Building Sets Reviews

My son loved this. We only had a few minor problems getting the pieces to stay together for the arms. He was a bit disappointed that he only had enough to make the dinosaur and no other animals.

The Lego designer series are such a blast for builders of all ages. This one is probably the best one of the bunch. Just look at the price-per-parts ratio! There are over 700 pieces to this monster. There are a lot of great pieces in here, that customizers are going to find very helpful for their own building projects.

The toy itself is very cool, it offers a lot of alternative models to build. They are organized according to difficulty levels for the younger kids. Once the dinosaurs are built, they can be a bit fragile. The T-Rex stands upon his hind legs, and can topple if you're not careful, and when it topples something usually breaks off. However, this is due to the number of joints and other points of articulation. While they are the weakest points of T-Rex, they also provide an immense play value for the kids, and posability for the grown-ups who don't like to call it playing.

I think Lego really did well with this set and the others like it. Some of the older fans like it because it reminds them of the sets Lego used to do in the 70's and 80's, before Mini-figs and specialized pieces were the norm. Good work Lego! I will be picking up more of this series.

I bought this set for my 5 1/2 year old son. He's able to build all the dinosaurs with little help. He likes me to sit beside him and feed him the pieces. I agree with another reviewer about the T-rex, it fell apart upon completion. Fortunately, my son wasn't too distraught, he just built another dinosaur. A container to store all the pieces is a must. Overall, a great toy.

We are very happy about this product. Initially I got "RoseArt" Magnetix because it was a bit cheaper, but the quality was much inferior as well. We ended up returning Magnetix and buying 2 Geomag sets instead. We are very satisfied with its durability and design. I will probably get a couple more sets since you need more pieces to be able to build more interesting constructions. Lots of fun and educational for kids!

How many of you have older kids that chew on pen caps or pencils? At a routine pre-op visit to the hospital, we met a 10-year-old who had, in this manner, swallowed one of the plastic pieces whole. The plastic dissolved in his digestive system, leaving the two magnets free. They perforated his intestine, and he's now on his 5th day of hospitalization.

I agree that the CPSC sometimes seems to be overprotective, but to me a toy that could kill should not be sold and should be returned.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has RECALLED ALL MAGNETIX BUILDING SETS. DO NOT BUY!!!!

Lot of bad press on this toy recently. Balls are not the magnets. The rods have small but powerful magnetics in the ends. The magnets are fairly secure in their plastic housing unless your kid (or pet) decides to take plier like teeth and start chewing away at them. But in this case you should take some responsibilty for allowing a child to stick something other than food in their mouth. I can only wonder what else these kids are playing with unsupervised? Rocks covered in coliform, cigarette butts from ashstrays, mommies personal hygene items? If your kids are not old enough for unsurpervised play then watch them and let us have decent toys to spur our imagination.