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(...) I have to agree... when I bought the Falcon I had gone to TRU to look for one of the UCS sets. Since they didn't have one I decided to pick up the Falcon, even though I had judged it as "less-than-adequate" based on the pictures I had seen. (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It *IS* awesome. I own the set and I love it. I'm a so-called Star Wars "fanboy" and I just love the set. My only problem with the set would be with the cockpit, but it's such a small complaint that it's not worth worrying about. I was amazed (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) My girlfriend and I were recently in an antique store and she said that maybe we should start collecting busts of all sizes, like JFK and Elvis and... oh, wait. That's not what you mean. eric (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I just bought the Falcon (as well as the UCS TIE), and after building the Falcon I have to agree with Mark somewhat. It's disappointing, especially when I could have bought 2 X-Wings and a TIE vs Y-Wing set for the same price. I guess the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) playing with Lego and a Star Wars fan at the same time!.. What a man can dream more about a woman of life?.. Big busts?.. Hmm, maybe..:-D Selçuk (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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That's correct. Just take the brown RockRaiders cockpits, they use click.hinges as well and I'm sure there are a couple more of these planned. Bye, Christian --- xTI@N. P.S.: Note that I usually reply slow... ---...--- The World is full of AFOLs - (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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-- (Gary E. Blessing)-- mugin@mosquitonet.com (URL) in all I'm just another brick in the wall" ---...--- From: "Gary Blessing" <mugin@mosquitonet.com> To: "lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com" Subject: Re: UCS T/I Date: Mon, Jun 19, 2000, 2:10 AM ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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---...--- (...) You do have a point, I saw the pictures on the web and thought it was terrible!then when I got it for my birthday (15th.) and put it together,Ithought that it was great!! Like the old saying says:Don't judge a book (or lego) by its (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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---...--- (...) now that how I feel,legos were made to be taken apart and customized or rebuilt entirely!if TLG made the falcon perfect,we wouldn't have any room to expand! (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) sounding (...) asuming (...) between (...) ages 12 (...) No, she isn't a Lego nut. That's why I thought it was profound that she thought the Millennium Falcon was crappy compared to the SNOWSPEEDER, which is NOT a UCS set. I would assume that (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Well, I found the Tie Interceptor at my local TRU this morning (along with the MF) and against the advice of my banker I had to get it. (And believe me, I'll be playing with it a lot this next couple of weeks when I have no food in my fridge!) I (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Superb! I think TLG should use your design as a prototype for the frozen Han Solo in carbonite piece for the UCS version of the Slave-1. Dave (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) My thoughts added When I saw the Falcon at TRU I grabbed it without hesitation and paraded around the store with my prize until I was ready (palms sweaty) to purchase it at the register. Upon getting it home I waited as long as I could to (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Some people would complain if they were hung with a new rope, I am sounding like my dad. Their is an easy answer for your wife's oppinion. I am asuming that she is not a Lego nut like us. Thier is a obviouse difference between the two. The (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Actually, I think that the Snowspeeder is a lot *more* impressive than the UCS X-Wing. It was designed to fit into a very specific scale, it was designed to only contain a certain number of parts and fit into a specific spot in the Lego (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Adding my 2c When I found out it was not like the Sarco-Fig from Adventures...I only bought one. I might have bought 5 or more if it was better. My guess is they had a design a with rased Han,but would have made the Slave too big. Oh, well, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) X-wing (...) that Star (...) Then why would she think the Snowspeeder is a good set? It was next to the UCS X-Wing also, and she still thought it looked good compared to the MF. The Snowspeeder isn't anywhere close to being as impressive as (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'll second this...when I saw the printed Han, I thought how lame it was, even a coffin lid would have been better. This is a great example of a piece that Lego should have made. James (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Why couldn't LEGO have done something similar? I like how you kept it two studs wide. --Bram (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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