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    Quote Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix View Post
    Favorite Star Wars starfighter.
    Is it the build that you like? Or is it the fiction? As to me, it just looks like a slice of pizza with a cockpit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaydisc View Post
    Is it the build that you like? Or is it the fiction? As to me, it just looks like a slice of pizza with a cockpit.
    I like the design of the ship. It feels sleek and agaile.
    It also feels like something of a middleground for the usual starfighter design in the series.
    If you look at the X-wing, it looks practical but made out of junk. There are reasons for this. It is made out of spare parts by the rebels.
    The other extreme is something like the Naboo Starfighter from epI. It looks elegant with all the curves and flowing shapes, but it's weak.
    The Jedi starfigther has an elegant design while still looking practical.
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    Oh, and the build is pretty good too. Lots of interesting SNOT parts in it.
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    I notice the new Imperial Shuttle seems to have a lot of SNOT too. Is this a new trend for Lego? Or something they've been doing and I just haven't noticed?

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    SNOTty building has been gaining in prevalence each year especially with the Star Wars and other themes where model aesthetic/accuracy is desired.

    The engineering shift has been very gradual so I didn't really notice it either. I remember when I was a kid the SNOT parts were a great novelty and it was always cool when you had some. Nowadays they are the little annoying parts you inevitably get in those small packets that you have to use.

    That Imperial Shuttle is possibly the SNOTtiest kit I've ever seen!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix View Post
    If you look at the X-wing, it looks practical but made out of junk. There are reasons for this. It is made out of spare parts by the rebels.
    what the hell have you been reading???

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaydisc View Post
    I notice the new Imperial Shuttle seems to have a lot of SNOT too. Is this a new trend for Lego? Or something they've been doing and I just haven't noticed?
    They have mainly been doing it on the much bigger sets for a while too

    The UCS sets have had it since the beginning.

    Didn't the UCS Falcon have it around the sides?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lint View Post
    SNOTty building has been gaining in prevalence each year especially with the Star Wars and other themes where model aesthetic/accuracy is desired.

    The engineering shift has been very gradual so I didn't really notice it either. I remember when I was a kid the SNOT parts were a great novelty and it was always cool when you had some. Nowadays they are the little annoying parts you inevitably get in those small packets that you have to use.

    That Imperial Shuttle is possibly the SNOTtiest kit I've ever seen!
    Just had to say that if you read this post, and didn't know what SNOT meant, you would being thinking this person really needs to blow their nose more often.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix View Post
    They have mainly been doing it on the much bigger sets for a while too

    The UCS sets have had it since the beginning.

    Didn't the UCS Falcon have it around the sides?
    Well, I wouldn't consider the sides SNOT. The pegs face outward from the sides. So, while not "on top" per se, I don't think that's what SNOT means. I always interpreted it as meaning "studs not facing outward" or "studs not visible".

    There is a small portion of SNOT work on the UCS falcon, but it's basically to create the round holes and detail on the top of the front of the shipt, as seen circled in this pic:


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