im1992

Do you feel that the rubberized pieces such as the rubber hair and complete rubber heads just "fall off" rather than have any clutch power?

Hawklord, have you spoken with Lego about this? That is just the sort of QC issues that other cheaper toys have. Is it fair, for example, that you buy a set 2 months after its release and its printing is not of the same quality as the ones made on release? When a product is made, the entire production should be equal. If Lego is having quality issues, it is their job to fix them before pinning the bad quality toys on us...after all, we all work very hard for our money and it is a choice we spend it on Lego...a decision we can very easily retract should there be more and more issues in the coming years of Lego. The yellow tint thing may be a joke but that's what I'm getting at, are set minifigs made in China like their Series Minifig brothers? You are absolutely correct VintageLegoEra, the European versions of the sets...as far as I know...are completely made in Denmark whereas the ones for America and Asia are the "mixed bag of beans" so to say with Chinese and Danish parts mixed together. Is this only bothering me? My distrust for China is well warranted considering they regularly export toys with lead in them. Would it surprise you if the Chinese Lego parts contained lead in them? Does this concern you, that your health may be in jeopardy? Thank you all, im1992

@mr greeble I only ask because the series minifigures are made in china and in recent years lego has used the chinese facility to make things such as the rubber head on Yoda. I have a Yoda from 2001/2002 (made in Denmark) and that rubber head is very tight whereas the recent one just falls off. Thank you for the welcome! Been a long time lurker but it was time to join. @VintageLegoEra Maybe but I feel that it is a permanent slip in QC because of not being made in Denmark? I don't know if the minifigs included in sets are still made in Denmark or if they have been outsourced? @Kodan Black This is just 2016 sets, correct? If so, I might be on to something here with the whole country of origin issue. I feel jipped paying so much for a "quality" toy only for it to also be outsourced. I ask all of you: If both Lego and knock-off brands are made in China, why are we paying more for Lego? If the quality has slipped, things do not stay together (above example of the Yoda minifigs I mentioned), colors such as yellow have different shades (even within the same set)...what is Lego offering us? It would be very difficult for me to stray away from Lego all together and I would never buy a knock-off brand but if issues like this persist, I would happily find another hobby and enjoy the good quality Lego I have of yesteryear. im1992

Hello Eurobrick community, I haven't opened a 2016 set so far but the bricklink pictures of the 2016 minifigures included with sets show quality issues compared to the previous year. Now this may be the pictures themselves but they look less shiny, almost like well-used ones. Has anyone noticed this in real life? Can someone please compare a 2016 minifig included in a set vs. one from previous years? Cheers, im1992