Miko564 asked a question about the Brickarms post below, and I thought it was best answered with an illustration.
Of the Lego minifigs above, I'm nearly certain that all five on the left are sporting customized torso designs; even the Lego Nazis in the new Indiana Jones sets don't look as authentic as those guys. The three on the right are standard Lego torsos: the light purple one is Zam Wessell, a bounty hunter from Attack of the Clones, the furry-collared jacket is some town guy, and the terrorist torso originally belonged to one of the Star Wars Sand People, although the look is completed with a standard Lego ninja wrap. Also notable is the helmet on the furry-collared jacket guy, as that's a custom-built piece (and a pretty good one, by the look of it).
Of course, since Lego dudes are made of interchangable parts, they're all customizable to a certain extent. Most of the heads above I recognize as originally belonging to other minifigs. Standing in the back row left, for instance, are the heads of J. Jonah Jameson and Doctor Octopus, while Zam Wessel's purple outfit is topped by the head of Madam Hooch, the Quidditch instructor from Hogwarts.
4 comments:
Holy shit, you are like the CSI of the LEGO world. Knowing the heads is one thing, but being able to tell where the bodies are from is impressive. Thanks for the 411 (that's me sounding urban).
My 4.5 yr old discovered recently that the Lego bodies could all come apart and had me interchanging all kinds of heads and arms. It warmed my heart a little to think he was beginning to travel in Octo's well-worn path.
It's all fun and games DCD, 'til he tries that with the dog....
HA! Good point, I'll keep my eye on him.
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