Mark Pospesel (Coding and Other Stuff)
Coding, tech, living abroad, travel, hiking, vintage plastic bricks
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Day 15: Ewok Village. The Endor theme continues, perhaps because 2023 is the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi. This is OK I guess, but it seems like they could have used some specialized leaf elements or otherwise spruced this up a bit (pun intended). It’s not quite a thumbs up, so it’s a thumbs down.
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Day 14: Endor Leia. Princess Leia looking like she’s about to lure out an ewok with a cookie and then blast it. That must make yesterday’s shuttle the Tydyrium that the rebels flew to Endor. Looks like we’re entering an Endor phase of the calendar. Thumbs up.
Advent Calendar Gonk droids. We’ve gotten at least 4 costumed Gonk droids in recent years. Here they are as dressed up as Rudolph (2023), Santa (2022), a snowman (2020), and a Christmas present (2019).
Advent Calendar Imperial Shuttles: 2023 vs 2014
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Day 13: Imperial Shuttle. This is quite a bulky model for an advent calendar build. Thumbs up.
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Day 12: Reindeer Gonk Droid. Cute festive build. Now I know why Day 2 (The Justifier) inexplicably contained a red stud: so that you could make today’s build red-nosed without it officially being Rudolph. Thumbs up.
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Day 11: Armored Assault Tank. Another droid tank, this one a bit more conventional in dark blue and light gray. I like the three guns that all rotate. Thumbs up.
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Day 10: Hailfire Droid Tank. I remember these weird things from Attack of the Clones. Fun little build with the wheels and missile launchers held at an angle. Thumbs up.
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Day 9: STAP Speeder. Vertical hovering speeder with dual cannons. They even included a transparent brick and a green plate to simulate hovering over the Naboo grasslands. It looks better with yesterday’s battle droid piloting it (as Day 7’s Clone Command Station looks better with Day 6’s Clone Trooper occupying it). Thumbs up.
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar Days 7–8: Clone Command Station and Battle Droid. I had to look up what that random lump of bricks on the left was. Essentially it’s a weapon rack without any weapons. Two thumbs down.
