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  • Poll Time! Week 29’s Set of the Week

    Poll Time! Week 29’s Set of the Week

    Okay, so this week’s posts were all preloaded weeks ago in anticipation of me attending comic con and not having the time nor bandwidth to do these things daily. And the format of these posts follow a standard format where I write about last week’s winner and then move on to the new poll. Well, I had every intention of at least updating this post to highlight last week’s winner but if you’re reading this paragraph, chances are I forgot. I’ll make up for it next week when I’m back at home. In the meantime…

    Last Week’s Winner

    30454 Shang-Chi and The Great Protector won by a very wide margin and that thrills me. It’s a great polybag. So great in fact you don’t really need any of the other sets. Probably not what LEGO wants to hear but it’s the truth. It’s too good for it’s own good.

    This Week’s Candidates

    Polybag Set of the Week: Week 29

    Pick your favorite set of the week for July 18th through July 22nd.

    The poll has closed!

    Remember, You Can Win Every Polybag I Review

    I’ll be raffling every polybag I review this year in one big lot, all 260 sets (with the possibility of more). Each set will be individually bagged in a ziploc baggie complete with extra pieces, instructions, and the polybag wrapper it came in. The cost of a raffle ticket is just $1 USD and you can enter as many times as you want. Send a PayPal payment to paypal@fbtb.net for $1 USD for every ticket you want to purchase. DO NOT send one payment for multiple entries i.e. do not send one $5 USD payment for five tickets; five $1 USD payments must be made instead. Raffle is open to everyone in the world except where raffles are illegal. Be sure to put “POLYBAG RAFFLE” in the notes section of the payment in order to be entered successfully. Winner will be drawn sometime early January 2023 and contacted at the PayPal email address the payment was sent from to arrange for delivery. For a running list of all the sets that you can win, check this Google spreadsheet.

  • A Year of Polybags 145/260: DOTS 30556 Mini Frame Review

    A Year of Polybags 145/260: DOTS 30556 Mini Frame Review

    I am not the target audience for this, this theme, DOTS. Even if I were, I think I’d hate it.

    The instructions only go so far to have you create the picture frame. Decorating the frame with the 1×1 elements is entirely up to you. And since I’m dead inside and no longer have an imagination, I just copied what was on the front of the bag.

    It’s a pretty small picture frame, but I guess that’s why they called it a mini frame and not a jumbo frame. The frame has two kickstands in the back which is annoying. One kickstand would have sufficed so there’s one less doohickey to mess around with to title the frame.

    The thing I hate though are the 1×1 elements that have an edge. The circle ones are fine because they’re circular and aren’t really designed to line up against another piece. The ones with the edge, the quarter circle tile elements, set my OCD on fire. They don’t line up RIGHT UP AGAINST ANOTHER ELEMENT. And this issue isn’t exclusive to the quarter tiles either. It’s been around for as long as I’ve been building with LEGO. The problem I have is that there is just the slightest amount of wiggle room when laying down a 1×1 element next to any other element. I think the tolerances are a little looser for 1×1 elements be it plates, tiles or bricks, than for larger sizes. And when you line up two 1×1’s next to each other the gap is even bigger. And because of that increased wiggle room, it’s a bit more difficult to line up 1×1 elements straight. There’s no tool to help with that either. You’ll need to push and prod with just the slightest touch to get things as straight as you want them to be. Most of the time I use the table trick. Anytime I have to mount a 1×1 element to another, I attach them together and then press them against a hard surface to flatten them together thus making them straight. That works most of the time and given what I’ve seen so far with DOTS, that’s not a feasible solution if any edges of a tile aren’t aligned with an edge of the plate or brick it’s mounted on. I think I’d be more open to DOTS if the majority of the elements were 1×1 round tiles. NO EDGES!

    Does It Suck or Does It Rock?

    This set sucks! I hate DOTS. Just agonizingly annoying. To be fair though, from far away any slight misalignment won’t be too noticeable but down in your heart you’ll know.

    You Can Win This And Every Other Polybag I Review This Year

    I’ll be raffling every polybag I review this year in one big lot, all 260 sets (with the possibility of more). Each set will be individually stored in a ziploc baggie complete with the extra pieces, instructions, and the actual polybag bag it came in. The cost of a raffle ticket is just $1 USD and you can enter as many times as you want. Send a PayPal payment to paypal@fbtb.net for $1 USD for every ticket you want to purchase. DO NOT send one payment for multiple entries i.e. do not send one $5 USD payment for five tickets; five $1 USD payments must be made insteavd. Raffle is open to everyone in the world except where raffles are illegal. Be sure to put “POLYBAG RAFFLE” in the notes section of the payment in order to be entered successfully. Winner will be drawn sometime early January 2023 and contacted at the PayPal email address the payment was sent from to arrange for delivery. For a running list of all the sets that you can win, check this Google spreadsheet.

  • The Newest LEGO Shop@Home Promos

    The Newest LEGO Shop@Home Promos

    I got my promo sample pack the other day and in it were some current and upcoming promotions.

    LEGO DOTS Mini Frame

    I don’t get DOTS. I may not be the target audience though. All I know is that it’s a bunch of little tile pieces in a very wide assortment of colors. This polybag is free with $35 purchase or more.

    Easter Bunny Polybag Promo

    Did you see this polybag hanging off the pegs at Target and think to yourself, “If there was only some way to get this for free as a GWP from LEGO Shop@Home?” Well think no more because your prayers have been answered. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the promo isn’t live yet. I’d take the DOTS Mini Frame promo as a gauge though and think it’ll be free with a purchase of about $35 or more.

    Buildable Easter Egg Promo

    Like the Easter Bunny promo, this one isn’t live yet either. But it’s a nice box with what looks like a ton o fplates that make up the egg and little chick as well as decorative DOTS-like elements. I’m gonna guess you’ll need to buy around $99 to nab this one for free. Easter isn’t until April 12th this year, so these promos should be live soon.

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