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Re: Review 1371 Spinosaurus Attack Studio (was Re: 1370 Raptor Rumble Studio: thoughts)
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 17 Jun 2001 01:52:39 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz writes:
> Skipper wrote:
> >
> > I just picked up the 1370 and 1371 at my local TRU in Charlotte NC.
> > The 1371 is a nice set, it has traditional construction ( thye plane is very
> > similar to the one from Outback airstrip) and the tree uses brown elements
> > along with a girder ( which is the display stand ffrom the latest TIE
> > fighter model) for added strength. The Dino is nice and poseable and is all
> > new unique elements from the body to the head to the feet ( red aligators
> > head for the tongue....yeah!) Nice set and lots of useable pieces. I thought
> > it was totally worth the $35 I paid for it.
>
> Based on seeing this, I took a visit to the Cary NC TRU and picked up
> this set. I have some more comments:
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> First, the plane is not really like the Outback Airstrip one, but has a
> VERY important feature - trans light blue glass for the airplane
> windows! It also has a white 4x4 hinged dual slope. The plane is pretty
> nice if a little stubby.
>
> The tree is nice, built as a studio set, which is why it has the 2x2x10
> triangular lattice tower. It uses 5 brown inverse arches, and 3 - yes
> THREE BROWN 1x4 BRICKS! Yes folks, the quest for the brown 1x4 brick is
> finally over!!! Hopefully we will see these in a bulk pack soon!
> Unfortunately it does use 4 brown 2x2x3 bricks, but it also uses a bunch
> of 2x2 and 2x4 bricks. The tree is topped with a little platform with a
> 1x2 plate with rod hooking up, which mates nicely with a 2x3 plate with
> rounded end and hole on the airplane to allow the airplane to hang
> nicely in the tree.
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> The spinosaurus has a neat feature that none of the other new dinosaurs
> have. The slopes which fit on top between the two body halves are
> printed! This really improves the look of the spinosaurus.
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> Another nice "bonus" (it's used in an alternate model) is a trans light
> blue 2x4x2 _inverse_ windscreen. I'm not sure the last time we saw this
> part, and I'm not sure it's ever been in trans light blue but it's a
> very welcome piece.
>
> What I didn't like about the set was the price. At $34.99 for 178
> pieces, it's awfully pricey. At least 1370 is $19.99 for 158 pieces
> which is a little better price.
>
> All I can say is I can't wait for K-Mart to have these during a BOGO 50%
> sale. Then it will be an ok buy.
>
> Frank
Slightly off topic, but I noticed last week that me local Wal*mart had all
of the studios sets on sale (boy I'm glad I'm not into duplo eather, there
was one set, on sale...), I'm hopeing they'll soon have new sets, I havn't
seen any since the bionicle sets, before that sets in January. I'm hoping
the Dinos & 1371 & 1370 will be there.
Josh
Oh, and helicopter from the Alpha Team line... we only have the two smallest
sets...
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