My LEGO®-related Rambles
2020 has not been an easy year for any of us, and I would like to thank all of my YouTube friends for supporting my channel during this time, and making content themselves which has kept me entertained.
These advent baubles have been revealed one a day during December on my Twitter and Instagram accounts, but I thought it would be nice to bring them all together here to wish you all a peaceful Christmas and healthy New Year.
Let’s hope 2021 brings us all better things.
My latest review for New Elementary has just been published. It anaylses long-anticipated new Road Plate system found in set 60304. I also received some of the other new City line to review, but that article is yet to come. I won’t repeat my thoughts on the set here, but you can read it for yourself.
The major new components are an 8x16x2/3rds printed piece to make crosswalks; a 16x16x2/3 plate which forms most of the road surface; numerous 2×4 tiles with a white stripe to fill in the crosswalk and attach them to their neighbours, and a completely smooth 5x8x2/3 ramp to attach to the edges of the road system to give vehicles a smooth transition onto the floor or table top. There is also an unprinted variant of the 8×16 element.
Having examined the parts carefully, I was intrigued by the underside of the plates, which looked even more interesting than the topside! It reminded me a lot of industrial panelling, which gave me an idea. I was able to combine the new road plates from all five of the sets I was sent, giving me a total of 11 large plates, 3 half plates with printing, 2 half plates without printing and more than 18 end ramps. They quickly turned into Hangar Bays 3 & 4, the MOC you see here.