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Re: #7191 UCS X-Wing brief review
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> From: "David Simmons" <xenobuzz@onemain.com>
> To: lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com
> Subject: #7191 UCS X-Wing brief review
> Date: Thu, Aug 31, 2000, 9:59 PM
> 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 definitely be waiting for clearance on that one!). I
> deliberated momentarily over the TIE Interceptor, but decided I wanted the
> Rebel workhorse.
>
> It took me about five hours to build and overall, I think it's a totally
> ballsy set. The proportions and detail are quite nice, especially the area
> to the rear of the cockpit. All the new specialtly pieces are quite
> intriguing, especially the 1x4 gray bricks with four sidestuds. I really
> only have three grips to list:
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> 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 agree a clear tray would have been nice!
> 2. The cockpit doesn't close completely. I would prefer that there was a
> row of studs to secure the forward edge and have the glass seat firmly. A
> litte reengineering should fix this. Any suggestions?
> 3. My wings are not completely straight. When closed, both pairs are
> angled slightly upwards. It's not really noticeable when they're open, but
> when they're closed, it looks funny. Has anyone else experienced this and
> found a solution? I was thinking of tearing down the gearbox and tinkering
> with it, but I wanted to get some suggestions first.
I don't have any sugestions,but if you figure it out please post the
corection,you're right it does look funny.
> These are minor quibbles however, as this set is the coolest Lego set I've
> built ever. It's just so damn BIG! Now I just need to find a suitable
> pilot. Someone mentioned that the Kenner pilot figure works fairly well,
> I'm gonna have to try it.
>
> Dave
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