Lego Haul - 3/11/17

It's Double VIP points time at the Lego store again.  Of course I had to go buy some sets.  Who wouldn't?

The Lego Haul from 3/11/17

 
There's a lot on my want list these days.  I've paid off my wife's engagement ring, and I'm getting a small raise at work, so I've got a bit more disposable income these days.  I debated about what to get, constantly flip flopping between a few different items to purchase.  Fortunately, my wife had a wonderful suggestion.  "Get sets that you don't expect someone else to buy for you".

Or something like that.  It really helped.  For example, I don't expect to ever get Lego Classic sets for any occasion.  They're just totes with loose bricks.  I NEED bricks.  Not necessarily the ones that come in these sets.  But they do have their uses.

Contents of 10698 Lego Large Creative Brick Box

 
The bricks of interest from my 10698 Lego Large Creative Brick Box include some bright purple roof tiles and cool yellow bricks to add onto the 10686 Family House I got for Christmas a few years ago.  The flame yellowish orange bricks will be used as hay at the Pony Farm.  Yeah, hay isn't orange, but so what?  They're my bricks, I can do what I want with them.  The yellow roof tiles will be used for the Pyramid nightclub.  The other yellow pieces I have in the picture below could be used for my School Bus idea.

I also built the camera from the instructions included with this set.  Well, not included.  They are online.  If you wanna check it out, just visit the Lego website.  They are at https://www.lego.com/en-us/classic/activities/booklets/10698-camera-d2d6ba9de3924aefbaa6b5f648a69d9f.

The best bricks from 10698 Lego Large Creative Brick Box

I also thought about the release dates of sets on my wanted list.  I should get the oldest sets first.  So I picked up 76060 Doctor Strange's Sanctum Santorum.

 76060 Doctor Strange's Sanctum Santorum contents (left) and fully assembled (right)

That's one more Marvel superhero marked off the list.  Lego now has a 76078 Hulk vs. Red Hulk, so that'll help me mark another one off.  And Guardians of the Galaxy sets are out now as well, ahead of the Volume 2 movie release in May.  Just need a Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, War Machine, and Vision.  Oh, and Agent "Phil" Coulson.

Lego was also giving away free 30351 Police Helicopter sets.  I wish they'd choose something besides police helicopters.  I have plenty already.

30351 Police Helicopter contents (left) and fully assembled (right)

I need to take all the police helicopters I have an build a bigger one.  One to rival the size of the 60010 Fire Helicopter...  Hmmm...

Family House

The 31012 Family House is another residence in my Lego city.  This set, unlike the Apple Tree House, came with a couple and a car, so I didn't have to add anything to build it up.

31012 Family House fully assembled

Lego calls it a "Family House", but it only came with a married couple.  No kids...  But the house is pretty nice, so the man and woman must make a comfortable living to get a place this nice.

The wife out on the balcony and the husband playing with the RC car

I like how the house came with a car.  I don't have many civilian vehicles in my Lego city.  I should sit down and build more, as I do have the necessary pieces.  Maybe I could open a car dealership...  Heck, these two Family House residents could even own it!!

A nice yellow convertible in the garage

The house really only has one room, but I don't care.  I'm not expecting nor wanting as elaborate as a doll house with bedrooms and kitchens and living rooms.  When I play Lego's my minifigures will be spending more time outside than in.

Internal view of the Family House

Another great feature is the light brick and fixture inside.  It's a nice touch, and it's always fun to turn it on and off.

The lights are on

One issue I got is that the plates the Family House sits on take up a space of 24x32 and splits in half down the middle.  I'd like to put it on a 32x32 baseplate, but then I lose the ability to open the house up.  Not that I'd really need to, as I can take the roof off.  I also run into the gray plate in the back right corner.  I've got a 16x16 gray baseplate, and a 16x16 green one for the right side, along with a 32x16 green one for the left side.  I'll have to play with it some more before I settle on a "final" design.

Opening the Family House up

Sets used: 31012