[Axelay]

I received my UD-4L dropship a few days ago and wanted to share some thoughts.

- NECA had astonishingly fast shipping on this via their eBay store. As soon as I saw the article here, I went ahead and ordered one. I had it in hand two days later - almost a week before its expected arrival date.

- I've wanted to own a reasonably-priced dropship for I don't know how many years now. I can check this box off.

- My main gripe is that the landing gear does not retract in any way. It's firmly fixed into place, and cannot be removed without causing damage (as far as I can tell). I'm a bit disappointed by this. I get that it's a cost-cutting measure, but the "completely folded up" look is perhaps more iconic than the "all weapons deployed for landing" look.

- The APC launching gimmick is pretty neat. Press the right landing lamp, the spring-loaded ramp drops, and the APC comes rolling right out. Oddly enough, I didn't see any instruction on how to do this. Maybe I just missed it?

- My second gripe is that the turret on the APC doesn't elevate. It's in a fixed "down" position so that it can fit into the APC. I don't see any way for this to move up, which is kind of a shame. I'd have even settled for a pre-drilled hole in which you remove the turret from its "down" position and stick it in an "up" position. Maybe I can customize this...

All things aside, this is a pretty good little toy for the price. The diecast content is quite high. I am definitely interested in some of the other offerings from this line.