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Oops, I forgot to include .starwars. Anyway, here's the review: In lugnet.reviews, Thomas Avery writes: A nice looking set at a medium price. check it out: (URL) BASICS: Set No.: 8010 Set Name: Darth Vader Theme: Star Wars (Technic) Price: $40 USD (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
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(...) I think, though, that the only parts that that would cover would be those actually bearing WB trademarked properties, like the HP character minifig heads, sorting hat, that sort of thing. Or, for SW, the yoda minifig head, the Sebulba peice, (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
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Remember that some of the Harry Potter pieces are copyright Lego and Warners, so pieces are not necessarily pieces -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Matthew Gerber" (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) When I found out a couple of months ago that we weren't getting Mace Windu this year all my enthusiasm for the Ep.2 lineup suddenly disappeared out the window (I know it sounds crazy but thats how much he's needed). However, I am confident (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
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(...) lines, so it's not necessarily a "SW part." Ditto the 6-long curved slopes. There may be a two-year delay for parts specifically intended for SW items, especially those that include a Lucasfilm trademark, but not basic building elements that (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Not to mention the fact that the Martians themselves are Battle droids with new heads. Also in that blue car (at the top of the thread) there is the piece from the back of the redesigned speeder bikes (in Ewok Attack 7139), as seen in this (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Boy, I feel dumb. That light bulb echoing "Life on Mars" just dinged above my head. It's gonna be one of those days... :-) -Chris (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
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(...) <snip> Aren't they also used on the Martians themselves? You know the ones with the same torsos as the battle droids. Jude (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
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(...) Okay, I'll correct you. Those arms were used routinely in the Life on Mars Series, such as 7302 and 7311, as mounts for control panels. Also, click hinges, X-wing canopies, and X-wing cannons have all been reused quite frequently, and they (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: "Star Wars Parts" used in other themes - Toy Fair
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(...) Weren't the click hinges developed for SW first? They're in everything now. (...) How so? Parts are parts, right? It's the configuration in sets that the license would cover, if I'm not mistaken. Matt (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Hi all, I was browsing thru Tim's awesome coverage of the Toy Fair (go to www.fbtb.net), and noticed this: (URL) me if I'm wrong, but this is the first set to use "Star Wars pieces" in a non-SW set (I'm talking about the Battle Droid arms on the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: How to improve the SW Classic Line
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(...) Thanks! I know I saw it somewhere. Magnus (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: The Star Wars Alphabet Fighter Project
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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:Gr8xt0.2xF@lugnet.com... (...) category. (...) Hey there. I've been away from my comp. I just got back from OKC. Thanks Lindsay! Your guess was actually correct about me using the eggs (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Oooh, will you look at *this*...
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(...) Yup, he’s been alludin’ to this for quite some time now! ~Tim’s one part man, two parts god!!! ;) thanx, --==Richard==-- (URL) lugnet.year.2002, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes: (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: The Star Wars Alphabet Fighter Project
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(...) They're in <set:4579 Ice Ramp Racers>, I've heard. I was waiting for those to go to 75% to buy one and see for myself if it was as useful as everyone was saying, but by the time I got to Wal-Mart they were all gone. I hope that *someone* does (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: The Star Wars Alphabet Fighter Project
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(...) There are light blue barrels in set #4579, Ice Ramp Racers. (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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*Very* cool idea! :-) Interesting cockpit idea ("(URL) came up with a similar cockpit idea ("(URL) overall, I think yours is the far better model. I *really* want to know where you found those light-blue barrels, though! Franklin (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: The Star Wars Alphabet Fighter Project
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WOW Jon! Those fighters are truly great. I love the canopy on the G-fighter and dissolving it makes pretty good sense (I tried a hinge on a Duplo egg and it just didn't work). But the way the pilot gets into his D-fighter is truly amazing. I had to (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Praise for Jon
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<sigh>Jon, the more i peruse your stuff the more i like it. 1) you always have interesting greeblies (bison) 2) you always have interesting functional moving bits (d/g-wing) 3) you always have unique ideas (space monk, alphabet, etc.) 4) you always (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The Star Wars Alphabet Fighter Project
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(...) I believe that the canopy on the G-Wing is accualy a Duplo egg. (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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