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Re: Question about set 7143 Jedi Starfighter.
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars
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Date: 
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:49:02 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Geoffrey Hyde writes:
> I have just purchased this set, and I am curious to know why TLG did not
> include a suitable body piece for the R4 astromech droid dome piece included
> in this set.  I feel it would have increased play value for this set, and it
> would have been no problem for me to imagine that R4's body "disappears"
> when the Starfighter is in flight.

To be fair to LEGO, the astromech does not have a body but is actually
hardwired into the starfighter.
http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/delta7/index.html

<snip>

I am glad you like it for what it is. I agree even though the body does not
need to be in the set it would have added a lot to the playabilty

Jude

trimmed .lego.direct



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"Jude Beaudin" <shiningblade@rogers.com> wrote in message news:GzE0Lq.GLy@lugnet.com... (...) not (...) Something is seriously wrong then. When I went to the movie release of AOTC, the astromech droid plainly was inserted into the starfighter from (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jul-02, to lugnet.starwars)

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I have just purchased this set, and I am curious to know why TLG did not include a suitable body piece for the R4 astromech droid dome piece included in this set. I feel it would have increased play value for this set, and it would have been no (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)

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