As a kid it was more about building your own stuff with Lego.
I know that they had to save the company with licensing etc, but it seems way more about building a particular thing, then never breaking it apart now.
I know that they had to save the company with licensing etc, but it seems way more about building a particular thing, then never breaking it apart now.
For me I think the change came when I was able to build more real things. I learned how to solder, and then I learned woodworking, and all of a sudden I could make something that's the exact shape I wanted. Once you have those abilities it's a lot harder to go back.
Of course the really cost-effective way to get it remains buying it second-hand by the kilogram.
Adults getting in on the game and dropping hundreds on nostalgia-provoking kits is a relatively newer thing, but it's not preventing access to freeform building supplies.