And, there is another noteworthy and highly popular feature of the new Rock Monsters translucent body parts with somewhat rubbery prints. While this figure looks quite different from the LEGO Castle troll due to its unique shape, it does follow the same rules of one-piece body-mould, rotating arms, and studs for attachments. The figure has a blocky but slightly rounded appearance, with feet that sit three studs apart.Īn updated version of the Rock Monster was released in 2009 in the LEGO Power Miners line. There are a few studs here and there on the body for attaching smaller pieces for customization. The entire body is one moulded piece with no movable parts, but the arms and hands can rotate and are connected with LEGO Technic pins. This big-fig pretty much sets the standard for all the large-figures we have today. In 2008, a large troll figure was introduced in the LEGO Castle Fantasy Era sets. The #4712 LEGO Harry Potter Troll on the Loose set from 2002 included a very awkward looking troll with a regular minifig head, large body, and skinny arms, and fabric clothing. This included a Yeti, and a couple of stone guardian statues. In 2003, LEGO introduced big-figs with more articulation in the LEGO Adventurers Orient Expedition line. It doesn’t have much play-value, however it does look great hiding inside a cave in a LEGO display. This big guy was made of a single mould with no articulation. The first LEGO big-fig was the Rock Monster from the LEGO Rock Raiders line in 1999. Some of the earliest LEGO big-figs looked different than the ones we have today. So, I thought that it would be a good idea to take a look at all the big-figs released so far. LEGO big-figs are rare, as LEGO only includes them occasionally to represent the biggest badguys, but are highly desirable and collectible. They look great in battle scenes, representing the scariest enemies little minifig heroes have to fight. Overall, LEGO big-figs have the appearance of big brute dudes who may not be so bright, but can wipe out a whole row of minifigs with a single swing of their big arms. Take a look at the picture below by LEGO fan Alex, who lined up a good variety of recently available big-figs. Articulation is usually limited to rotating arms and wrists.
The hands have a LEGO Technic pin attachment to snap into the arms. The torso is a single moulded piece with holes to attach the arms via LEGO Technic pins. Most big-figs have torsos that are four studs wide, beefy arms, and feet that are 3-6 studs apart. Although big-figs are less than twice as tall as regular minifigs, they are much wider – giving them a large and husky look. While regular LEGO minifigures are four bricks tall, most big-figs are about seven bricks tall, and usually have a hunched over appearance (which probably gives them bad neck pain – a good reason to be so grumpy). Through the years, LEGO released a number of these large figures, usually referred to as giant minifigures, large minifigs, or simply big-figs. However, if the character needs to be just a bit larger than regular minifigs, it makes more sense to use larger moulds to make the figure recognizable and playable. If the badguy is really big, LEGO designers can build them up from smaller pieces, and use LEGO Technic-style elements to keep them sturdy enough for play. Sometimes regular LEGO minifigures are just not enough to recreate badguys, especially when they are meant to represent bigger characters.
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