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Well, it's not much to look at now, but it DOES have some more pics of my ATAT: (URL) get better with time, I swear! DaveE (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Spectacular!!!! (...) ATAT: (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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THAT"S SO COOL!!!!!!!! I love the Imperial Troops idea :) Cant wait for more pics. Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) ATAT: (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Evocative!! (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) ATAT: (...) Dave, This is awsome. After Mindfest I am going to go back to ships and equipment (Although I don't know what yet) and this is definitly motivation for me. I love your Imperial Soldiers by the way :) . I can't even imagine what (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Invigorating!!! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Inspiring! Joel (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Imperial! James (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) my (...) These comments and others were heard today as the new All-Terrain Armoured Transport was finally unveiled at Eaton Armouries. Rumours have abounded for months about the new production line of Imperial Walkers, but today's glimpse has (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) ATAT: (...) Truly incredible, Dave. As you develop the site I'd love to hear some production notes (what parts you worked on first, areas of trouble, etc.). The attention to detail is mind-blowing! ..joseph g (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Simply breathtaking. It's an awesomely faithful reproduction of the "real" thing. Sanjay David Eaton <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:FJux31.6D5@lugnet.com... (...) ATAT: (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) of my (...) ROFLOL :) Ryan (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) "It's not much to look at now," he says. Ha! (...) Dang, if it gets any better, my brain is going to explode! (...) I spit coffee on my keyboard when I saw that! :) (...) I can't wait to see all this stuff too. Does anyone have floodlights (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Jeez, Todd. Don't force your puns on us again, ok? James (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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All I can say is: Poor Dack! Great job! You have a great model there. I am thoroughly impressed. Now you need some pictures of a snowspeeder crashed in front of it! I am looking forward to seeing more photos. Keep up the great work! Joe (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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<snip> (...) I don't know if you were just kidding with that pun or not but I do have a decent portable halogen lamp I can bring (although if I agree to bring any more stuff I am going to have to rent a truck :-). Eric P.S. Dave, I think I have gone (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Wasn't kidding, no...the pun was actually a fortuitous accident. Digital cameras seem to take pretty great pictures in bright light, but not in dark or medium light. Flashes help, but then the shadows look so weird, and it's really hard to (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Burma-Shave. -jeremy (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Dave, When are you going to submit that incredible model to the contest. I cant wait to set your entry page. Deadline is Nov. 15th. Great work! Pat J (...) ATAT: (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The man is a genius!!!! That's the best thing I've seen since Erics B-Wings. I can't help thinking that the SW Guide has the dimensions of the AT-AT all wrong. It has to be taller than 16 metres. If you compare the size of Luke in ESB when he (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Peter Callaway wrote... (...) You said it! (well, wrote actually) (...) Yep, Luke's definitely small in comparision. This looks superb. Wonderful work. Eh, when do we get it as a .dat file? =) // Eric (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) my (...) Wahnsinn !! I mean: Mindblowing ! First prize in every category except "under 100 pieces" ;o) What do you say Pat ? Excellent pictures of ___...___ modell (please fill in all the positive adjectives you can think of and than add a (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I do agree that the AT-AT is awesome. It is the most detailed Star Wars vhicle I have seen yet. Keep up the good work. Do you know how many pieces is in it? I had built a B-Wing but ut was not to scale. It was a little on the small side. Last night (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Wow! That is a really good AT-AT model. Fantastic. Although I have one minor niggle. As far as I know, when an AT-AT unloads it's troops and equipment, it kneels down so that the body is as low to the ground as possible. Then the huge side hatch (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Actually, there's some discrepancy on that... the first time that Lucas was aware of the problem was when Kenner approached him about the AT-AT toy they were making, asking how in the world troops de-barked from the vehicle... Lucas' reply: "I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Actually, you're quite right. There's been loads of discrepancies with the '50 feet' measurement that Lucas originally gave. According to 'studies' done on the film, they're closer to 75 feet tall (22.5 meters is the estimated height) I forget (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The web site that you are referring to is probably: (URL) has a section called Millenium Falcon: Ship of Riddles that discusses the various discrepancies regarding the freighter. (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yep, I've got higher resolution pictures, but due to ftp ugliness, I just fit all the images I had on disk before ftping them in... probably the weekend after this one (I'm busy at the Mindfest all this weekend) I'll enhance the site a lot... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) This site is actually pretty decent. I know a while back we were all looking for a resouce for Dash Rendars Outrider. Well it is on this site as well. It even includes a floor plan. A good project for someone I am sure (Maybe myself) plus I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I don't remember for sure, but I think in ROTJ, the AT-ATs on Endor were parked next to a platform (when Luke turns himself in to Darth Vader). Anyone else remember something like that?? Toki (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It was very quick, but it was there. It was a TIE fighter platform, with the AT-AT next to it, and that huge radar dish, if I remember right. The game Rogue Squadron for the N64 had a lot of those platforms, and it had TIE fighters and guys on (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) vhicle (...) it? (...) problems (...) I love this site too. And all you guys out there in Lugnetland are great! Check out Eric Kingsley's page at (URL) for a super-fantastic B-Wing. Next to Dave E's AT-AT it's the best non-TLG SW model I've (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The Eric Kingsley site is great as well. Does anyone know if (or how) he got the B-Wing cockpits to rotate like they are supposed to? That is one of the major problems I am having with the construction of my B-Wing. Thanks all! Demon Slayah (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) all! (...) Basically he has used a pair of 1x2 technic beams and a connector pin (the grey type). One beam is incorporated in the back wall of the cockpit immediately under the back-to-back 1x2 sloping bricks, and the other is in the front (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Pete, I just figured that out last night! I had tiried all sorts of other ways to do it, and then I saw a red 1x2 technic block and it hit me! Duh! I thought to my self...So now I am almost finished with the B-Wing...Woohoo! Thanks, Demon (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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<snip> (...) For those of you that are new to the group there are hundreds of sites out there with SW Lego Stuff on them. I don't have time to go threw my entire list of links at the moment but here are a couple of my favorites (Not including my (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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<snip> (...) Yup this is basically correct although I actually used a Brick with Side Pin in the fussilage and a 1x2 technic beam in the cockpit. Either way works so it really does not matter although just as I am writing this I am thinking I should (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah, I had to do that to the AT-AT as well... each of the 6 sloping wall sections are held in place by technic pins (theres 32 connections altogether) so I had to put the 1x2 w/ pin pieces (and some 2x2 w/ pin's) on the outside so you (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Pear's Soap! (I'm sorry, as a British Empire historian, I might be the only one around here who finds the above funny. I also laughed my @$$ off at the Imperial Guards bit...) That AT-AT is incredible, though--but I have to ask, are the legs (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) You are a cruel man, Eric!!! ;-) Just make sure the pics are BIG so we less fortunate southern hemisphere AFOL's can soak up the vibe. Do official Lego people ever attend these displays, because there are some seriously tallented people out (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) You are so right!!! Now I just have to find a lt. grey 1x2 brick with a side pin. I also have to get more kits so I can have a few more B-Wings as well as the X-Wings and Speeders. Oh for a S@H in Australia for more parts, especially grey (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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