Throne of Bricks LEGO minifigs

Game of (very small) Thrones

Winter is coming, but it's going to be much shorter than usual. Or at least the characters will, and not just the Imp. We're seriously freaking out over these amazing custom Lego Minifigs inspired by Game of Thrones. MiniBIGS on Etsy draws and custom pad-prints minifigures the same way LEGO does, which means that the details won't fade or rub off, even during sword fights. This "Throne of Bricks" five-pack includes The Imp, Underfoot, Warden of the North, The Bastard, and Mother of Dragons. Which translates to Tyrion Lannister, Arya Stark, Ned Stark, Jon Snow, and Daenerys Targaryen. And OMG, that adorable dragon!

They really captured Jon Snow's weird mix of competent courage and insecure self-hate, don't you think? This pack of five is listed as Series 1, and I can't wait to see who's in Series 2. Maybe one day you can buy the Red Wedding Funtimes Playset!  The only rub, of course, is that they cost more than a dragon egg, so you definitely won't let the kids mix them in with the Harry Potter train. But if you or your partner love GoT enough to spend $80 on 5 custom figures, you probably feel fine telling haters YOU KNOW NOTHING. -Delilah Find these Throne of Bricks mini figures at the miniBIGS store on Etsy. They're selling a lot of Ron Burgundy, these days, and they also have some Walking Dead minifigs.

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