LEGO - Part II - AFOL

AFOLs is acronym for..Adult Fan Of Lego. As Lego is usually toy for young children, nowadays lot of adult people play with bricks. Why? Because it's great hobby, and of course, when you are grown up you can afford to buy any Lego set you want :)

AFOLs have their own community called LugNet (Lego User Group Network) - . In 2004 LugPol () was created, so people from Poland can share their hobby. The second most popular polish site for Lego Lovers is

The biggest fan gatherings - BrickFest, BrickWorld and Brickfair are held in USA.



AFOLs also have their own e-magazine called BrickJournal, which presents best user constructions.

Lego Company also spotted adults playing with bricks and created special program called Lego Ambassadors, whose goal is to spread. Poland was represented by Shaggie, member of LugPol.

There's even special certification program for Lego Lovers. You can be Lego Certified Professional! Person who knows EVERYTHING about Lego. Isn't it great? ;)

The most important part of AFOLs life are MOC - My Own Creation. Those are not standard (not Lego Company created) models representing every possible theme - City, space etc. The most popular site with MOCs is Brickshelf with tons of projects and photos. Like this giant model of world largest hydraulic shovel - Terex RH400





Beside MOCs there's also minifig customization - - like these custom made Star Trek figures:





So are you ready to go back to play with Lego again? :)