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Re: An actual ATAT site!
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:52:53 GMT
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David Eaton wrote:
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> In lugnet.starwars, Daniel Train writes:
> > 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 opens into a massive ramp to deploy the troops. Just a
> > suggestion. other than that- Fab.
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> > -Dan"Whah! That got him!"Train
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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 don't know!"... So some people decided they'd have to derive a
> method... some sources say it kneels and lowers long ramps out for troops, and
> some say they decend on zip lines out the sides... Personally, I like the zip
> lines idea better... plus I don't have to make my AT-AT kneel! :)
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
> DaveE
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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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| (...) 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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