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My first Lego set was <a href="http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=6861-1">6861 X-1 Patrol Craft</a>, a Classic
Space set if ever there was one. It didn't take long to
develop a love for the brick. I entered a 'dark age' in
the early 90s when my parents moved to a smaller house and
shipped my collection to my cousins in Florida. After
graduating college in 2000, I started buying the Star Wars
sets to keep on my desk. Like a lot of other AFOLs, I was
attracted to them because they combined two of my most
favorite things from childhood.
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I really got involved in the AFOL community as a lurker in
2004 when I discovered Brickshelf, LUGNet, and later the
Classic Space Forum. I learned a lot just by looking at
other builders, and I realized how awful my own creations
were. I finally broke out into the open on the Classic
Space Forum with the <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=244677">SF-92 Hurricane</a>.
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It's been a lot of fun building and sharing with others.
I'm about to enter a new phase of my life, though, and will
have less time for the brick. My daughter Zoe will be born
near the end of April, and that's going to change
everything. Fortunately, it seems that children and Lego
aren't mutually exclusive, as lots of AFOLs still find time
to build - albeit at a much slower pace.
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Peter's models can be found on <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=peterlmorris">Brickshelf</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rival_m/">Flickr</a>.