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Re: AucZILLA X: what is this item?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 6 May 1999 21:16:57 GMT
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> Well, for young kids, they are more able to connect meaningfully with
> activities that they've witnessed. Construction, especially planned
> construction with even a slight degree of complexity is just too
> abstract. Driving trucks around - hauling things from here to there,
> and having accidents due to wildly fast games of chicken are all more
> fun than planning the building of a gothic cathedral.
I don't see how this is age-related, though. As a child, I never had all
that many new sets with instructions, but rather just a lot of parts,
from which I built mostly cars. Then and now, the main attraction
for me is the ability to make (within limits to be challenged) whatever
toy vehicle I want to have, with whatever level of technical detail I
feel like at the moment, and experiment with crumple zones for
more interesting wrecks as well as interior armor for crash-derby
cars...
> you know, crashing two tonka trucks together in the living room isn't
> nearly so cool as Lego trucks that shatter if done properly.
Yes, but that doesn't work at Town scale, so custom construction is necessary
- even Model Team trucks are put together too well.
With Town Jr., there are few pieces that can be used for larger vehicles.
Someone said that the standard early-70s Town car had only 11
parts, less than any Town jr. car - but all those parts, but
for the wheelsets, are useful at any scale.
-gbr
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| (...) Well, I have to say, that this is what my 4.5 year old DOES want. I have witnessed him slowly drifting away from this and more toward building, but it's more on the order of swapping out details etc. of one truck, ship, etc. with new ones. We (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.general)
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