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Set Review – 40820 Upscaled Santa Figure
Bags One and Two: As I write this paragraph, I have just completed the first two bags of this build, so I thought I would write my thoughts as of…
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Street Art, Going Large
It's almost Christmas and I have watched an artist create a fabulously, festive, painting on the construction boards, in Stafford's town centre. Learning that his name is Adam Illes, he…
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Set Review – 40744 Christmas Ornaments
Steph has had this set in the back room for a while, now. So, for this one, it's a collaborative build. I have been quite fond of Lego's Christmas efforts,…
Save the Children – A New Advert
In the last two hours, I have, for the first time, seen the advert for Save the Children. I wanted to dedicate this short post to raising awareness of them,…
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Set Review – 40746 Santa’s Delivery Truck
This opening paragraph is being written before I even begin the build. I love to see what offerings Lego has during the festive period. This one was bought a few…
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Set Review – Advent Calendars – 2024
This review is all about the two Advent calendars that I have been opening throughout December. Like last year, I have kept to just opening the Star Wars and City…
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A Winter Homage to my Late Wife.
Chez in the snow. - 2007 - Broom Hill, Shropshire. As we move into January, the new year offers us cold weather and darkness. This Christmas marked the third year…
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Set Review – 40640 A Lego Nutcracker
It's so sweet! I was originally going to complete the roller-coaster set for the Christmas Week Review, but I decided to purchase this at a bargain price of £7. For…
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Lego’s New Art Styles
I wanted to mention the way that Lego is customising its instruction booklets. It seems somewhat interesting that they are phasing out much of the excess and moving them to…
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A Robin in the Garden
In the UK, we are blessed with many animals. Much of them have no issue with us and keep their distance, but there are quite a few that will stay…