MarickH Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 My best memories from childhood are July holidays. We had a sitting room with an anthracite fireplace and during the July holidays we were allowed to lay out the Lego there for the entire holiday. After the holiday my mom would have to repair the knees of our tracksuit pants because we crawled them through on the carpet around the pile of Lego. My brother had a 25l drum full of Lego, so we could really go for it (Lego was much cheaper in those days). My brother and I lived together for a while and when he moved out, one of the first things he took was his drum of Lego. He now throws out the Lego when his friends' kids are there so they can have fun building it. During long December holidays I still take out my Lego and play with it. By the way, I am not allowed to go into the Lego shop. I may only look through the window.
MarickH Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) In case you haven't seen it, a TED talk entitled Lego for grown-ups: Edited May 18, 2015 by MarickH
Lurch the stalker Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) Who can remember all the Lego sets they grew up with? According to my mom, I first started with Lego in the mid 80's, and had my last Lego set in the early 90's. I can remember a few of the Lego people I had, but for the love of bikes I can't remember any of the sets. LEGO Set Reference - By Decade.http://www.toysperiod.com/lego-set-reference/by-decade/I can remember having this:http://img2.toysperiod.com/img/cache/70/800x600/d4e4o5g414p4n5x5m444v2p2e4p2q2w214i4w5d41433v234t20314x2.jpg EDIT: And these...and a ton more..http://img2.toysperiod.com/img/cache/57/800x600/d4e4o5g414p4n5x5m444v2s2c4x2q2w214i4w5d41433v234t20314x2.jpghttp://img3.toysperiod.com/img/cache/2d/800x600/d4e4o5g414p4n5x5m444t2p264u2q2w214i4w5d41433v234t20314x2.jpghttp://img3.toysperiod.com/img/cache/16/800x600/d4e4o5g414p4n5x5m444t2p294p2q2w214i4w5d41433v234t20314x2.jpghttp://img3.toysperiod.com/img/cache/d0/800x600/d4e4o5g414p4n5x5m444v2v264q2q2w214i4w5d41433v234t20314x2.jpg Edited May 18, 2015 by Lurch Fruity 1
Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Who can remember all the Lego sets they grew up with? According to my mom, I first started with Lego in the mid 80's, and had my last Lego set in the early 90's. I can remember a few of the Lego people I had, but for the love of bikes I can't remember any of the sets. LEGO Set Reference - By Decade.http://www.toysperiod.com/lego-set-reference/by-decade/ I got these two sets when I was 30, and I still haven't grown up, so they sorta count... Have the instructions for them, and the bricks are in the boxes waiting to be brought in from the garage... Fruity 1
Fruity Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 I got these two sets when I was 30, and I still haven't grown up, so they sorta count... lego-75095-tie-fighter-ultimate-collector-star-wars-101.jpg x-wing.jpg Have the instructions for them, and the bricks are in the boxes waiting to be brought in from the garage...Very cool If I had my way, I would still be playing with Lego. Just not too sure on the price of Lego sets these days.
Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Very cool If I had my way, I would still be playing with Lego. Just not too sure on the price of Lego sets these days. The sets are expensive, but there are some bargains out there... This made me giggle. From the Creator Rain Forest set. Those round, flat bricks are actually bird poo... If you don't believe me, check out the instructions... Edited May 19, 2015 by Tumbleweed EmptyB, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Fruity 3
Tumbleweed Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) Okay, okay, one last Lego post... I have this on back order from Pop's... edit:...that pic's a bit fuzzy, so here's what it's supposed to look like... Edited May 19, 2015 by Tumbleweed Lurch the stalker and Bobbo_SA 2
Lurch the stalker Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Okay, okay, one last Lego post... I have this on back order from Pop's... sopwith camel.png edit:...that pic's a bit fuzzy, so here's what it's supposed to look like... ibrickcity-Lego-10226-Sopwith-Camel.jpgI need that Camel... Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Tumbleweed 2
Gen Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 I am so tempted to show my kid this thread.. but I don't feel like saying NO . you can't have another set now..first bring me your next school report...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Bloody hell, Tumbles. You're making my wallet grumble in anticipation of impending swipeage! Gen and Tumbleweed 2
PhilipV Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) I've been threatening to dig out my old Lego sets but the Wife wasn't too keen. Until one when I did it and took out my pride and joy (one of them, I love all Lego) and took it home. This car was hiding behind photoframes and stuff for about a week before the Wife discovered it. Fortunately she saw the merits of not putting it back again, and actually placed it in a prime location. No more hiding. (She still needs to find Indiana Jones though, he is also hiding in the house somewhere) Edited May 19, 2015 by PhilipV the nerd, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Tumbleweed and 1 other 4
Lurch the stalker Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 (She still needs to find Indiana Jones though, he is also hiding in the house somewhere) If you disappear one day can we assume you are in a Lego temple of doom somewhere..? Tumbleweed 1
Gen Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Lol.. I have always found it strange that spouses give each other hard times about hobbies. . I kinda see it.. if you are happy, I am happy and visa versa.. just don't spend the bicycle budget on other hobbies[emoji13] Tumbleweed 1
PhilipV Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 If you disappear one day can we assume you are in a Lego temple of doom somewhere..? [emoji14]Surrounded by Lego? I think I'll be fine with that. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Tumbleweed 2
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 (edited) This is definitely on my wishlist. Existing catalogue one is about R 3.500 but this is just so much more detailed... And expensive. At a min of $ 4,500 http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/Nt4AAOSwiCRUeDda/$_57.JPG Edited May 19, 2015 by El Capitan Tumbleweed 1
Lurch the stalker Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 This is definitely on my wishlist. Existing catalogue one is about R 3.500 but this is just so much more detailed... And expensive. At a min of $ 4,500 http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/Nt4AAOSwiCRUeDda/$_57.JPGThe problem is justifying it to yourself when you know you could buy a bike for that price... Tumbleweed and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2
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