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Subject: 
a question for everyone
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Date: 
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:27:48 GMT
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When building a set, do you assemble the minifigures first or last? Does it
depend exactly on the minifigures?

For some reason my own answer to this question has been gnawing at me as I
put them together last and don't know why I do it. It reminds me of the fact
that I eat each different kind of food on my plate one at a time instead of
taking bites of each in turn.

Perhaps in asking this question I am just seeking reassurance that I do it
the "normal" way. I would like to know other's opinions about this though.


Jonathan



Message has 9 Replies:
  definitely first
 
i too have considered this before, i always do them first... it started off as a way to get the pieces out of the mix so they wouldn't get in the way but now i collect minifigs and computers/decorated-tiles so it must have been a subconscious (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a question for everyone (first)
 
I pretty much assemble the set the way the instructions say unless there's one part of the set I REALLY want to assemble before the book indicates. But I always assemble the figs first. I buy sets for the main model, but the figs will often help me (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a question for everyone-Last but not least!
 
(...) You know.... I always build them last. Not sure why. I FIND all the minifig pieces first and dump them to the side, and then build the model, and then go back and build the minifigs after I'm done, putting them in the *right* place on the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a question for everyone
 
(...) I put minifigs together first thing (also making sure to adjust their hands from the 'crippled' upside-down position that they seem to always be in when you first get them). (...) Since I do it in a different way, it is clear that you are (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a question for everyone
 
(...) What's "normal"?? I now have around 10K Lego, and have *no* minifigs. Is that "normal"???? ROSCO (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a question for everyone
 
Jonathan Lill <jonathanl@myriadweb.com> wrote in message news:G6yrIC.C2G@lugnet.com... (...) it (...) fact (...) of (...) I do exactly the same things, put the figs together last and eat one thing at a time. at least I'm not alone in doing this. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a question for everyone
 
(...) I may be the more odd one. I tend to assemble the mini-figs first if they are particulary cool, or add to an army I'm building. I build the main model first if the design REALLY excites me (King's Mountain Fortress recently purchased of eBay (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a question for everyone
 
(...) I usually build the minifigs first so they can sit and watch 'their' vehicle/building being build. Except for <set:5975> I had to build a fence first to prevent Alexis and the Baron from sabotaging the construction of Johnny's truck... -Frank (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: a question for everyone
 
(...) Minifigs are my little girl's special job - that's how she "helps" me put a set together. (She's 3.) I pick out all the pieces for her, plus accessories, and she's learning to follow the instructions to match up the tops and bottoms correctly. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

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