Little Coloured Bricks

From its humble beginnings in the 1900’s, Lego has come a long way in terms of innovation and product distribution. Now it has a vast line of products. This includes Lego Minifigures! It was around 30 years ago when the first ever Lego Minifigure emerged in the market. Since then its growth has been exceedingly phenomenal. It has grown so much in the past years that its population is now even bigger than China, amounting to around 4 billion.

But what exactly is a Lego Minifigure? And why has it become so popular? A minifigure is actually just a little figurine made out of plastic. It was originally released in the market in 1978. During that time, there were only seven figures in three different settings: Castle, Town and Space. These minifigures were all similar -they had the same facial expression.

They had two black dots for their eyes, a smile and their faces were all yellow in color. This was because Lego believed that a neutral expression stimulated a child’s imagination more. It was not until the 1980’s when the first alteration in the figure’s faces was introduced. With the release of Lego Pirates, additional features like beards and eye patches were implemented. Then in the 1990’s, Lego developed its first specialized minifigure: Lego ghost. After that Lego went tropical with its first ever island adventure theme. And what do you picture when you say island? Of course, bikinis and thongs.

Later in 1995, the second specialized minifigure was developed: Lego skeleton. This was followed by Lego western – yes – this meant little plastic cowboys and Adventurer Johnny Thunder (an action figure similar to Indiana Jones).

1999, however, was a more exciting year for Lego because it was during this time that the first licensed minifigure was launched in the form of Luke Skywalker. A year later, Lego tuned in to sports by introducing Lego Soccer followed closely by Lego Basketball. With the release of Lego Basketball, the use of legs that was spring-loaded also came into being. Shorter legs, for diminutive characters similar to Yoda, and double-sided heads were also added to the fast growing minifig collection. Double-sided heads were particularly interesting because you could change your minifig’s expression with just a swivel.

2003 marked the arrival of astronauts with the introduction of Lego Mars mission. Then came famous movie characters like Harry Potter, Spiderman, Batman and Indiana Jones. With their appearance in the market, the minifigs popularity soared on to new heights. They became so popular that although they were at first intended for children ages 8 to14, adults started collecting them as well.

Now Lego has managed to outdo itself yet again with the introduction of 16 new minifigures, each with its own set of unique and individual accessories. This collection is inspired by the everyday people that we meet that are seemingly the same at first glance, but actually have their own unique qualities. This collection is composed of Caveman, Spaceman, Demolition Dummy, Cowboy, Forestman, Nurse, Super Wrestler, Robot, Zombie, Diver, Ninja, and Magician. Alright, we rarely meet ninjas and we surely would not want to call anyone a dummy. There are no zombies we see on a daily basis and if a spaceman was around, we might be afraid to even go out. (So yeah, erase the everyday people part)

With all these minifigures to chose from, your kid will surely have a blast during play time! So what are you waiting for? Collect them all!