Minifigure Spotlight 23.7- Naare (Star Wars)

Figure ID#: SW0752

Year(s): 2016

Theme: Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

Other: Made specifically for LEGO’s non-canon Star Wars tale; “The Freemaker Adventures”, Naare is a clever Sith apprentice under the purview of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. She goes out of her way to infiltrate young Rowan Freemaker’s life when he accidentally reveals himself to be Force-sensitive and comes in possession of a piece of the immensely powerful Kyber Saber. She spends the majority of the series trying to sabotage the Freemaker sibling’s attempts to recover the rest of the Saber and their fight against the Empire. She usually wears dark-blue robes and hood, and had black curly hair and white facial markings that turn vibrant red when angered. Her minifigure has a reversible head that represents her mood changes. Although a primary antagonist in the series, Naare only appeared in one set, her “Eclipse Fighter” (Set#75145).

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Minifigure Spotlight 23.6- Elsa (Frozen)

Minifigure Spotlight 23.6- Elsa (Frozen) Figure ID#: DIS032 Year(s): 2019 Theme: Disney Collectible Minifigures (Series 2) Other: Fittingly included in the 2019 Disney Collectible Minifigure Series 2 alongside of her sister, Anna, Elsa stands ready to just shrug and “let it go”. A frosty snowflake-pattern cape and holding a translucent snowflake, this Elsa is also a one-of-a-kind minifigure. Before (and after) this figure’s release we have only ever seen a Doll-version of this beloved character.

Minifigure Spotlight 23.5: Anna (Frozen)

Minifigure Spotlight 23.5- Anna (Frozen) Figure ID#: DIS033 Year(s): 2019 Theme: Disney Collectible Minifigures (Series 2) Other: Released in May of 2019, Disney’s Anna from the “Frozen” franchise was a part of the second wave of Disney Collectible Minifigures. Complete with a fabric cloak and a lantern to brace herself against the cold, this figure has the distinction of being the only Anna Minifigure ever released. All other figures of this character have only been released in the Doll-size.

Brick Talk: Knockoffs Vs 3rd Party and Why It Matters

Today I want to introduce a new segment of The LEGO Maniac blog, we are going to simply call it "Brick Talk". In these segments we will talk over different issues regarding LEGO, the LEGO community, and other relevant topics. I hope that, through these segments, we can help clarify and educate the LEGO Community on current issues. In this edition of Brick Talk, I want to address the topic of Knockoffs, 3rd Party products, and why we should even care. Believe it or not, the issue of Knockoff LEGO Products is actually a very big issue and has ramifications that run deeper than most realize. As is, you see this topic brought up in LEGO Facebook groups, Pages and on Reddit and other social media platforms. Usually the term "Knockoff", "Fake", "Flego", "Fake LEGO", and "3rd Party" are used fairly interchangeably. Also, a number of AFOL's argue rather heatedly over whether you should buy Fake LEGO or even have them in your colle...

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