I've been a lego fanatic all of my life. Building lego was a huge part of my childhood, as well as time that I spent with my own kiddos. Now that I am in my 50's and my kids are away at university, I don't get as much time to enjoy the hobby. That said, I got this awesome kit for Christmas, a Stratocaster with a Princeton Reverb, and my college-age daughter and I built it this weekend.
Sure, It would be even more cool if it was a pbass, but we worked slowly and talked, and I got a solid two hours of bonding time. She had never seen anything with vacuum tubes before, so we took the time to discuss tubes v solid state in electronics generally. I showed her the tube gear that I have and she learned about miniaturization, transistor density, etc., and was fascinated to hold an actual tube in her hand. It was an awesome afternoon.
Some more photos of the amazing level of detail (there is even a working spring inside the reverb tank):
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