Ah so its a term that derived from the MOC community. That explains a lot. Ive never had enough money for LEGOs, let alone enough to create MOCs, which is why I never dwelled in those sorta things, if I did it would become second nature to me. Doesnt mean I like the term now that I heard it.
I hate those pieces and those that have english words on them (like the special CCBS pieces with HF hero names on them).
Oh I know one build that is prohibited of enacting. Using Lime connector joints.
Heck yeah! Flex tube is super useful, and no Bionicle fan can ever have enough of it! …Though I guess it isn’t technically illegal due to old Lego sets requiring you to cut tubing.
Ahhh you should get some, my friend! It offers crazy amounts of expressiveness to mata-style heads, and the sleek color often can be used to make gaps on sets look a little more organic!
@Rockho I’d be terrified to do that personally, but only because I don’t have a ton of system pieces yet…what do you use lightsaber blades for?
@Ghosty@Rockho If you don’t have any flextube you can use the old Exo Force “transparent flexible light cable thing”. It is a bit difficult to cut it with scissors though…
@legomaster1378 That presentation on legal/illegal is very, very nice. I’m gonna need to reconsider how I’ve been keeping certain pieces together.
On to the main attraction. Please consider the following my one-and-only submission to “TTV After Dark: Building Techniques of Dubious Legality”
I’ve been using this screwball technique in the (rather heavy) arms of a large MOC. The “toggle joint,” as Bricklink is telling me it is officially called, stays in place unexpectedly well, with slight wear at worst. The clutch that keeps it in place comes from the ball in the joint at one, maybe two contact points, which pushes the pinhole into the flat plastic mold underlay.