What's construx? Never heard of that. K'nex I think came after my childhood. It definitely is fun; I do K'nex with my kids. I think I like it more than Legos now because it's not as "purpose-built" as the latest Lego.

There was a German company, when I was a kid, that sold metal stuff with servos. Can't think of the name of it, but it was very . It was very expensive though, and I never got any of it.

 

construx was this plastic construction kit that wasn't the most realistic model set on earth (like the purpose-built legos) but allowed you to make some incredible and downright complicted machines once you were hooked on them. I don't see them around anymore, but I think I have some pics of the stuff...I'll look.

 

 

So funny that you revised this. Just spent the better part of the day working on the Lego Enzo I bought for the kids over the holidays.

 

Thats on my birthday list.