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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: leefert on November 08, 2017, 16:25:40

Title: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 08, 2017, 16:25:40
I bought this set because I loved the look of some of the elements.   Needless to say, I fell in love with some of them after seeing them up close!

The box:

(https://i.imgur.com/EJUoonm.jpg?2)

(https://i.imgur.com/feJtFrT.jpg?2)

(https://i.imgur.com/WtuN7Z4.jpg?1)

The package of the background and instructions (I dislike how they attach it under the outer sleeve and use glue to hold it in place)

(https://i.imgur.com/l5riBZb.jpg?1)

Instructions:

(https://i.imgur.com/VAWiYwf.jpg?1)

The background (I like this background for this set up)

(https://i.imgur.com/BvtNsnm.jpg?1)
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 08, 2017, 16:37:17
Days 1-5:  Nothing terribly exciting here.  We've seen this girl before, the gold ice skates are nice additions.  I like her hood.  (I was playing with filters on the camera so my apologies if the pictures look a little funny)

(https://i.imgur.com/LCcmLT1.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/2q3D09i.jpg?1)

Days 6-10: The figure skater becomes the princess.  We've seen the Owl and the rabbits before.  I still love the donuts (and the smaller basket they are in).  My favorite part though is the gorgeous tree that I must get more of!

(https://i.imgur.com/XroYlVS.jpg?1)

Her skates do not come off.  I love her dress

(https://i.imgur.com/OXhBOCv.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/Z6RmJ2A.jpg?1)

The tree!

(https://i.imgur.com/E3mndeZ.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/PZVAG3A.jpg?1)



Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 08, 2017, 16:50:04
Days 11-15: Not much exciting here in my opinion since we've seen most of these parts elsewhere)

(https://i.imgur.com/3P0i6Ww.jpg?1)

Days 16-20:  I love the toadstools!

(https://i.imgur.com/LYYUNmS.jpg?1)

He's in pieces!  Haha!
(https://i.imgur.com/Wsz3K7E.jpg?1)


Toadstools/ Mushrooms!
(https://i.imgur.com/f5ZADV3.jpg?1)

Days 21-24: A return of the foxes, the Prince, and then a bracelet (that as you can tell, I didn't feel the need to remove from the plastic)

(https://i.imgur.com/tH3bZ4D.jpg?1)

Prince:

(https://i.imgur.com/CI3jtFV.jpg?2)

(https://i.imgur.com/4Q5EzVm.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/KFbvnPe.jpg?1)
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 08, 2017, 16:54:10
All of it together

(https://i.imgur.com/cAYIHcI.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/iZc65bl.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/fsnxfel.jpg?1)


Sadly, it has no buckets!
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: Klickteryx on November 08, 2017, 20:02:29
They're skating on a giant iced over bucket, what are you talking about!
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 08, 2017, 20:22:04
They're skating on a giant iced over bucket, what are you talking about!

 :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: tahra on November 08, 2017, 20:48:46
Thank you for the review...

I find the klickys odd... but with nice parts ;D

I LOVE the russian hat in black.. and her neckpiece too.. and her hat.

Is this the first snowman in pieces? I have a bunch, but they are all one solid part..
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 08, 2017, 21:04:50


Is this the first snowman in pieces? I have a bunch, but they are all one solid part..


No, it’s been in several sets including Santa’s Holiday Home
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: tahra on November 08, 2017, 21:13:24
No, it’s been in several sets including Santa’s Holiday Home

Ah, thank you!  Been a while since I got Santas, I suppose...
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: Tiermann on November 08, 2017, 21:41:22
I think the oldest snowman was one piece, but they have been multi-part for the last few years.
This looks like a great set, I am using it this year as my actual calendar. Great to get so many small snow ground pieces.
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: Rhalius on November 08, 2017, 23:48:20
It seems like a nice set with some good parts. A shame that the skates do not come off of the princess, that makes her rather useless despite the nice dress.

It really bothers me though that this year there is not a single calendar with some kind of history theme. Its all modern stuff and this princes one.

Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: Macruran on November 09, 2017, 00:02:24
This set is charming and I just might get one. Thanks for the review Mrs Buckets Raven!
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: Ismene on November 09, 2017, 01:39:02
It's a really cute set! I wanted to get it for my niece, but she wants the 3-headed sea serpent and my budget says one or the other.

Yes, the oldest snowman was one piece (he's one of my oldest sets).
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 09, 2017, 02:08:52
I was looking, the multi-piece snowman debuted in 2008
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: tahra on November 09, 2017, 08:41:18
I think the oldest snowman was one piece, but they have been multi-part for the last few years.

Yes - I have a bunch of those one-piece ones... Guess eventually one of these will pop in a set I buy...

I try to avoid the advents, cause of all the chunky package.
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: GrahamB on November 09, 2017, 09:21:09
This set is charming and I just might get one. Thanks for the review Mrs Buckets Raven!

Er, I think you mean leefert, my friend! Raven has got us all focussing on buckets!

This looks like a nice calendar, although a bit late on the market to cash in on the obvious Frozen connection! Thanks for the review, leefert!

Our local supermarket actually had a cardboard display case with PM advent calendars (a different one from this one), right by the checkouts. I was so surprised I nearly crashed my trolley! But I agree with Tahra, the early PM calendars didn't have massive boxes with windows to open, we reused them several times but you can't really reuse the more recent ones.
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: tahra on November 09, 2017, 09:32:49
But I agree with Tahra, the early PM calendars didn't have massive boxes with windows to open, we reused them several times but you can't really reuse the more recent ones.

Yes, there were a bunch of little gift boxes...
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 09, 2017, 13:37:33
Yes, there were a bunch of little gift boxes...


I preferred those! I take these apart and recycle the packaging
Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: Macruran on November 09, 2017, 15:01:10
Er, I think you mean leefert, my friend! Raven has got us all focussing on buckets!

 :omg: :-X :doh: :wall: :( :'( :-[

please accept my apologies leefert

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Title: Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
Post by: leefert on November 09, 2017, 15:38:30
:omg: :-X :doh: :wall: :( :'( :-[

please accept my apologies leefert

 :-[ :-[ :-[

No worries!