trisha Posted November 25, 2014 Posted November 25, 2014 Hello all! I am Trish. I moved to Germany a few years back (10 years ago more or less). I played with my sister's lego when I was little (though we had like 50 bricks or so) you coudln't even make four walls, we had a door and a window) but well, so maybe this doesn't count so much as playing with lego . I resisted buying ego when I got older knowing that if I started I wouldn't be able to stop. I started going to the Lego store when my daughter was almost one year old (Duplo) and still could resist. But.... after watching the Lego Movie... I just couldn't wait any longer. I asked for Lego for my birthday, and when the fairground mixer came out, wow I just had to have it. I started realizing, I better play with these before my daughter gets older. I don't want to be one of those parents that would buy their kids the coolest toys, and then don't let the kids play with them (wait I can help you build this, let me show you, and then the kid is just crying in a corner just wanting to do things themselves) Oh no, I don't want to be like that. So I got myself I few used sets, plus the ones I got for my birthday. After building the sets with the instructions, which was quite fun,I am now looking forward to start doing some mocs of my own. I like the creator series the best, and the winter series (though it seems I started way too late) I only have the christmas market, the other sets are way too expensive, wow. And well, the parisian restaurant smiles to me every time I got to the Lego store.... Maybe next year :D until then.. I'll just smile back! Greetings! Trish Quote
Slegengr Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 Welcome to Eurobricks, Trish! LEGO is the perfect toy for the young, old, and anywhere in between . I am looking forward to seeing what you build. Quote
trisha Posted November 26, 2014 Author Posted November 26, 2014 thank you both for the warm welcome :) Sort of a bit scared to present anything here, everyone is just so amazing! Quote
Zerobricks Posted November 26, 2014 Posted November 26, 2014 thank you both for the warm welcome :) Sort of a bit scared to present anything here, everyone is just so amazing! Nobody is born smart/skilled. Everybody's first model sucked. But here you can get tips on how to improve and improve fast. So dont be shy Quote
trisha Posted November 27, 2014 Author Posted November 27, 2014 Nobody is born smart/skilled. Everybody's first model sucked. But here you can get tips on how to improve and improve fast. So dont be shy Thank you :) I must admit it is quite intimidating hahaha, I hope I have some time this week so I can start something small first and thank you Balbo for the welcome as well :-) Ohhh I just realized we have minifig smileys. Yay! Quote
Niku Posted November 29, 2014 Posted November 29, 2014 Welcome to EB Trish! Dont be shy and show us what you got build. Everyone at starting is not that brilliant, it is normal to feel a little impressed with what others present. But hey! that is how it begins. I remembered i sucked a lot when starting. Have fun and enjoy the forum. Quote
ShaydDeGrai Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 Welcome Trish! Like you, I grew up "Lego poor" with just a few small precious sets to my name, never enough bricks to build the creations I envisioned. I've made up for a lot of lost time since coming out of my dark age, but I still never seem have enough bricks to build what I want. It's an addiction, but as vices go, you could do a lot worse. I think it's wonderful that you've found your way back to Lego and embraced the hobby both for yourself and as a bright path for your daughter to follow in years to come ( though once she outgrows Duplo you might need to share (or better yet, buy duplicate sets )) The Creator line is a great way to build up a collection at a reason price and a good place to discover parts and building techniques that may not have even existed when you were growing up (the Parisian Restaurant is a great set, by the way, well worth the money). As for being a latecomer to the Winter Village sets, if you want to revisit the retired sets it might be more cost effective to download the building instructions (available for free from Lego, Brickset and others) and just buy (or substitute) the parts separately from Bricklink vendors. Some of the prices kit speculators/scalpers ask on eBay for a MSIB retired set can be prohibitive if all you really want is the build experience and/or finished model. I look forward to seeing your creations, and don't be self-conscious about posting a first effort. I doubt there are very many people here who started with million piece collections and design skills that would rival Renaissance Masters. Sharing our ideas and efforts, learning from one another, inspiring others, it's how we all began and how we all get better over time. Welcome again! Quote
trisha Posted December 2, 2014 Author Posted December 2, 2014 thank you very much Niku and ShaydDeGrai for your kind replies and giving me courage :D I think it's wonderful that you've found your way back to Lego and embraced the hobby both for yourself and as a bright path for your daughter to follow in years to come ( though once she outgrows Duplo you might need to share (or better yet, buy duplicate sets )) Well she already started, she takes my 2x4 blocks and put them together and says, "made it" and looks very proud. She also helped me open my advent calendar yesterday (I let her open the flap) and then she was faster than I, got the wig and showed me she wanted to put it on. Wow she did, so yes, I need to be super careful not letting any pieces around. Looking forward to building with her when she grows up a little bit more. Haven't told my mum yet, but I guess she'll just roll her eyes if she heard me telling her, "no sweetie, those are mummys toys". My little one only smiles back and says toooooys hihihi :) Quote
ShaydDeGrai Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Well she already started, she takes my 2x4 blocks and put them together and says, "made it" and looks very proud. She also helped me open my advent calendar yesterday (I let her open the flap) and then she was faster than I, got the wig and showed me she wanted to put it on. Wow she did, so yes, I need to be super careful not letting any pieces around. Looking forward to building with her when she grows up a little bit more. It sounds like you've got a budding engineer on your hands there. Who knows, maybe some day she'll be designing our first permanent colony on Mars. Quote
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