Frank wrote:Shadow wrote:True Fact: I was UK Lego building champion 1992.
What did it involve you being better than everyone else at doing? Were you the quickest builder, or could you construct sturdier and more detailed models in the fastest time?
I entered the Liverpool heat, you had to take in a model you'd built yourself which would be judged by some of the Lego designers. I think the only rules were that it had to be 100% Lego and could not feature any elements that had come from official sets (with the exception of minifigs).
I built a lighthouse which had a light that turned and flashed, it was on a rocky outcrop which had a ship crashed on it, there was a hole in the side of the ship and an octopus reaching in pulling out a pirate.
I won the Liverpool heat which meant they took my model down to London for the nationals, we were offered to go down, but my folks couldn't get time off to take me, I found out I'd won by letter (retro).
I won a mammoth amount of free Lego
When I was a kid my mum's best friend worked for Lego so she used to get 50% off. Lego was literally the only thing I used to get for birthday and Christmas other than games.