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Re: Get over to Megabloks.com right now!
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
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Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:24:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Ken Dowd wrote:
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Unleash was the only one of the three ‘Spellcasters’ sets that Walmart had
also. I was surprised that these sets only come with 4-5 pieces. They appear
to be more desk displays (as you noted) rather than construction sets. The
Radiax and Solaris Dragons come with what is billed as “2 collectable battle
helmets”.
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I wonder if this is some kind of swipe at the “collectible masks” market. I’m
afraid that it’s lost on me, but if it helps sell some more Dragons, then that’s
super.
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1906 Spider-man:
I must say the Mega
Bloks Superhero figs look really good. One advantage Spidey has over his Lego
counterpart is no unsightly stud on top of his head. The vehicle is
dissapointing. The legs are one piece with no articulation and the main body
of the vehicle sits flat on the table instead of being held a brick height or
two above it (which I think would look better).
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I can’t say for sure, but these look like the same molds used for the legs in
the Blok-Bots Jackal & Scorpion set. It’s a bummer that they’re not
articulated, and it’s really surprising that there’s no ground clearance.
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1907 Wolverine: The
vehicle is blah, but the fig is cool looking. The best thing about this set
is Wolvie’s claws - they are separate from the hands and
can be held by any minifig. Right now one of my Alpha Team figs is sporting a
fine and dangerous looking pair of claws...
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Nice! That was a clever design decision by the folks at MegaBloks. I had a
feeling that they’d either hard-mold them to the hands/arms or make two pairs of
interchangeable with-claws/without-claws hands, but this is a much better
solution.
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1908 The Thing: This is my
favorite of the three figs. The sculpt is great! The one problem he has is
his torso is so massive that he looks a little silly with his wee little
legs. From the box art the vehicle in this set impressed me the least
out of the three, but after building it I like it the best. The wings use a
hinge made up of four pieces in blue. I don’t know if these are new, but they
make a very strong hinge. The vehicle itself is very “swooshable”.
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The teeny legs remind me of John Byrne’s of The Thing in the Fantastic Four
during the 80’s. I think that this hinge design made its debut in the Power
Rangers Hawk Zord, but I don’t own that set and can’t say for sure. I’m glad
that the new 2x2 dome piece has shown up in a small set—there are four of them
in the ProBuilder Nimitz, but it’s nice to have a less expensive source.
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Also on the shelves: The two new Ninja Turtle sets.
4506 Mutation Garage 135 pieces
4507 Space Lab 120 pieces
Each comes with two figs: a Turtle and an Elite Foot Guard. The package is
shaped like a turtle shell and opens up so you can build the set inside. I
picked up the Space Lab set. It’s about equivalent with the previous Turtle
sets. They retail for (again at Walmart) $12.88.
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Thanks very much for this thorough reporting! I’ll keep checking the stores in
my region to see what shows up.
Dave!
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) My local Walmart had most of the new sets when I was in earlier this week. Set 1931 Spider-man vs. Venom is the one that comes in a metal box (like the chess set from a year or two ago). (...) Unleash was the only one of the three (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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