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Re: Another Technic Creation
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Tue, 14 Nov 2000 23:18:58 GMT
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John Barnes <barnes@sensors.[avoidspam]com>
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I find myself half agreeing here. The model is great. Is it something a parent
would buy for a ten year old these days for $120? I tend to doubt it, for many
of the reasons already discussed on this network before.
But;
I built my 8480 before its parts where absorbed. And it was a learning
experience!
A possible way for someone as talented as Jennifer to convey her skills to the
masses would be in book form. I think I can honestly say if I came across a
title on one of the online bookstores saying something like Advanced Technic
Engineering by Jennifer Clark, I'd buy it without a second thought! I tend
to think
quite of few of the more serious minded Technic enthusiasts have a large enough
inventory to be able to build examples of her delightful designs without
the need to
buy more parts.
JB
Don't get me wrong, I never pass up an excuse to buy more parts. You simply
cannot
have too many! But its fun trying ...
> > Lego should make this into a set.
>
> I dunno about that. Didn't someone here say that he/she found the 8480
> Space Shuttle too difficult to build?
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> Given that LEGO sets are, after all, children's toys, I think they
> should comprise fairly simple mechanics and construction, so that the
> child building it gains confidence that he/she can build something
> similar. They should also encourage the child to experiment with own
> designs, so that they can, after a while, build even more advanced
> models themselves.
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> In this respect, I really like the 8448 Supercar. It has advanced but
> understandable functions and design. And the whole package encourages
> the child to experiment with redesigning and rebuilding it. This kind
> of redesign/rebuild is probably the first step towards building fully
> own designs. At least that was how I started building my own technic
> models as a child.
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> While Jennifer Clark's models appear to be extraordinary great with
> respect to design and function, I fear that they would be too
> complicated to grok for a child in the Technic age bracket.
>
> Fredrik
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