Random minifig of the day: cty1447

oh... good doggy

@TeriXeri said:
" @Lemerbrix06 said:
"It’s a shame to me that the Lego city missions sets never took off, I had a lot of fun with them!"

They were great parts wise, but the app thing could turn people away, needing a phone to build it, with no alternative paper instructions for such a small model, a paper instruction for the main rocket base model could easily have fit in the box, instead of just that QR code leaflet, or at the very least a downloadable instruction pdf (like LEGO has done for 4th models in some 3-in-1)

Unlike Nexo, Vidiyo, or Hidden Side, you actually do need an app to see offcial instructions (inside the storyline)

That said, I think the app story was fun enough, and encouraging kids to build through various scenarios is nice , however an app should never be required imo."

Yeah, I do agree on the app part, but still, it was a very fun line of sets!

This is as much as well… a, a, Lego dog figure.
They should start doing a random brick built figure of the day for things like this.

I love its ears.

@Miyakan said:
"Ok, I understand Star Wars droids, but I wouldn't have thought this would get one. Do the Friends robots get a classification as Minifigure?"

I don't know if any Friends robots specifically have turned up as random minifigs, but it doesn't seem like more of a stretch than some of the other things we've gotten in 2024 like shg032 and cty1066.

Ooh I have this. From that stupid set where you had to use a very annoying App.

I feel like you’re supposed to put a clear bar in the tail, so a minifig kid can push it around without obviously doing so.

The prototype of the mini rover drone from 60431.

@Murdoch17 said:
"IMPOSTER!

The real K9 from 71204-1 is the best robot dog in all of time, space, and the alternate dimensions."

Yeah but this guy's cute too :)

Do yall know what a minifig is?

Thoughgt it was an advent calendar day at first.

@Miyakan said:
"Ok, I understand Star Wars droids, but I wouldn't have thought this would get one. Do the Friends robots get a classification as Minifigure?"

Yeah, they do. Look up Zobo, Zobito, and Zobita in the search bar.

Only Yesterday I looked at this set and thought: The Missions were a fun Idea. Too bad LEGO screwed up again.

@Miyakan said:
"Ok, I understand Star Wars droids, but I wouldn't have thought this would get one. Do the Friends robots get a classification as Minifigure?"

The one in 60432 does NOT count as minifigure, though it is argably more humanoid than this robodog.

@iwybs First in a line that will produce the one from 8399 , eventually.

@TeriXeri said:
"They were great parts wise, but the app thing could turn people away..."

We started building 60354 recently, and the app crashes on my son's fairly decent iPad part way through the second bag – rather undermining the whole point.

I can't believe that this is the reason that space mission has only 3 real minifigs and the other 4

But if this is less relevant than some of animals you get in the animal rescue one

Robot doggo.

@StyleCounselor said:
"That's not a minifig.

THAT'S AN AWESOME MINIFIG!!!

I can't believe I didn't realize/see that in that set. I need it!! Ok, I just need that eye print.

It's the descendant of 8399 : K-9 Bot."

8399 is the best rendition of a robot dog to date!

@Nickbrick2000 said:
"Do yall know what a minifig is?"

Yes. It is anything that Bricklink says is a minifigure.

This is a minifigure but this https://brickset.com/parts/6076467/animal-no-17-deco-no-1 is not? Eh...

Well its a fig, its mini and its definitely random - I like it actually...

It's cute

@Lemerbrix06 said:
"It’s a shame to me that the Lego city missions sets never took off, I had a lot of fun with them!"

I think Missions could've been a great theme if they actually expanded to other themes like Ninjago - or even to licensed themes, like Star Wars and Harry Potter! But it seems like LEGO was too afraid to take any risks with this theme, and they kept the sets confined to City. And in the end, that cost them dearly.

It could also just be the "Every LEGO theme tied to an app is automatically doomed" case as well. Rest in peace Nexo Knights, rest in piss Fusion.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said: "It could also just be the "Every LEGO theme tied to an app is automatically doomed" case as well. Rest in peace Nexo Knights, rest in piss Fusion."

It amuses me that Vidiyo was such a spectacular, unmitigated failure that it didn't even rate a mention.

Looks very similar to the mini rover from 60431 :)

@Banners said:
" @TeriXeri said:
"They were great parts wise, but the app thing could turn people away..."

We started building 60354 recently, and the app crashes on my son's fairly decent iPad part way through the second bag – rather undermining the whole point."

And that’s one of the two main problems with any app they’ve released. They make sure it works on one or two of the latest greatest devices, and then don’t bother with anything else. This results in customers often needing to find out what device they need to upgrade to if they ever want to use the app. The other problem is they drop support for the apps in a New York second, so good luck actually keeping the app going long-term. I got a couple copies of the app-controlled Batmobile, and made sure to snag one of the physical remotes because I _know_ they’re going to come out with a replacement for PU, and woe betide anyone who depends on an app to actually run their PU components.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer:
Fusion?

@AverageChimaEnjoyer:
Never mind. Found it. I just don’t remember it.

It's time for a new subdivision on animals for robot versions.

@PurpleDave said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer:
Never mind. Found it. I just don’t remember it."

Don't blame you. Everybody wants to forget Fusion.

@AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer:
Never mind. Found it. I just don’t remember it."

Don't blame you. Everybody wants to forget Fusion. "

I’m going to assume this is like Star Trek V, where my brain evicted all knowledge of it for just cause, and it’s not worth the pain and suffering of reminding myself of what I clearly needed to forget.

How is it a Town minifigure? It's supposed to be a space robot dog.

@PurpleDave said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @AverageChimaEnjoyer:
Never mind. Found it. I just don’t remember it."

Don't blame you. Everybody wants to forget Fusion. "

I’m going to assume this is like Star Trek V, where my brain evicted all knowledge of it for just cause, and it’s not worth the pain and suffering of reminding myself of what I clearly needed to forget."

There are three rules in this world: we don't talk about Bruno, we don't talk about Fight Club, and we don't talk about Pacific Rim Uprising

@Crasha said:
"This is a minifigure but this https://brickset.com/parts/6076467/animal-no-17-deco-no-1 is not? Eh..."

Nor is K9 from 71204, which gets my ire.

@PurpleDave said:" @AverageChimaEnjoyer said:" @PurpleDave said:" @AverageChimaEnjoyer:
Never mind. Found it. I just don’t remember it.""

Don't blame you. Everybody wants to forget Fusion. "

I’m going to assume this is like Star Trek V, where my brain evicted all knowledge of it for just cause, and it’s not worth the pain and suffering of reminding myself of what I clearly needed to forget."
Well, it did give us the immortal line, What does god need with a starship?" as well as, "You don't ask the Almighty for his ID!"

@TheOtherMike:
I’m so sorry for you that you remember this. The only good thing that came out of ST5 was that Futurama got to make fun of it.

I think that a separate category should be made for figures that aren't really minifigs but should still be considered alive (and also count robots like this fig).
Suggested name: Midifigs

@huw the random part of the day never showed up.