Random minifig of the day: trn079

Strange choice to ring in 2026 but whatever

That Paradisa torso lived on quite a bit beyond the theme’s lifespan, guess there must have been a stock of them to use up.

I gotta say, other than the fact he's green up top, this guy does not look very much like a palm tree.

I’d get that rash looked at I reckon

@cm5878 said:
"That Paradisa torso lived on quite a bit beyond the theme’s lifespan, guess there must have been a stock of them to use up. "

And that's at least the fourth time this theory has been posted here in the past month. They didn't have a huge variety of standard torsos back then, so you frequently had your choice between plain unprinted and goofy prints. While they would have maintained a stock of spare parts at that time, they wouldn't have overproduced enough to justify working it into a set just to use them up. However, the printing pads existed, so sticking with the available designs did reduce costs in that regard.

@PurpleDave said:
" @cm5878 said:
"That Paradisa torso lived on quite a bit beyond the theme’s lifespan, guess there must have been a stock of them to use up. "

And that's at least the fourth time this theory has been posted here in the past month. They didn't have a huge variety of standard torsos back then, so you frequently had your choice between plain unprinted and goofy prints. While they would have maintained a stock of spare parts at that time, they wouldn't have overproduced enough to justify working it into a set just to use them up. However, the printing pads existed, so sticking with the available designs did reduce costs in that regard."

I know Lego decommissions and destroys a mold after it's gone five years without use, does anyone know how long they keep printing pads around? Or does wear and tear on the actual pad mean that it has to be replaced more frequently than a mold would?

@TheOtherMike said:
"I know Lego decommissions and destroys a mold after it's gone five years without use, does anyone know how long they keep printing pads around? Or does wear and tear on the actual pad mean that it has to be replaced more frequently than a mold would?"

No idea. For all the attention molds get, I haven’t heard one peep about how printing pads are handled.

@Reventon said:
"I’d get that rash looked at I reckon "

Maybe it's actually just the beginnings of a really feeble mustache.

Is that supposed to be freckles..? Maybe he got measles too.

And on this day, after reading the Brickset comments-section, young trn079 finally decided to reinvent himself as the great Zophirax, eternal nemesis to Herpes Simplex.

@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"I know Lego decommissions and destroys a mold after it's gone five years without use, does anyone know how long they keep printing pads around? Or does wear and tear on the actual pad mean that it has to be replaced more frequently than a mold would?"

No idea. For all the attention molds get, I haven’t heard one peep about how printing pads are handled."

This link would give you a basic idea of how it's done but the Lego Group is far more sophisticated than this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD7LeHxF0dg

Hmm, not Lego’s best attempt at depicting freckles.

Unless that’s supposed to be sunburn, it is Paradisa…