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Re: YT-1300 Variant
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Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:21:24 GMT
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Certainly. :^)
Tramp Freighters is one of my favorite Star Wars RPG books. I think it's
actually useful for more than just the RPG itself. There are many features
in the book that I find useful, such as:
- Upgrade information (cost, availablility, legality)
This would be useful mainly as info for a webpage describing the
features of your MOC freighters
- Information on Imperial customs procedures, as well as Imperial
vehicles used in customs enforcement.
This would also be useful in a similar respect... if only TLG would
release some common Imperial troops/ Death Star Troopers.
Stormtroopers are supposed to be the elite shock troops, and the dudes
with black helmets and gray uniforms are supposed to be the grunts.
- Several examples of freighters and their captains, all with their own
array of mods and equipment.
Fun examples to help you with your background info.
- Interesting freighter designs with some variants on the YT-1300 that
seem to address space usage/ cargo concerns.
This, I think, is the most valuable in a pure building sense. There are
enough different examples to give you a good start on building lots of
different freighters. The fun part of building tramp freighers is the fact that
you can slap on some odd-colored parts to make it look like the captain
has "made a few personal modifications." Some of the information in the
book also can help you judge how big to make engines or laser cannons
depending on their respective power.
I think the info could be really helpful if you were to create a Lego MOC
series all based on freight running/smuggling and customs enforcement
in the Lego Space or Star Wars settings. I plan to buy a pack of the Rock
Raiders minifigs for use as tramp freighter crew members ... they have a
good "rough around the edges" look to them. :^)
In any case, I think it's definitely worth the money, and it's one of the
less-expensive books in the SWRPG series (around $12-15 paperback I
think).
~Mark
In lugnet.starwars, Shaun Sullivan writes:
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> Mark,
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> These are great pictures ... would you be willing to give a personal
> assessment of the book? I'd love to hear what you thought, what its • good
> points are, what's its shortcomings are ... all from a LEGO builder's
> perspective. Is it worth the $$??
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> questions intentionally left broad ;)
>
> shaun
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| Mark, These are great pictures ... would you be willing to give a personal assessment of the book? I'd love to hear what you thought, what its good points are, what's its shortcomings are ... all from a LEGO builder's perspective. Is it worth the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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