Jacob Kowalski

Jacob Kowalski is such a wonderful character. Most muggles thrust into the magical world the way he was would've lost their mind, but not Jacob. After I got Newt and Tina, I had to complete the Fantastic Beasts collection. more less

As I look over all of these fantastic figures, I find myself asking the question “Why is Voldemort, the only character depicted without a nose in the movies, the only figure with nostrils printed on his head?" With only one figure per box, and two characters incorporated in that figure, Percival Graves/ Gellert Grindelwald will be the greatest challenge for serious collectors. You can find two series of the Harry Potter specific figures in every box, but the Fantastic Beasts figures are harder too complete. more less

Jacob's dark bluish grey suit looks comparatively plain but I like his red and white spotted tie and the bulging waistcoat is a marvellous detail, reflecting Jacob's portly figure. However, his jacket does not continue onto the legs which is somewhat disappointing and the back of the torso is not printed either so appears rather bland. more less

Other than the distribution ratio of the minifigures, I'm very satisfied with the variety of characters that we get in this set. Most of them don't appear in the standard system sets so just them being in random packs makes them more sought after. This is the second Collectible Minifigures set that LEGO has released to include a “chase" minifigure and it doesn't look to be stopping anytime soon so we'll just have to get used to seeing more of them in future sets. more less

LEGO has done an excellent job with this series, filling in many gaps and bringing new life to many woefully outdated characters. The multitude of new elements is in keeping with the traditional CMF series, and the detail on the characters is excellent. We didn't notice any of the plastic quality issues that have sometimes plagued CMFs, which is a refreshing turn. more less