Regression? Yes, please.

[ganimede]

When James May did his recent pimp my Lego show where he used it to make a lifesized house, I've had the urge to get mine out of the attic. It's been up there for far too long. I relegated it there when I no longer had space for it in my bedroom and also when I thought I was too old for playing with such things. However, I have come to realise

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[hobbitblue]

yay lego - James May has a lot to answer for, really must finish my meccano car... Wow, that's a lot of lego, don't think I ever had that much and yay TARDIS, very nifty (and cool photos too, hee! :) )

[ganimede]

It's the result of a couple of years worth of presents! I remember getting a couple of the medium sized boxes which makes a difference. You need a fair amount really to be able to make decent stuff.

[hobbitblue]

I had enough to fill a 4 litre ice-cream tub and then some more in a bucket, I *think*, mainly remember the tub cos I learnt to say "Blast!" as a wee 'un when my dad tripped over same, sending lego and nearly himself flying and commented accordingly! I never seemed to have enough to make anything fancy, but then I mainly made houses and stuff, not much imagaination where blocks were concerned, sadly..

[ganimede]

Nothing wrong with making houses and stuff! I did that as well, although I tended to make enough for a smallish town complete with post office and a cafe and then just play with that for a while till my mother got fed up of me taking over the dining room floor with it. One of the books I have has instructions for a typewriter which I made once so that was a nice change. I'm currently eyeing up the instructions for an old 1920s style car but I don't have some of the necessary pieces :(

[heikki_cheren]

Ah ha! Looks nice. ;)

[ftmichael]

Hee! That TARDIS and all the photos and their captions are absolutely wonderful, and so are you. Very nice job adjusting the final picture! I agree that it looks very like a quarry Classic Who.

I have come to realise that you're really never too old for that, and besides, it's a great way to relax and relieve stress. Or at least, replace crappy work stress with the kind of stress you get when trying unsuccessfully to unstick two bricks.
This made me laugh, both because I know that feeling so well and because you worded it so amusingly. And you're very right that you're never too old for things like playing with Lego!

Are you a mad man with a box, then? ;) That is quite a nice Lego box, and all the nicer as it has a seat on top too. I have a wooden toy chest that's designed to be sat upon when closed, but it has no cushion.

[ganimede]

I had to adjust the final picture, the colour just wasn't right at all. The bricks aren't even the right shade as they really are, never mind being the wrong shade for the TARDIS.

Apparently, you can buy a special tool from Lego for unsticking bricks. It's the princely sum of 99p. I think I may just have to get one. Or two.

I suppose I must be a madman with a box. And a blue box too, don't forget. I think the seat makes it, it's a much better piece of furniture because of that.

[ftmichael]

Not the right shade as they really are? Do you mean they're not the same colour blue as Lego bricks usually are? *slightly confused*

Oh! I remember that little tool. I think I saw it advertised when I was a kid, and wanted one, but never wound up getting it. I can usually get the blocks apart okay with a fingernail; it's just a hassle. I feel like I had a friend who had that little tool so I got to try it, and it did help, but for some reason I never bothered to get my own. I think it was a bit more expensive back then, too.

Agreed about the seat. Otherwise it'd just be a box! With the seat, it's more a piece of furniture.

[ganimede]

The colour of the bricks in the untouched photos is not an accurate representation of the actual shade of said bricks when seen in real life with good lighting and an unimpeded viewpoint. That help?

In order to get the bricks apart with a fingernail, you kind of have to have fingernails though.

Perish the thought that I have just a blue box...

[polkadotsquared]

My lego's in an old plastic laundry bin, I inherited most of it from my dad and uncle's collection so it dates back to the 60's. Wish mine was as organised as yours though. Saying that I do enjoy tipping it all out over the living room and playing around - I imagine that over the years several of the small bits have been swallowed by various cats.

There is definitely no age limit on lego though, and as a day to day reminder I have a lego Batman on my carkeys :)

[ganimede]

See, I couldn't enjoy just dumping it all in one big bin, I'd have to organise it all somehow. It'd drive me mad not being able to find the pieces I wanted easily. I'm just too anal sometimes!

[ftmichael]

That was exactly my reaction too. (Not that you're anal - that I'd have to organise it and it would drive me mad otherwise.) *realises I don't have an icon that says 'Hello, I'm anal'*

[polkadotsquared]

You can't find what you want in my bin, but that's why I empty it out all over the place.

[ganimede]

Are you going off instructions or just making it up as you go along? You know you can buy individual bricks off the Lego site? Most are about 20p each which isn't too bad although postage is £4 for an order up to £20 value. Might be worth having a look anyway.