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Review: 5571 Black Cat Big Rig
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Wed, 23 Aug 2000 03:44:56 GMT
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Model Team 5571
Black Cat Big Rig
SHOWCASE COLLECTOR SERIES
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=5571
Well, I finally got my Black Cat Big Rig 5571 on August 2, 2000. Maybe I was a
bit slow to get one but we have to live separate lives from Lego every now and
again. I first realised this kit was created early 1997. I asked a few
questions at some shops but did not receive much response at the time (typical
of the Australian market). With a high price tag (approx AU$280), unless you
have ready cash to throw down on the counter they don't want to know you.
Anyway enough of the happy moments of shopping for Lego here in AUS, I now own
at least one 5571 (hooray and thanks to my man DK on the other side of the
globe).
The kit, yes right THE KIT. If our brick friends TLG could design, build,
market and sell more kits like this we would be happier collectors. Most
people have written the piece count of 1743, this seems to be very close, I
suppose it depends on whether the kit was produced on a Monday or Friday. The
block colours consist of black, red, grey, yellow, blue, white and clear bits
too, with a twelve stud windscreen. The bigger the better! And lets not
forget those chrome bits that let the truck stand out along with the bold
treaded tyres, now there's a pattern. The block selection is vast including
macaroni, slopes, curves, almost all you need to make this Big Rig great.
There are moveable features include tilting engine cowl, seats that tilt and
recline, tilting steering wheel (strange angle, but that's what you get), along
with opening sleeper cab door, and shutter doors which reveal oil can and drill
or ratchet driver, whichever you want it to be. The interior of sleeper cab
has a mock up TV and aerial, bed, pillow, radio and flash light. Then crawl on
through to the dashboard and have a hot black from the onboard coffee machine,
even looks real (nice touch). Now down to the clip on tool set at the side of
the sleeper cab neatly tucked under the lift up tool door. Another feature is
the pop up sleeper roof section with clear plastic opening skylight windows.
Also great attention has been given to the turntable using curves and the like.
Up front under the hood diplays a fairly good dummy V8 engine, it looks the
part. The array of decals help to make this a life-like replica. Well time to
gas up my fire extinguisher, hang up my Fabuland shovel back on board, there
are many more road lines to be counted headin' up the highway.
Don't forget you Lego lot, if you haven't got a Big Rig yet do yourself a
favour and sniff one out, it's great fun to build and even better to drool over
when finished. Took me about 15 hours of enjoyment to build. And to those of
you that have one or more, dust in down and keep on truckin'.
For me I'd like a Big Rig truckin' fleet in this scale. We can only hope that
Lego will produce more Model Team bigger and brighter, all the more to collect.
Some people have been a bit critical in the past about the single wheel drive
axles, and yes it is a good point to bring up but they didn't build dual wheels
this time and that's that. All I know is I would rather have this Big Rig than
no rig at all. Let's hope Lego brains-trust goes into designing duallies next
time round.
Rating: Excellent in all aspects
Thanks for taking the time to read this review.
Warren
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