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Re: review of 4756 Shrieking Shack
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lugnet.harrypotter
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Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:01:04 GMT
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In lugnet.harrypotter, Benjamin Medinets wrote:
> 444 pieces, $50 US retail or $70 Canadian.
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> The candy shop is sweet, but, in my opinion, should have been put in a
> separate set on its own.
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> The "converter" one-piece brick is neat and could provide some fun for
> the target audience.
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> There are some very nice touches to the main model, and some "rare" pieces
> that haven't been made in a long while (eg. the 2 x 2 45 degree concave slopes).
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> Color issues aside, the set is well worth buying, in my opinion.
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> There are a couple of printing errors in the instructions. My set in particular
> had a "correction" in black/white, but the set didn't have the correct
> piece in it.
I have just finished buiding two copies of this set, the correct piece was loose
in the box, did you accidentally throw it away without noticing it ?
> Also, noticed that "Sirius Black" in the 2nd page, where the mini-figs are
> shown has a 'Harry Potter' hair piece instead of the his usual hair piece.
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> The other comment I have is regarding Snuffy the Dog (the Grim, Sirius Black in
> his animagus form). The piece makes a nice addition to the lego line-up but
> not exactly realistic as far as the movie goes.
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> As in "wolfman" Professor Lupin, can kick Snuffy's behind.
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> Ratings:
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> Playability: 3 seperate models (4/5)
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> Set Design: less juniorized than some of the other sets out (4/5)
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> Alternate models: only 1 pictured (pictured on back of box and instructions)
> (2/5)
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> Value: $50 / 444 pieces = 11 cents a piece (average for sets today, still
> a bit on the pricey side, with benchmark at about 10 cents a piece). (3/5)
I counted the parts, (if you count the parts the way Peeron does, ie; a minifig
is made from 4 parts) and the total in both boxes came to 459 parts, do you know
if your set also contained that amount ?
> Overall: 13/20 minus 1 point for some negative quality control issues
> (printing errors in instructions)
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> 12 out of 20.
As a model, it is certainly better than some of the sets Lego has produced
recently, I think some of the town builders would be able to use it with little
modification needed.
Overall, its an excellent set for building up your collection of new RedBrown
parts.
Ken.
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