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Referencing the new $20 Warthog plane set for anyone who didn't follow that.
> And here are a few thoughts about the set overall:
>
> The good: Lots of light- and dark-gray, lots of cool new elements, and a
> good piece:price count as always. I love the cockpit, and I'm thrilled that
> MEGABLOKS has finally released new plate-height wing pieces. In general, the
> design of the set is good, too.
>
> The bad (but not *that* bad): Juniorization. I hate hate hate the nosecone,
> and I particularly hate it because the GAU-8 gun is molded in place! How
> hard would it have been to put a two-stud attachment point on a removable gun,
> thereby greatly increasing its playability? This was really disappointing for >me.
Oddly enough I just got this set myself two days ago and was going to point this
out too. Rather frustrating.
> Also, I've never liked the smooth-tread wheels that come with this set, and
> MEGABLOKS has had them in circulation for at least six or seven years.
> They've shown their ability to make other, better wheel designs--let's see
> them here.
>
> The ugly: The ordnance is utterly disappointing. With the exception of the
> two small missiles, all of the bombs have hollow undersurfaces, making them
> only usable in top-view constructions. Would it have been so tough to make
> two-piece bombs with a top and bottom shell, attachable on standard studs?
> The fuel tanks for the Tactical Fighter are designed that way, as are the
> larger missiles that come with that set. I'm really annoyed at this aspect of
> an otherwise very nice set.
I was going to point this out too. As far as the actuall plane I think it is the
best design of the three $20 ones, but the "weapons" it comes with are really
rather useless for building with. The hollow bottom missles/bombs are espically
annoying considering this is the only $20 plane that doesn't have 'chunks'
missing from the bottom of its main body and could have otherwise looked good
from the underside.
> Pooh-pooh on MEGABLOKS for taking a disappointing shortcut.
Yup.
>
> Dave!
-Mike Petrucelli
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| (...) Finally I was able to find a single copy of this set at a local KMart, but no other new sets were in evidence. Weird. Here are renderings of some of the pieces you described, though I foolishly omitted the new 45-degree slope element: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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