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| | | Author: | Turez  | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2020 13:10 | | Subject: | New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 138 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hi everyone,
my set came with a new minifigure head type with two holes and new
number 28621. It is already listed at Brickset:
https://brickset.com/parts/design-28621
Looks like the new mold is only used for transparent heads. All three trans-neon
green heads (1x plain, 2x printed) in my set are the new type while all other
heads are 3626c.
How should the new type (and the printed variants) be added to the catalog?
Regards,
Jonas
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| | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2020 21:18 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | How should the new type (and the printed variants) be added to the catalog?
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So this is basically a blocked open stud. We have two options:
1. Catalog them under the existing blocked open stud entry and add the new number
as an additional item number.
2. Create a new 3626d entry.
I don't have any preference here. What do others think?
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| | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2020 10:16 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | How should the new type (and the printed variants) be added to the catalog?
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So this is basically a blocked open stud. We have two options:
1. Catalog them under the existing blocked open stud entry and add the new number
as an additional item number.
2. Create a new 3626d entry.
I don't have any preference here. What do others think?
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As a minifigure collector, #2 is my preference.
Cheers,
Randy
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| | | | | | | Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2020 07:33 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | How should the new type (and the printed variants) be added to the catalog?
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So this is basically a blocked open stud. We have two options:
1. Catalog them under the existing blocked open stud entry and add the new number
as an additional item number.
2. Create a new 3626d entry.
I don't have any preference here. What do others think?
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Second option will be the best for now on.
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| | | | | | | Author: | Turez | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2020 16:19 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | How should the new type (and the printed variants) be added to the catalog?
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So this is basically a blocked open stud. We have two options:
1. Catalog them under the existing blocked open stud entry and add the new number
as an additional item number.
2. Create a new 3626d entry.
I don't have any preference here. What do others think?
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I also prefer different entries so I will create a new head entry tomorrow. Any
suggestions how to name it? It should not be too long to leave room for pattern
descriptions.
In the meantime I have found the new type also in and .
So maybe the latest inventories with transparent heads need to be checked again?
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | amthatkindoforc | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2020 16:37 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | I also prefer different entries so I will create a new head entry tomorrow. Any
suggestions how to name it? It should not be too long to leave room for pattern
descriptions.
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Depends on which you want to emphasize: the bar down the middle, or the 2 holes.
I kept the "Blocked Open Stud" string so people searching would find both the
current form and this variant.
For the former:
Minifigure, Head [Pattern] - Blocked Open Stud, 1 Bar
For the latter:
Minifigure, Head [Pattern] - Blocked Open Stud, 2 Hole
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | mfav | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2020 17:28 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, amthatkindoforc writes:
| | For the former:
Minifigure, Head [Pattern] - Blocked Open Stud, 1 Bar
For the latter:
Minifigure, Head [Pattern] - Blocked Open Stud, 2 Hole
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I'd suggest the naming convention requires some additional consideration.
We would like the naming convention to be somewhat indicative of the form of
the obstruction for unambiguous recognition. I fear using "one bar" or "two holes"
leaves us vulnerable to too many potential design changes down the line. I'm
attaching a diagram with labels, all of which are accurate but few which are
unique and unambiguous.
With this in mind, I suggest further discussion.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | amthatkindoforc | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2020 19:11 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, mfav writes:
| | We would like the naming convention to be somewhat indicative of the form of
the obstruction for unambiguous recognition. I fear using "one bar" or "two holes"
leaves us vulnerable to too many potential design changes down the line. I'm
attaching a diagram with labels, all of which are accurate but few which are
unique and unambiguous.
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I understand the concern. I like what you've done with describing the bars
as letters, and I believe we should use that as one part of the naming convention.
Unfortunately it doesn't cover the potential cases on the right. 
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2020 17:57 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | How should the new type (and the printed variants) be added to the catalog?
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So this is basically a blocked open stud. We have two options:
1. Catalog them under the existing blocked open stud entry and add the new number
as an additional item number.
2. Create a new 3626d entry.
I don't have any preference here. What do others think?
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I also prefer different entries so I will create a new head entry tomorrow. Any
suggestions how to name it? It should not be too long to leave room for pattern
descriptions.
In the meantime I have found the new type also in and .
So maybe the latest inventories with transparent heads need to be checked again?
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Yes, we will try and contact all the submitter's of inventories since December
that contained transparent heads.
Thanks for catching this early.
Cheers,
Randy
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| | | | | Author: | BricksThatStick | | Posted: | Mar 12, 2020 16:56 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Turez writes:
| | Hi everyone,
my set came with a new minifigure head type with two holes and new
number 28621. It is already listed at Brickset:
https://brickset.com/parts/design-28621
Looks like the new mold is only used for transparent heads. All three trans-neon
green heads (1x plain, 2x printed) in my set are the new type while all other
heads are 3626c.
How should the new type (and the printed variants) be added to the catalog?
Regards,
Jonas
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https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1115430
I thought maybe they had found an old mould and started reusing it but looks
a different bar width to the one I found at the link above which is from
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| | | | | Author: | Turez | | Posted: | Mar 14, 2020 09:28 | | Subject: | Re: New minifigure head variant 28621 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Thankfully Axaday jumped in and added the new variant so I don't have to
deal with the description anymore. 
[p=3626d]
I'm not sure about the part number, though. Officially, the new mold has
nothing to do with 3626 and in similar cases (where a new mold number is known)
like
or
BL used to take the official number instead of the previous one +letter.
Regards,
Jonas
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