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Re: The cold, hard reality of Lego Renaissance
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:56:12 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Mike Rosulek writes:
> I now have a new appreciation for the volume of bricks you guys/gals all
> have. Not that I didn't have appreciation before, but now I have a new
> one. Throughout my whole childhood, I'd always prided myself in having
> "a ton of legos." I have never met anyone in real life with more. I can
> easily come to grips with the fact that I didn't have enough to build a
> big castle the size of most I've seen around here, and that compared to
> most of you my collection is laughable. That's understandable.
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> Very recently I decided to start playing with my legos again. More
> specifically, the Castle stuff because we all know Castle is by far the
> coolest. I'd been lingering around here a bit, checking out auctions,
> etc.. but today, I spent a while working on a few ideas I had floating
> around for my "dream castle." It was upsetting to realize that I didn't
> really have enough grey bricks to complete just the *gatehouse* of my
> main castle wall. Yikes. This I have a little more trouble coping with.
> I may have to rethink this whole getting-back-into-LEGO thing.
Hehe.. I understand completely. I was the same way as a kid - only two
friends of mine that were brothers had more LEGO than I did. I tend to think
of myself as having a "small" collection in the case of comparing to some
around here, though the reality is that my collection has close to doubled
over the past 5 years (thanks to a patient and loving wife and finding some
good discounts here and there).
The bottom line, to me, isn't how big your collection may (or may not) be. I
find that comparing just makes me frustrated and envious. I believe it's
really more of what you do with what you have.
There's also nothing wrong with building small keeps. Sure they're not as
dominating as a huge castle but not every part of the land can support a
large castle, either. And as Anthony said, using other colors isn't a bad
thing if done right. I know that my wife and I will have to do something
like this when we sit down and design the castle we want to work on. That's
the nice thing about LEGO - it's as flexible as one can think of making it. :)
> I find a few things running through my mind concerning this:
> 1) I have to buy my own bricks this time around. I can NOT put "10,000
> assorted grey legos" on my Christmas list for Grandma anymore.
> 2) LEGO is still not cheap.
> 3) I'm not what most people would call "in the money"
> 4) Why the hell did I get so into Technic for the last 10 years of my
> LEGO upbringing when Castle is where it's really at?
I hear ya.. Though I was pleasantly surprised when my in-laws bought me a
LEGO set this past Christmas. Until we moved into our house and they saw
that I really DID build with them, I think they thought I was just wanting
to 'collect' more junk. It wasn't a BIG set, but it was very generous of
them. Family surprises you on this front sometimes, I've found. My parents
still buy small me sets.. ;)
> My conclusions:
> 1) I can try microfig castles for a while...
> 2) I could build a decent-sized black, red, and yellow Technic castle
> ;) ... blech!
I still say, give it a go with what you have - make as large a castle as you
have means to do. Then, as you can afford it, build up your collection (if
you can find them, the SW Ep 1 Sith Infiltrator is an awesome Castle 'parts
pack' of plates and bricks. As you get more bricks, add on. Not every real
castle was built in a day or a year. Sometimes they got added on to, just
like we add onto houses now. :)
> Anyway, just a few rants. But it's true that I have a LOT more
> appreciation and respect for the scale of everyone's castles around
> here. I guess you must make this a pretty serious hobby, eh? ;)
I learned the same thing when I began frequenting LUGNET a year or so ago.
As mentioned, Ed Boxer, Dr. Carney (now THERE is a man with more gray brick
than I think I've ever seen...drooooooool...) and many many others here are
major sources of inspriation.
Serious? Nah. It's a hobby - it's about having fun building the best I can
with what I have. I do it for relaxation - my stress levels have dropped
amazingly since I've begun building again a year ago. I'd go crazy if my
LEGO time was serious, too. :)
> You guys/gals rock! Thanks for listening ;)
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> Mike "send me all your grey bricks" Rosulek
You're welcome! Listening is one of the things I like about the LUGNET
community. Everyone is very patient that way - they have to be to tolerate
me!! :)
Joel J
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| I always had more LEGO than anyone I met, but compared to many people worldwide its a small collection. Its going to happen. I have one set of each kit (almost just 2 or 3 left ebay willing) and build mocs on what I get from car boot sales (garage (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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