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The Beauty of Retro Lego Sets...

149K views · Jan 21, 2023 · Gaming

PaperDawN

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@TekoMuto · 3 years ago · pinned
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@metroid767 · 1 year ago
Bottom line: It used to be ‘create your own stories’ Now it’s ‘re-create someone ELSE’s stories’
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@jimmyrcg4966 · 3 years ago
Funny Lego Story when I was small I really wanted the Krusty Krab Lego set and due to a miscommunication with my parents and extended family I got 2 of them They were freaking out talking about who was gonna return there's and I wanted both which confused them I built both and then drew a red number 2 on the sign and my dad still thinks it was the funniest thing I thought I was a genius
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@BigYellowSilly · 3 years ago
The point about older sets being easier to add on to with your own builds thanks to their consistent themes and simpler builds is so true, I've had a lot of fun making MOCs for themes I grew up with, but even if I had all the parts in the world if you asked me to make something of my own to go along with like, modern Ninjago I wouldn't know where to start
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@0ctopusComp1etely · 3 years ago
Ah, a fellow "Stare at the Temple of Anubis Set in a Magazine but Never Actually Got It" friend. True compatriots.
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@cursedwanderer1753 · 3 years ago
I agree, the more "base" designs give off the feeling "I can do that too!", which is really inspiring for creativity.
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@mrbeckegruvan16 · 3 years ago
As someone a bit younger, my favorites were always Exo-force and Power miners, the latter truly feeling like a final resurgance of the 90s philosophy
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@LAQuadling · 3 years ago
I completely agree with you about the style and esthetics of modern LEGO.  The company doesn't have the same goals with their set designs and it shows.  Even though the sets of old were simplistic (maybe even primitive) to today's sets, I love them so much more than anything that's modern. Sure, we can say it's all about "nostalgia", but for me it's about how LEGO was a system of pieces that could be used to create anything.  The modern sets look too pristine and polished with all of their specialty pieces making all of those different curves, angles and edges.  The older sets were also interested in using color.  The sets had fewer colors than modern sets, but they used color to also tell a story.
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@gregorius9251 · 3 years ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vKmG3dIbeI&t=1033">17:13</a> "You must build a snake truck." This sentace made me laugh
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@plaidpvcpipe3792 · 3 years ago
I like the minifigures a lot better, too. The simple designs look a lot better, to me. Modern legos have all this detail and shading on their bodies, which is kind of weird considering there's nothing realistic about them, and it kind of clashes with the simple bricks.
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@Maniac4Bricks · 3 years ago
What's cool about Aquazone as the first underwater theme from LEGO, they didn't have to make it this sci-fi, and yet it carried itself. It could have started as standard boats, jetskis, fishermen and deep sea salvage, but no - they pushed boundaries and said, "this is a futuristic underwater theme where divers harvest crystals to power their underwater dwellings in a time where hydrogen was a limited resource." Like, that's kind of dark for a LEGO theme but made the struggle against foes and wildlife even more suspenseful.
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@Gameprojordan · 3 years ago (edited)
The thing I really like about the older sets, specifically town, is how well scaled the vehicles are to the figure. For example the scale of the old 4 wide cars feel similar to me standing beside a car in real life. Not too tall, not to wide, not too long etc
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