LEGO Collectable Minifigures Series 25. Rumors and discussion

[Westbrick]

On 1/11/2024 at 7:57 PM, Westbrick said:

So I thought I was being smart - I ordered 24 of the CMFs from Lego and had them delivered, with the intention of scanning the QR codes and returning the unopened ones I didn’t want. They arrived today, and all have the unscannable small QR code. Just tried the scales I have and they’re not sensitive enough to show the difference really, they seem to round up or down to the next whole number. Meh. 

Okay, I pulled the plug and opened 4 I suspected of being basil and I was right on all counts! Now I’m looking at the ones I think might be the goatherd…

 

edit. All 3 were train-boy. Meh. 

Edited January 17, 2024 by Westbrick

[Lion King]

So, the second 6-pack CMF package just arrived today. 

Yup it’s not A and B boxes after all. 

Pack A:  Triceratop suit, vampire knight, (2x) Paralympic sprinter, goatherd, fitness instructor 

Pack B: Paralympic sprinter, vampire knight, triceratop suit, e-sport champion, dog groomer, noir

It’s best to buy ONE six-pack CMF set then buy other six minifigures individually by using Bricksearcher app. 

Ordering two 6-pack CMF boxes are quite gambling.  A complete one would be perfect. 

I will sell duplicated minifigures at yard sale then!

[JohnTPT17]

5 hours ago, Lion King said:

Pack A:  Triceratop suit, vampire knight, (2x) Paralympic sprinter, goatherd, fitness instructor 

Pack B: Paralympic sprinter, vampire knight, triceratop suit, e-sport champion, dog groomer, noir

Interestingly, that seems to mostly line up with my earlier theory of four sets of three:

On 1/6/2024 at 4:21 PM, JohnTPT17 said:

• Set A: Harpy, Mushroom Girl, Barbarian
• Set B: Dog Groomer, Gamer, Nior Detective 
• Set C: Bat-Lord, Triceratops, Sprinter 
• Set D: Train Boy, Goatherder, Workout Lady 

Sub out one of your duplicate Vampire Knights in the first box for a Train Boy, and it works.

[Roebuck]

11 hours ago, Westbrick said:

 I figure the goats will be on PaB once the medieval village is released. 

Definitely a goat or two, but probably not the same color as the CMF

[Westbrick]

I have to travel a lot for work over the next month. Realistically I think I will have time to visit Lego stores in Birmingham and Copenhagen, so will see if they have more in stock than the London ones.

[Darth Shadowthrone]

31 minutes ago, Roebuck said:

Definitely a goat or two, but probably not the same color as the CMF

A brown goat would be really cool. Or an even darker one that could double as Black Phillip :D

[BrickFit26]

I tried the brick seach app in Walmart and it worked. But I did notice that my local Walmart has a mix of the smaller and bigger qr codes next to the barcodes and the app doesn't work on the smaller ones.

[zoth33]

On 1/18/2024 at 9:48 PM, BrickFit26 said:

I tried the brick seach app in Walmart and it worked. But I did notice that my local Walmart has a mix of the smaller and bigger qr codes next to the barcodes and the app doesn't work on the smaller ones.

All my walmart had was the smaller codes.  so far still haven't gotten a Basil yet.  Hopefully this week I can find some.  

[BrickFit26]

@zoth33mine seems to have more smaller codes than bigger codes. I'll keep looking around. I really want that Basil.

[JohnTPT17]

Got my two full boxes from Minifig Madness today. All of them had the larger codes, and I was able to find six full sets without issue. 

Good luck to y'all looking for Basil! I got lucky and was able to find him at Walmart, in the very back of the bin with only a few boxes left. 

[Darth Shadowthrone]

Went to the local Lego shop at the weekend with some electric scales to do some weighing until the employee at the till told me they’ve been scanning the QR codes and had the two I wanted behind the till! 
 

Just got the Bat Lord and the Goatherd so I’m pretty pleased 

[BrickFit26]

After spending sometime looking through the mess of boxes at Walmart, there were more smaller codes than the larger codes. The search continues.

[SoupOrFishOil]

These boxes aren't doing it for me.

• Weight trainers: 6
• Goatherds: 1
• Vampire knights: 0

I'll keep myself away from these until I see the larger matrix codes. :P

[Doddsino]

So Series 25 has been popping up all over the place recently. And just as a lot of people have expected, lots and lots of opened and vandalized packaging. 

One Wal-Mart had like 30 boxes, all of which were torn open and spilling out. A few boxes were completely empty.

So that was fun.

[Artanis I]

The Bricklink prices are ugly

[Clone OPatra]

Here in Australia, where they officially release today (February 1st), the first two boxes my nearby LEGO Certified Store had all had small QR codes only.

I figured Australia gets batches packed in Europe, or is there a third location that packs CMF for Asia Pacific now - Mexico, Europe and... somewhere else?

[El Garfio]

I got some from a store where the clerk open them and identify them 

No people handling/tearing the boxes

No fear for getting a duplicate one

More people buying them

Edited February 1, 2024 by El Garfio

[Black Falcon]

14 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

Here in Australia, where they officially release today (February 1st), the first two boxes my nearby LEGO Certified Store had all had small QR codes only.

I figured Australia gets batches packed in Europe, or is there a third location that packs CMF for Asia Pacific now - Mexico, Europe and... somewhere else?

Well I would guess the Chinese one would also sound likely to me. In the end it should be easy to see though, when you are looking at the codes. If it would be Europe you would also have the S in the Code or R for Mexico. If they would come from the chinese Factory I think the Code should have a B instead

[Westbrick]

I’m still finding a mix of large and small QR codes out there. Am in Copenhagen briefly and managed to snag 2 goat herders while here, but there were 0 bat knights. 

[Clone OPatra]

Found two more brand new boxes of them in another major retailer. They have S in the code, but are all exclusively small QRs.

[Rjbricks]

 Very kind lady at my local toy shop was able to use the shop barcode scanner rather than me using the phone apps to get a couple of bats and goat herders.

 

[HotdogBricks]

Looks like the goatherd goat will remain exclusive to the cmf. The town square has a dark grey goat!

[Clone OPatra]

On 2/8/2024 at 1:24 AM, HotdogBricks said:

Looks like the goatherd goat will remain exclusive to the cmf. The town square has a dark grey goat!

I guess it would've been unlikely for them to reuse the white goat so soon, but it doesn't mean they won't later on.

I took a chance and brought my not particularly accurate gram kitchen scale to the store, and managed with three packs to get both the Goatherd and Batlord, plus the train kid (who I didn't care about, but three different figures is great).

[williejm]

8 hours ago, Clone OPatra said:

I guess it would've been unlikely for them to reuse the white goat so soon, but it doesn't mean they won't later on.

I took a chance and brought my not particularly accurate gram kitchen scale to the store, and managed with three packs to get both the Goatherd and Batlord, plus the train kid (who I didn't care about, but three different figures is great).

Get the Bricksearch app to scan the matrix codes. It’s a game changer! 
 

[Black Falcon]

6 hours ago, williejm said:

Get the Bricksearch app to scan the matrix codes. It’s a game changer! 
 

That one only works with the big codes and:

On 2/4/2024 at 3:04 AM, Clone OPatra said:

Found two more brand new boxes of them in another major retailer. They have S in the code, but are all exclusively small QRs.