afol fun for everyone (as long as you're 18+ LOL)
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.
We Grouches prefer the holidays after they are over.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is just a small look at the GWP items from the last round of holiday offerings.
First we got the awesome Charles Dickens set over Black Friday weekend. (Review coming)
Then we got these three. Two of which were in store only.
The Frozen set was a gift with a $50 Frozen purchase. BB-8 was free with any Star Wars purchase over $40 and the Skater set was with any purchase over $150.
Awesome giveaways from LEGO. Individual reviews will be coming.
For those looking for awesome winter figures the skaters have nice sweaters on.
More information and images on the Reading Pagoda in LEGO can be seen over on my fb page. But below you will find build images as well as the MOC on display.
Designed to look like the Pagoda in Reading, PA. The only pagoda in the world with a chimney and working fireplace.
Most LEGO builds are built from the bottom up. This one was built from the top down. I know a little backward. But I wanted to get the roof figured out before I continued. It was all free built.
As you can see this is before I had all the red windows I needed for the build.
I have been enjoying some of the recent LEGO polybags.
I picked up this little train awhile ago, but saw that it is currently in Target stores again at checkout.
Lots of dark blue parts for your consideration.
It is of course a quick little build, but a great looking little engine.
Love classic B-movies and living in the area where The Blob was filmed and being a fan of the Blobfest held at the Colonial Theatre in Pheonixville, PA I just had to do a MOC.
Get even more Blob with the Blobfest Home Edition Virtual Event