Review: BLDR 0093 Squishmallow Reginald at the Movies

This is one of the second wave of releases from BLDR.  I jumped on this one right away because it has some interesting, and useful, pieces in what looks to be Pearl Gold.

Box.  MSRP is $9.99, for a $0.08 Price per Piece. 

Instructions.

Parts 1.  This is the "squishy belly"

piece for the "minifig" of the set.

Parts 2.  Loose in Box.  Wedge

Plates, and Bricks.

Parts 3.  Curved Bricks, Printed Curved Brick, Printed 2x2x2 Box,

1x1x3 Brick, Printed Studless Slopes, Printed Tile, Double Curved

Slope w/Cutout, Printed Brick, Plates, Bricks w/Studs on Corners,

Double  Jumpers, Jumper, Minifig Ice Cream Scoops, Brick, Macaroni 

Tiles, Corner Tiles w/Cutout, Translucent Grille Tiles, Cones, Mod.

Bricks 1x2x2/3 w/Studs on Sides & Stud Receptacle, Minifig Fezes,

Inkwells, Studs w/Bar, Chain, Bar Ball Joints, Quarter Circle Tiles,

Small Steering Wheels, Figure Ears w/Bar, and Shaped Tiles.

Parts 4.  Quarter Circle Plates, Door Frame, Printed Half Dome,

Bricks w/Studs on Side, Bricks, Half Dome, Inverted Slope, Printed

Tiles, Window, Curved Slope w/Hole & Plate, Plates, Tail, Double

Jumper, Tile, Clip Plate, Padlock, Double Brackets, 1x1x2/3 Brick

w/Studs on Side, Double Curved Slope w/Cutout, Squish Holder

Panel, Modified Tile w/Inverted Slope, Printed Figure Ears w/Bar.

Parts 5. Printed Panel, Quarter Oval Plates, Corner Wall w/o

Bottom Indentations, Plates, Curved Slope w/Plate, and Bricks.

Build.  IO Frigate (2Ras+d8[guns] 1B

[armor]).  Systems are Pearl Gold.

 

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+).  This box was packed tight with pieces.  I'm going to have fun incorporating some of these parts into the Owen's Crossing table-setting.  All those pieces in Pearl Gold are nice.  As much as I like all the parts and colors I think this is a parts set rather than a build one.

Review: BLDR 0072 Adopt Me T-Rex & Neanderthal Crib

There are more small Adopt Me sets besides the three I've already reviewed.  The other two are a Dog and a Mouse.  I wasn't sure about the others but this looks like it might have some useful pieces.

Box.  MSRP is $4.99 for a $0.08 Price per Piece.  

Instructions.

Parts 1.  This was loose in the box.  Large Bony Appendage w/Axle.

Parts 2.  Tiles, Wedge Plates, Bar w/Stop. Turntable Base, Turntable Top,

Round Plates, Round Tile w/Pinhole, Bar, Double Curve Slopes w/Stud, Clip

Plate, Tile Clip, Inkwell, Bones, Long Skeleton Legs, and Skeleton Arms.

Parts 3.  Wedge Plates, Wedge Bricks, Bricks, Plates, "T" Plates,

Round Tile, Rounded Plates w/Axle Hole, Feet, Printed Studless

Slope, Printed Brick, Printed Panel, Clip Plates, Jumper, Rounded

Plate, Inverted Studless Slope, Cheese Slope, and Brackets.

Build.  Nano-Kaiju (2W) and 1 Hit piece of Cover.

 

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+).  There are some decent parts here but, all the Wedge pieces are right-hand only and other useful bits are in odd quantities.

Review: BLDR 0236 Space Accessory Pack

BLDR has a new line of polybags, similar to the old Lego Xtra line, as part of their late Summer release.

Bag.  MSRP is $5.99, for a $0.08 Price per Piece.

There are on Instructions.

Parts.  Octagonal Boulder Top, Octagonal Boulder Bottom, Tires, Rims, Plates,

Axle Plates, Centered Brackets, Ball Joint Plates, Slopes, 3L Perpendicular Pin

Connector w/4 Pins, Liftarms, Ball Joint Hooks, Unicorn Horns, Grille Tiles,

Clip Plates, Translucent Plate, Translucent Large Cheese Slopes, Ingot,

Minifig Rotary Saw, Translucent Studless Slope, Bar Tiles, Minifig Dynamite,

Translucent Ski Shoes, Translucent Chainsaw Blades, Translucent 5 Point

Crystals, Translucent 4 Point Crystals, Minifig Wrench, Minifig Shovels,

 Minifig Hand Armor, Minifig Pickaxes, and Plates w/Pins on Bottom.

Build.  Two 1 Hit pieces of Cover, two Frames (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?  Yes.  (+5)

Score: +20 (A+).  I thought this was going to be a "Frame-in-a-Bag" just looking at the art on the package.  I didn't realize all the other goodies we'd get.

Review: BLDR 0231 Sports Accessory Pack

BLDR has a new line of polybags, similar to the old Lego Xtra line, as part of their late Summer release.

Bag.  MSRP is $5.99, for a $0.09 Price per Piece.

There are no Instructions.

Parts.  Minifig Motorcycle Body, Minifig Motorcycle Fairing, Containers, Minifig Tennis Rackets, Minfig Surfboards, Minifig Snowboards, Fences, Plates, Flags, Slopes, Bars w/Stop, Minifig Skis, Round Plates, Printed Round Tiles, Round Large Jumpers, Bar Plates, Large Cheese Slopes, Rubber Bands, Tiles, Clip Plates, Translucent Round Tiles, Inkwells, Minifig Camera, Minifig Roller Skates, Ball Joints, Minifig Ski Poles, Tires, Bicycle Frame, Bicycle Rims, Motorcycle

Rims, Round Bricks, Minifig Bows, Cones, Pneuma-Ts, and Bicycle Handlebar.

Build.  IO Frigate (2Ras/2B/2W).  Systems are Orange.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+0)
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: +15 (A).  Pneuma-Ts!!  Yeah, I built something but it's fragile and looks like crap so I'm not giving it any points in that category.

Review: BLDR 0232 Medieval Accessory Pack

BLDR has a new line of polybags, similar to the old Lego Xtra line, as part of their late Summer release.

Bag.  MSRP is $5.99, for a $0.08 Price per Piece.

There are no Instructions.

Parts. Plates, Round Plates, Corner Slopes, Minifig Halberds, Minifig Battle
Axes, Round Large Jumper, Round Tile w/Pinhole, Tiles w/Studs on

Side, Jumpers, Axle/Pins, Flags, Arch, Bricks, Slopes, Log Bricks, Clip

Bricks, Brick w/Studs on Sides, Cones, Minifig Ice Cream Scoops, Plate

 w/Pinhole, Translucent Teeth Tile, Bars, Cheese Slopes, Bar Clips, Inverted

Cones w/Bar, Flame Pieces, Minifig Crossbows, Minifig Morning Stars,

 Minifig Scimitars, Translucent Axe Heads, Minifig Mallets, Minifig 

Spears, Minifig Swords, Minifig Shields, and Minifig Double Axe Heads.

Build.  Two Stations (Weapon Cache and Drone Controller).

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+).  Tons of weapons and Clip Bricks in this one.

Review: BLDR 0233 City Accessory Pack

 BLDR has a new line of polybags, similar to the old Lego Xtra line, as part of their late Summer release.

Bag.  MSRP is $5.99, for a $0.08 Price per Piece.

There are no Instructions.

Parts.  Containers, Container Doors, Minifig Garbage Cans, Hinge Plates, 12L Bars w/1x2 Plate End & 1x1 Round Plate End, Large Jumpers, Plates, Translucent Rounded Inverted Tiles, Printed Clip Signs, Double Slopes, Dishes, Round Plates, Printed Tiles, Minifig Fezes, Swirl Plates, Minifig Brooms, Round Plates w/Flower Edge Translucent Round Tiles, Cheese Slopes, Barrel Hinges, Antenna, and Cones.

Build.  Frame (2Y/2W).  I know it's tall and kind of spindly but I feel like it's a throwback to the Budget Frames of yore.

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+).  This polybag has a fair amount of useful parts.  I'll definitely be incorporating some of these pieces into the Owen's Crossing table-setting.

Review: BLDR 0234 Forest Accessory Pack

BLDR has a new line of polybags, similar to the old Lego Xtra line, as part of their late Summer release.

Bag.  MSRP is $5.99, for a $0.07 Price per Piece.

There are no Instructions.

Parts.  Prickly Bushes, Flowers w/Bar, Flower Stems w/Stud,  6x5 Leaves, Plant Stem w/Stud & 3 Large Leaves, Arches, Round Plates w/Flower Edge, Round Plates, Minifig Garbage Cans, Dishes, Round Large Jumpers, 4x3 Leaves, Minifig Brooms, Round Bricks w/3 Leaves, Plant Stems w/3 Leaves, Apollo Studs, Round Plates w/3 Leaves, Round Bricks, and Grass Stems.

Build.  Four 1 Hit pieces of Cover.

The Questions:

Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Cover.  (0)
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: +15 (A).  There's a ton of different colors here and a, relatively, cheap terrain pack is always nice when trying to set up a battlefield.

Review: BLDR 0069 Adopt Me Dragon & Bat Wing Crib

A new entry into the building block battle is a company called Jazwares.  They're calling their product line BLDR.  I swear I've seen the "BLDR" name somewhere else before, though.  They currently have four product "lines", Squishmallows, Hello Kitty, Adopt Me, and Crunchyroll.  Right now they only seem to be available at Target.  For some reason the smaller sets aren't listed online yet.

Box.  MSRP is $4.99 for a $0.07 Price per Piece.  

Instructions.

Parts. Plates, Technic Plate, Skeleton Arms, Bar Plates, Dragon Wings w/Bar, Curved Slopes w/Cutout, Studless Slopes, Jumper, Tiles, Printed Curved slope, 2x2x2/3 Brick w/Axle Hole, Inverted Tile, Curved Slope w/Towball Socket, Feet, horns w/Bar, Triple Slopes, Bar Ball Joint, Apollo Studs, Clip Plates, Tile Clip, Brackets, and Bar w/Stop.

Build.  Bat Wing 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 the Bat Wings and the Purple Tile Clips.  This set has a good amount of some useful parts.

Review: BLDR 0067 Adopt Me Owl & Magic Stroller

A new entry into the building block battle is a company called Jazwares.  They're calling their product line BLDR.  I swear I've seen the "BLDR" name somewhere else before, though.  They currently have four product "lines", Squishmallows, Hello Kitty, Adopt Me, and Crunchyroll.  Right now they only seem to be available at Target.  For some reason the smaller sets aren't listed online yet.

Box.  MSRP is $4.99 for a $0.06 Price per Piece.  

Instructions.

Parts 1.  Printed Studless Wedge, Studless Wedge, Brick, Bricks w/Pinholes,

Inverted Slope, Plates, Inverted Studless Slopes, Bar Plate, Rounded Plates, Tile

w/Small Pinhole, Large cheese Slope, Cheese Slopes, Brackets, Padlocks, Clip

Tiles, Half Pins, Double Brackets, Feet, and 1x1x2/3 Bricks w/Stud on Side.

Parts 2.  Inverted Arches, 2x2 Dishes, Arches, Bricks w/Studs on

Side, Printed 3x3 Dishes, Studless Slopes, Plates, Tile, Clip Plates,

Jumpers, Studless Wedges, 5L Bars w/Handle, Bricks w/Stud on

Side, Stars, Apollo Stud, Axle Connector, Bar, and Brackets.

Build.  Compact IO Cruiser (2Ras+d8/2B)[Systems in Lavender.], and a 1 Hit piece of Cover for RA.

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 honestly bought this one for the Lilac and Lavender pieces, and a bunch of them ended up in my Toreando frames.

Review: BLDR 0071 Adopt Me Axolotl & Boat Crib

A new entry into the building block battle is a company called Jazwares.  They're calling their product line BLDR.  I swear I've seen the "BLDR" name somewhere else before, though.  They currently have four product "lines", Squishmallows, Hello Kitty, Adopt Me, and Crunchyroll.  Right now they only seem to be available at Target.  For some reason the smaller sets aren't listed online yet.

Box.  MSRP is $4.99, for a $0.08 Price per Piece. 

Instructions.

Minifig.

What I find odd is the two different tones of Pink.

Parts.  Minifig Ship Wheels, Minifig Anchors, Inverted Wedge Slopes,

Inverted Double Slope w/Cutout, Bricks, Round Bricks w/Pinholes,

Brackets, Tile, Plates, 2x2 Studless Slopes, Apollo Studs, Clip Tiles,

Cones, Headlight Bricks, 1x4 Studless Slopes, and 6L Bars w/Stop.

Build.  IO Frigate (2Rs/1Y) [Systems are Caramel.].

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+).  There are some decent pieces here but the quantity and color choices are a little thin.