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Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic
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Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:43:45 GMT
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Given the great differences in set quality across the entire line of
Star Wars Lego models, I don't see why there is such a big discussion
over this particular set.
Are we suggesting that the Technic stormtrooper is the only Star Wars
set available that Lego should have maybe spent a little more time on,
or that could have been improved with more R&D, newer parts, or using
more pieces (i.e bigger model, higher pricepoint)?
In fact, isn't it the case that even the best official Lego Star Wars
sets out there can be made worlds better by some AFOL?
I guess what I'm saying is -- why stop at this set? Shouldn't we be
complaining that Lego ought not have gotten into Star Wars Lego at all,
given that none of the sets they have produced can do the "real life
thing" any justice? Heck, even the UCS sets have glaring flaws.
For the record, I think that not only is the Stormtrooper a decent set,
creatively speaking, but it's a pretty decent facsimile of a
Stormtrooper. Same for C3PO. Both are way ahead of the Pit Droid and
the R2D2, IMHO.
Mark K
"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message
news:G31Iw2.Iov@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.starwars, Geoffrey Hyde writes:
> > 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?
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> It doesn't matter if anyone out here could or couldn't do better.
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> If LEGO couldn't do any better, they should have scrapped the model at the
> planning stage. It's an embarrassingly transparent attempt to slap • something
> together, throw a Star Wars label on it, and sell it to fans.
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> I'm surprised Lucasfilm didn't squash it themselves. I wonder if after • two
> years' worth of releases, they weren't watching as closely this go-round.
>
> eric
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Because some of us think it is by far the most disappointing one of the lot? And moreover, I know at least a few of us think it's a thrown-together pile of nonsense, expected to sell because it's branded with the Star Wars name- and as Star (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
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| (...) It may be a nifty set, I don't know, but...it is not a reasonable representation of a Stormtrooper, IMO. I'm not much of a Technic fan anylonger, but had the Stormtrooper set had the quality , elegance, and reasonable accuracy of the Battle (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
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| (...) First, Lego and Star Wars names on the same box had been a 20 year dream for me, which finally became true, so I will say a very strong NO to this one..:-) Besides, I don't agree that Lego is producing bad quality sets in Star Wars line. Lego (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
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| (...) It doesn't matter if anyone out here could or couldn't do better. If LEGO couldn't do any better, they should have scrapped the model at the planning stage. It's an embarrassingly transparent attempt to slap something together, throw a Star (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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