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2017 LEGO Advent Calendars: Day 20

Welcome to Day 20 of our LEGO Advent Calendar countdown. Each day, we’ll reveal the three mini-builds from the LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO Friends 2017 advent calendars along with commentary from our team.

If you’re opening one (or more) of these advent calendars along with us, we’ve made sure the pictures and commentary on each day’s models will be behind a jump and posted in the evening every day, so we don’t accidentally ruin the surprise. Will Day 20 give us plenty?

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Denethor stars in Tolkien’s A Christmas Carol

What do you get if you cross Charles Dickens’ famous novel, A Christmas Carol and Tolkien’s novels, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit? Patrick B has answered that question in a series of six creations that show the journey of Denethor as Ebenezer Scrooge. Each of the six vignettes tell a part of the story in beautifully detailed LEGO scenes from Scrooge’s miserable start, a warning from Saruman as Jacob Marley, experiencing visions with the ghosts of past, present and future, before the final change to a more benevolent man.

Saruman appears as Jacob Marley to warn Scrooge to change his miserly ways or face a dark future of unhappiness. I love the clock on the wall and the chair in the corner in the bedroom.

See the next four Tolkien’s A Christmas Carol scenes

I’m dreaming of a white reindeer [Instructions]

With its smattering of red and gold, this predominantly white LEGO scene by ianying616 makes a sweet and simple festive treat. The tree in the background is nicely-done, with just enough decorations to avoid looking stark. And I like the use of tan tiles amidst the restrained colour scheme — it gives a bit of contrast which allows the central reindeer to stand out. The little creature itself is a cool model, with good use of toothed parts, tiles, and curves to provide texture and detail.

If you want to build your own festive white reindeer, ianying616 has kindly supplied instructions,. The first page is shown below.

There are eight pages in total, and can be found in ianying616’s reindeer instructions album.

2017 LEGO Advent Calendars: Day 19

Welcome to Day 19 of our LEGO Advent Calendar countdown. Each day, we’ll reveal the three mini-builds from the LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO Friends 2017 advent calendars along with commentary from our team.

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Attention! It’s time for the Christmas parade

Toy soldier figures are a mainstay of Disney theme park decorations at this time of year. Koen has built a wonderful LEGO version, with great shaping and brilliant attention to detail. The hat is fabulous, and the nicely-done face captures the character well. I particularly like the rosy cheeks and pointed pink nose. And that angled hat brim is excellent.

2017 LEGO Advent Calendars: Day 18

Welcome to Day 18 of our LEGO Advent Calendar countdown. Each day, we’ll reveal the three mini-builds from the LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO Friends 2017 advent calendars along with commentary from our team.

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Even Santa Claus needs a bit of sunshine

So what does Santa do before he has to deliver all those presents? He takes a break in the sun of course. yu chris‘ LEGO scene uses parts to great effect, building at a larger scale than you might first think. The bushy beard built from angel wings is a particular highlight, but the furniture and surf-board are nicely-done too. One detail which really caught my eye was the blue glass on the table — so simple, made of only three pieces, yet perfect at this scale. I hope Santa’s enjoying his drink, and his short getaway — he’s going to have plenty of work to do in the next few weeks.

2017 LEGO Advent Calendars: Day 17

Welcome to Day 17 of our LEGO Advent Calendar countdown. Each day, we’ll reveal the three mini-builds from the LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO Friends 2017 advent calendars along with commentary from our team.

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Christmas chopper uses a hot rod

If you’re in a hurry to get your Christmas tree, then a hot rod flat-bed makes for the fastest delivery. Sanel Lukovic‘s snowy scene shows a LEGO woodsman making use of a somewhat unconventional vehicle for fetching his festive fir. The trees themselves are nicely composed from flower stalk parts, and the snowdrifts to either side of the road create a sense of a larger snow-dusted world beyond the irregular edges of the diorama. But it’s the truck’s engine which steals the show: a smart construction full of imaginative parts use — crutches, pirate hooks, and welding equipment are amongst the silvery pieces used to create the engine’s pipework.

2017 LEGO Advent Calendars: Day 16

Welcome to Day 16 of our LEGO Advent Calendar countdown. Each day, we’ll reveal the three mini-builds from the LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO Friends 2017 advent calendars along with commentary from our team.

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How lovely are thy branches

With it’s pile of beautifully-wrapped presents, and its gleaming white angel, Andrew JN‘s LEGO Christmas tree is sure to get those festive feelings flowing. Those tree branch pieces are sometimes not the easiest LEGO parts to work with, and ironically don’t always make for great tree designs. However, Andrew has used them to good effect here, and the smattering of Technic balls as baubles, coupled with the golden crowns creates a sweet seasonal scene.

2017 LEGO Advent Calendars: Day 15

Welcome to Day 15 of our LEGO Advent Calendar countdown. Each day, we’ll reveal the three mini-builds from the LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO Friends 2017 advent calendars along with commentary from our team.

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