Shield Collection by Year

[Follows Closely]

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Over the past 6 months I have been pulling all the shields I could find from my collection. I am 56 shields shy of having a complete collection. I have created a bricklink wanted list and am considering sourcing the remaing shields that are priced under $10 (all but one of them). I also need to source some more number tiles. The black 2x2 radar dish and the black 3x3 disk pieces are placeholders for missing shields. The black 1x1 round plates are placeholders for missing number tiles.

Details of each shield can be seen here: https://followsclosely.github.io/shields/, the site has the same layout as the above image. Use the toggles on the top to show/hide and to break on year.

 

Edited December 23, 2023 by Follows Closely
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[SirBlake]

This is pleasing to look at. That second row from the top is hitting hard. 

[Follows Closely]

17 hours ago, SirBlake said:

... That second row from the top is hitting hard. 

The 80s are my nostalgia rush.

Edited August 22, 2023 by Follows Closely

[Wardancer]

Thank you. This showed me shields I was not aware of. The stickered stag shield from the Bricklink set is beautiful. Too bad it is ultra rare. 

[Follows Closely]

The 1x1 black tiles I am using for the years are also difficult to find at a resaonable price. Does anyone have other ideas on how to display the year? I Am open to 3rd party printing if that is available.

[Mitsman]

Hahah, you are crazy! I did not know that many shields existed!

On another note, you may want to think about printing transparent stickers with a basic inkjet printer and sticking them on black tiles. If you want to use pure Lego on the cheap I have no idea. I have been trying to use similar tiles and they are expensive to get a lot...

 

[Wardancer]

In Germany there is steindrucker.com

[Follows Closely]

I debated as to what to do with the nexo knigh shields. I concluded that they deserve a second collection:

 

[Triceron]

Did the Nexo Knights shields have some sort of functionality?  Why are there so many of them?

[Follows Closely]

37 minutes ago, Triceron said:

Did the Nexo Knights shields have some sort of functionality?  Why are there so many of them?

You will find all you want to know and more here:

• https://nexoknights.fandom.com/wiki/Shields

[Artanis I]

Nice.

Crazy how many new pieces are made these days, there's just as many from the last 10 years as for the 35 years previous...

[Follows Closely]

With the release of the Viking Village I wanted to post and updated of my Shield Collection. Just 19 to go!

The shields included in the Viking Village are truely beautiful detailed shields.

 

[iluvspacepolice]

On 10/9/2023 at 10:28 AM, Follows Closely said:

With the release of the Viking Village I wanted to post and updated of my Shield Collection. Just 19 to go!

The shields included in the Viking Village are truely beautiful detailed shields.

 

This might be one of the coolest lego displays i have seen 

[jtooker]

That's awesome!

[Follows Closely]

I am finilalizing my shield collection so that I can build my display frame. The frame is brick built and I have minimized the impact of adding new shields as they are released, but if I missed a shield it is a huge pain to go back and shift everything down and to the right. Below you will find my definition of what I have included in my collection.

1. Any element that was initially designed to be held by a minifig as a shield. Accounts for the inclusion of 75902pb19 even though it is used as a vehicle decal in a Technic set.
2. Any element that is held by a minifig as a shield. Accounts for the inclusion of 98834pb02 even though it was introduced as a vehicle spoiler.
3. Brick built shields are not included. Exceptions are made when a single tile is added to a shield element (14769pb523) in the Goat Boat (76208), and the 2x3 tiles held by mincraft minifigs, such as 26603pb275.
4. Offensive weapons that are used to block an attack are not included. This eliminates swords, light sabers and power burst shields.
5. Nexo Knight shield tiles are not included. The four Nexo Knight shields are included, but the 161 Nexo Knight shield tiles that attach are not included (see Nexo Collection).
6. Lego duplo and bionicle shields are not included.

My Favor to Ask: could I get a few people to look over my list and verify that I did not miss any shields from 1978-2023?

My list can be found here: https://followsclosely.github.io/shields/

* The two red shields in 2023 are from the viking village.

Edited October 20, 2023 by Follows Closely
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[Follows Closely]

I have identified three new shields so far in the newly released 2024 images:

also in the larger set: https://brickset.com/sets/71809-1/Egalt-the-Master-Dragon

... the hunt continues.

I have finally a completed set of Nexo Knight Shields. I am still two shy for my minifig shield collection above.

More on flickr.

 

Edited December 4, 2023 by Follows Closely

[Follows Closely]

I picked up two of the three 2024 shields at my local Wal*Mart today. I am looking forward to the shield shop as I am expecting at least 6 or so shields, hopefully a couple new ones!

[Follows Closely]

Given the year is just about over and we are not going to get any more shields, it is time to post my collection.

Complete~ minifig shield Collection organized by year.

The following guidelines are used to determine what elements are included in the Lego Shield Collection:

• Any element that was initially designed to be held by a minifig as a shield. Accounts for the inclusion of 75902pb19 even though it is used as a vehicle decal in a Technic set.
• Any element that is held by a minifig as a shield. Accounts for the inclusion of 98834pb02 even though it was introduced as a vehicle spoiler.
• Brick built shields are not included. Exceptions are made when a single tile is added to a shield element (14769pb523), as in the Goat Boat (76208) set.
• Offensive weapons that are used to block an attack are not included. This eliminates swords, light sabers and power burst shields.
• Nexo Knight shield tiles are not included. The four Nexo Knight shields are included, but the 161 Nexo Knight shield tiles that attach are not included (see Nexo Collection).
• Lego duplo and bionicle shields are not included.

~ Missing three shields. Two noted by the red lego plates and one shield has a home made print. Details can be found here: <a href="https://followsclosely.github.io/shields/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">followsclosely.github.io/shields/</a>

More pictures on flickr.

 

[Yperio_Bricks]

Impressive collection and a wonderful display I also like all the black greebling behind the shields. As kids, me and my brother had the shields from 1984 till 1995.

[Black Falcon]

Very impressive indeed. I fully agree on the background greebling, looks just great and makes it look much more interesting than just a plain black background. I guess you will soon run out of space for new shields, but the good thing is, beeing built out of Lego it is easy to increase it´s size, lol.

Edited December 23, 2023 by Black Falcon

[Follows Closely]

If done corectly, this will be my new favorite shield!

 

[Follows Closely]

I picked up another shield today at my local Wal*Mart.

[Follows Closely]

I picked up another shield for my collection the other day.

 

I am also noticing a few new shield in the 2025 lineup. We are getting a new color shield in the Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet and Mini Orchid sets.

Also in 2025 we are getting a Wolf Pac shield in the Minifig Series 27.