Yet another reason NOT to buy the 2007 playsets

[Zarkan]

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You're absolutely right! I hereby promise not to buy a single Bionicle set this year! Or next. Or last year.

Bionicle Ban On

Woah, wait a minute! I made this topic to show the faults with the PLAYSETS, and I don't think most people want it to become a "flame all things bionicle" topic like some of the other topics are becoming. Besides, you're already a bionicle hater, aren't you? I doubt better heads for the playsets would have changed your mind about Bionicle. :-|

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Lets take for instance set 8925 (Barraki Deepsea Patrol) at 29.99

[xwingyoda]

  Shakar said:

I was just surprised to read that Master *yoda* likes those....things. Maybe he doesn't know that those blasted blasters are one piece?

  Grevious said:

Man, I never thought you actually liked the cordak, yoda! I thought you were against "crappy catapaults" anyway, although I guess this is different. I see your point, though, but I'm a kind of guy who only buys sets if they both have good pieces and minifigures and actually look good built from the instructions. ;-)

Loool guys, I have you startled with that info X-D ;-)

We are talking about the big gun that throws the red "sticks" right ? I assume so.

Usually I really despise all the crappy playability catapults and giant guns but this one looks pretty cool IMO !! Looks like a giant badass gattling gun 8-

[5150 Lego]

  Grevious said:

Okay, eurobricks agrees on this almost completely: the 2007 playsets are CRUD. But not until a few days ago did I find out how cruddy they were.

Since when did everyone come to this conclusion? I like the 07's. HAven't had a problem yet. Also, your gripe isn't with quality, its that your mad that they changed the faces.

[yellost]

  5150 Lego said:

Since when did everyone come to this conclusion? I like the 07's. HAven't had a problem yet. Also, your gripe isn't with quality, its that your mad that they changed the faces.

I agree. I kinda like this year's line... Heck Hydraxon and Maxilos are my first Bionicle sets since the first version of Tahu. And I like that preying mantis look of Takadox but that's about the only one I like in the smaller sets,though, they don't really have enough details like in the big ones IMO... And I still changed quite a few things on Maxilos too.. The hands, mostly, I made them in the same design as Hydraxon's but in Maxilos color scheme. And Hydraxon will remain untouched, I think... Well except for the removal of that blaster ;-)

I love the look of Karzahni as well, I may get it if I find one, but that might be hard, since if I got it right it's a TRU and S@H exclusive and I have no way of buying things from either...

And the playsets look way more like real LEGO sets than the previous batch... They're much more brickbuilt and actually have an interesting look to them. Except for that weird giant head on the crawler but I think I've already said that :-P

[Shadows]

  Grevious said:

Besides, you're already a bionicle hater, aren't you? I doubt better heads for the playsets would have changed your mind about Bionicle.

And I thought I was being so subtle ... :-P

[maiq the liar]

Ahh, yes, but when i try to make cusom minifig-scale bionicles they usually suck...more then the official ones.

[SuvieD]

Ingrates! Anyything is better than the first year single molded craptastic figures we got. At least these ones can pose and have moving parts. I actually like these sets better than last years.

My biggest concern is still price though. These sets are simply to expensive for what you get in them. At half off they are a decent buy and at 75% off I would get duplicates.