Collectable Series 5 - review - now in stores (UK,US,others)

[lord_of_orks]

Pics of Collectable Minifigures Series 5 have been released by lego here they are.

first the zookeeper and her new monkey
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EthPdk62mro/T ... keeper.jpg

next the male snowboarder
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wz27H8j6ekk/T ... oarder.jpg

the university graduate(that cape could come in handy)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IWDyvJFkqy4/T ... aduate.jpg

the gladiator(two new molds here)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hf5pbT573FM/T ... diator.jpg

the gangster(that case looks very suspicious)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pMqihtTREtE/T ... ngster.jpg

the eskimo(that makes 3 fishers)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bw0QtCuZ2dk/T ... eskimo.jpg

the dwarf(that shield looks very use full)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z_4lxLZT6bk/T ... Bdwarf.jpg

the small clown(I know the pie is a new mold but I'm not sure about the hat)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3E4wBv8ePck/T ... Bclown.jpg

the cavewoman
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_YirrJdr4VU/T ... ewoman.jpg

the boxer(I'm curious about those hands)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LVr0yx3pHqw/T ... Bboxer.jpg

the detective(the dark gray magnifying glass is a first)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yw4V5SdBjK0/T ... mf%2B7.jpg

the grenadier guard(that hat looks like harry potter had a bad hair day )
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bXtTQrlPwvE/T ... mf%2B6.jpg

the dinosaur suit man(lots of new stuff here)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DUTLLkc4Tg4/T ... mf%2B5.jpg

the fitness dancer
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0EYPl-ByDuI/T ... mf%2B4.jpg

the lumberjack
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UL7WqF7caSc/T ... %2Baxe.jpg

and last but not least the ancient egyptian woman
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TjSwao2jXgc/T ... mf%2B3.jpg

enjoy

here's a link to the site I found the pics on http://legoasia.blogspot.com/

here's a full review of series 5 http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.p ... opic=57071 (thanks to bruce H N for finding it and to WhiteFang for making it)

[theboywarrior]

Awesome, that dwarf's shield is beautiful, not to mention that Sherlock Holmes is oe of my favorite book characters ever.

[Athalus]

I'm pretty interested in the gladiator, that helmet looks epic!

[Frank_Lloyd_Knight]

Of all of these, the piece that intrigues me the most is the violin case wih the gangster. I can only hope that having a violin case might eventually lead to the logical inclusion of violins as a minifigure accessory.

[LordZode]

I think many of us would be interested in getting multiple of the AMAZING dwarf and gladiator.

After that, I think the next most interesting are the Cave Woman and Egyptian Queen.

The boxer and gangster are pretty impressive looking as well, the rest I am not very interested in.

I think it's safe to say Series 4 had the most figures I wanted, about half the line or so.

Most others I was only interested in the medieval and horror themed figures, for the most part.

Not too bad a line-up here, though.

Actually, as I look more closely at the dwarf, I have an interesting thought: The dwarves from Fantasy Castle line were clearly depicted as good guys, but looking at this dwarf's scary dragon shield, black beard, and angry eyes - it almost seems like this fierce dark dwarf is meant to be an ally for the Dragon Knights!

[theboywarrior]

Actually, as I look more closely at the dwarf, I have an interesting thought: The dwarves from Fantasy Castle line were clearly depicted as good guys, but looking at this dwarf's scary dragon shield, black beard, and angry eyes - it almost seems like this fierce dark dwarf is meant to be an ally for the Dragon Knights!

Maybe he's just a different clan?

[Tedward]

How could you forget the Canadian Lumberjack?

The axe is sweet and the beaver hat is awesome.

[nanuck95]

The axe is sweet and the beaver hat is awesome.

Heh, I didn't notice the beaver on the hat until you mentioned it. Next series they will need to do a Don Cherry.

Is it just me, or does the print on the dwarf shield look like Bowser from Super Mario Brothers?

I'm pretty excited about this series, I only picked up a couple from series 3 and 4, but there are quite a few from this series that I really like.

[Hoboman]

Not sure why but not a lot of this set interests me. I am looking forward to the dwarf and gladiator. I would not mind one of the Egyptian or the Monster Man. But that is about it.

[lord_of_orks]

How could you forget the Canadian Lumberjack?

The axe is sweet and the beaver hat is awesome.

oops, I must have missed him. I'll put him in now.

[Dravin Darklore]

If you want to read something interesting about the minifigs, pick up a current Brick Journal. They have an article with the crew that designs the mystery minifigs. They not that they were working on series 8 when the article was written. It gives you a good idea of how they progress though a series.

[Kev]

Hmm, for some reason this is the best looking set yet to me. The only ones I don't care for are the aerobics lady and the snowboarder.

I still can't believe Lego isn't releasing these in open assortments, or at least mini-fig packs. I think they're leaving a lot of $ on the table. (In my case, I would have purchased over a hundred of already released figs if I could choose what I get. As it is, I've only bought 2)

[lord_of_orks]

I have just checked threw all of the collectible minifig series, series 5 has 18 new molds(including capes), series 4 has 22 new molds, series 3 has 11 new molds, series 2 has 17 new molds, and series 1 has 10 new molds. That gives us a grand total of 78 new molds since last may that's pretty impressive.

[Azaghal]

. . . they were working on series 8 when the article was written. . .

That's great news, if true.

Let the speculation begin!

[JPinoy]

There appears to be about 5 minifigs that are worth being "Army-able"!

Dang you LEGO! You keep taking back the money you pay me with these collectible minifigs!