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| | | (...) What color head does Luke, Han, Obi-wan, Qui-gon, etc. have? Yellow. Why? Because all living, healthy, "human" mini-figs are yellow. If TLC makes a Lando or Mace mini-fig it will be yellow just like all the rest. Luke, Han, etc. don't have (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Chris Maddison
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| | | | (...) I *know* they're characters. Here's my point. Tell me the name of the guy who is portrayed by the Indian Cheif. The actual guy. There isn't one! It's just a generic figure. Now, I can tell you the names of the guys who are portrayed by the (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) But that makes them absolutly NO DIFFERENT as a mini-fig. If mini-Han and mini-Luke had tan heads then it would make sense for mini-Lando to have a brown head. However they are not based on the actors. Mini-Luke and mini-Han have yellow heads (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) But what you're not incorporating into this assertion is the fact that, at least on some level, the development of the characters was influenced by the actors themselves. Luke's run-in with the Wampa (sp?) was dictated by an accident suffered (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) All mini-fig humans are yellow. Billy Dee Williams is human therefore a mini-fig copy of him would be yellow. What is so difficult about this. No one cares that Mark Hammill and Harrison Ford were made yellow. (...) Ah but if you go to my (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Chris Maddison
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| | | | | | | (...) Lando (...) I couldn't agree more that humans are ignorant. So, no one cared that Han and Luke were yellow. And, IF they release a Lando, and he's yellow, I'll buy him. I would want brown, but I'd buy yellow. But are you telling me that you (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Why (...) Yes I would rather Lando was yellow because that is the precedence set by TLC. As for the "healthy" thing, yes that is my opinion based on TLC precedence of mini-fig already created. I would not be at all surprised if that was the (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Jeff Johnston
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| | | | | | | | (...) I think that's pretty insulting, actually. It'd be kinda like using a black head (with white inking? shades of the minstrel shows) for a black man. Or using LEGO yellow for Oriental people. (The only reason that's not insulting now is because (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | (...) You're both being silly. They should use Belville pink. ;) oink, LFB (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | | In lugnet.starwars, Mike Petrucelli writes: (major snippage) (...) It failed my "Emperors New Clothes" test. Emperor with non-existant clothes that no one wanted to admit weren't there, but a child pointed out weren't there? Okay, so I explain (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) the (...) I wonder if this has to do with The Simpson's. I belive that show totally ruined TLC's concept of neutrality. Unfortunatly they aren't old enough to know TLC was first. (...) Thanks. I find it very intriging and puzzeling. Who can (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | | (...) he (...) all-white (...) He doesn't watch the Simpsons. And this was before the current Butterfinger/Simpsons adds. (...) No, the ones to pity, as in the classic tale, are the adults. All my son has to do is look at me and then look at his (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) Oh?! (...) light (...) and (...) accept (...) I never recall thinking that lego people were 'white'. In a black and white photo the tones do make sense though. I guess because I can rember never making the association as a child myself, I was (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Chris Maddison
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| | | | (...) again, (...) an (...) It's (...) brown (...) Like Dave says, if this is true, then Vader should have had a yellow head too. He's a Star Wars "person/character" too. Yes, I understand that it is gray for effect, and I want it to be gray, not (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) I (...) They same thing you call yourself. Human. Either I am mentally well beyond the rest of you or I am so naive it is not funny. -Lord Insanity (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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