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Re: That AT-ST Scout Walker.
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Date: 
Sat, 28 Oct 2000 13:16:41 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Eric Joslin writes:

Actually, I quite like the AT-ST.  Then again, I also liked the Millenium
Falcon.

There are some definite details on the cab/head, and the parallel swivel-hip
mimics pretty closely the way the walkers moved in the movies.

Uh...no.  The "real" AT-ST had a box-like mechanism in between the head and
legs that housed a weight shifter and motors to move the head up, down,
left, and right.  They totally skipped this, so not only does it look unlike
it is supposed to, but the head can't move, always in the direction of the
legs.  Even as a toy, this totally stinks.  Also, with the way they designed
it, you only need one fig to drive it; there should be one to drive and one
to operate the head and guns.  But since now theres no way to target and
move the head, I suppose it only needs one figure.

This, coupled with the fact that the set has nothing but Chewbacca, make it
a horrible dissapointment.

I just wish LEGO had decided to throw some Stormtroopers in this set as well.
Even with Chewbacca, it's a natural fit- they were at the Battle for Endor,
after all, and it would give us a second outlet for a much anticipated new
minifig.

I'm upset they didn't give it an Imperial driver.  It was the least they
could do.  They wen't *way* too far with the AT-ST.

--Josh



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  Re: That AT-ST Scout Walker.
 
(...) All I can say is that the TLG version may not look like much it has much better moving leg action then my AT-ST model ( (URL) ). But the detailing could have been done better. The reason TLG threw in chewie instead of a Imp. at-st driver is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: That AT-ST Scout Walker.
 
(...) Actually, I quite like the AT-ST. Then again, I also liked the Millenium Falcon. There are some definite details on the cab/head, and the parallel swivel-hip mimics pretty closely the way the walkers moved in the movies. While a much better (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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