Building Sets Reviews

*Negative rating*

Magnetix Xtreme Combo Flashing Lights Castle
Magnetix Xtreme Combo Flying Saucer

A toddler named Kenneth Sweet, Jr. died on November 24, 2004. These two toys had been given as gifts to an older boy in the family's home just 10 days earlier. The Kroger Co., which owns Smith's Food & Drug, Fred Meyer and other stores across the United States, has voluntarily recalled Magnetix products from their shelves. In March, 2006 another boy, this time a pre-school child, almost died from swallowing magnets from a building set. The King County WA Medical Examiner has issued a warning about Magnetix - http://komo1000news.com/stories/42442.htm.

There are several tiny cylindrical magnets in each of the flat pieces of many toys in Rose Art's "Magnetix" line, including the flat pieces (triangles and squares) in "Magnetix X-Treme Combo 250 Piece Case: Triangles, Squares & Bars".

There may be a danger of these tiny magnets coming loose. Serious health risks are posed by "multiple magnet ingestion"*. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a statement saying that the agency is currently conducting a serious investigation.

* "Don't Swallow Your Magnets!
A recent article in Radiology alerts parents to the swallowing of magnets. "The problem is not the toxicity of the magnets, but rather the possibility that two or more magnets can attract each other through adjacent intestinal walls and become lodged there indefinitely. Over time, the magnets can perforate the intestinal walls." Check it out here http://www.magneticmicrosphere.com/no_swallow.htm.

My 8 year old daughter loves these! She is able to build more complex shapes and designs. I would not recommend them for someone younger unless they have a lot of patience as it takes quite a bit of time to get the pieces aligned to build something elaborate. The different shaped pieces have made building more interesting for my daughter.

I have triplet granddaughters - age 4 - and they love this! Add a cookie sheets and it can keep them occupied for quite awhile. Keeping the balls from getting lost is the only problem.

It's stores easily and with the case, keeping all of the little parts together is easy.

I found this to be one of the best out of the six. The green color complements the design, unlike the Brown Rahkshi and the Black one.

Not only that, ..., the feet do not come off easily if you build it right. If you give it a push, it slides on perfectly, and doesn't come off.

The only thing I might say I'm not completely satisfied with are the hips. They sway too much, and can make posing a chore.

But all in all, this would have to be my favorite of the entire BIONICLE series. It is fun to build, and even better if you have a BIONICLE Toa Nuva. And if you open up the Rahkshi's Back with Spikes, you might just find a surprise...

This fun little toy is a fun little toy, but its legs, and feet come off way too much. And I mean alot. And if you move the legs to much, it gets harder to move. Other then that, kids love it. If your kid doesn't mind to put pieces back together a couple of times, this is a good toy for you.

this bad boy comes with 40 peices, along with intructions and a small comic.

once built, you can put him in any pose you desire. however, because of the posability, some poses look weird, some look feminine, and some look just downright stupid. however, it's still a great toy, so buy him.

his action feature is moving his arms from side-to-side, with the staff it's supposed to be a slashing action. it looks kinda silly, so it looks more like he is being a DJ.

overall these figures are pretty sweet, so buy one. who can't love a beast who can poison anything with his staff!?