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I grew up building random stuff using a hodgepodge of incomplete Lego sets that my parents got from car boot sales. Later they bought me some new sets as well,
by kijin 7mo ago
I grew up building random stuff using a hodgepodge of incomplete Lego sets that my parents got from car boot sales. Later they bought me some new sets as well, but sooner or later all the pieces ended up in the big box anyway.
I don't think I would have become a programmer, if not for those weekends when I would sit in front of a desk-sized box of bricks with no instructions and imagine what I could build.
35 years later, I still browse the local Lego store from time to time. But most of the sets I find nowadays are only intended for a single configuration, usually associated with a specific IP like Star Wars or Harry Potter. Too fragile, too many stickers and custom pieces. I'm glad that the proceeds from these collectible sets help Lego stay profitable in the smartphone age, but God I miss those random Lego weekends. Brb, gotta ask my dad whether he still has that box of old bricks in his attic.
- sersi 7mo agoI've purposefully bought a lot of the old lego technic universal building sets second hand for my son. They come with multiple ideas and the type of design is less finished and more prone to modifications. I want my son to play with legos by creating his own designs, not by following a set and then shelving it
- natpalmer1776 7mo agoThey still sell large boxes of general-purpose bricks at toy and grocery retailers around the United States. They likely don’t sell nearly as well, but every time I’ve gone to buy legos there has been one “plastic tote” box of legos for sale, no instructions just bricks.
- sersi 7mo agoIn the US yes. Recently I was in China and was supposed that both lego stores I visited didn't have them. Only available when ordering online.