Nope. Hard pass. An easy way to save £195...

@MrClassic said:
"Seeing the mansion from the outside I never would have thought the interior was so detailed! "

That mansion does look surprisingly interesting.

As obnoxious as the minions are, there's something very cute about their designs. The fat minions...not so much. Bizarre creative decision and bizarre that they're so protective of the big secret.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"This is a rare case where I like the Mega Bloks product far more than the Lego. Granted, Mega Bloks designed a LOT of specialty pieces for their Minions, while Lego prefers to rely on existing parts. Still, the MB Minions ended up looking a lot more screen-accurate."

If a company makes a brand new piece for every character, that takes a lot of the inginuity and creativity that Lego is know for. Of course it's going to make it screen accurate if every character is sculpted to match the movie, it's going to look a lot better. Do you really want Lego to make that many useless pieces?

I can't help but like those goofy minions, I NEED A FAT MINION! wait... there's TWO FAT MINIONS!!!

There is a Conehead minion! He must be from France...

I love the ip but man is this looking sad.
The Mansion is just flat, zero playability. Yes the front looks nice but the rest is garbage for the price they dare to ask.

@Murdoch17 said:
"There is a Conehead minion! He must be from France..."

He's from space, which may or may not be a place more bizarre than France. He landed here with Dan Aykroyd, a fellow alien who took on some acting jobs to stay afloat.

I'm not much of a Minions/Despicable Me fan, but I really dig that mansion--it reminds me of 43217 which was one of my favorite sets from last year. I wouldn't pay full-price for it, but still--it looks like a fun set.

I thought the weird Homer-Simpson-esque discolouration and lines some of them had round their mouths was just poor matching from products still in beta but it seems to be deliberate; given it only seems to occur on darker coloured and misshapen minions (the big one, the conehead one and the tall/stretchy one) I'm guessing it denotes they're wearing some sort of suit and that's actually a hole for a mouth not the mouth itself

So close to getting a banana bus...

When 75583 was revealed, I said that I was picturing it next to 43217, and now I think that it would be funny to put Russell and a Minion playing together in the treehouse.

@DaLegoNerd1 said:
"Lego has used the minion head for some incredible uses recently, such as the orient express 21344, every piece Lego makes has thought put into it. Nobody wants a minion with fur coat as a single piece (just look up "mega bloks minion with fur coat" it shouldn't take long). They also have achieved great looking minion with the same parts being reused. Mega Bloks is simply lazy"
That might be, but the end result is much better looking character figures.
And it's not as if LEGO didn't have loads of single-use pieces in its inventory. I have a whole box in my collection of pieces that are single-use pieces that can hardly be used for anything else.

So bizarre how the pics were handled for this, first the lawyers wanted em top secret but now the sets are just... out? Available to buy right now in the UK with zero fanfare?? Bwuh??

Where can I read more about the start/stop legal fuss from people who know (not internet mind hive guessing) because I think it’s always interesting and contains some good lessons.

There is a minion named 'Mel' in every set, while 'Tim' is in two sets - both have regular and mega minion forms, so it looks like Mel and Tim get mutated late in the film. ...If the sets are anything near accurate, of course. *glares at Iron Man VS. the Mandarin - Ultimate Showdown*

@DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"This is a rare case where I like the Mega Bloks product far more than the Lego. Granted, Mega Bloks designed a LOT of specialty pieces for their Minions, while Lego prefers to rely on existing parts. Still, the MB Minions ended up looking a lot more screen-accurate."

If a company makes a brand new piece for every character, that takes a lot of the inginuity and creativity that Lego is know for. Of course it's going to make it screen accurate if every character is sculpted to match the movie, it's going to look a lot better. Do you really want Lego to make that many useless pieces?"
Imho LEGO already produces tons of pieces of questionable usefulness. A few more won't make much of a difference.
;-)"

Lego has used the minion head for some incredible uses recently, such as the orient express 21344, every piece Lego makes has thought put into it. Nobody wants a minion with fur coat as a single piece (just look up "mega bloks minion with fur coat" it shouldn't take long). They also have achieved great looking minion with the same parts being reused. Mega Bloks is simply lazy"

I would love a big fur coat to pimp out my minifigs.

On the flip side, Jack!

@MrClassic said:
"Seeing the mansion from the outside I never would have thought the interior was so detailed! "

Looks like unfinished mess for me.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"This is a rare case where I like the Mega Bloks product far more than the Lego. Granted, Mega Bloks designed a LOT of specialty pieces for their Minions, while Lego prefers to rely on existing parts. Still, the MB Minions ended up looking a lot more screen-accurate."

If a company makes a brand new piece for every character, that takes a lot of the inginuity and creativity that Lego is know for. Of course it's going to make it screen accurate if every character is sculpted to match the movie, it's going to look a lot better. Do you really want Lego to make that many useless pieces?"
Imho LEGO already produces tons of pieces of questionable usefulness. A few more won't make much of a difference.
;-)"

Lego has used the minion head for some incredible uses recently, such as the orient express 21344, every piece Lego makes has thought put into it. Nobody wants a minion with fur coat as a single piece (just look up "mega bloks minion with fur coat" it shouldn't take long). They also have achieved great looking minion with the same parts being reused. Mega Bloks is simply lazy"

I would love a big fur coat to pimp out my minifigs.

On the flip side, Jack!"

SPIII's Brick Daddy needs his purple-fur lined coat! For those who don't know who I'm talking about: https://brickset.com/minifigs/sp114/space-police-3-alien-brick-daddy

@lordofdragonss said:
" @MrClassic said:
"Seeing the mansion from the outside I never would have thought the interior was so detailed! "

Looks like unfinished mess for me."

It's got good bones! I can't wait to get a peek at the instructions to make it into a complete building.

Mansion set looks alright, but these are all a skip for me. Brick-Built Gru still creeps me out.

@Murdoch17 said:
"There is a minion named 'Mel' in every set, while 'Tim' is in two sets - both have regular and mega minion forms, so it looks like Mel and Tim get mutated late in the film. ...If the sets are anything near accurate, of course. *glares at Iron Man VS. the Mandarin - Ultimate Showdown*"

Considering that a deliberate misinformation campaign on Marvel's part was responsible for 76008, if these sets are inaccurate, it'll be for a different reason, like the usual "changes in design between the time the sets are designed and when the movie is finished" thing.

Is it just my imagination, or are the conehead Minion's eyes cockeyed?

@Murdoch17 said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"This is a rare case where I like the Mega Bloks product far more than the Lego. Granted, Mega Bloks designed a LOT of specialty pieces for their Minions, while Lego prefers to rely on existing parts. Still, the MB Minions ended up looking a lot more screen-accurate."

If a company makes a brand new piece for every character, that takes a lot of the inginuity and creativity that Lego is know for. Of course it's going to make it screen accurate if every character is sculpted to match the movie, it's going to look a lot better. Do you really want Lego to make that many useless pieces?"
Imho LEGO already produces tons of pieces of questionable usefulness. A few more won't make much of a difference.
;-)"

Lego has used the minion head for some incredible uses recently, such as the orient express 21344, every piece Lego makes has thought put into it. Nobody wants a minion with fur coat as a single piece (just look up "mega bloks minion with fur coat" it shouldn't take long). They also have achieved great looking minion with the same parts being reused. Mega Bloks is simply lazy"

I would love a big fur coat to pimp out my minifigs.

On the flip side, Jack!"

SPIII's Brick Daddy needs his purple-fur lined coat! For those who don't know who I'm talking about: https://brickset.com/minifigs/sp114/space-police-3-alien-brick-daddy"

The OG Pimp Daddy! I sooo need that set/fig.

For the minions!

@StyleCounselor said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @DaLegoNerd1 said:
" @ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"This is a rare case where I like the Mega Bloks product far more than the Lego. Granted, Mega Bloks designed a LOT of specialty pieces for their Minions, while Lego prefers to rely on existing parts. Still, the MB Minions ended up looking a lot more screen-accurate."

If a company makes a brand new piece for every character, that takes a lot of the inginuity and creativity that Lego is know for. Of course it's going to make it screen accurate if every character is sculpted to match the movie, it's going to look a lot better. Do you really want Lego to make that many useless pieces?"
Imho LEGO already produces tons of pieces of questionable usefulness. A few more won't make much of a difference.
;-)"

Lego has used the minion head for some incredible uses recently, such as the orient express 21344, every piece Lego makes has thought put into it. Nobody wants a minion with fur coat as a single piece (just look up "mega bloks minion with fur coat" it shouldn't take long). They also have achieved great looking minion with the same parts being reused. Mega Bloks is simply lazy"

I would love a big fur coat to pimp out my minifigs.

On the flip side, Jack!"

You wouldn't be able to use it if it's molded onto a very specific MINION.

@PurpleDave said:
"Is it just my imagination, or are the conehead Minion's eyes cockeyed?"

They are 1x1 tiles, so they can be whatever angle you want them to be... But yes, they are wonky.

The minion painted a banana with a blank palette?

@Murdoch17 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Is it just my imagination, or are the conehead Minion's eyes cockeyed?"

They are 1x1 tiles, so they can be whatever angle you want them to be... But yes, they are wonky."

No, I mean one higher than the other.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Is it just my imagination, or are the conehead Minion's eyes cockeyed?"

They are 1x1 tiles, so they can be whatever angle you want them to be... But yes, they are wonky."

No, I mean one higher than the other."

I think it's because the Minion in question is on an slight angle to us.

@Troncity1 said:
"The minion painted a banana with a blank palette?"

He must be using a variant of ACME Disappearing / Reappearing Ink, like in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?', except it's paint instead.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @Troncity1 said:
"The minion painted a banana with a blank palette?"

He must be using a variant of ACME Disappearing / Reappearing Ink, like in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?', except it's paint instead."

He used up _ALL_ the paint. Or he thought it would taste like bananas and licked the palette clean. I mean, Stuart just about sucked the hair off Kevin’s head in Minions. It can’t be ruled out.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Is it just my imagination, or are the conehead Minion's eyes cockeyed?"

They are 1x1 tiles, so they can be whatever angle you want them to be... But yes, they are wonky."

No, I mean one higher than the other."

I think it's because the Minion in question is on an slight angle to us."

Apparently so. The box front shows them all straight on, and the eyes look both centered and level with each other. But between the POV angle, the way the eyes stick out in front of the mouth, and the relative tilt of the eye prints, he definitely looks like M.C. Escher and Salvador Dali accidentally walked into Jeff Goldblum's matter transporter together.