Contributor Page: Ernest

Hey, there! I see you made it into my page, so welcome! Here’s some basic info about me. My name is Ernest, and I am a TFOL (Teen-Fan-of-LEGO). When I was between four and eight years old, I liked playing with LEGO DUPLO bricks and enjoyed the endless possibilities they brought me. I got my first regular LEGO set on my birthday in 2007, which was the #7945 LEGO City Fire Station. Initially I didn’t like this birthday present at all – I never built with small LEGO elements before, and I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to assemble the set. Luckily, with little help, I successfully assembled this amazing set and I was hooked on LEGO! Yay!

I kept asking my parents to get me more LEGO City Fire sets for the rest of that year, and I had a lot of fun building them. But after about a year I started to feel bored and didn’t want to build any more fire-related sets. So I moved on the LEGO City Police sets (I wanted to be a policeman at that time!). I also wanted to explore others themes, so in 2009 I tried out LEGO Creator sets and found them to be very awesome. In 2010 I challenged myself to see if I could build the more advanced LEGO Technic sets. I ended up not liking Technic that much, so after four sets I stopped getting them.

In the same year, LEGO introduced a new theme called LEGO Hero Factory and I was instantly hooked! I purchased a lot of the sets in the line because of the tremendous story plot, but I stopped buying them in 2013. My favorite LEGO Hero Factory set is the #6203 LEGO Hero Factory Black Phantom.

Then, in early 2013 I ran across pictures of the #10232 LEGO Modular Palace Cinema on Facebook, and I was very eager to get it. It ended up taking five months because the set was not available in my region. I was really fascinated by the building techniques used in this set, so since then I started collecting the LEGO Modular Houses. I currently own the #10232 LEGO Modular Palace Cinema, the #10218 LEGO Modular Pet Shop, the #10224 LEGO Modular Town Hall and the #10243 LEGO Modular Parisian Restaurant. The Parisian Restaurant is my favorite.

I also started to collect the LEGO Collectible Minifigures. In my region I can buy the entire series for a relatively cheap price and I don’t have to hunt for them individually, so yeah, I’m lucky!

My most recent purchase was this summer when I went to Denmark’s only LEGO store and bought the #10244 LEGO Creator Fairground Mixer and the #21109 LEGO Ideas Exo Suit. I really like the design and play-features of the Fairground Mixer and it instantly became my favorite LEGO set of all time! Here is a picture of my LEGO shelf where most of my LEGO sets are.

➡ Q&A 1: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LEGO SET? – As I have mentioned, my favorite set is the #10244 LEGO Creator Fairground Mixer. First of all it is designed my favorite LEGO designer, Jamie Berard, plus it is compatible with LEGO Power Functions (which I luckily have), has lots of play-features, and twelve minifigures! Apart from the main attraction, which is the mixer, there are also some small booths, two trucks, and more – it’s like getting a lot of small sets in a big box!

➡ Q&A 2: WHY DID YOU START WRITING FOR TBB?  – Well, this has been my favorite website for a long time, but I always thought that only Thita, the admin of the site was writing articles. One day I accidentally clicked on the CONTRIBUTORS tab on top and discovered that I can also contribute by writing articles! I immediately contacted admin that I wanted to become a contributor and that’s how I started writing. So far it has been a blast and a pleasant experience.

➡ Q&A 3: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LEGO BOOK? – My personal favorite got to be the LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History, because it contains very interesting information about LEGO’s history and it also includes three minifigures I never had. I have written a review about this book that you can find at the bottom of this page in the articles section.

Below is a bit more random stuff about me, in case you are interested. 🙂

1. I’m fifteen years old.
2. My first LEGO set was the #7945 LEGO City Fire Station.
3. My favorite LEGO themes are: LEGO Creator Modular Buildings, other LEGO Creator Expert sets and the LEGO Collectable Minifigures.
4. I always wanted a LEGO Collectible Minifig Mr. Gold, but can’t manage to find one.
5. I don’t like LEGO………. I LOVE LEGO!
6. My favorite sports are swimming and ice-skating.
7. I am a fan of Apple products.
8. I like the number 9.
9. I enjoy reading!
10. I love books by DK Publishing.
11. I travel to different places around the globe once to twice a year.
12. I have been to more than 20 countries.
13. I like collecting LEGO catalogs from around the world.
14. My favorite LEGO set is the #10244 LEGO Creator Fairground Mixer.
15. My favorite movie is The LEGO Movie.
16. My favorite subject in school is chemistry.
17. I love writing, especially here at theBrickBlogger.
18. I have a Facebook account.
19. I am very good at memorizing.
20. I don’t really listen to music.
21. I hate quizzes or exams.
22. I don’t like going to school.
23. I like taking photos.
24. I am quite good with technology.
25. I don’t really like drinking water.
26. I’m pretty good at physics.
27. I like eating, but I don’t eat much.
28. I want to be organized, but I can’t always accomplish it.
29. I am obsessed with round numbers.
30. I like the storyline of LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Legends of Chima, but I never purchase any sets from these themes.
31. I have more than 10,000 LEGO bricks and 100 LEGO minifigures.
32. My favorite food: soft-boiled eggs and sunny-side-up.
33. I hate Chinese food.
34. I like to eat sushi.
35. I’m a righty.
36. I love Disney’s movies.
37. My favorite juice is tomato juice.
38. I like anything that is lime-green in color.
39. I used to keep a diary.
40. I like drinking milk.
41. I can’t eat chips and other foods that are deep-fried. They make me sick.
42. I have more than 200 books.
43. I don’t really like Mega Bloks.
44. My favorite country is Canada.
45. I have been to Macau.
46. I don’t like the number 44.
47. I guess if you are reading this you’re probably getting a bit bored…
48. I hate the color red.
49. Since I have nothing more to say….
50. I’ll stop here!

If you wish to contact me you can do so in the comment section below and I will answer as soon as possible. Thanks for visiting!

HERE IS A LIST OF POSTS BY ERNEST

• The LEGO Inside Tour – Introduction
• Nanoblock – Micro-Size Building Bricks
• Five Awesome YouTube Channels for LEGO Fans
• An Ideal Book for LEGO Minifig Collectors!