Author:  DeLuca  Posted:  Feb 21, 2024 22:23  Subject:  Fat Shaming the Chonky Alien?  Viewed:  135 times  Topic:  Catalog  Status: Open Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card DeLuca (288) Location:  USA, Virginia Member Since Contact Type Status Jan 2, 2004 Buyer

Why is the round Friends alien in set 42605 not considered a Minifig, while their slimmer sibling from the City sets (cty1727) is? The instructions do not have this figure as part of a larger assembly, so there is no reason for this egregious double-standard!   *  42605-1 (Inv) Mars Space Base and Rocket 967 Parts, 4 Minifigures, 2024 Sets: Friends   *  cty1727 (Inv) Alien - Minifigure Head, Tentacles Minifigures: Town: City: Space Exploration Please remove parts 3262pb05 (Lime, 1x) and 15469 (Lime, 1x) from the main inventory of set 42605, and add the alien Minifig entry that I created. I will have a pic of the Minifig up later. [P=3262pb05]   *  15469 Plant Leaves 2 x 2 with 4 Petals and Axle Hole Parts: Plant

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Re: Fat Shaming the Chonky Alien? - TakeAbricK (13493)

[...] The reason I didn't add it as a Minifigure in the Friends set is that LEGO doesn't consider it a Minifigure / character. The reason I approved it for the City [...] (3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Catalog)

Re: Fat Shaming the Chonky Alien? - Stellar (3537)

[...] Themes meeting the same things in the Lego Sets Universe (3 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Catalog)

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