As a fan of both cameras and Lego, I was super excited on first laying eyes on the Lego Retro Camera creator set just before Christmas. It captured my heart, even before it was in my hands. Following much disappointment about it becoming available from New Year's Day, not for the holidays, I was ecstatic when it was delivered to my doorstep this week. The Lego Retro Camera creator set has been the perfect project to ease the winter blues, with the added bonus that my kids are now back at school, freeing up plenty of time to tackle it by myself – much to my son's disappointment, who arrived home to discover the complete build in all its glory!
One of the 3-in-1 creator sets that Lego offers (number 31147, in case you're interested), the parts in the box can be used for three different builds – in this case a retro camera, an old-school video camera (a bit like a Super 8), plus an analog TV. The headline build here is the retro camera, which is the option that was always going to be top for me, and I've had a blast building it. (I'm currently rebuffing my son's sincere offer to deconstruct it and attempt the video camera. He's so thoughtful, wink.)
