LEGOs for Prototyping?

[Eria4044]

Originally Posted by Hershey

In my opinion, LEGOs just won't cut it. I believe that a good life-sized model works pretty well for a rough design. Its harder to create a model with midel-sized forces of gravity...reffering to the pull of a tetra on the fully extended arm. How hard would it be if you made an accurate model of a tetra?

I think that Legos would be better (and easier) than, say, making a life-size model out of styrofoam. And it would be nice to build a Lego model before a life-size version, just to get a general idea of what it'll be like.