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Re: what (who?) was the first artculated mini-fig?
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lugnet.faq
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 23:45:43 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, Matthew Wilkins writes:
> 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
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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
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| Alan: (...) Then a lot of peopl must have died recently. I have a vague memory of reading that we are now more than six billion people on this planet. But it is still a lot of minifigs. Play well, Jacob (who feels sorry for those who haven't got a (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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