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Re: Droids (8000, 8001, 8002)
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Mon, 17 Jan 2000 18:46:03 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Grant Elliott writes:
>  I just got the three droids in the mail on Thursday (Let's hear it for
> Shop at Home!) and all I can say is, "Wow!"  Lego did a spectacular job on
> these three sets.  The Pit Droid, though simple, is just neat.  The Battle
> Droid can best be described as clever (especially the gun thing).

Agreed (I just finished my Battle Droid a few minutes ago).

One thing, though.  Either Lucas' people aren't checking for "correctness" as
thoroughly as people think they are, or Robert Brown's research is incorrect
(http://www.synicon.com.au/sw/tradfed/tradfed11d.htm). The box shows the
Security model (red shoulders) as having antannae. According to
Robert, "...whilst the Officer has the small shoulder-mounted backpack and
antennae, the Security class droids have no such equipment."

Just food for thought.


-Steven
http://home.mindspring.com/~svore



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I just got the three droids in the mail on Thursday (Let's hear it for Shop at Home!) and all I can say is, "Wow!" Lego did a spectacular job on these three sets. The Pit Droid, though simple, is just neat. The Battle Droid can best be described as (...) (27 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)

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