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(...) Actually Best-Lock produced yellow heads then switched to tan and brown heads. (...) Two or three days passed without this topic coming up? Holy Cow! -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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<SNIP> (...) <long SNIP> (...) I got tired of waiting for the Lando minifigure too, so I made my own. One yellow head Town guy with mustache, black male hairpiece, yellow hands, Sam Sanister torso, grey pants and a grey cloak make Rebel General (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Interesting, but what does it mean? Is TLC saying that they'll run their business according to a vote cast 30 years ago by children? What do you suppose those kids would have said if they'd been asked what sex astronauts and firefighters (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I dunno. I'm with you, actually. And I lean heavily toward the 'everyone should be yellow' end of things. But I think some people would raise a fuss if a 'black' character was released as a yellow minifig, because they don't see things the way (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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They are stickers. For the most part, they seem stick to single elements. there are only two stickers that run the entire length of the midsection across 8 elements (2x2x2 slope bricks) on both sides. the label is really really really small and (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Is the printing printing or stickers? Looks like a cool ship and a good parts pack. Frank (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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A list of the elements in Dark Red are now posted at (URL) along with some close up pics. I was trying to do a complete inventory for peeron but was getting lethargic doing so. Sorry! ace (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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According to Lego Mania Magazine, Dec 2001 issue: "Why are LEGO mini-figures yellow?" "Okay, the truth is that back in 1972 the LEGO Company asked kids what color they thought mini-figures should be and they said yellow." (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I agree. But, take for example
The Simpsons White people are Yellow. Black people are black. I guess yellow is just taken as an extension of white. A brighter more vivid color for children to respond to. Perhaps white peoples color (Pink, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I am quite confused. Why is it that most people think it is okay for 'white' people to be made yellow but not 'black' people? I personally belive either everyone should be proper flesh tones or everyone should be yellow. Why is it okay for a (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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