New Build a Minifigure parts arriving in LEGO stores
Posted by CapnRex101,
The latest batch of new minifigures is arriving at Build a Minifigure stations in LEGO stores, most notably including several costumed characters!
BricksFanz has kindly pointed out that images of the newly released minifigures are available on lego.bricksmegastore.com, the website of AG LEGO Certified Stores in Australia and New Zealand. You can view images of all six minifigures after the break...
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@Ridgeheart said:
"That clowngirl is going to put so many people on one very specific watchlist."
It’s like that one ace attorney character all over again.
Can anyone tell how different the carrot is from the CMF version?
Fitting, to release these costumed figs just now that carnival time is at its peak.
Piplup
I'll probably get the bricksuit parts but the others are rather meh, they are becoming too repetitive. It is like random ideas for CMF that didn't pass the grade.
What is going on with the polar bear dog fan? He loves dogs so he dresses as a polar bear? And how did his trousers get ripped? Was he attacked by the dog? Or an amorous polar bear?
@Toa_of_Pi said:
"Can anyone tell how different the carrot is from the CMF version?"
The carrot headwear is exactly the same.
The Lego store in Grafton Street in Dublin had these last week but without the legs for the llama costume or the hair for the brick costume. Nice collection of parts, especially for a fan of novelty stuff like myself.
animals!
@Ridgeheart said:
"That clowngirl is going to put so many people on one very specific watchlist."
Maybe more than only one.
The puppy dude is pretty adorable.
The ripped jeans, though? So 90s.
@Zordboy said:
"The ripped jeans, though? So 90s. "
Dunno man... Either people can't afford new pants anymore in those days (I mean with those rising LEGO prices it's surprising one can afford anything at all) or the trend is only becoming stronger. Every day the holes become bigger and their hole-per-pants ratio grows too. Soon people won't wear any pants at all?!
I prefered it when the build-a-fig was just random parts, rather than creating these 'chase' figures... Especially when they seem to be thrown together from random parts.
Obviously you still can pick up random parts... but to me the whole point of the BAM bins was using your own creativity to create unique figures...
Lego Store Southampton has all of these , they have/had pre-made packs of the Llama/Penguin/Dog but have all the parts for the others..The Clown is definitely pick of the bunch for me, and the pink brick girl goes with the other two brick figs they have done on the BaM nicely.
@garethsmith72 said:
"Lego Store Southampton has all of these , they have/had pre-made packs of the Llama/Penguin/Dog but have all the parts for the others..The Clown is definitely pick of the bunch for me, and the pink brick girl goes with the other two brick figs they have done on the BaM nicely. "
I believe this will actually be the fourth brick costume from BAM. We had orange, teal, and medium blue(or whatever that blue was). Combining them with the two from the CMFs gets us to six. It's a really nice collection, but it's a little late for people who haven't collected any to jump in. I'll probably just get one of the costumes in one of my favorite colors.
Went to mine today and already wiped out of animals. All I saw was the blue bird torsos.
AH! I'm a llama! I'm an ugly llama! Wah... llama face!!!
Thanks for the news. Inquiry has been sent out to my local Store. I love the BAM figures. Animals, dual molded legs, custom hair and torsos are always cheaper to get this way.
@AustinPowers said:
"Fitting, to release these costumed figs just now that carnival time is at its peak. "
Exactly! Don't tell me you live in Cologne too!?
Funny thing! In the lego store i go to they have been available since the end of january. I got the cute squirell 6 times! I like that they have little animals from time to time!
On a different subject: Does anyone know about the lego store passport? Can i get it in just any lego store for free? I just recently heard about this passport.
Some people says they have TWO different printed butterflies.
Finally I can assemble my Carrot Army.
@classicstylecastle said:
"I prefered it when the build-a-fig was just random parts, rather than creating these 'chase' figures... Especially when they seem to be thrown together from random parts.
Obviously you still can pick up random parts... but to me the whole point of the BAM bins was using your own creativity to create unique figures...
"
I disagree. You said yourself that you don't have to create the "designed" figures at all, so there's nothing stopping any creativity. And I find these new parts a huge incentive to actually use the station, because I remember when the parts were all painfully generic and/or mixes of parts I already had in numbers from sets, and you could rarely create anything interesting from them. Now that CMF parts and recolors and new prints have been mixed in, there's very good reasons for figure-collectors and character-builders to check the BAM station frequently--and on the clever-business side, patronize LEGO brand stores more often to keep the physical retail element strong.
I think LEGO has also carefully balanced the design of the BAM exclusive characters--the figures clearly aren't as fully-produced or unique as a CMF, so they deliberately maintain that homemade pieced-together kind of look even when they have new parts, and that also conveys better that the characters are optional constructs to not push too hard that you have to build them as intended. To me, they successfully feel like idea suggestions as a way to deliver rare or new parts, not replacements for creativity.
Must have penguin.
@8BrickMario said:
" @classicstylecastle said:
"I prefered it when the build-a-fig was just random parts, rather than creating these 'chase' figures... Especially when they seem to be thrown together from random parts.
Obviously you still can pick up random parts... but to me the whole point of the BAM bins was using your own creativity to create unique figures...
"
I disagree. You said yourself that you don't have to create the "designed" figures at all, so there's nothing stopping any creativity. And I find these new parts a huge incentive to actually use the station, because I remember when the parts were all painfully generic and/or mixes of parts I already had in numbers from sets, and you could rarely create anything interesting from them. Now that CMF parts and recolors and new prints have been mixed in, there's very good reasons for figure-collectors and character-builders to check the BAM station frequently--and on the clever-business side, patronize LEGO brand stores more often to keep the physical retail element strong.
I think LEGO has also carefully balanced the design of the BAM exclusive characters--the figures clearly aren't as fully-produced or unique as a CMF, so they deliberately maintain that homemade pieced-together kind of look even when they have new parts, and that also conveys better that the characters are optional constructs to not push too hard that you have to build them as intended. To me, they successfully feel like idea suggestions as a way to deliver rare or new parts, not replacements for creativity."
This. LEGO is smart. Nothing forces anyone to make those specific figures, it keeps the parts fresh in the bins (I notice the pink skirt was a bit harder to find in the bins over some other parts), and attracts collectors, who typically also then buy other items. I was at my local LEGO store late yesterday getting some extra BaM figs I wanted built, and unfortunately missed out on PaB wall as they were closing, but I would have filled a couple of boxes with the stuff they had on the wall if I had the time.
Also, the store I frequent had these figs prepacked near the register so you do not have to then go and stick your hands in the petri (bam) bins. Finally, some parts appear in the bins and that are insanely expensive either via LEGO or via Bricklink (like pink pigs and penguins were) so you save a bit on those if you can get them via BaM. BaM is one of the few things that gets me into a LEGO store these days, so its working.
Though it does suck if one is not near a LEGO store, but people on BL do sell them (albeit likely for more than what a pack costs via a store)
@Ridgeheart:
I'll put any official clown in the group that goes with my clown car.
@AustinPowers:
In Michigan, carnivals won't really start up until at least May, and will pretty much be wrapped up by October. In the southern half of the US they may be operating this time of year, but nobody wants to be riding outdoor roller coasters in sub-freezing temps.
@Zordboy said:
"The ripped jeans, though? So 90s. "
I remember seeing a commercial a few years ago where Demi Lovato mentions something about her "edgy style", and she looked _exactly_ like a cookie-cutter 90's mallrat.
@PhantomBricks:
With matching hands, CMF S18 had red and blue, and S20 had bright-green. There was an Adidas minifig with another blue brick (this time with yellow hands). With yellow hands, BAM had dark-turquoise (2021), bright-light-blue (2022), and orange (2023). Looks like this isn't just the fourth BAM brick costume, but the fourth _annual_ BAM brick costume. I do not object to this plan.
@Oli:
Unless something has changed, nearly every store should have LEGO passport books matching the national passports of that nation. _Most_ LEGO Stores will be able to apply stamps to your passport book to show where you've been (provided you remember to take it with you). I did spot a tiny LEGO Store in the Salt Lake City airport last year, and when I asked, they said they don't do stamps.
When the UK left the EU, they switched from burgundy to a different color book, which is the only time I know of that two different color books would have been available through the same store. However, a coworker visited and said the store she visited had run out of burgundy and not yet received the new color. Looks like it might be bright red, but that doesn't match the color of the standard UK passport.
My LEGO store has never renewed it's BAM since the first wave. We never get to see all these wonderful additions. We still have the sea captain and seagull and gladiator parts.
@Toa_of_Pi said:
"Can anyone tell how different the carrot is from the CMF version?"
the carrot piece is exactly the same
*Plays that one circus song*
How to find them in Bricklink or any stores that sell them in the US?
The LEGO Store in SF closed in December and the others are too far to be worthy of a trip.
Thank you for your help!
@emartinez said:
"My LEGO store has never renewed it's BAM since the first wave. We never get to see all these wonderful additions. We still have the sea captain and seagull and gladiator parts."
If you're still seeing those parts, BAM must not be selling at all there. They have to use up what they've got before they can bring in new stock.
I've heard that there was even a big stink about this, with several stores protesting that other stores were buying and stocking the new parts as soon as they became available, causing them to miss out on a lot of the seasonal parts. Now every store is apparently on a strict leash as far as ordering new BAM parts is concerned.
I love BAM minifigs but I wish they would publish the ID so they can be added to our inventory here on Brickset.
@PhantomBricks said:
" @garethsmith72 said:
"Lego Store Southampton has all of these , they have/had pre-made packs of the Llama/Penguin/Dog but have all the parts for the others..The Clown is definitely pick of the bunch for me, and the pink brick girl goes with the other two brick figs they have done on the BaM nicely. "
I believe this will actually be the fourth brick costume from BAM. We had orange, teal, and medium blue(or whatever that blue was). Combining them with the two from the CMFs gets us to six. It's a really nice collection, but it's a little late for people who haven't collected any to jump in. I'll probably just get one of the costumes in one of my favorite colors."
There have been three from the CMFs. Red, blue and green.
As @PurpleDave mentions above, only the CMF brick suits come with matching hands, but I’ve changed hands on my BAM versions to match. So now I need to track down some cheap pink ??.
@R0Sch said:
" @AustinPowers said:
"Fitting, to release these costumed figs just now that carnival time is at its peak. "
Exactly! Don't tell me you live in Cologne too!?"
No, definitely not. I'm absolutely not a fan of the carnival season. But the kids seem to like going to the occasional parade - but mainly for the sweets ;-)
@PurpleDave : in Germany the carnival season officially starts each year at 11.11am on November 11 and ends at "Aschermittwoch" (literally "Ash Wednesday"), the Wednesday in February that is the start of the fasting season leading up to Easter. It's originally been part of the annual religious calender, but I'm no expert on the details, I just know some of the basics.
The main carnival parades are on the two days leading up to Aschermittwoch, called Rosenmontag ("Rose Monday") and Faschingsdienstag ("Carnival Tuesday"), which this year is at the beginning of next week.
And the three most famous of these parades are in Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Mainz.
@shedjed said:
"Must have penguin."
I think it’s meant to be a bluebird of some kind.
That head actually has some potential for a nonphysical (as yet) character from Ninjago.
@AustinPowers:
November 11 in the US only marks Veterans Day. Ash Wednesday is still part of the Christian calendar, but carries more significance in the Catholic tradition than most of the Protestant denominations. The day before is known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, and traditions vary…a lot. New Orleans is famous for debauchery, and the throwing of beads. Metro Detroit has a lot of Polish roots, so here it basically just means everyone buys paczki. Unfortunately, since 2020, the ones I can find locally have really cut down on the variety of flavors, so I can’t get blueberry, cherry, or even strawberry anymore. Of the six or seven flavors I’ve seen the last couple years, lemon is the only palatable one.
@Toa_of_Pi said:
"Can anyone tell how different the carrot is from the CMF version?"
Its the exact same
@PixelTheDragon said:
" @Ridgeheart said:
"That clowngirl is going to put so many people on one very specific watchlist."
It’s like that one ace attorney character all over again. "
I see you are a man of culture as well
I can't have real dogs due to severe allergies but I get as many different lego dogs as I can. This one unfortunately I won't be able to get, at least at a decent price (there'll always be bricklink) because I'm nowhere near a lego store, in fact fact trip is so long that I have never been able to visit one; would you drive 4 hours and back for a PAB cup? :\
I wish these would show up on lego's online pab section, even if at a later date.
@emartinez said:
"My LEGO store has never renewed it's BAM since the first wave. We never get to see all these wonderful additions. We still have the sea captain and seagull and gladiator parts."
GET ALL THE SEAGULLS
Strange that the birdguy doesn't utilize the wings instead of the arms.
@kameronk2011 said:
"Strange that the birdguy doesn't utilize the wings instead of the arms."
Wings are restrictive, in that they can’t hold an accessory. For BAM, that can be a problem, because kids are nothing if not unpredictable. For CMF, they can just sidestep that issue and not assign a handheld accessory. Also, if any other current minifig uses the same unprinted torso, that’s a freebie. Switch to wings, and it probably would have cost them a new element slot, on top of needing to have it printed.
@Toa_of_Pi said:
"Can anyone tell how different the carrot is from the CMF version?"
They appear to be functionally identical, but there may be superficial differences if they were produced from different molds. Without actually having copies of both in hand, it’s impossible to determine if they came from the same mold or not. If you put a mix of them on the same layout, it shouldn’t be possible to tell them apart from a few feet away, though. Colors are the same, and there are no obvious structural differences.
I got 3 of them yesterday along with a grey Squirrel, the French bull dog and new butterfly piece...
My kids got to go to their second lego store every this past weekend and loved the BAM station. My dog loving kid adored the french bulldog and the puppy love shirt. I was surprised to see how many animals were available as accessories in the BAM station. My kids walked out with a new bird, new squirrel, and a new dog to add to their animal collection.