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(...) 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 (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I second that. erasers give a far better result and you loose less of the shiny finish. the ink erasers that have rubber instead of lead in a pencil are good cos you can sharpen them to keep the point (not sure if that is what you mean by (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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