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In lugnet.town, Bradley Dale writes:
> "With the Extreme Racer, the folks at LEGO have taken their idea of classic
> interlocking building blocks to the, uh, extreme. The components of this
> scale-model, off-road buggy are definitely not like the old LEGOs. There are
> rubber tires, rotating wheel rims, chrome-look dual exhaust pipes, and even a
> miniature driver with a working helmet visor. In fact, if it weren't for the
> traditional LEGO snap-together action of the chassis, one could very well
> wonder where all the LEGO has gone. Thankfully, there is still plenty of
> traditional construction fun to be had here, and the full-color instruction
> booklet makes putting together the LEGO System Extreme Racer a proverbial
> snap."
> --Tony Mason
>
> Hey, that set wasn't very juniorized! I wonder what he'll have to say about
> next year's Racer theme.
Well, since one of the "non-LEGO" things they refer to is the MINIFIG, one
wonders how long it's actually beem since the reviewer played with LEGO.
eric
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| (...) And the set has rotating wheels! Gosh, LEGO has only featured those since 1962. ;) Actually, I don't think this set includes any new pieces--the minifig, the antenna, the spoiler, the wheels, the windshield, the exhaust pipes-- these pieces (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (URL) the Extreme Racer, the folks at LEGO have taken their idea of classic interlocking building blocks to the, uh, extreme. The components of this scale-model, off-road buggy are definitely not like the old LEGOs. There are rubber tires, rotating (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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