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Re: Chewie gets bored..
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space
Date: 
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:30:09 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Joe Meno writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Luke Ma writes:
> > And on the subject: how many people build alternate models of sets?  I
> > realize that taking your entire collection and creating something original
> > without constraint is more fun for most but for those who have limited
> > sets...isn't that what Lego is partially about?  That even with a very
> > limited number of pieces, one can always build many different things?
> > 
> > Sonic
> 
> I tend to do that from time to time. My Shrike (which is on Brickshelf:
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=121399
> 
> that was an alternate from the X-Wing.
> 
> It's a lot like a game to me when I do alternates...what can I do with what I
> have here? And strangely enough, one of the best sets for noodling around was
> the  Episode I small set with the STAPs and Jar Jar. The piece assortment was
> just right to do many different things.
> 
> Joe

That's a pretty cool model, but I have to disagree on the set.  The
<set:7130> Snowspeeder has a far superior selection of parts:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.j.railton/claude/


Jason J Railton



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  can't CTRL my ALT fever; was Re: Chewie gets bored..
 
(...) *snip* (...) A few days after this discussion a week or 2 ago, I pulled out alpha team set#6772 & made this alternate podracer. I was busy during the week & restructured my brickshelf gallery, so here's the pix: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)

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  Re: Chewie gets bored..
 
(...) I tend to do that from time to time. My Shrike (which is on Brickshelf: (URL) was an alternate from the X-Wing. It's a lot like a game to me when I do alternates...what can I do with what I have here? And strangely enough, one of the best sets (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)

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