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It was also revealed a while ago in this thread. Four apiece of Mickey (naturally), Stitch, the Genie, Mr. Incredible, Syndrome, and the Pizza Planet Alien (also naturally), and three apiece of everyone else. A remarkably even distribution, actually. (That's for a "regular-size" box of sixty, obviously. The proportions may be different for the smaller boxes or the 120-figure endcap units.) just2good, thanks for the pix! It looks like I'll be combining the head from a 2010 Buzz with the remaining parts from one of these for an "ultimate" Buzz. I wonder whether they'll do Woody and / or Jessie in Series 2...

So... surely someone here is a(n American) football fan, right? I must confess I'm not, and hence I found out about this only recently despite it having happened over a year ago. Apparently, during last year's Super Bowl, the NFL ran an honestly nifty commercial that assures us "together we make football", my own personal experience notwithstanding. It features a variety of folks from all walks of life, including a handful of celebrities and/or animated characters, all pumped up for some gridiron action, cheering on their teams. Apparently Wyldstyle, Emmet, Surfer Dave, and others in Bricksburg are New Orleans Saints fans. Who knew? Sweet bonus: also features candy-colored equines from a (*ahem*) competing toy company. Two of my favorite fandoms in a freaking football commercial?! What is the world coming to?! I know this is old news, but I didn't see any previous mentions of it; moreover, given that a different variety of football is itself a hot topic in the LEGOverse right now, it seems a relevant time to mention it...

I totally understand why; it's one of the most iconic, distinctive and beloved cars ever. That said, I'm kind of surprised TLG still wants to do any VW sets, after VW's recent scandal tainted the brand. I kind of thought LEGO would forgo doing any more Volkswagen-related sets, at least for a while.

Well, obviously; that's exactly my point. Holes in the back of their legs are so they can be attached to things... just like holes in their heads are so they can be attached to things - like hats (or rather, so things like hats can be attached to them). That's what I meant when I said "At some point one just has to accept a certain amount of LEGO-ness in LEGO." Apparently not - at least, not using this mold. I just made a big post all about Stitch right after the one you're replying to (apologies for the double post, BTW; I hoped the forum would automatically join them into one, as it often does when one posts again right after a previous post, but I guess it took me too long to make my second for it to be able to do that). I would have thought they might want to give him not just one hole but multiple ones, for his antennae (and perhaps also hats, hairpieces, etc.). I'm guessing they probably just don't intend to revisit the character, though they certainly could. At any rate, though, Mickey is surely the #1 character they're likely to do multiple versions of across different series, and I'm sure being able to get as much use out of the head mold as possible will help with that. It not only wouldn't be cost-effective to do a whole other Mickey head mold that's mostly the same as this one, just to have one without a hole; it would be un-LEGO-like.

A lot of those would indeed be great. The blaster(s) would really make sense only for his "true" form, though (with antennae and four arms, plus spacesuit), and the Elvis "CD" (LP) would require separate licensing, which would be a lot of expense and hassle just to print a 2x2 tile, so probably both of those just weren't options (at least for this initial Stitch). Unfortunately they would probably both require additional molds. Presumably if they were planning on doing the more overtly alien-looking form later, they'd have put holes in the head so they could reuse that mold and still add antennae. If the existing figure doesn't have such holes in the head, I'd guess it means we're unlikely to get that version. But you never know - after all, they might want to give that Stitch a more fierce expression, which would mean resculpting the whole head anyway. The four arms might be a sticking point, though. They've made characters with additional arms on their torsos before, for themes from Space Police (III) to Star Wars to Ninjago, but those all involved a torso "extension" element that fit over a regular torso, increasing the height, whereas Stitch is not merely not taller than a regular adult person, but actually much shorter, so they surely wouldn't want to go that way. But they also would have trouble with putting additional arm holes below the existing ones in a torso mold - being so close to the existing hole might weaken the torso, and the lower arm pins would prevent one from fully inserting the leg pins into the torso, plus the arms would get in the way of each other. Hmmm... perhaps a new "double arm" mold would work, with two arms sort of "branching" out from the same shoulder point?

As noted, there's a good possibility of getting Mickey with a hat later on. Moreover, regular minifigures have had open stud heads for decades, and nobody complains about that. Minidoll hair has holes as well, as do Belville heads, etc. Even Hamm from the original Toy Story line has one, for his "evil Dr. Porkchop" hat. At some point one just has to accept a certain amount of LEGO-ness in LEGO. All of these head holes are both dwarfed and outnumbered by the holes in the backs of their legs, anyway; should these figures not have those, either? Four parts rather than three, of course, including the 3x4 tile with four studs that serves as a base and which all the blind-bagged minifigures come with. I'm sure the fact there are so many new molds in this series - more than in any other except The Simpsons Series 1, where literally every character had at least one, plus the new dual-molded arms and legs (present here as well, of course) - affected how much of the production budget went to accessories (and speaking of which, Maggie Simpson was the first to be just four parts, since her actual figure was just two parts, plus accessory, plus base).

I'd guess because they don't print on the sides of torsos, and they figured it was better to omit the smaller section of lavender at the top than the larger black section that would run from the middle to the bottom. Had the gone the other way, in a side view the big rectangle of lavender cutting down into the lower body piece would probably be more conspicuously "wrong" than a relatively smaller black part at the top is now, particularly with the arm covering part of it anyway.

I just put Birds together last night. It's a lovely set. This poll's question remains a tough one. I think if you want that set and don't have it already, you probably should pick it up quickly, as I don't think it'll be available much longer.

WarCraft is probably a little too violent / dark / adult for LEGO. Moreover, at least recently, Mega Bloks had the rights, and I believe they still do. As with Angry Birds, though, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is another movie upon which LEGO's theme is directly based, but which itself is actually based on a series of video games, so both those LEGO themes can be said to based on games, at least indirectly.

That is just brilliant. What absolutely fantastic work you've done here. Bravo!

Whoa! A few years ago they included a $40 City set I didn't order in one of my Shop at Home orders; I contacted them about it to let them know and ask if they wanted it back, and they did. I'm flabbergasted that they told you to just go ahead and keep not one but multiple extra copies of a set costing five times as much. There was a period a few years ago when I was having issues with mail deliveries to the apartment I lived in at the time, and a few of my Brickmaster mailings initially didn't reach me, so when I contacted them, LEGO resent them, and then I later wound up getting the original shipments from the post office where they'd just been sitting around; when I contacted TLG again to let them know I'd gotten them after all, they said to just keep them, so I wound up with free extra copies of a few Brickmaster sets. But that's a far cry from something like even one copy of a $200 D2C, never mind two or three.

Are these not collectible? The title is fine as is, and does not need to be further altered. It does seem to be the standard convention here on EB to insert "collectible" (or a variant spelling thereof) in front of (capital-M) Minifigures, as though that were the official terminology, so as much as it grates, I do see the point. It's kind of bizarre, though, that there's a whole LEGO product class for which it's discouraged, even practically forbidden, to refer to it here by its actual, official name. (For anyone wondering what I'm talking about, the word "collectible" isn't actually part of the name of what usually gets referred to around here as "Collectible Minifigures" or "CMFs". They're officially just "Minifigures". I personally dislike using the word "collectible" with them, partly because so many people seem to think it's part of the official name when it isn't, but mainly because so many seem to mistakenly take the word "collectible" to mean "limited edition" or something like that, and then take umbrage when so-called CMFs or CMF parts turn up in seasonal sets, brick calendars, Build-a-Minifigure kiosks, etc. But it's true even TLG itself has occasionally used the word in conjunction with the line. I just tend to regard it as the adjective it is, not as part of the name.)

Last year a very dear friend of mine passed away a few days after a heart condition suddenly left him very weak, with days to live. I did get to see him and say goodbye just before he went, and he left me his old 1980s LEGO. I love having it, honestly, but I'd infinitely rather have him back. :/ As I mentioned in another thread, it appears he left me: 6030 Catapult 6073 Knight's Castle (x2!) 6080 King's Castle (!) 6822 Space Shuttle 6823 Surface Transport 6927 All-Terrain Vehicle (no instructions, so not sure - guessing based on parts) 6929 Starfleet Voyager (x2!) ... and one to three additional LEGOLAND Space sets, going by the minifigures present. I'll figure it out. When I die? Tough call - my wife and I have no kids of our own. I imagine / hope that whoever takes care of our affairs after we're both gone will make sure it finds a home with someone who appreciates it all, but I'll probably have to start planning for it, just in case...

It appears to be the same visor as before, in which case it's a half-visor/helmet - like his helmet is open halfway. It, too, is removable. This minifigure appears to be identical to the original Buzz Lightyear minifigures from 2010, except in a) printing, and b) having a "standard" minifigure head instead of a custom mold. The original figure, which had a couple different print variations already, came in seven parts: - torso assembly - a standard LEGO minifigure torso, printed to look like Buzz - hips / legs assembly - standard LEGO minifigure hips & legs, printed to look like Buzz - armor - a custom, character-specific mold; fits over the neck post (like a Castle / Pirates cuirass, etc.), and has sideways holes in back for wings - head - the only part that uses a totally different mold between this figure and the original(s), as far as I can tell. - helmet / visor - a custom mold, like the peel from an orange sliced into fourths; has two pins which press down into the armor - wings (2x) - two identical wings, which connect sideways into the armor with standard LEGO pins.

This theme would be well-served with Star Wars-style battle packs, each containing four or so of some classic Doctor Who "army-builder"-type adversary, plus a small supplementary build - a Dalek battlepack, a Cyberman battlepack, a Weeping Angel battlepack, a Sontaran battlepack, etc.

The wings are separate pieces, easily removed to simulate being retracted. But no, they don't actually retract.

What I meant was that I didn't see a need to limit it to 18 characters specifially. Aren't there a lot more than 18 characters that most of us want? And yet most of the posts are 18 characters long, suggesting that it's not just that people want those characters, but that they specifically want those specific characters together in one series.

The high-res rendering of the individual figure shows the foot / boot color doesn't extend to the inside part (between the two feet), so it must indeed be printing and not molding.

The eyes they have are more like their "classic" look than the eyes in your picture. And those two don't really need accessories. That said, I see from the images that it definitely looks like there are duck-tail elements in those two, but not mouse-tail ones for Mickey and Minnie. I would think the latter would be more important for realizing the characters properly than the former (though I'm aware Mickey and Minnie are often portrayed without tails; usually the rationale seems to be that they're contained in their pants or something, but Mickey's shorts seem like they wouldn't really be good for that...). I'm guessing it's a quality / safety issue, in that they probably decided they couldn't make a piece thin enough to look good while still being strong enough not to break, but it's still an Ernst disappointment. It's not enough of one to keep me from getting them, though.

They look great! I plan to try to get the whole series (unless it's true they're going to $4.99, in which case I'll have some tough decisions to make about which ones to skip).

The Ideas site says they'll have some site updates tomorrow (Tuesday the 29th) starting at 12 PM EST, and that there may be brief outages during that time.

I've supported your project. Best of luck!

I'm liking the parts I'm seeing. The new and re plowed elements on Alfred are going to prove useful. Also, that second trailer is hilarious. LEGO Batman truly is best Batman.

That's awesome. Very nicely done.

It's not a traditional minifigure head, but FWIW, SpongeBob Squarepants's head has a slew of variations - I think it's different in every set in which he appears, or close to it, and he appears in pretty much every set in a theme that ran for six or seven years. Several Star Wars characters have had a bunch of variations over the years, though many of them are more about differences in art style than actual different expressions.