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Subject: 
Re: And the July Surprise is...
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Date: 
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:25:16 GMT
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatico.deletethisspamblock.ca> writes:
In lugnet.lego.direct, William R. Ward writes:
"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatico.deletethisspamblock.ca> writes:
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.

Ahh, now I see.  I still really don't understand why they're so
significant.  Ditto for the stud on the minifig head...

They're not, really.  Some people, especially collectors (as opposed
to builders), care about such things, however.  It is a way of
determining the age of a piece, which affects its value to collectors.

--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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(...) 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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