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The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide
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The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

by Allan Bedford
September 2005
Beginner content levelBeginner
376 pages
10h 26m
English
No Starch Press
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Review: What Is Technic?

In this chapter, we sought to answer one simple question, “What is Technic?” You discovered that the answer really has two parts to it. First, you found out that Technic is a system within a system. It is a set of LEGO elements with unique and interesting features that can also work with the standard parts you’ve seen elsewhere in this book. Second, you saw that Technic is also a style of building with the specialized pieces that make up this class of parts. This could mean wheeled vehicles that have working steering or it could mean a small helicopter with rotor blades that turn when you give its tail a spin with your finger.

Defining Technic wasn’t as easy as some of the other questions we’ve tackled in this text, but ...

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