• Glider

    <h1>Glider</h1><div class='tags floatleft'><a href='/sets/4442-1/Glider'>4442-1</a> <a href='/sets/theme-City'>City</a> <a class='subtheme' href='/sets/subtheme-Traffic'>Traffic</a> <a class='year' href='/sets/theme-City/year-2012'>2012</a> </div><div class='floatright'>©2012 LEGO Group</div>

    Glider

    ©2012 LEGO Group
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    Not just the usual City fare, a great small set.

    Written by (AFOL , bronze-rated reviewer) in New Zealand,

    OK, so here's my hot off the press review.

    This set just arrived and I wanted to share it with everyone.

    Pros

    • Very playable for an exclusive set.
    • 2 minifigs + 2 vehicles and a trailer is very good value of money.
    • The glider is solid, despite being thinly constructed, and well-designed.
    • Very nice torsos (think they're new, but can't check as this is not in bricklink yet).
    • Uses the new 'double curved slope' piece (also seen in the town hall window boxes) for the car bumpers/fenders and to hold the glider wings on. Nice part.
    • Unusual wheels on the trailer, not commonly seen (by me anyway).
    • The box is very small indeed (19 x 9.5 x 6 cm), and densely packed. Long may this trend continue.
    • A glider is an unusual subject choice (a good thing!) and unlikely to be repeated or duplicated.

    Cons

    • The car is the standard 'City build' ... car base + wheel arches + a couple of those flats with inverted slopes at each end + a standard 'car front' and 'car back' piece and you're pretty much done. Bunch of POOP as usual (POOP = piece that should be made out of other pieces)! However, that's the way all Lego cars are done these days, so more a general comment than this set in particular. Knocks off 'design' points though.
    • Very limited availability.

    Summary

    Not just the usual City fare, great for a small set.

    A good solid set at a good price.

    Anyway, now to the images!






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