price:$0.17
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Good toy.) 『Good toy and my son especially enjoys it because he built it himself which makes it extra special.』
(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.』
(Bionicles) 『Malum My grandsons love Legos and especially Bionicles. My oldest turned 12 and requested Malum and he is thrilled with it. They have a whole collection and love the catalog.』
(really cool!) 『Really cool! To keep it simple this is how I'll discribe this toy: cool thornax launcher and very durable. I would recommend this toy to ANYONE!!!』
(Another great-looking Bionicle!) 『My 7 year old Bionicle fan received Malum for his birthday, and thought he was really cool. What Bionicle isn't? Pretty standard Bionicle construction with mostly pieces we've seen before (other than the weapons, which I think are new for 2009).
Pros: Great red and yellow color scheme with many bi-color pieces Really sturdy construction... way less tippy than many of our older guys Two cool fire claws, and a great shooting weapon that works easily&well
Cons: Shooter only comes with one round of ammo. I can foresee constant pleas for help finding it and tears when I can't.』 『Exiled from his fire tribe for crimes in the arena, Malum wanders the wastes, challenging other Glatorian for his own gain. Armed with flame claws and a spiked Thornax launcher, he is the last being a Glatorian wants to meet.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (All shine, no spine) 『Pros: -The safe is pretty neat. Its stickers are Frenzy's vehicle. The safe also comes w/ a door and 2 gold bars, hence the name "Gold Heist"
-Ship fires 2 freeze rays. It also has awesome fake lasers and rotates a lot
-Fire shoots out of Frenzy's vehicle. Cons: -The ship falls apart a lot. It is very spindly and the windshield falls off all the time
-The safe keeps coming off Frenzy's vehicle
Overall, this is an okay set except for its durability.』
(Lego Fan) 『My son says he really likes the way the safe containing the gold attaches to the bottom of the ship. It has a lot of nice details and is more sturdy than I had expected based on the look of the design. Even so, he hasn't played with it after the first day he built it but still plays with Squidman's Escape often (and it's about half the price). I typically like the ed. value of Lego kits because they help younger kids work on following directions and fine motor skills.』
(Not as good as it looks.) 『The only good thing about this set is the fact that its the only set where you can get the alien Frenzy. The set just isn't that good, although you can't tell on the box the set has ALOT of holes and doesn't look very good. I recommend spending $10 more and getting Space Truck Getaway.』 『It's out of this world!Space Cops!TBD pieces.They've arrested the Blacktron menace. They've tamed the voids of the final frontier. And now, they're going to clean up the galaxy! Set includes TBD pieces.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (LEGO is always a good choice!) 『Great Christmas gift for my 10 year old who loves LEGO sets. A good amount of pieces to keep even an accomplished builder happy. Very bright and colorful. The vehicles are very sturdy which allows for actual play with them. The picture on the box is accurate however keep in mind that the garage floor in the picture is not part of the set. The photo makes the set appear much larger and more complex than it really is. Still a good choice.』
(My son just loves it!) 『The Lego City Garage set came in a very timely manner and it was a good deal from Orange Onions (several dollars cheaper than everywhere else I looked). My 9 year old son just loves playing with this set! He had the complete set put together in just a couple of days. Now he has fun tweeking it, taking it apart, and making it slightly different. These are hours of enjoyment that I don't mind him spending because he's using his mind to be creative and figure things out. Legos are a little pricy, but well worth the investment!』
(lego city) 『My 9 year old son loves legos and has been playing with the garage ever since it arrived. Even his older sister 12yrs old plays with it also. All legos are great to get their imaginations flowing.』
(Awesome Garage!) 『The lego garage I got for christmas is really cool. The office has a coffemaker! The crane is durable, but sometimes the brick that holds the crane on the rail falls off. And the garage is where I can put my towtruck. Also a tip, Do NOT try to build this in one day!!』
(LEGO CITY GARAGE) 『My son loves legos and this is a nice addition to the other "city" lego sets he has. He pretends to fix all his cars and trucks and uses some of them to make pretend deliveries.』 『Theres always something going on at the big city garage! When the call for help comes in, the heavy-duty tow truck is ready to haul any car or truck back for repairs. Use the auto lift, crane and tools to fix any problems and get those vehicles back on the road!
LEGO City: Garage』
price:$0.11
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Fly to the scene of any emergency! "There's a wildfire outside LEGO CITY! Quick launch the Fire Helicopter into the air! Spin the propeller while you hook up the giant bucket, then fly off to scoop up some water at the nearest lake. Meanwhile, the speedy fire truck races to the scene to help keep the blaze under control! Includes 2 minifigures with fire-fighting gear. Set includes Fire Helicopter and fire truck! Includes 2 firefighter minifigures in full gear! Copter has a powerful spinning propeller! Measures over 12" (30cm) and over 4" (10cm) long! Components made in Denmark, Hungary, Mexico and the Czech Republic.』
price:$24.99
Best Lock
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Missing Pieces!!!) 『My kids liked the toys. Unfortunately there were a lot of missing pieces. We couldn't build the helicopter. Other than that, It would have been a good toy.』
(One big bag) 『Unlike LEGO these vehicles come in one huge bag which makes sorting through them difficult. In addition, it is difficult to snap some of the pieces together. They stay together well though.』
(Christmas Nightmare) 『Alot of the blocks don't fit securely. The directions for the helicopter were not even right from step one. This gift made for a christmas nightmare!』
(Not even close to Lego quality) 『My son received two "Bestlock" military sets for Christmas. If you like Lego, you'll hate Bestlock. A better name would be "Worstlock". My best tip would be to buy five tubes of Super-Glue to overcome the numerous defects.
Where to begin? First, several pieces were defective, like there wasn't enough plastic in the mold when the pieces were made. Secondly, the engineering was pretty bad - for example, trying to apply pressure to snap a piece in place would cause some other piece to snap off. Lastly, the instructions were not as clear as Lego.
Our family has purchased probably 30+ Lego sets in the last 5-6 years and have always been happy. We also have some MegaBlocks sets and those are usually pretty good quality too. But unless you want to spike your blood pressure, STAY AWAY from "Bestlock".』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Great Toy) 『My 10 yr old grandson loves this toy. He enjoyed putting it together at Christmas. Of all his presents, this is one of his favorites. He plays with the little figures and enjoys the moveable parts. Mixes Lego building and action figure/role play well. Would recommend.』
(Was a gift for my Grandson who loved it.) 『The gift was great the service/shipping was a disaster. It took over 2+ weeks from order date for delivery even though it was in stock!!!!!It was not due to weather conditions, but to the label for shipping prepared incorrectly and was held up in several shipping stops along the way. When contacted the provider they refunded the shipping costs. 』
(Great Toy!) 『This was purchased for my 7-1/2 yr old grandson, along with another Lego castle set. His 5-1/2 yr old brother received the pirate ship. They love all of these sets and played with them for hours while visiting my home. The boys play with their lego sets every day and never seem to tire of them. They also have some Star Wars sets. Their imaginations (and little fingers) never seem to tire of building and playing with their Legos. Definitely worth the price. So many toys break as soon as they are out of the box, or the kids tire of them quickly. Not the Lego's! Great investment.』
(Cool golden knight) 『I got this set for the golden knight. The drawbridge theme is old idea, but this is still a very cool set to own.』
(Great Castle seige add on!!) 『This is a must if you love the castle seige set.
This blends in perfect and fits very snuggly agianst the castle gate! It is taller than the castle because the castle sets flat, but that isn't anything you can't rig up to be the same height!!
You get several minifigs with this set and a skeleton horse!! very cool!!
This set is really fun and if you want to add to seige castle look no further this really does the trick. I would highly recommend this awesome set!』 『Defend the Queen from the skeleton warriors attack! Led by a powerful skeleton rider, the skeleton warriors are attacking the drawbridge tower! Even the Royal Jester knows how serious this battle is. Raise the drawbridge and send out the legendary Golden Knight to drive the enemy back and save the princess from capture!』
price:$0.02
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Lego Agents are GREAT! :)) 『My son got a set of the Lego Agents for Christmas this year, and he couldn't have been happier! I really enjoyed putting them together with him (even though he's a seven year-old know it all :) ), and he's enjoyed playing with them for the last month. Thank you very much! :)』
(A review from a 6 year old.) 『This is a fun set. It comes with an Inferno boat, water jet, two henchman(Dollar Bill and Dyna-Mite), and Agent Fuse. It also comes with a cool safe and 3 $100 dollar bills. There is one feature that I really like, which is that when you push the Inferno boat the propeller in the back spins. Another feature is that the water jet has flick-fire missiles. I would say the only problem I have with this set is that the back of the Inferno boat falls off easily, but if you don't push the boat there then it is fine.』
(Great gift!) 『My 8-year-old grandson loves Legos and this set is just as great as the others.』
(Great for Agents fans) 『For kids 6 and younger or those who are not very patient,adult involvement is needed to assemble this toy with lots of small parts. Son loves playing with this set. 』 『Recover the stolen safe by water! Attention, Agent Fuse! Dr. Infernos henchmen Dollar Bill and Dyna-Mite have just robbed the City bank and are getting away with their ill-gotten loot aboard their Super Airboat. Your Mission: to recapture the safe using your Agent Waterjet with firing flick missiles but watch out for the airboats explosive devices!』
price:$0.78
Fisher Price
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Good purchase for the price) 『I got this for my 5 year old on Christmas. He loves it. It is a lot like Legos, but less complicated. He can build the castle all by himself. It enhances his imagination as well. H tries to build it several differnt ways, even different than suggested ways. I will give it 5 stars for fun and creativity. Legos are way too complicated for 5-6 year olds and they always need a parent to build it for them. This one...they can build them themselves. Unlike legos, you can make it your own way too. The only negative I would have is, some pieces are just too cumbersome to snap together. But overall, for $[...], a very good purchase.』
(Too hard to put together) 『Sorry. I wanted to like this product and so did my 5-year old son. He loved the concept. But the pieces are just too darn hard to put together. My son was so excited to have a new toy that he thought he could put together himself. Two or three times, he tried for several hours to put the tower together (he was very intent on doing it himself which I thought was great), but each time he ended in tears because the tower would crumble as he tried to complete it. Great concept - poor assembly mechanism.』
(Not age appropriate.) 『Very well made and put together was then fun to play with. My son is four and is very good with his hands and putting lego's together. It is something you need to sit down and do for them. He could not take them apart. My daughter is 10 and it took her awhile to put this together. And she is very swift when it comes to doing anything like this. Not saying that it isn't worth it, just that the age should be upped!』
(We love trio) 『My 6 year old really wanted these for Christmas but they weren't fitting in the budget with some other items he wanted more. When Amazon had sale prices on these they were so good I could not pass up. I was pleasantly surprised. They build large structures, good size cubes for small hands. Sometimes they are hard to get snapped together and will make the structure less stable, but if you get them snapped tight then the whole thing can be picked up by a piece and carried around. Even my 15 year old daughter thinks these are cool. I have since bought 4 more different sets for him including the Wizard's Castle&King's Castle. We have multiple large rubbermaid storage bins of imaginext and geotrax which we loved as well but these are so much better. They are cooler than the duplo legos, my son doens't regard these as baby toys, but much easier for him to build with than the regular legos he has.』 『Easy-click bricks, sticks and panels make it easy to build and rebuild the King's Gatehouse so many ways, with double-sided snap-in picture panels that let kids choose and change their castle adventures. Fire the rolling cannon, launch boulders from the catapult, drop fire balls from the cauldron! 79 piece set includes 2 play figures that snap on to the bricks. All pieces in the TRIO Building System work together.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Good) 『My Children were excited to build things but the switch on the motor quickly broke (was not made of good quality). Without the motor the interest was lost and the value was lost. Not impressed with the plastic parts as they are not good quality. The rest of the set is fine.』
(Erector set) 『This set has been a lot of fun so far and very educational for kids.e』
(An old favorite that engages an 8 year old) 『My grandson was completely engrossed in this erector set as soon as he opened it. I was concerned that it might be overwhelming to have so many little parts, but soon he was building a catapult and even making some adaptations! He even enjoyed putting all the little parts in their proper storage compartments. The carrying case was well made, too. Best of all, we can add to it over time as his interest and skill improve.』
(Erector Motorized Racing Car&more) 『This is a x mass gift and I am so glad I selected this product for my grandson. Very High quality material.』
(Great fun but there is a flaw.) 『First...the "Motorized Racing Car&More" set is exactly the same as the "Special Edition" set. The simply changed the name, its the same 643 piece set.
Second, their is a problem with the motorized unit. The switch design on the battery pack is extremely poor. If the switch is not fully thrown to the left or right or fully in the center off, it will melt and be rendered useless. My son and I built the airplane model first(he's 6, took us a few hours together), and after 10 minutes of play the motor quit working(no, not 10 minutes of continuous running). Well, he hadn't quite thrown the switch fully, and after taking it apart the flaw was apparent. Its a proprietary double pole, double throw switch built on a PCB board. There isn't enough space between the board contacts. If the switch is in between positions, the contactor is shorting the positive and negative leads of the battery pack together on the board. This causes lots of heat, quickly heats the thin metal contactor, and in the process melts the switch handle. In my opinion it should recalled, I don't know if its possible to melt or rupture 4 AA batteries by shorting them, but they got really warm. I had to rig up a new submini DPDT switch as a replacement on the outside of the unit.
Otherwise....it's a great erector set. We built the crane after I fixed the battery pack. It's pretty awesome. It uses a 48:1 gear reduction(more like pulley reduction), on the motor and it can lift quite a bit of weight for a toy. Both the boom and the cable of the crane run off the motor, it'sa pretty ingenious model I think. Crane also rotates on the base via a manually controlled wheel. Took him, with my help, most of a Saturday plus a couple hours of the following Sunday.』 『The idea behind these sets is to offer the builder everything needed--including illustrated directions--to construct models of rockets, race cars, airplanes, and famous buildings and bridges around the world. These sets offer many hours of fun and satisfying play time. Handy carrying case for easy storage. Includes 643 parts, builds 25 models.』 『The Erector Set has been a favorite toy since the early part of the 20th century. Designed for ages ten and older, the ingenious system of small parts combine in numerous ways to create an infinite number of models. As kids enjoy building with the Erector Metal Construction Set, they're learning important skills like patience, organization, coordination, and how to read directions. The Erector Metal Construction Set features a six-volt, battery-powered motor so that children can see their creations move.
Super Construction Set
Ages:8+
Number of models:25
Number of parts:643
Requires:
4 "AA" batteries (not included)
What We Think
Fun factor: Durability: Ease of assembly: Educational factor: Novelty factor:
The Good: Instructions for building 15 increasingly complex models; pieces interchangeable with other Erector sets.
The Challenging: With 643 parts to keep track of, pieces might get lost; directions have illustrations but no text.
In a Nutshell: A classic toy that will entertain kids for hours while encouraging creativity and honing motor and analytical skills.
You can create a variety of devices, ranging from a catapult... View larger.
...to a working, motorized car! View larger.
Build, Learn, Play The Erector Set comes with a handy carrying case. Not only does it help your child organize the many small pieces of their set, it allows them to take the set with them on the go. The instructions are helpful and clear, showing in detail how to build the models, and stating clearly what pieces are needed before your child gets started. Please note, however, that there are no text directions, only illustrations. The plastic pieces can feel flimsy at times, but children testing the toy didn't seem to mind and played for hours.
A Classic Toy Lives On Kids can build up to 15 different models using the illustrated instructions, or they branch out with their own creations. From planes to cranes to helicopters, there is so much that can be built with the 643 nuts, bolts, wheels, screws, and metal pieces that come with this set. A six-volt battery-powered motor makes the models come alive.
The sheer number of parts may seem overwhelming, but the compartmentalized case will help kids stay organized. Teenagers should have no problem building on their own, but younger kids might need some supervision and help, especially since the directions include no explanatory text -- just illustrations.
What's in the Box Erector set with 643 parts, six-volt battery-operated motor (batteries not included), illustrated directions, and storage case.