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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Another week has passed and it’s time for #spacecowboysaturday *** Today’s character features a mashup of minifigure parts: Space suit from the Classic Space – Orange (with air tanks and updated helmet) minifigure included with the 2020 book LEGO Minifigure: A Visual History (New Edition – hardcover) Face from Captain Poe Dameron (Headset) in theContinue reading “Something Wicked This Way Comes”

🎶 I think we’re alone now… 🎶

🎶… there doesn’t seem to be anyone around 🎶 … Today’s loving couple is from the LEGO Ideas set 40448 Vintage Car. (hence the vintage lyrics) Released in January 2021 as free promotional item with qualified purchased, it was the winning entry from the LEGO Ideas’ Build a Vintage Car competition. … I offer somethingContinue reading “🎶 I think we’re alone now… 🎶”

Declines Collision Insurance

Knows he won’t hit anything. … Today’s photo features a random Stormtrooper and the LEGO Speed Champions set 76895 Ferrari F8 Tributo. Really impressed with the design and build on this one. Behind the Scenes I enjoy sharing a look at the process behind my work and my creative journey. Writing about it daily isContinue reading “Declines Collision Insurance”

It’s just another manic Monday…

I wish it was Sunday… … Today’s LEGO minifigure is a mashup, with the warrior helmet from the currently available set 75267 Mandalorian Battle Pack, and the Bruce Wayne sand blue suit from the retired 2012 set 6860 The Batcave. Behind the Scenes I enjoy sharing a look at the process behind my work andContinue reading “It’s just another manic Monday…”

❤️ Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️

To the world, she is a mother. To her family, she is the world. … Today’s feature LEGO characters are the Wampa from Star Wars sets 75098 Assault on Hoth – UCS and 8089 Hoth Wampa Cave, and the Yeti from the Collectible Series 11 Minifigures. Behind the Scenes I enjoy sharing a look atContinue reading “❤️ Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️”

Behind Enemy Lines

Shot down by rebel scum, and with their searchlights getting closer, the TIE Fighter pilot abandons his wrecked starfighter and slips into the night. He wonders: did the distress beacon signal get out? … Earlier this year, I was glad to see LEGO release this icon from the classic Star Wars trilogy – the soundContinue reading “Behind Enemy Lines”

‘My Precious! O my Precious’

Was there ever a creature as lonely or broken as Gollum? Ironically, the one being who suffered the most from the One Ring was the one who finally managed to destroy it. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was the first high fantasy novel I read as a child, and it remains special to meContinue reading “‘My Precious! O my Precious’”

‘What is thy bidding, my master?’

For me, it just had to be Darth Vader for #revengeofthefifth Our LEGO collection is at the point that we can almost muster a small army of Vaders. Out of curiosity, I just took a quick look at Bricklink and saw 27 unique Vader minifigures to choose from – more than I would have guessed.Continue reading “‘What is thy bidding, my master?’”

May the 4th Be With you

It’s Star Wars Day! And it only felt right to commemorate it with both the first and last Force-sensitive characters I was introduced to on-screen. (plus, I can’t help but wonder where these two end up following the end of The Mandalorian Season 2…) The Luke minifigure is borrowed from my wife’s Star Wars setContinue reading “May the 4th Be With you”