LEGO Confessions!

[Nyundi]

I do that too. Also, I despise (maybe not that much but still...) single fig auctions, for licensed figs. This really hampers my collection of Star Wars, as I cannot just get the EpII Clone or Jango or Burnt Anakin (but I have him anyway) or Green EpIII Clones. Or the Spider-Man figs (which came out in my dark age from standard brick sets) and that annoys me as I am a huge Spider-Fan. I have to have the set it comes in. With the box. And instructions. This also applies to figs which are specific characters in LEGO made lines. Like the Piraka/Inika minifigs (but I have those now anyway) or the Castle line's Skeleton Captain, Evil Wizard or King.

Also, I keep the boxes of my sets too, but this more to store them when I am done with them.

I also can't get a single fig, I have to have the set it came from. However! once I have the set, then I've freed my mental constraint, and can get as many of the figs that came from that set without having to get more of the set... talk about weird *wacko* .

[Lord Of Pies]

I refuse to dismantle ANY new set!

Which can be annoying when I want a piece for a moc, e.g a cheese slope, or a new curved pierce, which I cannot get in my loose brick collection, which is from the 90's mainly.

Also I regret destroying every set I had in the 1990's. X wings, AAT, Pirates, city, all the rare sets!

Anyway, back on topic! ;-)

[Bionic-Sun]

I also can't get a single fig, I have to have the set it came from. However! once I have the set, then I've freed my mental constraint, and can get as many of the figs that came from that set without having to get more of the set... talk about weird *wacko* .

Same here! E.g. All I'd need is One TIE Crawler and I could get as many Shadow Troopers as I want. But no Cralwer, no Shadow Troopers.

Perhaps it's a form of ethics?

Edited October 13, 2007 by Bionic-Sun

[Buckshot]

As suggested there, ziplock type bags are the best type for storing sets or sorted parts, assuming you don't have a wall of drawers and containers to use. With that in mind, I collect said bags. If I go in a store and they have them on sale, I might end up buying 10 boxes, and if it's all I'm buying, people give me a funny look.

I think I read somewhere that some drugs (especially marijuana) is sold in Ziploc sandwich baggies. Those people giving you funny looks are probably thinking you're a pot dealer...

Good answer to the checkout girl, though! >:-)

As for my quirks, I'm not quite as bad as Brick Miner, but I do keep the brick bags from sets if the bags are numbered (but only if they're numbered...analysis, Dr. Freud?). Also, my attic is packed with Lego boxes that are stored in the giant Ziploc bags.

Another quirk I have is that when I see something I like on Brickshelf, I print off the picture. There's a stack of probably 400-500 pictures upstairs (this helps me to pirate other people's ideas >:-) )

[doug7172]

Erm, if I build a set that uses, say, 1/1 "pips" as headlights, the LEGO logo has to be oriented the correct way up.

Sometimes I'll strip a model so the LEGO logo faces the "right" way or all the same way (as much as possible anyway).

If my kids have touched my Imperial parade in the living room I CANNOT leave the house without standing the troops up correctly to attention.

And Doug - I swallowed a piece of LEGO once, about 25 years ago in fact - I never saw it come out again...for all I know I am still part LEGO myself. I am a LEGO Cyborg!

Dr. S.

LOL I would have become a lego cyborg but my body would not let me and strauder incase you are wondering I was very sad to se the lego piece flush down the drain :'-(

[Brick Miner]

I refuse to dismantle ANY new set!

yes, that's another one !!! i knew somebody would post something to jog me of my quirks ;-)

yes, there are sets i buy to own the set (of those purchases, i never use any of the piece for anything except the main model on the front of the box), and then there are sets that i buy for parting-out to make MOCs, sell, etc... but the two never cross.

- BM

[alex54]

yes, there are sets i buy to own the set (of those purchases, i never use any of the piece for anything except the main model on the front of the box), and then there are sets that i buy for parting-out to make MOCs, sell, etc... but the two never cross.

It's the same for me.

And I keep all the catalogues, and I stores all my sets and pieces carrefully.

So there are just small quirks, compared to some people here! I don't have really confession. Maybe, yes, i've stolen some legos to my friends when I was younger... (few minifigs...) But it was in my childhood :-$

[jedikermit]

. Maybe, yes, i've stolen some legos to my friends when I was younger... (few minifigs...) But it was in my childhood :-$

Me too. I eventually paid him back, but that was my biggest moment of shame.

That Classic Space. It was irresistible back in '82...

[Batbrick]

Well, excluding City, Creator and Exo-Force (of which I only bought one for an animation) I refuse to buy a set from a theme that I won't get all of. I am an obssesive competist! *wacko* I( am currently finishing off Vikings, AquaRaiders, Castle and Batman!

Another one is that I don't EVER, unless I hate the set with all my heart, or have a set that replaces it, permanately dismantle a set. NEVER! *sing* because I love to have a completed theme on display! ;-) *wacko*

TTFN! >:-)

[Shadows]

Wow, more reminders of my weirdness.

Ok, I buy sets for the sole purpose of building them exactly as shown. If, for example, I want to use a minifig from a set for something else, I have to buy two. Here's where it gets sick. I intend to buy at least 2 of the Hoth Base, one so I can build it 'by the instructions' and once so I can actually get those doors to the right size and fill in the gaps.

I don't do the minifig thing quite the same way though. I've been buying up large quantities of them from various sources and restoring them. Basically trying to create a display of 1 of each of the type. So, I'm working on literally hundreds of tiny little projects all at once that way, with each completed figure placed on a baseplate with all the rest of the same theme. New parts/minifigs come in, I figure out what I can make out of them to achieve the most completed 'missing' minifigs.

After that, the plan gets weird. I'm going to go through every set instruction online and copy out the exact minifigs that belong in it and create a page of that information. Not just a row of pics but detailed inventory of each figure so that you know, from both looking and reading, exactly what belongs in that set. Then I'll sort all of the sets by theme and index it. I believe I can extract most of that information from Bricklink directly, but they have a weird habit of allowing minifigs in their inventory that simply don't exist. In pirates there are several cases of figures listed with a particular hat or head that were never issued in that format. I want to avoid that completely.

I'm sure I'll think of more of these, or you will and I'll recognise the symptoms.

Keep up the good work! *wacko* *y*

[MatthewUSA]

I have saved a booklet from every year beginning from 1985 to 2003 that used to come with every set. I also have saved the European booklets that would come with certain sets as well. I really enjoy the European booklets because the pictures in these were different than the US booklets. I even have some of the old "Service" booklets that were only available in Europe. I was disappointed that the products in these booklets were not available in the US. I really would have *wub* to have some of these pieces. I have also saved the Holiday S@H catalogs from 1990 to the Present. I also have every box my Lego sets came in from the Police Command Base (1986) to the Present.

I use the "Town/Train" sets as a base, and I modify the model(s) from there. I have bought other sets just for the pieces. Even though I use these to modify models, I have kept the boxes.

Model On!!

[Two-Faced Batman Fan]

I've got a few. Whenever I build from the instructions I always make sure the pins are facing the way it shows in the instructions. Also once I'm done I spend like two hours looking through the set and making sure there are NO fingerprints on there. It's pretty tough work. Also I admit, I took a minifig from my cousin when I was like eight. Hey, it was a Darth Vader so I couldn't resist. *wub* *vader*

[Scouty]

One quirk I like is that I like original pieces to the set. If I buy one set, all pieces should stay with that set. If the minfigures get disgruntled and pieces are lost, I'm sad :-( . There are some more, but not for now!

[Corvus]

One thing I don't like to do is rebuild sets. I've never liked looking in my bins for half an hour looking for a specific peice, to discover it was right next to me... :'-( I've been trying to rebuild my '06 EF, but I haven't built up the courage yet...

[iamded]

When building a new set, and the bags are the ones with holes, and the card-board dust inside the box gets in them and the bricks get all dusty, I have to blow on them and get the dust off before I place it on the model. In fact, with a new set, I have to blow on the bricks, even if they're clean. And every now and then, I clean my displays with a tooth brush to get the dust off. You can blame dragonator for getting me into that habit!

Also, when building a new set, I have to have all the bricks facing the same way (as in the Lego logo facing the same way). I've recently flattened all the boxes I have, so I'm not crazy about that, but when I flattened my Mistland Tower set, all the bags were in it, so I guess I saved them temporarily. :-P

Well, that's me.

~Peace

Oh yeah, and, like Two-Faced Batman Fan, I have to have the pins facing the smae way they are in the instruction manual.

Edited October 16, 2007 by iamded

[Lord Of Pies]

I took me an hour to make a a 1999 speeder bike from my spare collection! *wacko*

[TheFrisian]

Also, when building a new set, I have to have all the bricks facing the same way (as in the Lego logo facing the same way) .... Oh yeah, and, like Two-Faced Batman Fan, I have to have the pins facing the smae way they are in the instruction manual.

I won't go as far as to have each and every LEGO logo facing the same way, but I am kinda fussy about having all the pins facing the same way. That's a little more noticable then the logo's, and it just bothers me when they're put in crooked. Can you say "compulsive behaviour"? *wacko* :-D

[Brainbox]

Whenever I build from the instructions I always make sure the pins are facing the way it shows in the instructions.

Yeah, I have a tendency to do that. In fact, all pieces that can go 'either way round' must go the way the instructions say. Don't ask me why, but I do it.

I also do the thing with the 'Lego' logo on top of brickes a bit. Only on some things though, mainly the visible pieces.

I have a sorting compulsion. Any little box, bag, tub, etc. gets nabbed before anyone else in the family can have it, then it's off to the control centre desk to sort a piece into it. It's not piece then box to fit, it's box then piece to fit.

Like I said earlier, I keep all the boxes, and have built up (no pun intended) a large collection of bags.

Models, figs, etc. also have to be absolutely perfect position-wise when going on display. But I suppose that doesn't really count as a compulsion.

[Stauder]

I confess that I just shortend my name (On site) and searched round malta so I can get the parts to make a Shadows Sigfig.

[El Bucanero]

Oh well... A little odd thing..

I sometimes throw with my MOCs before takin them apart...

[Bionic-Sun]

I also have to put each peg in the way the instruction book says too. However, if they move after the set is built, I don't care what way the line in the peg is going.

Edited October 16, 2007 by Bionic-Sun

[andy_0306uk]

As discussed in the EB News Jocko Interview up until recently I kept every plastic bag that came with new sets, be they plain, numbered or printed. I didn't even realise I was doing this until I had to relent and start to flatten my boxes due to the lack of space, finding all the bags inside. Even now, I don't always flatten the boxes straight away and still find bags inside them when I flatten the next batch. My aim is, from now on, to only keep printed "outer" bags and not the plain/numbered ones.

All my instructions are now filed in plastic folders and then archived. Sometimes I change the orders from sequential only, to theme/sequential, and back again.

I keep set/store/S@H catalogs but have not managed to keep a long consequetive range as yet but do sometimes consider buying some to fill the gaps. I also keep Lego Club magazines and any posters that are from the older sets. Along with any printed material with the LEGO logo including shipping notes from S@H and with replacement parts. "It's LEGO related so it should be cherished"

I look at MOC'ers with envy as I keep buying sets with the intention of parting them out but never have the heart too. Sets are meant to be kept as sets and I have the courage to break them. What if a part got misplaced? I also try to buy all sets within a theme but seem to be slacking on this lately as my funds are being spread over far too many amazing themes. Even when I buy bulk lots (normally >5kg) of mixed Lego from EBay, I try to find as many complete sets within that mix and once a set, it stays as a set.

When its time to stop displaying certain sets, I always break them and keep the pieces for each set together. Most times the pieces are sorted and ziplock bagged by colour / general type only(brick/slope/plate/flag/minifig-accessory/other) but do also go down to each different part if there are large quantities. Sets from the same themes are then put into large bags/boxes.

Pins and logos same way as the instructions - yep - done that - but not always

"It's LEGO related so it should be cherished" has been my philosophy for many years and it breaks my heart when I have to do something that goes against it (especially flattening boxes)

I'm sure there are more things that probably should be confessed about my obsession with LEGO, but why confess things that just seem to be natural??

OFF TOPIC :- I know this is a cheeky request, but I've been toying with the idea of putting up some posters on notices boards at work asking people for their "unwanted" LEGO (I'd be willing to pay a 'fair' price of course), but I'm useless at graphic design and not sure how exactly to word it. Would anyone have any ideas?

Edited October 16, 2007 by andy_0306uk

[Doctor Sinister]

OFF TOPIC :- I know this is a cheeky request, but I've been toying with the idea of putting up some posters on notices boards at work asking people for their "unwanted" LEGO (I'd be willing to pay a 'fair' price of course), but I'm useless at graphic design and not sure how exactly to word it. Would anyone have any ideas?

That's a genius idea!

If it were me I'd write "Give me your LEGO or I destroy the planet" but that only works because of my nuclear stockpile.

Dr. S.

[Stauder]

I could make asign for you in photoshop if ya want somethin snazzy...

[hewkii9]

My secret little LEGO quirk-

I'd tell you about how I can't throw out mangled boxes, how I treat sets like they're on death row before dissasembling them, and how I spent hours debating in the TRU about what set to buy, but I'd have to kill you. Or just take a regeneration or two.