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Re: Review: 5936 Spider's Secret
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Wed, 5 Jul 2000 01:27:31 GMT
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This was my first set after a "dark age" of over a year. I like it. I got
many parts I hadn't seen before, like a snake, two spiders, video camera,
spider web, sun disc, both vegetation pieces- lots of good stuff. I don't
really hate the car, or the temple. I love printed pieces, since I do hate
stickers. The trap is incredibly stupid. I have nohing ot say in its defense.
I have always thought there were too many accessories, but at least you have
choice. My conclusion about this set is that it is a bunch of very
interesting new pieces you can display as a model, which makes it a good set to
start a new era with. I'd still be building alternates like crazy if I hadn't
lost the instruction book.
In lugnet.reviews, Greg Majewski writes:
> General Stuff:
> #5936 Spider's Secret
> Pieces: 126
> Minifigs: 2 + 1 skeleton
> Cost: $12.99 MSRP, snagged by me for $10.39 at Kohl's
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> Hmm... My first set in seven months, I have mixed feelings about this one.
> I'll start off with my overall impressions. The set seems to come with more
> minifig accessories than anything. The temple that the set comes with seems
> just like an afterthought. Everything else is directly related to the figs,
> Miss Read and Senor Palomar. The car seems to be an afterthought as well. It
> is very poorly constructed compared to other Adventurers cars. Not only does
> it lack headlights, it is about four different colors and just looks bad. The
> temple is somewhat better. It has a few nice pieces, namingly slopes, and some
> bad ones like the printed statue 2x1x5 columns. Ick. The booby trap that is
> standard to all Adventurer sets is a very conspicuous brown Castle battle axe.
> It leans at about a 45º angle and falls about 2 bricks in height before
> hitting the ground... The rest is just a bunch of bricks. There are very
> little plates in this set which is disappointing. There is a plentiful amount
> of minifig accessories, though, as I already said. These include: 1 pistol, 1
> rifle, 1 set of binouculars, 2 knives, 1 magnifying lens, 1 video camera, 1
> stick of dynomite, 1 backpack, 1 photograph, and 1 map. There are also animals
> a plenty: 2 spiders, 1 scorpion, and 1 snake. There are also a bunch of
> odd/new/unusual pieces: 2x1x5 printed columns, 1 car SPUD, 1 spider web, 1 1x2
> Technic beam with TWO holes (yee-haw!), 1 2x2 round topped brick, and a bunch
> of decorated tiles as well as tons and tons of 2x2x3 and 45º slopes in varying
> colors. A great set for parts, but a bad model
> Pros: Nice pieces and minifigs for GREAT alternates
> Cons: The car, the temple.
> Overall: 3/5
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| (...) Yeah, it's a pretty good model, but compared to the rest of the series, they could have done way better. (...) If you really want me to, I'd be glad to scan it and send you the images. Greg "Hall o' Monkeys" Majewski (URL) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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| General Stuff: #5936 Spider's Secret Pieces: 126 Minifigs: 2 + 1 skeleton Cost: $12.99 MSRP, snagged by me for $10.39 at Kohl's Hmm... My first set in seven months, I have mixed feelings about this one. I'll start off with my overall impressions. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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