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TLC has made almost every small craft that can be made from the movies. What is left for them to do? They don't seem too keen on making scenery playsets, from what we have seen so far. It's a little early for speculations, but it just crossed my (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah, I can think of at least one long thread on the issue already: (URL) they've run out of stuff, though, except for playsets of course, of which they've done very few. A cantina scene, a couple death star scenes (trash compactor, throne (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) attractions are clear: a chrome exterior, definitely Amidala, Ric Olie, and R2-D2; possibly Obi-Wan, Panaka, and R4-D5 (gotta get more use out of that mold. . .). This would be an entirely doable set as a scaled-down version (like the Falcon). (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I agree completely, my theory is that this fall we'll see maybe one or two playscenes or whatever from the classic trilogy just to tide us over until the Ep II stuff comes out in the spring. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I agree with you on the second point, but I don't think we've seen the last of 2001 Star Wars sets. The Millenium Falcon wasn't announced at the beginning of the year last year, was it(I could be mistaken on this)? I wouldn't be at all (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) There are at least three more ~$100 ships they could do from classic: the sandcrawler, the AT-AT and the blockade runner (off-scale? yes, sure, but then again, look at how off-scale the $35 shuttle is...). Possibly the sail barge too... Thing (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Eivind Lokken" <Eivind.Andre.Lokken@fokus.no> wrote in message news:G7xxo3.5nw@lugnet.com... (...) What (...) playsets, (...) it (...) carrier. (...) they (...) Some small ships are still left - TIE Interceptor (my MOC uses the TIE Fighter and (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I don't consider the chome exterior to be part of the list of "attractions". While I'd love a pile of chrome bricks, the hull of the Nubian ship is smooth and sleek, and I don't think they'd do it that way. We'd wind up with a chrome SPUD (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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Funny, I was just thinking about this topic myself and logged on to post a similar question.... Assuming TLC is not pausing for a spell to wait for fresh EPII models, who would be interested in a UCS Droid Fighter? I was looking through the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Reason #1 to purchase a UCS Droid Fighter: Sick amounts of brown Reason #2 to purchase a UCS Droid Fighter: See reason #1. The Technic angle sounds nifty, but the Droid Fighter is pretty ho-hum, IMO. I'd rather get my supply of brown in a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <snip> (...) Don't forget Qui-Gon and Jar Jar... since they've been in every Episode 1 set so far ;) That said, I would really love this set... visions of various chrome pieces dance in my head. Of course it would probably end up being done in (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The Nubian sounds cool, but the problem with chrome pieces is that the “chrome” is painted on and isn’t very durable. And all chrome? Not very likely, but a nice dream… And it would have to be chrome on the inside as well(if large enough to (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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Here are my guesses. Seriously! I'm pretty good at this. I was able to deduct way before anyone even saw pictures that the MF would use those big saucer sections and that the AT-ST would use shifty-slidy legs. I'm good at predicting these (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Reason #3 they are on sale at TRU - do you need another reason? lol (...) Thats what I thought untill I got a few sets (on sale) - it is actually a pretty neat set once you hold it in your hands. The ONLY 2 reasons I bought it was it was on (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I agree that the set isn't all that bad (I have 2 of them after all.) MOF, I like the set. My comment was really directed at the "real" Droid Fighter. Yawn. Kind of boring and as disposable as a paper cup. james (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) What about these? Twin pod cloud car (remember Bespin?) Dagobah was too big to be left out. Luke & Vaders fight scene from Bespin with a UCS Tie window for the window Luke goes through. of course, an ATAT J. (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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Of course the AT-AT!!! I've said here before that I really hope that they make an AT-AT, and not just any AT-AT. One incredible, massive, hulking AT-AT that rivals any and all MOC that is around. There are lots of awesome MOC AT-AT's, I just hope (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Knowing TLC yoda would either be: 1.a regular minifig with special printed torso, plain legs and a jar jar esque moulded headpiece or 2.a 1 piece mold with no moving parts like sebulba (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Disposable as a paper cup? I wonder what a Dixie dispenser for *those* would look like. Anyways, I could see a UCS-ish Droid Fighter, given the very good observation Matt made. However, I couldn't see it as an actual UCS set--its level of (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) See the inventory at (URL), btw. There are about 5 pieces in this set that could be considered less than wonderful. OK, 9 pieces, if you don't care for the four 1x4 dark gray tiles printed with circuitry. So this set has about 55 brown,tan, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Throw in a silver protocol droid, and I'm sold. Especially if it's chrome silver, not matte silver. Steve (...) A UCS Speederbike would be way cool, especially if was the same length as the UCS X-Wing. That'd be 2~3 times the scale of the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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I just got done sorting 50 of them. I love it, but there's a mighty heap of useless things after the plates and such. Maybe something good will come from fiddling with all those 200 brown banana slopes. My source had 200+ copies from a Kmart. (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) A 16inch speeder bike! How much detail?! That's got my vote! Now here's an idea I've been thinking about for a while; I'm sure you're all familiar with the Don Post Star Wars masks - well how about the same in Lego? They would basically be (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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snip (...) snip With that said, how about Darth Vader or Boba Fett in the 8000's. A Vader with a big cloth cape and long light saber would be pretty cool to say the least and Boba Fett with his gun, wookie braid and maybe even a missle firing (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Kaadu (...) I (...) I was at Mall of America today and stopped by the Lego display. They have a Star Wars one up with a Tauntaun in it. Since every other model in the case was released (AT-ST, A-Wing, Falcon, etc. . .) I'm guessing it's going (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Do you mean, a solid Tauntaun like the Kadu, or a bricks Tauntaun? Bricks are better... There are also very nice SW models in the Orlando LIC . Hoth stuff like the big "satellite" dishes and the power generator. And cool stuff like Death Star (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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I'm not sure if this was pointed out before, but did anyone see this eBay (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh, they're releasing that one for sure!!! I'm putting my money down for this release!. That's a mold tauntaun. They're NOT just going to make it and then just trow it away. Check out my falcon at: www.brickshelf.com/g...rwarslego. More pics (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:jc7j7t43rf6fspi...4ax.com... (...) Did anyone see my earlier post in this thread? (URL) have DATs for a UCS style speeder bike made of 3 MTTs. Dan (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Unless they've changed it since the last time I was there (August 2000) the Tauntaun is made from bricks. It was a three part diorama, one part was from ANH and had Luke on Tattooine watching his aunt+uncle get crispy, with some Jawas looking (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) uhm... that's not an official piece, someone custom made it from a Lego dragon... here's a quote from the auction: "lego custom made Star Wars Han Solo figure with gun and a Tauntaun beast" From the pictures it looks like it's very well done, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Nah, they couldn't do the backpack -- they'd have to work about kids choking on it... Steve (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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I'm coming into the thread late, but has someone mentioned a really good AT-AT? I've seen a bunch of MOC's around the net that are terrific. And no, the Darkside Developer kit doesn't count. -Roy (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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Yes, I have mentioned it earlier in the thread: (URL) in other threads around here. People are probably sick of me talking about Lego making an AT-AT. :-) But it was the #1 most wanted set on FBTB. -Adam (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That's the one. Hasn't changed a bit. Rob Ingersoll (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) to increase the viability of MAKING a tauntaun. Lego might just pull out the dragon molds from a couple years ago, wipe the dust off, and alter them slightly. Voila! There's a tauntaun! There could be hope after all.... My prediction for a set (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Personally, I'd love to see Star Wars freestyle buckets. The podrace bucket was a sad start, but along those lines...just because TLC has run out of actual star wars sets to build doesn't mean they can't make star wars branded items with a (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) How about a bucket that contains nothing but Stormtroopers and blasters? Maybe about 20-30? Now that would be a big seller! (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I dunno. Sure, some of us .starwars people would buy a dozen buckets, and sure, the Horde of Starwars Collectors would each buy one, but is that enough to justify production? We're still a pretty small part of the market... But to answer the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) _Episode I_ Republic Cruiser (can be done in System scale at a reasonable price, the design can take a lot of simplification. Check out mine at (URL) can walk around the interior, enter the cockpit with a ladder, sit down in the lounge or (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) commandos. (...) I for one, would love to see buckets will just such a scheme. I don't think they should have minifigs though, without minifigs you can lure the train guys in with the fact that they would make great terrain buckets. All of (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Every one of those bucket ideas would be amazing for .castle people too. That's a little bit bigger portion of the market. (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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