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Re: Power Puller 8457 & Silver Champion 8458
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 27 May 2000 09:59:35 GMT
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Gus K wrote:
> [snip]
> The Silver Champion 8458 is due out in Sept. and will be $179
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> So I asked the lady on the phone if she knew why the Silver Champion would
> cost so much and of course she didn't know, but I am thinking that the silver
> plates that make up the body just may be metal. (...)
> [snip]
I feel confident that the silver body panels will be plastic. With the
silver hubs of the resent Technic line being plastic, this seems most
reasonable.
As for the price, I compare it to the Super Street Sensation / Super Car
Mk II 8448. The Silver Champion 8458 looks to me to be larger than the
8448, at least in length, and could surpass the 8448's 1408 piece count.
Another factor is the design. With all that silver it is simply cool
looking and will be a "must have" for any serious Technic fan.
Does this warrant a MSRP of $50 over the 8448? It does if people will
pay it. I know I will. When The Silver Champion is released, I don't
suspect it will gather dust on the store shelves.
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| (...) silver (...) I'm not so sure. There was a very highly detailed picture of it in a recent publication I saw (sorry I can't post pics) and It was dissapointing. The body panels are indeed silvery plastic, rather than the vac-deposit aluminum I (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Power Puller 8457 & Silver Champion 8458
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| After reading snippits about these two sets all over the newsgroups, I decided that I would call lego myself and get the straight dope. This is what I found out: The Power Puller 8457 is due out in Aug. and will go for $109 The Silver Champion 8458 (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.technic)
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