Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (I wish I had this when I was a kid) 『My sister and I got this for our 7-year-old cousin for Christmas. He's really into robots and Legos so we thought this would be a perfect combination. As a 27-year-old, I think I ended up having more fun helping my cousin build the robot than he did. The Lego pieces allow the limbs of the robot to have a nearly 360 degree range of motion. Some of the pieces have this rubbery portion that's very bendable; I never had those sorts of pieces in my Lego sets when I was a kid so I thought that was pretty awesome. There are also a ton of small pieces in this kit so overall I highly recommend this toy to anyone who loves robots and/or Legos and will not stick random objects in their mouths, noses, ears, etc.』 『Hikaru rules the jungle with his new Chameleon Hunter battle machine! With its cutting-edge stealth technology and camouflaged armor, it can vanish from sensors and then attack in a flash with its flame-blaster cannon, capture claw and transforming mini-robot weapon. The evil robots don't stand a chance! Chameleon Hunter measures over 7" tall. Includes Hikaru pilot minifigure. 188 pieces.』
price:$1.51
Melissa and Doug
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Fun and educational) 『These wooden blocks are well made, durable and brightly colored. Children can change the blocks to make a match and are rewarded by the matching sound. The sound goes for about 5-6 seconds then quits. (It doesn't get annoying that way.) Entertains my 2 year old grandson for quite a while. Pleased with the product.』
(Highly recommended!!) 『My son has only had this a few days so I cannot really speak on durability..but let me tell you- this is a great educational toy for a 2 year old! He loves the motorcycle blocks and the noise he gets when he matches them correctly. There is a boat, bike, ambulance, firetruck, Its great! Highly Recommended!』
(Love it!) 『We love this toy! This is very durable for our two boys (1&2-year-old) who are not easy on things. They are fighting over it routinely. We gave it as a gift and heard great reviews. Only wish we had bought it sooner!』
(My godson loves it.) 『I bought this for my godson's 2nd birthday. It's durable so he can't break it. Now he's also talking more.』
(Pretty good!) 『We wanted to purchase more traditional toys for our daughter for christmas 06. We bought a lot of M&D toys and this by far was the better of their toys. Even though our daughter is still a little young to put pieces together properly it will be even better when she figures this out. Like other said the sound is very appropriate. I like this toy and definitely recommend this to others. The only reason I gave it a 4 is colors on blocks could be a bit brighter or more colorful.』 『24 months&up. Vehicle sounds play when matching cubes are placed in the wooden tray! Six realistic sounds per set. 2 AAA batteries required, not included.』
price:$3.83
Mega Brands
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Fun and allows for creativity) 『My kids (even the teenager) played with this immediately when they got it and pull it out often. Well worth the money and allows for more creative options with their magnetics they have already had. Thanks.』 『Add movement and lift your designs to even cooler proportions with this 20 count MagNext Special Parts Deluxe set. From supersonic rockets to space age elevators, boost your MagNext constructions with intricate details. MagNext Special Parts takes the MagNext building experience to a whole new level. Incorporate the MagNext Special Parts to the basic MagNext building sets to create hundreds of cooler and even more imaginative stuff. Build bigger, stronger and faster with MagNext. It is excellent for children 6 years and up.』
price:$3.65
LEGO
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Lego Lehoville Postman) 『It is great fun for a 3 year old. It did not represent a challenge for a 5 year old. 』
(My son loves this item) 『I got this for my 3.5 year old son as one of his many Lego Duplo sets for Christmas. He loves red and motorcycles so I thought it was perfect. He has other Lego figures that he favors so he uses those to ride on the motorcycle. My only complaint is that you cannot ride a person on the back where the package would be. The design would have to change in order for a second person to fit.
As with other LEGO items on Amazon, I kept my eye on the price until it was inline with prices on [...]』
(Worst present) 『This...and other Duplo vehicles...are the worst Christmas toys I purchased. The pieces simply do not stay together and the people do not stay on the vehicles. They are way too frustrating for 3-year olds.』 『The busy, friendly postman drives around on his motorbike, delivering letters and packages from mailbox to mailbox. DUPLO pieces are colorful, sturdy and fun to spark younger builders' imaginations. Perfect for younger builders! Includes post box, motorbike, postman figure, 'package' brick, and flower!』
price:$34.99
Best Lock
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (JUNK!) 『Be aware! I thought this would be a decent, off-brand addition to our tons of LEGO's, just to give my boys some extra military pieces. Our 750 piece set is missing a full 100 pieces. The pieces don't go together, even with my adult strength and finesse. I've had no response from customer service (despite my 2 e-mails) regarding the missing pieces, and the set is completely useless without those pieces. How do you explain that Santa made such an awful product?』
(Comparable to Lego and a third of the price!) 『I have always felt Lego's were way too expensive. I don't know why they need to charge as much as they do for little pieces of plastic that come off molds by the trillions and billions. For so long they have had a racket and it is about time a company came out with a comparable product. Are these Legos? No. The difference? The plastic seems lighter and not as durable...HOWEVER I have never had one get broken by my 4 year old twins and they leave them all over the floor in every room. I have NEVER had blocks not fit together. The instructions do leave a little to be desired but my kids have never had a problem having fun and putting things together. I find the complaints to be a bit petty and unfounded. These blocks are definitely, 100% worth the money, especially if your kids are like mine and lose half the pieces! We have both Legos and Best-Locks and my children can't tell or don't care what the difference is, they use both sets interchangeably and have never complained about them.』
(Best-Lock 750pc Transporter and Tank) 『 I picked up several Lego sets along with this off-brand set for Christmas this year. The quality of this set leaves something to be desired when compared with real Legos. The pieces must not go through any sort of quality control process since some of them don't actually fit together. Due to the same poor production standards once you have the toys together they fall apart pretty easily. We had pieces missing out of the kit, as well. I cannot recommend this toy to anyone regardless of price point.』
(Good idea, poor execution) 『I got a couple of these sets for my son, who wanted some military-style sets. As the other reviewer said, the quality is perhaps half what you get with true Lego. Some bricks are a little warped, making it very hard to fit tightly. Other bricks "pop off" because of similar molding issues. Ultimately, we used the instructions to build Lego models from the bricks we already own, and the blocks from this set ended up in the trash. Wish they were better quality since the sets have the vehicles a lot of little boys want to build.
NOTE: For pseudo-military sets in real LEGO, try the "Indiana Jones" series now available.』
(not a Lego quality) 『First of all this is not a LEGO. It is very similar but quality is different.Perhaps 60-70% of Lego quality. Some pieces require extra force to put them together and others will not stick together as well as Lego no matter what. Overall it's a good set. But do not expect Lego quality and ease. Instructions also are not as good as Lego's. The biggest dissapoinment was that number of rims and tires of the same width is different. I do not know if it's a common thing or just my bad luck.』
『Can you capture Squidman's Pitstop?
When an alien criminal needs his ship repaired, there's only one place to go: Squidman's Pitstop! But the Space Police are closing in on this hide-out. Will Squidman stop him with his rockets and hidden weapons? Can he empty the secret safe in time? Or will the Space Police capture him and shut the Pitstop down? You decide! Includes Squidman, Snake, one Skull twin, and one Space Police officer.1 Space Police minifigure included plus 3 alien minifigures: Squidman, Skull twin figure, and Snake!
Pitstop features hidden weapon rack, secret gold safe, tools and spray cans for working on spaceships, ship lift device and fuel pump!
Pitstop also features surprise rocket launcher, exploding oil barrels and rotating radar!3 alien vehicles and 1 Space Police flyer included with Pitstop!
Squidman's Pitstop measures over 5 inches (12cm) long and 4 inches (10cm) tall!』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Christmas hit) 『I bought this as a Christmas present for my 7 y/o grandson. He loved it and it kept him entertained for 2 days while he put it together all by himself. He then played with it the remainder of his visit with me and I am sure continues to do so. It stayed together amazingly well during his play activities, occasionally a small piece would fall off and require redoing and the radio antennas fell off constantly but he didn't seem to mind. It was a hit and I was so happy he enjoyed it.』
I just want to say this set is awesome! I will give you the pros and cons:
PROS: The set has 592 pieces and took me about an hour-and-a-half to build. I just turned 9.
This set has a really cool design. It's got 6 hidden flick-fire missiles on the wings. It has real skinny wheels on the bottom to make good hover action. The engine location in front of the cockpit is great and the cover is awesome, although the engine is not too detailed. The side guns are very well detailed and seem powerful. There is one gun compartment on each wing. To get the turret guy up you open the back hatch and he will pop up out of the turret. There is room in the cockpit for another guy so I put in a gunner. The top comes up to put a guy in. The set is very well detailed.
CONS: First of all, the engine isn't very detailed. Second, the antennas fall off easily. The turret guns are very fragile and the big side guns will come off easily also.
But overall, even though it doesn't have too many minifigs, this is a very good set.
PS: The cockpit windows look like sinister eyes and the engine cover looks like a snout - very cool! 』
(Best Lego Tank) 『Just an excellent Star Wars tank from Lego. So many little features, nicely designed and is just great to play with. PRO's- Overall design, front section opens to reveal the tank's engine, two compartments on either side for gun/weapon/accessory storage, hidden flick fire missiles (6 of 'em), 2 large guns(left and right)that rotate up and down, machine gun up top that moves left/right/up and down, very neat feature-when you open the back door hatch it'll release the commander's chair inside so he pops out of the top hatch (in seated position), entire top section opens up to reveal inside cabin with another chair for driver, wheels on bottom hidden to simulate hover effect(works pretty well) and comes with 2 Clone troopers (one with commander accessories).
CON's-Small quibbles but the top hatch when closed doesn't have flush, level close (no biggie) and the top machine gun can come off but again, while building and playing always press and secure the bricks so you'll loads of fun with this tank. I recommend it. Very nicely designed and full of fun!』
(lego starwars republic fighter tank) 『This toy is great,it is fun because it has moving parts but it is not motorised, it uses a rubberband for the commanders seat to pop up,i added one more clone in the drivers seat so then when the tank commander pops up the other clone can drive.』
(great toy - buy it somewhere else) 『Great set - available from lego.com for 49.99 - I'm a big fan of amazon, but sometimes you can get a better price somewhere else! Get the set directly from Lego, and you'll save enough to purchase another favorite set! Happy hunting!』 『The powerful TX-130S hover-tank is the Republics latest weapon in the Clone Wars! With heavy armor, two movable laser cannon turrets, an elevating gunner seat, hidden wheels and flip-out flick-missile launchers, its sure to turn the tide of any battle. * Includes 592 pieces.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Inferno attacks) 『This set is great. It has , of course , the giant robot wich is very durable. As far as minifigs it has Inferno and agent Chase toname the main ones. So you probaly have your own reasons no matter what they are I would recomend this』
(Fun for a Little Guy (and his big sister too)) 『My 4 year old son loves this item. Although requiring about 15 minutes for him to build, it has proved a major source of fun and exploration for him. He and his older sister have robot wars - he with this item and she with pieces from her LEGO Belville kits assembled into a "mega-robot".』
(Perfect gift for our lego-loving son, age 6, to build with big brother) 『Our son loves this lego. He enjoyed building it and now loves playing with the characters!』
(Great toy, but don't overpay!) 『Don"t buy this toy from resellers!!!
Just got back from Target and they have lots of these... I also called the Lego store here in Portland, OR, and they have plenty and they don't think they'll run out by Christmas! Don't let the resellers hype you into thinking they have the last ones! Call around and save! The lego website has them too... Even if you buy with overnight or 2 day shipping it will still be cheaper than these crooked toy resellers!』
(Very Cool Robot) 『Very cool new Robot from Lego. Excellent retro design. Seems very 1950's sci-fi with the feel of a James Bond-esque villian. Excellent for kids to build and play with (if child is around 4,5 or 6, help them with the build). And it's very poseable. Also there's so many extra's in this set with figures and vehicles. Just excellent.
PRO's-Robot design, right hand rotating claw (which can hold the mini-figures in its grasp), left hand with a great idea from lego: a light up brick that attaches to the left arm to light up a 'flame thrower' type weapon (excellent idea). Villian sits in the bubble headed top of the robot, which can be opened and the villian can eject and escape via a small escape pod/craft. Torso of Robot can also be detached from legs and used as an escape vehicle. You also get a Lego Agents jump jet plane with 2 flick fire missiles, a 4 wheeler vehicle, 2 lego agents (Chase and Trace), 3 civilians (one with a camera) and the villianous Dr. Inferno (I think that's his name) with a rubber head-dress design and brush metal right arm/claw. The 4-wheeler has a rope (string is strong) attached to a wench on the back end with a hook.
CON's-Really none except the 4-wheeler could be slightly better designed (perhaps a more detailed vehicle and could use a 'crank' or lever to help pull the rope/string-but you can do this with your thumb anyways). Also mid-torso area doesn't completely rotate 360 degrees. It goes all the way right and all the way left but to completely rotate 360 it touches/taps part of some bricks and makes them separate if done too hard. Lego should've just added a small center piece to lift torso slightly so it rotates smooth.
Other than my above 'CON' suggestions, this is an excellent toy/model from Lego. I HIGHLY recommend it to new and old lego collectors and especially for young kids to play with. A Robot, 2 vehicles (4 if you count in the escape pods from the Robot) and 6 mini-figures. JUST A GREAT SET! 』 『The villainous Dr. Inferno is on the loose in the City with his latest mad scientist creation a stomping, crushing monster robot with a giant claw and flame arm. Your Mission: To use your Agent Super Jet with flick missiles and your harpoon-equipped Quad Bike to disable the robot and capture Dr. Inferno before he escapes in his jet-pod.』
price:$29.99
LEGO
Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item. Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Great kit but I can see how some kids can be disappointed.) 『For $30 you get an engine, battery pack, lights, and switch which is very cool. Unfortunately if you don't have spare Lego technic pieces and don't quite know how to apply the motor to create a functioning machine, than it can be a let down. I got this for my six year old son who can mostly do every Star Wars Lego kit he's come across by himself. One of the recent ones was the motorized AT-AT #10178 which has the same motor and battery pack. From that kit we both got an introduction on how this motor could be applied.
I got this Power kit knowing I'd likely have to put something together for him. You'll gain a greater appreciation for what your car's transmission does after playing with this kit. I used the following two Lego sets that we already had to put together a functioning car:
1. Lego Crazyaction Contraptions. This is more of a book with a small collection of gears and technic pieces you can build hand and rubber band powered machines with.
2. Lego Creator Cool Convertible #4993. Fortunately my son had recently crashed this car so that only the chassis was left intact with the axles and wheels.
By tinkering around I was able to mount the engine and battery pack onto the chassis. By playing around with different sized gears I was able to get that engine to drive the wheels. My son and I loved watching our electric car run for the first time. He took over and mounted the lights and a stick shift. You can than build a custom body over your engine and chassis. Next project is trying to figure out how to build a two speed transmission. So you can see how fun and education this power kit can be if you have the right parts to go with it. If you have a lego store nearby, than check to see if they have loose technic pieces available. We just went to legoland and I scooped a bag full of gears and other hard to find loose parts for only $8. For the price this really is a 5 star kit.』
(Great Addition to Lego Technic Sets) 『Bought this to add motorized functionality to the Technic Telehandler (#8295).
Integrates into the lego model very well and easily, and works good as well, to make the set's functions much quicker than by hand.
Highly recommended if you bought the Technic Telehandler.』
(Hard to connect to anything) 『The idea of a power functions kit is wonderful. My son was really excited to get this. But it was pretty disappointing because of the very few options on the motor to connect it to anything he built. It really made it hard to use. After using the Mindstorm kits, we really expected better of this. As it is, it could have been cool but is rarely used.』
(Mediocre To Me.) 『I bought this Lego Power Function Accessory set from Amazon in Aug'09 for my 7 year old son. Like most kids my son loves Legos. He took a Lego class over the summer where they learned to build with motors and gears so I've been adding those types of Legos to his collection in case he wants to be a budding engineer. There didn't seem to be alot of motor options for purchase so I ended up buying this set.
In a nutshell, my son did like this Accessory set until it the motor stopped working 4 days after purchase. Not sure why the motor stopped working, I haven't fiddled with it yet other than making sure it wasn't dead batteries.
What I did not like about this set: -Battery Pack. I thought the battery pack was ridiculously big and heavy...who needs 4 AA batteries to power a small Lego motor? The battery pack is so heavy and the connection cord to the actual motor so short that it is very cumbersome to find a way to attach this battery pack to your Lego creation. I would like to see at least a separate option for smaller battery pack (such as 2 AAA) in the event someone only wants to power a small Lego car and not an actual life-size car. -Motor durability. Mine broke after 4 days of light use. It was not dead batteries because I tried a fresh set of batteries and still no luck.
I do like the concept of kids taking their Legos to the next level by adding motors and gears. Would I buy this product again? The answer is no if I could find an alternative that better met my needs (smaller battery pack, more durable, etc).
I hope you found my review helpful. 』
(Add this to Technic sets with Linear Actuators) 『I prefer not to motorize my Lego sets, but in the case of the Lego linear actuators that come with a number of new Technic sets (e.g., the excavator, the front-end loader), I think the Power Functions accessory set is a necessity. Without motors, the linear actuators require a lot of tiresome winding. You can also add this to the new Lego pneumatic log loader such that it turns one of the air pumps into a compressor.』 『Add even more power to your LEGO Technic creations! This Power Functions motor set includes a motor, battery box, light cable, pole switch and additional pieces to add new functions and features to your motorized models. Requires six "AA" batteries, not included. 10 pieces.』