Friends Advent Calendar - Day 8

We've just completed the first week of the calendar! There have been some nice little builds - I still love the penguins from Day 2, and the cake from Day 6 was quite nice. I'm still waiting for the builds to take a decidedly Christmas turn. Maybe we'll start off the second week in that direction.

View image at flickr

This is certainly a step in the right direction! This is LEGO's latest rendition of a snowman - some of you may remember some years ago when a piece covering all of LEGO's attempts at snowmen.

I rather like this version of the snowman. It's a pretty robust build. Some may quibble with the wide rounded base, but I think it works. The use of the 2x2 round plate with eye for the top hat/hanger is great, and it's great having a carrot nose. The scarf works with a round plate in fuchsia. My only issue with this build is that you can see the blue technic pins that are used to keep the arms in place. But that's rather unavoidable, and helps make this snowman rather delightful.

4 comments on this article

By sklamb in United States, 08 Dec 2019 11:50

Cute! (Mind you, not as cute as those penguins....)

By Golem25 in United Kingdom, 08 Dec 2019 11:55

That head is slightly unsettling.

By Mr__Thrawn in United States, 08 Dec 2019 15:23

I’m trying to say something neutral about this, but all I can think is that it looks terrible.

By Yooha in Hungary, 08 Dec 2019 15:53

Purple. And transparent ear warmers. But no eyes.