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Re: Specialisation (was Brick Storage)
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 20 Aug 2000 11:41:07 GMT
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<snippedy-dooh-dah>
> I 'came back' to Lego just recently after a 15 year absence (the return • largely
> triggered by MindStorms) - and the one thing that struck me was how • specialised Lego
> has now become.
Same with me. I came across a lot of new parts. The Lego Technic evolution
was faster than I thought.
The new beams, connectors and all that stuff you need to build the new
models. Sometimes I think that there has always been one or the other
special part just to feed the needs of the design. New models are capable of
much more function the the "old ones". When I say old, I am thinking of the
8845 (a buggy) or 8848 (a truck).
Basically the increase in functions also means an increase in complexity and
with this: parts. On the other side: How often do you misuse a part, to do
something it is not made for? From my point of view: I sometimes build
something around one of the new parts.
The other thing are the parts I would call real designparts: eg windshields,
steeringwheels (esp. Technic) and wheels.
There is a big loss of fantasy in this part of the Legodesign (although I
really love these aluminiumwheels from the last supercar)....
<snip>.....now I think that Lego is actually
> better as fundamental blocks with little specialisation that can be • combined and
> recombined into almost anything.
> Have I become a Lego purist?
No. You just know a kind of Lego which no longer exists... ....but there
are also a lot of things we all couldn't have when we were young. I just say
one word: Mindstorms....
Stefan
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| (...) The complaint I have though is that many of these new parts are totally unnecessary. The case in point that upset *me* was the "Bi-Wing Baron" from the Adventure series (5928) which is a small biplane model. The whole of the underside of the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Steve Baker wrote: <<snip>> (...) I 'came back' to Lego just recently after a 15 year absence (the return largely triggered by MindStorms) - and the one thing that struck me was how specialised Lego has now become. I know that when I was 'playing' (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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