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While many people haven’t had the chance to complete the first series of Lego mini-figs; there’s signs that the 2nd series is starting to hit in the US.  There’s a few reports on flickr, of all places, of people finding the figures.  Flickr member SavatheAggie has posted a UPC guide for the North American release, which you can see after the jump.  None of these UPC have been validated by AwesomeToyBlog as I haven’t seen these myself.  Time to get myself to the Lego store and the area Toys R Us.

Also, Entertainment Earth still has open pre-orders for a set of 10 Series 2 figures ($29.99) or a Series 2 display box ($164.99) if you want to avoid the hunt.

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I’m psyched for the 2nd series of Lego Minifigures to be released (Disco Dude!  Gladiator! Witch!), so I thought I’d share the newest picture available.  This time the figures will be packaged in blue bags; easy to distinguish from the bright yellow of series 1.  If you’re interested in these figures, but not interested in the hunt; head over to Entertainment Earth and place a pre-order for a set of 10, or a box.  Continue on after the jump to see the new image of these figures.

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By means of Twitter user SlickMcFavorite comes word that Toys R Us is going to be giving away Chrome Lego Stormtroopers with the purchase of Star Wars legos starting 8/6 through 8/29.  No details were shared if there was a minimum purchase requirement.  And be sure to follow me on twitter!

The first series of collectible Lego Mini-figs have been hot, selling out within hours of being stocked.  These blind-bagged figures are still hard to pick up, months after first showing at retail.  Online retailer Entertainment Earth has posted a pre-order for a set of 10 series 2 figures at $29.99.  Head over to Entertainment Earth to place a pre-order or check after the jump for an image of the 16 figures that make up series 2.

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Online retailer Entertainment Earth is offering a free Lego mini Jedi Starfighter with any $30 Lego purchase.  Head on over to Entertainment Earth and check out their lego section.  Check after the jump for all the details on the promotion.

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I’ve posted a new photo gallery – this time up is series 1 of the Lego Minifig collection.  Finally got the final two figures I needed this week at Toys R Us.  These are flying off the shelves.  Check out the gallery below or follow this link.

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Over the weekend, I reported that Lego Minifig series one have started hitting Toys R Us.  Well in the Phoenix area they came and went, quickly.  However, the figures made their debut today at the Lego Store in Chandler AZ.  They had tons of them, and were limiting to 5 per person.  If your city is blessed with a Lego store, be sure to check it out.

Our twitter friends over at OAFE have started putting together a US identification guide.  Match the barcode on the guide to the non-UPC barcode on the back of the baggie to identify which figure you’ve got.  Or just pick one out and enjoy it.  Check out their guide here.

Reports are hitting the internet that Lego’s first series of collectible mini-figures are hitting retail.  So far they’ve mostly been found in Toys R Us’s in the middle of the country…so keep your eyes peeled (or order them online, as they’re likely to come in stock soon).  A few weeks ago, I shared with you the news that the minifigs weren’t so blind-packed with the barcode on the back identifying the figure.  This is still the case, but it looks like the specific barcodes being used for the figures are different between the US and Europe.  As soon as a US guide is available, I’ll be sure to post that.

While the first series of collectible Lego Mini-figs haven’t even hit retailers yet (but are available for pre-order) – the buzz around series 2 is starting to build.  New images of this wave have surfaced and can be found over at The Brothers Brick.  Head over there and check them out!  There’s not a bad one in the group.

The pre-order for the Lego Universe MMO game kicks off tomorrow.  If you preorder the game from Lego.com you’ll get an exclusive orange astronaut mini-fig.  You can pre-order the game here.