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(...) 'scuse me? I thought kids were supposed to have *fun* with LEGO first, not suffer through character-building exercises. But I tend to agree with Fredrick's explanation, anyway. The fewer part-color combinations there are, the simpler (cheaper) (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) not (...) a (...) Scuse me? Since when was building things out of LEGO considered "suffering?" I sure wasn't "suffering" when I was a kid and got my 6980 Galaxy Commander... I was thrilled! It was the biggest spaceship of the LEGO lineup at (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well-said. Kids don't suffer for being asked to use their brains and develop a few problem-solving skills. IMHO, sets should be designed with attractiveness in mind (and, in regards to SW, with accuracy as well); who cares what color a child's (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It all depends on your definitions. 'Suffering' to one person is 'enjoying' to another.[1] Some kids would be highly frustrated by having to backtrack a couple of steps. Some won't. In your earlier post, you said: (...) (BTW, I generally agree (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) So? Does that mean LEGO should pander to the lowest-common-denominator and the short-of-attention-span by making their sets build-by-color? Bah. I think long-time LEGO builders all possess a certain retentiveness that allows them to paw (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) This hasn't been mentioned yet, so I guess I'll throw in my $0.02. Personally, I'd rather have all matching bricks for my MOCs, but if you look at the stuff that some of the younger kids submit to the Lego magazine, they often are just (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, I don't think I agree with the 'supposed to' part. I think OFTEN, character building is unpleasant, but I think it can be fun as well... ESPECIALLY when you can see the results. As someone else pointed out (James S. I think) he was (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I think that depends on the kid. I got my first DUPLO set when I was 4. I built multicolored things then, sure. When I got the Alpha I Rocket Base in 1980 for my 6th birthday, I was really excited. I got a set of REAL LEGO! From then on, I was (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Personally, (...) In reply, you build with what you've got. My larger projects as a child (sub- 13) were ambitious yet plagued with the "rainbow disease". I had many red and white bricks, followed by blue, yellow and finally black and grey. I (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Dave, I think that you have written the most concise and articulate statement regarding what is wrong with Lego today. I don't have a perfect analogy offhand, but being a fan of Lego these days is like watching an accident about to happen, or (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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