Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Bricks & Pieces haul summer 2016

I recently discovered Bricks and Pieces. I enjoy looking for interesting parts. Today I will share details about parts ordered in late July 2016.


Its easy  to confuse Pick-A-Brick and Bricks & Pieces. I don't live near an official LEGO store so I don't have regular access to a Pick-A-Brick wall so I love having access to parts with Bricks & Pieces. Of all of the options though a Pick-A-Brick wall offers the best prices.

My order arrived in a bubble-wrap lined mailer. Since discovering Bricks & Pieces I've placed several orders and all of them shipped in a similar fashion. I'm not sure if very large orders would ship in a box or if all ship this way.


Torso's and Legs:
Its easy to find pick out lots of minifigure parts. I usually pick out too many and then have to remove some from my cart.

Pictured are the torso's and legs that I ordered. On the top left we have Catwoman's torso from Classic TV Series Batcave set #76052. Neither her hairpiece or face were available. In green we have the Riddler's torso and legs from the same set.

The black and blue torso belongs to Blue Beetle from Scarecrow: Harvest of Fear set #76054. I really like the colors and printing and think that the torso may be interesting to use in sci-fi space mocs.

The torso with the sweater is from Fun in the Park: City People Pack set #60134.

In red we have a female red torso from a Nexo Knight set. If I remember correctly it is the torso of Lavaria. It is available in Jestro's Volcano Lair set #70323 (and I think several others). The legs are also from Nexo Knights sets. They should be useful for monsters.

Printed tiles:

I love collecting printed parts for use in future builds.

I only bought four of the small 1x1 printed tiles of each Nexo Knight. I need to buy the others in future orders. The blue one takes me back to my childhood with the Falcon Knights (although there are slight differences I'm sure).

I love those goofy round 2x2 printed tiles (also from Nexo Knights sets).
 Yet another purchase for my medieval themed builds. The torso and dress piece belongs to Nexo Knight minifigure Queen Halbert from Infernox captures the Queen set #70325.
 Minifigures heads!!!

My minifigure head collection has grown a lot since I returned to LEGO as an adult. I love having mixing and matching heads and hairpieces to make new characters. I always buy extra for my son and friends.

I tried to create columns of each head. In each column I tried to turn 1x backwards to display its alternate printing if its double sided. Either Lance Richmond's head is not double sided or I forgot to turn one backwards.

Top row: From left to right we have 4x Nexo Knight: Chef Eclair heads (set 70317), 2x Lance Richmond heads (70312), 1x Axl head (70322), 1x Ava Prentice head (70324), 2x Queen Halbert heads (set 70325).

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Fun with hair (Wonderwoman, Elves Skyra's Mysterious Sky Castle)

LEGO Battle Goddess
I recently purchased LEGO Elves: 41078 Skyra's Mysterious Sky Castle and decided to experiment with some hair swaps to see how they work with LEGO minifigures. See more in my post.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Nendoroid Link: Majora's Mask 3D version

Zelda products
A new Nendoroid Link! It should look great with the Windwaker version! To see more images and get information about how to purchase please read the rest of my post.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Machine 75902 Full Review


LEGO Scooby Doo set review
Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Machine #75902
Pieces: 301
$29.99 retail (US)
Ages: 6-12
released in August 2015
3 minifigures: Fred, Shaggy, Zombie/Zeke plus standing version of Scooby
Also includes the Mystery Machine and a "robotic" tree
1x Sticker sheet

LEGO Scooby Doo The Mystery Machine 75902 contentsReview_75902_MysteryMachine_100_4468 by ponderingzissou, on Flickr
Complete contents of the box
3 numbered bags, 2x instructions booklets and one sticker sheet

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Scooby minifigure guide for the completist

LEGO Scooby faces

I was unsure of which sets to buy to get different variations. For instance I noticed there was 3x different Scooby figures... Scooby with goggles, Scooby sitting and Scooby standing/walking. Actually upon closer inspection it appears there are THREE different HEADS (not 2).
Also I wanted to know if there were different variations of Shaggy and Daphne in different sets. I knew Shaggy had at least 2 different shirts. But is his face different in each. So I used checked the Design IDs for parts in Brickset and in LEGO Bricks & Pieces (those are the five digit numbers that I use in this post). If I provided the Design ID then I did check Brickset and Bricks & Pieces for the information. If I did not provide a Design ID it is only based upon my visual inspection of images.

Here are my findings...

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Scooby-Doo minifigure comparison: Character Building version & LEGO version

LEGO Scooby vs Character Building Scooby
 Character Building Scooby-Doo minifigure and LEGO Scooby-Doo comparison

LEGO Scooby-Doo sets were officially released August 1st, 2015 but before Scooby was in LEGO form there was a similar minifigure made by a company known as Character Building. 

Monday, June 22, 2015

Jakks Pacific: World of Nintendo: 2.5 inch Link (Legend of Zelda)

Jakks Pacific Link








World of Nintendo: Link (Legend of Zelda)
Jakks Pacific
Pieces: 2
$3.99 retail (US)
Ages: 3 plus
released in 2015

Link small figure with shield
Size: stands just over two inches tall