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!