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@STICKOMEDIA28 күн бұрын
Definitely do more videos like this in the future
@owenhans363327 күн бұрын
That’s an emoji of me
@Idkbrowhat2do24 күн бұрын
Wow
@BrickzieАй бұрын
I was decades into my career as a modeller when the Modulex line came out and it was handy for us to create conceptual designs at that time. We secured hundreds of projects simply because these bricks can be refit to easily visualize the projects rather than spending months creating miniature models that would usually be torn down upon review by clients or regulators, it's what you would call rapid prototyping nowadays. And the colours were never an issue as many bricks were painted over so it would match the actual design upon final confirmation. Good to see it's still received positively today. I miss those days but CAD is really a better option now.
@ProjectAudreyАй бұрын
Are you 100?
@MrMasterGamer029 күн бұрын
@@ProjectAudrey they are probably in their 60s. Remember, 99 is the age limit for LEGO
@ProjectAudrey29 күн бұрын
@@MrMasterGamer0 they said they were decades into their career when module came out, and modulex is already 60 years old 🤣
@Blurns28 күн бұрын
When watching the part about color, I was surprised they didn't have primer grey, because I figured most of them would be painted-over anyway.
@SpitBrix28 күн бұрын
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.
@jonbondMPG28 күн бұрын
OMG, my school had 10,000's of these "tiny lego" in a massive bucket, we never worked out why they had "shrunk"
@brianher6727 күн бұрын
Go back and ask them? They might have it in the school basement collecting dust. Would be sad if they threw it out :)
@Cethinn28 күн бұрын
I've never heard of this before, but honestly this design is perfect for the adult Lego market right now. There's so much more focus on recreating scenes, and Lego works for this but Modulex seems ideal for it. Sure, it's not compatible with Lego, but most of these sets are being purchased by adults to be constructed and never changed. I think they should bring it back for these "adult" Lego sets.
@Gamerpotatoe26 күн бұрын
So glad more people are getting exposure to this awesome yet unknown lego product, fingers crossed they'll bring them back!
@Pandora_The_Panda24 күн бұрын
Tbf, the advantage of using "normal" bricks for everything is that you don't need to have as many molds. Like every modulex piece basically doubles the number of mold designs and upkeep you need to have for what is otherwise a single piece.
@zzing1524 күн бұрын
I’d guess that ‘most’ LEGO collectors wouldn’t want these to be brought back. If they aren’t compatible with what they already have, then they would be in a dilemma of wether or not to buy a Lego set that isn’t actually Lego compatible
@chilledburrito20 күн бұрын
It would be col if Lego themselves did it but, there are other companies currently making small "knockoff" mini Lego.
@GRAYgauss16 күн бұрын
hardly competes with the speed and ease of use of 3D CAD and a printer. Sure there IS a learning curve, but its a worthwhile curve for anyone to casually hill climb.
@Axolotroll29 күн бұрын
1:20 "The artist loft in a Parisian restaurant is such a small space no one could actually work there" well, that seems like a truer than life rendition of Paris then !
@WmAHughes29 күн бұрын
I like to think that somewhere in Europe there is an antiquated factory with wood panelled offices, terrazzo floors and an indoor fountain in the reception that still proudly displays its Modulex shop floor layout in the atrium.
@cesallent22 күн бұрын
no ho crec, pot ser a l’europa de l’est… pero dificil
@WmAHughes21 күн бұрын
@@cesallent I think they use a different product called EasternBloc™
@------country-boy-------27 күн бұрын
My dad worked at Lego when they made wood toys. He grew up in a small town near Billund called Randbøldal. He said the factory was just starting to make plastic bricks while he worked there as a teenager. The Danish government sent him train tickets to go to jail because he did not want to join the military. So he went to Sweden and worked at a carpentry shop for a year and then got on a ship to Canada. He sadly passed in 2021 at the age of 84. Needless to say I grew up playing with Lego!!! Great video !!! I never heard about modulex bricks !!!
@Shin_Lona27 күн бұрын
Making travel arrangements for him to report to jail is a very Danish thing to do. 😆
@Steve-ln3kl29 күн бұрын
Honestly enjoying the sheer physicality of those 1970s wall plans, they feel a lot more impactful than yet another window on a computer display, with how they'd always be on display for the entire team.
@saeklin28 күн бұрын
I'm surprised none of the alternative brands have tried the 1x1x1 ratio. It seems so intuitive to have what we call a "plate" be simply half a cube. And the SNOT bricks would be so much more versatile in a cube system. Perhaps as 3D printers improve, people will experiment with a cube-based system that is compatible with Lego.
@helper_bot28 күн бұрын
because alternative brands goal isnt to make a miniature design set. they're just copying lego's homework, and so they need to be on Lego's (not Modulex) standards
@rescuerex703127 күн бұрын
It's mostly to be compatible with Lego, so you can get cheaper Lego Bricks, but they're not Lego Branded
@Trip-x1i10 күн бұрын
3D printers generally will struggle to create bricks as high quality as traditional lego, but as the technology gets cheaper, advancements in in-home injection molding could mean that hobbyists start experimenting with their own brick designs in the near future. And with a plastic shredder, these designs can even be made out of recycled 3D print material.
@FPzeroАй бұрын
Seeing those industrial design planning layouts built with these tiny bricks makes something in my brain go brrrr from satisfaction.
@BotanicalBob124Ай бұрын
As a lego fan i've seen 1000s of videos about Modulex, But this one goes to to depth and details I never knew and was genuinely fascinating! Good work! :)
@SpitBrixАй бұрын
Thank you!
@SWBrickfilmsАй бұрын
Never knew this existed before I am intrigued
@BrandonScott-mi5pzАй бұрын
GREAT SPITBRIX LEGO MODULEX VIDEO.
@kanadetone28 күн бұрын
When I was in architecture school 5 yrs ago, one of my classmates modelled most of his designs with Lego. Mind you, these were not for officially graded presentations and reviews, and he used them exclusively to work through designs and discuss with our professors. He was arguably one of the best of our class.
@WayneKitching29 күн бұрын
I remember seeing Modulex used in a mall map when I was little in the early 80s. I was fascinated by the "tiny Lego bricks."
@tankadar28 күн бұрын
I never knew I wanted modulex bricks until today
@tankadar28 күн бұрын
sure it’s meant to be serious but imagine how much fun it would be to build with smaller bricks, you could do so much detailed stuff
@smittzero8463Ай бұрын
I often wish Modulex (or at least the core concept behind it) became the standard for Lego. It would make SNOT building a lot easier if I didn't have to constantly work out how many plates I need to compensate for the dimension ratios.
@CatacombsBCАй бұрын
this video is probably the most comprehensive one I've seen about modulex. kudos
@SpitBrixАй бұрын
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed!
@MinnaMe0128 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video! My dad has a couple Modulex bricks from the planning system that my grandfather sneaked home from work. He put them in my dad's and his brother's lego pile and when they were found told the boys that "oh no, the lego has the shrinking sickness, you have to isolate them or it'll spread!!" He definitely terrified them😆 Been trying to figure out what they were for ages, googling "lego notice board" hasn't givenme a lot so thanks for solving that for me😁
@lunondisposable5382Ай бұрын
I've used Legos (mostly Legon'ts) for a number of more industrial purposes where precision is important, and since they're still made of ABS you can glue them together with regular model cement. I can see why the creators believed in Modulex so much, they seem like a really great way of filling that specific niche. Having to measure bricks and studs with calipers to get the weird dimensions right is such a pain, I wish they'd gone with 1x1x1 from the start.
@axelk492129 күн бұрын
That explains why as a child I had a single 2x5 LEGO brick that didn't fit on anything! What I'm asking myself now is "Where did I get this brick from?" But I also "inherited" some really old Lego bricks from my older brother when they were still completely hollow inside!
@AkiUwUx327 күн бұрын
I remember the hollow ones... lukewarm times...
@Carewolf27 күн бұрын
Any minifigs with immobile fused legs and arms? Old LEGO is fun
@axelk492127 күн бұрын
@@Carewolf yeah, you mean the old "originals" yes I had a few, but when I grew up I donated everything to my old kindergarten.... The only thing I kept was the "LEGO Technic figure"....! I think it came with the forklift back then?! but unfortunately it disappeared at some point after all those decades.... you know? all the stuff you do (wrong) as an adult getting married, starting a family, getting divorced.... the usual crap
@willywodka27 күн бұрын
I loved the factory layouting. In offshore opperations (Building wind parks, dredging, installation of drilling rigs) they still use models of the ship and the equipment on deck to do planning physically. The project managers and operations managers drive around little 3D printed cranes and containers to see if any operation hinders another operation. Seems perfect for this modulex.
@rasmusneckelmann783528 күн бұрын
This is so interesting. At some point in the 90s my dad came home from work with a big box of "tiny LEGO" and one of those enormous base plates seen in the video. They had used it while planning an expansion of the factory he worked at (I vaguely remember the base plate still having something looking like the interiors of a factory on it). I ended up playing with these as much as my actual LEGO. There were like a thousand of the gray 4-by-2s so they were perfect for building castles. I also had like a ton of other types of bricks in weird shapes, but they were never really that interesting to me. I always assumed that they had nothing to do with LEGO because they had that little M on the studs.
@vikiai424125 күн бұрын
🎶 Lego with.. an M on them 🎶 (In my part of the world we had an M&M-like sweet called _Smarties_ for decades before M&Ms got out here, so when they did, we used to sing a riff on the M&M advertising jingle at school "Smarties with an M on them...")
@eefvreeland947221 күн бұрын
Mego? ;-)
@z-beeblebrox14 күн бұрын
@@vikiai4241 That's interesting because in the US we also have a candy called Smarties, except they're little chalky fruit flavored disks that are nothing like M&Ms. They're a lot like Sweet Tarts in fact, except that doesn't quite work for the jingle: "Smarties with an...S on them"
@ullbillАй бұрын
Familly "drama" involves having usually a sole inheritor that gets 90-95% while the others get the rest.
@DMLand29 күн бұрын
I honestly believed that this was a briliant "mockumentary" and that Modulex never existed (this is possibly the result of my having watched too many high-quality Adult Swim mockumentaries). I marvelled at effort made to create mockups of Modulex bricks and the detailed aging of the 60s and 70s printed materials. Imagine my shock when I learned that it is a sincere documentary about an actual product. Thanks for introducing me to this fascinating side-light in the history of Lego.
@helper_bot28 күн бұрын
watching mockumentaries as an entertainment sounds unhinged, i love my share of parody news (bless The Onion) but i wouldnt commit an hour for a bit
@mb2000Ай бұрын
Never heard of Modulex before. I’ve learnt something today.
@BrandonScott-mi5pzАй бұрын
EXCELLENT SPITBRIX WORK.
@crimsong8068Ай бұрын
I'd heard of these but had no idea what they were. I think I've seen a few MOC's that use Modulex as in-universe Lego bricks. Also, I can't lie, Modulex is a fantastic name.
@NickCombs29 күн бұрын
Ironic that there are now several companies developing and using plastic interlocking bricks for actual building construction.
@helper_bot28 күн бұрын
i heard its half plastic, half bricks. doesnt really matter the material since cement are the ones holding it in place while obviously being way better than drywall
@Jackpkmn29 күн бұрын
You say we'll never know but it's a painfully obvious case of Lego reaching into the cradle to strangle its potential competition.
@CommanderRedEXE27 күн бұрын
This. It's also clearly a case of the now sole heir to Lego basically being a bully for sake of owning a brand name, which makes it 10x worse.
@cpt_nordbart29 күн бұрын
My old school had a giant modulex baseplate on the wall and tiles of different colors to plan out the lessons for all different classes and the rooms needed. It was in the office of the principal. Actually quite clever. At least i think it was modulex and not just LEGO
@TBustahАй бұрын
Thanks to an old Lego pistol that used Modulex bricks for ammunition (there’s another thing they’ll never make again), I knew about this stuff, but I had no idea they got into bulletin boards or signs.
@SeorkMaxx27 күн бұрын
The pistol didn’t used Modulex for ammunition, but small wooden pegs. It is just that the Modulex bricks are the same size.
@kullen204226 күн бұрын
Now I want some of these bricks xD I really would've liked for the lego family to let their lost relative back into the "owner family" and think about bringing modulex back :)
@safebox36Ай бұрын
It always bothered me that LEGO dimensions aren't 1-1-1, but Modulex bothers me even more despite being exactly 1-1-1 and I don't know why.
@hufnaaratnaaf28 күн бұрын
because you are used to see the lego dimensions way more, if you were first introduced to Modulex, you would find Lego to be weird
@georgebernard578315 күн бұрын
Did you just say “Lego Dimensions”? Talk about unfulfilled potential
@01eksii27 күн бұрын
As a Warhammer guy, it would be amazing for this thing to come back
@MaplaplaplaplaАй бұрын
At school years ago, we got to build with Lego for some reason. I was confused, when the bricks were small, oddly shaped and strangely coloured. Only took just under 20 years to learn what those were.
@rainbow_lorelei28 күн бұрын
I would love to buy this. So many people love to build buildings with Lego, it’s a great option for those of us without a Lego basement to have a smaller scale option and of course those gorgeous colours!
@doctechno224124 күн бұрын
The answer why Lego has suppressed Modulex is almost blindingly simple. The smaller Modulex brick allows a greater capture of fine detail than the larger brick, and the 1x1x1 form factor allows trivial resizing of any arbitrary shape and structure. The profit margin of a Lego set is also very large (estimated to be 30-40%) and an increasing number of them are designed for adult builders. The larger size of classical Lego bricks was meant for children's less dexterous fingers, and Lego has a deep investment in their classical-sized Lego sets and can't easily shift to an incompatible form-factor. And that brings us to the reason Modulex is suppressed: the LAST thing Lego could ever want is a competing and deeply profitable brand of Modulex bricks in sizes, shapes and colors that arguably suit its increasingly adult audience. The fine detail Modulex bricks capture would easily outstrip any Lego-compatible offering, and once the perception that Modulex was the Lego adults used would doom classical Lego to being the kid's-toy version, much like Duplo blocks. That would quickly render Lego's current strategy of straddling both the child and adult market with their lineup invalid.
@gramajomd28 күн бұрын
Is this a serious and fully loaded documentary? Damn, keep doing it, I loved it
@dhruel27 күн бұрын
This brings back a memory from the '80s of one of my childhood friends having a chest of Lego bricks with some oddball 1x1x1 bricks in them. Lego or Molulex branded, I don't remember---I only remember the odd dimensions. I guess either his parents had some leftover stuff from work that was no longer used or he ended up with the "wrong" thing as a present from someone. This documentary finally explains what the heck that was. Thank you much for this history lesson.
@Mike-mw4hh28 күн бұрын
NGL, a 1:1:1 scale would make MOCs so much easier
@RFC351429 күн бұрын
0:40 - _Light-lipped?_ Er... did you mean *tight-lipped?*
@vikiai424125 күн бұрын
That's the Lego colour-pallet for you! 😛
@GoatzombieBubbaАй бұрын
Lego 21042 Statue of Liberty set is 17 inches tall torch tip to ground and it is 1/200 scale the same scale as the Lego 10294 RMS Titanic set.
@verdatumАй бұрын
WOW. I'm GLAD I didn't know about this, or I could've gotten sucked into this collectable HARD.
@sam4gaming135Ай бұрын
8:30 you should have said "highly sophisticated interlocking brick system" instead
@Soundwave-115Ай бұрын
“But the boxes say ages 12 and up”
@helper_bot28 күн бұрын
@@Soundwave-115 that only says about the ages where its safe for consumption
@geologyjoerocksАй бұрын
I found a bunch of the modulex bricks on eBay years ago, they’re so cool
@HebaruSan20 күн бұрын
0:40 - "light lipped"? Did you mean "tight lipped"?
@Nate_baked19 күн бұрын
No, I believe he means exactly what he said, as in they were very public about things even when they tried not to be
@TBustahАй бұрын
I think I know exactly what that guy was trying to do. Not only is Modulex a product that has a Lego pedigree, but its smaller size makes it kind of similar to another product: Nanoblock! They’d already been around for a few years at that point. He probably wanted to compete with those, using his and Modulex’s origins as a hook. If he beat Lego to the punch and they were successful enough, he could force a big buyout. Instead, Lego nipped it in the bud, but I’ll bet he still made a lot of money. 🤣
@WackoMcGooseАй бұрын
I actually did see the Nanoblock resemblance, it's an interesting hypothesis!
@helper_bot28 күн бұрын
nanobloks doesnt look great on scalability though, which the 1:1:1 design was trying to target
@CommanderRedEXE27 күн бұрын
If that were it then LEGO themselves would have gone full steam ahead on re-releasing Modulex themselves to out-do Nanobloks. The fact they didn't means it was purely and solely to keep the brand name within LEGO's ownership and nothing else.
@metachirality27 күн бұрын
@@CommanderRedEXE if lego were to try to compete with nanoblocks, it would likely be with tinier but still compatible pieces (so not modulex pieces) without the modulex brandname.
@IndieLambda28 күн бұрын
The Parisian appartment is actually very realistic, something like this will easily cost you 2000€ per month. Paris is horendous.
@dariolaseri266113 күн бұрын
I used to work in production planning for a company that wouldn't invest in good planning softwares. You can't Imagine how many times i tought about using lego bricks and plates to visualize better the planning i was doing
@AbsaalookemenschАй бұрын
ICFs (Insulated Concrete Form) are similar to Lego blocks used to build real homes.
@NoNameForNone28 күн бұрын
There are also large concrete "lego" bricks used as road obstructions and temporary walls. And the best thing: they come in 5x2!
@Derpy196929 күн бұрын
0:40 Did you say “LIGHT LIPPED”?
@theredstormer807829 күн бұрын
Their lips were light!
@chrisvisser-fee263127 күн бұрын
From a business ethics position, I can also see how having two competing companies controlled by different people in what could be considered a family feud, probably breaches the sort of "conflict of interest" rules companies are supposed to stick to.
@alexmontanus29 күн бұрын
6:52 MY EYES, MY EYES!!
@vincent0629 күн бұрын
Thank you! I thought I was the only one...
@djadj_27 күн бұрын
Modulex should absolutely be brought back
@pretzel131327 күн бұрын
This is actually fascinating. Thank you for enlightening us about these!
@magnuswf19 күн бұрын
My Uncle used to be CTO in the "old" Modulex before it was laid down. My aunt on the other side of the family work at what is currently Modulex making signs and she gave me a tour of the company ealier this year, pretty interesting.
@skythealmighty282628 күн бұрын
Wait, this was posted two days ago?? This feels like a video from a while ago in the best way possible- it's detailed, well researched, and incredibly interesting. Thanks for teaching me something new today!
@Makujah_17 күн бұрын
Modulex deserves to be remembered and documented, that is for sure. That being said, I can't see the need to bring it back at all.
@connecticutaggie26 күн бұрын
Great story. My adult son still loves building with Legos and it was interesting to learn about Modulex. It would be interesting to know who Anders was planning on selling Modulex bricks to and whether Lego saw them as a potential competitor. Also, it would be interesting to know how Niels convinced Anders to sell him Modulex and what Anders got out of the deal.
@gdutfulkbhh753729 күн бұрын
I'm interested in architecture. Gonna 3D print myself some Modulex-scale pieces tonight!
@RiceMaster1717Ай бұрын
cant wait for the Modulex Movie (in cinemas now!)
@vikiai424125 күн бұрын
Only in arthouse cinemas, though.
@RBRT028 күн бұрын
We really need an Excel Lego set now.
@WhoWatchesVideos23 күн бұрын
The low-saturation Modulex colors are gorgeous. Even as someone who's never really cared much about Lego, the colors almost make me want to shell out way too much money for a mixed set off Ebay.
@janhgh340022 күн бұрын
My grandparents had a bucket of these - While they were not MEANT to be fun, my brother and I had tons of fun building vast squadrons of tiny spacefighters (a triangle of 2x2 is the nose and stubby wings, and 2 2x2 form the cockpit and tail, tail and wings are the same colour, black cockpit and different colour for the nose - I make the same configurations with my kids DUPLO these days) and a spacecarrier to hold them.
@Shatterwings060Ай бұрын
ngl, this is the second time I'm hearing this story; but man is it still cool AF.
@LarsPW26 күн бұрын
I am from Germany and I have never heard of "Modulex" by Lego. Until the advent of computer based 3D-modelling and becoming more and more immersive it might have been an excellent business idea. Another toy construction system is fischertechnik (no leading capital letter intended), abreviated as ft. It had been invented 1966 when Arthur Fischer wanted to make small giveaways as an advertising present for customers. It was very successful and he had been asked to produce and sell it regularly as a toy. Initially there was an idea to have some rather architectural elements, but they soon switched to functioning and moving models like cars, forklifters, cranes and the like. In the 1970s they had been considered as a serious threat for Lego in Germany. But in reality children preferred to make their houses and cities of Lego while moving models had been preferrably made of fischertechnik. But fischertechnik ignored the railway entirely until 1979, while Lego was not bad at it in the 1970s. 1979 fischertechnik invented the "Bau-Spiel-Bahn" using the trackwork of Fleischmann H0 (Nuremberg) as OEM. It must have been a success, but I think it was not well developed if we take the aim to make functioning models possible.
@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639Ай бұрын
10:07 Thus we have the non-existent "logic" of the "KZbin kids" label! Everyone should be allowed to enjoy bright colors!
@AlevityXiaku22 күн бұрын
This vaguely resurfaced a memory I had of seeing the bricks being used in an office setting (either when I was very young or in some older media when I was also young) and asking my parents why they're using legos. And them telling me those bricks were technically not legos. And I could never remember if they told me the name of the other bricks, but now I think those must have been modulex bricks.
@Benjamin011929 күн бұрын
Great video. You really want into detail here. I knew about Modulex before, but so much of this was new. This was a very in-depth history!
@victordrouinviallard170028 күн бұрын
6:00 : 2x5 seems like the size of a concrete block (20x20x50)
@sanddagger3628 күн бұрын
i've seen those things in old pictures and always done a double take "are those offices using legos?" but most of the pictures were black and white and I couldn't be sure so I never looked it up.
@MikaelTh27 күн бұрын
Very interresting and well researched!
@SpitBrix27 күн бұрын
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed!
@therealpepeu27 күн бұрын
I have a bunch of Modulex pieces in my closet! All in lovely pastell colors! Oh, and some letters as well!
@crushermach326328 күн бұрын
Regardless of the Modulex branding or scale I would be more than happy if LEGO started making fully square bricks. It's always been a small peeve of mine that they just don't quite line up the right way in certain situations.
@spudmaphotАй бұрын
Frankly, it would have been awesome if they kept that scale in favor of the current lego. Imagine having having large detailed sets taking half the space and using half the material to produce.
@TheWebbNastyАй бұрын
For regular bricks maybe but for newer sets with more specialized pieces I'm not sure how well it would work. Especially something like technic, imagine how small the axles would be. I would rather have the same size bricks but 1:1:1 instead of the 5:5:6, but the limitations are what makes it fun.
@Exar_KunАй бұрын
1:28 As small as that “loft” is, it’s a goddamn penthouse compared to an “affordable” apartment in NYC lol!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@rooknado25 күн бұрын
4:35 I loved the video, but this is genuinely the worst way to just say "The Modulex bricks matched the scale that architects already used in their models"
@peterkulhavy662019 күн бұрын
I would love more size acute builds. Bring it back!
@dafoex24 күн бұрын
The signs with the LCDs sound pretty cool. I imagine they are pricey today, but it still makes me want some
@Aeduo27 күн бұрын
I wouldn't mind seeing knock offs of these at some point, assuming they're an alright quality. They really nailed the utilitarian color scheme. It's like if the soviets made legos.
@bleachdotwav27 күн бұрын
I think it’s sad that Lego prefers a slow death and to be quickly forgotten over petty family drama. Instead, they could be remembered as the company that gracefully made their products open source (3-D printing, etc.) at the end of their very long and profitable run, so why not give back? It seems like they worked so hard to make Modulex successful; why not let it live on?
@hundvd_725 күн бұрын
5:50 I thought I'd seen a modulex brick before, and THIS is it! That one stray 2x5 brick I had that didn't fit anywhere!
@Eugensson29 күн бұрын
Now i really want it. Sounds like a cool idea
@DJDroz-gh5ntАй бұрын
LEGO people popularized the smallest functional house trend long before Minecraft it seems? Of course those real life tiny apartments still have them beat, to which Minecraft is surprisingly accurate considering you can actually fit in a space half your size and still reach everything you need.😂 Of course it helps that it's a videogame in which you can reach over twice your body length.
@beavis6363Ай бұрын
Learning something new every day is one of my life's joys. Interesting content. It's kind of funny, just yesterday, my now grown son with my grandson picked up his old box of Lego pieces from my attic.
@Sxcheschka28 күн бұрын
You never really explained the glue part.
@herbilk80938 күн бұрын
Once you had a completed design, you glue it together to prevent accidents before you have the chance to show your client. Large lego models are prone to accidentally exploding when trying to move them long distances (ex: to a conference to present to your boss/client). When your job is on the line you take no chances.
@pepebowserАй бұрын
THE KRAGLE
@davidholmes969928 күн бұрын
I brought a couple of boxes of these years ago and thought they were Lego copies. Now I know . I would have bought loads more if I’d known.
@Songal18Ай бұрын
Very cool history lesson.
@Slamdance353526 күн бұрын
Never heard of this, really interesting!
@LegoNinjagoboy129 күн бұрын
You should begin whit opening mystery ninjago packs again. I really loved them
@dinky921629 күн бұрын
Having used Lego as a visualisation tool / prototype for serious but simple projects I love this story.
@freeman_713_forever28 күн бұрын
the type design is so dope
@riceniceman54815 күн бұрын
Actually a Modulex anniversary set of one of the Lego factory campuses would be pretty sick
@davidl54626 күн бұрын
Almost completely forgot about modulex. Had a set in the early 80s. Before my first Lego set, that came with a "happy meal".
@AskMeABee25 күн бұрын
I thought the article/ statement implied that the grandson was trying to sell Modulex to someone outside the family, which is why Lego bought it back. 🤔
@Zombrine21Ай бұрын
Yooo they made Minecraft irl before it existed
@cromulence29 күн бұрын
Bloody kids
@vikiai424125 күн бұрын
The 1:1:1 ratio would have made these better Lego Minecraft than _Lego-Minecraft_ .
@jadesded15 күн бұрын
I now know I had quite a few modulex scattered in my inherited legos as a kid, huh interesting (even had some tiles from the office organizational systems)
@-alexanderhosch-482825 күн бұрын
I'm starting to see a trend of companies owning IPs that they end up doing NOTHING with.
@white_okami315411 күн бұрын
this will never get a comeback but it would be pretty cool actually, you could build pretty nice things with these