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Re: My Spy Runner BD-5J MOC
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general
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Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:47:20 GMT
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That is awesome. It is way better than TLC's Spy Runner. I would bet the
reason TLC didn't make that plane is they either did not or could not get the
rights to reproduce the real plane. (Remember the "Indy Storm") I Wish TLC
would have at least made the "naboo" canopy in trans-dk. blue instead of the
"x-wing" canopy. <sigh> oh well.
-Lord Insanity
In lugnet.build, Nathan Falslev writes:
> That's great! Minifig fits fine, pretty smooth lines, and nice paint scheme
> all in a TINY package. I've used a slope and inverted slope together before
> but it works really well on this model.
> Why couldn't TLC have done their's like this?
> Nathan Falslev
> nfalslev@netscape.net
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> In lugnet.build, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > Hi Everyone!
> >
> > I always loved the opening scene from the James Bond movie: Octopussy, where
> > Bond (Roger Moore) flies around like a bat outa heck in a little BD-5J.
> >
> > Plus, I think it's way more chic than the TLC Spy Runner. ;^)
> >
> > So I decided to build one.
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1324
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > ~Mark
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| I doubt that TLC would have had any difficulty making something similar to what I created. It's similar to the real BD-5, but it's different enough in scale and detail that it couldn't really be construed as any kind of copyright issue. I think they (...) (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| That's great! Minifig fits fine, pretty smooth lines, and nice paint scheme all in a TINY package. I've used a slope and inverted slope together before but it works really well on this model. Why couldn't TLC have done their's like this? Nathan (...) (24 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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