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Re:Gift for a 10 year old by retrogradeorbit on Monday September 16, 2013 @06:11AM (#6392464)
Technical Lego.

Edit: Seems it's called 'Lego Technic'. I just remember calling it technical lego as a kid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Technic

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Re:Gift for a 10 year old by timbofield on Wednesday September 18, 2013 @01:33AM (#6403726)
Thanks, yep I ended up going with this. Got a pretty sweet set ( http://shop.lego.com/en-NZ/Excavator-42006 ) with the motor add on. Just trying to overcome ridiculous regional pricing now if you don't live in the states you pay though the nose ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6403660 )
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Re:Gift for a 10 year old by MerreM on Monday September 16, 2013 @06:23AM (#6392491)
Mindstorms! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms
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