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(...) I think there are two reasons why there will be a falcon: 1. Considering what Hasbro and others have paid for their licenses from Lucasfilm it is likely that TLG has paid something in the high eight to possibly nine digit dollar amount for (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) First off, I'd just like to say that the idea that somebody had about selling small parts of the Falcon seperately, and including instructions that allowed you to put the small parts together was a great idea. It also seems like a reasonable (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Jonathan wrote: <snip> (...) in 1988, the Futron Monorail was released at i think around $130 (URL) 1994, the Monorail Transport base was realsed at $178.00 (URL) 1991, the Airport shuttle weighed in at $139.99 (URL) note though...these three sets (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think that would be a cool idea too, but I'm not sure TLG would do it. Too many sets devoted to one item. But it would be great for adults who want high-detail, it would be great for kids who want high-playability, and it would be great for (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) *If* TLG could make a decent MF for $150, yes I agree, they will sell more then probably any other $150 set they have produced. But I do not think TLG can produce a decent MF for $150. Based on a pricing model of $0.10 a piece, $150 would (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Compare TLG models to MOC models. MOC models nearly always use many more pieces than comparable TLG models. So if MOC MF's use 2000 pieces, TLG can produce a streamlined version with about 1000 pieces. 'Streamlined' in this case means (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) A concern that I have, that I hope is unfounded and unrealized, is a Town Jr'ized or UFO'ed MF, as the back end of the Falcon is rounded. To further knock down the part count, much of the ship that contains only equipment would probably be (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Is it safe to do a comparison to the original Kenner toys?IIRC, the MF toy was about 2 feet (61 cm) across. Would minifig scale be, say, 1.5 feet (45 cm) then? I'm not sure; just guessing. -- Lyle Beidler lkb128@psu.edu Pennsylvanian by birth, (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I was wondering if the large UFO hull pieces could be used. Those things are 15x15, right? That'd give a 30-stud diameter, more if the hull pieces spaced out, leaving room for docking arms and engine exhaust ports and forward holds. This would (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Steve, Thanks for the link to this site! The author has done an incredible job of detailing the Falcon... His plans and a couple of thousand bricks would make for the ultimate MF. BTW, has anyone considered using baseplates for the upper and (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) No problem. I wasted a couple of hours going through this site. His writing style is just a bit tabloid, with extra! exclamations!, and some of his logic is slightly faulty, but I agree with most of what he's saying. (...) Baseplates as in the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) wrote: (...) I actually have a design for a very large spacecraft that I can build (I've done all the proof-of concept models) whose hull is made up entirely of baseplates (including roadplates for the hangar bay) but to build it would involve (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) As far as you're concerned, you don't get to talk about stuff you've imagined until you post it. That's only fair given the caliber of your MOC's :) You're just causing the rest of us to drool, putting us at the risk of keyboard electrocution (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) style is just a bit (...) but I agree with most (...) The site *is* a bit clunky, but the volume of information more than makes up for it. The real payoff is the floor plans at the end... the symmetry of the layout makes the case for me. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That sounds really cool, and maybe a little frightening. If you want to cut up parts, baseplates are probably the ones to start with. I've cut up a raised riverplate, after it got stepped and cracked. As far as LDrawing, that would be (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think he gets too hung up on a symmetrical ring corridor and having the main hold located front and center. Which are nice and clean, and make sense. But there's already a certain amount of asymmetry in the MF, so why not more? The whole (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) So . . . throw in a little electrical component. Make it light up, or something. Even without this, though, I feel that most of the people on this board would be willing to pay somewhere between $150 - 200 for a minifig Falcon, with a "full (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <37058426.142266614@...et.com>... (...) proper (...) would (...) Not _that_ difficult if you were willing to learn the basics of part creation. I can't think of an easier part to model than a plain baseplate. Just 6 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hmm. That's an idea. Anything to help Karim. (...) MPD. Steve (25 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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