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I’m looking to confirm milestone events for minifigure designs. Can anyone see any mistakes in my timeline or add to it. I have questions on some of it as well...Thanks!

 

Pre Cursors

1974 - Home Makers Introduced - figures used to represent people – First issued Set # 200

1974 - "No Face" Legoland Minifigures introduced - Precursor to the modern day minifigure – First issued Set # ??

1978 – First Duplo Figure – Tub Bot - First issued Set # 534

 

Modern Minifigures

1978 - First issued Modern minifigure - Police Officer - Sticker on torso. First issued Set # 600

1978 - First Female Minifigure – First issued Set # 376

1979 - First Screen Printed Torso – Classic Space Astronaut - First issued Set # 442 ????

1989 - First Minifigure with a Different Face – Face other than simple two black dots for eyes, and a black curved smile - Pirate - First issued Set # 6235 Buried Treasure (Spinoza the Monkey 1st too)

1989 - First Minifigure with Different Hands/Legs – Pirate Captain Red Beard - First issued Set #  6251

1990 - First Specialized Minifigure – Ghost (1x2 brick legs) – First Issued Set # 6034

1993 – First Minifigure in Swim Suit - First issued Set # 6403 (Paving the way for “Honey have you seen my pants”)(Maybe not a design milestone)

1994 – First Minifigure with non-yellow printed head – Spyrius Droid - First issued Set # 6705

1995 - First Minifigure Skeleton – First Issued Set # 6036

1997 - First Minifigure of ethnicity - Set 2845 Indian Chief “Medicine Man”

1999 - First Licensed Character - Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn - First issued Set # 7101 Lightsaber Duel (Contradiction = Luke Skywalker - First issued Set # 7110)

1999 - First Molded Head - opposed to traditional cylinder - Jar Jar Binks -  First issued Set # 7121 Swamp Naboo Swamp

2000 - First Minifigure with Torso Covered by Head – Chewbacca – First Issued Set # 3342

2000 – First Non-Fictional Specific Person – Steven Spielberg - First issued Set # 1349

2001 - First Giant “Oversized” Minifigure – Hagrid – First Issued Set # 4707

 

2002 - First Minifigure with Short Legs – Master Yoda – First Issued Set # 7103

2003 - First Minifigure with Natural Skin Tone - opposed too yellow- First issued Set # 3500 Kobe Bryant

2003 - First Minifigure with Belly Button (Fat) – Jabba the Hut – First Issued Set # 4480

2003 - First Spring Loaded Hips and Longer Arms– NBA Players - First Issued Set # 3432

2006 - First Minifigure with Block Head (Sandwich Board) – SpongeBob Square Pants– First Issued Set # 3825

2009- First Micro-Figure - Board game figures Red, Blue, White and yellow - First issued Set # 3838 Lava Dragon

2010 - First Minifigure with Long Legs–Woody – First Issued Set # 7590

2010 – First Nano-Figure – First issued Set # Karate Master Series 2 Minifigure (trophy)

2016 - First Wheel Chair Minifigure - First issued Set # 60134

 

Not to forget

2003 – 4 Plus figures – Set # 4651

1994 Belville Figures -Set # 5880

2012 Lego Friend Figures – Set # 3061

1979 Fabuland Figures – Set # 121 – Mo Mouse

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