LEGO Fandom | Quest for Bricks

Glossary

AFOL = Adult fan of LEGO, adult LEGO enthusiast
AZMEP = Half-stud offset, aus zwei mach eins Plättchen
Bley = Bluish grey and other new LEGO colors, blasphemy
BURP/LURP = Big/little ugly rock piece, hated bricks
Dark ages = Time btwn abandoning, rediscovering LEGO
DSS = Dreaded sticker sheet, stickers in LEGO set
EV3 = Mindstorms version 3, successor to NXT 2.0
GBC = Great ball contraption, automated LEGO ball maze
KFOL = Kid/child fan of LEGO, compare to AFOL
LUG = LEGO user group, enthusiast club
Microscale = Smaller than minifigure scale, miniscale
Mindstorms = LEGO robotics, computer programmable
Minifig = LEGO figure/figurine, small plastic people
MOC = My own creation, hobbyist LEGO model
PaB = Pick a Brick, shop selling individual LEGO pieces
PF = Power Functions, new(ish) LEGO electronics system
Polybag = LEGO set in small plastic bag, often promotional
SNIR = Studs not in a row, angled techniques
SNOT = Studs not on top, horizontal building style
STAMP = Stickers across multiple pieces, is bad
Studs = Those circular bumps on top of LEGO bricks
TLG = The LEGO Group, the LEGO company

Posts from the LEGO Fandom category

The Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide (1949-1990)

LEGO for grown ups – Brick City

A night in the life of AFOL

Homade brick calculator

Where have all the civilians gone?

The best part, so far

AFOL motivations

Why do adults build LEGO?

Great Ball Contraption

LEGO in LOFT

Attack of the clones

The awkward years

Online resources

Faking 1980s

Curiosity

Turing machine

“Lego House”

LEGO CUUSOO

Dark ages

The Catalogs