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In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote:
> My nephew (age 12) is a *huge*
> fan of Bionicle, and so are most of his friends.
A question, just because I'm curious: Are they fans of Bionicle to *play* with,
or to *collect*? Do the sets get used, or are they just built and set on a
shelf somewhere?
I've been in too many stores where I heard some kid point out a Bionicle set to
Mom or Dad and said "I don't have this one, yet" or "Here's a new one"...
JohnG, GMLTC
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In lugnet.general, John Gerlach wrote:
> In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote:
> > My nephew (age 12) is a *huge*
> > fan of Bionicle, and so are most of his friends.
>
> A question, just because I'm curious: Are they fans of Bionicle to *play* with,
> or to *collect*? Do the sets get used, or are they just built and set on a
> shelf somewhere?
>
> I've been in too many stores where I heard some kid point out a Bionicle set to
> Mom or Dad and said "I don't have this one, yet" or "Here's a new one"...
>
> JohnG, GMLTC
They take 'em to the school yard and have their little matches sometimes. I
don't know much about the Bionicle, but with the elastics and triggers and stuff
on some--they try to knock each others masks off.
At home my nephew keeps his Bionicle collection separate from his other 'Uncle
Dave bought for presents' LEGO bricks. Yes they're lined up on the shelf, but
he does play with 'em.
One of these days I expect to see the Bio mixed with the regular :)
Dave K
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In lugnet.general, John Gerlach wrote:
> In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote:
> > My nephew (age 12) is a *huge*
> > fan of Bionicle, and so are most of his friends.
>
> A question, just because I'm curious: Are they fans of Bionicle to *play* with,
> or to *collect*? Do the sets get used, or are they just built and set on a
> shelf somewhere?
>
> I've been in too many stores where I heard some kid point out a Bionicle set to
> Mom or Dad and said "I don't have this one, yet" or "Here's a new one"...
>
> JohnG, GMLTC
I've seen the same thing happen with the regular sets too.
Erm... Actually, *I* do it with the regular sets sometimes. My girlfriend too.
She's currently on a kick to get all the sets with Ogel in them. I'm partial to
the Adventurers at the moment.
Eventually they all end up in the parts bins, but for a few weeks (sometimes
longer. I'm still not allowed to take apart the Black Seas Barracuda), at least,
they sit on a shelf as sets.
-Elroy
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In lugnet.general, John Gerlach wrote:
> In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote:
> > My nephew (age 12) is a *huge*
> > fan of Bionicle, and so are most of his friends.
>
> A question, just because I'm curious: Are they fans of Bionicle to *play* with,
> or to *collect*? Do the sets get used, or are they just built and set on a
> shelf somewhere?
>
> I've been in too many stores where I heard some kid point out a Bionicle set to
> Mom or Dad and said "I don't have this one, yet" or "Here's a new one"...
Yeah, and a lot of AFOLS buy Lego to be complete. Then, I was in TRU the other
day and this boy was unexcitedly staring at Bionicle. Mother: "He already has
all the Bionicles." So he got the Space Shuttle. Good choice.
-Erik
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In lugnet.general, John Gerlach wrote:
> In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote:
> > My nephew (age 12) is a *huge*
> > fan of Bionicle, and so are most of his friends.
>
> A question, just because I'm curious: Are they fans of Bionicle to *play* with,
> or to *collect*? Do the sets get used, or are they just built and set on a
> shelf somewhere?
>
> I've been in too many stores where I heard some kid point out a Bionicle set to
> Mom or Dad and said "I don't have this one, yet" or "Here's a new one"...
Its a good question. I know a lot of kids have the collector mentality with
Bionicle. One aspect of consumerism I really don't like, but its life. In the
toy business, many other people do it, and LEGO has to do it to survive. If
that's what gives me bricks to buy, so be it.
However, I've seen many a kid building with Bionicle parts and being creative
and learning. Its an extension to the building system. Sure, its a diversion
from studs and tubes, but still connects to them in limited ways, and works
seamlessly with Technic. Check out the new movie sets - Takanuva, Makuta, Jaller
& Gukko, and Takua & Pewku. Its all technic! I have Takanuva sitting right here
... was a rather complex build, of technic parts. Parts which are very useful in
other models.
I say Bionicle enhances the LEGO building system, and heartily disagree with
people who say it detracts from it.
-Tim
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