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Re: Thoughts on 1999 sets
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Sat, 31 Oct 1998 04:04:23 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) writes:
> Ok, so, http://www.halcyon.com/irvingd/ looks pretty legit. Here's my
> personal first impressions. What're yours?
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> Star Wars: Ehhh. I'd still been clinging to the hope that the X-wing was a
> hoax. Looks tolerable, but not fantastic -- and certainly isn't
> on the level of some MOCs I've seen. Still, the TIE fighter
> looks like it's got some nice big plates, which I'm kinda short
> of, so.
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> And, the Endor speeder-bike looks kinda nifty for a small set,
> and if that tree is blocks not a burp, that's a good source of
> brown.
I'm blown away by the speeder bikes and the snow speeder. Can't wait to get
these! The landspeeder looks pretty small but at least it's 6 wide and not 4
wide. :) I wonder if there's room for Threepio and Artoo in the back?
> Throwbots: Wow. Um, I sure hope this isn't all of the technic offerings for
> '99. Weird stuff. They certainly deserve their own number range!
> Might be interesting -- and certainly will be a source of parts
> in different colors. I wonder if they're "functional" in any way.
> Definitely appear more designed for play than creation -- sort of
> like Transformers. I'll hold judgement until I see 'em.
I'm pretty excited about this line -- it reminds me of Micronauts for some
reason. All the specialized pieces might be a bit much, but we'll see how
specialized they really are -- almost always turns out to be more uses for
someting than first-glance suggests.
I wonder what is meant by
All Star Wars elements are property of
Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or Lucas Licensing Ltd.
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Think it means that the SW-specific elements like light-sabres, gun turrets,
and special windows are owned by Lucas and that TLG can't use these elements in
non-SW sets?
So it looks from the logo there that we get Han, R2-D2, Leia, Luke, Darth
Vader, Stormtroopers, and (YES!) Boba Fett as minifigs.
But what about C-3PO and Chewbacca? :-(
Well, I guess Obi-Wan isn't in the logo and he gets to be a minifig in 7110, so
there's hope. :*]
--Todd
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| Wow. wowwowowow. The Star Wars sets look really good, I think. The snow speeder is great. You know, those Insectiod 4x4 half-domes are starting to look a lot like Star Destroyer shield generators, don'tcha know. The speed bike set is a fantastic (...) (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I take the view that the pieces are probably quite versatile. Lots of pieces seem to have some kind of ball joint coupling, which is kinda scarce in Technic at the moment. I'll be crossing fingers! :-) Fredrik (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) That would be very sad, if the licensing limitations go beyond the minifigs, and ship designs. But I think "elements" in this case is a general term, refering to "things identifiable as Star Wars". As opposed to "elements" meaning "LEGO bricks (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| Ok, so, (URL) looks pretty legit. Here's my personal first impressions. What're yours? Star Wars: Ehhh. I'd still been clinging to the hope that the X-wing was a hoax. Looks tolerable, but not fantastic -- and certainly isn't on the level of some (...) (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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