LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 23. Rumors and discussion

[SirBlake]

1 hour ago, SamVimes said:

Who's ranting? TLG chose Series 23 to announce the change and show mock-ups, not that they are doing it for Series 23.

There should always be resistance to anti-consumer moves by large corporations.

It's the boiling frog metaphor, if small changes are made and accepted, it's not long before things get worse. 

I 100% agree with your point, but again, that crybaby fest is already part of another thread. I’m among the most vocal. This isn’t about the packaging change, it’s about continuing a rant (and yes, it is a rant) in a place it’s not necessary or appreciated. 

Participants in this thread want to talk about this series specifically. Just because news affecting a completely different series that’s more than a year from now happens to be revealed with relative proximity does not make it relevant. It’s just peeing in everybody’s Cheerios because you’re mad about something. I’m mad about it too! Take it to the thread where the other mad people are. I’ll se you there. 

/sermon

Edited July 15, 2022 by SirBlake

[Robert8]

It feels these were revealed like forever ago....

 

I'm surprised they havent shown up in stores yet. There are only 3 weeks left till the official release date

Edited August 7, 2022 by Robert8

[Lion King]

3 hours ago, Robert8 said:

I'm surprised they havent shown up in stores yet. There are only 3 weeks left till the official release date

Eh, Series 23 not showing up in stores don’t bother me at all. 

I’m just suprised there re no reviews yet. 

Am I only the one who notice there is no 6-pack box for Series 23?

[SirBlake]

Yeah, wish I was excited about this one. But the closer we get to S23 hitting, the closer we get S24 and hopefully a better selection. 

[_Nihal_]

Not a single pack out in the wild yet? The only thing i care about is finding out whether the knight girl has a chainmail underneath the armor, for army-building purposes. Even though the fact that she has a printed shield already implies a must buy for me, in five copies. 

[Lion King]

2 hours ago, SirBlake said:

Yeah, wish I was excited about this one. But the closer we get to S23 hitting, the closer we get S24 and hopefully a better selection. 

I’m very exited about S23 AND S24. 

I mean S23 has some cool accessories - snow globe, candy cane. And it also has cool costumes - Rinedeer Girl, Turkey Guy. Just saying somehting positive :)

and I really hope S24 has some new animals and maybe some cool historic figures (knight, pirate, etc). 

[williejm]

11 hours ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

I’m very exited about S23 AND S24. 

I mean S23 has some cool accessories - snow globe, candy cane. And it also has cool costumes - Rinedeer Girl, Turkey Guy. Just saying somehting positive :)

and I really hope S24 has some new animals and maybe some cool historic figures (knight, pirate, etc). 

Agree - and some pretty neat figures in their own right. The snowman, nutcracker, elf, dragon, turkey and wolf costumes are all great!

Here’s hoping we are ‘overcompensated’ with animals and historical figures in Series 24 though 

[Lion King]

24 minutes ago, williejm said:

Agree - and some pretty neat figures in their own right. The snowman, nutcracker, elf, dragon, turkey and wolf costumes are all great

100% agreed! I love the looks of thse minifigures. Definitely, Iwill collect all of them!

[Robert8]

And.... they're out!

 

[Lion King]

Oh, they ae out in the wild? More importantly, where are the reviews? I like to read reviews about CMF Series. :)

[natesroom]

@WhiteFang and his Reviews of the CMF are the Platinum standard. Even today when i am looking for old info i type "CMF ## Review Eurobricks" into google.

[WhiteFang]

3 hours ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

Oh, they ae out in the wild? More importantly, where are the reviews? I like to read reviews about CMF Series. :)

I guess we are waiting for other RLFM or communities to share their review. 

3 hours ago, natesroom said:

@WhiteFang and his Reviews of the CMF are the Platinum standard. Even today when i am looking for old info i type "CMF ## Review Eurobricks" into google.

Thanks natesroom. So glad you appreciate the past CMFs review. For your information, Eurobricks will not receive a box for their own review. In addition, I will also not be doing a review too since by the time, I have it (which is so much later) - there are many other sites for you to read about it. 

[natesroom]

I know thats true, but your reviews with the collection of other minifigs showing the history of the CMF growth is awesome. Especially the dedication you had to showcasing the details. 

Edited August 10, 2022 by natesroom

[Lion King]

Even Jay’s Brick Blog hasn’t posted a review on Series 23 yet. 

[natesroom]

3 hours ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

Even Jay’s Brick Blog hasn’t posted a review on Series 23 yet. 

I wasnt sure what this meant. They aren't even available for general consumption. I was assuming it would be months before a review is made.

[Lion King]

13 hours ago, natesroom said:

I wasnt sure what this meant. They aren't even available for general consumption. I was assuming it would be months before a review is made.

? Reviewers like Jay usually receive sets or CMF Series shortly before they are released generally. I feel like we are not on the same page? 

[RichardGoring]

49 minutes ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

? Reviewers like Jay usually receive sets or CMF Series shortly before they are released generally. I feel like we are not on the same page? 

There will likely be an embargo on when information can be released by news sites like Jay. So while they may be out in the wild from a few retailers who have put them out too early, it's not through official marketing channels. Someone may buy them up for review early though.

[natesroom]

2 hours ago, DBlegonerd7 said:

? Reviewers like Jay usually receive sets or CMF Series shortly before they are released generally. I feel like we are not on the same page? 

Correct - Im not sure what you are saying. Your original reply to me was:

"Even Jay’s Brick Blog hasn’t posted a review on Series 23 yet."

It sounded like you were responding to my original mentioning of Whitefang about how great his reviews were, in which he said he would not be doing a review, which i then commented and said other reviews were not as good as his were, then you responded "Even Jay’s Brick Blog hasn’t posted a review on Series 23 yet. "

I know they are not out so i was not asking him why he hadn't reviewed them, just letting him know how valuable his previous ones were.

Edited August 11, 2022 by natesroom

[Lion King]

50 minutes ago, natesroom said:

Correct - Im not sure what you are saying. Your original reply to me was:

"Even Jay’s Brick Blog hasn’t posted a review on Series 23 yet."

It sounded like you were responding to my original mentioning of Whitefang about how great his reviews were, in which he said he would not be doing a review, which i then commented and said other reviews were not as good as his were, then you responded "Even Jay’s Brick Blog hasn’t posted a review on Series 23 yet. "

I know they are not out so i was not asking him why he hadn't reviewed them, just letting him know how valuable his previous ones were.

Oh. No, not exactly responding to your original post. I already know that WhiteFang no longer does his fantasitc reviews on CMF Series.

So…thta’swhy you just had me puzzled when you said “Iwasnt sure what this meant”. It made me think OTHER reviewers not getting series. 

But thank you for pointing out tho. 

I’mnot really good at explaning or writing in grammatical rules as my primary lanauge is American Sign Language. 

Edited August 11, 2022 by DBlegonerd7

[natesroom]

Gotcha... I was not aware he didn't do them anymore till he mentioned it, though i did notice that the last few were not searchable on the forums.

[SirBlake]

On 8/9/2022 at 8:11 PM, WhiteFang said:

So glad you appreciate the past CMFs review. For your information, Eurobricks will not receive a box for their own review. In addition, I will also not be doing a review too since by the time, I have it (which is so much later) - there are many other sites for you to read about it. 

Though I understand the reasoning, it's still a shame. Your CMF reviews were unrivaled in their production value and thoroughness. 

[Lion King]

1 hour ago, natesroom said:

Gotcha... I was not aware he didn't do them anymore till he mentioned it, though i did notice that the last few were not searchable on the forums.

Got you. All good. 

[Robert8]

Some YouTube reviews are up now!

 

Some thoughts:

Snowman is a costume after all!

Interesting alternate faces for Turkey and Wolf costumes!

The new pieces count for this series is 12 because the antlers and the reindeer mask are separate pieces

What piece is the Snowman's nose? Is that the horn/drill piece? 

Edited August 12, 2022 by Robert8

[K_Tiger]

6 hours ago, Robert8 said:

What piece is the Snowman's nose? Is that the horn/drill piece? 

I think it may be a new piece?

Doesn't say where he got them.

[Lion King]

Yup, perfect timing for reviews!