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Re: What makes a minifig?
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Date: 
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 03:42:38 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Toki Barron writes:
<snipped> I don't have the Naboo Swamp, but I have a bunch of Battle Droids
from Naboo Fighter sets and assumed they were all the same.

Huh.  None of my Battle Droids came with a 1x2 plate for their backs.  There
are a couple of studs to which I can attach a plate, but no plate came with
the Naboo Fighters that I have.  Did you get your Battle Droids with this set
or another one?

Toki

Sorry, I got mine in Naboo Swamp; check

http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=7121-1

where you can just see the plates on their back. Are there any Ep1 experts out
there who have an explanation for the discrepancy?

--Dave



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: What makes a minifig?
 
(...) Yeah. The BD's with backpacks aren't aboard the Droid Control Ship, so they need transmitter packs to keep functioning. As stated elsewhere, the BD's from the Naboo Fighter are in the DCS Hangar (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: What makes a minifig?
 
(...) Thanks for the info, Dave. I hadn't realized there was a difference between the Battle Droids in the Naboo Swamp set and those in the Naboo Fighter set. I may have to pick up a Naboo Swamp set next time they go on sale. Up until now, I didn't (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: What makes a minifig?
 
(...) Aye, the 1x2's are supposed to be backpacks. The Naboo Swamp set is supposed to be around the same period in the movie as when the Trade Federation Army assaulted Naboo (when fighting the Gungans.) Those Battle droids had backpacks, and since (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: What makes a minifig?
 
(...) Huh. None of my Battle Droids came with a 1x2 plate for their backs. There are a couple of studs to which I can attach a plate, but no plate came with the Naboo Fighters that I have. Did you get your Battle Droids with this set or another one? (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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