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    How many SU guys were into lego?

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    • HornOxxH
      HornOxx
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      me! πŸ˜„
      these were still the standard building blocks in those days - not these horrible StarWars kits, consisting of 1,000,000 pieces where my wife and I needed 3 days of our christmas holidays to complete one ...

      never trust a skinny cook

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      • BoxB
        Box
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        I hated Lego, far too restrictive. I was always cutting them up to make the shapes I wanted.

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        • Paul RussamP
          Paul Russam
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          I still am at 53! I’d love to get the Porsche and the Saturn5 but I just can’t justify them financially. Whilst I’m now (and have been for many years) in architecture I started my working life in mechanical engineering and Lego technic appeals to my inner gear head.

          Paul Russam
          English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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          • tuna1957T
            tuna1957
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            I pre-date Lego's , it was Lincoln Logs for me ..........

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              KrisM
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              & Meccano

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                ValmontR
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                I used Lincoln logs, Legos, and a couple Erector sets, all together.

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                • Dave RD
                  Dave R
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                  What do you mean "were into Lego"?

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                  • cottyC
                    cotty
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                    I've got a lot of Lego "for the children"...

                    my SketchUp gallery

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                    • JQLJ
                      JQL
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                      Less time to play with Lego nowadays, but I still love to play with them and my children too. I also love the Star Wars sets by the way, they are cleverly built and my kids love them too.

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                      • HornOxxH
                        HornOxx
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                        JQL - although my boys are between 18 and 20 now - these StarWars things mustn't disappear - otherwise I get deep in trouble πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜„

                        never trust a skinny cook

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                          CJRyan
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                          Like Tuna and Valmont,

                          Lincoln Logs, Erector Sets, chemistry set's that included radioactive stuff, lead soldier casting stuff, and a few pounds of mercury to boot.

                          Oh yeah, those were the days!

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                            Bobmirdiff
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                            I am still very much into Lego! We use it in the Studio sometimes for 'Massing Studies' and how to deal with 'Messy' 3D Construction Details. I was also into Meccano (With Metal Components and Nuts & Bolts), when younger - But graduated to 'Handy-Angle' and 'Kee-Klamp!' - Which can be regarded as the Adult Version of Meccano! We also use Cocktail Sticks, Barbecue Skewers and Lollipop Sticks for Structural Models.

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                              L i am
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                              @dave r said:

                              What do you mean "were into Lego"?

                              Agreed, no need to stop enjoying. I stand corrected. I remember the sound operated module that would turn on and off the 4WD motor and the little bricks with light would fascinate me.

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                                L i am
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                                @cotty said:

                                I've got a lot of Lego "for the children"...

                                And do "the children" have a train set? πŸ˜‰

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                                • david_hD
                                  david_h
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                                  I was into Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, and Lego (old School) I combined them all and built an aircraft carrier. πŸ’š

                                  If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                  • ntxdaveN
                                    ntxdave
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                                    I remember Erector sets, Lincoln logs, Tinker Toys and the small bricks. I also had A wind up train and an electric train.

                                    Yes, that was in the 40's and 50's. 😎

                                    Press F1...thank me later

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                                    • pilouP
                                      pilou
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                                      Now that is pretty cool and free! 😎
                                      (of course you must have a computer and Internet for load the program ! πŸ’š

                                      By Matt-one with a model made with the free Lego Designer! πŸ˜„
                                      http://ldd.lego.com
                                      (rendered with the free SimLab Composer Lite (Maxi 1920 *1080) click this link for the original size!
                                      (don't click image for enlarge! ) πŸ€“

                                      http://www.simlabforum.com/download/file.php?id=3723&mode=view

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • HornOxxH
                                        HornOxx
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                                        @david_h said:

                                        ...combined them all and built an aircraft carrier. πŸ’š

                                        sorry David - wanted to hit Thumb Up but was missing my reading glasses and I hit the wrong side 😳
                                        Wow, an "aircraft carrier" - are there still any photos?!? πŸ˜„

                                        never trust a skinny cook

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                                          L i am
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                                          @krism said:

                                          & Meccano

                                          Sorry mate I also hit thumbs down by miatake. I also enjoyed Meccano

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                                            L i am
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                                            @pilou said:

                                            Now that is pretty cool and free! 😎
                                            (of course you must have a computer and Internet for load the program ! πŸ’š

                                            By Matt-one with a model made with the free Lego Designer! πŸ˜„
                                            http://ldd.lego.com
                                            (rendered with the free SimLab Composer Lite (Maxi 1920 *1080) click this link for the original size!
                                            (don't click image for enlarge! ) πŸ€“

                                            http://www.simlabforum.com/download/file.php?id=3723&mode=view

                                            So cool mate thank you for pointing that out. I will have a play when I can. I wonder if leggo would be interested in employing a plugin designer to design a leggo plugin for sketchup. (not me i would am not capable) just a thought bubble.

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