Random set of the day: Speed Wings
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 4882 Speed Wings, released in 2005. It's one of 36 Creator sets produced that year. It contains 161 pieces, and its retail price was US$10/£7.99.
It's owned by 616 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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Ah, one of the sets from the last ever Designer Set wave. Interestingly, it appears this particular set didn't survive the rebrand to Creator, whereas 4881, 4883, 4884 and 4886 (a white whale of mine) did. I can't find a single image of this set with the Creator branding. Or maybe just nobody who ever owned the Creator version of this thought it worth photographing for display or sale.
When you don't have to design for a minifigure the vehicles most often look better proportioned.
The jet looks pretty cool and very swooshable.
@LegoSonicBoy said:
"Ah, one of the sets from the last ever Designer Set wave. Interestingly, it appears this particular set didn't survive the rebrand to Creator, whereas 4881, 4883, 4884 and 4886 (a white whale of mine) did. I can't find a single image of this set with the Creator branding. Or maybe just nobody who ever owned the Creator version of this thought it worth photographing for display or sale."
Or they simply were around in 2006 and didn't change the label. I got 4883 in late 2005.
"Speed Wings" sounds like the name of a drive-through restaurant.
Somehow, I don't think this is really what happens if you mix crystal meth with Red Bull. Losing all of your teeth seems a much more likely result.
You know, I really like these!
“It's owned by 616 Brickset members.”
Ah! The set number of the beast!
@PurpleDave said:
"Somehow, I don't think this is really what happens if you mix crystal meth with Red Bull. Losing all of your teeth seems a much more likely result."
...but this set IS what you end up with if you mix amphetamines with Red Bull!
Can't believe this one has slipped through my need to own all the Designer\Creator shark, dinosaur, and jet sets; better get on that.
Thanks, Huwbot!
@LegoSonicBoy I recently bought the Ikea Lego set to populate my 4886 ;) it's a nice model, but severely lacking by today's standards.
I own two of these. Feels nostalgic seeing the box even though 2005 doesn't sound that long ago to me...
I got wings, and I got speed
@GSR_MataNui:
I recently read an amusing article about the Navy Top Gun school in the US. If you get accepted, there's a $5 fine imposed on any students who even come close to referencing the movie. You'd get fined for saying, "I've got the need...the need for speed!" You'd also get fined for asking someone if they "feel the need for speed" because it's too close to the movie quote.
The reason for this is that the school is serious business, and they can't have the students clowning about and not giving their studies the attention they demand. Still, everyone gets fined at least once. The fines are payable on the spot, in cash (I don't know what happens to the money after it's collected), but $5 is affordable enough that it allows new students to get it out of their system without risking bankruptcy. If the fine were $100, they'd probably have a lot of students who had a hard time paying attention because they'd be concentrating so hard on not incurring fines that they couldn't afford to pay.
@PurpleDave
Didn't know that. That's awesome!