Review: 71039 Marvel Studios Collectable Minifigures Series 2
Posted by CapnRex101,The positive response to 71031 Marvel Studios Collectable Minifigures was truly extraordinary, as the series included many popular characters and arguably raised the standard expected for all Collectable Minifigures! Series two certainly brings high expectations.
Fortunately, the calibre of 71039 Marvel Studios Collectable Minifigures Series 2 seems equal to the previous selection. Each minifigure is incredibly detailed and this character selection is interesting, although there are various disappointing omissions, similar to the original series.
Summary
71039 LEGO Minifigures - Marvel Studios Series 2 - Complete, 111 pieces.
71039 Marvel Studios Collectable Minifigures Series 2 matches the quality of series one
- Amazing standard of detail across the series
- Clever use of dual-moulded pieces
- Great coverage of different shows
- Satisfying accessories
- Some strange character choices
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Box and Contents
LEGO announced last year that Collectable Minifigures would be packaged in boxes, instead of bags, starting in September 2023. 71039 Marvel Studios Collectable Minifigures Series 2 is the first series with the new packaging, so the outer box has also been changed and there are now two layers of minifigures. Nevertheless, the boxes still contain a total of 36 minifigures and three of each character.
Although the bags had the obvious advantage of their contents being identifiable, I like the new boxes. Beyond the recyclable cardboard, the artwork looks great and these boxes naturally feel more substantial than the bags. Moreover, the boxes are easier to open, which is useful in some respects, but could encourage theft in shops.
Unfortunately, there is no easy way to identify the contents of each box. There has been some discussion about the codes on the underside, but these are not reliable for ascertaining which minifigure is included. Also, the position of minifigures inside the outer boxes is seemingly not consistent. Only the weight can really be used to determine contents and Jay's Brick Blog has explored this method extensively. However, be aware that there can be slight variation between weights, so even this is not wholly reliable.
Minifigures
Agatha Harkness was revealed as the antagonist at the conclusion of WandaVision and will soon return in Agatha: Coven of Chaos. This minifigure accordingly complements Wanda and Vision from the previous series and compares favourably with the onscreen character, sporting an intricate dark blue dress, with appealing purple highlights.
I love the printed texture across Agatha's attire, which continues onto the back. In addition, this dark brown hair piece works perfectly, originating from the Banshee Collectable Minifigure. The double-sided head looks excellent as well, especially given the winking expression, which takes inspiration from Agatha's meme-worthy wink in the Disney+ series.
Agatha's magic is predominantly purple, so the minifigure includes a pair of trans-purple Power Blasts. The mystical Darkhold is supplied too, featuring a printed cover. This design looks great and matches the onscreen book, but I think dark brown could have been a more effective colour than reddish brown.
Another printed piece is found inside the Darkhold, portraying the prophesied Scarlet Witch at the full extent of her power. Again, this matches the source material exactly, albeit with a fitting minifigure twist, of course.
Among the twelve minifigures in this series, Moon Knight is perhaps the most appealing. Not only has the character quickly become very popular, but the minifigure looks absolutely superb, as every available surface is richly detailed. Bandages envelope the head, torso and arms, even extending onto the sides of the dual-moulded legs.
The metallic gold details on Moon Knight's chest reflect his appearance in the show and I like his hood, with wrinkled texture across the reverse. The printed head beneath looks good too, although I wish the eyes were distinguished more clearly in some way. Maybe metallic silver would have been suitable.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that turning the head reveals Mark Spector's face, decorated with intricate stubble. The troubled hero is equipped with a Crescent Blade and the Scarab of Ammit, represented by a printed 1x1 round tile. Spares of both accessories are also supplied, which is fortunate because Moon Knight often wields two Crescent Blades in battle.
While the aggressive Mark Spector becomes Moon Knight, the hero's less combative identity, Steven Grant, transforms into Mr. Knight. This minifigure is relatively basic, although appears accurate to the character onscreen, wearing a white suit and distinctive mask. Given the nature of the colour palette, the graphic designer has managed to include ample detail.
However, like the Moon Knight minifigure, I think Mr. Knight's eyes should be highlighted more because they glow clearly onscreen. A reflective shade, such as metallic silver, would probably be the best option among the shades currently produced by LEGO.
Mr. Knight carries a pair of escrima sticks, represented by pearl silver 3L bars, which have not appeared in this colour before. A fish tank is also included and contains Mark and Steven's pet goldfish, Gus, accurately missing a fin. Although extremely simple, decorating a trans-clear 1x2 brick works well and I like the printed plant, based upon the existing seaweed element.
8804 Collectable Minifigures Series 4 introduced our first Werewolf Collectable Minifigure and Werewolf by Night joins the range this year, showing the improvement in detail between 2011 and today. The whole minifigure is covered with bushy hair and looks marvellous, especially with reddish brown decoration continuing on the arms.
The combination of reddish brown and dark tan works perfectly, with dual-moulded dark green shorts providing some colour. The werewolf only appears in black and white onscreen, so I am curious to know whether greyscale colours were considered for this minifigure, but choosing full colour was probably sensible.
Also, the new hair element corresponds with the source material and looks marvellous, even highlighting the ears in dark tan. Werewolf by Night comes with the Bloodstone, a mysterious gemstone which causes werewolves to transform when they touch it, as well as shooting energy blasts. This printed tile is readily recognisable as the Bloodstone and a spare is also supplied.
She-Hulk maintains the impressive standard of detail from previous minifigures, sporting her vibrant purple, black and white garb from the Disney+ series. The dual-moulded sleeves look splendid and are finished with accurate purple accents, while the sides of She-Hulk's legs are intricately detailed too. Some may have preferred a taller minifigure, but using the limbs from Avatar, for example, would be too much, in my opinion.
Hulk is usually green or olive green in LEGO form, but I think lime green is suitable for She-Hulk, whose skin tone is lighter than Hulk's in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Moreover, the dark green hair element looks great, but I am disappointed by the lack of an angry expression on the double-sided head. One smiling face was necessary, but the second seems superfluous.
The minifigure's accessories are fun though, including a printed mobile phone and a file about Emil Blonsky, also known as Abomination. I love the mugshot attached to the file and hope the bigfig shown here eventually makes the transition to reality! Wong is calling on the phone, as in the series.
Several versions of Hawkeye have been produced since 2012, but this is by far my favourite. The new hair piece captures lovely texture and corresponds with Clint's hairstyle in the series, while the double-sided head also suits the character. Additionally, the torso correctly features a distinctive lavender chevron and straps, which are continued on the back.
The dual-moulded arms are ingenious, as lavender printing matches the plastic from the lower half of each arm, thus forming an accurate pattern on Hawkeye's sleeves. The gloved left hand also reflects the character's onscreen design, showing superb attention to detail. This minifigure lacks printed legs, unique within the series, but plain black legs suffice.
LEGO produced a compound bow element for Hawkeye in 2012, but that has fallen out of use recently. A more versatile piece is provided here, which corresponds with the television series, but could be used more widely. In addition, the baby owl looks perfect, taking inspiration from the owl that appears at the climax of the Hawkeye series. Doubtless this animal will appear in Harry Potter sets before long.
Kate Bishop accompanies Hawkeye, wearing a more colourful black, purple and pink uniform. The combination of magenta and dark pink arms is striking, particularly because the left arm is beautifully detailed with a realistic bracer and shoulder pad. Another lavender chevron appears on Kate's chest too, albeit partly obscured by straps for her quiver. Extra arrows are printed on the side of the left leg as well.
In addition, this double-sided head is similar to Hawkeye's, as one side displays a smile, while the other has obviously seen combat. The hair component was developed for Barbara Gordon from The LEGO Batman Movie, but is new in black and suits Kate Bishop quite well, recreating her hairstyle from the end of the Hawkeye series.
Kate is armed with a reddish brown version of the new bow element and comes with a printed pizza box as well. I like the design on top, which continues the archery theme. Lucky the Pizza Dog also accompanied the minifigure and looks brilliant. This dog component was introduced in 2021, but has never appeared in medium nougat before and accurately features only one eye.
The first series of Marvel Studios Collectable Minifigures contained five characters from What If? and another is available here, from the upcoming second season. Goliath shares obvious similarities with Ant-Man, so wears the same helmet, albeit modified with dark blue highlights and a blue-tinted visor.
Even though we have yet to see the character's animated appearance, so cannot comment on this minifigure's accuracy, the suit is exceptionally detailed. Like other figures in this series, the arms look excellent and the legs are decorated across the front and sides too. In fact, the pearl silver helmet appears bland by comparison, only printed on the faceplate.
Laurence Fishburne plays Bill Foster, formerly Goliath, in Ant-Man and the Wasp. This double-sided head presumably depicts a slightly younger version of the character and looks nice, with appropriate facial hair and a matching hair piece. Moreover, an Ant-Man nanofigure is provided, showing Ant-Man's ability to shrink or Goliath's massive size. A similar figure is found in 76192 Avengers: Endgame Final Battle, but this one is unique.
Echo was introduced in Hawkeye and a series dedicated to the martial artist will be released later this year. This minifigure seemingly takes inspiration from the upcoming show and again includes incredible detail. The bands of colour on her chest are stunning and I love the metallic gold decoration, with complex patterns on both sides of the torso, the arms and the legs.
The dual-moulded arms are slightly less effective here than on other minifigures, as I think this shoulder printing is intended to form short sleeves. However, the new hair element looks lovely and also features some decoration on the braid, which is unusual. Warm tan was a good choice for Echo's skin tone and her facial expressions suit the character.
LEGO produced a modern leg prosthesis last year, which debuted in the bafflingly short-lived 60347 Grocery Store. Another piece, more accurate to Echo's prosthetic leg, is available here and looks brilliant. The shape is realistic and the printed detail is impressive, repeating those S-shaped symbols from Echo's braid on the side.
Echo's accessory is hard to identify. It could represent a short club, but reminds me more of a kebab. Regardless, this item incorporates a tan 2L bar with stopper, which is a new colour for this useful piece.
The final three minifigures originate from X-Men '97, the approaching sequel to the celebrated 1990s animated series. Beast is perhaps the most appealing of the trio because the character has never appeared in minifigure form before. Fortunately, this minifigure was worth waiting for, including an outstanding dual-moulded hair element with remarkable texture.
Printing alone represents the hair across the rest of Beast's body. This is certainly successful, but I was disappointed to find that the arms are plain, given the common use of printed arms for the other Collectable Minifigures in this series. Even so, the minifigure is splendid on the whole and includes ideal facial expressions on the double-sided head, conveying a lot of personality.
Beast's accessories are interesting too. The mug is nicely adorned with the classic X-Men logo, while the brick-built microscope yields a new 1x1 round plate with hollow stud and angled bar. This element obviously resembles the 1x1 round plate with bar available already and I would guess it was created for a purpose other than this microscope. I look forward to seeing where the piece next appears.
76022 X-Men vs. The Sentinel was released in 2014 and contained Storm, but the character has never returned. Whereas that minifigure was predominantly black and loosely inspired by her early comic appearances, this rendition is dressed in white to correspond with X-Men: The Animated Series.
The shoulder armour and cape look absolutely fantastic, as the fabric piece accurately wraps around Storm's neck and wrists. Furthermore, the red X-Men symbols are correctly placed on the torso, while the bands of yellow are faithful to the animated character too. Maybe the upper arms could have featured some creases, but the minifigure looks fine without them.
Storm's hairstyle has seemingly changed between the 1992 animation and its sequel series, reflecting her mohawk from the comics. This component is new and includes exquisite detail, surpassing similar mohawk parts produced before. Storm is renowned for her ability to control the weather, so carries a pair of trans-yellow lightning accessories.
Wolverine is among Marvel's most popular characters and I understand the desire to include him in this series, although this was an opportunity to produce a less notable member of the X-Men. On the other hand, this is undoubtedly my favourite Wolverine minifigure produced to date. The iconic yellow tiger stripe costume looks spectacular, benefiting from printed arms and legs.
The hair on Wolverine's arms is particularly welcome, while the returning mask looks great as well. However, there is a notable difference in quality between the black printing on this mask and the dual-moulded elements on other minifigures. This aptly demonstrates how minifigure designs have improved since 2014, when the mask debuted in 76022 X-Men vs. The Sentinel.
Logan's serious facial expressions are perfect and a black hair piece is supplied, so you can display the minifigure without his mask. Adamantium claws are included as well, along with a damaged head from a Sentinel. The same 2x2x2 dome element was used with the Sentinel in 76022 X-Men vs. The Sentinel, but the printing and magenta colour are very different.
Overall
71039 Marvel Studios Collectable Minifigures Series 2 undoubtedly reaches the same level of quality as the previous Marvel-focused series. All twelve minifigures are richly detailed and the use of dual-moulded parts continues to impress. The prevalence of decoration on the arms and sides of legs is particularly welcome. Also, most minifigures come with interesting accessories.
However, I think the character selection provokes some questions. I can understand the desire to include members of the X-Men, but I feel like they could appear in a dedicated set. Daredevil, Kingpin and Ms. Marvel are notable absentees too. Nevertheless, this is an outstanding group of minifigures and a series well worth collecting, even after the introduction of cardboard boxes.
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Hopefully the weights are accurate and will help avoid getting duplicates. Its going to look odd bringing my portable scale to the shop to help avoid getting duplicates.
She-Hulk and Beast are the same weight at 19.0 grams. Curious if you have a sensitive enough scale if the tenth (and hundredth) of a grams are different between the two.
I can almost hear Jerry Seinfeld now…”Who are these people?”
I want em, yes…but gotta admit that these Marvel CMF sets…kinda wish they weren’t hamstrung by the Disney+ gimmick.
People are already reporting finding open boxes in Target stores. Lego doesn't care because Target already paid for the merchandise, so it's Target's loss. Blind box/bag/container toys are feces.
I only wanted Moon Knight and Wolverine but now that I know about Lucky, the baby owl, and the fish tank, I guess I'm in for five. If I can somehow devise to pick the five I want out of a box of up to 36...
The blind bag concept and price have “ruined” series minifigures. Buying specific characters third party used to be very reasonable. I wonder if that will change now.
I can’t help but feel the decision to go this route seems …yucky.
I wouldn't hold it against retailers to not stock these anymore.
Yeah, about Hawkeye's owl. (Watch the whole thing.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBfic_SIAoc
Little known fact: the "GLKH" on She-Hulk's file stood for "Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway," as in, the original publishers of Marvel Comics in the 1960s. "Lieber" was Stan Lee's true legal name, and "Kurtztburg" was Jack Kirby (the artist who really created most major Marvel characters, with Stan kind of claiming a lot more credit than was due).
@Grammaticul said:
[[This element was produced for the Rogue Collectable Minifigure, but its accuracy is such that it could have been developed specifically for Moon Knight.]]
It is! Distinct variation between this and the hood used on the CMF figure from 71013-11 , least of which includes a conspicuously missing mask.]]
Thank you; that has been corrected. I think they may have used the original mould to create the new one, but they are indeed different parts.
Whats the general consensus for whether sales for this series will increase or decrease with buyers now unable to feel their contents?
@CapnRex101 - seems like part of a sentence/write up got snipped off in the She-Hulk description. Wong is..... and then nothing?
the only problem is the box instead of bag
So what percentage of the environmental benefits of the card packaging will be offset by the fact that these will now require twice as much fuel to transport around the planet due to the increased box size?
Great review! But when will you be publishing the feel guide? ??
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Glad they're debuting the boxes on a series where I don't mind who I get as I want all of them, although it will be hard to avoid duplicates
@shaase said:
"Hopefully the weights are accurate and will help avoid getting duplicates. Its going to look odd bringing my portable scale to the shop to help avoid getting duplicates.
She-Hulk and Beast are the same weight at 19.0 grams. Curious if you have a sensitive enough scale if the tenth (and hundredth) of a grams are different between the two."
If all your minifigures come from the same display box, you’ll be able to avoid duplicates using the alpha-numeric & 4-digit codes on the bottom of each minifigure box, under the QR code. Those codes won’t tell you which character is which but will ensure no two are the same.
Having watched a few vids on youtube of people who got hold of these boxes earlier, I did wonder if it was maybe possible to peek through a corner of the box packaging, given how easy to open they are, without causing damage?
Otherwise from what I've seen, weight is the only semi-reliable way of Iding. I say semi given some of the figures are quite close in weight.
I prefer the boxes to the bags just from an aesthetic perspective, but then again I'm not really a CMF collector. If I WERE, I think this is the point where I'd switch from buying in-store to Bricklinking any figure that I happened to want.
Agreed that X-MEN THE ANIMATED SERIES alone could support a line of figures. I really like most of these characters, though - never thought I'd see a WEREWOLF BY NIGHT minifigure, but here we are. Could a Man-Thing be far behind?
Kingpin would have to be a big fig so difficult for a CMF range.
@WemWem said:
"Agreed that X-MEN THE ANIMATED SERIES alone could support a line of figures."
You could make an entire line simply by doing alternative costumes of X-men characters. Wolverine for instance. Age of Apocalypse, Old Man Logan, Patch, Weapon X, the movie costumes etc etc.
The only minifigure I care about is Werewolf by Night for my monster collection...but there's no way I'm buying blindly until I get him. With the current Minifigure price, asking that of the consumer is purely extortionate. Years ago,at the $2 price point, gambling on these was less of a money sink...and of course in those days, blind buying was never required.
@shaase said:
"She-Hulk and Beast are the same weight at 19.0 grams. Curious if you have a sensitive enough scale if the tenth (and hundredth) of a grams are different between the two."
Ashnflash tested the weighing method on his YouTube channel - the weight of the boxes is not that precise, even if weights of the figures are. Tenths of grams are generally needed to distinguish between the figures.
Wong is? Indeed his is!
Just realized you can make a pretty good midnight sons team with moon knight,blade,dr.strange,werewolf by night,and maybe morbius.
By the way lego,can we please get an ant man minifig with the updated helmet? We haven't got him in costume since 2018.
Yes, definitely should have been an X-Men series; would have bought them all. Do not need obscure characters and yet another Hawkeye.
And as others have said, if switching to boxes, it is bizarre why Lego won't just put in a code or something for collectors to ID the ones they want. Especially since the Vidiyo line already saw wasted inventory and many stores will likely not want a repeat. This costs TLG one way or the other. If the code is not too obvious, kiddos or anyone just randomly grabbing one will pick up the leftover Werewolf by Nights, Goliaths, Echos and Mr. Knights.
These look good. Everyone is incredibly detailed, and while feeling for certain minifigures was my favorite part, I’m excited to get these.
In the review, you mentioned that the first Marvel CMF contained three minifigures from What If? There were actually five (but somehow no Ultron).
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Yeah, about Hawkeye's owl. (Watch the whole thing.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBfic_SIAoc"
Was it hard waiting 4 minutes 35 seconds of your life that you'll never get back to hear a gag that lasted 30 seconds? Actually it was super easy, barely an incontinence.
All the figures have fabulous detail. Great prints all round.
For the She-Hulk, yeah, she needs a dual angry face. That's a head scratcher.
To make her a little taller, gonna' just use a 1x1 white square stud under the soles of her boots.
Werewolf by Night has some nice printing all around. From his short they could've made a bunch of figs from all those great monster hunter characters.
Would've been cool with these new large box packaging to have had a big fig for the first time in a CMF set...the Man-Thing!
@moishe11 said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Yeah, about Hawkeye's owl. (Watch the whole thing.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBfic_SIAoc"
Was it hard waiting 4 minutes 35 seconds of your life that you'll never get back to hear a gag that lasted 30 seconds? Actually it was super easy, barely an incontinence."
Correction: watching Pitch Meeting is never not time well-spent.
what exactly makes this ant man microfig different from the last one? they look exactly the same to me
@shaase said:
"Hopefully the weights are accurate and will help avoid getting duplicates. Its going to look odd bringing my portable scale to the shop to help avoid getting duplicates."
be mindful that the different amounts of glue on each box will throw off the weight, so whilst it's a better guide, it's still no guarantee!
The X-Men 97 characters are the only ones that remotely interest me, and my only complaint with them is Wolverine's hair - surely Beast's new hair in black would have been a much better fit than the Clone Wars Count Dooku hair, if the 2002 Vampire hair they've been using for Wolverine up until now has finally been retired. Makes me wish for more X-Men stuff, I hope we see an expansion into that territory next year with the new show.
Can anyone tell me if that Wolverine minifigure is the usual Flame Yellowish Orange color or if they switched to plain yellow? From all the pictures the figure looks brighter than previous versions.
I wasn't sure if I was going to go beyond one of the boxes of six with this series, but even though I'm not familiar with all of these characters, this review has convinced me to try for more. I really need to finish getting that Bricklink store set up and take it live, so I'm not sitting on a bunch of duplicates
@Ridgeheart said:
"Wolverine is... okay? Look, now that the X-Men are in the MCU he's going to show up, a lot. Like, a LOT a lot. You're looking at the new Iron Man here in terms of prevalence, because Wolverine's real superpower is omnipresence."
As the Transformers wiki put it, "He's the best there is at what he does, and what he does is make gratuitous guest appearances." Yes of course he's made appearances in Transformers fiction. What part of "omnipresence" don't you get? https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wolverine_(Marvel)
I like the green move by lego, but since you cannot feel the bags anymore (and no code provided) l’m out of the collectable game.. Also saving some moneeey
@Judgeguy said:
"Glad they're debuting the boxes on a series where I don't mind who I get as I want all of them, although it will be hard to avoid duplicates"
I've found the series early in & around Manchester, & I already have 5 Agathas, 3 Wolverines, & 2 Echo duplicates!! Yet I still haven't found Hawkeye, Beast or Goliath!! Its gonna be a right pain finding the exact ones you want!!
Thank goodness they introduced those $30 six-packs.
Nice minifigs and definitely picking up the set. Now they need to make another comics-based DC set.
But who takes scales shopping? Could lead to some interesting conversations!!
These look fabulous...and terrific accessories all around make each one a 'gotta buy' for me now that we've seen them up close. But the boxes...LEGO had good intentions but retailers are already suffering from high Shrink rates. Opened CMF boxes all over the shelves will just PO the store managers after a while at your big box stores (Walmart, Target, Kroger, etc.). And for the casual buyer, this new packaging stinks. I just don't see this being sustainable in the long-run.
I found these early a couple weeks ago at Target. I was tipped by a follower of mine where they were so I drove there. In the 40 minutes it took me to arrive, 21 of the 30 had been ripped open and taken off the rack. The remaining 9 were put in security boxes.
So we're off to a great start with boxes!
I will say, I do like the squarish shape and front graphic, it's much nicer than what we've had for recent series. I do miss those tiny little foil packs, though.
Managed to bag a box early from my local ASDA, very happy with this series.
Though have been to a few other ASDA;'s since and already seen emptied and opened boxes on shelves, not even officially released and already an issue, inevitable some may say.
Due to the change to boxes and the continually high price I am not going to buy any. Kang would have also been nice, shame about the actor and that last minute change. Echos parts would interest me to experiment with in customs but that would be 5 bucks for something I might not even end up using for anything worthwhile.
Skipping may not even mean missing out as the special parts of some CMFs like Newspaper boys hat, the Classic Space Baby and all pieces of the Bard except his pants have appeared in regular sets after the CMF series retirement. According to rumors the X-Mansion isn't far off and based on the 97 series so these exact versions of Wolverine, Storm and Beast may have just been pre-releases to amortize the cost of the molds and get more savings out of the torso and leg prints. Looking at what happened with the Bard I imagine they might only make new head prints if anything.
@Ridgeheart said:
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Also - look, I know we've had our issues, you and I. We've both said things that you're going to regret, but at the end of the day, you should know that I love you very much. And because I love you, I need you to track down a copy of Matt Fraction and David Aja's 2012 "Hawkeye"-run, which will give you all the reasons you'll ever need to love both Hawkeyes as much as I do (which is a lot). I love Hawkeye and Hawkguy, I am ecstatic that these versions of Bishop and Barton made it into the CMF.
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I know this is a Lego themed website, but could you expain why you (and apparently a LOT of people) love Matt Fraction' Hawkeye? Because I read the whole run (20-something-ish issues + annual I think?), since it was so hyped. But to be honest, except for a very few issues like the first one, I actually hated it.
David Aja's art was enjoyable, too bad there were were a lot of other artists I didn't enjoy so much.
There was a ton of reading, but barely anything interesting/actually contributing to the story.
The story: it was a mess! So many jumps here and there without actually bringing the plot to an end. He-Hawkeye was stabbed THROUGH the head! Instead of being dead he only now has to wear hearing aid.
She-Hawkeye treats the poor guy horribly, despite him being depressed. I know some pushes might even help but come on, she really treats him like kaka.
Anyway I don't want to criticize anyone's taste in comics, just genuinely trying to understand why people like this Hawkeye run so much.
@blogzilly said:
"I can almost hear Jerry Seinfeld now…”Who are these people?”
I want em, yes…but gotta admit that these Marvel CMF sets…kinda wish they weren’t hamstrung by the Disney+ gimmick."
Ha! Ha! Yes, this is definitely a B-Team when it comes to superheroes (X-men aside) Second wave, and we're already mopping the floor to scrape up ideas for these.
Blind boxes are incredibly dumb. There is no green argument that can save them. Doesn't really matter to me because I buy whole waves from either BL or ebay. Yet, it does prevent me from impulse buys of additional bags. Lego so stupid!
Who's with me for a run over to the house of @Ridgeheart to fondle all his CMF boxes with our dirty, mucky hands before he opens them? Maybe he'll offer us a curt nod or a salty beer for our trouble. We can't let the tradition die!!
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright...
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
@Anonym said:
"Due to the change to boxes and the continually high price I am not going to buy any. Kang would have also been nice, shame about the actor and that last minute change. Echos parts would interest me to experiment with in customs but that would be 5 bucks for something I might not even end up using for anything worthwhile.
Skipping may not even mean missing out as the special parts of some CMFs like Newspaper boys hat, the Classic Space Baby and all pieces of the Bard except his pants have appeared in regular sets after the CMF series retirement. According to rumors the X-Mansion isn't far off and based on the 97 series so these exact versions of Wolverine, Storm and Beast may have just been pre-releases to amortize the cost of the molds and get more savings out of the torso and leg prints. Looking at what happened with the Bard I imagine they might only make new head prints if anything.
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The X-Men certainly might get reused in an X-Mansion. In regards to CMF reuse, the bard is a good example, but a better example is Tiana from the latest Disney CMF. Her entire figure was rereleased in the new Disney castle.
@Brainslugged said:
"So what percentage of the environmental benefits of the card packaging will be offset by the fact that these will now require twice as much fuel to transport around the planet due to the increased box size?"
Do you want us to factor in all the “drive to store, buy everything, drive home, weigh everything, drive back to store, return garbage, drive back home” mileage as well?
@Anonym:
Or they’ll just issue less popular characters with the X-Mansion. Anyways, the new Sentinel dome actually does match the more common color scheme better, but it leaves you in a bind as to whether Wolverine dispatched _all_ of them solo, or the heads turn lighter when they die.
I've said it before but I have no idea how people were able to feel specific pieces in the blind bags. I tried it and was wrong about 75% of the time. It was a weird realization for me: "Oh I guess I suck at this thing that most people can do without a problem." Kind of like when I signed up for a music appreciation class in college because it was supposed to be an easy credit, only to learn for the first time that I am almost completely tone deaf...
@illennium said:
"I've said it before but I have no idea how people were able to feel specific pieces in the blind bags. I tried it and was wrong about 75% of the time. It was a weird realization for me: "Oh I guess I suck at this thing that most people can do without a problem." Kind of like when I signed up for a music appreciation class in college because it was supposed to be an easy credit, only to learn for the first time that I am almost completely tone deaf..."
It’s hard at first, but you get the hang of it the more you do it.
First they increase minifig pricing and then they put them in boxes so I can't choose the one I want. Nope. I'm done.
It’s a shame we can’t get a series with comic-based designs, the sets are already mostly MCU-inspired so this would be a good opportunity to get more classic designs for some of these characters; I’d personally greatly prefer a comics version of Moon Knight
@illennium:
It's not just a skill that can be learned by repetition. Like music, there is often talent involved as well. Some people got it, and some never will.
@monkyby87:
I remember quickly giving up on the dot codes during either S3 or S4, because they were so imprecise when printed, but I was very quickly able to dive into palping. But here's something to consider. When you close your eyes and think of a LEGO part, can you actually see that part in your mind? I can't. I can sense the shape, like I'm feeling it with my eyes closed, but all I see is black with random shifting spots of color. I bought a car from my dad, who was a professional mechanic, and he told me that to change the spark plugs I'd need to disconnect one engine mount and rock the entire engine block forward to access one of the plugs. I got a 12" extension and a universal joint, shoved both hands behind the block, turned my head to the side and closed my eyes, and got it done without any problem, because I could "see" what was going on with my fingers.
If I wasn't trying to get a positive ID on _every_ minifig, I could usually sort a lot faster. I think at my peak, I was going through a fresh case of Disney S2 in about a minute. At that point, all I cared about was Anna, Elsa, and Jack (I needed triples for various club layouts). Jack was easy to find because the open present is large, very distinct, and unique. Anna, Elsa, and Jafar are the only three with a skirt element (easy to identify), so then all I had to do was find the staff (reject), or the snowflake or lantern (again, easy to identify). I got a lot of weird looks that day. It was pretty cool.
@PurpleDave said:
"If I wasn't trying to get a positive ID on _every_ minifig, I could usually sort a lot faster. I think at my peak, I was going through a fresh case of Disney S2 in about a minute. At that point, all I cared about was Anna, Elsa, and Jack (I needed triples for various club layouts). Jack was easy to find because the open present is large, very distinct, and unique. Anna, Elsa, and Jafar are the only three with a skirt element (easy to identify), so then all I had to do was find the staff (reject), or the snowflake or lantern (again, easy to identify). I got a lot of weird looks that day. It was pretty cool."
For a second I thought you meant Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians, and I was confused because I didn't think he was Disney, or that we got a minifigure for him. Then I realised you were meaning Skellington. Now I am disappointed we don't have Rise of the Guardians figures.
I used to do a similar thing once I had got my set and just wanted doubles. It was especially easy if you were after the most distinct figure in the set.
@Miyakan:
Easiest by far was S11 Medusa. I could identify her by sight from 10' away. That snake tail made the packet the fattest I've seen to this day. It's the only CMF that I can think of that absolutely would not fit in these boxes.
I feel like people don't understand (or at least they understand, but don't take it to the logical conclusion) that the entire point of the CMFs was the anonymity and randomness. As far as lego is concerned, the ability to feel what was in the packaging was a flaw in the design, not some intentional thing Lego did for our sake.
They've erased this flaw, and while it will cause some discontent in the AFOL community, the majority of consumers will just put up with it, because it genuinely doesn't impact them. It's not like people buying these on impulse or for their kids are going to try to figure out what's in there, and besides, to Lego, that's part of the charm. I don't particularly like the change, but people need to stop acting like it's a personal insult. This isn't the Hoopty.
These Marvel minifigs look excellent.
That being said, given the high price per minifig, and the change to the boxes that prevents me from identifying and getting the figures that I want, I am out. It's a bummer because I've been collecting these ever since I first found out about them back when series 3 was out. And no Lego, it's not fun to get a bunch of doubles to trade with your friends when the minifigs cost $4.99 USD each. If there are figures that I really want (like the Series 24 Brown Classic Space Astronaut with space baby and the Falconer, for example) I'll just get them on ebay/bricklink and won't bother with the rest. I guess the 6-packs are still an option, the ones that I have bought in the past have had 6 different minifigs per pack, of course there is not guarantee you'll get the ones that your really after. That of course is assuming they are still going to sell the 6 packs.
Are these all knock offs?
@TheCodFather said:
"I feel like people don't understand (or at least they understand, but don't take it to the logical conclusion) that the entire point of the CMFs was the anonymity and randomness. As far as lego is concerned, the ability to feel what was in the packaging was a flaw in the design, not some intentional thing Lego did for our sake.
They've erased this flaw, and while it will cause some discontent in the AFOL community, the majority of consumers will just put up with it, because it genuinely doesn't impact them. It's not like people buying these on impulse or for their kids are going to try to figure out what's in there, and besides, to Lego, that's part of the charm. I don't particularly like the change, but people need to stop acting like it's a personal insult. This isn't the Hoopty."
This is essentially what I was coming to say. I can understand not liking the change or even getting mad about it, but at the end if the day, if you were *supposed* to know what was inside before buying, they wouldn't come in blindbags to begin with.
Astounded a $5 witch minifigure gets a printed book element while the $230 Hocus Pocus set got a crap standard book & sticker combo.
@Andrusi said:
" @TheCodFather said:
"I feel like people don't understand (or at least they understand, but don't take it to the logical conclusion) that the entire point of the CMFs was the anonymity and randomness. As far as lego is concerned, the ability to feel what was in the packaging was a flaw in the design, not some intentional thing Lego did for our sake.
They've erased this flaw, and while it will cause some discontent in the AFOL community, the majority of consumers will just put up with it, because it genuinely doesn't impact them. It's not like people buying these on impulse or for their kids are going to try to figure out what's in there, and besides, to Lego, that's part of the charm. I don't particularly like the change, but people need to stop acting like it's a personal insult. This isn't the Hoopty."
This is essentially what I was coming to say. I can understand not liking the change or even getting mad about it, but at the end if the day, if you were *supposed* to know what was inside before buying, they wouldn't come in blindbags to begin with."
But it's a totally stupid idea.
I mean, even at our official LEGO store, the staff would help customers feel out the correct blind bags, so obviously the only ones who thought this was a good idea in the first place were the people at LEGO HQ.
No one wants to end up disappointed by getting a crappy fig one didn't want to begin with, and most "normal" people have a) never heard of Bricklink and b) just don't impulse buy a minifig they don't know what it will be, for 4 Euros.
Plus, going by what I have seen in the stores that used to stock CMFs in the past in our area, most have delisted them already even before the switch to boxes. Seems even with the bags the last couple of series weren't good sellers anymore. And it's small wonder, since 4 Euros per fig is a crazy price if you think about it, even more so if sold in a format where you (as a casual customer) don't even know what you will end up with.
On one had all figs are really good, but on the other... They dont seem like most of them are worth the price anymore.
I will just get a shehulk and storm for pieces.
@fourstud said:
"I found these early a couple weeks ago at Target. I was tipped by a follower of mine where they were so I drove there. In the 40 minutes it took me to arrive, 21 of the 30 had been ripped open and taken off the rack. The remaining 9 were put in security boxes.
So we're off to a great start with boxes!
."
It's so sad to witness how US has became a third world country in so many ways. Supermarket security doesn't let slide such behavior in my country.
X-Men look great. I’m disappointed in Werewolf by Night. A comics interpretation would have been much better. Luckily there’s alternatives within the minifigures range already.
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @moishe11 said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Yeah, about Hawkeye's owl. (Watch the whole thing.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBfic_SIAoc"
Was it hard waiting 4 minutes 35 seconds of your life that you'll never get back to hear a gag that lasted 30 seconds? Actually it was super easy, barely an incontinence."
Correction: watching Pitch Meeting is never not time well-spent."
true.
@TheCodFather said:
"I feel like people don't understand (or at least they understand, but don't take it to the logical conclusion) that the entire point of the CMFs was the anonymity and randomness. As far as lego is concerned, the ability to feel what was in the packaging was a flaw in the design, not some intentional thing Lego did for our sake.
They've erased this flaw, and while it will cause some discontent in the AFOL community, the majority of consumers will just put up with it, because it genuinely doesn't impact them. It's not like people buying these on impulse or for their kids are going to try to figure out what's in there, and besides, to Lego, that's part of the charm. I don't particularly like the change, but people need to stop acting like it's a personal insult. This isn't the Hoopty."
I do not think it is a flaw. I started collecting CMF since 2016 (not every series). Most of the series released after that time (except maybe two of them) are designed to be distinguishable by feeling outside the package. They are intended to be designed like that.
I think this contributes to the "play value" of the CMF series. Even if TLG finally decided to put some code on the box so that people can tell what is inside, it would lose this "play value".
@graymattr said:
"People are already reporting finding open boxes in Target stores. Lego doesn't care because Target already paid for the merchandise, so it's Target's loss. Blind box/bag/container toys are feces.
"
Interesting way of spinning it. Personally I rather think that the people who feel so entitled to a children’s toy that they resort to thievery are the faeces in this situation
Took a chance on one in my local supermarket, and ended up with my least desired fig. So at £3.50 I'm out. It will be cheaper to just buy the ones I want one ebay (even with the mark-up) than end up with a bunch I don't want.
@Brickalili said:
" @graymattr said:
"People are already reporting finding open boxes in Target stores. Lego doesn't care because Target already paid for the merchandise, so it's Target's loss. Blind box/bag/container toys are feces.
"
Interesting way of spinning it. Personally I rather think that the people who feel so entitled to a children’s toy that they resort to thievery are the faeces in this situation
"
One isn't mutually exclusive with the other. Both thieves and predatory gambling tricks aimed at children can be, and indeed are, poop.
@AustinPowers:
Well, compare it to the original packaging design. The packet had a UPC barcode (or the European equivalent) that was common across the entire series, which stores could use to ring up your purchase. And they had a second barcode. This one didn’t have a number printed with it, and was character-specific.
The tricky thing was, the LEGO Stores could scan that barcode, and the register would tell them exactly which minifig it contained. The idea, as I was told by a store employee, was that LEGO Brand Retail would be able to use this to track which characters were most popular. You know, except for the fact that they were supposed to be _blind bags_ that people selected randomly. And the stores could reliable sell their entire shipment by lunchtime.
So, ultimately, the only worthwhile data they were likely to have gleaned from this is that S2 Spartans were bought in bulk purchases, and they could probably identify every specific minifig that got stolen (because they could compare units sold for each minifig vs the standard case breakdown and see which characters should still be in inventory).
So this week, I've bought the Tumbler magazine, and one of these. The blind box on this opened disturbingly easily, while the paper bag used on magazine sets now was actually quite tough and hard to tear.
Anyway, my point- if this was just about recycling, the boxes are quite a poor design. Meanwhile, another part of the company has a solution whose main flaw (being taped to the front of a magazine) clearly doesn't translate, would still allow for some feeling to reduce the randomness, and is 10x harder to accidentally get into.
I was never intending to sneak a peak, bit I reckon that if I had held my arm full of shopping differently as I left the store, I could have breached the box entirely by accident. Others more curious, shall we say, will doubtless do so intentionally.
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Yeah, about Hawkeye's owl. (Watch the whole thing.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBfic_SIAoc"
I was skeptical but this comment is everything XD
The weighing method is rather inconsistent. There's too much variation in the packaging weight, likely from how much glue is used in the different tabs.
The method is okay enough at getting you in the area of what fig it'll be, but that's about it. Like Agatha and Kate Bishop will be among the heaviest. But for example, Wolverine, I must've weighed what ended up being six of him and there was a +/- 0.5 grams which puts it in the range of being other figures, so there's still no good way to be 100% sure without opening them.
I don't see how these boxes are any worse for shrink (theft) than the bags. The bags are easier to steal, you can likely fit two in the space it takes for a box, unless you puncture the bag to make it more compact than it already is. Which of the two is more obvious in a pocket? The reason you likely didn't see the bags ripped open like you had/have seen the boxes, the bags are harder to open but easier to conceal. Not like these boxes encourage theft, just more likely to leave behind obvious evidence of theft before a cycle count. A retailer can just place these items "behind the counter" or use other methods to discourage theft.
Thank you MinifiguresPlus for the full-set preorders! I will NOT buy random $5 boxes.
There's some great looking figures in this set, but I really wish LEGO would make Hawkeye with his original purple suit from the comics.
@kslin88 said:
" @TheCodFather said:
"I feel like people don't understand (or at least they understand, but don't take it to the logical conclusion) that the entire point of the CMFs was the anonymity and randomness. As far as lego is concerned, the ability to feel what was in the packaging was a flaw in the design, not some intentional thing Lego did for our sake.
They've erased this flaw, and while it will cause some discontent in the AFOL community, the majority of consumers will just put up with it, because it genuinely doesn't impact them. It's not like people buying these on impulse or for their kids are going to try to figure out what's in there, and besides, to Lego, that's part of the charm. I don't particularly like the change, but people need to stop acting like it's a personal insult. This isn't the Hoopty."
I do not think it is a flaw. I started collecting CMF since 2016 (not every series). Most of the series released after that time (except maybe two of them) are designed to be distinguishable by feeling outside the package. They are intended to be designed like that.
I think this contributes to the "play value" of the CMF series. Even if TLG finally decided to put some code on the box so that people can tell what is inside, it would lose this "play value".
"
I collected CMFs from series 1 to about 15. I don't think they were designed to be identified by feel. That was just a consequence of figures having different parts and the thin packaging. If LEGO wanted them to be identifiable, they would be labelled or come in clear packaging like a polybag. If they wanted some interactivity to identify them, they would have retained the barcodes of series 1 and 2. If they wanted to keep online discussion about identification, they would have kept the bump codes.
I think they were meant to be blind all along, but collectors were good at finding ways of identifying them.
What killed them for me was the increase in price, and the bulk box buys that essentially killed off trading them. And too many licensed series compared to generic characters.
@Ridgeheart said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"Who's with me for a run over to the house of @Ridgeheart to fondle all his CMF boxes with our dirty, mucky hands before he opens them?."
I WILL END YOU. THERE WILL NOT BE A SEQUEL, A REBOOT OR A SPIN-OFF."
It's comments like this that drive me to drink so much and make yellowcastle cry all day. Sheesh.
@ickis:
A kid only has so much room in the pockets of their skinny-jeans, and they apparently need to make sure they’re not wasting that space on a pile of soccer refs. It would look insanely suspicious if they spent the entire day walking into the store, heading over to the toy aisle, looking furtively around the shelf stacks until everyone is out of the area, stuffing one packet into each pocket, fast-walking out the door, and then coming back in ten minutes later with a cranky expression on their face.
@Ridgeheart:
I guess that would explain why they got Jeremy Rennet, a guy who couldn’t even bother to take a five-minute course in archery, to play a guy who is 110% all about archery (Kelly MacDonald probably learned more archery to prepare for playing Merida in Brave).
Also, I have to address this thing with the CMFs. Let’s see if I got this straight. Hawkeye gave up his gender-neutral name so a girl could use it instead, and then adopted a gendered code and that sounds _EXACTLY ALIKE_? Yeah, that’s not going to get people killed on the battlefield while they take ten minutes to sort out which one of them is supposed to shoot the bad guy. That’s the dumbest thing to come out of Marvel since Disney had someone dress up as Bender Bending Rodriguez and stand on the street corner saying, “This movie’s called The Eternals. Everyone watch The Eternals.”
@illennium said:
"I've said it before but I have no idea how people were able to feel specific pieces in the blind bags. I tried it and was wrong about 75% of the time."
Theres no reason to feel bad about it. I was pretty good at it, but even then I would mistake and get dupes at times. Identifying them did get harder over time as they started to make the bags slightly thicker. The trick most people used was looking for the part that was unique to only that figure. IE, with this series if it was still bags, Storms the only one with lightning blasts, so you'd feel for those. As said, even then you could goof with some bits that'd would feel nearly identical.
I don't think the CMFs were ever truly intended to be identifiable by dedicated collectors. And yet, their packaging permitted that for ages and it's reasonable to be upset about that loss. This is LEGO closing a loophole that made collecting viable for many people, particularly after the ridiculous price increase. People widely participated in collecting *because* there was a design compromise in the packaging that made blind buying optional. I've never encountered fellow buyers willingly buying them blind. I've helped people find what they want, and LEGO store employees have often offered assistance too. That was what the game of collecting had become for anyone I've seen buying a Minifigure--feeling the packs to reduce the nonsense. I haven't seen anybody playing LEGO's intended game of blind buying. But now LEGO has removed the option altogether and likely cost a lot of goodwill toward the CMF format because you're now being forced to buy something expensive with no guarantee on what you're getting. That's hard not to take as anti-consumer.
Still, I'd be morbidly fascinated to spectate what would happen should they try to do another Mr. Gold gimmick now that touch-identification is off the table. Would the lottery get fairer or way unfairer and contribute to massive package destruction the scope of which has been unheard of in CMF history? I guess LEGO would probably have to mandate stores to keep them behind the counter and one-per-person if they had the guts to try that again.
Instead of Hawkeye being a MF in a collectible series, he should have his own set where he is fighting a snowplow.
For those concerned with boxes causing duplicates, I have seen a list of code numbers on boxes to identify the characters inside. I'm sure that information will leak out before long all over for collectors. The mystery figure is exciting for kids and ultimately that is who the product is centered around as they know adult collectors will find ways to get the ones that they want.
@GrizBe:
And that’s a big reason why I can identify them so fast. I don’t even bother reading the lists of parts you should be using to identify them. Find a part. Identify it. Is it unique to one minifig, or does it at least narrow down the potential list? Find another part. Identify it, and in many cases, two non-unique parts can be enough to eliminate all but one minifig. As long as they’re not standard torsos and standard legs. Even standard minifig heads come in handy sometimes, like with The Muppets. Rowlf and Swedish Chef had the only standard heads, and from there you only needed a vague idea of what the head might be shaped like, or any other accessory, and you can eliminate one of the two possibilities.
The hard part is being able to pick up a random packet from a random series and, without any other clues, be able to identify the shape of any part you happen to get between your fingers. I’ve been able to locate key elements, hold them separated in a corner, and pass it to someone who I can tell right away recognizes that solitary part. But being able to tell the difference between a 1x1 square tile, a 1x1 round tile, a 1x1 D tile, and a 1x1 heart tile is beyond them, never mind running across some random part you weren’t even aware was in the series and still being able to use it to identify the minifig.
Of course, I’m also the guy who figures out stuff like S8’s red cheerleader being the first CMF that precisely duplicated the shape of any previous CMF, meaning it should be possible to take all of S1-7, mix them up in a bucket, blindfold someone, and have them sort everything out by both series and individual minifig. Extremely difficult, sure, but still possible.
@eric0529 said:
"For those concerned with boxes causing duplicates, I have seen a list of code numbers on boxes to identify the characters inside. I'm sure that information will leak out before long all over for collectors. The mystery figure is exciting for kids and ultimately that is who the product is centered around as they know adult collectors will find ways to get the ones that they want."
Production codes that, at best, allow you to not get duplicates from the same box. They in no way allow you to identify the insides.
I have most of the CMF sets and I feel somewhat liberated that Lego have made this stupid decision over the packaging as it saves me money and brings a halt to what was an ever expanding collection. Like others I collected sets of the minifigures and quite enjoyed the hunt by feeling the packets (I never got one wrong), as well as helping others finding the figure they wanted. It annoys me that the reasoning behind the decision has been dressed up as a faux environmental argument, when the reality is to continue collecting I'd need to spend a lot more money buying more plastic, in the hope that I may get the full collection for that series.
I refuse to spend hard-earned money on what would become a gambling activity. Indeed I'd love to know the odds of collectors getting a full set from a commercially intact box, randomly selecting the figures, noting that most boxes won't be commercially intact in your average retail outlet...
Our family enjoys the randomness. Enough that we’ve randomly purchased nearly 300 cmfs. No regerts.
@shaase said:
"Hopefully the weights are accurate and will help avoid getting duplicates. Its going to look odd bringing my portable scale to the shop to help avoid getting duplicates.
She-Hulk and Beast are the same weight at 19.0 grams. Curious if you have a sensitive enough scale if the tenth (and hundredth) of a grams are different between the two."
bottom box on right all minifigures haave different code them, next to bar code scanner
LEGO Marvel Studios Collectible Minifigures Series 2 (71039)
Agatha Harkness – 729S3:7000-8000
Moon Knight – 330S3:3000
Mr Knight – 629S3:3700-4100
Werewolf by Night – 330S3:5000
She-Hulk – 130S3:700-800
Hawkeye – 330S3:15000-16000
Kate Bishop – 526S3:2600-3800
Goliath – 126S3:2600-2700
Echo – 230S3:6000
Beast – 629S3:10000-14000
Storm – 629S3:18000-19000
Wolverine – 330S3:11000
@Ridgeheart said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"Who's with me for a run over to the house of @Ridgeheart to fondle all his CMF boxes with our dirty, mucky hands before he opens them?."
I WILL END YOU. THERE WILL NOT BE A SEQUEL, A REBOOT OR A SPIN-OFF."
It's comments like this that drive me to drink so much and make yellowcastle cry all day. Sheesh."
Aw hey, come on. There might still be a prequel. People love prequels, right?"
So…one where we’ve invented time travel and gone back in time where we’ve already spent hundreds of hours palping your packets? Might could work.
@Ridgeheart said:
"
Plus, I like dogs. Alright, I hope that helped, peace out.
"
Well, I definetely understand now your lack of sympathy for Clint/love for Kate :-D
What' more important though, I had a a lot of fun reading your Hawkeye CV!
@missedoutagain said:
"
LEGO Marvel Studios Collectible Minifigures Series 2 (71039)
Agatha Harkness – 729S3:7000-8000
Moon Knight – 330S3:3000
Mr Knight – 629S3:3700-4100
Werewolf by Night – 330S3:5000
She-Hulk – 130S3:700-800
Hawkeye – 330S3:15000-16000
Kate Bishop – 526S3:2600-3800
Goliath – 126S3:2600-2700
Echo – 230S3:6000
Beast – 629S3:10000-14000
Storm – 629S3:18000-19000
Wolverine – 330S3:11000
"
Sorry - this method doesn't work. Read the original article by the Brick Fan (including the comments) and then this article that explains why the codes don't work:
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-marvel-minifigures-series-2-weight-guide-and-correcting-other-identification-myths/
@Ridgeheart said:
"Clint's an idiot, but he's OUR idiot. Maybe he doesn't get much respect, but to know him is to love him."
I “no” him.
“Hey, do you want to read this Hawkeye comi…”
“No!”
A.K.A. Jameson Thomas Logan Howlett right @CapnRex101?!
@RebelScum74 said:
" @missedoutagain said:
"
LEGO Marvel Studios Collectible Minifigures Series 2 (71039)
"
Sorry - this method doesn't work. Read the original article by the Brick Fan (including the comments) and then this article that explains why the codes don't work:
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-marvel-minifigures-series-2-weight-guide-and-correcting-other-identification-myths/ "
I did read original article. worked him, 2nd article was updated
"It didn’t get fully debunked as I’ve seen examples online that uses this method and it works to an extent although the numbers are different."
Also just posting news , changes over time
@TheCodFather said:
"I feel like people don't understand (or at least they understand, but don't take it to the logical conclusion) that the entire point of the CMFs was the anonymity and randomness. As far as lego is concerned, the ability to feel what was in the packaging was a flaw in the design, not some intentional thing Lego did for our sake.
They've erased this flaw, and while it will cause some discontent in the AFOL community, the majority of consumers will just put up with it, because it genuinely doesn't impact them. It's not like people buying these on impulse or for their kids are going to try to figure out what's in there, and besides, to Lego, that's part of the charm. I don't particularly like the change, but people need to stop acting like it's a personal insult. This isn't the Hoopty."
Didn't really buy anything you said until the last line. Now, I believe everything you said!!
God, I love it when BS comments make me laugh my ass off!
Well, sorry to say that I am out of the game, too. I am not going to gamble in stores and also not going to pay above rrp plus shipping on ebay or bricklink.
Saving money is a win for me, I guess! :)
I don't particularly like the new boxes, but I have to agree with the people who've pointed out that Lego's Collectable Minifigures have always been supposed to be random and anonymous, so I don't mind this change too much. I also really like the Moon Knight and Hawkeye figures, so I wouldn't mind getting duplicates of those and a few others.
Lego taking the EA games approach to life and now releasing their minifigures in physical lootboxes. How has blindbags/boxes not been ear-marked as gambling (thus not for children), when you are essentially playing the odds for something you have paid for?
Managed to find these in a few places in the UK. Somehow bought 8 different ones just by luck. Just a tip: if buying from the same box, buy figures with different codes on the bottom to not get duplicates. Only looking for Mr Knight, She-Hulk, Agatha and Werewolf now.
I ordered 2 of these along with something else to get up to the free postage spend on the Lego site. I only one I *really* wanted was Moon Knight but would have settled for a Mr Knight. However, knowing my luck I fully expected to get two Echo figures!
My parcel arrived today and the first I opened was... Mr Knight. Oh well, I thought, at least that's one that I wanted. I opened the second and... Moon Knight! Sad as it may be, that made my day... :-)