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Re: My favorite Adventurer sets
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Tue, 21 Sep 1999 20:30:49 GMT
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In lugnet.reviews, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Joseph Gonzalez wrote
> > 5928 - Biwing Baron
> > Again, a great biplane model
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> I have to disagree with you here, Joseph. • --snip--
> The pontoon plane is a much better plane model, IMHO.
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> PP has a realistic underside (no gigantic floats like Lego sometimes
> uses), compared to the BB's wildly oversized wheels and tailplane that
> drags on the ground.
That's a good point. I don't have both models in front of me right now but
I remember that I didn't like the bulky wheels of the BB. My original
adequate.com review of the BB also mentioned something about the tail dragging
on the ground but someone wrote to me and told me that some World War I planes
did that (I haven't verified this).
> PP has a large enough space below the upper wing for the pilot to
> actually see through, and a windscreen, compared to the BB's tiny slot
> filled with 2 clear 1x2's
Hmmm.. this is one of the things I didn't like about the PP. It seemed that
the pilot's head poked up ABOVE the upper wings and I picture the pilot's line
of vision being somewhere BETWEEN the upper and lower wings. Again, I'll have
to take a closer look at the BB to see if it looks like the pilot can see at
all.
> BB's armament is dopey - how is he going to fire those rifles on the
> lower wings? And he has to stand up to fire the ones on the top wing.
That's a good point. I'd simply remove the guns and use them as accessories.
> BB has flames along the side of the fuselage, jsut right for setting the
> whole thing on fire.
Another good point but, again, I'd remove the flames from the main model.
(Come to think of it, having flames come out of the plane's engine is pretty
corny anyway.)
> PP has a way better parts selection - three black roof half pyramids, 2
> 1x2x2 plane windows, tan bricks, and a clear 1x2x1 thinwall.
I'll agree with you on this one. I did like the amount of tan pieces and the
number of slopes was also nice.
I'll wrap up my comments by saying that I still like the basic model of the BB
better than the PP, but the PP is a nicer selection of pieces and costs about a
dollar less.
..joseph g
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| If you really want to learn the comments of an aeronautical engineer (1), Both of them sucks separately. BB is much more realistic in terms of "real planes", though it really sucks with its lack of a lever, sloppy propeller connection and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| Joseph Gonzalez wrote (...) I have to disagree with you here, Joseph. The only thing I like about the Biwing Baron is the "rotary" engine ( a pity lego didn't make it actually rotate, though it's the work of only a minute or two to make it do so). (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.reviews)
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