DragonKhan Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) No, not Harlem in New York, but the original Haarlem in the Netherlands! Hello everyone! I'm Bjoern from Switzerland (now living in the NL) and I have been an avid reader here for a few years already. I've never posted anything so far though, which is mostly due to me not having any MOCs to show, but I have greatly enjoyed the amazing work of the members here! Eurobricks has also been a great source of information on my newly found hobby! So it's time to finally say something! Now I have been a huge fan of Lego as a child. It's pretty much the only toy I owned and wanted. I ended up with quite a selection but eventually lost interest. This was not only due to me growing out of it, but I also didn't like the direction Lego was heading. It was dissapointing what Lego had to offer and my "dark ages" started ... Eventually I had noticed that Lego seemed to have gone back to their roots with the new creator line and other things. You all know enough about it already. When I saw the Santa Fe train sets I knew that my dark age was over! Already as a child, I was most interested in the trains and had pretty much all sets. So it was a given that I had to get one more Lego train! But Lego decided otherwise. Not only did they continue to offer similar detailed trains, no they also introduced the modular buildings which I have been collecting ever since! Lego has gotten me back ... When younger, I enjoyed the classic technic sets and trains specifically. But I had a few "phases" where I collected other sets like the Western line or Aquanauts. I also was a big fan of more "advanced" sets like the Black Cat truck. The main focus was on the trains though, accumulating in a rather large collection of trains and tracks (9V & monorail). Now my main focus is pretty much everything city related. Especially the modular buildings and trains as mentioned. I also collect minifgs, the collectibles and city minifigs of all kinds. The city needs a population after all! Of course Lego is not my only interest. I enjoy travelling a lot and usually try to see and experience as many places as possible! Also, I visit a lot of theme parks because of my favorite pastime: Roller coasters! If there is something I enjoy more than Lego, this is it! I travel around the world just for some specific rides and so far I've been on over 800 different rides around the globe! My nickname is also a reference to a roller coaster btw. Currently I try to combine my two favorite things and build a Lego roller coaster! Something I wanted to do since I was a kid! ( http://www.theroller...terfactory.com/ ) It's a challenge, but I'll let you see the result eventually. I hope that some day I'll be able to actually contribute with a MOC! Until then: Cheers! Edited May 16, 2014 by DragonKhan Quote
-Horizon- Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 Nice To meet you DragonKhan, and I hope you enjoy all Eurobricks has to offer. So which Modulars do you own? Quote
DragonKhan Posted May 16, 2014 Author Posted May 16, 2014 I actually own all of them (except the Market Street, but that one is unofficial anyway). I came out of my dark ages right in time for the Cafe Corner. Lucky me ! Quote
-Horizon- Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 I actually own all of them (except the Market Street, but that one is unofficial anyway). I came out of my dark ages right in time for the Cafe Corner. Lucky me ! Wow that's lucky for you, but probably not your wallet. Quote
emilstorm Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 Welcome to eurobricks Bjoern, your story sounds much like mine :) It's hard to understand how you could go on living with out bricks once you get back to them :) Quote
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