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Re: How did you come out of your Dark Ages?
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Mon, 27 Nov 2000 15:34:55 GMT
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I came out of my dark ages in late 1995. At the time I was interested
in my old Atari computers and was reading the comp.sys.atari.8bit
newsgroup. Occasionally, I would glace through other newsgroups and one
day saw rec.toys.lego. What intrigued me initially about the newsgroup
were the auction listings. I was getting married in a few months and
need to raise some cash. After looking into it more, I decided to
auction most of my childhood collection. I spent the next couple of
months assembling and checking my old sets and listing them for
auction. I remember my fiance asked me whether I would miss these sets
once they were all sold, but I told her that I was happy to leave the
things of childhood behind. But I was wrong :) I had raised quite a
bit of money from selling sets so I decided I would keep the rest of my
collection...and then I started adding to it again. That was early
1996. I still sell sets occasionally, but I buy a lot more. I have a
huge collection now (about 50,000 pcs.) and I am running out of space to
use it effectively. I have scaled down my buying and plan to spend more
of my hobby time building with what I have. I have really enjoyed the
community aspect of the hobby as well and read LUGNET pretty much on a
daily basis.
--
Thomas Main
main@asppstate.edu
Kevin Zwicker wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if any of you had any interesting stories about what
> prompted your exit from your Dark Ages. Was there a specific set? Did you
> visit someone with a layout? Did you immediatety go on a shopping spree?
>
> I'll get the ball rolling. Personally, I have always been a fan of Town. It
> was 1994. My Dark Ages had begun 3 years earlier, when I was 15. My family
> and I were on our way back from a short vacation in Toronto (I live in
> Montreal, Canada). On the Quebec-Ontario border there is a place called
> Cullen Gardens. The people who build an run the place have set up a large
> diorama using 6" figures mage of clay. The diorama was set in very large
> gardens that supply the "trees". It included a main street, houses, a lake,
> trains going around and a lot more that I don't even remember.
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> I was immediately inspired. As soon as I got home that night, before I
> unpacked my bags, I ran to the basement and started clearing space for a
> Town layout. The next day, I climbed into the attic and found all my Lego.
> It seemed like alot at the time (I have since increased the size of my
> collection at least tenfold, but that is another story...;-) ). I started
> building right away and the rest is history...
>
> Anyone else want to speak up?
>
> Kevin Z
> #142
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