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The first birthday present I remember was a Lego fire truck. I was three at the time.

I wish current Lego sets were as simple and “blocky” as the ones from the 80s. Some of it is nostalgia, but some is the worry that Lego keeps steering away from the Classic and basic mindset that made it so iconic.

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Thats why I (uhm my kids) really enjoy the Creator 3 in 1 sets. All shiny and new but still the build it up, tear it down and build it up again mindset. Showcasing 3 sometimes very different models.

Nowadays looks more like you buy a set to follow the instructions and build it to stay on the shelf while the old sets were more like build what you can and want and play with it but it might be just our age.

I think it's probably just our age. My 6 year old is into Lego and he likes both: making an elaborate set, then after he's bored with it adding the parts to his box of bits and making baroque flying vehicles and rickety 'rescue stations'.

The modern sets are a little less blocky (more curved parts made these days?) but seem to have just as much replay value as when I was a child. Perhaps that's not true of all of them - but then I remember my brother keeping his pirate ship built on his desk for a year or so...

I think I was afraid to admit it.

The themed sets existed since 1978 and were popular from the start. Lego sets with instructions existed since 1964.

You can buy basic sets still, they are fairly cheap version of lego.

Yes I know , but nowadays looks like everything is a themed set, and I understand that is the market, We see what is has more demand and sells better and secondly I'm not the child that used to play with lego, which is probably the main reason. :-(

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