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I was at a walmart today and i saw the sets, and left empty handed. There is not much to be excited about, imho. I like the new slave I, but not at that price ($70). I like the gunship (kind of) but not really, and not for that price ($100). The (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <><><><>SNIPPED<><><><> Ummm...I tend to agree a little about the sets, but I was just up at TRU not 15 minutes ago and they had the Slave I for $50, the Republic Gunship for $90, and the Bounty Hunter Pursuit for $30. I know the $10 per set (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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I left TRU empty handed on Tuesday. I guess I can't get excited about these new items if I don't know what the heck they are. Maybe I'll get into it after I see the movie. (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Having built most of the sets, I'd say overall I'm pretty pleased. I would have preffered to not see quite so many parts in new colors, but there might actually be enough lime green to be able to start using it. Dark red is also fairly well (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Huh-- the WalMart near me (North Reading, MA) had it for $48.88-- unless we're talking CAD or AUD instead of USD? As for the ship itself, it was ok. Not all that great partwise, but it had some good stuff. At least it looks better scale-wise (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Jedi Starfighter is $20....no that its great or anything though. Jonathan (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Ohhhhh yeah... forgot about that since it's been out for a while... Though I agree it wasn't really a nice solid set like the snowspeeder, Naboo fighter or Boba's Slave I... DaveE (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) <<snip>> I guess they have to charge extra to cover the license with Lucas. Here in Sweden the LEGO prices are even higher [1] and I generally refuse to pay more then 0.10$ US per piece. [1] 7163 Republic Gunship is 1299 Skr in Sweden, which (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Preparing myself (and my girlfriend) for the release of Ep II, I picked up the Gunship last week. The price almost made me weep, but wow does it look good. It is huge, mean and looks extremely purposeful. And it's got heaps of nifty parts! (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) If you take a look at this photo: (URL) will notice that the gunship in the movie is a bit open in the back. But really there are some major design flaws in the LEGO version. --Kai (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thanks :-) I think the LEGO version is a fairly good starting point for building a more authentic Gunship. I might pick up that cross-section book too. KO (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Kai Brodersen" <kbrodersen@comcast.net> wrote in message news:GvBv5q.Lx4@lugnet.com... (...) That version appears to be a carrier rather than the gunship the LEGO model is supposed to portray. If you watch the TV spot that image was taken from (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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