12-03-2009, 03:53 PM
Speaking from the experience of a child of the 70s and a dad with 4 kids worth of modern LEGO, I think the angst over excessively specialized LEGO is overblown.
Compared to any other kind of model kit, even the worst LEGO is fabulously versatile.
In my youth, I always craved more flats, angles and rounded pieces to get smoother designs for vehicles and the like. There are a lot more of that sort of thing available in kits today.
The one exception is Bionicles, which, though LEGO, are only useful for building more Bionicles, which to my adult eye all look alike.
Compared to any other kind of model kit, even the worst LEGO is fabulously versatile.
In my youth, I always craved more flats, angles and rounded pieces to get smoother designs for vehicles and the like. There are a lot more of that sort of thing available in kits today.
The one exception is Bionicles, which, though LEGO, are only useful for building more Bionicles, which to my adult eye all look alike.