Athos Posted September 24, 2005 Hey all, Check this out. Looks like there is a new plane out there. http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=K7214&C...tml_tab_K7214_4 Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endigo Vandane Posted September 24, 2005 Actually the 7214 was released in 2004 as an airlines-only promotional set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
languages Posted September 24, 2005 :) Cool plane.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattZitron Posted September 24, 2005 On that topic, does anyone have a spare of that KLM biplane? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sting Posted October 5, 2005 I did it guys... I impulsively bought this set... because there was a set from the early 90's that was a Cargo Plane, and I wanted it so bad, but of course, I was too young to go and try finding it than, and by the time I realized I wanted it... it was too late... So now that I saw that, it will be close compensation. This one set does look cool. Im not too interested in the other set, but oh well... this will be worth it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sting Posted October 16, 2005 Hey! It came in yesterday! Its a pretty cool little plane... has a wierd wing/pontoon design that involves an elastic band... very strange. Besides the propellors that can rotate up and down(much like those VTOL Prop planes), its a very cool plane. Has a neat little storage area in the back, and an ultra-rare Navy Blue Pilot Minifig. No one cares, but meh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost Viking Posted October 18, 2005 Hey! It came in yesterday! Its a pretty cool little plane... has a wierd wing/pontoon design that involves an elastic band... very strange. Besides the propellors that can rotate up and down(much like those VTOL Prop planes), its a very cool plane. Has a neat little storage area in the back, and an ultra-rare Navy Blue Pilot Minifig. No one cares, but meh. sounds awsome, I might get it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chewie Posted October 18, 2005 Hey sting? could you post some pics of the plane if you have a digital camera? If so thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sting Posted October 18, 2005 I would indeed be able to do that, but I am actually just getting some pictures developed from both of my memory cards, so I currently cannot. But I will when I can... shouldn't be too long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sting Posted October 24, 2005 For anyone who cares, I will be posting a review with pictures of this set tonight hopefully! Its my first lego set review, and being a relatively unknown and small set, it will be a good place to start I think! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
languages Posted October 25, 2005 thanks....I was wondering if to buy this set Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sting Posted October 26, 2005 Review of Set 7214 : SEA PLANE General view. A top-ish view, as you can see, it uses the classic Town "Cargo" logo. Front view Side View. I like the use of the little windows, even though there is nothing really to them but to give the illusion of a larger cabin. It is a nice effect. Rear view. This is where the strange design of the plane comes in... the engines are not put on secure.. and thus the engines can rotate... and make it alot like a VTOL aircraft... except the propellers are way too small to provide lift in this way... I will be putting a few pieces on the aircraft to stop it from this. Another strange aspect of the plane... as I if you push the pontoons, they rotate like this... this along with the Rotating engines can make this plane look like a transformer lol, from a cargo plane to an attack "helicopter"... This rotation results from the funny construction that is very different for airplanes in the lego universe... not sure why they did this... If you remove the wings and a small arch, you can see this inside... I still am not sure the purpose of this... if someone can explain why Lego did this than let me know, because it puzzles me. This elastic keeps the pontoons from rotating freely. This is the cargo hold... Red and Yellow Suitcases with flat 1x1 panels as 'cargo' in them... and a grey backpack. Its neat. The ultrarare Dark Blue Pilot Minifig... I believe he is only in 2 sets... this one and another World City promotional airliner. The icing on this neat little set. There you have it! A nice little set, which was, at one point, actually challenging to build(aligning pieces on the black technic pole that holds the pontoons on was kind of time consuming considering the size of the set!), but is built with some strange ideas, and has a large fault in the rotating engines(Unless this was intended... not sure why it would be... that'd be a strange plane...). It has quality though, it is far better than most new CITY stuff in the way it doesn't have any huge <insert that tiresome argument> pieces. It has the ultrarare and cool Dark Blue pilot minifig, which is a bonus. It came with another set, 7212... which is a promotional creative building set based on airplanes. So the price was 29.99 CDN, which makes each set worth $15 dollarsish, which gives this 125 piece set a value of 12cents/piece... not too bad! My (untrained, and totally biassed :-D) rating of the set is 7/10! You (hopefully!) can see the pictures, so judge for yourself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
languages Posted October 27, 2005 Thanks for the review...I think Ill save my money for BATMAN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
