30113- Stephanie's Bakery Stand

This little polybag came as a surprise to me in January 2014 when I placed an online order containing a Friends set.  It comes with mini doll Stephanie, a small stand, and a handful of Lego food items, two of which are brand new to me.

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.

40059- Santa's Sleigh

This is a concept that's been done more than a few times, but seemed worth buying to me this year since last year's version had only a model Santa and I preferred to have real minifigures.  This set comes with Santa and an elf, a sleigh, a model reindeer, and three presents.  Accessories include a walkie-talkie, a wand, and a letter.

40058- Decorating the Tree

I've been crazy for this Seasonal set since I first saw images of it months ago.  In this polybag, we get two minifigures (one with short legs), a model tree, a stepladder, four presents, and a tiny model train.  There is also a surprising amount of extra pieces for a $7.99 set.

5001623- Jor-El

 This polybag minifigure was available on lego.com free with qualifying purchase during June 2013.  Initially (and until three minutes ago), I thought Kal-El was Superman's father's name, so I dubbed Jor-El Superman's uncle.  However, Kal-El is Superman and Jor-El is Superman's daddy.  Don't ask why he's wearing a Superman costume.  I like some superheroes, but knowing that the comic book world is full of complex backstories, multiple resurrections, and alternate universes, I tend to stay way from that mess.  He's a cute Superman-type figure without having to buy a set, let's leave it at that.

30261- Tonto's Campfire

I wanted this nice little polypag mostly for the Tonto figure.  Little did I know that I'd be getting another set with him in it (79107- Comanche Camp) or that he would be released as a keychain figure, which can easily be turned into a normal figure with the aid of a soldering iron.

This set comes with Tonto, his tomahawk, and the campfire construction.

40052- Springtime Scene

I wasn't going to get this little set, but I was at the Chicago Watertower Place branch and they were just sitting by the register... In the future, I would like to have a small area set up with seasonal Lego scenes, so this is a good start for spring.  Plus, I can always use more tree models for my animations.

40010- Santa with Sleigh Building Set

Hello Father Christmas, how nice to see you!  This cute little holiday model comes with a Santa, a reindeer, sleigh, and two presents.













Mr. Kringle is a rather adorable model and sports a full belly, hat, and a waving arm.  Simple, but well designed and recognizable.  He fits perfectly in the cab of the sleigh, but can easily be detached for other play functions.

40034- Christmas Train

New for Christmas 2012, we have a lovely little festive train.  This polybag release features a train engine connected to a train car containing two model candy canes.

The mostly red engine has two small side windows and one large one in the front.  Unfortunately, the little space in the cab isn't quite big enough for a minifigure.  The engine has three slightly shiny silver wheels and some gold pieces in the front to represent the lights and grill.  It also has two smokestacks and two green circle decorations on each side.

40033- Turkey

This is my very first Holiday set.  With this order, I purchased a couple Christmas ones, but I've decided to hold off on opening those until mid-December.  I don't really like calling these "sets", as to me, that implies that the scale fits in with the rest of the Lego Universe.  Micro, Architecture, and Mini sets are at their own varying but micro scale, which most collectors or hobbyists can imagine easily, so I think I'll settle on calling these Holiday sets "models".

40076- Zombie Car

I got this little set in September of 2012 as a "Free with $75 purchase" promotional lego.com was running.  I'm not beyond admitting that this car influenced how much I put into my virtual cart that day.  O.o

I like the idea and the figures of the Monster Fighters theme, but I don't like any of the sets enough to purchase, so this set was a nice way of getting a little bit of the theme without having to really buy anything.

30210- Frodo with cooking corner

I was super excited to see this set online from Toys R Us.  I knew of its previous existence from Brickpedia and Brickset, but I thought it was a promotional item that was long gone, or not available in my area.  This polybag cost me $4.99, which seems spot on for a licensed set with some nice special pieces.  This Frodo is the same one that comes in set 9469- Gandalf Arrives.  So, little Frodo has a reversible head with a worried expression on the other side.  He also has some nice, shaggy hobbit hair.  The keg fits nicely on the little table so it doesn't roll away.  The flower seems pointless, but I like Lego flowers so I think it's a nice little homey touch.  I love all the special pieces it comes with, especially the sausage since this is my first of that food item.  The only thing I don't like about this set is that the frying pan half disappears under the hood of the cooking area, so it would be difficult to place anything on the frying pan.  I have plans to later place this set with 79003- An Unexpected Gathering, as that set does not appear to have a fireplace/stove/cooking area.  Hungry Hobbits need a place to cook and this set does the job.