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Subject:	Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001
Date:	Thu, 26 Oct 2000 01:15:56 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Eric Joslin writes: > In lugnet.starwars, Shiri Dori writes: > > 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 movies becasue lego started the > > sets! ;-), but those aren't that bad... > > !!!! > > I think you may have missed Todd's point. ...which was to prove Eric's original point, which I heartily agree with. :-) Here's the original for comparison: http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/temporary/stormtroopers.html See? They look the same. ;-) > 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. Ahh -- yes! Not that there's anything wrong with Cylons. :-) > WTF is Lego thinking? I think they were thinking, "Hey, let's make a Stormtrooper out of Technic parts." That will bring in 2.3 bazillion more dollars in fiscal 2001. And then when they made it, and it turned out the way it did, they said, "Huh. Hrrm. Well, that didn't turn out. But -- heyyyy -- those rabid Star Wars fans, they'll buy anything! Muahahahaaaa!" I hate to say anything too mean about it, so I'll just say that if it gets cancelled before the product line actually comes out, it'll be the first set that I wouldn't be sad to see cancelled. :-) But the little minifig Stormtrooper looks awesome, IMHO!!! --Todd p.s. This we'll ever get a Technic Ewok?

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		Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
(...) I am really looking forward to this set, not as a set but as a parts pack. Its the only set to date that has the small decorative panels in white. It also has a number of other parts in white and some in black. Plus its the only set that has (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)

		Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
In lugnet.starwars, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) I think thats probably as close as you are going to get to what happened. I have a feeling these will be on clearence in no time. (...) No thats saying something comming from you!!! (...) Agreed, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)

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		Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
(...) !!!! 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. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)

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