> Today, airplanes fuselages, wings, and car chassis are instead built up piece by piece.

Well, people did complain about the whole 'special pieces' trend that you praise.

alexjplant 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

As a kid I loved the giant boat hull piece because it was sealed and actually floated. This in combination with some larger pylon-type pieces from the Star Wars set meant you could build floating cities and vehicles and such and mess with them in the kitchen sink.

I wish I had hobbies as cheap as LEGO now...

	▲	bombcar 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They still make "boats that really float" today: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/arctic-explorer-ship-6036...

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Aurornis 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Lego suffers from a fandom problem among adults: They have strong nostalgia for how it was when they were kids and they think everything since then is against the natural order of Lego.

The best way to enjoy Lego is to give it to some kids and watch them get creative with it. Unlike all of the Internet complaints, kids have no problem having fun with Lego and being creative in their own ways.

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bluescrn 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The best way to enjoy Lego is to give it to some kids and watch them get creative with it.

But there's a very limited age range in which todays kids will appreciate physical toys, before they're introduced to screens...

	▲	kjkjadksj 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I grew up with videogames. Still played lego pretty much till 7th grade.

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eru 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You can also buy (used) sets or assorted blocks from when you were a kid.