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Re: And the July Surprise is...
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lugnet.lego.direct
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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??
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> > 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.
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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...
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 (25 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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