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Wandered into my friendly neighborhood Ames (East coast chain similar to
K-Mart). This place's LEGO section used to be a horror, with boxes stacked
and thrown in haphazardly...but that meant that there were often older sets
mixed in. I saw with shock & horror that they had cleaned up.
But, much to my happiness, I found a 1789 Star Hawk II on the shelf. And
on a nearby shelf marked '50% off Clearance prices' I found a 5976 River
Expedition marked down to $40...final price at the register, $20. (It was
the only one present or I'd have bought more...) They also had some of
the Amazon Ruins marked down to $70 (with 50% off of that) but after studying
the box I decided that I didn't care much for that set.
Anyway, a few comments on the River Expedition. At it's MSRP I think it's
a bit skimpy for the money outlay, but for $20 it's more that great -
especially those 10-wide bow sections. (If they bring back Pirate, I hope
that they use that method to make the hulls! It allows for much greater
customization and creativity. I doubt they will, but I can always hope...)
On the down side, this was my first experience with Palm Tree Jr. All
I can say is:
AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Holy flaming Quetzalcoatl on a pogo stick, Batman! That thing BITES!
When the discussions first cropped up about it, I thought everybody was
overreacting, but I was *wrong*. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck! If anybody
actually likes them, contact me, I'll give you a real good deal on a
trade just to get rid of the thing.
Aside from that, though, it's a nice set, and if you can find it on
clearance, I highly reccommend it.
J
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