I've certainly felt that same despair when shopping for Legos for my kid. No longer is there just a big box o'bricks to be had, but some pre-engineered model of something. Very sad. I understand it from Legos' standpoint; sell a model, it gets put on a shelf, and another must be purchased. I encourage my son to knock them all apart and see what he can make from all the smaller bits.
Don't despair with lego just yet. A lot of people still manage to create some, frankly, awesome creations with lego:
http://www.mechahub.com/
True, it's all big robots; but what's wrong with that, exactly? Check out Soren Roberts in the "builders" section; he's my fave, with some fantastic designs (clean, elegant, filled with lots of things that shoot other things)
I've certainly felt that same despair when shopping for Legos for my kid. No longer is there just a big box o'bricks to be had, but some pre-engineered model of something.
ReplyDeleteVery sad.
I understand it from Legos' standpoint; sell a model, it gets put on a shelf, and another must be purchased.
I encourage my son to knock them all apart and see what he can make from all the smaller bits.
@Neil:
ReplyDeleteDon't despair with lego just yet. A lot of people still manage to create some, frankly, awesome creations with lego:
http://www.mechahub.com/
True, it's all big robots; but what's wrong with that, exactly? Check out Soren Roberts in the "builders" section; he's my fave, with some fantastic designs (clean, elegant, filled with lots of things that shoot other things)