@@richfromtang I suspect it's just a matter of time

@@richfromtang I think such a build with a similar technique would need to be larger but would perhaps also impose somewhat less stress on the pieces? (Just guessing.)

Why so thick...

@@BrickBendingmake an icosahedron next

They're cloth and tight enough so probably not a lot, latex gloves would get caught a lot though

On a rare occasion, but I've become quite adept at working with them.

​@BrickBending I also prefer to build with gloves on. Helps alot with the dusting...

bro... you alright?

Are you green and made of pentagons too?

Dude you okay you need help?

So dramatic. You will be okay.

@@ChaosPootato😂

I laughed out loud at that : )

@@BrickBending :)

me too

I was about to say exactly this. But this is the first one that makes me anxious. His other works are actually very relaxing to watch.

Especially because of lime lego. It has a reputation

that's like 4 years...

nah same

That's cause this guy bought them all

how do you not have any hinge pieces in find them in almost every set i have 😭

bricklink.com, but that is a rabbit hole that you might not emerge from

Bit of a noob here, not understanding, but what makes it illegal?

Does it have an illegal building technic? Looks like it's just build to have a lot of movement. Might be more of an illegal structure then the classic illegal building technic.

@@andyjmorley Don't worry :D its not "illegal" as in you'll be arrested or sued or anything for building models in this way. But there are a series of guidelines that creators of official lego kits have to follow in order to get their design approved and published. Theres a few odd rules, but one of the main ones is you can't use bricks being "bent" as part of the design, or having bricks join at an unusual angle. This model uses a lot of small bends to get the unique shape. As it breaks the lego "laws", people call builds like this "illegal". I'm not sure if thats the official terminology, but you'll hear it a lot in places where people talk about lego. (additionally, I heard a rumour that some official kits from LEGO have building instructions that are technically illegal!)

@@andyjmorley Basically, any building technique that puts a lot of stress on the pieces is called "illegal" because it may cause the pieces themselves to break in some cases.

​@@andyjmorleyif it requires normally rigid pieces to bend or be under stress

@@sabrinaault well this one specifically would actually be possible.

No, no it wouldnt

Isn't it?

It must be LEGO cuz jam don't shake like that...

They send someone by to rough me up on a regular basis.

Skipping C&D and going straight to the Pinkertons? Is this Lego or WotC?

The amount of jiggle that thing has is just CRAZY

Oh finally someone who is interested in the same things I am

...and not too much wind 'cause... 😲

Truth!

If you are gonna make an "Avatar" reference, at least get the order of the elements right.

@@hiddenscorpiusXI The classical four (or five) elements are much older than the film Avatar... 😉 Ancient cultures in Greece, Angola, Tibet, India and Mali all have similar lists, so I mean much older. The order varies...

@@lenarsa66 Yes. However, it seems @dpatts was trying to make reference to "Avatar, the Last Airbender", an _animated series_ unrelated to the _film,_ where people that control the elements are called "Benders" (waterbender, earthbender, etc.), and the ability itself is called "Bending." The name of this channel is "Brick Bending," so dpatts intent is undeniable. Thanks for your attempt at schooling me. You can sit down now.

😆

You just sent me down a rabbit hole. Definitely intrigued.

We are kindred spirits.

True on both counts

Probably he works for/in Lego... and there is a section dedicated as museum for his creations... never disassembled

1 x 1 = 2....

Is a 1x1 LEGO brick actually a 2?

@@BrickBending awesome!!

They are living their best lives, I promise.

The beauty of these is that there’s no permanent deformation. The reason it’s so bendy is from the loose connections of the bricks, not the bricks themselves bending.

@@Myne33 yeah, idk. The thing about some plastics (Lego's ABS included) is that prolonged pressures like this does bend it over time. It's called creep

the most deformities this would cause would be damage to the inner walls and the studs; the parts attacking the bricks are under so much pressure that they will deform over time.

@@LEGOman893-vu9in I agree

I talk about this in my patreon video. Over long periods of time there is a little deformation, but even still they still hold together after many years.

It will be okay.

Cheers. No sponsorship yet, but I am patient. : )

How much money did he spend on all those plates? :)

I get into the zone and lose track. But probably not that long.