LEGO Collectable Minifigures - The LEGO Movie Series Discussion

[takarawarrior2014]

if anyone has scribble face bad cop, does he have a double sided head.

[TrumpetKing]

Yes, he does.

[obsidianheart]

Yes, does. One side is scribble... y? Is Scribbley a word? And the other side is angry with mirrored Aviator sunglasses.

[TheLegoDr]

I found the series at target lately so picked them all up. I had to go to two targets to get all 16 plus a few extras for my daughter. I'd say it is a pretty lackluster series overall, but my favorite figure is Shakespeare I think. It took me a while to find him. Just feel for the neck ruff piece. That really stands out, just like with the sad clown and the actor.

Wyldstyle is easy to feel for, just look for the fan. That stood out the most for me.

And taco Tuesday guy was easy to find because of his hat and the 1x1 tiles. I picked up two in case I need a second one. My poncho was creased though so it won't fit him correctly.

[takarawarrior2014]

Yes, he does.

Yes, does. One side is scribble... y? Is Scribbley a word? And the other side is angry with mirrored Aviator sunglasses.

Thank you guys.

[AmperZand]

Same here.

I'm not sure they're available anywhere in the UK yet except TLG brand stores. I tried JL and WHS today with no luck. According to JL, they won't have them until some time next month. Useless!

It could be that TLG UK realised that there's a surge of initial demand and want to capitalise on it. Not sure the reseller network including WHS and JL will be too thrilled about having their supply delayed to TLG's advantage.

Edited January 6, 2014 by AmperZand

[imhotep85]

I'm not sure they're available anywhere in the UK yet except TLG brand stores. I tried JL and WHS today with no luck. According to JL, they won't have them until some time next month. Useless!

It could be that TLG UK realised that there's a serge of initial demand and want to capitalise on it. Not sure the reseller network including WHS and JL will be too thrilled about having their supply delayed to TLG's advantage.

I agree - Tesco, Asda and WHSmith all checked today with no luck. Only place not checked so far is TRU but might have to make a detour on the way home one evening. Hoping to find some soon as nearest Lego store is 60 miles from me.

[Captain Settle]

I'm not sure they're available anywhere in the UK yet except TLG brand stores. I tried JL and WHS today with no luck. According to JL, they won't have them until some time next month. Useless!

It could be that TLG UK realised that there's a serge of initial demand and want to capitalise on it. Not sure the reseller network including WHS and JL will be too thrilled about having their supply delayed to TLG's advantage.

Completely unrelated, but what does JL stand for? John Lewis?

I received my second CMF today, and it was Abraham Lincoln. He's a great figure, but it's a bit disappointing that his hat and beard are one mold, but I guess it would have been hard to have them apart. Oh well.

Edited January 6, 2014 by Captain Settle

[AmperZand]

Completely unrelated, but what does JL stand for? John Lewis?

Yes.

I received my second CMF today, and it was Abraham Lincoln. He's a great figure, but it's a bit disappointing that his hat and beard are one mold, but I guess it would have been hard to have them apart. Oh well.

I'm also disappointed by that, but thanks to Whitefang's review, I already knew it. I won't be after the Lincoln minifig.

[ritzcrackerman]

I was fortunate enough to find all of them (plus a couple of extras for the ones I wanted doubles of) at a local Target. Spent about an hour feeling through packages.

Word to the wise - I found this series the hardest to discern by the "feel" method. A lot of them feel similar, with only a handful of differentiating pieces, which can be stuck between the included check sheet and minifigure base.

The cat lady, Velma Staplebot, Shakespeare, Mermaid, and Abe Lincoln were the hardest to find, and the rack I searched through seemed pretty untouched. I found tons of cops, tons of Emmets, and lots of Taco Tuesday guys.

Anyways, good luck searching. :) It's a fun series. I got doubles of Wiley Fusebot, the Calamity Drone, and Wild West Wyldestyle, they'll make good accompaniments to my Lone Ranger figs (heaven knows if and when we'll ever get a Western theme again...)

[BlueberryWaffles]

I just got two- Hard Hat Emmet and Taco Tuesday Guy. I LOVE THEM. Emmett's hair/hat piece is cool (why can't that be normal?), his magazine is very reuseable, and his faces are cute. Taco Tuesday is THE BEST CMF. ever. Awesome sombrero, awesome poncho, didn't expect printed taco plate! These so amazing. Hopefully next I will get Scribble-Face Bad Cop.

[Lego Spy]

Taco Tuesday is THE BEST CMF. ever. Awesome sombrero, awesome poncho, didn't expect printed taco plate! These so amazing. Hopefully next I will get Scribble-Face Bad Cop.

Well, he is kind of a repeat of the Mariachi, from series 2. Though this is certainly an improvement.

Hopefully next I will get Scribble-Face Bad Cop.

Here's a question to those who know ( ), is there more than one Bad Cop, or is there simply the Bad Cop?

[just2good]

Here's a question to those who know ( ), is there more than one Bad Cop, or is there simply the Bad Cop?

There's just one as far as I know.

[Aanchir]

Well, he is kind of a repeat of the Mariachi, from series 2. Though this is certainly an improvement.

It always somewhat bothers me when people call him a Mariachi. From my experience, mariachi bands tend to wear fine suits, not just a poncho and brown pants. A Google image search doesn't believe me to think that my experience is out-of-the-ordinary either.

I see that he's called the Mariachi in at least some countries, like Germany, which baffles me a bit. Maybe the mariachi tradition is differently understood in countries that don't have the same level of cultural exchange with Mexico as the United States has. It still kind of baffles me every time I see the Maraca Man called a Mariachi, and I still hope one day we get a proper Mariachi with a black suit, tan sombrero, and maybe an acoustic guitar. But the Taco Tuesday guy, portraying a heavily "packaged" and "branded" version of Mexican culture, is actually further from that sort of costume.

Not that I think the Taco Tuesday guy is a bad fig. That "packaged" version of Mexican culture exists in the real world, after all, so nothing wrong in my opinion with getting a fig of it (especially as a fig of a mascot character from a fictional movie — that's about three inherent levels of separation from reality). But I'd like to get something more authentic eventually.

[Dorayaki]

Well, I'd like to see a Mexican lady earlier, so I'm not that excited for this renewal.

[Lego Spy]

It always somewhat bothers me when people call him a Mariachi. From my experience, mariachi bands tend to wear fine suits, not just a poncho and brown pants. A Google image search doesn't believe me to think that my experience is out-of-the-ordinary either.

I was just taking the name from Brickset.

Edited January 9, 2014 by Lego Spy

[Itaria No Shintaku]

It always somewhat bothers me when people call him a Mariachi. From my experience, mariachi bands tend to wear fine suits, not just a poncho and brown pants. A Google image search doesn't believe me to think that my experience is out-of-the-ordinary either.

I see that he's called the Mariachi in at least some countries, like Germany, which baffles me a bit. Maybe the mariachi tradition is differently understood in countries that don't have the same level of cultural exchange with Mexico as the United States has. It still kind of baffles me every time I see the Maraca Man called a Mariachi, and I still hope one day we get a proper Mariachi with a black suit, tan sombrero, and maybe an acoustic guitar. But the Taco Tuesday guy, portraying a heavily "packaged" and "branded" version of Mexican culture, is actually further from that sort of costume.

Not that I think the Taco Tuesday guy is a bad fig. That "packaged" version of Mexican culture exists in the real world, after all, so nothing wrong in my opinion with getting a fig of it (especially as a fig of a mascot character from a fictional movie — that's about three inherent levels of separation from reality). But I'd like to get something more authentic eventually.

It always somewhat bothers me when people call him a Mariachi. From my experience, mariachi bands tend to wear fine suits, not just a poncho and brown pants. A Google image search doesn't believe me to think that my experience is out-of-the-ordinary either.

I see that he's called the Mariachi in at least some countries, like Germany, which baffles me a bit. Maybe the mariachi tradition is differently understood in countries that don't have the same level of cultural exchange with Mexico as the United States has. It still kind of baffles me every time I see the Maraca Man called a Mariachi, and I still hope one day we get a proper Mariachi with a black suit, tan sombrero, and maybe an acoustic guitar. But the Taco Tuesday guy, portraying a heavily "packaged" and "branded" version of Mexican culture, is actually further from that sort of costume.

I totally agree.

Further more:

http://ipadwallsdepot.com/detail/ninel-conde-mariachi_00067695.jpg

Edited January 9, 2014 by Rufus
Oversized image tags removed

[badbob001]

Will this be sold in Germany? The German release date of the movie is April 10 so perhaps by late February?

[Captain Settle]

All my knowledge of mariachis comes from Doritos adverts.

Will this be sold in Germany? The German release date of the movie is April 10 so perhaps by late February?

They're already on the German Shop@Home.

[Cult_Of_Skaro]

I totally agree.

Further more:

http://ipadwallsdepot.com/detail/ninel-conde-mariachi_00067695.jpg

I don't normally like it when they redo an old minifigure as a female, but...This I could get behind.

Edited January 9, 2014 by Rufus
Please don't quote large pictures

[TheLegoDr]

^^If only LEGO females looked like that!

I'd love Mariachi figures for sure. Then I can start MOCing the Three Amigos!

The Taco Tuesday guy is interesting, but definitely not mariachi related. I suppose that is true, other countries would see caricatures of Mexican culture and associate that with them, just like in the US, we will see caricatures of other countries without experiencing it fully (at least on a general basis).

[Lego Spy]

^^If only LEGO females looked like that!

I guess we'll have to stick with Princess Leia.

[Captain Settle]

This I could get behind.

Literally!

[Itaria No Shintaku]

Literally!

[Freddy Bricker]

All my knowledge of mariachis comes from Doritos adverts.

Also, went to a TRU today (not my local one, though) and they had no collectible minifigures at all, what a shame, I really thought I'd be getting Marsha today.