Cardinal Brick Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Set Name: Alien Space Ship Set Number: 30070 Number of Pieces: Sorry I haven't counted them Figures:1 Released: 2010 List Price: £2.29 (GBP) + Three tokens from Tesco fruit 30070 Peeron.com 30070 Bricklink Catalog It seems that Star Command have decided they need some help to defend the universe from the Evil Emperor Zurg, but they want to do it on the cheap, so here we have the answer the Alien Space Ship Lets start with the poly bag it comes in Flying through space not much else to say Now lets have a look inside at what we get in this small bag The contents of the bag. A quick look at the instruction booklet. A quick look at the very long and complex instructions provided Honestly I'm not just filling space The Minifigs Only one, the Little Green Man (LGM) I'm quite glad to be able to get one without having to splash out 19.99 on the Build a Buzz/Zurg sets. Front. The Space ship On to the craft very quick simple build produces a rather Classic Spaceish scooter craft you the LGM to fly though the universe on. Though quite how he copes with vacuum I don't know. Overview of Scooter. Now a quick comparison with the other Star Command vessel we have and we see that Star Command either works on a large or a small scale nothing in between. Scooter and Star Cruiser. Finally a look at the set all together Complete set LGM on scooter The Rating System Figures: 9/10 (Honestly I love the LGM) Parts 6/10 (Not much really.) Fun Fun Fun 4/10 (Not really much you can do but that's true of all poly bag sets, though there is some swooshing to be had) Design 5/10 (So so, nothing we haven;t seen before) Price 10/10 2.29 (I eat huge amount of fruit anyway so it was just £24,99, I was expecting more and I'm more than happy to pay this for this set.) Grand Total 33/50 (It's great for the LGM not so great as a set.) Conclusions Lets be honest this set is about one thing and one thing only, getting a LGM without paying 19.99. In that it does it's job while I would like to be able to buy a bucket of LGM in one go rather than sending off for them I don't mind. The scooter is secondary and not very important but well executed so I have no complaints on that front, it's just sad this set isn't widely available but poly bags never seem to be anywhere. And finally an unfunny comic page Quote
-JD- Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 You got this from Tesco?! Which one? I'm getting some! Nice review. I like the simpleness of the set, and it reminds me of little toy planes I used to have. Quote
Cardinal Brick Posted June 11, 2010 Author Posted June 11, 2010 You have to buy certain fruit products and cut out the tokens and then send them off in order to get the sets, so you can't just walk up to tesco and buy them, if you could they'd be none left in London by now! Quote
sologuy369 Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 You have to buy certain fruit products and cut out the tokens and then send them off in order to get the sets, so you can't just walk up to tesco and buy them, if you could they'd be none left in London by now! Is the offer valid oversees (in the USA)? Yes or no, Can I hae some info on it? Quote
Cardinal Brick Posted June 11, 2010 Author Posted June 11, 2010 One would asume not as you don't have Tesco stores in the US, more info here Quote
just2good Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Nice review! I really want this set. It's a nice and cheap way to get LGMs. Quote
Dunjohn Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Nice little selection of parts. I have five tokens so far, one more and I'll send off (these two plus the one from Build-a-Buzz will give me three aliens, the perfect number!). I probably won't even bother building the ship, it's all about the little green dude! Quote
Fugazi Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Very funny review, cheers! What I find amusing with this set is the number of extra parts. 5 extra pieces for a set that has something like 29, it must be an all-time record! Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 I guess this is just a CUTE set, nice but only good for one thing .......a cute TS alien ! Nice review and I'm a conformist! ! Quote
Holodoc Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Damn! It doesn't come with piece callouts. Nevertheless, where can I buy this in Germany? Anyone? Quote
XimenaPaulina Posted June 13, 2010 Posted June 13, 2010 Poor LGM, got caught by the oh-so inconsiderate space police. Nice review Cardinal Brick! I wish I could get this set if only it was available in our country, sadly it's not... Quote
GC8Monkey Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Great review. Across the pond in Canada, I just found the alien ship at my local Toys R Us. $4.99 for one and still the best way to get the LGM. Simple build but effective none the less. I like it and it allows me to have an army of LGM at a more reasonable price than getting them in the larger sets. It might just be hard to find for some though. Quote
dr_spock Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 Nice review. On impulse, I picked one up today at TRU for the LGM. Quote
Cardinal Brick Posted June 26, 2010 Author Posted June 26, 2010 Nice to hear you can pick it up at a normall toy shop! It's a shame Tesco just don't put them out on the shelves here. Quote
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