Comments on: Sentimental Brick

By: BrickEngraver

BrickEngraver — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:35:25 +0000

Advantage of engraving over printing for keyrings. I have stopped even printing bricks if going to be used as keyrings. Did not go to BF 2001 but did 2002 or 2003. Peyton has one we engraved in 2002 and still can be read.

By: IronBricks

IronBricks — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:51:00 +0000

That’ pretty awesome. I hope the new one is just as good as the last one to him.

I should find something like this to keep in my pocket too.

By: dodge

dodge — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:13:49 +0000

I too had a green 2×4 brick which I carried around for many years. It ended up quite worn and worse for wear after a while. I picked up a new green brick but couldn’t yet let the original one go. It wasn’t until a trip to Watson Lake, Yukon, home of the Signpost Forest that i was able to let it go. I nailed it to a sign we’d made and I like to believe it’s still there. I might get up there again one day to find out.

For my work keys, I’ve started to use a different minifig keychain each year. Mt Darth Vader lost his hand (ironic?), Brickbeard’s hat lost it’s jolly roger, henry jones came out perfectly fine. This year’s offering, the white and red Court Jester is practically blank. He’s had a rough time.

By: Eric at A Lego A Day

Eric at A Lego A Day — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:40:57 +0000

This one nearly brought a tear to my eye. My wife bought me a minifig keychain from the Adventurers theme. He was “Indiana Jones” before we had Indian Jones. Like the author, that guy went with me everywhere, and the amount of wear he saw was incredible. Over time, he lost his hands, and all of his printing, but remains a cherished gift.

Thanks for posting this story today!

By: Duq

Duq — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:02:30 +0000

That’s an impressive picture. I did a similar one two years ago when I replaced my storm trooper keyring:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duq/5446506436/in/set-72157622058457762
And yes, you’re absolutely right, the hobby is about way more than building things out of plastic pieces.