Season’s of Spam 2024: Advent’s Galore Day 14

This has been a quiet year for the site… for some documented reasons for some that will probably be documented later on in this whole thing. But we’ve all been looking forward to doing the Advents, our yearly tradition that still happens to be a thing despite the fact that the internet is dead and it’s just bots talking to bots now. Beep boop.

Originally, we were going to mix it up this year but… things didn’t work out. Scalpers went hard in Dallas and the Star Wars Advent disappeared within a few days and never came back in stock, so Nick’s plan to do the Star Wars calendar fell through. We’re going to go with it just being the universe punishing him by making him do the Marvel Advent yet again. Something that just might finish him off this time.

We’re also going to do the newer tradition of going with non-LEGO calendars, because Advents are the new socks are the new ugly sweaters are the new yearly ornaments. Okay, that joke got away, but the point is that everything has an advent now.

Even Rocks.

That’s a hint, LEGO… bring back Rock Raiders. The world needs them now more than ever.

The scores so far:

• Star Wars: 11 Hits / 2 Misses
• Disney: 10 Hits / 3 Misses
• Marvel: 2 Hits / 11 Misses

Ace: Star Wars Day 14 (and Disney)

First words out of my mouth were “What the hell is this?!?!” I’ll just leave it at that.

First words out of my mouth were “What the hell is this?!?!” I’ll just leave it at that.

Okay, I kinda kid but for the Disney build, I honestly have no idea what it could be or what movie it could be from and I’m not going to cheat and see what Eric has to say below. Brave? Tangled? Frozen? It looks like it could easily come from just about any Disney Princess movie. This looks like it should have been the second day of a paired build and that we should have gotten the character today. I guess and I’m hoping we get the Princess tomorrow.

Eric: Disney Day 14 (and Hot Sauces)

I am also doing the LEGO Disney Advent Calendar this year. I am not in the target demographic for this advent calendar, and that is okay. I am also eating a hot wing every day, tossed in one of 24 random hot sauces. Enjoy my pain.

WATCH ME EAT AND BUILD THIS ON TIKTOK

It’s a little fireplace, and since we’ve been doing Frozen the last four days, I just assumed this was related. Like maybe one of the numerous fireplaces featured in the movie. But then I found a frog, and so I’m not sure what this is. Maybe Encanto? I haven’t seen it. I also have not read Ace’s post above for fear of spoiling myself. 

Still, I like the frog. And I like the fireplace. Good build.

The hot sauce – JAMAICA MANGO HABANERO – is surprisingly good. A bit sweet, a bit spicy, and a refreshing change. 

Really solid day all around.

LEGO Day 14: 5/5

HOT SAUCE Day 14: 5/5

Nick: Marvel Day 14 (and Rocks and Dice)

Have you ever wondered what a clockwork version of Rhino looked like if he opted to wear a muscle tank instead of armor? The Marvel calendar has you covered. As a build, this is fine, but again, we’re here with a bunch of color choices that are just baffling. The red is jarring, but not anywhere near what the white in the middle is. Seriously, how hard would it be to make that part in gray and just give us gold hollow stud bricks? They have them, they’ve been in other builds in this calendar. Another color miss, even if the actual thing itself is… mostly fine.

Our Rock Raiders comic relief character, Pyrite, is all about jokes and being mistaken for someone else. More commonly called fool’s gold, it’s an interesting little mineral that’s both common and has fun, but not overly useful, properties. This one is unique in being so… jagged, when every other pyrite rock I’ve ever owned is more flat and crystal-like.

Today’s die is another entry in the ugly orange/white set. My complaints are still there, but we’re getting closer to having all of these. It’s fine, but these are going to be put into the loaner/give-away pile when the calendar is done.

Yes, I have enough dice where there’s a whole pile of sets that I give away to people if they forget theirs in a game. And no, I do not have enough dice.