Walter Kovacs Posted May 5, 2008 Posted May 5, 2008 I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Rob. I am a LEGO addict. [All]: Hi, Rob. All silliness aside, I started my LEGO collection way back in 1977, with set 456 at the tender age of 7. My wife re-invigorated my love of the brick about 10 years ago, and I've become a full blown addict ever since. I primarily collect Star Wars, but I have amassed quite a few Exo-Force sets as well. As I mentioned above, I am married (10 years this month), and we have two wonderful children. I decided to join EB for a few reasons. 1. I love to talk about LEGO. My wife condones my habit, even encourages it to an extent, but doesn't truly understand it. It's nice to have a community that understands you to talk to. 2. I am a member of the FBTB boards, but unfortunately I am not able to post there very often. In fact, my posting rate there is glacial at best. This is mostly due to the fact that FBTB is blocked by my company's firewall. EB is not. Yet. 3. After lurking around the boards for a few weeks, the people here seem very friendly and upbeat. There's nothing like associating with nice people when discussing your favorite passtime. I've been honing my skills at producing MOCs. I like using MLCad to do the initial "build". For one thing, it's cheaper than buying bricks off of BL. And I'm guaranteed to have the piece I need in the correct color. Once I'm satisfied with the design, I usually post it as a WIP on the WWW to get some feedback and further refine the design. Only then will I go to Bricklink and start buying any pieces I need to complete the model with my small, but growing, collection. If anyone is interested, the link to my Brickshelf gallery is in my signature. Feel free to leave any feedback on the designs there. Quote
Asuka Posted May 5, 2008 Posted May 5, 2008 Hello and welcome to the (somehow) helpful side of the brick. Your TIEs look wonderful, especially that cool TIE Defender.... Quote
zero1312 Posted May 5, 2008 Posted May 5, 2008 Welcome, cool MOCs! Your TIEs look wonderful, especially that cool TIE Defender.... Are you kidding me? The TIE Phantom is much is cooler. Quote
legotrainfan Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Welcome to eurobricks, where you can discuss your MOCs with other MOC specialists! Quote
Holodoc Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Hi Rob! And welcome to one of the best Lego-related sites on the web.[shameless auto promotion OFF] My history is very similar to yours: I´m almost as old as you are, married for 11 years now and I have two children as well to share my enthousiasm with. Very interesting way to build MOC virtually first and then start to buy parts off BL. Must be very time consuming. Enjoy your time here. MOC ON! Quote
Minifig Lecturer Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Hi Walter, Nice to meet another AFOL. Hope to see your MOCs soon! Quote
I Scream Clone Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Hi welcome to EB from a fellow Married with children AFOL. My wife also doesnt really understand it, and thinks im so cute! Im sure you will enjoy it (as long as the firewall permits) Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted May 6, 2008 Posted May 6, 2008 Welcome to Eurobricks Walter, enjoy your stay with us! One thing though, i think bricks from BL are cheaper then buying them off LDD. But LDD for sure is easyer! Quote
Walter Kovacs Posted May 6, 2008 Author Posted May 6, 2008 Thanks to all for your warm welcomes. I will probably post most of my MOCs in the SW forum to get some feedback. Are you kidding me? The TIE Phantom is much is cooler. Err, not to be rude on my first day, but which TIE Phantom are you referring to? I'm fairly certain I haven't done a Phantom MOC yet. Perhaps you are looking at my TIE Avenger, or maybe the TIE Defender? Anyway, if you look at my UCS TIEs, you can actually see a learning curve. The TIE Def, rev 1 was first, followed by the TIE Bomber, TIE Def rev 2, TIE Drone (or Droid, if you prefer) and the TIE Avenger. Of those, only the Avenger has been done in real bricks. The Scimitar folder is there mostly as a placeholder. The design is around 75% done, so hopefully some complete renders will be coming soon. Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted May 6, 2008 Eurobricks Emperor Posted May 6, 2008 Welcome at Eurobricks! Enjoy your stay Quote
Vaders_son Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 Just wanted to post my "Hello there!" Seen your MOCs in the SW Forum already - they are outstanding Great to have you onboard! Quote
Dovchenko Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 I don't trust this sneaky little wossname... Welcome to EB! Quote
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