Tag: Star Wars™

LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 1-3

The Portly Politico4 Comments

As is my custom, I’ve obtained the LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar, and have been enjoying it immensely so far.  It seems to be themed around The Empire Strikes Back (1980) so far, with Luke’s X-Wing, cinnamon bun Leia, and a classic TIE Fighter.

Paid subscribers get to see these videos on the day I open each calendar door, but I’m posting the videos to YouTube the following day (for the most part).  I’ll also be sharing collections of multiple days of videos—like today’s post—throughout the Christmas Season.

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LEGO® Star Wars™ 75347 TIE Bomber™

The Portly Politico6 Comments

I finally got around to building the LEGO® Star Wars™ 75347 TIE Bomber™*; what a fun build! It’s a very pleasing set with some cool mini figures—and a Gonk droid!

The set is currently (as of 24 November 2024) 20% off on Amazon, or $51.99 (USD): https://amzn.to/4fZz11P*

I particularly loved the pleasing heft of this set.  It feels very solid.  I think I have done so many of these flimsy knock-off sets, going back to a real LEGO® set was a refreshing reminder of their high quality.

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