Citations › Citation ID: 77

C77. BOOK: Daniel Konstanski, The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks: The Inside Story of a Design Icon (Unbound, 2022), p. 161.

In 2005, a key element was introduced that quickly rose to prominence: an updated version of the large 1x6x5 panel brick that had been resurrected from the 1970s for the final years of LEGO Town. In its revised form, the piece was moulded more like the old castle wall panels, with a single wall and ridges supporting it on the edges incorporating full plates and studs on top and bottom respectively. Like its predecessor, this allowed for a huge amount of surface area but also efficient use of raw materials. Thanks to parts like this, used in tandem with strategic open spaces, LEGO City buildings became bigger and bigger.

1×6×5 Panel with Studs (Part 59349) was created to replace 1×6×5 Brick (Part 3754) by creating a large piece that used even less plastic.