Before the licenses were created
LEGO bricks have been with me (with short breaks) from early childhood until today and I always consider them to be among the best toys known to mankind. It all started with the ones my older brother owned, mainly from the city and space series (including the phenomenal monorail line). It took just a little imagination to build a General Daimos or Darth Vader using the available elements long before the official Star Wars (or any other licensed) kits were offered. My collection started with a pirate hut and a catamaran of the islanders. And then it was gone: a wreck on a desert island, robots, an underwater base, all kinds of vehicles, a shogun bridge, ancient tombs … and a decade later, the madness started again thanks to the deep-sea fish that I received as a gift from the girl and the minifigures that we started collecting together. In the end, I also got myself a real pirate ship, and even tried my hand at building my own models again. – Damian “Nox” Lesicki
