Yep, call me what you want – I am proud to be an AFOL.
“Whats an AFOL?” I hear you say?
It stands for Adult Fan of Lego, and its a label I am proud to wear. Ever since I was a child I have loved the famous bricks, and have enjoyed many an hour building everything from cars to castles – and then enjoyed smashing them all to pieces so I could build something new.
I dont know what it was about LEGO that drew me to its colourful blocks, but Meccano and K’NEX didnt stand a chance. I was LEGO Till I Die.
Shoot forward a few decades, and I am still drawn to LEGO in every form. My kids regular LEGO or the couple of LEGO Technic kits I have bought or been gifted over the years – nothing quite beats a few hours clicking bricks together to make something cool.
I was over the moon when my kids started enjoying LEGO building, as it meant I could relive my own childhood through them – they were naturally gifted builders from day one, I wonder if I somehow passed it down to them through DNA? (lol)
The cost of good LEGO sets is a bit of an issue though, and many of the kits I want are just simply out of reach re pricing and/or having the room to actually put them anywhere once built. Its for that reason I was quite glad to stumble upon Brick Club, which is a UK based LEGO Technic Subscription service, allowing me to build the kits of my dreams without having to fork out £100’s for the privilege.
Me and my kids have had fun building the Lambo, the Landy and many of the other kits they have in stock.
So yeah, I’m an AFOL and I’m proud. Now, pass me a red 2×3 block please…
