Answers.Body: <p>The figure on the left is generally referred to as a <a href="http://peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/psearch?query=Fabuland%20Figure&amp;limit=none" rel="noreferrer">Fabuland figure</a>, although I believe that the entire Fabuland line actually featured animals. There were a few basic sets released in the 80s that included human Fabuland-style figures. That one is probably from this <a href="http://peeron.com/inv/sets/392-2" rel="noreferrer">fire engine</a>:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/q6ZZF.jpg" alt="392-2"></p>
  
  <p>Before the introduction of the Minifig in 1978, there was the Maxifig that you noted in your question:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ajq6D.jpg" alt="Nurse and Child"></p>
  
  <p>The precursor to the modern minifig was added in 1975:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZXMRX.png" alt="Inflexible figures"></p>
  
  <p>LEGO released a <a href="http://cache.lego.com/r/club/-/media/club/markets/us/inside%20scoop/history%20of%20minifig/history%20of%20the%20minifigure.pdf" rel="noreferrer">history of the minifig</a> that you might find interesting.</p>
  
  <p>In addition to the traditional minifig, you may also come across Technic figures which were around for a time.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Yv1nG.jpg" alt="Technic figure"></p>
  
  <p>There were also the <a href="http://peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/psearch?query=Creator%20Figure&amp;limit=none" rel="noreferrer">Creator figures</a> that were only around briefly in the early 2000s:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/3uHYX.jpg" alt="creator figure"></p>
  
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Answers.Text: The Creator figure look very similar to the ones in the [Jack Stone](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Jack_Stone_(Theme)) theme.
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Body: <p>I'm pretty sure the LEGO figure on the right is the daughter from a 1977 set <a href="http://brickset.com/sets/276-1/Nurse-and-Child" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Nurse and Child</a>. But what about this style of jumbo minifig on the left with arms and legs that bend? When was that from? It might be from a LEGO Basic set? What different styles of minifigs has LEGO produced over the years?</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Pg8LX.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
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Title: Large LEGO Minifig Styles
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ThreadText: # Large LEGO Minifig Styles
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-24)
  
  I'm pretty sure the LEGO figure on the right is the daughter from a 1977 set [Nurse and Child](http://brickset.com/sets/276-1/Nurse-and-Child). But what about this style of jumbo minifig on the left with arms and legs that bend? When was that from? It might be from a LEGO Basic set? What different styles of minifigs has LEGO produced over the years?
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Pg8LX.jpg)
  
  **Tags:** piece-information, minifigures, part-identification
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-24. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
  
  The figure on the left is generally referred to as a [Fabuland figure](http://peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/psearch?query=Fabuland%20Figure&limit=none), although I believe that the entire Fabuland line actually featured animals. There were a few basic sets released in the 80s that included human Fabuland-style figures. That one is probably from this [fire engine](http://peeron.com/inv/sets/392-2):
  
  ![392-2](https://i.sstatic.net/q6ZZF.jpg)
  
  Before the introduction of the Minifig in 1978, there was the Maxifig that you noted in your question:
  
  ![Nurse and Child](https://i.sstatic.net/ajq6D.jpg)
  
  The precursor to the modern minifig was added in 1975:
  
  ![Inflexible figures](https://i.sstatic.net/ZXMRX.png)
  
  LEGO released a [history of the minifig](http://cache.lego.com/r/club/-/media/club/markets/us/inside%20scoop/history%20of%20minifig/history%20of%20the%20minifigure.pdf) that you might find interesting.
  
  In addition to the traditional minifig, you may also come across Technic figures which were around for a time.
  
  ![Technic figure](https://i.sstatic.net/Yv1nG.jpg)
  
  There were also the [Creator figures](http://peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/psearch?query=Creator%20Figure&limit=none) that were only around briefly in the early 2000s:
  
  ![creator figure](https://i.sstatic.net/3uHYX.jpg)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: The Creator figure look very similar to the ones in the [Jack Stone](http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Jack_Stone_(Theme)) theme.  
  > **username_3**: The link for the timeline is broken, not even a 404 page appears.  
  
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