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Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Sun, 30 Apr 2000 07:07:57 GMT
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Chris Norman wrote:

> Can anyone say if lego has ever made a non-yellow minifig head?
> 
> Chris
> 
> > From: "Scott-A" <scott-arthur@eh105jb.freeserve.co.uk>
> > Organization: None
> > Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 06:40:10 GMT
> > To: lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com, lugnet.general@lugnet.com,
> > lugnet.off-topic.debate@lugnet.com
> > Subject: Re: Why can't we have a Lando:  Lego's Race policy
> > 
> > 
> > Xcalabur <Xcalabur@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:FtsLzv.Eru@lugnet.com...
> > > > At Lego's Imagination Center at the Mall of America in Twin Cities MN, • there
> > > > are many large "minifigs" made out of regular lego bricks.  Several of • them
> > > are
> > > > African American.  I have pictures, I just need to scan them.  I find it
> > > > interesting that TLG won't make brown colored heads, but they will • construct
> > > > giant "minifigs" with brown colored heads.  (all they gotta do is pour • some
> > > > brown plastic into one of the minifig head molds!  It's not that • difficult!)
> > > > 
> > > > -Bryan
> > > 
> > > EXACTLY my point!  It's almost like they're trying to play both sides of • the
> > > fence.  Oh heavens, we need to be politically correct, but we don't want • to
> > > get into it.  I say that's bantha fodder.  Give consumers what they want.
> > > -Chris
> > 
> > I do not view it as a matter of being "politically correct", but just making
> > sure that they represent the people they are selling to.
> > 
> > I suppose, ideally, they could make the colour of the mini-fig almost
> > random,  just like in life :-)
> > 
> > Scott A

They have had AFAIK, unpainted heads in lots of colors, but the only color other
than yellow I know of with a pattern on it was the robot head.



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  Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
 
Can anyone say if lego has ever made a non-yellow minifig head? Chris (...) (26 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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