Series 9 - a 3rd serving

As soon as the Christmas Bank holidays were over it was back to the Toy Shop for me..... Phewph, there was still a box full of Series 9.  Time to fondle some bags.

First I found what was probably the Fortune Teller - easily identified by her Triangular dress (instead of Legs) and the two small pieces that are Tarot cards.  Next up was the Hollywood Starlet (aka Marilyn Monroe) again identifiable by her dress and then finding her Oscar/trophy.

... Xmas Lego Surprises continued

After an eventful Christmas morning.... my Mum popped round to give us our Christmas pressies before we joined her for lunch. As always there were lots of little goodies to be shared but we also had a main one each.  Mine was in a big square box.  I shook it. (A habit of a Lego addict!) Its didn't rattle at all. It wasn't Lego!

A Lego-ey Christmas

Phewph, despite Mikeys announcement on Christmas Eve Eve that he hadn't got me any Lego, my Christmas ended up pretty darn Lego-ey. =D

Recognising his error... he ran out on Christmas Eve and returned with a bagful of Lego.  (Plus we had also failed to realise that other people may also buy me Lego too.)

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.

Star Wars Lego Advent - Day 10,11 & 12

In the Star Wars advent.... as I predicted the AT-AT came on Day 10 (following the arrival of the AT-AT driver on Day 9) and what a nifty little Micro set it is. I love it. It's obviously not as super as my bigger AT AT but it is still pretty fab. ;-)

Lego Advent - Day 9

Yay! Today behind both doors came two little MiniFigures.

First up was the SW calender. Yay! An AT AT commander. He is pretty splendid indeed.... and I have my fingers crossed that he suggests the imminent arrival of the Micro AT AT.

Lego Advent - Day 8

Behind the window of the Star Wars calender was the Vulture Droid which is quite nice.... again it is really obvious what it is, but its not very exciting.  Maybe it's just because I am really feeling that there has definitely been a bias towards the "prequels" so far...

.... Fingers crossed for some more figures and builds from the original trilogy to follow.

Lego Advent - Day 7

Today was an interesting day in the Advent Calenders. I was convinced the City one would give me a little ski set for the lad that arrived yesterday - as he has a helmet on... but instead out popped the oddest little thing I ever did see.

Lego Advent - Day 6

Hmmmm... after yesterdays pretty disappointing hoard... what would be behind Door Six?

Woopeee.... I wasn't disappointed with the City Treat ... it was a cute lil' Minifig.

Lego Advent - Day 5

Day 5 was very disappointing in the Star Wars Advent Calender. It is a micro MTT. It is pretty obvious what it is meant to be but it really is quite pitiful - so much so that I can not be bothered to take its pic.

Lego Advent - Day 4

Today I wasn't sure what to expect behind each little door? Would there be any more MiniFigs? I was excited.

First to be opened was the City one. Huh? What a pathetic treat.....

Lego Advent - Day 3

Time for more Lego goodies.... behind Door Three came some more little treats.

Lego Advent - Day 2

Woop. Another day - another 2 windows to open!

First up was the Star Wars one... surely today I would get a MiniFigure. Out popped a Gungan soldier. Despite hating JarJar and his friends when Ep I was released, I actually do like the Lego Gungan MiniFigs, so I was a happy bunny indeed.

Then it was on to the City Calender.... Hmmm... today's item was a tad "interesting."  It was a Lego Chainsaw and a few bits to make a log.  Not the most Christmassy of items but it did make for a nice little photo op when the Gungan Guard got hold of it....

Lego Advent - Day 1

December 1st... time to open my fabulous Lego Advent calenders.

I quickly opened the City Calender! Yay! A splendid new Fireman MiniFigure! 

Birthday Bonanza

It was my birthday last week and what could else would any other 30something girl love more than a wee bit of Lego.

And what a haul I got. Mikey really spoilt me.

Pre Birthday Gifts

As is the norm for these such occasions, Mikey gave me a few pre-Birthday gifts. The first one came the week before my birthday. This was a super pressie indeed but as it was non-Lego related I will spare you the details. (It was a toy though, so maybe you might want to know.)

Anyway, 2 days before my birthday came the next pre-Birthday gift .... the Mandorian Battle Pack (7914)

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Folks, a photo by Kitty*Kins on Flickr.

Just a quicky to say Happy Halloween Folks.

Rockin' up a Storm

Rockin' up a Storm(ie), a photo by Kitty*Kins on Flickr.

I've been neglecting my Lego a little recently... as i've been pre-occupied with my new fave Mini-Figure, DomoKun. So today out came my Lego box and I made this little set-up. It's something that I had been thinking about doing for a while now and today was finally the day.

Mum went to Denmark....

My Mum recently returned from a trip to Denmark... the home of Lego! She didn't go to LegoLand itself (which is probably a good job as I would have been mortified if she'd have gone without me) but she did go in the Lego Store in Copenhagen where she came up trumps and found the most fabulous holiday gift for me (& Michael of course).

Another Superhero

Last Wednesday we went to or local toy shop where I bought myself a couple of goodies...  Firstly I grabbed  myself the 2012 Lego City Advent Calender and then another fab little Marvel set.

Now to join my Superhero collection we have the mighty....

Avengers Assembled

Back in August Mikey came home with a nice little treat for me.... Lego Set 6865 - Captain America's Avenging Cycle.  It is a nice little set, but only really bought for the Captain America MiniFig, who quickly joined Hulk on my windowsill..... Hang on did I ever actually manage to do a blog post about the super exclusive Hulk MiniFigure that came with my Death Star purchase from lego.com ... ooops... I don't think I did, in all my Death Star excitement. 

Ooops. Apologies for not blogging about these earlier.  Life kinda got in the way!

Anyway, another few treats arrived last week. Firstly the Avengers 6 Disc DVD box set. Thor is my fave Marvel Hero but I very much enjoy all the other films and love the Avengers Assemble film. 

The following day a large box arrived on the doorstep.  I quickly tore it open and out fell a little baggie with a wonderful Lego Thor MiniFig in it. Yay! I'd wanted him for so long.  He is awesome indeed. 

But not content with surprising me with Thor... there was yet more to come.  Underneath some more packaging was a Lego box.  A brand new and unopened Set 6867 - Loki's Cosmic Cube Escape   containing a splendid IronMan, a cool Loki, and  HawkEye minifig too.  To say I was a tad excited would be an understatement.  I was overwhelmed with excitement. Thanks Mikey!

Anyway, predictably the 4 main Avengers Assembled and had their picture taken. =D

Avengers Assemble, a photo by Kitty*Kins on Flickr

Series 8 - A few more...

On Wednesday we had to take the car to have some new brakes fitted. So whilst we waited we wandered over to Tesco to see who we could find from Series 8.  I only needed four more and there were plenty in the boxes so with a bit of luck I would come home with all 4!

First we found what we hoped would be the Red Cheerleader. Yay! The Cheerleader from Series One has been a firm fave of mine... and one of the few female MiniFigures I like... so I was looking forward to getting her a friend. She took suprisingly quite a lot of finding - as we had to find both pompoms as the alien brain feels quite similar. (That was until I remembered that the Alien had the huge unmistakable triangular skirt.)

Then Mikey found Father Christmas by locating his beard.  Then after much much more searching and with only a couple of bags left to feel I thought I'd found the Vampire Bat.  I hadn't expected him to be quite as hard to find due to his usual arms... but it was a lot trickier than I'd imagined.

There were now only a few bags left. A young boy joined us at the box and he grabbed a bag. After having a little feel of it he announced it had two heads.  I desperately hoped that he didn't want it and that he would reject it but no.... off he walked. Nooooo! I was mortified. Hamlet is the only one left I needed. (As long as all my predictions were correct.)

In despair we fondled the final few bags.... Nothing. :(

We then went back to the garage to wait for the car.  It was taking longer than expected as they had to wait for the disks to be delivered. I had no scissors... I wanted to open my packets!

In anticipation I re-fondled the bags.  Oh no! Had we made a huge mistake? I now no longer thought that I had any of the ones we had thought we'd found.  Had someone swapped the three in my basket whilst we weren't looking?

I now needed to desperately open them.... To put myself out of my misery....

Lord of the Rings - Set 9469

During my little shopping spree this weekend, as well as the small haul of Series 8 MiniFigures, I also stumbled across the only Lord of the Rings set I've wanted since the Lego LOTR release.

It is an awesome (and reasonably priced) little set containing Gandalf the Grey, Frodo and a horse and cart.  As Gandalf is my fave from the saga and I have a soft spot for Hobbits it really was on my wish-list.  Add to the equation that I've been wanting a Lego horse for a while now... the super little set just had to be mine... I had to have it!

Set Number 9469 - Gandalf Arrives

Series 8 - Swapsies

As I mentioned in an earlier post I had two swapsies - the Pirate and the Fairy.  Two pirates wouldn't be too bad as I could make a little scene with them... but there really was no need for two fairies.

Anyway, I just knew my Mum would love the Pirate - Last year she said she would like a Lego Pirate. So I knew she would give him a good home.

So that was one swapsie happily re-homed. =D

Then sadly after our trip to Tesco she came home with two swapsies of her very own. Ooops! Despite my initial help at Tesco I had let her fend for herself. Oopsie. She had two Conquistadors and two DJs.

Obviously as I didn't have the DJ we did a quick swap. The DJ for the fairy!

He's not the greatest or most interesting MiniFig (unless you like DJs) but he's OK and would be needed to complete my collection.

I now am also in procession of her 2nd Conquistador.  He is still sealed in a bag, so if any one would like to do a swap for him, let me know.

Series 8 - Another 5

Yesterday my Mum was off to a neighbouring town so as I hadn't been there for a while and as it has better shops than our town I thought I'd go along for the ride. (I ended up spending far too much money - on Lego of course and a pair of proper running trainers - but that's not for this blog).

Our first stop was in Tesco. Their toy aisle is HUGE in comparison to our Tesco and there was a huge selection of Lego. First in my basket went a couple of little sets... but more on those later)

Then I spent 5 minutes fondling bags.

The first bag I picked up was the Conquistador - as I already had him, I gave him to my Mum - who I knew wanted him - in exchange for the Deep Sea Diver that she had in her hand - he was in the first bag she'd picked up but I snatched him off her. (She knows no better and was relying on me to identify all hers.) His helmet was the biggest giveaway but I also located his spear gun for extra confirmation.

I wasn't disappointed when I got home.

The next bag I picked up was the Skier.

Series 8 - Batch 2

On Friday, the kind fella that is, Mikey spent his lunch break walking to Tesco to find a few more MiniFigures for me. What a nice boy he is. (I was off work sick so I couldn't go myself after work as planned)

He came home with 4 more bags. The first one I opened was the mighty fine Conquistador. He is beyond awesome and is now sitting proudly upon our TV. His name is Jesús (Said with a Spanish pronunciation, obviously).

Next to pop out of a bag was the mean looking pirate....

Series 8 is here.

Yesterday sweet Mikey made a quick trip to Tesco for me on his way home from work (donned in Lycra and with his clippy cloppy bicycle shoes).

Despite the odd looks he got and against all odds (as just yesterday the local shop owner had been told that Series 8 wouldn't be in the UK till Oct 5th) he found a box of the new series.

He grabbed 4 - without too much fondling and headed home.

On his return I quickly ripped open the first bag that I grabbed from his pannier.

YAY! Out fell the awesome bad robot....

I then tried to convince myself I would wait for an hour before opening another bag.  As you can probably guess that plan didn't even last a minute.  

Who was I kidding?

Team GB - Complete!

Woop woop.

This week saw the completion of my Team GB Lego MiniFigure Collection after a quick trip to Tesco's. (I feel really bad that I didn't manage to buy any from my local toy shops but as they don't have them in stock yet, I didn't want to risk missing out)

After a very quick fondle of a four or five bags, I found the weightlifter.  He is pretty easy to find thanks to a baton and two little studs.

Team GB show win another Gold.

So that's my collection complete. Yay! Sadly for Lego I only got one swapsie - but to me, its not really a swapsie as you really can't have just one relay runner. 

Team GB celebrate their medals. ;-)

So here they all are. The complete team. Really wish there was a cyclist.... as we all know cyclists rock! Very tempted to try and make one using body parts from some of the others. The weightlifters kit would make an ideal skin suit if it wasn't for that belt.

Team GB - Bags 7-9

Well, all my great plans to save a few bags and savour the excitement were shortlived and the final three bags were also quickly opened.

7th out was the Stealth Swimmer.... who is a tad tricky to identify as he doesnt have anything identifiable other than his swimming cap.

About to take the plunge

Then came the Horseback Rider. Sadly, she came without a horse to help identify her... again you have to find the head piece, which this time is a riding helmet. Once you find it, its quite obvious what it is, but it did take a bit of identifying. feel for the peaked helmet and a plait of hair coming out the back.

Really like the detail on her kit and her helmet/hair combo is perfect.... but that face.... that smile is nearly as sickingly happy as that darn bride from Series 7. Yuck!

The final bag to be opened was the unmistakable Tactical Tennis Player - you cant miss the racket!

Game. Set. Match. .... Strop. Throw Racket. Sulk.

So, now the Wonderous Weightlifter is the only one now that eludes me... but I have to say that I am overall very pleased.... all the minifigures are super and I am really pleased to have only one swapsie so far.

Team GB - Bags 4-6

I had hoped that I would only open a few bags on Thursday night after or return from Tesco as I would have liked to save the enjoyment for a few more days - but who was I kidding - I know that when it comes to Lego I have no will power....

So another bag was grabbed.... Inside I was delighted to find my most anticipated figure... the Relay Runner.  He is quite easily identifiable due to his baton.

Those of you with keen eyes may notice that there are two runners here.... The official Relay Runner Minifigure is the one at the front - about to take the baton.


OK. Let me explain.... In Tesco's the very first bag I'd picked up had the baton shaped object in. Then when Mikey too felt the baton shaped object, whilst we were trying to identify the weightlifter (part of his bar-bells) I was happy. Mikey really is the king of bag feeling so I didn't double-check as it was getting on and we'd now been stood fondling bags for nearly 10 mins.


So when I excitedly tore open bag number 5, I was mortified when I found a 2nd Relay Runner.


My disapointment was short lived though when I realised a relay race would be rubbish with only one runner - so having a second wasn't too bad and as there are hundreds of Lego figures in this house it was simple enough to give one a new head.


The next packet to be opened was one that I was confident in.  It had the unmistakable bow and arrow of the Agile Archer in it.

The Agile Archer (I've altered the official cheery face for a look of concern) knows better than to try and get his gold medal back off a unpredictable Wookie. 

So that was Bag Numbers 4 - 6.... Stay posted for the contents of my final three bags. How many Swapsies will I end up with?

Team GB - Bags 1-3

The Team GB Minifigures have made their way to deepest darkest Cornwall and in my eagerness not to let them get away from me I bought 9 packets last night.

10 minutes of fondling and I was pretty confident when I left Tescos that I shouldn't have too many (if any) swapsies.

First out of the bag was the Flexible Gymnast - easy to identify with the two small single bricks that form her balance bar.

(This isn't her original balance bar - I modified it to make her achieve better poses.)

Next out of the bags came the Brawny Boxer - again pretty easy to identify due to his large headgear. 

Team GB dominate in the ring.

I then decided to open one of the bags I wasn't completely sure about. Lego have been a little devious with this series as there are a number of characters that don't come with any equipment... so extra care is needed to feel for any other distinguishing features.

In bag three I found the Judo Fighter.... I'd found her solely by feeling for her long hair/pony tail.

Jess quickly throws her opponent to the ground to be honoured with Gold.

So far I was pretty excited. The detailing on the figures is of a usual high standard. The baseplates carry the Olympic Logo and all the figures are looking pretty happy - not sickeningly happy though - to be wearing their team kit and proud to have won their gold medals.


There were still 6 bags left to open... How long could I wait?

Inside the Death Star

All my Minifigures have been quite keen on going inside the Death Star, but those that dared venture in, soon regretted it.

After seeing what happened to the last I.T. Guy, Howard was nervous about what would happen if he didn't get the Death Star's network back up and running.

Al the Alien wished he hadn't stumbled into the grasp of IG-88

Roger found himself in a sticky situation

Lego Death Star - (Part IV) Complete!

Wow... what a great way to spend a wet Sunday afternoon!

Today we opened the final box (Box 4) of the Death Star and after a couple of hours the Big Lego build was complete. And what a stunner it is!

(To give an idea of size I have put my mug in the photo.)

Tonight we built the final tier and put some finishing touches in place. First came the coolest of Mini TIE fighters. It is Vadars TIE Advance and despite its small appearance it will actually fit a MiniFig in the Cockpit.

On the top deck there are two turbo laser turrets, a laser control room,  a droid medical area and a conference room for Grand Moff Tarkin and his lackeys. Then to finish it all off you create a lift in the centre that will take your MiniFigs to every level. :-)

Now it is finished the size really is quite spectacular.  It is huge! There are 3,803 pieces in it (No I didn't count this - it says so on the box) - even my other big builds such as Millennium Falcon, AT AT or Star Destroyer don't have even half the pieces.  It is approx 16inches in diameter. And if that wasn't enough excitement - there are 24 super MiniFigures.

Seriously folks this really has to be the best Lego set in my collection, if not ever.  Every home should have one!

Lego Death Star (Part III)

On Thursday evening I emptied Box 3 (Oh no, now there's only one box left to build).

We now have a Super Laser Firing Dish, a fully operational interrogation cell, with access down the garbage chute, The Emperors Throne room with a collapsible catwalk and stairs up to Palpatines throne as well as a docking area for a tie fighter.

Tonight I shall continue the big build.... so more pics and progress to follow.

Lego Death Star (Part II)

Tonight I spent another 4 hours building the Death Star. It is so impressive. The attention to detail is awesome.

Box 2 has now been emptied....

So far we have built the garbage disposal area (with moving walls), a cargo area (with working lift up to the next level) a gun turret, and a very large cavernous area (in which Luke and Leia can swing across to escape the Stormies) as well as a working tractor beam switch for Obi Wan to disengage.

All I can say is it is freakin' awesome!!

We have also started on Box 3 but I wont give any spoilers yet.

BTW More detailed pics will be posted when the build is complete.

Lego Death Star (Part I)

Oh my. What a surprise I got this afternoon when not only did a courier turn up on a bank holiday weekend.... but the parcel they were delivering had my name on.

The Courier joked about the Lego Logo on the box - but this was no laughing matter.... only one thing could be in a box that big!

It was from Billund, Denmark.

I was ecstatic.  I didn't know what to do. I ended up just bouncing round the house.

Grabbing a knife I finally prized it open at one end.

There on the top was a little bag. It was an exclusive Hulk MiniFigure. I nearly exploded with excitement, despite knowing that as good as he was he wasn't the main attraction... he was just a bonus freebie from Lego.com.

Underneath the bag.... was a side view of a BIG Lego box.... one that had 22 Mini Figures printed on it! It could only be one thing.....

It was the LEGO DEATH STAR!!!

Again I bounced around the house, making odd excited squeaky noises.

With some help (and calming down) from Mikey we pulled out the large heavy Lego Box.

I carefully opened it.... to reveal 4 large numbered boxes.... and a instruction manual that was so thick it was spiral bound.

5 fun filled hours later and we had only emptied the first of the four boxes....

Box 1 complete. 

The big build continues... so stay posted....

The LegoLand Theme Park (Windsor)

As you have probably worked out from my earlier posts we have recently been to LegoLand (Windsor) which was just fantastic.

I've been having trouble putting into words just how fab the Theme Park was.  The excitement started about 10 miles away when I saw the first brown road sign.  Then I nearly popped when we saw the first glimpse of the huge Lego brick at the final turning before the park.

We hurriedly booked into the hotel, trying not to be too distracted by the amazing surroundings (another blog post to follow) and then dashed towards the hotels private entrance to the park.  (Hotel residents are rewarded with an extra half hour earlier in the park.)

On entering the park I was so giddy I was ready to explode.  Even the tiny little baby ducks quacking at the waters edge couldn't get my attention - not when there was endless Lego to be mesmerised by. 

The park was fantastic with Lego models everywhere you looked - from the tiniest birds in the trees to large elephants blowing water from their trunks.  It was mind-blowing!

We soon arrived at a ride.  It was the Atlantis Submarine Voyage.  Excited, we boarded; not reading any signs so not knowing what to expect.  We climbed into a large Lego submarine.  As the doors shut, I started to have doubts. My excitement had led me blindly into this but I hate enclosed spaces and as I looked around us, it suddenly felt like we were on a very young kids ride as there were bright buttons and knobs to be pushed. Thankfully, my doubts were short-lived as the Submarine windows suddenly went from darkness to spectacular views of an ocean.  Hehehe. We were now in a tank full of amazing and brightly coloured REAL (not Lego) fish and Lego Statues.  As we continued we found ourselves surrounded by sharks and rays too.  With real fish and Lego divers, mermaids, treasure chests etc, whichever way you looked it was amazing.

The next ride was the Dino Safari ride which was a gentle pootle on a small jeep through a Lego jungle to see lots of animated Lego Dinosaurs and tribal hunters.   We then took the brightly coloured (and surprisingly fast) Hill Train up and towards the Star Wars Experience. 


WOW! As a huge Star Wars fan and an even bigger Lego fan I was far from disappointed.  It took us on a journey through many of the iconic scenes from all of the 6 movies.  As an avid collector of the SW Lego I was shocked to find that there were no MiniFigures to be seen - Instead there were bigger scale models of the familiar figures.  The scenes were on a huge scale with authentic sounds and lighting to add to the overall effect.  It really was the ultimate Lego Star Wars experience.  I was mesmerised.  Star Wars fans will not be disappointed.

It was then time to get an ariel view of the park from the SkyRider, a gentle ride which gave spectacular views of the park and over MiniLand - which by the way was just as great as it sounds.  With hundreds of thousands - probably millions - of bricks they have created fantastic scenes and models from all across the globe from London to America - from Cornwall to the roads of the Tour de France.  Wherever you looked there was such amazing attention to detail.

Stan waits for his connection

Stan is happy to find a pint size St Pauls Cathedral 

We then went to explore the park some more; taking in all the amazing scenery.  The park is divided into sections and themes.  Like the Lego themes you will find in the shops there was Lego City, Lego Pirates, Lego Kingdom etc.  Every section was jam packed with themed models/sculptures, rides and attractions.  Some were for smaller kids but there really was something for everyone.  The Models were just phenomenal.  What I would give to work on even one of the imaginative Lego builds. 

There was swashbuckling fun in the Pirates area, including the Jolly Rocker - a fast swinging pirate ship which made Mikey laugh hysterically and sound like a 5yr old girl - and the Pirate Falls Dynamite Drench -  a log flume which got us very wet indeed.  

Bernard thinks he may have met his match.

It was then onto the The Knights Kingdom for some medieval mayhem under the shadow of a very grand castle where we enjoyed a trip on The Dragon - a magnificent roller coaster ride.

Then we visited the Land of the Vikings making our way through a Nordic maze and then another drenching on the Vikings River Splash ride.  The final ride we went on was a little "Boating" Lake where we controlled a little two seater boat around a lake.  It was a very gentle but a perfect way to end our day!

We had such a blast at LegoLand, spending the whole day there -  arriving when it opened and leaving a mere  15 minutes before it closed.   It was such a fantastic day out.  I was gutted that the following day the park would be closed.

I would highly recommend it as a day out for anyone who likes Lego.

LegoLand Swag

During our trip to LegoLand you can imagine I was like a kid in a sweet shop. I was overwhelmed and giddy and having the time of my life - especially in the LegoLand shops.

The first stop was the BIG Lego Store.  I was awestruck. It was amazing.  We spent a good half an hour in there. I wanted everything! I wanted a box of bricks, windows and doors... .... a courier bag... and so many other exciting things.   I was obviously extremely tempted by the Death Star.... but I just couldn't justify the expense. We actually left without anything at this point as knew we'd be back nearer the end of the day. There was just too much choice and I couldn't decide.


Then it was onto the Star Wars Store. Again I nearly exploded with excitement at the sights....

The day we drove to LegoLand

We have just come back from a trip to LegoLand (Windsor) which as you can imagine was extraordinary.

En-route we met up with our good friends Kim and Robert. Robert is a fellow Lego collector and told me that he had a few spares from Series 1 if I wanted them. I only needed three to complete my collection - the Nurse, The Crash Test Dummy and the Skater. He had all three. :-) (The skater no longer had a skateboard, but I am sure I can easily remedy that).

In a very thoughtful gesture he gave me  the MiniFigs to me in this
handy (& cute) little MiniFig presentation box.

Woop!! Now my Series One is complete! Just two more to get from Series 7 and my whole collection will be complete - until the next series, obviously. ;-) 


His generosity continued when he then gave me his spare Batman set (Set 30160 - from the previous days Sun Newspaper Promotion).

My very own batman MiniFig.

It really is great to have friends that have a shared love for Lego and I have to thank them both for their generosity. If he had sold them on eBay he could have made a little packet.

So... as you can imagine I was a very happy lady as we drove towards our destination.

To be continued.....

We are off on a short break.

Oh my! Mikey has organised a top secret holibobs for me.....

He only told me a day before we set off.  It was time to pack - apparently I would need my swimming cozzie and running gear.... but my main conerns were who I'd take with me.....

Stan (Stormie), Bernard (Lizard Guy) and Roger (Hazmat Guy) won the toss and they too packed their bags.

We were all looking forward to our adventure.

Bags packed and ready to roll!

Stan and Roger enjoy the journey despite the heavy traffic. 

A couple more Series 7 MiniFigs

Series 7 still hasn't appeared in either of our toys shops and Tesco has sold out already so getting any new MiniFigs has been quite challenging.

Thankfully however on a chance visit to WHSmiths we found a box full of Series 7. The lady allowed me to have  the box which they were keeping behind the counter but she didn't seem at all pleased to let me spend time looking for the ones I needed.

She made me very uncomfortable looking and I really struggled to recognise any pieces.   Mikey found a bag with what he was sure had the Ocean King in (I wasn't convinced though) and I managed to find the short legs of the Red Riding Hood character.  After that and I just kept picking up ones I already had.  It was the first time I really haven't enjoyed the MiniFigure hunt.  After a few more disapproving looks off the staff I called it a day and only came home with two bags.

I got home with a heavy heart - unconvinced that The Ocean King was in one of my bags.  Amazingly Mikey had been right - I bow down to his superior fondling ability - and when I ripped open Bag One out fell the Ocean King. I was over the moon!

Then out came The Red Riding Hood character... she too was pretty cool.  I was now a happy bunny!

Now I only have 2 left to collect.... the Galaxy Patrol man and the Swimming Champion. I know the swim champ will be tough to find as she has very few recognisable pieces but surely the Space Cop's gun should be easy to find.

Series 7 Goodies

The Series 7 still haven't arrived in either of my local toy shops yet.  I have been trying to patiently wait as I'd much rather give my custom to the little people rather than to the supermarket giants but I couldn't wait much longer after the last disappointing haul.  So during our supermarket trip on Monday I came home with seven bags  (6 for me and 1 for my Mum)!

This time I'd spent more time fondling the bags and with Mikeys amazing ability to correctly identify, this time round I knew I would be far from disappointed.

First out of the bag was my 2nd most anticipated (after the Bunny) which was the Viking Woman.....

The Spartan Warrior and friends

In the last few weeks I have completed my Series Two collection, with the help from my Mum.  For a while now she has been buying the odd Mini Figure - unlike me she doesn't like to buy them to complete a series - she just collects the ones she thinks are "Heroic" or those with nice faces.


Anyway, the weekend before last, she started ordering herself quite a few from series One and Two. Realising she was ordering a number of figures that I didn't have - and knowing that I would sulk if she had them and I didn't - she also ordered me some too.  :-) Yay for generous Mothers!


So she bought us each....

Series 7 - Heaven and Hell

Last weekend a friend offered to sell me his spare Bunny Suit guy - despite both local toy shops still not having series 7, it was already out in Edinburgh!  Amazingly the Posties did a wonderful and speedy job and he arrived on Tuesday.  He is awesome! An instant fave!

That afternoon however, we had to do our supermarket food shop and we discovered a box of series 7 there.  Wooopee! What a great day.....