tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post6802787104722368692..comments2023-05-27T06:26:37.346-07:00Comments on Dan's Projects: LEGO Sets For Sale/TradeDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-87436209086242709172008-06-05T20:19:00.000-07:002008-06-05T20:19:00.000-07:00I know that LEGO is trying to be more realistic, b...I know that LEGO is trying to be more realistic, but this is going too far. Never mind the size of the plane is just under 2 feet by a foot an a half, thats way too big to place in a lego world, its a good coffee table object, and literally too. It was on my coffee table for a long time because I had no room to play with it because it was way too freggin big. Couldn't they go like 6 stud wide, more minifig scale and make more rounder elements? That would be much better. I would like to research in round elements and see how existing ones could make a better lego plane.<BR/><BR/>I meant the whole axel/back wheels thing. Landing that specific airplane is very hard because the wheels have to be in sync - the design was horrible. (I love sounding like an airplane pilot! :^P ) I can't really describe it, but it makes a point that technic and system elements shouldn't go together. <BR/><BR/>I haven't really followed the Dreamliner plane lately, but the way they described the design of the plane, it reminded me of the 7893. Hopefully their design in the real world is better than the lego world. I would be nervous flying in that plane.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968760862100618094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-80896368081677569262008-06-05T10:41:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:41:00.000-07:00Oh, and I'm sure you know about the scale issues w...Oh, and I'm sure you know about the scale issues with that and with the older 4-stud-wide fuselage planes already. I actually like the scale of the new one (it <I>is</I> a bit more realistic), but I agree that it's all wrong as far as fitting in an airport or with the runway plates.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-31408613695165334142008-06-05T10:38:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:38:00.000-07:00I hate the design too, but the little kids just lo...I hate the design too, but the little kids just love it. I'm kind of wishing that I had swapped contact info with the woman I met a few weeks back whose kid wanted it...that kid was just begging for the set and we were both going "but it's not a great set - the cockpit's one giant piece!". I'm hoping to pass it along to a parent who will be able to save the other $20 and then be able to use that money to buy something more exciting.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't know about the tires, though - they're in the bag that still unopened. <BR/><BR/>I thought that that Boeing was already out? Maybe I'm confusing it with the Dreamliner. I've met a few Boeing employees and seen some of their CAD blueprints - the designs of the real planes are much better. Then again, I didn't look that closely...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868894814276101467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592262139247886631.post-18815895020315534592008-06-05T10:11:00.000-07:002008-06-05T10:11:00.000-07:00I don't like the 7893 airplane. It's waayy too big...I don't like the 7893 airplane. It's waayy too big, and it keeps falling apart with the tires on the belly of the plane, and I messed around with mine and it crashed several times. My Minifig Aviation Administration rules these planes are unsafe for minifigs.<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, the plane just sucks because they made this plane so horribly and it can break easily. <BR/><BR/>There is a new Boeing airplane that is supposed to come out sometime this year and the airplane's chassis is like the Lego plane with the plane broken into different pieces. Then I wonder who came up with the design first, LEGO or Boeing. Then I also wonder how safe it is on the real one.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968760862100618094noreply@blogger.com