Overly Detailed Instructions
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:55 pm
Dear LEGO,
I am an old school fan and appreciate the days when the entire build for a set could fit on one carefully folded page, or for the larger sets a 20 page booklet.
I find that the newer style of building instructions where it seems like every step of the build is shown literally piece by piece are overly detailed and as such it is a poor use of resources. This must add unnecessary costs to the printing of these instructions both in paper and ink costs. However, a bigger concern is the environmental impact of these instructions. More pages = more weight = a greater carbon footprint to ship and distribute the products. Not to mention the resource costs of the paper and printing materials (even recycled paper has an environmental impact).
For example, I just built the 60166 Heavy Rescue Helicopter. It came with 3 instruction booklets for a 415 piece set! These construction steps could easily be doubled up and cut the number of pages (and books) in half.
I am an old school fan and appreciate the days when the entire build for a set could fit on one carefully folded page, or for the larger sets a 20 page booklet.
I find that the newer style of building instructions where it seems like every step of the build is shown literally piece by piece are overly detailed and as such it is a poor use of resources. This must add unnecessary costs to the printing of these instructions both in paper and ink costs. However, a bigger concern is the environmental impact of these instructions. More pages = more weight = a greater carbon footprint to ship and distribute the products. Not to mention the resource costs of the paper and printing materials (even recycled paper has an environmental impact).
For example, I just built the 60166 Heavy Rescue Helicopter. It came with 3 instruction booklets for a 415 piece set! These construction steps could easily be doubled up and cut the number of pages (and books) in half.