Lego Minifigures Series 4 Sightings

[MisterFubar]

Still haven't spotted any yet. I'm really hoping I can snag the whole series before I go on my extended vacation.

If not I might have to bribe someone here to get me the whole set. I'll likely have to do the same thing to get series 5 and 6 if there is one.

I suppose I could always just order a box of each online as they come out but I'd really rather not deal with all the duplicates when I get home, especially the ones that end up being worth less than MSRP.

[Prince Kahuka]

The Crazy Scientist is the toughest to find since there are only 2 per box.

The hair on the scientist is soft rubber, like the Punk Rocker mohawk...

I thought the Crazy Scientist was fairly easy to find, precisely because the hair is soft rubber and easy to feel for since it's probably the only squishy Series 4 piece. The Punk Rocker mohawk, on the other hand, is a hard rubber (it has a little flex to it but not much).

[Joedward]

The Crazy Scientist is the toughest to find since there are only 2 per box.

The hair on the scientist is soft rubber, like the Punk Rocker mohawk...

I thought the Crazy Scientist was fairly easy to find, precisely because the hair is soft rubber and easy to feel for since it's probably the only squishy Series 4 piece. The Punk Rocker mohawk, on the other hand, is a hard rubber (it has a little flex to it but not much).

When he said 'toughest to find' I'm pretty sure he was referring to the scarcity of that one figure in a full box of 60.

[Daz Hoo]

Many QuéLUG members have found series 4 boxes in Wal Mart stores around Montreal (Laval and Longueuil) and also in Shawinigan.

[Mister Ed]

Well, I found them at my local Fred Meyer for $2.99. Plus, they seemed to have an unadvertised (at least I never saw it in the weekly ad) 15% off ALL LEGO. I had to make them give me the discount, because it didn't ring up, but they did it.

I found everything but the Viking. I dread having to scour other stores looking for that one figure. But I'd hate having that hole even more.

[Rook]

Yeah the Hazmat Guy (helmet) and Japanese Girl (2x2x2 slope: dress) are the easiest to feel.

List of easiest items to feel (for me):

Hazmat Guy: Helmet
Japanese Girl: Dress (2x2x2 slope)
Artist: Brush
Wolf Man: Bone
Frankenstein: Hard to tell but hair piece is the only thing different.
Musketeer: Sword
Sailor: Scope
Hockey Guy: Hockey stick
Viking: Shield
Skater Boy: Skateboard
Soccer Player: Trophy
Ice Dancer: Ice skate with no hockey stick in bag
Surfer Girl: Surf Board
Gnome: Fishing pole
Punk: Guitar
Scientist: Unknown (I assume rubber hair)

[ufjason]

They're all easy to feel. The hardest part for me is finding a place to sort them in the store without passerby's reaching in and saying "oh, cool". I'm like, these are mine freak show! Anyways, all comedy aside I had no issue figuring out the figures and these are by far the easiest series to feel out as each one is very distinct. The ice skates are the one I usually find a pain since i need to go hunting for hockey gear afterwards. Other than that, they're all pretty easy. In previous series, there were a lot of figures that shared parts. I'm going to wait for a sale to start picking these up, I'm still kinda bummed they raised the price to 2.99 from 1.99!

[GIR3691]

They're all easy to feel. The hardest part for me is finding a place to sort them in the store without passerby's reaching in and saying "oh, cool". I'm like, these are mine freak show!

Get a basket if possible. Find the ones you want, toss them in there while browsing for others.

[MrCRskater]

No luck at my local TRU the other day, but finally filled out my baseball team and got $0.30 off each!

[Mister Ed]

Went to a different Fred Meyer and found my Viking. This store didn't have the 15% off all LEGO signs, and instead had each set marked down individually, so no discount, but for one fig I don't really care.

This store actually still had a bunch of Series 3. I had to hunt and find Series 4 boxes on the top shelf behind other items. But at least that meant I was starting with a fresh box!

[infallible]

Saw these at the south Austin TRU this morning. They had just been put out, but were half gone already. A fellow LUGger went by not long after I was there and they were all sold out. I'm waiting for our Brand Retail store to get them in.

[MicroJow]

Finally located most of a box out here in Southern California. Two full boxes had already been sold and 9 figures were missing out of the last box by the time I arrived. Without time to perform the "touch & feel" method, I just bought the rest of the box (51 figures.)

Luckily for me, neither of the two Mad Scientists were missing and I managed to pull the two complete sets I was after. Booyah!

Now for a nice long nap before Series 5.

- MJ

[Gooker1]

Finally located most of a box out here in Southern California. Two full boxes had already been sold and 9 figures were missing out of the last box by the time I arrived. Without time to perform the "touch & feel" method, I just bought the rest of the box (51 figures.)

Luckily for me, neither of the two Mad Scientists were missing and I managed to pull the two complete sets I was after. Booyah!

Now for a nice long nap before Series 5.

- MJ

Great score! TRU? I haven't really been looking yet. Anyone know when the Lego store is getting them?

[etcknight]

Finally located most of a box out here in Southern California. Two full boxes had already been sold and 9 figures were missing out of the last box by the time I arrived. Without time to perform the "touch & feel" method, I just bought the rest of the box (51 figures.)

Luckily for me, neither of the two Mad Scientists were missing and I managed to pull the two complete sets I was after. Booyah!

Now for a nice long nap before Series 5.

- MJ

Cool! TRU, Target, or Walmart?

[swe3t23]

TRU series 4 was on sale for $2.69

still need 5 more to complete my set

walmart had 3 boxes left of series 3

[MicroJow]

Woops! Right - the "where" of it all! It was at the Valencia, CA TRU. They usually get them first, then the rest of the Los Angeles area follows within days. I know Alhambra, CA and Glendale, CA had a couple cases, too. (At least that's what their computers were sayin'!)

- MJ

[bigj22]

Well I went to my local TRU and they were putting them out. They had a 5 per limit. Thats simply sucks. I am not a dealer but simply a collector and thanks to those people who feel they have to make a few bucks, I cant buy what I want to buy. This idiot brings his family in and he gave his wife and 2 kids each 20.00 to buy 5 packs. They went to seperate registers and was successful. Yeah I know I'm just venting but it feels good to vent. . Where is the justice?

[MicroJow]

When TRU tried pulling that with me on Series 3, I wandered over to a family of four, explained that they were limiting the figures to five per person, and asked if they would be willing to buy some for me if I gave them the $.

This time around, the same TRU didn't limit at all. Probably because they still had boxes of Series 3 sitting there for months afterwards - right up until last week, actually.

- MJ

[pharmjod]

Series 4 rings up 10% off today at TRU for anyone interested. YMMV but should be nationwide. My store had 3 cases.

[Lich_Barrister]

The Wal-Mart in Vernon, BC has them. The scientist's flask is easy to distinguish if you're not sure on the hair (is it the Hazmat top? The hockey pads?) and a sure shot. I found four, and bought them. (An hour of digging for a full set plus a few extras makes one less charitable when it comes to the figure that shows up twice in a box...)

They're now at $3.28 CDN. So it goes, but not surprising.