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Subject: 
Re: R2-D2
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lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Fri, 7 May 1999 00:04:36 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Todd Lehman writes:
In lugnet.starwars, radiotitan@spamcake.yahoo.com (Tom McDonald) writes:
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 space between the torso printing and the head printing
than I like.

It's really a shame how badly they ruined R2.  :-(

Oh, and IMHO they should've nixed the stud on top of his head too.  :-)
R2-D2 is the first LEGO piece I've ever felt that I wanted to take an X-Acto
knife to and fix.  :-)

Actually I've figured out that this headstud is used to help secure drinks
trays while serving on sail barges :)

-Tom McD.
when replying, have something to wash down that spamcake.



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(...) It's really a shame how badly they ruined R2. :-( I wish they would've just made the bottom of the head and the top of the body both perfectly flat (no studs at all) but with Technic peg holes. Then you just connect the head to the body using (...) (26 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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