 | | Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Richard Dee
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| | | Taken from the latest UK issue of Lego Adventures! Magazine. 300 dpi, very big. One is 200+kb, the other 100+kb. But the detail is such that you can read the text on the display panels! (URL) ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | (...) Now I know what I'm gonna be preordering from S@H this year... -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 "I'm pretty sure it's your inability to hit the ball that makes you keep missing." -- Some kid's little-league coach (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Ben Gatrelle
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| | | | | (...) 1) Thanks for putting these up 2) It looks like they are using the small barrel piece in gray on the engines (2 per engine) 3) the construction of the laser cannons(?) don't match! the top left matches the bottom right, and vice versa. I bet (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —James Powell
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| | | | | | | (...) yes, the top left and bottom right have worm gears on them, whereas the top right and bottom left have plain sleeves on them...but this is not a catalog picture, and it could have been a "lets see how it looks" picture, that got used for more (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | | | (...) It is worth noting that at least one X-Wing production model had a corkscrew-type paint job on those two opposing cannons, in the position that the worm gears are placed. It appears on the 6+ foot production model. It's possible they were (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | | | | (...) This is intentional! A friend of mine used to work at LEGO Futura, he was part of the team that designed the Star Wars sets. He explained the differences in the set to 'the Rebel Forces always being on the run, they don't have the maintenance (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | | (...) I don't think those are worm gears. They look more like the flexible ribbed tubing that has been used in most Technic sets recently. Jeff (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Tony Priestman
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| | | | | | | On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Ben Gatrelle (<Fns2s8.Jqs@lugnet.com>) wrote at 21:09:44 (...) And have you noticed the grey R2D2 body pieces at the back of the lasers? (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | (...) Do you mean the dk gray Scala vases that make up the exhaust ports of the engines, or the lt gray barrel pieces that make up the, err, barrel of the exhaust? Hey! Does this mean I can model that crummy vase piece in LDraw, and not have to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Tony Priestman
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| | | | | | | | | On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Steve Bliss (<D5l0OFetPfE0Nm+f3Z...@4ax.com>) wrote at 13:31:38 (...) No. Look at the port top wing. Third piece in from the left on the back end of the laser. It's got the hole for a leg on top, if you see what I mean. (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Doh! I saw that after posting my reply to you. Those will be nice to get. Those pieces cause me to assume the lasers will be attached with technic pegs. Other than the canopy, I still have not found any completely new pieces on this model. But (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Yes. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Good paint scheme reproduction —David Simmons
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| | | | | | | | (...) TTW's (...) That's because one of the larger studio models of the ship is actually painted in this fashion. However, the color is very washed out and not likely to be discernible in very many shots. Try watching the scenes in the Rebel base in (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | (...) 5) Two words: Technic Luke. AAAAIIIGH! (On the other hand: Technic Tie Pilot.) LFB (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | | | (...) Nope! No Such Luck. They are not allowed to produce technic SW figs because whoever makes the starwars action figures has an exclusive liscence for those and technic figs are considered action figures (but minifigs aren't) -- Jonathan Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | | (...) I think these are minifig-scale[1] anyway, which would be very cool, IMHO. One possible clue to this (that they're minifig-scale and not Technic scale) is that the set numbers are still part of the 71xx range of the LEGO SYSTEM Star Wars sets. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | | | (...) That depends. Are the technic-scale figs mix-n-matchable like the minifigs? That's how they got away with the minifigs- they're "construction toys". (...) I dunno about that. The front of the X-Wing, by the front of the canopy, is 4 studs (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) No, they're not. They've got connectors for technic pegs, but aren't modular. You can take them apart, but it's sorta like pulling the arms from minifigs -- not _supposed_ to happen. (note that I'm removing this from .loc.uk and adding (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.loc.uk, Eric Joslin writes: <snip> (...) Except that I've been waiting for YEARS for someone to make a Millennium Falcon that has a hallway all the way up to the cockpit, instead of terminated at the edge of the circular section. Looks (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Steven Vore
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Somewhere there's a site that goes into excrutiating detail on the internal inconsistancies in the Falcon and tries to put together the "best-possible" floorplan. If you've not seen it, I'll do some searching. -S (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Will Middelaer
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Try: (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Thanks, I've seen that. :^) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Steven Vore
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) new material to his site since I was there last - cool! -S (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Uh, but that has little to do with selective compression. That's a feature you'd like to see implemented. It would still have to be implemented with selective compression to make it scaled to minifigs, which are already selectively compressed (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Oh, yeah, well then I'll just complain about the one-seat cockpit. :^P ~M (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | | | These are better than we thought. Now we just need to pray for a UCE Millennium Falcon! KL (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | | (...) Jiminy H. Cricket! OMG, totally! That would rock so hard! If a UCS Millennium Falcon cost $500.00 and had 5000 pieces and if was as accurate and anywhere near as great as the TIE Interceptor and the X-wing, I'll bet it would still sell out! (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | | | | It would easially be the best set of all time. KL (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | | | | As cool as it'd be, I'd be happy with a UCS A-Wing and B-Wing. I love those ships! The big question is, would the Millenium Falcon be at the same scale? Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | (...) Even if a UCS MF was smaller scale, cost $100.00~$150.00, with the appropriate number of pieces, it would still be way cool. Steve (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | | On Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:09:44 GMT, Ben Gatrelle uttered the following profundities... (...) A pleasure. Glad to be of service for a change, rather than the wind-up merchant! (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | (...) Yes, Thanks Richard! (...) Nope, it is hinged so the nose can taper at a shallow angle. Look at the tiles, and notice how they get thinner as they near the tip of the nose? Some cool pieces: < X-Wing > Lots of Tiles!! (Dark?) Gray Scala Flower (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | | (...) Which piece is this? Is it the starwars wing piece? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | (...) Well, considering that is the only 6x12 wing Lego makes, yes. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Very high-detail scans of the SW Collector's series sets —Troy Cefaratti
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| | | | Thanks for posting the pictures Richard. I know that I am a little late, but I just got around to reading .space :) There is enough detail in the Tie Interceptor that I can ALMOST build it from the picture! I especially like the fact that it seems (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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