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Tim Courtney wrote in message <39101800.635010@lugnet.com>... (...) I think it's from 5988, Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins. It also appears in Black/DkGray in quite a few Ninja sets. It's a piece that I didn't think I'd ever use, but now that I've seen (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I can scan some images of the alternate model today...check at (URL) this evening. Dave (jot and jab) xxx...xxx (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'll let Andrew tackle this....the box is too big to scan... Dave (jot and jab) xxx...xxx (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Sproaticus wrote in message <390F4E0D.9B47051E@io.com>... (...) Pardon my ignorance, but do you want him to LDraw it so you can build it yourself? Or have I failed to see some other advantage in making a non-whooshable version? :-) Cheers, Paul (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Folks, I've written a few Mac applications in my day. I'd be willing to participate in the development of a Mac L-draw port. Who's got the source? -A (#209) (...) ....l a port is made available. (...) /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\...\/\/\/\/\/ Andy DePalma (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Question - what piece is that you used for the airlock? It looks relatively new because I haven't seen it before. More info please...it looks cool. BTW - Mark AWESOME site, the detail is amazing. Keep it up! -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Pictures Please? (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) X- (...) Yes!! I would have gotten mine back on Friday, but the shipping department at LDMI was unusually inept in that it sent it via UPS to my P.O. Box (which is unfortunate since UPS won't deliver to P.O. Boxes). However, I redirected it to (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It may be, but I respect Tim for respecting his contac't wishes. Let's face it, it could be a cleaner, the MD, the mild-mannered janitor or it could even be some unknown power having fun with Tim. Either way this has all been good Lego based (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Well, I just reistalled LDraw on my Mac using Connectix Virtual PC 3.0 ( (URL) ) and Windows 98. It seems to work fine, but again I'm just starting to figure this stuff out. Wish me luck, Dan (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I don't think this is an odd request. Perhaps this is a person that can supply Lego with the ideas of the fans as their own. However, having the company know this may jeopardize their job. (...) Most likely no and it might just scare them into (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hi everyone, just wondered if anyone had any extra imperial droids that they were wanting to trade for stuff?? I am also looking for a r2d2 droid. If anyone has these please let me know and send me your want lists. Thanks. Rex =o) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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My LDraw experience is very limited, but I have gotten it to work using Virtual PC on my Mac. I was running Virtual PC 3.0 with Win 95. I just installed Win 98 (A very scary experience for a devoted Mac guy) and I haven't tried putting LDraw back (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Unfortunately, my programming skills are severely lacking, otherwise, I'd love to do it. I do know, however, that there are many of us who'd like to see it. I'd consider it a useful tool if it were available. As it is, I consider it like I (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Unfortunately its not available. There has been a little talk of it, mostly from people desiring that it be made available. Right now there are no plans to make it available because no one has expressed interest in doing the programming for (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I got to thinking about what you said... so I went back and watched the Star Wars videos and you know what? Neither Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, nor Qui Gon Jinn were yellow. Papa Skywalker isn't gray. Whattaya know. I know! They could make Lando (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Sure. Know where I can find LDraw for Mac? ~Mark (...) back (...) reclaim (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Did you use a in-camera filter / program to reduce glare? Or did you use some post-production technique? I have a Mavica, and I'm trying to figure out how to take better pics. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.publish)
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(...) No, seriously. :-, Would you consider putting this model into LDraw? Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The reason is because Canada is really a US Territory; you all just don't realise it yet. ;D Jeff (for the humor impaired, this is a joke, therfore follow-ups to off.topic.fun) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Tim, wouldn't you agree, that's a very odd request for them to make? (Not so much the name part but the position part.) (...) So if I happened to casually mention this whole thing to a LEGO IP attorney (in a meeting coming up in a couple of (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Duly noted, Eric. Tim (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I went with the Falcon, AT-AT and it was a toss up between a Sand Crawler (which we have actually seen) and the Imperial Shuttle. Although an all silver brick Queens Nubian Starship would be very cool. I wouldn't waste my votes on anything that (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hi everyone - I'm new. I've been reading through a lot of the comments about the Lando figure, and my feelings are that surely it's all getting a bit deep. As far as I'm concerned, one important point is that we may well get a Lando figure in the (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Tim, If all this is true then thats fine. What my point is is that with all the secrecy involved your survey lacks a certain amount of credibility in my eyes. If this person were to reveal themselves and open a discusion with us like Brad (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Guys, it's really pretty simple: my contact has asked not to be revelead by name or position. And I will respect that. Trust me that they have given me proof that they are legit, and I would not have features like "Ask LEGO!" if I wasn't sure that (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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just ordered it, will be recieving it tomorrow or Thursday. $160.00 down the tubes, ouchy :). Thanks again for the info at FBTB. Also, AAT and MTT are appearing in US stores. Goto FBTB for all the juicy info. Jason F (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hi Jeff -- good to hear from another SWLego/Lugnet Dark Ages escapee. theforce.net posited an interesting theory a while ago, in an attempt to answer the eternal question "Jarjar Binks -- why?" (URL) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) (except (...) Good idea! This sounds better than my attempt with "Best nerver build before model". It means that one can enter an "old" X-wing that is build before the official model came out (judged by the use of its parts) and that you can (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Thanks. Sony Digital Mavica... backyard patio noonday sun. ~M (...) and (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) You're both being silly. They should use Belville pink. ;) oink, LFB (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mychal, (...) No date was given me by US LS@H. I asked and they said they didn't have one, and that their date for availability at S@H was still listed as 16 June (!!). Whether or not you'll have to wait until 1 July depends on where you are in the (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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There was a post today that according to S@H, the MF was shipping now, does anyone have any idea when it would be in stores. I really hate the idea of waiting until July 1. (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) it, with special appreciation for the great lighting. Your creations rock dude. Keep on building so we can see more :) -Tom McD. when replying, native American Indians once sold to white men a huge piece of floating spamcake for only $26. (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) hmmm... UCS death star... the first toy ever visible from space:) Alan (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think that's pretty insulting, actually. It'd be kinda like using a black head (with white inking? shades of the minstrel shows) for a black man. Or using LEGO yellow for Oriental people. (The only reason that's not insulting now is because (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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---...--- (...) THEY'RE NO BEARS!!!...!!! (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) great editting! What camera did you use? --Bram (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) I realised that about 30 seconds after my incoherency. So I voted for the Imperial Shuttle, AT-AT, and Trade Fed Droid Control Center whatever the thing that Anakin blew up with the Naboo Fighter. (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Tsk, tsk... someone needs to go watch some Star Blazers, I see. The Wave Motion Gun is the trans-fluoro-orange stuff at the bow. The big dishes are part of the LRD array you can read a bit about in my description. ~Mark (...) stuff (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(URL) again, I apologize for the lack of URL in my previous post. :^) ~Mark (...) Spacecraft (...) all (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Aw, shucks. :^) ~Mark (...) just HUGE, (...) opponent for (...) You know, I was just thinking about that. I don't know how that would turn out, really. There are a lot of variables. :^) (...) Odyssey_ (...) Thanks :^) I plan to start work on a (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Cool ship!! But is the wave motion thing those two big satelite dishes ir the orange stuff in the front??? If its the stuf in the front, then what are the dishes? (24 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) OOOh, thats sounds good, what's the URL???? (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Wow... WOW... WOOO...OOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! Those are so KEWL!!! The way you make everything detailed is amazing... The Mithrandir is just HUGE, and it's armed to the teeth with that Wave Motion Cannon, tons of those turbolasers and missiles, I reckon (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh?! (...) light (...) and (...) accept (...) I never recall thinking that lego people were 'white'. In a black and white photo the tones do make sense though. I guess because I can rember never making the association as a child myself, I was (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) he (...) all-white (...) He doesn't watch the Simpsons. And this was before the current Butterfinger/Simpsons adds. (...) No, the ones to pity, as in the classic tale, are the adults. All my son has to do is look at me and then look at his (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) the (...) I wonder if this has to do with The Simpson's. I belive that show totally ruined TLC's concept of neutrality. Unfortunatly they aren't old enough to know TLC was first. (...) Thanks. I find it very intriging and puzzeling. Who can (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thanks! I built this freighter following a discussion in .starwars a few weeks back about Tramp Freighters. Maybe I'll build another freighter after I reclaim my parts from the Mithrandir. ~Mark (...) Spacecraft (...) awesome (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... (...) yellow (...) don't (...) these (...) African-American, (...) position (...) slide (...) minifigs (...) rid (...) "proper (...) than (...) color? (...) do. (...) But minifigs are not human. Minifigs are little (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why (...) Yes I would rather Lando was yellow because that is the precedence set by TLC. As for the "healthy" thing, yes that is my opinion based on TLC precedence of mini-fig already created. I would not be at all surprised if that was the (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.starwars, Mike Petrucelli writes: (major snippage) (...) It failed my "Emperors New Clothes" test. Emperor with non-existant clothes that no one wanted to admit weren't there, but a child pointed out weren't there? Okay, so I explain (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I had a charge of $159 show up from Lego Shop-at-Home late last week, raising my hopes for an near-future appearance of the 7191 Ultimate Collector Series X- Wing. I was not disappointed when I arrived home today: one box was waiting on the porch, (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars) !
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(...) I (...) They same thing you call yourself. Human. Either I am mentally well beyond the rest of you or I am so naive it is not funny. -Lord Insanity (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Lando (...) I couldn't agree more that humans are ignorant. So, no one cared that Han and Luke were yellow. And, IF they release a Lando, and he's yellow, I'll buy him. I would want brown, but I'd buy yellow. But are you telling me that you (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) All mini-fig humans are yellow. Billy Dee Williams is human therefore a mini-fig copy of him would be yellow. What is so difficult about this. No one cares that Mark Hammill and Harrison Ford were made yellow. (...) Ah but if you go to my (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ditto with companies I've worked for--except the heads DO get reattached, only not in their original position. best LFB FUT-> o-t.fun (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hi everyone, I just got off the phone with S@H and the person there said that 2000 Adventurers sets 5987 (Dino Research Compound) and 5975 (T-Rex Transport) are now available for order! What's more, the long awaited 7190 (Millennium Falcon Jr.) has (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Seems like those who have been promoted in my company have removed their heads, but forgot to reattach them afterwards :-) -Duane (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) again, (...) an (...) It's (...) brown (...) Like Dave says, if this is true, then Vader should have had a yellow head too. He's a Star Wars "person/character" too. Yes, I understand that it is gray for effect, and I want it to be gray, not (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Holy Crow II. The HF-130 just demands to be LDraw'd! :-, Way awesome freighter. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think the "American" part refers, right-or-wrong, to North America, South America, or "the Americas," without getting into one nation or another. Similarly, I had a professor from England who was just a few generations removed from Africa, (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The yellow helments are available in many of the Unitron sets. -kyle hifiki.tripod.com (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) - (...) machinery"? (...) Yeah, I wouldn't mind having a couple more of those myself. Those came from the 1787 Unitron Crater Crawler. Regarding uniforms, I'm not sure if anyone caught it yet, but I did try to separate occupation by color. The (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) Perhaps. But then so could anyone who felt that she'd been denied a promotion because she has four fingers and a thumb instead of the minfig style of hand. Likewise anyone who'd missed a promotion because he couldn't remove and reattach his (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Ok, great pictures then. What kind of camera and lighting conditions did you use? These pictures came out very nicely. Pat J In lugnet.starwars, Mark Sandlin writes: ?In lugnet.starwars, Patrick Justison writes: ??Wow! The HF-130 Freighter is (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) But what you're not incorporating into this assertion is the fact that, at least on some level, the development of the characters was influenced by the actors themselves. Luke's run-in with the Wampa (sp?) was dictated by an accident suffered (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) into a very (...) job (...) success. Thanks! I got the idea for the front-load ramp with overlooking cockpit from the M.I. dropships in Starship Troopers. I originally intended for the ramp to drop in one large piece, but I couldn't implement (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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Wow! The HF-130 Freighter is awesome. Great features incorperated into a very nice design. The ship looks very functional without being too big. Great job on the loading ramp. I have tried those before but never with as much success. The ship (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) minifg (...) my (...) Hmmmm. Why are they Native AMERICANS? What about us? In all rights they should be Native Canadians, we are the bigger country (1) no matter what the "neighbours" think... <<KM>> (1) landmass wise, not economically, we're (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I like this idea! There are some really cool models done before the official sets came out. Color accuracy no counting. Pat J (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) as (...) they're (...) I'll (...) about (...) I am going by the dimensions of the Life-sized model seen in the Star Wars Trilogy. The sets seen in the movies occupy 40% more space than is available in the life-sized model. What the Star Wars (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hi Mark, I must say that I really appreciate your attention to detail. The Mithrandir is an excellent model. I think it is cool the way that you posed all the mini-figs going through the motions of their duties. One question - What set offers the (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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(...) I have a suggestion - best Pre-Official Star Wars Lego Model. This would be for all models built from elements from sets which pre-date the official Star Wars Lego models. That means: no smoked canopies; no wide wings; no large disc bricks; no (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) But that makes them absolutly NO DIFFERENT as a mini-fig. If mini-Han and mini-Luke had tan heads then it would make sense for mini-Lando to have a brown head. However they are not based on the actors. Mini-Luke and mini-Han have yellow heads (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I disagree. This would result in too many categories, or be restrictive on entries - you'd have to have the right sets to enter. Instead, the judge should consider the difficulty, detail and ingenuity in making the alternative, whichever set (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) I *know* they're characters. Here's my point. Tell me the name of the guy who is portrayed by the Indian Cheif. The actual guy. There isn't one! It's just a generic figure. Now, I can tell you the names of the guys who are portrayed by the (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I just wanted to second Todd's thoughts here. The main reason I have not participated in the survey is that it seems "fishy" to me. It seems to me if LEGO wanted an "Offical Survey" they would do it themselves not through a supposidly (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Out of curiosity, where are you getting your numbers from? According to the SW site, the falcon is 27 meters long, which translates into about 88.5 feet, which should be 620mm long as a minifig scale model (1 minifig foot ~ 7mm, given that a (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Tim, I think it's totally great that "LEGO" (whatever that means) is soliciting feedback about SW:UCS sets!, but I'm still suspicious that this is an unofficial channel. If it is, then not only would it be misleading to say "LEGO wants to (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) Yes, this is another way in which it'd be a win for Lego. :) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) ...That would be a nightmare, since then I'd have to buy dozens of each set to make sure I got all the combinations of minifig head colours/patterns! :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) #160 (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update!
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You know, sometimes I could just kick myself. :^P (...) Spacecraft (...) all (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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Started up the new UCS Survey for LEGO - Posted news of the AAT and MTT hitting retail in the UK - Set up the first several steps for building Shaun's AT-ST - Wrote a column for the site - Posted belatedly about the 1999 LEGO Maniax exhibition in (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Making the Death Star as a UCS set wouldn't make sense. In order to make it large enough to see sufficient detail to justify the UCS status, it would have to be huge. I'm not interested in a $500 model that's essentially a gray sphere. I want (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hello - I'm new. Here's my take on the matter: Jar Jar was kept in the film for the purpose of comic relief and making kids giggle. He had no relevance to the plot at all. That is what makes his presence different from the other films. In the (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New Survey up for LEGO
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Everybody remember to vote for the Falcon! I did! :-) Dave (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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It's right next to Jabba's Sail Barge. It's called "Imperial Shuttle." Dave Kya Morden <erythrite@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:390d061b.806742...net.com... (...) interest, (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update!
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Whats the address?? ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) to (...) Even with the 'Indians from India', doesn't the term come from the Indus valley civilisations (hardly the subcontinent), history buffs please help. (...) In Australia, some Aboriginals (a generic term that crosses oceans) refer to (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) Just a quick note here: TLC had better hope this isn't provable in a court of law! Didn't Harrison Ford win a case concerning his likeness in the _Indiana Jones_ movies and its transfer to a PC game? I think the case was settled that Ford (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wack or wacky? ;) They have somewhat opposing meanings, so I'm just trying to figure out if you liked Anthro or thought they were nuts--not that both can't be correct. Oddly enough, the term "Sioux" is dragged through *two* languages, first (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi Everybody! Just a quick note to let you all know that I have created a new Spacecraft section on Mark's Lego Creations. In it you will find the newly added Mithrandir battleship, and the HF-130 Freighter. The HF-130 was built entirely from Star (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) ARGH!!@#!@# Where's the Lambda Class Shuttle?! Fine *looks generally ticked off* That's second favourite vehicle up there with the AT-AT. Argh#@$#@$#@$ Anyway, pointless rant over (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | suing TLC for discrimination (was: Re: A simple answer)
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(...) You're right, they can't sue TLC for *that*, but... what if there were a lawsuit by TLC employees in the USA who thought they were being denied promotions due to their race. Could they use the "racially pure" minifigs as evidence of a (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) And...I try to call them by their proper tribal name bacause Hopi are not Sioux, who are not Navajo, etc... (now watch someone tell me I managed to mangle the spelling of one of those, so I can tell them that those are transliterations into (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: A simple answer
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I didn't mean to imply they would sue them over a portrayal of ethnicity, I meant that someone might sue to have their group represented as part of TLG's population of minifigs (if TLG actually started making ethnic 'figs). Dave (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I doubt it. Even if someone wanted to sue LEGO, what could they possibly argue? LEGO has the right to free speech, and therefore has the right to make their figs any color they want. By not creating figs with various "skin" tones, LEGO is (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) One might argue that action figures or minifigs represent the actors who in turn represent the characters... (...) Hmm. I'm a native American, since I was born in Pennsylvania, even though my heritage is entirely European. Dave! (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) IANAA (I am not an American), but would a special interest group really *sue* Lego over a portrayal of ethnicity? Incidentally, I think Lego _should_ be challenged over it's attitudes to race and gender. As was pointed out earlier, there seems (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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