LEGO 20 (10 Pairs) Yellow Minifigure Hands

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With the exception of some parts towards the middle of the hand, the dark red coloring is all pieces like the fingertips or exterior panels stuck on top of structure.

I used to be very precious about having my minifigs hands the 'right' way up, until I realised that when I turn the hands upside down, my soldiers can hold their rifles over their shoulders, which looks much better when marching in formation. Just look at every official lego box showing the minifigs, the hands have always been in that orientation. Sometimes an accessory just looks better or can be better positioned relative to the mouth or eyes of a minifig when you turn the hand around.

Given that the pinky is shorter, and that the thumb is further away from the pinky, I would think that the "fatter" end makes more sense to be the "top" of the hand (pointing up/forward). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognise your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies).

This is one of the things I love about the LEGO community - just look at the amount of time and energy being expended in considering this obscure topic ! The last few years have seen massive jumps in terms of minifig detail, first dual molded arms and legs, now side and toe printing on legs, (the new Sam Wilson cap looks amazing and is what got me thinking about this) and all that’s really left to improve is the hands, either dual molded or printed, or both. This hand is modelled from the structure of a human hand, the palm being the highlight of this work. That's the typical orientation, because the wider parts represents the longer fingers and the thumb (supposedly, first time I consciously think about it).The palm is just solid and flat, unlike a real hand, but I don't think that detracts from the articulation at all, because of the range of movement in the fingers and thumb. Special hands, such as pirate hooks in several different colours and boxing gloves have also been made.

The model can be put into a wide variety of realistic hand positions, such as forming a fist, holding up any number of fingers (4 is pictured), snapping, performing the Jedi mind-trick from Star Wars, or even holding small objects like a pencil or a minifigure (no, these wouldn't be included :D). Add to that the fact that I've done it that way for the last 30-odd years and the other way round just looks wrong! Cos I look at my hands and when they are curled the top part is naturally curved and shorter cos of the thumb. I used dark red and light gray styling, largely because that's the color I had for the finger joints and then I decided to keep going with it for the rest of the model. Hands are made in nearly every standard colour, with yellow and fleshed coloured ( 2003-present day), being the most common colours.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, DUPLO, the SPIKE logo, MINDSTORMS and the MINDSTORMS logo are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). The loose LEGO is amazing, contains so many different elements for anyone bulking out their own collection. If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data and IP address values to an individual extent. If they're not holding anything, they're usually upside down, since that's how they came from the factory or how I positioned them when they were holding something. Visit our Minifigure Weapons section for a great range of firearms, shields, and weapons to ensure your minifigure is never caught off guard!It follows the anatomy of the human palm and is able to perfectly replicate the posture of the palm in action.