Discussion
Why do I always forget that I prefer normal Lego to Technics.
After the Technics Defender I said "never again".
Yet tonight I find myself spending about 40 minutes trying to work out why my Charger wheelie bar looks s
te, only to find out that I used two spars that were a little too long.
About 70 steps ago.
FFS.
Never again.
(Although I already bought the Skyline to go alongside the Charger)
What is wrong with me?
After the Technics Defender I said "never again".
Yet tonight I find myself spending about 40 minutes trying to work out why my Charger wheelie bar looks s
te, only to find out that I used two spars that were a little too long. About 70 steps ago.
FFS.
Never again.
(Although I already bought the Skyline to go alongside the Charger)
What is wrong with me?
louiebaby said:
Why do I always forget that I prefer normal Lego to Technics.
After the Technics Defender I said "never again".
Yet tonight I find myself spending about 40 minutes trying to work out why my Charger wheelie bar looks ste, only to find out that I used two spars that were a little too long.
About 70 steps ago.
FFS.
Never again.
(Although I already bought the Skyline to go alongside the Charger)
What is wrong with me?
Inability to read instructions?After the Technics Defender I said "never again".
Yet tonight I find myself spending about 40 minutes trying to work out why my Charger wheelie bar looks s
te, only to find out that I used two spars that were a little too long. About 70 steps ago.
FFS.
Never again.
(Although I already bought the Skyline to go alongside the Charger)
What is wrong with me?
Seriously though, glad you sorted it out.
louiebaby said:
Why do I always forget that I prefer normal Lego to Technics.
After the Technics Defender I said "never again".
Yet tonight I find myself spending about 40 minutes trying to work out why my Charger wheelie bar looks ste, only to find out that I used two spars that were a little too long.
About 70 steps ago.
FFS.
Never again.
(Although I already bought the Skyline to go alongside the Charger)
What is wrong with me?
Lots of people here who'd build them for you if you just want the finished thing... After the Technics Defender I said "never again".
Yet tonight I find myself spending about 40 minutes trying to work out why my Charger wheelie bar looks s
te, only to find out that I used two spars that were a little too long. About 70 steps ago.
FFS.
Never again.
(Although I already bought the Skyline to go alongside the Charger)
What is wrong with me?
Jobbo said:
I ve finally bought the McLaren P1 today - it was discounted to about £280 on Amazon. So I ll look forward to picking up whatever is next in 2028 
I’ve been waiting on the P1 as well, £280 is the lowest it has been as far as I can tell, so I’ve just ordered it as well.I don’t have the Ferrari or Lamborghini though, because the real cars are hideous IMO.
Megaflow said:
Jobbo said:
I ve finally bought the McLaren P1 today - it was discounted to about £280 on Amazon. So I ll look forward to picking up whatever is next in 2028
I ve been waiting on the P1 as well, £280 is the lowest it has been as far as I can tell, so I ve just ordered it as well.I don t have the Ferrari or Lamborghini though, because the real cars are hideous IMO.
I do have the Ferrari (£199 from Costco last year), Sian, Bugatti and GT3 all unbuilt - can't remember what I paid for the older ones but I didn't pay RRP for any of them. The Brickset review of the P1 said it was the best of the lot and it certainly looks pretty good. I think that'll sate my need to build the others
I seen the p1 for £280 a couple of weeks ago. But I picked up the Daytona for £310 as that retires soon, I still have till Christmas 27 to pickup the p1 before that retires.
I only started my Lego hobby a few months ago, it’s becoming a problem to be honest, I’ve got 8 technic cars built, and the Daytona and Merc f1 still in the box but no place to put any of them.
Currently There all temporarily situated in a room which is due to become a utility room, the Mrs has been looking forward to this room, I’ve just looked at my wish list on the Lego app and theres a further 17 sets on that list.
I only started my Lego hobby a few months ago, it’s becoming a problem to be honest, I’ve got 8 technic cars built, and the Daytona and Merc f1 still in the box but no place to put any of them.
Currently There all temporarily situated in a room which is due to become a utility room, the Mrs has been looking forward to this room, I’ve just looked at my wish list on the Lego app and theres a further 17 sets on that list.
I recently completed the GT40 and, before that, the Bronco.
I've come to the conclusion that, while they were both interesting builds (the G40 moreso), people's brains just don't think like that. The density of the models, and the complexity of the interconnections of the numerous small parts, to me, reeked of hours of CAD work before attempting the build.
I know a lot of hobby builders now approach things in the same way - modelling the model in software first and solving the problems there before moving into the physical world.
But that, in my view, destroys the fun of it. It removes the figuring it out aspect. And now, with so many different parts, it's hard - if not impossible - to keep a mental model of all the possibilities in your head as you build.
There's a lot to be said for older Technic which offered fewer affordances and, therefore, was simpler and more fun, even if the models couldn't get as close to their real-life counterparts.
I guess, with its recent massive popularity (particularly among adults - hello!) and profitability, people are buying Technic Lego just to build the thing in the box without trying to engineer their own creations. The loss of the concept of b-models from Lego themselves suggests that we're just making ornaments now.
Oh well.
I've come to the conclusion that, while they were both interesting builds (the G40 moreso), people's brains just don't think like that. The density of the models, and the complexity of the interconnections of the numerous small parts, to me, reeked of hours of CAD work before attempting the build.
I know a lot of hobby builders now approach things in the same way - modelling the model in software first and solving the problems there before moving into the physical world.
But that, in my view, destroys the fun of it. It removes the figuring it out aspect. And now, with so many different parts, it's hard - if not impossible - to keep a mental model of all the possibilities in your head as you build.
There's a lot to be said for older Technic which offered fewer affordances and, therefore, was simpler and more fun, even if the models couldn't get as close to their real-life counterparts.
I guess, with its recent massive popularity (particularly among adults - hello!) and profitability, people are buying Technic Lego just to build the thing in the box without trying to engineer their own creations. The loss of the concept of b-models from Lego themselves suggests that we're just making ornaments now.
Oh well.
Edited by dxg on Monday 16th March 08:46
dxg said:
I recently completed the GT40 and, before that, the Bronco.
I've come to the conclusion that, while they were both interesting builds (the G40 moreso), people's brains just don't think like that. The density of the models, and the complexity of the interconnections of the numerous small parts, to me, reeked of hours of CAD work before attempting the build.
I know a lot of hobby builders now approach things in the same way - modelling the model in software first and solving the problems there before moving into the physical world.
But that, in my view, destroys the fun of it. It removes the figuring it out aspect. And now, with so many different parts, it's hard - if not impossible - to keep a mental model of all the possibilities in your head as you build.
There's a lot to be said for older Technic which offered fewer affordances and, therefore, was simpler and more fun, even if the models couldn't get as close to their real-life counterparts.
I guess, with its recent massive popularity (particularly among adults - hello!) and profitability, people are buying Technic Lego just to build the thing in the box without trying to engineer their own creations. The loss of the concept of b-models from Lego themselves suggests that we're just making ornaments now.
Oh well.
As a newcomer to Lego, and as an adult I fit your description quite nicely I’m afraid, I’ve built 8 sets so far including the Sian, Chiron and Gt3rs, I cannot fathom how I would go about going off script and coming up with something of my own, but that isn’t my intention anyway, I’m happy to build per the manual and display, hats off to those with the capacity to go off script though, maybe it’s something that will come to me one day but doubt it I've come to the conclusion that, while they were both interesting builds (the G40 moreso), people's brains just don't think like that. The density of the models, and the complexity of the interconnections of the numerous small parts, to me, reeked of hours of CAD work before attempting the build.
I know a lot of hobby builders now approach things in the same way - modelling the model in software first and solving the problems there before moving into the physical world.
But that, in my view, destroys the fun of it. It removes the figuring it out aspect. And now, with so many different parts, it's hard - if not impossible - to keep a mental model of all the possibilities in your head as you build.
There's a lot to be said for older Technic which offered fewer affordances and, therefore, was simpler and more fun, even if the models couldn't get as close to their real-life counterparts.
I guess, with its recent massive popularity (particularly among adults - hello!) and profitability, people are buying Technic Lego just to build the thing in the box without trying to engineer their own creations. The loss of the concept of b-models from Lego themselves suggests that we're just making ornaments now.
Oh well.
Edited by dxg on Monday 16th March 08:46
Deep-Sea Research Submarine 42201 - chosen by 4 year old, quite an interesting one as a toy with the steerable thrusters and the grabber arm.
Porsche GT4 e-Performance 42176 - saw it at a discount for once so grabbed it as thought it had some play value in it. Was never too keen on the idea of the app driven stuff but it does work really well as an RC car, easy to control & good performance/speed/battery life. The one big control block does the job even if it limits options for modding. Model is decent enough, similar to a lot of the other Porsches, special bricks for the headlights, doors have a latching mechanism so actually close properly unlike the RSR for example.
Porsche GT4 e-Performance 42176 - saw it at a discount for once so grabbed it as thought it had some play value in it. Was never too keen on the idea of the app driven stuff but it does work really well as an RC car, easy to control & good performance/speed/battery life. The one big control block does the job even if it limits options for modding. Model is decent enough, similar to a lot of the other Porsches, special bricks for the headlights, doors have a latching mechanism so actually close properly unlike the RSR for example.
Gassing Station | Scale Models | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff