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Lego was great! I used to spend HOURS playing with that stuff, making all sorts of things (Use the plans? Nah.)

With the help of a friend I once made a fully functional gumball vending machine. And a mousetrap (with the help of several rubber bands) which almost broke my thumb... heh, well I did use those spikey cogs on the arm bit...

And lots of things which fired other things.. I never did quite manage that pump-action crossbow... got pretty close though!

Ahhh.. memories!

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Yeah lego, how could be anything else?

Though I do despair when I see the new lego in shops, it's just moulded plastic pieces fitted together. No fun. I must be getting old dammit.

Ste

Dunno how old you are, but I'm only in my early twenties and I feel the same way. Although it is nice that do sell "buckets o' legos" that are just the basic building blocks all mixed together. Wish they had kits like that when I was kid- between me and my brother there was always a shortage of the most common pieces.

I love Lego. My sister and me used to make shopping malls on this large peice of grey Lego board. Does anyone remember the "Octan" petrol company?

I had a bad experience with Lego once, though. I made this lovely rocket from scratch and took it into my Infant School to show to the class. Unfortunately, we had this male substitute. Nasty man. He took one look at my Lego and screamed hell at me. Made me cry.

Oh well.

Lego was magic. I spent many happy hours building huge, intricate structures, covering over half of my bedroom floor (yes, I was a quiet child). I recreated the entire Unseen University from the Discworld in Lego; what a talented boy I was. When my little cousin fell on it and crushed it, I had to be physically restrained from throttling him. After reconstructing it, I could never break it down again; it's in the attic now, gathering dust but still intact beneath a sheet.

I agree about the new Lego. Have you seen the Star Wars range? Gimmicky rubbish...give a good ol' box o' Lego any day.

It is most certainly got to be Lego.
I am 62, and if only Lego had been invented when I was a kid. I spent many happy hours making Lego models for my own kids, and now for my grandson.
I also find it to be very theraputic.
Toys will come and go, but I think Lego and variations of it, will stand the test of time.
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Whatever type of Lego I had I always tried to make spaceships out of it. Lego designed to make a house or a car or a big fat trucky thing always ended up looking like a spaceship, never one that looked like a running shoe though.

I don't agree with the new Lego either, "building" Lego now just seems to be a case of putting one piece with another and then playing with it. Rubbish! Give me a bucket full of random peices and a vague idea of what a rocket looks like any day.

Basically as I see it the Lego designers have got lasy, making new moulds rather than using existing pieces these days - and I'm only 16!
I do like the new 'intellegnet' lego brick now - hours of fun programming it to bump into walls.

Leo's great. Played with it just as much as my kids grew up.

Try a little experiment. Leave a few bits about when you have visitors. Whatever age at least 50% will pick them up and make something - even if it's just a wall

I was the proud owner of the first box of lego ever sold in Derby and was instantly hooked. I saved all my pocket money to buy new 'bits'... especially the latest gadgets like the 'lighting block' and the 'automatic garage door opener' parts.

I used it in conjunction with the marvellous 'Miniature Garden' sets to build fabulous houses/bungalows/mansions/castles.

shazz

Totaly agree, I had loads of Lego. Made all sorts of things. I realy liked the pirate ones.

I think the thing with the new lego is that it is desigened to get kids into it. Remember that the competition from the computer etc. is huge. So a kid will sooner want some lego wich can do all sorts of funny stuff without to much effort. And if he likes it he(or she) will get into the other lego aswell. The same goes for the lego-computergames. They are just trying to get a marketshare in a relatively new market.
It would a shame though if the 'old' lego was to disappear.

Rod

LEGO WAS AND IS THE BEST! YAY!!!

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Apart from what I've just written regarding the ultimate toy, Lego is definitely there ... nothing even comes close ...

Actually, in light of this conversation, in an attempt to stop biting my nails I'm going to ensure I carry a bag of assorted pieces around with me at all times ... something to keep my hands busy!

Took a lego man around the world with me ... he's seen the Grand Canyon, the reclining Buddha, Taj Mahal and he's even been to the Hong Kong sevens ...