Ahoi !

[m'kheyl]

Hi to everybody!

I've been bitten by the LEGO bug as early as 2 years old (that was in 1985) and my first "Basic" construction set. The first "big" set that I can remember was the Technic plane 8855 which I got for my 5th bday ... I think. Later I got my all time favourite, the Black Sea Barracuda

I think I had something like 70 sets in all, Technic, Castle, Pirates (my favourite theme), City... But several years later when I moved from my parents' home and got a work I made one of my biggest mistakes: I told my parents that I had no room to take my LEGO boxes and I wasn't playing with them for a few years anyway, so they could give them to some of their friends who had younger kids, and then I pretty much forgot all about it (that was 7 years ago or so)

About one year ago I was killing some time in a TRU and my eye caught some of the new sets, and I thought LEGO were really the awesomest toys I ever had. I called my parents just in case but of course they did as I told them and they had given everything to friends Well almost everything, I still had a small box with most of the instructions of my old sets ... but not a single brick left.

And so I went on to check ebay and discovered the wide world of AFOLs, and I have re-bought a handful of the old Pirates sets. And now after a while searching for the good bargain I'm finally waiting a boxed Black Sea Barracuda which should be in the mail some time this week, almost 20 years after I first got it

Cheers to everybody, thanks for reading!

[Dadster]

Welcome to the wonderful world of EB! Glad to hear you're so excited, but its a shame all your parents kept were the instructions for the old sets...

Have fun with your "new"BS Barracuda!

[legotrainfan]

Good to hear that you've got rid of those nasty Dark Ages! Welcome to our community!

[I Scream Clone]

Welcome aboard you old scurvy dog You have done well to track down a lot of your favourite Pirate sets, esp BSB.

Im sure you will enjoy your time here.