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My Analysis of the 2000 Sets
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 22:19:21 GMT
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Well, lets start at the begining!
*Please direct replies to the appropriate places(Star Wars to .starwars, etc.)*
*Soccer*
3401 - Not much to recommend this set, IMO. I doubt I'll get it.
3403 - Looks decent, 8 seats is good, as are the 6x8 slopes. Otherwise,
average set.
3404, 3405, & 3407 - Very good for Parts, but the wheels suck. Seven train
windows in Black, White, and Red respectively; two 2x6x2 windowshields each;
Plain white, red, and green torsos; lots of hairpieces and general faces; and
last, but by no means least, two Trans-Light Blue 1x1 Bricks each! Yay!
3408 - Three words: Cherry Picker Bucket!! Woohoo!! Oh, and some decent
pieces like seats and 1x2x3 train windows (sans glass). :)
3409 - Uh... Anyone wanna send me the old field plates? ;) I like the fact
that there are lots of green 2x2 tiles, 4 white 2x2x2 slopes, 20 white 2x6x2
windshields, and large nets, but otherwise, I'm not too thrilled. I'll
probably get it anyways though.
*Star Wars* (see my other reviews in .starwars)
7155 - Lookit all the Beige! Cool! The saucer sections are well done, IMO. I
also like the four brown 4x2 slopes.
7181 - Looks cool, but expensive. Interesting use of the 10x10 octagonal dome.
Tons of plates! Yay!
7184 - I love this set! Tons of brown and (dark)gray! Not to mention (dark)
gray 2x2x3 corner slopes, and possible brown 2x2x2 slopes! Brown A-Wing
Canopies are cool too!
7190 - I actually like the Milenium Falcon. I needs to be redone in a couple
places, but thats no big deal. I think the saucer sections are well don in
this too. And lots of gray pieces!
7191 - Looks cool, but expensive. why does it have a 1x4/2x2 hinge brick at
the front? Tons of plates and other good pieces! Yay!
*Knights Kingdom* (So what're kings doing there? ;) )
4806 - This is an ugly cart. Its only saving graces, IMO, are two of each:
crossbows, halberds, and 4x4 cylinders.
6026 - Good way to get the tower piece and the soldier, but how many kings do
we need?
6032 - Why do recent Lego Siege Engines seem to suck so much? Its got some
cylinder bricks, though, and a horse mask. I don't like the catapult bucket at
all.
6091 - 16 BLUE 2x2x3 CORNER SLOPES!!! Woohoo!! Tons of good pieces, including
a brown bird and Brown Crossbows. I really like the new lion head lintels. I
don't like the model too much, and I wish they had used 6090's baseplate, if
anything. I don't like the siege engine, but the minifigs look good, I wish
there were more. Too many Silver Claymores, tho.
6094 - Now this is a must buy! Two soldiers, two lintel bricks, four 2x2x3
corners, 1 arched window with bars, and two brown torches! Cool!
6095 - Argh, not another King! Four lintels, though, and two knights with a
practise target. Not too shabby.
6096 - The two catapults could've been *so* much better. The cyberslam cannon
thing is ugly and dumb, but with some modifications, the battering ram would be
kinda neat. I do like the new minifigs and shields, though!
*Race*
No sets yet, but do we really need more race cars!?!? I think the two vehicles
shown are really ugly, with very little to offer me.
*Lost World Adventurers*
The new Pontoon plane kicks arse!! Dinos! Yay! The car is a tad ugly tho.
I'd rather have more cars like the ones from the Egyptian Adventurers.
5934 - I like the Pterodactyl, but not the treaded vehicle. But we get a blue
cup! ;)
*Arctic* (New Town Sub-theme)
6520 - Doesn't look too bad. Some tools, an odd white thing next to the tools,
new wall pieces (which look interesting). Some good orange pieces.
6569 - A Polar Bear!! Time for Polar Bear Tipping! :) Interesting Orange
Scorpion, though. Never thought I'd see something like that. The 'figs appear
to have a new backpack type.
6573 - Oooh! Orange! :) The Trans-light blue Meteor looks interesting.
Can't forget the snowshoes! Yay, more footwear! What is the guy in Green
carrying though?
6575 - Ok, whats that yellow thing behind the treaded vehicle? White
baseplates, Airlock pieces?, new walls, some other good stuff. Two orange 2x2
corner slopes, though!
6579 - About all it is good for is getting the 'fig, the skiis, and the orange.
Reminds me too much of an X-treme team set I didn't like.
*City Center* (I've never seen a city center like this, thats for sure)
6470 - Not much to say. Its tiny, ugly, and I ain't gettin' it.
6471 - I'll get this set for one reason, and one reason only: the green
airplane windshield.
6474 - Again, bad use of the click hinges. The vehicle isn't that great to
begin with, though.
6477 - This set has two saving graces: the White Cherry Picker Bucket and a
black fireman's hat. Otherwise, its ugly.
6478 - Blegh! *ANOTHER* fire station!?!? Lots of new click hinges (again??),
but that's about it.
6600 - Raised road plates! Cool! the ramp is too steep, and there is no
off/on ramp pieces, but I'll survive. :) I don't like the new larger wheels
much; in fact I don't like the vehicles much anyway. What is the oppsession
with click hinges? They are too bulky, IMO. The hollow yellow cone is nice,
though.
*Robo Riders*
I'll sum this up quickly, 'cause I'm not too interested in this kinda thing.
They look interesting, and I'll definitely get a couple copies of 8511 for the
silver spears. Possibly 8513, too, depending on what it has. I'd also like to
dub the new green color of 8509 the following: "Puke Green". anyone have any
complaints about that? ;)
Well, thats it for now!
Jeff
"Man! Today is so loopy!"
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| Does Arctic really belong in Town? Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... (...) I think the white thing and yellow thing referred to later are one and the same: the backpack. If not, they are still the same. Personally, I thought it was a polar (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: My Analysis of the 2000 Sets
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| (...) Matt, who works in our office, says that the front of the X-Wing (the 'sensor array') opens up, and that he saw a part in one of the films where R2-D2 is out there fixing stuff. I assume that even if the second bit's mis-remembered that the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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