The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

Putting It All Together: Building a Technic Model

In the world of official LEGO sets, Technic models can sometimes rank among the largest and most complex designs. Some may be made up of 300 to 1,000 or more pieces. Some may have very few standard system parts in them, relying instead on large numbers of Technic bricks, beams, pins, and other parts I’ve talked about in this chapter. Your own Technic models need not be nearly this complex. You are, of course, free to incorporate as many or as few Technic pieces as you feel you need.

For the purposes of this book, in order to keep things a bit simpler, I’ve decided to present a Technic model that falls on the small side of the range. To illustrate how just a few Technic pieces can add interest and ...