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Re: Ep.II Sets: I'm not that impressed
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:41:50 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Knut Olaf Knutsen writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, John Grubber writes:
> > 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 bounty hunter set is nice, but would have been better served
> > as two smaller sets- i don't like the car, but Zam's speeder is pretty neat
> > (Makes me excited to see what TLC does with future space lego!). At $40,
> > though, i still won't be buying it.
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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! Dark red is beautiful, and the gun-mounts are so cool :-)
> However, the front is a little flimsy, and the airy midsection/pods looks
> unfinished. I will modify and beef this up after I've seen "the real thing"
> in the movie. A great set, but too pricey!
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> "Republic credits will do just fine" Knut Olaf
If you take a look at this photo:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=160914
You 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
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 29-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! (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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