plastiq fantastiq: Lego Minifigures

Wuddup collectors!

Been having the most wonderful time collecting Lego Minifigures lately :) Collecting this is like collecting vinyl toys, only cheaper and smaller. It's kind of the same.. they come in series - i collect series 3-4 because series 1-2 is already hard to get - and you can't see what you're buying because they come in that annoying "blind" format. There are 16 minifigures to collect from each series.

The difference between buying vinyl toys and Lego Minifigures is in the packages. Vinyl toys comes in blind boxes and Lego Minifigures comes in blind packages. So the risk of getting doubles of what you already have is smaller than if you buy vinyl toys in blind boxes. How so? See below:

How to identify what's inside the Lego Minifigures packages?

First of all, see Series 1 line up below and tell me what you see..

If you answered "they have cute accessories", you are correct :) Notice how they have different kinds of accessories like bows and arrows, laser gun, cowboy hat, ninja sword and even a skateboard.. grab a pack and try to feel their shapes. As silly as it sounds, you can actually feel the difference between those accessories. Be patient, and you can actually get what you’re actually looking for.

Master this, and you’ll get a bigger chance of getting what you want and avoid getting doubles. Easier said than done, sometimes.. but yeah, some of the accesories (especially helmets) can feel just the same. You'll either get a race car driver, a snow boarder, or an astronaut.

What do you get when you open a package?

First of all, this is what the packages would look like:

You'll get plenty from a small package, actually. Just like any Lego, the quality of each minifigure is outstandingly crafted. Including small details applied on the accessories. As an example, i will use the rapper from series 3.

Basically you'll get:

1. a black base

2. legs

3. torso

4. head

5. head accessory

6&7. hands accessory

What you'll get all depends on the minifigure character you're getting. Some have more and some have less accessories than others.

You'll also get a checklist like this with every package:

So there you go.. i've taught you how to get the minifigure you want, hopefully it can be useful :) I leave you with some of my collection, do comeback for more post on minifigures as i'm sure i'll be getting some more very soon.