So true! In the last few years I had real problems to enjoy Christmas, but last Christmas I bought myself an old 2002 Harry Potter Set (Chamber of Secrets) and not only was I excited again but also felt the same magic again that I felt when putting together the 2001 Hogwarts Castle as a kid. Lego really helps me reliving my childhood memorie and, in some way, make new ones.
I am 57 yrs old and got my first set, LEGO Police car set 611 in 1973. When my favorite toy and my favorite movie joined, I was all in. Now my collection is out of control with Star Wars (almost all of them since the beginning), Iron Man, Bat Mobiles, NASA, the bigger cars, and the Botanicals. Building a new set is my Happy Place. My granddaughter knows the difference between Papa's LEGOs and her LEGOs. She helps me build a ship and we fly it around the house then put it on a shelf, then we build her princess castle or Spiderman set and fight the villains.
I am 55 and mine is getting out of control too LOL. Just built the new Viking Vilalge set this past weekend. Looking forward to the LoTR Black Tower coming out later this year. Rivendell last year was an amazing build.
this is especially hard as a teenager because people think that you “haven’t matured yet” and i get bullied at my high school because i started the LEGO club there and people judge me for not “growing out” of LEGO.
You're the audience I really wanted this video to reach! Don't listen to those people. You can totally mature while still enjoying a fun hobby. So cool of you to start a club!
As someone who’s graduated college & is now working for one of the biggest & most professional companies in the world. None of what those people say matter brother. Enjoy it, I got back into Lego & regret never being able to get into Lego when I was younger. Keep doing you man, be yourself.
This hit on another level, I remember being a kid and always wanting to be a master builder, then teenage years and adulthood hit and I pushed all of that aside. Went to Legoland after 12 years with my mom for this past Mothers Day and wow, that little version of me was screaming. Definitely going to invest more into Lego, whether it just be a hobby or heck, starting a YT myself which you have inspired me to consider. Thanks Harri, keep building and inspiring this generation and others to reconnect with their inner child and to not the let the world and people's judgement take it away!
Honestly I never really enjoyed “playing” with Lego as a kid in the traditional sense. As a teen fan of Lego I enjoy making my own creations, stopmotions and even photography, as these options are and were so much more interesting options to me! And I must admit, I also struggle to admit to people that I still enjoy Lego!
I don't really "play" with Lego. What I love are the sets made purely for display. Something that lets me show off my love for Lego. My apartment is littered with Star Wars UCS, and my desk at work is decorated with Helmet series items.
Wow i pretended to be sick all the time when i was in school. Absolutely hated it. Complete waste of time. Didn't learn anything important and the bullying was awful.
Sorry for making this sad right out of the gate, but it really ties into my reason. I’m 45, and 7 years ago my wife died. I picked Lego back up as a way to distract myself and, yes, to reconnect with my inner kid. But what I want to tell those who read this, is more important. It led to me giving exactly zero….let’s say ‘hoots’ about what other people think about me and my hobbies. Yes, you’ll meet people who think it’s infantile. But what my wife taught me is that life is literally too short to spend even a second worrying about that. Please do what makes you happy and excuse yourself from the fake obligation of justifying it to others.
One of my biggest problems is the word AFOL (Adult fan[s] of Lego). Everyone should just say "I collect and build Lego as a hobby" and not try to come up with some "cool" term because they are afraid of simply saying "I love Lego."
It’s not only nostalgic for me but I wanna build memories for my kids one day. It’s not just about the display but I hope my kids enjoy legos so much with dad they look back one day and think it was an amazing part of their childhood. My collection is not just for me its for playing legos with my kids one day, that’s goals!
If it’s a car it gets a test drive if it’s a ship (space or water) or plane it gets a swoosh, I could also rearrange my marvel display and create new action scenes every new cleaning
1 I love the universes they depict (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Christmas collections) 2 They are often colorful and beautiful (floral collections and the medieval forge, for example) 3 Assembling them is a meditative, submersive, thoughtful and relaxing activity 4 I've always had a collector's itch for things I enjoy 5 Their little faces are happy and make you feel good 😂😊 I don't give a **** about what other people think. When you see how messed up the world is, how corrupt, how violent, how petty and jealous, how mixed-up, how many people are willing to vote a dictator into power, how many people believe in invisible gods and other such nonsense... you have to wonder why you would care about what these people think.
Every couple of weeks I'll come up with a fun modification to my sets on display and really enjoy making them my own and doing fun stuff. My atat has Luke with blue milk climbing up, my Moff Gideon cruiser has a few tie fighters flying over top along with an imperial shuttle I got in a poly bag. I got a marvel playset a while ago that's Spider-Man and Doctor Strange fighting a big spider in the sanctum, but now it's a whole team of superheroes I got from the blind box Marvel figs. So yeah I play by making displays dynamic and fun.
Well, as a kid everything is new to you so the entire concept of Lego is that much more fascinating. Play also serves a purpose for kids, which you lose when you grow up. So that part will probably never come back. I sometimes compare it to watching movies. As a kid everything is new and exciting. As an adult you've been there, done that. That's why I don't play with my Lego sets, but I do still enjoy creativity a lot and I do like to build and display some Lego sets. And it does have that nostalgia factor. Recently we finally got those Jurassic Park sets, almost 3 decades late. I think it's just a form of 'escaping', like some people prefer to read books. When it comes to Lego I do enjoy photographing it and making stop motion videos (although I hardly have the time for that). There's still plenty to enjoy as an adult! Lego also strikes a great balance when it comes to flexibility vs rigidity of the medium.
Personally, I used to enjoy making animations with my lego, being a similar age to yourself I now find myself making them again to share on group chats with my friends 😂
nearly 23 myself and i made the "terrific" decision to start rebuilding nearly 20 years worth of sets :I its taken 3 weeks and ive only finished aqua raiders, bionicle, exoforce and power miners lol. the sets and containers i still need to do weigh in at 125kg to go.
I just like Lego (and compatible bricks) for the fun of creating things. It's not perfect, but for the remainder I have glue, dremels, paint, a 3D printer and so on.
I have Been into Lego since I was a kid. All yhe way till 19. I took a huge hiatus from them through my 20s, getting myself established. But now I'm in my 30s and enjoying all the sets. They are putting out now for adults. I love the engineering and design portion of it. And then just collecting is fun for me as well. I've gotten to the point where I work for what I have. If somebody doesn't like lego, or me or what I do then too bad.
Why do I like Lego? because I like to build things. Plastic model kits only let you build it once. Lego is better because I can take it apart and eventually build it again.
People should be able to enjoy themselves with whichever hobby they prefer without fear of being judged by others. After all, other people's judgment is just that... A thing in other people's minds. So just let it stay there. I know, there will always be a fear of not fitting in, but if you stay true to yourself, I promise you will get the most out of life. I'm 44 years old and have tried all my life to not let me be guided by other people's expectations. The result is that I'm happy. And I'm also very happy with the feelings of nostalgia and escapism that LEGO can bring me. All the best to all of you.
I thought this would be about how LEGO is the most expensice brick toy yet doesn‘t deliver on quality and quantity. I‘m honest about liking brick toys, but I‘m very critical about LEGO as company. There‘s better options out there nowadays.
Yeah, no. Haven't had that problem. My family was not able to afford toys and I only ever had one LEGO set as a kid. Now that I'm an adult who doesn't suffer from financial insecurity it's lovely to be a part of this hobby
Excellent video. Lego provides me creativity in the same way writing painting drawing kendo or many other creative arts provide great quality to my life. Lego the company has done well to reach customers and I hope they continue to respond to us with exciting builds. As for collecting Lego my issue is with cost which is why I am very pleased when Lego gives us hints about retiring sets. I can save for UCS set and reward myself. But the second issue I have with Lego collecting is space. I really enjoy scenes in Lego but as an adult with my bricks I can let go of bricks I no longer use and spread the joy of Lego building just as I have done with good books I’ve read but no longer have the need to keep on a shelf.
Dude, I’m not an adult but that’s literally what I’ve been saying there are a lot of adult RU-vidrs out there that are not being entirely honest with their opinions on Lego and honestly I like to collect Lego and play with Lego because why not
Iv always loved star wars, about 3 months ago i decided to watch the Clone wars, it just made me love the whole universe even more. I absolutely love Captain Rex and i wouldnt shut up about the show to my girlfriend so for Christmas she bought me the Lego Captain Rex helmet and Luke red five. I am now obsessed with star wars lego lol i just turned 34 and i feel abit "embarrassed" about getting them in local shops. But i love putting them together and its so relaxing building them 😊
Don't take offense to this, but you're still a kid, when I heard you say you were 23 I thought oh crap, wait until you hit 40 and start thinking about the same things.... I'm 44 and I absolutely enjoy my Lego sets, most people think they're pretty damn cool when they see the finished product
Honestly im 27 and its the only happiness ive had since a kid and i honestly try to play with them sometimes just to keep my mind gentle but its kinda hard to be that imaginary with them now sadly, but its dope to just mess with, swoosh and build mostly now, I have lived a hard life and lego has really saved me. So i can feel you on the escape factor, if youre reading this, go get a lego set, and build it with your loved ones or even your dog, its about the memories they carry 🫡 im looking forward to the ucs Lotr sets soon, much love!
I buy more alternative Brands now. they are far more advanced, amd Lego became to expensive now. And they push small dealery into bankrupcy as they are selling different brands. I am so disappointed by lego, the brand I loved.
Personally I think the reason I like Lego is because I can finally get the sets I wished I could afford as a kid ( plus I could have a cool display piece )
As an Adult it's an escape but it's also a way to help me stay away from drinking, and for me to help me connect with my niece and nephew. Seriously the time I've spent building Legos has helped me stay away from alcohol and helped keep me focused. It also helps me keep a budget, if theres a set I like, I look at the price then do the math and if I can afford it yeah I get it if it's not in the budget than I try again next month
I'll be honest, I'm 25 and on the Autism Spectrum. A lot of Spectrum people, myself included, keep their childhood hobbies and just expand on them instead of "growing outta them." Dinosaurs became Paleontology, Lego just... kept being Lego. I'm just still Dani. Dani likes Lego. Simple as that. ♡
W comment. Even neurotypical individuals shouldn’t be ashamed about expending their childhood passions into their adulthood. Just because ours happens to be Lego, doesn’t mean it should be looked down upon. Why should we let others ruin our childhood fun?
I remember grinding out the Indiana jones runner where you escape the boulder and stuff. For some reason our computer didn’t save my progress so one night I just completed the whole thing after weeks of perfecting my runs lol
the old lego racing stunt arena was my GAME that and I have a core memory of my friend doing the shooting and me doing the moving around to beat Dino Attack
I told about 30 employees at work that I collect only star wars lego and I could care less what they think about it and to this day I have about a handful of coworkers ask me how am I doing collecting... now im not going to make it sound like it's all gravy because there are some employees that did give me a weird look, but I'm 33 years old. I don't give two shits😂😂
@sirw7630 you would be surprised, but there was one employee who actually had a large bin filled with old Lego, and he didn't want it anymore, so he gave it to me for free I obviously picked out what I wanted and then sold the rest to Bricks and minifigs for store credit.
I am a 22 year old man, I turn 23 this year as well. My reason for loving LEGO so much is because I get to play with them and create my own stories. I would even write down how I would want the story to go, and it makes me really happy. When I have a short amount of time to play with my LEGO I just pull out a few minifigs and just play for a bit, but whenever I have a lot of time, I pull out some sets and just go crazy and create a elaborate story with lore lol. As someone who has come to terms with loving certain hobbies and enjoying whatever I do without carrying who judges me, it can get a a little exhausting hearing the same things repeated such as "arent you too old to play with toys?" or "That's really weird as an adult" etc... I just try to move on but sometimes it does get to me. Yes I have a job and I go to college full time and I have many bills like everyone else does, but I feel that people ignore that part of me and just see the me playing with LEGO and it makes people go away from me. It has happened quiet often where I would meet new people and I would mention how I love LEGO, and they automatically just think its weird, but when I get home from those terrible outings I pull out my LEGO and I start playing with them and it really just boost my mood because even though many people will leave me I just know that my LEGOs will always be there for me.
I am a child and the reason I collect LEGO is for the feeling of waiting months to get a new LEGO set and then finally building it, taking a good look at it, and then displaying it.
I feel ashamed sometimes when I build lego. Knowing you like to play lego too makes me feel better. Thanks for making this video! Forrestfire101 is so good!
I like having something to do that doesn't involve a screen for a change. It lets me do something else with my hands rather than hold a controller or use a keyboard. Of course there are other hobbies that allow this, I've always liked Tabletop battle games like Warhammer but being dyspraxic I find precise fine motor skills like gluing and painting a small (and expensive) plastic figure very difficult. I know whatever I finish with will not even look as half as good as what is on the box art. Lego on the other hand is simple with great instructions and it is always going to look great when you finish. There is no price for a mistake as everything can be dissasembled and reassembled. Once I'm done I like messing about and taking pictures. With the Lego castle I besieged it with all the pink frogs I got from the alternate build of the bonsai tree and had the knights fighting them off from the battlements. I used the all pink minifig from the Everyone is Awesome set as the leader of the pink frog horde. Currently thinking of what they can battle next...
I'm probably not your target audience because I'm 50 years old, but I'll tell you the truth. I lost what Lego meant to me for like 30-odd years. After nearly dying two years ago, I decided that it was my therapy. It's a wonderful, wholesome thing and I don't think anyone has room to criticize.
The recent Dune ornithopter is a set that's specifically designed as a playset for adults. It is too heavy and too big to be comfortably held by most children, but the size of the tail, the intended handle, is strangely ergonomically perfect for adult hand, and it places most control mechanisms within reach. I love playing with mine, picking it up, flapping the wings a bit, it's a great stress reliever.
Well that’s the reason i hate the set. I wanted a display only piece. There are too many red and blue pins and a lot of exposed Technic to make the wings move. I view LEGO different. I Build the sets, Display them and pretty much never touch them again. So of cause I want them to look accurate (and not have technic and ugly colors showing)
Honestly my best friend and I made a whole LEGO Strategy Game so we could keep playing with our LEGO and creating stories after 'taking a break' from LEGO in high school and early college. Great video, thanks for sharing and encouraging us all to be a little more honest with ourselves. And LEGO needs to make non-expensive castle sets with play features!!
I build only Star Wars sets, the big technic cars, and some misc sets that are just beautiful (like Rivendell). And I have a lot of Lego. I enjoy the process of building (all kinds of things), displaying, and the subject matter that I built (loved pre-Disney Star Wars). It's fantastic in my office. Plus, I like kids going bonkers checking it out. I'm 51.
People in my school always say "legos are so childish" when they are bringing the most out of pocket toys to play with. I loves your vids and I hope u get to 100k soon!
im 61 grew up playing with it, then later with my bro as he was 10 yrs younger than me. then i had kids and played with their sets with them. now its grandkids and in my humble opinion you are NEVER too old to play with lego
I enjoy Lego because it’s that part of my childhood I never have to grow out of, and my form of playing with my Legos is doing Stop Motions it’s so much fun grabbing two of my favorite figures and having them fight each other.
I can honestly say that at 54 I play with Lego almost exactly the same way I used to do when I was 10.. but the thing is that for me it was always the design and creative building that appealed to me. When I was a kid I would swoosh things I'd built but only for a minute, then it was on to redesigning and "improving" the model with some features of my own devising. Me and my best friend used to buy the same models and then informally compete with the best mods and with best I mean craziest.
The part about looking up all the content afterI get a set is SO TRUE. Super glad to mentioned this. I also love to look up content about it before it even arrives. Just to get more hyped.
I am 46 yers old.Got into lego about three years ago.Started with lego technic and now lego star wars is my favourite.Still building the technic though .My friends and coworkers don't understand how could I spent so much money on "toys".They always say "you could have bought a brand new car for that money".But I don't want a brand new car.I want to keep spending money on lego .Because I love it!!!The space is a problem though.Looks like my 3 bedroom apartment is not big enough.But I always find new places to put the new sets :-).
As someone who has more than 5 decades riding this rock through space, allow me to encourage EVERYONE to embrace that attitude that every kid has about their favorite dinosaur and give zero f#cks about what someone else might think. If you LOVE something that's "for kids" and it truly brings you contentment, don't apologize for your love of it. It's hard enough to find happiness in this world. Don't let others' judgment put you in a box you don't want to be in.
2 reasons i like this hobby. I can finally buy all the shit I wanted when I was a kid, that my parents wouldn't buy me. I don't have a girlfriend/wife/family and pretty much no responsibilities. So why the hell shouldn't I do with my money, whatever I want? People have other expensive hobbies that others couldn't care less about. Cars, baseball card collections, guitar collections whatever the fuck. Live and leave be
I smile when i hear people talk about the age requirement of Lego based on the opinion of others . I am 65 years old and got into Lego for the first time in my life a few years ago with the UCS Falcon . I suffer from severe anxiety and Lego has literally saved my life and if society doesnt approve then society can go to hell . lol
I’m 60 years old and love building with Lego. My in laws think I’m turning back into a child. Oh well I’m going to have my fun. I’ve had the same job for 40 years it’s time to start enjoying life again.
It gives me child-like joy to build LEGO sets, and I might fly around with the spaceships or pose my Bionicles in a cool way, but play-features are not really my thing as an adult. My favourite set at the moment is the micro-scale Architecture-style Hogwarts castle, which has no play features at all, it was just a load of fun to build and is amazing to look at.
As a 14 year old lego fan I can get this. My parents think I'm silly that I still like legos and spend lots of money on them. (Example: I recently bought the lego ghost) I'll never age out of Lego and whatever they think won't make me stop liking Lego.
I’m 20, the most fun thing I do is set up old scenes from movies and shows like the Clone Wars then admiring the scene for awhile. I also like them on my display shelves. The quality in Lego has bothered me with a few false advertising errors and low quality mini figs. The UCS Captain Rex from the Venator is exceptionally bad, no one can lie. And stop saying that the new helmet holes are ok. They are out of place, they make the rangefinders look horrible, and the helmets are misshapen with them. If anything, change the visor molds and binocular molds so you aren’t ruining the look of the whole figure. And No, printed waist capes and printed pauldrons don’t look good.
I work in IT, everybody around me is nerdy in one way or another. At least three of us tho are into Lego, me included. Nobody cares, everyone has fun with whatever hobby they have. Is there really a difference between being a Lego hobbiest then building diecast models, collecting coins, or other things? In the big picture, no.
I had a short dark age as a late teen (sold my lego) and early twenties (studies). At age 22 I started collecting and playing Pokémon TCG. Met my pokémon-loving now-wife, and she loved collecting and playing with My Little Pony. And loved Nintendo and introduced me to Mario, Zelda, Kirby etc. I picked up Lego in 2022 and bought everything Star Wars and Classic Space. Then onto the modulars and “adult” sets. My wife enjoys (building) lego as well, as do my children. Nobody is above swooshing a space ship. Why would you (need to) lose the ability to play? Most of my friends are into boardgames or Lego. They’re not judgemental at all about playing. My family (parents, siblings) kinda are. They’ve asked me hundreds of times “why don’t you sell -insert collection-“, because that’s what they would do, since they don’t understand. I always avoid talking about it, sunce it’s always a “waste of money”. In the living room, I just have a bunch of modular building and spme adults sets. When people come over and ask, I just tell them I love Lego, and they’re like “oh that’s cool”. Lego was a toy for children before the mid ‘80s, then expanded to teens (with expert sets and technic), then had a dark age in the late 90s (junior sets, bad themes), then started making sets for both children, teens ánd adult nerds from the early ‘00s (Star Wars, large sets, architecture etc) and now, early ‘20s, they’re expanding to “normal” adults. With sets like the typewriter, art sets, and especially the botanicals. Just yesterday, at the mall, I saw advertsing for a Lego flowers set, aimed at adults (give flowers you can build together). This would’ve been absurd decades ago. Lego is becoming a sonewhat normal hobby for adults.
I do like Lego not only for display now however I also do like them for collections like how I'm now trying to get Grevious sets with the Invisible hand and with the 2020 General Grevious starfighter
If someone is going to judge me harshly for surrounding myself with sculptures made from plastic bricks they can take a hike. I don’t need that kind of negativity in my life.
What do you think of the tantive diorama (you may have seen it from Ryan or you may be in the process of making a review) personally I love the amount of play features on it
Ill never understand why so many people care about what orhers think of you. Especially strangers. Ive never let it affect me. Screw them and do what you love and spend your money how you want !
I am 56 and I don’t give a dime about what people say or think. When they will start paying my rent, my bills, and buy my Lego sets, then they may have a say. Until then… Lego away !!!
I’m 49 and I like that it takes me away from my phone. It is engaging enough to focus me but not too intense that I get burned out. The sets are so fun to see coming together. I played with Lego as a kid too and I still have the same excitement for getting a new set as I did then. I don’t think you have to stop doing everything as an adult, there are certainly worse things you can do with your time.
Why dont people just stop worrying about what someone else thinks about your hobbies? As long as it doesn’t harm anyone, it’s really not relevant what someone else thinks.
ADHD here: They help me Zen. Bright colors, tactile activity, and instructions that allow me to shut off my brain. I love the building process and seeing shadow form, and techniques used to make some really odd shapes. I love putting together an amorphous blob of bricks and then finally realizing what it's becoming. Knowing what the end product is going to be; knowing what my efforts are going towards reduces anxiety and registers in my as an achievable goal. And I love knowing that when it's finished, I touched and placed every single brick, giving me an odd, enhanced sense of ownership. I love planning on how and where I'll display them. I love that every time I look at them, each one gives me its own unique boost of dopamine. I love when someone is over and is really taken aback by what they're seeing, that it's Lego, and the wonder on their face. I love being a man in his 40's and openly talking about Lego as a hobby, people giving me the side-eye about it, I show them, and they almost immediately one-eighty and understand why people dig them so much (many will also see something and say that they'd like to have one). I love that a small, but well thought-out Lego set makes an amazing and impactful gift to an adult that doesn't do Lego. (Try it some time. Get a small set, under $30 is a good price, that's meaningful to the person in some way, and just watch what happens. ❤ ) Now, why do I buy the ones I buy? They make me happy. And, for me, it doesn't matter why. 😊
it’s way better when you accept it 😂 who cares man just enjoy it it’s fun! no point being miserable when there’s something that’s fun right in front of you
Funny how the people who diss us for having a real hobby are the ones who live their lives on tiktok and other social media that is nothing but sad. Then they tell us off when we actually have fun with what we do and it bothers them that they canr get the same satisfaction from what they do. But also, we dont grow up we just grow old.
I'm just about a month older than you! That feels crazy. I just bought the knockoff lego "warframe liset orbiter" and bought the instructions from the MOC artist. Grown up money means grown up sized spaceships (i wasn't going to pay the Bricklink price lmao)
Love this video! But I have to ask, what’s the beef with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga? It’s no complete saga, but it’s far better than the Force Awakens game!
I just turned 30 and love LEGO. If you have a hobby that doesn't hurt anyone and brings you joy - then there is no need to ever feel embarrassed about that. After about 25 I learned that if someone takes issue with your hobby, then that is their problem, not yours, and I just won't want to spend time with them. That said, the best way to enjoy LEGO is with my toddler. Even after I put together the UCS Razor Crest she said "wow daddy i love it! Can we play with the spaceship?". Of course we can
“Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” ― C.S. Lewis
100% agree. It's so sad to see more and more Lego sets being marketed and intended as "display pieces", something that, once built, is supposed to be put on a shelf and that's it. Heck, even their name is an abbreviation of "play well" in Danish. Now it's just "build well" for too many sets.
Well...house is paid off, the family is well taken care off, have plenty of disposable income and need a hobby. However I only collect specific sets and specific themes.
