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Re: Self Supporting Pod Racers
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lugnet.starwars
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Date:
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Mon, 7 Jun 1999 15:47:06 GMT
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On Sun, 6 Jun 1999 07:28:35 GMT, "Jonathan" <piano254@aol.com> wrote:
> I was thinking about that whole pod racer design. I mean, as far as the tan
> supports . . . if you were going to set up the pod race in some sort of desert
> diorama set up, they'd work great. They would probably blend right in. As far
> as just having them sitting on your dresser, or something (like I have them)
> the tan stands out a bit. Since the took the route of making clear supports for
> the STAPs why couldn't they make clear supports for the pods?
I think the transparent plastic is somewhat more brittle than opaque
plastic (and more expensive to produce). These aren't a problem with the
STAPs, because there isn't much weight (or plastic) involved. The long
plates on the pod racers might be a different story...
> Also (and I'm
> surprised nobody else has brought this up), why are the energy beams between
> the engines orange? Weren't they a purply color in the movie? I mean, granted,
> TLG hasn't used a transparent purple (that I know of) but regular purple bricks
> weren't real common, either (outside of Bellville or that other female-aimed
> set).
The new Belville sets have a trans-purple magic wand, if I remember
correctly.
Steve
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| (...) I was thinking about that whole pod racer design. I mean, as far as the tan supports . . . if you were going to set up the pod race in some sort of desert diorama set up, they'd work great. They would probably blend right in. As far as just (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.starwars)
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