As someone who has loved Lego for nearly six decades I reckon the most fun comes from the original basic bricks, and making your own models…the wholly shaped pieces of today do make great accurate models, but the challenge of trying to work out how to make something specific has gone. i feel It’s much more fun trying to make, say, Darth Vader’s helmet with regular pieces then with loads of special bits – which then can’t be used for much else except that model.
I found some old (>25 years) Lego sets when cleaning out my shed. Truthfully, they look more interesting than most of the ones I see today. They’ll be donated them to the local Boys and Girls Club.
I never had Legos, but back then it was wooden Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs, metal Erector sets, or plastic American Brick sets, which were sort of like Legos.
Parents would have parties. We kids would be sent to the back of the house to play with LEGOS. Adults would end up with the LEGOS in the kitchen. Building huge castles and other things. The creativity was pretty awesome. One such project the had rigged lights to various rooms. No small feat since LEDS were not around yet!
I had plastic locking blocks before l=Legos came around. They were red plastic and had a brick pattern embossed in the sides and all you could build with them were houses. Had working window inserts. People think stepping on a Lego is waker-upper, ought to try one of those as they were like 3/8" high.
We had white building blocks. Came with windows and doors and some green flat caps. Great for building houses but you had to either leave the top open or make a roof out of cardboard. Also Lincoln Logs.
I’ve had lego as a kid in 1960s and although like the comic states the bricks were a lot more limited, I still made some impressive items. I built a good aircraft carrier on one instance. I was so proud of that at my age then. Used up all the bricks I had and had to pull it apart a few day later as it was taking up too much room at 1.5 metres long.
I had Lego’s, Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys. Been building barns since before I had horses : D Fun was def a different thing in my day. It was easy, consistent and readily available. Not always cheap but … available if one’s imagination was active.
No son, that was when kids actually had a brain and created something from their own mind. Today the corporations tell you what to build with the Legos. It actually is kind of sad.
The “build this” Lego® kits are to creative play what video games are to attention spans. It was much better when it was just a “build what you can imagine” set of blocks.
No, I built a lot of stuff before sets shrunk the user’s imaginations. But I do like the Millennium Falcon set I got for Xmas 2021. And the older bricks used to construct the diorama for it.
Nope, no Legos. Just Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs, Building Blocks, and something I don’t remember the name of that consisted of plastic blocks, hollow on the bottom and with round pegs on the top that fit into hollow sockets on the underside. They were used to make buildings. There were even windows and doors, and roofing pieces. Okay, now that’s going to bug me until I remember what they were called. I remember making things that looked vaguely like airplanes, but they weren’t very convincing.
Crow Eatery 6 months ago
I built cars and slid them around.
catchup 6 months ago
As someone who has loved Lego for nearly six decades I reckon the most fun comes from the original basic bricks, and making your own models…the wholly shaped pieces of today do make great accurate models, but the challenge of trying to work out how to make something specific has gone. i feel It’s much more fun trying to make, say, Darth Vader’s helmet with regular pieces then with loads of special bits – which then can’t be used for much else except that model.
cmxx 6 months ago
I’m so old my Legos weren’t Legos. They were some other brand, and they were made out of wood. They were stained red, with a few yellow ones.
rasputin's horoscope 6 months ago
I found some old (>25 years) Lego sets when cleaning out my shed. Truthfully, they look more interesting than most of the ones I see today. They’ll be donated them to the local Boys and Girls Club.
Ratkin 6 months ago
It was erector sets for me. I remember making a windmill with cardboard vanes.
charliefarmrhere 6 months ago
I never had Legos, but back then it was wooden Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs, metal Erector sets, or plastic American Brick sets, which were sort of like Legos.
Wilde Bill 6 months ago
“Oh, there was plenty of fun to be had. You’ll find out when you’re older.”
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault 6 months ago
Not if you like tall skinny buildings.
iggyman 6 months ago
I never had Legos, but I had girder and panel building sets which I loved, and Erector Sets as well!
AB9SS 6 months ago
Yep, no kits. Just a lot of imagination.
BenGMan 6 months ago
Skinny fan.
hariseldon59 6 months ago
Every generation thinks it invented entertainment.
Clover81 6 months ago
Well, Hammie, fun back then was for more creative people.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 6 months ago
No.
TMMILLER Premium Member 6 months ago
Parents would have parties. We kids would be sent to the back of the house to play with LEGOS. Adults would end up with the LEGOS in the kitchen. Building huge castles and other things. The creativity was pretty awesome. One such project the had rigged lights to various rooms. No small feat since LEDS were not around yet!
ctolson 6 months ago
I had plastic locking blocks before l=Legos came around. They were red plastic and had a brick pattern embossed in the sides and all you could build with them were houses. Had working window inserts. People think stepping on a Lego is waker-upper, ought to try one of those as they were like 3/8" high.
boydjb47 6 months ago
We had white building blocks. Came with windows and doors and some green flat caps. Great for building houses but you had to either leave the top open or make a roof out of cardboard. Also Lincoln Logs.
MRC112 6 months ago
I’ve had lego as a kid in 1960s and although like the comic states the bricks were a lot more limited, I still made some impressive items. I built a good aircraft carrier on one instance. I was so proud of that at my age then. Used up all the bricks I had and had to pull it apart a few day later as it was taking up too much room at 1.5 metres long.
morningglory73 Premium Member 6 months ago
When my kids were little they built all kinds of things with Legos. Amazing things trouble was the legos were all over the place.
Brian Fink 6 months ago
My original Legos were a monthly box of maybe 20-30 bricks shipped from Denmark.
DawnQuinn1 6 months ago
Lincoln Logs
pheets 6 months ago
I had Lego’s, Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys. Been building barns since before I had horses : D Fun was def a different thing in my day. It was easy, consistent and readily available. Not always cheap but … available if one’s imagination was active.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member 6 months ago
No son, that was when kids actually had a brain and created something from their own mind. Today the corporations tell you what to build with the Legos. It actually is kind of sad.
Cozmik Cowboy 6 months ago
The “build this” Lego® kits are to creative play what video games are to attention spans. It was much better when it was just a “build what you can imagine” set of blocks.
prrdh 6 months ago
Once I built a tower to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Once I built a tower, now it’s done
Brother can you spare a dime?
zodismoon 6 months ago
I liked building three story houses with Legos!
raybarb44 6 months ago
Fun is an evolving concept as you will discover later my son…..
The Quiet One 6 months ago
We made our own fun.
Teto85 Premium Member 6 months ago
No, I built a lot of stuff before sets shrunk the user’s imaginations. But I do like the Millennium Falcon set I got for Xmas 2021. And the older bricks used to construct the diorama for it.
dv1093 6 months ago
Let’s be honest – Legos are priced out of reason.
charliefarmrhere 6 months ago
Some boys back then I have heard were so poor, that their parent cut a hole in their pocket, so they would have something to play with.
erin.adamic Premium Member 6 months ago
Seriously, how old are these parents supposed to be???
Curiosity Premium Member 6 months ago
Nope, no Legos. Just Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs, Building Blocks, and something I don’t remember the name of that consisted of plastic blocks, hollow on the bottom and with round pegs on the top that fit into hollow sockets on the underside. They were used to make buildings. There were even windows and doors, and roofing pieces. Okay, now that’s going to bug me until I remember what they were called. I remember making things that looked vaguely like airplanes, but they weren’t very convincing.
Zen-of-Zinfandel 6 months ago
I wonder if Darryl had the original Mr. Potato Head.
StarBeak 6 months ago
“Back in my day we didn’t have “Legos”. We had twigs found in the yard, we used that to build." =3
pbr50138 6 months ago
The closest thing to Legos that I had were Lincoln Logs. They smelled good.
calliarcale 6 months ago
I built a lot of spaceships. ;-)
ToneeRhianRose 12 days ago
Haha! (^▽^)