Lego Haul - 8/1/15

I've been slacking with my Legoing lately.  My scheduled post for July were kind of half-assed, and I didn't buy a thing all month.  I had a bunch of other stuff going on that took priority, so I had to put my Lego's away.

August is a new month, and I'm back on the wagon.  This month brought new sets to stores, which I just have to have...  Sadly, I could not find them.  Big Bang Theory, Scooby-Doo...  All sold out.  Not what I was expecting, since they weren't SUPPOSED to be on sale until the 1st, but...  Whatever.  I bought some stuff, so we're good to go for now.

The Lego haul from 8/1/15

I did find some much needed 2x6 medium stone gray bricks so I could finish the walls of my Watch Tower.

Contents of my small cup refill

I got more than I needed to to finish off the wall, but it doesn't hurt to have a few extras, ready and waiting to be used for the next building.  Especially since it looked like that was my plan in the first place.  I don't know why I was holding onto extra medium stone grey bricks for the Watch Tower, but oh well.

Current progress on the Watch Tower (left) and with extra bricks (right)

The Watch Tower is far from complete though.  I have all the bricks. but I still need more dark stone gray plates to finish off the second and third floors.  It's going to cost me another $35 or so to finish it up, but I can never find those pieces on the wall at my Lego store.  I've got enough saved up in store credit to pull the trigger, but I want to find a better deal.

With my purchase, I got a free Pirate set to commemorate that line of products and how it's changes over the last 25+ years.  It's pretty nice, to have a newer looking shark with more detailed eyes, some more gold, and a fancy little palm tree.  It's very nice.

Contents and fully assembled Pirate retrospective set

I also got 76039 Ant-Man The Final Battle.  My wife and I enjoyed the movie, which we had low expectations for after all the drama Marvel ran into with production.  Paul Rudd was pretty good as Scott Lang, the new Ant-Man.

Contents and fully assembled 76039 Ant-Man The Final Battle

The final item in this acquisition is 31036 Changing Seasons.  Unlike most Creator sets that come with increasingly complex building instructions, this set came with 3 booklets, one each for summer, fall, and winter.

Contents of 31036 Changing Seasons

With autumn on the horizon, I followed the fall instructions to put the house together.  I'd like to assemble the other two as well, but I'll have to verify I have sufficient bricks to do so.  I know I don't have all of them in the exact colors in the instructions, I should have all the shapes.  I'm not concerned if the color varies or not, but I'd really like to put the winter house together for the Winter Village, and the summer house to sit beside the Family House and Apple Tree House.

Fully assembled fall scene from 31036 Changing Seasons (left) and leftover pieces (right)

I'll get back into my regular buying Lego habits as the winter progresses.  I'll be debating what to get, as I'll leave some items on the list for my family to get as Christmas gifts.  But there are new minifigures due out in September, plus some holiday-themed sets that have yet to be revealed.  I just hope I have enough money to get them all.