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"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message news:H7szBH.CAG@lugnet.com... (...) ISD] <snip> (...) together, (...) greatest (...) (in (...) I agree about the unusual use of the magnets. They are a bit weak, yes. But If you take in count (...) (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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Hey Kerry, While I'll agree that the model is not easily handled and cannot be swooshed around, I wasn't disappointed by this at all. In fact, I expected it. Given it's scale, the model would have to be glued together to be sturdy enough (horrors!). (...) (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Agreed. While the magnet idea is cool, it is simply not strong enough. Even Though the magnets do not take all the strain, they still tend to slip and disconnect. For the most part, I didn't have much trouble, but when I began putting any (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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Kerry, your review was most thorough! I do not have the time nor the patience to type an equally thorough response. However, I respond just hours after completing my own ISD...I must say you are being too critical of the model's integrity. I would (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au)
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8353 Slammer Rhino Racers / Technic (but does not say Technic anywhere) (URL) 8+ Pieces: 218 Released: 2003 100 page manual 2 models Price: $30 (CDN), $20 (US) RATINGS (Scale: Must-Have Excellent Very-Good Good Fair Poor) Set: Excellent Models: (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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10030 System / Star Wars / Ultimate Collector Series Imperial Star Destroyer [official Lego name, abbreviated henceforth to ISD] Natasha Stott Despoja [unofficial lugnet.loc.au name] Ages 16+, 3104 pieces, (C) 2002 [so says the box] Manual: 228 A3 (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au) !
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(...) Sounds like TLC are getting more than set ideas from Ritvik... ROSCO (Now proud owner of 2 flimsy sets...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) See, all it takes is one steely glance from Richie's death ray eyes and it's history! Kerry (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Having now seen this in the ABS (thanks, Kerry!), I can vouch for it's fragility. It fell apart even as I watched... The wide expanses of grey plates are stunning, but also very wobbly. Another layer of plates (or technic beams or something) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Flimsy indeed. Mine kept breaking apart as I tried to assemble it. Much cursing and swearing was required. Finally when I had just got the thing finished, I sat back exhausted and then my cat walked past, put her paw onto the side of it, and (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) ..ack! Brain fart.. Saw the ".edu" in the address and completely spaced the ".au" after it... +------/|---...---+---...---+ | | | djlong@wildwizards.net \ | | / | \ | | ( ) (URL) \ ICQ# 8976662 | +----`--' ---...---+---...---+ (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) I applaud your thoroughness, however, regarding the following passage: "...the tester decided not to continue out of fear for the strength of the Baron’s tailskid (his sole LEGO brown minifig shovel). It may well have survived four more (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I conducted some experiments last night.... see (URL) for details. No charts yet, though :-) Richie (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.loc.au) !
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(...) (URL) (inventory not confirmed) With thanks to TLC ROSCO (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews)
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General info about the set which I needn't regurgitate for you: (URL) recieved this on Wednesday night and commenced construction at 10pm. At noon the next day, it was finished after having worked for 14 hours non-stop. The building marathon was (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews)
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"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message news:H69tBF.DG9@lugnet.com... (...) Baron to (...) Pah! You just haven't cottoned onto the ultimate swooshability mod - motorise the propeller. A 5114 motor and 9V battery box fit easily into the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hmmm... I may have to collect more data on this. Certainly my prelimary data, based on medium speed swooshing at both full arm extension and half arm extension, combined with several strafing runs (complete with machine gun sound effects) (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.reviews)
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Thanks for the review, Richie. (...) Here I would have to disagree. I don't find either of the Camel or the Baron to be particularly sturdy and hence not particularly swooshable. The new struts on the Baron seem to come apart as much as the Camel's (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) They have this problem with Mardi Gras floats, not that there's anything wro... (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.loc.au)
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10024 Red Baron (URL) Ages: 12+ Pieces: 682 Released: 2002 Many pages of instructions. Price Range: $A78ish (I bought it as half the Famous Planes Kit back in June, but only now got around to building it) RATINGS (Scale: Must-Have Excellent (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.loc.au)
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