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Re: Got my S@H order today: don't buy Darth Vader!
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Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:08:01 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Huw Millington writes:
Alpha Team: I didn't buy any of last year's, but I like underwater sets a
lot, so bought a few for 'evaluation'. The Ogel Shark Sub has some nice
parts, as Jason has stated, but I don't like it much, and the minifigs are
just too evil. The squid is a nice idea, but don't they have 8 legs? Perhaps
I'll buy another set... The Alpha Team minifigs are made of the new dark
blue (as also used in R2D2) which is very nice.

Actually squids have 10 arms!

I think the new Alpha Team sets, especially the squid sub, are the best
stuff that I've seen from Lego for 2002. Roll on the Star Wars Episode II sets!

Cheers,
Paul.



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  Re: Got my S@H order today: don't buy Darth Vader!
 
(...) I agree. There has been a lot of carping about them (cost & parts), but I think the "look" is quite interesting. Esp the trans-red canopies. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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  Got my S@H order today: don't buy Darth Vader!
 
Those that know me know that I can't resist anything new, so I ordered quite a few 2002 sets last week. Here are a few first impressions: Racers: Much better than expected, after last year's atrocities. The pull-back motor in the small £2.99 ones is (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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