culi 3 days ago

And now they're upset at lepin bricks because modern lepin bricks have superceded LEGO in quality AND price

  • schrectacular 3 days ago

    Are they really better quality now? Honest question.

    • JackuB 2 days ago

      It’s very close on their quality IMHO. Miles better on the value. I bought a Lumibricks set this year, after decades of buying Lego.

      The set design (Cafe) was nice and it makes a good display piece. I liked their build techniques and integrated lights. The individual bricks were clean and with good color uniformity. But after a life of building Lego sets, I was able to quickly tell that tactile forces for connecting pieces were different to Lego. I will buy more of their sets, but I will keep buying Lego too.

yhhbbkkhh 3 days ago

…what “idea”?

  • chhxdjsj 3 days ago
    • gblargg 3 days ago

      Specifically:

      > Ole Kirk Christiansen and his son Godtfred became aware of the Kiddicraft brick after examining a sample, and possibly drawings, given to them by the British supplier of the first injection moulding machine they had purchased. Realising their potential, Ole copied the Kiddicraft brick and in 1949 marketed his own version, The Automatic Binding Brick, that became the Lego brick in 1953.

      • bcraven 3 days ago

        Furthermore, _In 1987, his widow stated, "He died before Lego brought out the product in Britain. He didn't know about it."_