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I still intend to get this one. I'm a sucker for those leather helmets and
goggles. Of course, I'll wait until it goes on sale (but then, I *always* do
that). Thanks for the review, I enjoy them as always.
Bruce
In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez writes:
> Competition between the Chaffos and Masterson explorer companies has always
> been volatile but it's only recently turned lethal. This morning Jeremy
> Masterson is on a recon mission to an out-of-the-way tributary. Rumors
> suggest that there are ruins of an ancient observatory there but Jeremy may
> never make it to find out. Unknown to him, there are four sticks of dynamite
> beneath a blanket in the storage bin directly behind his pilot seat. The
> dynamite is rigged to a timer and that timer is on its last two minutes!
>
> I enjoyed the previous years Adventurer's plane set (5928 Bi-wing Baron) so
> much that when a second plane came out at a dollar less, it was a no-brain
> decision to pick one up. This set gives us a goodguy plane that fits in well
> with the new "amazon' atmosphere.
> The 5925 is another biwing model in dark grown and grey tones. This is
> specially equipped with pontoons for river landings (how else you gonna land • in
> the middle of the jungle?). The cockpit is pretty cramped but there is a
> storage nook just behind the pilot's seat for very small items like a pistol,
> binocs, or a TNT tile. There are also clips on the upper wings to hold extra
> equipment (pick or shovel).
> The model's biggest drawback is its overly simplified design. The pontoons
> don't extend from the plane at all but rest right on the bottom of the wings
> (half of the plane will be submerged before buoyancy kicks in). Also, the
> lower wings seem to be placed well but the upper ones are set way too low,
> practically resting on top of the fuselage. The only saving grace of the set
> lies in its inclusion of brown and tan pieces (even then, those are mostly
> sloping fuselage pieces with just a couple of standard bricks) and the pilot
> minifig. Surprisingly, an alternate model speedboat pictured at the end of the
> instructions is a better model than the principal one!
> If this is your very first Lego airplane you'll probably enjoy it because it • is
> kind of cute in its own way, but it pales in comparison to most any other
> airplane model.
>
> !!!4x2ReVu Stats!!!
> Rating: Two out of eight studs.
> Thumbs down on: A terrible plane model.
> Wallet-Wise: $6.00 approximate U.S. retail for 71 pieces.
> Date: 11/1/1999
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| This set is still a lot of fun, even if general design only warrants a 2/8 rating. :) It looks great suspended by string from the ceiling with my other adventure planes and balloons. -- Paul Davidson Bruce Schlickbernd <corsair@schlickbernd.org> (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.adventurers)
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