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Re: I realized I want Star Wars!
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Date: 
Wed, 12 Jul 2000 21:13:42 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Adrian Drake writes:
Now I know you don't want to spring for a lot of money, but I highly, highly,
recommend picking up a Snowspeeder.  It's $20 (which is way over your price
range) but it's an amazingly well-built model, with great swooshability.
Second for me would be the Sppeder bikes or the Naboo Swamp.  Both, again, are
high on the playability list, as you can have vehicles swooshing around with
Luke or Qui-Gon hacking and slashing away.

Seriously though, spring for the extra dough and get a Snowspeeder. You won't
be disappointed.

Remember, the American $20 sets are the Canadian $30 sets.  The Snowspeeder
does look like a good model though.  I was a little disapointed with my
Warp Wing-Fighter's complete lack of swooshability, having the cluttered
landing gear and those flimy lasers.  A good swooshable space ship is exactly
what I need.  Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to spend any money right now.  I
am going on vaccation at the end of July, and I need to save if I want to have
spending money when I am there.  I guess Christmas is only what, 5 and a half
months away now?


Adrian
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In lugnet.starwars, Bradley Dale writes:
Today I have an urge to go out and buy a small Star Wars set.  If liscencing • is
the way Lego is going, it would be best to accept and appreciate it. • Something
along the lines of a 7110 Landspeeder, a 7128 Speeder Bikes, a 7121 Naboo • Swamp
or a 7115 Gungan Patrol.  I like the large orange animals in the 7115, these
could be altered to be duckbilled dinosaurs for the Adventurers Dino Island. • I
kind of want a Jar Jar, just to see what he's like, and this set has two.
Okay, I'll have to figure this out-

7110 Landspeeder
$9-10 CAN, 43 pieces, about $0.22 per piece.
Pros: Lots of good parts, nice design, new hair colours
Cons: None noted.

7128 Speeder Bikes
$16 CAN, 90 pieces, about $0.18 per piece.
Pros: Cool parts, great design, cool minifigs, a lightsaber
Cons: None noted, except I don't feel like spending more than $10.

7121 Naboo Swamp
$16 CAN, 81 pieces, about $0.20 per piece.
Pros: Contains two droids and a Jar Jar, looks like an overall fun set
Cons: Main model is kind of ugly, but still okay.

7115 Gungan Patrol
$16? CAN, 79 pieces, about $0.20 per piece.
Pros: Four cool alien creatures, a weird different set
Cons: None noted, but again its over $10.

Also around this level are the 7111 Droid Fighter (Ugly, no figures), the • 7101
Lightsaber Duel (looks awfuly small and incomplete), 7104 Desert Skiff (ugly
and incomplete, compared to Landspeeder).  What do you reccommend?



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(...) We pay more in the UK too, but seriously the SnowSpeeder for me is the best set around. It's good value compared to other Lego, and has a lot of rebuild potential. Also, it's from the original trilogy - the Episode I stuff just isn't the same. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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Now I know you don't want to spring for a lot of money, but I highly, highly, recommend picking up a Snowspeeder. It's $20 (which is way over your price range) but it's an amazingly well-built model, with great swooshability. Second for me would be (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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