Lego - Star Wars - Desert Skiff - 9496

I picked this set up along with all the other bargain sets at Target just after Christmas.  Yeah I've had this one sitting around a while. This one wasn't on sale, but it's one of the only Star Wars sets I wanted, that was in my price range.  And to be honest I really only wanted the Boba Fett mini.  Don't get me wrong I'll take all four mini's it comes with and they will find a nice home in the collection, but I was watching a couple Boba minis on ebay and they were going for $12 to 15 bucks that's about half of what the set costs ($24.99). This is one of those times where it's just more economical to pick up the whole set.  Not only do you get Boba Fett, but Lando, Luke and Kithaba and of course you get 213 pieces to make one of the best scenes from Return of the Jedi.

Hi Ho Silver Away!!!! - The Lone Ranger makes an appearance!

 While down visiting family in northern Wisconsin the wife and I decided to take a day trip over to the Mall of America.  It had been probably 7 or 8 years since I had been there and my wife had never been, so why not take a road trip to decompress from all the family time?

My wife had lots of stuff she was interested in seeing, but for me there was only one store I really cared to check out and that was the Lego store.  I had never been in a Lego store before and I was plesantly surprised that the prices were as cheap as anywhere and the all the store workers were just as enthusiastic about Legos as the patrons shopping there.

I wasn't going to buy anything oddly enough, being a little overwhelmed and realizing that almost everything at the store could be had for the exact same price here in Alaska and I wouldn't have to lug it home with me. But in the end I did pick up two things and a few mini figure packs.  I was tempted to pick up one of the new Iron Man 3 playsets, but instead settled on the new Lone Ranger play sets that had just come out a few days ago.

I was only going to pick up the one set, but one of the Legoteers talked me into picking up the Cavalry builder set, because not only do you get 4 mini's you get the Lone Ranger and Silver.

The cannon actually fires those black pieces. Notice in the photo above I only have 3.  I lost one somewhere while playing with it.

On to the mini's!!

One of the selling points was that you get Silver with this set.

You also get 3 calvary men.  While the bodies are all the same they each have different faces.