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Re: 1999 comments
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Thu, 10 Dec 1998 13:24:26 GMT
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Once upon a time, "Kevin Johnston" <kjohnston@apple.com> wrote:
> More completely random thoughts...
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> Steve Bliss writes:
> > I don't remember seeing the Hoth lookout post before. I assume that
> > either comes with the Snowspeeder, or is not actually available (but
> > LEGO doesn't seem to put not-for-sale decorative stuff in their catalogs
> > any more).
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> Ain't that odd? Appears in the main catalog, not in the 1-sheet. Also, the
> Snowspeeder is slightly different (flat vs. canted wings, plus a spot of red on
> the front in the 1-sheet version). Maybe the 1-sheet shows a prototype, before
> the cannon was added?
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> Very unusual, seems to me, for Lego to be inconsistent like this-- makes me
> wonder what the time to market for the SW sets was and whether the 1-sheet was
> rushed. OTOH, I was looking over the X-Wing sneak peek photo that got out a few
> months ago... remarkably unchanged.
But very common for SW toys. For example: last year, Estes (model
rockets) released several new SW rockets (and several re-releases): Star
Destroyer, Y-Wing, Snow Speeder (I think--maybe an A-Wing?). ANYway, in
their catalog, they didn't show pictures of prototypes--the pictures
were just stock photos of the ships. Gave no indication of what the
rockets actually looked like.
ObOfftopic: TLG isn't the only company 'dumbing down' their construction
toys. Over the years, Estes has released several versions of the
X-Wing. With each new version, the number of total parts went down and
the size of pre-molded parts went up. The current version is pre-built.
Maybe you have to put the parachute together.
ObOfftopic2: Silliest SW/Estes product? "Proton Torpedo" starter set.
It featured a basic rocket with decals proclaiming it as a Proton
Torpedo.
> I hope they're going to surprise us with a big honkin' Death Star playset
> before long. The lack of SW playsets is a little annoying-- none of the E1
> sets appear from their titles to be non-vehicle sets, either, except the
> mysterious "Lightsaber."
I noticed that lack as well, and totally agree with you.
> > > The Adv. river boat looks really cool. ...
> >
> > I'm really jazzed about the river boat. That one took me by surprise.
> > I'm thinking "Queen of the Nile", now. ...
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> Definitely! Since poring over the larger scans I think this is my fave new
> set. (Um, well, ignoring the screaming SW fanboy inside me, anyway.) Boat
> and idol both are very cool, with a great selection of parts. Seven minifigs!
I *really* like the boat. It is quite a departure for TLG. In a good
way.
> > > I just noticed... is that a new boat element in the large Amazon set?
> >
> > It's not new -- it appeared in 1998's Belville Luxury Cruiser, #5848.
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> "I was not aware of that!" Thanks.
No problem -- just remember, in the Belville set, the rowboat is yellow.
(For any closet Belville fans, the Family Yacht/Luxury Cruiser is very
cool -- no open-air houses with only weird, abstract walls. And the
boat hull would be great for a minifig-scale 'billionaire yacht' model).
Steve
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| More completely random thoughts... (...) Ain't that odd? Appears in the main catalog, not in the 1-sheet. Also, the Snowspeeder is slightly different (flat vs. canted wings, plus a spot of red on the front in the 1-sheet version). Maybe the 1-sheet (...) (28 years ago, 10-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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