Minifigure Spotlight 24.1: CMF Series 26 “Doctor Kelvin”

Minifigure Spotlight 24.1:

There has been a lot of talk and excitement circulating regarding Series 26 of the Collectible Minifigure Series. AFOL’s who grew up in the 90’s particularly are excited to see the return of classic LEGO Space themes such as Blacktron, M:Tron and Ice Planet 2002.
A fun reference that seems to mostly have gone unnoticed, is the undisclosed identity of the female Ice Planet astronaut included in the series. LEGO Space fans love the Space Penguin, as well as the resurrection of the translucent orange sawblade and ringed planetary logo. The minifigure includes short red hair to use when removing her helmet, and with that one detail LEGO has referenced one of the most important LEGO Space figures from the early 90’s.
The 90’s saw a change in LEGO’s minifigures, with more detail being included in the faces and body printing, and female characters becoming more and more present and unique as the decade progressed. With the addition of the “Ice Planet 2002” theme in 1993, LEGO provided another milestone for their brand, as well as female representation, with the “Doctor Kelvin” minifigure.
Doctor Kelvin was important for two main reasons. Not only was she the first female figure seen in the LEGO Space theme, she was also the first female with a uniquely printed face. Also, much like with the Willa the Witch minifigure that came later in 1997 as part of the “Fright Knights” theme, Doctor Kelvin was one of the few named minifigures in the Space Theme, and would be the only female named figure until Gypsy Moth in 1998.
While, unfortunately, the LEGO Corporation did not actually assign a name to the minifigure, much like with the remake of “Basil the Batlord” in Series 25, it is obvious who this minifigure is supposed to be.

Comments

Guide SP-2: Space Police 1 (1989)

-Space Police 1 (1989)- 1989 saw a major change in the LEGO Space universe, Conflict! The previously neutral Blacktron was recast as the villains, with the civilians of Futuron as their targets. As a mediator between these warring factions, and to protect the peaceful members of Futuron from the evils of the Blacktron scourge, the Space Police were introduced. The first generation of Space Police in 1989 saw a military-like law enforcement faction. They wore standardized black-and-white uniforms identical to the more brightly colored Futuron faction. Even with their monochrome uniforms, however, they still looked like bright stars compared to the then ominous black of the Blacktron flight suits. Another innovation brought to the LEGO Space-verse by the introduction of the Space Police faction was an interchangeable modular design to their ships. Colored black and blue with translucent-red elements, most of the ships in the Space Police line came with universally-designed and full...

Guide SP-6: Roboforce (1997)

-Guide 4: Roboforce (1997)- 1997 saw what may very well be the smallest of the LEGO Space themes to be released. With a grand total of 4 sets to its name, Roboforce was a small, but impressive, theme. Roboforce was set up as a kind of municipal group, taking the roles of both Space Police and M:Tron. Their robots were powered with “Robo Disks”, which were also highly desired by both the Zotaxiansof the UFO faction, as well as the devious era-hopping Time Twisters. The Roboforce faction utilized large Zoid-like robots. These robots were grouped into two classes, Orange Class and Green Class. The Green Class robots were militant and served to maintain justice. Meanwhile the Orange Class was more geared towards “search and rescue” than combat. Of the sets that were released, there were two of each of these robots. Interestingly enough, while the Orange Class were made in humanoid form, the Green Class had more animalistic appearances. Also, with the exception of all but the Green Cl...

Guide SP-5: Ice Planet 2002 (1994)

-Guide 3: Ice Planet 2002 (1993)- In 1993 LEGO Space introduced us to the frozen surface of the planet Krysto. The mustached Captain Cold led the inhabitants of this “Ice Planet” in their advancements in the study of rockets and rocket fuel. Alongside him, the first female Space character, Doctor Kelvin, worked to keep their satellite and rocket technology out of the hands of the villainous “Blacktron” agents. The “Ice Planet” faction took the place of M:Tron as the resident civilian faction in LEGO Space lore, working alongside the officers of the second “Space Police” generation to foil the plans of the “Blacktron Future Generation”. The theme was released just after the discontinuation of “Space Police 2” and “Blacktron Future Generation”, and just before the outbreak of the “Spyrius” and “Unitron” conflict. This put them in the position to be featured alongside both sets of warring factions, and though a small force and civilian-based, the “Ice Planet” astronauts proved to be...

The LEGO Maniac

Search This Blog