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1. The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Discussion by tyvek · November 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   I am considering getting my 6 year older the Sandcrawler. I know I know, that seems totally excessive. But he has been talking about this thing for months now, non stop. And my husband is a total fan. So it seems like a win win. So my question is how sturdy is this thing once assembled? I think he should be able to put it…

2. Re: The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Comment by VaderX · December 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   I guess I will be the bad apple and say that a 6 year old does not grasp how much 300$ really is... In the end your the child's parent and you decide what to do but a set that large and complex for a 6 year old just seems like over kill. You could buy him 3-4 smaller sets and he will get much more value out of them play…

3. Re: The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Comment by AdeelZubair · December 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   If you do purchase the Sandcrawler for him he will be a very lucky 6 year old kid (I just about got my first £100+ set on my 16th birthday let alone a £250 set!)

4. Re: The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Comment by vwong19 · November 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   I haven't built the second, but if it is anything like the first then it is kind of boring to play with. A big massive cargo tank with threads that can sort of roll on the ground. Sure you can open a few hatches and doors, but the vehicle is not that much fun. How about the MMT, it's big, brown and cheaper by $210. If he…

5. Re: The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Comment by TarDomo · December 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   I hadn't seen any of the movies when I started to want LSW sets because of minifigures. I hadn't even LSW the video game when I got my first sets. I don't think it's a good idea to show a 6-year-old SW movies. Personally I saw them at the age of 10-12 and my interest into the SW movies had started seriously a few years…

6. Re: The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Comment by tamamahm · November 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   We do not have this set, so I can not speak to the stability of it. Honestly, that just depends on the child. For example, my 7 year old ... He bought a ton of Atlantis sets with his Christmas money he received from a relative. That was back in the day they were 50% off. He was 3 and just turning 4. Those sets stayed…

7. Re: The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Comment by plasmodium · December 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   Se, the thing is, when I was 6 (and older, too!) there were Lego sets that I would go on and on about and desperately wanted. It was even the case with sets, like this, where I didn't know the source material. But my parents made it perfectly clear that they weren't going to drop £100s on a set I would quickly get bored…

8. Re: The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Comment by tyvek · December 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   Ha! What perfect timing!!! I thought I would update this thread with how everything went. The amount of joy that was exuded from this boy when he ripped the paper off the box was outstanding. He was beaming with excitement. He could not believe that he was getting this from Santa. It was awesome. Of course being the lame…

9. Re: The Sandcrawler and a 6 year old?

   

   Comment by tyvek · December 2014 · Home› Building and Techniques

   Yep, a 6 year old is a bit young for Star Wars. However I think we might be able to pull it off with some fast forwarding. (the real problem is his siblings. If a movie is on they all will gather around and really a 2 almost 3 year old will not get it) @Lego_Lord_Mayorca I have no idea why he is so drawn to this set. We…

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