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(...) Hahaha. Actually you've just given me an idea. Light bley is pretty close to the colour of corrugated iron so I wonder if you couldn't use large numbers of the new light bley one by one slopes to do something. Tim (19 years ago, 13-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Sheesh, I only wanted a roof pack... ;-) Jason R (19 years ago, 13-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I agree -- that is why it would be great as a standalone model! -mark (19 years ago, 13-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Ahh, the old robot arm for the cockpit side window trick. :-) (2 URLs) This plate surfacing technique is much more realistic than my conventional use of plates and slopes (circa 2000), and makes attaching surface detail easier (and reduces the mass (...) (19 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Lights would be great. How about EL lighting? Take a look at the blue/green EL strip on this page: (URL) Stick a nice blue filter on top of the EL strip and I think you'd have a winner. :-) Jeff (19 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego)
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"Steve Witt" <steve@lego.com> wrote in message news:JD9xpI.7rG@lugnet.com... (...) <snip> Needs lights. ;) -Rob www.brickmodder.net (19 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yeah, I'm hoping this will pay off for Lego, but it is quite a leap from the $300 price point of the ISD (which did phenomenally well) and the Death Star II (which I'm guessing did NOT do so well). But my guess is that it's pretty much in the (...) (19 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I have to whole-heartedly agree with this post. $500 US is VERY steep. Yes, it's got a huge part-count, but it's just not affordable for this middle-aged, middle-income guy. James Wilson Dallas (19 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I would love to buy this but it's a bit out of my price range. Would be a great model and when (if) you break it down it looks like it could transform a bley collection into a true powerhouse. For SPACE! builders this could really be the set (...) (19 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) The big question though is this: Would you ever WANT to break this baby down. I cannot imagine a reason why I ever would (other than lack of space). (19 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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