Lego 71001 Minifigures Series 10

Review - Batch 4

Last up bringing up series 10 are Baseball Fielder, Trendsettter, Decorator and Motorcycle Mechanic.

The Baseball Fielder has a new hand piece and is a good complement to the series 3 Baseball Player. Nothing very outstanding from him.

On the other hand the Trendsetter has a more redeeming quality. This minifigure has a new poodle and a smartphone tile piece. The new hair piece is so-so.

Second last in this set is the Decorator. One of my favourites in this set, it features a hard working guy with a new paint roller handle and a new handle for the paint bucket. Overall, a very nice minifigure to have and it will blend in well with any Lego City set. In fact, add him to the painter working in the Pet Shop!

The last in this set is the Motorcycle Mechanic, he fights with Skydiver for the last spot in my personal opinion of the worse character in series 10. He comes in a close second last. Nothing that outstanding about him but yes he looks like a hooligan.

Overall, I do think this set is a mixed bag. The ones I like most were the Medusa, Roman Commander, Warrior Woman, Sea Captain and Decorator. They are look great and I believe will liven up any set.

The ones I found the worst were Skydiver, Baseball Fielder and Motorcycle Mechanic. Those are just fillers.


As for the rest, they are so-so, not that they are bad but that they are not that outstanding. Overall, series 10 is a mixed bag that results in it being somewhat average. My recommendation is, get the characters that you want, the rest can be skipped. Unless you like something like 14 of them, then perhaps it is worth buying the whole set on eBay.



Back: Batch 3

Lego 71001 Minifigures Series 10

Review - Batch 3

Coming up next,  Sea Captain, Sad Clown, Paintball Player and Revolutionary Soldier.

The Sea Captain has got to be easily the guy with the coolest or the second coolest pet in the entire minifigure product line. The seagull. I know some would think "meh" but really it is quite a well done animal made up of the rubbery plastic. His cap also has that nice gold line cross the rim and overall the sea captain's uniform looks very spiffy.

Next up is the Sad Clown. It comes with a new conical hat that probably looks great for birthday themes as well. The sad face is in the same style of the series 2 mime. It actually looks more like someone in a pyjamas that does not want to go to sleep. Overall a so-so character to series 10.

The Paintball Player comes with a new helmet piece but unfortunately that printed ink splat makes it unsuitable for MOCs. The paintball gun has all the main characteristics of a really one with the the compressed air canister and the pellet container. The visor is fixed and cannot be flipped up. His body has green splats in front and orange one behind. Obviously a victim of friendly fire.

The last in this round up is the Revolutionary Soldier, whose hair piece makes him look like a George Washington wannabe. Printing front and back is very similar in style to the Pirates line so I think this guy would fit right in well with those sets. 

Next: Batch 4
Back: Batch 2

Lego 71001 Minifigures Series 10

Review - Batch 2

Onto the next 4, they are the Tomahawk Warrior, Skydiver, Bumblebee Girl and Grandpa.

Tomahawk Warrior carries with it a new tomahawk piece though the Lone Ranger line features it as well with Tonto. I guess the new piece novelty in this case disappeared very quickly for this. The warrior features some nice upper arm tattoos as well. Other htan that, this character does not feature anything that special about him.

Now comes probably the most disappointing amongst all the 16 minifigures in series 10. Other than the parachute bag, there is no other new piece in this guy. I think this minifigure manages to take a slightly lower notch in level of disappointment than the Tomahawk Warrior.

Next to make up for the lacklustre duo before is the Bumblebee Girl. It features a new headpiece and a pot with printed honey and bee on it. This character reminds me of Singapore's Teamy, the productivity bee. Find out more about him here. I think this Lego minifigure looks better and is quite popular with the ladies like Lady Liberty from series 6.

Last in this batch is Grandpa. It features a new headpiece suitable for anyone wanting to make a nursing home MOC! And with it comes a printed 2x2 tile piece as the Old Times newspaper. This character would definitely be suitable to put into almost any Lego City set.

Next: Batch 3
Back: Batch 1

Lego 71001 Minifigures Series 10

Prologue

Together with 2 of my other friends, we shared a box of minifigures series 10. I ran around Singapore Toys R Us to get 2 sets of rares so that we could have 4 complete sets in total. The last set we will try to pimp it off on eBay. Finally today I got around to opening up some of the series 10 minifigures to put into the Daiso 2 dollar display cases. Let us look through the first 4! They are the Librarian, Medusa, Roman Commander and Warrior Woman.

Review - Batch 1

First up we have the Librarian. The special part about her is the cup with the printed "Shhh!" and the printed book "Oranges and Peaches". The origin of the book title might referenced to possibly an urban myth as found here but is nevertheless and hilarious story. The hair piece might be new but meh, we have got so many long haired maidens at this point. Also her legs feature some side printing.

The Medusa is the largest of the lot in terms of sheer size. Even when still in its sealed bag, it is quite visibly prominent, as a result, it is unlikely that a person can find it easily down in Toys R Us unless the box is newly opened. As such one can find it prices on eBay the highest among all the rares in series 10. The tail piece is made of a rubbery material which is wise since the tail is rather long and thin, plus the head piece too is made from the same material. It is one of the more interesting minifigure possibly due to the rare sand green colour that the torso, arms and head.

For the Roman Commander, from his side profile you can see the helmet is the same as the Series 6 Roman Soldier but in a darker shade of grey and it includes a beautiful plume which on various web images shows it either place this way or rotated 90 degrees (transverse wise to the body centre line). It seems historically perhaps people wore it both ways? The chest features a printed clasp with a wolf head no doubt in reference to the legend and myth of the city Rome where Romulus and Remus, the twins who were suckled by a she-wolf. One can read more on Wikipedia here. The cape is a wonderful dark red and really befits a Roman Commander. Finally he is equipped with a galdius or short sword. I think the only criticism I have would be why this character did not get a scuta (singular) or shield as well like the Roman Soldier. Other than that I would say this is one of my favourite minifigure in series 10.

Finally in this batch of 4, we have the Warrior Woman. I guess this is in reference to the Amazonian legend of a female warrior race. She features a very nicely printed round shield. The spear tip comes in pearl gold this time instead of the silver one. She also features some side printing on her legs.

Okay that is it for now until my next instalment on the next batch of 4, stay tuned.

Next: Batch 2

Lego Minifigures Character Encyclopedia

After Mothers' Day lunch with the family,  I headed down to Plaza Singapura to look and try my luck at that Bricksworld shop with the Lego Collectibles Minifigures series 10. Unfortunately but not surprisingly the box was rummaged through and through. The nice part though was I found something else that I wanted to buy! 

Got it for around 27 dollars as I was a member and was entitled to a 10 percent discount. Of course the main draw of the book was the free exclusive minifig at the lower right. Here is a front and back shot of the disassembled minifig.

The packaging to protect the little critter is outstanding. It adds at least 5mm to the overall thickness of the book as seen below.

The quality of the hardcover book and its printed glossy papers are very good. The pictures taken are very vibrant and really is no slouch. Here are some samples pictures found inside and are pimping little Toy Soldier that came exclusive. You can see them associating it with Mr Gold. 

Now on to the main star, the exclusive Toy Soldier. Here is the pouch when opened, it keeps it in a scratch free condition and the flap is held by scotch tape.

The Toy Soldier reminds me very much of the Imperial Guards from the Pirates line. It holds a rifle and on its back it has the key element found Series 6 Clockwork Robot. Considering the book is the only way to to get hold of this critter, he is one expensive minifig. A pity as I would like to get more of him. Is the book worth getting? Well I would say it is a neutral, unless you really want this minifig. Though the pink cheeks make him slightly effeminate looking. If you find this book on the bargain shelf, maybe it is worth considering then. I end this post with several shots of him in different angles.

Lego 71001 Collectable Minifigures Series 10

They have arrived!

Previously, 2 friends and I had pre-ordered a box of Lego 71001 Collectable Minifigures series 10 from a mass order held over in LUGS. Had the chance to collect the box yesterday from the organiser of the mass order. Very nice and pleasant fellow and from the short conversation I had with him, you can really tell he has a Lego obsession, just like most of the Lego collectors I have met.

Here are the pictures of the box. It was mentioned that the box would not arrive in pristine condition, in fact it could have been very badly damaged due to the fact that it is shipped shrink wrapped without the brown packaging normally found when a box like this is bought. Lego double boxes this normally but if the mass order was done in a similar fashion, it would have resulted in higher shipping costs overall. Luckily for me, the box is in relatively good condition

Using my grubby fingers, I wasted no time in starting to identify each minifigure and placing a small little note on it. So what was the result? Any Mr Gold? Sadly, nope, but at least there was no overt evidence of tampering by other people and the type and number of minifigures in the checks out with Whitefang's review in Eurobricks. Not that I will go all out to find Mr Gold. I am quite satisfied that yesterday my hunt for 2 sets of rare was successful as it meant that together with this box, my friends and I would have 4 complete sets. The extra set would be sold to defray or ensure we do not lose from this purchase of this box. Will probably post a picture of the whole series in another post.