I recently got my hands on this set as a hand-me-down. When it first came out, I did buy into the popular opinion that it was very pretty but very small. After having it in my hands though, I've completely changed my mind. It has such a respectable profile that really punches above its weight and looks more like a model kit than a lego set. Its a marvel that it ended up being scaled so closely to the source material and still looks this good and the fact that you can completely enclose a driver inside the vehicle is just incredible!
I ignored it at the time Bc the 2008 one was so much bigger (and in my mind at the time; therefore better). In hindsight it this is a modern classic of its time
I believe this was 40€ in the Netherlands. Yup in the days there wasnt an official Lego Store in the Netherlands, stuff was often overpriced. Even online it was that price on the Lego website.
I recently got my hands on this set as a hand-me-down. When it first came out, I did buy into the popular opinion that it was very pretty but very small. After having it in my hands though, I've completely changed my mind. It has such a respectable profile that really punches above its weight and looks more like a model kit than a lego set. Its a marvel that it ended up being scaled so closely to the source material and still looks this good and the fact that you can completely enclose a driver inside the vehicle is just incredible!
I ignored it at the time Bc the 2008 one was so much bigger (and in my mind at the time; therefore better). In hindsight it this is a modern classic of its time
I believe this was 40€ in the Netherlands. Yup in the days there wasnt an official Lego Store in the Netherlands, stuff was often overpriced. Even online it was that price on the Lego website.
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Great video. Seems like the size of the ship looks way bigger in the photo. Just like you said.