Whwn dropping so much money on a set, it’s not too much to ask to have a paper manual included. Please, please, please DON’T do away with the paper manuals. I’m not sure what the likelihood of anyone from Lego actually seeing this comment is, but on the off chance it’s ever seen by them, I wanted to be sure to post it, as this is an important issue to me (and I never comment on anything). I cannot stress enough that I not only prefer the physical manuals, but will not buy another $400 set (I have many!) if it doesn’t come with a hard copy manual. The app file size was large and cumbersome, it would often crash or not open properly, and it being digital just makes it much more transient and impermanent (when will support for that app drop off?). As someone else said in a comment, I have gotten a couple of the Mario sets (my kids love both Lego and Mario), but the digital-only manuals drove us crazy and I will not be buying any more of the sets for this reason, and this reason only. The magic is based on the LDraw library, a collection of 3D models. Maybe offer it as an option for people who may prefer it, but don’t make it the ONLY option. Bricksmith allows you to create virtual instructions for your Lego creations on your Mac. I am not a fan at all of digital-only manuals. I have 5 kids, and I want to have these sets to hand down to them for their own kids, etc.

I have purchased many Lego sets over the last 10 years, including many of the very large expensive sets, and am a member of the VIP program.

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