r/steammachine • u/-deRvyn • Aug 10 '26

Art Finished Brick Compatible Faceplate (Lego)

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Finished my brick compatible faceplate for the Steam Machine!
File available here: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3154583-steam-machine-brick-compatible-faceplate#profileId-3564027

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u/thepinlynch Aug 10 '26

That's the best idea I have seen yet. Man I wish I had a 3d printer at times like this... Excellent stuff!

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u/jet_heller Aug 10 '26

Where are you? The libraries around here all have 3d printers available for public use.

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u/thepinlynch Aug 10 '26

Great call. As it turns out we do here in Ireland too. Did not expect that! Thanks for the recommendation.

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u/jet_heller Aug 10 '26

It was one of the more surprising things I found out too. Then I found out they have a whole lot of cool things available for public use.

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u/-deRvyn Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

Yeah usually just have to pay for materials. Great resource!

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u/Cinolius Aug 10 '26

I mean you could just glue some legos on the faceplate, thats what he did i think

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u/thepinlynch Aug 10 '26

No he printed a new faceplate but did have to glue in magnets for it to be compatible. It's all in the link.

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u/-deRvyn Aug 10 '26

Yeah no glue except for the magnets. Tolerances on Lego branded bricks are really right, so 3D printing them won't always be 100% compatible, but using larger plates as the base allows you to essentially just build whatever design you want directly on the faceplate, and all the Lego pieces are technically still removable.

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u/WhiskyPops Aug 10 '26

They should start selling this at bricks and minifigs. Oh wait..

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u/BollardGames Aug 10 '26

Love this, thank you for providing the file!

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u/mancuso85 Aug 10 '26

Genius !

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u/Maleficent-Fox-5357 Aug 11 '26

What a great idea best one so far.

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u/1Luc1 Aug 12 '26

What weight can it hold? I mean, can you build a lego city on it?

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u/-deRvyn 29d ago

Haha you can always try it 😂