Like what is the appeal?Excluding the super old legos where you build buildings brick by brick and have roofs and doers and basically MAX 10 part things like having wheels and a flat part to make a car fast...For whom the living fuck are legos intended for? I remember playing with legos as a kid and revisited my old collection....Was that painful.So lets see for the adult and most children using something else then legos is a far better idea.Legos are extremely limited and limited fast if you increase in complexity.>Ah yes you can fake this looking like this if you use 100 of the 2002 harry potter brooms inserted into 100 of the 2004 star wars lamp handlesLike what the fuck? I rather use clay at this point faster and better to use. Imagine being some adult who tortures himself with this and tries to invent something made out of legos this way.... FUCK ME! And kids are supposed to come up with this???Lets not get to the brain stopping experience of>Yes here are 300 bullshit lego parts>If you follow these instructions exactly you will build what looks like this star wars space ship.... if you use your imagination hard enough..... because it is a lego abomination... not a real shape...FUCK! For who is this intended? Literally a far more creative idea is giving your kids play doh or literal clay! You make that spaceship faster and it look better. like what is the appeal? Torturing yourself with trying to invent something in this trash? Or obeying the instructions without questions like a robot (see emit from lego movie)???And what is the good part? The mutated abominations known as the lego mini figures? The Lets use the same injection mold and simply paint things differently? Am I the only one who sees the problem here?
>>11206803Can we get some jannies to make you fucking trolls fuck off jesus christ. Do you think you're that smart that no one can tell what you faggots have been doing?
>>11206806>that no one can tell what you faggots have been doing?HUH?This is a real question I have!
>>11206803I can't believe Lego makes instructions for 1:1 AK-47s and AR-15s and doesn't share them with the masses. No one but Lego could have had the creativity to make anything
>>11206803Faggot thread with a faggot OP, but at least now I know what that strange red piece was supposed to be. Looks like you were finally good for something after all, OP!
>>11206803>For whom (...) intended for?Stop trying to use language you don't understand to sound intelligent.
>>11206803>Am I the only one who sees the problem here?Yes, you're the retard. You keep bringing up clay too. Who they fuck is going to be able to make large objects that look good in clay in multiple different colors and have no problem standing on their own?Post pics of all these fantastic clay creations you seem so insistent on pushing on others. I'm sure you're a clay-making master.
>>11206934>Post pics of all these fantastic clay creations you seem so insistent on pushing on others. I'm sure you're a clay-making master.OK:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3JMzK3Q57Y>and have no problem standing on their own?Use wire.
I share this sentiment. I was never particular interested in lego as a child except for the bionicle shit because it was just too boring. >waste 3 h to build... an ugly model of something
>>11206803Hello polfag shitposter.
>>11206946Fuck off. We're talking about people with no creative bones in their body and people who have never sculpted with clay before. You/OP also mentioned play doh, not pro-artist clay. Still, no colors too. Lego wins against clay every time.
>>11206911>but at least now I know what that strange red piece was supposed to beYou didn't watch the movie, or look at the instructions for any of the sets, but you still know about the piece?
>>11206803Weird. Typically, turbo-autists LOVE Lego. Seems there's a glitch in the matrix.
>>11206803>>11206803Idk. I'm autistic as fuck and although I liked building stuff for my toys I was never really interested in Legos. I would rather use cardboard boxes, ice cream sticks, rocks, wooden blocks and other materials to build houses for my toys when I was playing outside. I remember getting the command wolf model kit from zoids when I was like 7 or 8. Building this thing felt like an upgrade from my Lego plastic building blocks. The lego cars look shoddy as fuck. The mini figures are kinda ugly. I know that Legos can be very fun but I don't like the lego shapes. They annoyed me way too much.
>>11206803OP you ever been a criminal?Lego is practically black market gold on the wrong side of the tracks. Real stable, increases in value with age, lucrative as shit. Can be smuggled easily, can be cashed out for high returns, it's basically criminal currency!…if only you actually had the wits and imagination to even think about using this to your advantage
>>11206803manchildren with lots of disposable income
>>11206958Catkilling Pedo
>>11206803I don't think the objective of lego is recreating stuff 1:1, you can try but you'll end up using an absurd amount of pieces. I think part of the appeal is simply coming up with creative ways of using the different pieces at your disposal. There are a lot of ways to build the same thing. Sculpting with clay is different, you are trying to get a specific shape out of what's initially a block, a blob, or whatever.
>>11206803Lego is great creative medium for telling stories.
>>11207034>cardboard boxes, ice cream sticks, rocks, wooden blocksDid you grow up homeless or something?
>>11206803This is the appeal.
>>11209414He is called La Creatividad for a reason
>>11207034I can not relate because I'm not autistic.>rather use cardboard boxes, ice cream sticksI suspect lot of the lego fags never visited a craft or hobby store so they cope by using legos to build something. Using any material even PROFESSIONAL oil based clay is a far better then anything lego especially that this 18+ board should know about it from REAL LIFE toy making process.>>11209400>>cardboard boxes, ice cream sticks, rocks, wooden blocks>Did you grow up homeless or something?AH YES the lego fag reveled himself.I assumed the other anon did think about making houses out of popsicle sticks. Something sold in craft stores or some toy stores (this can depend on your country).I was assuming he did think about this:https://youtu.be/THFttaIw724?t=58I was introduced to the idea from watching Nightmare on Elm street 3. You never watched that movie? Was it to scary for you lego fag? Or something? There are zoomer toddler friendly tiktoks that show you the ideahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiOVUr6dceEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ra62V5Vf0A>>11206984>Fuck off.Ah yes the endless niceness of the lego community. >We're talking about people with no creative bones in their bodyDaily reminder that this thread is about you EXPLAINING to ME how these people function. Explain how you can square >We're talking about people with no creative bones in their bodyWith>Lego is le creative and lets me le make everythingI wait.>and people who have never sculpted with clay before. Like explain yourself!HERE!They never sculpted? They never interacted with playdoh? Like NEVER EVER EVER???This is amazing since playdoh is literally a wall cleaning product that was re-branded as a toy after the kids did keep playing with it on their own.Something you can test by seeing how effective it is at erasing pencil marks from paper. Even on accident.1/2
>>11209555>>11207034>>11209400>>11206984Before playdoh you have real earth clay, turns out kids played with that thing since the bronze age. I find that earth clay like mass is something humans find interesting and use on their own no need for external factors.You can sculpt crude figurines out of it. Fail to understand your point.> Still, no colors too. Color muh COLOR give me color!MUH COLOR! 1) I find the rainbow vomit you get from most lego building incredibly unappealing. It is better to have 1 or 2 colors however this is special to make and can cost and then you have all the other imitations of legos.> Still, no colors too. Color muh COLOR give me color!MUH COLOR! 2) There are a number of alternatives here depending on what you want.2.1)I personal go for the oil based professional clay, I can make something out of it and then scrap it and reuse the clay basically infinitely.There is a limit when grind and other materials mix into it however it is basically reusable like legos. 2.2)The other alternative is the modeling masses who solidify on their own. It is all white however you can then paint it whatever color you want. Something advertised on the box. Here is your color if you want. However it is not reusable since after it is made you need to buy a new box.2.3) There is polymeric clay you can bake or harden and it comes in all colors. No need to color however no reuse.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MelVwdrugLs?feature=sharehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaSSg4LUsVIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBrKgkpno4Y2.4) There is always modeling in play doh if you feel like it (not good idea)(serious limitations of the medium)https://youtu.be/fD7GashrzWc?t=155Imagine trying to make something out of legos is it is far easier (despite being ass backwards and hard this is VS real products) and looks far better out of literally playdoh https://youtu.be/fD7GashrzWc?t=4402/3
>>112095562.5) There are also colored plastelina in the toy store. Once again they will be ass backwards to work since made for children hands however a far better idea then legos.Depends what you want.I go for the only gray oil clay to practice whatever I want.sometimes I make a tree other times a creature or try a face or a symbol or a building.People who played in a sandbox as children can understand this concept. I seriously do not understand lego people. Did they never discover the world of crafting like I did? Or what?>>11209414>This is the appeal.Yet the mech is not made from legos...Curious...Based on this I say the legos are click bait bullshit made up to get attention for this game that I never played. >Ah yes we need to make this building bigger excuse me for 9 to 13 minutes while I try to make these modifications in legosis literally 2 minutes in clay.
>>11209560>>11209556>>11207034>>11209400>>11206984This is the closest explanation to how I function on a human level not your tiktok influencer trash.https://youtu.be/AFKnG-vENUwWho the fuck would go>Ay yes ! Let me grab my legos and make a far more ugly car in 10 minutes!Or worse>Hold my autism!>I need to buy a $300 lego set and like a robot do what the instructions say to make this pre determined car in 2h!
>>11206803>>11206946>>11207034>>11209555>>11209556>>11209560>>11209564My, my. Aren't you so special and unique.There was no point to your shitty thread except to stroke your own ego. The ONLY reason you wasted such an unreasonable time typing out all this autophilic erotica is out of sheer insecurity. I get it, you're so above it all and so enlightened you spend time on REAL hobbies and do REAL art instead of playing with TOYS for CHILDREN (ugh). Everyone else is retarded but you, right?I don't even need to explain to you why people like Legos over other physical mediums. You already know exactly why and understand perfectly well how it sets itself apart from all the other shit you listed. You aren't the first person to think this and you aren't the last. On the contrary - you're on the same tier as the subhumans who say "Why would you play a racing game when you can drive a car in real life :^)". Just because you don't see the appeal of one hobby and prefer a somewhat adjacent and less popular one makes you neither quirky nor unique. Get over yourself.t. Used to think the exact same retarded way you do. I was a model kit autist and would always smugly scoff at Legos and how they're inferior in every way and how my creations far surpass anything Lego can do. But then I actually bought a Lego set. And realised it was entirely different and had fun. Now I do both. Because they aren't interchangeable. You God damn niggerfaggot.Return to Reddit henceforth.
>>11209577>all this autophilic erotica I answered all the nonsense pseudo counter arguments posted.>I don't even need to explain to you why people like Legos over other physical mediums. You already know exactly why and understand perfectly well howI literally do not. You fagots still are giving no answers.> it sets itself apart from all the other shit you listed. How? In a positive way. I know it sets itself apart by being shit on every level.>all this autophilic erotica Cool can you name what you do with your legos>I-i-i-ii- playHOW exactly?>i-i-i-i-i build thingsInvalid answer what specific things?Like do whatever the instructions say?Build from your own mind?>[NEVER ANSWERED]How is that better to all the other options I have listed?>[NEVER ANSWERED]>[MORE INSULTS]You people do this to yourself.>But then I actually bought a Lego set. And realised it was entirely different and had fun.Like? I did try to use my old legos and it was a pain. You can do limited things that while child-fun are ass. Also I realized how hard legos are for children hands seeing all the bite marks on my old ones remembering how I did have problems pulling them apart as a child.>RedditDoes it make you angry you can not ban my questions because I'm negative or toxic?
>ablooblooYou got your (You)s
haha he didn't reply to my answer, I guess it was too reasonable for his nitpicking
>>11209682>haha he didn't reply to my answer, I guess it was too reasonable for his nitpickingOK and what answer was that? Sorry I did not find anything noteworthy there. Was it the:>>11207637>Gangsters use lego as currency?Because this sounds retarded as fuck and does not deserve a real answer.Do you have any idea how many legos you can get from good will? And for what price?Forget that: The lego website lets you order brickshttps://www.lego.com/en-us/-and-build/pick-a-brick?system=LEGO&query=2x4So a 2x4 is $0.22 maxFor 100 2x4 you pay $22.You still want to shill how underground gangsters use this plastic crap as gold?Or:>>11209367>Lego is great creative medium for telling stories.It objectively is not. Regardless what you mean here. If it is filming the figures then any other toy is better or the same.If it is making with the blocks then clay is better. Or:>[incoherent nice rambling]Yea there is nothing there.And I was to nice to point out how the post is nonsense.>I don't think the objective of lego is recreating stuff 1:1Neither is making something from clay a 1:1. Do you even understand the toy sculpting process? ????>you can try but you'll end up using an absurd amount of pieces.Same for clay... Or any other material .... ???? WTF?!>appeal is simply coming up with creative ways of using the different pieces at your disposal.Like? Post your examples.Remember there is a limited way to arrange legos and it not being total shit and nonsense. There are only 4 axis rotations a lego part can be(excluding special parts) this is very limiting.>There are a lot of ways to build the same thing??????>Sculpting with clay is different, you are trying to get a specific shape out of what's initially a block, a blob, or whatever.And for legos it is not? Post your creative creations.>aha he didn't reply to my answer, I guess it was too reasonable for his nitpickingRepeat your question I only found over 5 posts of trash.
I buy most sets just for parts and build my own shit. It's an exercise in creativity, and I get to make a toy how I think it should look/function. If you're good at MOC'ing, you can make damn near anything you want
It sounds like LEGO left you feeling confused, but here’s why so many people, kids and adults alike, find it appealing.>Creativity within ConstraintsLEGO offers a unique challenge. While the pieces are limited, the fun comes from figuring out how to use them creatively. It’s like problem-solving or engineering, but in a way that allows you to build almost anything. You don’t need endless pieces to create something unique, and working within these limitations is a major part of the appeal.>Development of SkillsFor kids, LEGO is more than just a toy, it helps develop important skills like spatial awareness, fine motor control, and logical thinking. It’s a hands-on way to explore construction, balance, and creativity, while building something that feels rewarding. It’s a relaxing, methodical process that can be therapeutic.>Satisfaction in the BuildFollowing the instructions can feel rigid, but for many, it’s extremely satisfying to see a complex model come together step by step. Whether you’re building a Star Wars spaceship or a custom creation, the process of assembling hundreds of tiny parts into something complete is part of the fun. It’s like solving a puzzle.>Community and NostalgiaLEGO has a huge community of fans who share ideas, showcase their builds, and collaborate on massive projects. It’s a way for people to connect over a shared interest. LEGO also offers a sense of nostalgia, bringing back memories from childhood while still allowing room for more advanced creations.>Imagination and PlayLEGO mini-figures add personality and storytelling potential. They turn LEGO sets into more than just structures, they’re worlds where you can imagine stories and adventures. And while clay is a great creative tool, LEGO offers a different type of structured imagination. You can build, disassemble, and re-create without ever running out of ways to explore.Hope this help :)
>>11206803>Am I the only one who sees the problem here?
>>11209732>Hope this help :)OK thanks for the nice response however I do not get it.>the fun comes from figuring out how to use them creatively. I literally never got this.As a child I played with legos however my creations where limited as a child and as a adult I have ideas in my head that I want to make manifest and lego is only a hindrance to all of this. Clay is far better. See video and picture:https://youtu.be/iAYf9YJSKXc?t=44I can not understand how someone can see limitations as something good.I have like a 1000 ideas in my head and I want to make them manifest however I can not and the more perfect they are the better.>Following the instructions can feel rigid, but for many, it’s extremely satisfyingI did never feel this way. It was always boring as fuck. Going back to >I have things in my brain that I need to make manifest>LEGO also offers a sense of nostalgiaNot for me. I did dig up my old legos that I never threw away and tried them. Outside of some simple and strange stuff that i did build they where limiting and digging for parts was a wast of my time.Meanwhile in my head>A alien who has 3 legs>A comically self parodying ultra cool car with to many wheels. >a reverse lumberjack.. .who is also a pirate and speaks in pirate speak... a land pirate!Basically while I did have soft nostalgia for legos after trying them I lost interest. >LEGO offers a different type of structured imagination. You can build, disassemble, and re-create without ever running out of ways to explore.I fail to understand this.Meanwhile my brain>A UFO with cartoon character feet; It dances now>LEGO mini-figures add personality and storytelling potentialAs a child I liked playing with them however as an adult I see them as a gigentic rip off. Mega figures make lego figures look like they are some cheep bootleg especially the face sculpts. What i did see as fun as a kid in them>I can put accessories on them>They an be posed and stick. This is it
>>11209795Mega Bloks mentioned; Do you like Mega Bloks at least? The appeal of Lego in general is accessible creativity (absolutely not in terms of pricing though). Adding Mega Bloks figures however turns said building bricks into GI Joes or other 1:18th lines where you can build your own playsets and vehicles in a 1:32 scale.
I just ripped a gargantuan fart
>>11209795It sounds like you’re someone with a need to create exactly what’s in your head, which explains why LEGO feels limiting. For people like you, mediums like clay or digital modeling make a lot more sense because they allow for total freedom—you can sculpt or design exactly what you envision without the constraints of set pieces or instructions.The appeal of LEGO, for many, is the challenge of working within those constraints. It’s about seeing what you can create with a limited set of bricks and thinking creatively to make something that isn’t perfect, but close enough to your vision. Where clay offers total control, LEGO’s structure pushes people to find new ways to use pieces to approximate their ideas. It’s not about getting a perfect representation of what’s in your head but enjoying the journey of working with what you have.When you mention the ideas you have, like an alien with three legs or a dancing UFO, it’s easy to see how LEGO’s rigid nature could get in the way. For those who enjoy LEGO, the appeal is in how they translate their ideas into something within the system’s constraints. But if you value precision and freedom, LEGO will definitely feel like a hindrance rather than a tool for expression.For some, though, that process is almost meditative, like solving a puzzle. But if that doesn’t resonate with you, it makes sense that the satisfaction others get from it feels out of reach.With mini-figures, I agree that they’re simple compared to more detailed figures, but LEGO fans love them for their versatility and how they add storytelling potential. But again, if you’re looking for more realism, they can feel a bit underwhelming.Ultimately, it seems like LEGO just doesn’t align with how your creativity works, and that’s perfectly fine! You’ve got a unique way of thinking, and clay or other open-ended mediums might be a better fit for turning those ideas into reality.
>>11209732>>11209964This is a bot. The Soulless writing style of chatgpt is easily recognized.
>>11209795Honestly, it seems to me you're just trying to apply Lego to something it's clearly not meant to. Like looking at a sports car and complaining that it's not a minivan.>but with a minivan I can transport all my stuff!>I can take my family on roadtrips!>I CAN EVEN LIVE IN IT!>Why do people even like sports cars? I don't get it!Lego is a toy first and foremost. It's not a sculpting tool or a fucking "storytelling" device like the other ChatGPT generated response suggests. (yes, in a way that's what a toy entails in its very concept but it's not exactly conventional from an adult point of view).I'll be completely frank with you - from all your jaded and accusatory posts it seems to me you've lost that child imagination spark that would allow you just pick something vaguely resembling a shape, imagine it's literally anything and have fun adventures with it. And that's fine, most of us have lost a bit of that in some way or another. The freedom to have a pile of universal plastic bricks in front of you and just throw something together and have your little plastic dudes ride it / fight it / explore it is an experience almost unique to plastic building blocks. Huge emphasis on "universal" by the way. With Lego everything adheres to the same aesthetic. It might not be realistic or resembling reality in any way doesn't mean it might not be pleasing to the eye or represent an entire separate reality, not unlike how a video game may have unrealistic graphics but still look good. Also, all bricks will always fit with every other brick, all figures will fit with one another. You can buy 10 different lego sets from 10 different themes and you can still mash them in a fun and believable story.And for me personally - there's a tactile aspect. Clicking bricks together feels fucking good. Simple as.But I agree with the other Anon, I think you're perfectly capable of understanding this reasoning and are just looking for an excuse to feel smug on your high horse.
You expect me to read all that drivel? You don't even deserve any (you)s
>>11209994sadly, there are idiots on the interwebz who think this is how they need to sound to win an argument with other random idiots on the interwebz.blame forums, chat boards, 4chan and reddit.
>All this talk about how Clay modeling is so much better>OP has yet to post anything other than Youtube and Amazon screenshots instead of his own work
>>11210871OP is an AI farm bot from Russia, trained to posting /pol-tard rage bait but having gotten some badly translated prompts, pushed out this shit instead
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>>11214145d.c.p.
>>11214148>>11214655
>>11209577Schizo shill
>>11209795>>11209964>>11209996
>>11206803Lego is a middle ground between creative medium and action figure. It's sturdier and less messy than plasticine, but still gives plenty of options. The instructions in the sets (especially older ones or 3 in 1 sets) give a starting point for kids who are less creative or who just want one cool thing. The branded sets follow in line with action figures and funkos: kids just want a toy of their favourite thing.
>>11206803>why are other people not exactly like me?get a grip man
