| |
It's BricWorx. My bad.
I got used to typing without proper consideration for the actual company name.
Ed
In lugnet.reviews, Ed McGlynn writes:
> My informal review of BrikWorx initial offering - coaches 401 and 403 in set
> 405.
>
> Check out pictures of finished models and box contents at:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5242
>
> My sons and I put together the models recently - I, of course, had
> a head start by finishing the combination car ahead of time. I was dying to
> see the color combination come into being, since I don't have any
> verdigris-colored bricks in my collection. The www.bricworx.com website was
> very helpful and very representative of what I actually received and put
> together. I opened it upon arrival.
>
> The instructions are top-quality. I've been putting similar coaches
> together for our 9v trains at home, and I was going through all the motions to
> document their construction via instructions and LDRAW. I wanted to create
> something my sons could dig up form the attic many years from now and get
> out for their kids (if I every have to put my LEGO away, that is). "Hey -
> remember when Dad made this LEGO train set? Here's the instructions on how
> he made those cool Pullman cars!" One of the attractions of set 405 was
> that the set was already documented, and provided an excellent storage box
> with a picture on the cover. The best I could do was to get a 2qt.
> Sterilite clear plastic box up until now...
>
> The presentation is very good. My thoughts were overall positive as I
> broke the seal on the set and opened the box to find some FloPak cells and
> the Authenticity document on the top. The document is great, but the
> once-inflated FloPak cells were now flat. They did their job very well,
> but it gave me an impression that they actually had become deflated because
> the contents had shifted and caused their failure. In my eyes, I need to see
> packaging materials that remains 90% or more intact, so I know the contents
> had a safe ride. I liked how the contents of the color motif elements
> seperated from the rest of the model elements, and the 401s and 403 were
> individually compartmentalized in seperate zipper bags. BrikWorx went to
> great lengths to make sure the contents were shipped intact to me by
> insuring the package, using a sturdy USPS supplied Priority Mail box, and
> filling voids in the box with bubble wrap, etc. Nice job!
>
> The design is excellent. I wasn't after a very realistic form when I purchased
> this set, but the design is plausible and non-juniorized. The cars assemble
> in a fashion that is very consistant with the tactile feel of a good
> old-fashioned LEGO set. There are parts where you say "oh - I get it now"
> and no frustration. My 5 and 8 year old sons could tackle all the building
> except for the initial framework of the floor of the cars, and the exact
> location of the buffers. The black color is hard to present in any contrast
> in any instruction detail, but the BricWorx instructions did an excellent
> job. I didn't have any problems, but I've been at this longer than my 8
> year old, of course! They really enjoyed putting it together with me and
> pushing them around the floor for a couple of hours. We were on a visit to
> Grandma and Grandpa's house in Binghamton at the time, and I didn't bring
> any track with me. These models stood side by side with my own creations
> and the Metroliner, each as interesting to me and my kids as the next. Even
> my NLSO wife stopped rolling her eyes to check them out once they were
> built. I like the design because it's close to some other Pullman-styled
> coaches that I've made, and I was interested in learning from BrikWorx's
> execution. It's one thing to see creations posted on LUGNET, etc., but when
> you get to handle a model of someone else's creation on your own time,
> that's cool.
>
> The original sticker sheets supplied with the set were generous and
> represented a decent assortment of icons and fonts. I had some problems
> applying the stickers, as I found that medium pressure while I rubbed them
> into place started to smear the ink. Steve and Dwayne listened to my
> suggestions and offered replacement stickers in a wet decal format. While
> these applied much better, I found that they became a bit brittle and flaked
> off under some handling. I'll probably remove most of the larger decals,
> but keep the smaller ones on as long as I can. I think the best results
> would be produced on clear sticker stock printed with an ALPS dry transfer
> printing technique. If I need decals or stickers that badly, I'll figure
> out a way to get them on my own. Don't hold the sticker/decal problems
> against this set - I bought it without much interest in applying them
> anyway, and I'm certainly not disappointed. Rather, I'm pleased that
> BrikWorx tried hard to correct my issue.
>
> Also of note - all of the elements were in excellent shape, except for the
> 1x4x2 white fences, which were used but in good shape. I had to clean them
> up a bit to get them to match the new gloss of their neighboring elements in
> the set.
>
> Did I mention that the set was shipped via USPS Priority Mail Insured - a
> definite sign of premium customer service, and that scored points with me.
>
> Most of all, my transaction was handled with high importance, and that was much
> appreciated. I look forward to future orders from BricWorx.
>
> Thanks for the read,
> Ed
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Review of BrickWorx set 405
|
| My informal review of BrikWorx initial offering - coaches 401 and 403 in set 405. Check out pictures of finished models and box contents at: (URL) sons and I put together the models recently - I, of course, had a head start by finishing the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.trains)
|
4 Messages in This Thread:
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
