Jibbajaba Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I bought a bunch of 12V train stuff off of Craigslist a while back, and in the mix were three of these pieces, but in old light grey: That gave me the idea to re-make the Twin-Winged Spoiler (6828) in the style of classic space. There are a couple of pieces that are not right because I am waiting for a Bricklink order to come in, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. The original Twin-Winged Spoiler is on the right, and my CS-themed redesign is on the left. Here is the Brickshelf folder, which as I type this is not yet public: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=329876 Comments are welcomed. Chris Quote
CP5670 Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) This is a great little set and has a large number of printed tiles and other special parts for its size. I've been meaning to pick up one off ebay for a while now. Your classic space version is a nice adaptation of it. On a side note, I was looking through some old catalogs a few days ago and the cover page of the 1987 US catalog shows a race between this model, a cavalryman and a town race car. Edited July 14, 2008 by CP5670 Quote
Siegfried Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 I've never even heard of this set... and I have none of that piece. I do love the idea of rebuilding old sets in different themes though. Quote
Tohst Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) Great remake. I've always loved that set. I do think it is one of the rare occasions where click hinges would have made an older set with non-click hinges better. In other words, my copy was floppy. I always thought it would be a great gaurd post for a base, you send gaurds out in their own little ships that turn into gaurd towers for them to while away the hours. However, there is an official version of a classic-space Twin-Wingers Spoiler. Set 1510, the special two pack with Spy-Bot (one of the only 'Legoland' sets without a mini-fig. Can anyone think of another one?) and Heroic Twin Starfire had a little display on the front with official models like 6883 Terrestrial Rover and a Twin-Winged Spoiler in a different color with a black-suited classic spaceman driving it. Looking online, I can't find a good picture of it. Maybe I have it around here somewhere. I like your take better. -Tohst ETA - I do have it if anyone is interested, I'll scan it quickly Edited July 17, 2008 by Tohst Quote
ClubNinja Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 Thumbs way up. This set is an old favorite of mine - and I too have a warm and fuzzy place for making over space sets under other themes. Quote
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