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Iwas looking at the starwars.com pic of a blaster the other day and it looks similar to some modern military machine guns (except for what it fires of course). This may be why TLG is not making it. Also the small blaster used by han etc looks (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Jonathan, I agree with you entirely as to why TLG (TLC?) has not created a good looking blaster. As I have stated before however they have some pretty modern looking guns/rifles in the Adventurers series and I think their stance on (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Uh... you mean an automatic pistol? Anyway, Han's gun was very consciously modeled on a German "Broomhandle" Mauser from the 40's. The Stormtroopers' rifles were designed to be evocative of (surprise suprise) Nazi Stormtrooper machine guns. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:FLEBzM.M7G@lugnet.com... (...) looking (...) looking (...) guns/weapons (...) For a proof to how much they are modern looking, look at the set# 6490 Amazon Crossing. It is a very "modern (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Hmm... this is interesting actually. I was wondering about this myself, and it did not make any sense to me until you reminded me that they had produced guns for the Wild West and Adventurers series. This made me think about the Batman Animated (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Guns that look just like this are still being made and used. As for the rifles, well, go to KMart in the sporting goods section. Chris (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) The guns in adventurers do not look like any gun currently in use tody. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Excuse Me! What guns are you looking at. At least in the U.S. you can find lots of guns that look very much like these in just about any Paun shop or Walmart. Eric The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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