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Well, I have to say, it's a cute little thing. I think it's a worthy addition to the fleet, and looks better than the model I did (on a side note, go look at my Z-95 at (URL) ). For the people saying it's too small, the A-Wing is 9.6 meters long. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've been staring at the pictures of the new Star Wars sets for over an hour and I keep shaking my head. They don't look all that bad but the A-wing. I like the shape of it but I was hoping for some new tan and brown pieces from lego. Oh well, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hmmm... I still like the A-Wing. I really like Slave I, despite what other people have been saying! And I must admit, the skiff is pretty bad. (...) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- jmbrown@mines.edu (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hi, group. I've been reading messages on Lugnet for a few months now, but I rarely respond to anything. However, this latest hype over the new SW stuff for 2000 has given me reason to. First thing: A big, heartfelt "THANK YOU!" to everyone (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) ship (...) B-wing? (...) JBL, I think if you have the S-foils in cruising mode (down) and turn the B-Wing upside down so the cockpit is on the bottom, it kinda sorta naybe looks like a lowercase B...just my 2 cents... Demon Slayah (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) ship (...) wing? (...) It stands for Blade Wing. Jason F. (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thanks to everyone that responded to this question. I'm a bit less confused, now. -Jonathan (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Jonathan Little <piano254@aol.com> wrote in message news:FK50EJ.969@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) was (...) out (...) lot (...) the (...) sets (...) warmly (...) I disagree somewhat here. One of the major things that excited everyone about the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Umm. Having had the opportunity to study the production model for the A-Wing on several occasions, both in person (at "The Art of Star Wars" exhibit in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Franscisco, and "Star Wars: the Magic of Myth" in the Smithsonian) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I agree that the A-wing is too small, and maybe looks a little bit unsubstantial, but I've decided that I really like it. I especially appreciate the fact that the double tails are made out of bricks. This set is Old School. It reminds me of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) about (...) because (...) Eric's right. If you look at any of Lucasfilm's material on ship sizes, such as the BEHIND THE MAGIC CD-ROM, or any of the books, it is very clear that the A-Wing is one of the smallest ships in the Rebel Fleet, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) scale (...) the (...) of (...) I'm going to amend my own message here, since I just bothered to get out the size comparison portion of the BTM Cd. It lists the lengths, in meters, of the ships as follows: SLAVE I - 21.5, Y-Wing - 16, X-Wing - (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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The a-wing is a disappointment only because (...) I don't know,John. I didn't run the calculations myself, but I think someone did the "studs to meters' calculation for the A-Wing a few days ago and it was surprisingly close to scale. Chris (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) about (...) because (...) Here is Ben Fleskes' original message about the relative sizes of the X-Wing and the Y-Wing: < (URL) > In brief, the average ratio comes to 2.854 studs/meters. TLG's A-Wing is 21 studs long, making the Ratio for it (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Kevin Knoot <Kevin-Knoot@uiowa.edu> wrote in message news:FK9p1n.BDp@lugnet.com... (...) A-Wing (...) that (...) such (...) the (...) the (...) length (...) the (...) Here are my calculations of the ideal -v- actuall dimentions of the A-Wing. They (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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In lug (...) Just wanted to get my 2 cents worth in as well. As far as I am concerned the sets are basically fine. Granted they are not to exact scale and such, that is what building your own version from the ground up is for. I mean if one thinks (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Let's compare it to mine! Weee! (...) Jeff: 25 studs (...) Jeff: 14 studs (...) Jeff: 18 studs (...) Jeff: 6 studs (back part is 4, like in the "real" one) (...) Jeff: 14 studs (...) Jeff: 11 studs incl. thrust vector control (...) Jeff: 4 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) schematics (...) Is the difference between TLG and Lucas Lucas' desired measurments and TLG's actual ones?? (...) Your A-Wing just rocks :) (...) "ekki ekki ekki ekki f'tang b-bmblwow...ni.." (I think I got *it* right) -Tim (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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While we're at it, let's check my A-Wing build from the X-wing set: Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FKBzA5.493@lugnet.com... (...) schematics (...) John: 31 (...) John: 16 (...) John: 19 (...) right! I'll have to remember (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:FKBw9C.Kxu@lugnet.com... (...) <snip a bunch of A-wing measurements> (...) I think I found a great part for the thrust vector controls: the technic element which is a ring shape (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I believe we will get a set with four in July: 7191 X-Wing Fighter. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) On the same note, it's a pity that LEGO didn't figure out some way to use this part in the Y-Wing (but John already heard me complain about this at MindFest :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Don't know about gray, but I have two of them in red, which could be also appropriate for a A-Wing. I don't know which set they came from, since I bought them from Steve Demlow's parts auction. Selçuk John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) They would probobly have come from the model team mach II red bird rig -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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