To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.starwarsOpen lugnet.starwars in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Star Wars / 2247
2246  |  2248
Subject: 
Re: speeder bikes and blasters
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Sat, 15 May 1999 07:06:55 GMT
Viewed: 
644 times
  
I built the model of the Speeder Bike many moons ago and the rider's pistol
is actually carried on the outside of the right calf of his leg.

Dave

Jonathan wrote in message ...
In reference to something that somebody posted months ago concerning the • lack
of blasters in the classic sets: Somebody mentioned that the little cone • shaped
things with handles on the sides of the speeder bikes would be usable, even
though they thought they were supposed to be exhaust vents, or something.
Anyway, the point of this is that, while watching ROTJ last night, I • noticed
that during the one biker chase scene, one of the troopers reaches down to • the
side of his speeder and pulls out a blaster. It seems to me that the little
"exhaust" things are actually TLG's attempts at blasters and they're • attached
to the bikes in a similar way that they seemed to be in ROTJ. That's all . • . .
.
-Jonathan



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: speeder bikes and blasters
 
(...) Well, that would make sense in "real life" but seeing as how there is no easy way to attach a pistol to a minifeg leg, I figured this was an easy way out. I plan on looking at a copy of the cross sections book later today, to see what else (...) (26 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: speeder bikes and blasters
 
(...) Maybe it's because using another mold would increase the price. They didn't need a 1x1 plate for anything else, but they did need a clip, so they just made 2 clips. --Bram (26 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)

Message is in Reply To:
  speeder bikes and blasters
 
In reference to something that somebody posted months ago concerning the lack of blasters in the classic sets: Somebody mentioned that the little cone shaped things with handles on the sides of the speeder bikes would be usable, even though they (...) (26 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)

7 Messages in This Thread:


Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR