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First things first--my local KMart, which usually debuts “new” products a year
or so after they hit the market, surprised me yesterday with several new
Dragons, Just Build, and ProBuilder sets on the shelves. I was so surprised
that I don’t have good details (as if I ever do, on the first attempt), but
here’s some rough info:
Several new “War Chest” style sets for the Dragons line, with new Vorgan figures
and probably knew Knights. These retail for about $5.00 and include a small
number of bricks, two or three figures, and weapons. I’ve also seen the Fire
and Ice “Dragon Egg” sets, but I’m not really interested in them. The Eggs are
worthless to me, and the sets include little more than the Dragons themselves.
ProBuilder has apparently picked up where the previous NASCAR license left off.
NASCAR means nothing to me, but at least they now include minifig-scale drivers.
I don’t know if the helmets are removable, but they look cool, other than the
NASCAR pieces-of-flair all over them. There are at least several different sets
in basically the same design, each reflecting a certain driver and vehicle.
And here are a few that I didn’t see on the shelves, but which appear to be
forthcoming.
From the Dragons line, I see new offerings
here,
here (I think),
here, and
here.
In addition to the NASCAR sets, ProBuilder has this
F-22 and this Nimitz Aircraft Carrier on the horizon, in addition to the
Warthog and
Army Chopper sets already available. The site doesn’t have any images of the
USS Enterprise as yet. However, I mentioned another great-looking set
here that makes use of the command
module POOP from the ProBuilder Space Shuttle.
You can browse the various MEGABLOKS products on the site starting with
this page.
I also picked up one of the Nano sets. I’ll admit, they’re pretty cool, even if
the dimensions aren’t proportional to conventional MEGABLOKS or LEGO. the
clutch power is good, and the design of the set was clever. However, to me,
these sets are basically the equivalent of Tente or some other non-compatible
clone brand. I have no interest in pursuing another brand if that brand won’t
work with the ton of bricks I already have in my attic. The Nano sets aren’t
bad, but they’re not for me. If someone else wants to render the parts for
LDraw, I say go ahead!
Dave!
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