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Starting a wholesale LEGO business

I would like to start a company trading in bulk LEGO. I have been told, however, that trading in volume is quite difficult and good discounts are only really given to the likes of Walmart and other ...

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asked byuser4278 Score of 10 answered byTheBrickBlogger Score of 10

What's the most cost effective way to buy bulk LEGO bricks?

I've found a couple places to pick up bulk LEGO, but they all have various issues. Bricklink - I found their user interface confusing, clunky, and straight out of 1998. I'm aware of a couple of other ...

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asked bycraigmoliver Score of 79 answered byHaydenStudios Score of 60

How is the spherical figure in 76451 "Privet Drive: Aunt Marge's Visit" built?

The promo image of 76451 Privet Drive: Aunt Marge's Visit shows a peculiar, spherical figure. How is it constructed? What special parts were needed to be designed for that?

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asked byzovits Score of 17 answered byzovits Score of 47

How do I identify a LEGO part?

Over the vast years of collecting bricks of various sizes and sets, I find that during my free builds I run low on a specific type of brick. How can I go about identifying what the brick is named and ...

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asked byMarco Ceppi Score of 49 answered byJoubarc Score of 46

Is it possible to re-flash the LEGO Spike Prime Hub with Mindstorms Robot Inventor Hub Firmware while retaining all functionality? And if so, how?

Unfortunately, LEGO has recently announced that after 24 years, the Mindstorms line of Robotics Kits is officially being discontinued at the end of this year. For this reason, the 51515 Robot Inventor ...

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asked byHydroWorldOutlook769 Score of 6 answered byDavid Lechner Score of 8

In what ways are LEGO and Megabloks incompatible?

I know that the basic bricks of LEGO and Megabloks fit together, but was wondering if other elements do too.Such as:PlatesRods (Ones Minifigures can hold, not Technic)Right angle (such as Erling)...

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asked byPubby Score of 28 answered byZhaph - Ben Duguid Score of 22

Where can I download the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 IDE?

I want to see how well that IDE runs on my old Windows XP laptop.I looked on www.lego.com, but it seems to all be documentation (downloads).

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asked byClay Nichols Score of 21 answered byClinton Blackmore Score of 19