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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!

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.

http://www.thereverend.com/lego/simple.html

Enjoy,

-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
--
www.brickfrenzy.com



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  Re: Use found for Timmy! Hoorah!
 
(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
  Re: Use found for Timmy! Hoorah!
 
(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
  Re: Use found for Timmy! Hoorah!
 
(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)

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  Use found for Timmy! Hoorah!
 
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 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.announce) ! 

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