Target is running a 20% off sale on select Lego Friends, Ninjago, Duplo and City sets this week. There are some good deals in there and certain sets -- like the one I reviewed yesterday -- have become affordable due to this sale.
Good hunting.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
Review: 70666 Ninjago The Golden Dragon
I have some plans for the parts, and this is on sale this week at Target. So I purchased this set and did a review.
Box. MSRP is $19.99 for a $0.12 Price per Piece.
Minifigs.
Parts 1.
Parts 2. Ball Joints, Clip Plates, Slopes, Hinge Plates, Blades, and a Stud Shooter
Build 2. IO Frigate, and I
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 isn't great but this set has a lot to offer.
Instructions & Stickers.
Minifigs.Parts 1.
Parts 2. Ball Joints, Clip Plates, Slopes, Hinge Plates, Blades, and a Stud Shooter
Parts 3. Tooth Plates, Ball Joints, Slopes, Plates, Bar Plates, Clip Plates, Exo-Force Arms, and Barbs.
Parts 4. Slopes, Mudguard Plates, Plates, Ball Joints, Minifig Swords, Flag, Bracket, Bar Tile, and Antenna.
Parts 5. Plates, Slopes, Exo-Force Arms, Brackets, Jumpers, Ingots, Mod. Plate, Click Hinges, Axle Ball Joint, Pneumatic Axle Connector.
Build 1. Two Frames and a Station.
Parts 4. Slopes, Mudguard Plates, Plates, Ball Joints, Minifig Swords, Flag, Bracket, Bar Tile, and Antenna.
Parts 5. Plates, Slopes, Exo-Force Arms, Brackets, Jumpers, Ingots, Mod. Plate, Click Hinges, Axle Ball Joint, Pneumatic Axle Connector.
Build 1. Two Frames and a Station.
Build 2. IO Frigate, and I
know it's a crappy picture.
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 isn't great but this set has a lot to offer.
Friday, May 17, 2019
Review: 75030 Star Wars Microfighter Series 1 Millenium Falcon
I needed the cockpit pieces to finish out a fleet of IO ships, so I dug this out of my backlog pile.
Box. MSRP was $9.99 for a $0.11 Price per Piece.
Minifig.
Parts 2. Pneuma-Ts! That's all that matters, right?
Build. Two IO Frigates and a HVA.
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+). A fun set for Intercept Orbit.
Instructions.
Minifig.
Parts 1. Round Plates, Wedge Plates, Plates, Wedge Bricks, Round Bricks, Brackets, Mod. Plates w/Pin Hole, Handle Bricks, Bricks, Hinge Brick, and Printed Truncated Cone.
Parts 2. Pneuma-Ts! That's all that matters, right?
Build. Two IO Frigates and a HVA.
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+). A fun set for Intercept Orbit.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Review: 60145 Buggy
Digging into the "to do" pile again, this one dates back to 2017.
Box. MSRP was $9.99 for a $0.12 Price per Piece.
Minifig.
Parts 2. Tires, Rims, Plates, Axle Plates, Bricks, Angled Tube Plates, Horse Hitch, Wedge w/Cutout, and Slope.
Parts 3. Wedge Plates, Bar Plates, Clip Plates, Tiles, Slopes, Round Tiles, Washing Machine Bricks, Brackets, Plate, Minifig Steering Wheel, Bar Tile, and Spoiler.
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? 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+). It has some good pieces but the quantity or price could have been better.
Instructions & Stickers.
Minifig.
Parts 1. This was loose in the box.
Parts 2. Tires, Rims, Plates, Axle Plates, Bricks, Angled Tube Plates, Horse Hitch, Wedge w/Cutout, and Slope.
Parts 3. Wedge Plates, Bar Plates, Clip Plates, Tiles, Slopes, Round Tiles, Washing Machine Bricks, Brackets, Plate, Minifig Steering Wheel, Bar Tile, and Spoiler.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? 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+). It has some good pieces but the quantity or price could have been better.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Review: 70664 Spinjitzu Lloyd vs. Garmadon
I had an idea while out driving so I purchased this set to see if it would work.
Box. MSRP is $19.99 for a $0.10 Price per Piece.
Minifigs.
Parts 2. Lightning Blades in green and 1x2 Round Plates.
Parts 3. More 4x4 Ring Plates.
The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away? Yes. (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio? At. (0) (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: +15 (A). Whatever you might think of my builds, this is a great parts pack.
Instructions.
Minifigs.
Parts 1. These were loose in the box.
Parts 2. Lightning Blades in green and 1x2 Round Plates.
Parts 3. More 4x4 Ring Plates.
Parts 4. Plenty of Clip Plates.
Parts 5. Those Snake pieces are new.
Build. Two Frames and four Stations.
The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away? Yes. (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio? At. (0) (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: +15 (A). Whatever you might think of my builds, this is a great parts pack.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Review: Gundam Converge GN-001 Exia (129)
I wandered into Barnes & Noble back in January and found a few Gundam Converge kits I hadn't reviewed yet. This kit is part of Release 02 from 2016, of which I've already reviewed half.
Box. MSRP was $7.99 at Barnes & Noble.
Disassembled. The helmet fin could be Spotting. The helmet could be Defense or Spotting. The shields can be Defense. The beam sabers could be Melee or Spotting. The gun could be Direct Fire, Melee, or a Split Range.
Assembled. The folding blade
on the sword is really cool.
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. In between a Chub and a Classic. (+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 GC set with a top score.
Parts.
Disassembled. The helmet fin could be Spotting. The helmet could be Defense or Spotting. The shields can be Defense. The beam sabers could be Melee or Spotting. The gun could be Direct Fire, Melee, or a Split Range.
Assembled. The folding blade
on the sword is really cool.
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. In between a Chub and a Classic. (+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 GC set with a top score.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Review: Gundam Converge MS-06S Char's Zaku II Equip B (128)
I wandered into Barnes & Noble back in January and found a few Gundam Converge kits I hadn't reviewed yet. This kit is part of Release 02 from 2016, of which I've already reviewed half.
Box. MSRP was $7.99 at Barnes & Noble.
Disassembled. That ring in the center of the picture is the eye of the Zaku. The helmet spike can be Spotting. The helmet can be Spotting or Defense. The arm shield can be Defense. The bazooka can be Artillery or Direct Fire. The bazooka magazines could be anything including Single Shot Rockets.
Assembled.
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. In between a Chub and a Classic. (+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+). Char wins again! :-)
Parts.
Assembled.
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. In between a Chub and a Classic. (+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+). Char wins again! :-)
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