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(...) Ummm- I'm a big moron. It's Tim that has the fab FBTB site, not Tony. My apologies to Tim. Chris (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) try the FBTB link on the Lugnet Starwars page. Tony has some info there about sales in the UK. Chris (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Has anyone seen any cheap star wars sets on sale in the UK ? (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I saw that. I think the least Lego could have done is use the Gasgano head they had in the big podracing set. That one at least looks kind of alien. Aquanauts heads are useless. (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I bought the Star Wars bucket, the so-called "pod racing" bucket, because I wanted to see what kind of minifig "face" pattern LegoCo used for what I thought was the bucket's version of Sebulba. First of all, the alien critter isn't named at all (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: where can I find the ucs sets in canada????
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(...) You should be able to find the UCSs in TRU. You may have to ask the rep because the shelfs empty rapidly. (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Yes, I saw it Tuesday when I met Jorge at his Target to observe how he learned about the 20.. Wel, we don't want to bring *that* up again, do we? Steve (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Wait a second...AT-ST? Are we going to see minifig Ewoks? best LFB (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Racial politics in LEGO (Endless debates in LUGNET about race would be a good title too!)
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Jason, (...) Usually, when I see this, it does mean it, but I digress, I am rather sick of this discussion to begin with. (...) I have little faith in reiterating this discussion about Lando and Panaka for the 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. time. I am sick to (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I get a much different feel about Chewie, but I think I've been influenced by the books where (not surprisingly) his back story and character are covered in more depth. (...) I didn't have the hate for Jar-Jar as most people did, though he (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Racial politics in LEGO
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I must catch a flight in 15 mintues and will not have email for a few days, but had to post quickly: 1. No offense Scott S., but just because something has been discussed before does not mean it should not be discussed again and that nothing will (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Does anyone know where I can find the UCS sets in Canada??? thanks geordan (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Karim & All, (...) Indeed, I picked up 4 of them at the Target in Ann Arbor, Michigan yesterday, which tells me that they were getting rid of some failures of the SW line: Lightsaber Duel, Droid Fighter, and the Mos Espa Pod Race, which was too big (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hi All, I just dropped by the Target on Capitol Blvd in Raleigh, NC and they've got about 5 Mos Espa Value packs, which, as stated before, includes the Droid Fighter, Lightsaber Duel, and Mos Espa Podrace sets for only $49!!! They are not stocked (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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If anyone was smart enough to download and save the 2001 set list, could they please email it to me! Thx... jorgensen@iprimus.ca (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah, the commander has an orange pad, the rest have black. BTW, anyone think they'll release another minifig pack with Leia, C-3PO, and umm... Luke or something? -- Andrew, Agent 0007 (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 2001 Sets
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(...) Maybe their idea of an exclusive figure is to "accidentally" give him black hands. ;P I vision the shuttle to come with two imperial guards and the Emperor with maybe a different torso (Darth Maul's). If they were to make Shuttle Tyderium, (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Even better than a three pack, now with Lego direct lets just set up stormtrooper bulk ordering. Seriously how many of us need at least a couple dozen stormtroopers to set up a scene or two (the first dozen is for dead stormtroopers strewn (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Lego would not include the emperor in the shuttle tyderium set because the emperor is a "mini-fig pack exclusive" so it would probably be the hijacked rebel shuttle or Vader's shuttle. Michael (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Well, Since we are supposing the hypothetical escape pod set might only cost under US$6, this may not make sense. Anyway, it would be cool: How about if the escape pod did come with an imperial search squad. There could be a stormtrooper on a (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) they (...) Unless it comes with the imperial search squad that finds it in the desert? :-) Scott A (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) :) (...) Yeah, but wouldn't the Escape Pod be a pretty small set, say around $5.99? That would probably mean it'd include a maximum of 2 characters, & wouldn't they most likely be R2-D2 & C3-P0? (...) Yeah, if we're assuming an Imperial year (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where Brooklyn at? (Was: racial politics, black pack, etc.)
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(...) Except the first movie, where finding a non-european face is almost impossible. I think this happened in part because it was shot (mostly) in England, but Lucas was roundly criticized for it. Bruce (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I have one reason why Lego may get the ATST under $10.00. Can you say Throwbot. Those are only $6.00 and would be not too much under ATST size, especially since the Lego one will be smallist anyway. Tim (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Somehow, I suspect it's more like a homogeneous white society (Denmark) being completely clueless about the rest of the world. They chose yellow because that was the standard Lego color closest to their perception of "flesh". I don't see this (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, I'll just mention a few scenes that had Stormtroopers in them and if they happen to be scenes that might be made into Lego sets at some point in the future, so be it... 1) Stormtoopers tracked down the Escape Pod on Tatooine while (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Isn't it strange that some of the LEGO elements in the SW sets never showed up in other themes or even sets as well. I am thinking about the yellow pieces from Anakin's Podracer and the brown elements from the Droid Fighter here. They look like (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I doubt TLG could do anything to cancel posts or Web pages that speculate around POSSIBLE future releases (that's all they are, after all, until we see them in stores or on www.lego.com). Also, any company who tries to be an information (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Sounds reasonable (seeing him, I wouldn't doubt a certain amount of prefab, though). (...) With the junkyard set? Possible, given they already have the necessary parts (ie the head). (...) There already is an Emperor... So with a shuttle, yes. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think a TIE pilot is a certainty (if it is true that there will be a TIE fighter set). Also, Yoda is the biggest character not yet represented. Jeff J (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Here's my <fingers crossed> hopefuls for minifigs. Watto (hopefully not prefab like Sebulba) Maybe a C3P0 with the Ep. 1 look The Emporer, and (please, oh please) Emporer's Guards A couple stormtroopers (look sir, droids) AT-ST pilot and (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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While I didn't use the Flash Speeder, I did just make an AT-ST with under 90 pieces and let me tell you, it looks like...insert 4 letter word here. Also, I don't have a scanner, so I can't post pics however, here's how I made it! Starting from the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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While I didn't use the Flash Speeder, I did just make an AT-ST with under 90 pieces and let me tell you, it looks like...insert 4 letter word here. Also, I don't have a scanner, so I can't post pics however, here's how I made it! Starting from the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | 2001 Sets
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By now most of us have seen the list of the upcomming Star Wars sets with their prices. (if you haven't yet don't go surfin' around our friends at Lego yanked them). My question is now that this information is not allowed to be posted, how much are (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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(...) For that matter what about Yoda? -- (Gary E. Blessing)-- mugin@mosquitonet.com (URL) in all I'm just another brick in the wall" Also a member of U.S.S. Sol Star Trek Club Club site: www.mosquitonet.com/~betazoid ---...--- (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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All right, let's get to answering a REAL question: Why doesn't Lego put out a "Star Trek" line???!!! And if they do, I hope that green-blooded Spock is YELLOW! (Except, of course, for his blue uniform shirt and black pants.) Long live Lego! (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I agree. They have got to make them or it will be obvious why they didn't (...) kind (...) Do Harrison, Carry, Mark, etc have a right to be upset? As a "white" guy I would be upset of someone implied that my skin is yellow. (...) there Well (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Probably not. I think that LEGO has been going by a rule that normal HUMANS are all yellow. Maul is not a human, and Vader is no longer a normal human. Jar Jar is tan because he's not human. Chewie isn't human either. The Emperor, who (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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So darth maul and darth vader get their own colored heads, but lando and mace won't? ---D (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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Hi! Dave Schuler schrieb: <snip> (...) I my opinion the announcer was THE worst thing in Ep. 1!!! He doesn't even look like a Star Wars creature. CU, Stefan (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where Brooklyn at? (Was: racial politics, black pack, etc.)
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(...) As far as I can tell human "race" is as meaningless in the SW universe as it is in Legoland. There are plenty of references to the differences between alien species and humans, and even some references to different human cultures, but there's (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hey, or maybe it was a misplaced decimal? UCS AT-ST for $99.99, anyone? (I'm not mocking you, by the way, in fact, I say you're most likely right or pretty close to it.) Greg "There was a guy... an underwater guy who controlled the sea... got (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Sir Alec Guiness
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(...) movies. ;-) Chef (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah. I really can't imagine an AT-ST for $10. You try making a AT-ST out of the Flash Speeder.... =\ -- Andrew, Agent 0007 (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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You guys are all saying that the new atst is going to suck because it is only $9.99, but a at-st at that price isn't even feasible. Could it be that there was a cut off at the begining of the price? I'm only a kid so I might be like totally wrong (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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(...) Right on. I'd suggest they are delving in WAY too much. Suggesting that TLG make different coloured heads to represent "black heroes" in minifig form is imposing foolish Western Hemisphere PC politics upon a company based in a place that is (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Put the issue to bed (was: who's feelin the black pack?)
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(...) And this is the problem with licensing movies, books, etc. If the main character is to be "acurately" represented, there must be "colored" minifigs. This has not been done with Star Wars to date. Luke Skywalker (as seen in the movies) is not (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Nonsense! They clearly represent indivual characters. Whether they represent the races of the actors who portray those characters is debatable. The most consistent thing (with the LEGO yellow is neutral assumption) would be to release Mace and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've avoided commenting on this discussion (I'm pretty sure I have. I may have posted in RTL the first time it came up.) <sarcasm>After all, I'm a European-descended male from the States. I'm not allowed to have opinions on race.</sarcasm> My (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) No one here is suggesting that ABS is flesh or that minifigs are real people, but to assert that the Luke, Leia, Han, et al minifigs do not represent a particular group is flatly incorrect. Dave! (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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Blah blah blah. I'm an Asian-American--which means I'm "yellow." So his whole time, Lego minifigs have been Asian-American. Right? Give me a break. Unlike flesh, the ABS plastic used to make Lego is specifically-colored--NOT gradients of other (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where Brooklyn at? (Was: racial politics, black pack, etc.)
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Damien, I really don't want to reply to this thread, but it seems to me that this whole race issue is being blown to the infinite amount of distortion on this thread. I will let TLC decide whether or not to make DSM's or whatever politically correct (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where Brooklyn at? (Was: racial politics, black pack, etc.)
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Judging from our posts to this thread, I'm finding that we really agree on most of the points of this issue, a relief for sure because i was getting really depressed about some of the viewpoints that were expressed on this issue by lugnetters. But (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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Darth Maul's whole body is tattooed, see: (URL) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where Brooklyn at? (Was: racial politics, black pack, etc.)
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(...) I agree with this wholeheartedly. I was looking forward to having both a helmet and a backpack piece from Boba Fett, able to be used seperately. (...) Hmm. Ok. I have to find that other post first, though, so I can remember everything I (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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Not just your opinion, mine too. Well put. ---D (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Where Brooklyn at? (Was: racial politics, black pack, etc.)
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(...) Sorry Y'all, I can't agree that this Lando's "instantly recognizable." I doubt that any of us would be quick to make such an assumption if we saw the same incarnation of him alone in another setting, or in a context without a written key. I'd (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Dark Side Developer Kit
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go to fbtb (URL) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Does anyone own one of these yet? Can you provide details? - Is the MicroScout the same as the DDK? (Is the coloring the same?) - Any cool new parts? - Any news on programming the P mode yet? - Sean (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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(...) But in the story as it stands, there aren't many places for subtitles. Boss Nass could be a possibility, but I don't think the plot would have been better served by having JarJar speak in full Gungan with subtitling. Any inclusion of JarJar at (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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(...) I lived in Japan for a year, full emersion, and am conversationally capable (not quite fluent) in the language, and I've been complemented often on my Japanese accent and a couple of times mistaken for a native speaker on the phone by native (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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Bit of curiosity. Huttese sounds identical to Attic Greek (pre-New Testament, that is pre-Koine). When I took Greek in college, the professor had a tape of a researcher who was trying to figure out how the inflection and rhythm would have sounded (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: UCS in the future
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(...) Maybe we'll see some other UCS models besides in Star Wars(okay , i think this has been talked about before) like some town models: how about a car factory, with realistic two-seater cars, conveyor belt, robotic machines for building them. A (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: UCS in the future
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Hi! Bryan Wong schrieb: <snip> (...) Hmm, maybe TLC will not use the same scale for all UCS models - Personally I would like it since it would give TLC the opportunity to produce cool ships like the Nebulon B Frigate or a Star Destroyer. CU, Stefan (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Sir Alec Guiness
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Guess I need to take Obi Wan out of my bus and have Coby put him in his hearse. (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The Y-Wing & B-Wing Fighters are something like 16-17 meters (the X-Wing, in comparison, is 12,5 m). Slave 1 is around 20 meters... (...) Since the minifig version comes in at $100, it would probably be a bit large, yes. :-) T. --> thomas (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: who's feelin the black pack?
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(...) It's not really Legoland, though, with the Legoland minifigs as we know them. Legoland seems to be a world free of skin color. & as for native Americans having red skin, don't even get me started on that one... ;) That's more of a semantic (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Sir Alec Guiness
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(...) passed to (gulp) our generation (meaning those of us who can only dimly remember a time without Star Wars), this has to be it. Sadly, LFB (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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I just thought I'd pass on the news that Sir Alec Guiness died this weekend at the age of 86. (URL) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | An Apology (This Doesn't Happen Often)
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I was at FBTB today and Tim posted the 2001 sets as being accurate. I owe Jorge an apology for telling people his post was a joke. I guess the $9.99 AT- ST was just to unbelievable to me. Jorge, I am sorry for my unfounded verbal attack. Now I know (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hmm, I think the ships that "are too large" could be possible UCS models because they aren't TOO large. They're mostly single-seater (or maybe double) ships so they should be comparable to the existing UCS sets. Then again, I don't know how (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hi! Mark Sandlin schrieb: (...) Okay, the 'scale' issue wasn't appropiate at this point, but there were so many posts about it in the last few month that I couldn't resist to mention it :-) (...) The MF is much too expensive for sure. I hope they (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Racial issues in LEGO (was: who's feelin the black pack?)
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(...) Of course, that could also be confused as Biggs. ;P -- Andrew, Agent 0007 (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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Hi! Nick Crocco schrieb: (...) Yes, the alien languages in Ep. 4-6 were pretty cool, but maybe Mr. L. thought that subtitles were a little bit hard to follow for some younger children, since Jar Jar, Wattoo and the Neimoidinas talked quite much. So (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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(...) What he said. ;-) Franklin (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Okie day :-) I like subs as well. In Ep. 1, wasn't the only subtitled part when Anakin and Watto were talking in the shop? Sorda a short scene given all the other subtitled scenes in 4-6. 'Specially with ol' Jabba. ~Nick (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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I wasn't really directing that at you, Nick, but just as a sort of general comment. Personally, I'm a subtitles man. I LIKED hearing all the alien languages in the original trilogy. ~M (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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(...) I didn't mean to sound racist, that's just the way the aliens sounded to me. It just reminded me of some old anime shows I used to watch with the subtitles. Talking about subtitles, when I rented Ep 1, I made my dad watch it and when Jar Jar (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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You know, the first time I heard them, I didn't think it was an Asian accent. I don't think we should blame ol' George for our own racisms being ascribed to his movie. Still, I think he shoulda kept subtitles, just to cover his bum. ~Mark (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Where are the Neimoidians?... (SW:EpI villains)
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(...) I believe you mean the guys with the terrible Asian accent. "Our blockaaaade is perfectry regal!" And BTW, you forgot to mention a Lego Yoda with the green body pieces! :-) ~Nick (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Racial issues in LEGO (was: who's feelin the black pack?)
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Yep, the fig jumped right out to me as Lando...and Jabba...lol!!! (...) believe) (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) They're cowards! You can make a Sebulba-like mould for them. ;) (...) These would be wonderful. Actually, you know, the upcoming Statue of Liberty green would be *much* better for them...and for us! (...) I see the Deep Ones have come back in (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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The recent threads about ethnic minifigs got me to thinking... When is LegoCo gonna make some Neimoidians? (These are the green-/dark grey-skinned fishy-/lizard-people evil, yet cowardly merchant-villains in "Star Wars: Episode I".) From a SW purist (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Check this Lando out: (URL) recognizable, and with a yellow face. (Credit given where credit is due, the creator's name is on the page I believe) Jason (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Take a look at the copy of the 1997 (...) page. (...) Neither do I, but here is an excerpt from the above copy: "Gallop over the plains free as the wind, build your tepee and canoe down a swift river like the Native Americans... ...Food and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) carefully at the pic). Do you know if in the game you actually play the cowboys vs the indians? In any case, I guess I should ammend my statement to say that in the actual LEGO sets, and advertizing for the sets, the above is true. --Karim (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) a (...) Can't say that I've ever heard of "skin albedo" (not albeido, by the way). "Value" in this sense is an artist's term for relative light and dark. (...) world, (...) So, are you arguing that pale yellow is okay, or pale yellow is not (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Don't know if that was supposed to be a funny remark, there are "Cowboys" (US soldiers, really) and "Indians" on the same team duelling with "Cowboys" and "Indians" of another team in that pic. =) See? They can get along! =) They can even join (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Equipment (...) I disagree, I think that it is a piece of generic tech from the Naboo hangar, as there were battle droids attacking all of the characters in the hangar when Anakin climbed into the fighter to "stay put". In fact, for a brief (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) don't (...) I never saw the marketing for this, I only assumed. Good call. So is it just our societal assumptions that pits the blue clad US soldiers vs. the "indians"? Ehhhhh... I still think it was risky, on TLG's part. They MIGHT have been (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) - (...) Not at all... in fact you've hit the nail right on the head as far as I'm concerned about the entire race question. What you call "value" is more acurately termed (in this discussion anyway) skin albeido. That is, the level of light (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Racial issues in LEGO (was: who's feelin the black pack?)
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(...) <snip my comments> (...) Ok, Day. Don't give me a nickname and I will not give you one. (...) I think now that you are sincere. Your first posts seemed almost satirical. I withdraw this comment. (...) I must ask. Why do you have to refer to (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) You're right, of course. There are no Indians in the Cowboy sets, or vice-versa. I think closing your eyes to the idea that this is how the toys were, to some extent, expected to be played with is a little naive, though. And it doesn't change (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) foundations (...) Be very VERY careful with this assertion... TLG has NEVER made any indication that the Cowboys were vs the indians... If you'll note, every one of the adversarial themes TLG has produced has some character crossover (IE: a (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, judging by the cover of the box, I think it's a peice of Random Equipment (TM) from the hangar bay of the Droid Control Ship, which Anakin flew into. Judging by the inclusion of the Battle Droid figs, TLC was trying to re-create that (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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