Star Wars LEGO collection

Spaceships and minifigs from LEGO Star Wars collection, plus some spaceships made from LEGO blocks using my son's own imagination.

We have an ever growing population of minifigs...

LEGO minifigs

LEGO minifigs, old and new. From back when I was a kid, and those that I got for my kid.

Sustaining an artefact

Sometimes, I really wonder if it is really worth it to spend so much resources on something, and to keep pouring more resources in over time.

Maybe it all started out with a great idea. But a great idea to solve one issue may not mean it is the magic pill that will solve all problems. Yet we have a tendency to want to justify our own great ideas. We talk about how great it is, how it can solve more problems if given enough resources.

So that great idea grows in size.

And we keep feeding it, it keeps growing. It may not be the best tool to solve certain issues, but we pour in more resources so that it could. And then it becomes too big for us to do away with. So we have to justify its continued existence by pouring in more resources.

All those resources poured in means something less for the others, and presents an opportunity cost. Yet we continue to do it, because to do otherwise would be to admit that our great idea was not that great in the first place.

It made me think about lies. Yes, it started with a small, harmless lie. Then we have to put in another lie so that others don't see through our original lie. And over time, in order not to be seen through, we continue to build on the lie, until eventually, the lie is so big, we can't come clean without tremendous effort and possibly disastrous effect. Instead, we continue to feed it, hoping that we can sustain it.

Sometimes, it may be better to face ourselves and live with the consequences, to be ready to admit that we are not that great in the first place.

Lego Star Wars starfighters

We recently added 3 more starfighters to the growing star fleet of Lego Star Wars sets.

The A-Wing starfighter (set 75003) comes with 3 minifigures and is probably the easiest to build of the three, without moving parts. A very simple design, and a compact starfighter that kids will love.

The Jedi interceptor (set 75038) comes with 2 minifigures (Anakin Skywalker and R2-D2 in a darker shade of blue), and spring-loaded parts to fire bolts of laser. These can shoot for quite a distance, actually. It has a spot for R2-D2 to fully sit itself.

The V-Wing starfighter (set 75039) comes with 2 minifigures too (pilot and droid), although the droid can't sit fully in the starfighter; only the droid's head. Similar to the Jedi interceptor, it has spring-loaded parts to fire laser bolts. The wings rotate to flight mode, or for landing.

Thanks for the memories!

Thanks for the memories! I will miss everyone!

Two tours onboard spanning a total of four years.

And now, time for me to walk a different path.