FIRSTers and Legos

[Ryan M.]

Oops... didn't see the "were?!?" option until I had chosen the first one.

[Ian Curtis]

Before I discovered video games, or about 4 summers ago, also my first year of FLL, I took one of those big green square things and built a large "flying" base, complete with a garage, a control tower, and a whole bunch of other stuff. It also had a fleet of 10 "planes" of my own creation. It was really cool and survived until last summer when it fell of my bureau and shattered.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

I don't remember them being called Legos at the time I was young, we always called them "building blocks" but yes I did play with them. I also had a set that used interlocking girders to build tall buildings in a hurry that came with a variety of window planels that snapped onto the girders. Effectively building curtain wall monstrosities in my living room. Add to that, Lincoln Logs and Erector sets.

[tiffany34990]

i played w/ legos ever since my bro got them duplos came out when i was born...i hated them b/c i didn't have a lot so i took my bro's legos to try to use of course they didn't fit so my mom and dad just let me play w/ legos....and well me and my bro use to take over entire rooms building things...and well i'm still hook!!

i still play around with them when i get a chance....FLL i'm glad came around and I mentored a few teams over the years....and well helping out @ a FLL camp in July too so i get to play then

lego just rock!!! you can build basically anything you want..... i would love to be a lego set designer that would rock!!!

[JoeXIII'007]

The last time I 'played' with anything like LEGOs was wayyyyy back when I was a little kid playing with duplos.
The last time I used LEGOs for anything was when I was mentoring the FLL team in our district and before that when I was an actual member.
Other than that, I'm a K'NEX kid. I just never found LEGOs that appealing.

[Courtneyb1023]

i remember that i had the "girl" legos! they were like light purple, pink, and white. i used to play with them allll the time. i had duplos also!

[John Wanninger]

Boy, I haven't touched a lego part since .... well since last night actually. The alumn's of 2004 FLL #16(Martian Exchange Students) have been getting parts together so they can do a workshop up at EAA in Oshkosh tomorrow for the Civil Air Patrol Cadets. They'll doing a mini 'Mission Mars' Tournament.

[JackN]

I LOVE Lego's. i have played with them since i was a wee lad. when i hit 7th grade i joined the Lego robotics team. we did horrible that year but we bonded and worked hard, that is also when i adopted the motto DON'T USE TREADS! My 8th grade year i again was part of the team. This went a lot better. we designed one slick little robot. since it was the mission mars game the Martians were well equipped to handle it. We designed a cage that would drop down on the rover and carry it back to base. we finished third at our regional and in the top 20 in the state. Now i find time to mentor the two Goodrich Middle School teams and learn them some Lego's. Also me and my friend built the field for a rookie team in oxford at Clear Lake Elementary. I have loved Lego's all my life that when i heard that they were in financial trouble i almost broke down and cried.

[Astronouth7303]

LEGO = Life

LDraw = Life

New user on Lugnet

Know the guy who runs Peeron

Have BrickFest nametag (which is the coolest thing ever)

Need I say more?

[KelliV]

I stole all of my little brother Andy's legos and played with them myself... I can still hear my mother screaming becuase one flew into the vaccuum and broke it!
I remember at the beginning of the month taking a few out of town FIRSTers to the LEGO store in Woodfield mall and 'lil Gach and I having to drag them out because they were a little to interested in the over 3000 piece star wars model.

[sure_smile]

Lego and Etch-a-Sketch...man, those were the days. Of course, I didn't have FIRST back then so it doesn't really count

Ooooo do you remember Lincoln Logs?!?! Now those were cool. I mean, you had to have the Lincoln Logs. you could build little cabins and boxes and chairs and robots and transmissions and...well maybe not those last two, but you could build with them! i had so much fun...*digs lincoln logs and legos out of closet and sits on floor to play*