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Lego Technic Concentric "Spheres" (Truncated Octahedrons)
These Lego Technic "Truncated Octahedrons" ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated_octahedron ) are made of only a few different Lego Technic parts. They form a sphere shape having 6 square sides and 8 hexagonal sides. For the innermost (yellow) Octahedron, the Lego Digital Designer (LDD) .lxf Building Instructions and Parts List can be found via www.flickr.com/photos/42988571@N08/36838496752/in/datetak... . The LDD file for the red Octahedron is available on Bricksafe: bricksafe.com/files/dluders/Medium%20Truncated%20Octahedr... . The LDD file for the five concentric Octahedrons are also on Bricksafe: bricksafe.com/files/dluders/Concentric%20Truncated%20Octa... . The lengths of the Technic Axles increase by 2 studs (2L) in each successive layer; in theory one could keep making larger and larger Octahedrons forever! Get the LDD .lxf file and Parts List from Rebrickable: www.rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-10184/DLuders/concentric-sph...
Lego Technic Concentric "Spheres" (Truncated Octahedrons)
These Lego Technic "Truncated Octahedrons" ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truncated_octahedron ) are made of only a few different Lego Technic parts. They form a sphere shape having 6 square sides and 8 hexagonal sides. For the innermost (yellow) Octahedron, the Lego Digital Designer (LDD) .lxf Building Instructions and Parts List can be found via www.flickr.com/photos/42988571@N08/36838496752/in/datetak... . The LDD file for the red Octahedron is available on Bricksafe: bricksafe.com/files/dluders/Medium%20Truncated%20Octahedr... . The LDD file for the five concentric Octahedrons are also on Bricksafe: bricksafe.com/files/dluders/Concentric%20Truncated%20Octa... . The lengths of the Technic Axles increase by 2 studs (2L) in each successive layer; in theory one could keep making larger and larger Octahedrons forever! Get the LDD .lxf file and Parts List from Rebrickable: www.rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-10184/DLuders/concentric-sph...