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WOW! Looking good. I love the droids. Any other interior detail? IIRC isn't there some sorta melting facility onboard? Still a very sharp model :D --Kai "Joel Kuester" <septenemae@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GuA4rL.Hrt@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Heyas, Its been a while! I built my last Star Wars MOC over 2 years ago! I was recently asked to submit one of my models for the big convention next month, but since all my stuff has been taken apart for a while, I offered to re-make a model... (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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"Joel Kuester" <septenemae@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GuA4rL.Hrt@lugnet.com... (...) Check out my eBay auctions: (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) thanks, yes there is a melting facility, in fact its most of the second floor behind the loading room. I do have that section detailed in this model, and the flashing light is there to simulate the laser that breaks apart the various (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Joel, you $%@!!&. This has gotta be one of the best Star Wars MOCs I have *ever* seen. I will certainly post more when I stop hating you. -Jon (btw I hate you, you $%^*&^#!) -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) LOL! that's okay, you know I already hate you too for your Alphabet Project! Now we are even! So NYAH! =P Joel Kue-ball (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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<<snip>> (...) <<snip>> (...) You know, I saw the movie last Sunday for the first time (!) and I have a pretty fresh memory of the Sandcrawler and though it'd make a truly interesting LEGO project. And what did I see at Brickshelf on my daily tour? (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Jumpin' Jiminie Crickets! From a first glance this is dead on. No wait, after looking closer it is still right on. The mixed bricks to give it that worn feel is great. The windshield in front is perfect. The arms for the front door look quite (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) excellent, but this one...this one even far exceeds the TLC proto- type we saw wayyy back in 1999--you know, the one that was made with an unlimited brick supply. I'd much rather have yours! Absolutely magnificent. I'm not sure what else I can (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think everyone who has seen it is too. Jeff J (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) wow! I guess the movie is such a basis of my childhood that it surprises me that there are people who haven't seen it yet :) (...) thanks! Joel K (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) thanks! (...) after I got my Yoda and saw the tone of the dark orange bricks, the first thing I thought was 'rust' that is a great new color! I seriously thought of rebuilding the Sandcrawler then and there, but I just didn't have a good (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) thanks :) I was disappointed that they didn't double the treads on each 'foot', its a pretty basic detail to miss... (...) thanks again! Its nice to go out with a bang :D cheers! Joel K (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) thank you :) Would have been nice to make it bigger, but I don't the treads to do it... Joel K (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm working on it :) I was born in '78 and played more with LEGO then watched TV when it was on there. I think the magic is lost today or if you're an adult. Still it's really great movies but I don't think it'll become a part of my life in (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've never watched it! (and I'm twelve) I've read both the DK Star Wars reference books, and know a bit about the craft, but never watched the movie! Anyway, great sandcrawler. Great detail, right down to the auxillary hatch on the main door. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Another thing that made a big difference (IMO) is that before Star Wars, there was a fairly long drought of 'big' science fiction movies. Sure, there were some movies around, but not many. So I think people were much more receptive to Star (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think this is exactly right, and I would suggest that the other late-70's might not have been possible or successful without many of the techniques established during Star Wars, not to mention the market-credibility of science fiction (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I believe that most sci-fi after Star Wars used Lucases own special effects production company, ILM, to do the effects in their movies. Before this, most studios did cheesy effects 'in house' (2001 being a noteable exception, those were pretty (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I doubt this would have been true mostly because ST the Motion Picture was just a little to slow. It was closer to 2001 ASO then it was SW. SW had blasters firing and a much faster script. Plus ST tries to base in self in some sort of "future (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I dunno-- I'm almost tempted to say that Star Trek could've hurt the sci-fi market for SW had it been first. First off, effects. One of the HUGE things SW did was the great effects. Chances are ST would've had the same cheezy effects that (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Well, this is a bit late, but I haven't been on for a couple of months (looking for work ... fun). Joel, I'm glad you didn't sell of your whole collection, and beautiful work like this is exactly why. Mark W. (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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