SlyOwl Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Was this 50 years of the stud and coupling bricks or the older ones with slits and no tubes? 50 years later and it only appears in basic sets |-/ Quote
Brainbox Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Was this 50 years of the stud and coupling bricks or the older ones with slits and no tubes? It's 50 years since the patent was completed for the stud-and-tube design brick. The older design (with the slits) was from a few years before. Quote
Asuka Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks both for clearing that up, does anyone know when the first brick came off the production line? Also someone on the BBC news said the brick was invented by someone else who sold it to Lego is that true? Maybe you Quote
brickzone Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 There's also a Slashdot story posted about the 50th anniversary. BBC also have coverage (video story). Good to see the relatively widespread coverage of the news. As long as all the attention doesn't drive up Lego prices on ebay :) Quote
Cardinal Brick Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Asuka thanks for that link it was very informative I feel much better informed now. Do we get a party in 2012 for the patent being granted? Quote
Freddie Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 LEGO has also released a video, celebrating the anniversary of the brick, available in downloadable .mpg (frontpaged on LUGNET, where I found it) or on YouTube. Quote
Brainbox Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Quite a nice video, with some pretty cool effects. Not sure how the Bond music is relevant though. Quote
zero1312 Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 WOW!! X-O 50 years already? *sweet* Copy that, Megabloks!!! >:-) Quote
TheFrisian Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 GO LEGO!!!! (what else is there to say ;-)) Quote
EyesOnly Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 I thought LEGO was older. Must confuse the dates. Oh well. GO LEGO X-D Quote
simonwillems Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Happy Birthday Lego! I hope your day is filled with rattling packa.... no... wait :'-( :-D :-D Quote
Siegfried Posted January 28, 2008 Author Posted January 28, 2008 I thought LEGO was older. Must confuse the dates. Not at all, you have just forgoten to read the subject. It is the birthday of the 4x2, not TLG. Quote
Scouty Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Happy 50th birthday, our adorable stud-and-tube brick X-D *wub* ! Quote
Pigbrick Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 (edited) I can't wait to see the video for the Megablock Ripoff of LEGO Anniversary Celebration! Gotta love lego *sweet*! Edited January 28, 2008 by Pigbrick Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 I too woke up this morning seeing the new go lego, err google logo! *wub* I haven't seen anything on tv though... Anyway, always have EB to keep me posted on the news! *y* Quote
Siegfried Posted January 28, 2008 Author Posted January 28, 2008 Gizmodo have a story and a cool timeline here. Quote
Zaktan of the Shadows Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Wow, thats cool! It's on T.V... google... everywhere... But I won't complain. LEGO deserves it anyway. ;-) They are the best toy, no other can beat it. -ZotS Quote
Siegfried Posted January 29, 2008 Author Posted January 29, 2008 Someone decided to make it! :-D Via Brothers Brick. ;-) Quote
Batbrick Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 :-D , thats brilliant! :-D Happy Birthday Lego, it was cool seeing Koshie and Mel doing a feature on it on Sunrise, though I wish they'd shown more of the buildings the two men were making. As annoying as clone brands are, the public knows Lego is superior. After all, where is Megablock land? Where is Megablock's Anniversary? :-P Batbrick Something! *wacko* Quote
Brainbox Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 My local radio yesterday morning had a phone-in on the subject, asking people about what sets they had as a child, what they remember as their coolest MOC (they didn't actually say MOC, and they seemed to ignore the AFOL community, but never mind), and one guy rang in and said he was off to a school to teach robotics with Mindstorms. He said it was his "dream job." Sadly I missed it, as I was in bed, but my dad told me afterwards. Quote
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