Random minifig of the day: sp018

@Norikins said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"This is getting a re-make with the new space CMF, 71046-8.

Which I am yet to get."

That's not male."

Ixnay on the orrectionscay!

@legodachi:
The unfortunate truth is, while EU and NA both had them street dated for May 1st (and at least the US had them showing up mid-April), Oceania gets shafted again. Unless an independent retailer breaks street date, they have two weeks to go.

I'm moderately sympathetic on this one, only because I know NA gets a delayed release on some of the summer waves for themes I care about. In our case, I'm pretty sure it's because the big retailers are worried that indoor toys won't sell as well when school's out, but best theory I've heard for Oceania having to wait an extra month on these is that it might be difficult to produce enough to saturate the entire market for a simultaneous launch. I'm not sure I buy that, though, if they don't have trouble doing this with non-CMF themes. CMFs run on roughly a 4-month cycle, so as demand tapers down for one wave, they should be able to get stock built up for the next launch.

@Norikins said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"This is getting a re-make with the new space CMF, 71046-8.

Which I am yet to get."

That's not male."

I was referring to the armour, not the gender of the person in it.

@legodachi said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Maxbricks14 said:
"This is getting a re-make with the new space CMF, 71046-8 !"

Woah, wrong tense there. We've been finding them for over a month now."

You just have to negatively reply do everyone, don't you."

I think it was nice for Dave to let you know it's available now.

Then again, I try to give folks the benefit of the doubt. "

It was Prof. Plum, in the Library, WITH.... the technically correct answer!!

I win.

Pouring out a lil' o' my happy hour drink for trans neon orange. (sob) :(

What a boy!

I own this minifigure in: 6973-1

@PurpleDave said:
" @legodachi:
The unfortunate truth is, while EU and NA both had them street dated for May 1st (and at least the US had them showing up mid-April), Oceania gets shafted again. Unless an independent retailer breaks street date, they have two weeks to go.

I'm moderately sympathetic on this one, only because I know NA gets a delayed release on some of the summer waves for themes I care about. In our case, I'm pretty sure it's because the big retailers are worried that indoor toys won't sell as well when school's out, but best theory I've heard for Oceania having to wait an extra month on these is that it might be difficult to produce enough to saturate the entire market for a simultaneous launch. I'm not sure I buy that, though, if they don't have trouble doing this with non-CMF themes. CMFs run on roughly a 4-month cycle, so as demand tapers down for one wave, they should be able to get stock built up for the next launch."

Yeah. The space CMF is STILL not in stores!
Although, I'm not a day one release date buyer anyway, so I can wait.

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @legodachi:
The unfortunate truth is, while EU and NA both had them street dated for May 1st (and at least the US had them showing up mid-April), Oceania gets shafted again. Unless an independent retailer breaks street date, they have two weeks to go.

I'm moderately sympathetic on this one, only because I know NA gets a delayed release on some of the summer waves for themes I care about. In our case, I'm pretty sure it's because the big retailers are worried that indoor toys won't sell as well when school's out, but best theory I've heard for Oceania having to wait an extra month on these is that it might be difficult to produce enough to saturate the entire market for a simultaneous launch. I'm not sure I buy that, though, if they don't have trouble doing this with non-CMF themes. CMFs run on roughly a 4-month cycle, so as demand tapers down for one wave, they should be able to get stock built up for the next launch."

Yeah. The space CMF is STILL not in stores!
Although, I'm not a day one release date buyer anyway, so I can wait."

I'm not usually a day one buyer, but this series I pre-ordered a complete set on eBay. They're all sitting next to my computer as I type this.

are all of the new figs from 71046 remakes of classic figs?...I do recognize like 4 of them

@gromit6 said:
"are all of the new figs from 71046 remakes of classic figs?...I do recognize like 4 of them"

https://brickset.com/article/109367/review-71046-collectable-minifigures-series-26-space

@Maxbricks14 said: "Yeah. The space CMF is STILL not in stores!"

I don't think they're out in Australia, yet, I'm yet to find any in the wild (which is actually good, at the moment, because I'm very poor).

@Maxbricks14:
@TheOtherMike:
I hold off on buying a lot of stuff Day 1either because I'm still working through the backlog of other stuff I didn't buy at launch, or because I try to save purchases for choice GWPs. For S26, I actually passed on them the first two times I found them in the wild, because they'd already been picked over. Third time, a fresh case had just been put out that day, and it was still full. So I bought it.

@gromit6:
71046 references Classic Space with the logo, but isn't really based on the OG Space minifigs themselves. The spacesuit is very similar to 71011-2. The MMU pack may be intended to resemble the one from Blacktron II.

71046-3 is the second classic Grey they've produced, after 8827.

71046-4 pairs well with 71018-11.

71046-6 is Baby Lenny from 70841. And a robot nurse.

71046-9 references the old computer slopes with the text computer screen on its chest.

71046-5 is M-Tron, 71046-8 is Ice Planet 2002, 71046-10 is one of the bugs from Galaxy Squad, and 71046-12 is Blacktron II.

Those are all the references I'm aware of at the moment.

Good to see this guy again. I was actually rebuilding 6983 Ice Station Odyssey today. (It's taking a while since all the pieces from my 90s sets got mixed together in a move in 2001...so there's a lot of sorting going on while I build.)

I always see this headpiece as that of Dirk Benedict. It helps when you watch the Ice Planet Zero episode of (the 1970s) Battlestar Galactica.

Aw yeah, a real classic. Bold colour scheme and distinctive look (seriously did those visors get used anywhere outside this theme?) means they stand out in any crowd of space figs

awesome minifig, i love it since my childhood.
the cmf minifigure is meant to represent the first female space astronaut which is dr. kelvin. not that guy here.

@Maxbricks14 said:
"This is getting a re-make with the new space CMF, 71046-8.

Which I am yet to get."

My Brickset tinfoil hat theory is that the RMotD/RSotD are (sometimes) rigged and I submit today as evidence.

I hope he knows he's getting backup in 31 years :')

@Brickalili said:
"Aw yeah, a real classic. Bold colour scheme and distinctive look (seriously did those visors get used anywhere outside this theme?) means they stand out in any crowd of space figs"

The time cruisers had them like in 1853
In normal red it was used by racers 6602

What a chill dude.

His career weirdly also included being a sheriff's deputy

@watcher21 said:
" @Brickalili said:
"Aw yeah, a real classic. Bold colour scheme and distinctive look (seriously did those visors get used anywhere outside this theme?) means they stand out in any crowd of space figs"

The time cruisers had them like in 1853
In normal red it was used by racers 6602"

Time Cruisers are arguably just using up surplus left over from the actual theme but it is nice seeing them.
Hadn’t realised they popped up in Racers, and looking snazzy in red too!

Looks like a scuba diver not really like a space man

@SJPlego said:
"Fun fact: of the original three Ice Planet 2002 explorers (not counting 71046-8, who may be Dr. Kelvin's daughter according to senior designer Chris Perron), this is the only character who was never named in published media. But in production art by Pete McLennon for LEGO Racers character facial expressions, this character's face textures are identified as "Will Chill". The ice-based surname indicates that the name refers specifically to this minifig, as opposed to Deputy Zack/Danny from Western. Will Chill is fully buildable in the character builder (since Commander Cold uses his torso), but does not otherwise appear in the game nor is he named.

Source: https://brickstobytes.org/games/lego-racers/face-textures"

@Binnekamp said:
"What a chill dude.

His career weirdly also included being a sheriff's deputy"

And don't forget the third and final use of the head: Xtreme Team's Rex.

@SJPlego said:
"(not counting 71046-8, who may be Dr. Kelvin's daughter according to senior designer Chris Perron)"

This is the lore I'm using. I got one of the new CMF figs the other day, and I'd like to get a few more to crew my long range explorer/rescue MOC. I've got one Kelvin working back at the base, not sure if her twin is also with the Defender or not. May have to spend a bit on another head if not.

@Formendacil said:
" @SJPlego said:
"Fun fact: of the original three Ice Planet 2002 explorers (not counting 71046-8, who may be Dr. Kelvin's daughter according to senior designer Chris Perron), this is the only character who was never named in published media. But in production art by Pete McLennon for LEGO Racers character facial expressions, this character's face textures are identified as "Will Chill". The ice-based surname indicates that the name refers specifically to this minifig, as opposed to Deputy Zack/Danny from Western. Will Chill is fully buildable in the character builder (since Commander Cold uses his torso), but does not otherwise appear in the game nor is he named.

Source: https://brickstobytes.org/games/lego-racers/face-textures"

@Binnekamp said:
"What a chill dude.

His career weirdly also included being a sheriff's deputy"

And don't forget the third and final use of the head: Xtreme Team's Rex."

That's not the same head.

@Corydoras said:
" @Formendacil said:
" @SJPlego said:
"Fun fact: of the original three Ice Planet 2002 explorers (not counting 71046-8, who may be Dr. Kelvin's daughter according to senior designer Chris Perron), this is the only character who was never named in published media. But in production art by Pete McLennon for LEGO Racers character facial expressions, this character's face textures are identified as "Will Chill". The ice-based surname indicates that the name refers specifically to this minifig, as opposed to Deputy Zack/Danny from Western. Will Chill is fully buildable in the character builder (since Commander Cold uses his torso), but does not otherwise appear in the game nor is he named.

Source: https://brickstobytes.org/games/lego-racers/face-textures"

@Binnekamp said:
"What a chill dude.

His career weirdly also included being a sheriff's deputy"

And don't forget the third and final use of the head: Xtreme Team's Rex."

That's not the same head."

Yep, that's actually one of Diver Dan's crew.

A true legend, not complete without his skis and his chainsaw, though.

@PurpleDave said:
"71046-9 references the old computer slopes with the text computer screen on its chest."

His back also references this tile: https://brickset.com/parts/4654046/flat-tile-1x2-video-tape

@watcher21 said:" @Brickalili said:""Aw yeah, a real classic. Bold colour scheme and distinctive look (seriously did those visors get used anywhere outside this theme?) means they stand out in any crowd of space figs""

The time cruisers had them like in 1853
In normal red it was used by racers 6602"

Power Miners used it as well; 8189's pilot had one, and it was in a few other sets: https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4569374

@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"71046-9 references the old computer slopes with the text computer screen on its chest."

His back also references this tile: https://brickset.com/parts/4654046/flat-tile-1x2-video-tape

@watcher21 said:" @Brickalili said:""Aw yeah, a real classic. Bold colour scheme and distinctive look (seriously did those visors get used anywhere outside this theme?) means they stand out in any crowd of space figs""

The time cruisers had them like in 1853
In normal red it was used by racers 6602"

Power Miners used it as well; 8189's pilot had one, and it was in a few other sets: https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4569374"

First of all an edit racer set 6713 and 6602-2 uses it.
Power Miners visor is missing the Antenna so not the same

@Atuin said:
" @Corydoras said:
" @Formendacil said:
" @SJPlego said:
"Fun fact: of the original three Ice Planet 2002 explorers (not counting 71046-8, who may be Dr. Kelvin's daughter according to senior designer Chris Perron), this is the only character who was never named in published media. But in production art by Pete McLennon for LEGO Racers character facial expressions, this character's face textures are identified as "Will Chill". The ice-based surname indicates that the name refers specifically to this minifig, as opposed to Deputy Zack/Danny from Western. Will Chill is fully buildable in the character builder (since Commander Cold uses his torso), but does not otherwise appear in the game nor is he named.

Source: https://brickstobytes.org/games/lego-racers/face-textures"

@Binnekamp said:
"What a chill dude.

His career weirdly also included being a sheriff's deputy"

And don't forget the third and final use of the head: Xtreme Team's Rex."

That's not the same head."

Yep, that's actually one of Diver Dan's crew."

Believe Bricklink if you want, but every copy of 6572 (x1), 6567 (x5... or was it x6?), and 6462 that my family owned in childhood came with the Iceplanet/Deputy head--and not a single one with the Divers head. And, for what it's worth, the March-April 1998 issue of the LEGO Mania Magazine showed the blue Xtreme fig with the correct head (i.e. the Iceplanet one).

Bricklink is wrong.

Lego should bring back the trans neon orange color

@BaconKing said:
"Lego should bring back the trans neon orange color"

Yes! And the trans neon green/yellow!

Anyone have thoughts on how best to represent this guy with a currently-in-production head and hairpiece? I think it'd be fun to make one of the Ice Planet CMF into him.

@Andrusi said:
"Anyone have thoughts on how best to represent this guy with a currently-in-production head and hairpiece? I think it'd be fun to make one of the Ice Planet CMF into him."

Hair is easy 6368303: MINI WIG NO. 6
Face is just a normal smiley + hair, maybe just grab a smiley but that's plain.
Commander I would pick MINI HEAD, NO. 3555

@Formendacil said:
" @Atuin said:
" @Corydoras said:
" @Formendacil said:
" @SJPlego said:
"Fun fact: of the original three Ice Planet 2002 explorers (not counting 71046-8 , who may be Dr. Kelvin's daughter according to senior designer Chris Perron), this is the only character who was never named in published media. But in production art by Pete McLennon for LEGO Racers character facial expressions, this character's face textures are identified as "Will Chill". The ice-based surname indicates that the name refers specifically to this minifig, as opposed to Deputy Zack/Danny from Western. Will Chill is fully buildable in the character builder (since Commander Cold uses his torso), but does not otherwise appear in the game nor is he named.

Source: https://brickstobytes.org/games/lego-racers/face-textures "

@Binnekamp said:
"What a chill dude.

His career weirdly also included being a sheriff's deputy"

And don't forget the third and final use of the head: Xtreme Team's Rex."

That's not the same head."

Yep, that's actually one of Diver Dan's crew."

Believe Bricklink if you want, but every copy of 6572 (x1), 6567 (x5... or was it x6?), and 6462 that my family owned in childhood came with the Iceplanet/Deputy head--and not a single one with the Divers head. And, for what it's worth, the March-April 1998 issue of the LEGO Mania Magazine showed the blue Xtreme fig with the correct head (i.e. the Iceplanet one).

Bricklink is wrong."

All instructions, box photos and catalogue images show the Divers one. Bricklink isn't really the trusted source here. I think they even have both versions listed (or at least had, last time I checked). Page 2 of the Mania Magazine also has one of these images shown.

My best explanation for all of this would be either:
1) The prototype sets used the Divers head and it was changed rather late to 'Deputy Dan', thus the remaining images. However, all other sets using the older head were discontinued in 1998 and it seems strange Lego kept these rather similar heads for 2 years simultaneously.

2) The Mania Magazine image is wrong (which is not too uncommon for this type of media) and the sets you had were using up old stock or were mis-packaged. However this seems strange given the amount you mentioned.

I tried to find an unboxing video of any of these sets to answer this question, however I wasn't lucky thus far :( It's an interesting mystery I'd really like to see solved...

EDIT:
Update: managed to find a photo of a sealed bag for 6580 on eBay (eyes have pupils):
https://www.ebay.de/itm/395120230646?itmmeta=01HY6RV80VW7HRPVEZ8XM9JTYJ&hash=item5bff0040f6:g:xQYAAOSwAx9lm6sl&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4MmwmXyNjbAdM6ij5bdeJBcoXFiTkYomWjanhbd1pHzp9BVm0ODMCz%2F%2BeNEzYSbWFIPRZhpp9koPs4vAIzz%2BHFaRTxpRYwXfoztaaRm4ajPmG%2FyJs%2Ba%2BMvUsVT6psvbQjaMPN%2BIrqwojQBaZwSl0yT35f1ZR5lRsZ3TNW6qORO1T4mvQwyp7uC%2Bn5vAP0Z%2Fxt0Nn%2BAgMlhvHHr1infYTSAmxuyNO32K1xiwNmt7Hf%2BMTxjUaXrXg7lRHT9sk2B7GGqjjRPB7Wux%2Fh%2FsedwYjOVXP%2BeTioSJmAiTi2mIYSrDo%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR76A7djxYw

@Atuin said:
" @Formendacil said:
" @Atuin said:
" @Corydoras said:
" @Formendacil said:
" @SJPlego said:
"Fun fact: of the original three Ice Planet 2002 explorers (not counting 71046-8 , who may be Dr. Kelvin's daughter according to senior designer Chris Perron), this is the only character who was never named in published media. But in production art by Pete McLennon for LEGO Racers character facial expressions, this character's face textures are identified as "Will Chill". The ice-based surname indicates that the name refers specifically to this minifig, as opposed to Deputy Zack/Danny from Western. Will Chill is fully buildable in the character builder (since Commander Cold uses his torso), but does not otherwise appear in the game nor is he named.

Source: https://brickstobytes.org/games/lego-racers/face-textures "

@Binnekamp said:
"What a chill dude.

His career weirdly also included being a sheriff's deputy"

And don't forget the third and final use of the head: Xtreme Team's Rex."

That's not the same head."

Yep, that's actually one of Diver Dan's crew."

Believe Bricklink if you want, but every copy of 6572 (x1), 6567 (x5... or was it x6?), and 6462 that my family owned in childhood came with the Iceplanet/Deputy head--and not a single one with the Divers head. And, for what it's worth, the March-April 1998 issue of the LEGO Mania Magazine showed the blue Xtreme fig with the correct head (i.e. the Iceplanet one).

Bricklink is wrong."

All instructions, box photos and catalogue images show the Divers one. Bricklink isn't really the trusted source here. I think they even have both versions listed (or at least had, last time I checked). Page 2 of the Mania Magazine also has one of these images shown.

My best explanation for all of this would be either:
1) The prototype sets used the Divers head and it was changed rather late to 'Deputy Dan', thus the remaining images. However, all other sets using the older head were discontinued in 1998 and it seems strange Lego kept these rather similar heads for 2 years simultaneously.

2) The Mania Magazine image is wrong (which is not too uncommon for this type of media) and the sets you had were using up old stock or were mis-packaged. However this seems strange given the amount you mentioned.

I tried to find an unboxing video of any of these sets to answer this question, however I wasn't lucky thus far :( It's an interesting mystery I'd really like to see solved...

EDIT:
Update: managed to find a photo of a sealed bag for 6580 on eBay (eyes have pupils):"
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There's definitely something that got messed up somewhere--interestingly (to me), the set you found is not one of the three we had.

In the interests of sharing data, all our copies were from western Canada and the EARLIEST would have been purchased at the tail end of 1998, I think--the rest were 1999-2002. So nothing from the very earliest days of release.

@watcher21 said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" 71046-9 references the old computer slopes with the text computer screen on its chest."

His back also references this tile: https://brickset.com/parts/4654046/flat-tile-1x2-video-tape

@watcher21 said:" @Brickalili said:""Aw yeah, a real classic. Bold colour scheme and distinctive look (seriously did those visors get used anywhere outside this theme?) means they stand out in any crowd of space figs""

The time cruisers had them like in 1853
In normal red it was used by racers 6602 "

Power Miners used it as well; 8189 's pilot had one, and it was in a few other sets: https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-4569374 "

First of all an edit racer set 6713 and 6602-2 uses it.
Power Miners visor is missing the Antenna so not the same"

How on Earth had I not noticed that before? I feel ashamed; I need to go commit seppukku with a trans-neon orange saw.

@Brickalili said:
"Aw yeah, a real classic. Bold colour scheme and distinctive look (seriously did those visors get used anywhere outside this theme?) means they stand out in any crowd of space figs"

In the same color, the full helmet was included in 6492, 6493, 6494, and 1853, but it was not part of any minifigs in that theme. In red, it appeared in 6713 and 6602-2. An altered version, without the antenna, also appeared in drum-lacquered silver in 8188, 8189, 8190, 8191, and 20202. I suspect they ditched the antenna at that time because the silver ink would have flaked off of it too easily.

@Atuin:
Bricklink's official policy regarding minifig listings is to go by how it's constructed in the instructions (when possible). If the instructions show the wrong head, this creates complications. At the time the site was founded, this made the most sense, since set and minifig inventories were probably added primarily from instructions obtained from open copies of the sets.

Conversely, Brickset's set inventories are obtained by scraping the data from LEGO servers. Sometimes running changes are made, and the LEGO set inventories are updated to eliminate the old in favor of the new. This also creates complications (the wheels shown on 7779, 7181, 8658, and 4883 appear in zero set inventories, and part 51377 don't appear on Brickset because they got replaced so early in production).

I know 10199 has two minifigs that had head swaps because the original print used for both was retired shortly before the final season that set returned. If you look at the Brickset inventory, the original head for those two minifigs is not shown, but the minifig listings for TWN056 and TWN090 show the original minifigs because those are included in the primary inventory from Bricklink. The listings for TWN056a and TWN090a (with the updated faces from the third year of release) are alternates on Bricklink, but Brickset claims they are not included in any set inventories.