Anyone having a hell of a time in their 'dark ages'?

Post by **Captain Nomouth** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:56 pm

Skinnydude wrote:Socially unacceptable? Bah, just because I get weird looks when I go to Toys R Us and stand for about 20 minutes just pacing the LEGO aisle before picking something out.

I love pacing the LEGO aisle...
,but my Toys R Us has THE WORST selection of legos in the entire history of large toy stores.

As for the "Dark Ages", although I have a substantial amount of LEGOs already, my supply is sorely lacking in brikwars-ish thing, I don't have a job (and no one will pay me for anything), and all of my relatives have said they aren't ever going to buy me LEGOs ever again. Luckily I have some friends who are LEGO and Brikwars fans, but most of them don't understand the complete chaos and carnage/destruction aspect of brikwars.

I have yet to reveal my "socially unacceptable" LEGO fanaticism to anyone at school...

Post by **Almighty Benny** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:25 pm

Yeah, me too. I can't ask my relatives anymore for Legos, but I have a few friends who love to play Brikwars, so I'm ok. The only people I've revealed my collection to are a few close friends and my girlfriend.

Selling blood plasma can net you 1 Hybrid Rescue Tank sized lego per week. Selling Hair will only earn you 1 Battle Arachnoid sized lego per week, but if you want a Millenium Falcon you're going to have to black market a kidney (or other people's).

Then there is always drug trafficking to consider.

Post by **Foggy** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:35 pm

I am in college and have been off of Brikwars for quite some time. Just now getting back into the game.
I've been playing <a href='http://tinyurl.com/y42zurt'>alot</a> of Warhammer 40k with Star Wars Stormtroopers.
Nobody, and I very much mean NOBODY, within a hundred mile radius of Champaign, Illinois, wants to play Brikwars. Not even try it.

Post by **IVhorseman** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:17 pm

actually if you're still in a not college school system, there's a way to brighten up your "dark ages".

okay, most of your friends think legos are lame, you say? i bet you that they've still got big tubs full of legos that they haven't touched in YEARS. if you're lucky, you may be able to get them to give you their old legos, or you can shell out cash to sweeten the deal. what's great is that you can actually buy legos by the pound.

Post by **Rayhawk** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:43 pm

That is absolutely correct. The nice thing about other people's Dark Ages is that all the new things they want instead of Lego all cast money, and so they'll let their Lego go for cheap. I bought so much of my friends' Lego when they foolishly hit these so-called Dark Ages.

Post by G2 » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:47 pm

Like everyone here, I had Lego as a child (back in the mid 70s), and when I hit my teenage years, I packed up my small collection of space Lego, and kept it under my bed. I was going through my Dark-Ages.

In 1995 when I re-discovered Lego (I was walking through a Toys-R-Us store an saw Lego on the shelves), I pulled out my old Lego stuff and rebuilt it all again, and I must say, it brought back so many happy childhood memories, that I was glad that I kept it safe for all those years.

I believe that the Lego Dark Age is un-avoidable for most people, but my advise to people going through their Dark Age/s; is DO NOT get rid of your Lego during this time, as you will regret it later.

Post by **IVhorseman** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:59 pm

oh i'm absolutely sure that you're right. but what about those smart enough to invest in their friend's foolishness? i've got someone selling me a 5 gallon bucket filled to the BRIM with briks. current deal is 4 bucks a pound, but i'll see where that goes.

another friend of mine's GIVING me an old train set (yeah. her freaking train), and another of my friend's selling me the old pirates set that was on an island (and came with a king kahuka mask), two vintage space sets and a harry potter set. life is GOOD.

Post by G2 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:30 am

IVhorseman wrote:...but what about those smart enough to invest in their friend's foolishness?

I say 'cash-in', on anyone who is willing to sell their Lego cheap. I once bought a complete 928 for about AUD$20 (Aprox US$17).

The rest of your deals sound great. I especially like the FREE train set. Very sweet deal.

Post by **piltogg** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 3:54 pm

i live in MN we have nothing cool to do in the winter but video games and possibly indoor sports. therefore nomatter how nerdy your hobies are you will not be frowned upon (unless you are into manga or something like that because then everyone will hate you for likeing an asian thing.)
OMG soo raceist
no dark age for me yet (14 now)

Post by **ninkybob** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:14 pm

I hit my Dark Ages a while ago. All I really did was put my Legos on a shelf for two years or so, before taking them up once again.
And the whole socially unnecceptable thing? Pay no attention. Anyone who thinks that you are less of a person because you like legos doesn't deserve your attention. And geez, you should have seen the reaction when people found out I'm a Lego-Warhammer-LARP-D&D-Stargate enthusiast. That fallout was terrible, but ignorance is the best defence you have now.

Post by **Captain Nomouth** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:19 pm

Rayhawk wrote:That is absolutely correct. The nice thing about other people's Dark Ages is that all the new things they want instead of Lego all cast money, and so they'll let their Lego go for cheap. I bought so much of my friends' Lego when they foolishly hit these so-called Dark Ages.

Two of my fellow trumpet players at school have agreed to GIVE me their old Legos for FREE!!! Woot!

Post by G2 » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:48 pm

Captain Nomouth wrote:Two of my fellow trumpet players at school have agreed to GIVE me their old Legos for FREE!!! Woot!

I am extremely jealous, - Free Lego. That is the best feeling ever

Post by **Joetrillion** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:14 pm

I don't really care what freinds or people walking there kids up and down the toy aisle think

Post by **ex-pastor** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 12:11 am

The dark ages never really leave, you just start to ignore the people who say anything by the time you're in your twenties.

Either that or prove them wrong. I've personally gotten like 6 or 7 people into brikwars (in fact one of them is now teaching his son how to play), and some of my other "critics" I silenced by showing them some of my creations (scale model of a colonial fortress for the girl who loved Last of the Mohican's, scale model of a vulture battlemech... yeah... I think I worry too much about scale.

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Post by **IVhorseman** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:23 pm

ex-pastor wrote:The dark ages never really leave, you just start to ignore the people who say anything by the time you're in your twenties.

Either that or prove them wrong. I've personally gotten like 6 or 7 people into brikwars (in fact one of them is now teaching his son how to play), and some of my other "critics" I silenced by showing them some of my creations (scale model of a colonial fortress for the girl who loved Last of the Mohican's, scale model of a vulture battlemech... yeah... I think I worry too much about scale. )

scale to minifigs or true scaling? if you scale things to minifigs, it's proportionally incorrect to an actual human being, so your measurements are slightly off. However, if you do a true scale model, while it looks more detailed and more "correct", it loses a lot of the soul that lego exudes, and i personally find it more intriguing to see scale to minifig models.