AmperZand Posted April 18, 2014 I recently bought set 76014 Spider-Trike vs Electro mostly for the Electro minifig. But I'm really not keen on exposed head studs on minifigs and have already ordered a hair piece from BrickLink for the minifig even though the character in the movie is bald. I've got hundreds of minifigs in my display collection but only three (Spider-Man and two microfigures) have studs on top. The rest have hat or hair pieces or pre-shaped head pieces (like the goblinoid in this pic: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AmperZand/Fantasy/psyche_and_sidekick.jpg ) and are therefore SNOT. Even TLG seems to be moving away from exposed head studs if the grandpa minifig from CMF series 10 is anything to go by: http://minifigures.lego.com/en-GB/Bios/Grandpa.aspx What are your thoughts? Do you have a SNOT policy for your minifigs? Or are you happy to have exposed studs for your baldies? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReplicaProfile Posted April 18, 2014 I really don't mind exposed studs on minifigs. I think the minifigures in the collectible series lack studs because they are intended to depict subjects as accurate as LEGO can, so studs wouldn't fit the image. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sithewok Posted April 19, 2014 I prefer minifigs without the stud showing, but I do have a couple of figures in my display with their studs showing, so it isn't a 100% deal breaker for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPixels Posted April 20, 2014 I like the studs showing. Looks more LEGO-y to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
autorazr Posted April 29, 2014 As a kid I hated the studs showing, I thought they looked like weird mongoloids or something, now though, I really appreciate the bald head, I wish ironman had a stud head instead of a huge helmet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eileenkeeney Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) I prefer minifigs without the stud showing, but I do have a couple of figures in my display with their studs showing, so it isn't a 100% deal breaker for me. Years ago I thought Lego had made a mistake by not having the top of the minifig head as a hole instead of a stud. This way there could have been a small stud to fill it in, for a bald figure. I also think this would have adapted well to making hair that hats fit on top of. Back before I went "purist", I used to drill holes in the top of hair pieces, and then use a double/stud like piece (some made from flower pieces and some made from technic pins) to put hats on. Back before I went "purist", I often made my own pieces by slicing and drilling existing pieces, and then using Kragle to create the shape I wanted. I also used evil clone brands to get colors like pink and purple. Edited April 30, 2014 by eileenkeeney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites