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Re: That AT-ST Scout Walker.
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lugnet.starwars
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Sat, 28 Oct 2000 14:05:14 GMT
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Jay Cal wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Josh Opotzner writes:
> > In lugnet.starwars, Eric Joslin writes:
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> > > Actually, I quite like the AT-ST. Then again, I also liked the Millenium
> > > Falcon.
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> > > 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.
>
> 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 (
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1550 ). But the detailing
> could have been done better.
> The reason TLG threw in chewie instead of a Imp. at-st driver is very
> simple: I think that children like the chewbacca fig. a lot more than a Imp.
> officer and because chewie was prominently present in the at-st scene it was
> a logical step for lego to include him.
I think they could have at least made it 15 dollars, replace Chewie with an
Imperial officer, and include an Echo troop (same as that comes with the
Snowspeeder).
--
Andrew, Agent 0007
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| (...) 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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