Captainowie Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Hello all. After a few weeks of lurking I have decided to sign up and begin posting. I have been missing a place to discuss Technic online since LUGNET/technic was deserted. Who am I? My name is Owen, I'm in my early 30s. I currently live in Geraldton, Western Australia, but my home is in Canberra, Australia. I have never really had any dark ages, only periods of time when other things were more important. My collection grew rapidly when I acquired a disposable income, but I have been quite restrained with my purchasing. I have a modest collection of about 20k parts, almost exclusively Technic. What do I build? Physical: I have been interested in Technic, to the exclusion of almost all other LEGO, since I was about 10 years old. I always prefer a model that does something over a model that just looks pretty, and I always prefer a mechanical solution to any particular problem over an electronic one, so I haven't played much with Mindstorms. Currently my focus is on GBC modules. I have had small GBC displays at , and . I am relatively new to participating in conventions, and am finding that building for display is a rather different beast than building for yourself. Virtual: I have been using the LDraw system of tools for a very long time. I won the last Scene of the Month contest that was held on ldraw.org before they stopped happening. My picture graced the homepage for over two years. I contributed some of the LDraw files for some of the early models for Blakbird's Technicopedia. I have a lot of experience with LD4DStudio. My narrowly missed out on a major prize in the competition it was created for. I am at least partly responsible for the creation of the Technic Action Figure LDraw parts. Unfortunately, I still haven't made much progress on the project that I wanted to use them in. It's gonna be awesome though! (at least, in my head it is). I generally use SR3DBuilder these days, but I notice that many of you use LDD. I tried it out a few years ago, and decided it wasn't very good for Technic models. It seems to have improved somewhat in that regard, so I might have to give it another shot. Studless or Studded? This is a bit of a tricky one. The majority of the parts I have are studless, but most of them are on display (I tend to build my sets and keep them on display until I need the parts). On the other hand, I find studded building much easier to get my head around. In early 2013 I decided that I needed to get better at building studless, so I rearranged my work area with a studless focus. I'm sorry to say that it hasn't helped much, because it seems I'm always pulling out my bricks and plates. Oh well, I guess I'd better practice a bit more then! I will finish with the usual plea from a newcomer to forgive any accidental transgressions of forum norms, and I look forward to future Technic discussions. Owen. Edited April 21, 2014 by Captainowie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jorgeopesi Posted March 15, 2014 Wellcome Owen and nice introduction . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
legolijntje Posted March 15, 2014 Welcome! That is a very nice introduction. Your page with that mechanical puzzle/sorting thing was interesting to read and see (with those animations). I also like SR3D Builder, well, I could say I'm a huge fan of SR3D Builder Welcome at EB and here in the Technic forum. Maybe you can also take a look at the LDD/LDraw forum here at EB, since your interests are there as well. I wish you a great time here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc_Brown Posted March 15, 2014 Hi Owen, and welcome! Now could you please move to Qld so we can start a 30 something Technic club. Just kidding. I have an interest in GBC modules as well, just don't know where to start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N-4K0 Posted March 15, 2014 Welcome to Eurobricks! Very detailed introduction Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Junpei Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Welcome to Eurobricks! :D BTW, you should go studded all the way- your GBC is among the best I have ever seen. Your Decimator is so cool! TLH Edited March 15, 2014 by TwentyLeggedHen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kumbbl Posted March 15, 2014 Your GBC shown in Melbourne is Way cool... Very well done and innovative! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lakop Posted March 15, 2014 Welcome Owen, You're a great builder, i'm surprised you waited so long to join us. Your ball contraption is very clever and I look forward to your contributions. H Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rm8 Posted March 15, 2014 Hi Owen! i am Egor! Welcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat-Ard Posted March 15, 2014 Welcome on Eurobricks, Owen. Have fun! Pat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin Korstanje Posted March 15, 2014 Very warm welcome on EB Owen Edwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyCW Posted March 16, 2014 Greetings. Hope we can entice you into building some trial trucks and whatnot. v/r Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taha99 Posted March 16, 2014 Welcome Owen, nice to meet you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captainowie Posted March 16, 2014 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Welcome Owen, You're a great builder, i'm surprised you waited so long to join us. Your ball contraption is very clever and I look forward to your contributions. H Thanks, but I want to moderate your expectations somewhat. What you've seen has been cherrypicked from the last 5+ years of my work. That said, I'm particularly proud of the Spider module I took to Canberra - I haven't seen anything remotely like it from anyone else. Greetings. Hope we can entice you into building some trial trucks and whatnot. v/r Andy Perhaps. But it'll have to wait until I finish the other things on my list. It's a long list. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlzStopImScared Posted March 16, 2014 Welcome Owen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhc6twinotter Posted March 16, 2014 Welcome to the forum! It's nice to have you here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OzBen Posted March 16, 2014 Always good to see another Aussie around on the forum. Welcome Owen :-D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldVillage Posted March 16, 2014 Welcome! ;) happy building Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anathaema Posted March 16, 2014 Welcome! I am also transitioning from studded to studdless and some things work out better, others not so much :)) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted March 16, 2014 Hi Owen, Welcome to Eurobricks! Great that you've upgraded from lurker to member I will move this topic to the Introduction forum now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captainowie Posted March 17, 2014 Ah, that would be one of those accidental transgressions of forum norms. Thanks Jim. Owen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Posted March 17, 2014 No problem. It's a common mistake, since most members only visit a specific forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milan Posted March 19, 2014 Little late,,but and welcome to the Technics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites