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  • Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Exactly. Most of the panels are only good for creating the designed item, not for using your own creativity.
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yet, if you look closely, most of those panels, though having Lego "bumps" won't be any use for creating other shapes.
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  • Posted by Rocky_Road 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Probably...although I would have happily traded the braces for a Moon Pie and RC Cola in a heartbeat!

    Come to think on it, I still would....
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  • Posted by Rocky_Road 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    For sure!

    I remember the train set box on a shelf in the garage, growing up. The cars were exactly what you would see in a old west movie, and they were HUGE! I can't remember what the engine looked like....

    I never saw it actually set up and running...and can't remember even seeing the box after elementary school. My father probably sold it to pay for my braces!
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  • Posted by Robbie53024 9 years, 3 months ago
    That looks really cool.

    The problem with modern Lego's is that they eliminated the creativity element. Nearly all of the sets come with pre-created designs, including "special" blocks that only really work for the pre-created design. It was so much better when you just got a box with a bunch of blocks and you used your imagination to come up with your own designs. That was the neat thing with TinkerToys, Erector Sets, and Lincoln Logs as OA identifies.
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  • Posted by Rocky_Road 9 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I 'inherited' my father's Erector set sometime back in the early 1950's. It was in a good sized wood box, with lift out trays. Doing some research, I just found out that the wood box was common up to 1932...this makes sense, since my father was born in the mid-20's.

    I'd give anything to have that set (and his train set) back!
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 9 years, 3 months ago
    I remember many happy hours building things with Tinkertoys, Erector sets and Lincoln logs. The greatest joy of a Christmas morning was unwrapping one of those kits.
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