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In Germany there is a Lego subscription service. Put sets on a wishlist, they send you one of them. You build it, unbuild it and send it back. One set a month.
I feel like if I were just a little deeper on the Autism Spectrum I would really like Germany.
somebody outta make a cheaper affordable lego alternative its a god damn crime what lego is getting away with
somebody outta make a cheaper affordable lego alternative its a god damn crime what lego is getting away with
Pantasy, Cobi, Funwhole, megabloks, etc. There's tons of alt bricks at nearly any reasonable price point. But you're still not going to find these sorts of multi-thousand piece sets for <$100 because it takes at least a few cents to produce a dimensionally accurate, quality controlled bit of plastic.
And yes, for these sorts of sets, you put them on display. I added LEDs to mine:
somebody outta make a cheaper affordable lego alternative its a god damn crime what lego is getting away with
Also, is this one even that expensive? It's only 6 cents per piece.
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Why would you scale by height and not volume?
Because it doesn't appear to either be designed at a consistent scale or be a solid rectangular cuboid making volume feel like an even less accurate basis for my silly joke.
And I think for the actual value you get, scaling by volume would actually be more accurate.
I normally love Lego's interpretation of various real architectural works but I don't believe there is enough detail here to really capture the unique style of Gaudi's design.
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when you were into Legos, the bricks used were of universal shape. modern sets like this are mostly of a shape that is highly specific to the intended outcome. which is basically orthogonal to the original appeal of playing with Lego. I'm saying that as someone who grew up with two large boxes full of Lego bricks and pieces.
This is actually not particularly true. In fact, the problem of unique pieces almost ended up sinking Lego because they were spending so much on molds and manufacturing of a single piece that was only used in one set. If the set didn't sell well, Lego could potentially lose money on the set overall because of all the tooling costs. Back in the aughts, they redid their philosophy of having large single-purpose pieces…
I love it, knowing about these little details. Also fun to share with friends that inquire about the various LEGO on display in the house. This, and all the fancy mechanics (e.g. typewriter, nintendo), engender a ton of respect and awe for the designers.
If we scale it by height, a historically accurate building of this set should take you approximately 200 days.
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This is actually not particularly true. In fact, the problem of unique pieces almost ended up sinking Lego because they were spending so much on molds and manufacturing of a single piece that was only used in one set. If the set didn't sell well, Lego could potentially lose money on the set overall because of all the tooling costs. Back in the aughts, they redid their philosophy of having large single-purpose pieces…
With a lot of the adult-oriented sets (ICONS and others), especially anything plant-based, they go out of their way to point out how they're using existing pieces in an unusual way. One example is the cherry blossoms on the bonsai tree are actually frogs, but cast in a pink color for the first time, called out in the instruction manual as you're building it. I love it, knowing about these little details. Also fun to…