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• Legopants Member Posts: 2,097

  February 2014

  Robert Muchamore? ;-)
  
  Welcome!

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• richo Member Posts: 3,830

  February 2014

  Welcome to the forum.

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• MorkMan Member Posts: 913

  February 2014

  The CHERUB series sounds really interesting!

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• legomatt Member Posts: 2,543

  February 2014

  Are you sure you're two-thirds to owning one of every minifigure ever made? That's a lot of figs.
  
  Nice to have another author on board. Did I say another, I meant 'an'... or did I? ;o)
  
  Who am I? An enigma, a ghost, *wind noise* I'm not even here.... *whoouuussshhhh*
  
  Welcome aboard!

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• CHERUBboy Member Posts: 98

  February 2014

  Brickset database says I have about 3,700 unique figs so far. I've got no intention of collecting Duplo/Fabuland and other stuff, so that leaves me with about 1,500 to go.
  
  I was able to buy big e-bay lots to clean and sort, picking up most town and classic figures for way under a pound. The ones I'm left with will be trickier to hunt down, and some very expensive. But my other hobby is collecting contemporary art, and you can buy a lot of minifigs for the price of a mediocre work by a moderately well known artist!

  

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• legomatt Member Posts: 2,543

  February 2014

  That is indeed a lot of figs. :oP
  
  Kudos, sir. I doth my imaginary cap to you.
  
  I'm sure you are well aware of the site, but I'll mention it anyway just in case:
  
  Bricklink - an online database of internet Lego sellers - whilst occasionally expensive depending on seller, can be a good source of unusual figs.

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• richo Member Posts: 3,830

  February 2014

  Good progress! What are your favourite figs? I don't have a collection like that, but from my mainly Star Wars and LOTR/Hobbit figs, my favourites are the original Jango Fett from #7153 (love the headset mic print), and also really like King Theoden from #9474 Helms Deep. Just so much detail on that figure, such as the lovely printed breastplate.

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• LostInTranslation Member Posts: 5,572

  February 2014

  Are you including the Friends mini-dolls too?
  (I think I can guess the answer to that :-))
  
  Welcome to Brickset!

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• Brickarmor Member Posts: 1,258

  February 2014

  Children's books, Damien Hirst, Lego.
  
  That is a mental sandwich I never thought I'd chew on. Well played. I'll be mumbling around the house now trying to digest it.

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• CHERUBboy Member Posts: 98

  February 2014

  I started off with a rule that I would only collect true, 'minifigs. IE, ones that had at least one piece derived from an original 1978 style minifig. This meant I could include stuff like skeletons becuase of their heads, but not droids or monsters with no standard parts.
  
  This rules out Friends, Duplo, Fabuland etc. I have slightly bent the rule, because my early e-bay purchases often included things with no original minifig parts like Rock Raider and Harry Potter monsters and it seemed a shame to bin them. So I guess now I'm collecting all figs from any series that includes a figure with part of a 1978 mini fig in it. Though I still baulk at the idea of paying real money for ghastly Star Wars droids and stuff like that!
  
  Over time I've also upped my standards, so I now only catalogue minifigs that stand up to detailed inspection under my big light with no scratches, bite marks etc. Everything has to look exactly as it did when new (with some of the older Classic torsos, only about 1 in 10 makes the grade!).
  
  I think I also made some mistakes when I first started the collection, for instance, before realising there was a difference between grey and bluish grey legs, and short bill and regular caps. So at some point I've got to to through the whole lot and correct any little mistakes that have crept in!
  
  Thanks to the poster who mentioned Bricklink. I seem to have spent plenty of £££s there already! I started off buying parts there, replacing often damaged pieces such as visors and capes, but as my collection has grown buying e-bay lots become progressively less useful, because you tend to just get more of the most common figures.
  
  Now most stuff I need is pretty much Bricklink only, though I still look on e-bay and buy the odd new set online if it's mega cheap. A couple of weeks back I picked up 8 sealed NBA minifigure sets for the opening bid of £30, which is amazing when you consider they each sell for £20+ on Bricklink. My other triumph was early on when I got 70+ Harry Potter figs and a pile of doubles for less than £200! There were a few tatty capes, but I replaced these with new ones and now they're immaculate.
  
  Only thing is, I don't know what I'll do with my evenings once the collection is complete. I'll probbly have to do online dating again or something...
  

  

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• legomatt Member Posts: 2,543

  February 2014

  CHERUBboy said:

  Only thing is, I don't know what I'll do with my evenings once the collection is complete. I'll probbly have to do online dating again or something...
  

  NOOoooOOoooOooOooOoO
  
  I think writers, designers, and artists need a collective community outing... all of humanity's creatives going childless... we're all doomed, DOOOMED I tells ya'.
  ;oP

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• legomatt Member Posts: 2,543

  February 2014 edited February 2014

  legomatt said:

  Kudos, sir. I doth my imaginary cap to you.

  Aagh, I knew something was bugging me... It's 'doff'.
  
  *shakes head and stares accusingly at the keyboard; I'm watching you, T and H.*

  

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• CCC Member Posts: 20,526

  February 2014

  You could try building in the evenings! I dare you to collect every set ...

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• KiwiLegoMeister Member Posts: 212

  February 2014

  According to BrickSet.com, I've own 2,238 minifigs, but sorry, not willing to part with them ....

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