Friday, May 2, 2025

Review: Make-It Blocks Birds 2.3

Make-It Blocks has released a second line of Birds themed sets.  It's been almost a year since my last Make-It Blocks review -- pay no attention to all those other MIB sets in my backlog pile -- so let's get going.


Box. MSRP is $1.25, for a $0.03 Price per Piece.

Instructions.











Parts.  Round Plate, 9L Wings, Studless Slopes, Tooth Plate, Plates, Inverted
Studless Slopes, Plate w/Pinhole, Wedge Studless Slopes, Ball Joint Plates, Bar
Studs, Double Brackets, Quarter Circle Tiles, Stadium Tiles, Printed Round Tiles,
Apollo Studs, Bar, Round Brick w/3 Bamboo Leaves, Clip Bar Holders, and Bar Clips.



Build.  IO Cruiser (2Rs/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-). While the 1x1 Ball Joint Plates are nice to see, I'm flipping out about the 9L Wings.  I started using them as trees almost ten years ago so finally having them in Brown or Reddish-Brown means I'll be having a lot of fun with them in upcoming terrain builds.

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