One of the more anticipated sets for me this year are the LEGO Marvel Studios Collectible Minifigures Series 2 (71039) which introduces a new wave of characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The set releases on September 1 for $4.99 each and they include characters from Hawkeye, Moon Knight, She-Hulk, as well as my most hyped show, X-Men ’97.
One of the new things that you’ll notice about the minifigures is that they are no longer in bags so you won’t be able to feel for the characters you want. For this wave and possibly for future Collectible Minifigures series, they’ll be in boxes.
There’s really no foolproof way of figuring out which characters are in the boxes unless you open them up. If you decide to weigh them in stores, good luck with that as it’s frowned upon, similar to weighing sports card. Some big box stores are even putting them behind glass doors or cases so you won’t even be able to touch them. I did put out a guide that uses the codes on the bottom that make is somewhat plausible to figure out the characters. It didn’t get fully debunked as I’ve seen examples online that uses this method and it works to an extent although the numbers are different.
The layouts of full boxes also looks to be random as a few boxes I’ve seen online do not match up. If you’re curious, below is what I got in my box. The layout is from back to front and the second … Continue
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