This blog for my hobby of LEGO Technic building and collecting. I am mainly interested in LEGO Technic cars and trucks, both official sets and also MOC'ing. I am from Launceston Tasmania and am always looking to meet other people who are interested in Lego. I am the Vice President - North of the Taz-brick Collectors Club and I display at a number of LEGO and model related expos.
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- Taz-brick Collectors Club
- Links To Other Peoples Technic Related Sites
- Building Some Shelves
- Brixhibition 2012 - Photos
- Brixhibition North 2013
- 8461: D Model - Nathanaël Kuipers NK Sport Car
- MOC - RC Tow Truck
- MOC - Car in a day
- MOC - Grabbing Claw for 8043
- MOD - 8448 PF Motor
- Review - 8068 Rescue Helicopter (B Model)
- Review - 9393 Green Tractor
- Review - 9394 Jet Plane
- Review - 9395 B Model
- Review - 42002 Hovercraft
- Review - 42006 Excavator
Sunday, 9 June 2013
Important Information - Please Read
I am in the process of rearranging my blog, some posts have been moved and others have been deleted. All my reviews, mods and mocs are being moved to "pages" which can be accessed from the links menu bar above.
Monday, 6 May 2013
AFOL Survey - The Results
Age Range:
Answer Choices
|
Responses
|
Under 18
|
8.08%
8
|
18 to 27
|
14.14%
14
|
28 to 37
|
43.43%
43
|
38 to 47
|
26.26%
26
|
48 to 60
|
4.04%
4
|
Over 60
|
4.04%
4
|
Total
|
99
|
- I am quite surprised by the age break down, I was expecting a larger response from the 18 to 27 age group. 28 to 37 and 38 to 47 both cover the early days of LEGO so this result suggests to me that a lot of AFOL are those who enjoyed the hobby at a young age and have returned to it later in life.
Relationship Status:
Answer Choices
|
Responses
|
Married
|
44.44%
44
|
Widowed
|
3.03%
3
|
Divorced
|
3.03%
3
|
Separated
|
1.01%
1
|
Never married
|
48.48%
48
|
Total
|
99
|
- It is good to see that over 44% of AFOL surveyed are married, this proves it is not just a hobby for loners or weirdos :)
Job Role:
Answer Choices
|
Responses
|
Accounting/Auditing
|
1.08%
1
|
Administrative
|
6.45%
6
|
Advertising/Marketing
|
0%
0
|
Analyst
|
3.23%
3
|
Art/Creative/Design
|
4.30%
4
|
Business Development
|
0%
0
|
Consulting
|
0%
0
|
Customer Service
|
2.15%
2
|
Distribution
|
4.30%
4
|
Doctor
|
2.15%
2
|
Educator (E.g., teacher, lecturer, professor)
|
5.38%
5
|
Engineering
|
11.83%
11
|
Finance
|
3.23%
3
|
General Business
|
2.15%
2
|
Health Care Provider (other than doctor or nurse)
|
2.15%
2
|
Human Resources
|
0%
0
|
Information Technology
|
21.51%
20
|
Legal
|
3.23%
3
|
Management
|
2.15%
2
|
Nurse
|
1.08%
1
|
Product Management
|
0%
0
|
Production
|
5.38%
5
|
Project Management
|
5.38%
5
|
Public Relations
|
0%
0
|
Purchasing
|
0%
0
|
Quality Assurance
|
0%
0
|
Research
|
1.08%
1
|
Sales
|
5.38%
5
|
Science
|
2.15%
2
|
Strategy/Planning
|
0%
0
|
Supply Chain
|
1.08%
1
|
Training
|
1.08%
1
|
Writing
|
2.15%
2
|
Total
|
93
|
- The large response of AFOL who reported as working in Information Technology was quite surprising but given that this and engineering were the top two results it shows that LEGO in very much a hobby which attracts "technical" people.
Gender:
Answer Choices
|
Responses
|
Male
|
86.73%
85
|
Female
|
13.27%
13
|
Total
|
98
|
- This result is not surprising with LEGO being a mostly male hobby, the fact 13% of the AFOL of responded were female is encouraging.
LEGO themes you buy
or collect:
Answer Choices
|
Responses
|
Architecture
|
13.68%
13
|
Cars
|
9.47%
9
|
Chima
|
3.16%
3
|
City
|
50.53%
48
|
Creator
|
48.42%
46
|
Dino
|
4.21%
4
|
Duplo
|
3.16%
3
|
Friends
|
18.95%
18
|
Galaxy Squad
|
5.26%
5
|
Hero Factory
|
2.11%
2
|
Heroica
|
2.11%
2
|
Kingdoms
|
16.84%
16
|
Lord of the Rings
|
30.53%
29
|
Mindstorms
|
9.47%
9
|
Monster Fighters
|
18.95%
18
|
Ninjago
|
3.16%
3
|
Other
|
34.74%
33
|
Pharohs Quest
|
4.21%
4
|
Racers
|
7.37%
7
|
Star Wars
|
45.26%
43
|
Super Heros
|
14.74%
14
|
Technic
|
33.68%
32
|
The Hobbit
|
25.26%
24
|
TMNT
|
5.26%
5
|
Total Respondents: 95
|
- City, Creator and Star Wars were the top three themes with over 45% each, Technic was also over 33% which was quite pleasing for me.
How much have you
spent on the LEGO hobby in the past 12 months:
Answer Choices
|
Responses
|
$100 - $250
|
3.16%
3
|
$1001 - $1500
|
9.47%
9
|
$1501 - $2000
|
9.47%
9
|
$2001 - $3000
|
8.42%
8
|
$251 - $500
|
12.63%
12
|
$501 - $750
|
10.53%
10
|
$751 - $1000
|
14.74%
14
|
Over $3000
|
28.42%
27
|
Under $100
|
3.16%
3
|
Total
|
95
|
- Looking at these results it would seem that us AFOL are a well off group with over 28% having spent in excess of $3000 in the past 12 months on the hobby.
Have you attended any
LEGO related expos or displays in the last 12 months?
Answer Choices
|
Responses
|
Yes
|
46.32%
44
|
No
|
53.68%
51
|
Total
|
95
|
- Over 46% of those AFOL surveyed have attended an event in the past 12 months, this is quite encouraging.
Do you have any friends who you have met in person as a direct result of
your involvement in the LEGO hobby?
Answer Choices
|
Responses
|
Yes
|
27.08%
26
|
No
|
72.92%
70
|
Total
|
96
|
- In regards to making friends with other AFOL, over 27% have made friends with somebody as a direct result of their involvement in the LEGO hobby.
General Comments:
After reading over the general comments a few common themes in the comments were found:
- A lot of people are looking at expanding their collections in the next 12 months.
- A few are happy to stay at their current size.
- One common theme in these responses was that people were hoping to buy less but build more, both official sets and also MOC's.
- AFOL are generally happy with the current range but would like some more variety and more challenging builds.
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