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Hello - This evening I have launched the site's 3rd annual SW LEGO survey, the results of which will be turned over to LEGO at Toy Fair next month. Please take a moment ot stop by and add your two cents. Tim (URL) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Yoda minifig up close
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On brickshelf today there's a new post of an excellent shot of yoda and the tuskan raiders. Real detailed! I can see the uniforms of the sandpeople and the texture of yoda's face. Awesome. (23 years ago, 12-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: anyone know what a "republic gunship" is?
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"Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:3C40F537.500060....com.au... (...) I think this is the right one. TheForce.Net suggests it may be this - (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | anyone know what a "republic gunship" is?
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Is aparently going to appear in epII Is there a picture (be it lego, movie, other toy or whatever) of this ship or is it something that lucas is keeping close to his chest? (23 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Lugco Meeting of January 2002
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Great meeting. Good time was had by all. Jeremy Sproat visited us from Texas. Pictures are at (URL) Daniel mdaniel110@home.com Website (URL) (23 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.us.lugco, lugnet.loc.us.ok, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.starwars)
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| | MoRe: Episode II Minifigure(s)
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Nice! There is a pretty big picure of Yoda, Count Dooku, and some Tusken Raiders at: (URL) J. Steele" <MJSteele546@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gpu4z8.BA7@lugnet.com... (...) Sure (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Episode II Minifigure
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www.sirstevesguide.com has posted a picture of the new Yoda minifigure. Sure looks cool. (23 years ago, 12-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Help with SW part colors
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Hi All, Does anyone know if the Battle Driod arms (like in set 3343) come in black? Oh, please reply to me directly too. Thanks! SteveB guide.lugnet.com/set/3343 (23 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Problems with 8009: R2-D2
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(...) yes, but I only got one. I think it's so you can replace the trans-blue one on R2-D2's head. Sometimes in the movies that little blue light turns red. It's like the orange shoulder bit in the stormtrooper set, or the alternate colors in the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Problems with 8009: R2-D2
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"Kevin Johnston" <kevinj_sfbay@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GpMrL9.E9J@lugnet.com... (...) No problems here, but for some reason there were 2 red 2x2 round rounded-bottom <part:2654> plates loose in the box that are not used in the model. Did (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: naboo swamp sets real cheap
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(...) I can hear everyone hissing and booing everytime someone brags about a deal and doesn't say WHERE! (I did find the same deal briefly at a KB Toy Works) (...) There's something insidiously pleasurable about decapitating mass quantities of Jar (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | naboo swamp sets real cheap
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wow I came across a great deal 3 naboo swamp sets for 10 dollars. Obviously I bought out all 10 of them, I mainly wanted the battle droid figures and the green foliage. But will have numerous jar jar bings roaming around..."aiee" I thought it was (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 2002 SW Sets - impressions
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I used the Ewok Attack catapault for my Castle themed things. Now to get working on my Space theme. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Problems with 8009: R2-D2
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(...) The lever on the side is not a lever-- it's a socket probe or tool, like in the first movie. The lever in the back pops this out. The leg is opened by pushing the horizontal bar in the front. I'm not all that keen on the look of this set (I (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Problems with 8009: R2-D2
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I was wondering if anyone else had these same problems. First, instead of the right angle piece numbered 6 used in the feet, I got similar pieces numbered 5. Also, the lever on the side of the droid does nothing. I'm pretty sure it should knock the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 2002 SW Sets - impressions
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(...) I only have the Ewok Attack (Christmas present from my daughter) but it's pretty good. It has a lot of brown, and a neat ball joint that I haven't seen before, with a hole for a technic pin. The ball socket I've seen in roboriders. I'd like a (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | 2002 SW Sets - impressions
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Well, we finally got the 2002 sets here in Colorado Springs, CO. So far I've managed to pickup 5 of the sets, with hopes on getting the rest shortly. The sets I've gotten so far are: 7119 - Cloud Car, 7139 - Ewok Attack, 7200 - Final Duel 1, 7201 - (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New Sets in Ontario?
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(...) No Jedi Defence II (the one with Qui-Gon, right?) in Toronto, either. I agree, weird. (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New Sets in Ontario?
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(...) They are all here in Windsor if you happen to be passing through in the next few weeks. TRU and the Winsdor Crossing Lego Store. ~Trev The Astro Lift Company homepage: (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | BrickCaster Site Update
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Added new Star Wars page, new lego racers page and more DAT files. Damien (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Is the Blockade Runner worth it??
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Absolutely it's worth it! It also took me around 5 hours to build it, and what a blast! The way that the shape of the cockpit is achieved is terrific design because that's a difficult shape to make from bricks and plates. The parts are varied and (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Problems with Darth Vader Technic 8010
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Thanks, I ended up calling Lego Consumer Afairs and they were able to help me. (I also ended up spending $300 on the UCS Yoda and the Blockade Runner) Good to know I can always get help here Wayne Kevin Powell <kpowell@si-net.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Problems with Darth Vader Technic 8010
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(...) The rotating ball has a cross-shaped hole on one end of it. The technic post or axle that protrudes from the shoulders. The post on the body goes in the hole on the rotating ball. I didn't have any trouble with my vader model, I hope you can (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Imperial Platoon Breakdown
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(...) The big tripod gun would be an e-web blaster Shaun was talking about in the previous post. I found a post that shows it on the Star Wars CCG web site. (URL) seen some pretty good fan created e-web blasters... you could try the customs portion (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Imperial Platoon Breakdown
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I haven't seen the movies in a while, but I seem to remember a scene in the attack on Hoth where several stormtroopers are assembling some heavy kind of laser weapon thing on a tripod, probably the equivalent of a 50 cal machine gun, or perhaps a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Is the Blockade Runner worth it??
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My son (age 5) and I just built mine and we had a blast! It's an incredible ship. It's huge too. It's my all time favorite star wars ship. A bit flimsy though, and the highly touted dark red pieces seem to me to just be cheap manufacturing. In fact (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Problems with Darth Vader Technic 8010
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Just building the Dart Vader Technic and I have run into a few problems. 1st, the instructions show the body to be complete with just a post for the head, but the head instructions show a rotating ball as the connection to the body. How do I make (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Is the Blockade Runner worth it??
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I own this set and it's excellent. I also have the UCS sets and I feel the RBR is every bit as good, possibly better. It is far more creative with SNOT that in the UCS sets and you'll get a *lot* of build time (it also took me about 5 hours to (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Is the Blockade Runner worth it??
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i bought it, built it, loved it. there are 52 white quarter cylinder elements. after building it, i find it highly unlikely that the ship can be converted to minifig scale without altering the size and/or appearance of ship. some possibility lies in (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | #7119 Twin-Pod Cloud Car - color report
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Found my first real batch of 2002 sets at Target today. The report on the suspected 'dark red' color in the Pod Car? WRONG!! It is standard LEGO red, and the darker pieces are the standard LEGO *brown*... I'm very disappointed in this! I was really (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dark Blue too (Re: New Dark Red Translucent?)
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(...) I got one of these for Christmas, and I too had a mix of opaque and translucent pieces. My guess is that they are using two different types of plastic and they haven't matched the colors quite right. -- Tim Buchheim (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Is the Blockade Runner worth it??
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(...) is (...) I too was considering this set, but was wondering the same thing. Then I saw one in person and I must say my interest cooled a bit. Fundamentally, I just don't find it an attractive model. It's impressive in terms of size, but (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Is the Blockade Runner worth it??
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(...) ...Well, I thought it was def. worth it! It is a great build (about 5 hrs for me and I enjoyed every bit of it) and a truly beautiful model to behold (usurped the place of the Tie Interceptor in my model display)... and the parts! chock full (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Ooh - tusken raiders and Yoda in 2002????
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"travis" <tyanke@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GpBHnJ.Ltp@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks, I missed those threads and didn't think to use the web interface to do a search first. Dan (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Ooh - tusken raiders and Yoda in 2002????
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(...) yeah this was discussed some time ago already. forget what thread it was. the tusken raiders should be cool though. (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Ooh - tusken raiders and Yoda in 2002????
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Has anyone else seen this? I was taking a look at the skateboard park link in the lugnet.general thread "IS LEGO COPYING MEGA-BLOCKS NOW?" and spotted the following images? (URL) Raider Encounter appears to be 2 sets (ignore the display stand (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New Dark Red Translucent?
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(...) Um... I think you need a minor vocabulary lesson. :-) Trasparent: You can see through it and light passes through it. Opaque: You can not see through it nor does light pass through it.. Translucent: You can not see through it but light passes (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | New Sets in Ontario?
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Hey, I managed to pick up all the new sets at Toys R Us in Oakville. They trickled in one at a time starting a few weeks ago with 8009 (R2D2), then Ewok Attack, them Final Duel I, II, Jedi Defense I, then a few more days (week before Christmas or (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Am I crazy . . .
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(...) C'mon, these parts will show up elsewhere, and getting them in a common color like red is almost a lock. Whereas, it's now almost a lock that we'll never get this set in the proper color, the color that every other toy Cloud Car since the 80's (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Is the Blockade Runner worth it??
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(...) Since the combination of lego and star wars is the coolest combination of hobbies in the entire history of all civilization. And since, the Runner is thee coolest starship in all of star wars. And, in a week or so, when it finally arrives at (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Dark Blue too (Re: New Dark Red Translucent?)
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(...) I recently got the new Technic R2D2 set (8009). It has several parts with the new dark blue color. Some of the dark blue parts were noticeably translucent while the others were quite solid in color. TLC must still be working on their pigment (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Am I crazy . . .
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(...) You can't be serious! That they chose red is, IMHO, just absolutely great. It's a orangish red anyway. There was a lot of orange in previous sets (snow speeder for instance) and I am glad to see these very useful parts come out in red rather (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Is the Blockade Runner worth it??
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I am considering buying this pricey set, but I wanted to see if everyone here thought it was worth it first. I have not seen one in person so it is hard to judge. Thanks, Chuck (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Am I crazy . . .
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(...) In my humble opinion the cloud car is rather spiffy actually. It seemed to scale with the the other starfighters and well constructed. In any event in the movies they seemed reddish to me anyway. My eyes! My eyes! What's the matter with them? (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: got em all
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Actually I rejoice in the absence of printed legos. I can't stand stickers and really can't stand legos that have stuff imprinted on it. How many "glass" pieces have been ruined? The space stuff is really bad. They insist on putting horrible designs (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Am I crazy . . .
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(...) I share your disappointment (actually I'd rate this is one of my biggest disappointments with the SW theme), but since the model was approved by Lucasfilm I doubt the color was overlooked. Since they've made simliar decisions in the past, my (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New Dark Red Translucent?
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(...) I can confirm that the new Cam dark red hair element is likewise translucent, I was going to post about it but I probably forgot to do so. Not sure what I think about it, but I am not bothered by it as it stands. It is interesting in that it (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New Dark Red Translucent?
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(...) It's like the stuff they make lolly frogs and snakes out of. (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | New Dark Red Translucent?
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My wife gave me a Rebel Blockade Runner for Christmas (she is wonderful and the set is wonderful - what a pile of pieces! - the set that is). I noticed that the new dark red pieces looked a little different then the other pieces - and not just that (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Am I crazy . . .
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It's cool that we're going to get four red medium-slope corners in a $10 set, but the set should've been orange. Continuing proof that too many people in the R&D department aren't familiar with the films. Dave "Joel Hoornbeek" <joel@webaccess.net> (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: got em all
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(...) I just recently thought this through, as many of the UCS X-Wing and RBR stickers could have been printed pieces. I think the problem has to do with time to market. It probably takes a lot longer to produce printed pieces for a set, then to (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: got em all
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(...) I know that the creations I see here weren't easy to build. What's wrong with a challenge? If I had the RBR, I would customize it to hold mini-figures. Is the RBR to scale with the far too small LEGO System models like the Sith Infiltrator or (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 7127 starwars imperial AT-ST observation
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(...) And it probably beats the price of buying the non-LEGO action figures of these characters, which is how I try to think of the new Star Wars diorama sets. (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Imperial Platoon Breakdown
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Shaun,according to The Imperial Sourcebook from the West End Games SW RPG, an Imp Army Squad consists of 8 Men commanded by a sargent (9 troops total). In a basic, unspecialized squad, one light repeating blaster is carried per squad. Its safe to (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Star Wars Ep 1 Chess Set
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"Kung-Khoon Quah" <kquah1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:GoCK0q.7rH@lugnet.com... (...) manipulated (...) fighters.LMKWYT. (...) KK: I just got around to looking at this today and I must say, excellent work! I really like all of your ideas (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: 7127 starwars imperial AT-ST observation
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I don't have a Imperial Shuttle (yet), but I take it the 'pilot' minifigure in that does not have a Imperial Officer torso? But I agree - the Final Duel II set is a great way to get multiple Stormies and Imperials :) Figure the retail cost about $7 (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Am I crazy . . .
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Considering that Lucasarts prolly had the final ok on what the model will look like, I would imagine that there was a prototype with LEGO's bright orange bricks, but Lucasarts prolly thought it was too 'bright' and the red in use now was the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Imperial Platoon Breakdown
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I don't think there's ever been an Official Lucasarts/Star Wars breakdown of the Empire's Military. But bear in mind that on the Death Star those were all 'security' troops (kinda like what Marines are on a Navy ship) and as such the heavier weapons (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: got em all
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Having seen one up close and almost personal a couple weeks ago, it will NOT convert to minifig usage very easily. It's actually a bit smaller than minifig scale (almost half or 1/3 minifig scale, I would guess). Most of the interior is taken up by (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | No A-wing
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It sounds like Lego is not going to sell the A-wing any more. My Mom was going to get it for me for Christmas but Lego said that they were out and that they won't be getting any more. --Kevin W. § (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | got em all
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Well, I broke down and ordered the Runner. Now I got all the new sets either on the way or already at home (except the big yoda). Question: anyone convert the runner to minifig already? I plan to do so as I build it. Any tips? (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Imperial Platoon Breakdown
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Hi All, With the arrival of cheap Stormtroopers, I'm quickly beginning to amass my AT-AT transported platoon of imperial troops. Here's the question, though ... how are squads of stormtroopers armed? To judge from the death star scene in ANH, every (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 7127 starwars imperial AT-ST observation
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(...) thankfully the 2002 set line up has some less expensive sources for stormtroopers, but i am kind of surprised that the death star officer made its premier in such a small set. (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Area Report
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Ewok Attack, Twin-Pod Cloud Car, Final Duel I&II, and Jedi Duel sets (along w/Vader/R2 Technic) all spotted at Target/Wal-Marts in Salt Lake. Toys R Us is miserably behind the curve.... mo www.galacticbrick.com Star Wars LEGO for the Ignorant Masses (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Am I crazy . . .
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Yes, the majority of the set is red, with brown and dark gray accents. (I have one sitting on my moniter as I type this.) Overall, I think this is a very nice set. -Joel (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Am I crazy . . .
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(...) or are the bricks in this set red instead of orange? Is it a photographic error? They should be orange. The studio models were orange. We need more orange. Can anyone confirm the true color for the set? Dave (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: LEGO Catalog 2002 ?
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(...) I just got an order from S@H which had the new January 2002 catalog in it. While the info. on the Star Wars sets has been out for a while (see set references here on LUGNET and on www.FBTB.net for example), I'll take a moment to post what is (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: LEGO Catalog 2002 ?
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(...) try: www.fbtb.net as they have scans of the 20/02 catalog. Cloud City car is in it, and 4 "duel" sets, Ewok Attack too. James P (23 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | LEGO Catalog 2002 ?
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Heya all ! ;) I wanna ask if the new 2002 LEGO Catalog is out and where can I see scans of new sets. I'm interested in new CLASSIC Star Wars sets. ;) If I can remember in the last years at this time all sets for the first half of next year were (...) (23 years ago, 25-Dec-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | 7127 starwars imperial AT-ST observation
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I just got this set for xmas and I noticed that some people have been saying that it should include a stormtrooper and a 4x4 turntable to make the head turn. I think there are good reasons why it didnt include either of those. With the stormtrooper, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: FBTB?!?
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(...) no but I haven't been able to get to LDraw.org for the past week. --Kevin W. § (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | FBTB?!?
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Has anyone else had problems trying to get on FBTB in the last day or so? (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | UCS Sizes
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Hi I'm interested in getting the UCS X-Wing, but also want the TIE Intercepter. However i'm not sure if they are of similar size - i would love to get both but only if they are to scale - i don't want a X-Wing 3 times the size of a TIE. Can someone (...) (23 years ago, 23-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | 2002 sets spotted in Arizona (so far)
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Was in Walmart in Mesa yesterday, they had Twin-Pod Cloud Car (#7119 which I got for my nephew), Final Duel I & II (#7200 & 7201, which I got for myself), Jedi Defense II (#7204) and the Technic R2-D2 (#8009). BTW - the box of the Twin-Pod Cloud Car (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.us.az, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Area Report
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(...) They're already hitting the shelves at TRU here in NYC. I dropped by the Union Square/e. 17th st location just a couple of hours ago and saw the cloudcar, jed1 deul i and ii, jedi defense 1, and ewok attack. I also saw the new technic R2 and (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Missing Pieces in Watto's Junkyard
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(...) Hi! I'm the guy who di the comic (and all the other comics) at FBTB. There is no Mawhonic figure (who was the three-eyes goat guy) in the set, which was the gag for the comic. However, you should have gotten a Watto! I'd call up Lego's (...) (23 years ago, 22-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | UCS Yoda available for sale at Lego.com
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Just to let everyone know...the UCS Yoda is available for purchase at shop.lego.com. It is listed at $99.99. It is under the Shop at Home Exclusives--Sculptures. It is also listed under the Star Wars Classic Theme. Nate (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Actually there's a comic on the FBTB page relating that very same thing exactly. Maybe he had the same thing happen... (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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Here in Colorado Springs, Colorado, set 7200, Final Duel 1 is available at the Target on Union and Academy. While the set itself is not that exciting, it is the first of the 2002 Star Wars sets available in the area... it's also a cheap source of (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.us.co, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Missing Pieces in Watto's Junkyard
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Hi, Today I had the chance to put together the Watto's Junkyard that I purchased from a TRU in UK. The unfortunate thing is that there is no Watto or the other creature (Mavhonic?) in the box. The box seemingly unthouched and sealed, and more than (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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After much hard work, I've completed another animation. This one is 16 sec. long entitled: Running In & Out. See a Y-wing make a recon run on a familiar solar system. -Ahui Download at: (URL) You will need to have the DivX 4.11 installed on your PC. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New custom; UCE Vader's TIE
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(...) Thanks. Check www.fbtb.net later this week for instructions >:) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Falcon Availability
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(...) At the time of the call, this is what I was told. Then our friends at LEGO Direct provided the good news :) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: WTB: Falcon Set
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(...) Turns out Lego shop at home is reintroducing the set in the spring...thought you should know...I saw the news on the "news" page of Lugnet... John (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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If anyone has one of the Falcon 7190 sets available at a decent price, please let me know. Thanks, Chuck (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Star Wars Ep 1 Chess Set
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(...) This is in reply to my own post but I did post a new picture on the same link above on Brickshelf of the Black pieces with the new SW 2002 Jedi Defense I droidekas, which looks better than the ones I came up with as the color scheme is better (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Twin Pod Cloud Cruiser @ Target
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I LOVE the computer tiles in this thing! Very generic. Usefull for lots of things. I thought the accent color was dark red as well. Oh well, brown is good though too. I took some pics last night: (URL) the pics aren't the best, I'm still working on (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Falcon Availability
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And there was NOT much rejoicing... :( (...) Not (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: NEW 2002!!! MONSTERS!!! YODA!!!
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I bet the monster sets will be a tie-in with the Scooby-Doo movie. -gyug (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: SW 2002 sightings....
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I have seen Final Duel 1 & 2 And the Jedi Defense w/ Qui Gon Jinn... I haven't seen the Jedi Defense w/ Obi, ewok attack, or cloud car. These I find at a TRU on 27th And Howard in Milwaukee. ~Evan (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Twin Pod Cloud Cruiser @ Target
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I picked up the new Star Wars Twin Pod Cloud Cruiser at Target (Cary, NC) this morningfor $10. It was the only 2002 set they had. I accent color suspected to be the new brick red color is actually brown. Other than this - this is an awesome set for (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2002)
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| | Re: SW 2002 sightings....
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We have 2002 in Idaho. I saw some at TRU and Shopko. Rose "Monica Wilbur" <monica@galacticbrick.com> wrote in message news:GoF0Jn.Kq6@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) first (...) anywhere! (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Star Wars Ep 1 Chess Set
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(...) Benjamin, Monica, Thanks for the comments ! I got to admit I did not think of Shmi as a dark side character but as you put it without her there would be no Dark Lord of Sith. I will have pics of a new version with the new Droidekas from SW (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Star Wars Ep 1 Chess Set
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I'd probably choose Obi-Wan over Anakin, but that's only because Anakin bugged me :). As far as a "high" level female baddie, how about call her Shmi since after all, she did give birth to the future Dark Lord of the Sith.... mo (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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Humph...nothing yet for ANY 2002 sets at my local TRU and Walmarts (in Utah). What gives? In fact, I even had one Wal-mart person tell me that their Wal-mart wasn't going to even carry Star Wars LEGO anymore....must be a rogue Wal-mart. Anyone else (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I called LEGO on this last week... it's been officially discontinued. Not found on their website either. (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Star Wars Ep 1 Chess Set
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(...) The set is very nice....I like your placement of players on the "light side". I especially like R2 and C3PO's placement as "bishops" and the fighters as the "rooks". Good choice to have gungans (jar-jars) as the "pawns". On the dark-side, I (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Star Wars Ep 1 Chess Set
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Can't seem to get chess sets out of my mind. Thought I would take a hand at a minifig intensive Chess Set based on Star Wars Episode 1. And as a side benefit, it got rid of all those pesky Jar Jar minifigs. Pics are here: (URL) - black is the Evil (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming) !
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| | Re: New custom; UCE Vader's TIE
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(...) Live long and prosper oh mighty customizer! May the mitoclrorian (sp:-( force be with you. Awesome ship. My fav is the speeder bike though. Are there directions for it anywhere? (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New custom; UCE Vader's TIE
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(...) Excellent. You rock. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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