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Re: what (who?) was the first artculated mini-fig?
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 22:23:02 GMT
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Not according to the LUGNET database. But I'll be the first to admit that that
was my only source. At any rate, those *are* the first sets to include
minifigs. If it was 1977 or 78 when they were released is still up for debate.
So to answer the question posed by Craig originally, the first minifig was
either a Coast Guardsman, a Policeman or a Fireman.
In lugnet.faq, Kevin Loch writes:
> Aren't those 1978 sets?
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> KL
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> In lugnet.faq, Matthew Wilkins writes:
> > Actually, the first minifigs were released in 1977 with set number 575 Coast
> > Guard Station, which is the US release of set 369 Coastguard, which did not
> > have true minifigs, but the legless/armless/expressionless ProtoFig. Released
> > concurrently were 588 Police Headquarters (itself a US minifig-having version
> > of the European 370 Police Headquarters) and 590 Engine Co. Number 9.
> >
> > I suppose that I should stop surfing the web looking up LEGO trivia and
> > actually do some work... oooh! Lunchtime!
> >
> > -Cheese
> >
> > In lugnet.faq, Kevin Loch writes:
> > > 1978 was the year (1 yr before classic space)
> > >
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/catalogs/1978/c78us-13.html
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/catalogs/1978/c78nl-08.html
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/catalogs/1978/c78nl-09.html
> > >
> > > KL
> > > In lugnet.faq, Craig Hamilton writes:
> > > >
> > > > hi!
> > > >
> > > > the subject line says it all. i just really wanna know. i've tried
> > > > searching, but just ended up confused! was it a yellow (or white?) • spaceman?
> > > > ..or was it a cop? was it '79, or '81?
> > > > at some point in lego-lution, the face/arm/leg-less mini-figure became
> > > > the happy guy on the move we know today. or was there even... <gasp!> ...a
> > > > "missing link" mini-fig that i couldn't find!?
> > > >
> > > > thanks for any info!
> > > >
> > > > later ~ craig~
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 | | Re: what (who?) was the first artculated mini-fig?
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| Those sets show up first in the 1978 catalog. also if you look at the 1978 NL catalog there are many sets with minifigs. I don't think we can pin it down to one minifig, but I believe 1978 was the year. KL (...) Released (...) version (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
| | | Re: what (who?) was the first artculated mini-fig?
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| (...) <snip> The Ultimate LEGO book says they came out in 1978. Related fact: LEGO says 2.3 billion minifigs have been made since 1978. That's one minifig part(head and hair, pants, torso) for every person on earth! Alan (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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