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Re: Quick Assessments of 2000 Sets I picked up
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Tue, 14 Dec 1999 23:58:19 GMT
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Jeff Stembel wrote:
> And now for the assessments!!
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> 6095 Guarded Treasury
> 101 pcs, $14.99 *Great Buy!*
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> I think this set will make up the bulk of extra castle purchases this
> year. It has a lot of great pieces, and the only minifigs that come with it
> are grunts. My biggest complaint with this set is the Tower piece. It is a
> 3x4x6 Half-Tower piece, and has no indentations to take bricks like the old
> tower and wall pieces do. The good stuff include the blue 75 degree corner
> slopes, the Lion's Head Lintels, the Brown torches, the Gray arched
> window with a wrought iron bar pane, and the two minifigs.
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> One minifig is an English Pikeman with a plate armor deco torso, and a
> Royal Knights II Medium Shield.
> The other minifig is a Bulls Soldier, with a scale or brigandine armor
> deco torso, and a Kite Shield with a bull head symbol.
>
> 6471 4WD Police Patrol
> 29 pcs, $4.99
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> Not a good set IMO. I got this one for the trans-green windshield and
> the wheels, and I plan to get one more for a second windshield. These
> are the only good things that I can see about it, as the wheels are
> *way* too big. the hubs are the same as the ones in the big Spaceport
> set, and use a new piece to connect to the car frame. This piece is a
> 4x2 45 degree Double Inverted Slope with Technic pegs on the sides.
>
> 7104 Desert Skiff
> 53 pcs, $5.99
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> This is a good buy. It has 3 brown 2x4 plates, 2 brown train railings,
> 2 dark gray 4x8 plates, and two dark gray macaroni bricks, among other
> things. You also get a Han Solo minifig and a new Luke Skywalker
> minifig (new torso and head). I highly recommend this set.
>
> 7115 Gungan Patrol
> 77(83) pcs, $7.99
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> I think this is a good set, but many may feel it doesn't have enough to
> warrant multiple copies. I think the Kaadus are cool, but the set
> didn't come with any bricks to fill their "saddle gaps". However, it
> does come with two beige 8x8 radar dishes, a number of flex tubes, a
> cool purple shield, and six trans-blue 1x1 cylinders. It also comes
> with Jar-Jar and a generic Gungan.
>
> 7124 Flash Speeder
> 105(106) pcs, $7.99 *Best Buy!!*
>
> This is probably the best buy of all the 2000 sets. It has an amazing
> Price per Piece ratio; 7.55 cents/per piece! Not only that, but it has
> a lot of Green pieces, brown chairs, and a brown cap! This set will be
> a staple in people's surplus set catagory!
>
> 7134 A-Wing Fighter
> 123 pcs, $14.99
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> Although the model is a horrible representation of an A-Wing, it has
> some great pieces, like Gray and Dark Gray slopes, red Engine Block
> Cylinders, and large Red and Gray plates. It also comes with a Rebel
> Technician and an A-Wing Pilot in a green jumpsuit.
> The funniest thing about this set is the computer. The image on it is
> of a collision course with a Star Destroyer Bridge. :)
>
> Jeff
Which ship was it that did that again?
--
Jonathan Wilson
wilsonj@xoommail.com
http://members.xoom.com/wilsonj/
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