Gifts I Want
Galaxy Explorer
A 1970s classic – reimagined. Celebrate 90 years of LEGO® creations as you build this scaled-up anniversary tribute to the Classic 497 LEGO Galaxy set.
Police Station
Escape into a delicious world of deceit, detection and donuts with this LEGO® Police Station (10278) model. Enjoy hours of immersive building as you create the three-floor police station. See the brick-built staircase wind through detailed floors that can be removed to let you explore inside. Next door is a donut shop brimming with treats and, to the other side, a newspaper kiosk.
Leaf Pick-Up Mitts
These little rake like devices fit over your hands and make it easy to pick up leaves.
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
I’m looking for a power source to run my Wi-Fi router when the power goes out. Something at or above 600VA. ($60)
Sterilite 3 Drawer Medium Countertop Unit
Sterilite 3 Drawer Medium Countertop Unit White with Clear Drawers - Room Essentials™. Overall Assembled Size: 13 5/8” x 11” x 10”. I have some of these already and would like more to stack on top of them. I believe these are item 1791 on the Sterilite page.
LEGO
- 10497 Galaxy Explorer ($100)
- 31120 Creator 3-in-1 Castle ($100)
- 21325 Medieval Blacksmith ($150)
- 31132 Viking Ship and the Midgard Serpent ($120)
- 71395 Super Mario 64™ Question Mark Block ($170)
- 60267 Safari Off-Roader ($20)
- 10775 Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck’s Farm ($30)
- 60300, 60301, 60302 LEGO City Wildlife sets ($??)
- 71391 Bowser’s Airship Expansion Set ($100)
- 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System ($230)
- 10260 Downtown Diner ($170)
- 75810 The Upside Down (Stranger Things) ($200)
Out-of-Production LEGO
Prices below were MSRP. eBay and Bricklink are two good places to find used sets. Craigslist is hit and miss.
Used sets without boxes are fine with me, but I’d like all pieces and instructions to be included.
- 10246 Detective’s Office ($160)
- 10224 Town Hall ($199.99)
- 10232 Palace Cinema ($149.99)
- 21108 Ghostbuster’s Ecto-1 ($49.99)
- 21103 The DeLorean time machine ($34.99)
- 10223 Kingdoms Joust $119.99
- 10190 Market Street ~$89.99
- 8880 Super Car Ebay (MSRP in 1994: $130)
- 6769 Fort Legoredo Ebay (MSRP in 1996: $90)
- 6086 Black Knight’s Castle Ebay (MSRP in 1992: $85)
- A list of sets I want (see 'Want to Buy’ column)
Movies & TV Shows (Blu-Ray)
See my list at IMDB. (link may not work)
- Seven Samurai
- The Man Who Would Be King
- The Longest Day
- Exit Through the Gift Shop
- Twelve Monkeys
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Decalogue
- The Singing Detective
- Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Goodfellas
- Once Upon a Time in the West
- Rear Window
- Sunset Blvd.
- Memento
- City Lights
- Modern Times
- M
- Double Indemnity
- Vertigo
- Léon: The Professional
- Alien
Books
- Permanent Record, Edward Snowden
- The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
- The Killer of Angels, Michael Shaara
- The Long Goodbye, Raymond Chandler
- Joseki Dictionary, volumes I, II & III, Ishida
Christmas Music
I would like the following songs on CD or .mp3:
- White Christmas, The Drifters
- Sleigh Ride, Leroy Anderson
- O Come All Ye Faithful, Nat King Cole
- The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole
- I Saw Three Ships, Nat King Cole
- Santa Claus is coming to Town, Frank Sinatra & Cyndi Lauper
- Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel (LP Version)
- Do you Hear what I Hear?, Andy Williams
- O Holy Night, Josh Groban
- Believe, Josh Groban
- We Need a Little Christmas, Percy Faith
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town, Bruce Springsteen
Electronics
- Food thermometer with under 4 second response time, Example 1, Example 2 ($30)
- CODE Keyboard 104-Key Cherry MX Clear, order through WASD Keyboards ($155)
Misc
- LEGO Koozie (can size, not bottle)