Darth_Raichu Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Here is a quick guide for smooshing (feeling) the new 71011 CMF Series 15 packs. Smooshing is a term used by Lego fans for feeling the CMF packs' hidden contents to determine which minifigure is inside it. You should be able to identify each minifigure by feeling for the 1st accessory on the list below. The other accessories can be used for back-up identification purposes. Farmer: round hat, pitchfork, pig Astronaut: visor (like a big fingernail), oxygen tank Frightening Knight: ball with soft spikes, shield, bucket helmet Clumsy Guy: crutches Tribal Woman: feather head piece (like a V), baby basket (like a loaf of bread) Flying Warrior: spear (stick with sharp point), wing pieces Faun: curved leg piece, head piece with horns and long ears Animal Control: net (kind of like thimble), skunk Janitor: long stick with a bump toward 1 end, mop head (hard wavy mushroom shape), cap Ballerina: wavy flat circular piece, hair piece with bun Laser Mech: jagged sword piece, armor Kendo Fighter: two swords, helmet with weird curves Shark Suit Guy: shark shaped head piece, flipper arms Wrestling Champion: trophy, hair piece with mullet Jewel Thief: grappling hook, gun piece Queen: puffy skirt (about the size of 2 stacked 2x4 bricks, cannot miss ) View full blog article 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I love this, having smooshed a whole bunch I agree almost completely, apart from the Farmer - the pig stands out just like the queen's dress, just feel the legs then move one hand to the head and the other to the backside of the pig - if there is no long tail you have a pig and hence the farmer. So I would go for pig first, then hat then pitchfork (which is flat and sometimes difficult to find due to being squeezed together with the baseplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justapilgrim Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 flag on astronaut is easy to find also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Not able to get the link to work on app... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seapotato Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I need to check my TRU and see if they got these in. I'm excited...there are definitely a few in this series I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskers1236 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 If you're not doing this with a sorting tray you're doing it wrong. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneknightr Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 7 minutes ago, Huskers1236 said: If you're not doing this with a sorting tray you're doing it wrong. Or with an apron with 16 pockets. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 7 minutes ago, Huskers1236 said: If you're not doing this with a sorting tray you're doing it wrong. You're taking a sorting tray to the store? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodibricks Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, Huskers1236 said: If you're not doing this with a sorting tray you're doing it wrong. Someone has to dig up that reference for those that missed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 19 minutes ago, Huskers1236 said: If you're not doing this with a sorting tray you're doing it wrong. 5 seconds tops 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 22 minutes ago, lodibricks said: Someone has to dig up that reference for those that missed out. We have a Hall of Fame for this sort of thing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 4 hours ago, Phil B said: I love this, having smooshed a whole bunch I agree almost completely, apart from the Farmer - the pig stands out just like the queen's dress, just feel the legs then move one hand to the head and the other to the backside of the pig - if there is no long tail you have a pig and hence the farmer. So I would go for pig first, then hat then pitchfork (which is flat and sometimes difficult to find due to being squeezed together with the baseplate. Hat vs pig is the difference between 5 seconds smoosh (with custom bag of course) and 8 seconds smoosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_rpg Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I haven't had any luck finding fright knights using the smooshing technique. I got a few shark suit guys, but also a lot of wrestlers unfortunately. I'm kinda wary of standing in the Lego aisles too long, so I guessed a few figures incorrectly. Have any of you ever had store clerks asking what the hell you were doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Yes just the other day. It turned out to be a very nice conversation - I showed him what I was looking for, how I knew what I had, and we talked about the perceived value of LEGO. Then he told me that another customer in the very same store found a Mr. Gold a while back. Net, all was well - and it's not like you are doing something illegal like opening the bag and checking, or damaging the contents. That said, your flag says your Belgian and European stores have a different view of the customer than North American ones (Here they use "Customer is King", in Europe it's more like "You dared to enter my store, you'd better behave!") 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mos_Eisley Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 17 hours ago, exciter1 said: 5 seconds tops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 9 minutes ago, Mos_Eisley said: His technique is perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 great blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_rpg Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) 23 hours ago, Phil B said: Yes just the other day. It turned out to be a very nice conversation - I showed him what I was looking for, how I knew what I had, and we talked about the perceived value of LEGO. Then he told me that another customer in the very same store found a Mr. Gold a while back. Net, all was well - and it's not like you are doing something illegal like opening the bag and checking, or damaging the contents. That's nice. You're right that it's nothing illegal, but I would say that it does not fall within the intended purpose of the minifigures. The whole idea of the minifigure series is that you're not supposed to know what figures you're getting. That way you'd have to buy a lot more than 16 bags to get all the different minifigures You having some way of knowing what figure you're getting would mean they sell less figures per customer. Although I guess most stores just get a few boxes and put them on the shelves until they are sold out 23 hours ago, Phil B said: That said, your flag says your Belgian and European stores have a different view of the customer than North American ones (Here they use "Customer is King", in Europe it's more like "You dared to enter my store, you'd better behave!") You may be right on that. We also use the "customer is king" saying, however I find it rarely applies in practice. Sometimes I just go to some stores to see what they have. Most store clerks are okay with that, but I do get weird looks from time to time when I pass the checkout without buying anything. For some reason they have a hard time dealing with customers that do not fall within what you would call the "normal customer" group (e.g. mom/dad with children). "Customer is king" does tend apply whenever I buy a few 100€ worth of Lego Edited January 28, 2016 by c_rpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 17 minutes ago, c_rpg said: That's nice. You're right that it's nothing illegal, but I would say that it does not fall within the intended purpose of the minifigures. The whole idea of the minifigure series is that you're not supposed to know what figures you're getting. That way you'd have to buy a lot more than 16 bags to get all the different minifigures You having some way of knowing what figure you're getting would mean they sell less figures per customer. Although I guess most stores just get a few boxes and put them on the shelves until they are sold out That might be the thinking of the LEGO Group, but why would the retailer care? If you buy 16 CMF bags, that's a nice sale for them .... and the mommies with begging kids don't care what minifig the kid picks, they just think "here is a nice little reward for patiently spending 2hrs in stores with me". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calli Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I don't know if its due to my 'smooshing practice' or if this series is just easier to 'smoosh' than the series before, but I was able to get all mini figs I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryherb Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, c_rpg said: You may be right on that. We also use the "customer is king" saying, however I find it rarely applies in practice. Sometimes I just go to some stores to see what they have. Most store clerks are okay with that, but I do get weird looks from time to time when I pass the checkout without buying anything. For some reason they have a hard time dealing with customers that do not fall within what you would call the "normal customer" group (e.g. mom/dad with children). "Customer is king" does tend apply whenever I buy a few 100€ worth of Lego funny, i did not know any terms and conditions applied to CMF purchase. i pay for what i buy, if it takes me a few minutes to decide what i want what is the issue with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryherb Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 i have not seen these on shelves yet, are they out and about in all markets? 5 seconds my 4$$ do we have the table of contents of a sealed case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 41 minutes ago, jerryherb said: i have not seen these on shelves yet, are they out and about in all markets? 5 seconds my 4$$ do we have the table of contents of a sealed case? 3 Farmers4 Astronauts4 Grim Knights5 Clumsy Guys3 Tribal Women4 Winged Battle Warriors4 Satyrs3 Animal Rangers4 Janitors3 Ballerinas3 Winged Mech Warriors5 Kendo Masters5 Shark Suit Guys4 Wrestling Champions3 Jewel Thieves3 Queens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 3 hours ago, c_rpg said: That's nice. You're right that it's nothing illegal, but I would say that it does not fall within the intended purpose of the minifigures. The whole idea of the minifigure series is that you're not supposed to know what figures you're getting. That way you'd have to buy a lot more than 16 bags to get all the different minifigures You having some way of knowing what figure you're getting would mean they sell less figures per customer. Although I guess most stores just get a few boxes and put them on the shelves until they are sold out You may be right on that. We also use the "customer is king" saying, however I find it rarely applies in practice. Sometimes I just go to some stores to see what they have. Most store clerks are okay with that, but I do get weird looks from time to time when I pass the checkout without buying anything. For some reason they have a hard time dealing with customers that do not fall within what you would call the "normal customer" group (e.g. mom/dad with children). "Customer is king" does tend apply whenever I buy a few 100€ worth of Lego Actually, I have seen LEGO store employees helped customers smoosh the packages to get specific characters and chatted with them throughout the process. IMHO this is a good practice since those same customers ended up buying more than just a few CMF packs. 1 hour ago, Calli said: I don't know if its due to my 'smooshing practice' or if this series is just easier to 'smoosh' than the series before, but I was able to get all mini figs I wanted. I'd say both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas007 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 10 hours ago, c_rpg said: That's nice. You're right that it's nothing illegal, but I would say that it does not fall within the intended purpose of the minifigures. The whole idea of the minifigure series is that you're not supposed to know what figures you're getting. That way you'd have to buy a lot more than 16 bags to get all the different minifigures You having some way of knowing what figure you're getting would mean they sell less figures per customer. A You could be right only if the price of minifigures would be much less than EUR 3, for example EUR 0.5 - 1 - then you can buy 50-60 minifigures to find 16 different figs. But expect to spend 3x eur 3 to get 1 new 2 and have 2 figs redundant (so to pay EUR 9 for new fig), its not fair. And you still cannot be sure that you have all 16 characters after buying 50-60 figs - since the amount of every fig is different in 1 box. So smooshing is absolutelly OK for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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