User blog comment:Sim533/Series 14: Achievements/@comment-26512926-20150818073521/@comment-25637747-20150818085623

Actually, Sim, you're incorrect, because after asking Funcom about it, I got this:

"If you have redeemed a code on your account for a minifigure that was not yet released, you should receive the associated minifigure (after the minifigure is released)."

So looking at that, if you use the code before it's released, you'll get the minifigure AFTER they're released. ;)