Review: 7915 Imperial V-wing Starfighter
Ah, the V-wing. Two seconds of screen time is more than enough to warrant a set, and then apparently a redesign with a different color scheme a few years later…
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Posts Tagged ‘review’
Ryan "chief" Wood | February 4th, 2011 | LEGO Star Wars, Reviews
Review: 7676 Republic Attack Gunship
At long last, 7676 Republic Attack Gunship, we meet on the FBTB review battlefield. Nearly two years ago you came into my life, and I teased and flirted with this review. But no more! A gauntlet was thrown down by my benevolent taskmaster, and I must finally (finally!) step up. Are you awesome, or are you not awesome?
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Don "Solo" Reitz | January 26th, 2011 | LEGO Star Wars, Reviews
Review: 7913 Clone Trooper Battle Pack
I’ve never been a big fan of the Clone Wars style figures, so it’s hard to believe this is my favorite battle pack so far. Apart from one real gripe (and my typical hatred of the unbearably ugly clone face) this almost qualifies as “perfect”.
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Don "Solo" Reitz | January 1st, 2011 | LEGO Toy Story, Reviews
Review: 7598 Pizza Planet Truck Rescue
I absolutely love this set. Allow me to show you all why…
Don "Solo" Reitz | December 31st, 2010 | LEGO Star Wars, Reviews
Review: 8091 Republic Swamp Speeder
“The Infantry Support Platform (ISP), also known as the swamp speeder, was a repulsorlift speeder first deployed by the Grand Army of the Republic for swamp combat during the late Clone Wars.” Thanks Wookipedia, without you I was going to assume this set was something a drunken set designer thought up to fill out the Star Wars lineup.
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Don "Solo" Reitz | December 31st, 2010 | Reviews
Review: 8092 Luke’s Landspeeder
Ah, the iconic vehicles of Star Wars… Will you ever stop being redesigned?
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Ryan "chief" Wood | April 9th, 2009 | Reviews
Review: 7673 MagnaGuard Starfighter
(The set is on sale at Amazon this week!)
Magma-wha? Manga guard? What does this have to do with anime? Oh, Magnaguard. Okay.
On to this review business.
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Don "Solo" Reitz | April 1st, 2009 | LEGO Power Miners, Reviews
Review: 8707 Boulder Blaster
Blah blah blah, you know you’re just here for the pictures. And man are they good. Clickity clickity cloo!
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Ryan "chief" Wood | April 1st, 2009 | LEGO Power Miners, Reviews
Review: 8958 Granite Grinder
When I first saw the Granite Grinder on the shelf at Target, I thought “Dawww… how cute!” And I continued along my merry way, not giving it a second thought as I drooled over meatier offerings like the 8960 Thunder Driller and the 8961 Crystal Sweeper.
The next time I saw it was in the hands of a fellow member of the Los Angeles LUG, and I got to see it in action. When I saw what this puppy could do, I had to have one.
So does the set rock or is it fool’s gold?
Ryan "chief" Wood | February 19th, 2009 | Reviews
Review: 7678 Droid Gunship
When I first heard there was going to be a Separatist gunship in Episode 3 during the battle of Kashyyyk, I remember thinking “Ha! Droid gunship? No way that could take on a Republic gunship!” I didn’t think the Separatists could come up with anything that could top the Republic Attack Gunship for sheer firepower and awesome. Then I saw the movie, *briefly* glimpsed the droid gunship in it, and thought nothing more of it. Its role was so small, and we didn’t get to see the inner workings of it like we did the RAG. Simply put, I didn’t know *what* to think of it anymore. “Meh” would be a fitting description.
Putting this set together, I thought back to those first impressions. Were they right?
