[REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

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How would you rate this set?

Excellent
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17%
Average
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33%
Poor
3
50%
 
Total votes: 6

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[REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by atmail35 » Tue May 17, 2011 7:27 am

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Set Name: Radiator Springs Lightening McQueen
Set Number: 8200
Theme: Cars 2
Year: 2011
Pieces: 35
Minifigures: 0
Ages: 5-12
MSRP: $6.99 USD
price per piece: $0.1997

Product Description from Lego.com:
Return to Radiator Springs and show off for the fans!

Lightning McQueen is back in the Radiator Springs circuit where he won the famous Piston Cup trophy. The crowds are gathered to cheer their champion. Show them just how fast Lightning McQueen can be!

- Features Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen
- Includes orange cone
- Build a classic Disney/Pixar Cars™ star!
- Measures over 3” (7cm) long and 1” (2cm) wide
The box is small and compact (5.5 wide by 4.75 tall) and has the Cars 2 and Disney logo on the front
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The back of the box shows all the elements:
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There are two bags, one for the smaller elements. The instruction booklet is folded and almost the size of the box so it was in perfect condition.
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Like Mater, there are no stickers and all pieces are printed. However there are NO spare parts w. McQueen. The piece count is low because many of the elements are larger. It does feature thinner tires and red rims.
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The set only takes minutes to build and is very basic.
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The spoiler does move up and down but the rear end view is kind of boring:
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The orange cone is fun and is larger than I had expected:
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Here are McQueen and Mater together and the car on the right is a diecast version so the scale is fairly accurate:
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Pros: Vibrant colors and nice printed elements
Thin tires and red rims
The orange cone is fun.
Sturdy and should hold up to play

Cons: price per piece is high.
Quick build that might not be challenging for some.

Conclusion: The price for this set is high but overall I believe Lego did a nice job replicating McQueen. For the Cars movie lover this really is a nice set. Although perhaps Lego could have thrown in a few cones ;)

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Re: [REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by atmail35 » Tue May 17, 2011 8:14 pm

Yikes, please excuse my spelling error in the title!

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Re: [REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by Ice » Tue May 17, 2011 8:21 pm

atmail35 wrote:Yikes, please excuse my spelling error in the title!
Corrected. Thanks for the review!

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Re: [REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by legitimatealex » Tue May 17, 2011 8:48 pm

Wow its like 6 pieces.
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Re: [REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by lukeskywalker » Wed May 18, 2011 6:17 am

legitimatealex wrote:Wow its like 6 pieces.
Are ALL the parts listed on the box?

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Re: [REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by ncbarrett » Wed May 18, 2011 6:28 am

lukeskywalker wrote: Are ALL the parts listed on the box?
The back of the box shows all the elements:
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Re: [REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by lukeskywalker » Wed May 18, 2011 6:52 am

sorry, Wasn't paying close attention :oops: :oops:

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Re: [REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by atmail35 » Wed May 18, 2011 12:15 pm

legitimatealex wrote:Wow its like 6 pieces.
Sorry, the 4th picture down only shows the printed and or "more interesting elements". I didn't bother to photograph all the parts. I should have noted that in my narrative like I did with the Classic Mater. The photo with the two cellophane bags shows all the parts, I'm not sure why they bothered to separate the parts into two bags since there are so few! ;) I'm sure that's just how they manufacture/sort/package them.

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Re: [REVIEW] 8200 Radiator Springs Lightning McQueen

Post by atmail35 » Wed May 18, 2011 12:18 pm

Ice wrote:
atmail35 wrote:Yikes, please excuse my spelling error in the title!
Corrected. Thanks for the review!
No problem, thanks for fixing my error!

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