Wife and I went for an impromptu holiday to Tokyo... yes, again! Wife has never seen the sakura cherry blossoms in full bloom, so we decided to take this chance. Besides cherry blossom viewing and hanami, of course we also plan for toy shopping! We didn't buy as much as our previous trips, but we're happy with our purchases.
Firstly, our Yotsuba & Danboard loot! We came across this Yotsuba & Danboard exhibition being held at Sunshine 60 observatory in Ikebukuro, and were pleasantly surprised to find some great stuff there. We bought the Ts because of the Danbo peeping out from the pocket. Even the shirt label is a Danbo face, too cute!
The Lego Movie has set off a renewed wave of interest in Lego. Coincidentally (or not?), Bricks World - a Lego monobrand store - also held its annual storewide sale, and I took this chance to buy a set I've been eyeing on.
So here's my haul during the sale!
10236 Ewok Village
70802 Bad Cop's Pursuit
30302 Spider-Man polybag (free gift!)
Unikitty LED Lite <= wife loves this!
With the Lego craze at all-time high due to the Lego Movie, thought I'd share this photo of the oldest Lego catalogues I still have - from 1981 to 1984! How many of you have not even been born yet? ;)
Happy Throwback Thursday!
LEGO fans, our wait is over! The LEGO Movie has now opened in cinemas. Reviews so far have been good, so Everything is looking Awesome to a good show when I watch this on Friday!
Even my minifigs can't wait to watch the movie LOL!
Have you watched the movie yet? Does it make you want to open up a Lego set and build something? ;)
Just released today: first trailer for the new Transformers: Age of Extinction movie. We have our first good look at Mark Wahlberg... erm, the Autobots and Decepticons with their new designs.
My first impression is not much difference from the previous Bayformers designs. The bot that caught my eye is the one that Optimus Prime rides on. It should be Grimlock, but looks more like a dragon than a dinosaur/T-rex.
Here's my G1 interpretation of the above scene. "C'mon Grimlock! Just like in the trailer!"
Which Transformer are you most looking forward to in the movie?
During Doll Carnival 2012, Groove launch their first collaboration with the tokidoki brand - Pullip doll Luna. She must have been a success, because this year 2014 we will get another tokidoki Pullip!
Groove has released photos of her on their blog, and also her name - Lunarosa!
Lego just released the new Star Wars MicroFighters series. These are chibi (small) Star Wars vehicles with minifigures sitting outside them - too big to fully fit inside. And they are cute! I just bought my first set: Lego 75032 X-Wing Fighter
