Hello from North Carolina, U.S.A.

[Nooich]

Hello fellow Lego fans,

I have visited this site for the past few weeks, and really enjoy browsing through the interesting comments and magnificant MOCs. I enjoyed Lego as a kid back in the 80s, mostly with the city, castle & pirates themes (in fact my first set I believe was the 1552 container set - only if I had held on to it). Then for a number of years I simply just stopped playing/collecting. It wasn't until recently that by a simple "accident" of browsing through a Lego store that really brought me back into it.

Nowadays I enjoy collecting a few sets here and there, trying to be mindful of the space vs. wallet vs. desire factors. Just spent a hefty sum to catch up on all of the modular buildings, a couple of the UCS SW sets. To avoid having to pay through the roof, just picked up an Emerald Night train the other day...who knows where that will lead to...

Anyway, just some intro here, and definitely expect to spend more time here in the future to make up for lost time...Thanks!

[Brickdoctor]

Sounds like you've bought quite the starter collection after emerging from your Dark Ages. Welcome to EB! So are City, Castle, and Pirates still your favorites, or are you buying the large sets of each theme trying to find a theme that suits you?

[Nooich]

Thanks!

I started with the modular buildings simply because they looked great and would be a great foundation to any City themed collection. UCS sets were for the display factor. But all in all, Castle and Pirates will always be special to me given the memories I have growing up with them...Kind of wish that I came back a little earlier, since the previous Castle Fantasy Era series really looks interesting (luckily still in time for Medieval Market Village though)...

As for the others, I've picked up a few sets here and there, but mostly just for parts or a cool looking minifig here or there. As I'm sure many can attest, it can be a rather slippery slope if not carefully managed...haha...