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Subject: 
Re: And the July Surprise is...
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Date: 
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 23:32:56 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, William R. Ward writes:
"James Stacey" <James@minifig.co.uk> writes:
The tabs were definately there as far back as 84, all the lion and black
falcon torsos had tabs

Hmm.  I recall that the old Classic Space minifigs didn't have the
tabs, and I believe they were still around in '84.  Perhaps that theme
got the newer minifigs later for some reason?  In those days I scoffed
at any Lego sets that weren't Space...

Uh, what the heck are these "tabs" you guys are talking about??

Thanx,
KDJ
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LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada



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  Re: And the July Surprise is...
 
(...) Separate the torso from the legs of a minfig, and look into the underside of the torso piece. The tabs are bits of plastic that stick out from the sides and match up with the studs on the legs. Originally, minifigs had no tabs, then smaller (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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  Re: And the July Surprise is...
 
(...) Hmm. I recall that the old Classic Space minifigs didn't have the tabs, and I believe they were still around in '84. Perhaps that theme got the newer minifigs later for some reason? In those days I scoffed at any Lego sets that weren't (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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