Questions tagged [afol]
An acronym for "Adult Fan Of Lego".
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How can you connect different types of LEGO train tracks?
this is my first post here.
I’m trying to connect RC train tracks with straight display-style rails, like in the photo. More precisely, I want to make them look seamlessly connected, even if they’re ...
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Is there a MILS-like standard for medieval villages and castles?
I'm aware of the MILS standard for building large layouts including city and train elements:
This could obviously be adapted for use in medieval layouts, but is there something like this that has ...
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Who are the Lego Certified Professionals?
So, I was just watching Lego Masters, and it's mentioned that the show's judge, Ryan "Brickman" McNaught, is one of fourteen Lego Certified Professionals in the world. I was wondering who those ...
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What is a "MOD" and how does it differ from a "MOC"?
In this imgur post, one of the images is captioned "MODs and MOCs - Ocean Beach, Kingsman Tailor shop, Sanctum Santorum."
If a "MOC" is a "My Own Creation," what is (the most commonly used definition ...
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Europe based printing services for low quantity high quality custom printed tiles
I've found many websites providing a service for custom printing of LEGO tiles :
United Bricks
Brick Engraver
BrickSanity
Fab-Bricks
Citizen Brick
EclipseGrafX
Minifig Madness
BrickTactical
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I find ...
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Is there a way to plan and organize your LEGO project like a GitHub hosted software?
I have the idea to host, plan and maintain a LEGO project (building a MOC in several steps with different functionalities) like a software in GitHub. The project should have forks, pull requests and ...
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Is there a hobbyist standard for Trains track modules?
Many non-LEGO model railroaders have standardized track module standards allowing for interchangeability of (often highly-decorated) track sections (due to availability, damage, scheduling, etc.) as ...
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How does one become a LEGO® Certified Professional?
The LEGO Group's official website has a page speaking about the "LEGO® Certified Professional" designation that a person can earn. It states:
LEGO® Certified Professionals is a community-...
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You know you have been LEGOing too long when
Inspired by this webpage on raytracing I was trying to find out whether something similar exists for LEGOing (playing with LEGO). However, I couldn't find any references to jokes like "You know you ...
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Turnover share attributable to AFOLs [closed]
Traditionally LEGO has been known as a kid's toy, but there is a growing community of AFOLs (Adult Fans Of LEGO).
How big share of LEGO's turnover is attributable to AFOLs?
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Overview of online LEGO discussion forums?
To help give an outsider an overview of the online LEGO community:
What are the main online discussion forums in the LEGO world? Who hangs out where? What are the popular special interest forums?
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What is an inexpensive camera for photographing LEGO? [closed]
What is an inexpensive camera for taking pictures of LEGO? I currently use an iPad and I am not satisfied with the photo quality. I would prefer something 100$ or less, if possible.
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LEGO Star Wars age limits?
Want to buy my boyfriend LEGO for Christmas as I know he'd love it, but am very confused about the age limits on the boxes! If I buy one age 8-14 for example, is it too simple? Don't want to offend ...
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Looking for Adult LEGO
Possible duplicate of:
Are there LEGO sets designed for adults?
The pieces are smaller for higher resolution, the colors are not primary and there are more of them.
Does this exist? I had in mind the ...
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Renting LEGO Service in UK [closed]
Has anyone used the LEGO rental service, www.letsgoplay.co.uk? I'm not quite an AFOL, but I do enjoy building the larger sets, and although it would be great to keep some of them long term I just don'...