Seath
Name, age, suburb, occupation?
Seath Holswich, 43, Warner, Disability Employment Consultant.
What are your very first memories of LEGO?
I remember sitting on my bedroom floor when I was three or four years old building on baseplates. The first ‘big’ word I ever learned to spell was ‘police’ because it was printed on a LEGO brick!
What’s your favourite LEGO theme (ie. Star Wars, Harry Potter, City, Friends, Classic Space, Creator etc)?
City has always been my favourite. I remember as a teenager building cities on my LEGO table where I challenged myself to use every single piece of LEGO I owned. I managed to reach this goal a few times, with thanks to the town dump, where any leftover pieces went!
Do you MOC (ie. build your own creations, sans-instructions)? If so, describe your best ever MOC?
I generally only build MOCs. I love creating from nothing. Probably my best ever completed MOC was my model of Canberra’s Old Parliament House. It stood at over two metres long, had nearly 30,000 bricks and took me 12 months to build. My other favourite build was a microscale Brisbane CBD recreation. I really enjoyed the search for building details to make sure my builds were as accurate as possible. When I’m recreating something from real life in microscale, those little details and key features are crucial. Thank goodness for Google maps and Google street view to help me with this build. Although part of the fun of this build was walking around Brisbane CBD taking photos of the buildings I couldn’t find online, which were key to getting it right.
Describe your current or most recent LEGO project?
I am currently working on a map of Australia that is filled with small scenes that represent Australian icons, landmarks and stories.
If you could build anything out of LEGO, what would be your dream build?
Similar to the Australia build I’m working on now, I’d love to do one that was the entire earth. That would be a fun challenge!
If you were building yourself as a LEGO Minifigure (called a “signature figurine” or “sigfig” for short), what would be the defining characteristic or LEGO accessory that your sigfig would have, that would make it so you?
Is there a minifig that is middle aged, slightly balding and rocking a “dad bod”? That would be perfect for me!
Weirdest place/s you’ve ever seen or discovered a LEGO brick?
I used to volunteer doing outreach work to homeless people living in abandoned buildings and on the streets in inner city Brisbane. I
remember one person having their ‘home’ set up in an abandoned building, with a lineup of minifigs on the window ledge.
Complete this sentence: I know I’m a total LEGO geek/fanatic because...
A key decision when we’re looking at moving house is whether there is a big enough space for the LEGO room in the new house.
Tell us about your history/experience with BrickResales? What do you love most about BrickResales?
I have bought from BrickResales for years. I love their range, their customer service and their passion for LEGO. Their showroom is possibly the greatest store in the known universe!