Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question The best answers are voted up and rise to the top I would love to have one of each minifigure from the various LEGO Minifigure series. Unfortunately, as you receive a random minifigure in each package, this is more difficult than it should be. I either have to purchase a lot of extra packages and hope that I eventually span the entire set, or I have to pay exorbitant amounts on the Internet for the minifigures I need to complete my collection. Is there a simple and reliable way, when I am in the store, to determine what minifigure is in the package? It can be done, but you need to be able to handle the packages. Different minifigure series may require different approaches, from barcodes to patterns of dots or dimples to feeling for certain characteristic parts in the bags. Those approaches have been documented in a number of places: Series 6 (feel + dots) Also, since every box has a set quantity of each minifig, if you buy a full unopened box of 60, you will get a full set of the minifigs.
(More than one set in fact, but you'd have to look at the per-box quantities to see if it's 2 or 3.) I managed to get the five minifigures I wanted, right every time by feeling the bags. It takes patience and a good understanding of how different bricks feel. There are some guides online that show you which individual pieces to look for. Use the process of elimination. If you're looking for the Witch minifig, look for a bag with slope instead of legs. The Witch is the only minifig in it's series that has no legs piece. Working in a store that sold collectible minifigures, I can tell you that you cannot differ each minifigure by barcode. The individual bags are packaged randomly inside a box of 60. There is an uneven quantity of minifigures so some are rarer then others, the quantity of each minifig is the same for each box. In the end, nothing's more reliable then your own X-ray machine... The cheapest approach is to buy a box online, keep the figures you want, and sell the rest.
The most hassle-free approach is to buy the figures you want online. Either individually or as a set. Another option to help finish off your collections is BrickLink, sort of the eBay of LEGO. There are plenty of sellers in the US with a large amount of reputation Here is a link to BrickLink with a listing of the Collectible Minifigs: Be sure to buy the 'complete set' figs otherwise you will probably not get the accessories. My boys and I purchased a precision scale for nine dollars from Harbor Freight and set it to grams. We purchased ten Lego minifigures series nine. We measured the ten empty packages for a weight of 19.8333 grams and divided by 10 to get an average wieght of 1.983 grams, or rounded to 2 grams. We then weighed the ten inserts showing the 16 numbered, named and pictured figurines, they weighed 28.8333 grams and divided by 10 to get an average weight of 2.833 grams, or rounded to 3 grams. We then made a list from 1 to 16 and named each number with its respective figurine and weighed each to get the following and adding the weight of the insert plus the package for a total package weight of:
Lego Minifigures Series 9 Number, Figure Name, Figure Weight in grams, Figure + P&I weight for total weight -4 Knight 6.8 11.7 -5 Cesar 5.3 10.2 -6 Cop 5.4 10.3 -9 Cleo 7.0 11.9 -10 Judge 5.9 10.8 -11 Alien 7.3 12.2 -12 Mermaid 7.6 12.5 -13 Spaceman 6.2 11.1 -14 Jekle/Hide 5.4 10.3 -15 She Shield 7.5 12.4 Insert 2.9g Total wt. 28.8333g Package 2.0g Total wt. 19.8333g P&I 4.9 grams (this will be added to each individual figurine weight) Note that the missing weights are the figurines we still lack. We got 3 repeats and their weight varied by less than 0.01 gram. So, what we did next was to go on our hunt and stealthly enter the toy stores, break out the digital scale, zero it out and weigh the package. We made the list from heaviest to lightest and what we are going to do is to purchase just those weights that we do not have. Following is said list: Number, Figure Name, Weight in grams, Figure + P&I weight for total weight,
As we find the new weights I'll try to repost and upgrade the new information. If someone has the figures we don't have and could post just their figure weight, we would greatly appreciate it. Lastly, the insert weights were right on the money and exact to each other, but the packages did vary above and below the average by around 0.15 grams. What would have been more scientifically significanly would have been if we had weighed each bag that came with each unique figure, but we were so much in a hurry to battle that we lost focus. I think the varience in the package bag weight has to do with sloppy manufacturing than stratigic engineering to confuse us. Theoretically, it shoud be possible to tell the minifigures apart by weight, but you would need highly precise scales to do so. i find it rather easy to feel for the minifigures. All you have to do, is identify a uncommon trait that only that minifigure has, and then feel for that. for example, the conquistador has a breastplate.
just feel for something bendy, hollow on 2 sides. its not that hard. Thank you for your interest in this question. Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site (the association bonus does not count). Would you like to answer one of these unanswered questions instead? Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged minifigures shopping collectable-minifigures or ask your own question.“Random encounters with the unusual” is a repository for the oddities that me and Mrs J have encountered on our travels, which we find interesting or amusing in some way. Have a look, maybe you will find something interesting or amusing herein. Lego Minifigure Series 13 are due to hit the shops on the 1st January 2015, and to assist fellow hunters I have put together my third Lego Minifigure Feeling Guide, which gives an overview of: 1) the chances of finding a particular character in a box of 60 minifigures;
2) what to feel for when trying to identify each character in the blind bags. As per my previous post on “Feeling for Lego Minifigure Series 12” I have not included a review of the bump/dot codes due to the regional variation in the codes. The best tactic to find the minifigure that you are after and to minimise the risk of getting duplicate minifigures is to stick to the tried and tested “feeling technique”. Lego Minifigure Series 13 Character Distribution in a box of 60. From a single box of 60 minifigures the character distribution seems to be: Three of each in a full box: Character #3: Unicorn Girl Character #13: Disco Diva Character #14: Hot Dog Man Character #15: Lady Cyclops Four of each in a full box: Character #4: Snake Charmer Character #7: Alien Trooper Character #8: Egyptian Warrior Character #10: Evil Wizard Five of each in a full box: Character #16: Galaxy Trooper A feeling guide for Lego Minifigure Series 13.
When hunting for Lego minifigures in blind bags, the best method for confidently identifying the character you want is by feeling the components in the packet and targeting the distinguishing components for that character. To start off, once you grab a blind bag, shake it. Shaking the packet well helps to ensure that all of the small loose components drop down to the bottom of the bag. Once you have done this you need to feel the packet for the components that will help you to identify the character you want. Here is a quick look at what key components make specific characters easy to identify. Character #1 – King: The King can be a tricky character to feel for. The best tactic is to look for the King's sword. You have to be careful however, as a number of minifigures have swords, but the pointy end of the King's broad sword and its hilt make it distinctive. If any doubt remains search for the King's beard, this piece has a hole in the middle through which the King's head attaches to his torso, so if you feel something like a Polo Mint in the bag, it may well be the King's beard.
Character #2 - Sheriff: To find the Sheriff quickly look for his 2x2 tile. The Sheriff is the only character with a 2x2 tile and this distinctive piece is easy to find. Once you have found the 2x2 tile if any further confirmation is required look for the Sheriff's hat, which is unique in this series of minifigures. Character #3 – Unicorn Girl: The Unicorn Girl is easy to find if you look for her horn. The horn is a small tapering piece that will be found at the bottom of a well shook bag. The Unicorn's ears may also be felt for if required, but I found that the horn was so distinctive that feeling for the ears was not necessary. Character #4 – Snake Charmer: The Snake Charmer has a 1x4 bar, which is easy to find and can be readily distinguished from the various swords in this series. Be careful however, as the Evil Wizard has the same piece. So if you find the 1x4 bar you now need to determine if you have the Snake Charmer or the Wizard. This is done by searching for the biggest item in the bag.
This will either be the Snake Charmer's snake - a soft rubberised item - or the Wizard's Legs which is a 2x2x3 sloped brick. Character #5 – Goblin: The Goblin can be tricky to find, start of by looking for his wide curved sword, which is similar to the Egyptian Warrior's sword. Once you find a large curved sword, you need to check for either the Goblin's roundish sack or the Warrior's shield to tell which character you have. Character #6 – Paleontologist: The bone and the fossil are the key to finding the Paleontologist. The bone can be discerned by its bulges at each end, the fossil is a 1x1 round tile which is unique to this series. Character #7 – Alien Trooper: The quickest way to find the Alien Trooper is to look for the 2x2 round "radar dish" that forms the end of his weapon. Failing this, look for his gun or his head. The Alien Trooper's distinctive head has Cthulhu style tentacles. Character #8 – Egyptian Warrior: The Egyptian Warrior can be found by his wide curved sword, which can be confused with the Goblin's sword.
So once you have found a wide curved sword it is time to look for the Warrior's large shield, which is square at one end and pointy at the other. This will help you distinguish this character from the Goblin, whose other distinctive part is his sack. Character #9 – Carpenter: The Carpenter can be found by his plank, which is a 1x4 flat tile and is unique to this series. His saw is also rather distinctive and has a similar profile to a 1x4 part, but has a textured handle and a tapering blade. Character #10 – Evil Character #11 – Fencer: To find the Fencer it is a case of looking for his sword. Unlike the other swords in this series, the Fencer's sword is long, thin and round in cross-section. It also has a round hilt and a small round ball at the tip of the blade, so it is relatively easy to distinguish from the other swords in the series. Character #12 – Samurai: Character #13 – Disco I found the easiest way to find the Disco Diva was to focus on finding her microphone, which is