Poll: Legos

[Throckmorton]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Not around when I was that age - had to make do with Lincoln Logs & blocks.

However, I have compensated; kids & grandkids have buckets of them.

they have bins of just plain blocks (sizes & colors) at some Lego stores.

In Disney World, at the Lego store there, they have some large models outside for people to gawk at (10+ ft).

Lincoln logs? Are those what Abe Lincoln's cabin was made of? Literally? "When I was your age we had to build our space ships and trucks with LOGS that we cut down ourselves"

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: Amused
Yes, and when we were kids there were none of these stupid model kits. You actually had to use your imagination, which made them a much better toy.

:thumbsup:

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Not around when I was that age - had to make do with Lincoln Logs & blocks.

However, I have compensated; kids & grandkids have buckets of them.

they have bins of just plain blocks (sizes & colors) at some Lego stores.

In Disney World, at the Lego store there, they have some large models outside for people to gawk at (10+ ft).

Lincoln logs? Are those what Abe Lincoln's cabin was made of? Literally? "When I was your age we had to build our space ships and trucks with LOGS that we cut down ourselves"

Those could not be brought inside the cabin.

It would take a year or two before the logs that we cut down were trimmed enough to be stacked for playing with. Wrestling 2-3 ft radius logs is not fun for a 10-12 year old. but the land had to be cleared for planting.

 

[geno]

I used to live, eat and shit legos (not literally). I can only hope my daugher (almost 2 at the moment) will get into them so I can "help" her play with them

 

[imported_Imp]

Hell yeah. My most expensive set was the space train. It was awesome. Too bad it took so much space up.

 

[oddyager]

Oh hell yes.

 

[Bignate603]

I put this together a few months ago...

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[grrl]

I loved Legos as a kid. Erector sets were cool too.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: waggy
yes and i still do! i have some of the star wars legos (also the star wars: legos game on the ps3 is great!)

Weren't you a bit old for the star wars legos...

I had most of these: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q...o/system/space/classic

 

[GooeyGUI]

Not as a child. Perhaps, that's why I went crazy over Lego robotics as an adult.

Lego Mindstorms - http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/P...aspx?p=8527&cn=17&d=70

 

[dbk]

Fuck yes.

 

[nanette1985]

No, because I'm old, and they weren't introduced in the US until the early 60's, I think. But I did play with lincoln logs, erector sets, tinkertoys, etc.

 

[imported_hscorpio]

Yes, and I just bought the mindstorms NXT to play with!

 

[xanis]

Legos were my favorite childhood toy, hands-down. When I eventually have kids they'll definitely be playing with them.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: dbk
Fuck yes.

This.

My parents spent a lot of money on legos, but I played with them for at least 10 yrs / 5 hrs per day. Completely worth it.

 

[Vehemence]

As a kid? Fuck, they're still awesome

 

[LordMorpheus]

I always played with legos, and loved them, but the moment I got my first battery pack and motor was a huge turning point for me. I couldn't get enough of the technix sets and motorizing this and that. I eventually had four motors and the one control panel that gave you three channels, and learned pretty much all there is to know about power transmission, even the crazy problems that you run into, before ever took a class on the subject.

My qualitative understanding of engineering concepts comes more from my lego days than it does from my time in school.

 

[n7]

Absolutely.

I loved 'em, & if my sets weren't still at home with my younger siblings, i'd still likely play with them a bit.

 

[sao123]

my collection of legos fills several large rubbermaid tubs.

 

[moshquerade]

yes.

i've even been to legoland in CA. fun place to visit.

 

[jdobratz]

Originally posted by: sao123
my collection of legos fills several large rubbermaid tubs.

Would that be considered bulk legos?

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Whoever votes no, you have some serious explaining to do.

I'm a bit older, and when I was young, plastic had not yet been invented. I did, however have Lincoln logs.

 

[Anubis]

fuck yes we had THOUSANDS

we had a bunch of the theme items, like Space station and Medevil castle and whatnot however those woudl always get dissmantled and we woudl just make random stuff

 

[FoBoT]

only rich kids had Legos, us poor farm kids had to make do with rocks and sticks

or sometimes we could get home made lincoln logs

 

[So]

Originally posted by: runzwithsizorz

Originally posted by: spidey07
Whoever votes no, you have some serious explaining to do.

I'm a bit older, and when I was young, plastic had not yet been invented. I did, however have Lincoln logs.

The first plastics predate the civil war. Damn, you're OLD!