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(...) I wonder what the panels on the tie fighters will be like. Will they be large single-element wing pieces? -- jthompson@teubner.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (26 years ago, 2-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I fear they will be. The likelihood of a dozen or so large, wing- shaped plates in 2 colours for each wing is quite unlikely, wouldn't you agree? BUTFWiP's (Big Ugly Tie Fighter Wing Pieces) ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove (...) (26 years ago, 2-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hmmm... Yea, let's hope that if there are panels, they're attachable nicely in many ways to other pieces -- maybe primitive geometric shape panels that work on the hexagonal T.I.E.'s, Vader's T.I.E., and the Interceptor... Maybe like a (...) (26 years ago, 2-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yes, allegedly. (26 years ago, 3-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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Todd Lehman wrote: Hmmm... Yea, let's hope that if there are panels, they're attachable nicely in many ways to other pieces -- maybe primitive geometric shape panels that work on the hexagonal T.I.E.'s, Vader's T.I.E., and the Interceptor...Maybe (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That sounds more Star Trek than Star Wars! ;) Richard (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yes a lot of the technical manuals seem like they were written by trekkies. (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Sure, but that doesn't mean some of it isn't crap. (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) hey, i dont know who wrote it!! the book just recently came out and it has some *really* nice cutaway drawing of all the ships. and remember, Lucas authorizes *everything* starwars... (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Maybe it's a cunning ploy on the side of the trekkies to win the Federation vs Empire arguments - if they design the Empirical fleet they can pick holes in it ;) "ah.. but if picard shot a dual-phased polarising beam within a reversed neutrino (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Ok look. (Not you in particular. Star Trek fans, mostly.) Star Trek people labor intensively over each shot. How would they deal with hundreds of TIE fighters (or X-wings) flying in every direction (not just sitting there!) shooting almost (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Easy, they would have a stand off for 1/2 the show while they tried to wrangle a noble peace with the enemy. Meanwhile a member of the crew would have a personal dilemma and Data would find a previously undiscovered theory to do with (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) You're just saying that because it's true! ;-) I like both ST and SW. And each has its flaws. I like them both because they are so different. I just chucked a page worth of post giving inconsistencies on both sides, but it was needless. The (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yeah, I've watched a *lot* of ST too.. and neither is 'better' as you say! The ST universe, by trying to be a universe with multiple writers is always going to bring up more apparent inconsistencies which makes them more fun to play with ;) (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Jeremy Sproat has a terrific Starfury model on his page, among his other excellent, excellent creations: (URL) Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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That would be cool to see how close any POVray'ed B5 MOC's look compared to an actual screenshot... (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I vaguely remember reading one comparison between ST and SW. They were comparing characters and technologies, and who would win in a fight. It was amusing. Kirk vs. Vader. :-) Vader wins the fight, but hey, Kirk gets the chicks! Picard just (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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Terry K wrote in message <361beb9c.14325267@l...et.com>... (...) Kirk was so much better than Picard. What a wuss. (...) It's called the stormtrooper effect, and can be seen throughout the SW movies. The more people shooting and the more obvious the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) True, but Picard was distinguished. :-) And eventually the writers did give him a little more action. Reminds me of the transformation of George Bush from wimpy vice-prez to butt-kicking prez. All orchestrated by image-professionals. (...) The (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) "Not as clumsy or random as a blaster..." - Ben Kenobi, SW (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Exactly my point. I had forgotten about that quote. Thanks, -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hah!! Richard, I want to thank you for cheering me up. I've been irritated with TLG's new love for ugly, useless, single-purpose "macro-elements." I was LOL for several minutes when I saw your acronym. __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | (...) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) lol You're not on the official piece-naming committee are you? LDraw parts names could certainly take on a new dimension... (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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