Well, after months and months of waiting and delays, the missing pieces for our Grand Carousel have finally arrived!!! We got the parcel in the mail last Friday. Oddly enough, the postage sticker on it indicates that it was redirected through Samoa which I found very strange as that isn't exactly on the way from China to Canada. But anyway, the main fact is that it finally got here.
The good news is that we didn't really miss doing Lego too much since we stopped a few months ago. The spring, summer and fall months tend to be pretty busy with yardwork and gardening, leaving precious little time for luxuries like Lego. We've tried to sneak in an hour here and there since getting the pieces but haven't made enough progress to warrant any photos.
In other news, I just got an email from Lego unveiling their newest set in the Star Wars series. The NEW Ultimate Collectors Series of the Millennium Falcon. This beast has over 7,500 pieces and will be retailing at $900. $900!! Good thing I started saving up for this a while ago, it looks like I will need every penny of my Lego fund! The official release date is October 1 .... can anyone say Merry Early Christmas for us?
According to certain online news outlets, the new box for this colossus of a set is so large that it will come on wheels, kind of like a pull-behind piece of luggage. This will certainly be appreciated by fans who would otherwise have to lug the behemoth through the mall. I know when I bought the re-release of the Death Star last year, my arms felt like they were going to fall off by the time I got back to the car. And that set only had around 4,000 pieces. If I had to carry the new Millennium Falcon through the mall, I would probably have to go through a month-long training regimen first to ensure I didn't drop it partway back to the car and ruin the box!
Anyway, stay tuned for progress on the Grand Carousel. It may be a little slow in coming until the snow starts falling but we are still here!
