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Re: 4x2ReVu: 7150 TIE Fighter and Y-wing
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Wed, 6 Oct 1999 19:52:19 GMT
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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez writes:
> It's tough to speak lightly about this wonderful set. It's the first new Lego
> set I have been truly excited about in at least three years! The connection to
> a movie that inspired my childhood is obviously going to influence my opinion
> but I'm even more impressed by the two individual spacecraft whose design is
> executed fairly well both within the same set.
> As stated, the set is composed of two spacecraft. The first is a Y-wing, named
> for its design of two main thrusters attached to a main body that tapers into a
> single long-neck, wedge-shaped cockpit. The pilot sits in a reclining position
> (which is the complaint of some detractors), with large blasters mounted just
> above the cockpit canopy. Behind the canopy is a cubby for a removable 2x2x2
> utility box. Next to the utility storage area is a place for an
> android/astromech to sit snugly. There is yet another compartment for storage
> of small supplies (like a light saber) behind the astromech's position. The
> construction of the craft is fairly solid although the dual thrusters are
> slightly wobbly due to their size and the fact that they are secured to the
> main fuselage with pins rather than with bricks and plates.
> The second craft is of a less-conservative design with a centralized pod-like
> cockpit and wide struts that stretch out to vertically positioned wings that
> angle in at the top and bottom. It's a very different design with a somewhat
> ominous aspect to it, and Lego reproduces well this peculiar design although
> the wings attach to the main body by way of pins (as with the Y-wing) and so
> they are also a bit wobbly. Still, I've had no problems to date with the wings
> popping off in play unless one deliberately attempts to pull them off.
> The figures include the biped astromech (white with red highlights), a rebel
> pilot with an orange jump/flight suit (helmet markings are a yellow/black
> checkerboard grid), and the villain Darth Vader (all in black with a cloth cape
> and a full-head helmet that can be removed to see a grey, partially scarred
> face beneath). One neat thing about the set is that it is currently the only
> one that includes the Darth Vader figure (which makes acquiring the set that
> much more special).
> New unique elements include two odd-shaped, dark grey 6x6x2 slope pieces (that
> function as wing connectors), two white 4x4 dome elements, a charcoal tinted
> cockpit canopy and a round, portal-shaped windshield (both preprinted). Other
> unique pieces include grey 3x3 plates with one rounded edge, new 1x2 hinge
> bricks with inter-locking teeth (in grey and dark grey), a 2x2 sloping brick
> with a new control panel print, a new dark grey brick and rod combination
> element (used for aircraft blasters), blue 4x2 sloping bricks, and the use of
> long grey connector rods (previously seen in red with the 6339-Shuttle Launch
> Pad).
> Another interesting aspect of the Star Wars sets is that the instructions
> picture alternate model possibilities (including three different views of the
> alternates to aid in assembling). Some of the alternate models pictured in
> this set's instructions are two aircraft, a scorpion-tail vehicle and a
> nifty-looking lightsaber handle. The instructions also include a couple of
> pages of non-verbal comics whose stories incorporate use of the main and
> alternate models (a clever idea).
> What an excellent set! There is a tremendous amount of building pieces (both
> bricks and plates) and they are all used well in each design. It makes an
> outstanding standalone set that will stand up well over time.
I agree that this is a really good model set. I am very pleased with the
Y-wing
engine assemblies, its color scheme, its tapered cockpit, and the excellent
detail of its pilot's face and helmet. I am a bit disappointed with its flat
underside. . . I feel like it needs some texture underneath, so I've decided to
order some white plates and layer it (does anyone have a better idea??)
Regarding the Tie Fighter, I am very satisfied, and in particular I like the
wing design (I haven't found the wobbliness a problem.) I do wish that the
design had incorporated a suggestion of sublight engine thrusters. But,
overall, I really do give this set very high marks.
Seriously, has anyone attempted to build up the Y-wing's underside? I've
considered using inverted angled bricks, but it is a bit awkward since they do
not match the horizontally-sloping bricks of the cockpit. The best solution
that I see is the classic layering one.
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| James Simpson <jsimpson@rice.edu> wrote in message news:FJ75v7.JyH@lugnet.com... (...) do (...) The Y-Wing is actually supposed to be pretty flat underneath, though just a flat plate looks lame IMHO. Just adding one or two layers of plates does the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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| The pilot kicks his father's ship for the hundredth time. He waited all his life for the opportunity like that of helping his friends with a raid on the empire's deathstar and now, so close, his father's rusty Y-wing decided to stall out on a nearby (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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