What have I missed ... and You, what have you been up to?

[DrJB]

With all the anticipation for the $300 Porsche and longest speculation/critique thread ever (what a polarizing set that was !), I somehow took a break from Lego and have not bought any of the newer sets. In fact, my last set was the Mercedes Truck. Yes, I took my time and explored other hobbies such as Arduino, Raspberry PI, and lately the DJI drones. In all honesty, I do not miss Lego as much as I thought I would, except perhaps for the curved gear racks of the BWE and BlackBird's unrelenting dedication to Akiyuki's GBCs. To you all: Yes there is a whole world out there beyond Lego Technic and TLG. And yet, not with any remorse, I find myself wondering what is it I might have missed. Yes, I watched Sariel's reviews of the 2017 H1 sets and that ubiquitous white/printed 3L liftarm for the 40th anniversary. Is that it, anything with more substance than that?

Edited December 24, 2016 by DrJB
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[Boulderer]

Underwhelming isn't it? 

[Didumos69]

Welcome back!

As for the second question: I did some modding on the Porsche and from the lessons learned I'm working on a new MOC .

[dr_spock]

Welcome back.  Yup, there are other hobbies besides LEGO like Arduino and Raspberry Pi.  I did some Arduino while you were away.  Why not put the two together?