quite late in the competition.
PaulvilleMOCs: You can out a wrench onto a clip to get cool angles, like in the pole on my model of Flappy from the LEGO Club Show:
PaulvilleMOCs: The width of the hammerhead is the same as the height of a brick, so for example you can put them back to back into bricks with holes in the studs (headlight, Technic, etc.)
Vaionaut: And the hammer is one plate thick, just as thick as the bar. So I hammered the keys of my organ!
PaulvilleMOCs: Yes, like on madLEGOman‘s crab, and I used that to create the effect of the castor wheels on my tool chest:
PaulvilleMOCs: It can also act as a stud-to-stud direction reversal (like where a LOTR ring or handcuffs are often used). I saw that was used in Vaionaut’s scissorlift:
Cab ~: I used this as well, for White Diamond's knuckles.
Ted A.: Here's a limited-use connection: put the wrench through tank tread holes. There is a flange on the underside of the tread that doesn't let much else pass through.
modestolus (Ben): The wrench fits perfectly with the Scala Curtain Rod 11L. I used it in this MOC:
PaulvilleMOCs: The wrench also clips around the middle of a telescope piece very well:
madLEGOman: And binoculars too; see at the front here:
madLEGOman: And shown behind that: you can clip the wrench onto the hammer, and also onto a Technic bush by clipping it onto the grooves.
thomas_jenkins_bricks: I used that Technic bush connection on the underside of my ski speeder. I noticed that connection quite late in the competition.
PaulvilleMOCs: You can out a wrench onto a clip to get cool angles, like in the pole on my model of Flappy from the LEGO Club Show:
PaulvilleMOCs: The width of the hammerhead is the same as the height of a brick, so for example you can put them back to back into bricks with holes in the studs (headlight, Technic, etc.)
#1 Nomad: And that's why you can fit four of them in the back of a 1x2 tile.
I never ended up using that, but it's definitely a neat thing. Thomas used it for the hands of his droid, but with a jumper rather than a tile:
Vaionaut: Here are basically all the wrench connections I used in my entries, plus an extra one on the right:
midian454: I used the technique on the right in my clawed hand! That was a nice discovery.
PaulvilleMOCs: I used the Technic pin one as well, on the motion capture base of the T-Rex:
Thanks to the builders for taking the time to share this great info! We highly recommend following them: Brickbuilt Replicas, PaulvilleMOCs, Cab ~, Ted A., modestolus (Ben), madLEGOman, thomas_jenkins_bricks, Vaionaut, #1 Nomad and midian454.
Next time on New Elementary, another competitor jaapxaap will discuss one of his Iron Forge models in more detail. In the meantime here is a wrench seed part starter idea from PaulvilleMOCs and jaapxaap to inspire you: how about beginning a model by combining wrenches with paddle-shaped parts 3900 and/or 32828?
READ MORE: Iron Forge is now down to the Top 8 and this week's part is the stud shooter! Join the Discord chat to see all entries as they come in
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Thank you for the great article! Nice techniques and cool builds.
ReplyDeleteYeah, all these builds are top-notch! Someday I'll get to this level of building.
DeleteThis amount of LEGO talent in such a short time makes my LEGO soul depressed...
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