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Re: 8458 Silver Champ
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lugnet.technic
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Sun, 26 Nov 2000 02:17:17 GMT
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On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:07:47 GMT, "Matt Sekerak" <lowlead@aol.com>
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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 $$
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> -Matt
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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
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