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ch Offline Etherealicer

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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #510 on: December 21, 2016, 11:51:03 AM
Running a day late, again.  So yesterday my wife got this.  It's a...something.  A thingamigig.  A whatdoyoucallit. :think: :shrug:  Honestly I didn't know what it was supposed to be and after looking it up I'm going to forgive myself as it's a pretty poor presentation. :-\  if you can spot it without the aid of Google then kudos to you.
Is it one of those Endor speeders? Come on Lego! Sort it out!
Yup Endor speeder gets my vote too.
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Reply #511 on: December 21, 2016, 12:07:48 PM
Running a day late, again.  So yesterday my wife got this.  It's a...something.  A thingamigig.  A whatdoyoucallit. :think: :shrug:  Honestly I didn't know what it was supposed to be and after looking it up I'm going to forgive myself as it's a pretty poor presentation. :-\  if you can spot it without the aid of Google then kudos to you.
Is it one of those Endor speeders? Come on Lego! Sort it out!
Yup Endor speeder gets my vote too.

...and that's exactly what I thought it was as well.  Turns out we're all wrong. :D
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Re: Lego Is Awesome
Reply #512 on: December 21, 2016, 12:09:08 PM
Desert Skiff.

what do I win?
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Reply #513 on: December 21, 2016, 12:12:51 PM
Desert Skiff.

what do I win?

My admiration. :dd:

Yes, I believe we have a winner. :salute:



It does follow the Jabba Palace and black outfit Luke we just had so it kinda makes sense.  Just a pretty crappy model IMO.
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Reply #514 on: December 21, 2016, 12:15:33 PM
Arrrghh! Too late - Desert skiff popped into my head a few minutes back, but I was busy. Stupid work getting in the way  :rant:
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Reply #515 on: December 21, 2016, 12:16:34 PM
Arrrghh! Too late - Desert skiff popped into my head a few minutes back, but I was busy. Stupid work getting in the way  :rant:

Since it's you I'll take your word for it. ;)

It also occurs to me that, given the very small time window they're in, it would have been much neater to see Luke without the back glove on his right hand.
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Reply #516 on: December 21, 2016, 12:20:01 PM
to be fair it's a hard thing to scale, and the old one with the sarlacc doesn't have a black glove, I noticed that about yours
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Reply #517 on: December 21, 2016, 12:22:44 PM
Write Lego a complaint letter - shoddy work on the timelines. They should know by now that they are dealing with hard core fans, not little kids who can be fobbed off with some minifig frippery. 'With great power comes great responsibility' to quote another prominent Lego minifig.
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Reply #518 on: December 21, 2016, 12:26:12 PM
there's a new Skiff/sarlacc out this year I think... because the old one was out so long ago  :facepalm:
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Reply #519 on: December 21, 2016, 03:24:14 PM
Minifig frippery?  :think:

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Reply #520 on: December 21, 2016, 06:00:23 PM
I'm totally running out of space, but the Carbonite chamber has been deployed!
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Reply #521 on: December 21, 2016, 07:01:04 PM


Hang on, isn't that the wrong person being eaten by the Sarlacc?  ;)
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Reply #522 on: December 21, 2016, 07:26:28 PM
it's how it should have happened :P
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Reply #523 on: December 21, 2016, 07:37:03 PM
it's how it should have happened :P

Shouldn't he be defrosted before eating? :D
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Reply #524 on: December 21, 2016, 08:23:31 PM
it's how it should have happened :P

Shouldn't he be defrosted before eating? :D
What difference does it make, as he'll be digested over a period of millennia...
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Reply #525 on: December 22, 2016, 12:59:07 AM
Longer if the Sarlacc has a carbon allergy.   :ahhh

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Reply #526 on: December 22, 2016, 04:15:32 PM
So my last build of the year (:() is a very funny looking Imperial Shuttle. :think:  Turns out it's a Sentinel class Landing Craft.  Oddly while I've built it as per the instructions on the box, it rather looks like the wings would be more appropriate if they were reversed and the angled edge was to the rear. :shrug:


http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Sentinel-class_landing_craft/Legends
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Reply #527 on: December 22, 2016, 04:39:35 PM
You've done your best G - Good job.
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Reply #528 on: December 22, 2016, 04:49:22 PM
Out of curiosity how many extra bits were there?  Iirc there was a good dozen or so in my old one,  and the carbonite chamber has about 6 extra bits bit including the visor/range finder bag you get with each Fett and some clone troopers I assume
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Reply #529 on: December 22, 2016, 04:56:04 PM
Loads of extra odds and sods.  Looking at Jay's Blog it seems like the extras aren't random.
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Reply #530 on: December 22, 2016, 05:31:25 PM
probably not, but would be neat if they were... I know part of the quality check is the weight of the packages, so varying parts would change that too much and result in a lot of rejections I guess...

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Reply #531 on: December 22, 2016, 06:44:58 PM
Loads of extra odds and sods.  Looking at Jay's Blog it seems like the extras aren't random.

Is there some secret toy to be built from the extras?

That would be cool....

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Reply #532 on: December 22, 2016, 07:00:31 PM
that would definitely be cool
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Reply #533 on: December 22, 2016, 07:05:29 PM
Well, it's up to your imagination I guess, but I doubt there's anything specific to make. :D
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Reply #534 on: December 22, 2016, 08:49:49 PM
It seems weird that they would include the same specific pieces in each without having a certain purpose for them.

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Reply #535 on: December 22, 2016, 09:12:30 PM
My God, you're right.  :o  I've just found the plans for an anti-Wookie rifle.  Run Chewie, run! :ahhh
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Reply #536 on: December 22, 2016, 09:45:05 PM
don't worry, stormtroopers miss anyways...
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Reply #537 on: December 23, 2016, 12:32:59 AM
My God, you're right.  :o  I've just found the plans for an anti-Wookie rifle.  Run Chewie, run! :ahhh

Actually that is a Wookie fur braiding rifle.   They look similar but you can tell by the hand on the end.  The rifle doesn't have that.

It's a poor design that they look so much alike, and there have been a number of documented injuries from so called practical jokers fitting fake hands on the end of real rifles to see what would happen.  :ahhh

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Reply #538 on: December 23, 2016, 11:16:33 AM
:D :D

Nearly there now.  Today sees us will a Christmas specific model of a sleigh.  While these type of builds are fun I guess, I'd actually rather have a cool spaceship or something.
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Reply #539 on: December 23, 2016, 12:34:54 PM
Surely that's a Twin port Ion Twi'lek Galactic Toboggan Gareth? Nice catch! I always thought they were made up.
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