[Guest Post] Purity: Sluban M38-B0593A Fire Truck Review

A review by Francisco Duarte.  This set came from the post-Christmas sale I found some time ago. The box cost me just 1.04€, which is a bargain. It got me 43 parts at 0.02€per part - pretty good! It was meant to make a firetruck. I proceeded to do something slightly different, evidently.

Box.

Instructions.

Parts 1. Wheel parts, grille tiles, hinge plates, technic bricks with axle hole.

Parts 2. A 2x4 transparent brick, 2x4 mudguards,

tiles with studs and studless tiles of different

sizes, 1x1 studless slopes, headlights and a cone.

Built a laser half-track.  Equips a piece of laser artillery,

defensive machinegun and two side armor skirts (RaRdBB).

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+). Doubtful I would have got such a great price if not for the sale, but, still, Sluban sets have consistently great and cheap. The only thing going against them is that they are hard to find and the plastic is a bit too hard, and can break more easily than Lego.