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Re: How to improve the SW Classic Line
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Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:16:43 GMT
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"Jeremy Scott" <Copyright42000@home.com> wrote in message
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> My Opinion on and how to improve the Lego Star Wars Classic Line:
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I was thinking about this myself last night after seeing pics of the new EP
II models. I'm not sure about all those new curved bricks....
> A. Look into the missing elements of the line.
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> From SW Classic we are still missing some key sets. In the order of
> importance; Imperial AT-AT, Imperial TIE Interceptor, Jabba the Hutt's • Sail
> Barge, Jabba's Palace, Dagobah Swamps, Hoth Patrol 1 and 2, Ewok Attack 2,
> Tusken Raiders, Jawa Sandcrawler, Imperial TIE Bomber and T-16 Skyhopper.
How about the Mos Eisley Cantina, Sandtrooper Patrol...
> Below is an explanation of what these sets should include and what a • likely
> cost would be:
Followed up be my rants and raves....
> AT-AT: This set should be twice as tall as the AT-ST. It should include
> space for at least one pilot, dressed in an imperial officer uniform • (found
> in Final Duel), Imperial Biker Scout Head (found in Ewok Attack, Speeder
> Bikes) and a castle archer helmet in gray (to resemble the curved helmet).
> Also included should be 2 to 4 Imperial Snowtroopers or Stormtroopers. US
> $65 - 80.
This would have to be a monster of a model ($85+ price range). Should
include on Imperial Officer, 4 Snowtroopers and 2 Rebel soldiers. Plus it
should include a Rebel Hoth Gun Turret. But will Lego ever make
it....unlikely I think since they did it with the Mindstorm kit and did it
badly.
> TIE Interceptor: A system scale interceptor with a Tie Pilot. US $20
That seems right , it would have a few more bricks than the regular
TIE....no extra Stormtrooper?
> Jabba's Sail Barge: Using the same architecture and scale used in Desert
> Skiff, this set should include a Jabba, built similar to the baby • dinosaurs
> with a custom head, an erotic Leia and a pig man. US $30
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> Jabba's Palace: A smaller set with multiple sections, including the door • to
> the palace, Jabba's throne with the carbonite Han hanging on the wall and • a
> huge cage for the monster. Includes Jabba, Bib Fortuna, and two Pigmen. • If
> Lego would ever make a black man, Lando could also be added. US $15 - 20
Two sets with a Jabba model would be a bad idea. I think a combination of
the two would be better. I think Jabba's Palace is the easier of the two
sets to manufacture in reality. Jabba's Sail Barge would almost as big as
an MTT. The Palace would a more realistic option.
> Dagobah Swamps: Swamp plants, Yoda's hut, Yoda, Luke, and R2-D2. US $10
Yeah, this one is a good idea....more Yodas, but a little too cheap?
> Hoth Patrol 1 and 2: Arranged as Lego would prefer, an ice cave made of
> light blue BURP's with a Wompa (white colored Chewie), Luke and Han on • their
> two legged creatures and an imperial probe droid. US $7 ea.
I think a re-modelled BURP-man would make a good Wompa. A white Chewie fig
would look like a streak of bird sh*t. I'm not sure about Tawn-Tawns (I
cannot remember how you spell it). My idea would be to have Hoth Patrol 1
as Luke and a Wompa (plus a couple of BURPS, bricks for a cave senario).
Hoth Patrol 2 would be Chewie and Han plus the Probe Droid.
> Ewok Attack 2: More Ewok fun with the log thrower, a couple of Ewoks and
> Stormtroopers and some trees. US $15
Hmmm, I think the original Ewok Attack set pretty much covered the Ewok
spectrum of Star Wars. How many more Stubbies do you want? Too much of a
re-hash, so a bad idea.
> Tusken Raiders: Small set with 2 Tusken raiders with weapons and a Bantha
> creature. US $7
I don't think Lego will do this because of the current EP II Tusken Raider
set. You'd have two very similar sets back to back.
> Jawa Sandcrawler: Built to the size of the MTT. Includes two Jawas, C-3PO
> and R2-D2.
Now this would kick ass if it was done right!!! I think this model is real
possibility (we have stubbies and the new dark red color). I think there
are too fewer figures in this set, how about 3 Jawas, C-3PO, R2-D2, Owen
Lars and Luke Skywalker (plus some random robot or two). This would make it
feel more complete and more like a playset. Price $50-60
> Tie Bomber: A system scale Tie Bomber with tie pilot. US $20
Would sell for more like $25-28 because of the extra bricks. Prehaps an
Imperial engineer could be thrown into this set. Kinda like the scanning
crew officers.
> T-16 Skyhopper: I just envision a T-16 with a Tatooine Luke. US $15
Another Luke in another model. Unless the set had cool parts and was
cheaper I reckon this set would not sell and end up another Sith Infiltrator
for Lego.
So what else has been missed out, here are my ideas.....
Mos Eisley Cantina: Kinda done in the way Watto's Junkyard was but way
better. Architechture to include the bar front, a table and maybe a door
way. Figures would include the Barman, Dr whathisname with the busted nose
and/or Ponda Barba, Obi-Wan, Luke, a Jawa and maybe another alien. In fact
you could do this as two seperate sets that combine to make the Cantina. A
tricky model to do.
Sandtrooper Patrol: A nice easy set to manufacture using some of those Dino
parts. One Bantha plus 2 Stormtroopers with backpacks and some sort of
plastic or cloth for those shoulder pads. Price $15.
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Darth Joules
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