by Thita (admin)
on July 31, 2013
I have recently come across the blog of French graphic-designer Alexandre Boudon. Apparently Alexandre has been working with LEGO designing minifigs, particularly for the Collectible LEGO Minifig series. 🙂
What I find interesting is how many of Alexandre’s minifig designs have been used by LEGO already. Notice that the images on his blog are from 2010. Can you pick out all the minifigs LEGO already released in the Collectible Minifigure Series?
And of course the most interesting part of looking at these pictures is guessing which minifigs will be released in a future Collectible Minifig Series. I really like the idea of a Buddhist Monk, Pinocchio, and the Three Piglets. What about you? Which ones would you like to see in a future series?
Alexandre’s work didn’t just appear in the Collectible Minifig Series, but also regular LEGO sets. Check out the Swamp Monster below, that was included in one of the LEGO Monster Fighters sets. In fact the entire Monster Fighters theme seems to be based on Alexandre’s work as you can see here.
I also like these superhuman, monstrous giant LEGO figures by Alexandre. We can definitely have more of these! 😈
There are some other interesting LEGO designs on Alexandre’s blog that may indicate future LEGO sets and themes; LEGO Circus, LEGO Fairy Tales, and LEGO Mythology. How would you like these? 🙄
Alexandre Boudon is an awesome LEGO artist! I would love to be able to draw like this! You can check out more of his work at his blog. So what do you think? How do you like Alexandre’s work, and which minifigures and LEGO themes he presents would you like to see manifest in the future? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉
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by Thita (admin)
on July 30, 2013
If you thought Mr. Gold was the most expensive minifigure on the secondary market at over a $1,000, you might be interested to know that he has been toppled from his lofty position by another minifig. At the recent San Diego Comic-Con LEGO employees randomly gave away only 100 LEGO Azog minifigures from the LEGO The Hobbit line. 🙂
The LEGO Azog minifigure was not part of a raffle, like the exclusive LEGO Super Heroes minifigures that were also given away at Comic-Con (see: Comic-Con LEGO Super Heroes Minifigs!). Azog was simply handed out to random visitors to the LEGO booth throughout the event. And only 100! This definitely makes him one of the rarest minifigures of all time!
If you read The Hobbit or seen the movie, you know that Azog was one of the main antagonists of the dwarves. In the movie his role was greatly expanded and he was referred to as “The Pale Orc”. LEGO fans have been greatly desiring to get him in minifigure form.
The LEGO Azog minifigure doesn’t disappoint. He is very much in the likeness of the character in the movie. I like how LEGO made him taller by giving him a full upper-body mould, instead of just a moulded head. I have heard rumors that a slightly different and paler version of Azog will appear in a later LEGO set, but I haven’t seen this being confirmed. 🙄
Anyhow, if you would like to participate in the fun of bidding on the LEGO Azog minifigure, or just want to watch the bidding-war, you can check eBay. There is actually a poor soul who sold his Azog for a Buy-It-Now price of $29.95, without realizing the desirability and the rarity of this minifigure. The standard going price is around $1,500 and more. But who knows, you may luck out! SEE LEGO AZOG ON EBAY
What do you think? Do you like the LEGO Azog minifig? Would you like to get one? Or did you get one already? Would you like him to appear in a future LEGO The Hobbit set? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉
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