Bate’s home with Mother in the upstairs window.
Psycho House MOC
Northeast Middle School MOC
Poe Toaster and Edgar Allan Poe MOCs
Poe Toaster is the media sobriquet used to refer to an unidentified person (or probably more than one person in succession) who, for over seven decades, paid an annual tribute to American author Edgar Allan Poe by visiting the cenotaph marking his original grave in Baltimore, Maryland, in the early hours of January 19, Poe’s birthday. The shadowy figure, dressed in black with a wide-brimmed hat and white scarf, would pour himself a glass of cognac and raise a toast to Poe’s memory, then vanish into the night, leaving three roses in a distinctive arrangement and the unfinished bottle of cognac. [from Wikipedia]
The long standing Poe Toaster tradition ended in 2009 with no explanation. In 2016 the Maryland Historical Society organized a competition to pick someone to take up the mantle.
The Shining Hedge Maze MOC
Initially I was inspired by the minifigure head on the back of a LEGO City police set. It just screamed crazed Jack. I created the fig using all LEGO pieces (no custom stuff this time).
I still haven’t done the MOC I want to do with this fig. But while trying to coming up with a winter village scene for our SnailLUG display I started working on this hedge maze. I like how it came out. And it doesn’t look bad in the winter village either.
Handmaid’s Tale MOC
Based off the LEGO Hans Christian Andersen set 40291. I had just finished reading A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood when the official set was a gift with purchase so it was fresh in my mind.
An AFOL I was following was doing all kinds of books and got me thinking of doing one myself. Then the two merged.
The priest and handmaids are customs from Citizen Brick.
Grouchy Xmas
We Grouches prefer the holidays after they are over.
Another LEGO Holiday Habitat
These little builds are kind of addicting.
I did another build of what my plans are for the holiday.
Sitting around with my cats reading a book and watching the yule log on TV.
This may not be completely accurate as I also intend to watch Wonder Woman 1984 and The Mandalorian while building some LEGO sets.
Happy Holidays everyone.
Comparison of Old LEGO Ghost with New
Comparing the ghost of old with the new ones. Not a fan of the new ghosts in the Haunted House set.
The old ones are just more ghost-like than the new ones. Plus GLOW-IN-THE-DARK. Hello?!
Hope this was just something they were trying out and will go back to the good ghosts or maybe a new sculpt for the sheet over a fig style.
Holiday Minifigure Habitats
Over on Instagram @BrickFamBuilds has a contest for #holidayhabitats.
Loads of people are building and sharing theirs. They are rather easy to construct but being able to contain your story to a small foot print is challenging.
You are building on an 8×8 plate which is reduced to a 7×7 area once you build the walls. (They are designed to be stacked or attached to each other. )
Here are my first two entries into the minifig habitats. Be kind these are the very first ones I have ever done.
First up we have Scrooge and the ghost of Christmas Future visiting his grave.
Then I did the Grouch that stole Christmas.
Head over to IG and check out #holidayhabitats for more of these fun little builds and maybe make some of your own.
Review of LEGO Set 43173 Aurora’s Roya Carriage
For those unfamiliar with her name, this is Sleeping Beauty. I don’t remember the story well enough to even know if she has a carriage in the movie. Guess that is what Disney+ is for.
Not being a fan of the “girls” line because LEGO has always been a gender neutral toy and those minidolls are hideous, sometimes I find myself picking up a Friends or Disney set despite that hatred because I find the parts interesting.
The gold parts, flowers, and the owl got me to pick up this $10 set. (Because I couldn’t get the owl on Brick and Pieces and did not want to py shipping for just the owl from a Bricklink seller. )
While most of my minidolls are languishing bald in a box somewhere, Aurora may stay intact. That is unless I find a use for her hair elsewhere.
I only wish the parts of the minidolls were more in system like a standard minifig. Her dress could be used for something else but the top connection doesn’t work with anything other than a minidoll torso.
So what is the reasoning LEGO has a small table, tea cup, and cake with a carriage set? I don’t know! Perhaps the owl is hungry?
Overall not a bad little set even with my personal objections to it.
I had to take the carriage out for a spin. Why not it is a magical, horseless carriage after all.
