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Re: Thoughts on 1999 sets
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:19:31 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.org(avoidspam)
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Greg Williams <gregw@mindspring.com> wrote:
> I like the X-wing design. I think it is quite well done. I can see it will
> need some modification for retractable landing gear, though. So does the
> Y-wing. I think the Y-wing is the best design of the ships they show. I like
Maybe my hopes were too high. Compare to
http://www.starwars.com/vehicles/x-wing/1_bg.html for example -- the Lego
design is way too stubby and lumpy compared to the long, sleek "real"
X-wing.
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Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
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| (...) It's LEGO. There's only so much that can be done in the way of scale-modeling realism. If they wanted to make an accurate scale model, they'd have to make a bunch of specialized new structural pieces. Which is what most of us were afraid would (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Thoughts on 1999 sets
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| I'll second the stubby look. The fuselage looks a little short. As for lumpy, what do you expect? LEGOs traditionally have lumpy studs on top. :-) Duane (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 1999 sets
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| (...) I like the X-wing design. I think it is quite well done. I can see it will need some modification for retractable landing gear, though. So does the Y-wing. I think the Y-wing is the best design of the ships they show. I like the TIE fighter (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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