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Hmmm, am I alone in thinking that there are some really great new sets coming
out this year? I just spent a little while checking out Jengo Fett's Slave I
on at http://www.lego.com/starwars/episode/default.asp?prodid=7153, and I'm
really impressed!
Perfect canopy! (albeit a POOP, but here it's definitely acceptable!)
Hinge Panels in tan!
Crazy curved pieces in Blue and Liberty Green!
Lots of White macaroni!
Lots of Dark Grey!
And a Fett with a BLUE-trimmed helmet!
Perhaps most impressive is how much this set looks like the subject. I'm sure
many will groan about the POOP fairings around each wing strut, but they *look*
perfect as part of the model. Same with the canopy.
Another surprising purchase was #4791, the Alpha Team Sub-Surface Scooter for
$6.99. I don't even remember buying it, but when I opened it up, I was amazed:
2 Dark Grey Harpoon Guns!
1 Dark Grey Helmet (read: another Castle Helm ...)
2 Black R2D2 bodies!
2 Black 2x2 dome pieces!
2 Black 2x4 angled wing pieces!
2 Black 2x2 flag panels
... And an amazing new winch design on a 1x4 platform!
That winch alone was worth it to me - it was a perfect addition onto my GMC 6x6
Army Truck.
Ahh well, I just thought I'd rave about a few sets that are fantastic, IMNSHO.
A larger, more *accurate* Slave I? A small, $7.00 set packed with *useful*
pieces? Who knew?
Yum Yum,
-s
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| (...) Those "crazy curved pieces" are mateable with the new slope system, and what's better, they include *half canopy* slopes--I just wish they were in greys, not blue and green. Ah well. :) The hinge panels in tan: They've been available in tan (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2002)
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| (...) Hey Shaun, thanks for posting this... wow, I wasn't expecting them to put that much more effort into the Ep2 Slave 1! (Hasbro is merely repainting the old mold for their 3 3/4" figure line, so I assumed Lego would simply recolour the old Slave (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2002)
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| (...) A couple of things I have noticed: The cowling/fairing around the bottom of Slave 1 does not continue beneath the rotating jet arms. This seems anomalous or is the real thing like this too? Two of the hinged panels on the body open up to (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2002)
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