Category: LEGO Minifigures Series 9 (Page 1 of 2)

LEGO Shop@Home Retiring Soon List Updated

February 14, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO has updated their list of “Retiring Soon” sets on Shop@Home. What’s interesting is the Legend of Chima Speedorz sets are the first in the theme to go away because they just came out late 2012/early 2013. We already know that there will be another wave of Chima sets this summer but it seems a little fast to retire these so early. If you’ve been holding off getting them, I’d suggest picking them up as soon as possible.

Update from LEGO:

Just wanted to clarify that there is no mistake on the Friends and Chima items. The Friends Pets and Chima Speedorz are set to refresh on much shorter timelines than most sets.

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Brick Fanatics Series 9 Minifigure Diorama Contest

February 2, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you haven’t heard yet, Brick Fanatics is running a LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 9 diorama contest until March 31st. The diorama must be 16×16 in size and contain one minifigure from the Series 9 theme. Below are the official rules for the contest:

Entries must be posted by midnight GMT, March 31st, 2013.

One entry per member.

You must be 16 or over to enter this competition.

Entries should be new (never posted anywhere previously) and must fit on a 16×16 plate. You can not have anything that overlaps any of the sides and you must not go higher that 16 bricks.

You must pick one minifigure from Series 9 and build a diorama themed around that minifigure. (Diorama mean’s a 3D scene)

All entries are to include only real LEGO. No clone brands, 3rd party parts, or digital entries allowed.

All entries must by suitable for children, so no graphic, x-rated scenes, please use common sense when planning your design.

To enter you can either submit your entry by either adding it to our Flickr group or if you are not a Flickr member you can email your entry to me via mailto:[email protected].

When submitting your entry make sure you entry is clearly labelled as an entry to the contest.

Entries are to consist of at least one 800×600 or smaller resolution but may also include a link to a folder of additional images of any size.

No photoshopping backgrounds or packaging. Try and take your entry on a plain background (ie white

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 9 (71000) Review

January 13, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The Series 9 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71000) were officially released in January 2013. Like all the previous series, there are 16 minifigures in the set. They come in grey packaging and retails for $2.99 each. When the minfigures were shown in teaser images by LEGO last year, I was really excited for the Series 9 minifigures to be released.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 9 News Update

December 13, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

According to Brick Fanatics, there will be some changes coming to the Series 9 LEGO Collectible Minifigures. A month ago, WhiteFang on Eurobricks did a review on the minifigures and did a breakdown of what he got in the box. He noted that he only had two full sets in the box instead of the usual three as in previous series, which has caused some ruckus in the LEGO community. But that is not the end of the changes as Kim Thomsen on the Ambassador site states that:

The reason for the new split is that we are introducing a smaller box with only 30 bags – and 3 is such a troublesome amount to split in half.

So now (soon) you can buy a box and get a whole set plus 14 instead of buying a box of 60.

For me as a casual collector, I don’t see an issue with this. I’m very comfortable in buying a smaller and cheaper box and know that I’m guaranteed of getting one full set plus some extras. I can also see the other side of the coin where people would like more minifigures to build an army or to resell them later. What on your thoughts on this major change to this series of Collectible Minifigures and possible future series?

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 9 Preview (Continued)

December 3, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO has revealed the front images of the Series 9 Collectible Minifigures on their Facebook page. The minifigure bios are also on their minisite. Whitefang over on Eurobricks has already done an extensive reviews on the Series 9 minifigures. He states that now there might be only two complete sets in an unopened box. Does this mean that some minifigures are more rarer than other? That could happen but that’s the luck of the draw. Which Series 9 minifigure are you looking forward to getting?

Alien Avenger

“Smash, mash, and destroy!”

The Alien Avenger is part of a team of rough, tough space warriors assembled from all across the galaxy. With armor and weapons scavenged from the battlefields of a hundred war-torn worlds, he may lack military discipline, but he makes up for it with brute strength and eagerness to charge into battle no matter the odds.

As one of 5,000 identical siblings, the Alien Avenger is used to not standing out in a crowd. But it doesn’t bother him that some may see him as just another nameless, faceless trooper – give him a planetoid beneath his feet and a disintegrator blaster in his hand, and he’ll take on anything and everything that comes his way!”

Battle Mech

“To the rescue – go!”

Whenever danger threatens the planet, the mighty Battle Mech goes into action! Launching from its secret base, it blasts through the sky on powerful retro-rockets, using an arsenal of built-in weaponry and gadgets to battle enormous space monsters, out-of-control asteroids, and

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 9 Preview

November 26, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO on their Facebook Page has revealed a teaser for the Series 9 LEGO Collectible Minifigures. Right now they only show the backs but will be revealing more on December 3.

Update: The fronts of the minifigures are now posted.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 9 Chicken Suit Guy Preview

November 14, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Last week, we posted an image of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 9 Dr. Splitz minifigure. This week, we get to see a picture of the new Chicken Suit Guy. This image is courtesy of Bilko on Brickset from the UK LEGO Club Magazine. This minifigure continues the long going series of characters in costumes joining the Gorilla Suit Guy, the Lizard Man, and the Bunny Suit Guy.

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