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Re: I realized I want Star Wars!
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Date: 
Wed, 12 Jul 2000 18:35:40 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Eric Joslin writes:
I would also recommend another look at the Lightsaber Duel set, though.

True, true! That was my first SW set. And a very good one indeed.

Both
minifigs torsos are good for Castle work, as they both wear robes;

Yep; the Qui-Gon torso is the "classic peasant" <grin>, and Darth Maul works
great as a dark magic user, or just anything.

there are
(at least) two cloaks, in brown and black, there is a Cloak Hood headpiece,

Ah, yes, I was wondering about that... there seems to be some randomness about
the way cloaks are placed in the sets... anyone know why?

Darth Maul's and Qui-Gon's heads are both pretty keen (Darth Maul is only good
for being Darth Maul, but Qui-Gon pretty much crosses any theme);

Agreed. Also, the black head can be used when turned around, as blank-black.

it contains
two lightsabers; it has lots of tan elements.

That's about it.  I think it's pretty cool, really.

Agreed.

-Shiri



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  Re: I realized I want Star Wars!
 
(...) Lego sets are packed by weight- apparently the fabric cloaks don't weigh enough to be counted by the weight sensors, so they "make sure at least one" gets in. (...) D'oh! I've done this numerous times. I can't beleive I missed saying it. eric (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: I realized I want Star Wars!
 
(...) They're not random. They are placed in sets depending on whether or not the character was wearing a cloak in the scene depicted or not. Did you ever wonder why Darth Maul only has one light saber blade in the Lightsaber Duel set, but has two (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: I realized I want Star Wars!
 
(...) People have already said good things about the Landspeeder and Flash Speeder which I fully agree with. I would also recommend another look at the Lightsaber Duel set, though. Both minifigs torsos are good for Castle work, as they both wear (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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