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(...) Incidentally, how would/have other SWLego folk taken care of this one? --dave (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah. The BD's with backpacks aren't aboard the Droid Control Ship, so they need transmitter packs to keep functioning. As stated elsewhere, the BD's from the Naboo Fighter are in the DCS Hangar (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm not positive, but I think the R2-D2 may be part of a larger class of Astromech droids. (Not all R2 units have hemispherical heads like R2-D2.) C-3PO (and TC-14) are Protocol Droids, IIRC. [crossposted to .starwars for verification :-] (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Sorry, I got mine in Naboo Swamp; check (URL) you can just see the plates on their back. Are there any Ep1 experts out there who have an explanation for the discrepancy? --Dave (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Huh. None of my Battle Droids came with a 1x2 plate for their backs. There are a couple of studs to which I can attach a plate, but no plate came with the Naboo Fighters that I have. Did you get your Battle Droids with this set or another one? (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Assuming you don't want to paint your Lego, I replaced the tan 1x2 on their back with a yellow, red or blue 1x2 plate, giving an instant Command Officer, Security Droid or Pilot Droid. --Dave (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Do some of the Lego Battle Droids have ranks? I know that there are certain colors that signify that, but as far as the Droids included in the sets go, they are all just grunts, right? I don't have the Naboo Swamp, but I have a bunch of Battle (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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This is fantastic! Did you get paid to do this? granted, we all probably would have volunteered to be involved... :) EC (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) queen) (...) that is (...) who (...) unbelievable to (...) projects (...) Well, I was the one who had questions about it, I had a feeling sometime, but I guess I really didn't look at the fake and real queen closely enough. Maybe I just sat (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Just a minor beef with this observation--I have yet to meet **anyone** who was not immediately aware that "Padme" was the Queen; it seems unbelievable to me that Rob Roy couldn't figure it out. Perhaps her own "Force-ness" projects some sort (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hi SW fans! This was the front story on msn.com for today (4/13/2000): (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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US Shop@Home shipped the MTT to me today....JOY! Can't wait to build it. Ralph's scans have whetted my appetite.... The down side: Lego did a fairly poor packing job and my box is severely dented...I'm going to try and get another one... :-/ Dave (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've been toying with much the same idea recently. In fact, there are a lot of Lego elements that work fine for the Hordes of Morgul Vale. Jar Jar, skeletons, Darth Vader and Darth Maul's face, the pharoah face, and as you said, a lot of the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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As announced a while ago, I finally put up the website for the unofficial second LEGO Star Wars Design Contest. Have a look at (URL) tell me what you think or just enter the contest :) Hope you like the idea. If you have any suggestions or critics (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Yeah, it can be hard to find... if any of you guys are interested in owning the book, I can take a look around the Seattle area for you. There are a few gaming stores nearby that may have it. ~Mark (...) West End (...) they'll use (...) worth (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Make Orcs with them. Who wouldn't want an Orcish Horde to conquer. I think the Fright Knight shields with the bat work perfectly for this. Give them original style swords and axes and you have a perfect Horde. They seem to fit right in with the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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(...) WOW!!! That's incredible!!! BTW, you've got an image (Lugnet.gif) there on your intro page which doesn't belong. However, there are a few images that you could use in its place: (URL) noted on that, the images from that collection are the only (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Absolutely stunning. Salivating, as I imagine a loft apartment with that hung on the wall somehow. Beautiful. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Regarding the judgment errors on the part of the Trade Federation, check out this link: (URL) say that the real judgment error was a poorly-developed plot. I think that Lucas gets himself into some tight spots in terms of plot, and then just (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Nope. It came out several years ago, and a little over a year ago now West End Games lost the license to produce the Star Wars roleplaying game. Wizards of the Coast has it now, and it seems exceedingly doubtful they'll use the same game (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Paul Koelewijn wrote in message ... (...) gebouwd (...) voor (...) dagblad, (...) (SBS6). (...) Wars (...) 4- (...) Magna-Plaza (...) can (...) years. (...) WOW! That looks, and feels (?) great <g>! Having built that in four days is even more (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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In Dutch and English! Hallo, Hi, Mijzelf en Ruud Woeltjes, beide leden van de Nederlandse(Belgische) Legoclub "De Bouwsteen" (onofficieel)hebben van 1 april tot en met 4 april (elke dag 4 uurtjes) in het Magna-Plaza in Amsterdam een Legoportret (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars) !
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Scott that is correct! You should read the star wars episode 1 book. Its much better in character development than the movie. Plus there are extra scences that the movie does not have. Example. * Pod race between Anakin and Sebulba before the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Maybe those are just the S@H prices, which include shipping. --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Try calling before 8pm EST. If you have to hit that "1" to complete, you're going to be luckless. Incidentally, I got two of the new Adventurers 2000 sets too--5903 and 5904. Both are $2.50 (each) from S@H. Good luck! best Lindsay (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) for (...) That's full $10 more than they were advertised at before! :-( You thought that $399 is a lot to spend, now I'm going to have to part out 10 copies of the falcon. How much is that going to come up to? Yikes! :-) Hopefully they will go (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) shipping (...) now! (...) today (...) residents, and (...) yet. (...) I just tried at 8:30PM CST and still had no such luck. What am I doing wrong? Should I call during normal business hours? -Mike (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) We'll have a little contest, then, because I finally called at a decent hour today and was able to order both 7155 and 7184!! Call during the day, US residents, and they should have them both available. The night people don't have the info (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hi Great ideas for ship design. Is the Tramp Freighters book still in print? I have to have one. Any other game suppliments worth getting? In the mean time if there are any other ships to take note of, try and post them too Mike Mike (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:Fst8y6.3Kp@lugnet.com... (...) places (...) box (...) from (...) both (...) As you have stated, just as the Federation had battle droids in the Naboo hangar, they could've had miscellaneous (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Aha! That's what he meant... Thanks! -Shiri (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.publish)
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(...) You could just put a couple of spaces, some of these:__, or something else at the end of the message, so they get cut off instead of the URL. Alan (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I count them as minifigs too, not because of their splendid personality, but because of their character-like appearance... I'm not a purist when it comes to parts, really (although I do agree about Sebulba & the "thrown-together" Gasgano). As (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I just got confirmation from S@H that the $55 7184 Trade Fed. MTT is shipping today...I should get it by Friday! Call 1-800-453-4652 to get your own, since they're available to all of us now! I'll post again when mine arrives! Come to papa.... Dave (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I'm assuming you're talking to me. The latest info I have on release dates is May for the AAT, MTT and UCS X-Wing. The UCS TIE, Pod bucket and Falcon then follow in June. As for ask LEGO, I am currently having difficulties in dealing with them, but (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I have a gift certificate I have been waiting to use and some coupons from the video purchase. Jason F. Hey, when are the results from this months questions to Lego to be posted? (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think that it is subjective. Part of the grey areas of the question can only be defined by the individual possessing the parts in question. For example, I keep a spreadsheet inventory of my sets, minifig numbers, costs, etc.... One of my (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thanks for the headsup! I just called and was told that both 7155 and 7184 are in stock, 7159 was backordered until 5/31 as you mention above. Andrew (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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You are correct Bram - I have no clue why my url always gets chopped off, so I just attempted to refer you to the link of the main Lugnet SW page. And what do you mean Shiri - you didn't recognize FBTB?!? LOL, here I thought it was a household name (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.publish)
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(...) WOOHOO! 4 grey 1x1 tiles! And more brown tiles too! I can't wait to get it! DaveE (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Tim was probably tired of having the end of his URL cut off every time he included a link. He did mention where to find a link: (...) ^^^...^^^ ie, (URL) sidebar. (...) HTH! --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Hey Tim... (I know, I know, EVERYONE knows FBTB ;-) Well, since I'm not your average avid SW fan, it took me a while to figure out what FBTB was in the first place... then I recalled the CLSotW from a month ago... 'Oh! From Bricks To (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.publish)
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(...) -Shiri (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle)
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---...--- (...) I won't host it but I might enter! from your Friendly builder Gary (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It does say it halfway down on the sheet that comes with your thing, right under the total, like "YOUR LEGO REP JANE D" of course I just put put in Jane D (as in Jane Doe) to protect privacy of LEGO reps. Alan (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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On a whim, I called back S@H, and sure enough, was able to backorder the rest of the SW stuff. Here's the lowdown on the big mommas: 7181 UCS TIE Interceptor, $109, 703 pcs, avail. 6/15 ("middle of June") 7190 Millenum Falcon, $109, 659 pcs, avail. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Check out a few scans from the manual, and also inventory scans of the 158 pieces, here: (URL) I'm gonna go BUILD IT! :-D Dave (Jot and jab) xxx...xxx (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars) !
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(...) Not right off hand, but I was going to fire up XWA and take some shots from the tech viewer. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- jmbrown@mines.edu (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Well, it actually arrived! Lego has indeed shipped the 7155 AAT to me today. For those of you calling the other Shop@Home numbers, I have a better one for you to call RIGHT NOW and get your own AAT's. I called back five minutes ago to make sure I (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars) !
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(...) be (...) I would doubt that. These have been advertised here (in the states) for about a month (on TV, not in stores). -John Rudy (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Certainly. :^) Tramp Freighters is one of my favorite Star Wars RPG books. I think it's actually useful for more than just the RPG itself. There are many features in the book that I find useful, such as: - Upgrade information (cost, availablility, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) This is my first post, so hi I'm Thomas from Sweden etc. On to the AAT issue. I called Lego Sweden today, & they said that it & the MTT will arrive early in May. They said that the Millenium Falcon probably won't be out here until September. I (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) the (...) Well, I ordered it on Friday night, and since I live only five minutes from the fulfillment office in East Windsor, CT, it should have arrived yesterday, since they've always only taken one or two days in the past to deliver my (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Mark, These are great pictures ... would you be willing to give a personal assessment of the book? I'd love to hear what you thought, what its good points are, what's its shortcomings are ... all from a LEGO builder's perspective. Is it worth the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) ...(snip) (...) The ultimate test, of course, will be if an AAT shows up on your doorstep in the next few days. Keep us posted. best Lindsay (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think we should have some sort of a vote on this because I was thinking the exact same thing. I planned on building my first lego bought MF and placing it next to my home built lego MF. Then I would laugh hysterically for 1/2 an hour, throw (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Gary, (...) Indeed. I wads thinking in those same lines. I think the Falcon would be a better Outrider than a true Falcon. Scott S. -- Scott E. Sanburn Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Soon: The Sanburn Systems (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) They don't. <grin> -Shiri BTW, Gary: all your replies are beginning new threads instead of getting attached to the posts you're replying to. Do you know why? (I'm guessing it's not on purpose ;-) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Where do the Monkeys fit in? ---...--- (...) they (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hello all, when the falcon comes out i'm buying 2,one to build as the falcon and one to build the outrider(dash rendar's ship) ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Now do you have any pictures of that ship? I was thinking about modifying my MF to look like that ship instead. I thought there was one some gaming website but I don't remember the URL. -Mike (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Ralph was kind enough to send scans off of his set, and they are now posted at FBTB. Link under "Fan Sites" on the main Lugnet Star Wars page :) Ti (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Exactly! (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I have one question, what is the Otana? Is it that Millenium Falcon varient with the cockpit between the mandibles instead? -Mike (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Great idea. I plan on modifing mine to the Otana from X-Wing: Alliance. :) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, that wasn't quite his point-- his point was that IF it contains a minifig torso, minifig head, and minifig legs (used in a 'minifig way' [implied]) THEN it is *definitly* a minifig. He wasn't making any statements about candidates that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hiya folks. I just thought I'd toss these images up to show you guys what I think would make an interesting "modified" YT-1300 freighter. I may try to build something like one of these once the Millennium Falcon set is released. (URL) images are (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'll argue that. How about this: (URL) this: (URL) ? Alan (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) to say (...) Well, precise scale, no, but some are very close. For example, the X-Wing, Y-Wing, Snowspeeder and Luke's Landspeeder are all within a couple of studs of scale--which is actually fairly (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I was recently informed that his name is "Crankey". Just thought I'd share. In my book, he's no minifig. He's a minifig head with a structure of pieces attached to it. I'd say that he is no more a minifig than the skeleton head/crystal ball in (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Actually, some of them do...the ones in the Time Twisters sets had legs, as do the ones from the DACTA Castle set. There's not much *point* in them having legs, because of the body cover...but they're there. I think a better example would be (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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To All, Thanks for all the responses, let's see if I get this right now: Starting scene on viewscreen: Queen=Queen Discussion in Castle: Queen=Queen (My thoughts are that she became Padme before the Trade federation invaded Naboo) Captured: (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I stand corrected. I Never read any of the Episode 1 books but that explaination fits with no movie contradictions so... -Lord Insanity (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) There was a big conversation about this a while back. What it all boils down to is personal judgement, really. In my view, Pit Droids aren't "minifigs", nor is Sebulba. It is tempting for me to say that what draws the line for me is legs and (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think this one came up a while ago...you might want to search the archives. Anyway, "If memory serves me correctly", here's what was generally agreed upon: Minifigs are made of minifig torsos, minifig heads, and minifig legs. Nobody argued (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I am curious, as I don't have an extensive knowledge of LEGO. Sebulba is a "piece", and characters that are made of parts like Pit Droids or Gasgano are not minifigs. Could someone make sense of all of it? Tim (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) of (...) conversation (...) the (...) EVERY time we see Padme, she is the Queen - according to several "official" books, the Queen has five hand maidens, and there names are listed, and none are called Padme. So, the Queen does not swap names (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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In lugnet.starwars, Mark Sandlin writes: <referring to the tan little thing that comes with the Naboo Fighter> (...) Yeah, that about sums it up. It is worth noting, though, that the cover places it in the hangar on the Droid Control Ship (the cover (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) into (...) showed an (...) guesses? Nope. Remember when Artoo rolled up and put himself in the fighter? Some little clamp-things extended down from the ship and schlorped him up into it. I think it's just a "miscellaneous piece of equipment." (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) My Own Creation (...) Well, it is, but that wasn't what I was trying to point out. I was trying to say that most parents are more concerned with "how much toy am I getting for my money?" If you have two X-wing toys that cost the same, I think (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Just compare prices at www.etoys.com with www.etoys.co.uk - the US prices listed look correct. Another example of over-charging in the UK. The smaller models retail here in GBP for the same as the USD price. The larger models are better value, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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My gosh! Are those prices (in USD) correct? If they are, us British Lego fans are getting ripped off... $9.99 for the Gungan Patrol?!! It's about £11 over here (That's about $17!!!) The A-Wing and Flash-Speeder are a direct pound-to-dollar (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Ahhh... the power of Photoshop (And a boring lunchhour :) White = Tan The Smokey Dark Blue is Dark Gray The Smokey Light Blue is Light Gray The Green is actually the Cyan The Black is Black (Oh, you knew that right?) Ditto the Brown Hoards of great (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Folks, we have a winner! Except for the 3 arms, i think that's a shadow or something. I just made one after at the pic, and man, is it ugly. I'll take the one piece over this piece 'o crap any day! Make one for yourself and see. If you think (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) and hands). I think I read somewhere that Sebulba chooses to walk like that, and that Dugs (that's his species) can walk normal too. <<KM>> (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) and (...) Whatever it is it looks like it is made from a minifig head of some sort with a helmet and a 1x2 tan slope for the body. the legs and arms uses a battle droid's body connected to the slope using the stud on its back. It stands on a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Actually, I think that's white. The tan looks tan in this picture (and-- ooh, there's a lot of it!!). (...) Yeah, that's what I think. -Shiri (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Tim mentioned the other day that he's been having trouble with chopped posts -- his Internet service provider is AOL.com, which is (as near as I can figure from looking at the raw HTML form logs) oddly truncating his posts. (Or it could be his (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Each of those scenes were less than a minute long. MOST of the time we see the 'Queen' it is not actually the Queen. MOST (if not all) of the time we see 'Padme' she is the Queen. The voice changes are inconsistent at best so I wouldn't put (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) grey? (...) Judging from the colour of the battledroids and other already-known pieces, that really light blue is actually tan. I'm guessin that the darker smoky blue is actually dark grey, and the middle blue is light grey. Paul Davidson (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) eric (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I've got the skeleton of a set guide up at FBTB, and would like opinions of what I have and what I could use there. If you can take a moment to look at it, I would appreciate it. Tim (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It looks a lot like an articulated Sebulba to me. The way the fig is positioned is fairly evocative of Sebulba's posture (which I think is pretty cool,a race using it's upper limbs as legs and feet, and lower ones as arms and hands). eric (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Any thoughts on the other minifig (Gasgano?) Over on www.sirstevesguide.com they're thinking that he's been swapped with an articulated sebulba. Anybody else wondering? Cause it's obvious that it's not Gasgano anymore, or if he is, TLC screwed (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It rocks. ++Lar (from the show floor) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I know I am a day late and a dollar short on this, but I have a fix for the head on the Droideka that I believe has not been covered. All I did to it was cross the bands and connect them to "piston" pieces that are inserted into the #2 connector. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) this set.... but wow.... eric (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Ralph Döring" <doe@gmx.de> wrote in message news:Fsr538.DB4@lugnet.com... (...) Are those 2 black SW engine pieces? -- ---D M Garcia (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I called yesterday again also, but the ladies who answer the phone on weekends seem either not to know much, or don't care to dig too deep for customers. The lady I talked to basically said that on weekends, they just take new orders, and then (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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