9469 LOTR Gandalf Arrives

I shall begin my first blog in nine months with the new Lord of the Rings series! Got my hands on the simple Gandalf Returns set which shows the scene at the beginning of the scene in the Shire in the Fellowship of the Ring. Yup, way before Gandalf changes colour and Frodo knew what in the world he was getting himself into!

The intriguing front cover...

The back showing Frodo and Gandalf with the horse! Of course!

Two simple packets, one manual and "the" horse!

A simple set to assemble, got it done in no time. Here are some of the pics of the open carriage with the many accessories inside!

Carrot, Fireworks, Letter, Barrel...you name it, he's got it!

A closer look at the goodies.

Adding horsey into the picture.

"Watch me pose, neighhhhh!"

It was great fun seeing the two larger than life characters in the movie become...minifigs!

"Music in background"
Frodo:"Gandalf! What brings you here?"

Gandalf:"Frodo Baggins! You seem to have...grown! (shorter....sniggles....)"

Gandalf:"Here Frodo, go feed the horse while I take a look around and  talk to some folks."
"And DON'T touch my things, little one...or incur the wrath of the mighty, tiny wizard!"

Frodo:"Yeah right, like I wouldn't. Let's see, page 45,
'how to  climb up a horse carriage even though you are short spell'!
Neat!"

Gandalf:"Frodo Baggins, have you been touching something you ought not to?"
Frodo:"Er....nope, whatever gave you THAT idea?"
Gandalf:"Cos no reasonably tall hobbit has ever climbed onto my carriage before,!!"

Ah well, that will teach you folks up there to mess with a wizard's stuff....till next time!

Unbelievably long absence!

Hi everyone! I am finally back after a long 10 months....well, 9 months actually! Every time I wanted to start typing, something inevitably pulls me away from this place.

Surprisingly, there is still a small number of random folks who chance upon my site and continue to take a peep in here. Thanks to all who have somewhat kept it going even though you may not be regulars!

It has been a busy time away from blogging and "legoing" too. I did not fix up many sets as I selectively made my purchases and did not go crazy like last year. As it is, there are still many unopened sets in my storeroom.

Now that I am starting to get back to a bit of Lego, I am also starting on my books again. Another interest that I had in the past is also resurfacing in the form of Magic the Gathering. Need to spend some time catching up on my Anime and gaming.

So little time and so much to do....let's get started!