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First step yesterday afternoon was Islanders.
I'd started MOCing a "gate" into the Islanders encampment a couple weeks ago using some of the parts to a second (slightly incomplete) copy of #6278 I obtained not too long ago. Now I need to rebuild all of the Islander sets and get them fully set up with the rest of the layout and see if I like it in person. Doing digital layouts is very convenient for early planning, but nothing compares with seeing how it feels in real life. For example, the transition from the quarter circle river bend into the straight river baseplate from #6552 - I was very unsure how that would end up looking. But I think I'm going to be able to pull it off nicely.
The Islanders layout is significantly smaller (less than half the size) than the main Pirates Bluecoats layout I'm working on, so in theory I should have it fairly wrapped up before too terribly long, then I can focus more on the refinements of the layouts and explore more additions, such as lights and small filler MOC builds.
This was another recent acquisition. Set #6066 Camouflage Outpost is a treasured set from my childhood. I played with this one so heavily that my original copy wasn't in great shape, a number of yellowed pieces, but especially sad was that I was missing a number of the minifigures or their pieces. The structure itself is one of the few that remained almost intact all the way up to my adulthood. I used the structure as a base for much imaginative play turning it into a secret hideout for my secret agent and many other adventures.
Well, I've long wished to buy a new copy of the set but the prices on Forestmen sets are almost as bad as Pirates and I was only willing to buy one that had all of the minifigs 100% complete, especially with the right feathers. I just so happened to come across one on eBay recently with a best offer option and the seller accepted my first offer.
It's now been restored to it's former glory and I'm so happy to be able to enjoy this beautiful set once again!
Now… why didn’t Lego give us a couple Forestmen with the Castle in the Forest?!?!
Perhaps it gives me hope that I'll be able to nab the second one at some point in the future? Or maybe even the first?
I'd buy 3 large cups of the trans-light blue tiles if they ever show up, however! I have a rather elaborate winter scene that needs building!
At the same time, I had those packed into large ziplocks, about 1 per floor, and damn was it tedious to rebuild some parts. You end up searching for pieces for such long times. I think I'll learn from that and break them down in smaller bags at a time, but I also don't want to just follow the instructions backwards. Can't imagine how incredibly tedious it must be for those giant Star Wars builds of light blueish grey only...
It's still incredibly tedious, so I only do it with larger sets I know I'll rebuild. Winter Village stuff is a prime example. Hogwarts Castle took me a big chunk of a weekend to break down, and I did GROUPS of numbered bags together, not even individual bags.
Sorting and organizing is half the fun!