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minifig neck question
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 18:11:58 GMT
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Howdy folks,
Does anybody know why minifigs all have a black smudge painted on the front
of their necks? they've been like that for as long as I can remember. Looking
at darker colored torsos, i notice they have a white smudge. I'm thinking that
it marks the front for painting/ assembly in the production process. Anyone
know for sure?
Chris
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: minifig neck question
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| (...) There has been speculation before that this is so that the head will be put on the right way (the printing doesn't care which side of the torso it goes on, but once it's on, you want the heads to go on right - no Linda Blair clones in (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: minifig neck question
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| (...) When the minifigs are assembled, the machine 'reads' the neck area (with a light meter) to see which side is the front. Then, when it goes to put the head piece on, it reads that to see where the printing is, so the figure faces forward. (I've (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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