4201- Loader and Tipper

I'm not very impressed with the larger sets of the Mining theme, so this will be my most expensive set.  Mining in general doesn't feel like it belongs in my Lego Universe, so I easily can pretend that these vehicles are just construction ones.  The yellow colour certainly aids in that.  If the crew happen to find some gold or gems during the daily grind, then that's nice a nice bonus for them.  To fill out the crew, I've also purchased set 4200- Mining 4x4.

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.

7634- Tractor

I came across this little set while browsing my Lego Collector's Guide.  I had no idea there was a small Farm theme in 2009/2010!  I hope they bring this back in a few years and do a bit more with it. The only other set I liked in this small theme was the Pig Farm.  Loving Lego animals, I'd love to see a little chicken coop or dairy barn with at least 3 animals in each set and a a few tools/special pieces.

8909- Team GB

What a fantastic idea Lego Group!  Unfortunately, I was not in England when these collectible minifigures came out, so I got stuck paying high prices on ebay and only purchased two (received one as a present later).  The baseplates these athletes come with are extra special because not only are they white but they have some printed words and symbols on them.  All the minifigures come with gold medals which I love because.. they are Lego gold metals (!) and also because they fit around the head of the figure so that the head can be pushed all the way down.  Every other neck accessory I've seen makes it so that the head cannot be depressed all the way which makes the neck look slightly odd.

Holiday Figure Collection (custom)

This is just a little collection I've created from several of the Lego minifigure series.  It currently contains The Tooth Fairy (8833-9 Series 8), a Leprechaun (8827-9 Series 6), the Easter Bunny (8831-3 Series 7), a Man-Bat (8833-11 Series 8), and Santa (8833-10 Series 8).  I know, The Tooth Fairy isn't really a holiday, but she is a special character in our lives that we get stuff from, and isn't that what holidays are about?  :P







There are certainly a few more holidays out there that the future minifigure series' can address and I hope they do so.

8833- Minifigures Series 8

I own 11 of the 16 collectible minifigures in this series.  Five were obtained in my first attempt at using the bump or dot codes on the bottom of the packet.  Every packet is supposedly marked with a few indents or bumps that indicate what the figure is.  This didn't work too well for me as at first glance none of the packets I looked at had the exact pattern of the ones I was looking for.  However, if I knew what was inside I could kind of make out the pattern it was suppose to be.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, then don't worry yourself over it.  If you want a specific minifigure, I suggest first seeing exactly what accessories the figure is holding, if they have a special leg or dress piece, and/or any special type of hair.

8831- Minifigures Series 7

Not pictured: Jungle Boy (10), Computer Programmer (12)

I own 10 of the 16 Collectible Minifigures in this series.  See below for back of leaflet image.