Legos taught me from an early age how fragile and poorly constructed the "official way" was. I'd follow the instructions, make this flimsy model that falls apart if you push it wrong.
The back of the box showed you a few ideas of other things you could make. I'd try one if it looked cool, or just stored the ideas in my memory for future mini-projects.
I'd then tear it down, re-enforce the joints/connections and add more engines and/or lazer beams.
I hate the sets. They're not Legos, I don't care what the box says.
Legos are squares or rectangles, period. They aren't custom molded pieces of spaceships that don't fit together with anything else and look exactly like the thing they're supposed to represent.
I get the sentiment but this is a bit autistic. As a kid I had Legos and they were about 90% plain squares but those other 10% made everything more fun. Wheels, joints, little trees, etc
LEGOs used to come in a few set shapes. There were a few unique pieces like tires or angled pieces. But overall they were pretty generic and the things built out of them only crudely looked like what they were meant to represent. Then the LEGO company started making a lot more custom pieces to achieve greater accuracy in the models. Now a lot of the models are mini replicas but to achieve that, the pieces are basically useless for anything other than their one specific intended purpose.
I've long argued that lego sets are what started the downfall of kids.
Sets teach following orders. It teaches that there is one right answer and that answer is what we say it is so keep following orders.
A big ass bucket or box of mixed legos and build whatever you can think of is the epitome of creativity and skill.
Legos helped me immensely growing up and aided in my development.
They taught me to see things in a linear manner, and to think several steps ahead towards the final goal.
Plus, we were poor and it was really my only toy, and I had less parenting than what is considered normal.
As a father, I built a big Lego table where I and my kids gather just about every day, oftentimes just shooting the shit.
Due to the hurricane I just had to move it, and that thing is effing heavy! I think I'm just getting old.
I guess as others have pointed out, you can freely make anything with the pieces if you want.
Following instructions is how you learn the hows and whys.
I cant imagine anyone you argued that to thought to invite you to anything after.
He’s long thought it, haha.
Legos taught me from an early age how fragile and poorly constructed the "official way" was. I'd follow the instructions, make this flimsy model that falls apart if you push it wrong.
The back of the box showed you a few ideas of other things you could make. I'd try one if it looked cool, or just stored the ideas in my memory for future mini-projects.
I'd then tear it down, re-enforce the joints/connections and add more engines and/or lazer beams.
I hate the sets. They're not Legos, I don't care what the box says.
Legos are squares or rectangles, period. They aren't custom molded pieces of spaceships that don't fit together with anything else and look exactly like the thing they're supposed to represent.
Lego seems to understand this as well, but I guess the kits sell a lot better
I get the sentiment but this is a bit autistic. As a kid I had Legos and they were about 90% plain squares but those other 10% made everything more fun. Wheels, joints, little trees, etc
You can see that there is a different between a piece designed to augment the cubes and pieces designed to replace them, right?
No they are not. What type of weird contrarian hot take is this?
LEGOs used to come in a few set shapes. There were a few unique pieces like tires or angled pieces. But overall they were pretty generic and the things built out of them only crudely looked like what they were meant to represent. Then the LEGO company started making a lot more custom pieces to achieve greater accuracy in the models. Now a lot of the models are mini replicas but to achieve that, the pieces are basically useless for anything other than their one specific intended purpose.
Did you even look at the link? Clearly even Lego knows the deal.
I don't give a shit what they've come up with since, the magic of Lego is that you take squares and turn them into something you imagined.
Not coincidentally, it's also why Minecraft is a multibillion dollar juggernaut.