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May 15, Greasy company. Sunlight filters through the drapes on an early
morning battlefield. The dawn is silent except for a faraway, unrecognized
sound (is that a baby crying?).
Greasy company has been ordered to take and
hold bedsheet-blanket hill until reinforcements arrive. A reconnaissance team
reports the outlook is good except for the odd appearance of a small group of
eighteenth century revolutionary soldiers and what seems to be a large dinosaur
(gotta check with the mess hall and see what they’ve been serving the men!).
Suddenly a shot rings out. The commander’s jeep barrels over a hill but
overcompensates a turn and begins rolling out of control to burst into a ball of
flame (I never believed in spontaneous combustion until now!) but the commander
instantly appears at my side unharmed (I wish he’d quit teleporting like
that!).
Finally the command is given and Greasy company scatters over the
hill in handfuls to begin their advance. Much as I hate a cliché, I love the
smell of ABS in the morning!
For many collectors and wargamers, army (battle) packs were a huge step forward
for Lego. There have been packs across various themes (castle and pirates) but
they more prominently appear in the Star Wars themes (7654 Droids, 7667 Imperial
Dropship, 8084 Snow Trooper etc.). Now we come upon, in my opinion, the epitome
of army packs. All references to the Toy Story franchise, aside, this set is
the ultimate melding of childhood memory toys: Lego and green plastic army men!
This set consists of four men, accessories and a one-man jeep. Frankly, for the
price of right around $10 it just doesn’t get any better. Figures are
completely green (does anybody remember the days when the only green elements
were plants-no bricks?) right down to hands and faces.
Accessories include:
stretcher, backpack, medi-kit (suitcase), two rifles, two walkie talkies,
binoculars and mine detector (admit it, when you had that bag of plastic army
men, the useless ‘mine detector’ was the first to get the boot..err, maybe the
magnifying glass torture). There are also four minifig platform/stands on which
to pose the figs (and to add to the effect of plastic army men). One of the
helmets is preprinted with the medic symbol, but other than that, there are no
stickers or decals.
The set could have been acceptable at $10 for four
figures with accessories but Lego gives the added bonus of a jeep! The jeep is
a fairly simple, small construction but it’s a solid build and fits right in
with the ensemble.
It’s been awhile since I found an eight stud set but I have no reservations
about recommending this set, not so much for the construction possibilities that
a Lego set should be known for but for bringing two genres of toy together so
well at a reasonable price.
!!! 4x2ReVu Stats !!!
Rating: Eight out of eight studs.
Thumbs up for: Great army builder set for a reasonable price. Comes with more
than just four guys and accessories! Grab these suckers by the fistful when
they go on discount!
Wallet-Wise: $11.00 suggested U.S. retail for 90
pieces.
Date: 5/15/10
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