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Josh Spaulding <josh_spaulding@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> But this is why I've never understood why some people are so picky about • set
> design. Sure, I love a well-designed set, too, but I just buy for parts.
I agree for the most part. I generally build the sets to get an
understanding of how some of the devices work. As an example, Lego has
changed the general steering mechanism in their models at least 4 or 5 times
since the old days of using 6 small turntables, and I always build new
vehicles to see what they are doing now. Its a learning device to
understand how to best use the parts (kind of like Lego school).
A well designed model makes the learning more enjoyable, and usually teachs
me layout tricks that I can remember and use on my own. I also keep all of
my Lego assembly guides so that I can go back and recall how they did
something if necessary. An example of this is set # 8858, which has a very
complex front suspension, and I have a hard time using the suspension pieces
in a similar fashion without referring at least once to the set's manual.
I would love it if the Lego manuals were more of a general idea book, kind
of like the Constructapedia in the Mindstorms set. I like to experiment
with small mechanical constructions, and don't really need to build the
complete sets for that.
alex
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