>>10231678I have a question about LEGO quality.
I've been looking for a new hobby and I figured I’d like to get back into LEGO. I’ve bought a few small sets and have enjoyed building them. The thing that is currently keeping me from going all in and buying bigger more expensive sets are issues I keep hearing about regarding quality/durability.
I grew up during the 90s. I remember LEGO being some of the most durable and hardy playthings I owned. I did have some LEGO pieces break or crack back then, but that was usually from long periods of excessive play and abuse. Even then, it’s only maybe two handfuls worth of broken LEGO and that mainly consists of pieces from Bionicle sets (honorable mention to my Life on Mars alien arms, RIP).
I’m hearing LEGO fans talk a lot about how they’ve built the latest castle or assembled a new minifigure and within months they see cracks forming on the castle wall bricks or figure torso. I have come across several old LEGO creations (mainly spaceships) that I made as a kid that have been sitting in a hot, humid attic for over a decade and they are still intact, no issues, no cracks.
>TL;DRSo my question is this, just how bad is the cracking/brittle problem? Will new LEGO last as long as my old LEGO? I’m aware of all the various reasons for why this issue is happening (new plastic formula, non-premixed color plastic/dyes, manufacturer region, molding/heat-cooling process, etc) but I feel like you wouldn’t have people like this guy -
https://youtu.be/EL8GVowkS2M - making giant cities, pouring thousands of dollars into it, if it were all going to turn into broken plastic rubble. Is it worth getting back into or will it only disappoint me and make me depressed?
