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Re: about chewie in the atst
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lugnet.starwars
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Tue, 24 Oct 2000 16:25:54 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, James Simpson writes:
> That's probably correct, but I'd bet that it's also a matter of character
> recognition - your average parent non-SW fan will be more likely to purchase a
> set with a "loveable" or popular figure than one with a generic figure.
If that's their marketing strategy, how do you explain the figs in the TIE
Fighter set (Stormtrooper and TIE Pilot)?
Assuming, of course, that the black blobby fig isn't Vader.
eric
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 | | Re: about chewie in the atst
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| (...) a (...) It doesn't look like Vader (the pilot appears to have a yellow face which wouldn't fit in with the grey one already used), but it also doesn't look like a TIE pilot (where's the full-face helmet?). I'd guess at it being an Imperial (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: about chewie in the atst
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| (...) Stormtroopers are a very recognizable part of the SW universe - I'd say that stormtroopers have good recognition among non-SW fans and casual observers. If the Tie set just had the Tie Pilot, then joe-parent might just not recognize anything (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: about chewie in the atst
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| In lugnet.starwars, Jonathan Wilson writes: they need to (...) That's probably correct, but I'd bet that it's also a matter of character recognition - your average parent non-SW fan will be more likely to purchase a set with a "loveable" or popular (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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