{"id":3001,"date":"2012-03-05T11:37:27","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T11:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2012-03-06T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T09:12:26","slug":"lego-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/lego-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>For many years it&#8217;s been top of every child&#8217;s construction toy. Even the mighty Meccano seems to play second fiddle to Lego. So today while we look at Lego alternatives from the current market, I also want to identify my very first Lego alternative from the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3002\" title=\"lego-alternatives\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives.jpg\" alt=\"lego alternatives\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Identifying this Lego alternative<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Update:<\/strong> The guys at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.doyouremember.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.doyouremember.co.uk\/<\/a>\u00a0managed to identify it as\u00a0Philips Philiform &#8211; well done guys it is exactly that. Not compatible with lego, but certainly the construction toy of my 70s generation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With your help and an old picture i found the other day, can anyone recognise or even name this lego alternative. The key elements of the cross between Lego and Meccano were the following:<br \/>\nRed spoked wheels were added to the construcion using white pins. There were grey pipes used to link pieces together.<br \/>\nThe main colours were black yellow red and green. The sets i owned were purchased around 1975 in the UK<\/p>\n<p>Here are some other lego alternatives \u00a0I&#8217;ve\u00a0ruled out<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mega Bloks :\u00a0<\/strong>Ideal for little builders. Mega Bloks Primary Colours come in a chunky set of 70 big and colourful building blocks in a bag. You can build anything you can think of. You can build with the colourful blocks on their own, or use them with other Mega Bloks sets. When you&#8217;ve finished your days building, the blocks easily pack away into a flexible PVC bag for easy carrying and storing. Mega Bloks are a great way for encouraging creativity for young children.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\nskool\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>SuperBlox<\/strong>\u00a0: \u00a0SuperBlox\u00a0are the ultimate building block, providing a quality and colorful block for hours of creative building fun. Set includes instructions to build a functional play environment, or use the blocks to build whatever your imagination desires!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nanoblock<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0Nanoblock are a very good lego alternative. It&#8217;s a mico-sized building block system with its smallest piece being a mere 4mmX4mmX5mm.\u00a0 Challenging and fun for all the construction enthusiasts in the family, nanoblock lets you build in greater detail than ever before.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fischer Technik<\/strong> : In 1964\u00a0Fischer Technik was another construction toy from Germany. With motors and various additions it almost encouraged home made robotics.\u00a0The basic building blocks were of channel-and-groove design, manufactured of hard\u00a0nylon. Basic blocks came in 15x15x15 and 15x15x30 millimeter sizes. A peg on one side of each block could be attached into a channel on any of the other five sides of a similar block, producing a tightly-fitting assembly that could assume almost any shape. Red cladding plates could be used to complete the exterior surfaces of the models.<\/p>\n<p>So we identified the picture as <em>Philips Philiform<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Why not comment below on any suggestions as to the Lego alternative you had as a kid?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/lego-alternatives\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"lego alternatives\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives-377x300.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lego-alternatives.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>For many years it&#8217;s been top of every child&#8217;s construction toy. Even the mighty Meccano seems to play second fiddle to Lego. So today while we look at Lego alternatives from the current market, I also want to identify my &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/lego-alternatives\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-3001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toys","tag-53"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lego alternatives - Can you find my 1975 toy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lego alternatives In the 1970s were rare. 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