Review : LEGO 71025 Collectible Minifigures Series 19 (Part 2)

Continuation and end of this quick review around the minifigs of the 19th series of characters in collectable bags (ref. Lego 71025).

The distinguished guest of this new series is obviously Johnny Thunder, hero of a whole generation of LEGO fans in the 2000s. Even if LEGO is content to simply name this minifig "jungle explorer", we find here all the emblematic attributes of the famous explorer: the mustache, the tabs on the sides of the face, the red scarf and the dark beige shirt. the hat does not have the curved brim and Johnny Thunder is content here with a magnifying glass instead of his usual pistol slipped into the belt, but it is him.

Technically, it's almost perfect and there are hardly any injection points visible on the top of the hat and on the green cover of the backpack to spoil the rendering a bit. The unique chameleon with its superb pad printing is a significant bonus.

The phantom knight is also an obvious reference to a theme developed by LEGO in the 90s: the Fright Knights range with its iconic logo featuring a bat that can be found here on the character's shield. The realization is once again of the highest caliber with a nicely pad-printed armor and a superb chainmail that dresses the front and back of the torso. Two translucent swords are delivered in the bag.

The next minifigure, a female firefighter, lacks inspiration but it will find its place in any diorama that features a fire station. There is also nothing to reproach this minifigure which allows to obtain a helmet with integrated hair, a pad-printed megaphone and a nice torso with orange vest and reflective elements. It's clean but not very original.

The guy who comes out of the shower is a little more creative with his charlotte which was also used by the surgeon of the 6th series of collectable minifigs marketed in 2012 (ref. 8827) and his towel tied around the waist which hides a cloud of bubbles covering the private parts of the character.

The hairbrush is not new but and the green plastic duck appears for the first time in this color after the yellow version of the LEGO CITY set 60234 People Pack - Fun Fair marketed this year.

The facial expression where the character seems embarrassed opens the door to a humorous scenario and should inspire the creators of various and varied dioramas. This very successful minifig should make the heyday of many upcoming exhibitions ...

After the guy disguised as a pizza and the young woman in a fox costume, there is a third costumed character in this series of minifigs: a guy loosely disguised as Care bears whose costume takes two of the usual attributes of colorful teddy bears: The heart of Big kiss or Toubisou and the rainbow of Big joker or Tougentille.

But it's a person hiding under the colorful costume and the one-sided minifigure "furry"a bit odd, especially with the patchwork of colors used for the arms, legs, ears and eye area. The head mold is also that of the guy dressed as a panda in the first series of collectible minifigs based on The LEGO Movie (ref. 71004) Two hearts are included in the bag.

The space bounty hunter appears to be an alien in pursuit of a guy whose head is being priced. The minifigure doesn't have much to do with the one presented on the official visuals: the pad printing is radically different on the final version and I'm not sure that's a good thing. The metallic gray effect looks a bit sloppy to me and the few areas of yellow and red color are a bit too pale.

The helmet of Ant-Man and Firefly is recycled for the occasion and here too LEGO has added a gray surface in the form of a visor which leaves me a little doubtful. I preferred the discreet patterns of the official visual. The see-through book cover with the wanted poster saves the furniture.

Finally, this series of minifigs also allows us to obtain two other female characters: a gardener a little eccentric in the spirit of the TV series "The Golden Girls" and an dog sitter. Why not. The old lady has a very original look and she is accompanied by a decorative flamingo that can occasionally be used to really represent the animal. Attention to detail is evident here with a pair of green gloves, nicely done eye makeup and even a mole placed on the left cheek.

The young dog sitter, identifiable thanks to the pad-printed tab on the cap with integrated ponytail, is well presented thanks to the accessories and the two dogs accompanying the minifig. The only criticism I can make with this figure that I find rather interesting: the very rough junction between the torso and the hips with a white band which breaks the combi-short effect a little.

The bulldog, delivered here in white, is not unpublished. A beige version (Tan) it already accompanied a minfiig from the 17th series of collectible minifigs (ref. 71018). The dachshund is on the other hand a novelty introduced in this series and the mold is successful even if I am not sure that the post placed on the back of the animal is very useful. The young girl is delivered with a shovel which allows her to collect the two new droppings provided. These two pieces will obviously end up being quickly recycled into chocolate ice cream.

Overall, this second part confirms my initial impression: LEGO has really put all its technical know-how at the service of these minifigs by not balking in passing on the accessories that serve to reinforce the context of each character. The bear guy disguised as the bounty hunter alien seem to me to be the two least successful characters of the bunch, but it's up to everyone to gauge the interest of each of these minifigs based on their personal tastes.

€ 4 per bag is still way too expensive despite the care taken for the majority of the characters delivered here. A box of 60 sachets containing three complete sets, so I recommend that you find two friends with whom to share the contents. I remind you in passing that the Minifigure Maddness sign currently offers the box at 188.99 € including postage, the bag therefore costs a little over 3 €.

Note: During this second part of the test, a second complete set of 16 characters (provided by LEGO) is brought into play. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before September 12, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.