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Re: Use found for Timmy! Hoorah!
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Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:06:33 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Brendan Powell Smith writes:
> I recently stumbled upon a good use for Timmy heads -- no, not as kindling
> for your next campfire (they don't burn well anyway) -- but as girls!
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> See this and more on my LEGO site's new page for simple minifig head
> customizations. Nothing to fancy here, just stuff anyone can pull off with
> some simple X-acto knife scraping and a Sharpie, with the aim being to make
> specialized heads more usable in any theme.
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> http://www.thereverend.com/lego/simple.html
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> Enjoy,
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> -The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith @8-)
These are pretty clever and quite simple too. If I had the heart to take an
exacto to my Lego, I'd seriously consider some of these (especially scraping
those darn microphones off all the minifig heads!)
Adrian
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www.brickfrenzy.com
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 | | Re: Use found for Timmy! Hoorah!
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| (...) FWIW, use a pencil eraser for to remove broader printed areas such as sideburns and larger beards. If you don't trust yourself with a regular pencil eraser, art supply stores can have various kinds that are somewhat smaller and pointed. -Tom (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
| | | Re: Use found for Timmy! Hoorah!
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| (...) Be warned: It is highly addictive. I've committed myself to keeping one unmodified head of each sort, but have spent a lot of time subtly (and not so subtly) modifying faces. Some more useful ones (no pics yet): Barron von Barron (trim the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
| | | Re: Use found for Timmy! Hoorah!
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| (...) I've had good luck removing Timmy freckles and some microphones using a solvent and a toothpick. You have to be slow and patient, and it may not be as efficient as an exacto, but it works. I don't try to remove microphones if they overlap the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| I recently stumbled upon a good use for Timmy heads -- no, not as kindling for your next campfire (they don't burn well anyway) -- but as girls! See this and more on my LEGO site's new page for simple minifig head customizations. Nothing to fancy (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.announce) !
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