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Subject: 
Keep in mind that it's not the Tantive.
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Date: 
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 19:28:24 GMT
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It clearly states it is a Rebel Blockade Runner, but not necessarily the
Tantive IV (or whatever the number was).  I have seen pictures of all Blue
and all Red RBR's.  But the diplomatic crafts have to have red on them
somewhere.  So maybe we could see the whole thing in Red, who knows, it only
states that it "features" a new red color.  I wouldn't call a red stripe a
main feature to brag about.

Jason.



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  Re: Keep in mind that it's not the Tantive.
 
(...) Yeah, the Dinosaurs boxes say that they "transform" too. ;^) None of the Star Wars movies showed the Blockade Runner in any color other than white (with a stripe). Unless LEGO is beginning to do some "expanded universe" stuff, I wouldn't count (...) (23 years ago, 22-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Keep in mind that it's not the Tantive.
 
The Tantive IV was the Rebel Blockade Runner. To paraphrase the Star Wars Behind the Magic CD "[The Empire belived the Rebel Blockade Runner to be a massive battle platform but discovered it was just a run of the mill Corellian Corvette.]" As for (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Keep in mind that it's not the Tantive.
 
BTW - also bear in mind that only in the 'expanded universe' (everything Star Wars OUTSIDE the movies) is the ship even identified at all. At no time IN the movie is the ship refered to as anything other than "The Princess' Ship". And now a bit of (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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