I spent my Friday night with these guys:


These guys being, of course, the crew of LEGO set #10192, Space Skulls, a special edition, fan-created, 956-piece LEGO set which, last week, was marked down from $99.99 to the gotta-buy price of $19.98. Alas, it is now sold out.

It took me four hours to put the three skull ships (a squidlike Skullmecha command vehicle, Skullfighter ship, and Hover Skull troop transport) and Skullbot together while Jennifer played Animal Crossing, and I was suitably impressed by designer Mark Sandlin's clever piece choices and the intricacy of the models' construction. Lots of bits connecting to other bits at angles, giving the models' smooth, curved surfaces and concealing topward studs.

Now, I guess I'm finally ready to take on set #6211, which has been waiting for me to put it together since Jennifer gave it to me for XMas. After all, the Skull Pirates (who, honestly, remind me--just a bit--of the ghosts in Travis Pitts' unbelievably awesome "The Madness of Mission Six") need somebody to attack. Hmmm... wonder if we have any better plans for tonight...