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Re: Endor Shield Generator
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 28 Feb 2001 23:53:14 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Andrew Summersgill writes:
> Great model - but as you rightly point out, it isn't the actual Generator
> thingy itself - it's "merely" a standard Imperial Landing Platform.
> Shuttles land on the top, ATATs can "dock" at the platforms along the side.
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> Hey - just had a thought, you could make the big dish for the Generator
> using the saucer-pieces from the Falcon? Would that work?
I thought about the same thing, but I also thought about the Sting Ray
Stormer's cockpit. It has four, quarter circle dish type pieces that may even
be harder to use than the Falcon's plates (wouldn't know, don't have one). One
use I've played with is a large dish.
> I am exceptionally jealous that you have so many Imperial troops.
> Grrrr...some of us have problems even buying one Shuttle - my particular
> problem is technically known as a "fiancée".
> --
> Regards,
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> Andrew.
HAH! Mine is 'technically' called a wife, and this whole "buying a house"
thing is currently my biggest obstacle to buying any new SW sets (or any Lego)
right now.
> Sean Forbes <moeby@msn.com> wrote in message news:G9HDGD.7ur@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.starwars, Jason Spears writes:
> > > I came up with a model for the Endor Shield generator. Actually this is
> > > probably not the structure that actually generates the shield, but it the one
> > > that Luke gave himself up to Vader in.
> > >
> > > In my model the platform on top is large enough to allow two shuttles to land
> > > and for some minifigs to stand around. The pictures are here:
> > >
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3010
> > >
> > > LMKWYT
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jason
> > >
> > > PS this is my first MOC posted to Lugnet.
> >
> > It looks awesome! You've definitely captured the feel right out of the movie.
> > Now, if we could just construct the giant dish...
> >
> > Sean
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| Thanks everyone for your praise. It is really nice to hear, since my fiancee is sick of it being on the dining room table. A couple of things I wanted to point out though. The platform it's self is 3 plates thick, grey on top, blue/green/red in the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Great model - but as you rightly point out, it isn't the actual Generator thingy itself - it's "merely" a standard Imperial Landing Platform. Shuttles land on the top, ATATs can "dock" at the platforms along the side. Hey - just had a thought, you (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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