Advent Madness Day Seventeen
Crystal Ball with extra Gem
Today's mini-set adds yet another decorative element to the Witch's Workshop sub-theme that we've been exploring for the past few days.
The design of this model is very standard - it's nearly identical to the 2008 Wizard Impulse set (sadly, not a US release either.) except that the yellow 1x1 cone used to give the crystal some color was replaced with a yellow gem. The result isn't nearly as nice, but I think the gems have a bit more play value, so I'll call it a slight improvement.
This four day theme had me wondering, though - why can't LEGO produce an Advent set that lets all the days work together to create one big scene? Playmobil has been doing that for years with great success - and LEGO does show some unity on the box art for their Advent Calendars already.
Maybe this theme will continue into an unheard of fifth day. I doubt it, but stranger things have happened so far this year.
The design of this model is very standard - it's nearly identical to the 2008 Wizard Impulse set (sadly, not a US release either.) except that the yellow 1x1 cone used to give the crystal some color was replaced with a yellow gem. The result isn't nearly as nice, but I think the gems have a bit more play value, so I'll call it a slight improvement.
This four day theme had me wondering, though - why can't LEGO produce an Advent set that lets all the days work together to create one big scene? Playmobil has been doing that for years with great success - and LEGO does show some unity on the box art for their Advent Calendars already.
Maybe this theme will continue into an unheard of fifth day. I doubt it, but stranger things have happened so far this year.
why can't they get the advent sets to work together?
ReplyDeleteI think it's to try and get people to buy more of their lego products.