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8458 Silver Champ
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:07:47 GMT
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Just picked up a copy of the Silver Champion (8458)...$169.99 later! OUCH!
I found it at TRU in Portland, ME. Didn't expect it to be on the shelves, I
thought it was only a catalog item. Anyway, it's the most fascinating Lego
set I've built yet, hands down. The damn thing is well over two feet long!
The wheels are roughly the diameter of a baseball. The instructions were
lengthy and complex...enough to trick me two or three times, forcing me to
rip it apart and go backward a few steps - very fun! It comes with two FAT
instruction booklets (novels, really) one for the Formula racer, the other
for the truck. Truly irresistable for a Technic fan...if you can get over
the cost, that is. Uninterrupted (sp?) building time was approx. eight
hours, but that's going slow to savor it. Nice set, well worth the $$
-Matt
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 | | Re: 8458 Silver Champ
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| (...) Actually I didn't really think this one was really that good. The look is fantastic and it comes with many useful parts and innovative design ideas, but there simply aren't enough functions to make it worth $170. At this kind of price I would (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: 8458 Silver Champ
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| (...) I got mine from Etoys last week, with a 20% off coupon. Even after shipping it wasn't much over $140. I'm in the building process now, I quit at step 39 to eat and check messages :) I'll post later on what I think of the completed set. Thomas (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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