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Uber Cool Bruce. As a Dewback enthusiast, I must say that your work in the field is unparalelled. I consider you to be a true champion of of their cause;-) I really like it, I love all of the little detailing as well. My fave touch is the bedroll on (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) There have even been rumors that the ending of ROTJ has been altered to put a "younger" looking Anakin in place of the one we are so used to (during the "ghost" scene with Yoda, OB-1, and Anakin). A few pictures were floating around, but have (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I totally agree with you, mr. Schuler, it would be lame. Indeed, íf the TIE/D is added to the Trilogy, it would be like you said; another example of art-as-slave-to-marketing... ...In case my theory proves to be wrong, we can still cherish (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Seems to me the indigenous form of transportation was speeders. I didn't see Luke, or anyone other than stormtroopers for that matter, driving a dewback around. If I was a stormtrooper I'd have commandeered something a bit more comfortable and (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Camel hair is not as long and is more reflective than the dark hair of the Banthas. (...) True - if the Banthas lived in a wooly mamoth habitat, it would be more tundra like than polar like. But I suppose the tundra can be arid to. I guess I (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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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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