Raphy Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) OK, here's my first review! Enjoy it, please. that's an order. ^____^ Information Name: 8957 Mine Mech Theme: Power Miners Price: $ 7.99 Minifigures: 2 Pieces: 67 Year: 2009 And the description from Shop@Home: "Explore the underground with the Mine Mech! The one-of-a-kind Mine Mech is an experimental mining walker built to go where the other Power Miners vehicles can⦣8364;™t. Its enhanced movement and armor make it perfect for exploration and emergency rescues, and its spinning plasma cutter and crushing claw make it more than a match for any rock ⦣8364;“ or rock monster!" Hmm. Witty. Parts, debagged. well, they were debagged for over a day so far ;D The minifigures! Boulderax is too cute and Brains is cool and a nice break from the typical heroic gorillas. I really wish we had a female miner. :/ "In-build shots" . . . . well . . . . not really . . . . The build is very fun, and the building time is about 10 minutes. I stretch it out, y'see. :D The pic of the Mine Mech itself finished, as finished by instructions. It's kinda ugly this way. Leftover parts. Pleh. :p The instructions and god-awful box. ;p Random instruction page, or so I hear one has to have one of these in a eurobricks review, right? Now it's time for the summary! Playability: 9/10 - awesome! great posability, I'm good . . . . Price: 9/10 - Great! really good parts for price. :) Design: 8/10 - The box art makes it look awful, but the finished model is super cute, especially with bent legs. Parts: 9/10 - Like I said, excellent parts. Saw? Claws? Helmet? Warning light? Rock monster? Ball joints? >:D Minifigures: 7/10 - pretty good, Boulderax is sweet, and so is Brains to some extent, but Snake from SP III was way cooler. Thanks for readin', y'all! this is a great set and it was a pleasure to share it with you, and thank you for flying United, all electronic devices and must be turned off and . . . . . . . . Heh heh. Right. Edited September 11, 2009 by WhiteFang Indexed and poll added Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke McAwesome Posted September 10, 2009 Very nice review, Raphy! The pictures are great, and the review is short, but sweet. This your first review, correct? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raphy Posted September 10, 2009 Thanks a lot, Strik! Yes, this ismy first review :0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikey Posted September 10, 2009 A great first review of an excellent little set, Power Miners are not really my cup of tea, but who doesn't need a Rock Monster? It's a soothing little build, and you are left with some great parts, all the Power Miner Minifig's are great little characters, the printed Legs being a most essential part. Parts: 9/10 - Like I said, excellent parts. Saw? Claws? Helmet? Warning light? Rock monster? Ball joints? >:D I totally agree, I would even go as far as a 10/10, but with each set you buy you are left with three horrible orange bionicle parts, but I don't mind those when the interesting Lime Green pieces far out number them. I bought two of these and a Granite Grinder, and was very pleased. I hope we see some more smaller sets from this theme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dunjohn Posted September 10, 2009 I love the Power Miners, they're easily my favourite of the current cycles. This model is probably the one I liked least, mainly because it was a lot more squat than I thought from looking at the box image. I'd been expecting something bigger, somehow, but I still like the set. Some very nice little green bits, and it looks good going up against the Diamond King... "Get away from her, you B***!" I think Brains looks... creepy with the moustache, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prateek Posted September 10, 2009 Great review. I actually like the box. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteFang Posted September 11, 2009 This seemed like a popular Power Miner sets for reviews. This is our 4th review, inside our index. I have added a poll to allow members to choose their preference level. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites