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Quick Review of #4746 Alpha Team Mobile Command Center
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lugnet.reviews
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Date:
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Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:54:54 GMT
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Picked this up for $10 off the retail price. There are only four stickers
that can easily be set aside (as I always do).
Not much positive to say so I'll try to keep it brief and hopefully
informative.
1. The way they print the colors in the instructions now makes it virtually
impossible to tell black from dark gray.
2. The set itself builds quite easily and has a number of groovy functions,
the best of which is how the little snow scooters detach from the command
center. A nifty arrangement of Technic bits and Bionicle enable them to
have a spring-loaded takeoff when the switch under the front cockpit is
pressed. The way the walls of the command center fold down in nice, but the
smooth action is interuppted by the rear wheels which are just too close. I
was surprised that such an obvious flaw like this was allowed to pass. The
obstruction is such that the walls cannot be easily opened or folded back
without using force.
3. The way the arm holds the ice orbs is cool and something I'll have to
remember.
4. Aesthetically, the vehicle is kinda blah. It didn't look that great on
the box, and the model once completed gave the same impression. The wheels
are too small. Maybe that's why all the pictures are with the walls down to
fill the space.
On the bright side:
1. Some great sand and dark blue parts.
2. A couple new 1x2 decorated tiles in black that have a great design.
3. non-transparent blue Bionicle teeth (haven't seen them before).
4. Four of the new 1x4 modified plate with bar that perfectly fits two 1x1
clip pieces in tan.
5. Four 1x4 brick with 1x4 sidestuds in tan.
6. LOTS of 1x1 new trans-non-flourescent orange plates. 12 or more IIRC.
Looking forward gleefully to #4770 Blizzard Blaster with even more wonderful
sand and dark blue.
Dave
Dave
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