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Re: Minifig distribution
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Thu, 6 May 1999 15:47:57 GMT
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On Wed, 5 May 1999 17:34:09 GMT, "Tom McDonald"
<radiotitan@spamcake.yahoo.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Tamyra Teed ("Mookie") writes:
> > nitpic's on R2D2.. 1 he's too big.. to tall.. 2 where are his wheels???
> > 3 why didn't they make a round turntable for his head to spin? I'm
> > sorely tempted to cut the corners off a plate turntable to see if it
> > would work.. though then that would make him even taller :( Or.. if they
> > would have made the top flat we could have used some technic pins to
> > make it rotate.. one of those shorter ones from the propellers on the
> > Gungan Sub would have worked just fine. they just need to lose the studs
> > on his body.
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> Ooo I like the technic pin idea. That would have been really cool. But you
> really couldn't cut the corners off those 2x2 tt's without compromising the
> piece, it just wouldn't work. It would have to be redesigned.
But designing the R2 body to accept the 2x2 turntable top-part should have
been doable. Oops, wait; the pin from the turntable top would probably
collide with the Technic-pegs from the leg pieces. Well, that shouldn't
have been an unsolvable problem for the part-designers.
Having a Technic-peg on top is a good idea; the pegs fit very nicely inside
R2's head.
As for size, R2 *is* too tall, compared to minifigs, but I don't see how
TLG could have made him shorter (or narrower) and still made a decent R2.
What bugs me is the shape of his feet. I wish they had smaller feet, with
cutouts to fit into studs.
But my #1 R2 complaint is still the printing on his head. Blech.
Don't get me wrong -- I think TLG did a very good job on R2. I feared much
worse would happen. But it could have been better.
Oh, and I'm looking forward to seeing the head and body parts used in other
applications. Seems like the legs could be used in other ways, too. But
I'm feeling like it would be unlikely.
Steve
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| (...) I agree. Assuming they didn't make a new 2x2 round turntable piece or stick a pin on top of his torso, they could have made a 2x2 round tile with a pin sticking up. Hmm, well maybe not. It would add further height. There's already a bit more (...) (26 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Minifig distribution
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| Steve Bliss wrote [regarding Lego R2 Unit]: (...) If you look at the legs' technic-peg ends, they're *friction* pegs--thus making them wonderful candidates for use as landing gear! I now have two R2 units, and will attempt such a conversion soon as (...) (26 years ago, 8-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I think Jar Jar in different colors would be cool. He could have friends. (...) I wonder how wide that minifig head will be? (...) Ooo I like the technic pin idea. That would have been really cool. But you really couldn't cut the corners off (...) (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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