AnalogPanda Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Hi, I'm Andy (AKA AnalogPanda). I was born, raised, and lived my whole life in Sacramento, California, USA; and then moved to Munich in Feb 2015. I Loved lego as a kid from the early/mid 80's to the early 90's. I started with Fabuland (which I wish LEGO would bring back now that I have a daughter). I then moved on to Town, Space, Castle, Technic, and Pirates before going dark in the early 90's. I'm now building again with my daughter's bricks which consist mainly of a few Friends sets and the Creative Supplement Bright (10694). So at the moment I use a lot of pink =) I have a few small MOCs up on Flickr: https://www.flickr.c...os/analogpanda/ I'm still really into castle/fantasy/midieval type of stuff, but I also like to make spaceships and robots. I hope to build and post some more soon. I'm not really into collecting or set building all that much. I mainly just like to make my own stuff. I kind of think of LEGO as any other artistic medium like paint or clay. What really pulled me back into the hobby was seeing the "The Secret World of LEGO" documentary. I was curious about the Bricks Culture magazine that was featured in the movie as it seemed really high-end. When I checked out Bricks Culture online, I saw the amazing work of César Soares (https://www.flickr.c.../124546590@N03/) in the magazine and I was completely blown away. I've been using and really liking http://brickset.com/ Especially because they show price-per-piece for sets. This is a big factor for me when deciding which sets to buy. I've found that the Creator sets are a good value (although the parts tend to be a little basic). Mixels also have a good price-per-piece ratio (the parts are small, but they have some handy/interesting joints, hinges, clips, etc). I got each of the Series 7 Medivals Mixels because they come in colors that lend themselves to castle building. I love the Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Lone Ranger sets for their parts, but they are just so expensive on a price-per-piece basis. As I've been getting back into the hobby, I've been bookmarking a lot of stuff. So I decided to create an email newsletter to highlight the most interesting MOCs I find each week. (http://mocbuilder.com/). You can check out the first issue without signing up. I'd love to get your feedback. I don't think I'll be building like César Soares any time soon, but I look forward to learning from the other members here and improving my techniques. Thanks! Quote
MiloNelsiano Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Welcome from a fellow American living in Germany (Augsburg)! If you haven't already, I recommend checking out the Guilds of Historica subforum in the Historic section here. There's lots of great builders there (Cesar Soares included) and plenty of MOCs to look at. It's a very welcoming community with a focus on helping each other build better through feedback. Quote
AnalogPanda Posted March 17, 2016 Author Posted March 17, 2016 Thank you ArmstrongYong, brickmeistro, and MiloNelsiano! @MiloNelsiano Thanks for the tips. Do you happen to know of any LEGO user groups in Augsburg or Munich? Also, do you know of any retail stores in Germany with good deals on LEGO? I happened to see some discounted (-20%) sets at my local Tengelmann but I think they were just making room for newer sets. Also it seems like the prices at Galeria Kaufhof are around 5% or so off by default. Anyway... thanks! Wow. I just read the new member guide for Guilds of Historica. Way too much cognitive load for me! For now, I'll stick to free building, but I'm sure I'll lurk there quite a bit =) Quote
MiloNelsiano Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 There's a LUG in Munich called Bricking Bavaria. Their website is www.bricking-bavaria.de I've been wanting to go to a meeting sometime myself but haven't made it work yet. Different retailers have different sales all the time, so it's hard to recommend one place, but this website, www.brickmerge.de keeps track of current sales at different retailers. If you're more interested in parts, the two Lego stores in Munich of course have pick a brick walls, but a far better way is at LegoLand in Günzburg, where they have a much larger selection, and you pay per 100 gram, rather than trying to fit everything in a cup. It's a little farther for you, plus there's an admission fee, but it's probably something your daughter would love--my son sure does at least. Guilds of Historica can definitely be overwhelming at first, but lots of people dive right in and learn as they go. Quote
AnalogPanda Posted March 20, 2016 Author Posted March 20, 2016 @MiloNelsiano Wow! Thanks again for your tips and advice! I hadn't found brickmerge.de yet - it's great! I also wasn't aware of the Bricking Bavaria group. My German isn't so great, but this group might be a good way to improve my German and my Lego skills at the same time =) We've been to Legoland in Günzburg once, but this was also the trip where we learned the hard way that trains split and go in different directions. Next time we'll have more time to spend in the park rather than on the train! Quote
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