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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Tony Hafner writes:
> You miss the point. I am talking about a name for the whole class of figs,
> which would include martians, battle droids, and whatever else Lego comes
> out with in the future that uses this construction style.
Well, there's "mikifigs" (partly in honor of the fact that Senor Raton is
built in the same, um, mickeymouse fashion).
Since we have CRAPPs and POOPs, how 'bout Figs Absent Redeeming Traits?
> * The legs won't stick to studs in a sitting position, thus requiring you
> to attach the figures to vehicles in more "creative" ways.
This is more serious for Martians than for Battle Droids. You can just fold
BDs up and throw 'em in the trunk: they don't mind...
> This means that the whole range of existing minifig body parts
> are mostly not interchangeable.
True, but at least you don't have the "You can't tell the players without a
scorecard" effect that arose from using so many common parts on the UFO and
Insectoid aliens. Set a Martian and a minifig side-by-side, and there's not
much doubt which one represents a human.
Your comment about having the "claws" at a relative 90-degree angle suggests
an interesting idea involving a couple of pairs of pliers and a candle. Since
the two arms are identical, you could interchange them as needed to get the
desired hand position on one arm or the other.
Ran
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