LEGO SET BUILD - Set 21310 Old Fishing Store

Name: Lego Ideas - 21310 Old Fishing Store

Pieces: 2049

Date Built:  September 2019

Since I live in New England, this set really spoke to me. I love everything about it! It reminds me of Maine. 

ORGANIZATION - How To Travel With Your Lego's

As I have talked about before, I like to take my Lego's with me and build them on vacation, on our boat, on the beach, camping, at home in my recliner and just about anywhere else! The possibilities are endless! Since most sets I work with are 1500 pieces or larger it was challenging coming up with an easy way to bring my builds with me.

This is the system I have come up with. I use the Lego bag pictured below. The 3 smaller bags that come with it hold my numbered set bags. Then off to the side I have 3 plastic bins for 3 different size Lego's nested in each other. My instructions go on top of the bins. I use a TV tray to build the set on. Any portion of the set that is complete stays on the tray. In the end, all I need to carry is my bag and my tray!

Here is a link to this bag at Target.com. I don't currently see it on Lego.com but they've been out of a lot of items lately!

Lego Organizing Bag

SHOPPING - Buying Used Legos

Buying Lego's used is a great way to get loose Lego's for a lot less money. Sometimes even great complete or almost complete sets can also be found! My general rule of thumb is to try not to pay more then $5.00 per pound. Many times you will find Lego's for sell and they are way overpriced. Unless you know there is a complete set in the mix or a complete discontinued set in the mix, I would not offer more then that. 

Here is a great buy I got for $50 and it was over 10 pounds! Right in my price range. They wanted more but I got them down to $50.00. A complete City Police Station was included with this buy. All the bags were still sealed except bag number 1, which was the police car and also in the bin. I found these Lego's on Facebook Marketplace. 

No instructions? No problem, you can get the instructions to most Lego sets right online for free. 

Where to find used Lego's? Facebook Marketplace has been a great place for me to find used Lego's for sale. Garage sales are usually a great place to buy used Lego's pretty cheap. Most people just want them gone at garage sales so they don't have to drag them back in the house! 

Thrift stores are another great option! I have purchased some great deals at my local thrift store. Usually they are priced for $5.00 or less a pound. But some thrift stores will mark them up higher and sometimes more then I will pay. But that is the less likely scenario. 

Here is a buy from my local thrift store. I was in my local thrift shop looking for a shower chair for one of my guests at my motel and decided to look in toys while there and found this bag of Lego's for $8!! It had 56 complete minifigures in the bag! My son loved the dragons included in this buy! Minfigures can be more expensive to get a hold of, so this was a good buy! I don't remember the weight, but I do know it was more then 2 pounds. So right in my price range.

So, if you love Lego's and want to save a few bucks try buying used. Especially if you make MOC's (Your own creations) This will give you plenty of variety to choose from in loose Lego's while saving money to boot! 

Purchases made August 2019

FUN STUFF - Hanging Out On Our Boat Building Legos (Summer 2019)

 The kids love to swim in the lake and my husband loves to fish. So I take that time to build Lego's while on the boat. Sometimes my son will join in and help! :) 

My minifigure enjoying the ride. 

The boat is the no phone zone!

My mini me. 

Our beautiful view from the boat.

Marcus and I working on Legos. 

Fishing fun!

Morgan's catch of the day!

LEGO SET BUILD - Set 40158 Pirates Chess Set

Name: 40158 Pirates Chess Set 

Pieces: 857

Date Built: September 2019

This was a fun set to build! My son enjoyed putting all the minifigures together for me. Although I do not play chess, I love the look of this set. Maybe one day I can have my kids play this special chess board. 

ORGANIZATION - Great Small Drawers For Minifigure Parts

Here is a great mini drawer bin I found at Michaels Arts and Crafts store. They are perfect for storing minifigure parts! 

Photos Taken December 2019

FUN STUFF - New Lego Store In Albany, NY

 August 2019 - We were finally excited to visit the new Lego Store in Albany, NY! It's grand opening was November 16, 2018 but we just discovered it just recently. This is the closest Lego Store to our home. It's 2 hours away, but we will take it!