Custom LEGO coffee & pizza vendor trailer MOCs

With attention now turned towards the completion of the transit center in the middle of my LEGO city layout, the need arose for some portable vendors.  I decided to mentally chop up a couple of official LEGO designs and use the mash to mold up something new.  Obviously these two use the same exterior design, representing the same make & model of trailer, so my next vendor will start from scratch to avoid excessive repetition.

Videos:

• Custom LEGO coffee vendor trailer MOC!
• Custom LEGO pizza vendor trailer MOC!

MonoFigs.com monochrome LEGO minifigs set

A post on Brickset alerted me to this niche service and I decided to partake.  It's very expensive, but there's quite a lot of value wrapped up in some uncommon parts plus the labor involved in collecting the disparate genuine LEGO pieces and very carefully removing print from items that've never been released in undecorated form.

• Video: MonoFigs.com monochrome LEGO minifigs set

Two New JANG City updates this past week

My LEGO city layout got quite a bit of attention this week, with more to come!  Very encouraging progress, warms & feeds the soul.

Videos:

• LEGO City park mini-update Dec. 10, 2016
• LEGO City update: Baseplates, lots of baseplates

Mega Construx Call of Duty Modern Infantry Armory review

This set feels a little expensive for the amount of plastic included, but I absolutely love the container itself, which is far more useful than it even appears.  Really good design work here.

• Video: Mega Construx Call of Duty Modern Infantry Armory review

LEGO City 2017 Police Starter Set review! 60136

Nice little ATM build in this one, good police minifigs, and an interesting & useful new leg print.  The rest, though, feels a little lacking.

• Video: LEGO City 2017 Police Starter Set review! 60136

LEGO Juniors Demolition Site review! 10734

By now you surely know that I love construction heavy equipment, so this set, though Junior-ized by design, should be right up my alley.  Surprisingly, there's a lot to not love about it.

• Video: LEGO Juniors Demolition Site review! 10734

LEGO Technic Roadwork Crew 2-in-1 review! 42060

This is almost minifig scale; so close!  Nice body work on the truck, but the Technic-ness is much lacking in this main build.  The alternate, build though...

• Video: LEGO Technic Roadwork Crew 2-in-1 review! 42060

Mega Construx Halo Banished Ghost Rush review

This one's straight out of the as-yet-unreleased Halo Wars 2, and I think it's darn near close to perfect, missing just one small luxury.  It's nice to get the perfect figure to go with a vehicle or structure, too, in a matching color scheme.  It's so nice, in fact, that I don't think I'll ever be so kind again to random color mis-matches in future sets!

• Video: Mega Construx Halo Banished Ghost Rush review

LEGO holiday seasonal sets: Santa & Little Elf Helpers

It's oversized dwarven Santa and his D'erp Elves with love-'em-or-hate-'em styling!

Videos:

• LEGO buildable Santa review! 40206
• LEGO Little Elf Helpers set review! 40205

LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High School review 41232

It's LEGO Friends meets DC Super Heroes in a surprisingly good (and accurate!) crossing of styles.  I don't plan to cover this entire series, but I wanted offer up a reasonable look at the theme and offer my thoughts on the flagship playset for those interested.

• Video: LEGO DC Super Hero Girls High School review! 41232