Review: Hello Kitty & Friends US101-0282/FB Kuromi Racecar

5Below has a few different lines of Hello Kitty building block sets.  One of these is standard sets like this one, the second is character sets along the lines of Brick Headz, this line is the newest and has been available for a few months -- that I know of.  I thought the Purple pieces in this set might be interesting so I went with this one as the first/test review.

Box.  MSRP is $5.00, for a $0.04 Price per Piece.

Instructions & Stickers.

Minifig.

Parts 1.  Translucent Windscreen.

This was inside of parts bag 2.

Parts 2.  Vehicle Base w/Recessed Center, Plates, Triple Curved Wedge,

Tires, Wedge Tiles, Slopes, Mirror Sprue, Bricks, Studless Slopes,

Rims, Brick w/Studs on Side, Mudguards, and Bottom Half Hinge Plates.

Parts 3.  Axle Plates, Round Large Jumper, Tiles, Corner Plates, Plates,

Ingot, 1x1 Plate w/Door Rail, Clip Plates, Large Cheese Slopes,

Translucent Studless Slopes, Cheese Slopes, Minifig Steering Wheel Base,

 Bricks, Top Half Hinge Plates, Brackets, and Minifig Steering Wheel.

 

Build.  Frame (2W) and Station.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- 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?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Okay, so the pieces are Lavender rather than Purple.  I can still roll with that.  I tried to build two Frames but I couldn't quite swing it.  You could probably build an IO Frigate with the leftover parts.  It's a decent set but I feel like it needs more SNOT pieces to be really good.