4721- Hogwarts Classrooms

Lego made three of these two-scene Harry Potter sets in 2001.  Great alternative to having to buy a full castle or larger set, but I can't help but notice that the colour scheme in these sets are very different from the rest.  The colours used seem very similar to the current Friends theme and I wonder (and now presume) if these were targeted towards girls.  The sets also come with a cardboard background of the area in question, which I sadly don't have.

Admiral Ackbar- Loose Minifigure

I was going to get a $25 Star Wars set solely for the Han Solo and Admiral Ackbar figures, but I instead decided to buy Ackbar loose from ebay.  I later got Han in the Microbuilders set 75030 Millennium Falcon.  As of now, aside from that $25 dollar set, the only other set Ackbar appears is in a $110 set.  The Admiral Ackbar key chain stopped selling in 2011, so while I don't like buying loose, incomplete things, ebay was my best way to get the figure without falling into a price trap.

852550- CW Yoda Key Chain

Another little buy to get a great character without getting the set. This Yoda is technically a Star Wars Clone wars version, which you can tell by the large eyes with colour detail.  Overall, he has great head detail, lots of little wrinkles for this 900 year old.  The back of his head has a big mass of white hair which you can see in the picture below.  His ears are nice and pointy and a bit bendy on the ends.

40025- New York Taxi

This polybag seemed pretty adorable, so I decided to buy it as a retired product on Amazon.  Originally though, it was available in Lego Stores in New York  for a limited time and in Toys R Us stores during December 2012.  I really liked the concept of a little yellow taxi, as the one in my Train Station set seemed a bit bulky.  However, what I didn't know is that this car is actually a model, meaning not to Lego figure scale.

40078- Hot Dog Stand

This was a free polybag with qualifying Lego purchases during July 2013 and I'm fairly certain I made sure my virtual cart was full enough to qualify for this set.  Some of the "free with purchase" sets are truly amazing and this is my favorite one so far with two minifigures (male and female), a hot dog cart, and a bicycle.

71001- Minifigures Series 10

Series 10 of the Collectible Minifigures was pretty special because a set number of packets contained the rare Mr. Gold.  Not made out of gold, just a very rare shiny gold coloured man.  I remember seeing him on auction on ebay for upwards of $300.  Fairly crazy, but if you are a collector, then you had little choice but to try and get one of the 5000 produced. I didn't care about getting him (looked a bit dull to me anyway), but instead wound up with 10 figures from series 10.