The new medium-sized legs
Posted by CapnRex101,
The recent unveiling of the Wizarding World Collectable Minifigures series created a great deal of excitement for many different reasons, perhaps the most notable of which is the new pair of medium-sized legs.
These fill the space between the existing short and standard legs, suiting teenage characters such as the pupils at Hogwarts. Today we are going to take a closer look at the brand new legs, showing how they compare with other elements as well as their range of motion.
The new medium-sized legs are one plate taller than the short variant, modeled by Professor Flitwick, and one plate shorter than the standard legs worn by Cedric Diggory. I think this is a perfect size for a teenage character and am looking forward to seeing how the legs might be used in other themes in the future.
Harry Potter's legs are decorated with some robe details but they are also available in plain black and in blue. The proportions between the feet and the curved 'thighs' look superb, matching the standard legs rather than the shorter ones.
The reverse includes holes to receive two studs along with indentations for a couple more towards the top. Minifigures with medium-sized legs can therefore sit down on a studded surface quite comfortably, just like minifigures with full-length legs.
LEGO chairs were originally designed in 1980 for minifigures of normal height so figures with medium-length legs appear somewhat awkward when seated, as demonstrated in the image below. Nevertheless, this represents a considerable improvement over the short legs which cannot sit down at all.
Furthermore, the articulation is identical to that of the full-length minifigure legs. They are displayed at their forward and backward extremities below, which is absolutely perfect for a sprinting pose.
We will be publishing our full review of the Wizarding World Collectable Minifigures series shortly so keep an eye on the homepage for that.
Which characters would you most like to see with medium-sized legs? Let us know in the comments.
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I am very excited about these legs.
If these had been released 8 years ago, then they should have been used for ninjago. They only really work in years 3-5 in HP though... anything after that can use regular legs.
Wow... this is a game changer for minifigure enthusiasts! Would like to see used for Robin (Batman). How many of the Harry Potter CMF have these medium-sized legs?
I am Groot! (Teenager, of course.)
This is great. Love that they have anti studs on the bottom.
these will be great for custom minifigures
i hope to see more prints and colors
Is there something wrong with me when my reaction to an article entitled, "The new medium-sized legs" is "Woooooh! Yes!"?
Maybe for MOCs of teen titans?
YYYYYEEEEEESSSSS!!!! At long last!! Moving shortie legs!!!
We need some jedi padawans with these new legs.
Completely unrelated but just spanked £250 in lego site post England victory. Must stop shopping whilst celebrating...
Cool.
I hope they will be included in some City people packs soon! and I want them in medium blue for Lex Murphy in the Jurassic Park set because she's shorter than an adult, but taller than Timmy.
@mroper295 teen Groot in the movies is the smallest bit taller the star lord, therefor his legs are fine. But yes I agree that would be cute, especially since Groot is my favourite marvel character.
These have so much potential.
As stated ^above^ definitely far better than short legs on Lex Murphy.
When they come out I plan to test them out on Gimli. Since dwarves are in between the height of Hobbits and people.
For some reason I feel like that auctioneer guy from Lockwood Estate should have had these lol.
This should have been the short leg. Never liked the fixed short legs anyway.
Good stuff - I hope they turn up as individual bricks in the online store at some point
Took them long enough for this. I hope in the future they release sets with characters that definitely should have been released with legs like these (Ahsoka, Robin and every single teenager ever made...)
Oh shi-...
I thought I'm seeing things.
Thanks so much for covering this new element!
I'm sorry to crash this Harry Potter party, but now we can finally have some decent padawans.
I would like to see Petro, Katooni, Byph, Ganodi, Zatt and Gungi from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode: "The Gathering". I think the younger Boba Fett would also be a suitable character for this new medium-sized legs piece, just as Ahsoka in The Clone Wars and Anakin in Episode I.
Dang that’s pretty awesome. I was a little disappointed in the HP Collectibles because I thought they were the regular short legs. This has totally changed my view! I’ll be excited to try and track them down now.
Use this for dash
Can't wait to leg-it lol... To a lego store to buy some of the Wizarding world minifigs:
A question: can these (hot) legs sit on a 2x2 plate with studs?
Very interesting, thanks 4 the info about how they compare to other legs
I love these!! I hope they incorporate them into the super heroes line; Robin and Miles Morales Spider-Man come to mind (or even MCU Spidey!)
I hope that they put these in as many sets as possible to make sure that we have a good supply. hate it when new parts like these are so expensive to get. (like the baby minifigs, which can cost 4$ each) if these become common, then yay!
@bananaworld: Not at all. These are seriously a game-changer in the minifig world, and I don't use that term lightly.
SWEET! I’m excited about this! Much needed addition to the minifigure world!
When theses were first released a few things came to mind that others have mentioned above (Lex, Robin, Spiderman, ect.) but the first thing that popped into my head was BIONICLE.
If LEGO ever decided to do a minifig scale BIONICLE series (as in proper minifigs, not those '05-'07 playsets) these would be perfect for distinguishing between Turaga and Matoran!
Am I the only one who's enthusiasm is turned off almost completely by the mold marks on the new hands?
They honestly kinda look like midget legs . Not a huge fan.
Are these legs intended to replace short legs, or will the short legs continue to be used for children/other smaller figures? I guess it's probably the latter, seeing as how Flitwick has short legs.
This is an absolutely great new piece and useful for minifigures in the future, although I still don't feel the Harry Potter theme needed new legs for 'younger' characters. It just feels like a way to multiply the possible variations of each character.
China had these legs for quite a while.
Does that mean Lego is copying Lepin?
Hahaha
This calls for a... rerelease of Hobbits!
This will be useful for every Lego theme.
@bananaworld: if that reaction is wrong then I don't wanna be right. :D
What the heck happened to the hand pieces?
These might work great for Luke and Leia. (A little short for a Stormtrooper)
Here is something interesting, the short legs were introduced in 2002 with the first Dobby figure (and Yoda as well.) Now, 16 years later, the Harry Potter theme does it again with these mid sized legs.
@DarthShlomo
Hobbits are people too. :'(
Wow! Can't wait until these are more widely available!
@Kostur If you look closely at the back side picture you can vaguely see antistud openings at the top of the legs.
Yeah, it took me a little while to see it, but what's going on with the hands?
@ewokswithbricks
Quite right. My mistake. Hope I did not offend any Hobbit Brickset members. I will rephrase my original statement to: when these come out I plan to test them out on Gimli. Since dwarves are in between the height of Hobbits and Humans/Elves. ;)
I'm praying those hands are some kind of pre-production screw up because they look horrible with those sunken dot things. I also see some weird deformities on the heads and Harry's hairpiece too.
I'm not sure yet if these mid-sized legs will prove useful or confusing to my brain. Trying to keep track of who should have what legs because of age or size as mentioned in a few comments above.... At least before it was black and white. Either short or tall/regular sized lol.... Also will we get an article showing off the new skirt/robe piece next?
https://www.brickfortress.com has bendable minilegs. I have been using them for years. Clutch power a bit strong on the anti-studs but great otherwise. The new ‘tween’ legs are a welcome addition however.
Next castle faction? Dwarves with pose-able legs!!!
@dungeonsandflagons, I've also been using BrickFortress's articulated short legs for years. They're great.
LEGO's new articulated medium legs are cool, too. I really hope they produce plain ones across a range of colours for maximum versatility before they make ones with print or dual moulding that are only really suitable for specific minifigures.
Just think of the Hobbits!
please new Ahsoka padawan!!!
Great article! This is the kind of thing that I love Brickset for.
I think this is a bad idea. The more precisely accurate the details on official figures are, the harder it is to make custom ones that are up to par.
It's been 40 years... now we can finally die in peace
Thank you so much Lego for making these
@Brickulator 93: Yep, 2002 had Dobby and the Gringotts goblins in HP; Yoda, young Boba Fett, and the Ewoks in SW; and one obscure Train set.