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Three new Technic sets I got in Germany
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Mon, 18 Oct 2004 05:58:41 GMT
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While in Berlin last month, I ended up buying three Technic sets--the 8386
Ferrari 1:10 Racer, the 8438 Pneumatic Crane Truck and the 8439 Front End
Loader. The FEL comes in the new X-ray style Technic box art work, but
unfortunately is the corrugated cardboard that doesn't fold nicely. The Crane
Truck comes in a double walled box with 2003 Creator yellow style artwork.
While smaller sets are more expensive in Germany, I suspect larger sets are
cheaper and are more widely available compard to here. I was surprised to find
what I would expect as S@H exclusives in a Walmart like retail store. I guess
the Germans get all sorts of nice stuff.
They were 50 Euros each and it was hilarious the last evening in the hotel room
trying to pack all of it in my luggage. I had this horrible mental image of all
the pieces leaking out on the way home, leaving me with three manuals and torn
up boxes by the time I picked them up in Pearson.
Quick reviews:
8439 Front End Loader. A bit of traditional beam Technic, a bit of rounded
liftarms. Nice styling elements (A train gate is used as a ladder) and there's
a two function pneumatic system driven off of a single airtank and controlled by
two switches. Highly playable.
8386 Ferrari F1 Racer 1:10 Scale. Looks great, but ultimately disappointing due
to a lack of features like suspension. I put on all the stickers except the BBS
ones on the rims, they were a nice touch. All rounded beam construction, if you
dig that sort of thing, even the rear wing. Not very useful apart from being a
model.
8438 Crane Truck: The best of the three, in my opinion. All traditional beam
construction, both pneumatic and gear actuated features. About the only
irritating thing was that a number of part substitutions were made, using the
thicker dark grey half pin versus the normal grey half pin with the collet ring
used in cranks. It wasn't the need to substitute, it was that the changes in
the instructions were tacked on which made it confusing.
The Crane Truck is my fave and highly recommended.
Calum
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| (...) Well, I imported three from Germany before they are available in Canada. Sold two, built the third for some time, then took it apart and used the parts for something else. It is useful for parts. (...) (Begin Shameless Plug) If you dig 8438 (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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