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Post by criddell »

sharkweek wrote: post #36

A lot of people in this thread are forgetting that it’s not necessarily about the actual completed object but more the process of putting it together that often brings the most joy with LEGO. I don’t think I’m more at peace than the few times a year I sit down with a new LEGO kit and build it. It’s a delightfully enjoyable break from just about everything else that keeps my mind busy and is such a calming activity.

I believe a lot of people who buy one are mostly thinking of how hot this is going to be on eBay.

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Post by lnyng »

colejohnson66 wrote: post #22
g105b wrote: post #16

Ooh, how long until someone inserts a Teensy microchip and a USB cable to make this a functional computer keyboard? Either way I really want one!

Retro Recipies / Perifractic did that with a C64, sortove: https://youtu.be/1Fb0Kn2bVtM

Opening this link with my Firefox iOS 34 crashes the browser reliably. Anyone else seeing this issue?

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Post by jacquesm »

jbrnh wrote: post #19
thrower123 wrote: post #10

I'm somewhat depressed by how explicitly Lego is marketing towards 30-something man-children who build things to put them on the shelf. The worst part is that this model-kit design style is spilling over and infecting their actual toy themes. It's harder for kids to repurpose a set that's built 40% out of small tiles and cheese wedges and little greebly bits.

My dad complained about modern specialized lego bricks 30 years ago. I got some of his old bricks from the 50's. They got some weird shapes too. Nothing changed.

Fun fact: some of the oldest plastic Lego is H0 scale vehicles. I have a bunch of these they are ridiculously valuable today.

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Post by jacquesm »

hinoki wrote: post #29
skipnup wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There still are lots of classic boxes of "normal" pieces: – https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/bricks-bricks-bricks-1071... – https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/classic

It’s even better now than it was, since now you can get those basic bricks from IKEA for cheap: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/bygglek-201-piece-lego-r-brick-...

That's not cheap. Ebay bulk buys are cheap. And they come with the free surprise factor too. Why not recycle?

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Post by riffraff »

abruzzi wrote: post #38

This is really the opposite of what I always loved about Legos as a kid. All these complex kits seem more like jigsaw puzzles--only one way to go together. What I loved about Legos as a kid was making my own creations.

I see your point but even when I was a kid 30 years ago Lego had specialized kits (castle with horses, space modules, car races) and even today they sell "just bricks" boxes.

There's certainly been a shift in marketing (e.g. Ninjago) but if you want the raw build your own experience it's still there, the offer has just expanded.

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Post by riffraff »

jmrm wrote: post #24
robg wrote: post #6

I’m struck by the post-modern, non-working reflection that costs significantly more than the functional object that’s still readily available. LEGO has truly crossed into the art world. Like a painting of a soup can.

A pastel green Olivetti Lettera 32 cost about 100€ used, so that's totally true

Ah I'm not the only one who sees that as a Lettera 32! (which I own, and is still awesome)

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Post by usrusr »

shoto_io wrote: post #25
robg wrote: post #6

I’m struck by the post-modern, non-working reflection that costs significantly more than the functional object that’s still readily available. LEGO has truly crossed into the art world. Like a painting of a soup can.

They are definitely not “solving a problem”. That’s for sure. Instead, Legos is obviously fulfilling/creating a need.

What they are creating is a market for a third party innards substitute that replaces the mechanism for driving the page carrier with something that speaks BLE HID. A toy collectible that you can nondestructively convert into something you can actually use on your job and back? They can run a victory lap before even starting!

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Post by organsnyder »

sharkweek wrote: post #36

A lot of people in this thread are forgetting that it’s not necessarily about the actual completed object but more the process of putting it together that often brings the most joy with LEGO. I don’t think I’m more at peace than the few times a year I sit down with a new LEGO kit and build it. It’s a delightfully enjoyable break from just about everything else that keeps my mind busy and is such a calming activity.

My wife gave me the LEGO grand piano this past Christmas. It was an absolute joy putting it together, seeing how the designer made everything work.

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Post by wongarsu »

Tomte wrote: post #7

At least the keys are printed. Those would have been a nightmare to center. Only two stickers in the set. (You can't take that for granted, even the 700 Euro set #75252 comes with a sticker)

All printed keys, and a new fabric element. I couldn't believe today's Lego would splurge like this, until I got to the "Includes Note from Chairman Thomas Kristiansen, based on the typewriter of founder Ole Kristiansen". I guess the executive still gets nice models without stickers.

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Post by lb1lf »

bmitc wrote: post #37
scoopertrooper wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This may shock you, but none of those lego ships are sea worthy either.

Some of them are. I had one as a kid. The base allowed the boat to float in water.

-Then you misplaced the keel and suddenly had an enforced lesson in vessel stability in the comfort of your bathtub...

Good times.

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