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I couldn't agree more with your two stud rating on this one Joseph. But, as
usual your review was an eight stud piece with an even more exciting opener.
Keep these coming Joseph. You have a few to go before you are caught up and
ready for July 2000. I can't wait for your Dino reviews and stories!
Cheers,
Mark L
In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez writes:
> Competition between the Chaffos and Masterson explorer companies has always
> been volatile but it's only recently turned lethal. This morning Jeremy
> Masterson is on a recon mission to an out-of-the-way tributary. Rumors
> suggest that there are ruins of an ancient observatory there but Jeremy may
> never make it to find out. Unknown to him, there are four sticks of dynamite
> beneath a blanket in the storage bin directly behind his pilot seat. The
> dynamite is rigged to a timer and that timer is on its last two minutes!
>
> I enjoyed the previous years Adventurer's plane set (5928 Bi-wing Baron) so
> much that when a second plane came out at a dollar less, it was a no-brain
> decision to pick one up. This set gives us a goodguy plane that fits in well
> with the new "amazon' atmosphere.
> The 5925 is another biwing model in dark grown and grey tones. This is
> specially equipped with pontoons for river landings (how else you gonna land • in
> the middle of the jungle?). The cockpit is pretty cramped but there is a
> storage nook just behind the pilot's seat for very small items like a pistol,
> binocs, or a TNT tile. There are also clips on the upper wings to hold extra
> equipment (pick or shovel).
> The model's biggest drawback is its overly simplified design. The pontoons
> don't extend from the plane at all but rest right on the bottom of the wings
> (half of the plane will be submerged before buoyancy kicks in). Also, the
> lower wings seem to be placed well but the upper ones are set way too low,
> practically resting on top of the fuselage. The only saving grace of the set
> lies in its inclusion of brown and tan pieces (even then, those are mostly
> sloping fuselage pieces with just a couple of standard bricks) and the pilot
> minifig. Surprisingly, an alternate model speedboat pictured at the end of the
> instructions is a better model than the principal one!
> If this is your very first Lego airplane you'll probably enjoy it because it • is
> kind of cute in its own way, but it pales in comparison to most any other
> airplane model.
>
> !!!4x2ReVu Stats!!!
> Rating: Two out of eight studs.
> Thumbs down on: A terrible plane model.
> Wallet-Wise: $6.00 approximate U.S. retail for 71 pieces.
> Date: 11/1/1999
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