Monday, August 26, 2024

Review: Brix 64161-02 Critter Construction Cat

I recently came across four new set lines of Brix building blocks, which seems to be a subsidiary of "Well Played", in 5Below.  Two of these lines are micro bricks, they look to be about the same size as Nano Blocks, but the other lines are compatible with Lego.


Box.  MSRP is $3.25
, for a $0.05 Price per Piece.

Instructions.










Loose in Box.

Parts 1.  Cat Carrier Top Shell.












Parts 2.  Studless Slopes, Plates, Tiles, Double Sided Studless Slopes,
 Slopes w/Cutout, Clip Tile, Double Sided Plates, Inverted Tile. Large
 Cheese Slope, Jumpers, Wedge Studless Slopes, Apollo Stud, Curved
 Bricks w/Cutout, Curved Cheese Slopes, Triple Slopes, Axle Ball
 Joint, Headlight Bricks, Barraki Eye, Bar Plate, Ball Joint Plate,
 Stadium Tiles, Round Tiles, 1x1x1.6 Bricks w/Studs on Side.




Parts 3.  Cat Carrier Base, Cat Carrier Door, Plates, Bricks, 1x4
Brick w/Studs on Side, Corner Curved Brick w/Cutout, Studless
Slope, 1x2x1.6 Brick w/Studs on Side, Macaroni Tube, 1x2 Brick
w/Studs on Side, Cat Carrier Handle, and Wedge Studless Slopes. 




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?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  I like it, there are some good parts in here, I just wonder how useful the pet carrier is going to be.

1 comment:

  1. I like it. Lots of cool parts. The cat carrier looks Odd, but I can see uses for it in other Lego builds. Thanks!

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