Another year, another Lego Star Wars advent calendar!
The 2020 version had a number of memorable builds, although it felt like too many of the included pieces were revealed on the back and on the promotional sites this year. Also, some of the oomph of the special minifigures (Darth Vader and Poe Dameron in Christmas sweaters) was taken away by appearances in The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special TV short.
But as has become custom, it was fun to follow along on Jay's Brick Blog, where he details each day's build -- often describing what it is for those not as steeped in Star Wars lore. He pointed out accurately that this year's version seemed to focus on a lot of prequel builds, but there were some stellar, unexpected additions (Rudolph Tauntaun, D-O with Christmas hat, hell, even a porg).
Among my favorites from this year was the cleverly built and highly nostalgic Lars homestead, from Tattooine.
Of course, as rabid Mandalorian fans, a mini version of the Razor Crest was an essential addition.
2020 will long be remembered as the year I checked to see what the kids got in their Lego advent calendars, then ambled over to my beer advent calendar to see what liquid gold awaited me.
... And this is where I begrudgingly admit that maybe 2020 wasn't all bad.
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