How many themes do you collect?

[Commander Laquiet]

I collect basically any set that looks good and that I like, but more often than not it will contain many useful parts for MOCing. A set like 7571 from the Prince of Persia line is a good example. While a good set itself, I mainly bought it for the various useful parts it contained.

I would probably have a set from nearly all of the decent themes released in the last 8-9 years.

[noname]

I collect mainly City, mostly because toy shops in Israel have mostly City sets. I also like their minifigs and their useful parts.

I have some new LEGO Pirates sets (Brickbeard's Bounty, Cannon Battle, Loot Island and the impulse sets), and few Creator sets (Beach House, for example).

I have a bit of adventures sets (Research Glider, Secret of the Tomb, Thunder Blazer and Mountain Sleigh) and old Harry Potter sets (Quality Quidditch Supplies, Slytherin, Dobby's Release, Troll on the Loose, Flying Lesson, Hogwarts Classroom, Gryffindor, Sorting Hat, Snape's Class and Diagon Alley Shops)

I also have two Fantasy Era sets (Knights' Catapult Defense, The Knight) and one Kingdoms set.

I inherited a large portion of mixed bricks and sets from family members (Chief's Teepee is one of them)

Well, to sum up, I have City, Harry Potter, Castle, Creator, Adventures and Indians, but I currently collect the sets I see in toy stores.

EDIT: Oh, I also have the Indiana Jones set with the tent.

Edited September 19, 2010 by noname

[Dan the Brickman]

I mostly focus on castle, and pirates. I'm a starwars fan, so I try to get some of my favorite ships and characters from those lines.

I also buy random sets, just to get a variety of parts. And I like mini-figures!

[Brickus]

Star Wars, City, LEGO Exclusives, Hero Factory/Bionicle, Technic.

[Zzz]

To answer the topic starter's question in some way, let me tell you that blindly collecting one theme is never as satisfying as keeping your eyes and ears open. Perhaps in the end you decide not to try another theme, but whatever, you checked it out and thought about pro and contra - and that is important. You collect PT? So you might not get the new Arc170 (since you have the old one) in favor for another set of another theme, cause they are pretty much the same. Just an example. ALways stay open to new stuff and if you like a set, get it, but there is no need to collect an entire theme.

What I cannot stress enough: One might like a theme for a couple of great sets. There is no need to raise their "value" or to keep concentrated on them/ interested in them in getting new and obviously not so interesting sets from the same theme, just that your great sets have some company. Never collect. Only go for great stuff. Just my advice though. And I have to think about this pretty often, collecting becomes tricky when you do it just for the reason, not for your interest. When the pleasure comes out of collecting, not of having the actual set. But we are always captured in that pattern, collecting. This is how a lot of video games work btw. They keep you in it for the collecting part, mainly not for the fun.

About me, I have lots of City, Train, most of M-Tron, the complete 1989 Pirates and about 20 Technic and Model Team sets from my childhood (yeah, the collector pattern, it is there - I always wanted to have castle back then, cause it was great, but never got a single set - cause it didn't fit! And went for some boring City sets. Bad choice.)

And from after the dark age, I have mostly OT and PT SW, one CW set (but multiple BPs), a couple of Adventurers sets, some Exo-Force, almost all Indy sets, all the Coll. Minifigs and a couple small ones from here and there. I think about getting some PoP and HP sets this year, perhaps one of the new 2011 Adventurers and possibly PotC sets. I can better resist now to the "collector thing" and said "no" to eg. Indys Flying Wing (hate that wing piece) or some SW sets that are boring. Time and money is too precious for me to waste on things I just get for the collection.

cheers and lots of fun with your castle guys, if you'll go for them!

[LEGOMAN132]

I collect Technic, Star wars, City, World Racers, and Indiana jones. Although I will buy a set or two from other thems if I like them.