Lego interlocking solid puzzles

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Apart from the fact that the bricks and plates are open at their bottoms, and so the pieces always have one side that can’t be “smooth,” Lego is a pretty handy way to prototype interlocking solid puzzles. Many of these are based on cubic units, and can be built in Lego at a scale of 1 cube = 2 studs x 2 studs x 5 plates.

Eric Harshbarger, whose Lego hijinks we’ve featured a couple times before, has produced some lovely models based on this principle. Shown above are his 6-piece burr, checkered solid pentominoes, Soma cube, and deluxe polycube set. The awesomeness continues at Eric’s site.

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playmobil train says:

March 16th, 2013 at 10:57 pm

Parents never have to choose between educational toys and fun toys when a selection of Legos is on hand. These toys are fun and help build important skills throughout a child’s life.

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Lego interlocking solid puzzles

By Sean Michael Ragan