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| (...) Nifty! You might want to consider adding how initially, minifigs were used as children for maxi-figs. And it's not terribly important to evolution, but how the little stripes are drawn onto the neck-peg for proper face rotation. Hm. Also COULD (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| (...) Bruce, Good writeup you have there. I enjoyed the brief history lesson/refresher course. As for omissions, I think you forgot to finish this sentence: (...) "...will be represented with true skintones (i.e. shades of "peach/flesh" and (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| Hi all, I've written up a history of the (URL) evolution of the minifig>. Please let me know what you think, and if I've missed anything really important. Bruce (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
| | | | Re: big wedding figs?
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| (...) This set comes to mind: (URL) are a few 'wedding' MOC's posted: (URL) know many of the sculpture builders get requests for wedding cake figs, but I don't think we have a list of 'professional builders'. I'm not sure where such a list would (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| Excuse me, I'm pretty 'out of it' in the land-of-LEGO these days. I got e-mail from someone who's interested in custom figs for a wedding cake (TECHNIC sized). They're not an AFOL. What can I tell this guy? Is there a list people who do this kinda (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
| | | | Re: A primer on making custom elements
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| Hi Bianca (...) Ah, then the work has been worthwhile. :) (...) Granted. I've also had an offer from Redbean (Isaac Yue) to host an HTML version on his minifig customizing network website. I've given him permission to go ahead as his time permits. (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
| | | | Re: A hockey coincidence
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| Hi Bianca Thanks for your reply. (...) Yep. :) Without my glasses, I'm "legally blind" (which condition, apparently, is set at the Can't Tell That's An 'E' At The Top Of The Eyechart level). In fact, I do most of my detail work at a range of about 8 (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
| | | | Re: A primer on making custom elements
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| Hey, thanks for posting this, Norbert! It's very informative and well-written. I'm going to try the epoxy. I've tried a couple of hair pieces using a cut down motorcycle helmet as a base, but because I get a one-track mind about my hobby techniques (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| "Norbert Black" <norbert_howard_blac...tmail.com> wrote in message news:ICL8MK.IID@lugnet.com... (...) paint. (...) ParLUGment... hi (...) Hey, they came out great, as usual. The logos are amazing. You must either wear coke-bottle eye glasses, or (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
| | | | Re: A primer on making custom elements
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| Great post. I'm going to need to read through it several times. Any way you can post bigger pics, or post links to where they can be found? Thanks, James Wilson, Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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