What do you preffer small, medium or big sets?

[jorgeopesi]

A 8258 set make nowadays wouldl have more than 2500 pieces for sure, it is the new Technic-Model team style.

[pagicence]

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Edited June 5 by pagicence

[Carefree_Dude]

I think it's safe to say that it's not the size that matters, but how it functions 

[Maaboo the Witch]

13 minutes ago, Goldenmasamune said:

I think it's safe to say that it's not the size that matters, but how it functions 

Preach! 

[TeamThrifty]

Big alone isn't great, and functions in something small has limited appeal... so in truth, its big and with functions thats the ideal for me. A whopper of a set does turn my head though... never mind the quality, feel the width!!

[Carefree_Dude]

I used to think I was a huge fan of massive technic sets, but then I got the porche and the bugatti; both of these sets are enormous, and they technically have functions, but the functions don't really do anything noticeable. Building them was a good experience with all the gears and everything, but once it's complete all you have is a pretty car to look at. 

I'd much rather have something like the volvo excavator or the Claas tractor which are significantly smaller, but do all sorts of things. 

[Bublehead]

@Goldenmasamune, ditto on pretty cars.  Not my thing either, currently rebuilding my Claas as I type.  But they had me at the wavy catch on the Bugatti and I got a good deal on a used Porsche. 

[TeamThrifty]

9 hours ago, Bublehead said:

they had me at the wavy catch

Me too... but i bought the part for £2.50, bought 3 as a treat! Saved me £292.50's worth of pretty blue bricks!!  Now i'm using them to activate the 3 diff locks in my oversize xerion moc using 130mm wheels!! 

BWE wasn't pretty, but was all the more magnificent for it. Just a rugged technic build. Thats was i like, big hairy chested sets with plenty of functions. 

[kelceycoe]

Anyone know what the difference was during the 1980s and 1990s : How did Lego define small, medium, and large? Because back then the smaller sets got 1 page mini-sheet catalogs while the medium and large sets got the medium catalog (here in the US) and large sets got the Large catalog in Europe.