Collectable minfigures

71052 Collectible Minifigures Series 29: Early Review

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A display of LEGO minifigures from Collectable Minifigures Series 29, featuring various characters in vibrant outfits, including a chef, witch, and pirate, arranged in a line on black bases.

It’s been a couple of years since we have had a set of collectable minifigures to review here on the blog. In CMF series 29, we have have a set of 12 different minifigures. The LEGO Group sent a couple of sets over for early review. This is not themed like series 26 (Space) or 28 (costumes), or any of the licensed themes we have seen over the years. Instead, it’s a mix of classic and crazy characters, some based on existing themes, and some that are just plain crazy.
The series will be on sale on May 1 (most of the world) and June 1 (Australia/New Zealand). They will be priced at $AUD5.99 / $USD4.99 / £3.49 / 3.99€.

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Collectable Minifigures Series 23: Rambling Review

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The announcement of series 23 of the collectable minifigures at LEGO CON in June surprised me a little. Since 2017, we have been presented with a set of ‘in-house’ figures, a Warner Bros licenced series (DC Super Heroes, Looney Tunes, Harry Potter, LEGO Movie/TLM2/TLMBM/TLNM) and a Disney licenced series (Disney, Marvel, Muppets). And the in-house series number has been the same as the year number. Now my ordinal sensibilities have been challenged, and I am not sure I like it.

That said, when we look at the figures presented in Series 23, it is appropriately timed, with many figures appropriate for the holiday season, including a Turkey costume, along with a snowman, reindeer costume, elf, nutcracker and Sugar Plum Fairy (or is it just the most generic toddler girl ever?).

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