Wok and Play

 When a blizzard hit New York last weekend and overnight shifts at work were cancelled, I spent my days on some overdue spring cleaning, my nights practicing some Asian cooking after digging up my wok, and my late nights building LEGO mini sets and polybags from 'cold storage.'  Starting with . . .

Police Water Scooter (30693)

An error prevents me from showing the product in its original packing.

Grabbing this along with my usual blind-box figures from Walgreens, this polybag toy's a repackaging of earlier LEGO City products; the way Hasbro sells the same Transformers in different colors.  The only difference this time around is the police insignia on the front and a pair on tiny police lights on the back.

Starting small, the set includes 29 parts (minus the surplus) and an instruction sheet.

Though turning up less spare parts than expected, thankfully they replace those the builder would miss if loss.

Though the Scooter couldn't actually float on water, I was able to improvise.

Backhoe Loader (42197)

Front of Box

Back of Box

My second LEGO Technic set (if you count the Ninja Bot from my last entry), I also picked this up from Walgreens after the seeing the real thing along the way.  I knocked this one out after a boatload of chores, over a hot cup of tea.

Including 104+ parts, with some of the larger pieces loose in box . . .

I organized them in plastic containers, which are also where I stash my breakfast cereal for work.

It took me a minute of figure out that turning the tiny knob atop the canopy raises/lowers the shovel on the front.  Perfect for cleaning up those spare parts.

Sports Car (60448)

Front

Back

I've built cars from LEGO's Speed Champions line in the past, but most of them weren't as sleek as this one; just some pegs sticking out here and there.

Coming in 109+ parts, the car includes a tiny driver with his own smartphone.  Bet the phone's not top-of-the-line like mine.

Speaking of accessories, this set also includes a spray bottle and a sponge for keeping the car showroom ready.  And a tiny compartment opens up in the back for everything to rattle loose inside.

Now that I look at it, I could also replace the all-clear piece making up the sunroof, along with the rims on the wheels.  Maybe I'll just swap out the wheels from the Backhoe Loader.

That about does it for now.  The next go-around will feature more polybag LEGO's I've just built after leaving them idle this whole time.  Hope to see you then as I continue making my way up to the Top of the Heap.