Strolling the aisles of Brickworld Chicago is always an experience. Rows and rows of tables, each with LEGO MOCs more impressive than the next, invite the public to lose themselves in a sea of bricks that is hard to stand out from. Yet every year there is an individual that manages to do just so, and so it came as no surprise that I found myself returning to Chris Rozek’s display again and again. No stranger to Brickworld—he is featured on their website, rocking a life-size brick-built guitar, and has been nominated for the coveted Brickworld Master award before—Chris is what I’d consider an anomaly in the AFOL community. He refers to himself as an AFOOL, an Adult Fan Of Old LEGO, and as such, is a respected collector of some of the oldest and most obscure LEGO items out there. His basement’s display cases are filled to the brim with...






