Set Review - Droid Escape Pod - #75136

Are these the droids you're looking for?  As mentioned previously, I purchased a few Star Wars sets during the LEGO Shop at Home double VIP point sale and one of them was the Droid Escape Pod #75136.  This set is a recreation of R2-D2's and C-3PO's escape from the rebel ship and landing on Tatooine from Episode IV.  This set is $24.99 in the US with 197 pieces or $0.127 per piece.  This is quite high compared to the average of about $0.10 per piece, but as it's Star Wars, LEGO tends to set higher prices (and we keep buying them).  This set contains 4 minifigures, R2-D2, C-3PO, and 2 Jawas.  Should you get this set too?  Let's find out.

Here is the box front.  It's your standard container with a picture of the set, the minifigures listed on the bottom right, and then like the last few I've reviewed it has Kylo Ren in the upper right even though he wasn't in the original trilogy.

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Here is the back.  Again, it's pretty standard.  It shows some of the features of the set and the Jawa's "weapons," 

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Here are the contents.  There are 2 bags of bricks, a sticker book, and instructions.  As per usual, the instructions and the stickers were jammed into the box.

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The first bag starts the pod structure.  There isn't too much special about this build.  Not a lot of interesting techniques and not a lot of interesting pieces.  The large stickers that go on the outside of the pod are not easy to put on.  It says for ages 7 to 12 on the front, but I doubt I would have been able to get the stickers on right at age 7.  Well, they would have gone on... just crooked.

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So the final build.  Here's the pod itself all closed up.  I haven't seen episode IV in a while so I couldn't tell you how accurate this is compared to the actual.  With that being said, this set isn't designed for accuracy, it's designed for play... remember the front says ages 7 to 12.  

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The pod opens up and you can put the 2 droids in.  It's designed to have C-3PO in front and R2-D2 in the back.  Now shown are the hidden "Death Star" plans that C-3PO can hold.  Other than that, not much else to this build.

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Here's the final set with all the figures to include the 2 Jawas.

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In my personal opinion, the selling point for this set is the minifigures.  C-3PO, R2-D2, and the Jawas are the ones offered in this set.  C-3PO has only been in some of the more expensive sets recently (like the $299.99 #75059 Sandcrawler or the $249.99 #10236 Ewok Village) so this is your chance to get him without paying a fortune.  Same for the Jawas.  C-3PO is shown with the Death Star plans.

So what are my parting thoughts?  For an adult fan of LEGO (AFOL) or a Star Wars fan, this set is about the minifigures.  This is not the set for someone looking for a good, fun build with lots of great parts that can be used elsewhere.  As I've said in the past, it could be a good set if you are a landscape/scene builder.  Although the desert of Tatooine doesn't sound like a very exciting build (do you have lots of tan plates/bricks?).  Have you purchased this set already?  What do you think?

If you're looking for Star Wars minifigures, you can find them here:
Clone Wars Minifigs
Episodes I-III Minifigs
Episodes IV-VI Minifigs (to include the minifigs from this set!)
The Force Awakens Minifigs

Click here for Star Wars Sets

Set Review - Star Wars Carbon Freezing Chamber - #75137

I opened up another one of the Star Wars sets that I purchased.  This one is the Carbon Freezing Chamber from episode V, the Empire Strikes Back.  Released in the US on 1 March 2016, this set is currently selling for $24.99 and has 231 pieces putting it at $0.108 per piece.  This isn't too bad for a licensed Star Wars set, but not the greatest if you consider it among the rest of the LEGO universe.  It includes 3 minifigures, but I'll get into that later.  

So let's get into it...  Here is the box.  Still not sure why Kylo Ren is on the box when it's a set from the original trilogy, but whatever.

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Like most sets, the back of this box shows what you can do with this set.  It shows how you can "freeze" Han Solo, the spot where Han was tortured, an elevator, and of course the weapons in the set (Boba Fett's blaster).

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There isn't much special about the box contents.  There are 2 bags and instructions that once again are shoved into the box.  No stickers in this set so that's a good thing.

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The first bag comes with the Ugnaught (yes, I had to look that up) and starts the construction of the chamber.  Nothing too out of the ordinary with the build other than the use of Technic pieces to build the carbon freezing mechanism.  Here's what bag 1 gives you.

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Bag 2 contains Boba Fett, Han Solo, Han Solo frozen in carbonite, and the remainder of the set.  Not a lot special here with the build.  I think it would have been nice to have the top to the chamber as well, but that would drive up the cost.  I guess someone can build that scene on their own, right?  The first picture shows Han before being frozen.

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You can spin it around and see Han frozen.

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Next up, the minifigures.  You've got the Ugnaught, Boba Fett, Han Solo, and then the frozen Han Solo (not sure if it counts as a minifigure or not, but I think so).

Should you buy this set?  If you're a hardcore Star Wars fan or if you want some of the minifigures, definitely get it.  If you're looking for a fun build, then not so much here.  Some of the pieces in the set are pretty good and can be used in MOCs, but not a lot of exciting parts that are out of the ordinary.  Let me know what you think of the set in the comments.

If you're looking for Star Wars minifigures, you can find them here:
Clone Wars Minifigs
Episodes I-III Minifigs
Episodes IV-VI Minifigs
The Force Awakens Minifigs

Click here for Star Wars Sets

Set Review - Star Wars Hoth Attack - #75138

With the double VIP points being offered from LEGO Shop at Home, I took advantage and bought a few sets.  Once again I have a backlog of sets to build and review, but that's a good thing.  Anyways, one of them included the Star Wars Hoth Attack - #75138.  It is from episode V, The Empire Strikes back.  With 233 pieces and priced at $24.99 it's $0.107 per piece which actually isn't too bad for a Star Wars set.  It has 3 minifigures and an Imperial Probe Droid (not sure if you can count that as a minifigure or not).  

Here is the box.  The front shows the final set in action with the 3 minifigures on the bottom right.  I'm not sure why a picture of Kylo Ren appears in the upper right, but whatever.

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The back shows some of the play options and by favorite, the weapons included in the box.  I don't recall Han Solo throwing snow at the Imperial Trooper with a shovel, but it has been a while since I've seen the movie. 

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Next up is the contents.  Nothing special here, just 2 brick bags labeled #1 and #2, a small sticker page (thankfully), and an instruction booklet that was crammed into the box so it is nice and creased when you go to open it (Come on LEGO!  You can fix this!).

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Bag one contains the Han Solo minifigure and then some of the build.  The build isn't too out of the ordinary although for the play factor the option to have a smaller base as shown or a line as shown on the back of the set box isn't a bad idea.  If you're someone who likes to recreate scenes on your own, this might not be a bad set to get you started and then you can expand.  Here's the end of bag #1's build.

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Bag 2 finishes up the set and has the remaining minifigures.  It includes an Imperial Snow Trooper and a Rebel Trooper.  It also has a Imperial Probe Droid and a weapon that can be set up and a large rifle for the Snowtrooper to fire.  For those who want to play with the set, you can put a minifigure into the cannon, it has the spring loaded shooter device, and the cannon rotates as you turn the rounded brick on the bottom.

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Here are the minifigures.  They are Han Solo (I'm not really sure how you can tell it is Han Solo or not), a Rebel Trooper with a rifle, back pack, and a helmet with goggles that can be on the helmet or across the eyes, and then a Snowtrooper with a blaster as well.

Here is the final set with minifigures.

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Overall what did I think of this set?  For those who want to play, it's not bad.  There are a number of features that make it good for kids (to include us older kids) to recreate a scene from the Empire Strikes Back.  In terms of the build, there isn't anything special about it.  No really challenging techniques, but a few good pieces that could be used elsewhere.  I think it's a good set for those who want to add their own pieces to expand it.  I often build a set and then add my own pieces.  Usually this is with LEGO City sets where you only get the front of a building and I'd like the back of the building to be included too.  If all else fails, the minifigures in this set are worth it for your collection.  As mentioned, it's hard to tell that the Han Solo figure is really Han Solo, but the Rebel Trooper and Snowtrooper are pretty good.  Since the set is just out, I haven't seen any discounts yet, but the double VIP points sale at LEGO Shop at Home might make this a good time to buy (sale ends 22 March).  Have you bought this yet?  Leave your thoughts in the comments if you have.

If you're looking for more LEGO minifigures, you can check out my store here:
-Episodes I-III minifigures
-Episodes IV-VI minifigures
-Clone Wars minifigures
-The Force Awakens minifigures

What do I buy my 4 Year Old Nephew?

I received a question and I figured I'd answer it on the blog.  What LEGO sets do you buy a boy aged 4?  Given the numerous amounts of sets out there with different themes, this is actually quite a challenging question.  I'll share my thoughts and I'm curious to hear if there are others.

The first place to start with LEGO in terms of age is the DUPLO line.  You can view LEGO's current DUPLO line here.   The age range listed on most of the sets is listed as between 2 and 5.  The DUPLO line has come a long way.  It now has sub-themes and a variety of sets to include Super Heroes and  Disney characters.  Should you get them for a 4 year old?  I think if he has DUPLO sets and enjoys playing with them still, then more DUPLOs wouldn't be a bad thing.  If he doesn't have them or already is into LEGO sets, then stick to LEGO.  If you're looking for a deal, Amazon's DUPLO sales are here.  You can also change it to view sales at Target and Walmart.

Next up in terms of age is LEGO Juniors.  This theme was started 2014 and the age range listed is between 4 and 7.  LEGO's current line can be found here.  What's good about this theme?  It uses standard LEGO elements and minifigures, but the sets typically have fewer parts.  Currently there are City, Super Hero, Disney Princess, and some pink sets geared towards girls, but still within the City line.  The sets are marketed as "easy to build."  This line could be a good place to start for a 4 year old boy who is just starting in LEGO.  Amazon has a few sales on Juniors sets which can be found here.  You can switch it to see Target and Walmart sales too.

Another option is one of my favorites.  The LEGO Classic line has an age range listed of 4 to 99.  Why centennials can't use them, I'm not quite sure.  You can view LEGO's Classic line here. Why is the LEGO Classic line good?  They are just boxes of bricks.  There are some examples of what you can build on the box and sometimes they come with idea books, but beyond that you can build whatever you want.  They come with some vehicle elements, elements to make animals, elements to build houses, and numerous others to encourage imagination.  Plus you never grow out of them.  You can use them to build whatever you want or connect them with other themes as you want.  Classic sales at Amazon are here.  As listed before you can see Target and Walmart sales too.  Also, you can read a post that I did on one of the Classic Sets here.  

The last theme I'd recommend is LEGO City (view the line here).  The age range listed is 5 to 12 so a year more, but that could be okay.  It could be a good set to build with him as a 4 year old or perhaps have a parent or guardian build with him.  As he gets older (if not already), he should be able to put it together pretty easily on his own.  Most of the City sets are not too challenging to build and there is a wide range of smaller, cheaper sets to larger, more expensive sets.  LEGO City always seems to have police and fire fighters.  There are usually others too such as space, construction, transportation, and a few others.  They tend to be pretty easy to find a retail stores like Target and Walmart.  As mentioned before, you can see Amazon discounts here (and switch to see Target and Walmart sales).  

LEGO has a bunch of other themes and all could be good options.  Not knowing what he is into, I went for the safer bets.  He could be a Super Hero or Star Wars fan and LEGO has numerous options for both. The age ranges listed on those sets vary based on the set so you'll have to take a look.  A quick view showed some Star Wars sets at ages 6-12 and others at 8-14.

I hope this post was useful and answers the question.  Good luck and happy building!

More Bricks on the Way

It's always exciting to get the news that "your order has shipped" and to know that some bricks are on the way to you.  There are a few on their way to me and I'm pretty excited about it.

The first order was from Amazon.  If you missed a recent blog post I had about where to find discount LEGO sets, you can read it here.  In the post I mention a few web sites that consolidate sales from the various retailers.  Brickset has one for multiple retailers to include Amazon.  You can view their Amazon sales site here (for the US).  As of late, Amazon has slashed prices on LEGO Dimensions so there are a lot that are steeply discounted.  There are also a lot of Creator and City sets on discount too.  One of the Creator sets discounted is the Blue Power Jet (#31039)  which I originally bought from LEGO for full price at $69.99.  At the time of this posting and when I purchased it from Amazon, the set is going for $49.38 or 29% off!  I should have waited to order!  I picked up another one at this price.  I'm not sure if I'll sell it or if I'll break it open and use it for the great piece selection.  I thought this set was great, but to see it on sale at Amazon like this and a few weeks back it was on sale at LEGO Shop at Home it makes me think that sales were not as good and they are trying to get rid of it.  Another thought... LEGO overpriced the original set and not enough people bought it at the original "high" price.

What else is showing up to join my brick stash?  As mentioned in my last post, LEGO is running a double VIP point sale.  It is supposed to run from 7 to 22 March 2016 in the US.  Details are posted at LEGO Shop at Home here.  Anyways, I placed 2 orders for some Star Wars sets.  The first were a few smaller sets that I purchased mainly for the minifigures.  They are (with links to their Brickset page):
     -#75143 - Homing Spider Droid (includes 4 minifigs to include Yoda)
     -#75136 - Droid Escape Pod (includes 4 minifigs... R2-D2, C-3PO, and 2 Jawas)
     -#75137 - Carbon-Freezing Chamber (Ugnaught, Boba Fett, Han Solo, Han in Carbonite)
Order #2 included,
     -#75138 - Hoth Attack (Han Solo, a rebel, and a Snowtrooper)
     -#75102 - Poe's X-Wing Fighter (Poe, X-Wing Pilot, Ground Crew member, and BB-8)
I will do some reviews once the sets arrive.  In the meantime I am waiting for them to arrive.  I think that LEGO must be inundated with orders.  I only received a notification for my second order and have not yet received one for my first.  Neither order has shipped.  This is odd as typically you get the order acknowledgement right away.  Amazon acknowledged my order right away and it shipped the next day.  We're at almost 2 days later for my LEGO Shop at Home order and one has yet to even be acknowledged.  Has anyone else had that issue?

I hope you all are enjoying some new bricks this week!

 

Double VIP Points and Pencils of Promise Update

Everything I've seen is that LEGO will be having a double VIP point sale from 7 to 22 March 2016.  That means that instead of getting $5 in store credit for every 100 points (you get 1 point for every dollar you spend), you will get $10 for every 100 points you earn.  If you've been saving up to buy a big set like a modular building or one of the larger Star Wars items, now might be a good time.  Also, LEGO has released a large number of new sets as of 1 March.  There are a bunch of new Star Wars sets, some new Super Heroes sets, and more.  Definitely check out the LEGO Shop at Home site for more info.  

As for me, I'll be looking to pick up a few of the Star Wars sets, but I can't quite decide.  The Millennium Falcon?  Poe's X-Wing?  Or maybe some of the new Star Wars sets that have some of the new minifigures?  We'll see.  


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If you've looked at the Brick Classifieds items for sales or at this site you know that I am running a Pencils of Promise campaign to raise funds to build schools and support students and teachers in Ghana, Guatemala, and Laos.  The campaign started on 24 January 2016 and we are giving 15% of our profits to Pencils of Promise.  After a little over a month, we have raised $13.86.  The amount is slowly going up and I'm confident at the end of this campaign we'll donate a lot to help them out.  Thanks to all who have made purchases so far!

More Series 15 Minifigs are in!

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In the first bunch that I purchased, it didn't include the Faun figure.  I now have it and have completed the set.  You can see my original Series 15 post here.  I also have some additional Series 15 minifigs in the store.  You can see them here.  I have at least one of each of them in the store so if you are short one, take a look.

The (not so) Secret to Finding Discount LEGO Sets

9 March 2022 update: Added some tips from Target.com. Added the Reddit Lego Deals page.

Buying LEGO can be expensive.  At the in person sales that I have done, I have seen many a parent balk at the prices of sets and minifigures.  "That set is how much?"  While I don't know what the LEGO Company's profit margin is per set, I do know that they are doing okay.  Thankfully, there are some ways to get discount LEGO sets.

LEGO Shop @ Home: Buying from the source can sometimes be a good deal.  This however is not always the case.  For most of the year, they throw a lot of sets up for sale that they weren't able to sell.  There are a few key times however.  The Star Wars set sales during the May the Fourth sales and the Brick Friday Sales offer some great deals.  Often they throw a few other sales in there, but you need to pay attention to them.  If you get on their mailing list, you can get notices of when they are coming up.

LEGO Shop VIP Program: While it’s not the greatest VIP program in the world, it gives you the opportunity to build points to garner discounts in the future. For every $100 you spend, you get $5 off in the future. Sometimes LEGO offers double VIP points so $10 back for spending $100. While some of the other deals they offer aren’t the most exciting, if you plan to buy a set from LEGO, you might as well get the points that go with your purchase.

BrickSet.com - Amazon.com deals in the US: Amazon has kept a good deal of discounts on sets.  If you pay attention, they have a great deal of some of the main lines (CITY, Friends, Star Wars, etc.) at a 20% discount.  As they approach Christmas time, they often increase sales to include discounts of 30% or more.  It's definitely worth it to check this site out before buying a LEGO set to see if there's a discount.  BrickSet used to have a Walmart sales site, but that one has since been shut down.  

BrickPicker.com: BrickPicker is more of a resource for those who collect, invest, and sell on the secondary market.  It focuses on LEGO sets that have long since retired and where people are willing to pay big money for some of the rarer sets.  They do show some current discounts on Amazon in various countries and if you follow the forums, you can see what deals people are finding at some of the big brand stores.

Walmart and Target: Both of these retailers have either pushed all of the fan sites to take down their sales searches or people took them down on their own.  I'm not sure what happened, but I have yet to find an easy way to find the LEGO deals at these stores.  Has anyone found something useful out there?  If so, please let me know. I have found that joining Target Circle gets you 1% of every purchase that you can use towards your next purchase. It’s not a lot, but it’s something. Also, Target will run deals every so often where they will send you a $10 eGift card for every $50 purchase.

Ratuken.com (formerly Ebates.com)- Okay so this is not a way to save money buying LEGO in a direct way.  However, there are a few ways you can take advantage of it.  For those of you not familiar, Ratuken/Ebates is a website where you sign up, go to the website before you shop, and then Ratuken/Ebates and you get a cut of the total sale when you are done.  If you sign up, you get spam emails every day.  The good news is, you can use it to buy LEGO.  LEGO Shop @ Home typically offers 2.5% cash back.  You place an order, they hold onto 2.5% of the sale, and then they return it to you in quarterly payments.  You can receive a check or link it to your PayPal account.  Historically around Christmas time Ratuken/Ebates has between 5% and 7.5% cash back deal on LEGO Shop @ Home.  Combine that with Double VIP points and it was a pretty good deal!  Also, you can share their site with friends and get a referral payment (amount varies).  The link I placed is just to the site and not an attempt to get the referral payment out of you.  Amazon.com and Walmart are linked to Ratuken/Ebates too, but often they are linked to specific categories of products.  I have yet to see them give cash back for toys.

Of note, recently I stopped getting cashback on Ratuken with purchases from LEGO.com. Perhaps I over purchased? Has anyone else seen this issue?

Brickseek.com - A reader told me about this one. This site was originally created to help people find LEGO sets. It has since expanded to a much larger inventory. You can still search for sets though. You can pick stores near you or you can search for online deals as well. While I have not used this site personally, I’m told it’s not always 100% accurate for what is in the store, but often times it lets you know when items have been placed on clearance. The reader who emailed me about this one said he got a few sets for around 50% off.

SlickDeals.net - A reader mentioned this one to me as well. It is another site that lists deals and you can search specifically for LEGO sets. The site is run by people posting the deals they find. So it’s only as good as the information that is posted. If you live close to a store and go often, it might be useful for you to use if someone posts a tip. It looks like this site works overseas as well.

Facebook Groups - I will admin that I don’t have the time to use social media so I’m not the best advocate here. A reader mentioned to me that there are Facebook groups out there for people to share deals they have found related to LEGO. If you are into Facebook, it might be something worth checking out.

Thanks to OJG for the last 3 tips!

Reddit Lego Set Deals - Some of the deals may not be deals to you or ones you care about, but you can always scroll through to see if there’s anything worth your hard earned funds.

What else am I missing?  Feel free to comment on any sites I'm not aware of or you can email me here.  

I'm not an affiliate to any of these sites and I am not paid to endorse any of them.  If you want to support Bricks for Bricks, you’ll have to wait until my BrickLink store re-opens in a few years. Thanks and happy building!

Set Review - Battle of Takodana - #75139 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I'm a LEGO fan, I've talked about LEGO Force Awakens sets on this blog, I sell Star Wars minifigs and sets... and I have not seen the movie yet.  In some circles this probably makes me a bad person, so please forgive me for reviewing a Star Wars LEGO set and for not seeing the latest Star Wars movie yet.  

Today's set is the Battle of Takodana (#75139).  It retails from LEGO for $59.99 in the US.  It has 409 pieces ($0.146 per piece).  This is rather high, but it's a licensed set and it's Star Wars and... it has 5 minifigures.  There are 2 First Order Stormtroopers, Finn, Maz Kanata, and Kylo Ren.  As the only other set with Kylo Ren in it is Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle retailing at $119, I'm sure the LEGO Star Wars fans are excited to pay half as much to get a Kylo Ren minifig.  This set was released on 2 January 2016 and is still available from LEGO Shop at Home.  

The box is pretty standard.  

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The front shows the set with all of the minifigures on the bottom right.  As an aside, I'm still not used to seeing the Disney logo tied to Star Wars.

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The back shows some of the play features, weapons, and another view of the set.

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Nothing too special about the contents.  There's an instruction booklet that as per usual was shoved into the box and was folded with a crease (come on LEGO, you can fix this!), 3 bags, and a sticker sheet (with only 2 stickers!).  

Bag one included the First Order Stormtroopers, a brick separator, and some pieces.  The build is fairly easy and straightforward.  Nothing too out of the ordinary.

 
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Completed Bag 1

Bag 2 added in some more details to include movable doors.  It also included Finn and Kylo Ren with hair and his mask.

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Bag 2 build complete.

 

The final bag added Maz Kanata and the rest of the structure.  There are a number of Technic elements used to create some play-ability.  The tree falls over, a hidden container pops out, and some pieces of the wall fall off.

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Final set with all the minifigs.

 

The final verdict... in my opinion, it's all about the minifigs for this set.  The rest of the set doesn't do much for me.  Would it be different if I had seen the movie?  Maybe.  If you're looking to get Kylo Ren or Finn and to not pay over $100 or buy the minifigs on the secondary market, then this might be the way to go for you.  For those of you that build MOCs, this isn't a bad set in terms of pieces.  I enjoy the textured 1x2 bricks that have the brick texture on them.  There are 28 in this set which is great for those of you like me who enjoy adding buildings to their town/train scenes.  The textured 2x4 round bricks in brown are good and the 2 foliage pieces are as well.

I'm curious to hear your opinions.  Leave them in the comments.

Set Review - Series 15 Collectible Minifigures - #71011

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I originally thought the LEGO collectible minifigures were just a rip off.  You have to hope that you can collect all 16 and you don't know what is int he bags... or maybe you're good at feeling through the packaging to figure out which minifig it is.  I avoided them and then one day while walking through a Walmart I decided to pick up a few just for fun.  From there it was all downhill.  I was hooked.  I had to get all 16 of each release... and the rest is history.

These minifigs were released in January 2016 and LEGO typically keeps them out for 3-4 months (although it usually depends on order and stock levels).  The cost is $3.99 each so buying large amount and hoping to get them all can get expensive.  So what are they?

While I'm not an expert on collectible minifigures, there aren't too many that come with animals.  There are a few the come with cats or dogs, but I think this is the first one with a pig.

 
 

As a kid I was a huge fan of all the space sets.  I miss the regular stream of creative space items being pumped out.  Thankfully, the LEGO company has released a few cool sets like the Exo Suit that come close.  This minifig sporting the classic space flag is awesome.

There is a knight in this set to add to your castle collection or maybe to terrorize your city.

Clumsy Guy is a first as far as I know.  I don't ever recall there being a set of LEGO crutches out there.  The banana peel on the shirt is new and different too.

There have been a few Native American minifigs in the collectible minifig sets to include this one.  This one is a first because the minifig has a baby that is wrapped up that she can either wear on her back in a pack or hold in her hand.

I'm not sure where this one was designed from, but it's interesting looking.

In my second order from LEGO, I received the faun.  It definitely looks like he fits into a famous CS Lewis book.

 

 

 

Series 9 Collectible Minifigs came with a plumber.  This one comes with a janitor.  I don't think I have seen this mop design before in another set.

If the pig wasn't good enough, having a skunk in the same series is awesome too.

 

 

 

 

The ballerina!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is not the first mech to show up in the collectible minifigure world.  There is the Battle Mech from Series 9 and then the Evil Mech from Series 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think the swords that come with the Kendo Fighter are new.  Has anyone see these before?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the first pictures were released by LEGO, everyone knew that shark guy would be popular.  This shark looks very similar to the dancer made famous during the 2015 Super Bowl half time show with Katy Perry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wrestling Champion looks pretty tough... except for the sky blue eye paint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep your jewels safe from this minifig!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The queen goes along with the Classic King from series 13.  I haven't seen a dress like this before on a minifig so I think this is a new piece.