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Re: UCS T.I.E. Fighter
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Date: 
Tue, 22 May 2001 23:58:38 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Mark Sandlin writes:
Bob Hayes at bobhayes1@aol.com wrote:

What do you get when you take the solar panels off of the 7181 T.I.E.
Interceptor™ and replace them with regular T.I.E. fighter panels?  A really
big T.I.E. fighter that required lots of black plates to make.

Pictures can be found at http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4572.

<snip>

*ahem* T.I.E. Fighters have GREEN LASERS!!!!!

Having said that, it looks pretty darn good. I'd like to see some UCS
versions of the other T.I.E. models. Unfortunately, I don't own a 7181 of my
own. :^(


     Yes the lasers are green but the star wars incredible cross-sections
show that the tip is red.  so a RED tip shoots a GREEN laser. I don't
understand it but that is how it is in the trilogy.

             Kevin



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(...) No, that's just how it is in that book... which the artist could have done because he isn't as anal about laser colors as a rabid fan might be. In any case... this photo from the movie doesn't show any kind of colored tips on the laser (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: UCS T.I.E. Fighter
 
(...) *ahem* T.I.E. Fighters have GREEN LASERS!!!!! Having said that, it looks pretty darn good. I'd like to see some UCS versions of the other T.I.E. models. Unfortunately, I don't own a 7181 of my own. :^( Nice work! ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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