Daily Archives: February 23, 2013

LEGO, Photo-A-Day, Toys

LEGO Series 9 Minifigs are Out

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Photo-A-Day #2878

I buzzed through Walmart on the way to work tonight and there I saw that the LEGO blind bag minifig series nine set has been released. These are sixteen new minifigs that are purchased as single figures. They come with new faces and special accessories. With them being blind bag (no way you can tell which one you are getting) there is the risk of getting multiple of the same minifig. Of course if that happens you can try to find someone who needs that minifig or you could go to Brick Warriors and get some other pieces of armor, weapons or accessories and completely change the figure around.

This new series has a bunch of figures that I’d like to collect including the Mermaid, Ogre, Alien, Spaceman and Archery queen (which could probably be thought of as Merida from Brave). There is also a guy in a chicken outfit which would be funny as well. I’ll probably pick up a few of these sets to stuff into Easter eggs for Eva to find on Easter morning. I usually find things like this or Hot wheels cars for that purpose.

While at Toy Fair 2013 I got a tour of the LEGO booth and saw that this year there will be the release of Series 9, 10 and 11 of this popular line of collectible minifigs.

What types of minifigs do you wish LEGO would produce?

Disney, Toys

Cars is the Fourth Play Set Announced for Disney Infinity

If you have been watching the Disney Infinity Facebook page or the Twitter feed then you know that they have been teasing a new Play Set for a little while. Today, Disney Interactive revealed that the fourth play set for Disney Infinity was Cars. With this new play set players can become Lightning McQueen, Mater, Holley Shiftwell and Francesco Bernoulli in a virtual Radiator Springs. This play set also adds a racing component to the overall game and that includes driving/racing mechanics and track pieces added to the Toy Box so that players can customize their own tracks. Players can also explore all over the city and tow all types of vehicles. The stunts look like a lot of fun and there is a no-holds-barred stunt park added with this play set. Also, the characters can interact with all of the previously revealed characters. Take a look at the new play set in this Cars specific trailer for Disney Infinity.