Thread: Fischer technik

Had some as a kid but we went over to Lego when the Technic system came out. I found the construction method inflexible compared to Lego.

Has there been some technological revolution in it? Just answered my own question by Googling: yes, the current pieces look on the whole a lot more useful than the grey rectangular pillars of the 1970's.

I hope your kids enjoy it!

It's not ment to be model like, like lego etc. It's about basic engineering principles. It was and still is used in some technical colleges and schools

Originally Posted by uninformed

It's not ment to be model like, like lego etc. It's about basic engineering principles. It was and still is used in some technical colleges and schools

Perhaps, but the Lego Technics construction method was/is streets ahead of the 1970's iteration of Fischer Technik. And I can assure you that F-T WAS meant to be model-like. My set had instructions for how to make a house, car etc.

The current F-T kits seem to have similar linkages between some items to what the Lego Technics system uses. For the standard "brick" connections in Lego I would agree (ish) but the knob-in-groove F-T construction, subsequently paneled over, was just clunky. The Lego Technics peg-in-hole method is better (and essentially a speedier, plastic version of Meccano).

I think your confusion might be with how Lego market and package their product compared to what it can do. These days even Meccano ships as "models."

And I have a schools' Lego Technics robotics set, so the "used for engineering training" arguement cuts both ways.

My comments re 1970's fischer technic are due to the offers you have of donations. New F-T versus new Lego technics? I doubt it would matter, looking at what F-T currently offers. But OLD F-T or OLD Lego Technics, I would take the Lego.

sure cars and houses,all be it very basic, but iguess it depends on what sets you had....1970's FT had electronics,motors light sensors etc...I dont think Lego did

Sounds like best present ever for some kid.