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Re: We have Ewoks!! - Speeder Bike comparison pics added
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lugnet.starwars
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Thu, 6 Dec 2001 02:21:04 GMT
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Ok, finally got an original style speeder bike rebuilt for some camparison
shots:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=89575
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=89576
From the skids to the handlebars they are identical in height. From vanes
to backpack they are the same length (the studs surrounding the backpack on
the original make it a hairsbreadth longer - the apparent difference in the
photo is from mounting angle on the baseplate.) Width is the same.
For all that the profile of the new one is much bulkier and rides lower.
The 'kickstand' doesn't really pass for a gun anymore. The figure sits a
stud further back. The handlebars are a plate higher from where the figure
stands leaving the head partly behind the bars rather than clear of them.
All in all it seems like someone was simply determined to remake the bike
using the new sloped pieces. Not convinced this works well unless you put
the slopes behind the laser gun parts and make the whole thing longer. I'll
leave it to some other adventurous soul to experiment with that as I'm fond
enough of the original design.
John
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| MOA LIC came through with a couple sets tonight. Final Duel II and Jedi Defence I are in and appropriately priced at $6.95. Ewok Attack is greedily marked up to $12.95. I remember last year the new SW set pricing was screwy at first so maybe that (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars) !
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