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Philocrites

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Philocrites

Philocrites

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My parents hooked me on LEGO back in the 1970s. When they gave me the classic yellow LEGO Castle back in 1982, I started jealously guarding my collection and kept each set in its box in my parents' attic when I moved away. Sure, in my twenties and thirties I'd occasionally pick up a nostalgia purchase—an X-wing fighter when the new trilogy of Star Wars movies came out; a 50th-anniversary box just for old times sake—but it wasn't until my wife surprised me with the Holiday Train for my birthday four years ago that it occurred to me that there were serious adult LEGO builders.

Now I follow The Brothers Brick daily and marvel at the techniques people have developed. I mostly work on City themes, although I'm sure I spend more time admiring Castle MOCs. My 2 1/2-year-old son loves his DUPLO, but especially loves having me take one of my sets down from the bookshelf. This year, he's the Holiday Train engineer around our Christmas tree. I can't wait to build more with him.

I live in the Boston, Massachusetts, area and work as an editor. My photos are on Flickr.

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