Lego and other brick toys
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So I found the newest minifig collection. Got the Cupid, the Steampunk Inventor, the Boogeyman, and the Jetpack guy. Really want the hunter with the wolf, but apparently he's the next big thing. Found an entire case at my local walmart only to find someone picked all the hunters out. Left literally everything, but took the wolf guy.
I'm actually annoyed by this.
I'm actually annoyed by this.
Yeah, the wolfpack torso shows up on pick a brick sometimes, but sells out immediately. I think there's a new wolfpack castle set coming from Ideas soon too, so they're coming back a bit?
I will admit, with the Space minfigs a couple waves back, I bought at least one of each, but I did get multiples of the Ice Planet and M-Tron figures. Ice Planet in particular was "my era", and I have several builds that I want to populate with more figures. I'm not reselling them though; I'm not really fond of people who cherry-pick CMFs just to resell.
For that matter, I'm not super-happy with the whole CMF system; I'd rather Lego just bring back figure packs like they had back when Ice Planet was an active Theme...
For that matter, I'm not super-happy with the whole CMF system; I'd rather Lego just bring back figure packs like they had back when Ice Planet was an active Theme...
They should just have all the CMF parts available on pick a brick, maybe some time after the blind bags come out.
CMFs are made in China.
So I've decided to do some more Lego collecting, but with a bit of specificity.
I bought a set a while back and really liked it and, after thinking about things, decided I wanted more like it. That set was the burger truck. It's just so much fun. So, after thinking and looking at things, I've decided to start collecting mobile food vehicle lego sets. I got the penguin slushie truck and today I found and picked up the donut truck. I'm going to get the ice cream truck from Amazon next payday. I just can't bring myself to pay 70 bucks for the pizza truck, though.
Still, for a little, very specialized collection, I like it. It's fun.
I bought a set a while back and really liked it and, after thinking about things, decided I wanted more like it. That set was the burger truck. It's just so much fun. So, after thinking and looking at things, I've decided to start collecting mobile food vehicle lego sets. I got the penguin slushie truck and today I found and picked up the donut truck. I'm going to get the ice cream truck from Amazon next payday. I just can't bring myself to pay 70 bucks for the pizza truck, though.
Still, for a little, very specialized collection, I like it. It's fun.
Speaking of desirable minifigures:
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The included Blacktron figure has leg printing and the Blacktron Triforce emblem on the leg and torso. $40 for the book, though, oof.
IDK, I get the "why" of CMFs, but some of the figures over the years have been clearly desirable to have multiples of, and it would be nice if Lego would release figure packs that relieve some of that demand. Particularly with figures that fit in Legacy themes such as Space or Castle.
Also, it would be nice if they would finish the CMF Sentai team. The Red Minifig Ranger is getting lonely...
New LEGO minifigure book with exclusive Blacktron minifigure
DK Books has announced an updated version of LEGO Minifigure: A Visual History, which will be released in September and is already available for pre-order on Amazon .
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IDK, I get the "why" of CMFs, but some of the figures over the years have been clearly desirable to have multiples of, and it would be nice if Lego would release figure packs that relieve some of that demand. Particularly with figures that fit in Legacy themes such as Space or Castle.
Also, it would be nice if they would finish the CMF Sentai team. The Red Minifig Ranger is getting lonely...
I feel like there have been some food trucks in the Friends theme you might look into. (Though they may be out of production, i don't follow Friends until they hit clearance. There's kind of a rotation though, so if they aren't currently offered, they may come back around to some.) The minidolls are still minifigure scale, so even if you just want minifigures in your collection, there might be some unique colors or foods you could add to the fleet, and just substitute in some appropriate minifigures.
EDIT: these are new this year:
LEGO 42644 Heartlake City Ice Cream Truck
Comprehensive information about LEGO 42644 Heartlake City Ice Cream Truck, a Friends set released in 2025.
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LEGO 42643 Cotton Candy Stand and Scooter
Comprehensive information about LEGO 42643 Cotton Candy Stand and Scooter, a Friends set released in 2025.
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And these are 2024 sets that will be rotating out but may still be available (possibly even on clearance):
LEGO 42606 Mobile Bakery Food Cart
Comprehensive information about LEGO 42606 Mobile Bakery Food Cart, a Friends set released in 2024.
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LEGO 42633 Hot Dog Food Truck
Comprehensive information about LEGO 42633 Hot Dog Food Truck, a Friends set released in 2024.
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So I went to a random walmart nextdoor to the place I'm guarding this week. They had a stack of 40 or so blind packs. Decided 'what the hell' and scanned them all.
They missed one! I got a wolf guy! He looks great with the D&D minifigs, which is what I really wanted him for.
Super happy.
They missed one! I got a wolf guy! He looks great with the D&D minifigs, which is what I really wanted him for.
Super happy.
Jazwares is getting into brick sets it looks like.
I found their new BLDR Hello Kitty sets and blind bags at Target.
$3 per blind bag, and super easy to get the whole set with no repeats. Check where the first space is on the bag code on back. There's 6 different variations on the spacing, which line up to the six characters.
Didn't get any of the builds since I wanted to get the character set, and see if I was right about the codes. When I have some more free money I'll pick up a set or two
I found their new BLDR Hello Kitty sets and blind bags at Target.
$3 per blind bag, and super easy to get the whole set with no repeats. Check where the first space is on the bag code on back. There's 6 different variations on the spacing, which line up to the six characters.
Didn't get any of the builds since I wanted to get the character set, and see if I was right about the codes. When I have some more free money I'll pick up a set or two
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I had a 10% off coupon so snagged a cheap set of the BLDR to see what the builds/quality is like.
Honestly? Probably one of the best car+landscape bit sets I've gotten LEGO or otherwise.
And one of my favorite lamp posts. Really effective at the size/cost.
$9.99/145 pieces, 2 figures.
No stickers, everything holds together nicely (lamppost is a bit flimsy at the very top but I'm not sure how to get that better at the price and size)
Pretty good LEGO alternative. Recommend if the licenses appeal to you.