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Ever since I first saw the UCS X-Wing, it has been a mystery to me why LEGO made it primarily out of white pieces. To my eye, X-Wings are grey, and someone in LEGO also thought so when they built the prototype (shown in the March 1999 UK LEGO club (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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I think the X-Wing is supposed to be white, the toy I had as a kid was white. In the movie they are gray and white, and I think the gray is mainly dirt. -- Cory, "Whether they ever find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered an (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I just thought I'd let you know that the X-wing *is* actually white. It's just that their Fly-in Spacecraft Washer has been broken, and they are too busy running from the Empire to wash them. :) (Yes, I'm trying to be funny.) (...) And I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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Yeah, yeah, yeah the X-Wing is supposed to be white...who gives a f#$%! You know why it looks so good in grey? Because, as someone else mentioned, the X-Wings were dirty and battle worn. So what do you get when you build a white (official) X-Wing? A (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) You sound upset. Don't let us bother you. The joy of Legos is building things to YOUR taste. Joe (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think we had this discussion before about the Imperial Shuttle.... The models used for filming were gray, the life size model at the Star Wars Celebration AND the one in Disneyland are gray, and every picture I've ever seen of an X-wing is (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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LoL! Umm, yes, well...it's amazing the difference a day makes! Maybe I shouldn't have posted that message until this morning. Rough day yesterday. I'm often accused of being a whirlwind when I have an opinion. After re-reading my message, I believe (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) THAT'S IT! That is what the X-wing should look like. I know the "offical" X-wing is white but the canon X-wing (the one we see in the movies and overrides any mere offical X-wing) is Grey. Cool. -Mike Petrucelli aka Lord Insanity (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Bryan Hodges" <bhodges@SPAMBLOCKco...ntweb.net> wrote in message news:G77p7A.12A@lugnet.com... (...) mainly (...) My only source was the Behind the Magic CD-ROM, and they all look a weathered grey in there. Huw (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Mike Petrucelli" <lordinsanity@usa.net> wrote in message news:G77rEH.95G@lugnet.com... (...) "offical" (...) Glad you like it :-) Huw (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The trick is to have one of those 'ergo-keyboards' behind your back... Tell you what, build a white X-Wing, then leave it on a shelf in your garage for about 6 months. The accumulated dirt, grime and minor impact damage will lend it an (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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