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 |  | Hey all, I think it would be great if TLG just started making multiethnic minifigs in all their product lines without any hype or advertising campaign. Just a quiet acknowledgment of the varied skin tones that exist in our world. The one snag I can (...)   (25 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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 |  | (...) (DSM pics follow) Do it yourself: that's exactly what I did for "Juba", the character from the movie Gladiator. Several Johnny Thunder minifigs became test subjects. I made a pale one for Maximus. Thinking: it's dumb to leave Maximus yellow (...)   (25 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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 |  | Erik, Nice pics. My idea (which I haven't tried yet) involves painting a plain black head and then carefully scraping off the paint to form eyes, eyebrows, a mouth and other details as needed. Love the "animal masks." Great use of pieces! Dave Erik (...)   (25 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.debate) 
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