WhenIwasyoungIlovedtoplaywithLEGO
IrememberthatmyfirstsetwastheFireTruck
Aftergettingmytwosonsmyinterestwasrekindled
andweenjoyedbuildingLEGOmodelstogether
EspeciallytheSuperHeroessetsareafavoriteof
mysonsOurstorageroomhasbeenturnedintoa
LEGOroomfortheboysDon’taskmywife…
FishinghasalwaysbeenmyhobbyFromfishingin
theCaribbeanwhereIlivedforawhiletofishingin
HollandSoyoucouldsaythatmyinterestinfishing
andmyjobasanarchitecturaldraughtsmancame
Inspirationisveryimportantandsowasfindinga
themethatcouldhelpdevelopthemodelIgotmy
initialinspirationfromtheLEGOChristmashouses
andseavillagesIstartedbydoingsomesketching
onpaperthencreatedamoodboardtodetermine
thedetailsandcolorschemesEspeciallytheuseof
therightcolorswasimportantinmydesign
AftersubmittingthemodelonLEGOIdeaspeople
commented and askedaboutthe insideofthe
buildingThiswas themomentwhereIdecided
Icouldreally getcreative designingsomething
specialforinsideItwasalotoffunAnditalsogot
methinkingthatthebuildingcouldhaveaseasonal
designwithdifferentfacesforthewinterandsummer
Itturnedouttobeafairlycomplicatedmodeland
ittooksometimetodesigntheinitialhouseand
dotheadjustmentsItprobablytookmeacouple
ofmonthstogetitcompletelyasIwantedittobe
Itonlytooksixweeksforthemodeltoreachthe
votesonLEGOIdeaswhichwasveryexciting
Itwasalotoffuntoreadthecommentsandseethat
peoplewerereallyinterestedinmymodel
Mytipforpeoplewhoareconsideringuploading
anideaistojustdoit!Useyourcreativityandhave
funEventhesimplermodelsgetlotsofvotesAnd
youneverknowwhatmighthappen!
Whenyoustartoutthefunpartistheideathatyour
modelmightbechosentobedevelopedasaLEGO
setButaftersubmittingmymodelontheplatform
thewaitingthecommentsfromotherLEGOIdeas
communitymembersandcheckingouthowyour
modelisdoingareallveryexcitingItallmakesyou
wanttocheckregularlyonhowthingsaregoingbut
alsotoseewhatothercooldesignsareuploaded