Spider-Man Advent Calendar - Day 13
Posted by CapnRex101,
Day twelve presented the latest of several rather mediocre models in this Advent Calendar, with a candy cane featuring Spider-Man's colours. I am hoping for signs of improvement today.
Let's see what day thirteen brings...
Our first exclusive minifigure is definitely a welcome change of pace, as Miles Morales arrives with a festive jumper! The knitted web designs on this jumper are quite abstract because of the stylised printing, but they are thematically appropriate. The eyes on the back are similar, topped with a Santa hat to create the impression of a silhouetted face.
Although I like the overall design and the dark green jumper pairs well with Miles' lime green headphones, I am not sure why these colours were selected for the character. Miles Morales' costume is traditionally black and red, so I think focusing on red would make more sense. I am not sure about the light bluish grey legs for much the same reason.
However, I do like Miles' printed mobile phone. This is a common element, but it complements the headphones and the musical notes on the back of the jumper. Of course, a unique tile with something specific to Miles Morales would be even better.
Overall - While I find the colours a bit odd, Miles Morales is a highlight of this Advent Calendar so far.
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Ok idk what Lego did to my Advent Calndar. I opened up today and didn't get the miles fig. I got the spider ham snowman statue instead. I haven't opened the actual day for the spider ham snowman yet. I really hope that i dont get 2 snow hams and that the miles fig is somewhere in the advent calendar coz he's the exclusive fig. First the missing drum kit from day 10 and now this smh.
We're halfway through the calender and we finally have a unique piece. Way to go.
I guess the music theme works for Miles though. It does seem a bit weird that he's even wearing his mask at this point though if everything else is civilian. But I guess that's to be expected with a Spider-(wo)men calender
I wish the pants were black instead of grey. I prefer my festive figures when they look like they just pulled a sweater over their costume.
The worst offender was the 2021 Avengers Advent Iron Man, who came with dark blue pants for some reason (but was still wearing Iron Man gloves and a helmet).
@Retroblox77 said:
"Ok idk what Lego did to my Advent Calndar. I opened up today and didn't get the miles fig. I got the spider ham snowman statue instead. I haven't opened the actual day for the spider ham snowman yet. I really hope that i dont get 2 snow hams and that the miles fig is somewhere in the advent calendar coz he's the exclusive fig. First the missing drum kit from day 10 and now this smh."
Are you sure that:
a) you're not opening the right door
b) you haven't got two SM calendars, and have opened some of the doors on both of them
I guess weird stuff does happen when you're a big company like LEGO.
@Retroblox77 said:
"Ok idk what Lego did to my Advent Calndar. I opened up today and didn't get the miles fig. I got the spider ham snowman statue instead. I haven't opened the actual day for the spider ham snowman yet. I really hope that i dont get 2 snow hams and that the miles fig is somewhere in the advent calendar coz he's the exclusive fig. First the missing drum kit from day 10 and now this smh."
Contact LEGO customer service,
I hear they are pretty good with that sort of thing.
OHHHHHHH
Spidey-Bells,
Spidey-Bells,
Swinging through midtown
Oh what fun to sling a web and take the bad guys down...
(Yes, it's an official thing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRQ_gjeFMRA )
Also, nice minifigure! The sweater might not be Miles' traditional colours but it still kinda suits him ^^
@alLEGOry_HJB2810 said:
" @Retroblox77 said:
"Ok idk what Lego did to my Advent Calndar. I opened up today and didn't get the miles fig. I got the spider ham snowman statue instead. I haven't opened the actual day for the spider ham snowman yet. I really hope that i dont get 2 snow hams and that the miles fig is somewhere in the advent calendar coz he's the exclusive fig. First the missing drum kit from day 10 and now this smh."
Are you sure that:
a) you're not opening the right door
b) you haven't got two SM calendars, and have opened some of the doors on both of them
I guess weird stuff does happen when you're a big company like LEGO."
I can tell u for a fact that I don't have 2 SM calendars. And I opened day 13. Miles is on the other side of the door implying that he is who I was supposed to get today.
@Binnekamp said:
"We're halfway through the calender and we finally have a unique piece. Way to go.
I guess the music theme works for Miles though. It does seem a bit weird that he's even wearing his mask at this point though if everything else is civilian. But I guess that's to be expected with a Spider-(wo)men calender"
I kinda wish they'd included a masked head and an unmasked head with hair, or even go for a mask like in 40343 with the mask pulled up a little.
I wonder what the sweater is woven of, but at the same time, I fear the answer.
@jkb said:
"I wonder what the sweater is woven of, but at the same time, I fear the answer."
It’s not the what that you need to be afraid of. It’s where the what comes from, considering where spiders usually produce that sort of thing.
Kinda like how the candy cane designs on his jumper seem to be designed to harken to the 'fang' patterns on his actual costume
@Retroblox77 said:
"I can tell u for a fact that I don't have 2 SM calendars. And I opened day 13. Miles is on the other side of the door implying that he is who I was supposed to get today."
Rarely the trays inside the calendars get inserted upside down in the box, so all the items in them appear in the wrong days despite them being there. If everything else has been right though its more likely that the calendar has taken alot of jostling in transport which can shift some of the bags into the wrong slots.
As said by other though, if this isn't the case its best to contact customer services. They're usually pretty great at resolving things.
Green Skullcandy headphones
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"I wish the pants were black instead of grey. I prefer my festive figures when they look like they just pulled a sweater over their costume.
The worst offender was the 2021 Avengers Advent Iron Man, who came with dark blue pants for some reason (but was still wearing Iron Man gloves and a helmet)."
Agreed. The light bluish gray legs feel weird for Miles.
Miles wears a green jacket and grey shorts over his costume in the Spider-Verse movie, I bet the colours here are referencing that.