The 30th anniversary of the Lego minifig

30 years ago Lego released its first modern Minifig, the previous ones were the same size but without moving legs or arms. Starting in 1978 with a cop, Lego has produced over 4 billion minifigs starting out with figures from town, castle and space sets to the modern licensed figures.

While every one had the same expression for the first eleven years, they now come in a wide array of expressions and faces.

Also head over to Gizmodo for a cool look at the making of Lego minifigs.