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Re: Lego vs. K-nex
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Date: 
Mon, 16 Nov 1998 13:33:53 GMT
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Once upon a time, "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote:

Oh, yes, KNEX. They got KNEX for their birthday, and after building the models
in the box (only the main model) they stopped playing with it. It's not
anything that will be fixed by buying more KNEX either. There just
isn't enough realism in the toy. If you buy a couple of LEGO tubs, or even the
lowest priced Town sets, after about 5 or 6 kits, there's enough to make LOTS
of different vehicles and space ships.

My take on K'nex: professional modelers can design K'nex structures
which are more impressive than equally-priced LEGO structures.  For
kids who follow the instructions, they can build these more-impressive
K'nex models more quickly than the equivalent LEGO models.

But for creative play, LEGO is more realistic and more flexible.

In our house, LEGO gets played with about 10 times as much as K'nex.
The kids will get the K'nex out occasionally, and futz around with it.
Then it gets put away for weeks or months.

Steve

Hey! I thought the rollercoaster and ball factory were being
re-released?



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Joshua Delahunty wrote in message <364CA4A2.78BCBA14@a...sc.edu>... <snipped knex vs LEGO discussion> (...) I'll second that Joshua. After dismantling my Supercar for 3 hours, I had welts and raw skin on the thumbs and sides of my index fingers. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)

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