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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> RATINGS (Scale: Must-Have Excellent Very-Good Good Fair Poor)
> Set: Must-Have / Model: Very-Good / Playability: Fair to Poor
I just got mine Friday and built it, and I mostly agree with Larry's
ratings (though I would actually rate playability a bit higher, it's
fragile, but does hold together if you don't stress it too much).
> 0 minifigs (the cockpit probably cannote take a Belville or Technic figure
> but is a bit too large for a minifig. Jack Stone maybe?)
I did try a Creator minifig, and discovered YAY! Creator minifigs look
decent in Model Team vehicles. Now my Shell Ferrari and Big Foot 4x4
have drivers. They do look a little like kids in the cockpits, but their
heads come to a reasonable level. Another good pilot for the Sopwith
Camel would be one of the Fabuland Crow pilots (I tried a Fabuland
figure and they fit well also).
> Next is the fuselage spine. Note the use of brown diamond windowpanes for
> the seat bottom (and back). I did find one error in the instructions. Step 8
> of the "fuselage spine" subassembly got double rendered at a 1 stud diagonal
> offset, and it can be quite confusing until you realise it, I thought I had
> missed a step!.
Actually there were two steps misprinted, Step 7 is also misprinted,
just not as bad and noticeably.
> Other Pluses
>
> - Instructions have a Blueprint background
> - Lots of dark grey parts
> - Lots of tan parts
> - Lots of brown parts
> - Lots of plates of all shapes and sizes
> - Neat use of parts
>
> Would I buy it again? You bet. It would be a good gift for an older fan.
> It's a great source of parts too. I only need one on display so all the rest
> I bought would be for parting out.
I must say, I'll be curious to see how people use the brown 6x16
tile/plates.
Frank
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