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Re: What makes a minifig?
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Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:26:21 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, James Simpson writes:
> One of my criteria is if the character has personality. I count the Battle
> Droids as minifigs because the squad leaders at least seem to be endowed with
> personalities, and, since I'll never have a battalion of Battle Droids, then
> the handful that I do have will suffice to be considered "sentient."
I count them as minifigs too, not because of their splendid personality, but
because of their character-like appearance... I'm not a purist when it comes to
parts, really (although I do agree about Sebulba & the "thrown-together"
Gasgano).
As for personality, I doubt the battle droids have it. The commanders seem to
operate with a certain amount of AI, but the rest of them sure don't. But that
brings me to a question regarding the movie: Commanders should logically be
able to function on their own, since not all situations can be monitored by the
robot control ship... But when that ship is destroyed, all droids stop working.
Also, isn't that a great risk, having security droids (who do guard VIPs) &
commanders non-functional without the help of a ship? Seems to be a huge error
of judgment on behalf of the TF...
Back to the minifigs: I at least have one battle droid that's full of
personality, namely the commander with the back of its head & the chest painted
dark yellow... Need that one for the AAT. :) & I'll definitely build an army of
those. Looks darn impressive.
> I count all of my astromechs as figs because they obviously have
> personalities.
I don't know about personality... The R5 units don't have much of it, if
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| (...) Regarding the judgment errors on the part of the Trade Federation, check out this link: (URL) say that the real judgment error was a poorly-developed plot. I think that Lucas gets himself into some tight spots in terms of plot, and then just (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I think that it is subjective. Part of the grey areas of the question can only be defined by the individual possessing the parts in question. For example, I keep a spreadsheet inventory of my sets, minifig numbers, costs, etc.... One of my (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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