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(...) I don't think I like the Creator figures, but I also wonder what it was like back in '78... "Arms?! On minifigs?!" One thing the Creator figs have going for them is they look more "to scale".,,, -JDF (23 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I remember it well. My mom bought me set 709 Police Boat on an out of town trip (I was 8 or 9) and I have a distinct memory of sitting in the back seat (of a large, gas-guzzling Ford Ltd.) and opening the box, building the model and moving the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I was six or seven and I remember loving the fact that they finally had faces. Finally they weren't just mannequins. And I also loved the helmets. In addition years later when the yellow castle came out I was astonished by the visors and (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, the first (space) minifig I saw didn't have a head. Just the little dab of paint on the neck. I figured it was the spaceman's facemask. Boy was I repulsed. Since the "stiffies" had a short stud, I didn't make the connection that a stiffie (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.1978)
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(...) I've always wondered what that bit of paint is for. It always seemed like a painted on trachea. Does anyone know? Anyone? Jonathan (23 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.1978)
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(...) I've always assumed that it's used for alignment of the heads when they're attached by the machines. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.1978)
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(...) Actually it was, "Arms that move?, COOL!!" :^) (...) I'll reserve judgement on the creator fig. (...) (Was there, did that :^) Mike (23 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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