We researched the history of minifigures of the professions of doctor, nurse, and EMT appearing in sets under the categories of ambulance, rescue, hospital, fire, and doctor. The three main topics we were exploring were the gender divide in each set to see if gender equality tends to improve over… Continue reading
When researching repetition of heads for female versus male characters in Star Wars minifigures (see the first part of this analysis), we noticed there were several heads used for Star Wars minifigures that were used for characters in the Jurassic World Series and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Initially, our… Continue reading
A significant number of LEGO minifigures are created to represent characters from TV series or films. LEGO has been creating Star Wars minifigs since 1999 and has created a total of 1,276 as of July 2022. When creating a new minifig of a specific character, LEGO often chooses to create… Continue reading
What’s in a minifigure? Have a feeling you’ve seen a “new” minifigure before? Chances are you probably have. LEGO has produced over 14,000 different minifigures over the years, and each new minifigure does not always have new individual parts. Existing parts are often mixed and matched to create new minifigs.… Continue reading