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Re: 2001 - reactions so far
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 21 Dec 2000 00:03:05 GMT
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Just a few subjective comments ...
> only one rated a score of > 90 and that was the 7166
> Star Wars Imperial Shuttle.
I think the 7166 is a rather stylish-looking set. The striking visual effect
is created by a high fin combined with drooping wings
and nose (probably using our old friend the click-hinge). There is also
perhaps a greater use of rounded edged pieces in preference
to slopes which have been more commonly used in the SW sets.
> There were 7 sets in the 70s-ratings, of which 3 were also Star Wars:
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> 7106 Droid Escape
> 7127 Imperial AT-ST
> 7146 Tie Fighter
> 8007 C-3PO
Before anyone says "but the Tie Fighter is not new", I would point out that
this is Lego's 3rd Tie vessel, the other ones being the
7150 Tie Fighter & Y-Wing and the 7181 UCS Tie Interceptor. This new 7146
Tie Fighter is flat-hexagonal-wing model that appears in
quantity in the original Star Wars film, whereas the 7150 Tie Fighter is the
folding-wing variant that Darth Vader used in the same
film. I'm afraid I don't know which film (if any) featured the pointy-tipped
7181 Tie Interceptor; nonethless I think it is the
best-looking of all the TIE variants.
Curiously, 8007 C-3PO is rated in the 70s but the relatively similar 8008
Stormtrooper is rated in the 30s.
Kerry
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| I'm afraid I don't know which film (if any) featured the pointy-tipped (...) Showed up in the final instalment, known as Return Of The Jedi. It was the Empire's answer to the better armed X-Wing fighter and has a greater sublight speed than most (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | 2001 - reactions so far
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| I just took a look at the 2001 sets and the ratings that they have attracted so far: (URL) the distribution of average ratings: 90s: 1 80s: 0 70s: 7 60s: 8 50s: 12 40s: 4 30s: 8 20s: 2 Of the 42 sets listed, only one rated a score of > 90 and that (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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