Fine use of shocks. Really looks like that.
Posted by
Starstreak
in United States
on
10 August 2009
I have a full review here with photos and VIDEO:
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=27829&hl=
Here is the closing for the review:
Features
Both vehicles uses the shocks, but the Quad-Bike uses 3. One for the back, and two for the front. The Dune Buggy uses shocks just on the back. The front wheels turn on the Quad-Bike, but the rear wheels turn on the Dune Buggy. Both sets uses a 2 cycle engine, which does cycle the pistons as you push the vehicles around.
Final thoughts
Both sets are good build. They are much smaller than you would think. I was surprised at the size. The box pictures make it seem much larger vehicle than it really is. One thing. This set has many small technic parts. It was a pain to dismantle. This is one of those sets you need to have a solid flat surface that you can use to help you push some parts together. The sets does use stickers to bring out the feel of the sets. Since I didn't use the stickers, it seemed a bit bland. But that's my fault for not pasting the stickers.
My rating:
Playability: 4 out of 5. It is playable. Rolls, and moves and I like things with shocks.
Design: 3 out of 5. This is not a complicated set. It has enough parts to make it look like what it's supposed to be. But nothing more. I like the buggy, but if you notice, there's no chair or steering wheel, etc. But from the outside, it does look nice.
Build experience: 3 out of 5. For a technic set, it doesn't have allot of complicated parts to put together. Although, I found it hard to put some pieces together that were small. I must be getting old.
Overall: 3 out of 5. At 308 pieces, and paying close to $45 for it, it was a bit much. But the set to me did come out nice. This is one of those, "want" sets. Not a "must have" set.
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