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Look closely at the cockpit - (URL) - there is a darkish figure with a yellow smiley and what looks like a red hand. Nice to have a fourth figure for our $30! Maybe there is hope for an AT-ST pilot or two. Other $10 sets so far (Naboo Swamp and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Nah, I think it only comes with 3 and that is Palp in the cockpit(multitalented guy, eh). The red looks like flash flair. My picture looks like his hands are yellow in the cockpit. Just my opinion. Jason F. (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) I agree that the hands in the cockpit are yellow, but I seriously doubt the fig is Palpatine. LEGO has *never* done that before (put "multiple" copies of a fig in a catalogue shot- unless they're generic figs that there are multiples of in a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) That would be very cool if you are right. Do you know when they are due? Jason F. (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) fig (...) Actually, did they not do that with the Soccer Kit? Although they did add a disclaimer. Jude (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) If this year is like every other, we should see some of the sets before Christmas (at least, in the USA). eric (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Not true. Check out the pictures of Slave 1 from the 2000 catalog: (URL) in the cockpit, Boba on the ground... Besides, with earlier information indicating 3 minifigs, why not assume that the person in the cockpit is the emperor, thus avoiding (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) My bet is cloaked Luke from the Luke/Han/Boba three-pack (3341). But, if not... eeeexccceelent SteveC (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) fig (...) isn't {Boba Fett minifig standing in front of the Slave I model with Boba Fett in the Cockpit}, rather, it's {Boba Fett Minifig close up} overlayed on {Slave I with Boba Fett in the cockpit}. In other words, the larger Boba Fett (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Ah yes, the old Black-and-white-imag...laceholder trick. And the proofreader fell for it. In some graphic shops it is common practice to drop low-res B/W images into a layout to test designs, then update the final (approved) copy with the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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It wouldn't make sense to me. The royal guards aren't going to fly the ship. They just stand around and look intimidating. Besides, the emperor's so powerful he could probably fly the ship without touching the controls! Dave Lorbaat (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Either that or the press check was at 3am. ;^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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I'm positive that the Imperial Shuttle includes a fourth mini-fig to pilot. First, it couldn't be Palpatine; he is wearing the black hood piece. If you look closely at the picture, it's clear that the sides of the figs head arn't covered with (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) True, it was an overlay. It was the best I could do at work, however. IIRC there are other pictures from the Star Wars series as well... As for the different "collage" styles... Sure, the Boba picture is a more clear example of two combined (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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Not only they showed him twice in the catalogue, even the box is actually wrong! (It shows nearly the same as the catalogue: two Bobas) TLC also does this a lot for the Belville and Scala line. They put a large picture of the actual set in the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yep, you're right about the cockpit fig not wearing a hood. In fact, if you look closely you can see that it is a classic smiley face (Palpatine's eyes are larger and his mouth is straight). Ken (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Of course, last year they couldn't even decide how to spell Boba Fett. Don't forget the "Includes Bobafet!" from this catalog (URL) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It looks to me like a kepi on his head. That would make 'Imperial Officer' the obvious suggestion. best LFB (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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"Josh Opotzner" <Josh120@aol.com> wrote in message news:G31vIw.A7v@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) I tried that as soon as the pics showed up, but most of the S@H reps haven't even seen what the sets look like yet, the prices are still not finalized (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Because the figure in the cockpit has a regular smiley, not the Emperor's head... it's visible enough to at least make that out. However, it's possible that the fig was simply in there when the shot was taken and they just figured that the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm assuming this figure looks like the naboo security guard from set #7124, only with different colors. Maybe black and red? Cool! (...) At most 1 but IMHO there isn't going to be any. The cockpit is only 4 studs wide and looks like is may be (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) I'll definitely admit that the person in the cockpit is a traditional smiley faced minifig... Might be a placeholder, might be an imperial guard. Does it really look black? I'd guess he's wearing dark gray, judging from the picture... But then (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) studs (...) My guess is that the top will open, since there are not many bricks right under it. If you look close enough, you'll see that the dark grey elements are 1x4x1 half thinwalls and these do not have studs on top. Therefore, the top (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) drop (...) blew (...) any (...) column (...) Speaking of mistakes, almost every page of the latest S@H catalogue has pictures of sets where they forgot to cut the original photograph background out of windows and other spaces when compositing (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) The hands in the cockpit do indeed look yellow, but I'd bet real money (if I had any) that the fig in the cockpit is a classic smiley, not Palp's scowling face. And he's wearing a hat, not a hood. It's not Palp. (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) This might be a long shot, but what about Han being in the cockpit? I know it wouldn't make sense with the other figs being Palpatine and the guards, but if they put Chewie with the AT-ST, why not Han with the shuttle? Scott (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, IIRC, there was actually a scene in one of the movies with Chewie in an AT-ST and I'm pretty sure that Han was never in the shuttle. My guess is it's a generic Imperial officer like the generic Theed guard in the Flash Speeder that is in (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Majewski" <citrusx__@yahoo.com> (...) Actually, when the rebels landed on the moon of Endor to take out the shield generator, Han piloted the Shuttle that they had captured from the Imperials. -Andy Lynch (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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True (but this is a different shuttle -- Palpatine's). -- Paul Davidson Andy Lynch <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message news:00e301c0412e$8b...464@net... (...) in (...) is (...) Flash (...) shield (...) Imperials. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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