Random set of the day: Snowman
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Today's random set is 30008 Snowman, released in 2009. It's one of 20 Creator sets produced that year. It contains 44 pieces, and its retail price was US$3.5.
It's owned by 3545 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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Do we trust him?
No. No we do not.
Is that a penguin that's secretly disguised as a chicken that's secretly disguised as a snowman?
He looks shifty-eyed
This was a nice Free model in NZ when they used to send out the Lego Club Magazine. I’ve never opened mine, I should though.
I have this. It is a decent Christmas tree ornament, but the broom falls out of his hands too much.
Do you want to build a snowman?
I've got this little guy! We crack him out for Christmas every year.
I've always found his arms awkwardly small though
Cyborg Snowman
@PDelahanty said:
"Do you want to build a snowman?"
Well, that didn't take long to have a Frozen joke here. At least this one won't melt.
That snowman’s kinda sus.
This is in my family’s winter village. I don’t know why kind of psycho minifigure kid built it, but it’s there.
Oooh I completely forgot that I have this one!
This was actually a Halloween promo. Yep see the broom and the hat?
Clearly a witch snowman.
Snow is melting here where I live... Go away, snowman!
I mean, its a nice attempt at eyes I guess, but it does give him a slightly shifty or grumpy expression. Like he's the Marvin the Paranoid Android of the snowman world. Not entirely sure I'd want him hanging in my tree
I have this one. Unfortunately due to looking so evil he didn't get displayed last Christmas. He had to stay in the decoration box with the lid firmly shut.
I put mine in the Simpson's yard during the holidays. It looks like a snowman Bart would make.
I did a very simple revamp because I did not like the evil eyes:
https://flic.kr/p/2kjY3y8
@Cooliocdawg said:
"This is in my family’s winter village. I don’t know why kind of psycho minifigure kid built it, but it’s there."
That kids name is Calvin and he has a pet tiger that no-one else can see :)
@GSR_MataNui said:
"I've got this little guy! We crack him out for Christmas every year.
I've always found his arms awkwardly small though "
I agree, but snowmen tend to have awkward proportions, unless sculpted by someone very gifted.
@BrickChamps said:
"I did a very simple revamp because I did not like the evil eyes:
https://flic.kr/p/2kjY3y8"
I hope you replaced them with trans neon orange!
This was a promotional gift with qualifying purchases at Toys R Us in the USA around Christmas of that year. The store I worked at that year had a vast overabundance of the polybag, and just before inventory they were reduced to ten cents each. I bought the whole assortment after they sat for a week unmoving. For years I gave them as Christmas gifts with Christmas cookies. It solidified my reputation as The Lego Guy lol.
And now within two days of the Scala dollhouse that was 50% rare parts, a great antithesis of part exclusivity makes the cut. Let's get to it,
Unique: None
Rare: None
Well that's just fascinating. As to not leave us empty-handed I'll note that the part which has occurred the least amount of times in other sets is 59230 mechanical arm in black, included just once here to hold the broom. It has been in no less than 46 other sets.
I actually have this ):
What have I done with my money.
And what are the odds that we get this one out of those millions of random misshapen builds done by creator?
Snowman's had enough of this shit
@Rimefang said:
"This was a promotional gift with qualifying purchases at Toys R Us in the USA around Christmas of that year. The store I worked at that year had a vast overabundance of the polybag, and just before inventory they were reduced to ten cents each. I bought the whole assortment after they sat for a week unmoving. For years I gave them as Christmas gifts with Christmas cookies. It solidified my reputation as The Lego Guy lol. "
At some point in the future when you tell that story a twenty-something-year-old will say to you ‘Toys Are Us? What’s that?’
On that day, you’ll be old :~P
Worst looking snowman ever
Sinister
I'd never noticed how shifty his eyes look until everybody pointed it out. I do like the way they did his bow tie, though.