Bag. Purchased at 5 Below for $3.99. Price per piece of $0.06.
Instructions.
Parts 1. Those 2x2 Rounded Slope bricks are pretty interesting, as are the 1x2 Bricks w/Groove. I also like the 1x2 w/2 Holes.
Parts 2. Four new headlight bricks and a bunch of cheese slopes
catch my eye. I'm never averse to 1x1 round plates either.
catch my eye. I'm never averse to 1x1 round plates either.
Mecha 1. Copping a bit of darksyntax's style on this one. I originally thought I wasn't going to be able to make anything using this set but switching up styles helped with that. Stats: 2Rd+d8 (side guns)/ 1B (armored legs)/ 1Y (cyclops eye) /2W.
Mecha 2. This one's more of a 3P or 4P scale. I'm calling it a Robo Hover-Tank.
Stats: 2Rd+d8 (side guns)/ 1B (sloped armor)/ 1G (hover system) /2W.
The Questions:
Can you build a frame, or frames, right away? Yes. (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio? Below. (+5) (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? Not really. (-5)
Score: A- (+10). As I mentioned, I purchased this at 5 Below which means it should be available in most second-hand stores.
I don't mean this as a correction or negative criticism, Mantis, but I think you should rethink the first question of your grading system.
ReplyDeleteAs you have become a better building, what you believe can count as a frame or not has widened in scope. While sets like the Umbaran obviously qualify, I disagree whether this set does. Your skill level does not and should not increase the value of any given set.
Great review, though. I might pick one of these up if I can find them.