I recently shipped all my childhood legos from my parents house to Portland. There is so much nostalgia in all these old bricks.

This last weekend I held a second lego night, printing out instructions for us to use. Zoe made the above helicopter, kit number 2849, designed in 1997. I only have a single tail fin of this type so it was pretty lucky that this one could be built.

This excavator is very likely something I made when I was a kid. Kit number 6631 released in 1985. The older models have fewer specialized parts and I was able to make an exact build.

Choul was working on #1489 from 1989. There were a few pieces was missing so she had to improvise. With some string she tied up the winch and by the end of the night it was a fully functional crane.

Eric was particularly excited about this lego night, and searched plans of a distantly remembered childhood spacecraft. And lo and behold, #6931 from 1985, the FX Star Patroller. This is a huge craft. It features a spaceship with detachable cargo bay, and a robot controlled rover that can scout on land.

Katie made the Katee boat, an astounding craft of great sophistication. This is from the first night, where everyone made free form models. In the rear Katy maintains vigilance. In the cockpit Katie takes the controls. The only flaw in the design was some topheavyness which could hinder the Katee Kraft in inclement weather. But the addition of two pontoons provides sufficient stabilization.

Lisa made this strange temple of the tongue. Is the astronaut on a distant planet? Or is she expecting a plunge down the throat?