General Armendariz Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Well I was ruffling through my Lego until I found this weird top of stud head So we all know the current Lego MF stud looks like this: And the old one looks like this: But what year did this come? and what sets? Please help me I have no idea Thanks! Quote
General Armendariz Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 Are you sure that isn't a defect? I never thought of that it might be Quote
Squeaker Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Are you sure that isn't a defect? Yeah I think it is. Maybe a pellet was missing from the whole mold, not enough pressure, or a defective mold. Have you checked to see if there is anything odd about the inside? Quote
Natman8000 Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 No, no, the old lego heads were like this. the old smileys. Quote
Legoman31 Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Natman4000 is right the heads used to look like that. Quote
kill will Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Yes, half of the pirate head have it solid, the others are new. Then some are available in both solid and hollow. (The Bricklink listings are crazy) Quote
Siegfried Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 I still think it's a defect. I can find loads like this... ...but none like this... Anyone else have one like that? If not I rest my case... Quote
Natman8000 Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 Oh, I didnt realise sinner It must be a defect then Quote
General Armendariz Posted February 24, 2009 Author Posted February 24, 2009 Have you checked to see if there is anything odd about the inside? Yes and it looks the same as the old solid stud head. Quote
MacK Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 But what year did this come? and what sets? How many of those do you have; just the one or do you have several? If it's there's one it's likely a defect like Sinner says. Quote
Brickthing Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 Isn't this the same as normal bricks, where one of the studs can have the LEGO covered by that mark, which is from where the piece connected to the rest of the injection mould? Quote
General Armendariz Posted February 26, 2009 Author Posted February 26, 2009 How many of those do you have; just the one or do you have several? If it's there's one it's likely a defect like Sinner says. I only have one, he was on one of my old castle figs. Isn't this the same as normal bricks, where one of the studs can have the LEGO covered by that mark, which is from where the piece connected to the rest of the injection mould? actually no, Lego bricks have this but you can still see the Lego mark on this you cant at all. Quote
JCC1004 Posted February 26, 2009 Posted February 26, 2009 That somethimes happens to soild studs on any piece. I have it on baseplates and bricks. You can look at some of your bricks and see the same thing with the studs. Quote
Capt. Kirk Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 For me it looks like a defect... And I you look at this site - what a good reference is - I don't see it in the list. Quote
Brickaholic Posted February 27, 2009 Posted February 27, 2009 That one is a defect or it could be worn down. I've heard that they do wear down, but I don't know if people lie about it. Quote
lumierre Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) That one is a defect or it could be worn down. I've heard that they do wear down, but I don't know if people lie about it. Old Lego heads were stud full and have LEGO letters imprinted on... maybe this is old type, but severely used and letter were gone... I also wish I know when they changed the head to the actual empty stud ones... what I found so far from unofficial sources is the year 1992, last year with full stud heads. Edited August 30, 2012 by lumierre Quote
LEGO Historian Posted August 30, 2012 Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) Old Lego heads were stud full and have LEGO letters imprinted on... maybe this is old type, but severely used and letter were gone... I also wish I know when they changed the head to the actual empty stud ones... what I found so far from unofficial sources is the year 1992, last year with full stud heads. Getting an exact date for switching over of LEGO parts from one type to another will always be a challenge. TLG always used up the remaining inventory of old parts before switching over... they NEVER threw anything away. A good example of that was the switchover from the old gray to the new gray. It started in 2003... but it took many years. With the switch from the solid stud to open stud, it was the same way... likely started around 1990 and took a few years for all sets to have the new minifig heads. Some even contend that some 1980s sets had open stud heads... a possibility if TLG decided to try out the new mold first in production in just a few sets for a while, before dedicating to the switchover. I remember the LEGO switchover from Cellulose Acetate to ABS plastic in the USA started in 1963... but was not completed until about 1971 (in Europe the switchover took only a few years). I remember having a 1966-70 325 Shell Station (not sold in USA/Canada). It had all ABS plastic, except for the one 2x3 white brick in the set, which was still Cellulose Acetate. Later, when I got a 2nd set... it too had this one Cellulose Acetate part. So for the minifig heads.... 1990-92 would be the closest approximate date for the switchover... but still not exact. Edited August 30, 2012 by LEGO Historian Quote
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