Season’s of Spam 2024: Advent’s Galore Day 21

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: 14 Hits / 6 Misses
• Disney: 16 Hits / 4 Misses
• Marvel: 5 Hits / 15 Misses

Ace: Star Wars Day 21 (and Disney)

I always found it odd that there would be a set called Darth Vader’s Castle, and that the castle would be located on a lava river. Really? This guy was forged from lava and not by his own free will either. And he chooses to put abode there? I mean, I understand sometimes it feels good to press hard on a bruise as it fades away but losing your legs and an arm in a fight with your mentor you’d think he’d opt for settling somewhere that’s not on Mustafar, like on Hoth or something. He could have taken over the lease at the Rebel base. Also, it’s known as “Fortress Vader” on Wookieepedia, and that sounds way more apropros than “Vader’s Castle”. Zero out of ten for just being lame all around. To be fair though, I’ll give one point for accuracy. Seems like things are on a downward spiral for the calendar… let’s hope it picks back up.

Today is castle day it seems. I think its Cinderella’s castle? I can’t tell if I like or hate the fact that I have to guess who this paired build belongs to. Maybe this is part one of a multi-day castle build? That would be kind of neat and lame at the same time. I’m gonna have to poopoo on this one and give it a thumbs down.

Eric: Disney Day 21 (and Hot Sauces)

I am 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

This is just one of four parts of a full Disney castle build, so I can’t really rate it as-is, because, you know, it’s not complete. I will, however, say that I really like this idea: building just parts of a whole throughout the advent calendar. It feels more cohesive and there’s more anticipation, strangely, when you know what’s coming. I hope LEGO does more of this in the future.

The hot sauce – JALAPENO HOT SAUCE MEXICO – was actually really good. Actually kind of spicy, and it really tasted like a fresh jalapeno pepper. I am shocked, especially since it is rated as “mild”. I would actually cook with this one.

LEGO Day 21: NO RANKING

HOT SAUCE Day 21: 5/5

Nick: Marvel Day 21 (and Rocks and Dice)

Second half of the sleigh isn’t the nightmarish mess that the other half of this thing was, but it’s so insignificant that there doesn’t feel like there’s any reason these couldn’t have been put together. Yeah, that’d be a lot of parts for one day, but given how the rest of this thing was they could have done it.

We get the rest of the dice from a bit more than a week ago, and it’s probably the best of the lot that we’ve gotten. Strange that the two full sets we’ve gotten, one mini and one full sized, were both spread across just a couple of days.

Is this a gray agate or is it a clamshell? I don’t know, and neither will the mercenary crew S.H.E.L.L. Because no one messes with crabs, and they’ll sell their services to the highest bidder, studding their shells with rocks and stones.