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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez writes:
> The madness at the digging site of Selket-Set continues in its seventeenth day.
> It was only four hours ago that the site was hit by a powerful storm of
> lightning (that blasted and disintegrated the larger structures that had been
> excavated) and an incredible rain of scorpions that overran the site and
> poisoned any workers that remained outside. Tom awakens from the nightmare
> under a partially collapsed column at the temple of the goddess Selket herself.
> After freeing himself and emerging from the smoke and rubble, he carefully
> makes his way back to camp and the hope that he'll still find the jeep he has
> carefully prepared with supplies and rations to leave this terrible place. By
> early dusk he approaches the camp and possible salvation, terribly aware that
> there may very well be more than scorpions waiting for his return!
>
> This is my very first 1998 model and it has turned out to be a nice experience.
> The scorpion tracker is a simple set comprising the new adventurer hero and his
> trusty desert jeep, some supplies, a map and a couple of scorpions to keep
> things interesting.
> The main novelty of the set (and the subject of some debate among hardcore
> purists) is the tan seat/specialized element. The length of this element is
> five studs and the width at the base is four, but the width actually widens out
> to almost 6 studs just above the base. This extra-wide piece allows two seats
> to sit adjacently on either side of a centered line of studs (for a stick shift
> or control-painted tile) just like in a real car. There is a vertical slot
> located behind the seats for storing a 2x2 tile. Debate is over the fact that
> this specialized element takes the place of what could have been built with say
> eight or nine pieces (detracting from the number of all-purpose building bricks
> included in a set). Other fans may also not care for the fact that the cab
> disallows opening doors. I confess that I originally didn't like the seating
> piece either, but the piece does make for a more streamline jeep cab than would
> have been possible with regular bricks. Also, the allowance for a driver and
> passenger to sit side by side (practically a first in original Lego design) has
> swayed my opinion toward accepting the new piece. Lastly, the one-piece
> double-seater element reminds me a great deal of similar pieces I used to use
> in assembling military models (like Tamiya or Monogram World War II stuff) from
> my teenage years, so nostalgia wins out and I find myself accepting the new
> element.
> Other new pieces included in the set are an open 3x4 brown crate, tan spoked
> tire rims (look for LOTS of new bricks in tan with these Adventurers sets), a
> grey grill-and-headlamp element, 1x4 clear hinged windshield element (not
> preprinted), a 2x2 preprinted map/hieroglyph tile, the new minifig and hat, and
> binoculars. Also, two oversized black scorpions now add nicely to the Lego
> animal kingdom.
> The company is sadly sliding into producing more elementary models (with more
> specialized pieces reducing the number of simple building bricks) but I still
> enjoyed this simple model and look forward to see what else awaits us in the
> Adventurers series.
>
> !!!4x2ReVu Stats!!!
> Rating: Four out of eight studs.
> Thumbs up for: A fun "period" piece.
> Wallet-Wise: Approximately $4.00 for 34 pieces.
> Original review date: 12/31/97 • I enjoyed the model so much I bought two of them!!!
> Andy
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