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Re: Improving Mindstorms R2???
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:06:30 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Paul Davidson wrote:

The "real" R2D2 has enough vertical movement with its third "leg" so that
when fully extended, it can go up and down stairs.  A scene showing this was
cut from Episode 1.

Interesting.  That just seems wrong, somehow.  I can't picture it.

(There was also a scene cut during storyboarding that had R2 using the
rockets in the bottom of its feet, Astroboy style)

Yoiks.  Good thing that was dropped.  Maneuvering thrusters, I could see.
In space, not planetside.  But not big thrusters.

Steve



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(...) And (...) wheels. (...) fire (...) The "real" R2D2 has enough vertical movement with its third "leg" so that when fully extended, it can go up and down stairs. A scene showing this was cut from Episode 1. (There was also a scene cut during (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)

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