Review: Gundam Converge MSM-07 Z'gok (223)

This has been sitting around at my local Newbury Comics and they were having a customer appreciation sale so I purchased it to review.

Box.  I paid $11.99 at Newbury Comics for this.

Parts.

Disassembled.  The head covering could be Defense or Spotting.  The arms could be removed for White Dice.  The claws could be Melee, Defense, or Spotting.

Assembled.

Size Comparison.

The Questions:
Is it below, at, or above $10 per Frame?  Above.  (-10)
Is it a good size to use in a game?  Yes.  In between a Chub and a Classic.  (+5)
How many parts does it have to represent systems?  Three.  (0)
Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: 0 (B).  Might be fun as an obviously melee Frame.

Purity: Mega Bloks GJC33 Detective Pikachu Lickitung Review

This is one of the six(?) sets made for the Pokemon Detective Pikachu movie.  These have now moved to secondary stores like 5Below, which is where I purchased this.

Box.  MSRP was $9.99.  Which gives a $0.12 Price

per Piece.  I paid $5.00 for a $0.06 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts 1.  Angled Plates, Tiles, Plates, Bar/Bar Holders, Double

Sided Studs, Studless Slopes, Rounded Cheese Slopes, Bar

Plates, Brackets, Bar/Ball Joints, and Round Bricks.

Parts 2.  Tongue, Dome, Oval Dome, Printed Half Domes,

Half Dome, Printed Studless Slopes, Brackets, Printed

1x1 Dome, and Modified Double Sided Studs w/Feet.

Parts 3.  Oval Half Spheres, Half Round Plates, Half Double Sided Round

Bricks w/Ball Joint Receptacle, Double Sided Ball Joint Plate, Ball Joint

Plates, Double Sided Plates, 1x1 Rounded Cone w/Bar Hole, and Brackets.

Build.  Frame.

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+).  Plenty of useful parts in an uncommon color.  Score for the original price is +5 (B+).

Purity: Toysmith S1014A Building Bricks Tiny Train (Red Engine) Review

 This is a set of clone bricks that was brought to my attention on the Discord.  Toysmith is one of those aggregate companies that sell tons of different toys.

Box.  MSRP at Target is $1.00 for this which gives us a $0.03 Price per Piece.

Instructions & Stickers. 

Parts.  Brick, 2x3 Offset Studless Slopes, Plates, Axle Plates, Bar Plates, Round

Plates, Brackets, Double Sided Clip Plate, Tiles, Bar, Clip Tiles, and Wheels.

Build.  One more Attack Cart with multiple Attachment points.

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?  No.  (-5)

Score: +10 (A-).  Another set with some useful parts in not-quite-enough quantities.

Purity: Toysmith S1014B Building Bricks Tiny Train (Yellow Engine) Review

This is a set of clone bricks that was brought to my attention on the Discord.  Toysmith is one of those aggregate companies that sell tons of different toys.

Box.  MSRP at Target is $1.00 for this which gives us a $0.03 Price per Piece.

Instructions & Stickers. 

Parts.  Click Scoops, Bricks, Axle Plates, Plates, 2x3 Offset

Studless Slope, Hinge Plates, Bar Plates, Brackets, Cheese

Slopes, Double Sided Clip Plate, Wheels, and Round Bricks.

Build.  Frame (2Rh+d8).
 

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?  No.  (-5)

Score: +10 (A-).  This one has a few more interesting parts than the last two.

Purity: Toysmith S1014D Building Bricks Tiny Train (Blue Engine) Review

 This is a set of clone bricks that was brought to my attention on the Discord.  Toysmith is one of those aggregate companies that sell tons of different toys.

Box.  MSRP at Target is $1.00 for this which gives us a $0.03 Price per Piece.

Instructions & Stickers. 

Parts.  Brick, Plates, 2x3 Offset Studless Slopes, Round Tile, Axle Plates, Bar Plates, Round Plates, Wheels, Brackets, Cheese Graters, Tile Clips, and Double Sided Clip Plate.

Build.  Another Attack Cart with multiple mounting points.

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?  No.  (-5)

Score: +10 (A-).  I really like all the Medium Azure parts in this set.

Purity: Toysmith S1014C Building Bricks Tiny Train (Green Engine) Review

This is a set of clone bricks that was brought to my attention on the Discord.  Toysmith is one of those aggregate companies that sell tons of different toys.

Box.  MSRP at Target is $1.00 for this which gives us a $0.03 Price per Piece.

Instructions & Stickers. 

Parts.  Plates, Offset 2x3 Studless Slope, Round Tiles, Axle Plates, Round Tiles, Grille Tile, Slopes, Brackets, Wheels, Bar Plates, Tiles, Clip Tile, and Double Sided Clip Plate.

Build.  Attack Cart with two Attachment mounting points.

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?  No.  (-5)

Score: +10 (A-).  Not a bad little set for the money.

Single Shot Rockets 2

My initial post -- six years ago -- talking about the different ways you could make Single Shot Rockets seemed to be pretty popular -- and there's been some chatter about SSRs on the Discord -- so I'm taking another stab at it.

Only four designs this time.

This one is pure Kre-O.

The SSR for my Blue

Devils Chub squad.

This one's kinda funky, but
it does stand out nicely.

The SSR for my Hopper squad.

You can see it's been changed

between this and the initial photo.

I figured, this time around, that full pictures of the frames and the SSRs

will give you a better idea of how they integrate with the frames.