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Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 06:51:20 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Eric Kingsley writes:
This has to be one of the ugliest things I have seen!  If they didn't tell me
what it was I would have never guessed it was a Stormtrooper.

C-3PO is the better of the two, but they're both pretty bad.  I think the
problem here is both sets were guys in suits, as opposed to last year's technic
droids which were all cgi constructs.  Plus, half the appeal of last year's
droids was that they folded up and unfolded through strategic use of rubber
bands.  Very cool even if it was stolen from the movie.  These two new sets
don't look like they do anything.  Oh wait.  Stormtrooper has a CyberSlammers
gun.  Whoopee.  Oh well, I suppose I can have C-3PO stand next to my
not-quite-Mindstorms R2-D2.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
 
This isn't meant to be directed at anyone in particular, but given the currently available range of LEGO pieces that have been seen in Technic sets lately, could anyone out there have done better? TLG's designers did a reasonably good job, given (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
  Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
 
(...) Hey, maybe Threepio will unfold and stand up at the push of a button. ;-) (...) Threepio should have a target on his chest. --Todd (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)

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  What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
 
This has to be one of the ugliest things I have seen! If they didn't tell me what it was I would have never guessed it was a Stormtrooper. (URL) really, really, really hope LEGO didn't think that a Stormtrooper was a Robot. :-(. I now know at least (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)  

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