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Re: Why does everyone hate Witche's Windship ( Mini-Review of 6037)
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lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews
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Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:04:16 GMT
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Brad Hamilton wrote:
> Main Model:
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> OK - I admit that this isn't a great main model, but I think it beats a lot
> of other "small" sets out there on the market. I think the idea of having a
> "balloon" driven by a dragon is kind of neat.
Certainly for the size of the set, I think the main model is decent.
> This is where the set really shines. I explicitly bought this set for the
> lower black dome on the bottom. As far as I know, this is the only place to
> get such a bottom-dome and it mates beautifly with the trans-light-green
> upper dome from 2161 and the dark green dome from 6180. I was happy to buy
> this set, just for this one part. It goes well with space and aquazone
> creations. Perhaps the people complaining about this set are castle folks,
> and I agree that this particular piece is of little use for castle.
Yea, I'm not sure how useful the bottom-dome is to me. I'll probably
find some use for it, but as one of the major pieces, it sure is a
detractor for buying lots of copies of the set.
> I also find that this set is a cheap source of a dragon, witch, and crystal
> ball. I know we all have plenty of these from discounted Knight Lords
> Castle sets, but I really like these three parts and always want more.
At least the dragon is green, but jeeze, I don't need more witches. This
minifig is just too common for how difficult it is to use in the numbers
you get.
> Also, this set has 4 2x2x1 round yellow column peices. Not a great trove,
> but if you buy several of these sets, you can build up quite a bit of yellow
> columns.
Some of the best pieces in the set.
> There are also 2 black 3x3x1 angled brick pieces. I use these all the time
> to fill the gaps between the small angled castle wall pieces (in black).
> I'm happy to get some more.
Yea, those pieces are nice.
> I also like getting 2 more dark-gray axes. Again, these are available all
> over the place, but I tend to use them in large quantities on buildings, so
> more is better.
At one time I thought I needed more weapons and was buying poleaxes in
auctions. Now I now better, they are just too easy to acquire. I may not
have to have any regular troops armed with spears.
You didn't mention the rigging pieces (which was what actually drove me
to buy multiple copies of the set. The red hinge bricks are also nice.
> The main model is just "OK" - I don't find it as appalling as some other
> folks. From a parts perspective, I rate this set as "excellent" provided
> you apply the parts to other themes besides castle. For a small set, it is
> loaded with useful architectural elements. Usually, I can't use most of the
> parts from such a small set (since they are usually cars or other small
> vehicles).
For my tastes (and note that I'm actually interested in a wide variety
of themes), this set has too many parts which aren't needed in
quantities. To me, a good under $10 set is one that I want to buy 10s
and 20s of for the parts. I already have 10s and 20s of witches, and
certainly don't need 10s and 20s of dragons. I've also found that I've
managed to collect plenty of rigging pieces.
Frank
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