Tell us about yourself.
Hello, I recently retired from engineering operations in a San Francisco highrise, came out of my Lego dark ages and have returned to building MOCs. I’ve been married since 1979 and we have our amazing, miracle, adult girl/boy twins living at home with us. Both are in college.
Where are you from?
I grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦… but have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since I was in my mid-20’s
Describe your account in 3 words:
MOCs, Minifigs, Musings
(my three “M’s”)
What made you start an Instagram page?
My daughter was on Instagram so I joined. FB was deteriorating and not what it used to be.
How often are you on Instagram?
Multiple times daily! I love the worldwide LEGO community!
How long have you been doing your account for?
My first post was my Family Crest in December of 2018 … but I only began posting my LEGO MOCs and Custom Minifig Creation Quizzes in January of 2022 after coming out of my LEGO “dark ages” in 2021 during the Covid pandemic and began creating again.
Where do you get your ideas from?
When my twins were young, it centered on their play and interests. Now that I am retired, my MOCs reflect personal interests and they imitate real life, or fantasy life. I’ve just recently started to join in habitat builds … they are quite fun!
What’s your favourite Lego set that you own?
I am a bit of an AFOL anomaly … I have only been building MOCs for about twenty years (from procured parts). I have built only ONE LEGO SET (ever) … the Parisian Restaurant Modular … so I guess that’s my favorite set (although I MOC’d the heck out of it! 👏🤣 lol)
Who is your favorite minifigure?
My favourite minifigure is the latest Custom Minifig I have created! I create about 8 a week from parts I procure during Bricklink orders. I tend to put my “spin” on the look of the torso piece and often change gender, race or age … or all three!! lol. The resulting figure just must be “believable”
How many minifigures do you own?
Probably around three or four hundred and growing
If you could build anything out of Lego what would it be?
MOC’s! I accomplished my most epic MOC at the tail end of 2021 … a Blues Club & Bar with a Luxury Apartment above. It is an adjoining of two of my favorite passions … attending live Blues events and creating with LEGO! It is EXTREMELY detailed inside and out!
Have you ever been to Legoland? (if yes, which one?)
We have been to the LEGOLAND in Carlsbad, California, USA at least three times (we are fortunate it is not too far south of us).
What’s you favourite LEGO theme?
Probably the Modular Buildings … but I much prefer to create MOCs
What was your first ever LEGO set?
Since I only own one set … I guess it would be the Parisian Restaurant Modular … my adult twins bought it for me for a Christmas present in 2021 (although I MOC’d the heck out of it! 👏🤣 lol)
