Minifigure Spotlight - Series 12 - The Jester

I finally found a couple Series 12 packs that weren't torn open.  I wasn't sure if Lego was going to count the Movie and Simpson series' in the numbered and now we know they didn't.  My first Series 12 - The Jester or Joker, I'm not quite sure. Nice to get one of the rarer figures right out of the gate. 

He's got cool jester's hat and two playing cards.  Not sure why.

Lego Minifigures Series 12 Rarity Guide

Well the new series isn't due out till October, but reviews and box break downs have already shown up on the web so why not put up a rarity guide for you guys.

Common = 5 per box
Uncommon = 4 per box
Rare = 3 per box


1 Wizard - Uncommon
2 Hun Warrior - Rare
3. Princess with Frog - Rare
4. Gamer - Common
5.Battle Goddess - Uncommon
6. Space Miner - Common
7. Life guard - Rare
8. Prospector - Rare
9. Jester - Rare
10. Dino Tracker - Uncommon
11. Pizza Delivery guy - Uncommon
12. Rocker - Uncommon
13. Musketeer - Common
14. Guy in Pig Costume - Uncommon
15. Female Genie - Rare
16. Goth Girl - Rare

Minifigure Spotlight - Lego Movie - Hard Hat Emmet

Here he is the star of the show! He's also featured as a mini in about half of the current movie sets available. Of course this is a Emmet variation with hard had and I'm not sure what's in his hand. Some kind of controller? Since the movie isn't out yet, I'm not sure how it ties in, but in a few months I'm sure it'll all make sense.  

It's also nice that this version of Emmet is smiling, I'm not sure if he has two faces in the other sets, but the face I keep seeing on the mini is his scared/screaming face. He also has a really happy alternate face.

The hard hat and hair are all one piece.

Here's a close up look at the brick in his hand.

I'm also happy to say I finally found the last minifigure I needed for this set. No not Emmet, but Gail.

Minifigure Spotlight Lego Movie - Wild West Wyldstyle

I was at the store last night and finally saw the new Lego Movie sets. I have to say while I'm not too overly excited about the sets, a couple look really cool. I'll probably go after a few of the cheaper sets to test them out. I was also happy to see that there were still a few boxes and packs of Lego Movie minifigures to be had. The boxes had been picked over pretty good since the first time I'd been there and picked up my first round, but I was able to pick up all but one of the remaining minifigures I needed for my set.

WyldStyle's here was part of the first round of minifigures I picked up. She has a few other versions spread throughout the Lego Movie sets, but his is the only place you get the Wild West themed WyldStyle.  She's easy to find and with her block bottom. The only other minifigure you'd confuse her with is the Calamity Drone, but she comes with a rifle that's easy to feel for.

Minifigure Spotlight - Lego Movie - Marsha Marsha Marsha Queen of the Mermaids

I found some fresh Lego Movie Minifigure boxes down at the local Fred Meyers yesterday. I managed to pull about half the set in the first go. I didn't want to buy too many before I could give the poster a good look and figure out what I need to feel for to find the rest.

My favorite out of the bunch has to be Marsha Queen of the Mermaids. She fits right in with the Series 9 Mermaid and Series 7 Sea King.

She comes with a pink jewel and a clam. I'm sure these have significance in the movie, or not.

Lego Movie Minifigure rarity guide

Thought I'd offer another handy dandy rarity guide for the newest Lego minifigure offering since my Series 11 post was very popular.  I'm not sure if Lego is counting this as it's 12 Series or not. It's labeled as The Lego Movie and I guess we can assume that Series 13 will be just labeled as The Simpsons. But until I hear otherwise that Lego will continue it's series count with 12 after the Simpsons are done I'm going to keep referring to this set as Series 12 The Lego Movie.

Alright so for clarity I rate the figures as follows
Common - 6 per case
Uncommon - 4 per case
Rare - 2 Per case

After looking at a couple case breaks there is the run down for easy reference
Numbering is based on insert poster

1. Calamity Drone - Rare
2. President Business - Common
3 Emmett  - Common
4. Wild West WyldStyle - Uncommon
5. Abe Lincoln - Uncommon
6. Mrs. Scratchenpost - Rare
7. Scribble Face Cop - Common
8. William Shakespeare - Rare
9. Gail the Construction Worker- Rare
10. Larry the Barista - Uncommon
11. Martha Staplebot - Rare
12. Taco Tuesday Guy - Uncommon
13. Where's my Pants Guy - Uncommon
14. Wiley Fusebot - Uncommon
15. Panda Guy - Common
16. Marsha Queen of the Mermaids - Rare

If you can find an unmolested case a few of the rare minis should be easy to find. The mermaid and Calmity Jane both have parts that should be easily identifiable.

Good luck.

Lego Minifigures Series 12 - Third Look

If your a fan of Lego and follow any other Lego blogs or fan sites you've more than likely already seen this.  

Another nice assortment of Mini's all based on the upcoming Lego movie due out in March.  These are suppose to hit shelves some time in January.  Of course you've also probably heard that Series 13 will be Simpson themed.  So I look forward to seeing how those come out.

Here is the list in the set.

• William Shakespeare
• Gail the Construction Worker
• Panda Guy
• Abraham Lincoln
• Taco Tuesday Guy
• Larry the Barista
• President Business
• Calamity Drone
• Marsha Queen of the Mermaids
• Wild West Wyldstyle
• Scribbe-Face Bad Cop
• Velma Staplebot
• Hard Hat Emmet
• “Where are my Pants?” Guy
• Mrs. Scratchen-Post
• Wiley Fusebot

I'll be a little honest, while the variety is great as always I'm disappointed that Lego didn't add a couple DC characters to the mix since they are prominently in the movie trailers and I'm guessing heavily seen in the movies.  Plus Warner Brothers is producing the movie and DC Comics is owned by Warner Brothers and Lego has the DC Heroes license.  Of course it's possible that their license forbids them from doing something like this, but I've always thought with the character base of both DC and Marvel, Lego could easily put out a minifigure set of exclusive characters of either universe and it would sell well.  Hell even if they're just slight variations of existing figures they'd do well.