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by bdunks7 hours ago |
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upvoteby ryukoposting7 hours ago|
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Several years ago I wrote this reddit post analyzing LEGO piece pricing: https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/1328f52/detailed_lego...

It's a little out of date, but the conclusions are still relevant.

Main things of note: Brickheads are pretty economical as a "parts pack." No significant correlation between per-piece pricing and IP licensing (except for Star Wars). Star Wars and City sets are overpriced.

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upvoteby eru7 hours ago|
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> 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.

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upvoteby alexjplant7 hours ago|
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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...

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upvoteby bombcar5 hours ago|
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They still make "boats that really float" today: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/arctic-explorer-ship-6036...
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upvoteby Aurornis6 hours ago|
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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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upvoteby bluescrn6 hours ago|
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> 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...

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upvoteby kjkjadksj5 hours ago|
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I grew up with videogames. Still played lego pretty much till 7th grade.
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upvoteby eru6 hours ago|
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You can also buy (used) sets or assorted blocks from when you were a kid.
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upvoteby mmustapic7 hours ago|
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5yo sets have smaller pieces but also use big foundational pieces. Also the builds are simpler and better explained. Sets for 8yo are more complex.
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upvoteby SlinkyOnStairs6 hours ago|
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> Older sets had larger foundational and platform pieces which gave a good starting place for new creative builds.

They stopped doing the many unique parts because it was bankrupting them.

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