On the second day of the 2016 LEGO Advent Calendars we get two minifigs (City and Star Wars) and some ice skates (Friends). The Christmas Build Up set gives us a reindeer, and I used the leftover parts to build a little snowman MOC.
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Advent 2016 Day 1
Another year, another set of LEGO Advent Calendars. Once more this year we have three: 60133 City Advent Calendar, 41131 Friends Advent Calendar, and 75146 Star Wars Advent Calendar. But new this year there is another option, a 24-in-1 set 40222 Christmas Build Up.
Merry Christmas 2015
Advent 2015 Day 24
Well we have reached the end of our 2015 Advent Calendars. Hope you’ve enjoyed my posts, and I hope you had a chance to open your own calendar(s) each day. Our final entries are Santa Claus himself from City, an adorable penguin from Friends, and Santa-3PO from Star Wars.
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Advent 2015 Day 23
Happy Christmas Eve Eve! In this penultimate day of Advent Calendars, we get the space shuttle to go with yesterday’s set from City, a Christmas tree from Friends, and a Star Wars sleigh-like vehicle.
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Advent 2015 Day 22
Today’s LEGO Advent calendars give us a Space Shuttle fuel tank and booster rockets (City), a table with three stacked jars for target practice (Friends), and R2-D2 with antlers on his head (!) (Star Wars).
Advent 2015 Day 21
Today City gives us a campfire with roasting marshmallows, Friends gives us a catapult for snowballs, and Star Wars gives us a console with a shooting gun.
Happy Winter Solstice everyone! While officially it is tomorrow (December 22) that’s based on GMT. Locally the actual moment of maximum winter is Monday, December 21, 2015 at 8:49 PM PST.
Only four more shopping days left until Christmas! Are you ready?
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Advent 2015 Day 20
Today’s Advent Calendars bring us a City snowman, hockey goals from Friends, and a probe droid from Star Wars.
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Advent 2015 Day 19
Today’s haul is a girl with a cupcake and an iPod (City), a weapons rack with hockey sticks (Friends), and a miniature Hoth Ion Cannon (Star Wars).
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Advent 2015 Day 18
City and Friends are very simple models – a dog with a bone in a bowl, and a table consisting of 3 plates and a brick. But Star Wars makes up for it with a detailed cute AT-AT walker.
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