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(...) My experience as a child was just the opposite. I always had too many colors and not enough of the same colors. That made me want to buy more sets, of course...and it still does. Marketing, marketing, marketing. (...) LOL...Yeah, right. Who do (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Jake, with all due respect, what models are you refering to? The models of 10, 15, or 20 years ago were far superior in terms of realism, details, and attractiveness. Yesteryear: Garage Doors Today: No garage doors Yesteryear: Cars with doors (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I agree with this completely. Clear, detailed, and simple instructions provide only a single path for one's building to follow; in no way do they curtail creative exploration of other possibilities. If anyone finds that current instructions (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) But the discussion was not about MOCs...it was about building instructions for a specific design. Personally, I am inclined to trust that the thousands of hours of research that the TLG has done over the many years has given them a solid (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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David: (...) It is done in all kinds of sets. And it has happened for quite some time. While you are right that kids generally don't care much about the colours (neither do I for first generation models), they certainly grow more experienced and try (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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This is my word for TLG's recent penchant for inserting random color bricks SW sets. Here's the excerpt from the FBTB site interview: (...) I'm referring to things like the green brick in >the Shuttle. (...) experience. We have learned over the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Those are some really nice models. The Yoda set definitely seems like a possibility from Lego and your design looks exactly like what I would expect the official Lego set to be (though yours is sans Luke). The Cloud Car also seems a lot like (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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Disney Adventures magizine had a short paragraph in their Technomania section about a lego starwars sight with about 180 re-created scenes, all made with legos! The site is (URL) . The exclimation point may not be part of the adress (I havent gone (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce)
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The Octan Tanker used one on the tank. One of the car/trailer sets used one in the trailer. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | iPlanet Support - (URL) A division of AOL Time Warner | Please do (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.aquazone)
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(...) Ya know, I head about this back when they were in the process of making it. Cool. :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hey all, One of my regular sites just ran a story about another amature Star Wars movie called Duality. It's at: www.crewoftwo.com and it's amazing. Sure, the fighters like to spin thier double light sabers a lot and maybe aren't Ray Park or Jet Li, (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) 6348 Surveillance Squad has one inside the trailer. I'd bet some of the Futuron space sets used them too. Steve (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: SW Trilogy (SE) VHS Nov. '00 Release - Widescreen?
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(...) There's always the official VCDs... they may not be the same quality as DVD, but at least it's digital and you don't have to rip it... :) Plus, if you get a DVD player that will play VCDs (or a VCD player,) you can watch it on your TV without (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <set:5826> has two in white. (and a whole bunch of other snazzy elements) James (Who, yes, has bought one, ONLY ONE, Belville set... for parts! only!) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) In ascending cost you have, 7121 Naboo Swamp, 7144 Slave (Aust Kmart price) , 7155 AAT (all grey). (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) These are the ones that most imediately come to mind: 7121 Naboo Swamp (4 Dark Gray) 7134 A-wing (2 Black) 7144 Slave 1 (2 Light Gray) 7155 AAT (2 Dark Gray) 7166 Imperial Shuttle (4 Light Gray, 1 Black) Hope the above helps.... John (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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In particular I am interested in grey but any color thats not transparent will do. I want to use it as a piece of pipe to go with my mario minifigure I have made. (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hard drives are big enough now, I might just rip my VHS versions into a digital format and keep them on my computer. :) --Todd (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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I've been playing around with designing some Lego style star wars proto sets... Take a look... My Yoda designs... (URL) includes a proto Jabba, Greedo, and Tuskan). My Bespin Cloud Car... DAT file is available... (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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the imperial patrol boat was made before episode one and after the classic trilogy, its eu. but the fact that they looks similar, well that's just coincidink ;). i made the patrol boat (and the battle droid carrier) out of legos. if you'd like to (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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