REVIEW: 71032 LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 22

[WhiteFang]

Hello everyone,

It has been quite sometime ago that I am so excited since I last did a traditional LEGO CMFs review for Eurobricks. I believe the last traditional CMFs review was for Series 19 in Sep 19 and I didn't manage to review Series 20 and 21 previously. With this latest box in my hand, I had to be ready and get myself immerse in this brand new series. Thanks to our EB Ambassador, Jim for facilitating this reviewing opportunity for Eurobricks. Special thanks and mention to The LEGO Group (TLG) and my wife (Belun) for the support on this reviewing endeavor. Without further ado, I am very pleased to present my latest simple review on this brand new traditional LEGO CMFs Series 22 which will be available worldwide in January 2022 (estimated). This will also be my 34th LEGO pictorial reviews for the coverage of the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series / LEGO Minifigures Theme. 

Name: 71032 LEGO Minifigures - LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 22
Theme: LEGO System / Collectable Minifigures / Series 22
Year: 2022
Minifigs: 12 unique minifigures
Price for 1 box: USD N.A, GBP N.A EURO N.A, SGD $234.00
Price for 1 packet: USD N.A, GBP N.A, EURO N.A, SGD $6.50
Resources: Brickset, BrickLink, Brick Insights

An image of an 71032 The LEGO Collectable Series 22

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What could possibly lurk within these mysterious sealed packets?



We are finally here once more to see the brand new traditional CMFs Series and this is the 22nd time over a decade

The LEGO CMFs line-up had seen leaps and bounds since May 2010 when Series 1 was first released. Fast forward to a decade plus later, we are now seeing the 22nd CMFs series and I am very excited to share my thoughts with our Eurobricks Community and why traditional designs are always the best creations despite seeing more licensed CMFs series in recent years. This is the second CMFs traditional series where we see a total of 12 minifigures since Series 21. Despite the decrease in the overall presentation and change from 60 to 36 minifigures per box, the design process would have to be more stringent and TLG designers would need to put in more efforts to perfect those designs which were ultimately shortlisted. In this new series, we had opportunities to see new animal moulds and brand new parts which I strongly believe it will resonate to all LEGO fans for all various main themes in your MOCs and collections. 

DISCLAIMER: Please note the naming for all 12 minifigures that I have use in this review are not the official TLG minifigures naming for the LEGO CMFs Series 22. For the purpose of this review, the naming which I had used to describe the minifigure is based on my pure inference where I had received the box prior to its official release. 
 

General statistics for 71032 LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 22

 Below is the combination which I have received from my sealed box and I am sad to inform that I am able to form two complete sets with one other remaining spare character. 

3 Repair Robots
3 Chili Costume Girls
3 Singing Bards
3 Arctic Warriors
3 Ranch Caretakers
3 Ice Skaters
2 Moon Hunters
4 Acorn Boys
3 Ornithologists
3 Raccoon Costume Ladies
3 Space Aliens
3 Wheelchair Racers

In my humble opinion, I would think this should be a three complete set, with a remote possibility of distribution error during packing. However, I am seeing some popular minifigures will be highly sought after, especially with army builders looking out for the Arctic Warriors. It is a pity that due to the ongoing pandemic that many stores are not allowing customers to "touch" and "feel" the packets due to personal hygiene concerns. Other minifigures which could be popular with Castle fans is definitely the Singing Bard, while costume minifigure lovers will definitely aim at Chili Costume Girl and Fox Costume Lady. Of course, the latest new foal entrant for the Ranch Caretaker would also be another highlight. The rest of the minifigures are equally impressive, other than a few odd ones which I will elaborate in my review. 

Front view of The LEGO Collectable Series 22 promotional poster
  


Back view of The LEGO Collectable Series 22 promotional poster


Each minifigure contained in this sealed packet. You can view more of the details at the back of the sealed packet. After you have opened all of the packet content, you will receive these spare and loose parts. Among the 12 minifigures, these are the four minifigures with a separate sealed packet within the building packet. As you flip to the back of the promotional poster, you will notice a set of simple instructions to guide those who are not familiar with the fixing of minifigures' accessories and built. These are some basic instructions to guide our very young builders who may not be familiar with these LEGO parts. 


1) Repair Robot

Without further ado, let's bring out the first traditional minifigure known as the Repair Robot. This one-of-a-kind robotic is very illuminated. The choice of yellow colour in the main design is to create high visibility and attention to the people around their surroundings, so they could pay attention to each other. The Repair Robot is very well equipped with the necessary tools and gears to resolve any technical issues in the repairing process. It also accompanied with a diagnostics bot to assist with the troubleshooting or at least that's what I think "Red Bot" is designed for. I am impressed with how this first specialised repair robot come about and it can venture into places where it can be dangerous and hazardous for humans to venture into. 

Parts assortment

The parts assortment are slightly above average. It come with the necessary bricks to build up Red Bot and the eyelets are printed tiles and one of it is a spare. It come with a choice of a grip or drill for the right mechanical arm assembly for the different repair configurations. The overall printing is very impressive and especially where I had noticed a very subtle battery cell level at the rear of the minifigure head that took exceptional considerations in the helmet design. Outstanding work to the TLG designer who had thought of this. the You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. It also come with an alternate facial expression or rather its mechanical wiring at the back of the head. 

Robotic Repair Station


Checking on current radiation levels



2) Chili Costume Girl


The next minifigure is part of the ongoing LEGO Food Costumes designs and the latest ingredient or food is the red chili. Chili is a very popular and important ingredient in Asian spicy cuisines. Seeing this latest Chili Costume Girl is definitely a very welcoming addition, which kind of make me wonder what is the focus of this design. Is the Red Chili Costume Girl advertising for the latest milk product in LEGO City or is it simply she is just using milk to quench and take-away the burning sensation which cause by consuming chili (part of the sensation). The costume would be quite useful in some food related MOCs which there is a need to depict some "spices" in there. It is certainly a very welcoming addition. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are above average especially with the surprising inclusion of a red hairpiece and alternate facial expression. The red burning chili design on the torso is a great touch instead of just a plain torso which we had seen in some LEGO Food Costume minifigures. The printed 1x1 milk brick is a nice accessory which is useful in many recreational settings and if you had taken a closer look at the back torso, you would also notice a subtle opening near the neck. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. 

Our new spicy addition


Have some milkshake to cool off


Complete knock-out



3) Singing Bard

The next minifigure is the Singing Bard and it is my second favourite in this current series. The bard will be an instant musical blockbuster in all of my medieval towns, especially of those with Classic Castle setting. I am particularly fond of this design as it is able to resonate very closely to Classic Castle design and how the modern yet so classic looking meet together. It does not feel odd to place iconic Classic Castle minifigures of their various times with the Bard together. In fact, it felt so appropriate that I could not resist further that I can customise further to make it become like your regular villager. Not to mention of the new printed coin currency which I want to amass and fill them up in my treasure chests right underneath the cellars. 

Parts assortment

The parts are excellent in my opinion. It came with a brand new classic plume on the iconic Forestman hat with a different shade. The torso design is very impressive with the all rounded details such as the belt and coin bag. There are three printed pearl gold coins in a different currency representation and I am very glad to receive another spare coin in this design as it will help me to accumulate faster. The musical instrument is also a brand new design piece instead of re-hashing it. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. 

Bard or Bard?


Life as a singing bard in this medieval kingdom


Enjoying the performance



4) Arctic Warrior


The next minifigure is the stoic Arctic Warrior which is my number one favourite for this current series. I am absolutely elated by the fact that this minifigure is so well designed, that I could hardly find any flaw which might be an eyesore to me. The absolute treat was the inclusion of a brand new white husky variant which sweetens the entire design further. This is a complete warrior, fully equipped with thick fur armour from top to bottom where he hold a long broad sword and circular shield that represent the allegiance of its frozen kingdom. I really wish somehow or somewhat I could build an army of these to challenge my other Castle Factions or Historic Factions for that matters. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are excellent. It is fully equipped with the long broad sword in metallic silver and the circular snowflake shield which we had seen this design for the first time. The torso also had the same emblem on the belt design too. The fur collar at the neck is to keep the warrior warm along with the helmet piece. It also come with an alternate facial expression with a slight update on the eye expression. The new animal husky which was first appeared in LEGO Arctic Theme in 2014 where the husky was seen for the first time. There are some slight update at the eyelet and fur, but considering that I had never own a husky in my animal collection. I am very glad to have this variant in my collection now. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view especially the back view where you must pay absolute careful attention to the rear belt and sash. 

Historic Warriors


Frozen Warriors


Welcome to the North Pole



5) Ranch Caretaker


The next minifigure is the Ranch Caretaker or at least I am assuming this lovely girl is taking care of the ranch on behalf of his parents or during her pastime. Her passion for foal is truly jovial as she hold the carrot to carry out the feeding session. I know some of our members felt the focus is more of the foal than the girl and in my opinion, I felt both are complementing one another. However on the practical side of it, we are surely aiming solely for the foal to add into our animal collection. This will be a very popular minifigure and I believe it will be another highly sought design as well, among many fans. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are above average and it was largely due to the foal design which is one of its kind. The carrot piece is a common accessory which she used for feeding. She also have very nice set of alternate expression to play around with. The torso is made up of lovely olive checkers jacket and a nice beanie covering her head. Her medium short legs are very useful and I am very fond of seeing these Harry Potter CMFs short legs appearing in other themes as well. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view.

Time for feeding


Helping out in the animal farm



6) Ice Skater


The next minifigure is Ice Skater and is direct companion to the Series 4 - Ice Skater in 2011. While I find it very unnecessary to have this male ice skater appearing in this series, but I am sure it will be appreciated by some fans who will love to see a variant to this ice skating design. It will be a direct addition for the pair to do ice skating competition together. It is also possible that they both had finally won the grand champion together after a decade together. Well, that is just my guess and the probable consideration of why it may be consider for this series. At the very least, their outfits are consistent and match well with one another. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are below average. There are no other special accessories. The champion trophy and ice skates are quite common. While the holder is useful, but I had plentiful of them from the Marvel Studio series and other LEGO Marvel sets as well. Despite the lack of better accessories, there are also no other alternate expression and I find the overall design a little bit lack luster. Overall, I find this minifigure to be one of the weaker design. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. 

Ice Skating Champion


Relaxing at ice skating rink



7) Moon Hunter


The next minifigure is the Moon Hunter or at least I felt she is more of a huntress than a warrior or knight. Under the bright moon light, she wield the moon power from her sword and shield. I am actually quite fond of this mysterious Moon Hunter. At first, I thought this could be more of a space character or some sort. Then, after taking a closer look at the actual minifigure, I felt it is more of a mystical knight or warrior similar to those clans or tribe who worship the moon as their holy goddess. This is a very original looking design and I am quite pleased with the overall approach. I wonder who else will be thinking of what to do with this character in their respective setup. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are slightly above average. The translucent purple short broad sword came with a spare and you can always put the shield aside to make her a dual wielding character. The shield is very well designed with good tint of purple around the oval shield. She have an alternate expression which show a much pleasant side of her. Her overall attire and skin colour show a very exotic scale armour which kind of resonate to me that she is of a mysterious descendent. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front and side view. 

I invite you to join my Bat Legionnaire


We need the fury of the Moon Hunters



8) Acorn Boy


The Acorn Boy or I felt he is more of a Forest Wanderer in the enchanted forest. He seems to be the ranger or guardian of such an enchanted forest and the acorn on his head mark his birth origin. Or I can simply put - he can just be a small boy donning onto his acorn costume but seeing the enchanted mushroom which led me to believe there is a bigger story about this boy in his acorn outfit. I am very fond of this character design and it is also one of my close favourite due to a sense of how versatile you would like to use it. Be it fairytale, medieval or even modern city costume, there are many purpose which you can design this minifigure for in your respective MOCs or setup. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are excellent. The unique green cap is one of its kind and the contour are very nice forest touch to the back of the minifigure. It has an outstanding acorn headpiece and I am imaging there are a lot of builders who are planning to build an acorn tree with it. The mushroom are printed and it came with a spare piece. Those are very useful printed parts for your mushroom design if you are planning to do something magical. The Acorn Boy hold a walking stick and one of it is a spare. The overall torso is very well designed and I am very pleased that it used the medium short legs instead of the short leg. There is also an alternate expression for this minifigure too and if you take a careful look at the back of torso, you will see some joy and scream for the outstanding printing detail as well. This will allow him to be much flexible to traverse in his journey. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. 

My dreamy night


Where are you heading to?



9) Ornithologist


The next minifigure is the Ornithologist or can be known as the nature bird watcher. I personally like this minifigure for the hornbill toucan and truthfully it is the same reason why we are very focused onto the earlier foal as well. The minifigure is a very decent looking design and she has all of the apparent attire and gear which could allow her to be ready and observe the bird from afar. It is useful for her to become a jungle explorer or equivalent or something more adventurous like tagging along with Johnny Thunder. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are above average. It came with a new dark green binoculars and one of which is a spare. The side pouch also came in pink for the first time since we had seen in khaki brown extensively during the release of LEGO Indiana Jones in 2008. The overall torso is pretty nicely design especially the arm band on the left hand and the side pockets at her cargo pants. She also came with an alternate expression which show her cheerful glow. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. 

Wildlife Observation


What a beautiful Hornbill specimen



10) Raccoon Costume Lady


The next animal costume minifigure is an accompanying similar variant of the previously released Fox Costume Girl in Series 19 which will pair very well with this Raccoon Costume Lady. There are some similarities but you can see the difference at the eyelet. It is rather nice to see a raccoon costume lady doing her part to promote green recycling since the rubbish bin is being included inside and in most cases, you will see the actual raccoon rampaging for food scraps in bins at the park. I am sure this costume animal will be another highly sought after minifigure too. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are slightly above average. It come with a green bin without a lid and a white grab bag or similar thrash bag. In most case, we always had assumed that was like Santa's bag. It also came with a standard tail in grey to place at the back of the minifigure. I am surprised like the Chili Costume Girl that this minifigure also included a hairpiece for the wearer itself who also happen to have an alternate expression too. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. 

Dynamic Foxes


Clean the park campaign


11) Space Alien


This next minifigure is a very uniquely designed Space Alien which has close association with Classic Space. At this point, we do not know the origin of this alien species and how it is affiliated with Classic Space too. The minifigure has a very different way of representing the alien head. In most CMFs, it was normally depict in a form of a specialised mold or a specialised helmet. In this case, it was done very differently with a hybrid of hairpiece with the eye as an antenna and the mouth as the headpiece. The overall attire seem to suggest that he is holding some sort of toxic poison in his weapon arsenal and I am really thinking who it will be meant for.  

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are average. It come with a new colour blaster in turquoise and the toxic rounded chamber is printed and place at the back. The headpiece is rubbery and the antenna seems to be very firm onto the head, so no issue in bending left or right. The purple attire bearing the Classic Space design will definitely be popular with space fans and if they do not like the alien headpiece, it can always be replace easily as well. Do take a moment to digest and examine the alternate expression and it certainly took me awhile to compose myself of viewing the mouth and head as a whole unit. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. 

New Classic Space variant?


You are coming with us



12) Wheelchair Racer


The last character in this traditional series is to dedicate for the Paralympics and the choice of sports is Wheelchair Racing. The Wheelchair Racer is the first sports category which is solely for the Paralympics and I applaud LEGO to be inclusive to the global community where disability is not consider as a burden to society but as a living soul like anyone of us in this world. Hence, I am very pleased to see such an inclusion in the CMFs and I am sure they had to stretch the design to ensure the accurate design of the wheelchair racer which made me very surprise to see the articulation for their wheel connectors, similar to the real wheelchair racer in real life. Never doubt that the Wheelchair Racer had won a gold medal for its category. 

Parts assortment


The parts assortment are excellent and I am very fond of the new cycling helmet. Apart from the two medals which one of it is a spare piece, the greatest highlight is the racing chair as it is the first ever LEGO design to be created for the Paralympic. Not withholding the representation that the minifigure is meant to be disable, you can re-purpose the minifigure for other sports event and I can't help but to notice that the sports logo is very closely resemble to Adidas. You can view more of the details from the all rounded view inclusive of front, side and back view. 

Let's go for a race


Don't limit your Dreams



The LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 22 is launching on 1 January 2022

 

To conclude, the LEGO Minifigures - The LEGO CMFs Series 22 is an another excellent and outstanding traditional CMFs design and I am very pleased to see its astounding return before CMFs revert back to Licensed CMFs in May 2022. I am very confident that it will be a popular series like their predecessors. To be able to view this brand new 12 designs of Series 22, there are six City related minifigures including costume designs, four historical/fantasy/mythical minifigures and two sci-fiction minifigure. As you can see, this new Series 22 is a city-focused theme with half of the minifigures being focused on the area and a large part of it given to the historical and medieval side of stuff which I am very glad of. There are five female minifigures out of the 12 and I personally find the representation for the female minifigures are on an upper scale and I believe the trend will continue to maintain in this manner. Nonetheless, the LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series or known as LEGO Minifigures Theme shall always be an unique distinction of their own, which had already distinguish themselves away from regular LEGO Theme and special releases. I would only hope that such good minifigures' design can continue to thrive in more years to come where imagination is endless. 

Please note that all opinions and content shown in this Eurobricks pictorial review is from 'WhiteFang' and is not meant to represent LEGO official views. It is purely stated to share as a vantage point of a reviewer.
 
Summary review
Playability: 9/10 (New LEGO minifigures which will be great additions to the collection and MOCs)
Design: 9/10 (High amount of detailed printing, new parts/accessories, alternate facial expressions and more importantly - animals (foal and hornbill).)
Price: 7/10 (Pricing is stable and distribution ratio is good for two complete sets in my case of a sealed box.)
Overall: 8.3/10 (Get ready for this traditional CMFs experience with these brand new designs.)

I gave it a "5" based on my Review Score Card.  What about yours?

I hope everyone of you enjoyed reading this simple review of mine. Comments and Criticisms are welcomed.
Pictures can be found in My Flickr.

If you are interested to read the past LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series reviews, you may find the following links below!

8683: Collectable Minifigures Series 1
8684: Collectable Minifigures Series 2
8803: Collectable Minifigures Series 3
8804: Collectable Minifigures Series 4
8805: Collectable Minifigures Series 5
8827: Collectable Minifigures Series 6
8831: Collectable Minifigures Series 7
8833: Collectable Minifigures Series 8
71000: Collectable Minifigures Series 9
71001: Collectable Minifigures Series 10
71002: Collectable Minifigures Series 11
71004: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Movie Series
71005: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Simpsons Series
71007: Collectable Minifigures Series 12
71008: Collectable Minifigures Series 13
71009: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Simpsons Series 2
71010: Collectable Minifigures Series 14
71011: Collectable Minifigures Series 15
71012: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Disney Series
71013: Collectable Minifigures Series 16
71014: Collectable Minifigures - DFB Football Series 2016
71017: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Batman Movie Series
71018: Collectable Minifigures Series 17
71019: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Ninjago Movie Series
71020: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Batman Movie Series 2
71021: Collectable Minifigures Series 18
71022: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Series 1
71023: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Movie 2 Series
71024: Collectable Minifigures - The LEGO Disney Series 2
71025: Collectable Minifigures Series 19
71028: Collectable Minifigures The LEGO Harry Potter Series 2
71030: LEGO Minifigures - LEGO Looney Tunes Series 1 
71031: LEGO Minifigures - LEGO Marvel Studios Series 1 
41775: Unikitty Series 1

[WhiteFang]

Dear Eurobricks Community, 

It has been quite a long time since I last did a traditional CMFs review for Eurobricks Community. I hope you will enjoy reading this review as much as I do. Feel free to leave your thoughts and comments on what you like or dislike about this latest upcoming new series. 

Thank you and I look forward to hear from you.  

WhiteFang

[Mr Ogel]

A nice review with very good pictures, thanks a lot!

My top three are a little different:

1.Repair Robot - this is the droid you are looking for
2.Singing Bard - at least Bart is not singing...
3.Space Alien (opposite to Earth Aliens like You-and-Me-Afols...)
The mandolin and the foal are also very nicely done

[Eggyslav]

Ornithologist's bird is clearly a Toucan, not a Hornbill. Otherwise, excellent review, as always. :)

[Robert8]

Thanks for the review!

My favorites are 

1. Night Protector (Moon Warrior)

2. Bard

3. Robot

 

The racoon girl having a recolor of the same torso print makes ever look like a BAM character even more

Edited December 17, 2021 by Robert8

[Umbra-Manis]

Yes, the review I've been waiting for!

Top 3:

1. Definitely the Repair Robot
2. Winter Warrior (I really like the prints, wasn't expecting them to be so good)
3. Snail Alien (The acid canister feels weirdly bulky but I still love the design)

[Borex]

Ah superb, a whitefang review! That’s been a while! Thanks 

now to the order at hand:

my top three picks:

1) snailian

2) moon hunter 

3) acorn boy

i must admit i like the snow warrior more and more. He is very well designed. 

By the way i’m with Eggyslav. It’s a toucan and not a hornbill :-)

plus why does he hold his hammer with the pointy side like that? Because he is such a pro, he doesn’t need the bigger flat surface of a hammer? I saw it in the video of that german dude as well. Maybe i am using my hammers wrong :-(

[koalayummies]

3 hours ago, WhiteFang said:

Dear Eurobricks Community, 

It has been quite a long time since I last did a traditional CMFs review for Eurobricks Community. I hope you will enjoy reading this review as much as I do. Feel free to leave your thoughts and comments on what you like or dislike about this latest upcoming new series. 

Thank you and I look forward to hear from you.  

WhiteFang

No, thank YOU! Always loved your reviews and really glad you took the time and had the opportunity to do this once more. Your photography, descriptions and pairing the new figures with scenes alongside other figures and settings are always top notch and the best way to really see the detail and get a feel for the characters. Your reviews are always my go-to for the best images.

This is so much better than watching a 45 minute video on instragram as some dawdler opens each one like a sloth and fumbles around with them at arms length from wide angle lens with the energy of someone that just woke up from a coma.

Thank you WhiteFang!

[Lion King]

That’s a great review you came up with! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts!!

[williejm]

1 hour ago, koalayummies said:

This is so much better than watching a 45 minute video on instragram as some dawdler opens each one like a sloth and fumbles around with them at arms length from wide angle lens with the energy of someone that just woke up from a coma.

🤣🤣🤣

Nice to have the colour of the husky confirmed at last. Some really nice new parts and prints in this series. The foal looks great, but the toucan is amazing!

[The Cobra]

It's great to see Whitefang reviewing a CMF Series again. And what a Series! (and lots of extra parts too!)

[AmperZand]

@WhiteFang, Thank you so much for another great review and set of pictures. Like I always say: A CMF series ain’t a CMF series until Fangy has reviewed it! 

One minor detail: the troubadour has a ‘plume’ (feather) in his hat, not a ‘plum’ (fruit).

A question if I may: What is the order of the packets in each column, front to back of the display box?

[Generaltrons bricks]

Definitely the bard, acorn boy, and moon warrior.

[WhiteFang]

Thank you very much for everyone's excitement. Nothing beats the best of a regular traditional LEGO CMFs Series where it is not bound to any form of licensing. 

11 hours ago, Eggyslav said:

Ornithologist's bird is clearly a Toucan, not a Hornbill. Otherwise, excellent review, as always. :)

Yes, thank you. I didn't realise it until you have pointed it out.  Review updated. 

9 hours ago, Borex said:

By the way i’m with Eggyslav. It’s a toucan and not a hornbill :-)

plus why does he hold his hammer with the pointy side like that? Because he is such a pro, he doesn’t need the bigger flat surface of a hammer? I saw it in the video of that german dude as well. Maybe i am using my hammers wrong :-(

Thanks! I have updated it. By the way, the Repair Robot is using the extreme sharp side of it to chip away part. Ok - I reckon the flat side is the correct side, but somehow I had always positioned the hammer in this manner unknowingly.  

8 hours ago, koalayummies said:

No, thank YOU! Always loved your reviews and really glad you took the time and had the opportunity to do this once more. Your photography, descriptions and pairing the new figures with scenes alongside other figures and settings are always top notch and the best way to really see the detail and get a feel for the characters. Your reviews are always my go-to for the best images.

This is so much better than watching a 45 minute video on instragram as some dawdler opens each one like a sloth and fumbles around with them at arms length from wide angle lens with the energy of someone that just woke up from a coma.

Thank you WhiteFang!

Awesome to know that and to hear that too. I had a lot of fun to put different past and present CMFs and my other LEGO stuff altogether in order to show its diversity of this series. 

7 hours ago, williejm said:

🤣🤣🤣

Nice to have the colour of the husky confirmed at last. Some really nice new parts and prints in this series. The foal looks great, but the toucan is amazing!

Yes indeed! I had not owned the older version and seeing this really pleased me very much. 

1 hour ago, AmperZand said:

@WhiteFang, Thank you so much for another great review and set of pictures. Like I always say: A CMF series ain’t a CMF series until Fangy has reviewed it! 

One minor detail: the troubadour has a ‘plume’ (feather) in his hat, not a ‘plum’ (fruit).

A question if I may: What is the order of the packets in each column, front to back of the display box?

Thanks AmperZand. Updated the text.  

Unfortunately I did not record the order due to the hasty opening of the packets for review preparation. Apologies. 

[mostlytechnic]

This is the most figs I've wanted from a series in a while...

Bard

Acorn boy

Chili girl (probably a couple)

Repair robot

Wheelchair racer

[Vindicare]

12 hours ago, koalayummies said:

No, thank YOU! Always loved your reviews and really glad you took the time and had the opportunity to do this once more. Your photography, descriptions and pairing the new figures with scenes alongside other figures and settings are always top notch and the best way to really see the detail and get a feel for the characters. Your reviews are always my go-to for the best images.

Thank you WhiteFang!

I agree completely. I always love reading these reviews for those same reasons. 

[Borex]

4 hours ago, WhiteFang said:

 

Thanks! I have updated it. By the way, the Repair Robot is using the extreme sharp side of it to chip away part. Ok - I reckon the flat side is the correct side, but somehow I had always positioned the hammer in this manner unknowingly.  

Well, maybe it has the sharp side exactly for that reason? To chip off stuff. I mean there must be a reason why hammers are like that. I am going to use my hammer now for it anyway :-D

[Wesley D]

Thank you for the great review! Your great pictures and your attention for detail is very helpful and I love your pictures with relating minifigures!

Despite the improved quality of the collectible minifigures, I'm still dissapointed the number of minfigures has been reduced to 12, especially since there comes only 1 non-licenced series a year. For me it feels there are less interesting minifigures.

I like The Horse and Groom the most, it's such a charming couple.

The Troubadour looks great and classic. It would be fantastic if he was a forebode for a neo- or retro-classic castle set.

The Bird-watcher is interesting and the toucan looks great! The Forest Elf looks cute, but I wouldn't know how to use him.

I would have loved the Wheelchair Racer more if the torso lacked the black bar.

I don't like the fantasy warriors and I think the Space Creature looks odd.

[Soupperson1]

I believe the Repair Robot’s face is a reference to an old print! At least it reminds me of the classic print used by both Ann Droid (below) and the Spyrius Droid! I love when LEGO sneaks vintage references into sets as a big fan of the company’s history! 

Fantastic review as always Whitefang! I’m always impressed with your dedication. :)

Edited December 18, 2021 by Soupperson1

[Jim]

Great review, as usual. Always a pleasure to check out all the minifigs. Chili, Repair Robot and the Raccoon are my favorites.

[DutchBlockhead]

Nice review!


The assistant's bot's eyes make me think of Deadpool. Can't unsee lol.

[Robert8]

I have a question about the wheelchair racer

Is the small wheel a new piece? Is it combined with the tire, like a whole single mold? 

[WhiteFang]

6 hours ago, Robert8 said:

I have a question about the wheelchair racer

Is the small wheel a new piece? Is it combined with the tire, like a whole single mold? 

No, I believe it’s an existing bicycle wheel with a different translucence colour. The front bicycle wheel can attach to the wheelchair racer.  

[summicron]

Horse and Groom ... ticks all my boxes. Its the only one I bought.

I like the baja shirt torso assembly with arm printing. Printed arms is always a plus for me.

The new colour for winter hat + braided hair piece! I love dual-molded hair pieces. And this design is one of my favourites.