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Basil
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Preferably bald.
Cat person.

Driver of large things, operator of high stuff.

I’m under no obligation to make sense to you.

I'm just a cat born in a human body who loves dragons. Nothing special.
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Dutch guy. Driver of large equipment on a flatbed trailer. Major cat dad person. Lego fan. Wishes he could retire to a remote Swedish forest. Love ravens and dragons. No fan of people. Alone but not lonely. Major pacifist, care for the innocent, hate the elite.
🏳️‍🌈Pan #CatsForPresident
Because, why not. Red and black always works. 😃
December 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
In other news, my desk chair is falling apart and I am now sitting crooked, which is very uncomfortable, even if it’s only by a few centimetres. So I fear there’s an unplanned expense coming up. 😒
December 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Classic car.

Build time ~7 hours.

#Lego #LegoNotLego
#LegoCollectables #MouldKing

On all levels the quality is noticeably lower than the original, but for a collector it is good enough, specially since these models are unique to the brand. I give it a 👍🏼.

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December 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I have this retro phone Lego set and thought I’d build it, but then noticed that it’s a 3-in-1 and I can have 4 retro phones spanning 3 decades if I build all options. So I ordered 2 more and will do just that. 😃
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I think I’ll make me some bitterballs. Goes fine with a beer.
December 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ik snap echt niet wat het is met die André Hazes. Hij kon totaal niet zingen, had nul talent, geen enkel liedje is origineel, was n zuipschuit met losse handjes en niet bepaald een knappe vent. Waarom wordt ie als een god vereerd? Ik kan het in ieder geval niet aanhoren dus geluid uit. #Top2000
December 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Mould King is a Chinese competitor for Lego with a serious mindset, they release mostly sets that Lego doesn’t have or rejected. This is the first full set I bought of them, looking good, let’s see how the build goes.
December 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
With the glue gun still hot, I thought I’d restore my pirate ship (LegoNotLego model so has it’s flaws) but that is more tangled up than I expected. Should do the Concorde light kits conversion but I’m a bit done fiddling. Maybe I’ll do a small or medium build for now.
December 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Done. It is definitely an improvement of the set, as the light kits usually are. But #GameOfBricks really need to do some more R&D and consider an upgraded version in the future.

#Lego #LegoCollectables
#LegoIcons #Lego10356
#StarTrek #Enterprise
December 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hot glue and it’s accompanying gun are as much of a life saver as duct-tape and tie-wraps. But it shouldn’t really be needed for a Lego light kit. 🤨 It is rescuing this Enterprise mission though. I hope GameOfBricks does some more R&D for an updated version of their kit. (Yes, I will tell them.)
December 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Well. It was finished. But then I started installing the #GameOfBricks light kit and that is an absolute total nightmare.

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December 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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—> have a ton of The Simpsons, a castle, a massive tower crane, flowers, cars, I’ve got loads waiting. So, open a new set of restore / light up the London sets?
December 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Almost 11 hours in, probably need most of tomorrow still as I am installing the light kit afterwards. But what then? I’ve got light kits for the Tower Bridge and Big Ben (and much more), but they’ll need restoration first. But also … —>
December 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Dutchyland is experiencing some cold days. A few degrees below zero during the day, a bit more overnight. And immediately we have closed roads, closed tunnels, accidents, traffic jams even on Boxing Day. 🙄 I think that without global warming we would be stuck in a complete lock down by now. #FAIL
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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For anyone interested, Michael Wombat did a Q&A for me about our The Summer Realm project and what inspired him to make it a collaboration. #TheSummerRealm

💙📚👀📢📚 #FantasyBooks

purplequeennl.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-wi...
Q&A with Michael Wombat about The Summer Realm
Home of the MidWeekFlash Writing Challenge and author Miranda Kate & M K Boers
purplequeennl.blogspot.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Quick 90 minute bonus set build before starting on The Enterprise.

U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D shuttle craft.

#Lego #LegoCollectables
#LegoIcons #Lego40768
#StarTrek

December 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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And today is the day! Agents of Secrets & Lies, Book One of the Summer Realm series is out! 🥳

If you haven't got your copy yet, you can get it here. The paperback will go live at some point today.

mybook.to/SRAgents
💙📚👀📢📚 #SteampunkFantasy #NewRelease
December 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Funny how the same post can catch a surprising amount of momentum overnight on one platform (Mastodon this time) and not get a single like on the other (here). Just an observation, I’m fine both ways. 🤷🏻‍♂️😆
December 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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December 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Lord Of The Rings - The Shire.

Build time 1 Xmas day, including a good number of hours fiddling the #GameOfBricks light kit in as I was building, takes more time but looks cleaner.

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#Lego #LegoCollectables
#LegoIcons #LegoLOTR
#LOTR #Lego10354
December 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Getting ready for the next builds. Shuttle bonus set first.
December 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Lord Of The Rings - The Shire.

Build time 1 Xmas day, including a good number of hours fiddling the #GameOfBricks light kit in as I was building, takes more time but looks cleaner.

1/2

#Lego #LegoCollectables
#LegoIcons #LegoLOTR
#LOTR #Lego10354
December 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If you are a really really dumb delusional narcissist, how can you possibly know that you are a really really dumb delusional narcissist?
December 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Catch! 🤣
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Around this time of year, I always think back on how I got in my car in the early morning of New Year’s Day 2013 to drive to Sweden, eventually staying 5 weeks before concluding that moving there was not an option yet. But it sparked the eventual move to Wales 10 months later. —>
December 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM