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Looking at the two boxes on the poster, they don't look that "universal" - it's a truck and the other one a house. Today's boxes I guess are just better categor

Looking at the two boxes on the poster, they don't look that "universal" - it's a truck and the other one a house. Today's boxes I guess are just better categorized, but not that different.

masklinn 12y ago
Universal Building Set is actually the name of a product line: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Universal_Building_Set http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Universal_Building_Set it existed alongside LEGOLAND and Trains and constituted the "basic" lego sets, differentiated because each set usually came with instructions for multiple models, and better demonstrated the role of imagination and the purpose of legos.
eloisant 12y ago
These boxes only have standard pieces, which is why the truck and house look boxy. Today's boxes include too many specific pieces. Car hood, top, helicopter nose, etc. Pieces that can't be used for anything else that what they're designed for, and can't be replaced if lost. So you can't take it appart to build something different.
- gambiting 12y ago
  I actually think that the "Lego Movie" set is a perfect example of unbound creativity. Pretty much every set uses parts which do not match with their original use,and yet they are all used to build interesting things. The worst Lego bricks are the ones which have something painted/written on them, that usually does limit the applications.
- Jgrubb 12y ago
  Trust me, a kid the age of the one in the ad can take it apart and make something different. Mine do it nonstop.
- xanderstrike 12y ago
  In any given kit the ratio of custom pieces to generic pieces is still favorable. As a random sample check out the parts inventory of this kit [1] from Lego's Star Wars: Clone Wars system. When you sort by quantity, you see the vast majority of parts are generic wedges, blocks, and plates. Browse around the site, you'll see the same is true for any set over 50 pieces. The idea that you "can't take it apart to build something different," is a little ridiculous, it isn't a model airplane. I take it you haven't played with any of the modern kits. I encourage you, if you enjoyed lego as a kid, to buy a couple and see for yourself. The model on the box is more polished, but the building blocks are very much the same. 1. http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/inv/sets/7752-1?PagerSortDir=r&PagerSortCol=Qty http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/inv/sets/7752-1?PagerS...

Looking at the two boxes on the poster, they don't look that "universal" - it's a truck and the other one a house. Today's boxes I guess are just better categorized, but not that different.

masklinn 12y ago

Universal Building Set is actually the name of a product line: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Universal_Building_Set http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Universal_Building_Set it existed alongside LEGOLAND and Trains and constituted the "basic" lego sets, differentiated because each set usually came with instructions for multiple models, and better demonstrated the role of imagination and the purpose of legos.

eloisant 12y ago

These boxes only have standard pieces, which is why the truck and house look boxy. Today's boxes include too many specific pieces. Car hood, top, helicopter nose, etc. Pieces that can't be used for anything else that what they're designed for, and can't be replaced if lost. So you can't take it appart to build something different.

gambiting 12y ago
I actually think that the "Lego Movie" set is a perfect example of unbound creativity. Pretty much every set uses parts which do not match with their original use,and yet they are all used to build interesting things. The worst Lego bricks are the ones which have something painted/written on them, that usually does limit the applications.
Jgrubb 12y ago
Trust me, a kid the age of the one in the ad can take it apart and make something different. Mine do it nonstop.
xanderstrike 12y ago
In any given kit the ratio of custom pieces to generic pieces is still favorable. As a random sample check out the parts inventory of this kit [1] from Lego's Star Wars: Clone Wars system. When you sort by quantity, you see the vast majority of parts are generic wedges, blocks, and plates. Browse around the site, you'll see the same is true for any set over 50 pieces. The idea that you "can't take it apart to build something different," is a little ridiculous, it isn't a model airplane. I take it you haven't played with any of the modern kits. I encourage you, if you enjoyed lego as a kid, to buy a couple and see for yourself. The model on the box is more polished, but the building blocks are very much the same. 1. http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/inv/sets/7752-1?PagerSortDir=r&PagerSortCol=Qty http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/inv/sets/7752-1?PagerS...