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Re: Newest UCS set...
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Tue, 24 Sep 2002 01:10:25 GMT
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"Jonathan Mizner" <ltwjanson@aol.com> writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Jon Palmer writes:
> > GRAY!!
> >
> > WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
> And in other news, average price-per-part for pieces in gray drops two and
> three thirds percent as bricklink sellers anticipate a sizeable increase of
> gray in the market...
:-)
> > Trying to figure out what the globes are made of. Any ideas?
> At first I thought they were the Insectoids domes, but upon closer
> inspection it appears to be smooth, and in fact may be a single egg-shaped
> part. Perhaps more interesting are the connector rods on the bottom of the
> shield projector. Gray levers? Or is the shield projector a single new
> piece, connector rods and all?
I think those are the 4x4 domes. I doubt there are any new parts. I
can't see what the connector rods are, though.
> There are several other interesting parts I noticed on the ship.
> Specifically, look at
> http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/2002/09/news20020923_2.html
> Look at the back of the bridge tower on the starboard side below the shield
> projector. That's no part I've ever seen... Too narrow to be a 4x7 wing.
> Could it be a 6x7 boat end? No, the studs are set back too far.
> </obscurereference> It would appear we have a new wing piece, 6 studs wide
> by 8, possibly 9.
If you're referring to what I think you are, those are 2x4 "wedge"
plates, I'm pretty certain. You know, the ones that came out this
year along with the new curved slopes?
> Also, take note of the primary drive engines. It would
> appear that there are some form of circular gray plates inside each one.
> Looks like we finally got the 8x8 circular plate in plain old gray. I have
> no idea what the secondary engine cones are, though. Possible something
> from Scala or an engine mount?
It may be an 8x8 radar dish in grey. The blue bit looks like a 6x6
"solid" radar dish, which I think may be a new part?
Is this a LEGO Direct model, or will it be available in retail as
well? If the former, it probably has no new parts, but may have old
parts in new colors.
> And we can be assured that there will be
> numerous decorated gray tiles... I especially want to see how the ship
> stays together, how they manage to accomplish all of the necessary slopes
> and angles, and still get it to look correct.
Yes, that's what I'm looking forward to most. Probably mostly click
hinges and/or Technic bent liftarms.
> I suspect this may be LD's way of keeping the spacers happy while keeping
> within the boundaries of the agreement not to produce any Space models: we
> get an awesome Space model, with pounds of gray, and Lucasfilm is happy
> since it's their model. The SSD looks cooler, though... ;)
There is no such agreement. It just makes good marketing sense to not
dilute the market for space toys by offering both Star Wars and other
Space models.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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