Haltiamieli Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Hello, I don't usually post introductions when I arrive to new forums, I just jump to the conversations head-first. I was planning to follow my usual strategy here too, but maybe I got a little bit jealous that everyone seems to be getting a nice amount of welcoming replies here. ;) ...or maybe I just wanted an excuse to write a horribly long story about my history and interests. So... I'm Haltiamieli, a 25 years old guy from Finland. I don't have much hobbies per se, but I'm a keen Tolkienist and during the last few years I've also spent many an hour editing the Finnish Wikipedia. A geek, then? Undeniably. When it comes to Lego, I've gradually awoken from my dark ages during the last six months or so. I'm maybe a little bit heretic here, because back in childhood I'd say my favourite toy was Playmobil, even if Lego wasn't far behind. Maybe it's partly because there had always been legos in our house, due to my 5 years older brother, but Playmobil was my own thing. For example, I have no idea whatsoever what my first Lego set was, but I remember my first playmobils very well. And admittedly I have never been a very good builder, so some finer possibilities of Lego bricks weren't that important for me then. I suppose I entered my dark ages around the same time that most people, when "playing with toys" turned to be regarded very uncool. I have much respect for those who dare to continue playing and building through their teenage and afterwards, but I wasn't one of them. My first nudge towards a new period of Lego hobby was already in 2006, but well... I'm mostly interested in the Castle theme and that was the last year of Knights' Kingdom II. Needless to say more? Out of interest I bought one of those big action figure knights, and was appalled. So appalled that I hid it in my closet and never told anyone that I had bought such an abomination. I also bought one of those anime-inspired mechas, but while I didn't hide it in the closet, it wasn't enough to really inspire my awakening either. Mechas are cool, but not very high on my interest list. Last year, however, things were different. I have peer support and conversation sounding board in a friend of mine who has undergone the transformation to "afolhood" at the same time as I did. The collectable minifigures (narrowly missed series 1 though) worked in a sort of gateway theory way for me, as buying a 2 euro fig didn't feel that big a deal, and then soon I was already making orders from Bricklink and buying the Medieval Market Village (luckily I stirred before it went out of production). I'm building a small medieval village, which consists of five buildings at the moment: the two from MMV, Siskind's Blacksmith Shop (a replica I've built with the help of BL, not the real thing!), the newest Hagrid's Hut as the village witch's cottage and a MOC based on the "summer home" alternate version of Apple Tree House. Due to the over-abundance of blacksmiths the Blacksmith Shop is still without clear function. I plan to use it as a farmhouse to go with the mill and barn when the Mill Village Raid comes out in the summer. Quote
Flare Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Haltiamieli, that was a great introduction. I thouroughly enjoyed reading it. Anyways, welcome to Eurobricks! I really look forward to seeing you around the forums. See you later! Flare Quote
Walter Kovacs Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Welcome to EB, Haltiamieli. I won't condemn you for having one of the KKII Large Figures. I have three, though two were gifts and the third was mixed in a garage sale find. So maybe those don't really count. Quote
gotoAndLego Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Welcome aboard. Now that you're here its ok to admit that choosing a title is actually pretty easy. Quote
Captain Becker Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Great interviewe Haltiamieli, welcome to EB and enjoy the forums. i have also one large KK2 figure, but itss in pieces in one box. I got castle theme at this year and im sad at i missed the Fantasy era. But anyways, welcome to EB and see you around the forums Captain Becker Quote
Enpaz Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Welcome! A fine introduction you've got there. I can understand your aversion to the big boy you bought yourself. Quote
Zeya Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Welcome! I too was basically lured in by the collectible minifigures. Actually it all started as a casual visit to Lego.com and I was impressed by all the products. Then my girlfriend nudged me to buy the Creator Beach House set at a store. Then I bought all Series 1 minifigures, and then I started buying exclusive sets and Kingdoms sets... and here I am lol. It's good to see other people interested in kingdoms too. Quote
Admiral Croissant Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Welcome to Eurobricks! I'm only 19 years old and so far I've never sold all my Lego. But it must be quite a step to start all over again. It's always good to hear that AFOLs after a long dark age start collecting again. Quote
Haltiamieli Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 Thanks for all the greetings. I'm only 19 years old and so far I've never sold all my Lego. But it must be quite a step to start all over again. Luckily, I didn't sell my old Lego bricks either. They were just stacked away when there was no-one to play or build with them. You see, I never lost my appreciation for Lego even if I spent a decade not playing or building with them. Our bricks have been in my brother's keeping for a long time, but as he has used them seldom I'm now moving them to my home. But there's quite a lot of them (even if not A LOT in afol-standards) and we live in different cities and neither drives a car, so I've yet managed to carry with me on a train-trip just something like one third of our total brick amount. I suppose I drew a little more looks than usual on that train, with a big transparent box full of Lego on my lap. Quote
Niku Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Welcome though im new too A good introduction just a little disturbing about the part of Playmobil Nevermind just kidding Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 Welcome to the forums Haltiamieli! It was nice to read your introduction and we're glad to have you here in Eurobricks. Enjoy the site and see you around! Quote
Mr. Elijah Timms Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Welcome, man-- I've enjoyed the comments you've added around the site and look forward to hearing your take on future events as they unfold. Welcome to EB, and don't be a stranger! Quote
dr_spock Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Welcome to Eurobricks. Nice introduction. Quote
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