There are many copy cats of the popular LEGO building block but truthfully none compare to the original. A great example of this fact is the popularity of LEGO figures. These are extremely collectible.

Though unchanged for the most part in twenty plus years, the orginal LEGO mini figures started off as just small blocks with immovable arms and legs. Now there are many different features and accessorries available to the little people.

There are various LEGO themed building block sets that are available with some being much more popular than others. Most of these themes also include LEGO mini figures and usually these figures are the most popular feature of a given play set. The LEGO City people are very popular and are used to recreate every day normal human activities, only in building block toys. There are anything from construction workers, to truck drivers and even suited up business men.

Another great theme is the Star Wars theme. Star Wars building block sets are by the far the most collectible series of themes and the figures included in this series are sometimes very rare and hard to find. This scarcity tends to drive up the price of the more in demand and hard to find LEGO mini figures. Many Star Wars LEGO mini figures can sell for ten dollars or more at different auction sites because of this high demand.

A great example of a LEGO Star Wars play set that features a good group of mini figures is the Cloud City 10123 set. The Cloud City system features seven figures total with many of those being quite collectible and hard to find. Some of these LEGO figures are Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Boba Fett, a Stormtrooper, and a new version of Lando. Unfortunately, this particular building block set is not available to purchase directly from the official site although it is possible to find at some auction sites.

The Pirate theme by the LEGO Group is also very popular and has some very unique mini figures. The Pirate line if building block sets was actually the first to have LEGO figures created with unique facial features and body parts. For instance the peg leg of one mini figure, or the beard and snarling face of another.

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