Nonetheless, many of these components are hidden under his 3D-printed LEGO parts. Most of the wiring is also concealed inside the custom-made frame, which helps keep a clean exterior look.

Lego has already been experimenting with 3D printing as a complementary manufacturing approach for parts with smaller production runs and cheaper up-front costs.

The U.S. Army has started using 3D-printed lego-like bridge parts in order to rapidly assemble infrastructure in combat zones.

3D-printing new parts for the A1 taught me a lot about plastic, and other things. Skip to content ... Lego bricks, appliances, plastic board game pieces—it's mostly ABS.