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Subject:	Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001
Date:	Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:02:04 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> > I think they were thinking, "Hey, let's make a Stormtrooper out of Technic > parts." That will bring in 2.3 bazillion more dollars in fiscal 2001. And > then when they made it, and it turned out the way it did, they said, "Huh. > Hrrm. Well, that didn't turn out. But -- heyyyy -- those rabid Star Wars > fans, they'll buy anything! Muahahahaaaa!" 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. > > I hate to say anything too mean about it, so I'll just say that if it gets > cancelled before the product line actually comes out, it'll be the first > set that I wouldn't be sad to see cancelled. :-) No thats saying something comming from you!!! > > But the little minifig Stormtrooper looks awesome, IMHO!!! Agreed, I will have to get a couple right away but I hope there will be a means of buying these in large quantities in not so big a set. Stormtrooper Polybags anyone? > p.s. This we'll ever get a Technic Ewok? Actually that would be pretty cool. I always thought Ewok's should have been full of holes! Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group http://www.nelug.org/

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		Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
(...) 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?
(...) LOL!!!! --Todd (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)

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		Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
(...) ...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)

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