Thought I would say "hi" and introduce myself. I feel that if I didn't de-lurk now following CCCII, I probably never would. The nice things being said about my entries have drawn me out. Thank you all. Four Honorable Mentions was quite a surprise!
A little about me...
I'm 31. I've been collecting castle since 1984. My first castle set was 6080 King's Castle. I remember my mom being bummed that there was yet another theme I was interested in. Little did she know that castle would become my main focus and that I would still be building. I always knew, though. Everything I buy, I have castle in mind for the parts.
The mid 90's were mostly a Dark Age for me while I was at school. I built a few things while home on break, but didn't buy any sets. Not that there was anything worth while to buy. I would occasionally stroll down the LEGO asile to see what was going on. It wasn't until I saw the Star Wars sets did I really become interested in sets again. My wife (then girlfriend) bought me a SW set before I graduated that ended my Dark Ages. She probably regrets that now. And I wasn't able to build MOCs until we bought a house and I was able to bring my childhood collection home. (I barely had enought room in our apartment to store all the sets I was aquiring as it was.)
My wife's pretty supportive though. Especially since she's seen my MOCs. For the longest time, all I was doing was expanding my collection and she saw it as a waste of money. And now with four Honorable Mentions, she says I should be more involved. Can you believe that? So here I am! I was going to see the MichLUG display at COSI today and maybe say "hi", but it's snowing and I don't feel like going downtown. So next time...
Sorry if this post is long. I've never posted anything before. I have been lurking so long, I feel like I know a lot of you. But you don't know me from nobody. So it's kinda weird. So many times I wanted to join the discusion, but never did. Not anymore. I don't plan on being a "gong farmer" for long.
Regards,
Sean
P.S. Bob Carney's site was one of the first castle sites I came across while bored one day at work. It almost put me back in a Dark Age, permanently. Thankfully, shortly after that "discovery", the Guarded Inn was re-released (a set that I had always wanted as a kid) and any thoughts I had of giving up we're gone. Plus, so many of you have inspired me, I find that I'm a better builder than I every though possible. Thank you.
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Hey Sean,
Great to see you de-lurking. Your entries to the contest were great! I particularly like the sappers. Looking forward to greater participation from you in the future.
Bruce
Great to see you de-lurking. Your entries to the contest were great! I particularly like the sappers. Looking forward to greater participation from you in the future.
Bruce
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Welcomes to CC! The place where the loonies... eehm... nevermind... We're all perfectly normal, right guys?
Anyways there's always room for one more. Hope we get to see some work of yours soon.
Anyways there's always room for one more. Hope we get to see some work of yours soon.
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Welcome! Your lego history sounds a lot like my own except I am one year younger. Your MOCs were superb. Can't wait to see more of your stuff.
Take care,
Josh
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