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Re: Brickfest 2003 Question and Answer
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 11 Aug 2003 05:36:36 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Allan Bedford wrote:
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Which is why I wondered if adult builders would want it. Perhaps it’s aimed
more directly at pure Star Wars fans than previous sets from this series?
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Possibly. I’ve seen a lot of polls on FBTB that this appears to be the answer
to, though.
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Will it show up at retail at full price I wonder?
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My understanding is that LEGO Direct offers sets that fall within a certain
range of expected sales. Enough to be worth doing, but not enough to propose to
retail sources without solid evidence that they’ll actually sell. When they get
enough orders through S@H, they can present them as proof to the retailers and
sign one or more of them on to purchase additional stock. The Super Chief,
Bionicle Masterbuilder, Rebel Blockade Runner, and My Own Train sets made it to
retail through exclusive venues. I’m sure there have been others as well
(though I find it curious that the Blacksmith Shop has not, given that so many
people here seem to think it’s the best set ever).
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I’ve always wondered why Lando was such a popular character. I always
thought Williams brought a cheesy flavor to the movie that even the great
story and amazing effects of the movie itself couldn’t cover up. He’s such a
C-grade actor in such a classic flick. He’s definitely my least favorite
part of one of my all-time favorite movies.
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He’s like the other side of the Han Solo coin. More appealling on the surface
(especially since he’s so obviously more image-conscious), but not quite as
reliable underneath.
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John’s been on his knees too much lately... I think the air is thin down
there. I wouldn’t listen to him. :)
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Huh? You completely lost me there...which might be a good thing.
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Actually, if anything, King George is one of the worst Star Wars fans out
there. He really has little clue why the movies were ever popular to begin
with. He thinks it was because of the special effects, which he feels were
never good enough, so he has to go back and tinker with something that was
never broken.
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Actually, there are quite a few scenes that needed some improvement.
Unfortunately, he skipped a few and tinkered with others that were okay. I
would have been thrilled if he fixed the Rancor like he did with the Snowspeeder
canopies (which were actually a lot less noticable). It would have also been
nice if he added lights to C-3PO’s eyes in ANH, since they were constantly
blinking off at weird/inappropriate moments.
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It’ll be interesting to watch and see what happens. Too bad the Twin Pod
Cloud Cars aren’t around as a nice supplemental set to sell alongside this
new one.
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That actually would have made a lot of sense. Of course, so would releasing the
AT-AT and Snowspeeder at the same time. Unfortunately, they started out with
the sets they thought would sell the best out of the gate, rather than trying to
match various vehicles up with each other.
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