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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 20:39:26 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Brad Hamilton writes:
> I've seen no end of bad comments about this set, and I just can't understand
> why.
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> I wouldn't say its a "great" set, but for a small set, it has a lot of great
> pieces, and I think the main model is kind of neat too. Given that you can
> pick it up for $5 and less (such as at KBKids) these days, I think its a
> great way to stock up on certain pieces.
>
> Main Model:
>
> 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.
>
> Parts:
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
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> 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.
>
> 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.
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> Summary:
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> 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).
I have to agree that this set was certainly a great set in my opinion. I
liked them so much that once KB got them at $4.99 I bought at least a dozen
and have no plans to get rid of any of the parts. On of the best "parts"
sets in the last five years! The only thing that I would complain about is
that it did NOT have another (included with the witch and dragon) minifig
with it from the Fright Knights series, then it would have been PERFECT. I
just can't get enought of this one. Don't forget the ship rigging, one of
the last places to get it!
Aaron
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