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Re: Millennium Falcon Opinion
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 24 May 2000 03:31:39 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, John Green writes:
> For me, the real problem with the scale of the lego MF has been solved, and
> that was that it seemed like the cockpit was meant only for one passenger. • That
> was what bothered me most. The other things that bother me are the inside • being
> divided up rectangularly into big spaces - doesn't reflect the inside of the
> Falcon very well; last, is that there is no "corridor" between the cockpit and
> the saucer part. This always bothered me about the Kenner Falcon toy, but when
> the ship's cover was on, it LOOKED like figures could walk through that
> corridor. The lego version doens't even give the illusion that a minifig could
> walk from the saucer part to the cockpit. That bugs me. That and the fact that
> the sides of the forward mandibles are hollow. There should we little walls
> there, made up of varying pieces to show texture.
>
> -John P. Green
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>
> In lugnet.starwars, Steve Bliss writes:
> > In lugnet.starwars, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> >
> > > In lugnet.starwars, Steve Bliss writes:
> > > > In lugnet.starwars, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Lego's Falcon is near
> > > > > perfect external scale compared to their X-wing.
> > > >
> > > > That's too bad. The internal-set scale makes a lot more sense, based on
> > > > what the interior of the Falcon is supposed to hold and do. Which is
> > > > probably why it's a more popular choice as the 'correct' scale for the MF.
> > >
> > > I agree I prefer the internal scale myself. However to say that TLC screwed • up
> > > the scale is an incorrect statement they merely used the one we see when the
> > > ship is flying next to other craft. Luke's X-wing for example.
> >
> > I'd never say that TLC screwed up the scale, because I know there is no
> > 'minifig scale'. Actually, from that POV, the external-set size is a
> > better 'target scale', because that's what they've used to size the ships
> > they've already released.
> >
> > My *guess* is that TLC looked at the MF scale-issue, built various models
> > from various pieces at both scales, and went with what worked best while
> > staying within the appropriate size-range. Smaller=cheaper, which probably
> > had a big impact on their decision-making process.
> >
> > > Hopefully TLC will make a UCS Falcon that is mini-fig internal scale and is • all
> > > grey.
> >
> > That would be quite nice -- catching all the small colored signs and
> > markings on the Falcon's surface would be nearly impossible, even in a UCS
> > mod
I got my Falcon about a week ago and I've spent the time since building a small
corridor from the saucer to the cockpit. It's not very hard but it took a
couple of iterations to get it right but I understand what you're saying, that
bugged me too. A UCS Falcon would be sweet but they'll probably do sets like
the AT-ST or even the AT-AT first.
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