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Re: Slave-I factoids!
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lugnet.starwars
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Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:13:20 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, David Simmons wrote:
> > 6. HAN LOOKS REALLY FUNNY. My only gripe is the age-old whining about • how the
> > 1x2x5 black "carbonite" brick with silver imprinting should have been a
> > dedicated piece with molding, like the sarcophogi in the Adventurers sets,
> > instead of this comic relief of a piece. Oh, well.
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> This is interesting. Since the piece is painted and not a sticker, that
> would limit its usage just as much if it were a specially molded piece.
> Additionally, a 1x2x5 brick is not proportionally correct. It should be a
> little wider.My bet is TLG didn't want to expend the money for a new mold to
> keep costs down. Oh well.
The choice of a 1x2x5 for the Carbonite Han affects the entire model. In the
LEGO model, the regular 'entrance ramp' for Slave-1 is designed to accept the
carbonite block. I believe this ends up being more like a locker in the model.
Anyway, if they had made a bigger Han, the whole ship would have been bigger.
Not that that is necessarily a Bad Thing, but using the 1x2x5 wasn't just a
matter of saving money on one element, but a choice that affected the entire
kit.
Steve
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| (...) I'm going to don my asbestos armor here and say that I *like* the way they did Han in carbonite. It feels very... lego-correct, whereas a complicated molded piece would be... clunky. I dunno. I still haven't seen the set (augh!) so I'll shut (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I've got BOATLOADS of this piece. It was very prevalent in Ice Planet, Aquazone, and RoboForce. (...) One of the UFO 'figs had black hands. I think one of the one's from the large saucer with the vehicle in the middle. (...) be (...) mini-fig (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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