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I know this is going against the current grain of this newsgroup, but I have actual LEGO Star Wars news! :D TheForce.Net currently has some photos from Legoland California of a life-size set of Darth Vader and R2-D2. Just follow this link... (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thanks for the link, Eric. You'd think the technical wizards over at theforce.net would have the savvy to rotate the R2 pictures by 90 degrees, though. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) life-size (...) Ahhh... What an unlimited number of bricks & time can create... What for most of us can only dream of. (...) Cheers!!! I think I could (and have) done it with a second of spare time and a mouse click :). Another Eric. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Perhaps it's a representation of Kenny Baker's typical orientation while in the R2 costume on the set (which had a propensity for falling over, yes? Or was he just drunk that often, another theory I've heard?). LFB (25 years ago, 20-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) More stoned then drunk usually. His constant companion was his trusty bong. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Didn't KB make an actual appearance in TPM, as a podrace spectator? Steve (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think so. Next to/behind Watto in the stands? -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) No, actually, that was Warwick Davis--the guy who played Wicket in ROTJ and Willow in "Willow". There's a midget joke in there somewhere, but I don't want to stand out on that limb. Brent Curtis (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh. Right. I knew he looked familiar. (...) Aw, come on. Go for it. We won't villify you. Much. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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