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In lugnet.general, John Henry Kruer writes:
> IMHO, the AFOL term was used just to give this group a sense of identity.
Yep.
> Sure, any old kid can say he plays with Lego, but all he might do is just
> buy sets and make them, or just collect Bionicle figures. We actually take
> Lego to the next level and make it an art: something many kids don't do.
True. I think it's great to encourage those kids who don't build LEGO on
this level to explore it.
I have gained a new appreciation for Bionicle recently, at BricksWest and at
a friend's house a couple weeks ago. His kids have a lot of Bionicle, and
they built creations with the parts. I was amazed at how organic these
models can look - yet the parts can still integrate with Technic and System
through the Technic holes/antistuds. Until I started seeing Bionicle
creations, I didn't really appreciate it for what it was.
> I myself would be classified as a TFOL, a young one at theat, at late 13. I
> found this after researching for 'old Lego' on Google, because I was so
> enthralled at the peeks of old Space in my catalogs. When I found this
> site, I was bowled over by the quality of the stuff made here. Realistic
> spaceships, working clocks and harpsicords...
>
> I guess it was time to start building in color. :)
:-)
> Lugnet inspired me to learn HTML, and now even more into PHP so I could make
> a cool Lego site. I saved all my money for 4 months to buy a web server.
>
> (I'm making a new site at http://creations.jhkruer.com but it only has the
> home page made so far! :) )
Pretty neat so far!
> I consider myself as an AFOL. Even if I am not old enough, my actions are
> similar to what you guys do, and not to any kid.
Yup. I consider kids like you who post and participate here maturely as
"AFOLs" as well. I had a good time at BricksWest with people around your age
who were visiting the MOC display at LEGOLAND. It was very clear they were
on a different level than the typical kid-fan.
> Wow. Thanks guys!
No problem! I'm glad the thread here is as popular as it has been. It's
encouraging seeing others engage these thoughts and gain a sense of
community from it.
-Tim
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