SNOT
= Studs Not On Top
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SNOT
= Studs Not On Top
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SNOT stands for Studs No On Top and doesn't mean the green stuff produced in your nose. It's more like a "Philosophy " to use LEGO® bricks slightly different. The well known studs are not use in the normal top position. The bircks will be fixed in another way, let's say "not on top" :-) There are many advantages to use SNOT:
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LEGO® themselves use SNOT till the 70's. The canones in the USS Constellation are fixed using 1x4 fences. |
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The most famous SNOT brick is the 1x1x1 headlight brick. Were the "brick-developpers" concious about what a great brick the released in 1980? More about the headlight brick could be found here. |
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A 90° angle could be realised with all kind of 1/3-plates. They fit exactly in the gap between two studs. This connection isn't very stable, but a good use for decorative elements. |
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These relativly new SNOT-converter opens up many many more posibilites to make stable SNOT-connections. The whole side wall from the BR 101 where build this way. |
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And more SNOT-bricks: 2x4x2 block and 1x4x1-headlight bricks. |
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1/2-Peg from LEGO®-Technic and the 1x1x1 Technic brick are the "newcomers" in SNOT. The offer even more potential. And they will have a great SNOT-future! . |
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1x2 plate with fingers are perfect for tight 180° connections. |
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If you build SNOT, you will need a lot of tiles to cover the studs which go in all directions. The kitchen window rum the Riviera-Express-dinning car is upside down. Hard to see, thanks to the use of tiles. |
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SNOT | Headlight brick | Offset | LEGOmetry www.holgermatthes.de | content and layout by Holger Matthes | 2001/2010 |
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