Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Purity: 31145 Transformers Mirage Review

I stumbled across this one months ago in the tiny Clearance section of a local K-Mart.  I've never seen another copy.

Box.  The construction on this one was a little thinner than the usual Kre-O boxes.  More like a Lego box.  MSRP is $11.99 for 119 pieces.  Price per piece is $0.10.







Instructions & Stickers.






Parts 1.  We have a bunch of Wedge Plates, some Cheese Slopes, some Grille Tiles, those funky Kre-O ball joints, some brackets, a couple studless slopes, and that weird head combo.




Parts 2.  Rubber tires!  Hinge Plates of both varieties, a couple of those odd 2/3 Bricks, wheel hubs, axle plates, a two part steering wheel, new headlight bricks, and a couple of slopes.

Parts 3.  Bricks, plates, tiles, and a couple of 2x2 Slope w/Plate.








Kreons.






This Flier is just one of the things I built using this set.  I'm saving the rest for a Single Set Challenge post.


The Questions:
Can you build a frame, or frames, right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  At.  (0) (The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)

Score: A (+15).  It's a good set, at a good price.  
I had a lot of fun building with this set.  With a slightly better price it could have had a perfect score.

5 comments:

  1. Is there a way to contact you for news? Do you like to report on PaB wall finds in other areas other than yours?

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    1. What kind of news are we talking about? General Lego news I leave up to the Lego bloggers. I'm here to talk about Mobile Frame Zero.

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    2. The Travis Bricks are in the PaB Wall in the Lego Store in Austin, TX. Not too sure if you report on that kind of news. I just remember reading your "Travis brick(?)" find a few months back. Still new to the LEGO jargon.

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    3. There's plenty of room on the Hangar, the FB page, and the G+ page for announcements like that. Also more room to discuss them.

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    4. Ok, my apologies. I just wasn't too sure if you reported on that information. Thanks for responding!

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