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thanks for the info, dave!
i'll be looking forward to seeing these models hit utah. in the meantime
your information and pics for the sets should hold me over until i can
actually get one in my hands.
(missiles that actually shoot....COOL!)
..joseph g
In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
> Drop what you're doing and go buy this $20 set.
>
> It includes 412 pieces (a shade less than a nickel per piece) mostly in dark
> grey and black, with a number of silver-grey and trans-orange, too. Also
> included is a pilot, two new gatling-style machine gun bricks, a
> three-missile launcher, two camo paint pens, and a decal sheet. I haven't
> put together a specific inventory, but I'll post it when I have it.
>
> The instructions are pretty clear, but the MegaBloks method of "ghosting"
> elements from prior steps becomes a little confusing when dealing with
> black, dk grey, and silver grey. The instructions are generally organized
> by limb subsection, similar to the method used in Blok-Bot instructions.
>
> What I don't like: The right arm of the mech has limited range of motion
> and can't cross the body's vertical axis. The three-missile launcher makes
> up the entire left arm, which is okay, but it attaches on a single axle pin
> and isn't too sturdy that way. The set includes bricks for building three
> "recon drones," but these are kind of lame. Further, I'll never like
> MegaBloks minifigs. I'm not a brick painter, so the camo pens are useless
> to me.
>
> What I do like: Everything else. The piece:price ratio is great, and the
> color scheme is attactive as well. The mech isn't huge, but it gives a real
> sense of solidity--probably because of the massive cockpit, which is better
> designed than the cockpit of any other recent construction toy vehicle. The
> two gatling guns are semi-juniorized, but they have an attractive design, so
> I'm not complaining. The three-missile launcher is great; the missiles have
> soft rubber tips and shoot with considerable force. The instructions even
> have a graphic indicating that the missiles shouldn't be shot at pets or
> people! The kit uses the click joints first seen in Blok-Bots. These
> afford a good deal of stability when the mech is standing and allow the
> limbs to be posed within the aforementioned limited range of motion.
> Further, this is the first set not to use the Blok-Bots foot brick; the feet
> are built of bricks around the standard 2x2x2 Blok-Bots click socket.
>
> I'm not a particularly rabid mecha fan, but I love this kit. Compare the
> LOM sets
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7313
> and
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7314
> both of which are $20 with fewer than 200 parts. Granted, the U-240 isn't
> on par with the more sophisticated mecha MOC's featured on LUGNET, but for
> the price, the design and value are certainly equal to or better than any
> other $20 set on the market. I care nothing at all for K'Nex, so I'm glad
> that a brick-based construction toy has produced good and interesting mech kits.
>
> Buy it buy it buy it!
>
> Dave!
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