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Re: Insectoids - better than I thought, Rock Raiders - disappointment
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lugnet.space, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.underground
Date: 
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:49:56 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Joseph Gonzalez writes:
I had only bought the 6909-Sonic Stinger but just picked up the 6919-Planetary
Prowler (at a discount price) and I find myself liking the Insectoids • sub-theme
more than I thought I would.
I'm seriously looking at picking up more of the sets on discount as I find
them.  They use a nice amount of parts and make models that fit in great with
the look and feel of the theme.

Rock raiders, on the other hand, are quite a disappointment.  I just picked
up the 4980-Tunnel Transport.  Even with the $8.00 off coupon I got in a Mania
magazine this one just isn't worth the money (though I might pay $25-30 for
the set on discount).  The model itself isn't a bad design but its mainly made
out of big (town jr.) pieces.  Other gripes include too many colors: grey, • dark
grey, yellow, teal, brown and black (c'mon, TLG, pick a color!) and • pre-printed
pieces.
I feel quite bad because I really wanted to like this sub-theme.  As it is,
I'll probably just pick up the 4950-Loader Dozer (for a wrench and a creature)
and be done with it.

..joseph g

Hmmm.  That's the opposite of what I thought. I like the 4970 Chrome crusher,
but I don't like the Tunnel Transport.

The Insectoids, to me, were not very cool.  I got the 6969 Celestial Stinger
for $50 on July 1st, the day they came out.  I went home and built it right
away, and when I was done, I didn't like it very much.  The set was big and
clunky, and fell apart a lot.  Also, the big laser flashy bug zapper thingy was
not that great.
I mean, oh wow.  Now I can scare my minifigs to death using a big flashy green
light that just makes a sound like a cricket.
Come on TLG.  Get back to the REAL space themes like blacktron.

Alex "Buy the new Bug-a-Raiders on sale now at your local Spam 'R Us! (hmm, i
havent used spamrus in a long time better use it again soon)" Roode



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  Re: Insectoids - better than I thought, Rock Raiders - disappointment
 
(...) -snip- (...) -snip- (...) creature) (...) Hey, fill me in on what you liked about the 4970. I really want to like the rock raiders theme and oftentimes when I hear what someone else likes about the theme/models I'll be convinced to give them a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.underground)

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  Insectoids - better than I thought, Rock Raiders - disappointment
 
I had only bought the 6909-Sonic Stinger but just picked up the 6919-Planetary Prowler (at a discount price) and I find myself liking the Insectoids sub-theme more than I thought I would. I'm seriously looking at picking up more of the sets on (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.space, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.underground)

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