i had not long got back into my passion, maybe a year or two, when dave my local LEGO dealer asked if i had anything i could present for a LEGO day they were having.

i said i had a train and gorge creation i had been working on and i would see if i could fit in in the car - ended up driving it two and half hours to the Napier Toyworld for the day.

i got to meet southern hemispheres first LEGO certified professional builder Ryan McNaught.

i ended up making some new brick buddies and it started a long relationship with the LEGO community in Napier and later Wellington.