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Re: Some news, thoughts and questions
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Date: 
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 09:24:13 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> "Ralph Döring" <doe@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> >  The Battledroid is available in Germany for 59.99 DM at all Vedes
> >  stores.
> 
> This is the 8001, right?
> 
>    http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=8001

Yup that´s the one.

> I learned that this was available (some places) in the UK for approx £20
> as well.

Was ? not any longer ? I don´t know about here. It´s a special preview/presale
for Vedes toy stores. I asked to see their catalogue, to see the other new
sets, but TLG hasn´t released a "sales"-catalogue for the shops yet.

> I find this price a tad expensive.  I mean, the 8001 doesn't really seem
> to have that many parts.  Perhaps twice as many parts as a Slizer?  Or
> perhaps I'm misjudging the size of the droid.

I´m not into slizers, but it does have a lot of parts. A lot of small parts,
like the Midstorms R2D2. The parts a packed in 3 numbered polybags. I can put
up some scans if anyone is interested.

> I'll be looking forward to the launch of the 8002 Destroyer Droid, BTW,
> as it seems to be extraordinary good for Technic parts.

Not only parts, it´s a cool model as well ;o)

dö
> 
> Fredrik

Hey Fredrik, you have a "ö" in your last name like I dö. :o)

> --
> http://www.math.uio.no/~fredrigl/technic/



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(...) Sorry, I probably spelled out the sentence wrongly. I meant to say that someone had bought the set in the UK, and I really don't know anything more about the availablilty of the set. (...) I've already seen some scans of the new parts, so that (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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(...) This is the 8001, right? (URL) I learned that this was available (some places) in the UK for approx £20 as well. I find this price a tad expensive. I mean, the 8001 doesn't really seem to have that many parts. Perhaps twice as many parts as a (...) (27 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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