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Besides Lego, what other creative toys/products do you dabble with, if ya do?

Other creative toys/products that come to mind would be, say, Play-Doh as a sort of children’s intro to…Clay, I suppose? But in this vein without being exclusively directed towards children (albeit I imagine many may be).

Always enjoyed a creative kind of toy to mess around with.

thelsim ,
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Kapla!
http://papapositive.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kapla.jpg
Not my creation, just a random image I found :)

It’s mostly meant for my children, but I really enjoy building stuff with it when we’re playing together. It’s basically just wooden planks, but they’re very well proportioned and weighted. My favorite creation was a giant building balancing on only two planks.

ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling ,

Play this with your kids while teaching them Klingon

CrowAirbrush ,

I have those magnet balls and over the years (sounds more dramatic than it is) i bought 10 sets which usually sit on my desk in some fancy shape as decoration.

They can get fairly expensive (mass/price) so i opted to buy a single set every so often as i haven’t found a magnet shop that sells individual balls for less.

Sometimes i get so invested i’ll mess with them for hours.

JimVanDeventer ,

Every now and then, I boot up an old Mac and get lost in HyperCard.

I_am_10_squirrels ,

Kerbal Space Program and Dwarf Fortress if I’m on the computer. Crocheting, chainmaille, sewing, when I want to use my hands.

GoOnASteamTrain ,

I like making mini projects with Godot or Unity on the computer, or sometimes actually use my guitars or weird toy/synth instruments. 😁 Shout out to the Korg Monotron for getting me into all this!

Maestro ,
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I do traditional woodworking as part of a medieval reenactment group. I also like games with basebuiling elements. Valheim, Minecraft, Ark, Conan Exiles, etc.

JTStrikesBack ,

I’ve recently gotten into model building, in the sense of buying those sheets of pieces that need cut out and snapped or glued together. like this

The issue I have is that I’m not really into most of the things they make models of. Most model kits in this style tend to be classic cars, military vehicles, or anime/Gundams. Not that there’s anything wrong with those things, they’re just not particularly interesting to me.

But I can spend hours just browsing the model kits on websites like big bad toys

BitSound ,

Magnatiles are surprisingly fun

VerdantSporeSeasoning ,

Seconding Magnatiles

Also, marble runs!

GammaGames ,

Playdate! It’s a little yellow handheld with a crank, but every unit is also a dev kit. Seeing your project come to life on the screen is a great experience.

I also occasionally write for fun

LoraxEleven ,

I used to love Erector Sets. And blending them with LEGO and junk parts to make shit that did “something.” Now, I just work on diesels, drink whiskey and fish.

XEAL ,

I still have my K’NEX

Mac ,

I like to fabricate things (metal) though I’m an utter novice. It just feels right to make something from scrap.

thorbot ,

3D printing and painting resin and game miniatures https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/873863f7-17b2-4942-a925-8790a0c3c378.jpeg

zero_gravitas ,

ROCK ‘N’ STONE, BROTHER!

thorbot ,

If you don’t rock and stone, you ain’t going home!

Carighan ,
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Rock!

And!

Stooooone!

peopleproblems ,

In the near future, when my son’s mother and I live in separate places, I will set up a ventilation system and get my Saturn back up. I have 4 years of minis from The Makers Cult to print

thorbot ,

I’m happy to hear that you are using ventilation. It’s wild how many resin printer owners don’t.

peopleproblems ,

More like terrifying. Its not a huge concern acutely, but once your immune system decides its a threat, you can’t work with it again.

Not to mention, who knows how much of it has formaldehyde and vinyl-chloride and whatever other VoCs mixed in.

thorbot ,

Yep. I’ve been 3D printing for about 5 years exclusively with resin and I’m lucky enough to have never gotten it on my skin directly, but I wear googles, an apron, and elbow length gloves, and I make sure to never work near the printer while it’s running, and I always let my washed prints rest for 24 hours before occupying the same space as them. Shit is nasty.

Linuto ,

Do you have any information on long term effects from the fumes? I have delved down that hole several times and can’t find anything conclusive. Most I’ve ever done across pertains to direct contact with the resin. Asking in good faith.

peopleproblems ,

The biggest issue is that almost no UV resin comes with an MSDS. This becomes a concern because resins can include formaldehyde and other carcinogens. The respiratory irritation is similar to the skin contact - over time your body can just sta :nope fuck this and leave

SecretPancake ,

I’m currently building a ship in a bottle. Though it’s a kit, not from scratch. But there is some micro-woodworking and painting needed.

hperrin ,

I’m kind of addicted to building computers. I have two desktops, a mini ITX PC, and I built my wife a PC. It’s a giant waste of money, but it’s so god damn fun.

cyberpunk007 ,

Too bad nowadays building a computer is so much more simple and integrated.

hperrin ,

In a lot of ways, yeah, it is. It’s a lot harder to fuck it up so bad you fry something. I do miss fiddling with little jumpers to get my hard drive and CD drive working on the same ribbon though.

cyberpunk007 ,

The good ol’ days. I’m not old enough to have dealt with IRQs but it’s definitely a lot easier than it used to be

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