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Re: The extra horse
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Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:25:40 GMT
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Have you considered that maybe the hole on the head is a safety feature to
stop little children swallowing them and choking
:P
James
"Wesley Pauley" <msanchez@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:GGHF2M.MCw@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.castle, Victor Knight writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Aaron Dalan writes:
> > >
> > > Hee hee hee. I got my guarded inns today, too. Happy day! Just a few,
> > > very minor complaints.
> > > Two holder clip yellow saddle instead of the original part, a one • holder;
> > > Modern style heads instead of the old solid stud head-tops;
> > Does anyone know why they stopped making the solid stud headtops?
> >
> > > That Indian horse is ugly! What can I do with it? I can't just throw • it away!
> >
> > You could mail it to me. Heh.
> Ok let's see. Indian horse. I wonder who made the mistake of having it put
> in with the guarded inns. kickin him/herself now:)
> I would have been pretty darn surprised if the sabble had only one clip!
> solid head tops went away. you wanna know why? i belive it was to save
> money. that tiny bit of plastic saved when they do it to one head is not
> that significant but on the large scale they are produced. whoever came up
> with the idea probably got a lot of praise in the company. i would like to
> think they did it to make the heads more versitile but i have yet to see • and
> thing that looks good stuck into that hole. and then what if i'm short on
> hats or hairpeices or i just want a bald minifig.. there's 3 semetrical
> holes in his head! i prefer the old solid stud heads. but i'v noticed that
> even with old worn figures the newer heads just about always grip better
> than the old ones. oh well. I guess lego legends sets will be made as much
> as possible with the most recent parts available. i.e. 2 clip saddle from
> yellow plastic instead of 1 clip yella.
>
> that's what i think.
> and i think we should settle
> for this new guarded in...
> .. for now. Vive le revolution! or something
>
> -Wes
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| (...) I have always thought that it was to negate vacuum between the head and the post on the torso, making it easier to remove the head. Although, the choking thing sounds somewhat reasonable too. I wonder what the real answer is? Matt (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
| | | Re: The extra horse
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| (...) I don't refute this, since I certainly don't want a horde of kids to meet their demise via LEGO, but is the teeny-tiny hole in the top really a large enough aperture to allow sufficient air to pass through? And how likely is it that the poor (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Ok let's see. Indian horse. I wonder who made the mistake of having it put in with the guarded inns. kickin him/herself now:) I would have been pretty darn surprised if the sabble had only one clip! solid head tops went away. you wanna know (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle)
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