Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Review: 71414 Super Mario Conkdor's Noggin Bopper

Let's do a review since it's been a few weeks.  I've seen this set marked down in a few places but I picked this up a couple of months ago just for one piece.


Box.  MSRP is
 $14.99, for a $0.12 Price per Piece.

Instructions.











 Parts 1. Loose in box. Plate.







Parts 2.  Plates, Bricks w/Studs on Side, Wedge Bricks, Double Sided Studless Slope, Mod. Plates 2x2x2/3 w/2 Studs on Side, Brick w/ Pins on Side, Round Bricks, Large Jumper, Brick, Slopes, Large Cheese Slope, Double Jumper, Hinge Brick Base, Shell
w/4 Recessed Studs and Hole with Molded White Bottom and Spikes Pattern, Technic
Bricks w/Pinhole, Tooth Plates, Hinge Brick Top, Axle, and Inverted Studless Slopes.




Parts 3.Mod. Plate w/Trapdoor Hinge, Mod. Plates w/Rounded Corners & Feet, Plates, Tiles, Round Tile, Studless Slopes, Tile w/Studs on Ends, Round Flower Plates, Large Cheese Slopes, Axle Plate, Plates w/Pinholes, Plates w/Vertical Clips, Pins, and Panel.





Parts 4.  3x3 Round Tiles, Brackets, Technic Brick with Vertical
Axle Holes, Brick, Slopes, Stickered Tile, Large Cheese Slopes,
Plates, Cheese Slopes, Curved Slopes, Curved Slopes w/Cutout,
Clip Plate, Tile, Mod. Plates 2x2x2/3 w/2 Studs on Side, Printed
Round Tiles, Bar Holder w/Bar, and Black Bars 1L w/3 Prongs.





Parts 5.  Studless Slopes, Boat Slider, Plates, Tile, Pyramid
Tiles, Double Curve Tiles, and Bricks w/Stud on Side.




Build.  Two IO Frigates, an IO Frame Company, and two HVAs.

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'll be honest, I bought this for the Hot Pink Shell piece.  It's a decent enough set and, if you get it marked down it would have a +20 (A+) score.

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