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100% behind you on that Chris.
When I was wee, I went on a late summer excursion to the mall of our suburb
on the outskirts of Toronto, Canada with my Mom, Aunt and my older cousin.
As per usual, my older cousin was in line to scoop up one of those
electronic football games that were all the rage at the time. My Mom didn't
have a lot of money in those days, so I knew not to ask for such things.
However, she saw that I would love to have somthing so she picked out the
classic 487 (Can.) http://guide.lugnet.com/set/924 for me. I still
remember how it looked in the bag and in the car on the way home. When I
sat down on the floor and opened up the box, the site of the simple diorama
on the cover had me in a land of bliss. This was to be my toy of passion
for the next 20+ years.
I put it together (after a few tries...I was pretty young) and played with
it non stop that day. I put it on my dresser by the window before going to
bed. When I woke up the next morning, the sun was beaming through the
window and shining right through those translucent yellow part, lighting it
up like a sun flare. The image is still pristine in my mind.
I still have all the parts and have rebuilt it not long ago.
Gotta love it.
Cheers,
-G
In lugnet.general, Chris Giddens writes:
> As a child, I remember going to a little toy store called the Toy Box in
> Augusta Georgia. I would pick up every classic space Lego set box and pour
> over the pictures on the back. I remember dreaming of what crafts could be
> made and the imaginary worlds that could be explored with those space ships,
> rovers and bases. Then! hearing Mom say (FINALLY), "We can get you one
> today." OH SWEET JOY! I chose the 6901 Mobile Lab
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6901_1 (which in hind sight seems an odd
> choice...). It explored every inch of our house... each carpet color was a
> different planet, each bed was a different moon.
>
> Those two space men lost the symbols off their chest more than 20 years ago.
> The axles on the wheels rusted long ago.... but, playing with that set, the
> first classic space set I had the honor of having, will forever and always
> be my favorite lego moment ever.
>
> I was scratching through an old box just the other day... and I found an old
> grey 1x2 brick. The classic space symbol was still there, though faded.
> You could see teeth marks on the brick (didn't know about brick separators
> at age 7). I smiled looking at it. It was like it was saying, "Hi old
> friend, ready to go exploring?"
>
>
> Chris <><
> "Let no one look down on your youthfulness..." 1 Tim. 4:12
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