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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 12:18:52 GMT
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its creative, I like it.
thanks for this John!
Gary
John Radtke <jaradtke@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:GnwH74.HtI@lugnet.com...
> 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
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> 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
> #388
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