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    Re: Blasters for SW minifigs —Scott Edward Sanburn
   I would have to agree with Ben about the blasters, but the only thing I can see that the characters that TLG has brought out only used lightsabers, namely Obi-one (sp?), Darth Vader, and Luke. I can't remember if the speedbike pilots had blasters or (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Blasters for SW minifigs —Doyle Nelson
     (...) Yes they did Doyle (...) Lego (...) figure (...) And (...) Solo (...) name?) (...) with (...) but (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Blasters for SW minifigs —Jason Miles
     (...) R2-D2 looks like it is a new and unique "minifig," (mini-droid?), so maybe TLG will make a new and unique minifig of Chewy. That would be cool. As for Han, he's in the Official Logo of Lego Star Wars, right next to the Princess...Bubba Fett (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
    
         Re: Blasters for SW minifigs —Steve Bliss
     There are 7 characters on the logo. 3 of these have been produced as mini-entities. I'd say there's not much affinity between being on the logo, and actually being a minifig. Steve (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
    
         Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —James Brown
      (...) It's probably a false impression, but I keep seeing (here and on RTL) people assuming that because something doesn't exist now, it won't, period. All that we've seen is the first release (and one set from the second release, with rumours of (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
     
          Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Todd Lehman
      (...) I'll cry if they don't release Boba Fett and Chewbacca minifigs. --Todd p.s. Didn't someone say a few months ago that they saw or heard about gray or white Princess Leia bun hair (not in SW sets but in Town, etc.)? Or maybe they were just (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
     
          Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —James Brown
       (...) Me too! (well, Boba Fett, at least) I suspect that you'll get your wish before I get mine - I want a Model Team Slave-1 (drool, drool) Does anyone know (or even have rumours) if Star Wars stuff is going to be in anything other than Mindstorms (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Tim McSweeney
       (...) in (...) The thought of a model team Millennium Falcon just popped into my head On an unrelated note, what's the best way to get saliva out of a keyboard. How about a minifig scale death star :) Tim (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Jonathan Wilson
        why has lego not made any blasters? is it for the same reason they have not made say an m-16 or ak4700 or tank? (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Scott Edward Sanburn
        - Yes, Mr. Loan Officer, I need to borrow 2 million dollars to buy the official Lego Star Wars Death Star. -Yes, the big planet thing. - No, I am not on drugs. - And I need another hundred thousand dollars to buy the Imperial Star Destroyer as well. (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Josh Spaulding
        Scott Edward Sanburn writes: (re: death star set, star destoyer set) (...) Several weeks ago, someone suggested a tan Mos Eisley bucket (great idea). How about a grey/dark grey (maybe some black, white, and blue also) imperial bucket so you can make (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Richard Dee
        On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:04:26 GMT, Josh Spaulding uttered the following profundities... (...) Grey/dark grey bucket is a great idea! At the very least you could build diorama/playsets of various Imperial settings. SD bridge, Emporer's throne room, (...) (26 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Josh Spaulding
        (...) and they could throw in a rare Imperial Guard minifig to rope in all the collectors. Or maybe just one of the dreaded Roving Imperial Floor Toasters. Josh Spaulding (URL) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Lee Jorgensen
        (...) In minifig scale, how big would that be? -- Lee Jorgensen, Programmer/Analyst - Bankoe Systems, Inc. mailto://jorgensen@bankoe.moc <-- reverse moc mailto://ljorgensen@uswest.ten <-- reverse ten (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Steve Bliss
         (...) In my mind, 'minifig scale' means 'selective compression', so a minifig-scale Death Star would have about 3 decks, simply stacked on top of each other, not arranged concentrically (which I assume the real Death Star was): Deck 1: Tractor Beam (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Jesse Long
        Lee Jorgensen wrote in message <36D57643.17A3293E@u...st.net>... (...) Someone here just figured it out a couple of days ago, and came up with a figure in the many miles range. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Jasper Janssen
       (...) How is that unrelated? Jasper (26 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Tim McSweeney
       (...) <grin> I'm not sure if you are joking or not. But I guess the problem is that you are not sure if I was joking or not. (FTR I was joking, they are related). (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Jasper Janssen
       (...) The confusion factor rises.... My plan is succeeding, Pinky! Soon, I will rule the world! yeah, yeah, we. Jasper (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Tim McSweeney
        Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36ded76a.20426453@l...et.com>... (...) But wait, no, how on earth will you get Todd to swallow the rubber hose brain? Tim (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Jasper Janssen
       (...) Tell him it's a Nutella sandwich. Jasper (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Jesse Long
       Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36e0a110.72056233@l...et.com>... (...) Ah, but you forget, Americans don't know what Nutella is (unless they've travelled a lot). I've never seen it outside of England. But good stuff. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Scott Edward Sanburn
        Jesse, Half of my family (Mom's side) is in Germany, I went there twice when I was 4 and 10. They have Nutella there, I must of had it at least once a day! It is sold in the United States at various places. They sell it at Meijer's (my second job), (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Selçuk Göre
         Jesse Long wrote in message ... (...) American's don't know?..I don't think so. It's even sold in Turkey. Besides, many of its kind have names ending with "ella" as far as I know. Selçuk (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Justin Kopp
       you can get it at almost every grocery store in the rochester area (wegman's and tops) (...) "I'm not going to change my ways, just to please you, or appease you." -DJM Tape List: (URL) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Tim McSweeney
       FTR it's available in NZ as well. Seems to be pretty universal. OBSW: "awwwww, But I was going into Toshi station to pick up some nutella" Cheers Tim Justin M. Kopp wrote in message <36DC6819.DAB46F60@p...ns.com>... (...) stuff. (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Justin Kopp
        (...) HAHAHAHAHA!!! almost peed my pants from laughing! (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Tim McSweeney
         Justin M. Kopp wrote in message <36DC8918.C6045F46@p...ns.com>... (...) nutella" (...) ...and a tick for wednesday Tim (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Ryan Dennett
        Shouldn't this move to off-topic or something? I really don't think this has anything to do with Star Wars. Ryan (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Tim McSweeney
        tsk, tsk, don't know your Star Wars very well then do you? Scott wrote in message <36DC9344.46635F4E@a...te.net>... (...) nutella" (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —John Boreczky
        I'm reading posts about nutella, and I catch the Star Wars reference. I notice the OBSW, and I wonder to myself, "Why put an OBSW in off-topic.fun?" Then I look at the group name again. Nice thread recovery! I can hear that whiny Luke voice: "Biggs (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Ryan Dennett
        So what part of this am I missing?? How does this fit into Star Wars?? Ryan (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Tim McSweeney
        <sigh> I Really hate having to explain jokes to people, it means they never have to work it out for themselves which is where all the actually enjoyment comes from, but here goes. Anyone who got the joke the first time can stop reading now, it will (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Alan Shutko
         (...) That's a matter of opinion. (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Terry Keller
         (...) <Snipped a well versed explanation of humor> (...) Not so funny? I laughed at that one. Though it took me a sec to make the connection with the punchline. Good one. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
       
            Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Jasper Janssen
        (...) Repeat that in rec.arts.sf.written....rt-jordan, I dare you! Jasper (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Ryan Dennett
        (...) Oh, so thats what it is. I geuss the reason I didn't get it was because I had never heard the word before, so the only thing I knew about it was that it was some sort of "edible substance". Thanks for explaining it out. (...) That's a good (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
      
           Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Richard Dee
       On Wed, 3 Mar 1999 03:30:16 GMT, Tim McSweeney uttered the following profundities... (...) Exactly! Everyone knows it was one of the items that Han Solo was smuggling and dumped, so enraging Jabba the Hut. (How else do you think he got so big and (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
     
          Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Scott Edward Sanburn
      To all, I guess from my standpoint, I did not think TLG was going to produce anymore first generation SW sets, just Episode one sets. I hope I am wrong, but you never know nowadays... Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
     
          Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Alan Shutko
      (...) I'm almost certain that's wrong, since they have three Ep 4 models, and only one each of Ep 5 and 6. (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
     
          Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Scott Edward Sanburn
      I would hope so as well, I would love to see an AT-AT sometime! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
     
          Re: Production runs (was Re: Blasters for SW minifigs) —Patrick Justison
      I want a micro-fig scale Star Wars Fleet. I know they won't do this so I'll begin work on my own Rebel Blockade Runner (Tantive IV). I'll need 7 of the engine pieces that come with the x-wing and a whole sh*t load of grey parts! That means two more (...) (26 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
    
         Re: Blasters for SW minifigs —Jasper Janssen
     (...) I'll take 1:1 odds that at least half of those others will be in the episode 1 sets, and/or all of them in 3 coming episodes' sets. Jasper (26 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Blasters for SW minifigs —Josh Spaulding
   (...) minifig with brown beard? Josh Spaulding (URL) (26 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 

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