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Official Advent Calendars 

Official LEGO Advent Calendars – December 21

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Every day until December 24, Brick Fanatics takes a look at the gifts in the LEGO CITY, LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Friends Advent Calendars for 2016

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This Christmas tree is something of a step backwards for the LEGO design team. In an effort to get a star on the top of this tree the designer has produced a horribly deformed monstrosity that has no place in any home, minifigure or otherwise.

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Once again Friends is coming through with a recognisable and charming little model. A cake frosting tube and delightful little round cake will sit perfectly with the kitchen builds from recent days.

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You can never have too many Stormtroopers, but that doesn’t mean they are exciting. They are sort of like socks, useful, necessary and you definitely want more than one – but finding them under the Christmas tree, or behind an advent calendar door, is a disappointment.

Each day, we will compare the three builds and pick the best.

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The tree doesn’t work and the Stormtrooper is generic. Friends was easily the most satisfying build today.

The scoreboard

CITY: 6

FRIENDS: 7

STAR WARS: 8

Daniel

When I was 3 years old my dad bought home 6659 TV Camera Crew as a gift — he had no idea what he had just unleashed. Three decades and no dark age later, I am still going strong. My love of LEGO led me to a career in Civil Engineering and I am now raising three budding LEGO lovers with my lovely wife who is, bless her, a huge supporter of my brick addiction. When not writing for Brick Fanatics or fulfilling my duties as the U.S. Editor of Blocks Magazine I enjoy collecting, MOCing, exhibiting, as well as running, climbing and home improvement.

Daniel

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