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Negasta · 29th Jun 2008, 10:35 AM

I got my 1st LEGO set when I was 5 (in 1990), it was a little blue an white cement truck. It was the start of a love affair that has lasted to this day. In the last 2 months or so I have been rebuilding all of my larger LEGO sets and buying new ones (not having to pay rent or buy food leaves a lot of disposable income) and putting them on display in my room. My sisters boyfriend has referred to my room as a "LEGO Shrine". Here are some pics of my "Shrine":

And least but not least, my pride and joy:

I've had a few of these sets since before a lot of of EC'ers were born.

As you all can see, I'm still very much a kid at heart.

pirateninja · 29th Jun 2008, 10:45 AM

WOW.

And I thought I liked Lego a lot.

These are awesome, you must have a lot of patience to be able to make all these and follow the instructions. I've been bought sets in the past but I never followed them, I just used the pieces to make whatever the hell I wanted, being cursed with a low attention span.

And I think I spy the said "Blue and white cement truck" on your top shelf

Negasta · 29th Jun 2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by pirateninja

And I think I spy the said "Blue and white cement truck" on your top shelf

Actually, that is a new one I bought at the beginning of the month. Most of the parts of the original truck got lost or broken over the last 18 years, so there was no way I could build it again. When I saw this one in the shop, I was overcome with nostalgia and bought it immediately.

InaRut · 29th Jun 2008, 10:58 AM

My mom, is kinda as bad as you Negasta. Currently she has spent the last few days purely on sorting/buying/collecting lego O_o. Well really we've all collected lego since we were knee high to a grasshopper. Our family is a BIG lego family. But right now mom has all of a sudden been going on ebay and just buying boxes and boxes of lego and lego men. My brother is actually building what he calls a "Freakin huge skyscrapper" in his room.

beckyg · 29th Jun 2008, 11:12 AM

Wow, I have a lot of little boys at my house who would love to see Negasta's Lego collection! Unfortunately, South Africa is a little far for a field trip.

29th Jun 2008, 12:30 PM

Wowwww

that's amazing!

And all I can make from legos are stairs...

Hoppip · 29th Jun 2008, 01:32 PM

Haha. I just had a little box of generic legos, I loved to make houses. JUST houses. I got angry when my dad tried to make other things.

What I did love, however, and collected a LOT of, were Bionicles:

Pohatu was my ABSOLUTE favorite.

In fourth grade, we even played Bionicles at recess (not the toys, we role-played as them. Haha.)

Beebo · 29th Jun 2008, 01:44 PM

u guys are awesome.

I liked Ki-nex (or however you spell it.)

Mirko · 29th Jun 2008, 01:44 PM

That's quite the passion. I'm sure you are aware that there are Lego conventions and competitions. Sign up!

Your post brings back quite a few childhood memories...

29th Jun 2008, 02:07 PM

The blue flying ones... Unless I've got my ranges mixed up I had a little thing from that range and some stuff from the 'evil bad guys' range that countered that one...

I played with LEGO 'til quite a late point. I mainly collected the ranges that were precursors to the whole Bionicle thing, Slizers and the crazy motorcycle things.

**Martin** · 29th Jun 2008, 02:10 PM

I never had patience with lego. Mine always used to break so it would feel the wrath of my hand.

Daniel · 29th Jun 2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Negasta

I got my 1st LEGO set when I was 5 (in 1990), it was a little blue an white cement truck. It was the start of a love affair that has lasted to this day. In the last 2 months or so I have been rebuilding all of my larger LEGO sets and buying new ones (not having to pay rent or buy food leaves a lot of disposable income) and putting them on display in my room. My sisters boyfriend has referred to my room as a "LEGO Shrine". Here are some pics of my "Shrine":

And least but not least, my pride and joy:

I've had a few of these sets since before a lot of of EC'ers were born.

As you all can see, I'm still very much a kid at heart.

LEGO's are Danish! Based on wooden blocks that had pegs to fit together.

Denmark contains Legoland. And me.

**Gerry** · 29th Jun 2008, 05:02 PM

I used to like LEGOs when I was younger. I had the whole Harry Potter collection.

29th Jun 2008, 06:10 PM

I went tto LEGO LAND =D AND THIS BIG GIANT LEGO DRAGON WAS THEIR. But anyway...neg i wud luv to smack all ur creations and break them to bits and laugh lol ily!

beckyg · 29th Jun 2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinokid

I went tto LEGO LAND =D AND THIS BIG GIANT LEGO DRAGON WAS THEIR. But anyway...neg i wud luv to smack all ur creations and break them to bits and laugh lol ily!

That is not very nice!

musicgirl112233 · 30th Jun 2008, 12:36 AM

That is really cool!

30th Jun 2008, 12:58 AM

Awesome lego pics. especially the last one

How much have you spent on lego blocks?

I used to spend so much money on lego blocks.
This is the best one and the last one that I made. The side mirrors were gone by the time it got to Japan. Oh and the steering wheel works

Poring · 30th Jun 2008, 02:38 AM

Wow!

Oh my, I used to love LEGOs so much back then. I've gotten the Starwars and Artic pack thingy. I absolutely loved the space-mars themed legos! Too bad The last lego I bought was a looong loong time ago.

Now, they're all just in a box somewhere in the house, sitting

poor legos...

Been to Legoland California though! OMG, it was kid heaven! They had a part there that had like reconstructions of real major cities, but in LEGO!

**Maddy** · 30th Jun 2008, 03:17 AM

Wow! I was never really one for Legos, or any sort of building toy.

Negasta · 4th Jul 2008, 01:36 PM

I added these to my collection this week:

Monday

Yesterday (Thursday)

29th Jun 2008, 10:35 AM	#1
Negasta Resident Atheist Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: 5 Friends and my mom Location: Pretoria, South Africa Age: 26 Posts: 1,240 Join Date: Aug 2006	I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... I got my 1st LEGO set when I was 5 (in 1990), it was a little blue an white cement truck. It was the start of a love affair that has lasted to this day. In the last 2 months or so I have been rebuilding all of my larger LEGO sets and buying new ones (not having to pay rent or buy food leaves a lot of disposable income) and putting them on display in my room. My sisters boyfriend has referred to my room as a "LEGO Shrine". Here are some pics of my "Shrine": And least but not least, my pride and joy: I've had a few of these sets since before a lot of of EC'ers were born. As you all can see, I'm still very much a kid at heart. __________________ Mankind shall not be free until the last king is strangled in the entrails of the last priest. -- Denis Diderot, Dithyrambe Sur La Fête Des Rois

29th Jun 2008, 10:45 AM	#2
pirateninja EC's Sailor Uranus Full Member Gender: Biologically Female Orientation: Heterosexually Challenged Out Status: Most people Location: Bath, England Age: 21 Posts: 5,853 Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... WOW. And I thought I liked Lego a lot. These are awesome, you must have a lot of patience to be able to make all these and follow the instructions. I've been bought sets in the past but I never followed them, I just used the pieces to make whatever the hell I wanted, being cursed with a low attention span. And I think I spy the said "Blue and white cement truck" on your top shelf __________________ Holly the Pirateninja Ars Longa, Vita Brevis.

29th Jun 2008, 10:58 AM	#4
InaRut EC's Nu-Disco Walrus Full Member Gender: IRL Yaoi Character Orientation: (｡◕‿◕。) Out Status: ㅎ_ㅎ Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 7,111 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... My mom, is kinda as bad as you Negasta. Currently she has spent the last few days purely on sorting/buying/collecting lego O_o. Well really we've all collected lego since we were knee high to a grasshopper. Our family is a BIG lego family. But right now mom has all of a sudden been going on ebay and just buying boxes and boxes of lego and lego men. My brother is actually building what he calls a "Freakin huge skyscrapper" in his room. __________________ "The first duty of every Starfleet Officer is to the truth. Whether it's scientific truth, historical truth, or personal truth. It is the guiding principle to which Starfleet is based. If you can't find it within yourself, to tell the truth about what happened, then you don't deserve to where that uniform."

29th Jun 2008, 11:12 AM	#5
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29th Jun 2008, 12:30 PM	#6
lovekh2 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... Wowwww that's amazing! And all I can make from legos are stairs...

29th Jun 2008, 01:32 PM	#7
Hoppip look at the good i do Full Member Gender: Lv. 18 ♂ Orientation: Water / Dragon Out Status: Uncommon Location: Johto Posts: 1,562 Join Date: May 2008	Re: I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... Haha. I just had a little box of generic legos, I loved to make houses. JUST houses. I got angry when my dad tried to make other things. What I did love, however, and collected a LOT of, were Bionicles: Pohatu was my ABSOLUTE favorite. In fourth grade, we even played Bionicles at recess (not the toys, we role-played as them. Haha.) __________________ KUDOS ME. I made myshelf pregnant.

29th Jun 2008, 01:44 PM	#8
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29th Jun 2008, 01:44 PM	#9
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29th Jun 2008, 02:07 PM	#10
Adrian Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... The blue flying ones... Unless I've got my ranges mixed up I had a little thing from that range and some stuff from the 'evil bad guys' range that countered that one... I played with LEGO 'til quite a late point. I mainly collected the ranges that were precursors to the whole Bionicle thing, Slizers and the crazy motorcycle things.

29th Jun 2008, 02:10 PM	#11
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29th Jun 2008, 05:02 PM	#13
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29th Jun 2008, 06:10 PM	#14
Latinokid Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... I went tto LEGO LAND =D AND THIS BIG GIANT LEGO DRAGON WAS THEIR. But anyway...neg i wud luv to smack all ur creations and break them to bits and laugh lol ily!

30th Jun 2008, 12:36 AM	#16
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30th Jun 2008, 12:58 AM	#17
smilealways Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... Awesome lego pics. especially the last one How much have you spent on lego blocks? I used to spend so much money on lego blocks. This is the best one and the last one that I made. The side mirrors were gone by the time it got to Japan. Oh and the steering wheel works

30th Jun 2008, 02:38 AM	#18
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4th Jul 2008, 01:36 PM	#20
Negasta Resident Atheist Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: 5 Friends and my mom Location: Pretoria, South Africa Age: 26 Posts: 1,240 Join Date: Aug 2006	Re: I love LEGO and anything to do with LEGO... I added these to my collection this week: Monday Yesterday (Thursday) __________________ Mankind shall not be free until the last king is strangled in the entrails of the last priest. -- Denis Diderot, Dithyrambe Sur La Fête Des Rois