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Saturday, March 30, 2013

LEGO City Set #7848 Toys R Us Truck Review

LEGO City Set #7848 Toys R Us Truck
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I had purchased the Toys R Us lego set a week ago & it took about 5 days for it to ship & come. This is one of a special edition that does not sell on lego's website or at any Toys R Us stores anymore, so I was happy to get this for $50. Even though I'm not sure if it was the owner's part or the UPS part for sort of ruining the lego box, I wasn't too happy to see the box in a non-mint condition (I keep all my lego boxes in mint condition). But overall, everything was alright.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Evil Wizard - LEGO Castle Minifigure Review

Evil Wizard - LEGO Castle Minifigure
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My son wanted this lego mini-fig. It arrived quickly and without issue. I would use the store again to purchase a lego product.

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

LEGO Creator Highway Transporter (6753) Review

LEGO Creator Highway Transporter (6753)
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I just bought this for my 23 year old self and this set has rekindled my past love of Lego. This set uses some Technic pieces and mostly Lego bricks, as opposed to some of the newer sets that use large, custom shaped pieces. The design is very detailed, and given the fact that there is more than 1200 pieces will provide someone with hours of fun building. But Wait There's More!The Highway Transporter set comes with instructions for 3, That's Right - THREE different instructions that utilize almost all of the pieces to build 3 completely different, but cool sets. The design of the Highway Transport also reminds me of some of the more classic Lego sets because it has such a high level of detail due to the use of many small bricks, but also durability due to the use of a Technic frame.
Since it is possible to build 3 different Lego sets with this one awesome product, I believe that this review deserves to address all 3 of the possible outcomes.
1. Tow Truck + car
The truck has a nice durable frame, good detail in the cab of the truck and a working lift in the back. The lifting crane extends outwards, changes angle and can pull the car up with the winch. The car is also fairly durable and well designed. Only complaint is that the front wheels of the truck do not turn, so the truck is doomed to only drive in straight lines. Overall a good choice for the first build, but I will be taking it apart to build the crane next - 4.5 stars!
2. Crane
The crane is probably the most impressive looking of the designs, but once built, actually feels like the cheapest. The boom arm is "extendable" by way of a push pin that locks it in place, but this feels lame in comparison to other lego cranes. Also the crane does rotate, but due to overly creative joint design it is very unstable and tilts off of the truck easily. The overall length of the crane truck is impressive, 5 wheels per side, but due to the lack of steering the truck only rolls forward and back. In its entirety the crane truck model is impressive to look at, but the functionality and mechanical design is severely limited. 3 Stars...
3. Truck with Trailer + 2 cars
The last model, the one on the box, is worth waiting for. Build the trailer truck last, as it is easily the coolest model of the 3 and you will be hard pressed to want to take this thing apart. The front truck has a good steering mechanism, detailed interior with removable roof for access, and a nice realistic look to it. The trailer is very sturdy, despite its thin looks, and is fully functional. The top ramp lowers to allow cars to drive up it, and the bottom ramp acts as a second brace to keep the top ramp up in place. The technic base of the models makes the truck and trailer very strong, but the brick exterior makes this model look so much better than comparable technic models. The cars fit the trailier nicely, but seem to be slightly oversized when compared to other Lego Creator cars. Overall, this design meets all of my expectations and was a blast to build. 5 Stars easily!--Overall Rating--
Pros:
*Holy crap! 3 Sets in 1!
*High durability due to the use of Technic and Brick pieces
*Not many large, custom, one-time use pieces
*Classic Lego set design, reminds me of my older Lego sets
*Good price for a 1200+ piece set
Cons:
*Once a set is build with the 1200+ pieces, it's not fun to take apart to build the next set
*Wheels don't turn on cars or on Crane or Tow Truck (minor complaint)

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Build the ultimate car transporter!Roaring down the road with a cargo of cars, the giant Highway Transport carrier has working steering and a trailer that lowers to load and unload vehicles! It can even carry #6743 Street Speeder. Includes instructions for rebuilding into a powerful tow truck or a huge mobile crane for a great 3-in-1 building experience! Features functioning steering and a trailer that lowers!Rebuild into a powerful tow truck or a huge mobile crane!Highway Transport carrier measures over 19 inches (50cm) long!

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Monday, March 18, 2013

LEGO? Kingdoms King's Castle 7946 Review

LEGO? Kingdoms King's Castle 7946
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My 11 year-old LEGO fan son started working on this the moment he came home from school yesterday. He is just now done with the set.
His friend Jaxon came over today and they both worked on it and had a blast.
The consensus is, "This is such a great set. It has really awesome mini figs."
And it does. It comes with eight, very detailed (LEGO style) figures. There are catapults and lots of other really cool working parts. There's even a rat for the dungeons.
Visit our pictures in customer images to see some of the details in this set.
"It is so worth the money. It has a drawbridge that goes up and down and a gate too. The white horse can be a unicorn with the right armor. You can launch stuff from the towers. And you can have epic battles with the mini figs. The dragon knight is just plain awesome."
"This castle set is by far the best."
It has been a big hit for two LEGO fans that usually like to create their own stuff from large piles of mismatched LEGOS. With 933 pieces and just under $100, it makes each piece just over 10 cents. If you've ever priced out LEGO pick-a-brick pieces, you know that this is a good price.
The final message from them is, "Just buy it -- period."

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Contains pieces: 933. Prepare to defend the castle, catapults are armed, drawbridge is drawn, the knights are ready! Once upon a time, the King ruled the land and all was good until the day the Dragon Knight army attacked. Now the valiant King and his soldiers prepare to defend the castle. The Castle is armed and ready for battle with wind-up front gate, tipping drawbridge and secret prison. Includes 8 minifigures: King and 4 soldiers, 1 Dragon Knight and 2 Dragon Knight soldiers. Includes 8 minifigures: King and 4 soldiers, 1 Dragon Knight and 2 Dragon Knight soldiers. Features 3 catapults, King's throne, treasure chest and white horse. Wind-up the castle gate to keep the Dragon knights out! Castle measures 11 (27cm) high.

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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Fisher-Price TRIO King's Castle Review

Fisher-Price TRIO King's Castle
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I purchased this for my grandson. He was 9 on his Birthday. He and his sister both had great fun playing with this even though they are at and over the age range.

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Build a world of castle adventure! Easyclick bricks, sticks and panels make it easy to build and rebuild the Kings Castle so many ways, with doublesided snapin picture panels that let kids choose and change their adventures and a breakaway building panel for exciting battle action! Fire the cannon to defend the castle. Raise and lower the working drawbridge. Roll the twoinone battering ram into battle! 213 piece set includes two play figures that snap on to the bricksand can ride the horse. All pieces in the TRIO Building System work together. Collect them all and build a world of fun!

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Caterpillar Construction Truck- Backhoe Loader Review

Caterpillar Construction Truck- Backhoe Loader
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The Mega Bloks 7800 CAT Construction Backhoe Loader is a great toy for our son. It is well made and has a lot of details, such as a Caterpillar diesel motor in the engine compartment with a hood that hinges up for access. The design and quality of construction are very good. This is compatible with LEGO Duplo bricks. The front end bucket can be used to load a dump truck with pretend brick-rocks or actual small pebbles.
Know what you're buying: this is not suitable for use outdoors in actual dirt, because the fine details that make this interesting will get messed up in the dirt. It is at home indoors with LEGO Duplo bricks and other medium sized toy vehicles and construction equipment.
The tires are very nice with interesting details such as actual metric sizes moulded into the sidewall. (Really!) The vehicle rolls well - straight and smooth - across a flat floor. This is the most realistic and functional backhoe loader I've seen for preschoolers.

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Friday, March 8, 2013

Poof Slinky Frontier Logs Building Set In Canister 114 Pieces Review

Poof Slinky Frontier Logs Building Set In Canister 114 Pieces
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To be exact, this is what you get:
1 chimney
2 vertical sign holders
2 rood ridges
2 tripple/flat
6 roof slats (3 green+3 yellow)
8 tripple round
2 double & half
20 doubles
70 singles (barrels)
I hope you like building with singles because there areNot very many big pieces.
The set is wooden. The review saying that they are plastic is wrong.

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These classically styled real wood. interlocking. round logs are guaranteed to stimulate and challenge the imagination of every child. Pieces lock together for easy assembly. disassembly. and reconstruction without glue or tools

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Lego Bionicle 8941- ROCKOH T3 with Exclusive Pohatu Nova Figure and Blaster (390 Pieces) Review

Lego Bionicle 8941- ROCKOH T3 with Exclusive Pohatu Nova Figure and Blaster (390 Pieces)
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I bought this Lego Bionicle for my 8 yr old son and wasn't sure if he was going to like putting all the pieces together, but he loved it. He really had a great time putting it together and did really good w/ reading the instructions...his dad helped w/ some of it. The only downside is that there's a little handle that kept breaking off, but other then that, it has stood up pretty good.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

LEGO Pink Brick Box Large (5560) Review

LEGO Pink Brick Box Large (5560)
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I grew up on K'Nex. I'm a 23 year old male. I have two little sisters. One's a snob-nosed, arrogant high school senior (I still love her), the other's a sweet, 8-year-old. Nevertheless, the latter plays too many video games, in my opinion.
So I thought of ways to stop that. I hid the controls. She found them. I took away the cable. She complained, but I still kept it away. But I've been thinking for some time of getting her some creativity and educational toys that she can spend hours and hours with. I rummaged through my old toys and found my big ol' K'Nex box. Floods of memories and nostalgia inundated my psyche, and I hoped she would spend countless hours of pure imagination and fun with them as I did. Suffice to say, she played with them for a mere week. Looks like I had lost quite a few pieces over the years; she was limited with the amount she could build and grew bored.
I wasn't too much of a LEGO fan growing up, but I thought I'd give 'em a try. Her birthday came and went, and she's still playing with this set.
Success!
The pink box is a great way to get little girls started with the vast world of LEGOs. Be aware, though: the box isn't filled to the top with the little bricks. I'd say it's only filled about halfway, but that's fair enough in that it leaves room to store more LEGOs in the future.
There are a variety of pieces that come with this set, including a minifigure, a miniature base, garden pieces, a horse, and pieces to form a basic vehicle and house. It's a little household set, if you will.
Furthermore, since this set is geared toward girls, the colors lean to brighter, spring hues.
She hasn't really mentioned video games since getting this set, and even though the structures don't take too much time to build, she spent hours after her initial construction taking them down, and rebuilding several other, imaginative devices of her own.
I'm glad she likes them--that makes me happy. After having a couple friends over, she came down with her LEGO set and started playing in the vicinity. My mates immediately exclaimed "LEGOs!" and began reminiscing of their days rife with the little plastic bricks.
Maybe she wouldn't mind getting some more sets in future Christmases and birthdays, expanding her range of creativity and building. But I sure am glad she likes 'em!

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When you're building, think pink! This pink storage case with transparent lid is portable and reusable for years of play and imagination! Includes hundreds of great LEGO(R) elements, a minifigure and even a horse.
Contains 402 bricks in 12 colors: three shades of pink, red, yellow, orange, two shades of blue, two shades of green, brown, and grey
Features a building plate, windows, door, horse and 1 minifigure
Lots of accessories included too: brush, cups, pot, golden cup, flowers, fences and wheels
Instruction booklet contains 6 different building ideas


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Monday, February 25, 2013

LEGO? World Racers Snake Canyon 8896 Review

LEGO? World Racers Snake Canyon 8896
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Up till now I had pretty much looked past the Lego World Racers line, but the Snake Canyon set caught my 5-year old son's eye (and it was relatively cheap), so we gave this set a try. It's a small set with a pair of motorcycles, two minifigures, a trophy stand and some related accessories like a rocket-firing sidecar and sticks of dynamite. Apparently these racers are supposed to try and kill each other along the way. Go figure.
Complexity - The set includes 57 pieces, and is designed for builders age 7 and up. My son was determined to build this one though, and managed to assemble the minifigures, motorcycles and trophy stand with minimal assistance. I had to help with the stickers and the sidecar/missile launcher, since that was made mostly of the more complicated Technic elements. I think we spent 10-15 minutes total on assembly.
Playability - This is a fun little set whether you're just racing the motorcycles or coming up with complicated and/or absurd storylines for the riders. I was actually surprised at how much my son enjoyed this set.
I'm still ambivalent about the World Racers line, but this was a cool little set and it definitely pleased my little Lego fan. I could see it making a great stocking stuffer or similar gift too.

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Build 2 race bikes: one equipped with shooter and other with dynamite Accessories include: a snake, a winners platform and a trophy Includes 2 minifigures: 1 red team driver and 1 green team driver

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

LEGO TECHNIC Mini Bulldozer 8259 Review

LEGO TECHNIC Mini Bulldozer 8259
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I think this is one of the best little sets to come out in 2009. The A model is a bulldozer and the B model is an excavator. Both are nifty little designs; they have great playability and are very sturdy. A word of warning: this is a very small set (see my photo). However, if you can find it at MSRP, it is currently one of the lowest priced Lego vehicles (as per Amazon policy I cannot quote MSRP here). Do your research as this is supposed to be less expensive than the Lego Front-End Loader (#7630) and the same price as the Lego Tractor (#8260).

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bAuthentic bulldozer details!/bThis bulldozer is packed with moving, working partsjust like the real thing! With rotating tracks and a dozerblade that you can raise and lower using the control knob at the back, it can do anything a real bulldozer can do. Includes instructions for rebuilding into an excavator!* Your builder will beam with accomplishment when this bull dozer build with working moving parts is complete!* 2 in 1 model rebuilds into a Mini Excavator!* Bulldozer blade can be raised/lowered while Excavator model features 360 degree turning and movable crane arm!* Bulldozer measures 4 (10cm) long!

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Monday, February 18, 2013

LEGO City Garage (7642) Review

LEGO City Garage (7642)
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I purchased the Lego City Garage for my nephew's birthday. I had as much fun as him in putting it together which did not take that long. Overall, I felt that it was well worth the purchase; however, I wish that it had more to it than just a little office, main garage floor, and a "tight" garage for the tow truck. It seemed a little sparse not having more items to interact with in the main garage. Also, I would have preferred the whole thing to be a bit bigger for the price I paid.
All this being said, I was impressed that we had to build the majority of the buildings from the familiar small Lego pieces instead of pre-fabricated walls (although, there are some of these used). It was also nice to have 3 vehicles to interact with this item.
Putting this item together brought back fun memories of my Lego city when I was young and made me want to invest in additional pieces for my nephew (mainly so that I can play with them too!).

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Pieces: 953. Time for a tune-up at the LEGO City garage, here's always something going on at the big city garage. When the call for help comes in, the heavy-duty tow truck is ready to haul any car or truck back for repairs. Use the auto lift, crane and tools to fix any problems and get those vehicles back on the road!Includes 4 minifigures and lots of accessories and spare tires. Tons of play opportunity: office building, workshop and garage and 3 vehicles included. Loaded with realistic functions - platforms really lift, sliding doors and gate!Garage, with attached buildings, measures an impressive 11 inches (27.9cm) by 17" (43.2cm). Tow truck towing tractor trailer cab measures a combined length of 14"(35.6cm).

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Friday, February 15, 2013

LEGO Atlantis Exclusive Limited Edition Set #8079 Shadow Snapper Review

LEGO Atlantis Exclusive Limited Edition Set #8079 Shadow Snapper
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The Lego Atlantis sets are really cool, and this one in particular shines. The turtle looks sleek and ominous, like water is flowing over it. The vehicle was surprisingly nice too! The torpedos were a lot of fun. The design of both parts feels very clever and well-thought-out, especially in the last few steps when the big pieces of the turtle come together. It looks a lot better in person than it does on the box.
The set, if built properly, is *very* stable. If you don't believe me, look at the video review of the set on youtube by the user "SagittoFX". He literally throws the set at the floor and it stays completely intact. That said, the set is a bit more challenging to build than some of the other Atlantis sets. Compared with the similarly priced "Deep Striker" set, this one's definitely a little harder. I was rushing through the instructions and every once in a while I would realize I'd skipped a step and have to go back a page or two. It says ages 7 to 14 on the box; maybe it's really best for slightly older kids. After all, I had a blast with it, and I'm 26 :)


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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

LEGO Star Wars ARC-170 Starfighter (8088) Review

LEGO Star Wars ARC-170 Starfighter (8088)
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As always, Amazon delivered the product in 2 days with Prime membership.
The LEGO 8088 Arc-170 is a remodeled and updated version of the original starfighter from set 7259 (now discontinued). This current model has a much longer wingspan and is overall bigger, with smaller pieces resulting in a more intricate design and tighter fit. The color palette is also very nice, however, the set does come with stickers, which I have chosen not to apply. Bear in mind that the three cockpit windows are technically blank, and the white window separation is achieved through stickers.
In the core of the Arc-170 is an exceptionally clever LEGO brick engine, composed of 2 interior gears; turning it lowers/raises the wings, reminiscent of the X-Wing. I personally feel the price tag for this set is a bit on the high side in terms of bricks:price ratio, but the well engineered engine mechanic is no doubt the cause of this.
When purchasing this set, one is essentially paying a premium for the additional labor cost used for design. Of the more recent Star Wars sets, this is the only one to incorporate Technic pieces on this scale.
Comes with 4 minifigs [2 clone pilots, the Jedi (whose head is made of rubber), and 1 astrodroid].
Conclusion: There are much better LEGO Star Wars models out there if you're looking for a good bricks:minifigs:price ratio. However, if you're interested in a more technical set that "moves" with not just wheels and kinetic energy, this is for you.

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The heavily armored, multi-purpose ARC-170 starfighter is perfect for scouting missions and leading raids on the Separatist Droid Army. Take the battle to the Separatists by unfolding the wings to attack position and firing flick missiles at enemy droid starfighters! Includes two clone pilots, Jedi Master Kit Fisto and R4-P44 astromech droid mini-figures.

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Monday, February 11, 2013

LEGO 50th Anniversary Building Set Review

LEGO 50th Anniversary Building Set
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This set of 700 basic lego blocks is a good value. This is a nice set for making buildings, but it does not include wheels for making cars. Of the sets out there, this is one of the more colorful sets with two shades of green and two shades of blue blocks. The golden brick is unique, but it is hardly the reason to buy this. The box works fairly well for storage and can fit under the couch when not in use. As is the case in all of these sets, you get a fair number of smaller 1x1 and 1x2 bricks, but for under fourty dollars you get a lot of bricks. It would be nice if they included some wheels, but you might consider looking at lego dot com to add specific pieces that you like. Also, you might consider buying some used pieces (even dating back to the 1970s) from bricklink dot com.

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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LEGO brick with this classic collection in fun retro packaging. With over 700 pieces, it offers youngsters endless building possibilities. And don't forget to look for the special "golden brick" that commemorates LEGO's big anniversary. 700 pieces.

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Saturday, February 9, 2013

LEGO - Mistlands Tower Review

LEGO - Mistlands Tower
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Our Son had ask for several of the Knight's Kingdom Lego sets for Christmas that aren't available anymore so that was a challange in and of itself...and to find them at a reasonable price was even MORE of a challange. When the one from Amazon arrived at Nana's house (MY Mother In-Law's) we were so excited to hear it was just as described and in perfect condition! Our son's "Pop Pop" passed away this past October and it was hard for Nana to shop or to really get into the spirit of Christmas...but when she saw her grandson open up all those Lego sets from her he had wanted for so long...she was the hero of Christmas! He had so much fun putting those different sets together...and he loved that Mom helped him too! He's almost 10 so that may disappear soon...LOL! Thanks for shipping to Grandma's house so she could have the joy of giving him what Pop Pop would have loved to have seen him open and play with...He really misses him so much but that made things just a little easier. Thanks again!

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Monday, February 4, 2013

COBI Small Army Patrol Boat, 270 Piece Set Review

COBI Small Army Patrol Boat, 270 Piece Set
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This is a building set that is COMPATIBLE with legos but far from them. The directions are more complicated and the pieces are hard to get together. My 9 year old can build anything out of lego, but this set left him frustrated and eventually neither he nor I could finish it. Very disappointed.

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