| | I've been a Lego fan since I can remember. I won a Lego contest when I was 5 by building a boat, and have been growing my Lego collection since. I have several sets yet to build, including the Sian. I love the green.
My main interest now is in what I call Lego Archaeology. It started with sorting through the kids' (now adults) crates of Lego to try to rebuild the 7191 X-wing UCS. (It's done now, with many orders here. Those Scala flowers pots in light grey are hard to find). I found I enjoy identifying possible sets from a pile parts and trying to piece them together. I learn Lego techniques better like this than by following instructions.
I also have an interest in Technics, and had been lusting after an 8880 Super Car since they came out. I am now the proud owner of one, through this wonderful site!
My first Technic set was an 854 Go-kart. I still have it, in the original box, but its been played with fairly hard. We had all sorts of contests as kids with these, ranging from precision driving through a course of scattered bricks (+5 secs for hitting a brick :-) to demolition derbies! The universal joint doesn't hold up well to impacts :-(
My grown kids indulge me in my hobby. They bought me a 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon a couple of years ago, and it takes pride of place on my shelf. They added the 76240 Tumbler this year.
I suspect my retirement will be filled with building all sorts of new projects. Although not retired yet, I'm trying to build a Lego interpretation of the Chateau de la Motte Husson from Escape to the Chateau. | | This page has been viewed 71 times. |
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