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Subject:	Re: First Impressions of #7150 - TIE Fighter / Y-Wing
Newsgroups:	lugnet.starwars, lugnet.reviews
Date:	Fri, 12 Mar 1999 01:04:15 GMT
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On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 16:18:41 GMT, blisses@worldnet.att.net (Steve Bliss) wrote: > > Of these, the only real SPUD (single-purpose, ugly decorative) piece is > the front canopy from the TIE fighter. Is this really a SPUD? I haven't had a chance to see this set in real life yet, but my first reaction from the picture was 'neat -- I wonder if they are going to use the TIE canopy as the window in a Bespin playset next year?'

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		Re: First Impressions of #7150 - TIE Fighter / Y-Wing
(...) The first time I saw the TIE fighter window, I wanted to make two things: 1) The Bespin Duel scene, with the big round window, and 2) the Emperor's Throne Room from RotJ. I don't consider it a SPUD- there are a lot of big, round windows in the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.reviews)

		Re: First Impressions of #7150 - TIE Fighter / Y-Wing
(...) My (main) problem is that this piece is bigger than it should be -- its base is 2 studs deep, plus the domed part and gun-points that stick out in front. And the whole thing is the trans-smoke material. I think if this part was only 1-deep (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.reviews)

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		First Impressions of #7150 - TIE Fighter / Y-Wing
OK. I opened the box, I built the models, and here's what I thought about it: The Packaging: quite different from other LEGO sets. I think the box was designed by someone who pays more attention to marketing than most TLG designers. It's a slicker (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.reviews)

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