Sprinter
What happens with the Sprinter is that a race gets organised within a minute of the box coming open: a strip of tiles for a track, two or three minifigures on the line, and somebody wins. The pose does the rest, since the athlete is caught a heartbeat before the starter's gun.
Data Matrix codes: Sprinter
One of these codes is printed on the bottom of the box, next to the barcode.
6472867first batch6472900production batch 26471966production batch 3
LEGO prints a different code for each production batch and region, which is why one item has several. The scanner recognises all 3.
About this minifigure
Everybody understands a sprint: ten seconds and you know who won. This figure rests on exactly that and needs no backstory at all. A rivalry you can stage in a minute counts for more in a brick-built world than an elaborate plot does.
The series reached shops in the year of the Paris Games, which makes a track athlete unusually well timed. Athletes have turned up in collectible minifigures before, so collectors who build stadiums have somewhere to put this one — a big arena, a school track, or the playing field round the corner.
It is also a good pick for a child who trains. The character reads clearly, with no dark or fantastical strands, and it pairs naturally with the Fitness Instructor into a small block about movement. On a shelf it lines up easily beside the sportspeople gathered over the years.
Did you know: The 100 metres world record — 9.58 seconds — was set by Usain Bolt in Berlin in 2009.
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