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Do you build every set you buy?
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Thu, 29 Mar 2001 01:14:25 GMT
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Ever since my little-kid days I have always felt a need to build the
set using the instructions at least once, even if it's a really dumb
one that I just bought for the parts. But lately I've started buying
more than one of some sets, and am finding that to be kind of silly,
though I haven't yet stopped doing it. When I'd buy a pair of sets
(which I did at the recent Kmart BOGO50% sale), I'd sit down with my
wife next to me and we'd each build one of them. That was kind of
fun, since it's usually hard to share Lego with someone.
Am I the only one who feels this odd compulsion? Sometimes I'll tear
it apart very soon after building it, but it just doesn't feel right
to not build the set that Lego designed. It's kind of like paying
tribute or something...
--Bill.
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William R Ward hermit@bayview.com http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/
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"Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others."-Groucho Marx
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| I have almost the same problem in reverse. Once I've built a set using the instructions, I have a really hard time taking it apart. It will stay assembled for weeks before I can make myself tear it apart. Also, I have an odd compulsion to position (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| For me it depends on the set. For sets I really like, I'll build them for a while, but I usually can't wait to cannibalize them for parts. A lot of times, I dislike the set and am just buying it (often many copies) for parts. For example, I have 12 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| Hmmm, I must confess to the opposite problem - I very rarely build the sets at all, and purchase them for the pieces. The only exceptions from the past 5 years or so have been the first year Star Wars sets and the Life On Mars mechs. The Star Wars (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| (...) I'll build the first time, on the off chance that there's something funky in the design that isn't immediately obvious, but I mostly consider Lego's theme sets to be oddly designed bulk packs. :) James (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| (...) Certainly not. In fact, I'm in the same position as you- I used to do it all the time, immediately when I got home, no matter how silly the set was or how much I had just bought it from parts. I would always put at least one copy of the set (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| (...) I used to build every set at least once, no matter how cheesy or ridiculous. I broke that compulsion, though, when I purchased all of the Roboriders at a nice clearance. Once I built the first two, I realized they're all pretty much identical, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| (...) I still build my first copy of any particular set. Most get torn appart immediately, if I have time. Sometimes, they hang out somewhere around the house for however long a time it takes me to disassemble the set for parts. Rich -- Have Fun! (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| Only recently I bought my first set for parts only (the Sith-thingy in a garage sale). I did build the thing (I think I was watching F1 in Malaysia at the time) but it only lasted a day.... All I buy really is technic and Model Team, and they're (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| (...) That's EXACTLY what I used to do-- up until a few months ago. Even when Ames had that 75% off all SW sets and I bought 6 X-wings (and a bunch of other stuff), I built ALL of 'em. But several months ago, I broke down and said 'forget it'. I'll (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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| (...) Only if: A) I've never had the set and always (even for a few months :) wanted it. B) To see how a design function works. C) It is the first time I've purchased the set. D) I suspect that a part may be missing (like some Millenium Falcons I (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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