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 Author: BricksOfFaith View Messages Posted By BricksOfFaith
 Posted: Mar 1, 2024 11:19
 Subject: What in the world could’ve caused this?!
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BricksOfFaith (173)

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Just found this on a minifigure. It’s about the size of a thumbtack, and it’s
perfectly centered. It doesn’t go all the way through. What do you guys think
caused it?
 
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
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  What do you guys think caused it?

We need a forum Topic for silly questions

A drill bit?
 Author: toontexas View Messages Posted By toontexas
 Posted: Mar 1, 2024 11:51
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In General, BricksOfFaith writes:
  Just found this on a minifigure. It’s about the size of a thumbtack, and it’s
perfectly centered. It doesn’t go all the way through. What do you guys think
caused it?

Act of god.
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
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In General, toontexas writes:
  In General, BricksOfFaith writes:
  Just found this on a minifigure. It’s about the size of a thumbtack, and it’s
perfectly centered. It doesn’t go all the way through. What do you guys think
caused it?

Act of god.


Magic.
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 Author: starbeanie View Messages Posted By starbeanie
 Posted: Mar 1, 2024 11:57
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starbeanie (11490)

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where someone pulled out the pin from a key-chain.


In General, BricksOfFaith writes:
  Just found this on a minifigure. It’s about the size of a thumbtack, and it’s
perfectly centered. It doesn’t go all the way through. What do you guys think
caused it?
 Author: rylie_aitch View Messages Posted By rylie_aitch
 Posted: Mar 1, 2024 12:15
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  where someone pulled out the pin from a key-chain.


"It doesn’t go all the way through"

I'm thinking just a deeper sprue pip than normal
 Author: Saitobricks.ca View Messages Posted By Saitobricks.ca
 Posted: Mar 1, 2024 12:24
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In General, BricksOfFaith writes:
  Just found this on a minifigure. It’s about the size of a thumbtack, and it’s
perfectly centered. It doesn’t go all the way through. What do you guys think
caused it?

The spot where the sprue mark would be, but the mold didn't quite fill full.
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
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In General, BricksOfFaith writes:
  Just found this on a minifigure. It’s about the size of a thumbtack, and it’s
perfectly centered. It doesn’t go all the way through. What do you guys think
caused it?

Sometimes a bit more plastic comes off when a piece is removed from the sprue.