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(...) Absolutely true. Go to any video store or comic book shop and ask yourself whether the "Special Edition" / "Widescreen" / "Director's Cut" / "foil cover" / "limited issue" versions are substantially more expensive than the regular version. (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Mega high-res Picture of 10026
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(...) I agree with you Mark, that is almost definetly what they did. (...) I think/know the blighter is a technic 3x3 wheel hub. Look through your peices and find one, often they come in light gray or brown but I have some in yellow. they have an (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Mega high-res Picture of 10026
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(...) It's a technic wedge belt wheel. (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think that piece is the same piece as the jedi starfighter 4x12 new slopy brick. It seems to be chromed, then printed with yellow and a blaster cannon port. Look closely, you can see the printing edge and the chrome sticking out from (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It's okay to rate sets you don't have. there are no rules about it. I don't own a Main Street set or a Statue of Liberty, but I've seen other people's and looked through the instructions, etc. So, if I feel I know enough to be "qualified" to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) ....don't forget the atleast 1 50% dampener vote. That way at least every set in the LUGNET database is at least guaranteed not to get a perfect 100% rating. Benjamin Medinets (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think it is. I've rated a few sets I don't own (but not many). As far as I know, there is no standard protocol to rating sets; it's a non-scientific system, so people use whatever criteria they want to rate them. Including at least one (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Pics of 10026 - SE Naboo Starfighter
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(...) Naw, just pretend the droid has grey markings at those points. (...) I don't have the part handy - does it have Technic axle slots in it, the way the cylinders do? If so there ought to be a way. (...) I've never seen a non-grey one, but that (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Sorry, maybe it's my fault, I was the first to rate it. I thought it was OK to rate any set - the inventory is independent. --Bill. (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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I fully agree with you in every way Keith, both on the price increase and Christmas list material *<: )D (santa hehheh) (...) snip May the Brick be with you * Tim * ___...___ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yup, thats definetly what I think. grey conflix way to much with white They might have been able to achieve swiveling with (...) You sure they have all been grey? I seem to remember having a white one...I'll have to look in to that. I don't (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Frank, I had the same issue, but as always there is a way around. If your using IE, right-click the picture and select "Save As...", choosing a location that you'll remember where you saved it too (I chose my desktop). Once its saved, use exploder (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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While I don't particularily like the price increase, I think it is smart on Lego's part. The number of *drooling* posts is staggering. Surely Lego anticipated that? That being said, knowing that many many collectors will purchase the set, almost (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) As far as I know, every 2x2 Turntable top has been gray. This really would have been the time to change that. . .the functionality of having the astromech head swivel is nice, but the gray destroys the visual effect. They might have been able (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Why are people rating this set already? I thought you are only supposed to rate sets that you have. Mark (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The Sail Barge is awesome, like all of your stuff. Now for the requisite SW geek nitpick: At the time of the battle on the Sail Barge, Luke was not wearing the black glove on his hand. That's when it was blasted. Jeff J (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Interesting picture, unfortunately it doesn't pop up in a window with a scroll bar, so I can only see the top half by moving the window around. Frank (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thanks for the huge picture. I think I may have spoted a new peice. Atleast one that I havent seen before. If you look at the slope part under the whole conopy. It seems to be a 2x9 multi angle slope. We wont know for sure untill we get are (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) LOL, we must have too much time on our hands John, I tried to do the same thing and no where did I find a reflection of the photographer :) jt (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Thanks a lot, guys. Much appreciated. I agree with George and Bruce; we barely see any "location" MOCs at all and even less from ESB. I'll start work on some other parts of the duel pretty soon. Jason- I probably would've had this MOC out about a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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