One of the best parts ofmy slip to Legoandexploring their factorywas the minifig production course , where the question and body of the most famous toy citizen in world gets painted and assembled at unearthly speeds . To celebrate its thirtieth Anniversary , here ’s a TV showing how they are built , from in the buff plastic to final assemblage . [ Update : we are alsocelebrating a video contestwith original - and expensive - vintage readiness as prizes ]
https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-look-inside-the-lego-factory-5022769
You already saw part of the process in the clause about theLego Storm Troopers cloning facility , but here ’s the whole process :
https://gizmodo.com/how-lego-makes-imperial-stormtroopers-5017950
• First , the in the raw plastic stuff is put into the molds to create all the parts : the head , the torso , the minuscule hands , the hip , and the left and right-hand blazon and legs , plus any minifig complements , like helmet or putz .
• The heading and torsos are always decorated . This is a complicated process that makes the minifig the most expensive part of any Lego set . This is why sets like theDeath Star dioramaare among the most expensive . The stamping of the gloss is usually made in several pass . In old time , the faces always had the same designs . Today , however , they have dissimilar feature that require unlike layer ( personally , I like the classic 1 more than the ones with different faces ) .
https://gizmodo.com/3-800-piece-death-star-diorama-is-coolest-star-wars-leg-5018137
• Once they are embellish , the torsos are put into the body assembly machine , where the remaining and right arms are put into them mechanically . The same machine then place the helping hand inside the arms with rank preciseness at lightning speed .
• The torsos are then make to the packaging production line , where they are put together in the bags along with the brain , whisker / helmet / lid , and legs with hips . Before , the machine also associate the head and legs , so the Lego aficionado would find the minifig consummate inside the box . Now , however , this is left for the instrumentalist except for the vintage minifig bent , which comes with the minifigs completely progress .
Stay tune up for tomorrow ’s exceptional features on the 30th day of remembrance of the Lego minifig . We have some astonishing surprise come , include an single Gizmodo competition that will let you succeed some of themost far-famed Lego Set in history .
https://gizmodo.com/best-lego-sets-in-history-349929/
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