My dark ages lasted from 1995 to 2005. It all started when I was 14 when I discovered new interests, including building model kits (I still make them) which I thought were more rewarding than Legos. I was also at the age hwere lego was no longer cool (I was wrong), During my dark ages, I did appreciate some of the Lego sets but did not buy them. I remember my younger cousin getting one of the Ninja sets in the late 90's (not to be confused with Ninjago). I actually helped building the set for my cousin which I enjoyed. I also saw all the early licensed sets being released, but sadly I did not bother to buy them. It wasn't until 2005 that I discovered the Vikings sets, so out of nostalgia I bought a few of the smaller sets. Ever since I have been collecting random sets that I thought looked good to me, ranging from City, Castle and Star Wars. My true passion though are Architecture, Minifigures, and the Advanced Models (Sopwith Camel, VW Camper,etc.).