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2000 Best Sellers?
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 22:32:47 GMT
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I think the new Technic SW droids are *great*.  I'm talking about sets 8000 Pit
Droid, 8001 Battle Droid (most builder-collectors will buy three of these, one
for each rank, right?), and 8002 Destroyer Droid.

I predict these sets will be the hit of the late-holiday season, and major
sellers well into 2000, at least until the Millennium Falcon and Ultimate
Collector Series sets are available.

The style of the droids fits so well with the look of Technic, especially the
new look of Technic (smooth beams instead of studded beams).  The models are a
fresh idea for LEGO and Technic, I don't think LEGO has ever sold large figures
before.

The action movements look cool (I haven't built my droids yet, I'm guessing).
It doesn't look like there is advanced gearing, but these models give Technic
functionality with a playable angle.

I'm very excited about these sets, I think they will prove to be the design
high-point of 2000.

Go ahead, LEGO: prove me wrong.  That'd be truly wonderful.

Teve ('Teve'?  I haven't been 'Teve' since I was three!)



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: 2000 Best Sellers?
 
(...) Pit (...) figures (...) I completely agree. I sometimes don't like the skeletal look of technic stuff- a space shuttle with framework wings for example, but the droids look good that way. Chris (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
  Re: 2000 Best Sellers?
 
I completely agree. I've just finished building the Technic Battle Droid and I would have to rank it among the top twenty sets I've ever built! The design is elegant. The piece selection is excellent, and the functions it performs (unfolding by (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: 2000 Best Sellers?
 
(...) 8000 Pit (...) one (...) I read your comment, went to a shop, was glad that the 8001 is out in AUstria(the other 2 will come in february), bought it and was happy...... ....besides of the fact, that they use this strange part for the thigh. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)

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