I received this LEGO kit as a
gift from Ken Middleton. With all the events that have occurred in my life
in the past year.....I've been putting off building this very involved kit for
quieter times. But I thought it was time for a review and I'll add photos
of the finished plane to this article once my young daughters and myself
complete it.
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This kit contains a
daunting 540 parts.....ponder that number.....over 500 parts!!! The
instruction book is 51 pages long!!!....this really is an instruction
"Book". There is also a selection os stickers for the wings and
fuselage to finish up the kit when you've completed your hours of assembly.
I'm not sure of the exact size, but I suspect the wing span will be about
18".
I didn't test fit
the parts.....no need.....we're talking LEGO quality here.....I know they will
fit. I plan to spend today building this kit with my daughters.
OK...we got this
monster built. I give most of the credit to my 8 year old.....we were
planning on building this over 2 days....but she finished it off later in the
evening while I was at work.
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I'm guessing the
scale at about 1/20....and the wing span is about 19" and the cockpit
detail includes an instrument panel, wicker seat and a control stick. The
attention to detail in the design was quite amazing. For
instance.....this LEGO Biplane comes with rigging......and the rigging
actually helps to support the wings and hold everything together.
My girls (and
myself) are now keen to buy all the big LEGO sets....looks like some
quality time in the making as I ease them into scale model building.
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Thanks Ken.....I am
deeply impressed!!!
Steve &
Amanda
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