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(...) What about camels? Hair is protective against abrassion from sandstorms, from the extreme cold experienced at night or during the winter (though Tattooine, being a predominantly desert ecology, probably doesn't have much in the way of cold (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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Thank you for the praise, Count Mike! :) And I'm glad you recognized me. ;) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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Very well done, Bruce! It's great to see some more creations from you! And I am sure I speak for many people when I say that no one makes that great creatures as you. It's espicially nice, as LEGO's own Dewback has somewhat wrong dimensions and (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) I'm going to get my nerd on for a second (hey, I just got back from Comic-Con, so I've got SW on the brain!)... Playing Star Wars Galaxies, there are two benefits of the Dewbacks versus speeders: 1. Hostile creatures can't flat out and quickly (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Well, for a possible in-story explanation, if they didn't have a regular garrison there (and it's implied that they didn't), they might have had the same trouble adjusting their speeders and such to desert conditions as the Rebels did (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) [LEGOSet 4501] Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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What SW set has a Dewback? Bill Pfund (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Dewbacks being local is more logical than Banthas. After all, lizards are good at adapting to desert conditions. Hairy animals not so good. (...) Indead - they are as big as an elephant, with no savannah grasses or trees to snack on to keep up (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) And were the Dewbacks local or did they bring their own? It would seem unlikely that the All Powerfull Empire would have to scrounge up local transport, but on the other hand a Star Destroyer doesn't seem to be an ideal environment for the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Why not add some prominent Trade Federation Battleships to the EPVI fleet at Endor, while we're at it? And some AT-TE's to the Hoth landing? The trench run is fine as it stands, ship-wise. They can tweak the maneuvers, but the addition of new (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm afraid the TIE/D won't be an EU ship any longer after the release of the DVD version of the Classic Trilogy... (...) ...I guess they added a TIE/D to the scene of the Trench Run in Episode IV. To this conclusion I came after looking at the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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Heh, these are pretty nifty. The only thing I'd suggest is maybe tweaking the color scheme on the military bot and maybe adding some more gizmo-type stuff and such to the med-bot--if only to build-up the impression of it being an all-out, (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Thank you. (...) There's also the variety that shows up on your lawn in the morning; the mil dew. (...) I've always pondered that as well. I'm assuming the most obvious (outside of the SW movie universe) reason is that Lucas didn't have the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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Here are some more Bot Contest Entries: Maliceton1 ASR - Army Superiority Robot (URL) This bot is designed for close infantry support, and has a nice range of accessories for different mission profiles. Click on thumbnail to view. MedDroid - Field (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) You're welcome. ;) (...) It's nice to finally see you on LUGNET, Chris, and have your models get some more exposure. As always, really good job with all your MOCs, and I look forward to seeing them in CAD form. (2 URLs) (Bruce) (URL) LEGO @ (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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Nice Dew. So if a certain species of Dews had their habitat in the hills, would they be Mountain Dews? :-) I have also wondered why Storm Troopers needed Dewbacks when they could have used speederbikes or something; I suppose having them ride the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Huh? The TIE Fighter trim has actually been slightly improved, and the TIE/a trim is considerably better. The original TIE/f design didn't have the black 2x3 wedge plates to make it a true hexagon instead of an octagon. Instead, the 2x4 (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Sorry, I had it mixed up in my head that the original Y-Wing/Tie set was around 700 pieces, so I figured it took about 300 for the T/A. Guess I had the numbers messed up. I guess it will be possible to get all 4 from 682 pieces, especially (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hey, Chris! (Or, should I call you Legostein?) ;-) Glad to see you posting your stuff on Lugnet now, too. As always, I think your Mini's are fantastic! Keep up the great work! -Mike (Count Blockula) (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) I just checked with 2 Targets in Maryland and they're still regular price. Hope they go on sale here! (20 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)
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