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Re: UCS X-Wing Review
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lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Fri, 7 Jul 2000 16:00:37 GMT
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While I love the photos of the UCS X-wing that have been posted on-line, and in
the catalog, I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed when I saw the box
at TRU in Dallas.  The larger photo shows more detail, and it appears somehow
"cheesy" to me.  In the online photos, it looks very good, the lines and
proportions look right, etc.  But the larger photo looks much more "toyish."
Hard to define it, but "I've got a bad feeling" about this model.  Of course,
it could be sour grapes, given that I won't have $160 to spend (all at once) on
Lego for quite some time.  I'd like a better look at that canopy, though.  Any
other unique parts in it?

James Wilson



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(...) There were a bunch of parts that I loved... (unique? I don't know, perhaps, but more likely just odd pieces I'd never seen before or colors I hadn't seen before)... The dk. grey engine pieces (at the end) were completely new to me, as was the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)

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  UCS X-Wing Review
 
O mighty X-Wing! Prince of Lego sets!...I have just been reveling in one of the greatest building privileges and experiences of my life...the UCS X- Wing...greater and more satisfying than both the Whirl and Wheel Super Truck and the Snowspeeder (1) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)

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