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Re: Thoughts on 1999 sets
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 4 Nov 1998 03:36:32 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) writes:
> Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> > > > http://www.starwars.com/vehicles/x-wing/1_bg.html for example -- the Lego
> > That is a GREAT shot! It's funny, though, that they chose a shot of an
> > X-Wing in closed-wing configuration -- it's not even an "X" in that shot.
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> It was the best one I could find in 10 seconds. :)
Oh, sorry, when I said "it's funny that they" I meant the people at Lucas...
I assumed the URL above was some sort of glossary definition at the official
SW site. So there are other X-Wing photos up there I suppose, huh? :)
I'll go have a looksee and enjoy...
Hey, whoa -- check out the model at the bottom of this page:
http://www.starwars.com/smithsonian/part3/x_wing/
> > Well hey, the neat thing is that the fuselage can be lengthened -- and I'm
> > sure we'll see a few websites pop up dedicated to mods (with LDraw or LeoCAD
> > instructions) to bring the models into a more official shape/look. At least
> > with LEGO (pieces), the errors can be fixed.
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> True. Like I said, I suppose I was expecting too much.
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> I'll probably appreciate them more when I see them in person.
Me too... I always seem to like the new stuff in person much more than in
the initial catalog shots... Exploriens was a good example of that...not
that it's stellar or anything but I remember being pretty down on it in
November of 1995.
--Todd
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| (...) It was the best one I could find in 10 seconds. :) (...) True. Like I said, I suppose I was expecting too much. I'll probably appreciate them more when I see them in person. (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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