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Lego!

T

The Raptor

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Who knew that Lego is the world's largest tire manufacturer?

There are over 4 million minifigures in the world.

Just a warning. Don't encourage me too much as I do have endless pictures of sets I have and will go on about it for hours!

I always liked it as a kid. Never was a computer game person, and wasn't that fussed about football either. It was always Lego I demanded every Christmas/birthday. Interest waned slightly in my teenage/twenties but the last 15 or so years the quality of sets has been fantastic. I just want it all! Except for those flowers they do. And the friends sets as they have weird figures.

I really like the dioramas they're doing at the moment. I've got a couple of Star wars ones, the Jurassic park one and am currently working on the Jaws one.

Favourite sets ever is tough. I'll narrow it down to the 80s electric train. (Motors still work. Got it out for a test run over Christmas!),the castle I had as a kid and Yoda.
 
morty

morty

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I have been playing with lego since I was a kid! Not so much in recent years, Mrs Morty bought me this, haven't got around to tackling it yet!
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morty

morty

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I have been thinking about getting this, as have two tuxedo cats!

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T

The Raptor

Member
Haha that's one set I'll never get. I'm not a massive fan of cats. Their general arrogance and also one left half of my pet rabbit in the garden.
 
T

The Raptor

Member
January 28th is International LEGO Day each year.
It celebrates the day that the first patent for the globally famous interlocking plastic brick was submitted in Denmark, the home country of the LEGO brick.

I celebrated by booking a couple of days in Billund. The home of Lego. I get to go to a set launch event and meet the designers. Wahoo!
 
morty

morty

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Randomly I have been to Billund airport whilst working offshore in the Danish sector. Unsurprisingly there is a heavy lego theme at the airport!
 
T

The Raptor

Member
Yes. They had some cool models there I wanted to steal. Wouldn't have been easy to smuggle them on the plane and then through customs though!
 
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