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Re: Another Technic Creation
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:09:57 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) writes:
> 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?
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.
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.
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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| (...) I'm not quite sure I agree, I think some kids are probably are a lot more intelligent than we give them credit for, and I think they are getting brighter?? Where Jennifers models really score for me is the attention to detail and that sort of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I'm not saying all Technic models should be like Jennifer's; just that some should. The technic space shuttle took me a long time to assemble, and I enjoyed the whole process. It's really neat to see how something that complicated fits (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Ah, but some of maintain the hope that Lego will make sets that are intended for adults or gifted children to use. I'd pay a premium (over and above the component costs) for a set as feature-packed and mechanically ingenious as any of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) ..Snip.. (...) Why not have a new Technic range to include models of this complexity? They already have Starter and Advanced, so why not have an Expert range? Martin (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) by the amount of attention you've given to functionality, realism, and appearance. Usually, that's a pick-one-or-two sort of proposition, but this combines all three very nicely. Lego should make this into a set. (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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