Shadows Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 1979 in Minifig History The population of LEGOLAND increased in 1979, bringing a new assortment of both uniforms and civilian clothes. We see our first printed police uniforms (the 1978 offerings were stickers) including a leather zipped jacket and a new ranking officer with badge, as well as a new chef in town. Further, Exxon built a new gas station and along with it came employees wearing their company logo. Workmen and other city folk appeared in buttoned shirts, sweaters and even a leather jacket. Where were the platform shoes and disco clothes? Apparently, LEGOLAND citizens avoided that whole craze, and so should you. Enough introduction, on to the art presentation! Optimized for printing at 600dpi (1.551cm x 1.227cm). (thumbnails link to full size decals) As an additional project, we at the CT MoAH have decided to offer recoloured variations of common torsos, giving them some new life and adding variety to your Classic Town minifig assortment. Of the torsos available in 1979, these are the three most suitable for recolouring, in our opinion. We would consider variations on the others, if you have specific requests, just ask. Classic Recolours 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. So there you have it, a look back at 1979. Hope you enjoy these offerings, and as always, if you decide to use some, please feel free to post pictures of your efforts in this thread, we'd love to see them! Quote
JopieK Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 Well, I think I'll use some of them for sure (like the exxon one) and I will put some pics here then. Still waiting on part for our printing press though :s Quote
snefroe Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 the exxon torso is a US exclusive i think... don't remember that one.... Quote
Shadows Posted September 4, 2008 Author Posted September 4, 2008 the exxon torso is a US exclusive i think... don't remember that one.... It's certainly possible. It always seemed odd to me that they switched back and forth between Shell and Exxon over those years. This first appeared in set 554: Fuel Pumper, which TheBrickster has been kind enough to review here and then in set 6675: Exxon Gas Station that he reviewed here. Some sources indicate the station came out in 1979, some say 1980. Looking on Bricklink, it seems to have been a torso that faded like a lot of the late 70's / early 80's ones did; their sample pic looks terrible. Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted September 7, 2008 Eurobricks Emperor Posted September 7, 2008 Nice work IS! It interesting to see the history of minifigs. Are you planning to cover more 'years' and make this a series? Quote
Lego12 Posted September 7, 2008 Posted September 7, 2008 (edited) I have that! Its one of the first police torsos? Sweet! Edited September 7, 2008 by lego12 Quote
rriggs Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 Thanks for sharing these. This is right at the beginning of my favourite era of Lego and it's great to see these torsos again! I always liked the leather jacket although I never owned one - I can feel a Bricklink session coming on... One of my other favourites - and one I have several of - is the blue suit and tie torso which I think also came out in 1979 (379 Bus Station). It would be interesting to see that torso in other colours. Cheers Rog Quote
rriggs Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 Thanks for sharing these. This is right at the beginning of my favourite era of Lego and it's great to see these torsos again! I always liked the leather jacket although I never owned one - I can feel a Bricklink session coming on... One of my other favourites - and one I have several of - is the blue suit and tie torso which I think also came out in 1979 (379 Bus Station). It would be interesting to see that torso in other colours. Cheers Rog Quote
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