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    Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Todd Lehman
   (...) Man, you guys are tough critics! I'm no SW expert, but I don't think it really looks *that* bad. Here's a frame from SW:Ep4 for comparison -- (URL) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Shiri Dori
     (...) what the threaad was all about and saw the original set. ;-)... and even then it took another view of the frame to get it. ;-) I'd say you proved a point, Todd, at least to me. ;-) I'm no fan of technic, and no major-fan of SW (went to see the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
    
         Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Eric Joslin
     (...) !!!! I think you may have missed Todd's point. Anyway, I finally put my finger on what really bugs me about these atrocities, thanks to that picture... they look more like (everyone's favorite Stormtrooper ripoff) *Cylons* than Stormtroopers. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
    
         Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Mark Sandlin
      Hey! Don't insult Cylons like that! ~Mark (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Eric Joslin
      (...) Eh? Which? That they're ripoffs of Stormtroopers, or that the Technic Stormtrooper looks like a Cylon? eric (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Jason S. Mantor
       Some of both I'm sure : ) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Mark Sandlin
       (...) Yeah, I know BG bears more than a passing resemblance to SW, but the Cylons were a cool design anyway, and way better looking than that Technic abomination, IMHO ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Eric Joslin
      (...) More than a passing resemblance? It was a conscious effort to capitalise on SW's popularity. Production notes from the development of the series bear this out. Not that this is *necessarily* a bad thing, mind you. I actually kinda like BG (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)
    
         Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Todd Lehman
     (...) ...which was to prove Eric's original point, which I heartily agree with. :-) Here's the original for comparison: (URL) They look the same. ;-) (...) Ahh -- yes! Not that there's anything wrong with Cylons. :-) (...) I think they were (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
    
         Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Jonathan Wilson
      (...) I am really looking forward to this set, not as a set but as a parts pack. Its the only set to date that has the small decorative panels in white. It also has a number of other parts in white and some in black. Plus its the only set that has (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
     
          Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Jeremiah VanderMark
       (...) I agree. As a rabid mecha fan, I look at those little ball-joint pieces and such and see a great array of mecha parts. I personally can't wait. (...) Ok, that's just weird ;) -Jeremiah- "Achitecture isn't about beauty of design or integration (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
     
          Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Selçuk Göre
        (...) Hmm... Can we call it some kind of fetishism?..:-) Selçuk (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
     
          Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Paul Gyugyi
      Two white throwbot feet are in the Mindstorms R2D2 Droid Developers kit. You'll enjoy it more than swiping the crotch off a stormtrooper. -gyug (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
    
         Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Eric Kingsley
     In lugnet.starwars, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) I think thats probably as close as you are going to get to what happened. I have a feeling these will be on clearence in no time. (...) No thats saying something comming from you!!! (...) Agreed, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
    
         Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Josh Opotzner
      (...) Indeed, I'm glad they didn't mess it up like Boba Fett. I think it's quite the object many people dreamed of being produced after ep. 4 came out :) (...) I agree, but hey, don't we all need 20 TIE fighters anyway?:) (...) Hey! How would *you* (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
    
         Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Todd Lehman
     (...) LOL!!!! --Todd (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
   
        Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Eric Joslin
     (...) they? eric (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Eric Kingsley
   (...) I think TLC is just trying to milk the contract with Lucas for all it's worth and I think they have found the Technic line a bit of a hard fit, which I bet they didn't expect. I am a hugh SW fan but none of this Technic SW stuff has interested (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Ronald Vallenduuk
     Almost completely agree. I just think the battle droid is an awesome bit of engineering. The other droids are overpriced merchandising. Then again, what do you expect when paying for two badges? Duq (...) worth (...) bet (...) has (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper? —Steve Bliss
   (...) I agree with you about C3P0 and the Stormtrooper, but I thought the EP1 droids were very cool, especially since the droids in the movie had some resemblance to Technic. :) And LEGO had never made 10" tall figures before (to my knowledge). (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
 

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