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Re: Blockade runner pics!
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 24 Sep 2001 17:51:47 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Jon Palmer writes:
> On another note as a model its beautiful. I love the way the plates wrap
> around the hammer head. The techno bits here and there look great. (like in
> the grey areas in the wedges on the sides)
> Really cool to see a microfig scale ship for sale. Reminds me of those old
> pics of the Super Star Destroyer they built. Maybe they should sell that as
> well. ; )
Well I've already ordered my copy but I am not as excited as some people who
seem to have been waiting for this for years. I think my reaction is that
the Blockade Runner, while a nice looking ship, doesn't have the innovative
hull shape that would make for a spectacular model. And I am comparing it in
my mind to UCS models of the AT-AT (imagined), X-Wing and TIE. One of the
reasons the Sopwith Camel has been so popular, I think, is that it solved
serious design issues in a startlingly elegant manner. The Blockade Runner
has no such elegance. On the other hand, some of the building trechniques,
as in the conical forward hull section, are very intriguing, and I am
looking forward to all the surface decoration. I am hoping that the actual
set will have a better realized stand or support method than the one
pictured, which seems slapdash.
Jonathan
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| "Jonathan Lill" <jonathanl@myriadweb.com> wrote in message news:GK6Bny.K9M@lugnet.com... (...) Lots of cylinders yes. Looks like a total of 52 quarter cylinders. I wonder if those are stickers on them? It does look great. But I still wish it was (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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