[henrikschroder]

> Now, they're just a paint-by-numbers

No, they're both. The sets we loved as kids still exist, they just don't advertise them as much as the licensed properties, but they sure as hell haven't discontinued them:

http://www.lego.com/en-us/creator/products/all-models http://www.lego.com/en-us/city/products http://www.lego.com/en-us/castle http://galaxysquad.lego.com/en-us

[mbreese]

CITY is actually the world-wide best selling theme (or at least it was a few years ago)[1]. So while there are lots of other themes, just plain old Lego sets are still going strong.

[1] http://lego.gizmodo.com/5019797/everything-you-always-wanted...

[agumonkey]

The space category seems "thin" now.

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/qi_tah/13303087844/ a little evolution shot

[cbhl]

I wonder if parents still buy the sets we loved as kids; the last time I looked I had a hard time finding one in the local Toys R' Us or Sears.

(For that matter, do kids still ask their parents to buy these sets?)