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There you go. The re-release of the USC Y-Wing. That explains why its always on the exclusive list but always out of stock. :)

keetong- Np. Glad you liked the review. :) xenologer-I'll see what I can do.

This review will be on the 8262 Quad-Bike set. I decided to do the alternate build first, and I'll do the quad-bike second. I even have some youtube videos to spice things up! Set Name: 8262 Quad-Bike Theme: Technic Released: 2008 Pieces: 308 Price: $39.99 (I paid $43.99)/24.45pounds Here are some quicklinks provided to me by Ricecracker: Bricklink, Brickset, and Lego S@H. Wanna see some pictures? Let's start with the normal box arts and manuals! Box Art Front of box. Back of the box. Bags-o-parts Not too many bags. But then again this is "only" 308 pieces. Sticker sheet You'll notice I didn't use the sticker sheet. Depending which version you build, you would need to remove the stickers for the other set. So I didn't use it. Parts list The build- Alternate set first. The Dune Buggy. Starting with the engine frame. 2 stroke motor. Cute. I wonder how hard would it be to make a rotary engine? Completed frame for the engine, including the shocks. These shocks are fairly soft. Nothing bad. Makes it easier to see the suspension move without putting allot of pressure on the frame itself. Now, you can the side of the frame being made for the buggy. Ok, the frame for the body is done. Reminds me of a "Spinner" from Blade Runner. You'll also notice that there seems to be things missing. Because this set only has about 308 pieces, they did leave out finer details. Like no seats, steering wheels, doors that open, headlights, etc. Finished photos Side view. This is interesting. The rear tires turn. Not the front. In a real car, you would run into issues where the faster you go, the easier it would be to spin out. But on the Lego set, it actually works well as it makes tighter turns, the suspension and engine was all on one frame. So I suppose you could just take that and make another vehicle if you wanted without too much trouble. At least it has side mirrors and brake lights. Top front view. Wow. Without stickers, it looks very...white. Like in a weird way. Reminds me of something with a buck tooth issue. Top rear view. Easy view to see the engine in the back. I like this. Very close up of the front. Makes this thing look like a monster vehicle! Closeup of the front. Not quite what I was looking for. The focus was too far back. Here is a youtube video of the shocks and wheel turning. I thought this would be interesting to see. The build of the Quad-Bike. Simplified. Only 4 photos. Here you can see the frame before the panels, front end and wheels are added on. Front has dual shocks and wheels will turn. The engine moves and so does the single rear shock. Final Photos Here you go. Again, no stickers, but it looks better without stickers compared to the buggy. Rear view. Here you can see they made the rear suspension with one shock. Works well. Side view. Here you can see how they minimalized using extra pieces. The build seems lacking, but has enough to be complete. Front view low. You can see the front shocks from this view. Both tires has its own suspension. Here is a view from the underside. You can see how the rear wheels turn the engine (The Lt.brown gear). And you can also see how the steering works. Left over parts from the Quad-Bike. Here is a youtube view of the shocks and steering moving. Features Both vehicles uses the shocks, but the Quad-Bike uses 3. One for the back, and two for the front. The Dune Buggy uses shocks just on the back. The front wheels turn on the Quad-Bike, but the rear wheels turn on the Dune Buggy. Both sets uses a 2 cycle engine, which does cycle the pistons as you push the vehicles around. Final thoughts Both sets are good build. They are much smaller than you would think. I was surprised at the size. The box pictures make it seem much larger vehicle than it really is. One thing. This set has many small technic parts. It was a pain to dismantle. This is one of those sets you need to have a solid flat surface that you can use to help you push some parts together. The sets does use stickers to bring out the feel of the sets. Since I didn't use the stickers, it seemed a bit bland. But that's my fault for not pasting the stickers. My rating: Playability: 4 out of 5. It is playable. Rolls, and moves and I like things with shocks. Design: 3 out of 5. This is not a complicated set. It has enough parts to make it look like what it's supposed to be. But nothing more. I like the buggy, but if you notice, there's no chair or steering wheel, etc. But from the outside, it does look nice. Build experience: 3 out of 5. For a technic set, it doesn't have allot of complicated parts to put together. Although, I found it hard to put some pieces together that were small. I must be getting old. Overall: 3 out of 5. At 308 pieces, and paying close to $45 for it, it was a bit much. But the set to me did come out nice. This is one of those, "want" sets. Not a "must have" set. Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it!

Ops. Sorry. It'll be a "or not". I took it apart already. :)

Happy Brithday! Err. Not sure what you meant. As in a piece that has the word "Party" in it? Or something that would be at a party, like making a cake out of lego.

That was me. the 1st video was real. The second video was done on april 1st.

But, but you have a pirate flag next to your name. Arrgg. You be a pirate! We have to pick on you. lol. Not to mention, having a name "Legoking"... We expect better from you.

That's bad. Shouldn't open up a box and return.

Lol.

Woah... Hehehe I have a star wars pin next to my name. It's ok, Pi is a strong little person. :) I meant because of the price. @$240+ for a set that only has 1700 it's really out there. It's not a perfect set, but if you're a fan of SW it should be in your collection. That's what I meant.

Thanks for the merge. Can you remove the WIP in the title? hehe

Hey play nice, don't pick on his spelling errors.

Lol. I would need a picture of that to show to my daughter. She would love it. And thanks for the comments. My hands are sore now. :)

Yay! I found the piece! Sheesh, it fell into the AT-OP that was on the floor! I know you meant that as a joke, but if it wasn't for the photographs and being only able to build at work vs at home, I could've had it in 1 day-off. But since I know people want the pictures, I try to take better shots during the build. Not perfect, but better. :) And before you ask, the reasons why building at home is hard, if I was to photograph, I don't have a proper light box, so I would have to use flash. Which doesn't look as well. Also have a son who is 7. He LOVES Lego. And would love to walk away with some pieces. lol

OK, I got it completed! BUT I'm missing one of those red technic rods that is like 2 studs long. It holds the front thruster on. :( I'll be posting the pics today.

Dunamis- Great build. I thought the yellow piece was from your flick fire pin, but I guess not. I have the same left over.

Hard isn't the right word. Tricky for some parts. I'll explain in the writeup. :)

Wait till I'm done. I'll have multiple pictures of the finished sets and how they hook together.

Shhh, you wern't supposed to tell me that. :) (I figured it out this morning when I grabbed the AT-TE and felt the beam, I noticed the knobs were higher)

Ok, done uploading. You have to see it in the part 2 post. It seems I hit the maximum number of photos.

Unless I'm thinking of something else, the Senate commandos are real human. Not clones. In the Clone Wars Cartoon. They shouldn't use clone heads.

No comment. I finished all of book 2. Again, I had to bring it home to get that much done before natural light went away. I'll upload them tonight (3/28) once I edit the photos. I figured instead of uploading a little bit at a time, I'll upload most it at once. At least then I could pay attention to building and work.

It's coming. :) It's still a WIP.So it's being built.

All these years in buying Lego and I never ordered a replacement part. I did email them for once. Hopefully they will send me a new sheet.

Yes. The flaps fold semi-down. Like on the box art. The armor and those flaps are on ratchet joints.