Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against! by Ulrik Pilegaard, Mike Dooley
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Book Summary Author: Mike Dooley, Ulrik Pilegaard Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Format: Illustrated Published: 2007-08-15 ISBN: 1593271379 Number of pages: 192 Publisher: No Starch Press |
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Book Reviews of the Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against!
Customer Review: 5 Little-Known Reasons To Buy This Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Here are my best 5 little-known reasons for you to consider buying this book:
1. It's got a great little summary (10 or so pages) about LEGO, the company's mindset, how these 2 authors got involved in LEGO, and how the design process works at LEGO. LEGO's safety test is described which is important because it helps to determine what is safe vs. non-safe for consumers (from LEGO's point of view). It's a great behind-the-scenes summary and very enjoyable to read.
2. What follows is a short 6 page summary about the LEGO master builders' design theory. With headers such as "How We Build at LEGO" and "The Hero Model," (don't know what that is - get the book!) readers can read a short essay on LEGO's design strategy as well as steps on incorporating it into your own design process.
3. Each project has an "Inspiration" and "Design" short discussion that lets you know how the project came to be. My favorite "LEGO Rules Broken" which tells you EXACTLY why this book is titled "Forbidden LEGO!" (You're also told if any non-LEGO parts are used which is a HUGE benefit before starting to build a project.)
4. "How it Works" short discussions tell you the principle behind the project's design and operation. After that, you've got full color building instructions.
5. Every project can be "MINDSTORM"-ed! These projects all have the ability to be converted to robotic platforms, automating them and giving your robots some real firepower. I've already got some ideas moving through my head after reading over some of these projects.
A great book - definitely a LOT of time and energy put into it.