A bit ironically, the 'Larger, more detailed figures' is is actually something Lego had already done, in boy-centered sets, several years before. http://lego.w

A bit ironically, the 'Larger, more detailed figures' is is actually something Lego had already done, in boy-centered sets, several years before. http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/TECHNIC_Figure http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/TECHNIC_Figure, http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/8714_The_LEGO_TECHNIC_guys http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/8714_The_LEGO_TECHNIC_guys I'm a bit disappointed they didn't use the same design (or a similar one) for the new figures - there was a lot to be said for the full posability of the Technic figures. Also, the legs had holes in the side, allowing you to mount bricks either on their feet, or to the side of their legs. This allowed for building reasonably convincing exo-suits.