emily Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Ah yes, Funko Pop! A line of disconcertingly beady-eyed figures of pretty much everything that was ever popular. I don't really -get- them, but people are eating them up, so there must be something to it - and that, one can assume, is why Lego has decided to start building them out of bricks and selling them. Brickheadz, coming 2017 - it remains to be seen whether these 8 will remain SDCC exclusives. I can't imagine they won't have a wide release Batman, but maybe they'll do different variants. Brigs, Quisoves Potoo and Ayliffe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayliffe Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) According to the tweet replies, these ones will apparently be first sold at SDCC and then be released to us non-SDCC-going lowlifes in 2017. It looks like the bases have "SDCC" written next to the good ol' Lego logo, so I assume that's the "exclusive" aspect of it. As for the idea behind this... yeah, I really don't understand this at all. I know funko pops are super-popular and all, but if I want something that looks like a Funko POP... I'll just go and buy a sodding funko POP. These are probably gonna be helluva lot more price-wise too (Funkos cost around a tenner each I believe), so... yeah, not too hyped. Gonna be interesting to see how this goes down sales-wise though. EDIT: $40 FOR TWO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NO SERIOUSLY THEY CAN F**K RIGHT OFF AT THAT PRICE DEAR LORD Edited July 15, 2016 by Ayliffe $40 FOR TWO WHAT emily, Quisoves Potoo and Brigs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 32 minutes ago, Ayliffe said: $40 FOR TWO WHAT ... maybe its special SDCC pricing? it probably isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzgracefulmoon Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 it feels like they've tried to use this concept before at stuff like LEGOLAND and what-not, and even then I don't think they were all too popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Why does the guy with the mustache have a mouth? I thought Funko Pop figures were supposed to be mouthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 28 minutes ago, AaronBurner05 said: Why does the guy with the mustache have a mouth? I thought Funko Pop figures were supposed to be mouthless. Well, Lego is free to diverge from the formula as much as they choose, but considering the rest of them don't have mouths... yes, that's odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowblaze Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 31 minutes ago, AaronBurner05 said: Why does the guy with the mustache have a mouth? I thought Funko Pop figures were supposed to be mouthless. It looks like a goatee to me. noghiri, Zed, Quisoves Potoo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lair Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Dazzgracefulmoon, Zed, Brigs and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Shadowblaze said: It looks like a goatee to me. Makes sense; it still looks like a mouth to me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fush Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Where is the dislike button Lair, Fifi La Fume, Zed and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ace Railgun Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Someone needs to send one to Ashens, with an inflatable crown. noghiri, aidenpons and Arthuriel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthuriel Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 @Ace: Yay, I am not the only person, who thought about Ashens in that case^^ @All: Meanwhile in a disturbing parallel universe, where you have no mouth and you must scream*: *I know, that I should have made a thought bubble instead Ayliffe, Brigs, mumboking and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pranciblad Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 And so Lego continues its quest to become pop-culture soup with no real identity of its own. Brigs, noghiri and Zed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lair Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Arthuriel said: @All: Meanwhile in a disturbing parallel universe, where you have no mouth and you must scream*: *I know, that I should have made a thought bubble instead How did you get this BLock Raiders concept art? lol username, Brigs, Arthuriel and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I should've posted my initial reaction before getting distracted by a simple facial feature: Quote Are these builds neat? Perhaps. Is it necessary for them to be official LEGO sets? I think not. There. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthuriel Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 @Ringtail: By using a time machine. I came up with it on my own. I guess, that there is only one question left (besides stuff like "Why?"): Who will win? Cube Dudes or Brickheadz? About those Funko Pops and Brickheadz: I think, it's this blandness* and the weird proportions** that put me off... ...and the fact, that I could easily build (a LEGO) one myself, if I want to (end this madness ; ) )***. * the feeling, that they all look the same ** Do you also remember those "half head / half rest of body" figures from Ashen's reviews etc.? edit: ***I think, that I will create an army of soulless/generic Rock Raider Brickheadz XD. Genericness at its peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthuriel Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 This madness hopefully deserves its own post here (since I couldn't see a post in the recent replies section of the forum): emily, Ayliffe, mumboking and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, Arthuriel said: -snip- noghiri, Arthuriel and aidenpons 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post emily Posted July 16, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2016 i'm the hero rru deserves noghiri, Lind Whisperer, mumboking and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quisoves Potoo Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 18 minutes ago, Pereki said: -snip- i'm the hero rru deserves I know I'll be hanged, drawn, quartered, and fed to slimy slugs for this, but it must be said: "D'awwwwwwwwwwww!" dead_name and emily 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pranciblad Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Always nice to see RRU making the best of a bad situation. Brigs, Lair, emily and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayliffe Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 welp, looks like I'm joining the bandwagon too huh mumboking, dead_name, Lair and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzgracefulmoon Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 RRU should have an interactive build your own brickheadz added in an update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead_name Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 welp, my new avatar, featuring my signature blue hoodie, black jeans, and red converse: Brigs, Arthuriel, Quisoves Potoo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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