Manias in building?

[jorgeopesi]

When I build my MOCs, I place them to my left most of time, for example the same thing happens when I draw. Another mania is that I try not to mix colors almost obsessively, you have any?.

[BusterHaus]

I align the splits on pins, usually to be in line with the force they are absorbing. I blame MLCad.

[aeh5040]

When I build my MOCs, I place them to my left most of time, for example the same thing happens when I draw. Another mania is that I try not to mix colors almost obsessively, you have any?.

I'm not sure whether mania is the right word, but when I build from instructions I insist on getting the bushes in the same orientation as in the instructions. 99% of the time it of course makes no difference to function, and very little to appearance.

[andrewganschow]

I align the splits on pins, usually to be in line with the force they are absorbing. I blame MLCad.

I do something similar to what you do, only I align the splits to be parallel with one another.

[JJ2]

I have to align the slits in the pins and bushes perfectly strait. I also have to have the same colors on BOTH sides of the MOC.

[Tommy Styrvoky]

For me I usually make things as symmetrical as possible, and colors will be the same on each side, I prefer to use newer colored parts over older ones an example is blue pins over black long friction pins ( this depends on if it will be visible). I always build my mocs from the bottom up, and I build function before building aesthetic components.

Edited December 7, 2015 by Tommy Styrvoky

[Milan]

Pins and non motorized axles aligned, almost maniacal "perfectionism" in symmetrical building, and when there is a wheel and its suspension setup, a technic brick above it (that formes the chassis) must be perfectly aligned with the wheel - technic bricks middle hole with wheel's middle hole.

[Victor Imaginator]

I'm not sure whether mania is the right word, but when I build from instructions I insist on getting the bushes in the same orientation as in the instructions. 99% of the time it of course makes no difference to function, and very little to appearance.

I do the same)

[jorgeopesi]

I agree on almost everything with all of you, I have more manias of thought... :laugh: .

[lcvisser]

Oh man, am I glad I'm not the only one wit OCD

I'm not sure whether mania is the right word, but when I build from instructions I insist on getting the bushes in the same orientation as in the instructions. 99% of the time it of course makes no difference to function, and very little to appearance.

I do this. Also, I have to align the slits on bushes on both sides as well as multiple on a single axle.

In addition, colours must match and I try to avoid mixing old grey and the newer LBG, but that is often impossible with a collection stemming from the 80s. I'm a bit colourblind, so I never really notice when I mix e.g. bushes old and new until I make a photo: the flash makes the difference stand out enormously. I've taken stuff apart to fix it...

[Jay Psi]

You can add my name to the "aligns bushes (and slits) as per instructions" list. In our defence you're supposed to follow the instructions to the letter, no deviation is allowed here...

[Victor Imaginator]

And another fact: when i building official sets i feel myself weird when compare axles and beams with printed 1:1. It helps to build a little faster, but each time i feel that is some kind of cheating)

[syclone]

I align the splits on the bushes, when building, the round side of the bush always goes inside

Edited December 7, 2015 by LXF

[Kristof]

+1 bush, pin and loose axle orientation. By the way pin orientation (especially friction pins) sometimes does matter when you want to click on two parts with several pins at once. Sometimes it's rather impossible task if the pins are missaligned :)

[dr_spock]

And another fact: when i building official sets i feel myself weird when compare axles and beams with printed 1:1. It helps to build a little faster, but each time i feel that is some kind of cheating)

I find it helps with the longer pieces.

[Sariel]

For me I usually make things as symmetrical as possible, and colors will be the same on each side.

Same here. Also, I keep interior pieces as unicolored as possible, even though they won't be seen once the MOC is complete.

[RangGagaGing]

Yes! Color-symmetric and bush-aligner!

[Pvdb]

This is an interesting thread as I now realise I am not alone in having some of these "mania's".

[knotian]

I align the splits on pins, usually to be in line with the force they are absorbing. I blame MLCad.

I also align mine 90 degrees to the direction I intend to mount them from. Makes connections much easier as when there are umpteen pins on a beam.

[JGW3000]

I try to get the numbers printed on the sides of the axle/pin connectors all facing the same way. Lately I've been aligning bushes and pin connectors as well. (But only when nobody is looking).

[dr_spock]

I too have Organized Color Display. When I didn't have enough red pieces to finish an incomplete 2nd hand Power Crane set, where I substituted black, I made sure it was symmetric.

8854 Power Crane by dr_spock_888, on Flickr

Maybe we can form a self-help group.

[N-4K0]

I have almost all of these traits too

[grum64]

I know that if circumstances were different I'd be obsessive about some part or other of my building but the truth with the way things are it's hard enough for me to build without religiously aligning splits on pins etc. I do however try to put the bushes on exactly as shown in any instructions I'm following but there are times when I forget to. The only other thing I try to do is to make sure both ends of any protruding axles are the same length but again, I don't always.

[syclone]

Also I align the text written on Lego pieces like round 1x1 for making them readable

Edited December 7, 2015 by LXF

[efferman]

my mania is chaos on the table