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Re: Lego vs. K-nex
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 14 Nov 1998 06:40:02 GMT
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brett@&Spamcake&sr.hp.com
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Joshua Delahunty wrote:
> There are two things that K'NEX does well that LEGO does not, ...
> Roller Coasters (looped tracks and all)
> Large Ball Machines
I'll add a couple more:
Building towers of various kinds
Build bridges
That second one (bridges) I've had a lot of fun with. Box, span,
suspension, etc. I've built some pretty nice things with them.
> ...
> with K'NEX, you're usually in the mood to just get the thing down and
> put away. With LEGO, you're most likely thinking about the next thing
> you're going to be building ...
Actually, I find that true with K'Nex also. In fact, I've often
thinking about the next structure WHILE I'm working on the current one.
K'Nex is the closest thing I've found to the old "Beams and Girders" set
I loved so much as a kid.
All construction sets have their place. Some are more popular, but that
doesn't make the other 'bad' (well, usually :-)
--
Brett Carver
brett@sr.hp.com
(707) 577-4344
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| Brett Carver wrote in message <364D25C2.7407@sr.hp.com>... (...) Well, I have to throw in my $.02 on the bridges and LEGO. When I first constructed my spiral train ramps, I managed to build a rather nice and sturdy bridge between the ramps using (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego vs. K-nex
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| (...) There are two things that K'NEX does well that LEGO does not, and they are the only reason I even considered buying it: Roller Coasters (looped tracks and all) Large Ball Machines Both are related (the ball machine uses roller coaster track), (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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