Well kids, Christmas has come and gone again. Thank goodness. There was quite a bit of activity this time around, with all the travel and family and friends and activities. I finally got a chance last week to put everything together, so here's what I got this year.
I'll start with the biggest toy, my new 10247 Ferris Wheel. It's a great addition to my 10244 Fairground Mixer so I could run a full carnival. It's not as portable as the Fairground Mixer, as it doesn't break down for transportation. I could put the Ferris Wheel in the city, maybe by the shoreline, but then I'd have to move the Fairground Mixer as well. For now, I'll put both out at the lake shore.
10247 Ferris Wheel instructions (top) and large green plates (bottom)
Group 1 bags (left) and assembled contents (right)
Group 2 bags (left) and assembly progress afterwards (right)
Group 3 bags (left) and assembly progress afterwards (right)
Group 4 bags (left) and finished assembled product (right)
I also got a 10686 Family House. There a good amount of bricks for it, considering it's a Juniors theme set. I'm going to try to find some more bricks to go with it and build it up to match the size of the 5891 Apple Tree House and 31012 Family House. It'll be nice to have another house in the neighborhood for all the families to congregate at.
10686 Family House contents
10686 Family House front (left) and rear (right) views
My sister was kind enough to get me a Lego book and set combo. Great Lego Sets covers the history of Lego products and their evolution from 1948 to today. It was fun to thumb through and see a few sets I own and read about the evolution of the Lego System of Play.
Great Lego Sets (left) and Pizza To Go on page 104 (right)
The set that came with the book was a little spaceship with a mid-80's vibe. A throwback to Space sets before they received subthemes. Also a mini version of a spaceship that Benny from the Lego Movie would freak out over.
Lego set contents and finished product
I got a couple of Lego Classic sets, 10696 Lego Medium Creative Brick Box and 10693 Lego Creative Supplement. I wanted these mostly for the variety of bricks they came with, but I did assemble a few things for the city park I'm planning.
Lego Classic set contents: 10696 Lego Medium Creative Brick Box (left) and 10693 Lego Creative Supplement (right)
Lego Classic models constructed:
Most of the stuff I've shown you so far are things I got from my family, but I got a few things from my wife and her family as well while we were out in California. We ran to Toys R Us and got a couple of the exclusive 2015 Lego Bricktober sets you only find in their stores. I got a 40141 Bricktober Hotel and a 40143 Bricktober Bakery. As with my other Bricktober sets, they're more models for the diorama I'm building.
40143 Bricktober Bakery (left) and 40141 Bricktober Hotel (right)
My wife also got me a 40153 Birthday Table Decoration to reflect how old I am. It serves no other purpose than that.
40153 Birthday Table Decoration
With everything I got, I had a ton of leftover bricks for future projects, plus maybe a few current ones. Between them and the $150 (approximate) in Lego gift cards, I'll have plenty to keep me busy for the coming months.
Leftover pieces from everything I got for Christmas
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