LEGO Collectable Minifgures Series 8 Rumours & Discussion

[natelite]

[bloggedcp][/bloggedcp]

Saw your blog. Btw the conquistador helmet is metallic gold not pearl gold. Which means the base is tan, and is sprayed metallic gold.

[Brickmamba]

Series 8 looks pretty good, there are some nice figs in there but I reckon 7 is still the series for this year

[Mr. Elijah Timms]

Checked my local TRU this morning... No dice. East Coast USA.

[fred67]

They had two boxes out at my local TRU (Charleston, South Carolina) ...

Checked my local TRU this morning... No dice. East Coast USA.

Yeah... you'll have to be more specific. The East Coast has a lot of states on it.

FWIW, I haven't seen them in GA, but then I haven't looked in the past week or so. I was at Target yesterday and did not see them.

I don't know what happens when TRU releases them early - TRU tends to do that, but even individual stores might be more apt to do it - or more error prone, seeing as how they don't violate the rules when it comes to releasing video games early. I guess they know they won't be sued by LEGO for releasing early, though.

[HawkLord]

Around here (WA) Series 7 hit Fred Meyers stores first and then made their way to TRU, Target, and Walmart. From personal experience with other toy lines, certain stores tend to get "hot" at different times. Last series, Freddies was the hot store, this time it looks like it might be TRU, since they're the only store reporting in right now.

I haven't seen any Series 8 this past weekend. Most area TRUs are still sitting on Series 7 with some Series 6 mixed in. Most Targets and Walmarts are out of Series 7. This could mean nothing or it could mean their next orders are going to be for Series 8.

[Fighter of Frizzies]

TRU in Manchester CT has 'em, though as usual the TRU tax is a buzz kill so I left empty-handed.

Not sure if this would be an inappropriate place to mention that I have a number of minifigures from the last 2 series for trade if anyone has any extras to unload.

[darkagent]

Picked up a case today in Los Angeles, CA, USA at Toys R Us. Here's the case breakdown (not sure what the official names are):

Robot - 5

Conquistador- 4

Pretzel Guy - 3

Cow Girl - 4

Football Player - 4

Deep Sea Diver - 3

Female Skier - 3

Business Man - 3

Fairy - 3

Santa - 4

Vampire Bat - 4

DJ - 5

Cheerleader - 4

Shakespeare - 3

Pirate - 5

Alien - 3

Edited August 13, 2012 by darkagent

[UsernameMDM]

Picked up a case today in Los Angeles, CA, USA at Toys R Us. Here's the base breakdown (not sure what the official names are):

Conquistador- 4

Football Player - 4

Deep Sea Diver - 3

Cheerleader - 4

Shakespeare - 3

I will be hoarding these.

[Dunjohn]

Breakdown looks largely along the lines we'd been expecting, though I am glad to see my favourite - the DJ - is a 5-of. There's nothing in this series I plan to army so the set'll do me.

[streifen]

only 3 Lederhosen guys? Looks like I got to hunt (read: feel) for more.

[Shushen]

TRU in Manchester CT has 'em, though as usual the TRU tax is a buzz kill so I left empty-handed.

Not sure if this would be an inappropriate place to mention that I have a number of minifigures from the last 2 series for trade if anyone has any extras to unload.

There is a dedicated thread for trading minifigs here http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=52683&st=120#entry1330818. If you see my post i got quite a few figures i want to trade.

[fernlagoon]

I can't wait for the Conquisador and Pirate Captain to come out...I am stuck debating whether to A. Just buy them on ebay or some other secondary market, and likely spend 4 times the face value of each one to get them, or just buy 10 packages to start and hope at least one is one of the two....then just sell the others on ebay!!!

[Kai NRG]

Picked up a case today in Los Angeles, CA, USA at Toys R Us. Here's the case breakdown (not sure what the official names are):

Robot - 5

Conquistador- 4

Pretzel Guy - 3

Cow Girl - 4

Football Player - 4

Deep Sea Diver - 3

Female Skier - 3

Business Man - 3

Fairy - 3

Santa - 4

Vampire Bat - 4

DJ - 5

Cheerleader - 4

Shakespeare - 3

Pirate - 5

Alien - 3

Guess that means there'll be a lot of robots floating around. Glad that the DJ is in the fives though. And it's nice to know I've got a good chanc at picking up the conquistador too.

[Fighter of Frizzies]

I can't wait for the Conquisador and Pirate Captain to come out...I am stuck debating whether to A. Just buy them on ebay or some other secondary market, and likely spend 4 times the face value of each one to get them, or just buy 10 packages to start and hope at least one is one of the two....then just sell the others on ebay!!!

In the past, I've seen some pretty good prices on auctions that include a whole series. Just may take a little patience since this series is so hot right now (and then not waiting too long for the price to rise once the series becomes scarce).

[MikeyB]

went back to my TRU after finding two cases there on Saturday. Today there was one case with less than ten packets in it.

I had a $5 off coupon and bought three packets, the liederhosen guy, the DJ and another Man bat( I do use the feel method for ID and has been pretty successful)

[C A Rotwang]

I picked up seven different ones at my local TRU today. Looks like they got two boxes. none of them have back printing, unless you count the football players armor. I wonder if any of them have back printing.

[TrumpetKing]

I picked up seven different ones at my local TRU today. Looks like they got two boxes. none of them have back printing, unless you count the football players armor. I wonder if any of them have back printing.

The diver does.

Can anybody from the NW (Everett area) tell me if any TRU's have these. Anywhere?

[HawkLord]

The diver does.

Can anybody from the NW (Everett area) tell me if any TRU's have these. Anywhere?

I can tell you that Lynnwood, Everett, and Tacoma TRUs do not have these. Might be worth trying Freddies this weekend. Given that Series 8 seems to have less army-builder types, I'm not worried about this set at all. In fact, I might just make one last run on Series 7...

[Legobrandon]

I can tell you that Lynnwood, Everett, and Tacoma TRUs do not have these. Might be worth trying Freddies this weekend. Given that Series 8 seems to have less army-builder types, I'm not worried about this set at all. In fact, I might just make one last run on Series 7...

Good to know another LEGO fan in that area. I just visited Lynnwood today and tried using the $5 coupon they had. It was a no go. You have to be a rewards member. :( Was hoping to visit Freddies since I get most of my CMFs there + the 10% off coupon, but ran out of time.

Edited August 15, 2012 by Legobrandon

[Omega 8]

The diver does.

Can anybody from the NW (Everett area) tell me if any TRU's have these. Anywhere?

I haven't seen any Series 8 yet at all and I live in Arlington but wirk in Redmond so I hit all the spots in between

I can tell you that Lynnwood, Everett, and Tacoma TRUs do not have these. Might be worth trying Freddies this weekend. Given that Series 8 seems to have less army-builder types, I'm not worried about this set at all. In fact, I might just make one last run on Series 7...

Everett FM (Evergreen & Casino) had 4/5 cases of 7 last week

Good to know another LEGO fan in that area. I just visited Lynnwood today and tried using the $5 coupon they had. It was a no go. You have to be a rewards member. :( Was hoping to visit Freddies since I get most of my CMFs there + the 10% off coupon, but ran out of time.

I would imagine we will still find alot of 7, it seems 6 & 7 were ordered HARD by WM and FM.....

Edited August 15, 2012 by Omega 8

[CtotheP]

Anyone in the Chicago-land area see Series 8 pop up yet? I was at Woodfield mall and they were just saying September sometime.

[MicroJow]

I had the opportunity to open a full, brand-new, still sealed box of Series 8 today. I can confirm the contents as being:

Robot - 5

Conquistador- 4

Bavarian - 3

Cowgirl - 4

Football Player - 4

Diver - 3

Skier - 3

Trade - 3

Fairy - 3

Santa - 4

Man Bat - 4

DJ - 5

Cheerleader - 4

Thespian - 3

Pirate - 5

Alien - 3

Here's the order they were in the box. From my experience, the boxes come packed the same, so perhaps this will help you locate the figures you want (this only works if you are accessing a box that has not yet been rooted through.)

Row One

1 DJ

2 Cheerleader

3 Conquistador

4 Conquistador

5 Alien

6 Bavarian

7 Robot

8 Robot

9 Robot

10 Pirate

11 Man Bat

12 Trader

13 Man Bat

14 Trader

15 Cheerleader

16 DJ

17 Cheerleader

18 DJ

19 DJ

20 Robot

Row Two

1 Football

2 Skier

3 Skier

4 Diver

5 Santa

6 Santa

7 Thespian

8 Bavarian

9 DJ

10 Cheerleader

11 Pirate

12 Conquistador

13 Fairy

14 Fairy

15 Robot

16 Alien

17 Pirate

18 Bavarian

19 Conquistador

20 Pirate

Row Three

1 Diver

2 Football

3 Football

4 Football

5 Alien

6 Skier

7 Fairy

8 Man Bat

9 Cowgirl

10 Pirate

11 Diver

12 Man Bat

13 Santa

14 Thespian

15 Santa

16 Thespian

17 Cowgirl

18 Trader

19 Cowgirl

20 Cowgirl

Good luck!

- MJ

[CM4Sci]

This sure looks interesting.

-Sci

[HawkLord]

Can anybody from the NW (Everett area) tell me if any TRU's have these. Anywhere?

Everett FM (Evergreen & Casino) had 4/5 cases of 7 last week

Sounds like we have some Seattle northenders here. Time to start networking on the finds.

Edited August 16, 2012 by Hawkman

[Masked Builder]

This sure looks interesting.

SNIP

-Sci

It's just a case, nothing interesting.