cunningfox99 Posted September 8, 2012 Hello guys, I'm Robin and I'm a AFOL. I'm new around here and this will be my first review. I ordered the Haunted House (10228) along with free Zombie Car (40076) from Lego Store UK. I noticed another cheap Halloween Set was also just released (850487) for £10.00 so I grabbed that too, my Quidco cashback will cover the cost of that. I thought a grave in the grounds of my Haunted House was a must. Unfortunately my Haunted House set is a christmas gift from my wife so I have had to put that away for now. Name: Halloween Accessory Set Set Number: 850487 Pieces: 58 Price: £9.99 Ages: 6+ Minifigures: 3 Theme: Monster Fighters Year of Release: 2012 The Halloween set comes in a plastic retail case, very nice graphics on the bottom half and the minifigures are on display on the top half. Personally, I like the presentation of the set, it's small so it's never going to grab you with the size of the box, but the minifigures on display is pretty cool. The rear of the box shows the same picture of the completed set but this time the witch is also on show. All items are packaged in a plastic inlay so no worries about crushed instructions with this set. All items: You receive 3 mini figures; a zombie with radio and briefcase, a witch with broom and a ghost in chains. The detailing on all three is very good, I personally love the chains the ghost comes with, they are pretty neat, and of course it is glow in the dark. Unique items : I liked the name on the headstone of the grave along with the cat and toad, every wicked witch needs a cat and a toad! Build: Well it's a small set, the build lasts about 5-10 minutes, relatively simple. The sloping brown 1x1 triangular bricks can be annoying to ground properly with my fat fingers but I think the headstone looks really cool, the vines and bat on top give it a real neat authentic haunted graveyard look. Completed Build: My Ratings Value: 10/10 - The minfigures are brilliant and 3 for £10 is value in anybody's book. Design: 9/10 - The details in the head stone and additional pieces are brilliant, very authentic look to the small set. Playability: 8/10 - Not much you can play with in this set IMO, but it fits in with the Monster Hunter theme and would work with more bigger sets in this theme. Parts: 9/10 - Nice colours, good design, a few nice parts. Overall: 9 / 10 - If you can lay your hands on one (Lego store online (UK) appears sold out already) I think it's cracking value for money. Lego Store: 10 / 10 - Bought on Saturday, dispatched and delivered from the Netherlands by Friday morning. Very good service, packed fantastically, not one mark on any 3 of the sets in the large box, lots of bubble wrap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gryphon Ink Posted September 8, 2012 along with the cat and toad, every wicked witch needs a cat and a toad! If only she really did have a cat. I love the Lego cat. That there critter in the set happens to be a rat. Far more common and not as cute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferrik Posted September 8, 2012 Thank you for this excellent review. The minifigures look great and the grave itself is well-detailed. I just have one thing that I want to point out: the "cat" is actually a mouse. Some people just get confused since the rat/mouse is so big in size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gryphon Ink Posted September 8, 2012 I just noticed the "I'm new" part of the review, and I have a feeling I should add to my first post: welcome to Eurobricks, Robin, and nice review! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ETAV8R Posted September 8, 2012 Welcome to EB! Nice review for a set I was on the fence about. Now I will get it for sure. The zombie is great especially since I missed out on S1 zombie. We all need more ghosts. The tombstone will look great along side the haunted house and/or the zombies set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cunningfox99 Posted September 8, 2012 Thank you for this excellent review. The minifigures look great and the grave itself is well-detailed. I just have one thing that I want to point out: the "cat" is actually a mouse. Some people just get confused since the rat/mouse is so big in size. Ha ha, thats one big rat! Thanks for pointing that out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
legolegolegolego Posted September 8, 2012 Welcome! Just one question for you, if I may, can the minifigures be disassembled or are they glued together? - Michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cunningfox99 Posted September 9, 2012 Welcome! Just one question for you, if I may, can the minifigures be disassembled or are they glued together? - Michael Yes all 3 minifigures come apart at the waist.. The witch, with her dress, and the ghost, with it's white bottom half, do not have tradditional legs, more like blocks, but these come apart from the torso. The witch has some detailing on her "legs". The zombie has normal lego legs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just2good Posted September 9, 2012 Nice review, 'cunningfox99'! I like that new bat-enveloped letter. I probably will pick this set up and put it in my Monster Fighters display, as it never hurts to have some cool figures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesBenjamin Posted September 9, 2012 I can't tell with Bricklink's inventory issues at the moment, but is the printed tile on the headstone a new part? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirSven7 Posted September 10, 2012 Its a really ncie set, thanks for the Review this will go well with the 3 S1 Zombies I already have and the Haunted Mansion I plan on getting for christmas, one thing I don't understand is why give a zombie a Radio? Its the strangest part of the set for me it just seems so out of place. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darth henry Posted September 12, 2012 To bad this a LEGO store exclusive, LEGO could really pull in the dough with this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dundunk Posted September 15, 2012 Perfect gift for helloween Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Multiverse Posted September 16, 2012 I agree with you that this is a great little set. I had the collectibles already, but lacked the ghost. The zombie, of course, is a reboot, and therefore just all the more interesting, too, so only the witch was an unneccessary addition for me personally. I'm disappointed in the quality of the suitcase in my particular version, though - the clutch power of the handle is very weak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeufelHund Posted October 11, 2012 I got this recently as I decided not to buy the Haunted House but wanted at least one ghost/additional zombie. Be warned that while the box lists components from a variety of locations it seems the figures are of the cheap Chinese plastic variety. The legs on my zombie are particularly disappointing as they are very loose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jern92 Posted October 6, 2014 I got this off a reseller today to complement my Haunted House. Built it pretty quickly but I discovered a couple of problems: 1) the briefcase handle is too small for Lego hands, so they don't stay in the zombie's grip 2) the witch's bottom half keeps falling off, with minimal movement Is anyone else facing this problems? Or did I just get a crappy set by chance? And is there anything I can do about it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VintageLegoEra Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) I got this off a reseller today to complement my Haunted House. Built it pretty quickly but I discovered a couple of problems: 1) the briefcase handle is too small for Lego hands, so they don't stay in the zombie's grip 2) the witch's bottom half keeps falling off, with minimal movement Is anyone else facing this problems? Or did I just get a crappy set by chance? And is there anything I can do about it? I have exactly same issues as urs. Looks like it is a production Fault in all these sets. Edited October 6, 2014 by VintageLegoEra Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jern92 Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) I have exactly same issues as urs. Looks like it is a production Fault in all these sets. Is there a point in complaining to Lego? Figured I'd ask first before I try. Hard to make the witch fly around on the broomstick if her bottom's going to fall off every single time Edited October 6, 2014 by Jern92 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VintageLegoEra Posted October 6, 2014 Is there a point in complaining to Lego? Figured I'd ask first before I try. Hard to make the witch fly around on the broomstick if her bottom's going to fall off every single time I never tried calling LEGO cos once i built it i put it for display. Try calling them and explain to them and let me know their answer/solution. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jern92 Posted October 13, 2014 I never tried calling LEGO cos once i built it i put it for display. Try calling them and explain to them and let me know their answer/solution. Cheers They said they'd send me a new black briefcase, but they can't replace the witch. Oh well, good enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VintageLegoEra Posted October 16, 2014 They said they'd send me a new black briefcase, but they can't replace the witch. Oh well, good enough. Glad to hear that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
