Woop! Series 9 are here!

A few days ago I was shocked to see a few pics on Flickr of some Series 9 Minifigs.... They weren't supposed to be out until January!

Anyway, I was heading into town last Friday so I popped in the newly re-opened Toy Shop to see if they had a release date. The toy shop had changed quite a bit but the Lego shelves were pretty much empty.  We had a browse at other stuff and I was just heading towards the door, when I felt a tap on my shoulder.  Mikey had spotted a box on the counter.  It was Series 9!

I gasped! The lady behind the till laughed.  I told her off for not telling me (she knows me) and she said she had told Mikey a few days ago. What? He never told me? Turns out she hadn't told him! She had mistakingly told him they had Series 8, which he knew I had. (They had been closed when it had first released.)

Lego Advent - Christmas Eve

It's Christmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas!

Behind doors 24 popped out two Father Christmas shaped figures.... the City one and the awful Darth Maul one (Lego didn't really stand a chance of pleasing me here though as Maul is my very least fave character from the Prequels)

Lego Advents - Day 23

I woke up very excited on the 23rd. The Star Wars calender was surely hiding R2D2 behind its door. I wasn't disappointed. There he was all shiny and snowman like. Completely Love it. Thanks Lego. =D

Lego Advent - Day 21 - 22

Day 21 was a huge disappointment in the City calender - three tiny bits of road furniture.  Thankfully, and not for the first time, the Star Wars Calender saved the day by providing a super "Super Battle Droid". (I am so grateful that Mikey bought me the SW calender for my birthday, as despite my own unwillingness to buy it for myself due to the crappy cartoony Darth Maul figure... the calender has not disappointed as much as the City one.)

Lego Advent - Day 19 & 20

Day 19 was another fun day in the City Calender with the arrival of another Fireman. Fred was delighted to have some male company after a week with his female companion who is only interested in keeping her hair extensions in tip-top condition. (??)

Lego Advent - Day 18

Yay. Finally a good day on both counts!

Lego Advent - Day 16 & 17

FINALLY..... The City Calender gave us something exciting..... a little Girl with a couple of snowballs on Day 16 and a snowball catapult on Day 17.  Phewph, it really was overdue something exciting.

Lego Advent - Day 14 & 15

The last few days in the City Calender have been awful.  After the pathetic desk of Day 13 came an even shoddier treat...

Lego Advent 2012 - Day 13

Today the calenders were both good and bad.  The Star Wars had a magnificent pressie lurking behind it's door, whilst the City one held a lame one.

So, which shall I tell you about first.... Oh, OK, the exciting Star Wars one!

Lego City Advent 2012 - Days 10,11&12

Hmmm, Day 10 was a real disappointment in the City calender.... it was just a little red push along trolley with 4 car wheels piled on top of it. One like you would see mechanics use in a garage and despite Day 9's little Maintenance guy being able to pull it around and use the spanner on the wheels, it was far from exciting.

Thankfully my little brain realised that it would mean the imminent arrival of the little Fire Car - which would probably need a set of wheels.