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Re: Okay... I'm lost here.
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:04:40 GMT
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Sproaticus wrote:
> I wasn't aware of them. I thought usage of "microfig" (as well as "minifig")
> is pretty much unofficial. Has "microfig" been used in Lego marketing
> already?
No, it's a fan-based term.
> It's my understanding that physical scale is variable and up to the modeller.
> Which works in my favor, 'cause microfig-scale is getting to be too big for
> some of my models. I'm serisouly thinking of terming my larger-scale
> starships "nanofig-scale". :-,
http://nt1.pncl.co.uk/huw/common/view.asp?Image=1298-1.jpg&DB=qrypromotional&P
> ath=http://www.pncl.co.uk/~huw/lego/psd/&Format=promotional
> Those are also good examples of microfig-scale.
Well, compared with the Star Wars models they are huge so what is
micro-fig scale?
> > Well, I've got some Modulex LEGO pieces from 1963 which are 1/3 smaller
> These, I would *love* to see! :-,
>
> Cheers,
Well, I only have a few basic bricks at the moment so I can't build
much.
--
Carbon 60
ICQ # 5643170
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| (...) Well, that's a relief. (...) The scale itself is not fixed, per se. It's really very arbitrary. I suppose the Micromachines example was valid; the MM Star Wars Imperial Death Star is the same length as the MM Aliens APC. One's big enough to (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I wasn't aware of them. I thought usage of "microfig" (as well as "minifig") is pretty much unofficial. Has "microfig" been used in Lego marketing already? (...) It's my understanding that physical scale is variable and up to the modeller. (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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