To show me your LEGO collection- Part 2

Bit underwhelmed by both the set and the GWP but who am I kidding, will still buy it.

We put extra baubles on the Xmas tree
Yesterday I moved all the usual Lego sets to a cupboard and have spent a happy evening getting out al the Christmas sets
They will have to be moved round again as we are in process of building home alone house
Sets in queue include Xmas candle, wreath, large Santa mini figure and sleigh set
Not sure we will get all finished before the day!

That sounds lovely @LegoTherapy !

Has anyone bought the Bricklink sets? I see them sometimes on the Lego FB groups I'm on, and I'm tempted to try. Birthday next week so...

The Christmas tree arrived yesterday along with the with the hot chocolate stand and mini castle GWPs. Then a second box with the Orient Express and hot chocolate stand and castles. I’m feeling very happy 🎄I’m going to build one of the hot chocolate stands with my mum and keep that her house on the fireplace when I take down the autumn decorations. It will go nicely with the festive bakery GWP from last year.

My two orders are arriving tomorrow 😃 can’t wait to build the orient express. The Christmas tree I’m
going to tweak because it annoys me that the baubles are only on the bottom half. What kind of freaky design is that? I think it’s slightly odd in general with being so wide big I love the inside of it. I already have the gingerbread house tucked away. I need to check
through the presents in general and eyeball what I have. I’m wondering if anyone will buy me anything this year now they are older. DDs will be 17 and 18 at Christmas so I hope they will. Ds st 10 is much better but he’ll need to go with the 17 year old to the shops. I’ve said I’d like a toblerone of my allergy tests show I’m not allergic to nuts, and a Lego dusting kit. I buy my own presents generally which is a bit miserable sometimes. I always act surprised though and pretend I didn’t know 😂

@JoshLymanSwagger That gives me a bit of hope then. Just rebuilding the Hocus Pocus house (again) The waterwheel keeps falling off and the chimney smoke fixing is impossible to get at without dismantling 🤬🤬🤬

@Lilym4y My Boutique Hotel (ordered Sat) arrived today yay it's delivery date was 31 Dec. 🤔 Dunno what was happening there.
I'm just waiting for my Gingerbread house - backordered a couple of wks ago.
Good luck, it hopefully will be quicker than you think. 🤞

Please don't let me buy anymore for a while

I ordered the motorised lighthouse for my OH for Christmas on Saturday, and it arrived today with the two GWP. Very impressed, but sadly Toothless dragon is on back order, I’m hoping it comes before Christmas as it’s a present for my grandson, it was stating dispatched by 16 Dec on Saturday but now says the 29th ☹️

We both need bigger houses!
and I need more walls for my cross stitch

I’ve just ordered the Himeji Castle and Lego notepad to get the HC GWP. Very excited as I went to see the real Castle in Oct .

Has anyone tried Brick Borrow? On paper it sounds great - built ALL the Lego and then don't have to worry about storage, but some of the reviews have put me off, saying there's no availability for the bigger sets. Any experience?

I was lying awake at 6am wondering where to display the new Lego. And existing Lego we haven’t built yet. And the Lego on its way.

I am desperate for the new Star Trek Enterprise D set. I've measured and it will fit in my display cabinet. I've told the family that I'm happy to have just one gift this Christmas if they'll all chip in for it 🙂
DH is a bit iffy over just one big gift but I keep saying "Make it so No.1"

@Pumpkittenspice I’m hoping for the botanical garden or the boutique hotel or the jazz club.

🤣

I’ve bought a billy bookcase from ikea and it fits perfectly in a tiny alcove at the top of our stairs, it’s got glass doors so hopefully the Lego won’t get too dusty.

Are you me?🤔😹
I have so many finished ready for framing, but it's so damn expensive and I don't have that many walls glances up at ceiling, hmm, it's a thought 🤦🏻‍♀️

Cross stitch has been my main hobby for years. I have so many that need frames (and too many that are not quite finished), so I understand the battle for wall space 🤣

@Lilym4y I somehow stumbled upon a bargain for Assembly Sq. It's now £100+ more on the same website.
Don't even ask about the enormous list of cross stitch kits I have to do...or the knitting...🤦🏻‍♀️

Well, you’ve got to get your priorities right 😊. Good haul though.

@Lilym4y I know they do some wall mounted cases - the cars would look fantastic in those <envy face>
I daren't start buying cars.
There's only so much wall space to battle with my cross stitch:)

And...I've bought the Boutique Hotel plus the Brick in it case (with saved up points/discounts, etc) for less than just the hotel yesterday.
So, at the mo, for Christmas I've got Assembly Square, Boutique Hotel, Santa Gingerbread house, and a freebie to build - DH may have to cook his own lunch 😹.
He "helped" put the Alpine Lodge together over the last couple of days. 😱🤦🏻‍♀️

@JoshLymanSwagger Thanks, I’ll check those out.

@Lilym4y I have cases on mine (2 x mad cats and lego don't mix) I've got some Wicked Brick cases, but they've changed their format so all the "people" are on studs at the front now, and I don't like that. I've started to buy Brick In It. These have slightly bigger "nuts n bolts" to fix the boxes together, but they do the job just as well IMHO and they're less expensive.