Dodger Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Hey all, Introductions introductions. Never easy are they? Well, I am an AFOL (emphasis on the A) with a 4 year old daughter, through whom I live vicariously with some of the sets I would never otherwise buy. (like Power Miners. They're great fun for her, and actually more fun than they seem to get credit for). Also things like the Land rover and horse box, and racers. I was really chuffed to find the Brickmaster Castle set on ebay which she got for Christmas (amongst other things!). The new hotness is Toy Story. But is that her or me? My own addiction is Star Wars. I got a fe w of the first sets back in the day (Pod Racer, Slave 1, Bongo etc) but missed some of the bigger and better sets. My greatest regret is not picking up the UCS Star Destroyer in Florida in 2001. My wife objected as 1) we wouldn't have got it on the plane (box was huge!) and 2) it was our honeymoon! Oops. But since then I've made up for lost time with some nice sets, my most recent favourite being the Tantive IV. I have a few (the 'new' Star Destroyer and the Venator) not built yet, as I've run out of display space! Have to grab them while I can though, otherwise they'll be a fortune on ebay before you know it. Well that's it I think. Looking forward to the 2010 sets, though not the imminent expense! Quote
Big Cam Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 haha, I like the honeymoon story, you sound like alot of us married men with wives who put up with our hobby, but don't really like it. Welcom to the board! Quote
Milan Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 Welcome! Thanks for the tip, now I know I should not ask my wife can I buy Lego on our Honeymoon, when I get married! Have fun! Quote
Dodger Posted January 15, 2010 Author Posted January 15, 2010 Cheers guys! Don't get the wrong idea though, she's pretty understanding. (In a roll eyes and shake head kind of way...) Mind you, she did get me the Tantive IV for my last birthday, so I can't complain. It was mainly the size of the box (You know if you've seen it). All our luggage was already en route to the plane, so it would have to have been carry-on. Not fun on a plane I think. (If they'd have even let it on). Forget to mention in my little 'bio' as well - the daughter an I also enjoy the Lego games. We have Minotaurus, Race 3000, Ramses Pyramid, Lunar Command and Robo Champ. Robo Champ is the definite favourite. When a robot wins, she insists we build the others as well so they can cheer for him as he waves the trophy around. Great fun Quote
KimT Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 Welcome to Eurobricks. If you like Star Wars, then you've come to the right place. Quote
RileyC Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 Welcome to EB! I hope we see you round the Star Wars forum Quote
def Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 Cheers Dodger, and welcome to Eurobricks! I'm an SW fan too, with an infant daughter to boot. This is the place to shoot the Megablocks Quote
Dodger Posted January 19, 2010 Author Posted January 19, 2010 Cheers Dodger, and welcome to Eurobricks!I'm an SW fan too, with an infant daughter to boot. This is the place to shoot the Megablocks Aren't the little ones fun? She likes 'helping' me with my sets, she can't manage a whole one herself just yet. Her favourite thing though is getting a few vehicles and racing them to see which is fastest. Her favourite of the games is Robo Champ. Quote
Dr. Steve Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Welcome to Euro Bricks. Your story reminds me of my Honeymoon 2 years ago. We went to Disney World and my wife even helped me stack hundreds of bricks to fit in those cups for "Pick A Brick". That confirmed that I had made the right decision on who to marry Quote
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