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Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
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Date: 
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:29:35 GMT
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> writes:

Ahh but TLG's designers Arn't limited to the "currently available
range of LEGO pieces".  They can design new parts if needed.  I
think the main problem is the head and all that would have required
is some sort of molded mask that looked like a Stormtrooper.

I don't understand this.  You said that you liked the minifig
Stormtrooper, which is basically a new mold and some new printed parts
(I suppose).  And you would also like a the larger Technic
Stormtrooper to have new molds to make it look more like a real
Stormtrooper.  But if every new set has new molds then it would hardly
be LEGO anymore, would it?  You couldn't use the parts from a
Stormtrooper set to build anything except a Stormtrooper if the
majority of the parts where molded to look like various parts of the
Stormtrooper outfit.

I'd say that if you want a realistic looking Stormtrooper toy figure,
you should get a non-LEGO action figure.  I wouldn't like an
evolvement of LEGO sets in which the bricks from a set can't be used
to build anything except what's on the box image.

But I suppose this is a matter of taste...

Fredrik



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
 
(...) No I am just suggesting a helmet. They did the head for R2-D2 in the Droid Developers kit... I am not suggesting a bunch of new parts, just one or two so the head looks right. As for would it still be LEGO? of course it would because LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
  Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
 
(...) I can't speak for Eric and I'm sure he'll answer anyway, but my $.02 is that I agree that probably no one could have done any better with current parts. But I also feel that just because that's true (assuming it is) doesn't mean that the set (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)

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  Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
 
(...) Ahh but TLG's designers Arn't limited to the "currently available range of LEGO pieces". They can design new parts if needed. I think the main problem is the head and all that would have required is some sort of molded mask that looked like a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)

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