MrTools Posted August 3, 2009 After a visit to the lego store to pick up some more PM sets i noticed there werent any reviews of this set yet, so here goes my first review of the Powe Miners Rock Wrecker! Some nice box art showing the Rock Wrecker in action Back of box shows the play functions And the top shows the minifigures in what seems to be a fight? Well now we know that rock monsters have bad aim, i mean how hard could it be to hit that miner? The contents of the box, one instruction book one sticker sheet and four bags. I opened one of them befor the picture Random instruction page And its true there is a coffee maker that goes inside, which i found to be funny Bag one builds the top half of the RW And bag two builds the bottom half. top two blades are added on last Up next the review of the full set! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrTools Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Part Two: Reviewing the finished set Minifigures: We get the large geolix rock moster and an avarage miner,could have included another but im happy. Geolix has one arm that throws when a trigget is pushed down in the back and the other can just be positioned for anything else Now to the Rock wrecker the moment you have all been waiting for! The Front in pictures just doesnt seem to look right, but seeing it in person on display changed my mind The front grill is one of my favorte parts, it just seems realy fitting to the set The Left side isnt that bad, there is a small sorage area on the side that can hold a few crystals and the hole, well i will get back to that later... The back doesnt look all that bad the way the two wheels interlock is a nice touch The right side is a bit dissapointing, i dont see why another storage box was put on this side Now for the hole, lets stop making a big deal about it and find somting usefull for it! Two off the top of my head, place for miners to sit for transport or a brown storage crate full of crystals. The back flick fires fold up and down, they work okay just depends on how you use them The top has a nice design that flows evenly to the front to the back. This part i realy like. The grill slopes go all the way up to the top that can be removed. Also the stickers say "Air 1" on the left and "Air 2" on the right under the scratches. The inside is roomy has a steering wheel and coffee maker And finaly the spinning blades. They are pwered by the blades rolling up against these rubber wheels Underside of the blades And underside of the whole set. Overall this is a great set and cant seem to understand why everyone is disliking it... Minifigs 8/10 could have used a new face and included a second one but geolix makes up for it. Build 9/10 not much ir sepeated and its a quite unique way tou build with those blades Swooshability 10/10 what can i say the blades spin and thats just awsome! Parts 6/10 nothing special here. Smell 10/10 smeslls like LEGO Price 8/10 a little overpriced but may just be due to the large parts Overall 40/50 room for improvement but still is a great set. Edited August 3, 2009 by MrTools Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UsernameMDM Posted August 3, 2009 Nice review. Wish I had one of those Geolix minifigs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prateek Posted August 3, 2009 There should be something to fill that gap in the middle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBrickHitHouse Posted August 4, 2009 Love the coffee maker! ...some of these power miners sets cost more per brick than even the Star Wars sets This is getting very odd... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrTools Posted August 5, 2009 As there are not yet any reviews for this, could this perhaps be indexed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oky Posted August 5, 2009 Nice review! You made me realize that I underestimated this set a little. It has some nice things going for it, like the coffee maker and the greebling on top. Still wont buy it though. The right side is a bit dissapointing, i dont see why another storage box was put on this side Huh? I don't see another storage box? Swooshability 10/10 what can i say the blades spin and thats just awsome! So, do the top blades spin well? They barely seem to touch the lower ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prateek Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) Huh? I don't see another storage box? So, do the top blades spin well? They barely seem to touch the lower ones. I think he meant there wasn't. Yes the top blades do spin, but there is no mechanism. Here's a video. Skip to 2:51 to see them spin Edited August 6, 2009 by prateek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loganwan Posted August 8, 2009 This is just a funny build. Some great designs and some parts that made me laugh. 1. First off, the rubber wheels making the front blades turn as well as the four saw blades is a great idea. It is inexpensive to make, but really works well. 2. A coffee maker in the cab... now that is just funny. 3. I like how they used the front windshield upside down to give a really nice look to the front. 4. Turn signals? On the front, amongst all of the lights on the cab, there are two turn signals. That is just so funny to me. I do think that if they added turn signals, they could have put on a few brake lights as well. This is overall a great build, and it looks compact and tough as well. Thanks for your review Mr.Tools. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites