Calvin & Hobbes on LEGO Ideas!

Support Calvin and Hobbes on LEGO Ideas! Image credit to Geek_Geek_Nerd on Instagram

A good friend of ours has a daughter that does AMAZING LEGO creations. Puts the rest of us to shame! Now she has created an original Calvin and Hobbes, which has gotten so much positive feedback, they decided to put it on LEGO Ideas!

While Mr. Watterson is unlikely to consent to licensing C+H to LEGO but it is always worth try! We can at least promote it and show this young builder that her work is appreciated!

More photos are available on her build’s LEGO Ideas page! She’d love it if you’d take the time to visit and vote for her build: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/baa2c6e9-a967-4753-876a-ee77ffe1aa88 (or search for “Never Stop Chasing Your Dreams” on Ideas!)

Ballasting R56 Curves

Ballasting an aftermarket R56 curve for use on a LEGO Train layout.
Video tutorial can be found at: https://youtu.be/glTCdRey7iE

This is using BrickTracks R56 curves:
https://www.bricktracks.com/product-page/r56-curve-x8-pf

Instructions for other track sizes can be found on L-Guage’s Website
http://l-gauge.org/wiki/index.php/Reference_Instructions

Correction: L-Guage now offers instructions for BrickTracks R56 curves. I prefer the method that I talk about here as it uses more common and easier to source parts.

What I am Reading

For my most recent reads, follow me on GoodReads as I am usually pretty good about updating that. With that being said, here is some of my 2020 reading:

  • Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman
  • The Cybernetic Samurai by Victor Milan
  • Artemis Fowl series (books 1-8) by Eoin Colfer
  • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  • Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

Currently Reading:

  • The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Binge Watching List

Here are the show’s I have watched or am currently watching (partial list, will add more as I remember or watch more):

Anime TV Shows
Finished / Binged:

  • The Disastrous Life of Saiki K (Netflix) – watched all & read Manga, highly recommend
  • Sword Art Online (SAO) (Netflix & Hulu). I was very hesitant to start this series as the title just didn’t resonate with me. Once I actually watched it, I was immediately sucked in and had to binge everything I could. Highly recommended.
    • Sword Art Online Season 1
    • Sword Art Online Season 2
    • Gun Gale Online
    • Sword Art Online: Alicization
    • Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld
  • Erased (Netflix). Wasn’t sure it was for me, but watched a couple of episodes and then kept thinking about them, watched a couple more, and then just had to know how it finished!
  • The Irregular at Magic High School (Netflix)
  • Cells at Work (Netflix)
  • One Punch Man (Netflix)
  • Maid Sama (Netflix)
  • Ouran High School Host Club (Netflix)
  • Blue Exorcist (Netflix)
  • Beastars (Netflix)

Anime TV Shows
In progress or failed to finish:

  • Cowboy Bebob (Hulu) – Actively In progress
  • Full Metal Alchemist (Netflix) – in progress, halfway through 51 episodes of Season 1
  • Black Butler (Netflix), watched most of season 1, but dropped off and haven’t picked it back up.
  • Devilman: Crybaby (Netflix), never finished, lost interest.
  • Kenyan Ashira (Netflix), never finished, lost interest during the first or second episode.
  • Revisions (Netflix), never finished, lost interest after the first episode.

Anime TV Shows
Planned to watch:

  • Parastyle (Netflix)
  • Erased (Netflix)
  • Attack on Titan (Netflix)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins (Netflix)
  • Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Netflix)
  • Bleach (Netflix)
  • BNA (Netflix)

Other TV Shows
Recently watched:

  • I am Not Okay With This (Netflix) – very sad to hear there are no plans for a 2nd season
  • Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (Netflix) – watched all available on Netflix, I know more were made but haven’t sought them out. Liked the show, fun easy watch with a predictable plot.
  • Altered Carbon (Netflix), season 1 only.
  • Troll Hunters: Tales of Arcadia
  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia,

Other TV Shows
In progress or failed to finish:

  • The Neighbor (Netflix), unfinished.
  • Lock & Key (Netflix), unfinished.

Other TV Shows
Planned to watch:

  • Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
  • Altered Carbon (Netflix), season 2

Recently Watched Movies:

  • Next Gen
  • Back to the Future 1-3
  • WW84
  • Mine The Guardian of the Moon
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon (Netflix)
  • Hop