Joe Larson has been a fan of Lego since he got his first bricks at the wee age of four.
Joe never really had a “dark age” where he put the brick away, because as a toy collector, he was always purchasing more Lego when the opportunity arose. Things started to take shape when he discovered the AFOL community and joined a local group of AFOLs (Adult Fans Of Lego.)
Joe builds in any theme, but is an incredibly slow and tedious builder. His favorite era is Classic 70’s & 80’s build tech, so many of his MOCs are directly related to that era, in either design, color, or general inspiration. His favorite and/or award winning builds are vignettes, which usually end up as trophies for AFOL convetions, and as such end up given to someone else.
A sample of his work is below:
“First” yellow castle, from the ’71/’72 Samsonite Lego Catalog.Pullman Administration Building facade – Pullman District, Chicago, USA. Also Santa’s house, North Pole. – The Polar ExpressFully operational Lego Duck trophy for Best in Classic. Also winner of best convention themed moc: Bricks Cascade 20163X Shuttle vs. Galaxy Explorer – Scale example.3X Robot Command Center – In Progress picFabuWars trophy featuring Clarabelle Cow and an At-At walker.Shay B-type Logging Locomotive. Power functions, fully operational. Winner: Best In Transportation, Brickcon 2015.This is Fine . Trophy for Classic theme Bricks Cascade 2024. Winner: Best TrophyJoe’s first MOC as an AFOL. Back to the
Future Clock Tower and Delorean Time Machine. This was back in 2010 or possibly even earlier, at one of the first Portlug showings, at Guardian Games.
