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I received a bit of junk mail today which was a Lego catalogue. It is junk mail - I didn't ask for it honest! It's in a clear envelope through which I can see "Traps and Action Await You in Cloud City!". Basically its a Lego set of Bespin Cloud City and one of the highlights is apparently "for the first time ever: Lando minifigure!"

Excuse me....for the first time EVER?! What's going on? Empire Strikes Back came out in what, 1979? It's hardly a tie in, is it?

What does everyone think about this?

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:43 (twenty-two years ago)

...or give other e.g.s of things that have been LAUNCHED TOO LATE, if you prefer.

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

1980.
It's never too late for a mini-figure of Billy Dee Williams. Shame on you.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

oh shit, do they have a lego carbonite freezing chamber? that was one of my fave star wars toys ever, with the little steel figures..

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Lando action figure first time ever claim = TOTAL BULLSHIT.

There were at least TWO before; I personally owned the Lando-in-disguise one from Return of the Jedi with the thing that went over his face.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Aha!
http://www.tkstoystand.com/IMAGES/STAR_WARS/sw_f_potf_lando_skiff_guard.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

but was yours a *lego* figure, Nick? I suspect this is U&K.

Yes, there is a carbonite freezing chamber! And I quote: "Boba Fett stands guard as you turn knob dropping Han into the Carbonite freezing chmamber".

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

"knob dropping Han" = Move over, kung-fu grip!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

It says "chmamber"!?! Am buying.

(Dan Perry, x-post champeen of the world)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 12 September 2003 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

the blurb for this lego also asks the dramatic question:

"Luke and Darth Vader face each other - but who will win?"

― MarkH (MarkH), Saturday, 13 September 2003 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

i've got a good feeling about Vader

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 13 September 2003 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

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