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Re: A few short SW nitpicks
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lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Tue, 18 May 1999 02:46:10 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.SAYNOTOSPAMchem.tulane.edu
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Actually, the blast shield featured in Star Wars Episode IV was a solid
non-transparent shield. In the Empire Strikes back the Snow Speeder pilots wear
yellow visors that presumable pull down from their helmets. (Does Luke also
wear a yellow visor while flying his X-Wing? I do not think so...)

SCOTT R DENNETT wrote:

> The reason for yellow visors would because the pulldown blastshield
> on the rebel pilots' helmets were a yellowish color.
> Ryan
> "Build or build not. There is no try." - Lego Master Yoda
> 
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
> 
> On 5/17/99, at 11:28 AM, David Simmons wrote:
> 
> > I've never seen trans-yellow ones, and I've been collecting Space since its
> > inception.  I'd love to know which sets they were in.
> > 
> > I suggested trans-yellow because they haven't made trans-orange yet.  And I
> > don't consider the neon style trans-orange from Ice Planet and other themes
> > to be the true basic orange.  The right color orange would be much less
> > garish and more creamy and rich.
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
> > > We have trans yellow visors.  I can't for the life of me remember where
> > > they came from, but I know I have a few.  The other question is why
> > > do you think the visors in the Star Wars sets would be trans-yellow.
> > > 
> > > Allen



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  Re: A few short SW nitpicks
 
(...) wear (...) Yes he does, at least in Episode IV. It was just on TV Sunday Night, and I remember thinking, "Where are the yellow visors in the Lego Sets?" Jeff (...) (27 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: A few short SW nitpicks
 
Well acording to the Original SW:ANH storybook, he does. In a picture on one of the last pages he has a yellow blast shield. Ryan "Build or build not. There is no try." - Lego Master Yoda ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) (27 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: A few short SW nitpicks
 
The reason for yellow visors would because the pulldown blastshield on the rebel pilots' helmets were a yellowish color. Ryan "Build or build not. There is no try." - Lego Master Yoda ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) (27 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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