To show me your LEGO collection- Part 2

That looks an amazing build. My birthday is in January so might start dropping some hints for Lego vouchers.

Hi all,
Fairly new to Lego, after watching my OH build the Lamborghini Sian and the Ferrari Daytona, decided to have a look and bought the van Gogh sunflowers. I’m hooked!

I’ve done the Milky Way galaxy and have just bought the Willy wonka and got the hot chocolate stand as GWP, so pleased as it’s also 4x points 😊
I’m thinking of getting cases for the wall art as they will soon be full of cobwebs!
Anyone got any recommendations please?

I like the little stall GWP available at the moment but not any of the current sets! Waiting til Jan. Asked for Lego vouchers for my birthday.

A hundred years after the fact but I finished the botanical garden this week. Here’s a little bug on a maple (?) tree.

That’s lovely @JaceLancs

It’s lego insiders weekend. There double points, gifts with purchase and some big reductions on some sets. I’ve ordered the Orient Express and the Christmas tree. I did it in two separate orders to get two lots of GWPs.

Just finished the ice rink from the Chinese celebration range - it was a fun build and will go with our Christmas displays when I get round to getting them
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@MissIonX If you still want the HP Hogwarts Castle, it's 299 on Argos website.

I don’t think Hone Alone is returning but there should be a gift with purchase or two hopefully. My plan is the Christmas tree and orient express. The Alpine Lodge was a nice build and I’ve got the latest gingerbread house tucked away.

@LegoTherapy Do you think the Home Alone one might be included?🙏🏻 Not sure I can avoid the "twitch" between now and then - too many sleeps, or nights with insomnia. 🥱😴
Just ordered the Gingerbread House and the Alpine Lodge for DH and the Cats 😹🤦🏻‍♀️

Thanks. I did look and it was on offer but, alas, put of stock.

Actually I am now leaning more towards the Endeavour

Also there’s a Lego insiders weekend the weekend after next and there will hopefully be special offers on for sets that are retiring.

@5foot5 have a look on John Lewis website - they've some offers and I'm pretty sure the Lighthouse is one of them.

@5foot5it looks a nice build and impressive size wise. Have a look at online blog reviews on YouTube to get the best opinions.

Ds and I are starting instruction book 3 of 3 for the ninjago city markets. The two bases are now joined and the bridge is on and it looks really impressive. Where are we going to put it? No idea! I’ve said it might be a good idea to focus on lighting kits for the winter sets next year. Lego need to release less sets!

Has anyone done the motorized lighthouse and, if so, what do you think?

DH and I both big Lego fans and I am looking for something for him for Christmas. He has done pretty much all the NASA related ones I think, Space Shuttle, Saturn V, Artemis launcher etc.

I did toy with the idea of getting him the Concorde but the light house caught my eye.

Last year he got me Notre Dame which was bliss so he deserves something special!

Second attempt

Taa dah

Finishing off Starry Night today. I thought the second half starting with the frame would be a bit dull, but it's definitely got a few bags you need to focus on

<whistles innocently>

We went to the dirty city and bought nine festive minifigures today 😃 I’ll post a picture tomorrow because I’ve left them downstairs and am going to bed like the party girl I am. We’ve got the golden Father Christmas. Mrs Claus. Some festive surf boards. Unless they are pointy snowboards. Snowboards. A boy and girl in matching outfits. Candy canes. Hot chocolate cups. A gift. People in
space PJs. And some elves. Most fun I’ve had in ages!
I’ve fallen in love with The Goonies set. I didn’t like it when I saw it online but it looks amazing on display in the shop. Seriously cool.

Envious? Moi? Nope, I'm always this shade of green. 😹

I’ve just ordered Tudor corner £50 off in Argos as we decided against the fish tank
My favourite build so far was assembly square followed by the botanical garden
I like the look of music furniture shop but depends on price

Modular collection for comparison...

Yep! So big it has to live on top of a wardrobe - definitely needs a lot of space. I agree that it gets a bit samey after a while as it's all the same colour, but there are quite a few nice little details as well e.g. a mini Whomping Willow with a car in it. And it did take quite a while to build, so I feel I did her my money's worth, albeit I bought it when it was reduced at John Lewis a while back. But I can't imagine it being at minifig scale - it would be ginormous!

Overall I prefer the modular buildings (we've got loads of them so makes a nice display) but this one definitely has more impact as a standalone piece.

I've considered it, but the thing that stops me, other than having the space for it, is that it's not minifig scale.

Look at jays brick blog reviews for info on how good sets are. None of the HP ones appeal at all but I love HP books. Star Wars and buildings that are all the same colour hold no appeal at all.