I have been building with LEGO since about '82 but my older brothers had sets before then. I never really stopped even though at 13 it "was not cool to play with toys" but I did slow down from time to time. As a Kid of the 80's I also love GI JOE, Star Wars and most of the rest. I enjoy NCS very much, Castle and Pirates. At 12 or so my parents brought home a Train that was not available in the US from a trip to Denmark and I enjoyed it. Recent years I have picked up a few new trains and they are a blast. My kids love to build and play with LEGO too and that is the best!