The POWER of LEGO Jumper Plates

The LEGO Jumper Plate is a super versatile LEGO element that makes it possible to build outside of the grid. It has many different uses not limited to offsetting studs so I'll promise it will be worth your while.
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[@TiagoCatarino]

How did you like this video? Should I highlight more LEGO pieces like this?!

[@votedbesthair3424]

Yes please!

[@BrickWhyse]

Loved it! And yes, I'd love to see more videos highlighting certain pieces.

[@shqip_sumejja]

yes!

[@andrewthecreativedesigner]

Definitely!

[@kuflol4757]

absolutely!!

[@BrickTechnology]

Can you imagine my frustration at 6 years old while only having one of them? Now after building the assembly square and seeing it has hundreds...Lego Heaven

[@mbricks67]

This video reminds me so much of the designer tips videos that Jamie and other LEGO designers used to make on Lego's channel back 9 years ago now. Those tutorials have a special place in my heart as they were a huge inspiration to my building when I was little, and I feel like we don't get enough videos like that anymore. I'd absolutely love to see more of these from you!

[@jadencomics]

I remember those! good times those were.

[@onewholeegg]

Oh wow that name is a throwback Jamie Berard man, what a legend. I used to read and reread Stressing the Elements back when I was a kid, good stuff

[@stairmasternem]

The 1x3 jumper is so useful! It makes it easier to do mini figs seated next to one another in a vehicle. One thing I wish Lego had more options for is studs on top and bottom. Plenty of options to have anti studs up and down but not the reverse.

[@natbarmore]

Technic connectors or Technic beams with half-pins. The tricky part is that all those solutions require either 5 plates of height or are 2.5 plates high and you need to get clever with the geometry. Also, the new brackets make for some fairly easy solutions: 2x 1x2-1x2 up brackets joined with a 2x2 tile gets you a 1x2x2 “brick” with studs on top and bottom. For whatever reason, the problem I seem to run into the most is needing antistuds on top and bottom (or, more specifically, joining the studded sides of two pieces together without much space between them).

[@stairmasternem]

@@natbarmore yeah being 5 studs tall is about the average. I should look into that. I want to make a better B Wing and been looking into solutions for the main body and 5 studs seems to be par for the course.

[@KidWeismantel]

@@stairmasternem There are pleny of manufactures offering options. Cobi for example produces single hollow studs that can be put in the backside of standard plates and tiles. Bluebrixx and others sell 1x1 plates with studs on both sides.

[@jek7]

@@natbarmore I'm sometimes using a 15535 round tile with hole and a 87580 2x2-jumper to get quite low "antiholes". I've also seen some people use the 11010 golden ring to join two studs. @stairmasternem One way to get studs closely on two sides is a 4081a plate with thin ring, it can have a tile in each direction and be a stud wide, in cases where that plate sticking out is not in the way. Using old 4275/6 hinges rotated 180 degrees can also sometimes be used, for both antistuds and antiholes.

[@williamaitken7533]

I started building modular Lego buildings recently and they have made me REALLY appreciate the jumper plates. They always feel a little bit weird when you're placing them and trying to figure out why, but once the build comes together it's really incredible how much visual interest they add!

[@hpoz222]

the next one in the series should be on the headlight brick. easily one of the most important elements in a lot of more complex builds

[@rexrickard6333]

Whats the headlight brick? im assuming a 1×1 snot

[@SupersuMC]

@@rexrickard6333 With a recessed stud on the side. Fun fact: I have some old LEGO from the 60's, so I can tell you that the headlight brick didn't always have that stud on the side. (Or maybe that's just a similar-looking 1x1 window piece? Tiago, help us out here.)

[@TheThirdPrice]

Good news lol

[@joe-bowling]

I never realized the value of the jumper until I got the Ghostbusters Firehouse which uses them for the windows like you described. The 1x3 jumper works well in builds where you want to have minifigures stand or sit next to each other in a tight space without the arms bumping. And sometimes my kids will build their own creatures or vehicles and they don't balance or look right, so I showed them how to use jumpers (mostly recovered from old Advent Calendars) to make things centered, like noses, or needing a stud to put something on top of a head or spaceship. It's my little contribution for when we build together.

[@BrickWhyse]

I love it when you do these informative videos! I have never seen a jumper semi circle before, very interesting. Thank you!

[@TiagoCatarino]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Reeves251]

I know I wish you would make more

[@PaperguyPrime]

Fun Fact: Did you know that the grove at the foot of the 1x2 jumper plate is actually so it can be put vertically in between studs? It makes it so the plate doesn’t bend and possibly break. So now it has even more uses!

[@PaperguyPrime]

@Khoi Le Anh I know

[@noahm.7541]

@Khoi Le Anh 0:41 he says he doesn't know why they added the groove...

[@bruhbrat9038]

Fun fact: that applies to all studless plates ( i think )

[@firebirdbricks]

I love jumper plates! My favorite way to use them is for placing buildings and other things at angles in a layout when combining them together with tiles. Such a useful type of part with so many opportunities for detailing and other connections.

[@RJMBricks]

The brightness of your shots, and the clean sorted piles of all different colors of pieces just makes me happy 😆great video

[@captainphoton1693]

The groove Mae sense. This plate only has one stud. But it's also a plate you would wanna use in combination with stud less plates. So their groove is much more important. It's mostly to keep the look consistent. But the most important reason for stud less plate to have a groove is because you intuitively want to place them on top of bricks, flushed with the sides. To have a smooth look all around. With regular plates you need 2 brick separator. But with stud less, it would be a nightmare without the groove.

[@nicoelevadoados]

jumper plates are my beloved when it comes to facades, they open up so many new ways of making one look detailed and realistic

[@IWASRANSOMED]

Dude that’s so cool! - and yes, please make more of these. I learned a few things and it was very inspiring.

[@thebilgehan]

3:20 - I can tell from the fact that his thumb knuckles are so flexible that he has been building things with LEGO for a very long time. Excellent video 👍

[@ProWierdchamp]

The jumper is one of my favorite LEGO elements ever. It really gets building fun

[@pumpkinzz5728]

Actually, using standard studs you can make triangles using Pythagorean triples. For example, the classic 3-4-5 triangle. Keep in mind you have to offset by one, as the axis of rotation is the center of the stud, not the edge of the piece. This would mean you take a 6x1, attach its one end to a single stud, and attach its other end to the stud 5 down, 4 across. You can do this with other Pythagorean triples as well (5-12-13, 7-24-25, etc.)

[@spacespectrum9279]

The Groove is there to make the "non llegal" LEGO building techniques to become "llegal" by staying better in place and not making too much unnecessary preasure between the studs where the jumpers are placed between :)

[@ShortRound42]

Yeah, do these in between your reviews. It's great to learn more about certain elements and of course showcasing your building techniques.

[@marcch72]

The Jumperplate is really helpful to be more creative with builds. More of these videos would be great

[@daanvanderleest7171]

These kinds of videos are definitely fun and very informative!

[@snowcloudshinobi]

i love the mechanical breakdown of how these pieces work.

[@Joob_Toob]

I LOVE the multiple bright colours you use for bricks in this series, lets us distinguish the bricks a lot more easilly.

[@ikarusstudios2682]

I love these sorts of videos where you explore the potential of certain Lego elements.

[@JamesTDG]

It's honestly crazy how revolutionary the jumper bricks are, like we still are finding amazing uses for them.

[@Regeor]

I always craved more of this piece because it allowed me to make cars with 2 seats next to each other

[@Mathew2009]

Jumper plates are really good for car mocs! You can make the seats and gearshift!

[@richardcorson2549]

As a kid I hated the jumper plate because of the offset, now because of it, it's my favourite, great video

[@uynical7920]

I’m glad to see someone actually doing an in depth appreciation for the small things Lego does to make construction more open ended. If you’re planning on doing more videos like this I’d suggest the interaction between modified studs on the side bricks and brackets! The interaction between those two elements can be a bit tricky for newer builders but they open up a whole new level for construction once you understand em!

[@natbarmore]

Aligning clips, plates-with-bars, click hinges, brackets and SNOT bricks, headlight bricks, and (almost) Technic bricks and related parts (like the various plates with Technic holes), is another really smart design choice that I’m not sure beginner builders fully appreciate. It’s been really fascinating to me watching Lego slowly standardize all of these, instead of several being slightly different , as the equivalent parts were in the ‘80s. Bonus points: an explanation for why the height of the Technic pin hole and the headlight brick were chosen to be slightly different-maybe Tiago was told while he worked there? It’s one of very few seeming missteps in the geometric choices underlying the Lego System of Play. Which makes me think it’s not a misstep, but a choice due to some other factor.

[@definitely_just_floating]

The groove is used so it can be placed sideways into the bricks and not cause as much pressure as it would. Making it better for ppl who use that building technique bc they wouldn’t have the pieces under extreme pressure (it might break the piece or make it loose)

[@NishimotoBricks]

The groove was added to make the jumper shorter than a regular plate so it can fit between two studs without being illegal

[@aviationclub2637]

What we now need is a reverse Jumper Plate to connect the top

[@adamturnbull6157]

4:16, Dead Space marker....here come the necromorphs.

[@skippermatt7939]

Could you do a video on the single round 1x1 stud with hole element? They have so much potential but I'm not sure what the limits are. Especially when combined with the 1x1 stud with short bar element (sorry, not sure what call it, the flat stud with the little raised bar pin)

[@sergeapostol6726]

This has opened so many possibilities for builds. After watching your video and training out some techniques, I teach my 4 year-old and he's trying out new ways of building as well. Thank you for making our LEGO time a bot more fun and a lot more creative.

[@brandonkim8423]

If I recall, the groove allows the piece to be inserted on its side between two stud points on bricks. Tiles have the same feature.

[@cobbss1405]

This is the Lego content I love! I like reviews don't get me wrong but I can't think of any other Lego youtuber that gives cool building techniques and highlights bricks! it's really cool and I hope to see more!

[@dianeurbina711]

Enjoyed this presentation for the non-traditional uses of Lego bricks. Please do more.

[@samurexatlas7373]

It's also great for the Lego Transformer community, but truly their greatest gift was the Balljoints getting 1x2 variants.

[@Faroesx]

You gained a subscriber! Excellent video. You started with a good hook, throughly explained the piece and it’s history, and showed multiple examples of the piece in action. You fit all this, plus an entertaining outro, in less than 5 minutes? You rock!

[@TiagoCatarino]

More to come. Headlight bricks are next

[@franciscoguinledebarros4429]

When I used to build Legos, the 2-1 jumper was always a god piece, love it

[@imagesbyrina]

Great video Tiago! A different and fun approach in a sea of similar LEGO videos! I’d love to see more like this! 🙌🏻🎉

[@TiagoCatarino]

More to come!

[@roygo10]

Thanks for covering this piece and showing its many uses.

[@flolook]

Excellent ! Thanks Tiago, it was fun and instructive to look at !

[@pamh1648]

Yes please do more videos like this. I found this really helpful. I have been building lego for a while, but am no expert, and love learning new techniques and getting new ideas.

[@Yeen66]

i always assumed the groove was to make it easier to remove by hand

[@AugustGreen_]

I loved jumper plates so much. When I was younger I'd place them in the middle of 1 wide tiny ships, and it perfectly simulated the look of bridge wings and the groove looked like windows.

[@TheROC13]

This is my favorite piece of all time in the catalog. It's so versatile and I love to use it when sculpting shapes.

[@Gin-toki]

Nice video, shows some good ways of using the jumper plate. I wouldn't have minded a bit more background information of this piece, such as mentioning which set it was introduced in aswell as perhaps show some example of official lego ways of using this piece :)

[@brickhucker]

This is a very useful video for learning how to improve my building techniques. I’d be happy to see more like this.

[@DZstudios.]

That thumbnail deserves a photo tutorial of its own

[@coasterblocks3420]

I wasn’t aware of the half round jumper. I’m sure it will come in handy for something, but nothing jumps out at me.

[@Khether0001]

These videos about techniques are just AMAZING! Thank you for sharing, Tiago! A question though, you've mentioned the sphere technique named after a person, have we ever had someone trying to sue someone else who used one of these designs for any type of aledged commercial application? Can someone "own a LEGO design pattern"?

[@maggie198333]

00:51 You can flip the separator upside down. It’s easier to remove the jumper plate.

[@TiagoCatarino]

True!

[@clarkanine]

I used to work in a lego workshop. One week, about a month before i got laid off, they made me sort the two kinds of jumper plates at 1:15 In about 15 seperate colors. All i had was the discworld audiobooks to keep me company. It was the most boring two weeks of my life.

[@DANTEFISI]

Wow, this video gave me that beautiful feeling that I didn't have in years. Now I want to buy some Legos and start constructing again! Thank you, it is strange but nice to have this feeling again.

[@flaguser4196]

it's life changing. like learning fractions and decimal places when you previously just had whole counting numbers! 👍

[@nanxhu]

the groove on the plate actually ever-so-slightly makes the plate thinner, allowing it to connect adjacent to studded plates with less tension while still sticking well

[@mishaelduarte3551]

I never thought so deeply about such a simple piece. Now I would like to see an in depth with the single stud piece.

[@warlis4767]

It's one of the best parts I have. It was the key element to make a robot with a centered and angled face rather than bulky.

[@hollylovesgiraffes]

I would like a you build the world's smallest Lego sets like let's say a pollybag just an idea I've always wanted to see you do a pollybag opening

[@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes]

The purpose of the groove is to allow the tile to be place sideways in between studs as a legal building technique.

[@EvanMoon]

“ Everybody jump, jump. Jump, jump”

[@lucahermann3040]

Jumper plates are very useful if you're building large spheres (minecraft style, without angled elements, only cuboids), because you're able to create steeper angles than one stacked plate every stud, but without having to go two stacked plates at once. I recently built a 16 cm sphere using white jumper plates and white corner plates (inspired by the range of pieces at my local LEGO Store). It took so many plates I had to empty the whole Pick-a-Brick drawer. 398 out of 684 visible pieces used on the outer shell of the sphere are jumper plates. That's more than half.

[@Imp4507]

This video makes me ‘jump’ with excitement

[@EVILBUNNY28]

You often see flat plates wedges between studs called an “illegal building technique” the groove on the jumper plates is to allow the bricks to be wedged between studs and not cause stress to the studs clamping it in place, hence making that illegal building technique now legal (intended)

[@DESMal]

one of my favourite pieces to get off grid is using 2 "1 x 1 with Headlight" (4070) pieces to get half of a normal plate of difference. Definitely a trick I don't see alot used because it's not needed for the most part but for my builds where I need to get alot of tricky angles it helps quite alot

[@davidvandermerwe2216]

Great video! Yes, please make more of these types of videos showing the types of bricks and their functions.

[@kz.productions]

Series idea for Tiago: (day 9) Tiago should make a subreddit where people can post Mocs that he reviews and gives feedback monthly/weekly. It’s going to be good for both the fans who are looking to improve and will probably take Tiago less time to make.

[@Morberis]

Thanks for the video. This wasn't new info to me but videos like this are fantastic and invaluable.

[@TiagoCatarino]

Glad to hear it!

[@fox.9879]

The grove on the bottom on the newer one allows it to do the classic illegal move without stressing the plastic

[@ZWallAbuser]

The modified plate with stud on the side is arguably the most OP Lego piece

[@TheJereguy]

Wonderful video as always Tiago. This is what I love seeing interesting repeatable techniques that I can practice and learn to master !

[@thecrazeecow1682]

The older jumper plates were always a pain to remove before the brick separator. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who made the weird twisty sculptures with them!

[@anamericancelt6534]

The grooves make the plates easier to take off by hand.

[@Matt..S]

4:29 Dr. Catarino just casually decoding the LEGO DNA. He was so preoccupied by wheter or not he could, he didn't stop to think if he should.

[@burgerboy_20]

I have a Lego set that has a lot of super jumpers (especially red ones) and I didn't realize how useful they could be! I love this video :D

[@zin6749]

I never knew Gru was into Lego

[@robertkolb2288]

I'm glancing up from my pc to look at my 3ft tall Optimus and how I used a ton of jumpers in the making of the Vent like structures on his shins. The detail I was able to put into that would not be possible without those pieces.

[@shanefalco99]

This was AWESOME! Please continue making these types of videos to help expand my knowledge of building LEGO. Thanks Tiago!

[@rslotb]

Soo, now my question: how do I fill the gap between bricks on the regular grid with those on jumpers? My options so far: Technic half-beams (hard to attach, have rounded edges), or 2x2-1x2 brackets attached to 2x4 grate fences (even harder to attach, limited colour options, only fits a 3 1/3 brick (4 stud) gap.

[@poykehmusic]

The *_ultimate power_* of the jumper is my favorite 😄

[@jadom111]

Fact - the groove is actually so you can put the the jumper between studs which in "ileagel" but not when a brick has that groove same thing with plates

[@seymourlego1]

Brilliant video again Tiago. The jumper makes so much difference 😀😀

[@TiagoCatarino]

Yes it does!

[@fractalelf7760]

These are an absolute must with todays level of detail.

[@ambiensounds]

I believe that every time I came across a 2x4 jumper in a set, the same effect could have been attained with two 2x2 jumpers - I am sure they are not entirely pointless, but they do feel like it often 😅

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

In my day, we didn't have your fancy brick separators. We dug in with our fingernails and they broke or got bent back, and we LIKED it.

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

4:29 Reminds me of that weird dimension in Code Geass

[@scottrobinson9666]

Awesome video tiago. I miss the videos where you made minifig scale everyday items. Keep up the great work

[@PlasticToa]

I imagine the grooves were put in to make peices easier to remove just with fingernails. Back when I was a kid, brick separators being included with sets was a lot less common. I only ever had one and it was from one of the master builder academy sets which weren't sold at retail to my knowledge.

[@historybricksbyd]

Amazing video Tiago! I find these pieces very helpful along with part #34103!

[@funny4052]

Jumper plates are so cool. I think my favorite official use of them is the shelves and cabinets on the Seinfeld set.

[@syntheticfury1734]

Watched quite a few of your videos and you never cease to disappoint; Subbed!

[@RafaelVolcanes]

If only LEGO were to have Tiago as an in-house content-creator. GET ON IT LEGO.

[@roberthazelby4424]

What a fantastic video. This has given my six year old daughter and I lots of great ideas. Thank you!

[@bricksfordom]

This was an awesome video, I wouldn't mind you doing a similar video for other basic Lego pieces

[@Blake_Stone]

Just looking at that old jumper without the groove at the bottom makes my nails hurt. In the days before brick separators were common, getting them off of large surfaces was a painful enterprise. The original piece was 3794a (1978), the one with the groove was 3794b (2005 - this part number covers both full pin and hollow pin versions) and the new one with no center pin is 15573 (2010). We had those crappy grooveless ones for so long, the new version is so much better. I wonder if LEGO has a piece improvement department whose whole job is QOL tweaks like this, that most people never notice but make such a difference.

[@mocfactory17]

This is an amazing MOC love the techniques. Keep up the good work!

[@jessebeard4178]

This is great! More technical content like this please!

[@ICallShotgun13]

Its best for making even studded bricks odd for symmetry with something in the middle