Comments on: Millennium Falcon LEGO http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/ The Neat Side of the Web Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ben http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-242432 Ben Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:01:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-242432 There is definitely a problem of over-specialization of parts in the higher-level kits these days, but on the other hand you get a lot more interesting parts these days to build in really creative ways. It's amazing how well each part is designed to do different tasks. I've built a lot of the Star Wars kits and they do use a fair number of the same type of parts. But there are certainly a greater variety. I am a huge Lego fan, and I'm super-jealous of the guys who can order this. I tried, but my wife put her foot down. So I created http://www.BuyMeALego.com to trade links/ads for tiny donations. If you know a small business or blog that needs more traffic, send them my way! There is definitely a problem of over-specialization of parts in the higher-level kits these days, but on the other hand you get a lot more interesting parts these days to build in really creative ways. It’s amazing how well each part is designed to do different tasks. I’ve built a lot of the Star Wars kits and they do use a fair number of the same type of parts. But there are certainly a greater variety.

I am a huge Lego fan, and I’m super-jealous of the guys who can order this. I tried, but my wife put her foot down. So I created http://www.BuyMeALego.com to trade links/ads for tiny donations. If you know a small business or blog that needs more traffic, send them my way!

]]> By: Mr S http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-169064 Mr S Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:33:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-169064 I second what Sid Morrison says. I second what Sid Morrison says.

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-168631 Sid Morrison Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:12:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-168631 Wow, that is a lot of scratch for a LEGO kit. A problem I've noticed is that almost all of the LEGO sets in my local retail stores are chock full of very specialized pieces so that the kid(s) can build 1 specific model. In the old days, the pieces were a lot more generic (and cheaper) and children were able to use their imagination and creativity a lot better. Sure, what they wound up with looked a bit less like the Millennium Falcon, but they figured it out on their own, and when they were done, they could take it all apart and turn it into 1000 other models. Good luck finding the old "buckets of bricks" they used to sell. Yes, I know they are still offered that way, but I need to mail order them b/c the local stores only sell "Harry Potter", "Pirates of the Caribbean", or "Star Wars" sets that are highly constraining (and expensive!) Wow, that is a lot of scratch for a LEGO kit.

A problem I’ve noticed is that almost all of the LEGO sets in my local retail stores are chock full of very specialized pieces so that the kid(s) can build 1 specific model. In the old days, the pieces were a lot more generic (and cheaper) and children were able to use their imagination and creativity a lot better. Sure, what they wound up with looked a bit less like the Millennium Falcon, but they figured it out on their own, and when they were done, they could take it all apart and turn it into 1000 other models. Good luck finding the old “buckets of bricks” they used to sell. Yes, I know they are still offered that way, but I need to mail order them b/c the local stores only sell “Harry Potter”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, or “Star Wars” sets that are highly constraining (and expensive!)

]]> By: Elso http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-168560 Elso Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:26:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-168560 We need a death star model at minifig scale! :-D We need a death star model at minifig scale! :-D

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-168504 Chris Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:33:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-168504 E 549? Ouch, oil prices must be up... E 549? Ouch, oil prices must be up…

]]> By: Michael http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-168470 Michael Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:29:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/30/millennium-falcon-lego/#comment-168470 Thats pretty damn awesome. Thats pretty damn awesome.

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