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Re: 2001 sets, my thoughts
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:53:49 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Bryan Hodges writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Mike Petrucelli writes:
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> > [rant warning!!]
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> > That is the only thing I have to disagree with. Mini-fig 3 packs are evil. I
> > refuse to waste money on 3 useless stands and printed cards. Lego should
> > bring back the 5 packs with equipment. Rock raiders was a poor juniorized
> > theme but it had the best mini-fig pack since the early 90s. Those collecter
> > 3 packs are crap. I pity anyone desperate enough to waste money on them. I
> > see them as the epitomy of sets truly deserving of death by fire.
> >
> > -Lord Insanity (who hates 3-packs with a vengence)
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> I disagree with you on this. I don't see the 3-packs as being replacements
> for the 5-packs. As far as I can tell, Lego is still going to produce the 5
> packs. I actually bought several extras of the Battledroids and Scouts +
> Chewie 3-packs, so I could have extra stands to put other SW minifigs on.
> The stands are really quite cool IMO. I agree that the cards are kind of
> stupid, that's why none of my minifig stands have cards on 'em. I
> personally hope to see some more of the 3-pack collecters sets, hopefully
> with some new SW minifigs that haven't been made before.
While I bought the 3-packs (stinking compulsive behavior), I do think that
5-packs of Stormtroopers would rock! These are arguably the most common
characters in the SW movies, and we currently have exactly 1 set to get
them, and there's only 1 per set! I'm really glad that the "Empire Struck
Back" this year, but more of the common, get killed over and over characters
should be included.
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| (...) I wasn't going to buy the 3-packs (I hate mailorder) but when I saw them at the Mall of America (while on vacation in Minnesota) I just had to get 'em. I do agree with you though, a Stormtrooper 5 pack would be awesome. As it stands now I need (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 2001 sets, my thoughts
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| (...) I disagree with you on this. I don't see the 3-packs as being replacements for the 5-packs. As far as I can tell, Lego is still going to produce the 5 packs. I actually bought several extras of the Battledroids and Scouts + Chewie 3-packs, so (...) (24 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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