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Seeking the Grail

It seems as though this page ought to mention the all-LEGO spinoff short film adaptation of the Camelot musical sequence from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It can be found on the special edition DVD along with the Python film. -- EncycloPetey 05:48, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, could be. The makers of the film explicitly stated their pride in that they didn't make any custom pieces for the movie, but chose between old heads and pieces that most sufficiently fit the characterts, etc. 85.226.122.227 02:37, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Minifig article

There apparently exists another minifig article. Could someone merge and redirect? 85.226.122.227 02:22, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I added the merge tag. Calicore 22:41, 24 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Lego characters" now redirects to the "Minifigure" article. I have incorporated the image gallery into this article as well. Comme le Lapin 23:58, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Proto-Minifigs

Does someone know when these 1st proto-minifigs came out? Seems to be 1975.... Roughly the same size as a traditional minifg, but without real movable arms and legs. Their heads had the same broadth as a minifig, plain yellow without any facial features (After that, all minifigs had the same classic plain smiling face, until the pirates line in 1989), and they had a few different hats, like the classic cap, cowboy hat and braids. They looked approximately like this, and the article should mention them:

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85.226.122.227 13:24, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I looked it up now on Lugnet. Seems these proto-minifigs arrived in 1975, but quickly disappeared when the 1st real minfigs showed up, after that, the legs have only been used in one promotional set for the back of a flower wagon 1978 http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/1620-2 and torso and legs as a statue in a Netherlands-only set 1983 http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/1592-1. Sad fate, huh? 85.226.122.227 14:11, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

(Whoops, It wasnt NL only, but the set seemingly had some custom stickers depending on which country it was shipped to. Didn't know that Lego did that... =S 85.226.122.227 17:03, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, something should be mentioned about these early figure-like characters with heads, arms, hands and headgear, (the rest of their body was built with traditional Lego bricks,), seems to be called "maxifigures", and afaik, they were the first real Lego figures, that weren't just ordinary bricks put together, the 1st set came out in 1974 http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/200-1, but there haven't ebeen any new sets since 1982 85.226.122.227 14:11, 9 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"Maxi-figures" was an alt.toys.lego and rec.toys.lego term created after the fact to "balance" the term Mini-figure. Officially, they were known as LEGO Figures or LEGO People.

the first picture

The picture that was there, while it only had a few classic minifigs, was better quality-wise than the one that replaced it. So I put it back. Is it better to show classic themes or recent ones? I don't know. Discuss. --Alynna 20:50, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Technic Figure Hair Removal

the hair peices for the technic figures can be removed with a strong long fingure nail by jamming it under the back of it, this will make it pop out. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.14.33.214 (talk) 03:38, 29 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Pictures

Will soon take/upload pictures of separate minifig pieces. andrewrox424 ^Bleep 11:42, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image Gallery

I wonder whether all of those figs in the image gallery really are necessary. I think the pirate (although I miss his hook hand), the astronaut and the aquanaut should stay, but that semi-custom and either Draco or redcoat should be removed. 惑乱分からん * \)/ (\ (< \) (2 /) /)/ * (talk) 00:19, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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-- uncited and unverified links removed from external link== I've removed two links to sites that are not credible sources for this entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.165.29.113 (talk) 13:18, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pre-1974 is not correct.

This line: Pre-1974 Lego sets included much larger figures where only the heads and hair were special pieces [1], which is why the usual figures are "mini".

Is not correct: the large figures were introduced in 1974, so only one year before the proto-minifigs without moving arms. Sets containing these large figures were sold until 1982. Source: Bricklink http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&catString=85

80.79.40.9 (talk) 21:06, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The arms, hands and the block the arms connected to were also special pieces. The sections of the arms can be separated and connected together to make extra long arms. (I used them for robot/manipulator arms.) The hands had a ball which plugged into the end sections of the arms. The top and bottom of the hands fit the base and studs of other LEGO pieces. (I used the hands for control levers, lights and weapon emitters on spaceships, in addition to robot arm grippers.) The special block the arms connected to was made of four pieces. Top, bottom and two rotating shoulder joints. The top and bottom could be separated with extreme difficulty, but without damage so they'd go back together OK. Bizzybody (talk) 09:02, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lego company - change in philosophy

Lego used to have a strict criteria in its' specialised model sets: Emphasising every-day community activity and positive social roles, the Minifigures in the sets featured policemen, firemen, ambulance drivers, family figures etc. Spacemen modelled on the Apollo moon-landings were the most exotic theme available. Figures were always smiling, wore uniforms or ordinary clothes, were never threatening or aggressive, and no weapons were ever shown. Some time in the 80s (I think) all this changed, and more 'savage' themes came in, together with film tie-ins. Does anyone know the background to the companys' change of philosophy? I think it's worth mentioning in the article. Centrepull (talk) 11:24, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Larger appeal to boys and adult fans? I think the first specialised heads were made for the pirate sets. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 00:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, this is nitpicky, but Lego Castle featured heaps of weapons already in the 80's. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 07:22, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What about Duplo and Technic?

Duplo and Technic have minifigures (with less and more degrees of freedom respectively than mainstream Lego minfigs), and they aren't mentioned - either to include or exclude, or even as an aside - in this article. Josh Parris 05:41, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Life on Mars?

I thought the first minifigure to feature custom molded parts was the ghost from "Black Monarch's Ghost", and certainly, if we're going on figures that have custom bodies, the Skeleton predates the Martians? Mister Blisterfists (talk) 14:58, 10 February 2010 (UTC)Mister BlisterfistsMister Blisterfists (talk) 14:58, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Head image

I object to the image of the "cannibal minifigure" at the top of the page: It's not an official minifig for starters, and what's more, it can't be assembled without modifying parts, as the minifig head cannot have a spear stuck through it as is shown. I'd suggest a real fig go there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.30.14.50 (talk) 13:37, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

External links

Hi sorry, i'm not a member of wikipedia but i run customminifig.co.uk, i can appreciate the non-commercial nature and link building implications for wikipedia, but i felt that customminifig.co.uk,being the largest site and having run for 3 years would be a good candidate to be included? especially given that Minifig Customization Network is no longer updated and minifigures.co.uk is an affiliate site thats younger and smaller? I appreciate your (wikipedian's) decision regardless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.70.113 (talk) 16:58, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures needed

This article needs some pictures of modern minifigures. It only has a picture of now antique minifigs, and that is the only picture in the article. It especially needs pictures in the "Variations" section.JoshE3 (talk) 20:01, 26 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Representative photo

What would be good would be a photo of an individual minifigure, in an assembled state, and then in a disassembled state, showing all its parts. Can anyone do this? DS (talk) 13:10, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Smiley

Is it a coincidence that the original minifig head closely resembled the original smiley? jnestorius^(talk) 13:09, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the minifig was designed in an attempt to be internationally and ethnically neutral, and if you'd like to make an iconic face, the necessary reduction of personal features would naturally lead to similar results. Considering the yellow skin color and the smile, I think that was likely chosen since it looked nicer than a white face with a straight mouthline. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 19:26, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]