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  Aw, no SNOT?
 
This being my first Lego con, I was looking forward to learning a bit about SNOT building techniques; I'm always floored when I see examples of it, but never feel inspired on how to do it myself. I guess there's no presentations or workshops about (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
 
  Re: Aw, no SNOT?
 
(...) I know how important it is for many people to have no studs showing on anything they build, but that being said and since this is just my opinion, please take it for what it is worth, I personally do not see the need to cover every little stud (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, FTX)
 
  Re: Aw, no SNOT?
 
(...) Pick up a copy of BrickJournal. There's now an ongoing article about SNOT techniques. You can also look around for presentations from James Mathis and/or Holger Mathes (aka "M and M"). Scott (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
 
  Re: Aw, no SNOT?
 
(...) First of all, clearly not the answer he was looking for. Second, SNOT is not so much about producing a smooth-surfaced model as it is about allowing you to build in any direction. Take, for instance, my (URL) Nerd Herd car>. The bulk of the (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Aw, no SNOT?
 
(...) Kevin: Stop by the ToT-LUG layout when you are at Brickworld. I've got a bunch of SNOT examples I can show you and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have. I agree with the comment that SNOT has become 'the IN thing', but it does have (...) (15 years ago, 12-Jun-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
 
  Re: Aw, no SNOT?
 
Good reply! I was gonna post this, it's pretty much what you said... Well let's not turn this into a big philosophical discussion here, but SNOT has *many* building benefits, only one of which is hiding studs. It also lets you create unusual shapes (...) (15 years ago, 12-Jun-09, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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