Tutorials and articles

This section is intended for articles and tutorials, there's not much yet, but that'll change over time ;-)

Hypo-tech

The Hypo-technique formerly known as “Jumper technique” is a highly versatile technique for connecting lego sections to each other at odd angles. The beauty is that it gives you a vast range of different angles, that it can be scaled to any size, and that you can choose to make it as simple or complex as you want.

Hypo-technique 1: Lego rotation principles and basic hinged Hypo-tech
Hypo-technique 2: Layered Hypotech and strong multi-point connections
Hypo-technique 3: Math and how to find the specific angles you need
Hypo-technique 4: Angle-charts

Reviewing Ldraw parts tutorial

The free fancreated programs based on Ldraw are excellent tools for the serious lego hobbyist, that wish to easily create building instructions or render computer-generated images of their creations.
However, being free and fancreated, it's a community effort to model the parts Lego Company is producing and check them for errors.

Reviewing parts tutorial
Reviewing isn't really that difficult if you already is using the Ldraw programs, but there's still a lot of things to keep in mind, this tutorial should cover most of them, so if you try to follow it step by step a couple of times, you'll be an expert in no time.

Evaluating Lego spaceships

What is a good Lego spaceship and how do you make one?
It may not be possible to give an universal answer to these question because they rely on both intention, taste and culture which will change over time, and to which degree the creator is inspired, persistent, and/or lucky enough to make a hit.

No matter if the model is good or bad however, you can always evaluate it's aesthetic and novelty which are both of key importance if you wish to come up with a world-class design idea or turn your design ideas into world-class lego spaceships:

Spaceship evaluation 1 - Aesthetics: Coherence and contrast
Spaceship evaluation 2 - Novelty: New, old, hidden, and shown