[lysace]

This 1980 style was also lovely. I rebuilt this model a few years ago - these instructions strike the balance just right. They make you think.

https://lego.brickinstructions.com/lego_instructions/set/886...

[jeffreygoesto]

Oh my god, i yearned for that set so hard, but never got it. I got the tractor and the crane which I built with my daughter more than 40 years after my dad gave them to me. That was weird and comforting at the same time.

[LtWorf]

But maybe if you want to sell more you must have instructions that anyone can follow?

[flomo]

Those sets were marketed as 'Expert Builder' in the USA, so maybe the challenge was part of the point?

[artisinal]

The 1980s is where LEGO instructions peaked. It all went downhill from there.