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Some of both I'm sure : ) (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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Is there any news on real technic sets yet? I don't see those create n race things or any other decent sets in the scans that are available now. To me those Roboriders, Slizers and what have you are all transformers that happen to use the odd LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Phew, that's a relief! Thought I was the only conservative left in Technic Lego... Duq "James Simpson" <jsimpson@rice.edu> wrote in message news:G30A3o.A1x@lugnet.com... (...) sure that (...) prefer good (...) plastic (...) of (...) someone (...) (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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Almost completely agree. I just think the battle droid is an awesome bit of engineering. The other droids are overpriced merchandising. Then again, what do you expect when paying for two badges? Duq (...) worth (...) bet (...) has (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) It's not that -- it's that it doesn't look like a Stormtrooper. --Todd (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Eh? Which? That they're ripoffs of Stormtroopers, or that the Technic Stormtrooper looks like a Cylon? eric (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I have no problem with the fact that they made a non-machine. I have a problem with the fact that it bears nothing but the most passing of resemblences to a Stormtrooper. eric (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Who says that just because it's technic, it has to be a machine? We can build anything we want with LEGO System- buildings, vehicles, animals, and even sculptures of people. Why is Technic so limited then? Yes, it has tradionally been an all (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) ...which was to prove Eric's original point, which I heartily agree with. :-) Here's the original for comparison: (URL) They look the same. ;-) (...) Ahh -- yes! Not that there's anything wrong with Cylons. :-) (...) I think they were (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) well you get 2 of those in orange in the boss roborider I think so its not the rarest (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hey! Don't insult Cylons like that! ~Mark (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Bingo. Thats just what I need. And here in australia there are plenty of these on the shelf. (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think TLC is just trying to milk the contract with Lucas for all it's worth and I think they have found the Technic line a bit of a hard fit, which I bet they didn't expect. I am a hugh SW fan but none of this Technic SW stuff has interested (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) !!!! I think you may have missed Todd's point. Anyway, I finally put my finger on what really bugs me about these atrocities, thanks to that picture... they look more like (everyone's favorite Stormtrooper ripoff) *Cylons* than Stormtroopers. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) they? eric (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) what the threaad was all about and saw the original set. ;-)... and even then it took another view of the frame to get it. ;-) I'd say you proved a point, Todd, at least to me. ;-) I'm no fan of technic, and no major-fan of SW (went to see the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Man, you guys are tough critics! I'm no SW expert, but I don't think it really looks *that* bad. Here's a frame from SW:Ep4 for comparison -- (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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It heard rumours that it may have been a licensing issue with the folks that own the rights to the "Indy" name (I forget the group's formal name, but it's the owners of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway... I heard that Lego didn't realize that the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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That's essentially how I see them. The Stormtrooper will be a great source of white Technic parts and C3P-0 has some interesting gold parts and gold decorated tiles. I don't find either design very appealing. Threepio works a little better because (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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