Review: 71037 Collectable Minifigures Series 24
Posted by CapnRex101,
Few series of Collectable Minifigures have been received with the extraordinary fervour enjoyed by 71037 Collectable Minifigures Series 24! Each character appears impressive and this selection encompasses many subjects, so should provide something for everyone.
Of course, one notable minifigure has attracted particular anticipation. The delightful Brown Astronaut and Spacebaby pays welcome tribute to Classic Space, while other past themes are acknowledged too. However, those exceptional minifigures should not overshadow the larger selection, which is among my favourite series!
Summary
71037 LEGO Minifigures - Series 24 - Complete, 101 pieces.
I believe these Collectable Minifigures could be considered among the best series yet!
- Extraordinary thematic variety
- Fun character choices
- Uniformly detailed
- Tributes to past themes
- Rockin' Horse Rider is poor
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Box Distribution
Since the beginning of 2021, each series of Collectable Minifigures has contained twelve figures and each box has included 36 minifigures. This series is no different and the box contains three complete series.
Minifigures
LEGO introduced vibrant yellow to their colour palette in 2022, which is perfect for high-visibility costumes or stripes on vehicles. The Football Referee certainly suits this shade of yellow, with black highlights around her collar and dual-moulded sleeves. I like the printed mesh material on the torso too, while the back displays a logo common among Collectable Minifigures, recently including the Wheelchair Racer.
The medium nougat hair piece looks excellent, making its debut in this colour. The element was created for Padmé Amidala in 2013 and has only appeared in seven other sets, so is among the most underutilised hair components, in my opinion. The referee's double-sided head features a smile and a shouting expression, alongside a microphone to contact other match officials.
I think the only notable weakness of the minifigure are the legs, which could perhaps have been triple-moulded. This technique has represented shorts and shoes on shorter legs, so I hope the same can be applied to standard legs in the future. Naturally, the referee is equipped with yellow and red cards, together with a printed football.
Like sporting characters, robots appear frequently among Collectable Minifigures and the Robot Warrior looks marvellous. The minifigure takes obvious influence from anime, consisting almost exclusively of geometric shapes. I love the yellow eyes peering through the helmet and the sand green colour is attractive, matching the chest armour.
The vibrant combination of white, lime green and pink looks brilliant too, particularly since those colours continue on the arms. Moreover, the legs are dual-moulded and decorated with metallic silver panels, which also adorn the sides of the legs. Triangular symbols provide further detail on both sides of the torso.
Removing the helmet reveals an unusual head underneath, featuring a black visor and the same lime green colour as the shoulders and hips. A yellow star-like design appears on the reverse and shows through a hole in the helmet. The minifigure's laser gun includes the same symbols as its owner, although my favourite feature is the stack of roller skates, perhaps representing charging coils.
Inevitably, the Brown Astronaut and Spacebaby have dominated discussion around this whole series of Collectable Minifigures. The astronaut from Classic Space was available in five colours between 1978 and 1984 and several more have been introduced recently. Reddish brown is an unusual colour for an astronaut, but something distinctive is welcome.
This minifigure certainly appeals to older LEGO fans and perfectly matches other Classic Space astronauts, featuring their famous golden logo and a traditional smiling face. However, I wonder whether children, for whom Collectable Minifigures are primarily intended, may be disappointed with this relatively plain character.
Hopefully the accompanying Spacebaby would avoid such disappointment, as this tiny figure is absolutely adorable! The combined torso, legs and arms element is consistent with other LEGO babies, while the head, helmet and air tanks comprise a single new piece. Additionally, a printed baby monitor is supplied and retains the familiar style of Classic Space technology, which is truly ingenious.
Costumed characters have appeared regularly since 8803 Collectable Minifigures Series 3 was released in 2011. The newest addition is this wonderful Carrot Mascot, whose orange costume strikes the perfect balance between cartoonish styling and detail. I like the dual-moulded greens on top, although perhaps these could have been manufactured as a separate piece.
The minifigure wears a bright green jumper and dark green overalls beneath the costume, which are surprisingly detailed, given they are usually hidden. The dual-moulded dark green and black legs are notably appealing, having never been produced in these combined colours previously.
Furthermore, an orange hair component is included and matches the facial hair on this minifigure's double-sided head. The printed sign also looks superb and would fit seamlessly into 60345 Farmer's Market Van, as indeed would the entire Carrot Mascot. I like the ornate plumes flanking the pumpkin, in particular.
The beloved Black Falcons are perhaps the most recognisable Castle faction and are frequently represented in modern sets. The Falconer certainly seems like an appropriate addition to their number, wearing the faction's blue and black colours and proudly displaying the Black Falcon's crest on her torso.
I like the metallic clasp on the torso as well, while the dark blue cape is unusual. Rather than the typical symmetrical shape, this cape features a sweeping curve, so hangs with most of the fabric on one side. This idea could be effective, but the thickness of the material keeps the cape from hanging naturally around the shoulders, unfortunately.
Additionally, I think the bright red hair is ill-suited to a mediaeval minifigure, as this shade seems dyed rather than natural. Maybe dark orange could have returned instead, having last appeared in 2014. The dark tan bow and accompanying falcon are also exclusive. This bird includes very little decoration, although the mould alone captures ample detail and I love the yellow beak.
Remarkably, the T. rex Costume Fan is the first dinosaur-based animal costume created for the Collectable Minifigures theme. The medium nougat and reddish brown colours evoke those of the T. rex in 75918 T. rex Tracker, with stripes beginning on the head and continuing for the full height of the minifigure.
The shape of the head also resembles bigger LEGO dinosaurs, while the rubbery tail is correctly proportioned for a Tyrannosaurus rex. I think the head could be improved though, as the roaring and smiling expressions are very similar to other Collectable Minifigures. Perhaps this character could have worn a mask on one side of the head, forming the inside of a Tyrannosaurus' jaws.
Unique among the minifigures in this series, the T. rex Costume Fan lacks any accessories. That is slightly disappointing, as I think a plush dinosaur sharing the costume's colour scheme would have been fun, using the baby dinosaur element introduced a few years ago.
Another, more recent, Castle faction is represented by the Orc. Trolls appeared in various sets from the Fantasy Era subtheme, distinguished by their sand green skin, pronounced lower teeth and rugged equipment. Olive green replaces sand green for this minifigure, although the leather straps and updated Troll emblem are recognisable from the faction introduced in 2007.
I loved the Fantasy Era while growing up, so would have appreciated a more direct tribute to its memorable minifigures. However, this warrior's imposing appearance is undeniable and the jaw element looks fantastic, recreating the aforementioned prominent teeth. The tattered red cape is striking too, but there is a noticeable colour difference between the dark red printing on the Orc's legs and the hip piece.
Also, I think reviving the rectangular shields from the original faction would have been helpful, as their angular shape was important to the Trolls' aesthetic. The design on the shield is effective though, forming stretched leather. Also, the heavy sword remains unchanged from 2007, as this weapon has appeared quite consistently since then.
Beside robots, costumes and mediaeval minifigures, the Conservationist could be considered mundane! Nonetheless, this minifigure includes splendid detail, with the Wildlife Rescue symbol recently featured in LEGO City adorning the hat and torso. Designed for Dustin Henderson in 75810 The Upside Down, the combined hat and blonde hair element looks excellent.
Furthermore, I like the stubble and happy expressions on the double-sided head. Dual-moulded arms and legs provide additional detail and the printed pockets are perfect, recalling a couple of Johnny Thunder minifigures from the Orient Expedition range.
While the minifigure is good, his accessory is the highlight. The new koala element is absolutely delightful, faithfully recreating the marsupial's large nose and ears. The moulded arms are clever in particular, as these can firmly grip the provided plant stem. This stem has not been produced in lime green before, so is another welcome addition.
The colourful Potter is another minifigure that could easily be overshadowed by more elaborate or nostalgic characters in this series, even lacking an adorable animal companion. Fortunately, I think her vibrant clothing amply distinguishes this minifigure. The teal hair wrap, with dark green leaf decoration, looks superb and keeps the potter's hair safely away from the clay.
Teal legs visually balance that hair wrap and I love the dark orange hands, doubtless encrusted with clay. However, poor colour matching greatly affects this minifigure, as her printed apron was intended to correspond with the nougat hips, but looks like a completely different shade. Among various LEGO quality issues, improving the consistency of printed colours must be a priority.
A simple potter's wheel accompanies this minifigure, along with a pair of clay creations. Neither the goblet nor the bowl has been produced in dark orange before and it has been noted that the goblet double as the Holy Grail, as the fabled treasure appears in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
The resplendent Queen from 71011 Collectable Minifigures Series 15 introduced an enormous dress component, which finally returns with the Rococo Aristocrat. This minifigure undoubtedly conveys the unbridled opulence of the eighteenth century, wearing a stunning white wig, which is moulded with intricate curls and therefore evokes Rococo fashions.
I love the billowy dress too, combining three shades of pink and featuring beautiful patterns that continue between the torso and skirt. The reverse is undecorated and may have benefitted from some printed creases, although the shaping alone is impressive. Moreover, I think dual-moulded arms would have been suitable here, as Rococo dresses often featured short sleeves.
Pale make-up is another characteristic feature of Rococo fashion and this minifigure is styled accordingly. The make-up looks marvellous, although two smiles seem repetitive. Perhaps one could have appeared comically horrified, as though reacting to a minor faux-pas! An exclusive white Chihuahua accompanies the aristocrat, which seems odd because this dog breed was not introduced to Europe until long after the Rococo period.
Each series of Collectable Minifigures contains at least one disappointing minifigure and I think the Rockin' Horse Rider occupies that role here, sadly. The dark orange hair element and even the head have both appeared before, which is remarkable as almost all Collectable Minifigures produced since 2010 have included a new head.
However, the torso is unique and displays a lovely unicorn motif, with a pastel rainbow and pink stars scattered in the background. I think this design suits the Rockin' Horse Rider, although her dark azure legs should perhaps have been medium azure, thereby matching the blue details on the torso.
While the minifigure is pretty lacklustre, the accessory is anything but! As the name suggests, a rocking horse is included and this element looks absolutely fantastic, taking evident inspiration from LEGO horses and featuring a basic bridle pattern. Of course, the minifigure can sit neatly on her rocking horse, which rocks back and forth on the curved runners, but also fits on studded surfaces.
The third historical minifigure, the Newspaper Kid, resembles newspaper sellers from the early twentieth century. The new reddish brown flat cap looks brilliant and could prove useful for other minifigures, while the braces supporting the trousers are ideally suited to this character. I like the patch printed on his trousers too.
Additionally, dual-moulded arms are again used to superb effect and decorated to form rolled-up sleeves. The combination of white and yellow plastics alone would probably have been sufficient to represent rolled sleeves, but the printing appears even more successful. This minifigure also wears a satchel over his shoulder.
It seems this newspaper seller distributes his papers via slingshot, as a dark brown slingshot is provided, alongside the expected newspaper tile. The popular Classic Police Officer from 71021 Collectable Minifigures Series 18 appears on the front page, presumably having solved another case, given his ever-present smile.
Overall
I was disappointed with 71034 Collectable Minifigures Series 23 towards the end of last year, as the series felt jumbled and included relatively few outstanding characters. Thankfully, this series represents a definite return to form. Almost every minifigure is highly detailed and many portray long-overlooked subjects within the Collectable Minifigures theme, covering varied interests.
Needless to say, the Brown Astronaut and Spacebaby are outstanding, but there are highlights throughout this series. I particularly like the Carrot Mascot, Orc and Rococo Aristocrat, although there truly is something for everyone. On that basis, I think 71037 Collectable Minifigures Series 24 is among the best original series to date, offering both an exceptional selection of characters and individual quality.
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I share the review. This series is definitely one of the most successful to date. The only sore point is the little girl on the rocking horse.
I think the 'star' symbol on the robot is supposed to be some form of propulsion, otherwise I could not think of a reason for the hole in the helmet.
Also the bright red hair on the falconer might be a reference to the very limited range of available haircolors for minifigs in the '80s - '90s. Until Star Wars gave us tan and grey hair, there were only black, brown and red ones! (with a small exception of the pigtails wig being rarely available in white)
I am going to miss feeling for these when they start using the boxes in autumn.
With the popularity of Among Us I don't think you need to worry about the brown astronaut
Definitely getting the Orc! Would love to army build, but at the current $5 rate, that’d get expensive pretty quick…
Maybe the goal for the Falconer was to blend vibrant original 1980s primary colors, but I think the hair should be black.
I think the Classic Spaceman with the baby is a Mandalorian reference, which makes the brown colour apporpriate.
I think this figure is going to be enormously popular amoung AFOLs.
I feel like the Collectable Minifigures ran out of ideas a long time ago. Person dressed as animal, person dressed as food etc. All very samey. Only the Rococo Aristocrat looks like a new and unique figure.
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Says the most rude/gross thing about something -> tells it was "just a joke bro!!" -> confirms that thinks that way anyways in the end. Classic type of comment in the Internet...
Look, if you don't like a theme... you can just ignore it. I wasn't a big fan of Castle until last year (thanks to 21325 and 10305 I am now), always avoided making mean comments about nostalgia for it during that time. I'm still not into Pirates but I also avoid slander about it. To say that Space was an unremarkable like if it was something in the likes of Galidor or Znap is pretty nasty. Space was seemingly killed in 2013 and it is good to see a few things here and there sometimes.
If I were the falconer, I'd have the falcon perch on the gloved hand. Talons hurt
Classic head with a standard grin! At last! The one and only head there is. At least for me.
And all of the shops have been already raided for the Falconer, Space Man and Orc.
Scalpers galore...
@CapnRex101
The Carrot Mascot’s hair is not exclusive. It appeared in orange in 60330
@DoonsterBuildsLego said:
"I think the Classic Spaceman with the baby is a Mandalorian reference, which makes the brown colour apporpriate.
I think this figure is going to be enormously popular amoung AFOLs."
A brown spaceman and blue spacebaby is fantastic but (as you mentioned) if Lego had done a gun-metal or silver spaceman (whatever colour is Mando) with sandgreen(or tan?) spacebaby that would have been an out of this world brilliant idea.
That said, I like the idea of a brown spaceman because I am still hoping that Lego will give us: Every Spaceman is Awesome! (Of which I will buy multiple copies)
I skip 23 but not this one!
Amazing series. Will get one and some spares ASAP.
I would respond directly to the doofus above, but obviously what he wants. Clearly just a young troll whose found himself on a website where he's out of his depth. Please learn to take the time to spell....'though.'
Nice series. I did what is now my usual- ordered full set on ebay. Look forward to opening them. Love the new animals. I used to enjoy the costumes. But, they've done so many. Glad they have scaled back.
Every spaceperson is Awesome! is an idea which must be done. Hits too many buttons.
Wonder if the Falconer's hair is a reference to the Pixar film Brave (also Medieval setting)?
Great series though, ummed and ahhed about series 23 (didn't bother but will come to regret it I'm sure) but this has a more definite 'buy' aura surrounding it.
Already got a few of these. Spaceman and Orc seem to be the most popular, at least in my area, as these are the ones I'm told most people are bag feeling for.
Personally, I think the Robot Warrior is my favourite, if simply for the brick-built weapon and its npu with the roller skates.
One of best series to date IMO. I was able to get almost all of the figs I wanted from Kohls.
It’s a shame LEGO is going with the rigid packaging soon, so this might be the last of the CMFs I get.
Good review! Personally, I don't especially mind the Bright Red hair on the falconer, since it calls to mind the Bright Red whiskers on 90s Space characters like the Black Knight or King Richard Lionheart. You're correct that it's not totally realistic for natural red hair, but it's certainly a stylized approach I can tolerate, particularly when we're talking about figures with Bright Yellow skin!
Incidentally, in LEGO Friends, Mia has used Bright Red for her natural red hair since 2018, although Dark Orange is used for her parents, Ann and Angus (as well as her daughter, Autumn). Since there aren't really any vivid red-orange colors like https://brickset.com/parts/colour-Bright-Reddish-Orange on the current LEGO color palette, Bright Red may be meant to stand in for that sort of color that skews more reddish than any of the current oranges or nougats would.
I also suspect that the Rococo Aristocrat's dog is probably meant to represent a different "toy" breed than Chihuahuas, despite sharing the same mold. Perhaps it's a Papillon, a breed that was popular with European nobility for centuries, has a similar narrow muzzle and large ears to the chihuahua. Papillons' ears are usually a darker color than the rest of their coat, but solid white ones DO exist. And while the silky around the sides of their face is often grown out to give it the butterfly-like silhouette the breed is named for, this is not always the case.
Anyway, this is a really strong series, with a great variety of historical, fantasy, sci-fi, and present-day characters. The Classic Space and Black Falcon rep is a great complement to recent sets based on those groups, but still fun and charming enough that they won't solely appeal to the nostalgia crowd. Heck, both Classic Space and Black Falcons were largely before my time, and I still appreciate them both as throwbacks and as medieval and sci-fi archetypes that continue to hold up (as others have pointed out, the popularity of the game Among Us shows that colorful monochromatic spacesuits still have plenty of appeal today)!
And the newsboy is a standout example of another sort of figure that's great to see in the collectible minifigures — the sort of familiar archetype that's never had a theme or subtheme built around them (and isn't even one you'd expect to see in most themes/subthemes), but that builders can then build new models and tell new stories around.
Great review of a strong series! Thanks again for the great pictures and analysis!
@Atuin said:
" I think the 'star' symbol on the robot is supposed to be some form of propulsion, otherwise I could not think of a reason for the hole in the helmet."
I could see it some type of thermal exhaust vent, myself. Or perhaps some type of flashing indicator light. In any case, I agree that it's likely meant to portray a functional element of the design rather than a graphical element like a logo or insignia.
I count twelve new molds spread throughout this series. The soccer ref is definitely the weakest, not just because it’s soccer, or that the “accessories” include two unprinted tiles in very common colors, but also because she’s the only one who doesn’t use any new molds. The T-Rex may omit an accessory because it’s the only one to include two new molds.
In Dave Duncan’s Great Game trilogy, WWI-era British who travel to another plane of existence end up coming across a race of white redheads, who they refer to as Carrots. And that’s all I can think of now when I see the carrot costume.
And I’ll be forever disappointed in any airport display that doesn’t include at least one koala ominously clutching the landing gear of a plane that’s about to take off.
@CapnRex101:
I don’t think they triple-mold any legs at the moment. The short legs you refer to always have shorts and shoes in the same color, and are most likely dual-molded with just a band of color formed around the center of each leg. If they were actually triple-molded, we should have seen some tri-colored examples by now.
Also, could you throw in a shot of the cape laid flat?
@DoonsterBuildsLego:
I think the astronaut is on diaper duty, which makes the brown color appropriate.
@Toc13:
Ironically, that’s also the hand you’d hold a bow with, as the leather would protect your forearm from being chafed by the bowstring when you release an arrow. It’s also got to be challenging to fire a bow with a few pounds of squawky raptor clenched on one arm…
@Watsonite:
Or armybuilders…
@Atuin said:
" I think the 'star' symbol on the robot is supposed to be some form of propulsion, otherwise I could not think of a reason for the hole in the helmet."
Maybe a power source or power indicator?
I like the rocking horse kid, and I think quite a lot of kids will appreciate the unicorn print torso. I like having some more 'normal' figs to put in everyday scenes. The rocking horse itself is great.
I don't want the robot warrior, not sure about the spaceman as I don't collect space (but the baby is cute), and the Rococo aristocrat isn't really my thing but I would quite like the white chihuahua.
@Watsonite said:
"And all of the shops have been already raided for the Falconer, Space Man and Orc.
Scalpers galore..."
I was at a book store for non-Lego reasons and found two foil packs on a shelf, out of place. I felt them and was surprised to find that they were the Falconer and Orc! Good news for me, possibly bad news for whoever placed them there.
As an artist, I must say I have never seen the color scheme of Robot Warrior before. Like, ever. It's kinda surreal to me.
I skipped the last two series due to excessive presence of costumed minifigures (I just can't see the fun in them, but it's just me). It appears there's only 3 infamous figures of that kind in this series, so we're gladly back to buying CMFs. Newspaper boy takes first prize for me.
I wish a photo of the Orc's underlying head had been included. That seems pretty vital to share.
@dingbat591 said:
"I skipped the last two series due to excessive presence of costumed minifigures (I just can't see the fun in them, but it's just me). It appears there's only 3 infamous figures of that kind in this series, so we're gladly back to buying CMFs. Newspaper boy takes first prize for me."
I'm not usually into the costumed figures, but I am currently building a MOC museum, so the dinosaur costume is very timely!
Great review thank you. Absolutely love this series. For the soccer, er football, ref, I ended up using 1x1 tiles for the cards as the 1x2s look out of place.
Hoping to get a couple of the troll before the series goes out of stock - they'd make good elite troops for my small army. Got the spaceman and he's fine and will to stay with my galaxy explorer most of the time. The robot has really surprised me. Such a nice figure, the pink and sand green makes a really nice color scheme. And that orange section could either function as a thruster (though off placement), a power source/input, or a typical weak spot for some other fellow to shoot. Plus it seems an appropriately heavy cannon to wield.
Yeah that horse girl is inexcusable. One of the worst they've ever done. I don't know if it was a budget thing or whatever but it needed to be much more unique or not included at all. Maybe they have a kid quota where there needs to be at least 1-2 children in a series.
The Carrot Mascot's sign is weird. The plumes look like the standard flame/feather piece, but the pumpkin doesn't look like the pumpkin piece. My theory on the Robot Warrior's head is that it's a charging port. And I don't mind the Falconer's bright red hair at all, as others have noted, it fits in with the Black Falcon era. And anyway, I've got a thing for redheads.
@DoonsterBuildsLego: whether it's intended as a reference or not, I will be calling the Spacebaby Grogu from now on.
I wish the spaceman had a classic face on one side, and a modern one on the other.
@sir_vasco said:
"As an artist, I must say I have never seen the color scheme of Robot Warrior before. Like, ever. It's kinda surreal to me."
Purple and green can be found on the Unit 01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion!
Can the orcs lower jaw be removed?
@KittyBricks12 said:
"Can the orcs lower jaw be removed?"
Yes, it’s a separate piece.
@Yo_dA said:
" @KittyBricks12 said:
"Can the orcs lower jaw be removed?"
Yes, it’s a separate piece.
"
We want to see an image of the Orc without the jaw to see what printing is underneath.
This wave is great, and the fact we're all using the term "spacebaby" makes it even better
@KittyBricks12
https://www.brothers-brick.com/2022/12/19/lego-collectible-minifigures-71037-series-24-nostalgia-included-review/lego-collectible-minifigures-71037-series-24-tbb-review-27/
I’m not a CMF fan whatsoever, but I’m definitely a brown spaceman fan! Just ordered 2 of them to add to my Classic Space collection as I have no idea how to feel for parts.
Replacing the white dog from the aristocrat instead with a mask on bar (or hand-fan) that she could hold up to her face would fit better into rococo fashion.
None-the-less, an exceptional series this time round! I'm seriously considering getting a full box were as I normally just buy a complete set and sometimes one or two duplicates of my favorites.
@ozbrickcreator said:
" @KittyBricks12
https://www.brothers-brick.com/2022/12/19/lego-collectible-minifigures-71037-series-24-nostalgia-included-review/lego-collectible-minifigures-71037-series-24-tbb-review-27/"
In addition to the Brothers Brick's review, you can see the new orc head without the jaw piece on my orc on the left of this picture. Also, for those who are curious, what the jaw piece looks like with the S13 goblin head on my orc on the right: https://brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/orcs_cmf_s24.jpg
Somewhat-Positive Me (that's as good as it gets, BTW) left a comment above. ;)
Now! I've had my coffee. It's Go Time!
@CapnRex101 said: "Among various LEGO quality issues, improving the consistency of printed colours must be a priority."
Give 'em hell, Cap'n!! This issue is such low-hanging fruit. Minifigs have been and will be Lego's™ primary distinguishing factor from other toys/brands. They need to put some adequate quality control in minifig color-matching. Same with stickers.
The color-matching is getting FAR worse, not better. It's like they are not even trying anymore!! Have you seen the horrible, barely-white chest on Morbius?! Likewise, the bad, grey stickers on the $600 Razor Crest or the new Quinjet?!!
They can't double check stickers to make sure they match the color of the bricks? They can't give minifigs another pass with the paint so that printed pieces match the intended design? Isn't that the EXACT same cheapness issue that the company supposedly resisted in the beginning?
For those who are new, from the Lego™ website: "Son Godtfred once took a consignment of painted wooden ducks to the railway station. Back at the factory, he proudly tells his father he’s done something really clever and saved the company money. “How did you manage that?” asks Ole. “I gave the ducks just two coats of varnish, not three as we usually do!” Back comes his father’s prompt response: “You’ll immediately fetch those ducks back, give them the last coat of varnish, pack them and return them to the station! AND you’ll do it on your own – even if it takes you all night!”. “That taught me a lesson about quality,” says Godtfred on a later occasion. After the lesson, Godtfred carves out wooden signs of the company motto “Only the best is good enough” and hangs on the wall of the factory to remind employees of the company attitude to quality.
C'mon Lego™!!! Do better!!!! It's your job!!!
If the story has one ounce (gram in Danish) of truth to it, your grandfather must be rolling in his grave!
@darkstonegrey said:
"Replacing the white dog from the aristocrat instead with a mask on bar (or hand-fan) that she could hold up to her face would fit better into rococo fashion.
None-the-less, an exceptional series this time round! I'm seriously considering getting a full box were as I normally just buy a complete set and sometimes one or two duplicates of my favorites."
A mask on a stick would have been really nice.
I gave mine a teacup and added a chamberstick in the other hand using gold & white 1x1 rounds and a small flame piece.
I have to agree that the Rocking Horse girl is the weakest one but the Rocking Horse itself is a great piece. Hoping they re-issue it in another color or two. they could have at least given her a new face and a new color set of pigtails (but not a non-natural looking color)
The Robot Warrior colors are a very strange combo to me. They should have gone with something more vibrant for the base other than white. Not a figure I want more than one of.
The Dinosaur one while cute is another that I don't need more than one of. And he needs a prop, maybe a micro fig or roller skate to eat.
I'm still trying to decide about the Orc. Very interesting but not something I want an army of.
And the ref, while colorful is my absolute least favorite one in this batch. I ended up with one as I messed up feeling the first three figs I found back in December. I don't know that I would have actually bought one otherwise.
@Hotdog said:
" @CapnRex101
The Carrot Mascot’s hair is not exclusive. It appeared in orange in 60330"
was yellow in 60330
The Rocking Horse torso resembles 31140
@KittyBricks12:
Prince Daemon Targaryen thinks it’s possible. Do you want the tongue removed with the jaw, or can he keep that?
I think I'll pick up a falconer, but otherwise pass. This series is one of the best, but I need to budget for the Disney and marvel series later this year as well as new themes that might interest me. It's really tempting to pick up a couple of orcs though...
Is there a typical method to just buy the entire series? Can you buy a box set? I haven't looked into this in a while, do people still try to feel through the bags or any of those sort of tricks to find the ones they want?
40k Ork is pretty epic!
I was able to pick up almost all of these a few weeks ago at Target. The only one I didn't find was the Falconer. Fortunately, they did have my favorites, the Rococo Aristocrat, the Rocking Horse Rider and the Brown Astronaut with the baby, so I picked up extras of each of these.
Fun fact:
Kids from my workshops (around 100 kids) voted for fav minifigure.
The winner was Paperboy and Trex.
The girls mostly loved The coala piece but in voting they also wanted T rex xD
"However, I wonder whether children, for whom Collectable Minifigures are primarily intended, may be disappointed with this relatively plain character."
Well, let's see.
My younger daughter, 10, loves Chihuahuas, animals in general, and unicorns too.
What then would her favorite figure of this series be?
Now, when I opened the box of this series I ordered, she wanted to have a look at the pictures of all the figures. I was certain I knew which one she would like best.
But her reaction was amazing. She got totally crazy about the Brown Astronaut with Spacebaby, asked if she could have it immediately, preferably several. She also liked the Rocking Horse girl, Conservationist and Rococo Aristocrat, but her favorite figure by a huge margin is the Astronaut.
And she generally only plays with Friends, Harry Potter and Vidiyo sets and figures. Classic Space has never been an interest of hers.
Go figure (pun not intended).
And @ra226 : yes, you can buy whole boxes. I don't know who sells them in your area, but over here there are several retailers that stock them. I got mine from JB Spielwaren, a German retailer, because they had a special offer where you got a custom chrome blue Classic Spaceman when you pre-ordered a box of this CMF series.
The good thing is that normally there are three complete sets per box (there were in mine). But I heard of at least one person who got a box that only included two complete sets, while the third set was incomplete but did include two or three figures more than three times. Not the Astronaut though...
@AustinPowers said:
""However, I wonder whether children, for whom Collectable Minifigures are primarily intended, may be disappointed with this relatively plain character."
Well, let's see.
My younger daughter, 10, loves Chihuahuas, animals in general, and unicorns too.
What then would her favorite figure of this series be?
Now, when I opened the box of this series I ordered, she wanted to have a look at the pictures of all the figures. I was certain I knew which one she would like best.
But her reaction was amazing. She got totally crazy about the Brown Astronaut with Spacebaby, asked if she could have it immediately, preferably several. She also liked the Rocking Horse girl, Conservationist and Rococo Aristocrat, but her favorite figure by a huge margin is the Astronaut.
And she generally only plays with Friends, Harry Potter and Vidiyo sets and figures. Classic Space has never been an interest of hers.
Go figure (pun not intended). "
Is that because of interest in the spaceman, the spacebaby, or both?
@PhantomBricks said:
"Is that because of interest in the spaceman, the spacebaby, or both?"
I guess both, since she didn't say that she only wanted the baby. To her it's an astronaut mommy with her baby and speakerphone. She just thinks the whole scene is so cute.
Just finished opening my full set. This is an extraordinary group of figs. I'm disappointed that I didn't get a full box rather than just the 12. They're that good.
These are super easy to feel for if you want to be freaky in your local store one last time before we are all banished by the box. My feeling advice is below.
I was also shocked by how many extras were included. I got the usual extra 1x1 pieces (4 for robot and 1 for orc). But, there was also an extra dino tail, lime plant, slingshot, and pottery bowl.
My list from best to worst, but they're ALL good.
1. Spaceman n baby - feel for dad's airtank - I don't know how anyone who's ever had a dad or a baby can not just melt a little at this set. The fact that dad is 'crap-colored'- as someone put it - just makes it better. We Dads know where we stand.
2. Falconer - falcon jumps way out
3. Orc - feel the sword - fig much better than I thought- arms, legs, cape, jaw.
4. Koala w man - plant
5. Robot - helmet - dis bot is just too super freaky!
6. Cake n eat it too - dress is easy
7. Carrot - easy- wuz up doc'?
8. Dino - head distinguished by triangular shape and teeth
9. Hat w boy - feel for slingshot- but, hat is awesome
10. Rocking horse - easy - horse actually rocks really well!
11. Ref - feel for cards, differs from spaceman because of airtank - 2 yellows on fig is a bit wierd, 3 yellows because of bad color in legs is too much. Still, love this fig. Big calcio fan. Her sexy-angry look reminds me of Mrs. StyleCounselor.
12. Potter - feel for goblet - 3 colors in apron is inexcusable. Still, great fig. Towel head is hilarious.
@AustinPowers said:
" @PhantomBricks said:
"Is that because of interest in the spaceman, the spacebaby, or both?"
I guess both, since she didn't say that she only wanted the baby. To her it's an astronaut mommy with her baby and speakerphone. She just thinks the whole scene is so cute. "
She may say that to you. But, I have a sneaking suspicion that the spaceman may also have some connection to her cool dad, AP.
I know my son had this connection with Grogu a few years ago (a prior comment drew the correlation between the 2 space babyfigs). One last attemp to bond with Dad over minifigs before young adolescence was over.
At 10, she's undoubtedly realizing how important her dad has been to her.
One of the best? This is, hands down, the best series of the lot.
What makes this series so great is all the subseries we got. Black falcons and 2 new classic astronauts for the ongoing anniversary celebration, a food mascot, an animal mascot, another sci-fi figure besides the astronaut... it really makes CMFs have a kind of synergy when each time you can get a food guy or animal guy or sci fi guy.
In regards to the use of the Chihuahua, LEGO doesn't have any other dog mold that's small enough and I doubt they would have spent the money to create one just for this.
How can be the horse girl is the weakest and not the referee?
Do they pack them randomly to the box? Meaning if I buy 12 from Lego online store (which is the limit) there is no chance for 12 unique mini figures ?
@StyleCounselor said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @PhantomBricks said:
"Is that because of interest in the spaceman, the spacebaby, or both?"
I guess both, since she didn't say that she only wanted the baby. To her it's an astronaut mommy with her baby and speakerphone. She just thinks the whole scene is so cute. "
She may say that to you. But, I have a sneaking suspicion that the spaceman may also have some connection to her cool dad, AP.
I know my son had this connection with Grogu a few years ago (a prior comment drew the correlation between the 2 space babyfigs). One last attemp to bond with Dad over minifigs before young adolescence was over.
At 10, she's undoubtedly realizing how important her dad has been to her."
You might think so, and yes, I know how important I am to her.
But she has zero idea what Classic Space is or that it was my favorite LEGO theme when I was a kid, since I never told her. Also my childhood LEGO is stored at my parents' in the attic mostly, so she also can't draw any hints from my old collection there.
What I have on display here is mainly my Modulars, Creator Expert cars, larger Technic sets from about 2010 to 2018, and some Ideas sets as well as MOCs. And more recently lots of train sets and accessory buildings from that German competitor that must not be named. ;-)
She genuinely just seemed to be enamored by "Space-Mommy and her baby".
@sir_vasco said:
"As an artist, I must say I have never seen the color scheme of Robot Warrior before. Like, ever. It's kinda surreal to me."
It pretty much matches the CGA palette from 40 years ago, so it doesn't feel so unfamiliar for me, haha
@jonwil:
Clearly you haven’t met the CMF theme. They make tons of new molds, often never to be used again. This series alone comes with twelve new molds, being the robot head, Baby Benny head, carrot costume, koala, orc jaw, T-Rex head, T-Rex tail, falcon, potter head wrap, powdered wig, rocking horse, and newsboy cap.
@Ridgeheart said:
"I am given to understand that Classic Space colour-codes its roles, blue being command, I think?
So on the one hand: rejoice, tiny space-baby, you have a bright career in upper management ahead of you! On the other hand, this does suggest that the space-people aren't trained in their preferred field, but instead, they're assigned roles at birth, or perhaps even genetically modified within the womb, clone-vat, petri-dish or what have you, to fulfill one single role.
I guess it makes sense. There is no room for slackers on a space-station, I just never thought that these poor space-babies would be subjected to the cold, cruel realities of the rat-race so early on. Smile while you still can, you adorable little cog. The machine has already claimed you, you just don't know it yet."
Dang, that's depressing... and that's probably exactly where our own society is heading.
That Queen / Aristocrat dress piece is one reason why Lego Friends needs a connector from torso to stud. I know nipples work, but
...um wow this entire comment sounds wrong doesn't it
Looking forward to receiving a full box. Thank you @minifiguresplus for arranging the pre-orders over on the forum!
@Yo_dA said:
"One of best series to date IMO. I was able to get almost all of the figs I wanted from Kohls.
It’s a shame LEGO is going with the rigid packaging soon, so this might be the last of the CMFs I get. "
I’m hoping since more people will be needing it, someone will post the weight ranges of each figure soon after release and I can take some accurate scales to the shop.
@Ridgeheart:
Originally, when there were only two colors, white was American, and red was Russian. As they added new colors, it shifted to represent roles, but I know of two contradictory lists:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/29w5q7/exo_suit_side_by_side_original_submission_vs/
Posted by Exo Suit designer Mark Stafford, white is explorers, red is pilots, yellow is scientists, blue is security/soldiers, and black is spies.
https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/4314aa28-9ce8-445a-9ee0-72bf1e5088a4
Posted by the official Ideas blog, white is pilots, red is soldiers/explorers, yellow is scientists, blue is command, and black is spies.
Mark further suggested green should be mech pilots, but both lists already include pilots, and there have been several mechs under the original Classic Space run long before green Spacemen existed. I feel green should be salvage, based on the video clip they used to announce the Exo Suit set. For the rest, I figured pink for HR, orange for cooks, light-bley for cadets, dark-purple for entertainment, and reddish-brown for diaper duty. The fact that this little guy is dressed in blue doesn’t conflict with the light-bley cadets theory, since parents are known to dress babies in job-related clothing, like sailor or train engineer outfits.
This is a quality series overall. As much as I love Black Falcons, I am disappointed considering we just got all those other Falcons recently. This could have been a nice wolfpack homage or Black Knights or Dungeon/Dragon Masters just to give some variety for nostalgia. But this works. I'll have to give helmets instead of loose hair on mine that I picked up.
I was excited to pick up some extras of the Falconer and Orc for army building, but I've noticed I don't care as much about the orc jaw piece as much as I thought I would. Like it works but considering the rest of the body is smaller and head is smaller, it looks disproportionate, but I guess that's the point also. I think I'll keep mine sans jaw piece to blend in with the rest of the folk. I do like the ears otherwise.
Favorite figure has to be the Rococo aristocrat actually. I'm quite surprised, but the details they've captured works really well.
Must be pretty hard to blend in when you can be instantly recognized as a spy because of the color of your suit...
Anyway, first time I ordered a full set of CMF, mostly because the prices I'm seeing of the popular figs are getting pretty insane. Also, it's a really great series.
I got my packet today and once again I relived everything that makes me hate these blind bags with a passion. In the selection I received, I got two I really wanted (Brown Spaceman and Rockin' Horse Girl): so 33% happy, 66% unhappy. Not a good ratio for a toy company. Of the 4 I did not specifically wanted, I'm ok-ish with 2 (Newspaper Kid and Robot Warrior). Maybe 40% happy, 60% unhappy.
Even with many explanations (of the why's), I still don't understand this marketing scheme. There are so many different tastes in the population, no specific fig would be left over. Indicating what's in the bag would just ensure that the proper fig goes to the proper person (no unhappiness, just awesomeness!). Sure there would be no 'double sales' but I believe this is disappearing quick because the cost is getting a little too high and people have found ways to go around that (not to the benefit of Lego). We can see on this very forum that many different group like different fig for different reasons and it's all good.
Now I guess, I'll have to go on ebay (not to the benefit of Lego) for the ones I did not manage to get on regular channel. I understand that my seller already bought the stuff from Lego so it does not change anything for Lego. What it changes is my relation with Lego: Lego forces me to jump through hoops to get what I want, I have to transact at a much higher price than necessary, pay delivery , spend time finding the stuff, etc. Those are all items easily controllable by Lego but they purposefully decide to make the life of their customers miserable for no real good reason at all. All things they could stop with no effort on their part - but they choose not to.
I'm still of the view that many more people would have collected the CMFs if there were no chances of burning money needlessly on accidental doubles. I certainly would have.
Anyhow, I doubt any of this will change any time soon and I guess it'll be a long time until they do another spaceperson as a CMF so I'll have time to recover!
@Sethro3:
I just picked up an orc to put the head on a Green Lantern body…with the jaw.
@Ridgeheart:
Heh. I just posted a pic to my LUG’s Discord the other day with Benny holding Baby Benny, suggesting he’s started to multiply like Tribbles.
@sipuss:
You’d have to ask people who play Team Fortress how that works out.
@gradatim said:
"Do they pack them randomly to the box? Meaning if I buy 12 from Lego online store (which is the limit) there is no chance for 12 unique mini figures ? "
I’ve never bought CMFs from shop-at-home but I believe they pick them randomly. So the probability of getting one of each CMF if you order 12 of them is 1/(12^12). Theoretically, it’s possible but so unlikely that you can consider that to be ‘no chance’.
I'll be getting the Falconer because it will go well with the Mediaeval Blacksmith set that I'll also be getting, and I'll try to get the Conservationist for my mother as well since she likes koalas. Oh, and definitely the brown Classic Spaceman!
One of the few CMF series (other than specialty themes like Muppets or Simpsons) where I don't mind having all the figures.
Hey everyone! Great review! I love the Rococo Aristocrat so I was a bit sad to see that when arrived it had some scratches on her face. I was talking about this with some friends and realized that theirs were scratched as well, 4 / 4 minifigures all had scratches on their faces in various areas. Also if you google for the minifigure all the photos (not renders) have such scratches. It's sadly to find that the paint they used is so fragile... I am a huge fan of all the historic minifigures, I was very excited about this one as well - I have some plans to use the wig to create some alternate characters - but I was very surprised to see that they slipped this 'mistake'.