Hello everyone

[old men]

My name is Rolf, I'm 64 years old, German, and live in Germany. I'm married with two children who already have families of their own.

A few years ago, I discovered the "hobby" of building with Lego. At first, I bought a few sets, but now I'm only working on my diorama, which will never be finished because I always have new ideas and am constantly changing things. The diorama's theme is pirates and knights.

I'm hoping for some good tips and a friendly atmosphere here.

My English is very limited, so I always use an online translator. I hope you can understand everything.

Regards, Rolf

[Yperio_Bricks]

Welcome to the forum @old men Great to have you aboard! A pirates and knights diorama sounds fantastic  Looking forward to seeing your layout!

[JopieK]

Welcome @old men. Are you also 1000steine member? Looking forward to seeing your work!

[old men]

I'm also a member of 1000 Steine, but I've hardly ever written anything about it.

 

 

[aFrInaTi0n]

Welcome Rolf, enjoy our community!

Shortly is plain German: Wenn ich dir irgendwie helfen kann, gern jederzeit eine direkte Nachricht an mich. Viel Spaß bei uns!

English again: If I can help somehow, please nobody shall hesitate to approach me with a private message or in our help forums - I am happy to help where I can 

[ShaydDeGrai]

Welcome Rolf!  Rest assured you are not the only person here with more than half a century of life experiences behind him who still finds joy in Lego bricks; we even have a badge for that.  Check out the "Older than Dirt" thread if you'd like to join the club!

[Toastie]

Moin Rolf!

As others said: A good number of people here have already left the dirt behind .

My past 15 and 1/2 years of experience here on EB in a nutshell: It is a wonderful, friendly place, with an enormous LEGO experience and knowledge base. You will get help the moment you ask for, you can share your builds, or other LEGO related stuff (even rather remotely related, as I can tell ), and participate in many activities - or not! 

German here as well, and I'll turn 64 in a couple of weeks. Welcome to the club.

All the best and have fun!

Thorsten   

[Napoleon3]

4 hours ago, Toastie said:

German here as well, and I'll turn 64 in a couple of weeks. Welcome to the club.

64, a nice round number! I am also of a round number, but half as big...

My brother at least understands German, but the last time he spoke in German with some native speakers, they said he sounded like if he was from Switzerland...

[Toastie]

Hello @Napoleon3 and welcome to EB!

Absolutely - 32 is a very nice number. And so much more: 32 years of life experience!

Ha, nothing wrong with a Swiss accent! These are very pleasant people - I love the country. More than a decade ago, one of my former PhD students got a job in Thun - and got a Swiss passport some years later. When we lived for some years in the US, one Chem1A student said, I sound like someone from Australia. Well, coming from remote Northern Germany, that sounded cool to me :D    

More importantly: Accent or not, with or without using hands, feet, the entire body: Just do it. Nothing better than people interacting with each other.

Have fun around here!

Best wishes
Thorsten    

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Hello Rolf,

I'm almost 56, but I still feel like a child when I play with Lego.

You'll also discover how many other people, well into their adult years, are hanging around here, always ready to share their building experience.

...so welcome aboard!

Emanuele