Editing Construx (section)

{{short description|Plastic building toy brand}}
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[[File:Shuttlecraft.jpg|thumb|250x250px|[[Shuttlecraft (Star Trek)|Shuttlecraft]] made with Construx in 1986]]
[[File:AircraftCarrier.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Aircraft carrier made with Construx]]
[[File:ChallengeCourse.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Challenge course made with Construx]]
[[File:FerrisWheel.jpg|thumb|Ferris wheel made with Construx]]
[[File:ConstruxChessSet.jpg|thumb|Chess set made with Construx]]
'''Construx''' is a brand of plastic [[building toys]] introduced by [[Fisher-Price]] in 1983. Unlike other building toys such as [[Lego]], Construx feature beam-like pieces of varying lengths that snapped on to cubical connector knots in order to build large shapes. These are relatively secure even though no nuts or bolts were used. Panels allowed assembly of flat surfaces. Hinges, motors, wheels, and other movable parts expand the number of different shapes that can be built, and make moving creations possible. Construx was discontinued in 1988, briefly revived by [[Mattel]] in 1997, and then discontinued again. Mattel resurrected the Construx name as Mega Construx in 2017 (see [[Mega Brands|Mega Bloks]]).

For a short time near the end of the Fisher Price run, a version targeted at younger children was released called Basix Construx. It used bright primary colors and did not contain the more complex pieces such as axles and pulleys. This version as well as the other boxes released in the 1997 revival included several new pieces.