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| I know it's "cheating" for me to not pick just one model here, but today I'm just linking to a nice flickr photoset of LEGOLAND California photos instead. I love seeing good pictures of the exhibits in the parks, and the master builders who work at the parks make a point to add new items seasonally and over the years to make each visit unique. This photo, for example, shows one of the famous scenes at the park partially decorated for Christmas. These photos are from December 12th, so I'd take it that the seasonal bits popping up are still there and likely will be for another week or two. They may be adding more each day - you never know. At LEGOLAND Windsor, they got into the habit of updating the Doctor Who miniland characters each time a new episode aired - so apparently weekly in-jokes are nothing out-of-the-orindary to the builders of the LEGOLAND parks. Did I miss anything surprising this time around? |
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| Name of Model: Happy holidays from the love bunnies! | | Created by: .eti | | Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eti-eti/3089305337/ | Details:
This isn't the first time we've seen a nice holiday home, but it is the first one we've seen with Fabuland bunnies living inside. The rare colors stick out right away - and so does the snowman with an actual carrot nose - but even more notable are the rare parts. Sure, there's the small windows, but when was the last time you saw the Fabuland fence piece used so well? It works brilliantly with the white arch piece from the Mickey Mouse sets. Scroll down on the link above - there are some more photos to see.
EDIT: As mentioned in the comments, the white arches are from Belville and Fabuland sets. The ones in the Mickey Mouse sets are the same part in red.
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12:47 PM
| Name of Model: Father Christmas present factory | | Created by: Jaudeau | | Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=222151 | Details:
 It took me a while to find the perfect model for Christmas day. I found this gem on Brickshelf - it's a fully exterior/interior decorated Christmas present factory. The outside is decked out in snowdrifts - including one cleverly applied to the roof. Inside, we can see Santa in his office getting ready to make his trip around the world. A lower level of the inside shows many "elves" (actually just an army of matching minifigures) assembling toys. The details are worth watching here - there's a kiln for pottery and porcelain, and right in front of that you can see a Star Wars R2 unit helping assemble toys. Perhaps the most festive feature, though, is the lit vines made with green castle leaves and various small translucent parts. |
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2:53 PM
| Name of Model: Advent Calendar 2007 | | Created by: MisaQa | | Found at: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=287502 | Details:
 This advent calendar has been posted to Brickshelf one day at a time, with each day having a new microscale building. Since the advent season is almost over now, most of the buildings are now available for you to have a look at. (Feel free to let me know if you think I should have mentioned this sooner so you could've followed along). There's a good variety of locations rendered in the small scale - most of the feature some rather innovative uses of parts (and there's even a good variety of parts from different themes used). I think a few of these might be straightforward enough to try making, but they all look great. The thumbnail to the left is just the cover image for the series - the actual models are at the link above. EDIT 12/24/2007: Now that this is complete, a group photo has been provided - we are now using that thumbnail instead of the other shot. |
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12:43 AM
| Name of Model: LEGO Christmas Ornaments | | Created by: NCLUG | | Found at: http://www.nclug.us/?p=17 | Details:
 This series of LEGO® Christmas ornaments was designed by NCLUG for a holiday tree they decorated recently. Complete building instructions for these four ornaments are available at the link above. If you're interested in seeing the rest of NCLUG's Christmas tree, it is on display at Tinsel Town in Cary, North Carolina's Booth Amphitheatre through December 31st. | | This is Friday's model of the day |
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kit - it has been fitted with jingle bells and programmed to play percussion to accompany the builder as he plays Christmas carols on the organ. The overall thing is quite festive. There's also a second video at 
