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This set is still a lot of fun, even if general design only warrants a 2/8
rating. :) It looks great suspended by string from the ceiling with my
other adventure planes and balloons.
--
Paul Davidson
Bruce Schlickbernd <corsair@schlickbernd.org> wrote in message
news:FL3qHq.DnD@lugnet.com...
> I still intend to get this one. I'm a sucker for those leather helmets • and
> goggles. Of course, I'll wait until it goes on sale (but then, I *always* • do
> that). Thanks for the review, I enjoy them as always.
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> 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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