Rick Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 I'm kind of surprised that they don't have a bluecoat to grab the Pirate folk in the way they've thrown a bone to City, Space, Castle, Ninja and even Western fans. There'll be a second batch of figs. There is bound to be a pirate related fig in it, and I'm betting it'll be a bluecoat. Quote
Zzz Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 (edited) Wonderful. Surprising. Amazing. Did I say surprising?? I am sorry for my rants in the past about the boring (yellow) minifigs. Forgive me, TLC! These are the sweetest non-Indy minifigs I have ever seen. Hands down. Looking forward to get these. Hopefully they have all the same rarity, not like magic cards or these japanese Kubrick etc thingies. THANKS, TLC! PS About the idea, that only parts but not complete minifigs come in a bag = come on, that would be evil. And bad. TLC would never do that. PSPS I hope these are not too rare and I can get my hands on these. I hope so a lot! Edited November 30, 2009 by Zzz Quote
Front Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 1 complete minifigure pr. bag. It is not the usual bag, it is a very thick and small, and it's impossible to tell which figure is in it before opening. Quote
Davey Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 These look sweet! I soooo need the Emo kid with the skull shirt to become my new Sig-Fig. -Dave Quote
Etzel Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 1 complete minifigure pr. bag.It is not the usual bag, it is a very thick and small, and it's impossible to tell which figure is in it before opening. Thanks for clarifying that, Front! Quote
Hound Knight Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 1 complete minifigure pr. bag.It is not the usual bag, it is a very thick and small, and it's impossible to tell which figure is in it before opening. Sweet! I'm glad they're not just random pieces. Quote
Rick Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 1 complete minifigure pr. bag.It is not the usual bag, it is a very thick and small, and it's impossible to tell which figure is in it before opening. Hooray for complete minifigs per bag. Boohoo for no feeling bags Ah well, saves me the embarrassment of going to the store and trying to feel what fig is inside. May I ask where you got the info? Or have you even seen the bags? Quote
UsernameMDM Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 1 complete minifigure pr. bag.It is not the usual bag, it is a very thick and small, and it's impossible to tell which figure is in it before opening. Do you know anything about the geographical and physical distribution (to what countries and how cases are made up)? Quote
Commodore Hornbricker Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 This is a very strange and interesting idea. There are certainly some great new figures that I would love to have! Quote
Peppermint_M Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 How shall we buy them? Supermarket, local shop or highstreet store? Lego Branded Stores Only (if so I shall protest most loudly). Ah, who's to worry, we'll be able to set up a giant swapsie topic and have a whale of a time Anticipation is too great! Quote
Lordofdragonss Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 I said it me whole minifig, but with mixed parts- I read it in catalogue for 2010... Quote
God Iron Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Sweet! I'm glad they're not just random pieces. He means you get the whole fig: Head - Hat - Body - Legs - Tool, but these will still be random.... Sounds like a neat idea like the old BIONICLES. I like 13 the best. Quote
Rick Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 If this is really true, it will be hideously expensive to get the whole collection on your own without trading. But then again: I guess it's the idea that you'll start trading with friends (fellow AFOLs on EB ). Any statistician who feels like calculating how many bags you need to buy to be 99% sure that you'll get them all if head body and legs are randomly distributed across packs? Or would they simply have 16 different bags with body parts, so that you'll always get a clowns head together with a robot body and a diver's feet? All this speculation... guess we'll just have to wait... and I hate waiting... Quote
Zorbas Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Absolutely great and beautiful minifigs! Although that the price seems a bit raised, I 'm more that sure that I'll end up with many many of them! The forestman really reminds me the older "Robin Hood" movies and the actors that were playing the Robin Hood character. Ah well, saves me the embarrassment of going to the store and trying to feel what fig is inside. "Can I help you sir?" "Eeehm, I 'm looking to buy something for my nephew." (yeah right... ) "Glad to help you sir, but why do you keep touching these polybags in a weird way?" I can picture myself trying to act in a cool, like-nothing-happens way. Quote
lgorlando Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 From a Marketing perspective, the opaque polybag makes sense; You buy more if you don't know what you are getting. I can tell based on the replies to this forum that certain minifigs would be hoarded and hard to get if they were in distinct, obvious, packaging. I can foresee a lot of wrinkled and damaged packaging from all the "package rubbing" if the figures don't come in solid boxes. I still see a problem with the Bricklink Whales buying up all the minifigs if they are limited to Brand Stores and the online Shop at Home. Hopefully Target and TRU will get these figs as well. Quote
Joebot Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 He means you get the whole fig: Head - Hat - Body - Legs - Tool, but these will still be random....Sounds like a neat idea like the old BIONICLES. I like 13 the best. I'm still unclear on this point. It sounds like there will definitely be a complete mini-fig in each bag, in the sense that there will be one set of legs, one torso, one head, etc. However, what I'm NOT clear on is if those pieces will all be from the same character. Will a bag contain, for example, all the pieces needed to build a clown (the clown legs, the clown torso, the clown head, etc.)? Or, will a bag contain one random set of legs, one random torso, one random head, etc.? I really hope that Lego will go with the former, and not the latter. Getting all the pieces needed to build a complete character in the same bag will make this a really fun thing to purchase and collect. Having to buy dozens of bags in the hopes of someday being able to assemble a complete clown, cheerleader, etc. will be expensive and aggravating. If there's anybody out there who can definitely clear this up, that would be much appreciated! Quote
toatali Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Uh oh, I have a very addictive personality and they look great! I want to get the Ninja or Zombie they both look awesome! Quote
Wout Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 The minifigs are very nice and I like this idea very much. But I don't like the idea you can't see what you get and the idea it is maybe different pieces from different minifigs. You want some cavemen and you only get divers and nin'ja's, then you must find someone with cavemen who want divers or ninja's. And maybe the only one with cavemen want cheerleaders and zombies (a very good combination for a oh-no,-not-another-american-teenage-highschool-horror-movie ). So, It makes it rather difficult to get the figs you want. I know there are communities like this where you can trade, But I like it when I just can get the lego I want in a shop in my neighbourhood. Also the idea it already disappears after 2 months is very fast. If they just put all figs in one box for 2,5x14= 35 euro would it also make expensive, but you get one of each at least. Now It could be much more than 35 euro. I will look what will come of this. Quote
The Who Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 It is not the usual bag, it is a very thick and small, and it's impossible to tell which figure is in it before opening.Impossible by looking at it, weighing it, or feeling it? Because then that would have to be a box. Hopefully these will actually be in the Toy Isle(s) of stores, not behind the counter. That would stink if we had to buy them before feeling them. May I ask where you got the info?Um.. He works for Lego. Quote
SWMAN Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 I think all of those figures are great indications of possible new themes. If Lego is taking the time to develop these, some of them may be put to use later. Quote
ben506 Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 If it's just random, and assuming that the figures only have the parts shown (but we still get 5 parts per bag - head, torso, legs, hair/hat and accessory), there is a 1 in 442368 chance of getting the complete fig (all 5 parts) you want in one bag. That's just assuming ones that have 5 parts, obviously it changes for ones like the zombie (3 parts only needed, so only 1 in 4096 for him). Now, I'm afraid I don't know exactly how to do the whole 99% confidence level calculations, which is annoying, given I'm fairly sure I learnt them in 1st year of my degree. Baysian statistics can tell you some things, but not everything, which is what we've covered this year (the joys of final year physics degrees). Either way, that should give you some idea of the numbers we're looking at having to get to get a complete collection, without swapping. Not cheap. If they do come properly packed, all the same, it will be slightly easier. But equally might get more frustrating as you can't tell what you're getting, so you end up with 20 zombie cheerleaders with a syringe and caveman hair. Quote
Joebot Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 ... 20 zombie cheerleaders with a syringe and caveman hair. You just described my high school prom. Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 1 complete minifigure pr. bag.It is not the usual bag, it is a very thick and small, and it's impossible to tell which figure is in it before opening. Thank you very much for this information, Front! The only thing I don't like is that it might be that you buy many bags but do not get one complete minifig - or even many minifigs - of the sort you want to have. And with whom should we AFOLs exchange the minifig parts?! Of course we could do this via EB - but imagine only the shipping costs. Perhaps we've got much luck and there will be some Ebay or BL salesmen or saleswoman which buy many bags and then sell the complete minifig(s) so you can get the minifig you want to have. Klaus-Dieter Quote
Peppermint_M Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 it seems you get the full as it should be figure per bag? Or is it one figure made of random parts? confused. Quote
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