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Re: 8001 Battle Droid - Mini Review
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lugnet.build, lugnet.technic
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Thu, 4 May 2000 23:11:20 GMT
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Ralph Hempel says...
> Anyways, I was out picking up some LEGO for gifts and I
> took a second look at the 8001 Battle Droid. 328 pieces for
> about $40.00 CDN was not a great deal, and it had no parts
> that I needed, but the idea of a model that unfolded and was
> dynamic sure intrigued me.
> As I built the droid, I began to appreciate the skill with
> which it was designed. The kit is packaged in three bags,
> legs, torso, and backpack/arms.
If you haven't yet tried it, get the 8002 Destroyer Droid as well.
8001 is good, but 8002 is simply amazing. The mechanism by which
everything unfolds is intricate to a degree not equaled in any other
TLG set, except maybe the large Technic sets (>1k pieces).
It has the same kind of "gee whiz, how did they do that?" value
as a lot of the MOCs that talented Technic/Mindstorms builders post.
Chris Jeris
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