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... SUCKS. And sucks big time.

I've been playing with Lego for 25+ years and recently had a daughter, who got her first Duplo set (we'll have to save it until she gets older, but the point is, I have been a loyal customer for a long time and am hoping to continue in the same and new ways) and I spend upwards of USD $1,000 every year on Lego. I stuck it out through the grey & brown colors changing and the mismatched purple from the Knight's Bus set.

I recently got a complete set of these figures. I was very excited... until I opened the first few bags...

I was horribly disappointed with the quality of the plastic in these figures. I haven't been one to complain about the figure quality in the past (I thought people were overreacting) but these figures are the worst quality I have ever encountered. The legs feel loose, like they're going to break off if I move them at all. The plastic also isn't up to your usual standards; if I didn't know better, I'd think I'd been swindled into buying a cheap knock-off brand from China (shifty-bricks, anyone?). The color looks wrong too...

The cowboy hat looks nearly transparent in places. As does Robin Hood's cap. The bow and quiver feel cheap and poorly made.

For paying $2 per figure, I am very disappointed. This is a horrible step in the complete wrong direction for Lego. I loved the idea of this line and loved the design of the figures and was very excited about the whole line. But now I am very very disappointed. I was seeking multiples of many of the figures, but think I'll have to pass, given their poor quality. I hope this issue can be resolved before the 2nd wave of these figures, or I may, regretably, have to pass on those too. I can only hope this shoddy work doesn't spread to the usual sets.

Thank you,

Steve

P.S. Please everyone, don't just respond; email Lego about this as well...

I don't think they are THAT bad. However, I also noticed how the plastic seemed a bit transparent. I haven't really thought much about the loose legs before now, but I see what you mean. I guess, the legs just hasn't been that big an issue to me.

I got my first five minifigs from series 2 today. So, just to let you know, if any of you consider buying them - these too have loose legs and are a bit transparent, just like the first series.

I love them anyway.
I bought some Greek soldiers and they are very detailed and very fantastic.

Hmm. I've bought 38 bags from series 2 and I still haven't gotten any Spartan figs...

I use this: http://bricks.inof.de/docs/minifig-barc ... odes-a.pdf

Yeah, I know about the barcodes. But my supermarket has placed the bags next to the cash register. So it's a bit hard to examine the barcodes when you have a bunch of customers waiting in line just behind you... Anyway they are sold out now, so I might try a different place tomorrow. They still have a lot of series 1 figs left, but I've already managed to get all 16.

Finally managed to get all of the series 3 minifigs. The Hula dancer was the most difficult one to get for me... (After buying 55 bags without getting a single one, I decided to go to BrickLink to get that fig).

Series 4 should be out April 11th according to the LEGO store calendar. I'm looking forward to the sailor, musketeer, artist and punk rocker in particular.

Also just got the new 9348 and 9349 minifig sets. Nice figs - no loose legs there!