{"id":286,"date":"2020-11-16T12:09:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T17:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/?p=286"},"modified":"2023-04-04T22:01:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T22:01:22","slug":"a-flurry-of-lego-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/2020\/11\/16\/a-flurry-of-lego-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"A Flurry of Lego Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the past couple weeks, I got around to assembling a few Lego sets I’ve had around the house for quite a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up was the Mini, set number 10242<\/a>. This was a really enjoyable build, with some super cute details like a picnic basket complete with tiny bread and cheese. Like the reviewer above, I think the steering wheel is kind of too big for the rest of the car, but overall, it’s a great set.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Next up, I repaired the VW Bus, set number 10220<\/a>. This set was a birthday present from my wife, then girlfriend, three years ago. I put it together on my birthday weekend, and set it on the sideboard in the dining room for the night. I woke up to discover our three-month-old kittens knocked it over during the night, shattering it all over the floor. I gathered up all the pieces and put them in a box, which sat on a shelf in my office until about a week ago when I decided to put it back together. I took apart almost everything that was still together and built it back up. When I finished, I discovered I was missing a piece. Luckily it wasn’t a set-specific piece and I ordered a few on eBay. This is a great set, with a ton of fun little details inside the van. Totally worth whatever the asking price is these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most recently, I put together the Ferrari F40, set number 10248<\/a>. My wife’s parents got this for me as a Christmas or birthday present a few years ago. Like pretty much all the Creator Expert sets, this one was a fun build. I was especially impressed with how the set created the angled section of the car behind the doors. The actual F40 is pretty angular, so it lends itself well to a Lego set I think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The yellow truck is set number 4404<\/a>, also known as Land Busters. I’ve had this set assembled for a while, but brought it to my house from my parent’s recently. This set came out in 2003, but I’m not sure when it was retired. I got it when I was a kid and I remember my mom being annoyed that my dad bought it for me. At close to 800 pieces, it was beyond my ability as an eight year old. I finally got around to finishing it like 10 years later. It’s apparently considered a decent, but maybe underwhelming set, mainly due to a non-functional steering wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I finally got around to using a Lego gift card my parents got me last year. I a month or so ago that Lego was re-releasing the Apollo Saturn V<\/a>, identical to the original set, but with a new set number. I regretted not getting this during the original run, especially after I saw the completed set at my uncle’s house. To say it’s enormous is an understatement. It looks just like the real thing, and the building techniques are very interesting. 10\/10, absolutely worth the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During this storm of Lego, I’ve learned that retired sets are often worth multiples of their original price, even in used condition. It makes me feel a bit more at ease about buying Lego sets, because there isn’t really such a thing as a cheap Lego set. Not that I ever plan to sell any, knowing they increase in value over time makes me feel a little better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the past couple weeks, I got around to assembling a few Lego sets I’ve had around the house for quite a while. First up was the Mini, set number 10242. This was a really enjoyable build, with some super cute details like a picnic basket complete with tiny bread and cheese. Like the reviewer … Continue reading “A Flurry of Lego Activity”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buildingthings","category-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":614,"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions\/614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.raucousatthecaucus.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}