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Re: The cold, hard reality of Lego Renaissance
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:29:10 GMT
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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 sales to you Americans). Its fun to build big
castles, but I still maintain its more of a challenge to build a smaller set
that fits well with the others. There are some absolutely fantastic large
castles out there which make me green with envy, but some are just large
piles of grey lego piled into big walls. Its not a contest. its not about my
castle / army is bigger than yours (unless you suffer from castle envy :) )
its about having fun with plastic bricks.
"Joel Jacobsen" <jacobsen@oar.net> wrote in message
news:GAA8to.CKJ@lugnet.com...
> 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.
> >
> > 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 ;)
> >
> > 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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