Old Fishing Store (21310) - Our Next Build!

The hardest part of completing any build is to decide what to do next! We were tempted to do another Ninjago set (Ninjago City Docks) to complete the series (at least the part of it we want to do) but changed our minds when we saw this sitting in the closet.

There was just something so charming about the run-down, ramshackle look of this set that really drew us to it. As odd as it is to label something so decrepit as "refreshing", this set truly is a nice breath of fresh air from the typical pristine sets that we build. Having the patchwork roof and other evidence of things that have just been cobbled together gives the building real character and a feel of something more. Similar to the battle damage and on-the-go repairs on the Millennium Falcon, the gritty, scruffy look of this building suggests a history and one can only imagine what it has been through.

You can imagine this sea shanty and the salty old dog that runs it being located in a small fishing town, eking out an existence just as his fishing father and grandfather before him did and just as all the other inhabitants of the village continue to do. It's not a fancy tourist trap that caters to vacationers and out of towners. This place is the sort where the proprietor knows your name and won't try to rip you off.

Anyway, stay tuned and watch us cobble this together!