Sunday, January 18, 2015

Lego Mini Figures Unite!

First a pair of photos with captions!  Happy to entertain other possibilities...
 We are the Lego Mini Figure Continuum.  Species 20120214, you will be assimilated.  Resistance is futile!

and...
All Hail, Dog!  In Dog we trust.

Sorry, I couldn't resist a little fun with those.  And as anyone who has been more than once probably knows, I am a Lego Maniac.  And Lego is a crafty critter.  About 8 years ago now they began a series called the Mini Figures.  They are just unique little mini figures that you buy separately in little opaque plastic bags.  There are 16 different members to the each series and they appear at 6 month intervals--the arrival of the new series bringing about the retirement of the former series.  We are currently at series #16.  And here's the thing: the bags are indistinguishable from one another so when you buy them you are buying them blind; which is not unlike a baseball card sort of proposition.  On top of being unique conceptually, many also come with unique attribute brick parts as well.  Over the various series certain themes have also emerged.  What follows are a few of those themes as I have come to define them with various members from the different series.  And while I have most of the mini figures thus created, I do not have them all.  
Figures from Ancient Civilizations: Rome, Greece and Egypt 
 Figures from 19th Century Western United States
The Largest category--Figures from Athletics and Sports 
Figures from the Circus 
 Figures going to a Costume Party
Figures representing Cultural Stereotypes 
More Historical Figures: Vikings, 17th Century France and MesoAmerica/Spanish Explorers 
Figures from Classic Horror Films/Literature 
Another Large category--Figures from Outer Space 
And yet another large category--Figures that represent careers  This is a category with a lot of coveted specialty pieces like t-bone steaks, meat clever, tool box, hand saw, x-ray film, serving trays, and toilet plunger!

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