xwingyoda Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 Yes my spacemen, the dropship for me is the ultimate motherload of that line. For an affordable price (40 Quote
mutex Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 This is definitely a MUST BUY. I love those landing gears and the general look is reminiscent of the "Aliens" Dropship, which is a good thing. Now as I said in the trike review, since tomorrow is my birthday, you can send me the set by post ;-) :-D Quote
snefroe Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 you have done well, master *yoda* *sweet* the dropship sure has some potential! the colors look fine, the over all design looks good as well. *sweet* sure, the cockpit needs some modding, the shooting mechanism has got to go, those orange tubes need to be deleted, but the basic structure looks good *sweet* does that canopy open at all? the black ship seems to have newly designed parts, not the old UFO things, that's cool... thank god they are stickered, not printed! is there any printed tile inside the cockpit of the black fighter, *yoda* ? Is there a cockpit at all? Quote
dunamis Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 Wow, I really like the design, especially the landing gear. Those tubes and missile launchers have to go... Quote
Asuka Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 A very interesting set indeed with many good and usable parts! Nice review. *y* The design ot that dropship is great with some neat construction details like the way the cockpit and that rover Quote
Mofo Jones Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 I see a possible MOC: Build up a small trooper compartment where the rover should be parked and then it would really start looking like a dropship from Aliens or StarCraft. Overall, I like the design. I don't know if I can afford it this year (too many SW sets to buy) but I like em! :) Quote
Hinckley Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 Another fantastic review *yoda* Thank you so much. Go Darth Maul. Eradicate the horribly designed alien MFs (does that stand for mini-figs or something else... >:-) ) Impale on! Quote
Kahgarak Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 Go Darth Maul. Eradicate the horribly designed alien MFs (does that stand for mini-figs or something else... >:-) )Impale on! Mom freakers? X-D Quote
Brainbox Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 I might look at getting this. It looked good when we first saw pictures, but now it looks even better. The drill rover looks better than I thought it would, and it's actually a little bit cute. The orange really compliments the cleanliness of the white, and makes the whole thing look sleek and futuristic. I actually thought the alien vacuum things were engines. Oh well. I don't think the alien ship is brilliant, but it's not bad. I quite like the general shape though, just perhaps not on this. Thanks for the review. Even if the lightsaber vs aliens is starting to become a cliche... Quote
xwingyoda Posted May 15, 2007 Author Posted May 15, 2007 does that canopy open at all? only the cokpit can open to let the Mf in, but nothing else opens !! the black ship seems to have newly designed parts, not the old UFO things, that's cool... thank god they are stickered, not printed! is there any printed tile inside the cockpit of the black fighter, *yoda* ? Is there a cockpit at all? No printed tiles whatsoever unfortunatly (I wanted those round tiles to be printed |-/ ) - and what you see is what you get, meaning No cockpit at all !! Good that its the aliens ship hehe !! Even if the lightsaber vs aliens is starting to become a cliche... And so ?? *yoda* Quote
xenologer Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 I'm Dissapointed that they decided to use giant stickers to go on those giant slopes. Putting stickers on curved surfaces is highly error prone and I can see those causing trouble for kids. But I'm even More Dissapointed by the fact that even the Small 2*2 tile pieces (like the computerscreen, ?radars? and MM logos) are stickers as well. It is these small 'icon' tiles that give any Space theme its Character! They're small and common enough(vs the bigslopes) that the reusability argument doesn't hold much water. Especially for the computer screen, there is no excuse there! Quote
xwingyoda Posted May 15, 2007 Author Posted May 15, 2007 I'm Dissapointed that they decided to use giant stickers to go on those giant slopes.Putting stickers on curved surfaces is highly error prone and I can see those causing trouble for kids. I disagree with you here for the following reason: those parts can be nice to use for other MOCs and the stickers are plain ugly IMO. But I do agree that the stickers are a apin to place (I really despise putting those horrendous stickers >:-( ). But I'm even More Dissapointed by the fact that even the Small 2*2 tile pieces (like the computerscreen, ?radars? and MM logos) are stickers as well.It is these small 'icon' tiles that give any Space theme its Character! They're small and common enough(vs the bigslopes) that the reusability argument doesn't hold much water. Especially for the computer screen, there is no excuse there! Exactly !! I really would love to know the price increase to have those small printed parts |-/ Not that much I guess. Stickers OFF !! *yoda* Quote
Starwars4J Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 This is amazing...so are you planning on reviewing every single set of 07? :-P It looks like a great set, and 4 jellies is a great deal! What exactly DOES move on them? *wacko* Quote
Asuka Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 It looks like a great set, and 4 jellies is a great deal! What exactly DOES move on them? *wacko* The hips I guess.... :-/ Quote
JoeMI6 Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 Sounds like a wicked set. Great reviewing as always Yoda. I might wait to see the other sets reviewed before i buy one from this line. Damn those Jellies though, they could have been so much more. Quote
xenologer Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 hmmmh So now that we've established that there are no iconic printed tiles. I'm only seeing this as a parts pack mostly. Debating if I should buy or not. Looks like you get a few white angled wing plates, the big black slopes on the alien ship, bunch of technic beams that I already have enough of, the orange windscreens, some nice orange wheels... maybe, but I'll buy the smaller parts packs first. Ya know, I'm thinking that the 6wheeled rover in this set, ought to trade places (or at least undercarriages) with the 4wheeled rover in the alien fighter attack set. It would give the smaller set more substance; and in exchange for the smaller rover in the dropship, add a cargo box or something else it could carry. Both would be better. Quote
Scouty Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 Reading this review has got me thinking. These sets are really cool. I've been looking at some spacey Lego sets and starting to admire the Blacktron series. Now, I can't go and buy them because they are expensive and/or I have no money for an additional series! But, seeing these has got me thinking of buying all the ones which include the humans, it's really interesting. What really sparked me to get these is those l ovely trans-orange pieces. I absolutely ADORE them! *wub* . Truly. I really like all the features on the dropship. Not the alien ship though, it kind of looks akward to drive. The little rover looks nice. TRANS-ORANGE COCKPIT PIECE! I like alot of things on the dropship. The only one thing that is a down is...the alien sucker, thingys. I don't like they're purpose on the ship. I like the piece, not it's purpose. I truly enjoy this and look forward to trying to get it. That would be very neat for lego to continue with these...but in more Classic Space terms. I've been wondering....are the aliens (whom you refer to jellies :-P) Are they jelly like? Or all hard plastic? Quote
Starwars4J Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 The hips I guess.... :-/ Well that's disappointing...I was hoping for as much articulation as the exoforce robots :-/ What a horribly cheap way for them to take...I mean how could they even be used? Except as like a hologram... Thanks, Asuka Quote
xenologer Posted May 15, 2007 Posted May 15, 2007 What a horribly cheap way for them to take...I mean how could they even be used? Except as like a hologram... Maybe once the sets are largely distributed, we could have a contest to discover the most innovative use of the useless alien figs? I'm thinking, that they could have simply recycled the ExoForce Drones in transgreen and they would have made decent aliens... Quote
Piranha Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 Great review *yoda* Yet another thing to buy Hehe other members might not have noticed, but that Darth Maul torso is NEW 8- Quote
Starwars4J Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 Great review *yoda* Yet another thing to buy Hehe other members might not have noticed, but that Darth Maul torso is NEW 8- Quote
Piranha Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 Actually there were always two types of robes. The more intricate robe, most often found on Palpatine, and the simpler one pictured above. So no new torso, though it wouldn't surprise me if he had the SI anyway :-P :-$ Yup you're right Just checked Bricklink :-( No new torso Oh well................ I guess this means I am feeling *wacko* For some strange reason maybe all the new sets to buy X-D Piranha Quote
xwingyoda Posted May 16, 2007 Author Posted May 16, 2007 This is amazing...so are you planning on reviewing every single set of 07? :-PIt looks like a great set, and 4 jellies is a great deal! What exactly DOES move on them? *wacko* I wish loooool :-P But the answer is a definite NO !! Can't buy them all hehe Only those darn legs move |-/ Btw, nice avatar yoda :-P . Tks, I do wonder where did I get that pic :-P ;-) *yoda* Quote
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