Purity: Kre-O B5715 Blizzard Strike Bumblebee Kreon Review

I've been sitting on this review for a while.  I reviewed a similar version of this set earlier this year.  It's similar to the other one with palette swapped pieces.  I'm still using the Non-Building Block review system for these since they look like they could be a Frame-in-a-Box.

Box. I paid $5.00 for this at Dollar General.

Instructions.

Disassembled.  All that Trans-Yellow is pretty
 cool.  The 1x1 Bar Plates are very useful.

Assembled.  2Rd+d8 for the gatlings, 1Y
for the pistol, and 1B for the helmet.

Size Comparison.



The Questions:
Is it below, at, or above $10 per Frame?  Below.  (+5)
Is it a good size to use in a game?  Yes.  It looks roughly the same size as a Chub.  (+5)
How many parts does it have to represent systems?  Four.  (+5)
Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Another Frame-in-a-Box.

Purity: Kre-O B1549 Strongarm Capture Cruiser Review

This was a companion set to B1548 and I found it at Dollar General a few years after I purchased that set.

Box.   I paid $12.00 for it at Dollar General for a $0.11 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Stickers.

Kreons.  That Crossbow and the missile are neat.  I could have used those Lime colored Double Claws for my Generic Dragon.

Parts.  The Trans-Light Blue Claw Staves are neat, as are the Dark Blue Mudguards.  More of those Clip Claws is always a good thing.  1x1 Bar Plates are awesome too.  Let's not forget the U-Clips either.

Build.  A Ram Cart with attack options front and back.  (2Rh+d8/2B)

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)

Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Above.  (-10) (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: +5 (B+).  I think this is a really good parts pack.  Enough of them and you should be able to make something really cool.

Purity: Kre-O B1548 Transformers Sideswipe Roadway Rundown

Reaching into the "started but never finished" pile we find a "new" for 2015 Kre-O Transformers set.  It hadn't been released in major U.S. retail stores and went straight to a discount retailer.

Box.  MSRP is $12.99? for a $0.13 Price per Piece.  I'm not sure of the
price because Hasbro doesn't even have a page for this set.  I paid $7.99
for it at Marshalls.  It was also available at Dollar General for $12.00

Instructions.

Stickers.

Kreons.

Parts.  I really like the Neon Light Blue highlights on those rims.  The Kreon Container might make for a good Station.  Plenty of Plates, Slopes, Bricks, A souple of Kreon Guns a Kreon Shield, a Clip Tile, and other neat parts.

Builds.  I managed an IO Frigate, a
4P RA Frame, a Station, and a 1 Hit
wall from this set with plenty left over.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Above.  (-10) (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: +5 (B+).  The score is questionable because we don't have a verified MSRP.

Purity: Kre-O 83140 Transformers Optimus Prime Brick Box Review 2

Here's the last review for Kre-O week.

Box.  I paid $5.25 for this at Dollar General.  This yields a $0.07  Price per Piece.

None of these sets came with instructions.

Kreon.

Parts 1.  Wedge Plates!  Slopes,
Hinge Plates, a Projectile without
a launcher, and that Modified Tile
for mounting Transformer Heads.

Parts 2.  More Slopes, Clip Plates, Bar
Plates, Wedge Plates, Plates, and Bricks.

Build.  I managed an IO Cruiser this
time.  Four hardpoints to mount Attachments, it currently has
two sensor wings (2Y).

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+).  Three for three for the week!

Purity: Kre-O 82578 Transformers Brick Box Review

It's the halfway point in Kre-O week.  Here's the second review.

Box.  I paid $5.25 for this at Dollar General.  This yields a $0.07  Price per Piece.

None of these sets came with instructions.

Kreons.

Parts 1.  Clip Plates, Jumpers, Round Bricks, Plates, Cheese Slopes, a Trans-Purple Connector, a Tile, a Grille Tile, a Winged Cone, and a few unique Kre-O pieces.

Parts 2.  Clip Plates, Bar Plates, a big Bar Tile, Tires, Rims, Axle Plates, Kreon Motorcycle parts, a Printed Trans-Blue Tile, and more unique Kre-O pieces.

Build.  The shoulders are a completely illegal connection.  (2Rd+d8/1SSR)

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+).  Two for two this week.

Purity: Kre-O 82579 Transformers Cliffjumper Brick Box Review

It's been a while since I've done a Kre-O week.  Here's the first review.

Box.  I paid $5.25 for this at Dollar General.  This yields a $0.06  Price per Piece.

Stickers.  None of these sets came
with instructions.  This one
came with stickers though.

Kreons.

Parts 1.  Ooh, a Trans-Purple Bar Plate.  Bar Plates, Cheese Slopes, Clip Plates, Round Plates, Plates, Round Bricks, Clip Tiles, Cones, Kreon Torchholders, Kreon Handlebar, Jumper, Hinge Plate, and a Tile.

Parts 2.  Trans-Purple Brick, Trans-Purple Textured Tile, Mudguard Plates, Plates, Rims, Tires, Axle Plates, Slopes, 1x1x2 Brick, Bracket, and Clip Plate.

Build.  Another Ram Cart (2Rh+d8/2Rd/1B).

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+).  Another Brick Box with the max score.

Purity: Kre-O 85586 Transformers Battlechangers Ironhide Review

I finally tracked down the last of the Kre-O Battlechangers sets -- I think -- at Dollar General  recently.  Here's the review.

Box.  Base price was $12.00 at Dollar General, for a $0.16 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Stickers.

Parts.  Mostly Dark Red and Dark Grey.  Plenty of Plates, some Bar Plates, Clip Plates, Axle Plates, and Ball Joint Plates.  A couple of Bricks and Technic Bricks, some Slopes.  Wheelguards, Lampholders, a Technic Friction Pin, a Kre-O version of the Exoforce Robot Arm, and Kreon-scale Sniper Rifles  round out the interesting stuff.

Build.  Station and Frame (2Rd+d8/2B).

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Above.  (-10)  (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: +5 (B+).  The price I paid kills the score a little bit but this still has good parts.

Purity: Kre-O B5709 Armor Up Bumblebee Kreon Review

I stopped in to Dollar General after a night out with friends and I found some new sets on the shelf.  I wasn't intending on reviewing more Kre-O sets for a while but I needed the parts from this one.  I'm going to use the Non-Building Block review system for these since they look like they could be a Frame-in-a-Box.

Box. I paid $5.00 for this at Dollar General.

Instructions.

Disassembled.  Those Bar Tile Clips by the Kreon's legs plug into Lego Apollo Studs.  The Clip-On Gatlings are neat, and the Autobots symbol on the 1x1 Round Tile is neat too.

Assembled.  I'm going with 2Rd+d8 for
the Gatlings, 1Y for the Laser Targeter,
and 1B for the armor on the back.

Size Comparison.





The Questions:
Is it below, at, or above $10 per Frame?  Below.  (+5)
Is it a good size to use in a game?  Yes.  It looks roughly the same size as a Chub.  (+5)
How many parts does it have to represent systems?  Four.  (+5)
Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Blah.

Purity: Kre-O 80714 Transformers Battlechangers Megatron Review

I stumbled across a bunch of Kre-O sets I didn't own when wandering through a Dollar General store recently.

Box.  Base price was $12.00 at Dollar General, for a $0.16 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Stickers.

Parts.  Lots of Translucent Purple.  Slopes, Plates, Wedge Plates, Ball Joints, Clip Plates, Bar Plates, Lampholders, Modified Bricks, Grille Tiles, a Tile, and Kreon Parts.

Build.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Above.  (-10)  (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: +5 (B+).  The price I paid kills the score a little bit but this still has good parts.

Purity: Kre-O 82964 Transformers Bumblebee Brick Box Review 2

Apparently there was a second version of the Bumblebee Brick Box released along with the others.  It has the same part number as the other one.  I noticed this while I was preparing to dump and sort the parts from the box.  Luckily I stopped before anything got mixed up.

Box.  I paid $6.99 for this at Walgreens.  This yields a $0.09  Price per Piece.

Instructions.  None of these sets came with instructions.

Kreon.

Parts 1.  1x4 Hinge Plates, those funky
1x1 Corrugated Round Bricks,
and plenty of other fun stuff.

Parts 2.  Bricks, Plates, Rims, Tires, Slopes,
Clip Plates, Bar Plates, and Axle Plates.

Build.  A Frame and a 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+).  Another Brick Box with the max score.