Review: 30552 Ariel's Underwater Symphony Polybag

Yet another polybag I picked up recently at Walmart.

Bag.  MSRP is $3.97 for a $0.08 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Minifig.

Parts.  Another one of those 6x6 Round
Plates in Medium Azure.  Tiles, Jumpers, Clip
Plates, a Bar Plate, a Double End Studless
Slope, a Clip Tile, Short Bars, Grille Tiles,
and a 4x4 Round Plate are all interesting.

Build.  I tried to build a flying saucer-like creation but it really doesn't work.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  No.  (-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: +10 (A-).  A few interesting and useful pieces but not much more than that.

Sales Alert

According to multiple sources, Toys'R'Us is going to be closing all of its stores.  No word on when all of this will be happening.

Please keep in mind that while we will be seeing some good deals, close to 33,000 people will be out of work.

Review: 30403 Friends Olivia's Remote Control Boat

I picked this up recently at Walmart.

Bag.  MSRP is $3.97 for a $0.16 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Minifig.

Parts.  An Octagonal Bar Plate is always
nice.  The Magenta Inverted Studless
Slopes and Clip Plate are good too.

Build.  You could possibly use this as a Station
but I'm not too confident about that.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  No.  (-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?  No.  (-5)
Score: -15 (C).  Another Friends polybag with a horrible score.

Review: 30532 Ninjago Turbo Polybag

So I braved the snow and broken trees -- yeah, right -- to find more polybags at Walmart for me to review.

Bag.  MSRP is $3.97 for a $0.06 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Minifigs.

Parts.  Plenty of Plates, several Brackets, Wheels, Rims, Slopes, Hinge Bricks, Headlight Bricks, and Tile Clips.  A few Jumpers, Clip Plates, Apollo Studs, Minifig Weapons, Barbs, and Axle Plates.  A Minifig Steering Wheel, Bar Tile, and Corner Tiles finish it out.

Build.  Once again I made an IO frigate.

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+).  A good set, I'm just not feeling it.

Review: 30530 WU-CRU Target Training Polybag

This is the last of the polybags I picked up three weeks ago at the Lego Discovery Center.

Bag.  MSRP is $5.00 for a $0.11 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Minifigs.

Parts.  Plenty of Plates here.  Large Jumpers, Cheese Slopes, and 1x1 Round Bricks have good quantities.  Minifig Shuriken are always interesting.  As are the Cylinders 1x5.5 w/ Handle.  The printed 2x2 Round Tile is nice.

Build.  I made the set as I like the build.  It will take three hits as Cover.

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?  No.  (-5)
Score: -5 (B-).  Not a great set but handy if you like Asian architecture.

Review: 30356 Hot Dog Stand Polybag

This is one of a two polybags available for Easter at Target.

Bag.  MSRP is $3.99 for a $0.09 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Minifig.

Parts.  Four Taps in two colors, and Bar Claws are the immediate takeaway.  Technic pieces, 8 Stud Radar Dish, 2x2 Round Jumper, Bar Plate, Grille Tiles, Brick w/2 Studs on Side, small Radar Dish, printed Tile, and Axle Plates are other useful parts.

Build.  Station?  It's pretty crappy.  As Cover it will take two Hits.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Maybe.  (0)
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?  No.  (-5)
Score: +5 (B+).  Some good parts but I'm not sure it's worth it..

Review: 30357 Road Worker Polybag

This is one of a few polybags recently available at Walmart.

Bag.  MSRP is $3.97 for a $0.07 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Minifig.

Parts.  A fair amount of Orange.  Clip Plates, Tires, Rims, Plates, Grille Tiles, a printed Tile, Axle Plates, Robot Arms, Bar Plate, Bar Tile, Steering Wheel, Tiles, Axle/Pin, Pneumatic Connector w/Axle Connector, Mudguard Plate, Studless Slopes, Minifig Radio, and new Bull Bar.

Build.  IO Frigate

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+).  I like it as a parts pack.