I grew up in the classic space era (of course the best, but then again everyone's childhood pop culture is "the best").
The #1 thing that should be emphasized is that lego is cheaper than it was back when I had it. I think that's a good thing.
What would I really like? I'd like Lego to do re-releases of old sets that are 20 or 30 years old. Or maybe megasets that re-release the entire year's sets for a line (Take my money for a UCS millenium falcon-pricepoint of all of the classic sets from 1980/1981 re-released)
I bought a ton of used legos on CL (too much of course) when my kiddo was born. Then I sorted them to get a feel for the new pieces. I think wheels are better (there's basically 2-3 axle standards which I think is an improvement).
I think the main bad thing is that there are too many colors and shades, due likely to over-perfecting a branded set or something like that (or its a conspiracy).
The minifigs are a bit much sometimes, but I don't think it's that bad. THey still are largely minifigs.
The amount of cool MOC/custom builds on the internet is great. The other great thing I didn't have was digital photography: I didn't want to take apart my own models as a kid because I know I'd never be able to rebuild them. Now you can take a whole bunch of pictures to remember it and rebuild it if I wanted to.
I do think the overbranding of sets leads to them not being deconstructed. But I bought a ton of "spare bricks" so I don't think we'll have that problem.
When lego does an occasional "classic space"-ish set like the mars rover or the mech, it is amazing. The creator sets are great.
The #1 thing that should be emphasized is that lego is cheaper than it was back when I had it. I think that's a good thing.
What would I really like? I'd like Lego to do re-releases of old sets that are 20 or 30 years old. Or maybe megasets that re-release the entire year's sets for a line (Take my money for a UCS millenium falcon-pricepoint of all of the classic sets from 1980/1981 re-released)
I bought a ton of used legos on CL (too much of course) when my kiddo was born. Then I sorted them to get a feel for the new pieces. I think wheels are better (there's basically 2-3 axle standards which I think is an improvement).
I think the main bad thing is that there are too many colors and shades, due likely to over-perfecting a branded set or something like that (or its a conspiracy).
The minifigs are a bit much sometimes, but I don't think it's that bad. THey still are largely minifigs.
The amount of cool MOC/custom builds on the internet is great. The other great thing I didn't have was digital photography: I didn't want to take apart my own models as a kid because I know I'd never be able to rebuild them. Now you can take a whole bunch of pictures to remember it and rebuild it if I wanted to.
I do think the overbranding of sets leads to them not being deconstructed. But I bought a ton of "spare bricks" so I don't think we'll have that problem.
When lego does an occasional "classic space"-ish set like the mars rover or the mech, it is amazing. The creator sets are great.