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Re: And the July Surprise is...
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Fri, 15 Jun 2001 00:42:33 GMT
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatico.deletethisspamblock.ca> writes:
> 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
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> > 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...
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> Uh, what the heck are these "tabs" you guys are talking about??
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 ones were added
sometime in the '80's, and more recently larger "X" type tabs that you
see today were added.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
(formerly known as hermit@bayview.com)
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Message has 1 Reply: | | Re: And the July Surprise is...
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| (...) Ahh, now I see. I still really don't understand why they're so significant. Ditto for the stud on the minifig head... KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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