To start off describe yourself to the readers... Im 26, and ive had Lego since the age of 5 when i inherited my older brothers collection of classic space, town and technic, and from then on i allways got sets every Xmas and birthday till i was old enough to start buying it myself. Ive never had a 'dark ages', as ive allways bought sets every year, just for collection purposes. If i saw a set that i thought looked cool i'd buy it, build it, then put it away. Its was only when i moved last year that i decided to go through my collection and start moccing, so im still pretty new to the scene.
Also as a follow-up to the first question, what communities or sites can you be found on? Where are you LEGO hangouts?
The first online Lego forum i joined was Classic-Castle, and i was active there for a few months as the first few mocs i built were castle themed. Then i went onto pirates and thats when i discovered Eurobricks which has an excellent pirate forum as well as other themes. Im a member of most Lego forums which i all use, but Eurobricks is where im most active.
Are you inspired by any other builders in the community? Maybe works of other that aren't LEGO even?
Theres a lot of great builders out there, but im mainly familiar with those who build in the pirate and castle themes. Slyowl always produces great mocs and i love all the new techniques he comes up with, plus hes also from the UK. Captain Green Hair and Bonapart make some of the best Lego ships ive seen, and I Scream Clone and Kris Kelvin have been producing some great mocs as well recently. I also have to mention DNL, as i think his castle mocs are some of the best as he likes to build with a lot of realism and detail which i myself like to do.
Your mostly know for you pirate builds which are quite impressive, but do you like to dabble in any other themes?
Pirates is my favourite theme to build in, but i am a big fan of Castle and i hope to build quite a few Castle orientated mocs this year. Im also quite keen to build some Town and Train mocs, and Western looks fun, so maybe some mocs there too.
What are your plans for the future? Will you continue with your massive pirate dios?
I hope to allways continue with my large Pirate mocs as theres still so many ideas ive got planned out. Allthough i wont be putting out so many this year as i want to fit in some other themes as well.
I know this may be hard to do, but if you were to pick a favorite creation of yours, which would it be?
My two favourite creations are The Legend Of Porthgwarra and St Cadocs Church, but if i was to pick just one, i would have to pick St Cadocs, as i think it showcase my typical style of history realism and detail, not to mention all the 1x1 round plates! Allthough it seems my most well known moc is For Whom The Bell Tolls.
On a final note are there any creations in the works that you'd like to share?
Ive got part 2 of my Myths & Legends series coming up, and i will be keeping that series going, hopefully tackling Sleepy Hollow for part 3! Ive been planning for a long time on bringing the 'Warlord Chronicles' by Bernard Cornwell to life. Which are the books i got my name 'Derfel Cadarn' from, so hopfully be starting that this year. I will still be fitting in my usuall Pirate dios here and there, and MAYBE a giant sailor pulling 9 or 10 pirate ships through the sea by their anchor chains :)
Thanks again to Luke for that great interview. Expect another more close to home interview coming in the next coming weeks or so. I hope you've enjoyed the start of this new series so far.
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Just thought I'd show some love for your interview series.
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