Whichever one is the cheapest...Karalora wrote:So which one is the True Scotsman...?
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Whichever one is the cheapest...Karalora wrote:So which one is the True Scotsman...?
Which one is named Sean Connery?Karalora wrote:Is anyone else as amused as I am that we're getting two different Scots in two successive series of Collectibles? We've got the Highland Battler in this set and then Series 7 includes a Bagpiper.
So which one is the True Scotsman...?
How dare they! Especially after we've had wave after wave of American figsKaralora wrote:Is anyone else as amused as I am that we're getting two different Scots in two successive series of Collectibles? We've got the Highland Battler in this set and then Series 7 includes a Bagpiper.
Have we? I shouldn't think we've had more than half a dozen definitively American characters in the bunch. Except for the historical figures, I'd consider most of them essentially stateless. If they have a nationality, surely they are...LEGOLanders? No,that's a theme park. LEGOtopians? LEGOnians? What do you call the country that LEGO minifigs come from? (The first person to say "Denmark" is going to get a ding alongside the ear.)RichardAM wrote:How dare they! Especially after we've had wave after wave of American figs
Yeah, which ones are American? Baseball player (but many other nationalities play baseball), cheerleader, ringmaster, cowboy (unless he's really a gaucho). Do they use demolition dummies in other countries? gangster, rapper, surfer (unless he's Australian)....can't really think of anyone else that might be American, rather than either western (as in civilization), or contemporary.Karalora wrote:I'm going to do two things here. 1. Assume you're joking. 2. Reply as if you were being serious.
Have we? I shouldn't think we've had more than half a dozen definitively American characters in the bunch. Except for the historical figures, I'd consider most of them essentially stateless. If they have a nationality, surely they are...LEGOLanders? No,that's a theme park. LEGOtopians? LEGOnians? What do you call the country that LEGO minifigs come from? (The first person to say "Denmark" is going to get a ding alongside the ear.)RichardAM wrote:How dare they! Especially after we've had wave after wave of American figs
Anyway, all I meant was that it gave me a bit of a chuckle that Scotland was ignored for the first five rounds and then gets acknowledged twice in a row. Although come to think of it...I wonder if this was deliberate, to create a subtle tie-in with the film Brave.
no,theboywarrior wrote:I'd say both...Karalora wrote: So which one is the True Scotsman...?
Ok sound great, can`t wait that we get them here to a local store, there are going to be some bag feeling thenandhe wrote:Picked up a liberty statue, space girl, roman soldier, minotaur and butcher at my local AH Smiths this afternoon (after a bit of feeling. The minotaur was fairly obviously and bulky, but thought the Roman shield would be more obvious that it was). I don't know if the quality has improved, or if I've just got use to it, but was quite pleased. Great printing and accessories all round.
Even out of the ones you list, most of them don't have to be American thanks to the globalization of culture. The only ones that are almost certainly from the United States are the cowboy (his is definitely an American cowboy costume, not a gaucho costume), the two Indians (from the Plains tribes), and I suppose the gangster.Kev wrote:can't really think of anyone else that might be American, rather than either western (as in civilization), or contemporary.
Karalora wrote:Even out of the ones you list, most of them don't have to be American thanks to the globalization of culture. The only ones that are almost certainly from the United States are the cowboy (his is definitely an American cowboy costume, not a gaucho costume), the two Indians (from the Plains tribes), and I suppose the gangster.Kev wrote:can't really think of anyone else that might be American, rather than either western (as in civilization), or contemporary.
Yeah, pretty much. Because the modern era is also the era of globalization and cultural cross-pollination, and probably no country has done quite as much exportation of culture as the U.S. A few of the contemporary minifigs can be assigned to other countries--the Super Wrestler is clearly a Mexican luchador, for instance--but it's hard to tell whether any given one is genuinely American or just participating in our cultural hegemony.Kev wrote:That's interesting, because that makes the only ones that are American, are ones that are also historic! The cowboy, Indians, and gangster are all figures from another era. Very similar to all the other historic characters from other lands.
Yeah, the series figs aren't bad. I wouldn't buy them though, they are too expensive.Azaghal wrote:So, since these have been up on The Brothers Brick all weekend I'm thinking it's safe to discuss them here.*
Series 6:
Quite a few Castle/Fantasy figs this time around - I'm especially interested in the Minotaur and the Barbarian, myself, though I bet the Roman gets a lot of interest. The Genie is probably the most visually interesting, tying perhaps with Lady Liberty (which is also interesting as a second "International Icon" fig after Series 5's Royal Guard). Her parts will be kinda hard to reuse, though, although a sand green female face will have certain applications relevant to this forum. Most of the rest I could take or leave, though I'll probably grab a Gunslinger and a Leprechaun. It's kinda - vindicating? - to see the Flamenco Dancer, too.
*My apologies in advance if I'm mistaken about this.