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In lugnet.starwars, Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> > Personally I belive that if they were going to make Lando flesh tone, they
> > should have made the rest of them flesh tone too.
>
> That's correct, too, and it's exacerbated by the fact that LEGO's primary
> competitors have been producing figures with a variety of skintones for several
> years. The issue is out in the open whether or not LEGO wants it to be.
> One wonders what TLG was thinking from the outset. Did they plan not to
> release a Lando figure at all?
>
> Dave!
An interesting side note here is that LEGO has made minifigs with the "correct"
color for other humanoid characters from Star Wars, such as Bib Fortuna,
Gammorean Guards and ofcours Yoda. Why would "real" humans be treated any
diffrent ;)
Any ways, if I put all political correctnes aside and go only with my gut
feelings, I think a yellow Lando would look very odd. Some how a yellow
minifighead is easyer to picuter as a "white" characters than a "black" one in
my mind... That might be more due to force of habit than anything else though.
Henrik
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