In those days I always dreamt of getting myself enough of the city-themed sets for me to build a Lego town that can cover up my bedroom's entire floorspace. And the electric trainset that I can fix along the furnitures and walls for the freight to go round and round the house. That was then, of course.

Anyway, my last official Lego was the 1994 Lego Technic Black Lamborghini (Lego model number 8880). I still have fun fiddling with its 4-speed gear system.

Lego isn't my primary passion these days (got evolved into Gundam) but I still wouldn't forget how Lego nurtured my creative side long ago. Once in a while when I pass by the 'kiddie section' in departmental stores I stop and scope out Lego's latest releases and think about how much has it progressed with new ideas and designs. Videogames and such may be the chow of the children nowdays, but I will always believe that Lego be able to stand up, never faltering in the face of this generational challenge.

Yay, I'm back! And it seems like there ARE a lot more people into this timeless hobby, and that is a good thing. Seeing there are some posting pics of their collections, I feel that I should do the same



Some of the big ones that I still have


My oldest Technic models. The 8840 and 8838 were my first ever Technics, bought from Australia as presents by my parents. Love them for it.

I have a couple of sets from the Space series: Ice Planet, but they're currently in my other house. And they really need some dusting.


More Lego pics:


A happy City bunch in my cupboard. Nowdays I tend to buy the small, individual sets like these to just keep myself in track of Lego designs development throughout the years. But once in a while I might work up the nerve (and the RMs) to get myself one BIG set, just for fun.


Question: Is there something very wrong with this picture?
Answer: Nope, it makes perfect sense. What we have here is a Bulldozer: One Horsepower Edition, an old-fashioned jetpack-equipted bandit farmer and a soldier who finds out why it's bad to wear a steel helmet under the hot sun. FWOOSH-!


And my favourite pic I got, my new hobby riding in my old hobby. As you can see, my current primary hobby is Gunpla, but I'll never forget my hobby's roots and from where I developed my creativity and assembling skills, that's growing up with Lego.

Funny realizing that you started with a hobby that consists primarily of plastic, and years later you end up with a hobby that's also fundamentally plastic. Well, what goes around, comes around, yes?


P.S.: BTW, MrBean's construction is just downright funny, with that jumbled-up together of themes like pirates, city, castle, space and what-not. First time I saw the post, I was going like"OMGWIHNWTF-HarHarHar!!". Super Ludicrous! Great work of creativity!

This post has been edited by Fodder Soldier: Feb 16 2006, 03:49 AM

Those are custom made, I presume...

I've seen a website where some Lego enthusiasts made custom designs, and Oh Lord, they are goooood.....

BTW, love those Mechs, TheWhacker...
I did a Daishi Mech once, and the toughest part to make were its articulated toes...

OMG... Holy F*ck... I'D OWN IT!

That's a freaking full-size for minifigs, man!! Good Lord, I'm lovin' it!

It'll be more fun to make DIY keychains out of your own Lego, IMHO .
(Just drill a hole through the plastic; and keep it neat; and place in a metal ring, and so on and so forth... )

I got one made out of a Space minifig once, but I do recall seeing LEGO-made keychains somewhere in departmental stores (Isetan? Jusco?), I think it was from the Star Wars / Harry Potter series range...

Wowzer, makes me

Gotta love that particular set, has all the classic Technic devices: Pneumatic System, Electric Motor...

Is there a second kind of build (meaning for example, another form or type of vehicle) that is available with that 8421 set? Or is it just the crane? Because older Technic set has at least two types of build that can be made from one set... this means from the given manual, not counting DIY freestyle constructions.