Works every time! There's always that slight risk of scratching the Lego piece though...

I prefer to use the brick separator...If you put the bottom end of it on the bottom of the tile and wiggle it under it works just as good. But unlike the knife, it can't get pieces that are surrounded. But then some people don't have the brick separator, so this is a good technique to use if you don't.

I do a similar thing, but with an old painting knife. It's thin enough that it can slide under tiles and plates, but much less sharp than a regular pocket knife. I've only scratched a couple of pieces in over 6 months of using this technique.

Thanks, I Just Wanted To Make A Mosaic, But That Wasn't Original Work, I Used The Generation IV (DS) Sprite, So I Largely Based It Off That. I Also Did These Two, http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216452_1944568850866_1141835471_2300580_923569_n.jpg, http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216632_1944894259001_1141835471_2300835_7414701_n.jpg, Both Are Based ON The Generation III (GBA) Sprites.

The brick separator can remove tiles easily too, unless they have tiles on all four sides.

My nails are strong enough that I dont have to worry. Good thinking, maybe something less sharp, a butter knive.

Good idea! To everyone complaining that it might scratch the tiles or yourself, you could just use a screwdriver on your knife if it has one. It might scratch the pieces a little, but it would be less then when using a blade.

I always did that when I was little. But I've been more careful when doing that now. Good thing I have my pocket knife on my person at all times. :)

Hmmm, I think a butter knife would be better to use, but I guess a thin knife would work just as well. Good technique!

Oh, now I have to get a thin blade! :)

Thank you so very much

I like it, but I don't like to damage my pieces. You can remove tiles on much easier and safer way. Scroll down to the 11th picture of my old Monster4 review on Kockice. http://www.kockice.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=3409 You can also use tool you get with games and that new red thing that bandits use to robb the bank and other stuff. ;) I think I will make tutorial for purists. =)

I have an old butter knife that works well and as it is not sharp my kids let me use it...

There's also the other method--- use particularly unbitten fingernails to wrench the tiles out.

G, your getting heaps of stuff on the homepage!

A brick seperator does tiles - buy two and you can split apart plates and tiles of the same size. Using a knife will scratch a part or cut a hand sooner or later.

G'day Timinater, as showed on the megafactory's show on NGC the new crowbar and the older more commen fork spanner can be used to remove tiles. Greetings, Benjamin

ouch;-)

nah, it doesn't damage them.

really? can you give me a pic of one?

-The Timinater ! Brick separators sold by LEGO do remove tiles.

thanks- the main difference is this seperatetes tiles as well.

I use this alo tbut I cant' find my swiss at the moment D= I got a bunch of small plates for christmas and I used it to seperat them

Good idea. Lego sells brick separators, I have one and I love it, and its probably better for the pieces, but I think this is still a decent alternative.

Is The Mosaic Based On A Picture, Or Just Making A Mosaic Of A General Person? Also, I Do Mosaics Using 1x1 Bricks, But They Are Huge, http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217134_1948277583582_1141835471_2303955_2924745_n.jpg This One Is 5201 Bricks....

That is a sweet mosaic!