The Complete LEGO Simpsons Minifigure Collection

Because my partner got Tonsilitis we were really behind with getting the LEGO Simpsons minifigures, but with huge thanks to our LEGO collecting mate Brett - who bought several boxes and sorted through them for many hours - we have a full set of 16.

Stars of the show are the Simpson Family themselves - this time with Grampa Simpson

 As well as the Simpson children we've got Ralph, Nelson and Millhouse

Ralph is holding the fantastic card from one of the Valentine's shows. Ralph's Dad, Chief Wiggum, is also present, with his megaphone and nightstick.

 

Nelson has a baseball bat, and Millhouse the Biclops comic book from The Worst Episode Ever. There's a heck of a lot of thought gone into these accessories.

 Apu's Squishee cup is still just about my favourite all-time LEGO piece but, for me at least, it's almost matched by Ned's mug (close up later).

Krusty, Itchy and Scratchy have fantastic rubbery heads and Scratchy has a rubber tail. I think they are incredibly well represented - they have really quite complex faces, so it's impressive. 

Mr Burns' props are perfect. The Plutonium rod and Blinky the 3 eyed fish are excellent choices. I thought the green suit was a nice touch too, as are the liver spots on his head.

I think they're really impressive. The faces are very good, everyone's character is well caught. They have an interesting selection of accessories, which are really nicely done and very memorable.

The printed tiles are really sharp and works of art really. Grampa's newspaper actually tells a story, as does Ned's mug from the doomed Leftorium, and the 'property of Ned Flanders' stickers on his property which will still be pinched by Homer.

The figures are actually nicer I feel than the figures in the Simpsons House, which do have half-closed eyes and expressions that look as if they haven't slept in a week. Comparing them you can see that it's necessary to make them clearly different, but I think it could have been slightly better done. 

The blind bag minifigures are on the black stand, the house minifigures are not. 

 

And here, a cheeky little difference. The devil really is in the detail.....

The only complaint I have is that they haven't made Moe, Barney, Lenny and Carl - it's almost like they considered releasing Moe's Tavern....

Although we are LEGO Family Bloggers, sadly they didn't send us a full set. We bought all these minifigures ourselves - including another Apu Nahasapeemapetilon