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Re: Confessions of a LEGO Maniac
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Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:57:33 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tom Boucher writes:
> OK. This is rather odd but I'm just wondering if I'm doing OK in the head
> here or I've just not grown up and don't know it.
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> For the record, I'm 29.
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> Currently, I have a large number of LEGO sets that I've gotten since I was
> 4. There were some from my childhood that I relied on Christmas and
> Birthdays to provide, and then some when I got to be 26 and had disposable
> income to actually purchase large amounts of sets. In the last oh three
> years especially have I really gotten serious about picking up old sets I've
> always wanted as well as purchasing anything LEGO system related.
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> I'm wondering, Am I the only one that walks by a set, for example, the
> Explorian Starship is sitting downstairs, broken (meaning ship got a wing
> knocked off, not the pieces) but I find myself wandering by in the afternoon
> when no one is around and literally playing with it.
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> I don't mean picking it up and trying to fix it, I mean having the little
> conversations of the men trying to figure out what happened to their ship
> and trying to get it repaired (not outloud, just in my head). Opening up
> the bay and exposing that Explorian Blue Core thing and acting like it's the
> main power source trying to come online or something along those lines.
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> These are the kind of things I did as an 8 - 12 year old when the classic
> space sets came about. I'm just wondering if anyone else around here
> actually reverts to their child like minds and just 'plays' or does everyone
> around here just think of these as stuff to design models with?
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> Tom
Well… if your imbalanced, then I'm totally --==Insane!==--
I'm 21 years old and go to York University. (For the record)
I collect Castle Lego; my troop force is around 560 men. I love Medieval
BrickWars and have become quite enthralled with the dynamics of my Army. I
refer to my little plastic ABS minifigures as “my men” and occasionally
mutter orders out loud! My mother has been known to periodically question my
sanity when I give commands to one of my divisions. I can be over heard
saying “Into the BREACH!!!” or “Release the dogs of WAR” and “Flank the
incoming marauders.”
I attempt to disguise my ‘playing’ by calling it a hobby, or through
discussing the dynamics Warhammer® and applying it to my Lego games. But
even through the relevance of such actions, I still simply ‘play.’ I become
the Dark Lord of my Army and use my imagination just as I had when I was eight.
Nothing has changed… (Well, I’m now 6’1, go to University, and teach
Kickboxing at Twin Dragons Martial Arts club.) However, the manner in which
I enjoy my Lego has remained relatively the same. (Well, my architectural
prowess has developed, and now with my resources I can create actual
existing castles to minifig scale, or simple design proportionately huge
super structures.)
Therefore, no matter the level of lunacy, or the way in which you play, any
facet of creative imagination is a positive endeavor. Simply enjoy what you
do, and always remember… “Just Imagine”®
Sincerely,
Richard
You can reach me @ SHROUD_OF_KUNG_FU@Hotmail.com
-Lego good, Canada great-®
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