Review: Block Tech US101-3039 Creepy Cages Shadow Bat

This is another new line of Block Tech sets for Halloween 2026.

Box.  MSRP is $6.00, for a $0.04 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts 1.  Loose in box.  Cage?

Parts 2.  Loose in box.  Base.

Parts 3.  Wings w/Axle, Plate, 5x4 Leaves, Studless Slopes, Corner

Plates, Axle Plate, Rounded Flowers, Translucent Bar w/Stop, Round

Plates w/3 Leaves, Curved Slopes w/Cutout, Plates w/Pinhole, Curved

Cheese Slopes, Bricks w/Pinhole, Bricks, Double Jumpers, Exo-Force

Arms, Double-Sided Plates, Pin w/Curved Bars, and Axle/Pin Connectors.

Parts 4.  Jumpers, Tooth Plates, Heart Tiles, Half Pins, Friction Pins, Studless Slopes,

Padlocks, Plates, Stadium Tiles, Clip Plates, Bar Studs, Round Plates w/Flower Edge,

Round Tiles, Wedge Studless Slopes, Axle Connectors, Brackets, Clip Bar Holders, Bar

Clips, Bar Bars, Cheese Slopes w/Stud, Double Sided Plates, Plant Stems, Headlight

Bricks, Corner Curved Cheese Slopes, Minifig Ice Creams, and Flowers w/Bar.

Build.  Two IO Frigates (2W) 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?  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+).  This set has the same problem as Monday's, not enough filler material to form the backbone of any possible creations.

Review: Block Tech US101-3040 Creepy Cages Garden Ghost

This is another new line of Block Tech sets for Halloween 2026.

Box.  MSRP is $6.00, for a $0.04 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts 1.  Loose in box.  Cage?

Parts 2.  Loose in box.  Base.

Parts 3.  Triple Wedges, Plates w/Cutout, 5x4 Leaves, Studless Slopes,

Tiles, Plates, Slopes w/Cutout, Bricks w/Studs on Sides, Double Jumper,

Double-Sided Plates, Technic Balls, Large Curved Cheese Slope, Plate

w/Pin, Round Plates w/3 Leaves, Bar Plates, Plates w/4 Petals, Arches,

Rounded Flower, Transparent Bar w/Stop, and Pin w/Curved Bars.

Parts 4.  Round Large Jumpers, Axle/Pin Connectors, Pin, Bar Clips,

Plates, Brackets, Wedge Studless Slopes, Clip Tiles, Curved Cheese Slope,

1x1x2/3 Bricks w/Stud on Side, Quarter Circle Tiles, Tiles, Round Tiles,

Round Plates w/Flower Edge, Transparent Bar Clips, Bar Bars, Half Pins,

Flowers w/Bar, Studless Slopes w/Cutout, and Transparent Round Brick.

Build.  Two Frames (2W), 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+).  That base is pretty neat.  The set has plenty of useful parts, I just feel it needs some basic Bricks or Plates to be really good.

Review: Block Tech US101-3113 Little Terrors Spider

Block Tech has made several small seasonal kits for Christmas in the past.  This is the first time, as far as I know, that they're making them for Halloween.

Box.  MSRP is $1.00, for a $0.04 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Octagonal Bar Plate, Bars, Round Plate, Truncated

Cone, Inverted Dome, Slope w/Wing, Rounded Plate,

Exo-Force Arms, Barbs, Bar Clip, 1x1x2/3 Bricks w/Stud on

Side, Translucent Round Tiles, Double Slope, and Clip Plate.

Build.  Frame (2W).

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-).  Mid-range score but this is a Frame-in-a-Box at a really affordable price.  As with Wednesday's review, having a squad of these on the table would look cool.  Combining this set and the Bat or the Skeleton might make for a good Double Set Challenge.

Review: Block Tech US101-3114 Little Terrors Skeleton

Block Tech has made several small seasonal kits for Christmas in the past.  This is the first time, as far as I know, that they're making them for Halloween.

Box.  MSRP is $1.00, for a $0.03 Price per Piece.

Invitations.

Parts.  2x2 Round Tile, 2x2 Round Plates, Brick, Headlight

Bricks, Plates, Jumpers, Rounded Plates, Padlocks, Double Bar

Plates, 1x1 Round Tiles, Vertical Clip Plates, Horizontal Clip

Plates, 1x1 Round Plates, Bar Clips, and Exo-Force Arms.

Build.  Frame (2W).

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-).  Nice to see some actual Lego-style Bar Clips in a clone brick set.  But if you look at the picture on the box, it doesn't match the parts that were included.  That being said, I built the set because I think it might be cool to have a squad of these on the table.  Though I did leave out one piece and swapped the attachment point on the arms to give it a little articulation.

Review: Block Tech US101-3111 Little Terrors Bat

Block Tech has made several small seasonal kits for Christmas in the past.  This is the first time, as far as I know, that they're making them for Halloween.

Box.  MSRP is $1.00, for a $0.05 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts.  Plates, Wedge Plates, Tiles, Clip Plates,

Padlocks, Wedge Studless Slopes, Cheese Slopes,

Brackets, and Translucent Quarter Circle Tiles.

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?  No  (-5)
Score: +10 (A-).  Not a bad set.  A bunch of them could be the starting point for an IO Fleet.

Review: Block Tech US101-3112 Little Terrors Grim Reaper

Block Tech has made several small seasonal kits for Christmas in the past.  This is the first time, as far as I know, that they're making them for Halloween.

Box.  MSRP is $1.00, for a $0.03 Price per Piece.

Instructions & Stickers.

As far as I can tell, the Stickers don't quite match up to the images in the instructions.

Parts.  Bricks, Plates, Tiles, Slopes, Headlight

Bricks, Double Studless Slopes, Clip Plates, Brackets,

Bar w/Stop, Clip Bar Holder, and Large Claw.

Build.  Centaur Frame (2Rh [scythe]

2W) and 1 Hit piece of 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?  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 was a little disappointed with this set when I opened it up.  The packaging makes it look like a Printed Round Brick is the "face" of the build and I was looking forward to that.  Otherwise, it has a decent amount of useful parts.

Review: Gundam Converge RX-78-02 White Gundam (311)

It's been a while since I've done a Gundam Converge review, and I have a bit of a backlog when it comes to them, so let's take a look at one.  This figure is from the 28th release, dating to November 2025, according to Gundanium Gateway.

Box. I paid $10.99 at Miniso for this.

Parts.

Disassembled.  The head can be Defense or Spotting.  The gun could be

Direct Fire or Spotting.  The shield could be Defense.  The backpack

could be Movement.  The beam saber handles (white sprue) could

be Spotting.  The arms could be removed for White Die damage.

Assembled.

The Pegs (black sprue) could

be something but they block

the shield from mounting.

Size Comparison.

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.  About the size of a Chub. (+5)

How many parts does it have to represent systems?  Five. (+5)
Does it have enough parts you can remove to represent White Dice damage?  Yes. (+5)
Score: +5 (B+). A Soldier right out of the box, good enough for me.