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"Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.general, Matthew Miller writes:
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> > I'm hoping (seems unlikely, unfortunately) that Lego will continue their
> > *own* space line, despite the SW contract. Trains would be a great excuse • to
> > do that, in fact.
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> Trains and Star Wars need to go off in separate directions!
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> Why? Because in Star Wars, everybody is either a hotshot pilot, or employs • one.
> It's like everybody drives a car, and the ones who can't, hang out at • spaceports
> (Mos Eisley) trying to hire a taxi. In the movies, there aren't any • passenger
> ships. Blockade runners apparently carry one passenger, and freighters are • just
> the 18-wheelers of space. Most everything else is a one-man hotrod or a • flying
> city. Anybody on board a capital ship, stays there. (exception: Darth • Vader, who
> has many smaller vehicles.) Jabba's barge is the 38-foot yacht people only • dream
> of having for themselves. The two-seater ships (Snowspeeder, Cloud Car) • are
> versatile enough to allow one intimate friend to come along. Clearly, Star • Wars
> is about personal mobility, not mass transportation.
Thanks for the insight, Eric! I have heard some serious rumors that
Marvel Comics Goup and TLC will be putting together a winning combination.
There should be Fantastic Four and X-men mini-figs and sets out by next
summer, with other super hero group sets debuting later. The set I am
looking forward to most is Daredevil and his Rubber Car.
Have fun!
John
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| (...) Snip (...) I hope that Lego won't licence everything. Lego is not about creating a model and letting it sit there (although that's what most AFOLs are doing, me included). Lego is about building, dismantling and rebuilding. Where goes the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Trains and Star Wars need to go off in separate directions! Why? Because in Star Wars, everybody is either a hotshot pilot, or employs one. It's like everybody drives a car, and the ones who can't, hang out at spaceports (Mos Eisley) trying to (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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