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Re: Boba Fett's jetpack
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lugnet.starwars
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Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:06:26 GMT
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Xcalabur wrote:
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> I just got hold of a #7144 Slave I, after a too-long wait. I no sooner than
> opened it when I noticed something: Boba Fett's jetpack is attached to his
> helmet?! This may be just fine for some 10 year old, but as an AFOL, I had
> great hopes for Fett. Setting up scenes would be great. But now, the
> GREATEST BOUNTY HUNTER IN THE GALAXY...can't look over his shoulder. Why
> didn't they just make the jetpack with a neckring? It would have worked just
> fine! So what if the save 1/gazillionth of a cent on each one. What are your
> thoughts on this travesy?
Indeed. I think it was very poorly done. I thought the helmet could have
several uses, but they saved a nice chunk of change on producing one
mold instead of two (For instance, the plant I worked at, the car parts
molds ran from 100,000USD to 1.4 million USD)
Scott S.
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| I just got hold of a #7144 Slave I, after a too-long wait. I no sooner than opened it when I noticed something: Boba Fett's jetpack is attached to his helmet?! This may be just fine for some 10 year old, but as an AFOL, I had great hopes for Fett. (...) (27 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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