LEGO Answers Why The Downtown Diner Has New Minifigure Faces

Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 by Brickfinder

As some of you have noticed (and pointed out) that the latest LEGO Creator Expert Downtown Diner (10260) have done away with the traditional generic minifigure smiley faces and replaced them with facial expressions.

This is a bit of a departure from the usual aesthetic as generic minifigure faces were used for all the minifigures since the introduction of the Cafe Corner in 2007.

Over the past 10 years our modular buildings have evolved in many ways. We’ve added more interior details, more story-telling and more emotional triggers such as unique decorations on windows & Minifigure torsos. We now feel the time is right to bring the Minifigure expression in line with all the amazing details now offered throughout our models. We have always loved the classic smiley face for its versatility and nostalgia value, but are now excited to explore the new possibilities expressive faces will offer us.

I’m actually quite alright with the update of minifigure faces as it adds to the story telling aspect of the set and allows of us to create amusing scenarios with our modular cities.

2 responses to “LEGO Answers Why The Downtown Diner Has New Minifigure Faces”

1. Sparklord says:

   December 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm

   And the Diner Waitress from Series 11 now has a place to work.

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2. Lyn Howard says:

   December 13, 2017 at 8:39 am

   I like the old faces but happy to go with the occasional new ’emotive’ ones. Don’t discontinue the old ones though. 😀

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