The snow is falling in the snow globe, the Christmas train pulls into a wintry train station, the town is decorated for Christmas, the elves and the gift machine help Santa Claus with his Christmas preparations at the North Pole while Santa Claus bakes cookies, and in the Alpine Lodge and ski resort there’s also a lot going on.
Even the ambulance and the fire department are in action – part of this Lego exhibition, which can currently be admired in the city museum (we reported), is usually on the sideboard in Sonja Schnaberich-Lang’s apartment at this contemplative time. The 48-year-old, who heads the municipal affairs department in Schorndorf, contributed some of her “Lego treasures” to this exhibition alongside Anja Stumpp, an employee at the city museum.
Built-in Lego technology: gearbox with crankshaft
Is there nothing left at home but Lego Christmas decorations? Sonja Schnaberich-Lang laughs: “I built everything from the Lego Advent calendar, plus a Christmas booth, small fir trees and reindeer made from Lego.” And of course there are components that are in the apartment all year round – but they have nothing to do with Christmas have to do: “Lego Mickey and Minnie Mouse are eye-catchers in the cloakroom. We also have a Lego portrait picture of Beatles singer John Lennon on the wall. There is also a construction kit next to the music system and I have a Lego flower at the window – it is not watered, just showered to make the dust invisible.”
The 48-year-old still remembers how the Lego fever infected her. “As a child there wasn’t much interest in it. It just started when I was already 36 years old.” She discovered the Lego VW van with her husband in 2011 and was fascinated. Their eyes light up when their enthusiasm for Lego takes hold. “My husband had more of a connection to Lego in his childhood because of the trains.” And the 48-year-old’s fascination continues to this day: “Cars are his thing,” says Schnaberich-Lang and laughs. On the VW Bulli she shows what impresses her about Lego: “There is the steering wheel, the little table can be folded down, the seat can be converted into a lying area. And if you open the back, you can see the gearbox with crankshaft – including the Lego technology installed.” The bus is assembled from exactly 1,332 parts. If you assembled it in one piece, it would take six to eight hours.
What followed the Lego VW Bulli? “A Mini Cooper, a light blue VW Beetle, the Fiat 500, a London double-decker bus and a Porsche 911 – my husband thought it was really great,” the Lego lover lists, among other things. “Oh, and we also have James Bond’s Aston Martin from the film Goldfinger – with a real ejection seat.” She doesn’t know how many components, figures and Lego elements Sonja Schnaberich-Lang owns: “I definitely didn’t count.” There are tons of them that she has stored in plastic boxes or in original cardboard boxes at home. “We ‘only’ have one apartment – at some point the limit is already exceeded.” The city employee admits that she can’t do anything with some Lego sets, including Star Wars. “I’m more for Harry Potter.” She has the set from the first book volume “The Philosopher’s Stone”. What she admires about the Lego figures is that you can often recognize the characters in their faces: “With many of them you can turn your head, then you can play with how the figure should look.” She is fascinated by the changeability of the figures every time again.
How many times a year does she travel to buy new Lego building sets? Sonja Schnaberich-Lang thinks briefly: “Well, maybe four times – and if I notice little things. So the Lego Advent calendar is definitely a must.” But, the Lego fan adds with a laugh, “I also really enjoy baking and knitting during the Christmas season – don’t think that I only build Lego landscapes.”
2023-12-24 19:06:29
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