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In lugnet.starwars, Jeremiah VanderMark writes:
> Crossposted to .mecha - this thing is all good parts.
>
> > http://www.marzdistribution.com/insideMarz/moreinfo.cfm?ID=LEGO-4483
A bigger picture:
http://www.rebelscum.com/toys/lego4483a.jpg
> - This thing is huge. Looks to be a foot or so tall. While this isn't the
> 'real' scale, I think it's convincingly gigantic and the details and
> proportions are better than I expected.
By rough guestimating, I'd say it's about an even 12 inches tall (I got
about 306mm). About 38-43 minifig feet tall? That's not too bad at all
considering what they COULD have done :)
> - Figs: I see Luke on the grapple line, an AT-AT driver fig, and 2
> Snowtroopers (!!!)
>
> - A white new-style speeder bike
>
> - Angles. After the AT-TE and the ISD, it seems Lego isn't afraid to play
> with angled plates in sets. I hope they've found another, non-magnetic
> attachment method though. I haven't seen how the AT-TE's internals work, but
> the ISD's magnetic couplings aren't exactly top-notch technique.
Now I'm disremembering how the AT-TE panels go on. I don't recall them being
magnetic, but I could be wrong. I do remember there was a series of funky
hinges that bent to get the correct angles for panel placement... And it
similarly has a hatch in the back for the speeder-bike...
> - More new patterned dishes. Looks like 4 of the new 6-wides and 4 either 3-
> or 4-wides as leg joints, all with good
> generally-techy-but-not-distinctly-SW printing - perfect for mecha builders.
Looks *exactly* like the 6-wide and 4-wide prints that are in the AT-TE. In
fact, when assembling the AT-TE (a whole 2 days before the AT-AT photos got
posted), I was thinking that those would be the parts TLC would use for the
new AT-AT.
> - Actual, honest-to-goodness Technic beams (with studs,even!) seem to make
> up the main structure of the legs - look at the backsides of the right legs.
> I'm curious to see how Lego themselves balance looks and strength on these
> spindly legs.
The AT-TE actually had some REALLY stiff knee joints. I was impressed.
They're a new "double-lollipop" shape. Each half on its own looks like an
oversized lollipop (about 3 wide circle) with a technic liftarm coming out
(about 2 or 3 holes worth). The disc halves go together to form a stiff
click-hinge, with opposing technic liftarms sticking out the sides.
What I'm wondering is exactly how those ankle joints work. When still
playing around with my AT-AT (before checking scale) I made a *very* similar
foot design using the 4x4 round bricks in the same place they do, connecting
to the 1x1 technic breams the exact same way, and using teeny arches to make
the curved ankle track. I wonder if these are actually free floating or
whether they actually use some sort of mechanical solution.
Also of note:
- new wacky 4x4 curved parts by the back of the "cheeks".
- 6x6 round BRICKS on the bottoms of the feet? (could be octagonal)
- 2x3 and 2x4 wedge plates in a respectable color (grey, of course, in which
case, eh, boring)
> Overall, I'm very impressed with Lego's rendition of the beast. I
> certainly didn't expect such accuracy and detail, but then they've been
> surprising me all along with those things. This thing is just... perfect.
> I'm in love :)
Likewise impressed. I had expected much worse. I can't wait to see other
details of it, like what it looks like on the inside, what that viewscreen
piece is, how well the neck poses, etc.
DaveE
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