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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 19:15:45 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Robert Eddings writes:
> 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]
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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 was hoping for. In fact I diddn't see a single vac-dep piece on
the whole thing.
KL
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| (...) I don't think it will get to store shelves, or perhaps that is just in my part of the country. And about the price... lets just say that my girlfriend would be VERY unhappy with me if I spent that much on legos... (...) Can you divluge what (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.technic)
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