They might not have kept much of Clutch's OG personality from the first Lego movie, (ya'll better watch that one by the way, if you ever get the chance.  Once you get used to the old-fashioned CGI, it's actually really amazing!) but THIS.

This MASTERPIECE.

I CAN'T.

AND THEY REMEMBERED HIS 'I WORK ALONE' QUOTE!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Why does that make me so happy?

A picture is worth a thousand words.

..Except on Wattpad.  They're worth twenty here.

..Which, incidentally, is also the photo maximum on here.  

Coincidence?!!  I think not!!!

Random Miraculous scented pens I found recently.  The ink is also colored!

They match my Miraculous lip balm set, honestly.  :P

LOOK AT THIS THING!!!  JUST LOOK AT IT!!!  ADORBS!!!

So about that big Ninjago set I ordered...

IT'S ARRIVED, AND I'VE BEEN BUILDING IT, AND IT LOOKS SOOO GOOD ALREADY, ISTTFSM!!!!!!

Mom: *Goes upstairs to lie down for a few minutes*

Me: *Balefully looking Heavenwards*  (Well, it was the living room ceiling, but yk.)

Me: *Whispers*  Please, God.  Could my package arrive NOW, so that mom doesn't immediately get a heart attack?

The delivery guy a minute and a half later: *Appears*

Me: *Looks up in awe*  Express delivery, alright!  God, you're ameowzing!

Me: -HOLYSPINJITZU, THAT'S A BIG BOX.

Me: *Hurriedly rushing upstairs with it and putting it on my bed, closing the door*

-When closing the door is your best option where hiding places are concerned, because your room's too small to do much else with it.  :/

Mom: *Coming up in the evening*

Me, mentally:  QUICKLY!!!  HIDE THE EVIDENCE!!!

Me: *Immediately tosses the massive delivery box into my closet, then sits down onto my bed, acting casual*

Me: *Is not suspicious at all*

Mom: Hel-

Me: IORDEREDALEGONINJAGOSET,ANDITARRIVEDTODAY!!!

Mom:-Lo.

Mom: Wait, what?

Mom: *Processing*

Me: Oh no, what have I done..?

Mom: *Loudly launches into a who-knows-how-many-minute long rant on how could I do such a thing without her knowledge*

Mom: *Finally finishing up*  ..I don't mind you buying things, mind you.  I'm happy for you!

Me: 😑  You could've fooled me.

I'll be uploading a short unboxing video on YouTube when I have enough time, as well as a quick riffle through the bags of components.

(My bro's the cameraman on the first one, so if it gets weird, you know who to blame.)

But it'll be worth a watch, if for nothing else than the usual ridiculous sibling banter, his idea of great camera angles, and my bro showing me and random assorted OTHER sets of mine off, for some reason that no mere mortal could possibly comprehend. 

He'll also flirt with you.

.....................................................

Just ignore him, I always do.

It makes the day go by faster.

Uploading photos of the Ninja Dojo Temple as I build it.  (So a per bag basis, IG.)

Bags 1-2 are side builds.

Bag 1:

Bag 2:

This mech is surprisingly posable.  And PIXAL, my child!!!  <3

Now we get to the main build, the Temple.

Bag 3: 

I love the little details in the back!  There's the scroll in the basket, a spider in that little alcove there, even hot/cold taps with water in the basin on the wall!

Bag 4:

Peek-a-Wu! 👆

There's a storage space for ninja masks, and an adorable little balcony.  (Also little lights and a poster in there, which doesn't really show from this angle.)

Bag 5:

The other side of the base.  It's not much to see, YET.

Now I have the base of the structure done.  I'll be building the second level in the next few phases.  

Lloyd's due in Bag #6, so at least the Green Bean won't be missing for long.  (It wouldn't be Ninjago without him having SOME sort of trauma now, would it?)    

*THE NEXT DAY*

The second-level walls are coming up, and we've got Wu's teas (not the special episode, I mean the actual beverage) and a weapon rack.  There's also a handy list of Ninjargon for translation purposes, on the left.

*Half-expects Kai to break into song, like a Disney princess*

..Maybe something battle-worthy, like one from Mulan.  :P

The side roof.

Bag 7: 

Structural supports for the third level, and prepping for roofwork.

Notice the little security camera in the top left corner.  And the vase on the right has a doughnut hidden inside it for some bizarre reason.  (Presumably, sugar-loving Lloyd hid it there to keep Wu from finding it.)

Wu: WhY aRe ThErE aNtS iN mY fAtHeR's VaSe?!!

Lloyd: *PANIK*

Bad move, Green Bean.  Bad move.

I'm nearly done with bag eight at the time of this writing, but kept getting called away before I could completely finish that portion at the time of this writing.  You'll be seeing more roof elements next, as well as the other snakee boi.

It's so hard to write lettering on a computer, (because apparently, there is no setting for it here) but I think it adds to the effect.  (I wanted to do the lettering in red, but that would be WAY too dark and accurate...)

Kai (brainstorming ideas for pranking Lloyd): How much could a serial killer mask possibly cost?
Nya: Well it's hard to find a high-quality one made out of leather or silicone, but if you did find a good one like that it'd be a couple thousands of dollars. I can try to hook you up with one but I don't know if I'd be very successful.
Kai: Huh, that's pretty interesting actually- Wait, how the heck do you know that?
Nya: ...I am very passionate about Halloween, Kai.