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Re: was Where's the crew? now cool Tie hatch, SI rear door pieces
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Thu, 10 Feb 2000 17:11:37 GMT
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Mr L F Braun wrote:

> David Simmons wrote:
> 
> > I'm not surprised about the colors.  It's obviously a prototype judging from
> > what everyone else has already said.  I just wisht that hand had been
> > holding a Chewie or C-3PO 'fig so we would have something new to talk about!
> > 
> > Some things I like:
> > 
> > 1.  The top gun position rests on a hinged plate.  Perhaps this opens to
> > reveal a gunner's chair?  Let's hope so!
> 
> Hopefully all four guns are on the final set as well.  ;)
> 
> > 2.  I like the way they put a new paint job on the large dark gray piece
> > from the back of the Sith Infiltrator.  That would be a tough piece to
> > realize out of regular bricks.
> 
> IT actually looks really good--considering I have almost 20 of the SI pieces, I
> can say that with machinery printing they're kind of useful!

I agree.  I use them to build up the size of one of more recent models, the DS-4.
The take up space, while giving it a cool texture.  Not two mention the two
hardpoints protruding out.

http://lightning.prohosting.com/~pjbrick/ds4.html

> 
> 
> > 3.  Four gray macaroni bricks!
> 
> These are becoming less and less novel to me.  Almost banal.  (No you can't have
> any).
> 
> > 4.  Look at the front of the cockpit underneath and in front of the tan 1x8
> > plate.  It looks like a dark gray version of the wing plate that matches the
> > new six-stud wide cockpit.  Isn't that a new piece in dark gray?
> 
> No, inasmuch as there are two in the 7180 B-Wing--but they do seem to be new for
> 2000.
> 
> best
> 
> Lindsay



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  Re: Where's the crew?
 
(...) Hopefully all four guns are on the final set as well. ;) (...) IT actually looks really good--considering I have almost 20 of the SI pieces, I can say that with machinery printing they're kind of useful! (...) These are becoming less and less (...) (27 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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