Sales Alert

More Clearance info for you.

At Walmart we have two more sets.
70921 Harley Quinn Cannonball Attack for $35.00
10739 Juniors Ninjago Movie Shark Attack for $13.00

At Target we have several sets.
72005 Aaron's X-Bow for $24.96
76086 Knightcrawler Tunnel Attack for $42.48
70916 The Batwing for $62.98
70914 Bane Toxic Truck Attack for $34.96
70906 The Joker Notorious Lowrider for $34.99
75174 Desert Skiff Escape for $20.99  (Not to sure about this price as my photo is really blurry.)
75155 Rebel U-Wing Fighter for $48.18 (See note above.)

Good hunting.

Review: 75129 Star Wars Microfighter Series 3 Wookie Gunship

Activating the Wayback Machine and digging into my backlog for today's review.

Box.  MSRP is $9.99 for a $0.12 Price per Piece

Instructions.

Minifig.

Parts 1.  Plenty of Tan.  Grille Tiles, Slopes,
Hinge Plates, Pin Hole Plates, Bar Plates,
Bar Holder Claws, Plates, Jumpers, Tiles,
Flick Missiles, Cones, and a Clip Plate.

Parts 2.  Plates, Wedge Plates, Brackets, Axle Plates, Hemisphere Bricks, Truncated Cones, Slopes, Axles, a Bar Tile, a Tail, a Bar Plate, and a Flag.  One of the Wedge Plates is damaged.  The box this came in -- which is not the one in the picture -- was really banged up but I didn't anticipate something like this.

Build.  Frame (2Rd+d8/2B or 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?  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 like it.  The price could be a tad better though.

Cheat Sheets 3

Christina Lopez-Hidalgo has created a cheat sheet for Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack and made it available via Google Docs.

People are always asking for Cheat Sheets, so hopefully this one will help.

Sales Alert

Another week, a third Walmart store, and more Clearance.

60183 Heavy Cargo Transport for $21.00
31062 Robo Explorer for $13.00
31057 Air Blazer for $7.00
41151 Mulan's Training Day for $11.00
41146 Cinderella's Enchanted Evening for $25.00
41193 Aira & the Song of the Wind Dragon for $25.00
41191 Naida & the Water Turtle Ambush for $15.00
76091 Mighty Micros Thor vs. Loki for $7.00
76096 Superman & Krypto Team Up for $15.00
70642 Killow vs. Samurai X for $35.00
75187 BB-8 for $74.00
41608 Brickheadz Han Solo for $7.00

Good hunting.

Review: 30531 Sons of Garmadon Polybag

I picked this up over the weekend at Walmart.

Bag.  MSRP is $3.99 for a $0.11 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Minifig.

Parts.  Clip Plates, Purple Claws, 2x2 Rounded Slope, Technic Bricks, Lift Arms, and a 2x6 Double Inverted Slope w/Cutout.

Build 1.  HVA.  Honestly, it's crap.

Build 2.  2Rh+d8/1Y/2W.  This is more interesting.

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-).  This could be an interesting starter kit if you like the second build.

Micro Mecha 5

I'm still feeling lazy,  so it's time for another look at the smaller end of the scale.

Tiny Arty by countable_nouns.  The thumbnail
makes this look a lot bigger than it really is.

Microframes Front by markwisski.  These look really neat.

Microscale MS-09 Dom by umamen.  Seriously cute.

Dinobots WiP by grantmasters.  These look great.

Only four today.  Enjoy!

Sales Alert

Another day, another Walmart, more Clearance items.

70901 Mr. Freeze Ice Attack for $13.00
76088 Thor vs. Hulk Arena Clash for $35.00
70923 The Bat-Space Shuttle for $54.00
70905 The Batmobile for $35.00
76086 Knightcrawler Tunnel Attack for $30.00
76083 Beware the Vulture for $25.00
21144 The Farm Cottage for $35.00
21135 The Crafting Box 2.0 for $35.00
60186 Mining Heavy Driller for $35.00  (Not a great price, wait for this to drop.)
60184 Mining Team for $7.00
60164 Sea Rescue Plane for $13.00
60110 Fire Station for $74.00
75193 Millenium Falcon Microfighter for $7.00
75176 Resistance Transport Pod for $19.00
75190 1st Order Star Destroyer for $124.00
41314 Stephanie's House for $40.00
41340 Friendship House for $40.00
41324 Snow Resort Ski Lift for $35.00
41328 Stephanie's Bedroom for $7.00
41327 Mia's Bedroom for $7.00
41329 Olivia's Deluxe Bedroom for $11.00
10750 Road Repair Truck for $7.00
70643 Temple of Resurrection for $45.00

There was also a Mega Construx set on Clearance.
FDY76 Call of Duty Arctic Recon Armory for $9.00

Good hunting.

Sales Alert

I was in my local Walmart last night and I saw a lot of Lego sets being Clearanced.  Here's a list of ones that were still on the shelf.

70900 Joker Balloon Escape for $9.00
70920 Egghead Mech Food Fight for $21.00
70913 Scarecrow Fearful Face-Off for $9.00
70918 Bat Dune Buggy for $15.00
70919 Justice League Birthday Party for $21.00
75196 A Wing vs. TIE Silencer Microfighter for $13.00
71595 Ski Speeder vs. 1st Order Walker Microfighter for $13.00
75169 Duel on Naboo for $15.00
60177 Airshow Jet for $7.00
76090 Mighty Micros Star-Lord vs. Nebula for $7.00
76098 Speed Force Freeze Pursuit for $21.00
70608 Master Falls for $19.00
70610 Flying Jelly Sub for $21.00
41322 Snow Resort Ice Rink for $$19.00
41319 Snow Resort Hot Chocolate Van for $19.00
41190 Emily Jones & the Eagle Getaway for $11.00
41334 Andrea's Park Performance for $17.00
41614 Owen & Blue Brickheadz for $15.00
31074  Rocket Rally Car for $15.00
31063 Modular Beachside Vacation for $25.00

Good hunting.

Random Starships 6

How about some neat starships for a lazy Monday morning?

Mini Milano Spaceship by Adeel Zubair.  Another version of

a cool starship.  And of course there's no download available.

Microscale Spaceship # 2 by The BrickGuy.
Frigate size, nice composition and color.

Micro Ghost Falcon by JK Brickworks.  A slick version

of the Millenium Falcon that's IO Frigate sized.

SSV Normandy SR-2 by pretraumatic.  This looks really slick.
It's a stud or two over the size limit for Cruisers though.

Mobile Defence Group by TenorPenny.  It seems like -- when

it comes to spaceships -- I'm always coming back to this guy.

Bulk Smash

One of the locations of Bricks & Minifigs -- the Southington, Connecticut one to be specific -- is running an event on Sunday (7/8/18).  This event is called a "Bulk Smash" and part of the profits are going to charity.  It starts at 6 pm and you have to pre-register.  The phone number is 1-860-385-1007.  The address is 1173 Queen St., Southington, Connecticut 06489.  Here are some specifics from the e-mail I received.

"For those of you who may not know, our BAM family member Amber was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She is thankfully going to make a full recovery but will be out of work for a month or more. To show our support we are offer a portion of the proceeds for the bulk smash sales to Amber. 100% of the profits from any additional buckets that are purchased the night of the event will go directly to Amber. We hope you can make it!

What is bulk smash you ask?
Bulk Smash is an exclusive after hours event jam packed with giant tubs of loose Lego pieces for you to pick through.
-pre registration is required
-$30 gets you a bucket to fill with $40 worth of bulk, access to tubs that have never been sorted through, and refreshments
***Every person who comes through the door must purchase a bucket. If you are planning to bring children plan accordingly***"

Company website is here.

I'm planning on attending, so I hope to see you there.

Review: 5004920 Friends Ski Pod Polybag

A quick -- non-theme -- review for the 4th of July.

Bag.  I believe I paid $4.99 for this, which gives us a $.024 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Pod, outside.

Pod, inside.

Minidoll.

Parts.  Medium Azure, yum!  The Large Jumper,
Clip Plates, Bracket, Studless Slope, and Tiles are useful.  The Minifig Goblet can be handy too.

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 brutal score.

Sales Alert

Target is advertising the newest Harry Potter sets this week.  Two of them stand out to me 75950 Aragog's Lair and 75956 Quidditch Match.  Both of them are at or below the Golden Ratio and they look like they have interesting or useful parts.

Also, I've found more Clearance sets at Target.
70914 Bane's Toxic Truck Attack for $34.98.
70916 The Batwing for $82.98
70921 Harley Quinn's Cannonball Attack for $34.98
and
75102 Poe's X-Wing Fighter for $46.18

Good hunting.

Review: 40187 Flower Display

This is another new set, I'm not sure if it's a "Seasonal" one or not.

Box.  I paid $5.99, for a $0.06 Price per Piece.

Instructions.

Parts 1.  Clip Claws in Green are the stand out pieces for me.

Parts 2.   Corner Bricks in Black!

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+).  Frame and a Station for $6 with plenty of leftover parts.  Works for me!