price:$14.91
Mega Brands America Inc. - Megabloks - Montreal
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (terrible) 『Halo should have been marketed by Lego. There isn't a Lego set that my 9 year old son can't put together. He has sets from almost every series that Lego puts out.
My son is also a Halo fan and we've purchased every Halo Mega Blocs set. Each one sucks. The pieces don't fit well and they all fall apart at the slightest touch. Some of the pieces won't even snap together. The only good thing I can say is that the models look good when they are completed (if possible) but they don't stay intact.』
(Fun for the boy) 『If you have a Halo nerd in the family or as a friend, they will love this! The pieces are just like Lego. Worth every penny and more.』
(Frustrated Kids) 『We purchased 8 of the different MegaBlocks Halo War sets for our boys (8&10). They were really crazy about having them. I didn't realize how inferior the Megablocks products are to LEGO even though they are also expensive. As with many of the reviews here, we experienced the same fustration over the fit of pieces....they just don't stay in place at all. Once you have a subassembly together and try to attach it to another, pieces just pop off. Once you get them on, a different piece pops off. If you absoutley have to have a Halo Wars Lego clone model remember to buy model glue !!!!』
(Very disappointed) 『My son got this as a Christmas present from a relative and was so excited until we tried to put it together. I started with the green airplane and it took me over 3.5 hours to put together which is so crazy. I am pretty good at putting together legos and this was just crazy. When I pushed on one side of a piece the other side would bop off or when I put a piece on the minute I would move my hand it would come off. I finally just put it togehter the best I could and my son was happy with it but there are times he can just touch a piece and it falls off (my son is 9). The directions I feel are not very good.』
(Nice designs plagued by quality issues) 『I purchased this set for my son for his 8th birthday. He loves all things Halo and was very excited to get a set featuring two of the flying vehicles featured in the series. Sadly, the shoddy manufacturing quality of this kit has meant more frustruation than fun for him.
I selected this set because it appeared to be a decent value. It contains a UNSC (human) Sparrowhawk as well as a Covenant (alien) Banshee, thus allowing for some good play scenarios without the need to buy more sets. The articulated and detailed figurines are also far more realistic than Lego's iconic blocky figurines.
The instructions are decent, though they vary enough from Lego logic to cause a few moments of head-scratching as you puzzle out what they mean. But there's nothing that can't be figured out with a minute or two of effort.
The real problems surfaced in handling the actual pieces. The appearance and color are not uniform, with many pieces having swirly patterns that appear to be anomolies from the plastic molding process. More seriously, the pieces generally do not fit into place tightly, meaning they can be knocked loose at the slightest touch. A few pieces were warped enough that they simply did not fit at all.
If you are more of a collector and plan to build these for display purposes only, then you're probably fine. But if you actually want to play with your creations, be prepared for pieces falling off at every movement and touch.』 『CHOCKING HAZARD - CONTAINS SMALL PARTS - NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3』
price:$12.99
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Bionic Gresh Toy) 『I purchase Bionicle toys for my nephew who has autisum. He loves to put it together and then stares at it intensly. This passed the test and so I highly recommend this item.』
(if you want a super hero naming him is a *****) 『gresh is awsome! buy him! buy him!like the title it is hard to make him part of the JLA.I named him thorn but I already had GL and GA...BOTH GREEN!cool over all』
(Gresh is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) 『Gresh is very fun to build and very detailed.
PROS:great detail, very cool swords which can be made into a shield, awesome hands and awesome mask.
CONS:NONE!!!!!!!
oh and if you take off his mask then he looks like iron man head.Also i give him 1000000000/1000000000 thornax launcher shoots really really far I plan to get Malum next hope this review helped you choose a bionicle.
P.S. I am going to make a stop motion clip of the glatorians once I get Malum and the rest of the gladitorians on YouTube.』
(Gresh is AWESOME!!!!!) 『My son who is 9 says: Gresh is awesome! Don't try it, but you can chuck him at a wall and he won't break. Another thing that's great is his thornex launcher launches the ball about a mile (Gresh holds the thornex launcher in its hand). On the con side, his armor breaks off when my Skrall hits him. Another pro is that his shield actually splits into two swords. Bottom line: Gresh is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!』
(Gresh the jungle guy) 『Hes great i love his split shield and together shield my favorite part is the thomax ball and launcher.
P.S. the thomax ball is made out of plastic.』 『An experienced Glatorian for the jungle tribe, Gresh combines incredible speed and agility with surprising strength. His favorite move is to back flip away from a blow and fire his spiked Thornax launcher in mid-air. A tough foe in any fight! Includes one Life Counter for the new BIONICLE battle game!』
price:$2.66
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A good challenge for a 9-year-old Lego builder with some experience) 『This topped my son's Christmas list this year. He's put together more than his fair share of Lego sets, and really wanted this one next. Typically, we leave him on his own to do all the building, and he checks in with us once in a while to show his progress. This time, however, he actually needed a little help.
As another reviewer noted, there are some details that are easy to overlook when putting this together. The place where my son hit a snag was when adding the wings. The diagrams in the manual DO indicate that the pistons are closed when adding the wings, but this fact really ought to be emphasized. Because he overlooked this detail when putting it together, he and I had about 15 minutes of backtracking to figure out exactly what went wrong.
It was a good learning experience...frustration is an important part of solving problems. I just think it's worth pointing out that this is one of the first Lego sets where he experienced that kind of frustration.』
(Display Only!) 『My grandson has a large collection of Lego, especially Star Wars and really enjoys putting them together. They are NOT A TOY so your child will not be able to play with it after building ~(not a defect, just not meant for play)~ it is a Display piece. Appreciate that Amazon always has what we are looking for and at the most reasonable prices...』
(henya bomber, no problom!) 『The torrent is one of lego's best sets ever! Now if your wondering, the cock pit can fit your clone pilot's(a very rare and cool minifig) sniper gun(behind the seat). The only thing I would be careful about is that this is a higher level set, I'v been doing legos for 6 years(I'm 11)and it was a friendly challenge. Includes some rare parts such as a super long axles that can come in handy for most projects. I think that a thing most people wonder when they see the box is were do you hold it, I think the best thing to do is hold the middle wing. For me the most frustrating thing is that sometimes the slide-out cock pit sometimes dosn't slide back in and you have to fiddle with it a little. The only other thing is that the flick-fire torpedoes are pretty much bombs. Over all, this is a nice set if you are a lego master pretty much.
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(EXCELLENT DESIGN!) 『What a wonderful ship the V-19 Torrent is. Just fabulous in design as well as playability(is that a word?);) Great set to build with fun, intricate parts to connect to make all 3 wings move simultaneously to deploy and retract the landing gear. Looks great in either position plus it's durable and fun to play with.
Pros-Design, build, 3 wings simultaneously deploy and retract, playability, slide open cockpit, plus neat Clone-Pilot w/rifle.
Cons-Really none BUT, when building please follow carefully the positioning of the landing gear segments. Must be accurate at all phases to make the wings raise and lower properly.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for any Lego collector or newbie. Lot's of fun!』
(V19 torrent) 『the V-19 Torrent was very tricky to build because all the wings and the feet work together and every piece must be put on right. Don't try to mod any of this ship because it won't work. This ship is much bigger that in all the pictures so beware. pros: -very acurate and detailed -wings work well when put on right -nice clone pilot cons: -very hard to build -hard to hold
this ship is a great addition to any army and looks really nice, if you are a good builder then go for it』 『Battle the Separatist armies in space with the powerful V-19 Torrent starfighter, blasting straight out of the Clone Wars. Wings and landing gear move together automatically to switch between landing and flying modes. Authentically detailed with features including an opening cockpit, flick-firing missiles, and a new clone trooper pilot figure. 471 pieces.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (magnetix) 『my kid plays with this more than any other. It is hard to find the original toy thanks 』
(Young builders fun!) 『Magnets are always fun. This set adds to an existing set well, but doesn't lend to owning by itself.』
(Magnetix are great!) 『I got these for our children for Christmas. The great thing about Magnetix is you can add to your existing collection and build bigger things. The kids never seem to get tired of them.』
(Great Toy... Keeps 'em busy for hours!) 『I bought this and another set for my 5-year-old son. He LOVES them and plays with them for long periods of time. Excellent toy for helping to develop fine motor skills. I wish there were a few more pieces inside the kit, but for the price I paid from Amazon I really can't complain about that either. A keeper!』
(Magnetix) 『My grandson loves this toy. I bought him four different sets and they are all worth it. He loves to build things and this makes it so easy. I am very pleased with this product and will probably buy him more.』 『Assemble unlimited creations with 60 magnetic pieces. Includes translucent color rods, triangles and squares. Compatible with all other Magnetix Building Sets.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (No pizazz) 『My 10 yr old grandson asked for this toy for Christmas. Although it was fun building it initially, it doesn't have as much "replay" value as other toys, like the Castle legos do. He did use some of its parts with his other Legos to make different things. He says it wasn't as much fun as he thought it would be, it has no "pizazz". He is a big SpongeBob fan, but this toy just "isn't exciting enough". He liked the Bikini Bottom Express better.』
(Good Neighbors, Good Times) 『My hope was my son would be overjoyed, content, and busy Christmas morning. . . and he was! Great service, great product (very cute), great diagrams (instructions), typical Lego price (but worth it)!』
(Fragile, feels different than other sets) 『We have tons of lego sets, Star Wars, Mar Mission, Indiana Jones, etc. I bought all the Spongebob lego sets and we have had nothing but frustration with these. I have had to sit down and glue these pieces so they can play with them. The pieces feel lighter. They do love to play with the Spongebob and friends mini figures.』
(spongebob) 『my son is a lego fan' however this set is frustreating since it is fragile, it keeps breaking apart.』
(Great Fun) 『This toy is great, it lets you use your imagination or build the background for sponge bob. If you are a sponge bob fun I highly recomend this for your collection.』 『
Good neighbors need good walls!
Annoy those who live near you!
425 pieces.
Loads of fun from the hit Nickelodeon show. Launch the marshmallow from the boat! Flip Krabby Patties off the grill! Launch the jellyfish!』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (for BIG legos but flimsy) 『We looked all over town for extra plates to use with BIG legos and our mega bloks. They come with small plates in the sets but no one had LARGE plates for the BIG legos, only for the tiny legos which are not compatible with the duplo series. I inquired with the company as one person said returns on this product were a hassle. The company responded quickly to assure me these are the ones compatible with the large legos. Upon receiving the product they were indeed what I expected but wow 15x15" looks a lot larger in person, as one reviewer stated, storing these can be pain, especially considering they are not a durable THICK base like the small plates that come in sets, no these are a very thin base, easy to snap and break. Will have to add "build lego table" to the honey-do list :). Other than the complaint that they are so flimsy the purpose is exactly what I was needing to expand our creative building!』
(Exactly what is pictured) 『Not sure what to say. This is exactly what is pictured. Only complaint is that the packaging is boring, just shrink-wrapped with a paper insert for a label. Guess that's a good thing in some ways, though?
It's two Lego blocks, what the heck am I supposed to say?』
(Great toy for all AGES!!!) 『Great toy for children as well as grandparents. (But, of course, you need the other parts to go with it. Kids seem to spend hours putting logos together, as well as adults.』
(Base for Legos) 『This forms a base so child can play with Legos on a rug and the projects don't fall over.』
(Lego Duplo Building Plates) 『The Lego Duplo Building Plates are the right product. They may need to be mounted on a hard surface so small children don't step on them and break them.』 『Two large building plates - one red, one green - provide the perfect foundation for all kinds of LEGO Explore products. Size 38x38 cm. 2 piece set.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Good buy) 『I bought this toy for me niece and she loved all of the little people. I liked it because it had all sorts of people.』
(great toy but too pricey) 『my toddler loves this set even more than the legos. she delights in carrying them around and trying to place them on top of the legos.
my only complaint is paying so much for these tiny figures, they should give us at least twice the number for the price.』
(FANTASTIC PEOPLE TO ADD TO DUPLOS OR FUN JUST AS THEY ARE!!!!) 『I LOVE THE DIVERSITY!!! My Toddler just enjoys playing with them. I dont think she even notices the diversity yet. I hope she never does and can live in a world where you are noticed for who you are as a person and not the color of your skin or your gender. She made a train with her duplos that they all promptly sat on. She plays with them alone in various places. I have even seen her stand them around her dises as she feeds them her pretend food:) I love that there are both female and male characters in all different colors. Terrific toy lego!! This diversity should be extended to all your product lines. Girls love legos too!!』
(Wonderful set!) 『We've had this set for a couple of years now, and my son still plays with the figures on a regular basis. I love the diversity that's represented here - not only is it a realistic reflection of the world we live in, it also reinforces an important message of inclusion. (As my son is now graduating from DUPLO to "big boy" LEGO sets, I am extremely disappointed and shocked to find that the 31-piece LEGO Community Workers set of figures is 100% Caucasian! We won't be buying that one. Shame on LEGO.)』
(Love it but disappointed) 『I was very excited waiting for these little guys to arrive for my 15 month old grand-daughter but when they did arrive I was very disappointed to find we did not get a whole set. We received two duplicate bags of the same one family and the rest were miss-matched as though they ran out of the set so tossed in a hand full of what was laying around to meet the quantity requirement. Will be sending them back to get a new set.』 『2 years&up. Children will experience the cultures of the world with these 16 DUPLO figures representing different ethnic groups and generations.』
price:$10.12
Mega Brands America Inc. - Megabloks - Montreal
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Absolutely disappointing!) 『I bought this toy as a Christmas gift for my 10 year old grandson. He was so excited to get it until he started playing with it. He loves "Legos" and has spent a lot of time constructing them. It was very disappointing to find that the "Mega bloks" where warped and wouldn't fit together. It's like when you go to a lumber yard and you throw out the warped 2x4's because you can't construct anything with bad wood. It is unbelievable that they can even be in business with this cheap imitation of Lego. They may do ok with the large bloks but when you get into the small pieces that the older kids like.....forget it! We will never buy another Mega blok and only wish Lego made Halo products. Don't waste your money.』
(terrible) 『Halo should have been marketed by Lego. There isn't a Lego set that my 9 year old son can't put together. He has sets from almost every series that Lego puts out.
My son is also a Halo fan and we've purchased every Halo Mega Blocks set. Each one sucks. The pieces don't fit well and they all fall apart at the slightest touch. Some of the pieces won't even snap together. The only good thing I can say is that the models look good when they are completed (if possible) but they don't stay intact.』
(8 yr. old Grandson loved it.) 『Put together within an hour, it sits with his arsenal as one of his proudest. It's wonderful to have building sets and get the kids away from electronics for awhile, to challenge their brain and spark imaginations.』
(Son Loved It) 『If you have a Halo nerd in the family or as a friend, they will love this! The pieces are just like Lego. Worth every penny and more.』
(Halo wars) 『I bought this for my grandson. He was very happy to get it. He loves it. Amazon had the best price. I was glad I bought it.』 『CHOCKING HAZARD - CONTAINS SMALL PARTS - NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3』
price:$0.18
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (LEGO Bionicles) 『Our 6 year old Grandson absolutely loves all LEGO building sets, but in particular Bionicles. As an observer, these hold up much better than the building sets with tiny figures and pieces. They do fall apart when in battle, but he enjoys them enough to put them back together again each time. And all LEGO sets have educational value if the child follows the directions and puts them together.』
(The Strakk review) 『This review is by Noah, age 5. Strakk is very cool because he can shoot the poke-axe very far and very fast. It's very easy to put in. The only problem I have with Strakk is that his head sometimes falls off. I also really like the ice axe. The ice axe even has spikes at the top. Because of his color, Strakk shines in the light. He's one of my favorite bionicles so far.』
(This is a must-get Glatorian!) 『I got Strakk a few weeks ago at a Walmart, pieced him together and started having a ton of fun with him! I would highly recommend him. If you play the Glatorian shooting game like my friends and I do, which is when the thornax hits your shield, weapon, or thornax launcher, it doesn't count. You'll find that having Strakk playing these rules isn't very nice because he doesn't have a shield. The only problem I have with Strakk is that the piece that holds his head on loves to come off. Strakk's gigantic ice axe is so cool, but it looks a little smaller on the box and is not to scale. The life counter is conveniently placed on his back. The problem I have with most of the Glatorian (especially Skrall) is that the thornax is very hard to get to - not with Strakk. IMO, Strakk is a must-get Glatorian. (a review from my son who's 11)』 『Ruthless and ambitious, Strakk will do whatever he must to be named champion of all Glatorian. His ice axe and spiked Thornax launcher make him a dangerous opponent to turn your back on.』
price:$0.11
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Nice starter set for younger children) 『I ordered this right before Christmas, but got it very quickly! My son loves Thomas and even though this was very simple for him to put together, he loves to play with it! It is durable and will easily last for a long time.』
(Great for kids who are Thomas fans!) 『I bought this for my nephew and had it shipped directly to him out of state. His mom told me that he loves playing with it and was so excited to get this for Christmas! He just turned 3 a few months ago, and had no other Duplo items, so it was a great way to get him started -- he has been obsessed with Thomas since he first understood what Thomas was!』
(Great creative toy for a young engineer!) 『Great Toy,versatile and durable, allows the child to be creative and use his or her own brain instead of the typical leading clap trap! Well worth the purchase and something that will grow with the child for years!』
(This Thomas set includes the TRACKS) 『Purchased this "starter set" for my 3-year old nephew because it was the only Thomas Duplo set that included the train tracks. "Start" with this set because the other (less expensive) Thomas Duplo sets only contain a train car with a few accessories. The Duplo are large&durable; perfect for small hands. It also contains a good number of pieces (windmill, signal tower, train station, Thomas, freight cars, and train tracks) for the high price. Recommended for Thomas the train fans&beginning Lego builders.』
(Cute, but frustrates my two year-old) 『The pieces are easy to put together, either by following the instructions or simply looking at the picture on the box. My son was very excited when he first started playing with this toy. Not much educational value, but it is stimulating and allows him to create lots of imaginary scenarios. However, the Thomas engine does not couple well to the train cars. They disconnect easily as my son is trying to guide the engine along the track. He gets extremely frustrated by this. I know he's only 2 and the product is for 3 year-olds and up, but I have to admit that I find it frustrating too.』 『Thomas is hard at work carrying coal around the island of Sodor. Along the way he passes Callan Station, a windmill, and a signal station. Can you help Thomas get his job done? Includes Thomas, tracks, station, water tower, and so much more. 82 pieces.』