LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 27. Rumors and discussion

[williejm]

5 minutes ago, Robert8 said:

Does it?

The design is kind of out there. If it wasnt for the necklace I wouldnt guess she is meant to be a pirate.

Im aware pirates used to wear whatever they found, but still. I wish they had leaned more into the stereotype with this one. 

What stereotype?

[Robert8]

3 hours ago, williejm said:

What stereotype?

Pirate sterotypes: missing limbs, eyepatch, tricorn hat (we still dont have a tricorn+curly hair combo piece), color scheme (turquoise doesn't exactly scream pirate), etc

[Roebuck]

17 hours ago, williejm said:

Honestly it’s such a pain having to take a bag of different clothes, glasses, hats, and fake facial hair every time I want multiples from the store 

That's why most people won't do it and more people get the figs they want from the Lego store

[Yoggington]

I think it's the perfect storm of being both a castle-potential-army-builder, and having a very decent animal included that's created such demand.

I know there have been plenty of calls for a full Castle cmf from fans, but how about a 'Pets' set? That could be ace.

Edited February 11 by Yoggington

[MAB]

7 hours ago, Robert8 said:

Pirate sterotypes: missing limbs, eyepatch, tricorn hat (we still dont have a tricorn+curly hair combo piece), color scheme (turquoise doesn't exactly scream pirate), etc

I would have preferred maybe a white blouse and probably a bandana with hair or a hat with hair rather than the hair they went with, but its not too bad for one figure. But the problem I don't think she needs to have a patch, hook hand and wooden leg to be a pirate. Many 'movie style' female pirates tend not to have such disfigurements. The bird and sword help identify her as a pirate and I think I'd prefer it without the skull and crossbones.

I find with most pirates though the problem that once you get one, that is all you can use as the outfits need to be different. Even the red and white stripy top torso gets a bit much when you have too many. Similarly with the pirate captain CMF, one is enough and even if you mix up the bits into other figures they don't look right.

 

24 minutes ago, Yoggington said:

I think it's the perfect storm of being both a castle-potential-army-builder, and having a very decent animal included that's created such demand.

... and LEGO investing being at an all time high (whether the seller is into LEGO or not), and it being easier and quicker than ever to scan through 100s of packets.

 

I picked up one wolfpack at a local shop (WHSmiths) who had about half a box left behind the tills. I asked the guy serving if I could scan them and he said fine, and was it the wolf man I was after. I think it is so well known that you can profit from it and the value has been inflated from the start, much like what happened with Viking and Tournament Knight back in S20. It is very different from 'back in the old days' - I used to buy Roman soldiers for army building on ebay for £3-4, presumably from people that were collecting the series and didn't want duplicates. I also bought a lot direct from shops by feeling as they were still there as they were not worth spending time to pick out and sell on a quick flip. Very different times now.

[williejm]

8 hours ago, Robert8 said:

Pirate sterotypes: missing limbs, eyepatch, tricorn hat (we still dont have a tricorn+curly hair combo piece), color scheme (turquoise doesn't exactly scream pirate), etc

Well the last female pirate we got in CMF had a tricorn hat and hair piece, which has subsequently been recoloured elsewhere. I think it’s pretty obvious why Lego is avoiding the trope of pirates with wooden leg/ eyepatch / hook hand every time. 

As a casual pirate viewer, I don’t see any problem with the outfit. It’s nice to have some variety and I think both legs and torso will work well with other parts to create figures.

What I think is missing from the chat about the Quartermaster figure is that it’s one of the ones which purposely has a BIPOC - coded hairpiece. That obviously is a challenge when all the figures are still using yellow faces, but that seems a pretty clear and deliberate intent, in line with Lego’s moves to add more representation and diversity across the theme. 

24 minutes ago, MAB said:

I would have preferred maybe a white blouse and probably a bandana with hair or a hat with hair rather than the hair they went with, but its not too bad for one figure. But the problem I don't think she needs to have a patch, hook hand and wooden leg to be a pirate. Many 'movie style' female pirates tend not to have such disfigurements. The bird and sword help identify her as a pirate and I think I'd prefer it without the skull and crossbones.

I find with most pirates though the problem that once you get one, that is all you can use as the outfits need to be different. Even the red and white stripy top torso gets a bit much when you have too many. Similarly with the pirate captain CMF, one is enough and even if you mix up the bits into other figures they don't look right.

I mean, essentially she does have hair with a bandana, just that it’s used differently.

The other thing with every-pirate-needing-missing-body-parts logic is what you say about mixing and matching figures. Like if everyone is missing a left leg and a right eye it just seems … overkill.

[williejm]

29 minutes ago, MAB said:

54 minutes ago, Yoggington said:

I think it's the perfect storm of being both a castle-potential-army-builder, and having a very decent animal included that's created such demand.

I picked up one wolfpack at a local shop (WHSmiths) who had about half a box left behind the tills. I asked the guy serving if I could scan them and he said fine, and was it the wolf man I was after. I think it is so well known that you can profit from it and the value has been inflated from the start, much like what happened with Viking and Tournament Knight back in S20. 

I honestly think the Wolfmaster figure takes us into new CMF demand territory. We have had chase figures before, and army builders, and some very desirable figures - but this is an already-desirable, army-building figure with an accessory that people are keen to get on its own. Lego didn’t need to go so hard on this one (though I’m not complaining!). Those of us who army-build Lego animals know that often the CMF-introduced ones have a limited run and availability … but honestly I can’t compare any of the earlier figures to this one, in the demand and lure of the wolf accessory.

In the past we have had CMFs whose whole raison-d’etre was the animal they came with (foal, skunk, koala…)  - even though some were well-realised figures in and of themselves. We have also had effectively ‘add on’ animals, which really could have not appeared (the dog sitter didn’t have to have TWO dogs, Johnny Thunder didn’t need a chameleon, the Aarakocra Ranger didn’t need a puppy, and the paddleboarder didn’t need a dolphin…). The Wolfmaster is a new breed. 

[MAB]

1 hour ago, williejm said:

 … but honestly I can’t compare any of the earlier figures to this one, in the demand and lure of the wolf accessory.

 

Just about every part is highly useful. It has the combination of the wolf itself, the shield, the torso, the legs, and the hood. The cape is also quite nice and the sword is OK. The legs will look great on other figures, the torso can army build wolfpack guys varying other parts and doesn't have that fur print like the one on PAB, the hood has been mainly licensed sets so is expensive. The only bit that isn't so useful to me is the head but yellow skin builders will use them.

Just a couple of wolves will do me. But I'd go for many more figure parts if I could get them.

Edited February 11 by MAB

[williejm]

12 minutes ago, MAB said:

Just a couple of wolves will do me. But I'd go for many more figure parts if I could get them.

DM me if you want to do a figures for wolf swap! 

[Kit Figsto]

Just ran to a different Target on my lunch break, no luck on the Beastmaster.  I found 4 S27 figures in the checkout lanes, but none in the actual LEGO aisle or the Valentine's area.  Three of the cat lovers and one pirate.

Looks like I might have to hit the LEGO store next week unless I can track one down before then.

[Roebuck]

There is a pattern here, with the 3 last normal series have a Castle fig with a new animal and with the popularity these figs have it is almost guaranteed we will get one next time as well. The beast-master is probably the best army-builder since he has the shield missing from MTS and a flock animal. The goat herder is a civilian, so do not need that many identical civilians even if the goat is a flock animal people often want to army-build. The falconer have the specialized arm and hair and not a flock animal, but the rest of the fig is very army-build material.

Hopefully they will start the same trend with pirates figs as well

I wonder what we will get next time, my guess/hope is a forestmen with a roedeer (even if a fox is more likely and would be nice as well).
What do you think?

 

[MAB]

1 hour ago, Roebuck said:

What do you think?

 

It is unlikely,  but I'd love to see something derived from the S7 Evil Knight. A torso with the boar, a new boar shield and a boar as an accessory would be fantastic. 

Alternatively a shift slightly towards fantasy and an update of / similar character to the S3 elf or S5 dwarf.

[rebelpilot]

22 hours ago, MAB said:

I would have preferred maybe a white blouse and probably a bandana with hair or a hat with hair

Like this? And this? Sorry I'm not trying to pick on you ;)

When I first saw pictures of S27 I wasn't thrilled with the Quartermaster, I felt the torso looked too similar to the D&D Elf Bard and I would have liked more pirate-y head wear, but since owning it I really like. There's been a few Pirate CMFs over the years and I like that they're quite different from each other. I've found the Scallywag the least reusable.

Bring back the Fortune Teller hair/bandana though! It's probably retired and these days Lego would do it dual moulded rather than printing the bandana.

edit: As I hit post I remembered there's the One Piece bandana/hair combo to look forward to, that will come with the One Piece sets. Google "One Piece Lego leak" and you should be able to find it.

 

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But the problem I don't think she needs to have a patch, hook hand and wooden leg to be a pirate.

Agreed, I hope Lego reserves the hook hand and peg leg for iterations of Redbeard, if I want to add them to a pirate minifigure, I can. I'm more interested in having pirates that look like seafarers and merchants that plunder treasure when the Imperials aren't looking :D This torso and the BAM legs have been a windfall.

As for skulls and crossbones and stripey shirts, I've got enough vintage pirate minifigures for that.

 

 

Edited February 12 by rebelpilot

[williejm]

12 hours ago, Roebuck said:

There is a pattern here, with the 3 last normal series have a Castle fig with a new animal and with the popularity these figs have it is almost guaranteed we will get one next time as well. The beast-master is probably the best army-builder since he has the shield missing from MTS and a flock animal. The goat herder is a civilian, so do not need that many identical civilians even if the goat is a flock animal people often want to army-build. The falconer have the specialized arm and hair and not a flock animal, but the rest of the fig is very army-build material.

Hopefully they will start the same trend with pirates figs as well

I wonder what we will get next time, my guess/hope is a forestmen with a roedeer (even if a fox is more likely and would be nice as well).
What do you think?

 

Logic would suggest another female - so maybe just broaden your Forestmen definition … a reimagining of the s9 Forest Maiden? Or a sorceress with raven. 

[Black Falcon]

13 hours ago, Roebuck said:

There is a pattern here, with the 3 last normal series have a Castle fig with a new animal and with the popularity these figs have it is almost guaranteed we will get one next time as well. The beast-master is probably the best army-builder since he has the shield missing from MTS and a flock animal. The goat herder is a civilian, so do not need that many identical civilians even if the goat is a flock animal people often want to army-build. The falconer have the specialized arm and hair and not a flock animal, but the rest of the fig is very army-build material.

Castle figures are popular, with or without an animal. And animals are also quite popular, especially new ones (or returning like the goat) - so I don´t think we will get those two always paired together from now on. 

 

13 hours ago, Roebuck said:

I wonder what we will get next time, my guess/hope is a forestmen with a roedeer (even if a fox is more likely and would be nice as well).
What do you think?

A new Knight is always likely but I would actually hope for some civilian minifigure. A healer for instance would be cool, though probably not the easiest to make as a medieval version that everyone recognizes. 

[Karalora]

I think most medieval civilians would be recognizable more by their accessories than their attire. The goatherd's fleece vest is an exception. A wider variety of medieval garb would be welcome in any case.

[RichardGoring]

On 2/11/2025 at 5:40 AM, Yoggington said:

I think it's the perfect storm of being both a castle-potential-army-builder, and having a very decent animal included that's created such demand.

Bot only a decent animal, but one that is pretty much the definition of a pack animal, so you would almost always want a decent sized group of them.

Coupled with the fact that if (and it's a big if) they release the wolf in a set and then on PAB, recent experience suggests that it will cost a lot. Possibly more than the entire CMF.

On 2/11/2025 at 6:04 AM, MAB said:

... and LEGO investing being at an all time high (whether the seller is into LEGO or not), and it being easier and quicker than ever to scan through 100s of packets.

Yes, very much so! People are seeing that these figures sell for $30, so some will buy up as many as possible thinking it's a huge return. I hope that resellers will become saturated and the prices will drop heavily, but even a 50% reduction will mean it's very expensive and there is a decent profit to be made for those with the right setup.

20 hours ago, Roebuck said:

I wonder what we will get next time, my guess/hope is a forestmen with a roedeer (even if a fox is more likely and would be nice as well).
What do you think?

I'd love that. A new forestmen torso to add some variety would be great. And a deer or fox would be awesome.

I wonder if they'd do a dragon knight with a baby dragon though? Or a CMF based on the new castle faction coming with the minifigure gumball machine. Several animal options there.

[MAB]

22 hours ago, rebelpilot said:

Like this? And this? Sorry I'm not trying to pick on you ;)

 

Like them, yes. But not the same as. A different colour bandana and a new torso print would be good for a CMF. New parts that form a recognisable figure for the series, but also add parts variety that are generally useful for other themes is the perfect combination.

5 hours ago, RichardGoring said:

Yes, very much so! People are seeing that these figures sell for $30, so some will buy up as many as possible thinking it's a huge return. I hope that resellers will become saturated and the prices will drop heavily, but even a 50% reduction will mean it's very expensive and there is a decent profit to be made for those with the right setup.

Past performance for other figures suggests it won't happen. There are so many good things about the Wolfpack CMF, that even if they put the torso or wolf or shield in another set or on PAB, it is likely to hold value. People must be buying them at those high prices or sellers would drop them. It only takes a few to sell at high price for sellers to decide to hold tight and sit on stock to get their price, plus they are easy to store for long term. I've been there as both a reseller and buyer.

[Roebuck]

16 hours ago, williejm said:

Logic would suggest another female - so maybe just broaden your Forestmen definition … a reimagining of the s9 Forest Maiden? Or a sorceress with raven. 

Yes I think a female is most likely, however the classic fraction is called forestmen so just wrote that   The raven would be great to get

8 hours ago, RichardGoring said:

I wonder if they'd do a dragon knight with a baby dragon though?

That is possible, but we have gotten several dragons and CMF Basil lately.
So would be better with the return of the black knights for me, however not sure what animal that fit them beside a dragon as well..

[Kit Figsto]

14 hours ago, RichardGoring said:

Yes, very much so! People are seeing that these figures sell for $30, so some will buy up as many as possible thinking it's a huge return. I hope that resellers will become saturated and the prices will drop heavily, but even a 50% reduction will mean it's very expensive and there is a decent profit to be made for those with the right setup.

I've even seen some of the major, brick and mortar LEGO resale shops selling them at $20 each, which is just plain greedy IMO.  I'm betting that these stores are ordering actual cases of the minifigures, scanning them, and then pricing them accordingly, and since it's a store, they're getting enough business to actually sell off the less-desirable ones, whereas the average person can't really buy a case just for one figure and expect to be able to sell the ones that they don't want.  Bricklink prices have hovered around $10 each, no reason that these places should be charging double, ESPECIALLY when this series is still available at stores!

[zoth33]

7 hours ago, Kit Figsto said:

I've even seen some of the major, brick and mortar LEGO resale shops selling them at $20 each, which is just plain greedy IMO.  I'm betting that these stores are ordering actual cases of the minifigures, scanning them, and then pricing them accordingly, and since it's a store, they're getting enough business to actually sell off the less-desirable ones, whereas the average person can't really buy a case just for one figure and expect to be able to sell the ones that they don't want.  Bricklink prices have hovered around $10 each, no reason that these places should be charging double, ESPECIALLY when this series is still available at stores!

This isn't new it's been going on since they started releasing the CMF series.  Especially with the more desired figures.  

[Kit Figsto]

29 minutes ago, zoth33 said:

This isn't new it's been going on since they started releasing the CMF series.  Especially with the more desired figures.  

It's still greedy, IMO.

[zoth33]

21 minutes ago, Kit Figsto said:

It's still greedy, IMO.

I totally agree.  But some people are greedy and just in it to make profits.  I don't sell my lego.  I actually buy it to build with it and create new figs.  I know it's a business for some but a lot of these resellers just take advantage.  

[MAB]

On 2/13/2025 at 5:39 PM, Kit Figsto said:

I've even seen some of the major, brick and mortar LEGO resale shops selling them at $20 each, which is just plain greedy IMO.  I'm betting that these stores are ordering actual cases of the minifigures, scanning them, and then pricing them accordingly, and since it's a store, they're getting enough business to actually sell off the less-desirable ones, whereas the average person can't really buy a case just for one figure and expect to be able to sell the ones that they don't want.  Bricklink prices have hovered around $10 each, no reason that these places should be charging double, ESPECIALLY when this series is still available at stores!

I guess their view is why should they sell them as blind boxes at retail price, when the first customer to get to the box is going to scan them and remove the valuable ones so they can sell them for a much higher price, leaving the store with the less desirable figures.

The series might be available at stores, but as we have seen in comments here, finding the desirable figures is not that easy.

[Artanis I]

Predictable post, but I finally found a box of these today, in a supermarket. Half the packets were gone already, and half a dozen of those left were ripped open.  Guess which minifig I actually care about, and guess whether there were any in the box or not...

No department or toy shops have these things these days (or they sell out immediately - which I doubt, because the ones in the supermarket sit for months with 4-5 packets left in them). So weird and annoying.