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Re: Target online has Technic Star Wars for half price
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Sat, 13 Jan 2001 02:33:00 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail.net{NoSpam}>
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Tim Hatch wrote:
> -Destroyer Droid (the one that rolls, then pops up):
> http://www.target.com/common/catalog/product.jhtml?
> prodid=26965&catnav=43484
> $24.90 (SAHS ~49.99)
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> -Pit Droid
> http://www.target.com/common/catalog/product.jhtml?
> prodid=26987&catnav=43488
> $11.90 (SAHS ~19.99)
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> -Battle Droid (the one that there was an army of)
> http://www.target.com/common/catalog/product.jhtml?
> prodid=26967&catnav=43488
> $14.90 (SAHS ~29.99)
I have all three of these.
Destroyer droid has an *INSANE* number of teeny-tiny
parts. 550 parts - scarcely *any* are more than an inch
long!
* If you want LOTS of axles, axle joiners, pegs, thin beams,
collars, etc - then this is a GOOD set.
* If you want nice long beams, plates, gears and stuff like
that - forget it - there isn't a single one of any of those
things in the Destroyer Droid set!
* It's by *FAR* the hardest Lego model I've ever put
together...it was worth $25 for that experience alone.
* I didn't feel cheated.
The Pit Droid and Battle Droid are also mostly built from
teeny-tiny parts - but they also have a lot of really
useless parts of the kind you find in the throwbots and
robo-riders sets - which somehow I *never* find uses
for in 'real' robotic projects. They were both a little
disappointing - but then I paid full price for them just
over a year ago.
There is (I think) not one single part with a standard
Lego 'stud' on it in any of the three sets! That's got to be
some kind of a record!
The Destroyer Droid has 99% of it's parts in dark grey and brown.
The Pit Droid is green and 'sand' - the Battle Droid is all 'sand',
including some gears and other parts I've only ever seen in grey
before.
All three robots fold up in complicated ways and 'sproing' into
shape when you push the appropriate button. The way the Battle
Droid grabs it's laser gun (using a Lego railroad magnet pair)
is clever...so is the unfolding mechanism of the Destroyer
Droid. *Lots* of little Lego elastic bands!
All three sets are now 'recycled' into the gaping maw of my Lego
storage system.
> These sets probably aren't worth it for raw pirces at
> regular price (there have been a couple of threads on
> this), but do have some cool-type pieces nonetheless. I
> really don't know if they're worth it or not. Could
> someone that has these sets give us a review ("Are these
> good for half price?")?
I got my Destroyer droid from eToys who are/were on the
verge of going bust and are selling most of their Lego
at deep discounts.
> Let me note that these are apparently ONLINE DEALS ONLY. I
> could not find these sets on sale at all at my local store
> in Texas.
Indeed.
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| (...) The Destroyer Droid has on the end of the tail (actually pointing forward) three 3 clear-red single-studs. Also the 4 'guns' (2 at each side) have got 2 studs each at the bottom. This makes a total of 11 studs, or can anyone else find more? I (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Target online has Technic Star Wars for half price
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| Target.com has the following in sale for 40%-50% off original price: -Destroyer Droid (the one that rolls, then pops up): (URL) (SAHS ~49.99) -Pit Droid (URL) (SAHS ~19.99) -Battle Droid (the one that there was an army of) (URL) (SAHS ~29.99) These (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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