missesd Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 My 8 yr old is very sad because he has TONS of Lego, but no men :( I am trying to find him some and came across "Minifigures". Does anyone know if these are normal, regular sized Lego men?? Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yes. I worried when I bought the advent calendar and it said "mini figures," but they turned out to be the regular size ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 My 8 yr old is very sad because he has TONS of Lego, but no men :( I am trying to find him some and came across "Minifigures". Does anyone know if these are normal, regular sized Lego men?? Thanks... Look up Lego Magnets. They are minifigs attached to removable magnetic bases. At $14.99 for three magnet/minifigs they are more affordable than trying to buy individual figures or lego sets. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Look up Lego Magnets. They are minifigs attached to removable magnetic bases. At $14.99 for three magnet/minifigs they are more affordable than trying to buy individual figures or lego sets. Barb This used to be so - but with the new magnet sets, the minifigs are no longer detachable from the base. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I would suggest you check out http://www.bricklink.com for used minifigs. You can find some for as cheap as $1.50. If you aren't looking for specific minifig configuratoins, you can also get random legs, torsos, heads, and hats for cheap and build your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Yes, mini-figs are the standard size. Microfigs, on the other hand, come with games and are smaller (1 brick peg wide instead of 2-basically a 2x1 with painted features and some molding). My DD loves them because they're "baby" minifigs (it's been a struggle to keep the lego games out of the general lego bin, and I may yet end up giving up-especially since the Minotaur is only in the games). You can easily remove the keychain from the lego keychains and use them as mini-figs, but if you want to be able to take the pieces apart, it takes doing some surgery and a steady hand with a drill, because there's a screw that goes all the way through the figure. There are plenty of video tutorials on how to dismantle the keychains and magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 This used to be so - but with the new magnet sets, the minifigs are no longer detachable from the base. :sad: We bought some magnets in December, at the Lego Store in Houston, TX and they were detachable. We also bought keychains, though for those we had to cut off the keychain portion and the pieces don't move. To the OP, the various Lego Battle Packs (for knights, castles, star wars, pirates, etc...) are another inexpensive way of getting a few min-figs (mini-figures, aka, "guys"). There is also a large set of min-figs, City themed, that is around $40 or so. Has a ton of guys in it. Lego.com also has pick-a-brick where you can build your own, on-line, and order it that way. They have various heads, bodies, arms, legs, accessories, hair/hats, etc. for very cheap per piece, the child chooses pieces and you order them as individual bricks. Might be an idea. If you have a Lego Store near you, they also have a section where you can build a set of 3 mini-figs for $10; that's another option as well. The micro-figures are the tiny ones that come with the new lego board games, but anything called a min-fig, mini-fig, mini-figure, etc. is the regular sized lego guy. Oh, if what you are looking at is the random "Series Two" or "Series Three" mini-figs, know that there's no way to choose which one you get; they come in sealed packages and it's luck of the draw. Still, they are fun characters. Amazon often has individual mini-figs for sale. You can search "Lego Mini-Figs" or "Lego Mini-Figures" and tons will come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I have had a lot of success buying Lego minifigures on eBay. I bought a bunch for my son last year and I think it worked out to about $1-2/ea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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