Hey Huw,

I started a map for series 5. It is referenced in this post http://brickset.com/news/article/?ID=1372

Thanks,

Kyle

Again, there should never be 5 of one fig, when there are 3 of another. I mean really, 5 lumberjacks, boxers, Royal Guards? (BTW What is with the fascination of the "changing of the Guard"? It's a guy getting off work.) They should at least do 5 of more popular figures Graduate, Dwarves, Gladiator.

I am so not in a rush to get these.

@CapnRex101 - seriously?! I find my bag feeling abilities working quite well (for series 3 and 4). For anyone having trouble I'd suggest bringing a minifigure checklist and searching (feeling) for the accessories. Something like a gun would be easy to tell apart from other pieces... just don't be afraid to really sqeeze the packages. Feeling up the minifigure bags takes time... especially for those trying to find a whole set.

For the Royal guard I'd start my looking for a bag with a lump. His hat is very big and should porbably be noticed easily when looking at the bag. Then shake the pieces around in the bag and start feeling for the rifle. After that any copies can easily be found by either repeating earlier steps or narrowing the search down with a proven dot pattern (from the bag you would've just found).

I'll keep my eyes peeled for series 5 in CANADA, but they'll likely appear in the US first.

also available in Belgium in the Dreamland shops

My local TRU is gettin them in a couple days, 14th or 15th of August. I believe the 16th is the release date here in the US.

The release date for them at Toy R Us USA is 08/16/2011. Thats what the website says, but only for ordering online, nothing about pick up or at stores yet.

Thanks, Huw.

Can't wait for the clown!

Not heard or seen any in Mesa, AZ yet

Interesting ratio...

Huw that adds up to 61 minifigures per case. Eurobricks claims the same quantities except for 4 Lumberjacks.

Yeah, I tried the feel-method with the last couple of series, and I'm atrocious at it. Fingers crossed that somebody at least attempts to crack the bump-code for this series. *glares at Lego for removing the barcodes*

They have got series 5 minifigures at the simpsons toyshop in Stowmarket!

From Copenhagen, Denmark - available in the online shop since yesterday (yes, placed an order of 16) but not yet in the LEGO store downtown.

I've seen series5 in my local TRU yesterday (Oxford). Unfortunately the box was already empty. I've got 2 complete series of these now, that'll do me (been buying them from WHSmith).

They arrive in ireland last week in syths toys store

In Germany the release date ist 09/01/2011.

Series 5 is on sale at MolibobToys in Whitchurch, North Shropshire, right now. They have lots of series 4 in stock too, and plenty of other Lego sets in stock. Slightly limited opening hours...

http://www.molibobtoys.co.uk/?page=shop/disp&pid=page_Shop&CLSN_3864=1313047723386455493104dd72194106

I have found series 5 in my local Fenwick in canterbury as well as in WHSmith

They're in Smyths toys in the Republic of Ireland at present (or at least Blanchardstown and Millenium Park Retail ones anyway) Not having a bad run either, 13 unique from 16 purchased based on quick look at the bumps.

^^ JohnnyWashngo, I've got two spares. Send me an email via my profile if you'd like to trade

5 GUARDS! I'm pretty happy with this distribution only hoping there were 4 or 5 Dwarves.

I'm surprised that a dot code sheet has not been made available yet considering it took about 48 hours or less for a code sheet to appear on the internet for Series 3 and Series 4.

^ There was a cheat sheet posted on Bricklink last week.
http://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=565490

The Collectible Minifigures microsite at lego.com has now been updated with the new Series 5 collection (at least here in the US).

Series 5 will more than likely start showing up around Halloween time here in the US just like series 2 did last year.

I doubt very much that it will take till Halloween to see them in the states. Everything I've seen says August, including Toys R Us. I think we will see them any day now.

Toys r us says the release/ sell date is August 16th. According to the September Lego catalog, they will be available in September, but no actual date. Target will probably have them in their Halloween section late September early August.

@llanowarsoldier - I got Series 2 last year early August.

@starfire2 - You mean early October?

Can't wait to get my hands on these. I suspect end of August, Early September here in Canada.

Yeah sorry I meant early October. :)

^ As I stated above I saw the release date for TRU(USA) for August 16th, now, when I called TRU I asked if that meant they will be released in stores or only online, the girl told me it was for online only, so thats why you have to pre-order them, because they will be ariving at the warhouse on that date and be shipped to your address, store pick up or in-stores will be aviable in the next couple days after that, for all you canandians out there, I'd suggest going to your local TRU in that states instead of here, the price is ridiculous, $3.99 a figure! You can get them in the states for $1.99! That means A Box in Canada cost's $224, and a box is the States cost's $114. So I'd get'em there. anyways Canada wont get them till september october seeing as how we get everything last.

@JDLego not sure where you find them for $1.99 USD, TRU in the states has them on-line (preorder) for $2.99 USD.

Where did you come up with the $3.99 CDN price? When WalMart had them they have always been $2.98 - and WM is pretty good and keeping the same prices or they refuse to stock the product if it rises.

yea the price in the states had gone up to 2.99 after series 2.

Series 5 probably won't stay at $2.99. I think series 4 was that price for a while and then TRU raised the price to $3.49. Other stores still had series 4 for $2.99, but I still bought them at TRU because of the BOGO50% sales made for a better deal than $2.99. The best instore price that I ever saw for minifigures was $1.99 at Meijer (a midwest store like Fred Meyer out west) for stocking stuffers (series 2 and 3). Unfortunately, I didn't realize how good a deal that was or how interesting the minifigures were until after Christmas. I was left with only a few packages to pick from then.

The Target near me in NY had series 4 clearanced out at .74 each

Made a cheat sheet -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/55736652 @N06/6034207766/in/photostream

I just got 16 Series 5 Minifigs at Five Below in Deptford, NJ!
I used the feel-up method and somehow missed the Gladiator and doubled up on the Zookeeper. (I thought the monkey was the Gladiator helmet in a too-quick decision.)

Initial thoughts...

Likes: Ice Fisherman hood, just about everything on the Snowboarder Guy (surprisingly!), the Graduate head and hat, Lizard Man color and head, Detective head

Dislikes: Clown too child-like, just about everything about the Zookeeper, Lumberjack head, no print on back of Detective

Loves: Cave Woman's rubber hair, Evil Dwarf's helmet, absolutely everything about the Boxer (which I had not been really excited about until I opened the bag), the Gangster's suit and especially the guitar case, and my favorite element of all for Series 5: the Lumberjack's beaver hat!

@dmetcalf

Ha, I used to live around the corner from Deptford! Good to see more of these making there way to the US.

I picked up a full sealed case at 5 below too! I was in MD though. They had an open case left, but none had sold. I can confirm the US figure breakdown is the same! Managed to pull out 3 sets! This is a great series, but that graduates' robe does not wanna stay down... Love the cavewoman with "soft plastic" hair! Happy hunting!

Yay! they hit the US! I told myself I wouldn't freak out about series 5, but now that the first sightings in the US happened, I can't wait!

@Vamproe- Sorry, but yys4u takes it, they were $1.99 at TRU when I went to pick up my Series 2, I forgot. But $2.99 stil isn`s bad.

@SuckerPunch83- My local TRU in St. Catharine`s was selling them for $3.99, I know, Walmart is always cheaper then everybody else. I also heard that Target from the USA is buying out all of the Zellers! So now we might see a better stock of Lego for cheaper for all you Canadians!

I`m just happy I`m seeing them hit the States now, cant wait to get a hold on these!

Been checking in Sacramento, CA, nothing yet, Lego Store does not have either. Going to Legoland in southern California, hoping they will have there.

Anyone wanna swap their series 5 spares for series 4? I have spares of i think all series 4 minifigs except for the evil scientist. Pls email me: callumlucasgray @hotmail.com if interested

hssky97: why did you have to copyright it?

@grandbuilder2001 No copyright, just a watermark, sorry.

@BRICKDAD Yeah, it was kinda foolish on my part :P

@BRICKDAD thanks.

I am on vacation (from England) in Orlando, FLorida. I have just visited the Toys R Us at The Florida Mall and can confirm that Series 5 minifigs are in stock there (two full boxes).

I cleaned out The Warehouse in downtown auckland this morning. :-p ...got me quite a few too. The Warehouse doesnt care if you feel up the bags either to get what you want. :-D

I found the lizard man,the royal guard, the cavewoman,the snowboarder,and the clown.

Yesterday, I got the Evil Dwarf, Gangster, Small Clown and the Royal Guard from the Simpsons toy store in Stowmarket.

TRU in Buford, Ga., had a picked over box of series 5 today. Able to feel for what I wanted: Royal Guard, Gladiator and Gangster.

Does anyone need a Dinosaur suit guy? Does anyone have a spare Graduate? If so can you send me an email, via my profile, so we could swap?

Everybody who found them in the United states could you let me know where, i need to know if there in lewiston yet, just so i get them. Thanks

Any in AZ in the US?!?!?

Nice, finally a series that I want the entire set of. Hopefullly they get to Adelaide, Australia quickly

TRU.com now is updated! It says that Series 5 is now available!!

Cant wait for it to be in Asia

found them at TRU today (Orlando, FL)!!! woohoo, bought 20 random ones in a fresh cash, and got 14 out of 16, not bad for randoms, im missing the cave woman and lizard man..

TRU.com is limiting to 3 per person/order, but as Spency13 said they are now available!

There out in TRU in CO.

Found 2 boxes at TRU in Clearwater, FL. One came home with me.

TRU Huntington Beach had one box out which was about 2/3 full. I went through and got most of what I wanted. There were no royal guards, gladiators, or evil dwarves. I did get a duplicate of the lumberjack on purpose. They are all pretty cool. I wonder what Series 6 will bring us. Sooner or later LEGO will run out of unique ideas.

ETAV8R

There are still plenty of great ideas. Check out the minifig ideas thread on Eurobricks. Not to mention all the counterparts they are releasing (multiple skaters, cave people etc...). This could go on for a long time and I hope it does. I just don't want to see any more price increases.

South Texas has them.

found it at a local 5 below in allentown PA bought a gangster figure

To everyone in AZ good news we got them at the Arrowhead TRU in Glendale, bad news I got there and they were sold out. Sucked for me but AZ stores should have them.

@Huw would it be possible to have the rollout map in the news article to increase visibility?

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=215702604894151272636.0004a8cc59702c6372503

Thanks!

Kyle

@schvatts, thanks for the news!!! sorry about you not getting them, though!

@schvatts: are you sure? I was there yesterday and they said that they haven't got them in yet but to call on Tuesday when they get their truck. Hmmm! At least I got my alien conquest promo brick for checking in at foursquare!! Then we went to Chandler and checked in there too!! So between me, my hubby and my 2 oldest we got 8 promo bricks.

I am pretty sure. I called the TRU 800 first and they said that store had 60 of them in stock. 5 hours later when I could get there the man at the servise desk started to look for them then asked over the radio where they were and the was told they sold out and check again on Tuesday. Not sure if they really were cause the 800 later still said that store had 60. I hate that store above all the others the employees are the laziest, and the most unfriendly. (Except Teri, she let me do Star Wars on the last BOGO at 50% and not the stupid 40% excluding Star Wars the store was running.)

FYI the Dunlap store still has not gotten them in, but the Goodyear store did and I was able to grab a 16 at random.... got only 9 originals though.

The Dunlap store is closing. No new merchandise at all. They are moving to 3rd St and W Greenway. We went to the Arrowhead TRU yesterday around 1pm and the lady at the counter said they hadn't gotten them in yet and even asked the manager who said the same thing. They said try back on Tuesday when they get their truck. So I don't know. I might just wait until I see them on eBay since I don't want that many anyways.

I preordered Lego minifigures 5 and Toys R Us sent me a shipping confirmation for today for San Diego CA. The Minifigures 5 are in USA!! I can't wait to get them

I bought 20 at the TRU at 75th ave & W Bell in Phoenix AZ. No limit. They were really nice. They let me pick through the box and find the ones I wanted. Although some douche walked up and snatched 3 from the row I hadn't even gone through. I think I got what I wanted, but haven't opened to double check.

Good distribution.

The Toysrus In Rego Park , In Queens NYC Has A case of 60. I picked out 5. I got an extra gangster, each were $2.99

I bought a case today, was able to use the Codes to get 2 full sets with only 4 extras. I returned the unopened packs.

warning: the codes which are out are not 100% correct.