LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Discuss various LEGO themes like Friends, City, Star Wars, Batman and more here.

Which LEGO Collectable Minifigure(s) do you like most?

Adventurer
2
3%
Disco DJ
2
3%
Downhill Skier
5
7%
Karate Master
7
9%
Lifeguard
1
1%
Mexican
9
12%
Mime
7
9%
Pharaoh
9
12%
Pop Star
1
1%
Ring Master
1
1%
Spartan
16
21%
Surfer
4
5%
Traffic Cop
0
No votes
Vampire
7
9%
Weight Lifter
2
3%
Witch
3
4%
 
Total votes: 76

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by TClone » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:32 pm

They'd gobble up the Monster theme, too...

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by legitimatealex » Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:55 pm

Monster theme? Am I missing something here?
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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by yankeeken » Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:04 pm

I believe he is referring to sets 1380-1383, which were monster oriented Studio sets released in 2002.

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by legitimatealex » Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:50 am

Oooh that would be a good nab if they came back with that. I'm surprised they don't do a limited release every year around Halloween time.
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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by TClone » Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:21 pm

WIll they keep going with Monsters in the Minifigures line? Will they release any knights as part of Minifigures? Or any characters from the Lego Universe promo poster?

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by legitimatealex » Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:51 pm

I don't know mate. It's mainly guess work. A lot of the minifigures seem to be a bit City oriented. A regular knight is pretty generic. I wish I knew how they chose these minifigures. It seems right now like they just choose out of a hat.
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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by TClone » Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:01 am

I think they're doing a great job. It's a great start to the line. And the possibilities are endless.

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by beans » Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:37 pm

If they are testing the waters with some of these figs, I'm sure many people would LOVE a Spartan/Ancient Greece theme based on how well the Hoplite has been received. They could frame it as a mythological war between Greek Gods and their followers, or a more traditional faction vs faction theme. I would personally love to see an Athens Market Village set.

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by vynsane » Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:42 pm

I only wonder how they will gauge the interest each figure receives. Possibly only by online sentiment? I can't see too man of these guys sitting on shelves for a while, meaning they will all sell.
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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by legitimatealex » Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:53 pm

vynsane wrote:I only wonder how they will gauge the interest each figure receives. Possibly only by online sentiment? I can't see too man of these guys sitting on shelves for a while, meaning they will all sell.
It would be very hard to track, especially since they are in sealed closed bags and they're going under the assumption that people will buy them randomly.

That said I've waited my whole life for an ancient Greek line of LEGO.
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Re: Lego 8684 Collectable Minifigures Series 2

Post by TClone » Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:16 am

vynsane wrote:
Eddy976 wrote:
aranxa99 wrote:Anyone have an idea as to when these might be released?
I'm assuming either fall or late summer.
IDK, given the release date of series 1, it might be more towards November/December - they can fit two series in a year then, releasing one at the beginning of summer, one at the beginning of winter.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the point was for LEGO to release these every other month or so to pump a bunch of figures into market?

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Post by legitimatealex » Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:46 am

See I remember reading somewhere that they were releasing these every two months but I can't find where I read that! I'm glad to see that somebody else remembers reading it too though.
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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by legogirl » Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:51 pm

I'm anew member as of 5 minutes ago do you think we could get someone in germany to get series 2 ahead of n america release?

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by legitimatealex » Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:16 pm

If you are asking if Germany will receive Series 2 before North America does then the answer is yes.

Simplified: Europe will receive Series 2 before North America receives Series 2.
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Re: Lego 8684 Collectable Minifigures Series 2

Post by Eddy976 » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:10 pm

TClone wrote: IDK, given the release date of series 1, it might be more towards November/December - they can fit two series in a year then, releasing one at the beginning of summer, one at the beginning of winter.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the point was for LEGO to release these every other month or so to pump a bunch of figures into market?

Lego won't release a new series every month. Design fees for the figures are expensive but producing them is cheap. They just need to pay for the materials fee.

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Re: Lego 8684 Collectable Minifigures Series 2

Post by Eddy976 » Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:10 pm

TClone wrote: Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the point was for LEGO to release these every other month or so to pump a bunch of figures into market?
Lego won't release a new series every month. It cost too much and they can't make money. Design fees for the figures are expensive but producing them is cheap. They just need to pay for the materials fee.

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by TClone » Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:53 pm

I read somewhere Series 2 is slated for September?

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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by vynsane » Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:23 am

Nothing's set in stone, it's all still idle speculation. We'll have to wait and see what future LEGO Store calendars have to tell us. The one european site that I linked to in a previous post in this topic has a release date of September. Given that the UK got a month's head start on series 1 we can postulate that series 2 will be released in N. America in October.

That said, now I'm thinking about getting a case of them to hand out for Halloween! If someone had them to hand out when I was a kid, that woud've been the awesomest house of the entire night! ;)
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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by legitimatealex » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:33 am

Wow, you're cooler than the guy who passes out king size candy bars!
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Re: LEGO 8684 Collectable Minifigures - Series 2

Post by vynsane » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:39 am

legitimatealex wrote:Wow, you're cooler than the guy who passes out king size candy bars!
HA, I'll be that cool IF:
  • I can get my own set first; and
  • I can find a store willing to sell a full case
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