Even though I ended up building most of it myself, it was a joy for her to be able to be part of a creative process the resulted in something beautiful. I’m glad that I’ll always be able to remember the smile on her face when she was able to select the right brick & click something into place.

… fun, & allow me to also assess her pattern recognition & fine motor skills. Slowly, over the course of that Advent season, we followed each page of instructions & built the house with all its trimmings. It was clear that she was struggling, but she was also determined to participate & contribute…

She always loved it when I showed her the things I built with legos as a child, & laughed when I told her about the “adult” Lego sets that were available. As she started to really exhibit her decline into dementia in 2023, I decided to try & engage her in an activity that would be collaborative…

Sending you all good vibes for a successful procedure and speedy recovery! ❤️‍🩹

They were used in harsh desert climates, like Tatooine, during the Imperial Era. The old and battered X-34 which he made extensive use of to travel through the planet’s deserts, leaving the craft sand-pocked and sun-faded, and missing its portside turbine cowling.
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This is an accurate representation of the what was in the move. The dots behind the windshield are meant to represent Luke (white) and C3-PO (yellow).

From Wookipedia: “X-34 landspeeders were utilized as civilian transports perfect for traveling smoothly over even the roughest terrain.

Day 6 : The Marauder Omicron-class shuttle. First see in the animated show The Bad Batch (2021), this nicely articulated spaceship micro build really shows off the trend of moveable wings/control surfaces.
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Day 5: B1 battle droid! This little guy is another very detailed model, although there is not any independent articulation in the legs. These droids first appeared in The Phantom Menace in 1999.

Thanks! Good catch.

… each clone trooper had a tracking device in their helmet that allowed controllers on the ships to better establish a picture of the combat zone.
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From Wookipedia: “During the Clone Wars, the Acclamator-class’s primary role was as a troop transport, although it also had a secondary function as a warship. Designed to monitor ground movements and coordinate attacks,…

It was a type of cruiser-class proto-Star Destroyer utilized by the Galactic Republic for ferrying clone troopers across the galaxy. The plain grey pieces used in this micro build reflect the unadorned grey hulls of the earliest deployments of these ships at the First Battle of Geonosis….