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Re: AT-AT online at S@H
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Thu, 15 May 2003 03:32:23 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Thomas Garrison writes:
On Wed, 14 May 2003, Allan Bedford wrote:

Am I the only one who doesn't remember seeing speeder bikes during the Hoth
battle scenes?  I could be wrong, but didn't they first appear in Jedi?

I believe so, but I think subsequent reference works (Incredible
Cross-sections, etc.) say that the AT-AT carries a few.

Yeah, I've read about that.

But from my point of view... if it ain't in the movies it ain't worth
worrying about.  ;)

Regardless... I think a really neat idea would have been to include a rebel
snow speeder along with the AT-AT.  The model has already been designed and
no new parts would be needed.  As well, the instructions are already
documented.  It's not a huge model (just by itself) so it wouldn't have
added greatly to the overall size of this set.  And by including it, you
would really be able to recreate the Hoth battle scenes.

I thought so to---actually not as a part of this set, but as an additional
set in the line.

But it's already been a set in the line. I think we're talking about the
same set, right?  This one:

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7130

My suggestion was that since the work was already done and that it might add
only 155 - 160 additional parts (1) to the size of the kit... then why not
include it to make the set more authentic to the movie?

Certainly a snowspeeder (or three)  would be a great
add-on for the AT-AT.  Also, since Luke comes with the AT-AT, we could
finally get Wedge Antilles and Wes Janson instead of that Skywalker dweeb.

Was Janson in the movie?  It's been a while since I've seen it.  I keep
meaning to buy the DVD.... oh, wait.... some guy in charge at Lucasfilm
won't release the movies on DVD yet.  :)

This actually made me think about some of the oddity of how sets are being
released for the Star Wars line.

[snipped logic section]

When I think about it, I'm
seeing a weird pattern of sets being released without a clear way to
interact with other available sets.  It's very strange.

I totally agree.  The sequence of release looks like it was planned by Jar-Jar.

All the best,
Allan B.


(1)  Snow speeder = approx 213 parts, including laser canon.  Therefore one
speeder = approx 200+ parts. Two speeder bikes = 90 pieces.  Therefore one
bike = approx 45 parts.  Therefore removing one speeder bike from the set
and replacing it with one snow speeder results in a net increase of approx.
155 - 160 parts.  Give or take.  ;)



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(...) And that general attitude on behalf of many SW fans probably contributes greatly to TLC's stated intent of never releasing any EU sets. If there's not significant support for EU sets in the SW:LEGO fan community, there's no guarantee that any (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.starwars)

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(...) I believe so, but I think subsequent reference works (Incredible Cross-sections, etc.) say that the AT-AT carries a few. (...) I thought so to---actually not as a part of this set, but as an additional set in the line. Certainly a snowspeeder (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.starwars)

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