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With five Advent calendars to chose from there is so much variety. Any of the Advent calendars provided by LEGO should be a fun way to get yourself into the holiday spirit this season as you build some neat LEGO models. Hopefully this review has helped you make an informed decision about which Advent calendar (or two) you will build this year! One fan commented, “I want this even though we don’t celebrate Christmas lol,” which — that’s totally fine! Use it to countdown to another holiday or simply open each box as a daily surprise for yourself.
Unfortunately, the small number of Minidolls and the combination of significantly fewer parts and a higher price than last year’s calendar keeps this from getting as high of a rating, earning just 3/5 Stars (Good) rating overall. If you happen to live in Europe or can find it at a steep discount, it becomes a much better value and deserves consideration.In fact, instead of lots of moving vehicles and structures/buildings as there were in the 2021 City Calendar, there was a variety of different objects in the 2022 builds. The reason for this variety may be the country setting of this City Calendar but, in any case, it made for a much more entertaining and enjoyable building experience overall, though like with last year’s calendar there’s some builds where once completed I wasn’t sure what they were supposed to be. Accessories and goodies bearing the image of the famous Friends series CONTENT VALUE OF THIS ADVENT CALENDAR 2023 : Maddy– This minifigure is a middle-school-aged girl in the Netflix show, with ponytails on her head and two joyful faces on her reversable head. She wears a bright orange sweater over a blue and white striped shirt, and she holds a gold lantern in one hand. Hogwarts Express and Platform 9 3/4– This iconic location is well reconstructed at microscale, and is easily identified due to the signature red of the scarlet steam engine, The Hogwarts Express. I think it’s fun that this tiny model is included this year, given that a much larger version was released earlier this year as #76405 Hogwarts Express. I would love to see the two side by side!
LEGO Advent calendars are a great way to make the holiday period even more magical for friends and family so we hope you are able to decide which to build this year and enjoy the process and cool minifigures and builds! Here’s a one-stop guide to all the 2022 LEGO Advent Calendar Countdowns! This year, I’ll be counting down the Star Wars (of course), Harry Potter, Guardians of the Galaxy and Friends calendars, so the same setup as last year! I’ll be posting direct links to this post, and tomorrow, I’ll begin posting sequentially from 12pm AEDT, beginning with Harry Potter, Friends, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Star Wars. Santa Gonk– Despite being part of Top 4 Mini Builds I selected this build not because I like it, but rather because of how much I dislike this build. At first glance I couldn’t even tell what it was, but it was obvious it was a Santa something. Whereas the present version of Gonk from 2019 was well done and you could still discern it was our favorite power droid. Unfortunately, this one completely misses the mark and leaves me disappointed.
Initial Impressions
Advent Thomas features Thomas wearing snow goggles with a polar bear and penguins sliding down a mountain on snowboards drinking hot chocolate. The biggest upside of this year’s calendar is the selection of mini-builds which (without spoiling the surprise) feature a wide range of winter festival themed scenes and stands. There is plenty to eat (such as the Popcorn Stand), games to play (such as the rainbow animal ride or shooting game), and festive decorations to make your winter scene come to life. Advent Harold features Santa riding his sleigh with his reindeer and Harold wearing a Christmas hat. Despite the spoilers on the box this set is actually a decent Advent calendar. while most of the mini builds are not noteworthy, I appreciate the minifigs that are included with the set. Looking at this Advent calendar from a kid’s perspective they will likely see more value in this set for its play value rather than the builds. To the adult collector the minifigures are what stands out. With the with the Snowtrooper is only found in a very expensive set, and Luke other stands outs such as the Droids and Darth each nicely done and I am happy to add to my collection. I give this set a 3/5 Stars (Good) rating overall.
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