Lego Minifigures Series 14: Monsters! COMPLETE WAVE!

I don't buy a lot of Lego, and I don't buy full waves of minifigures, but how could I say no to a wave of monster/Halloween themed minifigs?!

So let's take a look at these guys 4 at a time seeing as there are 16 in the wave.

Firstly, I guess one of the weakest in this line is the zombie pirate. It's a great minifig, but there are some real stunners in this wave for me! I love that zombie cheerleader, and the businessman is class, but the monster rocker is brilliant with his guitar and extra tall head.

For me the definite weakest figure in this wave is the tiger lady. It's just a little plain.

I love the scientist and his potion bottle (and massive head with crazy eyes!) which has transformed a guy into a fly! The fly sculpt is great and I love the translucent red eyes. Both the lumberjack wolf and flies heads are solid pieces, as in, the don't sit over a standard Lego head.

The witch is a fun fig and comes with her own "evil cat", as my nephew put it. Bigfoot is amazing. It's a hilarious figure, that comes with his own camera - and he has toes painted on! Spider Witch (?) has a really nice translucent plastic web cape which is a great looking piece. The plant man is interesting... has he been eaten by a plant? Is turning into a plant? Either way the head piece is a fun new sculpt.

I love the stone effect Lego has given the little gargoyle, in fact, as an overall minifigure, he's incredibly well put together. The 2 ghouls, the grey chained ghost and the wailing banshee are fantastic and make superb use of that new ghost leg piece that (I think) was created for Ninjago. And the little trick or treater is amazing. The skeleton suit which covers the whole minifig is a really nice touch, but the little jack o lantern candy pail is such good fun, I love it!

If you're a fan of Halloween or monster Lego, this is the wave for you!

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Star Wars Force Friday Midnight Madness Haul Blog The Force Awakens Black Series

I won't often do haul posts, but this felt necessary!

Last night I went to Smyth's Toy Store to attend the Midnight Madness event for Force Friday. A whole ton of new Star Wars toys were released today including Mashers, Black Series, Lego, Micro Machines, die cast models, and much more. For me, the real want were the new 6" Black Series figures.

A friend and I went to the event together and while he sat in the car I kind of accidentally started the queue while making a phone call... And I'm glad I did! Being the first in the queue definitely had it's perks - but I'll get to that.

Firstly let's take a look at the freebies I got at the event!

Firstly, I got this poster (sorry about the terrible picture!):

I also got a small sticker sheet of The Force Awakens characters

And the last free goodies I got were these Lego Star Wars minifigure key rings including Wicket, Imperial Guard, Imperial Gunner, C3-PO and The Emperor!

So like I said, I was glad to be first in the queue because Smyth's got ONE box of the first wave of 6" Black Series figures in, and thankfully I managed to scoop them up straight away! I genuinely feel bad that others missed out but Smyth's should have realised that as it was a midnight launch the majority of people there would be adult collectors - those same collectors should have been catered for.

The only figure from the first wave I didn't buy was Chewie. Like I said in my review of the original Chewbacca, I couldn't justify buying, what is essentially, a different head sculpt.

Stay tuned as I'll be getting reviews and pictures of each of these as soon as I can!

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The SImpson Lego Minifigures Series 2 Blind Bag

Grabbed another Simpsons minifig while I was out and about the other day and I was very happy to see this character!

Jimminy jillikers, it's Fallout Boy!

This is a fantastic little figure made all the better by the inclusion of a can of Buzz Cola. This small accessory is such a nicely made little piece, it's almost worth the price of admission alone!

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The Simpsons Lego Series 2 Blind Bag Minifigures

I picked up 2 new blind bags on a whim the other day hoping I wouldn't pick up any other doubles.

Let's get these cracked open and see what we get.

First up...

Groundskeeper Willie! Very happy with this minifig, he's a great sculpt and the plunger accessory is so much fun.

Secondly...

Patty Bouvier! Again a nice figure, shame I'm missing Selma of course. And I kind of wish she came with a cigarette as an accessory, but I know they couldn't do that!

Just a quick post guys, stay tuned for more real soon!

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The Simpsons Lego Series 2 Blind Bag Minifigures

I am struggling to walk by these in stores now. I must get a grip on myself!! I picked up another 3 blind bags from series 2 of The Simpsons Lego minifig blind bags, and I'll be honest, I cheated with one. I felt it first to get an idea of who it was. It was very obvious as to who it was I could feel so I went ahead an bought that one as I didn't have her yet. I'm sure you can all guess who it was that I pulled out first.

Marge looks great and goes very nicely with Homer. Glad to have her in a "night out" outfit, now I need the standard Marge from series 1! Marge is dolled up with lipstick, earrings, a purse and flowers.

Next up I got

a Hans Moleman double!!

Never mind, onto number 3!

Professor Frink, Professor Frink, he makes you laugh he makes you think!

Very happy with the good professor, he's a favourite of mine for sure. I especially love his little clear plactic piece of equipment filled with a mysterious green substance!

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The Simpsons Lego Series 1 Blind Bag Minifigures

So just a super quick post as I just grabbed one bag the other day and as I only have two of the series 1 minifigs at the moment I figured my chances would be ok. And thankfully, they were!

I got me a Milhouse van Houten! Excellent. He even comes with a copy of Biclops comic - us glasses wearers have got to stick together! I seem to be really be filling out Springfield Elementary what with all the kids I've got from these blind bags so far!

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Lego Series 13 Blind Bag Minifigures

Over the past couple of days I've picked up 5 blind bags of Series 13 Lego minifigs. I gave the initial few I got a good few months ago to my nephew as he's a big Lego fan, so I lost the joiner, space trooper and snake charmer. So I was looking to replenish this wave for me.

So first up was:

The awesome space trooper with different face prints on each side of his head. Really glad to have him back. He has an air of Halo about him which I dig.

Secondly I pulled

Aw come on!!

OK. Third...

Another hot dog guy double.. Annoying!

Fourth must be better...

Not cool. That's another double for me - the disco diva.

So far, 1 from 4. That's an incredibly poor ratio. Let's hope for something a little better for my fifth and final bag.

Fantastic! The archaeologist! 2 things: I always wanted to be an archaeologist when I was a kid, and secondly, it's excellent to see women represented by Lego in such cool jobs!

I only need a few more to complete this wave, but I might have to go to eBay if I really want them, that way there's no chance of doubles!!

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Lego The Simpsons Series 2 Blind Bag Minifigures

So I went out for a sandwich for my lunch and, as I'm incredibly weak willed, I grabbed another 2 packs of The Simpsons Lego series 2 blind bags. I was hoping my luck would continue with two new figures. I should be so lucky...

Another Martin! Didn't even bother building him, no point at all! Still a great minifigure though.

I was very happy with the second figure though:

Comic Book Guy! Really happy with this minifigure, but you know my very favourite part? The little moulded Squishee cup. I love how the lid is a small see though piece with a little straw. It looks perfect!

The sour that goes with this sweetness though? It's being reported that Harry Shearer - the voice of Ned Flanders, Kent Brockman, Principal Skinner, Mr Burns, Smithers, Lenny, Otto, Dr Hibbert among many more - is leaving The Simpsons. Personally I don't think the show will function nearly as well without him, but I guess we'll see, as no doubt the will plow on and continue making the show.

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The Simpsons Lego Series 2 Blind Bags

Another 4 bags of Lego Simpsons series 2! #prayfornodoubles

Ok firstly...

Homer on date night! Woo hoo!

Secondly

Another Simpson - my favourite Simpson! Maggie and Santos L Halper! Sorry, Santa's Little Helper

Next up

Waylon Smithers! with a box with a Malibu Barbie that comes with a brand new hat!! As a toy collector I sympathise with Smithers. And hey, still no doubles. If this luck keeps up then I'll pretty much have no more luck left for this year...

Holy wow!! No doubles! Martin with his incredibly pretentious book! I love this figure, I think Smithers and Martin are my favourite so far.

Hopefully I'll be able to pick up more!

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The Simpsons Lego Series One Blind Bags

I have had trouble tracking down any of the first series of the Lego Simpsons blind bags, but I found some while I was out the other day so I picked a couple up.

This first series includes:

Homer with TV remote and donut
Bart with skateboard
Marge with purse and a copy of Donut Fancy
Lisa with saxophone
Maggie with Bobo the bear
Grandpa with a copy of the Springfield Shopper
Ned Flanders with an "I love south paws" mug and his tool box with sticker "Property of Ned Flanders" on it
Krusty the clown with cream pie
Milhouse with a copy of "Biclops" comic
Ralph with his "I choo choo choose you" Valentine card
Apu with Squishee cup
Nelson Muntz with baseball bat
Itchy with club
Scratchy with axe
Chief Wiggum with megaphone and truncheon
Mr Burns with Blinky the fish and a rod of plutonium

I don't actually have any of the first series of Simpsons Lego figures so whatever I pulled I was good with me!

First up I got

Nelson with his (vaguely sinister) baseball bat!!

and secondly I pulled

Krusty and his hilarious pie!!

Happy with these guys and I'll be on the look out for more!

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The Simpsons Lego Series 2 Blind Bags

As I was shopping the other day I popped into the toy section (as I always do) and spotted the series 2 blind bags of The Simpsons Lego were on shelves, so I scooped three bags, got home, and ripped them open. Let's take a look at the line-up for this wave:

Homer with box of chocolates
Marge with flowers and purse
Lisa with Snowball II
Maggie with Santa's Little Helper
Bart as Bartman
Millhouse as Fallout Boy
Comic Book Guy
Martin Prince with a book
Professor Frink
Hans Moleman
Patty
Selma
Groundskeeper Willie
Mrs Krabapple
Smithers
Dr Hibbert

So a nice big selection and as these were my first 3 bags, I was confident I wouldn't pull a double. Out of this list I would really like Bartman, Fallout Boy, Comic Book Guy, Professor Frink, Hans Moleman and Groundskeeper Willie, but as it's The Simpsons, none of the wave would really disappoint.

So I opened my first bag and found...

Lisa! Really happy with the Snowball II sculpt even without any articulation and it's nice to get a Lisa in a different colour of dress.

Second up I got

Hans Moleman! Now not only is this sculpt superb and hilariously accurate, but he even comes with his drivers license, which has been stamped void at the DMV by Selma!

I love it!

And in my third bag?

Everybody do the Bartman!!

Very happy with this haul, great looking minifigures and when I get the chance I'll be picking up more - and of course I'll let you all know how I get on!

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