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re: What the hell happened to Lego? Getting old rant
Posted on 7/28/21 at 10:15 am to Displaced
Posted on 7/28/21 at 10:15 am to Displaced
I'm old.
When I was little, Lego was a whole bunch of little bricks of different sizes, that came in a box (or jug). I don't remember there being an actual "set" until later.
We used to build all sorts of things, purely on imagination and making things fit. As I remember, my oldest brother made a replica of the Louisiana Old State Capitol for an elementary school project. He painted the thing white after he put it together. It was about 2 ft by 2 ft.
Years later when our kids were playing with Lego, I would see some of those bricks, with white paint on the sides.
The fun was always taking generic pieces and making something YOU thought of, not getting a box and making what THEY showed.
When I was little, Lego was a whole bunch of little bricks of different sizes, that came in a box (or jug). I don't remember there being an actual "set" until later.
We used to build all sorts of things, purely on imagination and making things fit. As I remember, my oldest brother made a replica of the Louisiana Old State Capitol for an elementary school project. He painted the thing white after he put it together. It was about 2 ft by 2 ft.
Years later when our kids were playing with Lego, I would see some of those bricks, with white paint on the sides.
The fun was always taking generic pieces and making something YOU thought of, not getting a box and making what THEY showed.
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 10:26 am to Displaced
I got my daughter Diagon Alley for Christmas. I feel your pain.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 10:38 am to Displaced
Evolve or die.
I think it would be cool to build a lego city, it would cost a lot and then it would just be something taking up space, but I used to love legos myself. I remember I had one of those bags you hang on the door.
I have twin cousins who are the same age as I am and we pretty much grew up like brothers.. We used to play the piss out of legos. We did the sort of the same thing, but we would build ships and crash them into each other and whoever's ship had less damage won.
I think it would be cool to build a lego city, it would cost a lot and then it would just be something taking up space, but I used to love legos myself. I remember I had one of those bags you hang on the door.
I have twin cousins who are the same age as I am and we pretty much grew up like brothers.. We used to play the piss out of legos. We did the sort of the same thing, but we would build ships and crash them into each other and whoever's ship had less damage won.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:02 am to Yak
quote:I have Lego Digital Designer on my laptop and will play around with it every now and then. It's a CAD program that Lego created, but no longer support.quote:They still do, but that imagination has shifted to digital.
Remember when kids used their imaginations?
It's nice to be able to design whatever you want, with no limitations. It always has the right piece in the right color, and no stepping on bricks.
I haven't built with real Lego in a long time, except sporadically with my nieces and nephews. Whenever I do have my own kids, I will definitely use them as a cover to buy some sets for myself
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:11 am to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
quote:That's what is so nice about games like Minecraft and Fortnite...they have creative free roam worlds where you basically build your own town, cities, etc.
It's nice to be able to design whatever you want, with no limitations. It always has the right piece in the right color, and no stepping on bricks.
My son has a world he created in Minecraft. He's built his own neighborhood, Target, restaurants, water park, a zoo, a wrestling stadium...all sorts of shite, and it's all connected via train tracks. He's 8 years old. When I was 8 I was making mud castles for my G.I. Joes and throwing rocks in a pond
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:19 am to BigPerm30
They got those too. You can go to any store that sells Lego and buy the creator line which ranges from mixed blocks to simple sets for a model or three for kids.
In the late 90s Lego was running aground and a new executive brought in found not only did they have too many parts but no one knew the costs of production. So they brought down part count by making less molded sections, got into licensing deals, actually figured out costs of parts and continue to mainline that sweet sweet Star wars/Marvel/Harry Potter crack today while tossing out in house theme sets of their own to see what sticks, City, Ninjago, the already mentioned Creator and Technic was still around last I looked.
In the late 90s Lego was running aground and a new executive brought in found not only did they have too many parts but no one knew the costs of production. So they brought down part count by making less molded sections, got into licensing deals, actually figured out costs of parts and continue to mainline that sweet sweet Star wars/Marvel/Harry Potter crack today while tossing out in house theme sets of their own to see what sticks, City, Ninjago, the already mentioned Creator and Technic was still around last I looked.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:29 am to whoisnickdoobs
It's being reprinted now that the supply is running out in Mexico and South America. The line may otherwise unfortunately be over if we don't see anything at Powercon. Only online retailers were interested in selling the MotU Advent Calendar and Target and Walmart didn't want to order any. Target did restock the recent skeletor sets with the Zodac though so who knows.
Look what they took from us.
Eta: though they did screw up not having the orphans and the robo puppy.
Look what they took from us.
Eta: though they did screw up not having the orphans and the robo puppy.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 11:33 am
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:32 am to EverettScott
My son got the London Bridge set for Christmas about 4 years ago and still hasn't finished it. We have 2 big arse tupperware containers full of blocks with all of the instructions to go with the builds.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:32 am to EverettScott
If I was shitting money I would have LEGO Voltron
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:40 am to CootKilla
How much?
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:43 am to Displaced
quote:
Avenger’s
With all the money that you saved not getting an education, I would think you would have the money to buy this crap for your kid.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:46 am to midlothianlsu
quote:
quote: Also, when I was growing up all I had was 3 different sizes of Legos. I had to use my imagination to build shite. Same here. They were square or rectangle and came in 4 colors. Some were flat.
This is the one negative aspect of contemporary Lego. They pride themselves in “the system” of interchangeable blocks. But the reality is the majority of pieces in most sets are specialized and wholly useless for any other build. Consequently, Lego abandoned the promotion of generic building blocks as their patents expire.
If you want clever builds with simple pieces, there’s tons of Lego “compatible” sets that are superior in utility and cheap.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 11:59 am
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:47 am to Displaced
I kept all of my son's sets, both duplo and lego.
The duplos are all together in one case. The legos are in individual ziplocks with their instructions.
I'll let my son, DIL and their future kiddos decide if they want to keep things separate or mix it all up, fling it all around their home/playroom and likely wind up stepping on the individual pieces
The duplos are all together in one case. The legos are in individual ziplocks with their instructions.
I'll let my son, DIL and their future kiddos decide if they want to keep things separate or mix it all up, fling it all around their home/playroom and likely wind up stepping on the individual pieces
Posted on 7/28/21 at 11:49 am to LSUinMA
Avenger's Tower
It's the tower that belongs to the avengers...
It's the tower that belongs to the avengers...
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:13 pm to Displaced
The specialized sets are expensive. You can get a big old bin of them for not a lot of money.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:34 pm to Displaced
Lego is so popular they can charge whatever they want and schmucks like you will pay
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:36 pm to Displaced
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:42 pm to NawlinsTiger9
I have a ton of City sets. Me and my wife will put together a couple a month. Let the kids play with them for awhile and then put them back into the box and into storage. It’s dorky but we enjoy it.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:50 pm to Displaced
Posted on 7/28/21 at 12:52 pm to Displaced
I used to manage foreign shipping for Lego via a subsidiary. You’d be stunned to see the margins on those toys. It’s truly staggering
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