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Re: #7191 UCS X-Wing brief review
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lugnet.starwars
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Fri, 1 Sep 2000 16:03:36 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, David Simmons writes:
> 1. Lackluster presentation once the box is opened: there's just a bunch of
> bags rattling around inside along with the instructions and decal sheets.
> This resulted in one of the stickers peeling off and attaching to the
> instruction sheet. Not a big deal for me since I didn't plan to apply most
> of them anyway. It would have been nice if TLG had put one of those cool
> clear plastic trays in the box to display some of the unique pieces from the
> set. It's like thery just threw everything in the box and taped it shut. A
> little haphazard if you ask me.
I have to agree with you completely on this one. I feel as if I've gone to a
cafeteria, and the server has slapped some food on my tray and that's my
lunch. Horrible presentation - here are your pieces, now go play and leave us
alone. The unfortunate thing is that MANY of TLC's sets are like that now!
And I've experienced the "stickers-peeling-off" too.
Example: 6091 King Leo's Castle. Everything just appears in the box. But
funny thing is, I saw a "flapped-with-plastic-tray" version in Europe.
Bryan
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| HAR HAR! Good one, Bryan. The cafeteria analogy had me rolling. That's a perfect summation of my initial impression upon opening the box. "Thanks for the money, here's yer plastic." *plop* *plop, plop* Bryan Wong <green_paper@hotmail.com> wrote in (...) (26 years ago, 2-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Well, after passing my driving test on the first try I decided to get myself a present to celebrate. Armed with TLG's coupon for $15 off, I headed to my local TRU (Emeryville, CA). They had all the new SW sets including the Millenium Falcon (I'll (...) (26 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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