Quick look: 41954 Adhesive Patch
Posted by Huw,
Plates with double-sided adhesive tape on the back are the second innovation to be introduced to the DOTS theme this month, and two sets containing them are now available.
41954 Adhesive Patch contains a single black one, and 41957 Adhesive Patches Mega Pack which comes with five more colourful ones.
The 8x8 plate has 3M double-sided tape on the back which, according to the data sheet,can be firmly attached to a range of non-porous surfaces.
The plate itself is rigid and probably made from ABS. It's about one-half of the thickness of a normal plate but as you can see above it does not have anti-studs on the bottom, so they can't be stacked.
It's a fraction of a millimetre thicker than vacuum-formed baseplates and, unlike those, has square corners.
94 1x1 tiles in a number of shapes and colours are provided with which to decorate it. None are unique but the light royal blue ones are uncommon.
The instructions suggest that one possible use is to stick it to your phone, or more practically, its case. It's just the right size for modern devices and producing this rather than dozens of cases to fit different phones obviously makes much more sense!
This, and the largest set, are available now at LEGO.com. This one costs £6.99 / $6.99.
Can you think of other uses for a sticky LEGO plate?
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I can't think of any use for these for my purposes but the fact that they suggest using it to decorate your phone case? I think I might've found a replacement for my 853797 case!
Isn’t this too short of an article, even for a ‘quick look’? I expected way more insights and ideas when clicking ‘read more’, or at least some more places to potentially stick it on. The measurements are neat though, but not something I’ll personally get use out of.
I need a large round one of these so I can design a U.S. military uniform patch from 1 x1 tiles.
Can two of these be put back to back for a double sided plate?
So is it rigid or flexible? I expected it to be similar material to the bracelet straps and thought I might be able to cut a single stud out to stick to a piece you wouldn’t normally be able to attach pieces to.
@mr_Fikou , there's only so much one can write about it!
@Cooliocdawg , yes, I would think so!
@Interstellarpig , I should have noted (and now have) that it's rigid ABS. You'd need a very sharp blade or hacksaw to cut it.
@Mandalorian6285 said:
"Could you stick it on a computer… or a wall… ?"
Computer is a good idea, or iPad/Tablet case for younger children that may have such a device.
What is it like to remove it from the surface you stuck it to? Will the adhesive make it too difficult? Would it stick again? Does the rigidness make it impossible?
Hmm. I'm interested, but like others, I just can't think of anything I'd actually stick it to. Maybe get a bunch of them for a kid's door to spell out their name?
@NatureBricks said:
" @mr_Fikou said:
"Isn’t this too short of an article, even for a ‘quick look’? I expected way more insights and ideas when clicking ‘read more’, or at least some more places to potentially stick it on. The measurements are neat though, but not something I’ll personally get use out of."
What's to say? It's a weird thickness and you can stick it to things. I for one got all the info I needed."
I mean, that's fair. I guess I'm a little spoiled by watching RacingBrick, JANGBRiCKS and Sariel reviews LOL. Still, I really would prefer stuff like how MeganL took several pictures of potential hanging options for the Rolling Stones ART in her review of that. These are definitely meant for creative use, even moreso than the mosaics.
An interesting idea.
It is not my cup of tea, to be honest. It will be interesting to see how well it sells.
@Binnekamp said:
"What is it like to remove it from the surface you stuck it to? Will the adhesive make it too difficult? Would it stick again? Does the rigidness make it impossible?"
I tried to find that out at the 3M site but it doesn't seem to say how easy it is to remove.
Oh so its just a solid plate? Thats make it less desirable. I can make my own stuff like this cheaper
@NatureBricks said:
"What's to say? It's a weird thickness and you can stick it to things. I for one got all the info I needed."
Must... not... make... innuendo...
@Cooliocdawg said:
"Can two of these be put back to back for a double sided plate?"
Ooh, I like this idea! I can see a lot of use for this in MOCs, and since TLG is providing the adhesive, it seems like it would be a legal technique!
Nice! Tese would be excellent to stick to storage containers with example bricks or plates on them to show what's inside without sticking the actual piece itself to the container.
@mr_Fikou said:
"Isn’t this too short of an article, even for a ‘quick look’? I expected way more insights and ideas when clicking ‘read more’, or at least some more places to potentially stick it on. The measurements are neat though, but not something I’ll personally get use out of."
With the title “Quick look” I expected a short article, and I got it. 10/10, would pay 0 dollars for free website article again.
This would make a great 8x8 baseplate if a fraction of a millimeter tolerance isn't a problem.
@Bagelwolf said:
" @Cooliocdawg said:
"Can two of these be put back to back for a double sided plate?"
Ooh, I like this idea! I can see a lot of use for this in MOCs, and since TLG is providing the adhesive, it seems like it would be a legal technique!"
Legal? Maybe. Ethical? No chance.
"Your AFOLs were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Good review! I'm very glad that compared to the stitch-on patch, these adhesive patches are available in a varied range of colors from the get-go (including a neutral black). And in this case, I've also already got some ideas of what I might want to use these new adhesive patches for!
I've previously used a Smallworks BrickCase and a Belkin LEGO phone case on some of my previous phones, and greatly appreciated being able to customize them in a way that reflected one of my favorite hobbies! But I never managed to find any official or unofficial LEGO-compatible cases for my current one (an iPhone 12 mini). But as you've demonstrated, this adhesive patch offers the simplest option yet for turning a generic phone case into a "LEGO-compatible" one.
Most of the other suggested uses in the official pics and inspiration manuals of this set and the mega pack (like on walls, notebooks, binders, etc) are not as appealing to me. Growing up, I was the sort of kid who ended up with a box full of unused rolls of Pokémon stickers due to being too anxious and indecisive to make a permanent decision about where to stick them!
Certainly, deciding where to use these adhesive patches wouldn't be QUITE so fraught — after all, unlike thin paper stickers, these are probably sturdy enough to carefully remove from a surface without damaging them, and then re-apply them elsewhere with a bit of spray adhesive. Even so, that lifelong preference for decorations that I can freely reuse and re-arrange got me thinking about the possibility of buying a thin magnetic sheet to turn some of these into fridge magnets!
Honestly, I wouldn't be TOO surprised if LEGO ended up selling Dots patches with magnetic backing in a future wave. I'm sure plenty of kids would love being able to attach their custom Dots patterns to a refrigerator, locker door, etc. But right now, all it will take is a magnetic sheet and some careful cutting to convert these adhesive patches to that purpose.
Typing all this out definitely has my imagination buzzing, so without further ado, I'm gonna wrap up here so I can boot up Stud.io and start planning out what kind of pattern I want to put on a phone case or a fridge magnet once I've got a few of these patches in hand!
It's a shame that the plate isn't flexible - I bought one because I thought it was! ??
With so many phone sizes and cases this is a very easy option to your phone case of choice to lego it up. Def going to try one of these soon. Be great if they came with the alphabet.
How soon before someone uses a quantity of these to cover something more sizeable - like a DOTS car?
A more important question might be: how much PFOS/PFAS is in that adhesive.*
*warning: you might have to be Belgian to get this reference
How many people are twitching now because the LEGO on the studs is oriented at 90 degrees to the Samsung text?
@TheOriginalSimonB said:
"How many people are twitching now because the LEGO on the studs is oriented at 90 degrees to the Samsung text?"
Thank goodness someone else noticed that. First thing I saw in the last pic!
Might pick up one of these to stick on the door of my LEGO room so that I can add a suitable brick built message - DO NOT ENTER springs to mind :-)
If I didn't already have a PopSocket on my phone, I'd probably get one of these for it. I like the ideas about using it for a door sign. Oh, and @mr_skinny, I think you'd need more than one. It occurs to me that since these are rigid, you wouldn't be limited to the small tiles that typify DOTS. I'm thinking 2x2 tiles with logos from various Lego themes.
@Agent00Z said:
"This would make a great 8x8 baseplate if a fraction of a millimeter tolerance isn't a problem. "
Grind it down!
@Gibbo1959 said:
" @TheOriginalSimonB said:
"How many people are twitching now because the LEGO on the studs is oriented at 90 degrees to the Samsung text?"
Thank goodness someone else noticed that. First thing I saw in the last pic!"
I’ve tried to reason that it is okay if the phone is held in landscape mode. But it’s not. It’s just not okay.
Always this reliance on stickers.
At that price point, this should have been a print...
;-)
I like the “Quick Look” approach to this article. It’s a simple set in a formulaic (but awesome and inspiring) theme. I don’t need to know much more than what’s in the package. I’m guessing this format could be used for other set reviews, you know, “snacks” in between the big juicy in depth “meals”.
@Paperballpark said:
"It's a shame that the plate isn't flexible - I bought one because I thought it was! ??"
41955 has flexible patch. This one is not. Having options is hardly a shame.
If you can't figure out how you would use this, then you are not the demographic this was intended to please. If you ask your kids where they would use this, I'm sure they would have plenty of ideas. My kids would have immediately stuck it to their bedroom door, or their Lego storage container, or under the table, or maybe their desk at school or their notebook, etc.
@AustinPowers said:
"Always this reliance on stickers.
At that price point, this should have been a print...
;-) "
Ha! Now THAT is funny.
Thinking of uses for this are although there aren’t anti studs underneath, are the holes bar sized?
I feel like this is more NewElementary than Brickset info, but I would really love to learn:
* How strong / weak is the adhesive? Maybe as compared with clutch power?
* How likely will the plate snap during potential removal?
* If you wanted to reuse the plate, can you easily find double-sided adhesive of the correct thickness?
* Is there a thickness of adhesive (maybe some foam) that would make the plate full thickness?
* How can you abuse the thinness of this plate for MOC'ing stuff?
* Is first-party adhesive now "legal"?
Superb!
Picked one up today to put on the car dashboard.
Batman no longer held in place with blu-tak!
I missed the magnet ones (https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-4x4-brick-magnets-853900). This might be a suitable replacement.