Rivendell Legos!

[Joe Mullins]

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-lord-of-the-rings-rivendell-10316?icmp=HP-SHH-Standard-VIP_Hero_10316_LOTR_Rivendell_VIP_Live_HP-PR-VIP-YZ0GDAOVIG

Someone has to build this! 

[Patrick Moore]

It has been 16+ years since I bought my daughter little kid/big size Legos, but I seem to recall that back in the old days (he said bitterly) that Legos were simply standard shapes out of which the child could build whatever he or she imagined. I know that 25 years ago or so my then elementary school age nephew and a couple of friends built a whole civilization out of Legos that lasted several years -- I seem to recall it was a mix of violent Viking barbarism and Roman jurisprudence, with its own constitution and code of draconian laws. They had not heard of Boxen. Is it all theme kits nowadays?

On Mon, Mar 6, 2023 at 12:35 PM Joe Mullins <jmlmu...@gmail.com> wrote:

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/the-lord-of-the-rings-rivendell-10316?icmp=HP-SHH-Standard-VIP_Hero_10316_LOTR_Rivendell_VIP_Live_HP-PR-VIP-YZ0GDAOVIG

Someone has to build this! 

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Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

[James Warren]

Hey hey, it’s Lego. Not “Legos”

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[Garth]

Seeing how the original Legos were shaped compared to that monstrosity, well I'd call that cheating !

Legos .... as in plural  .... referring to the little bricks themselves, or whatever shapes they come in these dayze. :-)

[Michael Baquerizo]

what he's saying is the plural of lego is lego. not legos.

[Paul Clifton]

Patrick,

They still offer plenty of options for buckets of misc bricks: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-medium-creative-brick-box-10696

I think it's a good balance. The theme sets are great for learning to follow instructions and developing different spatial thinking skills, and def get kids excited to build something from their favorite show or movie. The freestyle sets are great for creativity and exploration.

But yeah, millennials really go hard on nostalgia and will spend big bucks on kits that combine their favorite childhood pastime with their favorite childhood media.

Paul in AR

[Patrick Moore]

That looks like the box of Duplos (or "Duplo pl") that I bought for my daughter when she was quite young. I recall playing with her building things; better than interminable princess tea parties! Good to know that the raw material kits are still available.

My brother just told me that his son friends used about $2K worth of Playmobil and not Lego to build their civilization, but still more or less general kits and not theme kits, or at least not media theme kits.

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[Minh]

i keep reading this title as Rivendell Legolas, disappointed everytime that its not :(