Let me Lego in peace!

By Features Editor Chloe Barrett

I am 22 years old (or young, if you grant me that courtesy) and have not participated in the act of building Lego since I was but a tiny child. Even though I am a decent bit older now, the satisfaction of attaching tiny plastic blocks to each other for hours on end with the end goal of creating a masterpiece remains the same.

The Lego brand itself has seen a spike in popularity amongst the older age groups thanks to the internet, but their sales never really diminished to begin with. Other brands have tried to replicate the addictive yet satisfying nature of these toys, but few have succeeded, leaving Lego at the top.

The set in question is absolutely gorgeous. It’s the famous orchid. It is 608 pieces of delightful fun, with the result being a realistic, but slightly blocky, bouquet of orchids. It features sprawling leaves, a mound of dirt and elegant vines that creep in between the pink and white flowers themselves. Coincidentally, I also own a real orchid that is similar enough in colour, and if you were to stand back and look at the two together, you would not guess that one is made of blocks!

The build itself took me three separate sessions of sitting down, turning an audiobook on, and properly focusing on the task at hand. If you are determined, you could get it done in one session, but I most wanted to prologue the building process to make my childlike enjoyment last longer.

Over the past two years, I have attempted to get into the hobby of building jigsaws, but unfortunately, the habit did not stick for long. Sure, I have an awesome 3D globe sitting on a table, but it was a whole ordeal trying to shape it and find the correct pieces. My patience was not tested with Lego as it had been with these other puzzles, instead, I followed along with a handy leaflet with diagrams that corresponded to the labelled bags that come within the box. Step one was the inside of the plant pot, so I used the first bag exclusively, and so on. There was no risk of confusion!

Perhaps I am on an ambitious journey to relive my childhood activities, and who knows exactly what will come next after this Lego shaped revelation. All I am aware of is that I would like to build more of them, please!

On another note, did you guys see that the Cullen house from Twilight is being made into a Lego set?