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In lugnet.castle, James Brown writes:
> Well, I know where my money is going next year.
>
> Some thoughts:
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> 7184 (MTT): 2 (maybe 4?) extreme corner slopes in dk grey! WAHOO! Also,
> several normal extreme slopes in dk grey, and all that brown. IF my eyes
> don't deceive me, those are 2x2x2 slopes in brown towards the back - can you
> say "peasant dress?" I can see myself wanting 1(0) or 2(0) of these...
Just from looking at the scans I'd say I will get at least one of everything
except maybe the MF, the MF is EXPENSIVE. I'm more likely to get a higher
quanity of the 7155 (ATT) just because it looks cool and has a TON of tan, so a
couple to display and some for parts. The 7184 (MTT) definetly has some good
parts, I just wonder how many of the battle droids it has?
Also the 7115 (Gungan Patrol) has those big radar dishes and some "peasantable"
looking torso's :^), plus the (now) "magicial" beast's of burden (alien?, nah,
just the product of a mad magician.
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> Looks like yet more SW minifigs that translate nicely into a castle setting:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/catalogs/2000/c00am-100dpi/c00am-12.html
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> 7181/91: Ultimate Collector's Series: Gaaa. Aaaaa. <wipe drool from
> keyboard> Wow. I have got to get me some of them. Just paint a target on my
> forehead, and call me market. Depending on price vs. piece selection, I may
> get 1, I may get 10.
These look good, a definite buy!
>
> Knight's Kingdom: Well,the 2x2x3 extreme corner slope in blue just kind of
> jumps out and says "HI!" These look better constructed than FK was, but I'll
> have to wait until I've got the models in my hands to compare them against RK.
> I DO like the new crest. The color scheme and barring make the lion look
> considerably less cheesy. I'm lukewarm at best on the stained glass thingie.
> I would have been happier if it wasn't on one of the flippy-doors. I also
> have a high cynicism factor which thinks it's not transparant.
> The new 'lion face' fresco might be good, might be bad, it's hard to tell from
> the picture. New tower w/window piece. <YAWN>. It's smaller, to make your
> towers even LESS useable structures. I'm dissappointed with the apparant lack
> of real doors.
> All the new siege engine things vary from "Neat" to "???", I suspect I'll end
> up getting most of them though. I definately like the catapult bucket,
> though.
Just guessing, but the "Stained Glass" has to be non-transparent. Too many
small pieces of different colors in one place. Having them transparent would
drive up the manufacturing costs a bunch, just think of the Quality Control and
the possible number of defects. So it will be printed, a guess but very
probabe IMHO. I definitely like the new crests on the figures. The new helms
look alright and the return of the vizored "jousting" style helm is welcome
also. The return of the maiden's hat proves the molds still exsist so we may
even get some more in other colors eventually.
>
> Adventurer's 2000: Enh. <shrug> Whatever. I might be non-apathetic if the
> sets are cool, but otherwise - Enh. I'm just not a dinosaur freak, I guess.
> I liked Adventurer's much better when it was "real"
>
> Artic: Neat. Looks like there's a fair bit of pre-fab in these, but it seems
> to work ok for this. I like the polar bear, but I'd like it more if it was
> posable. The treaded vehicles look well-designed, to me at least. Hey Space
> guys - is it just me, or does one of those wall pieces look like an airlock?
Polar bears... ummmm (drool) great for the menangerie! The wall pieces
definitely look new as I don't remember seeing any with the window opening like
that before (but I am a castlehead, so may have missed them). There are some
grey walkie talkie's here, is that a new color or is my memory just bad? The
flags look like a new piece, bunch interesting pieces here anyways.
>
> Is that another new cockpit piece on the new RC car?
Don't think so, not for 2000 anyway, that is the same RC car that is currently
out on the market right now.
>
> all in all, I'd say it will be a good year for my collection, and a bad year
> for my wallet.
Agreed!
Mike
(just my thought in return :^)
>
> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) and (...) Oh, I wasn't thinking it was transparant in those colors - but it *might*, and probably *should* be a clear piece with printing. But my cynicism doesn't think so. (...) Ok, I feel dumb, now. :) James (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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