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| | | Why the difference? When? Thanks! scott (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Minifig heads with and withouyt holes in top —Steve Burge
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| | | | | Why the difference? Probably due to the fact that if it gets stuck in someone's throat there's a good chance they'll still be able to breathe (like pen-lids) - It also makes them easier to remove (Getting the non-hole heads of my classic spacemen is (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Minifig heads with and withouyt holes in top —Gary Istok
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| | | | | | | (...) The "WHEN" was in the early 1990's. Gary Istok (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Minifig heads with and withouyt holes in top —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | (...) It (...) classic (...) although (...) Indeed. My guess is 93-94, perhaps? I thought they might have done it to reduce the plastic in each head, for a cost saving measure. It might be a small amount on a few, but when you produce several (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Minifig heads....I guess what I'm really asking... —Scott Allison
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| | | | | | ....is what figs take the heads without holes? (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Minifig heads....I guess what I'm really asking... —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | (...) You do realise that the "hole" in question is in the stud on top of the head, right? Early ones have solid studs- like on a brick. Later ones have "holes" in the stud- the stud is hollow. The "neck hole" is the same on both styles of heads. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Minifig heads....I guess what I'm really asking... —Stephen F. Roberts
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| | | | | | | | (...) ...FWIW, the hollow stud does have one advantage, thin round things (like things a minifig can hold: spears, light saber blades, lances), they can stick into the new head hole... so the new head hole is a bit more functional than the old solid (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Minifig heads....I guess what I'm really asking... —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | Scott, (Ah, I love that name ; ) ) (...) They are all interchangeable. Maybe I am missing what you are asking. All sets, minifigs, etc. before 1993, 1994 have the heads without holes. Scott S. -- Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Minifig heads with and withouyt holes in top —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | (...) Probably to avoid suffocation if a child puts them into the nose. Dunno when, though. Fredrik (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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