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Re: Alpha Team Sets: Grand Admiral's Review
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Mon, 19 Mar 2001 22:05:40 GMT
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(Xposted to .reviews, sorry)
Good afternoon, folks.
Today on Grand Admiral's Review, I will be talking about the Alpha Team Sets
6771, 6772, and 6774.
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Welcome back to the show. Now I will be reviewing:
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6771 Ogel Command Striker
The Good:
-Trans Red 6x6 Dish
-Red Podracer vanes x2
-Ogel
I think this set is pretty darn good, for $4.00 There isn't a lot to it, but
the form suggests that it could be a fast little skimmer boat thing. I like
the Ogel head. He has a certain Dr. Evil feel to him. ;^)
The Bad:
Two more of those dang Star Wars laser cannons. Doesn't everyone have one
MEELION of these by now?
The Ugly:
Ogel. But in this instance, I think that's a good thing. :^)
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6772 Alpha Team Cruiser
The Good:
-New Radia minifig
-Black Star Wars engines
-Purple grille tiles
-4x6 Trans Blue Wedge Airplane Window
I like the form of this set. I think it looks like a fast li'l Plane/Boat
thing. The click hinges allow you to angle the wings for variations in play.
The Bad:
-2x Yellow 2x2 click hinge pieces. I have to ask: Why? Why not just use two
1x2 click hinge pieces? This confuses me.
The Ugly:
Why are there two orange flames sticking out of the back of the radar dish?
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6774 Alpha Team ATV
The Good:
-Trans Blue Divers Bubble
-Trans Blue Star Wars Canopy
-Flex minifig (hee hee)
-Cam Minifig
-Red hair piece on Cam
-Black 1x6x2 Arches x2
This set has tons of playability. It has the ATV, which pulls a trailer with
the Minisub on it. There's a winch on the ATV which can lower the sub into
the water. There's a springboard thing for Flex to use. I'm not sure what
that's all about, but I can just picture Flex catapulting himself all over
the place while Cam is doing her submarine reconnaissance.
And the Flex figure just cracks me up. :^D
The Bad:
-There's no way for the sub to get off the trailer, but this is a logistical
problem that likely won't bother any kids. :^)
The Ugly:
-1x4 tile with printed controls is one of the least attractive printed tiles
I've seen in a long time. Yecch.
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Well, that's about it. Join us next time on Grand Admiral's Review.
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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