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"LEGO:
The best prototyping tool in the world"
Like many other kids, I grew up playing with Lego among
many other things. Unlike most kids, I developed a high interest
on Lego that has lasted since. For many years I couldn't wait
for Christmas to come to get a new Lego set from Santa (that was,
from my dear mom).
The Lego company
has always had a large selection of sets for all ages, tastes
and purposes. Being a more mechanically oriented kid, I found
that the former Lego Technic sets were always the right ones for
me.
Lego was so addicting that in many occasions during my teen years
I preferred to stay home playing with Lego that going out with
my friends. A few times my friends came home asking for me, I
would instruct my mom to tell them I was sick so I could play
with my Lego sets for hours and hours. My mom always commented
how heartbreaking was for her to see my friends leave our house
all sad without me. After a few similar incidents, my mom couldn't
take it anymore and made me confront my friends and deal with
them. I reluctantly tried to explain my affair with Lego but my
friends never understood how playing with Lego could be more fun
than playing with them.
Luckily for them and for me, I suppose, this addiction did not
last forever and eventually I joined them more often and played
soccer or chased girls together like any normal kid my age would
do.
Nevertheless, as years passed and I kept accumulating more Lego
sets, I learned to create my own inventions and prototypes instead
of just building and rebuilding the sets that came with the box
instructions.
Today, every time I come up with a mechanical idea, I go back
to my neatly organized Lego box and begin creating with the same
enthusiasm I had as a 10 year old. |
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 Lego
Helicopter
Created in year 1992
- I created this helicopter with parts from another heli and
plane kits. I have kept it intact since I built it in 1992. |
 Lego
Stacker
Created in year 2002
- Prototype of vacumless veneer stacker and grader. Built
with Lego Technics parts and radio operated. |
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It has been always very difficult
having to destroy creations to get parts to build new ones. When
I was 16, I created a helicopter and decided to never break it
apart. I only disassembled it partially to put it inside my suitcase
when we moved to Canada in 1997. Today it remains intact on top
of one of my bookcases collecting dust. Because I may have to
eventually destroy it, I decided to take some digital pictures
of it and immortalize it in a poster on my bedroom wall.
My most recent Lego creation is the Lego stacker. To find out
more about it and the heli click on the thumbnails above.
Lego related links:
http://www.lego.com
http://www.vlc.ca/
http://www.brikwars.com/fans_vlc.htm
http://mindstorms.lego.com |
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