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Re: First Year for Minifigs is 1978
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 15 Jul 2005 05:55:41 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> Allan Bedford just asked me what the first year for minifigs was. According to
> Lugnet/Peeron/Bricklink they say 1977. But that may not be correct...
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> Some of the sets that show the 1977 minifigs are USA sets #588 (Police Station),
> #575 (Coast Guard Station), and #590 (Firestation). These sets all may have
> 1977 copyrights, but NONE of these are in the 1977 USA catalog. They first show
> up in 1978. The European counterparts for #588 (#370) and #575 (#369) were
> first released in 1977 with the minifig stiffs. The European counterpart for
> #590 (374) however was released in 1978 with regular minifigs.
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> I wonder if the copyright date reflects the date that the were indeed
> copyrighted instead of released.
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> And it is doubtful that they were released in the USA before they were in
> Europe, as the earlier Police Station and Coast Guard Stations in Europe with
> the minifig stiffs show.
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> I would say that the first year for minifigs was 1978.
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> Gary Istok
'minifig stiffs'?
That seems so derogatory.
can't you use 'old-style minifigs', or anything else?
I also note that you use 'big-head people' instead of 'maxi-fig'
again this seems derogatory,
but I am just ranting.
dave
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| Allan Bedford just asked me what the first year for minifigs was. According to Lugnet/Peeron/Bricklink they say 1977. But that may not be correct... Some of the sets that show the 1977 minifigs are USA sets #588 (Police Station), #575 (Coast Guard (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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