Disney Collectible Minifigures Series 1 Discussion

[Jern92]

Anyone else think Alice in the photo almost looks a bit overweight? She has a tiny face on a standard minifigure head and then the way her hair is it just gives her the appearance her head is big and a bit stretched.

That was my first thought when I saw the pictures. Some of the tall and thin characters have become rather stout

[Robert8]

And the bottle on her hand doesn't help her at all

[jluck]

That was my first thought when I saw the pictures. Some of the tall and thin characters have become rather stout

#toylikeme

I definitely saw it too, the proportions just seem a little off.

[BrickFit26]

Hook has grown on me, the hat piece is very well done.

[Actor Builder]

Hook has grown on me...

You should have a doctor check that out. Odd growths can be signs of health issues.

[Tech Artist]

I need to see the full Alice figure to dwcide. With short legs she could just look like a child..

An overweight child. She never got any exercise. :(

[8BrickMario]

I don't think Alice will have short legs. Her default proportions are closer to an adult minifigure's, and the short legs would ruin the effect of her skirt and make her look much dumpier.

[Forresto]

Does anyone know if the Syndrome figure has half molded legs with White boots? That's all we need to complete a proper Scout Trooper figure

[BrickFit26]

I still can't get over how odd Alice looked in the picture. She looks as heavy as Ursula.

You should have a doctor check that out. Odd growths can be signs of health issues.

LMAO. You got me.

[Actor Builder]

LMAO.

You should go to the Doctor about that too...See if they can manage to put it back on...

[Robert8]

Alice and Ariel look obese because the Disney characters are skinny.

Aurora, Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, ... would all look the same

[Tech Artist]

Alice and Ariel look obese because the Disney characters are skinny.

Aurora, Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, ... would all look the same

So it's more of an optical allusion because of how they have to be made to fit the Minifigure body?

[Robert8]

So it's more of an optical allusion because of how they have to be made to fit the Minifigure body?

I'd say so.

That's why Alice looks like this

[MAB]

So it's more of an optical allusion because of how they have to be made to fit the Minifigure body?

It is not an illusion. Minifigures are wide, therefore front-on the Alice figure doesn't just appear too wide. She is too wide. That's the downside of minifigs versus minidolls. The printing of the face makes it worse.

[x105Black]

That's just how minifigures look. And as minifigures, these female characters look as expected. In fact, they look good.

I'm very happy to see that they did a couple of female characters (one of them a princess) in a minifigure form. Hoping for more of them. Minidolls are so awful, and I like that they have both to cater to both audiences.

[Karalora]

Funny how no one ever says male characters look too fat when rendered as minifigs, huh?

[just2good]

Funny how no one ever says male characters look too fat when rendered as minifigs, huh?

I don't think we've ever had a conversation about a particular minifigure looking "too fat" until this Alice one came along, regardless of gender. I personally think she looks as accurate as she can get while keeping the traditional LEGO minifigure style, but this is not a gender issue or anything like that.

[Jacob_9821]

Well, given that minifigs have been used to represent males and females for years, I don't get the whole fat issue. But, getting the obvious out of the way, minifigure bodies were designed in a gender neutral way, making it so both sexes could be represented. Usually women have "curves", which why female minifigures have noticible lines on them, indicating their hips/waist. It's almost a catch 42, you either support both with two torso molds, or just use one and make it fit with added printing to indicate the hips/waist. There's even custom torsos that make them more shapely. A male minifig torso is just that, the whole piece (exceptions with the Special Forces TIE set with that officer, don't like the look myself). While with females they have noticible printing to make them appear with curves. When that's missing I can see why people would say the figure looks "fat", and why it does not apply to male minifigs, in most cases.

Personally, I'm not bothered by these slight, minor details, Alice and Ariel (along with Stitch) are the only ones I plan to get! But I can see why some collectors want these to be as accurate as possible, as these may be the only time we get these figures in minifig form.

Edited March 12, 2016 by Jacob_9821

[Dorayaki]

It just doesn't seem right to discuss about figure. Minifigures were not meant to look like human, and we can hardly find licensed characters exactly look like minifigures. That's why minifigures are the icon of the LEGO franchise.

Unless LEGO introduce more licensed themes with alternative minidolls or long-legged figures from Toy Story line. That's another discussion topic.

[Ultron]

Yeah Alice looks fine to me. Just need high res pics to see if I like her face print or not.

[Karalora]

I don't think we've ever had a conversation about a particular minifigure looking "too fat" until this Alice one came along, regardless of gender.

Maybe not on Eurobricks, but I've seen it elsewhere. As well as related conversations about minidolls being the superior option for LEGO girls in general, because "real women don't look like minifigs." Well, duh. Neither do real men. Humans aren't trapezoids. It's just one of my pet peeves.

Edited March 12, 2016 by Karalora

[General Magma]

I don't think we've ever had a conversation about a particular minifigure looking "too fat" until this Alice one came along, regardless of gender. I personally think she looks as accurate as she can get while keeping the traditional LEGO minifigure style, but this is not a gender issue or anything like that.

Ahsoka Tano in 2008.

[K_Tiger]

Alice's face certainly seems chubby compared to pretty much any of the female minifigures I have. It's almost like her face print is smaller than normal, combined with the way the hair curtains the face in general. Might just be the quality of the pic we've got. Just have to wait and see, I reckon.

[strangely]

Alice's face certainly seems chubby compared to pretty much any of the female minifigures I have. It's almost like her face print is smaller than normal, combined with the way the hair curtains the face in general. Might just be the quality of the pic we've got. Just have to wait and see, I reckon.

Her face is a bit smaller. That's generally what they do with child characters, they adjust the facial features to imply their youth.

[Ardelon]

I wonder if the reason we didnt get Abu with Aladdin, Flounder or Sebastian with Ariel, Flotsam and Jetsam with Ursula, Pluto with Mickey, the raven with Maleficent, etc. is that TLG could only include one character per packet, maybe at Disneys insistence?