It was while going through a gallery of photos relating to the New York Toy Fair 2012 that I came across this general view of part of the LEGO stand.

And in the foreground on the left, we can clearly see that LEGO presented the series 7 (red box) and 8 (black box) of minifigs to collect in the form of neutral boxes crossed out with the mention Confidential.

However, we already know the series 7 minifigs (8831) which is advertised by the merchant Spielwaren Hegmann for May 2012.

To see more photos of the impressive LEGO stand, go to the flickr gallery from Creatacor make it happen.

You may remember the LEGO survey of VIP members in July (see this article): Everyone could choose their favorite minifig among the 48 minifigs of series 1, 2 and 3. (see an example of the email received at the time of the vote)

Well the result of the vote has fallen and LEGO reveals it in the latest VIP newsletter.

And there is something to ask questions ... Either the majority of voters really wanted to get these minifigs and in this case I give up ... Either LEGO takes us for fools.

These five minifigs are, coincidentally, all from Series 3, and LEGO promises that one element will be in a unique color for each of them: The scorpion for the mummy, the fish and the fisherman's hat, the leg of the wood of space pirateEtc. ...

That the elf is in this set which will be exclusively sold to VIP customers (register, it's free anyway ...), I obviously find that rather logical. But for the 4 other minifigs, I wonder what they are doing there ... Of the 3 sets of 16 minifigs each, or 48 minifigs in total, all the voters would have chosen these ... I am doubtful. No Zombie (series 1), no Spartan warrior (series 2) or Robot (series 1) ?

In short, as shown in the picture this set will be available mid 2012 and by then LEGO will tell VIP customers how to buy this not-so-collector's pack via the newsletter.

I wonder sometimes.

Since the launch of this range at LEGO, I got caught up in the game: 16 characters, varied, equipped, colored, in their opaque bags, it's tempting.

I had overlooked the first two series, with a little contempt I must admit for these characters, neither heroes, nor known, nor licensed. And then with the arrival of series 3 (8803), I changed my mind.
I don't know why anymore, maybe because of the elf or the color of the bag. Series 4 (8804) did not disappoint me with its hazmat guy. series 5 (8805) neither with his Gladiator and his Evil Dwarf.

So I caught up my delay by getting the first two series released in 2010 (8683 & 8684) and since I am addicted. Addicted to these bags each containing a character with his accessories, his story, his possibilities. My only concern, to be honest, is to keep up with the pace. We are already in the 6th series and we already know that there will be at least 2 more. And I know that I will continue to buy these characters ...

I have just pre-ordered my box of 60 sachets of the 6 series (8827). And I'm already looking forward to receiving her especially for Lady Liberty and  Roman Soldier, and buy the series 7 (8831), and the 8 series ... Often I tell myself that the space and the budget that I allocate to this range would be worth being allocated to something else. But no, the collectible is a disease that pushes you to complete series, ranges, families ... so I surrender and I continue.

If you haven't bought at least one of these minifigs, you can't figure it out ...

Visit: http://minifigures.lego.com/

The first boxes of the 6 series of collectable minifigs are starting to be available and buyers who have opened all the bags are posting here and there the inventory of their series of 60 bags.

So Huw from Brickset publishes the contents of his box, in total:

5 x minotaurs, Celtic warriors, bandits (15)
4 x skaters, leprechauns, flamenco girls, space babes, aliens, mechanics (24)
3 x liberty statues, robots, genies, suckers, Romans, sleepy boys, butchers (21)

Vickicara, still on Brickset, got her these quantities in her box:

5 x minotaurs, Celtic warriors, bandits (15)
4 x skaters, leprechauns, flamenco girls, space babes, aliensbutchers (24)
3 x liberty statues, robots, genies, suckers, Romans, sleepy boysmechanics  (21)

 These two examples are obviously not enough to make a certainty or a definitive rule about the distribution of minifigs, but it is a good starting point for estimating the contents of the boxes.

Hispbricks Magazine offers the first real images of series 6 minifigs. Click on the photos for a larger view.

I am a little disappointed in the end, the 3d rendering provided by LEGO a few weeks ago was much more enticing. But, as I launched headlong into the collection of these minifigs, I would not ignore this series and those to come.

At the risk of surprising you, the Statue of Liberty remains my favorite among these 16 minifigs.

To see other photos (back views, parts views), go to Hispbricks Magazine.