Q: Is everything here an original creation by you?
A: Absolutely, unless specified otherwise! I built the models, painted the pictures, drew the illustrations, and even provided excerpts from my own LEGO collection for the background collage image (those are definitely not random images found in Google).
Q: Are the minifig creations modified outside the realm of LEGO -- e.g., cut, sanded, painted, printed or Photoshopped?
A: Every single minifig displayed on here (at the time being) is currently made with 100% pure LEGO pieces, but used in a coincidental manner to make a custom figure. For example, my Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull minifig has the legs and torso of a Pirate's Imperial Guard officer, a head from a Pirate's buccaneer, the hair of a Castle wench, and a flute made from a grey bar of a Star Wars set. I am, however currently tinkering with decal placement, which you can read about in the minifig page. As for Photoshop, I do much touch-up work to remove blemishes, fix colors, change the lighting/hue/saturation and to add backgrounds. In some rare instances, I'll use Photoshop to severely alter the appearance of an existing part, such as my custom minifig design for my friend David -- in real life, he wears a dark red fedora, and since that color doesn't exist for LEGO pieces, I changed the hue/saturation of Indiana Jones' brown fedora hat.
Q: What's your favorite theme?
A: Ever since I was a young boy, my two all-time favorite themes in LEGO would be Space and Castle. I have many fond memories of my giant Futuron monorail, as well as my Black Knights' castle. Because of this factor, please be advised that about 75% of the projects featured on this site are usually about Space and Castle in one way or another. And yes, the tattoo on my right arm is a 1980s Futuron space minifig diagram.
Q: Do you like Bionicle?
A: No. For some reason, I never really viewed it as being related to LEGO bricks in any way. Albeit, I do own many Bionicle pieces as joints and mechanical components for my LEGO Gundam models.
Q: When did you first begin playing with LEGO toys?
A: Like all things I hold dear in my life, my first recorded experience with LEGO bricks would have been at some point before I was three years old (when I started with DUPLO). I'm not sure what my first word was (it was probably "Starscream"), but the first word I learned how to spell as a kid was LEGO, believe it or not. The second word was Batman. I learned to write "LEGO" before I could write my own first name.
Q: What's your favorite model?
A: When I was five years old, my ma and pa divorced. To try to win me back, my pa bought me the most expensive set available at the time for my sixth birthday: #6990 Monorail Transport System. As I kid, I couldn't put the damn thing together, but lately I've been searching all around to find missing pieces and hopefully one day reconstruct the coolest toy known to man.
Q: What newer LEGO models do you like best?
A: The new Castle is pretty badass (Fantasy era): I've got most of their sets. LEGO Indiana Jones had some great models as well, and I've accrued much of them. Although I generally don't buy regular sets anymore, I typically purchase bulk packs of bricks from the LEGO Store (most notably the one in Rockefeller Center, NYC). Often times I'll go to the store and pick up several of those mystery minifig packs, a $15 fill-a-cup, and a random set model within the $20-30 range.
