Daren Smith and the Brickish Association
March 10th, 2010
34 year old Darren Smith has the biggest private collection of the little coloured bricks in the world. The British collector started collecting Lego bricks when he was 5 years old. What started as a Christmas present became a fascination and the boy decided to collect the blocks all his life. The entire collection is 2 million bricks now and it is worth over $92, 800. His favorites are Lego Star Wars apart from his collection of astronauts, cowboys, police and superheroes.
His wife Claire does not mind him collecting all the Lego he wants as long as he keeps them in their garage. But as they started spreading all over their house, she started to get mad as well but there is just no stopping the British collector. He orders all the new Lego toys and said that he wants them all.
When Darren turned 27 he joined the adult Lego Club “Brickish Association” a UK-based community interested in anything Lego. The association has its very own newsletter and it is called “The Brick Issue” written by members of the Brickish Association for its members.
If you are in the UK and is a Lego aficionado but is not yet a member of the association, you should join the community today. When you’re a member you will get a subscription to the community’s newsletter, access their website and the opportunity to join events organized by members both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
The aims of the association is to provide a forum for adult Lego fans within the UK and to make it known that there are lots of adults who still love and will keep on loving the coloured bricks. The Brickish Association also organize shows for the general public and of course for its Lego-loving members.

Lego has consistently come up with various themes that appeal to the general public – both the kids and the kids at heart. Although it is fitting to say that the themes usually ride on whatever is common or popular at a certain period of time, the Wild West remains wild and alive with the Lego System Cowboys minifligs.
So you think you are Lego’s no. 1 fan? If you think you are, you should go to the website of the Danish bricks and take the quiz. The quiz is a fun way to see how well you know your LEGO City, your Lego blocks and all the things included in it. You can choose from three main categories if you want to take the quiz or if you do not feel like taking the quiz, you can just browse what is in it. For those who love fire trucks, you can take the Fire Emergency quiz. For those fond of airplanes and airports you can take the Airport quiz. There is another category and it will ask you random things about LEGO City. Once you have chosen which category you would like to have a quiz on, you will be directed to the exam questions. Do not worry though this is not a rigid exam. In fact, you do not even have to choose between A to D, you only have to take a look at the pictures and click on your answer. Easy isn’t it? Well, it is not only easy, it is fun as well.
