ogelivation Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) I'm Sara from Melbourne - I'm an AFOL who joined to enjoy the magnificent MOCs posted here. See, I'm learning the lingo. And I'm totally in awe of the imaginations on display. Every Christmas as a child my siblings and I would shake our wrapped presents under the tree to see if they had that "Lego jangle". Back then (ahem, the 70s) sets were a lot more generic and I don't think I followed a single instruction booklet in my childhood. Pretty much the only thing my sister and I made were little houses complete with furniture, using the (now) vintage 2x3 doors, which is a smaller scale than minifigs (did they even exist then)? We would build anything from mansions to tiny caravans where we squeezed in just enough furniture to be functional. While our brother used the "blocky" 2x2s and 2x4s in primary colours to make his cars and trucks, we were only really interested in the thin white bricks to build walls. My parents still have a drawer-ful of that old Lego (used to be 3 drawers, but it got redistributed among grandkids), which I still play with despite its rather unhygenic state. More recently I've started buying myself new sets and learning how to follow instructions... the first time around. Then I take it apart and build mansions and bedsits again. My daughter at 5 is now old enough to join in. I was pleased to see how well she coped with instructions, then astonished by the little creations she's started to make. She's obsessed with the Lego movie so her sets are all from that theme. I prefer Friends, Elves and the Creator houses because they have the pieces I like for my architecture. Phew. That's me and my lego! Edited August 14, 2015 by ogelivation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted August 14, 2015 Welcome to Eurobricks, Sara. Have fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert8 Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Hello Sara I used to receive LEGO sets every Christmas too! Welcome to Eurobricks! Edited August 14, 2015 by Robert8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Gidman Posted August 14, 2015 Welcome to Eurobricks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ogelivation Posted August 15, 2015 I shop online quite a bit, so now every time a package comes to the door I'm back to shaking it to see if it's my Lego order! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slopemodified Posted August 15, 2015 Welcome to another Aussie! There are quite a few of us on here! Enjoy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pennas2000 Posted August 18, 2015 Welcome. I'm from Bendigo. 2 hours down the road from Melbourne. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul_delahaye Posted August 22, 2015 I used to receive LEGO sets for Christmas……..and I still do, although I buy it for myself now! Welcome to the forum. Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ogelivation Posted August 23, 2015 I'm afraid I buy them NOT for Christmas. Just bought the new Ninjago temple yesterday, which is a line I never thought I'd look twice at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CelceBricks Posted August 23, 2015 Hello Sara! Welcome to Eurobricks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exetrius Posted August 29, 2015 Warm welcome to Eurobricks Sara! Just bought the new Ninjago temple yesterday, which is a line I never thought I'd look twice at. Oh yeah, what a great set it is, isn't it? Maybe I see you back in the Action and adventure themes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
