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Re: Making new (Star Wars) parts
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Date: 
Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:33:57 GMT
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On Sun, 30 May 1999 19:07:10 GMT, richard.dee@virgin.net (Richard Dee)
wrote:

On Tue, 25 May 1999 16:06:05 GMT, Steve Bliss uttered the following
profundities...
On Sat, 22 May 1999 00:35:25 GMT, "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com>
wrote:

OK, let's put this to rest right now, for those that HAVEN'T seen the
movie.  The reason there is no second blade is that Maul didn't USE the
second blade during the first duel.

You know, it's funny.  I guess I wasn't using my brain right (even after
looking at the set), but I had thought the "Lightsaber Duel" set was for
*the* lightsaber duel on Naboo, not the minor run-in on Tattoine.  It took
me awhile to realize my error.  Even after appreciating the vaporator.

I couldn't figure out why Darth Maul's scooter was included in the set.  I
was really disappointed there was no Obi-wan mini-fig.

OK, so I'm slow. That's nothing new.

Steve

He arrives at the duel on the scooter. No OB1 as he was in
the ship. What should have been included was an Anakin fig
with rucksack, but maybe they realised having 4 Anakin's may
have been too much!

Right.  But I had been thinking that "Lightsaber Duel" would have to be
about *the* lightsaber duel on Naboo, not the minor skirmish on Tattoine.
Hence my confusion.

Steve



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  Re: Making new (Star Wars) parts
 
On Wed, 2 Jun 1999 15:33:57 GMT, Steve Bliss uttered the following profundities... (...) Would have been better. No need to buy a sub to get OB1! Plus it might have had some (though few) good architectural parts. (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: Making new (Star Wars) parts
 
(...) Yeah, but were it the Naboo confrontation, wouldn't it have to be called a "triel" (or a "tercel" if you prefer) and not a duel? Duel, to me, implies two. I did find it weird that they chose the Tatooine confrontation, but I welcome the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: Making new (Star Wars) parts
 
On Tue, 25 May 1999 16:06:05 GMT, Steve Bliss uttered the following profundities... (...) He arrives at the duel on the scooter. No OB1 as he was in the ship. What should have been included was an Anakin fig with rucksack, but maybe they realised (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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