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Re: 6291 Armada Flagship - waddya reckon?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Sun, 14 Oct 2001 05:13:10 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> Well, I assume lots of us are sitting at home admiring our new half-price
> 6291 Armada Flagship. Waddya reckon?
I reckon, at $50, it's pretty good indeed.
> As I bought a 2nd one, I am in the process of adding an additional centre
> section for extra length,
Beware building a canoe!
> But I digress. I do like the blue and white hull,
Yes!
> but I would have liked to see the blue-and-white theme used more in the
> set, with less of the red and other random colours etc. For example,
> the green curved fence is a nice piece in its own right, but I don't
> really like it in the set.
True. I've removed all the red and yellow (except for the figure head) and
replaced them with white... I think it looks a lot nicer now. And I agree on
the curved fences - I wish they were in blue.
> And the minifigs? I do like the Spanish dudes, and their cute moustaches and
> silly helmets (puts me in mind of Monty Python). I had not been expecting
> Spanish minifigs.
Nobody expects Spanish minifigs!
> Other reactions?
It's inspired me to build new vessels from my Flybo hulls to go with this
one (I have in mind to build the Duplo, the Primo and the System Maria).
Cheers
Richie Dulin
Apprentice Conquistador
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| (...) At AU$50, I'd buy some more, yes! But alas, here they're all still *US*$50. :( I did get the original batch of 6280s for US$20 apiece, though. :D (...) I've built these ships with as many as 4 center sections, and they still look passable--4 (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | 6291 Armada Flagship - waddya reckon?
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| Well, I assume lots of us are sitting at home admiring our new half-price 6291 Armada Flagship. Waddya reckon? My initial reaction is that it is too small. I like the bigger 16-wide hull, whereas the Armada Flagship has only a 12-wide hull. Even (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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