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Re: Just for fun, take a poll
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Date: 
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:58:53 GMT
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In lugnet.fun, Brendan Powell Smith writes:
> Not to be at all antagonistic, but out of curiosity, could someone explain
> to me the fetish so many people seem to have for the Blacktron guy? • <snip>
> I can certainly see voting for the Classic Space guy.  When first released,
> he was a giant leap forward for minifigkind, but Blacktron always struck me
> as a merely a small step.

Hey Rev, besides the fact that they came with some darn cool vehicles, the
Blacktron figs were also the first to have *black visors* (that I know of).
In fact, I know of none since then either.  This unique feature should be
considered noteworthy as much as the unique features of other figs on the
poll.  (What I don't get is why the Blacktron spacecraft didn't use solid
black for all their cockpit windows.)

> And while I'm at it, can someone fill me in on the history behind Mary and Bill?

They were the stars of an early idea book:

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6000

Cheers,
-Hendo (who coincidentally did not vote for the Blacktron fig)



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Not to be at all antagonistic, but out of curiosity, could someone explain to me the fetish so many people seem to have for the Blacktron guy? I don't get it. Isn't he just a retread of the classic space guy in black, replacing the cool logo with (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.fun)

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