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I've been thinking about this kit since my partner came across it the other week. Neither of us are huge LEGO fans, as I generally prefer non-plastic anything a

I've been thinking about this kit since my partner came across it the other week. Neither of us are huge LEGO fans, as I generally prefer non-plastic anything and have an actual collection of insects. But... well we both love insects, and model building in general is quite fun. Thanks for the informative review, I think we'll look for this after release.

rtkwe 3y ago
LEGO has a lot of really neat "display" sets available now for the more adult audience along with their traditional play sets for kids etc.
r00fus 3y ago
My office at work is huge on these kinds of legos as they display well, are fun to inspect/play with while desk-visiting your colleague, and they have some geek cred. At first I was skeptical (loved legos from childhood, but hey - this is work!) and then I capitulated with their succulents collection.
- digging 3y ago
  I wish they could make them out of wood or something. I mean, I understand why they're plastic, it just feels bad to me to put more plastic in my house. Truly a pointless struggle, though: I'm aware no amount of self-denial I do can clean up the oceans or my bloodstream.
  - r00fus 3y ago
    I was about to say that Legos are all very durable and not likely to degrade like other plastics (80% ABS, which last hundreds of years with minimal microplaslic generation), then after researching found out I had no idea how many types of plastics they used: https://www.lego.com/ms-my/sustainability/product-safety/materials?locale=ms-my https://www.lego.com/ms-my/sustainability/product-safety/mat...
    - araes 3y ago
      @digging above, based on the link just provided, you have less to worry about. Anything that looks plant-like in LEGO is made from 98% renewable sugarcane polyethylene. IE, LEGO plants are actually made from plants. Now LEGO just needs to make the insects from ground up insect shells.

rtkwe 3y ago

LEGO has a lot of really neat "display" sets available now for the more adult audience along with their traditional play sets for kids etc.

r00fus 3y ago

My office at work is huge on these kinds of legos as they display well, are fun to inspect/play with while desk-visiting your colleague, and they have some geek cred. At first I was skeptical (loved legos from childhood, but hey - this is work!) and then I capitulated with their succulents collection.

digging 3y ago
I wish they could make them out of wood or something. I mean, I understand why they're plastic, it just feels bad to me to put more plastic in my house. Truly a pointless struggle, though: I'm aware no amount of self-denial I do can clean up the oceans or my bloodstream.
- r00fus 3y ago
  I was about to say that Legos are all very durable and not likely to degrade like other plastics (80% ABS, which last hundreds of years with minimal microplaslic generation), then after researching found out I had no idea how many types of plastics they used: https://www.lego.com/ms-my/sustainability/product-safety/materials?locale=ms-my https://www.lego.com/ms-my/sustainability/product-safety/mat...
  - araes 3y ago
    @digging above, based on the link just provided, you have less to worry about. Anything that looks plant-like in LEGO is made from 98% renewable sugarcane polyethylene. IE, LEGO plants are actually made from plants. Now LEGO just needs to make the insects from ground up insect shells.