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a question for everyone —Jonathan Lill
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 (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

	definitely first —Paul Hartzog
	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) —Brian Stuhan
	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! —Matt Brooks
	(...) 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-Last but not least! —Jonathan Lill
		(...) Yeah why is it I leave the drink until the last and not sip at it throughout the meal unless the food is particularly salty, hot, or dry? Jonathan (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

			Re: a question for everyone-Last but not least! —Matt Brooks
			(...) I think this calls for an official survey of all Lugnet Members: 1) Do you build your minifigs first or last? 2) Do you turn the hands "right-side" up? 3) How do you eat your meals? I'm sure there's some sort of empirical scientific data we (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

				Re: a question for everyone-Last but not least! —Charles Eric McCarthy
				(...) First, and then I set them up so they can watch the rest of the construction. (...) Of course! (...) No regular pattern. Sometimes all one item then the other, sometimes mixed. I drink when I get thirsty or the food is too dry. Sometimes sips, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

				Re: a question for everyone-Last but not least! —Adrian Drake
				(...) First. I need bystanders! (...) Yes. I also straighten the heads if they're not looking straight ahead (sometimes the heads are just a tinge offcenter) Apparently I'm quite anal. (...) Depends on the food. Sometimes I swirl the stuff together (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

				Re: a question for everyone-Last but not least! —Leah Cardaci
				(...) First. If I'm actually building a set it must be one I'm really excited about, and the fig(s) happen to be the quickest cool thing you can put together and admire. (...) I wait till I've finished building the actual set and then position the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

				Re: a question for everyone-Last but not least! —Bruce Schlickbernd
				(...) Figs first. Always. (...) If I didn't, they'd be upside down. I will note that all my Imperial Soldiers go to the upside down position on the right hand so they can shoulder their musket properly. (...) Ummmmmm....errrr.....with my mouth? :-) (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

				Re: a question for everyone-Last but not least! —Mark Sandlin
				(...) First! Just like it used to be in the instructions for Classic Space (...) Of course. :^) (...) When I was little, it was one item at a time, and by all means do not let the items touch. Now I'm pretty random about it, though I still organize (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

	Re: a question for everyone —Jeff Johnston
	(...) 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)

		Death to the FigLasters —Paul Hartzog
		yes i agree wholeheartedly, us FigFirsters must stick together (and what's w/ the crippled hands anyway?) all my troops are being readied for the coming confrontation :-) -p (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

			Re: Death to the FigLasters —Marc Nelson, Jr.
			(...) That's a good question! I have always twisted the hands into the "right side-up" (to me, anyway) position. I've never even thought about it. But my girlfriend, who isn't really into LEGO, but likes to put together my sets once in a while, (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

				Re: Death to the FigLasters —Mike Walsh
				"Marc Nelson Jr." <manjr@bricksonthebrain.com> wrote in message news:G6yy2r.8LA@lugnet.com... (...) my (...) once (...) the (...) everybody (...) Unless the mini-figs need to hold something (like an oar or a pistol or something) I leave them as (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

				Re: Death to the FigLasters —Scott Thomas
				I assemble the minifigs first, then twist the hands into the right side-up position, just like the instruction booklet shows. I think the reason that the hands are always in a different position has to do with how the machine puts them on. Scott (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

	Re: a question for everyone —Ross Crawford
	(...) 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 —Gary E. Blessing
	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 —Thomas D. Fulk, Jr.
		Well, here I am to flaw the pattern. I eat 1 thing at a time as well, but I always assemble the minifigures first, then line them up across my entertainment center until I'm ready for them. Of course there is no "right" or "wrong" time to build (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

			RE: a question for everyone —Bram Lambrecht
			When I get a set with minifigs (not very often recently), my sister always grabs the figs and puts them together, so I don't put them together first or last :) Oh, and I eat everything at the same time, and usually fairly quickly. --Bram Bram (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

		Re: a question for everyone —Mohan Visvesvaran
		You eat your minifigs? Visu (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

			Re: a question for everyone —Gary E. Blessing
			If tha was intended to be a joke: Cute. If that was not intended to be a joke: read the original post. Gary Visu <eng01241@NUS.EDU.SG> wrote in message news:G703Gs.695@lugnet.com... (...) thing (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

		Re: a question for everyone —Steve Bliss
		(...) I'm similar, I eat the figs first, and put one thing together at a time... Steve (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

			Re: a question for everyone —Gary Istok
			(...) Well here's my not so happy (for the minifig) take on the whole situation. I toss the minifig body parts into a box, and forget about it. Then I save the LEGO box (unless it's a basic set), put the instructions away, and dump all the LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

			Re: a question for everyone —Selçuk Göre
			(...) Muhah!..:-) very nice one Steve..:-) Selçuk (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)

	Re: a question for everyone —Aaron West
	(...) 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 —Frank Buiting
	(...) 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 —Heather Patey
	(...) 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)