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Re: More LEGO anniversary geekiness...
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:25:41 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote:
> We all know that the minifig (with arms and legs) came out around 1977, and
> the ones without arms or legs were around in '75!

Bricklink agrees with you on the 1975 issue, but not on 1977 for articulated
minifigs.  Peeron does, however, list a whopping four sets that included
articulated smiley-figs in '77.

Of equal significance is the fact that they show a Castle from '84 as being the
first of those sets, rather than the famous Yellow Castle from '78/'81.



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  More LEGO anniversary geekiness...
 
As seen on Geekdad-- (URL) linked from Gizmodo-- (URL) only issue I have is with the image they used. More specifically, the image states that in 1978 "the LEGO minifig is born. Without arms or faces! (Thank God this was solved a year later)" We all (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)

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