Risky. They will most probably be hit with a cease and desist by Lego because it is Lego, and by Apple for unauthorized use of Apple parts.
On a more serious notez absolutely great project!
On a more serious notez absolutely great project!
You need to physically buy Legos for this project. It's not like their showing how to print Legos
what is not legal is to clone the exact models that lego produces, and to pretend that a clone is lego, which it isn't. but as long as the alternative brands come up with their own models they are perfectly legitimate.
as for this microscope, it's not even a product, just a design, there are websites where these designs are shared, and even sold (without the bricks which you have to acquire separately). you can even upload your own designs to a lego ideas site where you can promote it and ask lego to sell it as a model.
Similar to 'deer', one LEGO brick is one LEGO brick. A pile of LEGO bricks is still a pile of LEGO bricks. :)
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Edit: pronouns not my game
In the US, I've never actually heard someone use the "correct" plural, everyone just says "Legos", which makes it reasonably correct IMO. That said, I've heard "LEGO" plural occasionally in Europe, more people seem to care across the pond.
- People who care will notice that other people who care use the term appropriately, and will do it themselves.
- People who don't care won't, and will be annoyed if you correct them.
You can use the difference as a shibboleth.
however lego has been very heavy handed in dealing with him and others, causing him to choose to stop selling any lego in his store, focusing on alternative brands only.
lego is trying to prevent competing brands to sell their models at all costs. currently they are fighting bluebrixx and johnny's world, who are both large german importers of alternative brands on the basis of the similarity of their minifigures, while those minifigures are not similar at all (except for the fact that they have the expected body parts and are compatible with lego bricks)
That LEGO tries to push any competition out of the market with shady legal tactics (e.g. claiming minifigures appear too similar even though they clearly feature different proportions and characteristics) while at the same time hiking prices leaves a bad taste.