About five years ago, I went through a bit of a rejuvenated phase of collecting and building Star Wars<\/em> Lego.\u00a0 I’m not even that big of a fan of Star Wars<\/em>.\u00a0 I think I just enjoy space-themed Lego in general and it probably tapped into a nostalgic yearning for the Lego I had as a kid that is no longer available for purchase unless you’re prepared to shell out a squillion dollars for it on eBay.<\/p>\n There’s something quite cathartic and pleasing I find about building Lego on a lazy Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 There’s the initial thrill of unpacking the plastic wrappers out of the box and spilling all the pieces out in front of you.\u00a0 The satisfying sensation of sturdily clicking two pieces together.\u00a0 The growing satisfaction of seeing your construction take shape and beginning to resemble the end product.\u00a0 The hairpulling frustration of searching a stupid tiny piece thats probably rolled off the table somewhere.\u00a0 Trying not to get blisters on your fingers when you make a mistake and connect two flat pieces together and then struggle to pull them apart afterwards.\u00a0 It’s all a part of the experience.<\/p>\n After I had got my hands on a Star Destroyer, Millenium Falcon and Death Star, my Lego-collecting habit laid dormant for the next few years.<\/p>\n That was until last weekend when I used some of my haka prize money<\/a> from the Sales Conference to pick up a Lego ‘Imperial Flagship’.\u00a0 1,600 pieces.\u00a0 It came with 8 sail sheets, 9 figures, a shark masthead and a functional anchor.\u00a0 It looked pretty swanky I must say.\u00a0 It ended up taking about four hours in total to put it together and I was pretty pleased with the final product.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/spacelego.jpg\" "\\"spacelego\\"")
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