Lego fest

 Alright, I went to lego fest when it was here

I thought it was for all ages but it was more for kids.  I felt rather awkward but some kids thought I was pretty good, I did build 1 heck of a model plane

Even as an adult you have to say thats pretty impressive!

AnDROID phone pic

 

The  pics above show families having a good time...nice to see

Love the triceratops, colors were great

Barney was cold turning blue vs. Purple

Lego, I am your father...not really

Who doesn't like Indiana jones....glad the boulder didn't run him over into pieces...

The car was just amazing, esp the stats on the sign with it.  Love how at that size, square bricks create curves on the front hood

...In my day, we didn't have...

 Ok, I'm hard core old school lego but here's 5 things that take the difficulty away from lego...in all fairness it saves time but for me, doesn't seem as fun or challenging.

1) the 1x2x5 block

Instead of stacking 5 2x1 legos, this brick is for time saving...I noticed in the newer police stations

2) lego horses

This is the biggest simplification that I hate...

1984 

I hate this style of horse, I Think the style just looks cheesy but again, I'm old fashioned

3) the 1 piece staircase

Old school stairs built slat by slat!

Here's another train crossing bridge from idea book 7777, the stairs are piece built with multiple plates!

( no rail, but no premade stairs!!)

The bridge above shows comparisons between the one piece ladder and the stairs built of lego. The detail of the brown tile rail is so neat and then just a bland stairway the rest of the way...no rail which is a safety hazard too!!!

Here's another example of stairs made of separate pieces...that can be more versatile for an alternative model.

Here's another train crossing bridge from idea book 7777, the stairs are piece built with multiple plates!

4) the plane/helicopter cockpit fuselage

I can't have it both ways, I complained about not having good nose pieces in a prior blog, but the huge pieces are hard to be creative with.  There are some neat plane/bullet trains created as mocs that I've seen on the internet that were made with this piece

5) big ugly rock pieces (burps) and castle walls

The big ugly rock pieces do have potential for rocky scenes but I didn't like the gray castle pieces that started after the yellow castle 

Thanks everyone for listening to my rant!!!

 My lifetime enjoyment of lego

...I thought I wasn't advanced enough to do the build of the yellow castle due to trouble seeing.  Getting others to do my work!!!! Blotted out for privacy

my lego collection in entirety right next to my bed! I think it was the yellow castle, police headquarters, expert supplementary parts kit and trees and flowers!!

 

Years since the first pic...lego always makes me smile!!!

Maggie and Milo playing with Legos!!!

 

Above: She'd better not confuse this with a litter box

Above: The stare down

Above: how does she sleep with the lego noise

Too cute!

Above: distractable kitty

Above: Milo waiting for me to make a great creation...might be waiting a while!!!

The sad (somewhat lego related)truth about life and an ongoing hobby

A good family friend had the best train  layout for 1 collector that I've ever seen.  The layout was so big and neat and thought out.  I would love to have a lego layout this big and neat.  

But the thing that is so sad is that the person passed before he could see the final set up.  The vision was there but there's just not always as much time as we want to finish our dreams...I feel the same way about my lego room.  I want to have everything sorted perfectly and a huge layout, but realistically time is finite and I may not be able to finish everything...it really hits you as you get older...  here's pics of the layout and work in progress

Notes about the trains were left

Above: Still finishing painting 

Didn't have a train repair garage roof

Turpentine bottle on the tracks,!

So as with my lego room there's so many things I want to do but you just never know where or when your life will change or illness set in!  Sad but reality...so make and enjoy every moment!

Here's some things I'll do someday!

The clock is ticking!!!

What lego collectors dream of!

 What lego collectors dream about:

Las Vegas...godiva and lego together!!!

Lego store in Hong Kong...fantastic presentation of drawers in a used lego store

Tables of pick a brick used legos...could be infected by a mega block or Tyco virus

How can I get clearance prices from the vending machines!!!

Love the caption below the pic, "stylish spaces designed for living"  would be hard to keep the floor clean from errant pieces...

Sweet dreams!!