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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 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 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)
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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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(...) It helps keep the head on. I've removed it before and the head would come off too easily. Wayne (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: minifig neck question
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I've heard that it is an indexing mark for painting the torsos and installing the arms, so you don't have a backwards torso ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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