2016 is a big year for the United States, as voters will select their 45th president. While LEGO would not release political or religious themed sets and minifigures, this does not stop LEGO fans from recreating historical events and personalities in LEGO form. You can replicate most people by using currently available minifigure parts. Well-selected hairpieces, facial prints, clothing, and accessories can make minifigs quite recognizable. And if you want the best of the best, you can also turn to LEGO customizers who can do their own design and printing to make a minifig match a real person. 🙂
For the 2016 presidential election LEGO customizer EclipseGRAFX created three minifigures: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Republican nominee Donald Trump, and also the current president Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton is available in three different color pantsuits – white, red, or blue – each with a slightly different design (you can collect her whole wardrobe, if you want!). She also comes with a double-sided head with a smile and a serious expression. Donald Trump comes in a blue suit with red tie, and with his signature hairstyle, plus an additional red cap. Both of his facial expressions are priceless and match the candidate perfectly! President Obama got no hair or double facial expression, but has a great smile and a blue suit with blue tie. You can find all three minifigures, along with many other custom printed items, at EclipseBricks.com. I can vouch for their topnotch quality, as I shop at their online store regularly.
I should also mention that another LEGO customizer who carries political minifigures is Minifigures.com. As they are a UK based customizer, their focus is on their own political figures, like Winston Churchill, David Cameron, Boris Johnson, and more. And they also have minifigure versions of Marthin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Barack Obama. All of these minifigures have been designed and printed with great care and attention, and packaged in their own hard plastic cases with unique identification cards for each. You can check out the whole selection at Minifigures.com. They also ship worldwide for a reasonable shipping fee.
Another customizer LEGO fans in the UK may be interested in is Minifigs.me. They have a huge range of custom LEGO minifigures, and you can also request your own. In the public figures category they mostly focus on the British royal family, including the Queen, Prince George, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Prince William, Kate Middleton, and more. You can check out their full selection at Minifigs.me. They ship worldwide for a reasonable shipping fee as well.
As you can see, there are plenty of political minifigures to choose from in case you want to commemorate your favorite political figures, presidential candidates, or for playing out political scenes. If you would like to share your favorites, or write your own review on the ones you already have, feel free to share in the comment section below! 😉
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Wave 6 of LEGO Dimensions was released at the beginning of the month, introducing a whole range of new characters and gaming experience. There are six sets in LEGO Dimensions Wave 6, and we will look at each of them in detail. The poster below gives a helpful visual guide of the various LEGO Dimensions Fun Packs, Team Packs, Level Packs and Story Packs from each wave, and also reminds you which character came in which wave. So let’s take a look at what we got this time. 🙂
➡ #71242 LEGO DIMENSIONS GHOSTBUSTERS STORY PACK: This is the largest of the LEGO Dimensions Wave 6 sets, including pieces that allows you to rebuild your LEGO Dimensions Toy Pad. And you also get a 3-in-1 Ecto-1, and of course Abby Yates. Also note that all new LEGO Dimensions packs come with translucent yellow Toy Tags to differentiate them from the packs in the first year of the game. Here is the official description: Add more gameplay to your LEGO Dimensions experience with the Ghostbusters Story Pack, featuring Abby Yates. Simply attach the minifigure to her LEGO Toy Tag and place her on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring her to life in the game. Then use her special abilities to solve puzzles and battle enemies. Add the 3-in-1 Ecto-1 to boost your gameplay, rebuild it into the Ectozer and The PerfEcto for upgraded abilities in the game. This set includes a buildable Abby Yates minifigure with her Proton Blaster, a 3-in-1 vehicle, Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant gateway build, six new game levels, and an Adventure World with a Battle Arena. 259 pieces. Price: $49.99 – BUY HERE
➡ #71245 LEGO DIMENSIONS ADVENTURE TIME LEVEL PACK: This is one of the packs LEGO fans have been looking forward the most, as it includes the first Adventure Time characters (see the second Adventure Time pack below). Here is the official description: Enjoy more LEGO Dimensions gameplay with the Adventure Time Level Pack featuring Finn the Human. Simply attach the minifigure to his LEGO Toy Tag and place him on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring him to life in the game. Then use his special abilities to solve puzzles and battle enemies. Add the 3-in-1 Ancient War Elephant and Jakemobile to boost your gameplay, and then rebuild them into the Cosmic Squid and Psychic Submarine or Snail Dude Jake and Hover Jake for upgraded abilities in the game. This set includes a buildable Finn the Human minifigure and his sword, two rebuildable vehicles, a new game level, and an Adventure World with a Battle Arena. 102 pieces. Price: $29.99 – BUY HERE
➡ #71246 LEGO DIMENSIONS ADVENTURE TIME TEAM PACK:This is the second pack from the Adventure Time franchise, with more characters. Here is the official description: Enhance your LEGO Dimensions experience with the Adventure Time Team Pack, featuring Jake the Dog and Lumpy Space Princess. Simply attach the minifigures to their LEGO Toy Tags and place them on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring them to life in the game. Then use their special abilities to solve puzzles and battle enemies. Add the 3-in-1 Lumpy Car and BMO to boost your gameplay, and then rebuild them into the Lumpy Truck and Lumpy Land Whale or DOGMO and SNAKEMO for upgraded abilities in the game. This set includes buildable Jake the Dog and his torch, and Lumpy Space Princess and her mobile phone, two 3-in-1 vehicles, and an Adventure World with a Battle Arena. 96 pieces. Price: $24.99 – BUY HERE
➡ #71247 LEGO DIMENSIONS HARRY POTTER TEAM PACK: While LEGO no longer makes Harry Potter sets, they are still sneaked into LEGO Dimensions. I quite like the little car and train. Here is the official description: Enhance your LEGO Dimensions experience with the Harry Potter Team Pack, featuring Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. Simply attach the minifigures to their LEGO Toy Tags and place them on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring them to life in the game. Then use their special abilities to solve puzzles and battle enemies. Add the 3-in-1 Hogwarts Express and Enchanted Car to boost your gameplay, and then rebuild them into the Steam Warrior and Soaring Steam Plane or Shark Sub and Monstrous Mouth for upgraded abilities in the game. This set includes buildable Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort and their wands, two 3-in-1 vehicles, and an Adventure World with a Battle Arena. 119 pieces. Price: $24.99 – BUY HERE
➡ #71248 LEGO DIMENSIONS MISSION IMPOSSIBLE LEVEL PACK: This is another highly anticipated pack introducing Mission Impossible to the LEGO Dimensions universe. Here is the official description: Secret agent Ethan Hunt is being framed for the theft of highly classified materials from IMF and needs your help to find the true villain! Infiltrate your way through the American Embassy, CIA Headquarters and more in this thrilling game level. Build Ethan and use his Camera Spectacles for the perfect disguise, and wear the Magno Gloves to sneak your way up walls. When you need a quick escape, hop onto the IMF Scrambler or IMF Sport Car, and then rebuild the vehicles into the ShockCycle and IMF Covert Jet, and the IMF Tank and The IMF-Splorer to access a host of new super-spy abilities. Unlock the exclusive Mission: Impossible Adventure World and Battle Arena. Includes buildable Ethan Hunt minifigure with his Infrared Binoculars and rebuildable 3-in-1 IMF Sport Car and IMF Scrambler. 76 pieces. Price: $29.99 – BUY HERE
➡ #71251 LEGO DIMENSIONS A-TEAM FUN PACK:Fun Packs are the smallest LEGO Dimensions sets, including only one minifigure and a vehicle or other gadget. This pack is a great way to get a very unique minifigure. Here is the official description: Enhance your LEGO Dimensions experience with the A-Team Fun Pack featuring B.A. Baracus. Simply attach the minifigure to his LEGO Toy Tag and place him on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring him to life in the game. Then use his special abilities to solve puzzles and battle enemies. Add the 3-in-1 B.A.’s Van to boost your gameplay, and then rebuild it into the Fool Smasher and The Pain Plane for upgraded abilities in the game. This set includes a buildable B.A. Baracus and his wrench, a 3-in-1 vehicle, and an Adventure World with a Battle Arena. 73 pieces. Price: $11.99 – BUY HERE
In the video-playlist below you can also check out the sets in more detail with the help of JANGBRiCKS. While the main purpose of the LEGO Dimensions Packs is to unlock new levels and features in the game, they are also interesting to minifigure collectors who appreciate the unique characters and gadgets included in the sets.
As you can see, LEGO Dimensions Wave 6 introduces several new franchises, and there will be more to come in LEGO Dimensions Wave 7. The new packs are available at various retailers as well as directly from LEGO: LEGO DIMENSIONS AT THE ONLINE LEGO SHOP
Amazon also got a very helpful dedicated page just for LEGO Dimensions, where you can find all versions of the Starter Pack for different gaming systems, and all the Level Packs, Team Packs and Fun Packs (add-on packs work with all systems). Amazon has many of the packs on sale, so you usually get a better deal, plus you can combine your purchase with non-LEGO items: LEGO DIMENSIONS ON AMAZON
So what do you think? How do you like Wave 6 of the LEGO Dimensions Packs? What do you think of the new franchises and game expansions? Do you play the game, or do you only collect the unique minifigs and accessories? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉
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