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In lugnet.org.au, Peter White writes:
> In lugnet.org.au, David Low writes:
> > Can't believe I'm talking about this but anyway...
> >
> > Popped into Chatswood TRU on Saturday (last day of 25% off). The MB shelves
> > were full, with several large grey ships and the new transformer mechs. The
> > latter look almost interesting, except for the clone minifigs which are
> > irredeemably cheap and nasty.
>
> The figs are very, very sad.
> The mechs looked pretty SPUDy/POOPy, unless you examined a bit closer than
> I did.
Yup, my son bought one of these bot thingies - the figs are indeed
appalling, so he ditched it and replaced with a Lego fig to taste.
The pieces are larger, and the joints are click hinge types, both flexors
and rotators. Having said that, the model is pretty sturdy, and a heap
easier to stand than most of the Lego counterparts. And its big obviously
(they don't call them mega for nothing ;-)
Personally I prefer Lego's ball joints, but I'm not a mech lover. On the
mech front though, the MB thingies do actually have a fig in their heads,
which I assume is considered to be a plus. The pieces having more numerous
and more prominent studs also means its easier for boy to customise
And for the 8 year old's verdict - he loves it, and has had it roaming about
his medieval (Lego) army all weekend, kicking minifig butt.
Richard
Still baldly building something very very big...
(40w x 144l x 19h and building)
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