Larrynautik Posted September 27, 2011 Age: 28 Age you started building: 7 Country: France Occupation: Computer specialist Married: No Children: No Does your spouse or child/children build: No Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: They only happen too far from my region How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: 3.500$ How much time do you spend building/playing a day: An hour, more on weekends. Favored theme/themes: City, Castle, Space, Star Wars, Modulars Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Few MOCing, mainly building original sets and play with Did you experience a "dark age": Yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": 17 What age did you exit your "dark age": 25 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): walking, writing novels, reading, F1, video games and movies. In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: They appear precious to my eyes, shining, clean and perfect, offering the possibility to create anything. They remember me my childhood, and it's even better now that I can buy a lot of them each month with my job. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: If you want :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATMAddict Posted September 27, 2011 Age: 43 Age you started building: long time ago Country: Ireland Occupation: Helpdesk Agent Married: Yes Children: 1 X 7, 1 X 2 Does your spouse or child/children build: YEs Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: NO Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: No, haven't found any in Ireland How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: 1000 + euro How much time do you spend building/playing a day: 1.5 Hrs Favored theme/themes: City / Technic Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both?: Both Did you experience a "dark age": yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": unknown, in my teens before I got married What age did you exit your "dark": mid 30's Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Land Rovers and car restoration, es:freestyling and modding Lego designs In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: Who knew plastic bricks could be so much fun. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricksan Posted September 27, 2011 Age: 29 Age you started building: 6 Country: UK Occupation: Self Employed Married: Yes Children: Yes Does your spouse or child/children build: My child does, my spouse does not Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: No but only got back into it this year so will attend in the future How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: Unlimited How much time do you spend building/playing a day: 1 hour a day, more time is spent running my LEGO and Discworld fansite Favored theme/themes: Pirates Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Retail sets only not into MOCs Did you experience a "dark age": Yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": 16 What age did you exit your "dark age": 29 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Discworld, running sites, book collecting In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: I have enjoyed it for as long as I can remember and never heard a bad word said about it, that is what makes LEGO so appealing plus that fact it appeals to all ages. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schrodinger's Cat Posted September 27, 2011 Age: 31 Age you started building: ?? - started at age 31 as an adult; played with LEGO occasionally as a child Country: USA Occupation: Administrative Assistant; Graduate Student in Biology Married: yes Children: yes (4 years old) Does your spouse or child/children build: I build with my daughter very frequently, and my husband occasionally builds with her as well. Do you have close friends who build: no Do you build together with your friends: no Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: no; only attended Kidsfest with my daughter last year How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: $1000+ How much time do you spend building/playing a day: 1-10+ hours Favored theme/themes: creator, harry potter, modular buildings, architecture Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? some sets I collect and some sets I buy and build and then use them for parts; I've recently started working on my own designs Did you experience a "dark age": Perhaps - I hadn't played with LEGO in years before I started earlier this year, but I did play a bit when I was younger. If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": No clue. I don't remember playing with LEGO after elementary school, at the very least. What age did you exit your "dark age": 31 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): jewelry design In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: There are so many possibilities May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul_delahaye Posted September 27, 2011 Age: 33 Age you started building: 5 Country: United Kingdom Occupation: Operations Director Married: No Children: No Does your spouse or child/children build: Partner, yes she does Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: maybe once a year How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: £3000 - £4000 GBP per year How much time do you spend building/playing a day: Probably about 3 hours a week Favored theme/themes: Technic, Train, City Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Retail Sets Did you experience a "dark age": Yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" Approx 15 (1993) What age did you exit your "dark age": Approx 23 (2001) Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): House renovation In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: I find it therapeutic, a way of relieving stress May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: No thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CP5670 Posted September 28, 2011 Age: 25 Age you started building: 1 Country: USA Occupation: mathematics/engineering researcher Married: no Children: none Does your spouse or child/children build: N/A Do you have close friends who build: not very close ones, but I know several people well from Lego events Do you build together with your friends: no, I usually build alone Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: yes (mainly Brickfair once a year, although I want to start attending local LUG meetings too) How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: about $500, mostly on Bricklink orders (used to spend much more but my collection has largely topped out now) How much time do you spend building/playing a day: 1-2 hours on average, more on weekends Favored theme/themes: Space, Technic, City Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? both Did you experience a "dark age": not really If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": N/A What age did you exit your "dark age": N/A Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): PC games and modding and PC hardware In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: I like how you can not only create practically anything, but do so quickly and easily. There are more advanced construction systems out there (using wood/metal/paint/etc.) but none allow you to create polished, playable and functional models with so little effort. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brickus Posted September 28, 2011 Age: 20. Age you started building: 3 (from what my mother says). Country: Australia. Occupation: Cinema Attendant/Projectionist. Married: No. Children: No. Does your spouse or child/children build: No. Do you have close friends who build: No. Do you build together with your friends: My grandmother likes to help me sort out pieces and build larger sets, but generally no. Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: I wish How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: Less than $10000, but pretty close. How much time do you spend building/playing a day: Depends, whenever I have a set to build. Favored theme/themes: Star Wars, Hero Factory, BIONICLE, LEGO Direct Models, Technic, some other Licensed Themes, some City and Creator, still have Exo-Force and Vikings. Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Retail sets, I'm terrible at MOCs. Did you experience a "dark age": No. If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" N/A What age did you exit your "dark age": N/A Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Not really, I enjoy movies, not much of a gamer until recently. In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: It has been with me for as long as I can remember, and I just love building the fantastic models that come out of the LEGO factories. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: I'm sorry no. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonicstarlight Posted September 28, 2011 Here you go. Age: 31 Age you started building: 5 or 6 Country: USA Occupation: Graphic Designer Married: Yes Children: No Does your spouse or child/children build: No Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: No How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: $1000+ How much time do you spend building/playing a day: I build in spurts - say 5 hours a week average Favored theme/themes: City for theme, but the modular buildings in particular are my favorite Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both?: Both Did you experience a "dark age": Yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": Probably around 13 or 14 What age did you exit your "dark age": 28 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Video games, origami In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: Complete freedom to make anything I want May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tocko Posted September 28, 2011 Age: 31 Age you started building: 7 Country: Slovenia Occupation: Computer Engineer Married: Yes Children: Yes Does your spouse or child/children build: Yes Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: No How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: 2000€ last year, expect to lower the expense to less 1000€ this year How much time do you spend building/playing a day: half hour average. Favored theme/themes: Modular Buildings, Creator Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Retail Sets Did you experience a "dark age": yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": 12 What age did you exit your "dark age": 29 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Running, Skiing, Basketball, Bikeing, Photography (Panoramic), Movies/TV Series. In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy D Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) Well, here it is… Age: 66 Age you started building: 50 Country: USA Occupation: Semi-retired college professor Married: yes Children: yes Does your spouse or child/children build: yes, my 31 year old son (after a 17 year hiatus from LEGO). He and his wife recently became interested in LEGO. Do you have close friends who build: no Do you build together with your friends: no Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: no, only because there are none close by. How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: More than I care to admit, maybe about $2000 last year, should be less next year. How much time do you spend building/playing a day: not every day, but maybe 8-10 hours per week. Favored theme/themes: Modular buildings, Creator buildings Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both?: Both, right now mostly retail, but soon to be more MOC's or MOD's Did you experience a "dark age": Yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": 52 What age did you exit your "dark age": 62 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Computer related. In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: To me, LEGO bricks are an art medium. I can put them together, whether it is a purchased set or just some random bricks and if I don’t like what I have built, I can take it apart and reuse the bricks for another project. The ultimate reusable art medium. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: I don’t live anywhere near Florida, but an email interview would be OK. Good luck with your project, Andy D Note to Pingles: So far I'm winning the "Who's Oldest" Contest Edited September 28, 2011 by Andy D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiker86 Posted September 28, 2011 Age: 25 Age you started building: 2-3-4-ish Country: Norway Occupation: IT-technician Married: no Children: none Does your spouse or child/children build: no Do you have close friends who build: yes Do you build together with your friends: yes Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: yes How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: alot How much time do you spend building/playing a day: atleast 1 hour Favored theme/themes: City Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? both Did you experience a "dark age": some years If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" What age did you exit your "dark age": Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Photographing In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: create your own imagination May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: no Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McBuddha Posted September 28, 2011 Age: 46 Age you started building: 3 Country: Sweden Occupation: Musician, composer, producer Married: Yeas Children: 2 daughters (5 & 7 years) Does your spouse or child/children build: Yes, especially the youngest kid. She´s as crazy as I am in LEGO. Do you have close friends who build: Yes Do you build together with your friends: No, not yet, but we are planning to build 2 Tower Bridges soon! :) Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: Yes, sort of. Just visited one, but planning to visit the next one, and the next... How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: 1500 EURO How much time do you spend building/playing a day: Maybe 2 hours a week, but spending a lot of time browsing for LEGO Favored theme/themes: Modular, City, Creator, Technic (and soon Friends) Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Collecting retail sets Did you experience a "dark age": Yes, I guess so... ...but am now out from the LEGO closet... ;) If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" If it ever was a dark age, maybe around 16 What age did you exit your "dark age": Like the interest I have today, since last year after visiting Legoland (Billund): 45. Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Music, nature, beer In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: For me, it´s just a very good way of meditation. Since I make crative descicions every day in my work, I just LOVE to follow the instructions very closely. Everything is thought out so well, my brain can relax and let go of the responible way of thinking. For me as a dad, it´s such a big gift to be able to encourage my youngest girl and support her natural interest for construction and creative thinking. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Of course! Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lyichir Posted September 28, 2011 Age: 20 Age you started building: 4 Country: USA Occupation: Student Married: No Children: None Does your spouse or child/children build: No Do you have close friends who build: A few Do you build together with your friends: Rarely Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: Brickfair in Washington D.C., once per year How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: Too much to count! How much time do you spend building/playing a day: Around an hour a day, more or less Favored theme/themes: Bionicle, Exo-Force, Space Police III, Atlantis, Power Miners, Agents, Ninjago, Collectible Minifigures Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both?: Both Did you experience a "dark age": No If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" -- What age did you exit your "dark age": -- Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Video games, drawing, reading In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: Quality products, useful as a creative medium May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: No Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gratefulnat Posted September 28, 2011 Age: 41 Age you started building: 2-3 Country: Switzerland Occupation: Accountant Married: no Children: 1 Does your spouse or child/children build: until last year, my son(12) & I would often build together, not so much now as he developes his own interests Do you have close friends who build: 1 friend Do you build together with your friends: no, we mostly just argue about trades and talk about LEGO, and drink beer Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: no How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: 2500 Swiss francs How much time do you spend building/playing a day: I have periods 5 or 6 times a year where I build a lot over a week or two Favored theme/themes: Star Wars, but have been discovering many new themes over the last year (modulars, train, creator) Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? primarily retail Did you experience a "dark age": yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": ~13 What age did you exit your "dark age": 31 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): reading, music, enjoying good food & wine with close friends In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: an amazingly imaginative re-usable contruction medium, stress-relieving, but mostly just because I find it fun May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treeboy Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) Age:42 Age you started building: 42 Country: Peoples Republic of California Occupation: Forester Married: Yes Children: yes Does your spouse or child/children build: Child Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: No How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: $200 - $300 $500+ How much time do you spend building/playing a day: 1-2 hours/day Favored theme/themes: Military/Star Wars Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Both Did you experience a "dark age": Not really unless you count the first 42 years. If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" What age did you exit your "dark age": Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Fishing, hunting and GIS In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: The amount of creativity I see others are able to demonstrate as well as myself merely building with "children's" blocks May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Yes And that my friends is my 100th post I feel naturalized some how. Edited September 29, 2011 by treeboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamweb Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) Age: 30 Age you started building: 8 (I think) Country: Poland Occupation: Geologist Married: Yes Children: No Does your spouse or child/children build: My wife builds sets with me sometimes Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: No How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: I can't count that! How much time do you spend building/playing a day: Let's say 1 hour a day average, sometimes it's a whole day, but there are whole weeks when I practically do nothing with LEGO Favored theme/themes: Pirates Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? MOCs (I buy sets, but I rarely keep them AS sets) Did you experience a "dark age": Not really. There were times when I was less interested in LEGO, because I had other things do to, but this still happens today too. So no real dark age. If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" No dark are What age did you exit your "dark age": No dark are Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Playing the guitar, singing, watching movies In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: You can do anything with them. You can't get bored. They do miracles to your imagination. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Yes. Edited September 29, 2011 by Dreamweb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fred67 Posted September 30, 2011 Age: 44 Age you started building: don't recall. Country: USA Occupation: Computer Programmer Married: Yes Children: 2 Does your spouse or child/children build: sometimes Do you have close friends who build: no Do you build together with your friends: no Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: no How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: $3000 - $3500 How much time do you spend building/playing a day: an hour maybe, on average. Favored theme/themes: Trains, Castle, Star Wars Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Both. Did you experience a "dark age": two! If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": Don't recall, and maybe 38. What age did you exit your "dark age": about 35 and 41... (see below) Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): reading, hiking, programming (yes, as a hobby). In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: It's actually much like how I got into computer programming... I can build whatever I want and I can do it my own way, even if I like collecting "official" sets and seeing what others have done, as well. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: if you want. About my dark ages: I started buying LEGO trains in the early 2000's, but after buying a few, and only setting them up at Christmas, I went into a second dark ages that I really didn't come out of until about 3 or four years ago, at which point I went nuts and started buying LEGO like crazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danim Posted September 30, 2011 Age: 21 Age you started building: 3 Country: UK Occupation: Student Married: No Children: no Does your spouse or child/children build: N/A Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: N/A Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: Not Really but I would like to if there were any closer to me How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: Usually about £200 however is varies How much time do you spend building/playing a day: Varies from a few minutes to a few hours Favored theme/themes: Town, Mindstorms anything that takes my fancy Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Both Did you experience a "dark age": Not really however I do go through phases which I will loose intrest in Lego and focus on something else for a few weeks but then I go back to it Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Computer Modelling, Computer Gaming, building scale models, RC vehicles In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: The fact that is you do not like a model you can take it apart and rebuild it into a new model, also no MOC is ever the same and there are so many techneques that you can use to create a specific look May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricverson Posted October 2, 2011 Age: 23 Age you started building: 8 Country: Australia Occupation: Self-Employed Married: No Children: No Does your spouse or child/children build: Girlfriend, she only builds official sets. Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: No How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: >$4000 How much time do you spend building/playing a day: 2-3Hrs Favored theme/themes: Pirates/City/Castle Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Collect retail sets Did you experience a "dark age": Yep If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" 14 y/o What age did you exit your "dark age": 23 y/o Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Not really In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: It carries many good memories. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Yes if you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lionheart Posted October 9, 2011 Age: 28 Age you started building: 5-6 Country: The Netherlands Occupation: Writer in game industry Married: No Children: No Does your spouse or child/children build: No Do you have close friends who build: Yes Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: No How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: 800-1000 Euros How much time do you spend building/playing a day: 1-2 hours (varies a lot) Favored theme/themes: Pirates, Modular Buildings Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Retail sets Did you experience a "dark age": Yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": Around 15 What age did you exit your "dark age": 24 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Gaming, drawing comics In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: It's incredibly fun and soothing to create order into the chaos of the world with the clickety-clack of bricks popping together in perfection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lorax Posted October 9, 2011 Age: 34 Age you started building: about 4, I had older siblings and a huge box of Lego to play with. Country: Australia Occupation: Servant of the Public (legislation stuff) Married: yes Children: Two, a lovely teenager and a lively toddler Does your spouse or child/children build: my husband is building right now, my teenager doesn't, my toddler sticks 'buttons' (1x1 round plates) on everything we build, does that count as building? Do you have close friends who build: no (unless you count my husband) Do you build together with your friends: I do build with my husband, we are very different in how and what we build, but we offer advice to each other Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: I have, but it definitely isn't regularly (in Australia I think there is less of them). How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: Oh dear... I will never admit that, even to myself How much time do you spend building/playing a day: Probably on average 30 minutes to 1 hr Favored theme/themes: Fabuland and the Mickey series that looked like Fabuland Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Only MOCs, I buy sets for pieces. Did you experience a "dark age": I have had two, just recently come out of my second one. If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" I guess at about 15 and again at around 30 What age did you exit your "dark age": 23 and again at 34 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): I work out, I did roller skate (and train as fresh meat for roller derby) which I want to do again, I also have started doing some stop motion stuff. In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: They are the medium in which I can express what is inside my head (and it is darn good fun). May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: I very much doubt I am interesting enough for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sid Sidious Posted October 11, 2011 Age:16 Age you started building: ~4 Country:USA Occupation:Student Married:no Children:no Does your spouse or child/children build:N/A Do you have close friends who build:no Do you build together with your friends:no Do you regularly attend Lego conventions:I would if there were any in my area, but I don't since there aren't any locally. How much money do you spend on Lego product a year:$100 to $150 How much time do you spend building/playing a day:about half an hour Favored theme/themes:Bionicle, Insectoids, Collectible Minifigures, Atlantis, Adventurers, Islanders Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both?I buy retail sets which get taken apart and made into MOCs Did you experience a "dark age":no If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age"N/A What age did you exit your "dark age":N/A Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.):Track, Boy Scouts, Pokemon, reading, Science Olympiad. In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special:They give you the materials for you to create whatever you can imagine. They also give you some constraints to work around (bricks in production, bricks you have, etc.) which provides a challenge to overcome, which I like doing. They are also high quality, so they will last probably my whole life, and hold their value so I'm not left with a collection of worthless bricks in a few years, like other fads might. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview:If the interview is over the Internet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabe Posted October 12, 2011 Age: 40 Age you started building: About 4 i suppose. I have vague memories of playing with my cousin at that age, although i think the bricks were his. My first set that i remember was at about 5, as a reward for enduring a tooth extraction. Occupation: Artist Married: No Children: No Does your spouse or child/children build: My partner collects minifigs and likes to create backstories for them (she's a writer), but she doesn't usually build. Do you have close friends who build: No close friends, no, although i attend a LUG and of course they all build. Do you build together with your friends: Unless i'm at a MUGS meeting, no. Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: I attended Brickvention this year and plan to exhibit next year, all being well. :) How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: About $1500-2000/annum when worked out on a monthly basis (i've only been collecting for about 18 months), but i hope to slow down significantly next year. How much time do you spend building/playing a day: About an hour, give or take. Depends on whether i'm obsessing over a Moc or not... Favored theme/themes: Castle, Pirates, Ninjago, Pharoah's quest, PoP, Atlantis. The CM's have been awesome too. Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Both, although nothing stays built very long around here. Did you experience a "dark age": Yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age": About 13-14. What age did you exit your "dark age": 39 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Photography, bird watching, cycling, hiking, archery (never enough time for everything!) In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: Thier versatility, they really are a fantastic sculptural medium. I have a painter's eye, which means i often interperet things in 2D - Lego really helps me to counter that by forcing me to view my creations from multiple perspectives. I love the problem solving nature of it. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: If an email interview is practical, then sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jth781 Posted October 15, 2011 Age:33 Age you started building: 6 Country: USA Occupation: Travel Industry Married: No Children:No Does your spouse or child/children build: Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends:No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions:No but have thought about it How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: 500-700 USD How much time do you spend building/playing a day: Varies Favored theme/themes: City Town Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Both Did you experience a "dark age": Yes during the horrible lego jack stone days. If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" 27 What age did you exit your "dark age":30 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Golf Traveling Skiing In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: I just love being able to create something from nothing. May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Concept Posted October 15, 2011 Age: 34 Age you started building: 5 ish Country: Australia Occupation: Project Officer Married: Yes Children: Yes Does your spouse or child/children build: Wife not really / daughter yes Do you have close friends who build: No Do you build together with your friends: No Do you regularly attend Lego conventions: I wish I could but I live in the wrong country How much money do you spend on Lego product a year: Not regular spending, last year maybe $ 400.00 this year so far $2500.00+ How much time do you spend building/playing a day: At the moment 1 hour on average Favored theme/themes: Star Wars, Technic Do you primarily collect retail sets, build MOCs, or both? Retail sets (UCS) first now that I have a few bricks laying around some MOC soon I hope Did you experience a "dark age": Yes If yes, what age did you enter your "dark age" 14 What age did you exit your "dark age": 25 Other hobbies (other toy collecting, sports, drawing etc.): Mountain Biking, Motor biking, Gaming, Music In your own words what makes Lego bricks so special: Love the Star Wars UCS, that what got me back. It is also a way to be creative for me May I PM you with a request for a personal interview: No thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
