The Padawan Menace- Young Han Solo

This little Star Wars guy came with the Blu-ray version of  the 22 minute animation The Padawan Menace.  As he is a licensed character, he is flesh coloured.  Little Han sports mini light-brown legs, a  wrinkled white shirt print on his torso, swoopy dark brown hair, and a fitting smug Han Solo expression.  Adorable.

71000- Minifigures Series 9

I've been trying to cut back on my Lego purchases and only desired about two of this series, but have now wound up with 10 of these collectible minifigures.  Most of these were obtained through feeling packets at the Lego shop at Chicago Watertower Place.  This was my first time there and I was happy to see that there was a big bin of mystery packets to choose from and being among my fellow Lego fans, I didn't feel odd standing there rifling through them, though I was the only one doing so at the time.  Sadly during that trip, I wasn't able to get the one figure I wanted (Battle Mech), and I had to eventually order that online.  The Chicken Suit Guy kept popping up quite a bit though, even though I don't think it was suppose to be a common figure.  Scroll to Additional Images to the bottom for a view of the back of the leaflet and loads of other alternate views of the figures.

8803- Minifigures Series 3

Like the other early series', I got interested too late and the only way to purchase any figures was online.  There are a couple more I would have tried to pick up if I could have, like the Tribal Chief and Elf, but I think my cost efficient picks of the Hula Dancer and Baseball Player was worth it.

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.

41019- Turtle's Little Oasis

Both this set and the series idea in general are fantastic.  Some of the Friends animals seem way too big for me to incorporate in regular Lego life, but the concept that this little animal is now placed only in the context of his happy little home somehow makes the animal seem more realistic.  Turtles are one of my favorite animals, so I was overjoyed to have a genuine Lego turtle and a nice little home for him.  Yes, him.  Although provided with a purple bow, a hole in Mr. Turtle's head for said bow, and the knowledge that the Friends theme is aimed at girls, my turtle is a dude.

3300014- Limited Edition Christmas Set 2012 (Brick Friday)

This is my first Holiday season as an adult Lego fan, so I was really happy to find out that Lego offers a special exclusive set free with qualifying purchases on Black Friday (known to us Lego fans as Brick Friday).  As a Lego VIP Member, I was glad to have the chance to get this set before Black Friday.  I'm very impressed with the little set as it is a great wintry scene.

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.