Brick & Mortimer Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 (edited) Hi everybody, I'm Hans from Belgium. My dark ages started around 1995/96 when I was 13 or 14 and discovered other things beside Lego like computergames, girls, going out, drinking beer etc... They ended in december 2008 when me and my girlfriend visited an exhibition celebrating 50 years of Lego in the Toy Museum in Mechelen (http://www.speelgoedmuseum.be/). My girlfriend never played with Lego because her mother thought it was a boy's toy, so I was showing her around eagerly. I pointed out the amazing things you could build with Lego like an cool cornerhouse with a tower and a building with bay windows and a fire escape! In the gift shop I decided to buy the Golden Anniversary Set (http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=5522-1). When I checked lego.com a couple of days later I saw the very same cornerhouse and the building with the fire escape and my dark ages were over. I'm more a town/city fan, even when I was younger. I own my share of castle and pirates sets but I soon switched to town and (9V-)trains. I still got all my old sets, all broken down in boxes in my parents attic. My girlfriend and I live in a very small apartement, so no room for a lot of Lego. That's why, right now, I'm more a collector than a MOC-er. I collect all the Modular Buildings (I still have to get the Fire Brigade though) and some of the other exclusives like Town Plan and MMV which I build together with my girlfriend. I try not to buy/collect too much however because another thing to take into account is our hyper active cat-like-pet-creature running about in our small apartement. So I'm kindo forced to move my sets to higher ground (hence the title of the topic greetings from "top-of-wardrobe-" and "top-of-bookshelves-town" ). If I had all the money in the world... ...I would buy the 6399 Airport Shuttle MISB. Until then I might do an odd review about the classic town sets in my parents attic when I find the time to rebuilt them . Cheers Edited November 23, 2009 by Brick & Mortimer Quote
Big Cam Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 Welcome to EB, I always love hearing how people came out of their dark ages. I agree with wanting a few old MISB sets. I actually remember as a child walking through a toys r us, and drooling over the black seas barracuda, then I got one for christmas, it hard to think of tons of those on the shelves of stores. Its a good thing that you can share your LEGO love with your girl. Quote
Brick & Mortimer Posted November 23, 2009 Author Posted November 23, 2009 Thanks! In Belgium it's Saint Nicolas who brings the toys, and I always wanted him to bring me the Airport Shuttle, but my mom said it was too expensive, even for Saint Nic . I did get the Black Seas Barracuda though Its a good thing that you can share your LEGO love with your girl. It is, she never played with Lego and has a lot of catching up to do Quote
Milan Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Hello, Nice introduction! I would like that my girlfriend shares the same hobby as your does with you! Enjoy both of you! Quote
L-space Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Hello Hans, Enjoy your stay here. Cool user pic as well. I like Blake and Mortimer. Quote
Zorro Posted November 24, 2009 Posted November 24, 2009 Wow, that's a nice introduction . Welcome to the club. I also live near the banks of the Grote Nete river (Berlaar). Quote
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