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The racing set looks like it has a lot of great parts for a reasonable
price!
Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> I went by Zany Brainy (in Raleigh NC) tonight to use my $5 off a $20
> purchase coupon. Wondering what I would buy, I found two Creator sets,
> 4175 Adventures With Max and Tina, $19.99, 220 pcs, 2 Creator figs; and
> 4176 The Race of the Year, $24.99, 325 pcs, 3 Creator figs.
>
> These sets look to be the replacement for Freestyle/Basic. They have the
> complete parts list on the side.
>
> The Creator figures are just under 6 bricks tall, which makes them
> taller than Fabuland figures. They look decent, and could make good
> giants for minifig creations. One bad thing is that the hands do not
> rotate. The heads are not on the ball joint of almost every other large
> scale LEGO figure, so they only rotate. The heads are mildly sculpted,
> but are still LEGO flesh yellow (i.e. plain ole yellow). The torso
> printing is nicely detailed, and printed front and back. The figures do
> not come apart at all (I haven't pulled real hard on anything yet, but a
> good tug won't loosen anything). I suspect these figures will go over
> well with younger kids.
>
> Cool parts in 4176:
>
> 1 chrome 2x2 round brick!
> 2 chrome 1x1x4 antenna!
> 1 chrome 1x4x2 railing w/2 top studs!
> 2 chrome straight pipe sections
> 2 chrome elbow pipe sections
> 2 red 1x4x6 3 section windows w/trans-light blue glass
> 2 trans light blue 2x4x4 inverted windshield
> 2 white lamp posts
> 2 black 1x8x3 rail fences
> 3 yellow 1x4x2 picket fences
> 2 black classic space flex hose
> 10 grey 1x2 bricks
> 4 grey 2x2 bricks
> 2 grey 2x3 bricks
> 2 grey 2x4 bricks
> 1 dark grey 4x8 plate
> 1 dark grey 3x6 1/2 octagon plate
> 2 dark grey 2x3 low slope
> 6 dark grey 1x6 low slope
> 2 dark grey 2x3 inverse low slope
> 2 dark grey 1x3 inverse low slope
> 2 dark grey 1x2 brick w/2 click hinge fingers
> 2 dark grey 1x2 brick w/1 click hinge finger
> 1 2x2 flag w/octan print
> 1 2x2 flag w/checkerboard print
> 1 white 4x8 plate
> 4 green 1x4 bricks
> 4 green 1x2 bricks
> 4 green 2x2 bricks
> 1 green 2x10 brick
> 2 green 2x3 low slopes
> 2 green 2x3 inverse low slopes
> a bunch of black bricks and plates
> 1 red 6x6 plate
> 1 red 6x8 plate
> 1 red 6x10 plate
> 1 yellow 4x8 plate
> a bunch of yellow bricks and slopes
> 2 antifreeze 2x2 round bricks
> 1 red 2x4x3 3+ window w/white insert
> 1 red 2x6x6 3+ door w/white insert
> 12 large hub tires
> 4 each large hubs in white, yellow, and grey
> a bunch of red bricks and slopes
> various other bits which I don't feel like typing in
>
> This set builds three race cars and a small building, or you can browse
> the idea book for more ideas.
>
> Cool Parts in 4175
>
> 2 chrome 1x1x4 antenna
> 1 chrome 1x4x2 railing w/2 studs on top
> 1 trans green 2x4x2 windshield
> 1 trans dark blue 2x4x2 windshield
> 1 3x4 low slope w/tiger printing
> 1 green 1x2 brick w/funny eyes (different from the usual printed bricks)
> 2 dark grey 1x1 brick w/printed eyes (cool new color for these)
> 3 white 1x4x2 picket fence
> 2 yellow 1x6x2 arches
> 2 green 1x1 brick w/3 leaves off one side (Ninja)
> 4 dark grey 1x2 bricks
> 1 dark grey 2x2 brick
> 4 dark grey 2x4 bricks
> 2 dakr grey 2x6 bricks
> 1 dark grey 2x10 plate
> 2 dark grey 1x6 plate
> 2 dark grey 1x3 inverse low slope
> 2 dark grey 1x3 low slope
> 4 dark grey 2x2 medium slope
> 4 dark grey 2x2 inverse medium slope
> 4 dark grey 3x4 brick w/rounded end (cool, someone had a roof made of
> these, now they can do it...)
> 1 red 1x2x2 brick w/fruit printed on it (they get to dine on grapes, a
> peach, a bannana, and an apple - though for some reason, LEGOLanders
> seem to like their apples green, there are very few red ones, this fruit
> basket is no different)
> 2 brown paddles
> 1 monkey
> bunches more stuff I don't feel like typing in.
>
> This set builds a couple small cars, a canoe, a bunch of animals, and a
> small house, or you can browse the idea book for more ideas.
>
> The idea books in these sets are nice. They show a wide variety of
> things, everything from vehicles, to buildings, to animals, to robots,
> to a sleigh and reindeer, to a cellphone in charging cradle. The sets
> have a few juniorized pieces 4x10 bricks w/axle pegs, new style
> helicopter skids, and few other bits, but that is no more than Freestyle
> has had for many years. A decent collection of parts is provided,
> including some formerly rare colors. The sets are also thankfully under
> 10 cents a piece (though they are somewhat more expensive than the
> Freestyle sets used to be).
>
> Based on these two sets, I'm looking forward to the rest. I'm curious
> how many transparent bricks 4119 will have and in what colors. I notice
> that 4174 isn't listed, but the UK catalog I have shows what would
> appear to be a cafe set with parts which don't look like they're in any
> of the other sets, so I'm suspicious that 4174 is a cafe set, in which
> case it looks like a cool set. The UK catalog also has a picture of a
> car with teal parts.
>
> Frank
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| (...) Yes, especially if you can use the Zany Brainy $5 coupon on it. Man, just browsing through the idea book, it's got tons of nifty little ideas. I think they may have a winner with this series. Frank (24 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.reviews)
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| I went by Zany Brainy (in Raleigh NC) tonight to use my $5 off a $20 purchase coupon. Wondering what I would buy, I found two Creator sets, 4175 Adventures With Max and Tina, $19.99, 220 pcs, 2 Creator figs; and 4176 The Race of the Year, $24.99, (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.reviews)
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