Lego Minifigures
Series 14: Monsters (Part 4)
Spider Lady

At initial glance, she looks fairly simplistic in her design
– beehive hairdo, spider-web dress and a red spider accessory. But there are a
couple of little details that elevate her above your average Halloween costume.
One is a little spiderweb printed on her hairpiece, which (intentionally or
not) is a nice little reference to an old urban legend about
beehive hairdos. She’s not my favourite figure from the series, but she’s a
fun addition to the overall horror theme.
Square Foot

Given the iconic status that Bigfoot has in the cryptid
world and wider popular culture, it was only a matter of time till we got a
Lego take on him. My only real disappointment was that the paint on his teeth
is a little bit sloppy. The Yeti had similar issues, so I suppose it’s not that
surprising.
Banshee
What do you think of when you think of Ireland? I’d be
willing to bet that leprechauns rank fairly highly. But there’s another Irish
creature of folklore that’s arguably as famous – the banshee. Rendered in Lego
form, she’s pretty endearing, but the banshee actually has a pretty grim
history. In traditional Irish folklore, the wailing, screeching or singing of a
banshee was typically seen as an omen of death. Of course, Lego didn’t go that
route – she’s described as being more of an omen of inconvenience or minor
accidents in her official bio.
Like the Specter, she uses the smoke waft/spirit piece for
her legs. Her top half is dressed in a ragged peasant blouse. Her hair is also
cast in translucent plastic, which adds nicely to the overall ghostly effect –
however, I think they should have gone all out and simply cast her in entirely
translucent plastic. It would have looked really cool, and elevated her from being
fun and entertaining to being great.
Monster Scientist

For some strange reason Lego have decided to be a little more
restrained in their depiction of mad scientists, so they’ve given us the creator
of the Fly Monster. The only real indication of this is the fly printed on the Erlenmeyer
flask he’s holding, but that’s good enough for me. He’s also spilt a bunch of
the purple fluid on himself, so he’s obviously not very careful. I hope that’s
thick protective gear he’s wearing.

And thus we wrap Lego Minifigures Series 14: Monsters. As
always, it has been a tremendous pleasure – Lego has really been on the
up-and-up with these figures. I can’t wait to see what they do for Series 15,
which will presumably be launching early 2016. Stick around on the LBC, as we
will have more reviews coming up shortly.
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