Random set of the day: Ruler of the Jungle
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 5906 Ruler of the Jungle, released in 1999. It's one of 14 Adventurers sets produced that year. It contains 24 pieces and 1 minifig.
It's owned by 1416 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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Not sure if the "ruler" is the guy, or the spider that appears to be attacking him.
All hail the mighty spider!
May his reign by long and prosperous; his webs tacky and his fangs swift.
(To the tube of the ‘66 Spider-Man Theme)
Ruler of the jungle, Ruler of the jungle,
Being caught in a spider bungle...
Cool minifigure
The original CMF
Yeah, I liked this guy. Gosh, Adventurers was good for minifigs. I never knew what to do with the odd totem, there, but I still have the minifig.
I always thought the red hands was a big gory, though.
@Zordboy:
Why, you sacrifice the minifig in front of the totem, to the god Anansi.
His name is Achu. You are blessed by him every time you sneeze.
Don't try to steal his chrome gold sun disc!
Such a cool headpiece.
Is it just me, or has this already come up as RSOTD?
A rare trip to South America for Lego!
Better days
Good times.
The cape print is beautiful. Check out the just2good video review on the sets page.
Would the ruler of the jungle be in inches or centimeters?
Nice little set of a great (and underrated) subtheme of Adventurers.
I would like to get this minifigure but its price is really high, tough to come out of dark age
Funny enough, we just got a similar Jungle Ruler figure with the newest Ninjago wave.
@Spartan_Ghost said:
"If only his headdress wasn’t the same color as his skin..."
Common misconception. It’s not a headdress, it’s a tumor.
Plot twist: The totem is the RULER
Great mini-fig achu (worth around £15 on bricklink), especially the cloak which can be seen in more detail at https://brickset.com/minifigs/adv001/achu . He also only appears in 5976 and 5986, which were fantastic sets at the time, before his headdress and cloak were lost to the jungle never to be seen again.
I know I'm nostalgic, but '90s always seemed more unique and original to me.
@LegoRobo:
Is that an African or European...ah, never mind...
It may well be the first belly button print. The three Islander torsos don’t have one, and the Pirate torso with the open vest and tattoo didn’t come out for another ten years (and it’s hard to say if that has a belly button or just a low patch of chest hair).
@CarolinaOnMyMind said:
"Would the ruler of the jungle be in inches or centimeters?"
5005107-1 will give you the answer. He is the real Ruler of the Jungle.
@chrisaw said:
"Is it just me, or has this already come up as RSOTD?"
Not RSOTD, but Featured Set, earlier this year when that was a thing. In fact, um... featured by me! I don't have anything to say that I didn't at the time, so I'm just gonna... leave the link here to that article ^^
https://brickset.com/article/49538/featured-set-of-the-day-ruler-of-the-jungle
@anthony_davies :
Nay, 5005107 be but a cheap construct, a graven image if you will. Now 852759 , that be the real deal. Born of whole cloth and capable of taking _four_ different measurements instead of just two.
Looks like the spider bit him on the toe and he's now chastising it.