Building Sets Reviews

In the battle of metru nui ,the six toa hordika stops the visorak from getting inside the gates when they finally unraveled the problem they go to the gates of metru nui to stop them in leauge with the toa hordika named Vakama, whats more worse of the visorak the leader that they are leading is the most powerfullest visorak of all , now the toa must stop the visosrak to save metru nui. packed with bigger features a spinner will gaured them but, thats not all, metru nui has launching fireballs to defeat the visorak army and remember that it is in your hands that who will lose and who will be able to win the battle of metru nui.

Whoa! Is this cool or what? This is one of the most action-packed Lego sets I've seen in a long time.

I haven't kept up with the Bionicle story over the years. I always just liked the action figures. The Bohrok were very cool, as were the Rahkshi. I began to lose interest in Bionicle when the Vahki came on the scene, but I still collected a few of them. As far as I can tell, the dynamic of Bionicle stories is usually the same. The heroic, robotic Toa versus a horde of monsters. That's pretty much what's going on here.

The Visorak are cute four-legged monsters with large pincers. There are eight of them here, and they are fighting against the six elemental Toa (humanoid robots). It should be noted that the Toa figures are not posable like other Lego minifigs. They're more like mini figurines. Each guy stands in his own heroic pose, and each guy carries his own unique silver weapon. There are spears, halberds, and battering rams. I'll forgive the lack of posability here because the rest of this set is so cool.

There are six different Visoraks (they have different styles of pincers). This set comes with eight, so two of them are duplicates. They're made of semi-flexible plastic. You can push down on a little monster's back and spring him into battle to knock down the robots. Very cool. The Visorak also glow in the dark. Both the Toa and Visorak figures have some great textured detail, and the Visorak have some very nice color detail as well.

Also included is a special edition monster, "The Great Visorak". Whoa! She must be like, the Visorak queen or something. Dwarfing the other Visorak in size, this cool monster is constructed from Technic Bionicle parts. She has snapping pincer action, a ripcord and spinner, and she can also launch the smaller Visoraks from under her belly, springing them into battle. Colors here are dark blue, some light gray, silver pincers, and a gold head piece. This is a really nice model, and loads of fun to play around with.

The backdrop for our epic confrontation between monsters and robots is a large techno-castle, which I presume is the city of Metru Nui. This castle is about as big as Vladek's Dark Fortress from the Knights Kingdom series (almost two foot wide), and it has similar action features. There are two catapults that can launch flaming boulders, and four collapsible walls. Place a boulder on the trap door above, push the collapsible wall, and it causes the trap door to open, dropping the boulder to go careening down the wall (which has now become a ramp). Inventive idea! Very cool. The centerpiece of the castle is a large red mask with a ripcord and glow-in-the-dark spinner, portcullis, and drawbridge of sorts. Instead of raising and lowering like a medieval drawbridge, this one recedes into the base of the structure. Gears are used to operate the drawbridge. The base of the structure also has two silver spears that can be manually launched (not spring-loaded).

At each end of the castle is a tall tower. There are a lot of decorative elements that spruce up the look of the castle. Antennae, flame pyres, transparent yellow lamps, futuristic railings, Toa masks, and decals for the collapsible walls. There are also vines that the little monsters can use to scale the walls, and they can be firmly snapped onto a vine.

This is a lengthy building project. There are over 800 pieces here, and a good blend of regular and Technic pieces are used. The most challenging part is the construction of the centerpiece and its various mechanisms. The rest is standard Lego fare. Colors are dark gray, dark red, black, a bit of light gray, some silver here and there, and just a bit of yellow for the decorative ornaments. The castle has a modular design. You construct one part at a time, then connect them all with connector pieces. The finished product is impressive but not portable. To move it, the best idea is to disconnect the modules and relocate them one at a time. Durability is only average as far as Legos are concerned.

This set was a great idea. Mini Toa figures, mini monsters, a cool fortress for them to fight over, and the Queen Visorak to boot. This is what I like. Lots of guys with cool weapons, lots of cute little monsters, and a really nice techno-castle with cool action features so I can stage an epic battle. My verdict: thumbs way up. Congratulations, Lego, on giving us a really fun set!

This set is so cool. Even though it is expensive, I would HIGHLY reccomend this set. I rate it 5 stars. This set is really fun to build (it may take a few days, though) and play with. That big mask in the middle is my favorate piece. If you go to [...], you can watch a commercial for this set. It comes with 6 Toa minifigures, and (I think) 8 Visorak minifigures. I have this set, and days after I was done building it, I would still like to play with it. The Visorak minifigures glow in the dark, and, if you press on thier back legs, they jump. I like to line them up right next to each other and launch them all at the same time. This is a really great set.

I got this from my brithday I loved it.later I got the fire hammer it is the best.

First let me talk about Iron Predator. Iron predator is tank with a cannon and missle that you can fire. It also has a ladder. Now let me talk about T-Rex. It is a T-Rex action figure with moving arms, moving legs, and a moving head.I reccomend this toy!

I think that the DINO ATTACK! legos are the coolest ever. Especialy this one. It comes with 4 army dudes, a 10 inch mutan T-Rex, and the coolest tank(The Iron Predator). The cannon on The Iron Predator really fires! The mutan T-Rex has light up eyes and mouth! I'm tyring to collect all the sets. It isn't very easy. So far I have The Iron Predator, Urban Avenger, and The Street Sprinter.

When they designed this toy, I think they forgot how toddler boys play. It was broken in the first few minutes and is not easily put back together - certainly not by a child. I like the "click-bricks" that came with the toy, but the workshop itself is way to flimsy.

I purchased this toy for my twin boys who love Bob the Builder. This toy only frustrates them because it falls apart so easily. I would have thought that they should be able to play independently with it, but they kept saying that it broke and I had to come in and fix it. I have purchased other Bob the Builder toys in the "Take Along" category and found that the quality was just not there. I wouldn't recommend this toy.

My 4 year old loves this toy. However, it does not stay together very well. I think this may be intentional to fit in with the "building" theme and it does not bother my son in the least that the pieces easily come apart. I would not recommend this toy for a 2 year old as the manufacturer does.

sidorak is awesome! he`s the best bionicle set i have ever had!sometimes i keep him built. sometimes i do not. i really like his blazer hook thingy.if you are reading this,buy it for christmas.i hope you buy it.

this is the most unpredictable toy. One minute he is ready to use his blade to cut down Vakama the next second his legs give way. pros and cons. pros: he is extreamly flexible like his rechorus queen roodaka so you can twist contort and spin him into odd angels. His hand is verey good at holding roters. cons: His shins are very small and rather weak. Also his shoeldersare rather bulkey.

I have resisted buying these because they seemed so cheap...also the usual question we parents always ask ourselves..."What are they going to do with them?"

My son received his first bionicle from a friend on his ninth birthday...it was cleverly the "bow" on a birthday present. I now regret overlooking this wonderful line of "lego's" for so long! My boys love these! They have the best time building them and an even better time playing with them.

They are priced reasonably so you can always pick-up one as a treat during trips out "shopping". If you encourage your children to "save-up" for some of their "wants", the cost of these is low enough that it doesn't take them months and months to realize their goal.

Please do not make the same mistake I made and misjudge these toys. You will be denying your child a great experience.
Although the manufacturer suggests ages 7 and up, I do not feel a child younger than 8 or 9 would be able to independently put this toy together. My 7 year old needs some help putting these together, but he loves to try all by himself. That is the point of Lego's, to construct and play. The primary benefit, in my opinion, is the satisfaction of "doing it" yourself!

A definate A+ for our boys!
Rosemary

Aside Bionicle, I haven't purchased any LEGOs in quite some time-- until EXO Force. The manga look at overall theme appeals to me. The Gate Assault here was my 8th and final EXO Force buy, completing the line until July. Aside the Sonic Phantom, this set is probably a resident shelf warmer at your local TRU.

The Gate Assault has 3 mobiles-- a land vehicle for the robots, a humanoid EXO mecha for the robots, an "air" humanoid EXO mecha for the humans, and then a gate to prevent the robots from breaking in to.

The robot land vehicle is a standard vehicle with nothing too exciting or flashy about it. It can hold 2 of the robots-- one to drive, and one to man the battling gun type turret built on top. It's a sturdy Lego vehicle, but like I said, nothing special.

The robot EXO mecha is an acceptable build. Although built similar to the #7711 Sentry or #7708 Uplink, it features dark red colors and nice armor designs. The shoulder, color, and arsenal are different from the other similar sets, however.

Same goes for the human's EXO mecha. It's another slighly similar build to the sets mentioned above, with the same differences, accept this one has some nice wing-like obtrusions, and a windshield. Both mecha have a cockpit to fit 1 minifigure.

The gate is a regular build, complete with a few turrets built into the sides and above the gate itself. There is a spring-loaded projecile that fires when the door is open (it has to hit the latch to fire) which makes it an inovative piece. But aside that, it is pretty dormant. It IS a wall, after all.

Every set in the EXO Force line includes a small sheet of decals with instructions on where to put them. Being a tad of a perfectionist, I spent a great deal of time trying to put them on flawlessly-- if you purchase this set for a little one, he or she may want your help. I personally like the challenge. Just don't fudge up, there are no extra decals.

I feel this set is a bit more expensive than for what you get. The main bread and butter of the line are the mecha, which go for about half the price of this. I have mixed reactions now that I've completed the line. Buy this if you're going to complete the line, or know why you want it. It's not a great example of the EXO Force line by itself, but can be fun with some of the other mecha.

Ok, this set rocks. But only because I bought two other Exo-Force sets too. If I did not have the other sets, I'd give this two stars. I'd recommend, for the two ther sets you have to buy, the Stealth Hunter and the Fire Vulture. They're pretty cool, especially the Stealth Hunter. Once that set comes out on Amazon, you will see my review for it.