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Re: Minifig distribution
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lugnet.starwars
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Fri, 7 May 1999 15:46:49 GMT
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On Thu, 6 May 1999 17:19:45 GMT, "Tom McDonald"
<radiotitan@spamcake.yahoo.com> wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Steve Bliss writes:
> > What bugs me is the shape of his feet. I wish they had smaller feet, with
> > cutouts to fit into studs.
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> You mean have his footprints look like two open rectangles like this:
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> rather than two complete rectangles? I guess that would be okay with me. I wish
> his feet weren't as triangular looking from the side.
Hmm. The 1x2 footprint is too big in both dimensions. It should be more
like .75x1.5, aligned with the inside of the current feet. So the
footprints would be something like:
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> > Oh, and I'm looking forward to seeing the head and body parts used in other
> > applications.
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> Mee too. I'd like to see more kinds of droids made. With R2 and R5 pieces we
> can now have more variety. :) I made a minifig scale droid once too. It's
> minifig scale, but if it were translated to real life it would still be about 7
> feet tall.
I'd like to see more kinds of droids (the pit droids in the new sets are
neat, as is Cranky from Time Cruisers). But I was thinking of non-droid
ways the parts could be used--landing pads, engine parts, architectural
detail, stuff like that.
> > Seems like the legs could be used in other ways, too. But
> > I'm feeling like it would be unlikely.
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> Well, I suppose Town Jr would find a use somehow... ;P
Do you mean we might eventually find a use for Town Jr, or that Town Jr
could use the leg pieces?
Steve
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| Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message > >>Oh, and I'm looking forward to seeing the head and body parts used in other (...) about 7 (...) My kids immediately turned R2 into a cannon. Sort of reminds me of the big mortars used in (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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