Carrera124 Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) Hello, my name ist Christian, and I', from Germany. Like so many others, I was a huge Lego fan when I was a child. It started out at the beginning of the 1980s, when I received my first sets. My favourite themes were (and are) Town and Technic. I received lots of sets as birthday presents and Christmas gifts. I cannot remember my first town set, but my first technic set has been 8030, followed by 8845. Within Town, my favourite sets is 6391. Not many people know that it also has been available in Germany, but it was (as a "special item" distributed by particular toy store chains). Technic highlight was 8865, and the last sets I bought were back in 1991/92. Fortunately, I never sold my sets, I just packed and stored them safely. I always wanted to have a 4,5V/12V train set, but they were too expensive. When 9V trains were released in 1991, my parents decided taht I was too old for playing with Lego trains. 1-2 years ago, I re-discovered Leog an started with buying PF trains sets. Imho, the style of the current train sets is similar to the style of the train sets of the 80s and 90s, so I really like them. But it would be great if Lego would release more train stuff... the sets are great and big. But I am missing single locos, single freight cars, single passenger cars, single accessoires. I also bought modern Technic sets (8070 and 9397). The models look great and work fine, but to be honest: I do not like the modern Technic style. Bricks without studes, millions of parts that look similar but are different, that's not what I like. So, I decided that LEgo will miss my money, and bought older Technic sets instead, from the 80s and 90s. Sets that I missed when I was a child, and during my dark ages. Especially, I am looking for MISB sets with boxes that are damaged or heavily worn. They're not good enough for collectors, and in most cases, they're too expensive for people that only need bricks. So, I don have to feel guilty when I open them for building... Another hobby is racing and collecting of slotcars, fron the late 1960s until today. Both analog and digital, I modified my track so that it can be raced either in analog or digital mode :-) kind regards, Christian Edited June 17, 2012 by Carrera124 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Blue Brick Posted June 17, 2012 Welcome to Eurobricks Christian. I hope you enjoy our community. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horry Posted June 17, 2012 Welcome to Eurobricks, Christian! I never knew that 6391 even existed but it sure seems like an awesome set Viel Spaß hier, man sieht sich! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carrera124 Posted June 18, 2012 Thanks :-) I never knew that 6391 even existed but it sure seems like an awesome set Indeed, it is ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
