Orient Expedition
7418 Scorpion Palace
Orient Expedition

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Orient Expedition
7418
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Johnny Thunder
Professor Kilroy
Lord Sinister
Maharaja Lallu
Indian Palace Guard


Elements: 358

Figures: 5

List Price: $49.99
 
Johnny Thunder and Professor Kilroy are visiting Maharaja Lallu in northern India. But Mr. Hates has also come to India in search of the Golden Shield. While the two Adventurers are on elephant trip he surprises the palace guard. But can he figure out how the get the treasure chest away from the huge scorpion?

Appearance
This will probably be my favorite Orient set! This palace is looking great with a fine color scheme. I like the copulas, the onion piece (although it isn't a half-shell) and the decorated parts. The only bad thing is that it is very open - it is actually only the front of a palace. But it just takes a bunch of white and red bricks to complete it. A few palm trees would have been nice though. The umbrella on the elephant is a very nice touch.

This set has a number of white decorated arches, dark red fence parts (both straight and curved). There are also various small parts in dark blue including 1 x plates, 2 x plates and 1 x tiles.

Construction
The palace seems to be pretty straightforward, but it is not symmetrical. On the left is a double door, on the right is a decorated (possibly transparent) piece. I wonder how the basket on the elephant is made. 

The light grey elephant is made from a dinosaur body with two sets of long dinosaur legs. The head is new and the ears are possibly separate pieces. The upper part of the trunk is the short thick dinosaur tail, while the lower part is a new piece that is also used as the tail. This implies that there is new part to hold the tail at the rear of the elephant.

Playability
Other than a trapdoor hidden somewhere upstairs the only real trap is the large scorpion holding the chest in the centre. When you try to remove the chest the large stone ball will roll over you. If that isn't enough the scorpion tail (the large halbard) will sting you.

Availability
7418 will be available from January 2003.