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LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day 24

Holiday BB-8! Happy Life Day to all who celebrate!

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day 23

One last bit of tools and parts to round out the workshop. I especially appreciate how the different shop sections included linking bricks so they could snap together and complete the set.

There's one last section left in the calendar this year, save it's always a holiday minifig of some kind, so I took one last photo of the "complete" shop set. Every droid, tool, shelf and spare part combines to one excellent shot and I'm pretty happy with the result.

We can get back to mini falcon and tie fighter builds next year. This year was the year of the droids, and it was a pretty good year for Star Wars fans.

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Days 19-22

Day 19: Holiday Mouse Droid -- these are the little builds that keep me coming back every year. I love a bit of holiday cheer in my Star Wars and this little candy cane themed mouser is always a crowd pleaser!

Day 20: Super Battle Droid -- literally the same SBD as last year. They couldn't put a hat on it or something? Not gonna lie ... I'm keeping an open mind with the calendar this year, but this one's a tough sell.

Day 21: Imperial Probe Droid -- kind of a budget version of a probe, but it works. Now I wanna watch Empire again.

Day 22: FX series Medical Assistant Droid -- kind of an obscure one, but these were equipped with medical sensors and other related equipment to assist in ... wait for it ... medical stuff! There's some fascinating info out there about these droids, but the takeaway here is that these don't show up often (if ever) in the LEGO calendars, so I gotta give them props for expanding outside of the usual scope with this one.

We're getting close to the end now. I couldn't keep up with the "daily" content promise like I wanted to, but whatever ... I'm still having fun :)

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day ... 18? I think?

More parts and supplies for the droid workshop! I don't necessarily want the calendar to be a cohesive set every year, but I'm enjoying the switch up for this year at least. The more we add to the overall environment, the more "lived in" the workshop feels. The second photo here really does look more and more like a movie still with every new addition, and I'm enjoying the process.

Maybe next year we go back to micro builds of the starships and stuff, but the concept this year has been a nice change, and I'm wondering what's at the end of this experience. Hopefully something good!

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day 15, 16 & 17

Day 15: Holiday Jawa -- Probably my favorite part of these calendars is the holiday minifigs. The "ugly sweater" designs are always on point, and this one featuring a GONK droid and a pair of BD series droids does not disappoint.

Day 16: Treadwell Droid -- Another of the many droids likely repurposed by Babu Frik to help around the shop.

Day 17: Rebuilt

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Days 12-14

Day 12 - BD-72 is the cute little BD droid originally introduced in the Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter set. Along with the Pit Droid and the other builds here, it's clear that the other focus for this year's droid-centered calendar besides Babu Frik's shop is the ship repair scene from Mandalorian, and I'm here for it. I hope we get a minifig of Amy Sedaris' amazing mechanic character!

Day 13 is a wheeled cart of some kind?

Day 14 is the arm which can be attached (or not) to said cart

I know I'm a bit behind but I've had events all weekend. Looking forward to a second post today and then back to daily posts!

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day 11: B2EMO

This little fella is the loyal droid of the Andor family. Pulling emotion from a droid is something I've seen Star Wars excel at more often than I'd expected, and "Bee" is one of the best examples of that. He's melancholy and monotone, but the way he worries about Cassian in the "Andor" series emotionally centers the Andor story on more than one occasion.

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day 9 & 10: Droid Parts Bin & Tool Rack

LOOK AT THIS PHOTO!!! What did I say? LET EM COOK! This photo doesn't happen without all the little stuff. The chair, the tools, the bench, the parts bin, even the janitor GONK in the back. This frame almost looks like it could be straight out of a LEGO SW feature film, and I took it with my 4 year old cell phone.

Most calendars are a series of mini sets that sometimes -- if ever -- have anything to do with each other beyond the theme. Meanwhile, this year we've got a whole proper LEGO set brewing and we're not even halfway through.

The blogs can keep complaining all they want. This year's calendar is killing it.

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day 8: Buzz Droid

These little b***ards ... not a big deal solo, but a swarm of 15-20 would make short work of a starfighter during the later years of the Clone Wars.

The build is weird because the LEGO bricks limit scale, but hey ... at least I can tell what it is.

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day 7: R7-A7

Ahsoka's Astromech Droid AKA R7-A7 assisted her when piloting her Jedi Interceptor. Although I don't own her Interceptor set yet, it's on my short list.

Also, they did R7-A7 on day 7 ... likely not a coincidence 😁

LEGO Star Wars Calendar Day 6: Janitor GONK Droid

It's a GONK Droid with some funky colors and ... a broom?

Sure. Why not.