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Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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Wed, 27 Oct 1999 14:35:59 GMT
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Jonathan Little <piano254@aol.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.starwars, Jason Brown writes:
> > 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.
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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.
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> First thing: A big, heartfelt "THANK YOU!" to everyone involved in getting
> those pics online. And, an equally big, hearfelt "THANK YOU!" to whoever it • was
> that screwed up (if, in fact it was a screw up) by letting these new sets • out
> months earlier than they should be.
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> Second thing is this: I have to agree with whoever it was that said that a • lot
> of the reason that these sets aren't as agreeable to us is simply because • the
> "newness" has worn off. Overall, I don't think any of the sets are any worse
> than the originals [except the MF, if those pics are for real]. If these • sets
> had come out last year instead of those that did, I feel they would be • warmly
> welcomed.
I disagree somewhat here. One of the major things that excited everyone about
the x-wing, snowspeeder, and y-wing was how close they came to being to scale
w/ a minifig and with each other. The a-wing is a disappointment only because
it's obviously too small. While we can understand why a big ship like the
Sith Infiltrator might need to be scaled down, the a-wing was scaled down only
to meet a lower price point. The TLG a-wing is the only ship (so far, I'm
reserving judgement on the MF 'till we see production photos) that won't be
present in my SW classic base.
I will be buying a bunch of these sets, as they are relatively cheap, look
excellent for parts, and combined with an x-wing set will make a fantastic
a-wing.
The b-wing also could have been done better at the same price point. Drop
some of that other stuff that comes with the set, and they could have beefed
up the ship itself.
-John Van
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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)
| | | Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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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)
| | | Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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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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| | Re: 2000 A-Wing comments
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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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