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Trying to buy lego for kids these days is a nightmare. I went looking for a spaceship lego set. Just a simple rocket or something. Instead it's heaps of adult

Trying to buy lego for kids these days is a nightmare. I went looking for a spaceship lego set. Just a simple rocket or something. Instead it's heaps of adult themed/Star Wars/NASA licensed stuff. The alternative seems to be a bucket of standard bricks. The adult orientation of LEGO these days makes me hesitant to buy it. I don't mind Adults having LEGO sets, I do mind if that becomes so lucrative it stops kids being able to enjoy it.

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mmustapic 5y ago
A simple spaceship https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/space-shuttle-adventure-31117 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/space-shuttle-adventure-3...
- ilikerashers 5y ago
  You have to sift through pages to find this one and it is 50 euro for a small set.
  - onychomys 5y ago
    In my head, Euros are worth basically the same, maybe a little bit more, than USD. But the US version of that set is only $40 (although it's sold out, so maybe the EU version is higher in price due to scarcity). https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/space-shuttle-adventure-31117 https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/space-shuttle-adventure-3...
    - em-bee 5y ago
      EU has about 20% VAT, but even taking that into account it's still more expensive
  - crooked-v 5y ago
    There's few other generic-ish space sets you can find just by putting "space" into the search bar on the Lego site: https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-roving-vehicle-60348 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-roving-vehicle-6034... (cheaper, similar play value) https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-space-station-60349 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-space-station-60349 (slightly more expensive, bigger) https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-research-base-60350 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-research-base-60350 (more expensive, but much bigger) The space sets are definitely there in general, they're just a sub-theme of "City" now for some reason. There's also a few space fantasy sets under the Monkie Kid line, like https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/chang-e-moon-cake-factory-80032 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/chang-e-moon-cake-factory... and its rabbit-piloted moon mecha.
mcphage 5y ago
> I do mind if that becomes so lucrative it stops kids being able to enjoy it. I've got 3 young kids, and trust me, that's nowhere near happening. Kids love lego.
- ilikerashers 5y ago
  It was about making it accessible. No doubt they love it!

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mmustapic 5y ago

A simple spaceship https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/space-shuttle-adventure-31117 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/space-shuttle-adventure-3...

ilikerashers 5y ago
You have to sift through pages to find this one and it is 50 euro for a small set.
- onychomys 5y ago
  In my head, Euros are worth basically the same, maybe a little bit more, than USD. But the US version of that set is only $40 (although it's sold out, so maybe the EU version is higher in price due to scarcity). https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/space-shuttle-adventure-31117 https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/space-shuttle-adventure-3...
  - em-bee 5y ago
    EU has about 20% VAT, but even taking that into account it's still more expensive
- crooked-v 5y ago
  There's few other generic-ish space sets you can find just by putting "space" into the search bar on the Lego site: https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-roving-vehicle-60348 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-roving-vehicle-6034... (cheaper, similar play value) https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-space-station-60349 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-space-station-60349 (slightly more expensive, bigger) https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-research-base-60350 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/lunar-research-base-60350 (more expensive, but much bigger) The space sets are definitely there in general, they're just a sub-theme of "City" now for some reason. There's also a few space fantasy sets under the Monkie Kid line, like https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/chang-e-moon-cake-factory-80032 https://www.lego.com/en-be/product/chang-e-moon-cake-factory... and its rabbit-piloted moon mecha.

mcphage 5y ago

> I do mind if that becomes so lucrative it stops kids being able to enjoy it. I've got 3 young kids, and trust me, that's nowhere near happening. Kids love lego.

ilikerashers 5y ago
It was about making it accessible. No doubt they love it!